The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-11
GLAD TIDINGS.
Religious Items of Interest From
Many Fields.
Great Truths for the People
Tersely Expressed by Great
and Good Men.

bition of iniquity; it is the performance
of Christ's commandments.
Il takes a touch of adversely to show
whether a man is man at all, Just as it
needs touch of frost to bring out the
glories of the trees.
Aman who is unable to discover any err
rors or mistakes in the opinions he
formerly held is not likely to advance very
fast in the requirement of knowledge.
If all men were to pay as little at
tention to the interests of their daily
business as most men do to their spiritual
interests for long eternity, the con-
sequence would be that the business af-
fairs of this world would go to ruin.
We should never Judge a man by his
clothes. A lavender derby may some
times cover brains, and a warm heart
often beats beneath the naughty exterior
Of an old gold vest with pink polka dots.
AS well might we expect vegetation 10
spring from the earth without the sun
shine or the dew as the Christian to I'M
fold his graces and advance in his course
without patient, persevering, ardent
prayer.
The comfort of faith is in the help it
gives beyond the realm of sight. So long
as we can see just what God is doing for
US, and just why he does it, we feel no
need of faith.
Kind words produce their own images
in mems souls, and beautiful image it
is. They soothe and quiet and comfort
the nearer. They shame him out of his
sour morose, unkind feelings. We have
not yet begun to use kind words in such
abundance as they ought to be used.-
Pascal.
A text which speaks as plainly as the
most elaborate sermon is found in the an
nouncement that forty-nine gamblers
committed suicide during ten weeks at
Monte Carlo, one of the most noted of
European resorts, where the gaming table
is among the chief attrac tions.
The Minister'S institute will open to-
morrow in Worcester, Mass, and continue
until October 4. Papers will be read on
topics of general interest by ministers of
various denominations.
English ladies of high position are TAX
ing an active interest in the open air
evangeiistic services. Among the most
earnest are the sisters of Lord KInnaird,
himself au enthusiast in evangelistic work.
\ One of the sisters leads the music on q
portable organ.
Hold fast to the Bible as the anchor of
your liberties; write its precepts on your
hearts, and practice them in your lives
| To the influence of this book we are in.
debted for the progress made in true civ
ilization, and to this we must look as our
guide in the future.-U. S. Grant.
The fragrance of heaven is in this re-
cent utterance of Doctor Andrew Hunter,
of Arkansas: ~ wish to say to my breth-
rem, after survey of my itinerant life,
take it all in all, have had good time.
Fifty-two years l have trusted God in the
ranks, and have nothing to complain Of
Men have very largely had presented
to them the machinery of religion instead
of religion; as if farmer should present
to you plows, crowbars, harrows, carts,
wagons, spades, and they should produce
the impression on you that those were the
only apples and pears that were on the
farm.-Beecher.
| A letter from Constantinople, referring
to the movements among the Gregorian
Armenians for entering into communion
with the Church of England, recalls the
fact that during the lifetime of the late
Gregorian Bishop Narses correspon-
dence was opened on the subject with
Archbishop TAFT. Narses believed that
the doctrines of the two churches were
almost identical. The death of Narses
stopped progress in the matter for time,
but the Gregorian clergy are now de-
termined to bring about the proposed
union as speedily as possible.
The love of the world takes away from
men desire after and relish for heavenly
things. None of the hidden guests were
kept away by any occupation in itself sin
full, while yet all became sinful because
allowed to interfere with higher objects,
because the first place, instead of place
merely subordinate, is given to them
Archbishop Trench.
Mr.. Robert Graham, who is one of the
most earnest of workers for the Church
Temperance society of this country, says
that he has found great difficulty In Or
ganizing parochisl branches of that SO
ciety. He believes the difficulty arises
from the fact that "the church as a church
does not primarily reach the poor" ano
that the rapid changes of rectors are not
favorable to continuous work. The
Churchman comments editorially: "lu
two brief sentences Mr.. Graham has
touched with his pens point the most
conspicuous fault and the greatest practi-
cal defect of the church of the United
States. 1t is not only the propagation Of
temperance that is hindered by these
things. The propagation of Christianity
is hindered by them"
Doctor Talmage is sometimes, but moi
often, outdone in his own special line, and
in quarters where one would least expect
such work. At Stonehaven, Kincardine-
shire, Scotland, couple of Sundays age
the Reverend John Robertson, of the Fret
church, made use CT the following Ian
guage: "The gates of orr CHURCH mem
bership have been pried open 80 wld'
that, with ring on his finger, good Goa
on his back and the fling of copper "
the funds of the kirk, we, with open arm
and kiss on the cheek, have welcomed
the devil himself! l know him by tn
whisky stink of his breath" A few month
ago Mr.. Robertson was censured by hi
presbytery for plsgiarizirg from Canol
Wilberforce, but local critics are of tn
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