Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-17

formers of human thought and history.
while every man needs at times to he
lifted up when he stumbles. no man can
afford TO let himself be carried. and woe
to US IL we ever follow the lead OF men
who seek not to smother, but to infarns
the Wild beast qualities OF the human
heart. President Roosevelt.
Ona of the rules OF the royal life Is self
denial. None ever comes to kingliness OF
character without first learning to deny
oneself. 1he path of self-indulgence
leads only downward; the path of SELF
denial leads upward to all the prizes Of
this life and OF the life hereafter.
NEWS AND NOTES.
Venerable Archbishop Williams of Bos
ton. it is reported from Rome, will soon
have a coadjutor bishop to share his la
bors.
a complete bible has at last been pub
lished al the expense Of the Danish gov
IN for the Icsquimos in Greenland.
a descendant from an empress in China,
Mrs. Tung. is now q bible woman in Pc
king.
Terc ore In Korea. according TO
the Pilot, %forty-four Roman Catholic
churches or chapels. with one bishop and
forty-two priests, of whom eleven are ma
tives.
Onc phase OF the Agilpay movement in
the Philippines is the distribution OF large
numbers of bibles and testaments among
the people by the Agilpay priests.
The summer religious conference idea is
spreading rapidly in all directions. The
E~piscopalians have inaugurated a confer
ence patterned on the Northfeld and
Chautauqua lines, to be held at R.chfeld
Springs, N. ", August Ala.
Eight hundred young men and women,
representing twenty universities, attend
ed a recent conference OF Student Volun-
teers at Edinburgh to discuss the EVAN
gelization of the World in This Genera.
tion."
There are within three millions of as
many persons enrolled IN the Sunday
schools. there being IL, 00O,O 600 in the former
and 5000, 900 in the latter. The total SUM-
day school membership throughout the
whole world is 2, O00.0 900.
One Of he unique recent religious en-
terprises is a Fraternity OF Prayer" a
movement without officers. being made
up OF those who will promise to pray for
an increase of the gospel In the hearts Of
all people. A manual of fourteen prayers
has been compiled and published.
There are six American Y. NJ. c. A.
secretaries IN Japan, In addition to eigh-
teen American instructors in the govern
ment schools selected at the request Of
the Japanese government, from American
college Y. NJ. c. A. eaders. Association
buildings worth $4,000 lave been built at
Toxic. Kyote, Osaka and Kumamoto.
While there Is absolute federation in
matters of religion in Japan today, and
the state gives nc support to shintoism
or Buddhism, the two religions which
were formerly recognized, there are still,
according to the last census taken, $4,000
Shinto priests and 111.OO0 Buddhist eccle-
~siastics In that country.
Chefoo. China, Is figuring largely in the
news dispatches these days. The United
States consul there. John Fowler, Is now
in this country. and he hopes to take
back with his SIS, 600 for the. building OF an
international naval Y. NJ. C. A. building
at Chefoo. Admiral r. d. Evans. togeth-
err with the business men and missionaries
at Chefoo. is cooperating with Admiral
Fowler. because OF the great need of some
UGH shelter for American sailors.
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SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
What makes life dreary Is want Of MO
tive.-George Eliot.
Build as thou wilt. unspoiied by praise or
blame;
Build as thou wilt. n az thy light IL
They fail and they alone who have not
Thomas Bailey Aldricli.
The best way for a man to get out Of
a lowly position Is to be conspicuously eff
fective In it.-Thomas Jefferson.
A heart unspotted Is not easily daunted.
Shakespeare.
The highway of holiness il along the
commonest road Of lef.-Pearse.
Fear to do base. unworthy things 10 valor
If they be done to us, to suffer them
Is valor too. Ben Jonson.
A soul occupied with great ideas best
performs small dut.es.-James Martineau.