The San Francisco call., 1895-12-14

appreciated by the masses of the people. The
law is much abused profession. The lawyer
especially needs Christianity becaue 1t will
hold him true to righteous and conscientious
interpretatlons.-Rey. Elijah Horr, Worcester,
Mass.
Suicides are their own destroyers in more than
the physical sense. Man suicides mentally
rich treasures of thought and art. He
suicides socially when he disdains the
beauty of home. He suicides spirit
ually when he turns away from heavens gate,
which is swinging in front of him.-Rev. c. II.
Fitzwilliam, Baptist, Pittsburg, Pa.
SLAVERY
The baseness of slavery is in an inverse ratio
TO the dignity of the power over that slavery,
but the worst of all slavery is that of the mind,
when free thought is denied. Worse than the
fetters on the wrists ana irons on the ankles is
the man who endeavors to put fetters on the
John Reid Presbyterian, Detroit,
Mich,
CHURCH UNITY.
The great, the supreme object for which the
Christian church was established was TO make
men like Christ earth like heaven and the
Kingdoms of this world like the kingdom of
Gods dear son. Whether this stupendous OBJ
Ject is achieved by one sect or by 100 sects,
whether under a single banner or under a
score of banners, is perfectly immaterial.-
Rev. W. Fielder, Methodist, Minneapolis, Mimi.
SOCIETY.
The social problems that perplex and the
social peTis that menace cannot be success
fully solved by individual effort. Christs may
come and Christs may die, till every generation
has its redeemer and every hill its Calvary
stained with blood, but society viii go blindly
on to destruction unless society gets the spirit
of sacrifice and unselfishness into its organic
life.-Rev. J. Z. Roberts, Kansas City, Mo.
HOSPITALITY
Should President Cleveland, ex-President
Harrison or any of our great men knock for
admission TO our homes how gladly we would
throw our doors open, and how glad we would
be to receive such guest; but if Jesus Christ,
in the gulse OF poor and hungry tramp,
should come to our door, how different would
be the ception.-3ishop Rudolph Dubs, Evan
gelical, Philadelphia. Pa.
sPIRITUALIsM.
The Bible of Spiritualism is written in
human deeds and recorded in human hearts.
1t contains all the products of the human
mind. Its inspiration is found in all the
poetry, all the art and in all the genius of the
past as well as the present. Tru h is the glow
ing light which iilumines its pages, and
eternal justice the cornerstone upon which it
rests.-Mrs. Helen L. Palmer, spiritualist,
Norwich, Conn.
FREE LIBRARIES.
The free library has come to be largely a
supplement to the theatec, circus and variety
show. In the free circulating library are apt
to be dumped all manner OF things in the
sacred name of literature. | do not mean that
censorS, but much that is negative, trifling,
transient, u1natural, weak and weakening
goes on the shelf and into our homes.-Rev.
DR.. Mllburn, indianapolis, Ind.
LOVE.
GThe world yearns for love Human happi-
ness depends upon human love; spiritual hap
piness upon a divine love. Human love can
not satisfy the yearning of the soul, which is
for divine love. The sad mistake of the world
is that it fails to realize the presence of that for
winch il and If therefore q inS in dis
tress. To know the character of divine love
one must know Godfrey. J. NJ. Meeker, Meth
odist, Cincinnati, Ohio.
SECRET VICE.
Vice nearly always hides its head and car
ries on Its operations in secret places. The
saloon has its blinds and frosted pane, the
gam bling-house is out of the way upstairs and
red tape is needed if you would get in. The
dens of shame are forced into sections where
they Will escape the gaze OF the respectable.
The secrecy constitutes q temptation TO the
curiosity, and makes it easier TO escape de-
tecuon.-Rev. DR.. Young, Baptist, Rich
mond, Va.
RELIGIOUS SPECULATION.
A false life is closely related to a false faith.
We are living in an age when many are drift
ing out upon the treacherous sea OF specula-
ton. Go not mean speculation in the shape
OF putting up margins or gambling in
stocks-though that is great evil. l mean
rather the drift of thought in respect OF
philosophy, and morals and religion. Dog
count, while speculative theology is far beyond
par. Nothing is settled.-Rev. DR.. Mcleod
Presby yterian, Scranton, Pa.
LAW AND VICE
Christianity does not indeed expect to make
bad men good by the operation of laws. All
the laws that man or God can ordain will
never in themselves make a bad man good
Ole. There must be a power operative in his
heart and changing the man from within out
ward. But law can in measure prevent good
people from becoming bad. 1t can restrict
vice by preventing it from Haunting its temp
tations in the face of the young and innocent
and by making it a crime to incite others to
vice. And the history OF Jurisprudence shows
that crime and vice have been very materially
reduced through the operation OF law.-Rev.
t. V. Moore, Presbyterian, Helena, Mont.
DEPRAvITY.
The press of the day caters TO the lowest
moral tastes and endeavors to ferret out every
unsavory scandal of piquant gossip, crimes and
misdemeanors and family skeletons with black
headlines and Illustrations while the real
news on which nations and markets turn is
compressed. The state is going TO respond
to the same influence, and turns what should
be school of morality into a feeder for the
morbid craving. Even music is made more to
correspond TO this feeling or sentiment OF the
age and it is accounted dull unless
it harmonizes with this satanic code We
have made progress in material conditions, in
commerce, science aud art, in inventions and
organizations, but there has been no commen-
suTate moral growth.-Rev. joseph Silverman,