The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-12
HIS INAUGURAL SERMON
Rev. A. j. Goodfriend at the I'M
manuel Church.
ARE LABORERS WITH GOD
He Emphasized the Idea OF Divine Co
Operation in Every Effort OF
Church work-No Drono
Can Succeed.

Rev. A. ]. Goodfriend. the new pastor
at the Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
pres his inaugural sermon yester-
day morning to a very large and APP
preciative audience. He is very well
pleased with his reception and the peo-
pie Of Butte.
Mr.. Goodfrlend took for his subject:
We are laborers together with God"
In his sermon he emphasized the
thought of divine cooperation in every
effort Of church work
I'VE are sent into the world to work.
Labor is honorable. No one should be
ashamed OF labor. No drones, but
can succeed and enter the
kingdom OF God. Unused power shriv-
els and dies. 1t is so with a church.
Whatever talents God has given US
must be brought into use. God has en-
| lowed us with different facilities for
different urposes The ideal church
il one in which every member, the one
talent member as well as the ten, is
! conseorated to God and becomes a CO.
laborsr with God. 1t is not 80 mueh
what we are in ourselves as II is what
God IL to us, and Is willing 10 DO for
Us. that will max our work count.
When God would advance society to a
higher plane OF living and thinking lie
drops a thought into the heart of some
one who Is htted and prepared TO re-
ceive II and makes him an agent in
conveying that thought TO the hearts
Of others.
"God Inspired Martin Luther to trans
late he Bible into the German Ian
guase and thus enable min TO bless the
world with an open Bible. He inspired
Cromwell with the thought of personal
rights against the divine right of kings.
He inspired Washington and JEFFERSON
and others with the thought of liberty
and they in turn inspired the colonies,
and to-day II is the mission OF the
United states to inspire the world viii
the same ideas of liberty. equality and
fraternity. He inspired Count Tolsto'
to write a book against war, and thu
czar OF Russia, reading his book, be
came Imbued with the same principles
and now appeals to the nations or tn
world to disarm and to settle all OILS
putes by peaceful arbitration.
when God would plant a Sunda
, school I'm the world he found a Rober
Raikes and created within him a destrI
! to collect children on the Sabbath ia,
for instructions in the word OF God
Little did he dream that In the futur
the sabbath school would become tn
nursery OF the church in every denomi
= nation, Little do We know what par
4 we are acting in the plan Of providence
Wonder ! see the multitude on IN
wharf Of New York laughing at IN
unsuccessful attempt OF Robert Fulto
Z ia work his steamboat. He Is I'll
laughing stock Of the people, but Go
= looked down upon this humble inventc
and blessed him, and Robert Fulto
and Cyrus Field were called OF GOO
% toll for the upbuilding Of Gods kinG
dom, as much OF the prophets OF OF
- were called of God. Yes. everyor
% who strives TO make the world bette
d, nobIer. broader and truer; everyor
i who is at work to ameliorate the lot
mankind. in whatever sphere, become
of a co-laborer with God. II is the mi
le sion of the church TO help, cheer ar
Ii bless mankind and do good and el
he courage all In the doing of Cod
- Monster shoe sale now going on
' Tassel's, 25 West Park.