Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-03-16

out In the presence OF great congrega-
tons their allegiance to Jesus Christ.
The Welsh revival is not a preaching
revival; 1t is Il revival of prayer by the
people. praise by the people. and the
giving of testimony by the people. Ev-
rlywhege throughout the ountry the
redeemed of the Lord" are saying so.
Workmen bear Witness to their fellow
workmen. employers to their employees.
friends to friends. parents to children
in short. nothing like 1t has been seen
for at least half Il century. If the re
Niyal at Pentacost was the descent or
tongues of fire. this modem Pentacost
is the descent of tongues of testimony.
Outspoken religion is the easiest.
cowardice should be impossible to
the converted. Where the Spirit of
the ord is. there Is liberty"
Every parent knows how hard it is
10 teach II child To say Thank you"
Gratitude is apparently AN acquired
virtue. 1T is as difficult for some of
us who are older to return thanks
to God us it for the Wee folk to learn
Our tongues do not easily
acquire and readily forget. the words
Of gratitude and praise. Yet no Chris
tian is complete until the expression
of thankfulness becomes genuine and
hearty with him.
1t WAS Il weak tongue that denied
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tlayed him. i, is by speech that We
all most Frequently sin. and no temp
tation ONE to Christians nftener
than the temptation to deny their
Lord.
There is no eluquence equal 10 true
speaking.
Silence is often as truly a confess
sion Of religion as o%utspoken utter
anCe.
This is the age of advertising. Few
wares sell unless advertised. All of
the great army of experts in this field
that have arisen within "a generation
freely admit that the very best form of
advertising is the spoken recommends
tion of friend to friend. When people
begin to praise any merchant. or arti-
Gle of merchandise. to one another. the
success of the latter is assured. IL Is
not ~irreverent to say that the gospel
has likewise been advertised by its de-
voted friends. Because Christians
have freely spoken to all the world OF
The joys of their religion. men have
given heed. have investigated, and, i'll
turn. have Joined the company of re-
joicing witnesses. When Christ sets
a person free from sin He sets his
tongue at liberty to testify to the great
emancipation.
one slludders as he contemplates the
moun of unclean speech there is in
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portant in lowering the moral tone of
society. In shops. mills. offices. clubs.
on street cOrnerS-WhereNer men con-
gregate-there we hear the talk that
unmakes manhood and sets on fire the
curse of evil nature. 1t would be a
glorious revival that would do for this
country what the Welsh revival has
one for Wales-purge the speech of
the people from profanity, o%bscenity
and coarSencSS.
Charitable speech is the flower OF
which Il sanctitied heart is the root.
Courage in confession characterize
the apostolic church. 1t was when they
ance." of Peter and John. tina men
took knowledge of them. that they had
been with Jesus"
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
There is nothing of which men are
so fond. and withal SO careless. as
life.-Bruyere.
One should &C to sleep at night as
homesick passengers do. saying. Per
haps in the morning we shall see the
shore.'-Beecher.
l hold this truth-whocver wins
Mans highest stature here below
Must grow, and never cease to grow
For when growth ceases. death begins.
Alice Cary.
luc tHIiS we long LOT, tn0t we are
For one transcendent moment. Lowell.
He is great who is what he is from
nature. I'M who never reminds us of
others.-EmersOn.
Still seems 1t strange thai thou shouldst
live forever?
Is 1t less strange that thou shouldst live
at all? Young.
How admirable is that religion.
which. while it seems to have in view
only the felicity of another world, is
at the same time the highest happiness
of thlai-Montesuuieu.
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