Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

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Observation-Disclosures is al act OF
faith. Faith in each other must pre-
cede The marriage or that marriage VIII
be a failure.-Itcv. A. Bi!koTsky, Uni
yrrsaIist, Baltimore.
G.sl apd Man.-Tbc great question is,
cal God sI=eak to Tuan and man under
StanA what Gr,d says: Away from the
Binle the negative @@.saer is inevitable,
but when Nc search its lL4=Gs tlc re
&rypSe Is given that God does speak.
alG llat man can unGeTsIaDd--kev. a
j.. Mink, Methodist, Allegheny.
SucresS-The Givincst lie & lived
on this earth WIS not ! success human
ly speaking. No possible v-!uation OF
character would make the slightest
showing on the stock list Successful.
success III be sought in what we are
md not in what We haye-Hev- A Il
~Srndebaker. E~piscopaliau, Baltimore.
No Jse.-Tbere is he Use il talking
religion CT anything else unless you
taIk directly TO people. And there is No
usc Of any minister attempting to stand
n The pulpit unless he is absolutely
convinced That religion is so.idIy NOR
Used into Tie very human constitution.
Rev c II. Parkhurs5. Presbyterian.
New YorE Ciry,
In Eouda-e-TLe wcAltliest man
Was accorded 50 much honor in
church and STATE, or exercised SO great
power Is nov. We bow down to things !;
We are II bondage to things We be-
Ic2- 10 the complex machinery OF mod
ern life and pay little attention 10 any
thing else.-Rev. D Dorchester. Meth
Od-st- I~'ictsbprg.
Courage-Tbere are many kinds of
couragv ana they range IL value from
that wild and reckless daring which is
perhaps the % common and most IN
appreciated hy the multitude until we
reach the highest-Ihe calm, confident
and u~nfiaching courage which comes
from faith in God.-Eev- Il Il. Carson,
Presbyterian. Brooklyn
Desire-We are all the custodians
of desire, n each cherjshes an ambi-
ton of some kind, for the success of
which We pray after i fashion. and la
SS- --NSANh-- g. AA4C 4ACs- VI kOl4 tENS-
sesses Us The god Of man is ease,
while that Of another is luxury. Brain
sweat and brow sweat are freely shed
that nam and game may weave IaureIs
around the brow-Hey. ". c. Conn
EpiscopaIian, Brooklyn.
Self-Injury.-Tbe most overwhelming
calamity that can come to a man is for
him to be false to his higher self. No
assault made upon a man by an exter-
nal foe is TO be compared to the assault
the man makes upon himself when he
violates the highest law of right God
has written in the soul Every such
sin is Z dagger thrust that leaves an
eternal scar in the mans essential self.
-Eey- q. L, Vos1urgh, Baptist, Den
yer.
Capital and Labor.-Capital at times
Gems 10 have ground for the Judgment
that nothing is 50 cheap as human toll
and no supply 50 certain or 50 large as
human life. On the other hand. the la
borer is inclined to be jealous of the
capitalist He feels he is not getting
his full increment of the increasing
force of civilization. He feels himself
often opposed. cajoled, played with,
fooled He easily becomes an anar-
chist-Rev. c. F Thwing. Presbyterian.
Cleveland
The Race Problem.-Negro communi-
ties left to themselves without friendly
sympathy and help OF their white neigh
bors are sure to 90 back instead of for
ward Yet trained negro preachers and
teachers do the most efficient work for
their race The great need of the two
c living side by side is mutual con-
hdence- The only possible way for the
negro 10 get the needed confidence and
help of his white neighbor is by being
good--Rev. A T. Mcclellan. Presby-
terrain, Sewickley.
Fashion.-Fashion plans the hall
room, the theater party and the wine
supper, and the young man enjoying dis |
tinction of being the guest of the rich
and influential, gives himself to the ems.
toms and dizzy rounds of the social |
world, only to find after a few wears
that he has not only lost his chance of
success in his chosen field but he has ac-
CURED an appetite for liquor and a pas-
sion for delirious excitement and has
literally lost his soul and his life
Rev. c. L. Locke, Methodist, BrookIrn |
America.-America must lead the
world; it is manifest destiny. She
must lead the world to material prog
ress and in National grandeur there is
no force in the universe that can ston
her. 1t is written in the book of fate.
IN Gods plan and in Gods and
ne is blind who cannot decipher the let.
tiers of light b a declare it as they are
written on the 4 of human history,
u America must lead the world not
only along this line, but in moral now.
c. L. Wells, Lutheran. Brook.
lyn.
Charity.-Don't depend too much ON
organizations to do your charity. The
associated charities and the church and
the Salvation Army and the r.r;ous
benevolent concerns are good. They
are dong q work o cannot do. They
deserve your support. But we nav for
them in more ways than one. Let ne
not allow them to rob us of the nura
Joy OF personal hand to hand charity.
You viii lose much of the beauty and |
tenderness out of your Christian life |
unless you somehow keep always in |
touch with Gods poor-Rev. Frank |
Crane. Unitarian. Worcester.
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