The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-27

but for their faith ID Christ would have
been among the refuse OF society.
Such souls IL has transformed into
'kingly spirits that can encounter penury,
bereavement, suffering, a life with no
Sunny side or hopeful aspect. and rise
more than conquerors over all.n
3. "Come and see" for yourself
Christ's power to give peace and calm to
the soul in view OF death. Read the
triumphant words Of st. Paul in 2 Tim.
46, 8 written just before hia martyrdom.
Contrast what he says about the resur-
r~ection, 20 death where is thy sting, o
grave where is thy victory" with the
last words OF Thomas Hobbies, q learned
sceptic and atheist whose writings cor
rnpted some Of England's greatest men.
Hobbies said when about to die: II say
again, II / had the whole world to dis.
pose Of, I would give it TO live n day.
l shall be glad TO find a hole to creep
out OF the world at. / am about to take
g leap in the dark"
Friend, "Come and see" what Jesus
can do for you in these three important
crises of the soul!
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Panoramic view OF the book of num-
bers. After stating the four sections
and important events of the book; the
book, it was said, contained an epitome
q 80 to 40 years wanderings of Israel.
IL is an object lesson OF the journey oil
human life. Chapter 33 is a condeusa.
zion Of the other 80 chapters. Few OF
the places named can be located.
Names are unimportant. The book may
be condensed into FIVE words of action
the important thing. e. departed,
pitched, removed, encamped, went;
many times repeated-iust what human.
ity ever has been and still is doing.
1t is noticeable that, "Moses wrote
their goings out at the commandment OF
the Lord" This monotonous history is
Important and valuable. The miracles
: objected to by some; yet every life ls
asssuccession of miracles, is a miracle as
wonderful, only we are so familiar with
IL as not to be surprised. We ought to
have out grown the ~infantile mind
which only recognizes miracle in the un-
usual, in tumuIt, noise.
There are biographers and anti-b lo-
graphers. The difference is, that the
biographer may write all he knows of his
subject: the other cannot. He is as
tonished at the incompleteness of his
work. The only complete biographer of
Jour life is God. Would you like to see
IL. You would doubtless cry, "God be
BE merciful to mel
The interest Of the book is remarkable;
considering it's monotony. Departed,
pitched, removed, encamped, went; re-
iteratedo ver and over, just like our LIES
story-tedious similarity. We try re-
combinations for variety. / suppose
500 words would write most biographies,
and then it could be condensed into
these live: We eat, sleep, bless or curse.
Three variREio1s are notable in the
book, |. .. "They removed and came to
Elm, where were . = y fountains and
plains. just like us again-a
bright, fresh, cool, invigorating spot, now
and then.
Again, s'They removed and encamped
at Rephidim, where there was no water
just where We Dakotans are now. Dark
days. Illustrative also Of intellectual
and spiritual experiences. Times when
soul appetences are we satisfied; when
we cannot find the altar stairs? At Elm
splash OF fount; cool shady; bread, at
Rephidim, no waterl Thus strange and
Inconsistent are the leadings Of Lrovi-
dance, and even devout souls may ques:
ton them, not susplciously, but wonder.
ingly. God soon supplied water.
A third variation. "And Aaron the
priest went up into the mount and died
there" The story OF your life lacks that
line yet, but how long will it. You may
not write that. Another hand must.
Obi that we might all die on mountain
tops. Heaven seems nearer. Why can't
we?
IT seems as il all lives focalize at one
at one point; the grave, q black gate that
shuts out the City OF God. Would you
unbar, break it down, triumph over IL,
ard JOIN the Blood washer beyond?
You may, II you will.
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worth q black frock coat. Eeave at this
office.
Am Uneasy Plaster.
want an uneasy plaster, sahl"