The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-09-24

MINNESOTA
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.

VOLUME XVII. NO. Al.
to Him good" would not like to saw
that I had gone THROUGH the var
through Vicksburg and Chancellors,
vile. through four years of service. if
did not have scar. would be
ashamed OF myself. When we hear
how Paul suffered we have had an easv
time. We never gave until it hurt,
10 the best you can, go on and make
this thing a brilliant success. Give
money If it hurts, but make this thing
Of our Gods
The ''pret de accomplir'' portion of
the program was reached when the
presiding elder took up the most es-
sential portion of the M rning's exer-
cises and announced the dedicatorv Of
fering. Rev. Gratz made few re-
marks about the cost of the building,
and amount necessary to clear the
church of all debts so far incurred in
its construction, stating that 81, 800 was
needed to lift the debt. Revs. Gratz
and Satterlee were stationed in the
a1sles, while T. A. Lowell was placed
on duty in the gallery. A. Z. Norton
and Walter Mcfarland were named as
scribeS and the work of lifting the debt
commenced. The first subscr Upton was
| Tor $500 and after holding the offer
open for sums in this amount a few
minutes sums of 800 were solicited,
and they came very readily in these
amounts, and when the $50 limit was
reached the pledges began rolling in
thick and fast, and by the time few
S25 pledges were in the entire amount
OF the debt had been raised and was
rapidly nearing the 49, 900 mark. Be-
fore the congregation was dismissed
this amount was received in cash and
pledges. and when the doxology was
sung and the benediction pronounced.
there was an air of glory hallelujah per-
vading the whole congregation The
entire sum was raised in a little over an
hour, and Rev. Gratz could safely sing
Still there's more to follow
| AFTERNOON SERVICE
PLATFORM ADDRESSES AND UNWILLING OF ME-
| MORTAL WINDOWS.
The afternoon service brought out
good attendance, and by three o'clock
the church was we'll filed again. The
exercises opened by the singing of Cali
Hail the Power of Jesus Nance with
great spirit by the congregation. Rev.
Geo. r. Satterlee offered prayer, fol-
lowed by a solo. zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought by Mrs. H. C. Cooney. The
scripture lesson was read by Rev. F. B.
GLADDEN., and after an anthem by the
choir Rev. Gratz introduced Rev. James
Steenson in a way that showed broth
erly spirit and appreciation as we'll as
true fellowship. Rev. Steenson deliv-
cred an interesting discourse on 1.-THE
Lord is Our Strength'' , Tim, Alt,
''The Lord stood with me and strength
ened me-" Rev. Steenson's address
was mastery one. He compared
mans physical and intellectual
strength with his spiritual strength.
MANS great desire is to be strong. God
wants man to use the natural powers
he has given him in legitimate way.
The weakling, whether he be weak in
body, intellect or soul, is an object of
pity and oftentimes aversion Weak
ness may enlist our sympathy but it
will never command our admiration"
All mans powers are exercised
for the attainment of excellence, and
when it is attained the world bows in
reverential homage before the physi-
cal hero, the intellectual giant and the
moral king. Strength is even more
desirable in the spiritual life than it is
in the physical, intellectual and moral
spheres of our being. The world pre-
sents no greater object of pity and aver
sion than the spiritual Weakling
There is a limit to physical strength
and intellectual power but there is no
practical limit to mans spiritual posi-
bilities.
''There is great difference in the
way in which man begins the develop
ment of his physical. mental and moral
strength and the way he begins the
development of his spiritual life. In
the former he has something to begin
with, something in himself with which
he can work. He has bone, muscle and
sinew with which to begin the physi-
cal development. He has the mind
with which to begin the development
of the intellectual and moral side of his
being. These are all alive, active.