Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-11
AT CHURCHES
QUEENSTOWN
Rev. w. A. Winters Speaks at First
Methodist on the Lesson Eurn,sh.
ed by the Life Of Judas.
ASSOCIATION AND THE MAN
Sermon Delivered at the First Pres.
byterian Church by Rev. Henry
Quickenden.

nornlng and evening services at the
First Methodist church Sunday. the
attendance being large at both meet.
lngs. The singing, with organ and
piano accompaniment, formed a pleas.
ing feature.
Influence Of Surroundings.
At the evening meeting, Mr.. Win.
tiers took his theme from the life of
Judas IscariOt, and preached a power.
ful sermon on the effect of influences.
1t was generally believed, said the
speaker, that character was moulded
by the surroundings of the individual
that good associations would always
keep him in the right path. There
was much of truth in this belief. The
youth who kept good company was
much less likely to go astray than one
whose associations were evil. Yet the
best of associations were not suffi.
cient to make man live a worthy
life, unless he accepted the influences
that surrounded him. Such surround.
lngs could not fail to snow the indi.
vidual the right way of living, yet if he
saw fit to reject what he knew to be
right. it was an easy matter to do so.
A Striking Example.
The most striking example of tn IS
furnished in the history of the world
was the life of Judas iscariot. For
three years he walked with the Savior
OF mankind, drank in his teachings,
and had before him daily the most
perfect life ever lived. He communed
with the very son of God, and enjoy.
ed the companionship of the other
apostles, yet at the end. when the
crucial hour came. he rejected every
thing that was good and holy, and
betrayed his master for thirty pieces
of silver. The lesson to be drawn
from the life of Judas was that asso.
Citations alone could not prevent a
man from going wrong. There must
be in his heart a desire to do right,
and that must come from within. Yet
the strongest incentive to right living
was good associations. They should
always be striven for and then the
desire Of the heart for a righteous life
should be allowed to prevail. The
over the conscience.
At the Presbyterian Church.
The services at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning consisted
Of the regular communion service and
sermon by the pastor, Rev. Henr,
Quickenden. appropriate to the occa
sion. His subject was "The Atone
ment." The choir rendered beauti
full anthem in their usual effective way
Mr.. Arthur Froembling also sang
with helpfulness to the service.
Mr.. Quickenden's sermon was in
part as follows:
"The death of Jesus Christ is pre-
sented in the new testament as is IL
some sense the ground and condition
| of our forgiveness. IT is asked by
some why should God require atone
ment before he forgives, since lie doe.
not expect man to ask for atonemen
before he forgives the injury inflict
ed by his fellow man. The objecto
| fOrgets that the relation of GOi to MAJ
is different from that between ma,
and man. Out of the different rela
tons arise different obligations. An,
then, again, man can never really for
| give sin as God does. Man forgive
the wrong done him by his fellow maj
and may decline to hold resentment
but God does more than this. He re
moves the burden and penalty of gull,
The voluntary death of Jesus Chris
for us is the outstanding token of hi
great love for the world of men"
In the evening Mr.. Quickenden spok
on Prayer and the Healing of Dis
ease" He drew his lessons from tn
case of Hezekiah as related in Il
Kings. 20th chapter. The summon
came from Jehovah for Hezekiah
DEATH God said, "Set thine house i
order, for thou shalt die and not live.
Hezekiah prayed that he might live
God answered by sending the prophe
Isaiah to say that his prayer wa
heard, his tears were seen, and fiftee
years would be added to his day.
At the same time the prophet directe
, that poultice of figs should be al
piled to the carbuncle from which h
was about to die. The king recOvere
} but the after years of his life did NJ
exhibit the high morality of his forr
er life. The lessons were three
, First, God does answer prayer for tn
' healing of disease as for other bles
: ings. Second. ordinarily He answer
such prayers in the order OF natur
: with his blessing upon the use
means. The figs had recognize
remedial value and were applied
1 the direction of the prophet sent
ICOd Third phySical health and Ii