Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-31

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COMMENT BY William T. Ellis,

same synagogue he drove OUT the EVIL
spirit from the demoniac and late
healed Peters mother-in-law of a fever
AT The close of the day "All the cit,
needs of poor humanity thronged thu
compassionate One-a typical picture
of the pitiful Christ, who still Is saying
to the whole world, Come unto me, al
We that labor and are heavy laden AND
will give you rest"
A COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE.
n t%hronging crowds kept one ma
who sorely needed the help Of jesus
from getting lei him. But he was q
man of resources. inc had friends. sc
with h disregael for the non-essen
tials which marks the wise, this para.
!ytic was borne by four friends to the
roof of the house where Jesus taught
and the roof was broken in and the
Invalid. on his mat. was lowered tc
the feet OF h great healer In the full
sight of the astonished company. Such
faith commanded, 1t liz still commands
the divine help. This mar got more
than he asked. He was made whole
and he was made holy. by having his
sins forgiven. Through all the years
since his example has been bidding men
not to let difficult circumstances crowd
out Christ.
THE vExED SABBATH QUESTION.
Jesus was an %icOnoclast, so tar ns
mere traditions and customs were con-
cerned. He shocked The religious people
OF his day by his behavior on the Sab
bath. He performed works of healing
then. and once when, with his disciples,
ne went through a wheat field on the
Sabbath. they ate the grain without re-
Duke from him. The fathers had so
numbered the original beneficient Sab
bath law OF Jehovah with irksome regu-
lations that there was little Of joy or
liberty left in it's observance. Jesus
came and enunciated the great and sim
pie principle that the Sabbath was
made for 1t should serve him
and not enslave him. The day is meant
to minister to mans higher and finer
needs. 1t is h Lords day but 1t was
given to man. Therefore any Sabbath
Keeping which serves mans good and
Gods glory Is proper Sabbath keeping.
A FRAGMENT OF A SERMON.
Only one OF the quarters lessons
touched upon the sermon on the mount,
1t dealing with that striking portion
wherein Jesus declared to the ears of
not those who cried Lord, Lord" who
entered into h kingdom, but those
who really did his will. Not religiously
but real religion counts. Among those
who will hear, II never knew you: de-
part from me-" will be many who were
loudest In religious professions and
busiest in formal religious service. This
teaching Jesus reinforced by the par
able of the two houses, one built upon
F~aithfulness was the foundation Of the
one and mere outward profession of the
other.
RULER OF WIND AND WAVES.
Weary Of much service, Jesus one
day set out at eventide in the boat Of
his fishermen disciples. seeking rest.
So spent was he with toll that sleep
came to him as loon as he lay down in
the stern of the boat-the deep sleep OF
utter WEAKNESS which only toilers
know. AS he slept, a storm arose OF
who managed the ship were scared.
In their alarm they awakened their
Master. although r2ldely. He rebuked
their lack of faith. rebuked also the
b~OisterOus elements. and the storm
was made a calm. The marvel felt by
the disciples at the power of Jesus may
still be shared by all who know him.
And the full extent of that power ID
pledged to the service of the needs OF
those whom he calls his own.
A KINGS CRIME.
Ole OI tue 8OTTOW8 lU0v CAI1c lutC
the life OF the Man Of Sorrows waa
the murder Of John the Baptist. his
f0rerunner. cousin and friend. John
the strong died the victim OF the kings
weakness n q wOman's hate. He had
rebuked Herod for his relations with
Herodias. and she lever forgot. II
drunken revelry one night the kiae
promised to the daughter OF HerOdlal
any boo she might ask, because Of the
x,,.~ - ~n.hNrA .h~- l~~nN> Ap~A~ AAuw
and the choice spirits who shared hill
feast. The girl. melted thereto by hel
shameless mother. asked the head Of
John: and because Her0d was q kim
only In title and not In character. hav'
ing all Of the weak mans fear Of wha'
! they say" he assented to the bloody
deed. II was q royal ending Of John'i
life. to be martyred for h!s faith. bu'
II was q sad beginning to Herod's end
to become a murderer from lack o.
seif-control.
"a feast ON THE oReENeWARo
So enrapt was q great crowd OF PEG
pie who gathered to hear Jesus one da,
beside the Lake Of Galilee, that the,
forgot the Fastening hours. forgot TIL
distance from their places Of rest, for
got their hunger and ali else save. tina
he was speaking as never man spAke
Jesus was no too proud to be allow
interest In mans least necesoities, an
the hunger Of the multitude appeale,
to his tender sympAthy. So with tn,
help Of = small boy. who carried, still
urtasted. his noon-day lunch Of nv
nat harley cakes and two small fishes
Jesus performed the great miracle Q
the multiplying Of the loaves. Tn
feeding Of the ave thousand Il . typ
Of Christ supplying the needs nf q
hungerlng spirits by himself: and Il
= testimony Of the warm human IN
terest Of Jesus Ia all clashes Of mon an
women Throughout all time. Jesus I
the sympathetic. tender and help
ful Of friends. even In this preoen
world.
IA PATRIOTS PRlvlLEel
The man who dos no respond 70 a
test Of patyioNsm = locked down upon /
pretty poor eoet !of cseature. Lew I
churches efocteA - the xnkhesans q II