Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-22

and woman with the VOW of total ale
legiance to Christ upon their lips. are
animated by The same exalted spirit;
they afe pledged 10 the will of God,
though nbt for the sake of a vacant
se%pulchra. but for the glory bf a risen.
living Redeeimer. and for the service
Of mankind whom Ee loves.
This familiar phrase of the Christian
Endeavor pledge. Whatever He would
like to have me do" is suggeStiNely
akin to the word of the Master in
which He lays DOWN the test of friends
ship for Himself. "Ye are my friends.
If We do whatsoever 1 command you.
Whoever would enter the circle of
Christ : friends must pledge himself to
the WY tevcr.'
Tho scrv,*; of Gods will is the ser
vice of NINA. veal.
These days nM.gnify Success" md
make II sort of fetr.l of it. The word Is
generally accepted ,:ithout definition.
save as il is unconst:ously considered
synonymous with gold. But that is
scarcely Il success worthy of AN inn
mortal. When the matter is weighed
carefully, the believer can come to bu
conclusion, namely. that The only
possible success for Il life is to do the
viii of Cod. Less than that, is failure.
more than that is impossible. Whoever
does the "Whatever'' Is a Success.
whether his lot be cast In misfortune or
prosperity. a man may die poor, un-
known and afflicted in body. yet be one
of Gods successful ones: while. on the
other hand, II mans obituary may stare
out i'm flaming type from all the news
papers. his funeral he IN imposing oc-
casion. and his wealth uncounted. and
get he may he written down in Gods
book of true Judgments rs n total fail
tire.
Doing Gods will implies knowing that
will. and this trail leads straight back
to a study of the scriptures.
A child cannot Please his parent by amy
act of disohedience Favor is given only
to obedience. The way to the friendship
of Jesus Is along the plain path of doing
"Whatevcr He would like to have me do
A man must get right with God before he
can get aught from God. =.
The Christian symbol is a cross. which
represents love expressed by obedience.
Go everywhere. do every hing" Is a
guiding principle. of the Women's Chris
Il temperance III ptqut0tiV' ~ Wy
the late Francis Willard. Wherever there
is a wrong that L can help right. wherever
there is n need that it can fill. there The
union couragtously goes: and in SO doing
1t has been Il potent factor in the sweet
rning and uplifting of the world. Who
ever undertakes to do what Miss Willard
called the beautiful will of God" will
find himself running many sorts OF er-
lands. In diverse directions. yet all In
such unity af nDrpnSr that he can say
with Paul. This one thing | do"
The pcac. which is heavens sweet seal
OF approval upon a human life comes only
10 those who are sincerely c~ndeavoring
Ia do whatever Christ would IKE to have
them do.
All the .jar.ing elements of life subsidc
into harmony when brought into subjec-
ticn to the ono purpose. the Will of Christ.
OTHERS HAVE SAID.
There IS NJ thought that more trans-
forms Il mans life than the thought ,ha.
lac can tie his life up to do the will OF
II requires Il well-kept life to do the will
Of God. and even a better kept life to will
to do His wil.-Drummond.
l am glad 10 think
! am not bound to make the world go
right.
Hut my 10 discover and to do.
With cheerful heart. the work thai God
appoints.-Jean Ingelow.
II His way he GU. way. His Joys will
he our joys.-Christopher Sutton.
Let a man 10 His work: the fruit OF 1t
Is the care Of another than he.-Thomas
Carlyle.
Whatsoever Christ saith unto YOU. do
1t; this is the sum OF all my ~writing.-John
Everything God gives you to do, YOU
must do as well as ever YOU can, and this
is the best possible preparation for what
He may want you TO do next.-George
Macdonald.
Il love to think the sweet will of his God
would seem as gracious in a seraph's
eyes
In the dark and miry, crowded lanes Of
earth
AS in the ambrosial bowers of Paradise.
That those fair hands hich lately swept
the Tyre
Would not against their lowly work re-
But as they ever wrought his VIII in heav-
Would york 1t here. as faithfully and
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Great minds must be ready not only to