Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-01

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Every one OF us has { be taught
equally with Moses, that no man is
prepared to serve God or he world
IN great fashion until he is willing to
DO SO. without the favor OF men. To
learn the lesson of the worlds ingrati-
tude Is essential to strong. serene serv-
Ice. Otherwise the milk of human kind
ness turns sour In ones breast. They
who greatly love and greatly minister
rise to ar apprehension of truth that
God Is kind to the evil and unfatth-
ful.' A higher motive and a higher
reward must be sought than the APP
prevail OF u fellows. The true serv-
ant of his kind keeps right OH work
Their forgive them. for they know not
what they do"
Tho Exile That Educates.
Moses had to flee. He became one
more Illustration for that clear mes
sage of he ,500 years OF Bible history
that the m soul is prepared for
service by separation. Dur own hurried
Gay needs to learn anew this truth of
detachment. The world is too much
with u.s., We are enslaved by many
things. Our civilization is ~suffocating
us. Contrast the equipment of Moses
Tor his journey over into indian, where
he was to remain for 40 years. with the
outfit which even the simplest Of us
takes for q SUMMER vacation.
We are numbered with many things.
FIRST we have things; then things have
us. Most OF us plead that we have not
tlme Tor meditation or for great books
or Tor ~leisurely friendships or for pray
,er or for the Bible. because we have
calls to return and clubs and commit
tee meetings to attend. and newspapers
to read, n clothes to conform to the
new fashion W. y "a r1or,~A t.. H.
OF material trivialities. One
good sound reason for Gods sending
moses into INDIAN was that he might
get 2 proper perspective. Like Moses,
IKE Paul.. and like Jesus, all of us heed
70 go apart into some desert place
awhile.
A Courtesy That Won . Wife.
When Moses fled in haste from Egypt
across to the Sinai peninsula. he had
q that he was to be gone 40 years.
that not only his destiny but that
OF a race was to be affected by the
act we cannot tell what hinges upon
our turning to the right instead of to
Ine lelt, as we come to a crossroads.
Livery few days we read in the papers
or somebody left a fortune because o..
a forgotten act of kindness to a needy
person. seus
Up in INDIAN Moses showed his
OF character by driving away
shepherds Who were rude to some
Young women at the Well. Because Of
act he found friendship and a wife.
ana a home in indian. Thus he came
70 know the Sinai land intimately. so
n he could later lead The enamel
pated Hebrews thither.
IN the ~softariness of the shepherds
Moses grew to a new kline of great
ness; he proved his strength and
waited his hour. Probably, like Yuan
snih kai. China's president, when in
axle ne kept In communication with
the nations leaders. HI was close to
Egypt, and 1t would be natural that
ne should maintain relationship with
and Egyptian friends. His
TASK, was to simply eouip |
niirself with fitness The occasion must |
come from Cod:
II only we strive to be pure and true.
10 each OF us will come an hour
" hen the tree Of life shall burst into
rain at our feet a glorious dover
knew"