The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
From Mondays Daily.

Ill ADAMS mONeu W hOCucStcI W.
day, taking all his horses with him.
The report of the secretary of the
State Board of Health shows the
death rate in this city during 1890 to
have been 1876 out Of every 1000.
The entertainment given at the
German Catholic church last night
was a great success. The hall was
crowded, and the actors won the
greatest praide for their efforts.
r The Belgrade authorities intend
to make an easier grade at the west
end of the bridge this season by rails
ing the town end of the approach and
charging the fill below, making a
straight grade to point 26O feet be-
yond the bridge.
Fridays Sioux City Times contains
the announcement of the death of
Bessie Frisbie, only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. G. Petit, at Missouri
Valley, Iowa, the day before. She
was a niece of Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Shepard, of this city, and will be re-
membered by many acquaintance
whom she made while on visit to
them several years ago. Her death
was caused by congestion of the
lungs.
Rev. T. M. Rules theme, Jonah
and the Whale" drew large audi
ence to the NJ. E. church last evening.
After reading the whole book, from
the revised version, he said it was
doubtful if any other forty-eight
verses in the Bible, or any other book,
contained so much Of the marvellous
or had provoked such varied criti-
cism. He named many theories re-
garding the nature of the book, bnt
gave as the most probable, the one
held by majority of Old Tesla
ment scholars on the continent, many
English and American divines, viz:
that there is a subtractum of histori-
cal truth, and that the book is didac-
tic in it's character. Many learned
men. however, hold to the true his
torical character of the book and re-
gard it as of deep prophetico-symbolic
and typical significance. Where such
eminent doctors disagree it would
be.,presuming too much for him to
state dogmatically that thus and so
| is the exact truth in the matter. The
differences in Interpretation did not
mar the practical lessons taught by
the unique story. 1t was not strange
that God should send his servant to
preach repentance to the Ninevites.
The cities had always been centers of
power and influence. Gods purpose
was the greatest good for the Assyrian
Empire. He could reach that people
through its magnificent and mighty
capitol He did thus reach it, and it
was spared for more than century.
The true method for the evangelical
tion of the world is to capture the
cities for the Lord Jesus Christ.
Neither was it strange that Jonah
should do just as he did. Men had
been shrinking from duty through all
time. There were men present who
were not exceptions to the rule.
Neither was it strange that the in
habitants Of Nineveh repented.
There is that in the heart Of man
which responds to the earnest and
true appeals of preachers of righteous
ness. God calls to every man, and
says, $50 preach the preaching [ bid
thee" We learn from this book, what
our consciences- tell us is true, that
we owe to this world our best thought
and our best living. No man ought
to be satisfied until he has honestly
endeavored to render this service. If
we do our duty the world will be
made better. If we prove recreant to
our trust the storm will break upon
us and we shall suffer loss.