Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

only IN the things that they can see
and handle. Most of thea ambitions n
desires Of the time are material. We
rather make light of the spiritual and
invisible. Yet our life will be a cast
away unless we understand that the
real things, the things that abide and
are sure, are, after all, Such ~ faith
and hope M love n truth. Because
Gods promises are unseen, l k their
Author. they are all the more real.
Wiser is he who buflas his life m the
word of God. than he WHO trusts the
power of wealth and worldly place.
Every promise is built upon four pill
lars: Gods justice or holiness. which
| will not suffer Him to deceive; His
grace and goodness, which will not
suffer Him to forget: His truth. which
will not suffer Him to change; His
powers. which makes Him able to ac.,
complish.-Salter. .
EPWoRTH LEAGUE TOPIC. +;
The Masters Go is of as universal,
application as l1i- Come He means!
that all who lake up his cross should.
lift it up before their fellows. The
responsibility of spreading the gospel;
throughout all the earth rests upon all:
the church. There is no believer ex-'
empt from this duty and privilege. E;
There are various ways of coming
into contact with the roreign field.
Some of us may touch it with our:
hands. gathering the ripe grain for the.
Kings garner. others 81 us can touch.
it only through the contribution box;
the point of contact is our gifts. Still
others reach the regions beyond. by
way of the Mercy Seat. The first of
these means is a privilege granted only
to Il few; the other two rest as a duty
pom every follower of the Saviour Of
the world. ,
The one danger to be feared by a.
Christian is that the kingdom may
come without his having put forth.
any service to hasten 1t.
What shall a young person choose for.
life ambition? Is there any other work
in the world than in interest, in vast
ness. in promise OF success, and in GER.
tainy of reward, at all approach the
work of extending the kingdom of Je-,
sus Christ? Here is an opportunity
which appeals to the imagination. 1t.
affords scope for the exercise of the
lwoftiest powers. In 1t one finds fellow-,
ship with the choicest souls of earth
and communion with very Lord of!
heaven Himself. This work stretches
Christian standing on h threshhold|
of life. 1t is a supreme opportunity. /
NEWS AND NOTES. .
Sunday bull fights in Madrid have
been abolished by the Institute of Sod
cial Reform. i
The new apostolic delegate to thel
Philippines is Monsignor Agius.
The archbishop of Canterbury took,
home With him from this country a low
ing up, presented by the bishops as
individuals"
The American board has a%ppointedl
a home secretary to stimulate interest!
in foreign missions on the part of the!
churches. He is Rev. DR.. Cornelius H.
Patten. of st. Louis.
Police have had to be put on guard
to prevent the magnificent U~nitarianI
church and parish house at Fairhaven,,
Mass, from being d%espoiled. The:
church, dedicated Il few weeks ago, was;
the gift of H.. H. Rogers, of the Stan-i
dard Oil company.
The new moderator Of the Congrega-i
tional National council. Rev. DIR. Wash.
ington GLADDEN., of Columbus, Ohio, isl
especially we'll known as a social and!
political reformer. He at one time,
carried his preaching into effect by be-,
coming a membe of the city counciN
Of Columbus. Ohio.
The amous explorer and traveller,
Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop. is dead. She,
was at first an opponent Of foreignk
Missions. but her travels lead her to.
change her views. and her later books
have been unqualified in defense of
missionaries inc missions.
A round-the-world tour has just been
undertaken in behalf of the Interna-
o committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association, by Mr.. Fred B.
Smith, of New York, one Of it's secre-
ta-ies, and the most effective evangelist
smong men in this country. Mr.. smith
has had no academic or theological ed
ucation n was a drummer before en-
tering Y. NJ, G. A. work.
Religious work for seamen, which
has now practically extended to every
part of the world, is of comparatively
recent origin, since the first Mariners
church founded by Joseph Eastburn.
In Philadelphia, celebrated it's eighty
seventh anniversary only the other
day.
Three hundred delegates attended the
conference of the Old Catholics of III
rope several weeks ago. at Olton, Swift
zerland. The American Episcopal
church was represented by Bishop
clan church by a priest. One arch
bishop and four bishops of the Old
Catholic denomination were present.
British authorities in the T%ransvaal
have enacted any negro caught with
a bottle of liquor in his possession is
ScuC ~ pIlSoN LOT SIX months. The
same penalty is melted out to the man
who sells the liquor.
SEVEN sENTEkvs SERMONS.
Let us lie low i'm the Lords power,
and learn that truth alone makes rich
II great.-Emerson.
Three things are great
Conscience and will
n courage to fulfil
The duties they create.