Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
AMONG Tl1E ohuRohEs
PRESBYTERIAN.

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Promptly Il $50 Sab bath morning
number Of scholars and some teachers
were on hand for Sabbath school Sew
eral hymns were sung; six classes vert
formed with the following for teachers
Mrs. Fletcher, D. ]. Severance. Mrs
Twomblv. Mrs. James Guy, Mrs. l.
Lowry. Elder John Campbell, The fol-
lowing are the officers elected: Super
intendent, Elder John B. Howell; assist
ant superintendent, Rev. D. P. Gross
cup; secretary, Miss Georgia Grosscup
treasurer, Mrs. Lottie Bucklin; librarians.
Fred Tisdell, Miss Matte Twombly.
At the morning service good congre
cation was present. The absence of an
organ was keenly felt. An earnest en-.
deavor will be put forth to secure one
for permanent use.
The morning lesson was from Psalms
elk, and Luke xiv. The text of the SER
mon. Luke xiv, 1888. Theme, Count.
ing the Cost" There is counting the
cost OF salvation. 1t is not difficult to
figure this. Christ has paid it all. Sal.
walton comes by believing on the Lord
Jesus Christ, which includes renuncia-
ton of self and obedience to Christ.
Then there is counting the cost of living
an exemplary Christian life-livlug up to
ones own ideal of proper or successful
Christian character. This is the load
that thousands of thinking men and
women do not wish to shoulder. They
do not account themselves able to live up
to their own standard of Christian up
rlghtness. They think they are counting
the cost and. conceding the probability of
failure, say they will not make the at
tempt. But they defraud themselves.
The cost OF salvation is not thus. The
cost of exemplary discipteship should not
be charged up to salvation. Salvation
comes first, exemplary discipleship after
wards.
The pastor announced further dona-
lions to the furniture of the church by
Elder John Campbell. Also announced
an oyster festival in the church on
Wednesday evening.
AT $50 the pastor assisted in Sunday
school work at Oakland, preaching at
on The Four Conceptions of Christ
In the evening at 1880 the theme was
The Bible" AS number of the resi-.
dents could not attend the union services
it was considered best to hold this ser
vice. The pastor was at a loss to know
whether to ask the indulgence of the
congregation or to an nounce to them
treat, as he had decided to read to them
printed sermon. 1t was better he said,
than anything he could say and had
afforded him much comfort the several
times he had read it. 1t Was longer than
the usual sermon, too long for the read
ing Of the whole. 1t was on the theme,
''rhe Bible tested: Is it the Book for
Today and for the World?" It is SER
mon preached by appointment before the
American Bible Society in the Fourth
avenue Presbyterian church. New York
city bv Jacob Chamberlain, M. D., D. D.,
missionary in India. Text, The Law
of the Lord Is Perfect" First-As lit
erary production. Second-As adapted
to all peoples and languages. Third-As
an engine to perform given work This
old Bible describes the human heart of
today, and the condition of man in differ
cnt lands. This old Bible is understood
by rich and poor, high and low, learned
and ignorant. 1t changes the character
and lives of those who embrace it; it sus
tains it's recipients; it quells opposition,
etc.
A collection was taken up for the Bible
Society.