Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-04-20
MONEY AND RELIGION.

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I'M recent "'i"~p'ea" aiSNuss'oi' oi
Johil -. ~ftockc.olieI's Sluo.ooo GIT |" the
American boari "f commissioners for
foreign missions has raised afresh AN
issue thai is not new in religion-the
place and Importance OF money. IL is
akin To a d.bal. lha, ragged in the
home of simon. In. lcper. in The ,ilii.
town nj Bethany, jusl outside of old
Jerusalem. 1000 wears ago.
Then an ar,icnt, impetuous, grateful
disciple. = woman who's. heart brimlned
over with love. lavished upon The re-
storer of her brother Il precious oint-
ment that coull have been sold for $50
in gol 1. as We rate money; or hat was
the equivalent OF = years wages for Il;
M~orkingman of The time. or that was
worth on.-,hird more than the sum
which the disciples estimated To be
necessary ~ feed the 1000. The treas
ur.r of the college of apostles resented
what he called the wasiefulncss of the
,ieedi ms 'dea WAS That the monetary
s'"'l.'''u vas supreme ana .hat 'he
'n"s' "'i'ortah' 'hhhs lor 'iie ihc'piehl
eii"'N'. 10 c"i'siusf Was hs sources OF
'"n'',t'a' ,''"ihc'
=, - rather interesting tA''' ,nese TWO
~ NioM' p,pie ',a''.''e's' MARY a'l',
1uu"S. r"o"i" e"en pe fe.heihpered
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IA 'hs W ~" VIII an es'i!H'tV "i
iio"cS : ""f'h' MARY 'housh' hei'
i''"eS' treasure WIS oes' Spen. IN pour
Us ", ~ " ''"s,N', ",'"''i.'iis ZOE
~ 'ias,ei 'He ioNc". 'uuas thousil
.nn's i,s''s o' S'i,ei-lor less 'hs'i ,he
'oS VI Mals : hiapaA'er cruise oi iitru
-" more V''ne IMAM ms i.ords Me,
P'uS MS VIM" '"'i'i ana hVei''y a'o
',n'''"i.
.ne n'ol'eH S''hoafd persists. loaity
~ 'SS"' '''ous''oa ' nr~ls.eiu"'l ~
p"r, '""'es '"is ,"e r~nurch: are
"eNotl"ii =" 'he ioe;'is Wiich ma! theli
cl'poi'i'ti M Jesus. ana i"Ves sell
,p'se''I's sh'll".e' ol 'ess l'lporta!i'e
man tne itVor OF the wealthy? Must
ohurHlles yleld dominant influence to
.i'e MAN WIN 'he hse purse! 'ah
.hes set 'lolis Wl.hout, or venture 70
a~heaso'ii%e. 'hr iich Us thc coid,
pfac'icai' worldly wisdom OF Judas
10 col'''ol' or me 'lnpractlcal mn
puiSiNe warm h"art OF Mary
The Aftermath of a Miracle.
This incident occurred at Il feast. Civ
.n by Simon, Il healed leper. 1T was
a scandal in the eyes OF the austere re-
ligionists of hiss time that Jesus came
eating ana drinking, and sharing The
common life of the people. but this is
today his glory. for i; has sanctiied the
ordinary relations of men and women.
their joys as well rs their sorrows
christianity is MS normal and anuro,.;
ate al a feas, as II, a funeral.
me happles' persons AT tins partiru-
iaf les.lNi.y We're ,ne members OF the
bet.ll'y nome whl'her the weary
h'iS' WAS aceuS'oniei 10 resort, whose
~ :. '-"I",i ~. nav peeh raised from
,ie ueau w.! nm. IN" presence OF both
Jesus aha Lazarus AL the feast made
.ie occasion really sensational. What
IL Dtt'DIItS IN III the NDDtss ana windows
a,ere mus. nav neeh. ana what Il curl
GUS 'foWu sl'hefed 10 see the guests
civ "iu "ep"r'. ms Ia VINO hao
uee' "eaI 'u,a CURED four days. and
.heil nlaae a'!Ve AGAIN. MAS as much
uri upJeIe oi interest rs 'he Miracle
WI nlil.seii.
lhe Importance m 'hls particular
..naNie ~ ho' u" pc overlooked. 1T
,iei'ie,,u"usi stimulated interest IN Je-
sus' hiereasea 'ne NUMBER OF ms
uise'pies, ana IL is given as the direct
.ause ui ,he ,rauInpnaI en.ry. More
w., ni.elsiI'ed n bitterness or
.mr.s. > sne.iles. Iney included Lar
hi"a -, .n e,, 'a,e' "',a Woulo nave put
iin ~ "ea.h also, because the testl-
'Hony o' ms resufrectlon was so pow
eIlui an arsuhlen. for the divinity of
,e -~a@arehe. me price paid Tor
Nn..sts iIIelnisHip IS Always me en-
NY VI ms enemies. Iney wno would
S' w." ""' ''u' 'iSo 9uitei WIN
MIN
Contrasts at a Feast.
Life is not as simple as in ou,. youth
full dreams we believed it to be. Each
days newspaper contains, side by side.
tragedies and rejoicings. failures and
successes. sorrows and joys; and its
marriage and death notices are always
grouped together. rms Bethany feast
Nus 4" p,e.ure OF nIe. mere was the
ueep ana woliaerlhg JOY over the res
.ura.lo,l OF lazarus chastehed by
memories OF me great sorrow OF his
ue.'n; mere was also seen the tran
sceiloihs rove VI MARY. VINO. by the
Nay. mus. nor ne with
MARY .iaga'iehe nor win the sinful
Woman VINO a'oihteu jesus at mother
ieas'. ana IN snarp CONTRAST "a this
and the exalted spirit who was incal-
nate NiOu. All gathered about SimOn'S