The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-23


Certainly not the fishermen OF Galilee. AZ
certainly not st. Paul; still less the early
Christian writer's"
1t must be conceded that a belief in
future life is innate and universal. Mr..
| Tyler. one of the most cautious and COM
petent OF investigators, in his authorita-
tive book on Primitive Culture" remarks:
$50 far as ] can Judge from the immense
mass of accessible evidence we have to
admit that the belief in spiritual beings
appears among all low races with whom
we have obtained Thorough acquaintance.
! Looking at the religions OF the lower
! races as a whole, we shall at least not be
ill-advised in taking as one of its general
and principle elements the doctrine OF the
souls future life"
This belief becomes more distinct as we
rise in the scale of intelligence. Plato,
Socrates, Cicero, among the ancients were
ardent believers in Immortality. The
demonstration OF jesus Christ, therefore,
comedies with an innate and universal
conviction. That which men commonly
held as q rumor He confirmed as a fact
We owe certainly TO Him.
But Col. IngersOll hasn't heard of all
this. Well. he should subscribe to good
newspaper and read the bible.
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In England. when Charles 1 was hing,
the extent OF religious liberty was meas
ured by the opinion OF Archbishop Laud.
In America TODAY the extent of religious
liberty is measured BY the individual
opinion OF 65,OOO,OOO people.
In the day of prosperity we have many
refugees to resort to; in the day of ADVERSE
ty only one.-H. Bonar.
A false report does not last long and
the life one leads is always the best key to
the life one has led.-H. Jerome.
Believe me, the talent of success is moth
ing more than doing what YOU can do
well, and doing well what you do.-Long-
teiloW.
The true Christian looks up to God
gladly, looks forward TO the future cheer
fully, and looks round on the world kind
ly.-E. r. Hale.
lie style C. est L homme Buf1u.
A mans creed is what he believes, not
what he says he belieyes.-D J. BurreH.
There is an intellectual covetousness
abroad, a haste to be wise, which, like the
haste 10 be rich, leads men TO speculate
upon indifferent securities, and theology
must not be bound up with such specula-
Prot. Dritmmond.
The true preacher prays and meditates
OH the scriptures until be has a vision
and he never breaches until he gets the
vigion.-J0hn BE Neil.
You NAV assassinate me but YOU can
not intimidate me-John PhiipOt Cturan.
What are the Christian mysteries =?
They are the mountain peaks of revela-
tion lost in the Clouds. b. Remensnyder.
The Golden Rule, the international rep
resentative of young peoples societies Of
Christian endeavor, makes this good point
in late issue:
"1he newspapers agree that the news is
what IS strange and out of the ordinary
and novel. Judged by the test OF the
pocket-boOk they are right, for their
largest editions are cold during great ex-
element on crimes or accidents, or sensa-
tional events An observer becomes very
optimistic. Surely, the world must be a
pretty good place, on the whole. since its
news is all bad. Think what the inference
would be If the newspapers could gather
a crowd around bulletin board announc-
ing few good deeds"
Congress has been frequently and earn
estly petitioned to pass some measure re-
straining the manufacture and sale of
cigarettes. The Washington Solons have
at last heard and needed. bill has been
prepared which imposes a heavy revenue
tax on the business IN the nope that it
may be made as financially Improbable to
the dealer as it is physically Improbable
10 the smoker.
In the memorials which led up to the
bill It's said that clippings taken from the
newspapers show that during the year
hundreds OF young men, mostly under six
teen years OF age, have died from the eff
fects OF smoking cigarettes. In some cases
there have been analyses Of the stomachs
and acid, phosphorus and arsenic, whic b
are largely used in the preparation of Gig
arctic paper. have been found.
There are two sufficient reasons for
the abolition of this habit; tits injurious
to the youthful smoker, and tbs nauseous
nuisance TO others on account of its odor.
Cigarettes are the best things to let alone
that we know of. Nothing can be said in
, their favor. Licentiousness does CRAFTY
the passions. Gluttony tickles the palate
Even the drunkard gets a temporary ex-
hilaration out OF his cups. But the
| cigarette simply sickens bystanders and
kills the smoker.
Let legislation do what il can to restrict
the traffic But the habit can be best
dealt with by the authority and influence
Ol tue llOulS.
!, The gentle Cowper is justified in saying
4 would not enter on my list of friends
. though graced with polished manners and
fine sense, yet wanting sensibility, the
J man who needlessly sets foot upon q
| worm"
Zone day" writes DIR. j. X. Miller, 81
, suddenly opened the door OF my mother
room and saw her on her knees beside
her chair and heard her speak my name
in prayer. / quickly and quietly with
drew. with feeling of awe and reverence
in my heart. Soon I went away from
home to school. then to college, then into
life; sterner duties. But / never forgot
that one glimpse of my mother at prayer
nor the one word-my own hame-whiet
i heard her utter. Never did know tha
, what had seen and heard was but ar
instance OF what was going on every day
D and the consciousness strengthened me q
3 thousand times in duty. danger, struggle
. When death came at last and sealed those
sainted lips, the sorest sense OF loss fell
was the knowledge that no more would
my mother pray for me. In John, xvii
) we hear Christ praying tor us-just once