Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-05
AMONG the CHURCHES.
CONGREGATIONAL.

ing On Ihe North Dakota Lottery |
Scheme" Text. Matthew iv:8-9: Then
the devil taketh Him up into high |
mountain, and showed him the kingdom |
of this world, and the glory of them, and
saitk unto him. All these things will |
give thee. if thou wilt fall down and
Worship me-"
just what the devil is now saying to
the people of North Dekota
The temptation is to gain right end
by wrong means; to gain power and
wealth by short and easv method; for
while the instigators of the scheme are
purely selfish in their motives, many
Others have been deceived into the idea
that it would be a good thing for the
state.
The speaker showed how the lottery,
in some FORM has been tried in nearly
all countries, and abolished from nearly
all, having been found to be invariably a
source of moral corruption and financial
Simpoverishment. The lottery is moral
wrong. To take money from another
without rendering fair equivalent, as in
4 lottery, is simple THEFT The lottery
Is also financial wrong. It is hostile to
industry, and wholesome trade.
ITO weigh the honor of the state in the
balance with material interests, is to
traffic IN vice." saws Chief Justice Cor
liss. Some OF the lessons the speaker
adduced from the subject were: First.
All the arguments against the state
licensing lottery apply with equal force
against its licensing the liquor traffic.
The. one should excite as much wonder
andsp Indignation as the other Let
us :not be- deceived. Righteousness
| exalteth nation" Second. All the
arguments urged against the North Da =
kota lottery scheme apply with equal
force against gambling in all it's FORMS
whether it be gambling with cards. with
wheat, with base ball, with wheel of
fortune, or with elections. They are all
one and the same thing in principal. If
they are right, then the lottery schem
in North Dakota should be adopted
Third. There is no short cut to power or
real greatness, either in the case of
states or individuals Good things al.
ways sost; they must be worked out.
| PRESBYTERIAN.
SaNhath school was in the morning and
was opened q os45. Singing for The
| learning of new hymns, occupied most
of the morning. The fine new organ,
placed in the church for the day on trial
| by the kindness of T. F. Elsham, was
utilized and enjoyed, the organist being
Miss Minnie Furtney. Mrs. Twomby
| was chosen treasurer OF the school in place
of Mrs. Bucklin
For the church service the organist was
Mrs. Southwick.
Befere beginning the regular service
the pastor announced that the organ was
placed in the church on trial; that oil
might listen critically, but that there had
been no obligation gwen to purchase i,
even if it would prove of satisfactory
quality. The purchasing of an organ i.
a necessity The style of instrument de
pends upon the choice of the congrega-
ton: To express this choice the pastor
appointed the following as or-... c,-~-
mittee: Elder John Campbell. A A
Smith, W. W. Fletcher, Mrs. Southw1cl
and Mrs. Pettingale
The lesson for the morning was Isala.
Iii and Romans X. Text, Romans K 81
Theme, ''Creeds." A creed is resultant
q natural resultant. There is first tn
fact of an acceptance of Chris: ant
second the confession of that fact: anG
that is q creed. Credo, Il believe.
These two necessaries are three times re
peated in the text. To say II have N
creed but Christ" is to say, II believe OF
Him but cannot tell it," To say II hav,
no creed but the Bible, is to say, Il ca,
not tell what my Bible teaches me-" Tn,
Bible IL the foundation Of proper Or SAY.
ing creeds On it is based the followin,
plan Of structure: Acceptance of th
the divine in: First-God the Father
Second-God the Son. Third-God tn
Holy Spirit. This does not stand in tn
way of the salvation of any man. No
does the extension of this basis to tn,
measure found in the creeds standard Of
today stand in the way of mans saliva
tion nor his efficiency as . worker To-
Christ.
In the evening q song servics will
organ and cornet was thoroughly enjoyed
by the congregation. Everybody sang
The sermon was from Joshua wi. Theme
"A Great Defeat" After the victory
over Jericho Joshua thought small de-
tachmene Of the victorious army could
easily overcome Al. They could it God
had been with them; and He could have
been with them If sin had not boen IN the
camp of Isreal. Man said, I'VE car
easily overcome Al" God SAID, THE
children of Isreal have sinned, therefore
they could not stand before their enc
miles," Man said, "Achin sinned." GOO
said. '1sreal sinned." Man said. 'Achi1
took beautiful Babylonish garment anl