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nlled with the radiance Of Gods love,
kills despair, kindles hope, begers ODE
dience and creates deathless devotion
to Christ. Rev. M. McDana, Congrega-
tional, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Up or Down.-Humanity has been
aptly divided into two classes, filters
and learners. Which are you? Every
Individual is either weight or a wing.
Which are you?-Rev. A. 2. Conrad,
Congregationalist, Worcester, Mass.
Patriotism.-The true American citi-
zen stands for the whole country, not a
part. AS a whole is greater than any
Of itsparts, the patriotic citizen will sub
ordinate his private interest to the good
Of the whole.-Rev. ]. X. Smith, Pres
byterian, Louisville, Ky.
Standing Still.-ene of the saddest
things in life Is to see Christian turn
back to sin; to serve the devil. You
will do one of two things-either grow
in grace or fall from grace. We can't
stand still in the Christian life-Dr.
Williams, Evangelist, Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Human Chrysanthemums.-R
son, the father of nQvelists, was over
80 before he wrote his first book Of fic-
ton. If man has not been a crocus
Towering early, let him hope to be a
chrysanthemum, that does not begin
to bloom until the frosts come.-Rev.
DR.. Gulette, Methodist, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The Sabbath.-We ought to be true
to the Sabbath of the Lord. This Is the
day when the husband can rest from
the tolls Of life, and when the mother
can teach her children the story OF
Jesus. We as Christians ought to keep
the Sabbath day holy.-Rev. ID. Turner
Methodist, Evansville, Ind.
The Saloons.-It Is a notorious fact
that young men and laboring men OF
moderate means spend the most money
in the saloons. No trades union OF
eight-hour law will relieve the bur
dens of the laboring classes Of the coun
try so long as they impoverish them
selves at the dramshop.-Rev. Frank
Hungate, Baptist, Columbus Ohio.
Home Lfe.-The spirit of the home
must be devOut If the influence Is to be
on the side of right. The undertone OF
the home life Is often more important
than the overtone. Parents should
bring daily heavenly influences to beal
upon those whom God has intrusted tc
their care.-Rev. NJ. r. Fishburn, Con
gregationalist, Washington, d. G.
Printers Ink.-Many Christians d.
not realize the value of printers ink
Many church members are ashamed t.
distribute religious tracts. Bibles
| tracts on religion and religious papers
ought to be distributed by Christian:
| by the thousands Of millions every
year, far in excess of our present meth
ods.-Rev. w. G. Partridge, Baptist
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hard Times.-The Christian Churcl
Of to-day Is only half awake to hel
| duty toward the temporal wants Of hu
mainly, and thank God that the hart
| times through which we have passed
have opened her eyes to her duty to tn,
needy and has taught the poor man tina
the church Is really his friend, a.
| Christ meant it to be.-Rev. w.
Reid, Baptist, Rochester, n. Y.
| The Cross.-For more than 1,S00 year
| the cross has been uplifting every ma
ton and tongue and tribe under heaven
| BY the cross men have been turned
back from darkness to light; by tn,
cross nations have been redeemed in ;
| day; by the cross man has been laugh
self-sacrificing love.-Rev. ID. f. Smiley
Presbyterian, Holmesburg, Ia.
| Degeneration.-We see the who'll
world in sin. We become so familia
with sin that it ceases to be awfsl
deadly. We toy with 1t, we analyze u
we study it, we talk about the degen
| Grafton of the human species, forget
ting that degeneration means departur
from God, departure from life, depaI
ture from the best power of our owl
souls-Rev. J. Il. Egbert, Presbyterian
st. Paul, MINI.
Anarchy.-There is no surer cure 70
anarchy and socialism than the putin
of men in the way of acquiring n littl
property of their own. When n ma
owns house and lot, or has even mad
one payment towards It's acquisition. h
ceases to be a rampant socialist at one,
He no longer clamors for equal divi:
ion of this worlds goods.-Rev. w.
Harsha, Collegiate Reformed, Ne,
York City.
Altgeld and the Convict.