Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-05

Tue; and IL there
be any praise. think On fhesa things,s
philippians lis. SaSSsas ST.
tion 10 the win. Then he showed tha4
the henrt represents the reaI man.
whom we are d always nhle ~
recognize properly He quoted EcriIe.A
ture to prove Tint God looks upon
the heart rather than tiIlon he cut
ward appearance. and declared that
all who desire I'd be plensiag ~ GosA
should carefully scrntiIiizeS thefr W.
hearts. AS d man thinks hi hin hearts
the rastor claimed. 81 will he gradual
Nv come 10 [.
sThe man who does not think han
NOT properly begun Cd live continued
the Pastor. The man with WrRnB
thoughts has before hits mind Hyena
ideais. and Is still worse on IN Must
admit. nd declared. the truth on Thu
Apostles proposition that NE must
think upon good, honorable, inst, pnxa.
lovely things. we would have d
lives just, mobile. pnre, loxely ana low
able.
The Pastor did not choose this Sub
ject because hin congregation II devoid
Of good ideals, but because we / aka
apt to let slip orne of those noble
ideals set before lis In the Scriptures
The opening Of the new year he CON
Isiders to be u very favorable time Tor
resetting our sheart affections npon
things noble. Just. prre, lovely. ana
for exercising all the will and
resolution We can command. Thus wp
make character.
Then he reminded his congregations
that we are all preaching both by
word and BY action: and that others
are influenced more BY our actions
than BY our words. AS Gods people,
we IRE all to show forth His praiseN
as we have opportunity. Our ardina.
ton ii Of God through the Holy spiits
the highest the only authority
This Worlds Purity Congress-.
Last November Pastor Russeia was
appointed delegate to the Worlds Pilr
fly Congress. which met in Minneap0-
Ais, November It'll to 18th. There te
met d band of noble men and women.
who are laying down their lives the
fight against sin. Some iabored az
Christ's followers; Others, from merely
q humanitarian standpoint.
The Pastor then gave d resume of
the work Of the Purity Congress The
delegates discussed. not merely the
evil, but rather the good and what
must be- accomplished that good may
prevail He was pleased With fheie
spirit of moderation. and noted aasa
their appreciation Of what he baIt
sought for years TO set forth: namely
that apparently much il the sin and
vice In the world results from igAo~
rance and superstition, although al
INST agree that there are people whose
vicious conduct can scarcely be- char
acterized as other than wicked, sens
suai. deyiiish.
The congress devoted much Esne to
discussing the welfare of children. the
Pastor declared. Ii was demonstrated
that among the very poor Ideals Oh
! chastity are practically unknown,
These children possess knowledge OF
sex matters beyond their years: and
mtngling with others In the schools,
they suggest immoral practises 10 those
whose parents have sought carefully
to maintain their purity.
The parental duty of giving chiE
dren proper conceptions OF the sane.
ftty Of their bodies wa.a n4St ss.syexm..
e This information should be given;
before the child enters school; for frsa
lessons in vice + sometimes given.
even In the kindergarten. notwfthl
standing the teachers watchfui eye.
The child should be assured that the
parent will give further instruction
later on. and should have such conf,
deace IN the parents truthfulness thaa
# would walt for that further infor,
nlation which every Guilds mind seeka
regarding itself and its origin.
The Pastor declared that many par.
ents do not know how 10 breach the
subject Of sex hygiene 10 their chill,
dren Are we 70 NEE; Young boys start
bad habits which Will injnre their "
health and that Of their posterity !? he
asked: Yet great care should be *.
sercised lest evil be encouraged. Ia.
steid Of guarded against,
rom thirteen to Hftsen 10 be
lhe nae wheb clear kn6Wledgsis qnite
.necesS;iI.y 81 saye tie ehitd from, the
evil which has ovcrtaken many The
parents the Pastor ciaiins. are the
Godsgiven instructors and protectors 81
their families. Nothing .san ssxclse
.thaiu from tiis duty. whether church
work SLIM work 81 even Bible stidy.