Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-04
are first class in every particular and
those who can will greatly miss it it
they do not hear all ofthem.

OF Oberammergau. illustrated by the
stereopticon, failed to put in an appear
ance, and DIR. Lasby, who had attended
the passion play, was substituted and
gave delightful. eloquent word-paint-
ing of the scenes presented in the pas
sion play that is presented by nearly 500
people of Oberammergau. who. the
speaker asserted, were the best actors
III the whole world-their acting could
not be more perfect. In eloquence and
with dramatic description that held the
audience spell-bound. the speaker told
of the various scenes produced, from
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
to the many heart.rending scenes sur
rounding the crucitixion of Christ and
his final ascension. DIR. I.lsby says
the production of these sights by the
actors of Oberammergau makes one
feel that they are in the very midst of
those scenes in the days of Christ. The
children of that village are from their
infancy taught that if they are good
they may be able to play part in that
wonderful drama. Those who take
part in the passion play seem inspired,
and only reproduce these scenes out of
pure love for Him who died upon the
cross.
Everyone is now ON the qui vive to
view the stereopticon reproduction of
the passion play by Prof. Murray on
Tuesday evening. a large attendance
is assured.
SUNDAY. JULY 30.
In the morning at IL o'clock Rev. A.
A. Brown preached a very fine sermon.
which was listened to with wrapt at
tention by a good-sized congregation.
In the afternoon at the church congress
there was a general discussion partici-
pated in by the various denominations,
which brought out many points of ILL
terest and was very instructive to all
present The day throughout was per-
feet, and the evening was delightful.
Some time before the evening services
began the seats were comfortably filled
and after the usual service of song,
prayer and reading of the scriptures,
DR.. q. e. Lasby was introduced by Rev.
1Iancher. lie announced his text from
Isaiah xi. 8, "For the earth shall lie full
of the kingdom of the Lord, as the
waters cover the sea-
knowledge in its primary sense
means the sum total of facts that the
mind contains. Prof. Ili.ainson of
Harvard university says the man of 80
has no more facts than I. man of 20.
and psychologists are now debating
the question whether the human mind
is able TO hold more than Il certain
amount Gi these facts. Men of differ
elit occupations OF lines Of thought alb
sorb knowledge of different varieties,
but one OF one kind no more than an
other of Il different kind. Reason un
aided gives no knowledge of God Go
to the eathen countries where reason
| alone has been the source of knowledge
and you find the hideous idols and the
most absurd notions of dicty. Go to
| civilized nations who discard the bible
and SEE the result. France with its
boasted civilization openly declares
There is no Cod" and what country
las more instructions and anarchlstic
sentiments. Cross over the channel to
christian England and the grand old
man Gladstone says in his sixty years
of public life he has known nearly all
of the great men of the day. and 90
per cent of them not only believed in
the God of the bible but were members
of evangelical churches. The bible
gives the only knowledge of God and
His dealings with men, and where it has
gone is happiness and prosperity.
There is no purpose, no hope in life
without it. Agnosticism breeds dis
cord. The leading lights of the scien-
without it is dark and uncertain; the
acknowledged God; all nature is a
great priest to introduce to God as He
reveals Himself in His book. First
know God ii you would taste His works
and understand Ills dealings. "Blind
nnbelief is sure to err and scans
His works in vain." God is
His own interpreter and He will
make it plain. God is the Christ of
the Bible. He says he that hath seen
me hath seen the father, and he was
made incarnate that he might reveal
himself to us. Gold and the things we
strive after and gather about us is not
bread. am the bread of life. Is there
any ray of light from the grave? Christ
says. l am the resurrection and the life.
If any man die, yet shall he live. The
Wilderness of the spread of the gospel as
the waters cover the sea. The state
ment that the church is dying out is
not true. AT the beginning of the CEN
turv Yale college had three Atheistic
clubs, every one of which is gone glim-
merlng and the most noted of its grad
yates now are ministers or believers in
the grand old book. Fifty years ago
when Ray Palmer wrote "My Faith
Looks up to Thee" he thought that
! after lie had been in heaven 500 years
he would like to come back to earth, for
he believed heather Japan might then
be open to gospel work. He.llved to see
Christian missionaries teaching the
word throughout the whole empire aud
now the prime minister and many
others in authority are Christians
Bishop Taylor walks through the
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