The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-15

midst Of what was - lately to him u
strange community. Dr.. Root, his
physician, whose assiduous care, unre-
hitting attention and acknowledged
skill deserve ill praise. announced
paralysis Of tho heart to DO tho imme-
date cause Of his. death. This oc.
CURED suddenly on Friday morning,
after fever had run its course and the
doctor had congratulated him on being
fairly through, ~ oil traces Of fever
had left a hours previous.
The body, on advice from Mr.. Yates,
ST., was sent back 70 Pennsylvania. in
charge Of Mira. C. c. Wilson, An old
friend, who kindly undertook this mel
ancholy duty.
On Sabbath last his pastor, Rev. s.
Andrews, preached in the NJ. e. church
on peace with God" and at the close
OF his sermon, made the following rot.
efence to Mr.. Yates:
Every week events occur that make
this subject reasonable. Even whom
old people die we are reminded that
this duty Of making our souls peace
with God has to be done sometime,
but whom one in the prime Of young,
vigorous manhood is suddenly taken
from midst, surely the lesson 10
doubly emphatic. Since James p.
Yates came to reside in this place very
few services have been conducted in
this church at which he was not pres.
ent. Every Thursday evening saw
him at the prayer meeting, and he al.
lowed no business call to interfere
with his attendance ON Sabbath. He
was a young man Of regular habits
and reputable character. might 60
even farther, and say his character
was exemplary. Only a few Sabbaths
ago he was with US. Now he is gone
to sing IN the servi,e Of the upper
sanctuary. His case was not like the
one we have been referring to-death
did not find him unprspsred. He had
not at the last moment to get in .
hurry about his soul, for he had long
considered the divine method Of the
Gospel by which he made his peace
with God. This was we'll, for at the
last his death was sudden and unexpec-
ted. He thought he was getting we'll
at the moment when the stroke OF pa
ralysis fell on his heart. But he was
not u%npropared. He rested on the
promises Of God as I read them to him
from His word, and he confessed they
gave himthe dcepes, satisfaction. One
afternoon be asked me to read to him
the 23rd psalm and he seemed to feel
the most perfect peace in saying, "The
Lord is my shepherd, shall not want"
Another evening 1 read the chapter in
which occurs this gracious invitation:
Seek ye the Lord while he may bs
found; call ye upon Him while He is
near" and when we prayed together
on the basis Of this invitation. he said
"amen" with great earnestness. Again,
in n Of my daily visits, l read the
closing verses Of Rom. 8: "Who shall
separate us from the love Of God?"
After reading asked him if he could
feel such confidence. With a smile on
his face, he said "Yes." l have no
doubt he was prepared for the great
change. For him, ito be absent from
the body was to be present with the
Lord"
His death in the midst of his days in
the full vigor Of early manhood, is
certainly q warning that enforces the
present duty referred to in u text
to make u peace with God. Also we
can point to him as an example. "He
being dead yet s~peaketh." Was his
life anything the worse for the element
of religion which it contained? Wa
he a worse business man because he
vas religious? Did his religion de-
grade him in the estimation Of his fel.
low men? Nay. It gave him dignity
) and influence which he otherwise
would not have had. He never re-
GREETED the sinful pleasures which he
) lost for he had far higher pleasures in
! his fellowship with the church and
with God. While he lived he was
nothing the worse for his religion, to
say the least, and when he came to die,
oh! how much he was the better for it!
What a gladdening thought then to
find he was prepared! Then he was
, glad he could look back on a life of
strict morality. He was glad he had
! given so much attention to the bible
and made ii his companion rather than
some other book. He was glad he had
been 80 regular in worshiping God in
His house, with His people. He was
glad that in business he had always
been honorable and upright man Of
principle, he felt, was better than one
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