The herald., 1896-12-20
GE KSaaFROM THE PULPIT

United States md Canada by the lead
M clergymen. priests, prelates. re-
lleious tsachersfand professors Of the
Christian faiths In every instance the
text has been carefully read and abbre-
Viated-By the Buffalo IN. Y) Times.
WORK FOR WOMEN.
70 woman has dawned the era Of an
houorable Independence. The door of
honorable self-support has opened to
her.-Rey. ]. s. Montgomery. Methodist,
Toledo, o.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..
recognize the enormity Of the liquor
trafEic, recognizes all the baneful effects
Of It. If could blot 1t out by laying
DOWN my life At this moment would do
H-Rev. c. A. Barbour. Baptist,
Hochester, N. Y
THE DEVIL
tn idea of the devil may be traced 70
the same source,from which springs the
idea Of quality in all things-the i'm
measurable, the sunknowable, the In
ilnite-Dr. ]. D. Buck, Theosophist, Gin
cinnati, o.
What = genius? 1t is extraordinary
capacity for labor. The great prizes
Of life are won only by exhausting and
long continued toll. A prodigious ca
pacity for work is geniua-Rev. w. &.
Partridge. Baptist. Cincinnati, O.
HEAVEN.
When we think of the vastness Of the
universe and of the impurity of the
world we long for place where our
place Of everlasting joy, peace and fe-
licity.-Rev. r. F. Maclaren, Presbyte-
rian. San Jose, Cal.
SELFISHNESS
The miser, whether 1t be Of money or
9f any other powers, dwindles and be-
comes dwarfed. The injury done to
ones nature by isolation. and withhold
ing from his fellow creatures is beyond
calculation.-Rabbi Philipson, Hebrew,
Cincinnati. o.
Rules.
Some men have fabily prayers and are
- regular at church as the janiter. The
keeping of a lot of rules is not absolute
proof Of love Of God or man. The people
who crucified Christ had plenty of rules
and kept them.-Rev N. w. Reed, Inde-
pendent, Denver, Col
Cuba.
It Is not only anhonor .bu tit Is priv
ilege to die for our country or for relig-
ion. The Cuban patriots who we're slain
in the struggle for freedom will be hon.
ored and revered as long as speech con-
tinues to be feature of human charac-
teristics.-Rev. Ernest Lyon. Methodist,
EDUCATING THE CLERGY.
Search out young men full of the Holy
Ghost and wisdom, and surround them
with educational influences which will
develop their aptitude for the ministry.
Take away the shackies. Gods truth
will endure and soul and intllct will own
It's sovereignty.-Bishop White, Episco-
palian, Indianapolis, Ind.
EQUALITY.
There are no kings or oeurtiers here,
no aristocracy, no privileged classes
whatsoever. But we are all kings and
priests unto God And the highest things
OF spirit are tl}eAcom aons daily portion
Of every soul that VIII take them.-Rev.
j. H. Ecob, Congregationalist, Denver,
Col
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The very exiAtence of two gmammoth
combinations 81 capital on the one hand
and organized labor on the other, incor-
porated for offensive and defensive war;
fare, is an ever present and all convinc-
ing proof tlf4t~they are bent on biting,
II not devouring one anoter.-Rev. B. G.
Newton, Congregationalist, Cleveland,
Ohio.
TIME
It has been said that in youth Time
walks; in middle age Time ambles, ard
that in old age Time passes on In fever
ish haste, anxious to reach the goal. The
point should be with us all that we
should make the most of our life. Time
Is a most important factor, and the more
experienced we gett more do we value
time.-Rev. Wayland .Hoyt, Baptist,
Minneapolis.
The optimist is the happy man, not
the pessimist. But the optimist must
have God as his Inspiration to be true
optimist. A man who climbs dizzy
height must look up If his head swims,
or lse he will fall. There are men climb
ing the heights of the worlds ambitions
today who need to look up to od.-Rev
William Sholar, Baptist. Brooklyn.
TEACH THYSELF.
Man is the bset instructor of man.
Even God himself in order to reach
man, had to become one of us. He who
would lead others to Christ must first
find him for himself 1t is the man who
has found Ckrist-not the scholar, not
the sage, not the jurist not the preacher,
the finder, the believer, the follower
Rev. Richard Harcourt, Methodist,
Philadelphia. Pa
JOURNALISM
When the people cease to be dishon-
est, the newspapers will become fair and
independent When the people cease to
demand sensational news. then its pub
lication will be stopped. But until that
day dawns, the newspapers will remain
as they now exist. the purveyors of the
class of news demanded by their read
ers.-Rev. A. l.. Hudson, Unitarian, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
WOMAN'S LOVE
Woman's redeemed heart must lead
u.s. Woman s. love in the hovel, among
the mountains, in the palace, on the
plains, In the cot, by the brook. is ever
the same. Without it earth would be
colder than the Icy grave. Heaven with
out 1t would be the deepest hell. God is
setting her free to do the work he in
tends her to do.-Rev. ]. H. o. Smith,
Christian church, Chicago.
EXCELSIOR.
The soul of mankind longs after social
right and social good. 1t yearns and
prays to see this world of ours. which is
20 full of imperfections and evils
brought higher and higher to a state of
perfection and general WELL being. Who
ever causes humanity, even in one small
community to come one step nearer to
the ideal goal Is 'reverenced by all men
rs a benefactor.-Rabbi Moses, Hebrew
Louisville, KY.
RICH AND POOR.
In all ages there has been hatred be.
tween the rich and the poor. Jesu.
Christ will yet lay one hand upon the
shoulder of Dives and one hand upor
the shoulder of Lazarus and set then
face to face, until each shall claim tbs