Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-04-13

/ s,,,,tion. til news Of the day-iip..' ~
,,... ,hi,es which ordinarily 'ner.>s,
..a,,. ,hou.btn can cOmpare FOL an in>iar.
,";,n ,o,n.s belief concerning his rr.n-o,.
I'M, of ,h,t How all The issues OF lii. Tir
sniri;'s welfare in two WORLDS h'Ti','S .pua
. The idle chattcrer OF inc stree '2ni'r
scoff Al The concern whirh thinking
mo, u;nifesl about the Supernatural q.
,.auuot understand. simply b.sausH he has
no, reached in. stature OF Il run hin.
crown, men must think OF God. and az
,.n,,li,. - ,ncir thoughts are f"v,r,nt..
,,,;n,. .,nu noble. o. scorni,iI. ,iouuii!;.
md hitt.r will their conduc: DC "~s'li'-e 90,
.lobasrd. For the story of tn" rae" .t. k's
pl,iu ;lai .ic character OF mans ~i-tiuiis
,lrponds chiefly upon The rh;irss,rF az mis-
si,onshts .lbcu; God.
Tn, world is coming to uildcrststd iaas
Jesus christ is the express WHAe" of Tie
i,Nislnl, God. In his tender. cofnpoSsi"i.
atn s,lf-sa,ri.icimg and Wholly loving ..-
,n,, max po read the last word concoln-
ing he aivinr character. When th' ia
iiui,, Jehovah desired to Express hinl>.it
il, forms that could DC understood 10y tt,
I ~sirnpl,st and most aitletterca person, ana
TO SO, a, rest all the hate:u' misc"acel-
ions which had made him NOR To- be,
feared than to be loved n" personifiel
himself in The hun,an life III Icsts. Al
that can l.. expressed of the Iu!inii. Is
seen a. tn. ministering Man OF Ntzai.ih.
They who. are like the Son ar" tik .i.
Father.
! Tho shortest. suresi road "a a hllowl-
.dsc OF ,he great tluths co'crrnirs Tod.
is a familiar acquaintance WITH Inc 80
whom ". sent to inc mans savior
Ever: beautiful decd in the iifc q.
Jesus .,t, US the message. coo Is ioN'
1'aor, * rnucn that is sheer cant in th'
/ talh concerning tho finding of God IN va
tur,. Nobody eyer came to kno" GOD
through the steadfast mountains. ih' ~
sable sea. The panoramic sky. IN" WIS
! pcr.ng trees. ,hr restless brook or III
gentle flowers. In these works OF ms
hand We may discern the attributes of ttr'
Creator: bni NJ man was ever LED. pT
hem alone. 20 worship Cod Al father and
friend. Outside of the person II Chris
ard ;he Inspired page of scripture: the e
has never hccn AN adequate revelation ~
divinity. And the men and womrn Wiz
most clearly and sympathetical!y 'isc.fll
God IN natur" are those who have frs
behcld him N the face of Jesus Christ.
10 learn ,itc's grca, lessons aD0ni Goo.
the world r,usi 80 10 school TO J.>us
Christ.
Brother in JOY ;.n., pam.
Bone II my hone was He.
NoW-intilnacy closer still
He iw,-!ls Himself in ME
M. u. l.aL,u-h-
There is sometimes q fear cxlr.ss.i
that the Worship of Jesus may d-trac.
from In" worship of God. Yet The worSni,i
OF Jesus is IN" wortiiip of God. Honor g.
him is honor TO the Father. Ter il! nFr.
the great Jehovah is revealing AMI .ln-
bodying himself for the comprehension o.
man. No word of praise can hes uttered
concerning Jesus that is not in praise 80,
Eat NJ - ;1ht .H .y.nf , no a.. IL
covered in the SON that: docs MOI; LIKE Wis,
belong % The Father.
Mt all of Goo is shown in Christ. nut
all OF Go! tiIa; man can bear To ac.. Tn,
intinitc Creator ana King of the univois.
is too glorious for man to look upon .li,,
live. lust rs the human eye cannot bnar
- gaze upon The sun. In Jesus is NOR
of the divine nature han mortal can com
preh"hd: it will need the nu,s powers -
the rinSomcd life To enable men 20 "s..'
Him as He is
There is tho best kind of education in III.
contemplation of "A treat truth. Man
thought OF God would be. won.trousiN
clearer and more exalted were he to med
tat" pcrs.stently for IA long time upon
those traits of the d.vine nature whici, a..
revealed by tnc incarnation Of Christ.
How greatly God must have. desired tn
love of man that he should stoop to suci
lengths L" express himself. And wha
compassionate patience, what royal hui
mility. what divine benignity are revealed
by this effort 10 interest h.inscIf Ia tn.
favorable consideration of undcservlt.
man. The dirinest act of the divine ma
tnrc was Gods taking up his aDc,ic in ti..
person OF the Son of Mary.
Nothing IL ever too good to ba true.
since the hlood-staiIed feet oil Christ hay,
marked a plain path for mankind bach
nome 10 the ia hers heart.
I'm the wonderful story of the lii. Of
Jesus we may see written large Gods
hatred for that h.dcous. hurtfu! and uhi-
duitous thing called sin; and. still larger.
dodfs c~hangeless. eager. forgiving love fu,
IN" child OF his who has sinned.