The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02

| to succeed in life must possess these three es-
se1tials:-Rey. W. E. Evans, Espiscopalian,
Columb bia, S. c.
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
The world is growing better and race preju-
| dice and superstition is giving way before the
liberal spirit of the gospel which Jesus came to
adelphia, Pa. -.
SUPERSTITION.
Superstition has no place in Gods religion
| of this age. All the power of working miracles
| that ever was on earth is on earth now.-Rev.
j. E. Roberts, Unitarian, Kansas City, Mo.
| THE BALLOT.
! Better "vote into the air. and trust the an
| gels to catch and rescue it, than to vote into
| the mud and let the devil get it.-Rey A. w.
| Spooner, Presbyterian, Camden, n. j.
MIsERs OF TIME.
| The only kind of miser that the Bible ap-
proves of is a miser of time. Every man should
utes studded with diamonds of knowledge
Rev. H. c. PEBBLES, Baptist, Rochester, n. Y.
CATHOLICISM.
The Roman Catholic church. so long as it
keeps within the limits or our fundamental
principles as a nation, has perfect right to
live and flourish in our country-Rev. f. NJ.
Wood, Methodist, Plttsburg, Pa.
REWARD.
The most miserable man on earth may be
happy in the thought of a home in the future.
God has promised us that, and it's that for
which we hope and work-Archbishop Ireland,
Catholic, st. Paul, Mimi.
ExTRAvAGANCE.
The extravaganza of modern society debars
many young men from marriage who feel they
cannot afford to live as their position would
REQUIRE them. This is one of the greatest
dangers to the home and is growing.-Rev. w.
L. McEwan, Presbyterian, Pittsburg, Pa.
SUNDAY REST.
Let all the workingmen and their friends
comb bine to protect the Lords day against any
influence which win ROB it of its sacredness.
Let them strike against any Sunday work
Strike against Sunday desecration. Strike for
Sunday rest and worship.-Rev. C. A. Hare,
Baptist, Indianapolis, Ind.
CATHOLIC GENIUS.
We have plenty of Catholic priests to-day
throughout the United States who can stand
OF public interest and command the attention
OF the general public because of their high in
telliCence and superior sbility.-Rev. Father
Malone, Catholic, Brooklyn, n. Y.
THE SALVATION ARMY.
| Presuming the Salvation Army is to be a re-
| ligious organization and its meetings OF
| religious nature, have only to say that Cath
! olics cannot conscientiously attend, join or
! take part in any religious service or worship
! not their own.-Rev.S. B. Spalding, Catholic,
| Westchester, Pa.
RIGHT AND WRONG.
Morality is right relation with men. Spirit
! uahty IS right relation with God. A man may
be all right with his fellows and all wrong with
God; When man gets right with God he is
right with man every time-Rev. A. C. Dixon,
independent, Raleigh. N. C.
THE ROAD TO HEAVEN.
! Do not think you will leap into heaven by a
single bound at death. Not so easy. Every
eending that ladder which leads from earth to
| heaven. Heaven is not gained by q single
bound,-Rev. c. B. Mitchell, Methodist, Kansas
| City, Mo.
The personality of Jesus is still the power of
| the church. If we drift away from his teach
ings we can have little power with the multi
tude church without Christ is church
only in name, and is ready for a buriaL-Rev.
]. NJ. Durrell, Methodist, Nashua, n. H.
HEBREW VIEW OF CHRIST.
We deplore and condemn the crueifxion of
Jesus OF Nazareth. He was without doubt one
of natures noblemen, pure in sentiment and
action, great leader and reformer of men,
and, as such fell victim to the fanaticism
verman, Hebrew, New York.
APPLIED CHRISTIANITY.
The one great need of our times is applied to
Christianity. 1t is one that goes ahead OF ali
others, and upon it depends the solution of
three great problems of the world-limitation
aud distribution of wealth, suffrage and edu-
cation-Rev. G. P Sewell, Presbyterian, Syra-
cuse, n. Y.
The prevalence of divorce in this country is
one of the alarming symptoms OF a dreadful
disease so in the tie family life Of the Nation. From
1870 to 1890 the ratio OF divorce increased
| three times as fast as the population of the
United States. Rev. A. E. Davis, United
Brethren, Columbus, Ohio.
|
Sin is just as much a sin in the South Sen
islander as it is in the Coney Islander the
ignorance and the superstition OF the former
| not making it less obnoxious in the sight of
God; and, though he pities the pagan, the
pagans immortality is just as offensive and
| just as punishable.-Rev H. II. Styles, Presby-
| terian, Altoona, Pa.
THE HOUSE OF GOD.
| In the house of God, God not man. speaks
| He gives divine message through his servant
the pastor of his church, which is inspired by
| the Holy Spirit, and is merely giving utter
ance in the medium of language by the man
of God. The church is a holy place, for where
God is specially appointed to speak to his
| people nothing should. be introduced of a
nature to defle.-Rev. G. Hoyne, Lutheran
Eau Claire, Wis.
| TRUE RELIGION
We talk of the Jewish religion and the Christ
| ian religion and the Mahommedan religion
! but religion in its essential spirit is one and
| its essence is love of God and love of man. and
| that is the best religion which develops the
! best people-the most just and kindly people
! caring for those interests that make for hu,
| man happiness.-Rev. Z. L. Rexford, Universal
| ist, Columbus, Ohio.
POVERTY AND WEALTH.
Earthly riches have their temptations. but
| earthly poverty has Also There is danger of
the rich man fixing his affections on his pos
sessions, but there is denger of the poor mans
| poverty becoming TO him a snare There is 81
entrance afforded TO heaven through Christ
Jesus to the rich as well as the poor, and to the
poor as well as the rich.-kev. j. D. Sands, Pres
byterian, Pittsburg. Pa.
PROGRESSION.
| The sneers about the monkey ancestry of
! evolution need not trouble us. 1t is more en-
couraging to be a progressive ape who has
climbed to what we are than fallen angel go
| ing the other way. We are not fallen race.
| but rising one; not a penal colony of con-
demned criminals, but family of Gods chill
| dren taking our first lesson in life.-Rev. H. L.
Squires, Universalist, New York.
CHRISTIANS IN POLITICS
We are now living in dangerous condition
| 1t is impossible to bring up our children in a
pure and noble life. The atmosphere of the
/ city is impure, and it must be clarified by the
! Christian voters. If you allow unprincipled
men 10 frame the laws, and to make the city
dangerous for bringing up out daughters, it is
you as Christians that are responsble.-Rey.
| A. ]. Haupt, Lutheran. ST. Paul, Mimi.
SACRED WORK.
1t is not the kind of work performed that
makes it sacred, but its quality and spirit
Every Christian man he's a divine call to do
| the best work of which he is capable. A SER
mon may be preached as mere piece of sala-
! ried professionalism, while u physicians pre-
| scription for the suffering poor may be as holy
in the sight of the Heavenly Father as the
ministry OF an angel.-Rev. G. Partridge, Bap-
tist, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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