Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-19

breeding by nothing more certainly IMAM
by his conduct toward those who are III
any wise his interiors.
No man will any sense of manhood left
will shirk his obligations to his family!
The poor creatures who do so arc mere
%weaklinss and degenerates, undeveloped
in the virtues of manliness. The chains
CT blood are forged by God. and it is not
for man to break them.
Am ] my brothers keeper" was thu
question OF the first cider brother. The
true and fun answer to it is found in the
life and vicarious sacrifice of the elder
brother of us all. who proved his loving
solicitude by his free will gift of himself.
The family tie between the sons OF
Jacob had been seriously stretched. but
never wholly rupturcd. Joseph. down In
Egypt. still loved the old home. and up In
the tents of Jacob the missing son was
an ever present memory. So when Rcr-
jamin. Joseph's full blood brother. ap-
peared at the Egyptian capital it was not
strange that Joseph's heart went out to
him and he was overcome with emotion.
Blood is thicker than water" and the
cider brother in power and state forgot
his honors and dignities in overwhelming
love for young Benjamin.
No amount of outside religious activity
can compensate for boorishness and UNI
loveliness at home. a persons Christian
ity proves its genuinencss within the four
walls of his own dwelling. To fail to man
ifest the principles of Jesus there is to
render of no avail the preaching of them
elsewhere.
Only christianity is concerned with
children. other religions ignore them. The
child has exalted all childhood. Loving
interest. attention ana service are the
right of all children today because the
son of man came to earth as Il child.
Home joys are best joys. The cultivation
of the traits which make for Il happy
home life is wiser and more profitable
than to seek those graces and accomplish
mcnts which enable one to shine in so
cicty. Learning TO be A good brother.
sister. father mother is the best way
of becoming il good citizen.
The slightest touch may turn a child.
The friendly recognition and interest of
am older person has kept many a boy and
girl from wandering. If we could but
realize how strong and far reaching is
our influence over children we would
walk more circumspcctly and pay more at
tention to the quick and keen young minds
which we too often ignore as "only chill
drcn."
Christian Endeavor built more wisely
than il knew when it established the ju-
Nor societies. These latter have taken
in the little boys and girls, and set them
to work about simple tasks in the name
of Jesus. 1t has given them instruction
and set them on the road to Christian
character and service. There is no more
important branch of Christian Endeavor
than the juniors. Every young peoples
society should make cooperation with
this Younger brother one of its active
ministries.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Success is not only the good that YOU do,
hut also the evil that you hinder-Anon
So oft the doing of Gods will
our foolish ways undoeth.
And vet what idle dream breaks i'll
Which morning light subdueth?
And who woUld murmur and mtsdOubt.
When Gods great sunrise finds him out
e. b.. Browning.
BE sure that straightforwardness is
more than a match a: last for all the In
volyed windings of deceit.-F. w. Robert
son.
There is nothing in life which has moi
its lesson for us, or its gift.-Ruskin.
In the field of destiny we reap as we
have sown. -~Drummond.
Not what God gives. hut what He takes
tplifts us to the holiest height:
ON truths rough crags Ife's current
breaks
To diamond light.
Alice Cary.
our character is but the stamp on on
souls of tho free choice of good and evi
we have made through iifc.-Geikic.