The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
JNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCT 81, 1890.

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Samaritan has, unaidcd. put the wounded
man in the saddle, md ut a slow pace the
extemporized ambulance is moving toward
the tavern you feel better now, think"
snys the Samaritan to the Hebrew. "Yes,"
le says. II do feel better" "Halloo. you
,mm,i,ori! mmIn a., help me enrry this man in and
Samaritan sat up with the jew. giving him
water whenever he elt thirsty and turning
his pillow when 1t got hot. and in the morn.
ing before tho Samaritan started on his
journey, he saii: Landlord, now am
Obliged 10 go. Take good carp OF this man
anti will he along here soon again md pny
you :or all you do for him. Meanwhile here
II something to meet present expenses"
The two pence" he gave the landlord
sounds small but II was as much ns $40
mere nnd now, considering what it would
there aud then huy of .ood md lodging
AS ON TINT December noon we sat under
he shadows o. this tavern where this scene
of mercy had occurred, nnd just having pass.
cd along the rond where the tragedy had
happened. l could. as plainly rs now see
he nearest man to this platform. zee that
Bible story reenacted. and snid aloud to
our group under the tent: One drop o.
practical Christianity is worth more than
temple full OF ccclesiasticism. and that good
samaritan had more religion in five minutes
thail tlat minister and that i.evite had in
lifetime. nnti tho most act.,,rsed thing on
earth IL national prcjulicc, and bless God
hat live in America, where gent le and Jew,
Protestant aud Catholic cun live together
without gunrrcl, and where, in the great ia.
tinnal crucibe, the differences of sect. aud
tribe, anu people IRE being moulded into
great brotherhood, AMI that the question
which tho lnwyer flung ut Christ. and whirl,
brought forth this incident of the good Su.
maritan. "Who in my nc;ghbor?" isbringing
forth the answer INV nciShbor is the man
meet in trouble, and II wound close at hand
calls louder thnn temple IL miles off,
though it. covers 10 acrcs
saw in London the vast procession which
one day last January moved to st Pnul's
cathedral at the burial OF that Christian
hero Lord Napier. The day after, at lin,
warden. in conversation ON various themes
asked MIR. Gladstone if he did not think
hat many who were under tho shadow of
fnlse religions M ght not nevertheless lie ut
Yes; my friend Lord Napier who was ycster.
day buried, after he returned from his Abys-
snihn campaign, visited ,is hero Mt Hawnr.
den aud, walking in this park where We nre
now walking, he ,oltl rue u beautiful incident
lie said: After the war in Africa was over.
We were on the march and we had II soldier
with II broken leg who was not st rong enough
to go along with us and We did not dare 10
leave him to 10 taken care OF hy snvners,
but We were compelled to leave him and We
went into the house of woman who was
said to l'o very kind woman. though of tho
race of the snvaecs, and we said, Here In IL
sick man, nnl il you will take care o: linn
till he gets well We will my you largely"
an,l then me offered her five times TINT which,
would ordinarily he offered. hoping by the cx.
cess oi pny to secure for him great Kindness
The wonnn replied: II will not take care o
him for the money you offer. | do not want
your money. hut leave him here. and will
t,nl.. a. r.i.
GOd.'"
Mr.. Gladstone turned 10 me and snil: cdr
Tnlmagn, don't YOU think That .thou,rh she
belonged to u race of sayn"cs. lint wns
pure rrligion?" And answered: ii din.
do" MAY God multiply nil the worlJ over
the numlrr of good Samnritnns,
In phila,elplIia n Young womnn wns,]vinr
She was wreck. Sunkcn into the d.nils
Of dcpravty there was no lower dcptL tor
her 10 reuch Word came IN the mi,ln;,,It
mission that she wns diving in n hnunt nt
iniquiiy near by. Who would ro 10 tcll hcr
of the Christ OF Mary Mnytinlcn? This ono
refused nnu TINT on. ref,,snI sav;u,, 81 nr,,
not 20 there" A Christian woman. hrr
white locks typical of her purity ofsoul. sniJ
III will 20 and will 70 now" She wont md
sat down by tho diving girl nnd toId of thn
Christ who came to seek and saye TINT whirl,
was lost. First to the iorlorn one came trnrs
of repentance, ana then the smile ns
EllO huu begun to hone TOR thOumI,
tho parjon of Him who cnmr fo
save To the utterm0st. Then inst be orn
she brenthml her lust, she said TO lie nunrl
OF mercy bending over her pillow: "W0ul
YOU kiss mc?" II will" said the Cbristnn
woman us she put upon her cheek the Inst
snlutaton be:ore i'm the lenyenlv worlI /
think, God rayo her the welcoming kiss
That was religion. Yes. that was religion
Good Snmnritnns along every street. md
along every road, us well US this one on tho
rond to Jericho.
But our possession of sigh secrs in again
in line, and here We pass through deep ra.
vine, aud cry to the lrngomnn: "DnviI,
This is the brook Chcrith where Ell. .ah was Gui
threw nv lifelong notions oItl,e nlncr ~ whrrr M,m
Eijuh was wnited on by the black serynntso
the sky. A brook To me had ,acnnt n slirht
depression of ground, und stream for,lnblr
and perhaps Is :eet wide. Bu, here wns N
elias M that IN ear, hunu ke must have sroone,k,
out with it's biggest shovel or split with its
mighticst huttic axe. Six hundred frrt ,lrcn
is it, and the brook Cheri,h il II river which
when in full force, is II silver wedge sniff
ting the mountains into prccinircs Tho
fra,her descendants OF Eliiai,s ravens sill
wing their way ucross this rnvjnc. hut ur,.
not like the crows We s,,rposrl them To I'm
They ure ms large nv eaples' and one of thrm
could carry in it's lnnlsund rljuchc,l claw nt
once enough food for n half dozen EIi abs
No Thanks to Tho RAVENS thcv nrr ,.urn;y,r
GUS md would rather I'm y. nirkrd ant IN,
eyes of EIiiuh. whom thrv ,ounI nt ,hn
moutl, of Iii. cnyc ON tho side nj CL.r;ti,
wuitin,r for his Lrrntfnst HAVING drunl. Ii,