The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-12-01
HELPING CHURCHES
Church Members and Others are Shown
Their Duty in the Matter Of
Helping.
Dr.. YOungman Gives an Able Address
on the Subject Of Church Financial
Support.
The Sermon is Applicable to Members
and Supporters Of all Churches for
Consideration.
FINANCES OF THE CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. Youngman Has Fine Dis
course on the Giving of Mon
ey to the Church.

ey to the Church.
The audience at the Methodist
church SUNDAY morning listened to An
Instructive sermon by the pastor in
reference TO the giving to the church
and his thoughts are such rs will apply
to any denomination and for the bene-
dt that will accrue to all the churches
it is published in it's entirety. Dr..
Youngman selected his text from I Cor.
1872, and his woras are as follows:
L. is manifest: that some medium and
system of exchange is necessary to the
successful operation Of any people.
Nations must have it or each will have
superabundanoe of some things, and
not any, CIR enough of others. This is
true OF the states, or parts remote,
with different national possibilities, of
any given nation. And it is true, of
the families and individuals that COM
poae county or city.
The shoemaker would have more
shoes than he could wear, the milliner,
more hats than she could exhibit at
church, she might have to wear them
at the opera. and others would suffer for
the lack of coats and gloves, while the
butcher would have more meat, and
the baker more bread, than they
could eat.
1t thus appears, that system of
exchange is both necessity and q
convenience, mutually helpful. The
above, as you see, has reference only
to the physical will being of people.
We are not disposed to undervalue
this quality of our being. God has
msde US capable of hunger for bread,
an would be in Ia sorry state, if
we b. boots and wraps. But we
feel munger for beauty as we'll ae
bread, and the beauty which we most
desire is not of form and combination
Of colorp, but it is mental and moral.
Now, IN the providence of society,
some persons are led to fit themselves,
to make themselves experts in minis.
tering to The asthetic tastes, the moral
and spiritual necessities of society.
This culture, to certain degree,
units them for gaining their bread by
the sweat of their brow, and this min.
istry 80 occupies their time, and ex'
hausts their energy, that it become.
all but impossible for these men tc
win physical sustensnce, in compe
tition with other men, who give al
their energies of body and mind to the
solution of the problem: What sb 81
we eat and what shall We drink 6 nd
where withal shall we be clothed.
1t thus appears, since the demands
of the body are imperative, that some
provisions must be made for the ply
sical sustenance Of those, whose life
work 10 y ministry to the mental
moral and religious hunger of men
Society has recognized this, anc
provided TAX which is lien upor
individual possessions, for the building
of school houses, and the support o
teachers. No ono questions the equity
of this, or its expeoleucy.
SO far We have seen how mans
physical necessities are met by OK
change of one economic good for an
other. In like manner the necessitiel
OF the teacher, sre met by giving t.
him, measures OF sooiety's materi.l
good, for his culture and mental ex
pertness, and it is vary manifest tha
without this giving he could not give
his time and ability to society in lh'
realm of the mental. All think this il
equitable, necessary and expedient.
There is yet another elevation to thi
mountain, another department to thi
wonderful being which We call man
viz: The spiritual, religious. Their
is in US hunger Of the heart which I
as real as the hunger of the stomach
"Man shall not live by bread alone.
he needs religious instruction, spiritua
edification, God, as really rs be need
instruction in science and knowledg
of God, communion With God, harmon
with God is as necessary to his per
fected, permanent we'll being as bread
1t is proper to inquire here, whs
provision has society made, for th
4 meeting of this need? In some nation