The morning times., 1896-07-20

Following is Il summary OF the principal
sermons recently delivered in the United
States and Canada by the leading clergy
men, priests, prelatcs, religious teachers
and professors of the Christian faith. In
every instance the text has been carefully
read and abbreviated:
PEssIMISM.
A trip around tue world VIII QUICKLY
remove all pessimistic thoughts. Rev
Charles YatnIan, Methodist, Asbury Park,
y. j.
LOCKING BACKWARD. :.
The past has a power. The wise man
is the man who s,metimes looks back on
his track. Rev W. II. Pulsrord, Episco-
paIian, Waitham. Mass.
EDUCATION.
Education is not completed with the
graduation "a school. Thrust lie Il process
as endless as eternity itself. Rev. I. j.
Mackay, Episcopalian, Omaha.
MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN.
There are enough mysteries in me man
10 occupy it Whole life time TO study. We
don't need la teach tirds To sing. Rev. j.
II. Miller, Methodist, Pittsburg.
CHURCH UNITY.
The churches are realizing one common
cause, the welfare of humanity: une com
mon enemy. SIN: one COinmonleader. Christ.
- Rev. Walter Dole, Universalist, Enfield,
y. H
NAEIoWNEss.
Narrow minded people are always I'M
happy from the fact that they do not look
ahead and search for the outcome. Look at
lie broadly, and you cannot faii To lie
happier Rev. Z. NJ. Wood, Methodist,
Allegheny, Pa.
METHoDISM.
The Methodist church has grown until
today one out of every four zen persons, one
out Of every live Christians and one out Of
every three Protestant church members is
Il Methodisi.-Eev. ". ]. Thompson, Meth
cist, Worcester, Mass.
VIRTUE AMID VICE.
The supreme object Ct preaching is TO
show that we can lie both righteous and
busy: that we can live heavenly lives while
standing down upon the ground among
things that are earthly.-Rev. Dr. Colvile,
Presbyterian, jamestown, n. Y.
LIFE.
LfeiS 4 divine education. Happy are we
if W can believe in our lcart Of hearts that
life is a perpetual discipline whose end is
tie perfection of character in Gods own
J. W. Churchill, CoDgrcga-
tiopalist, Nashua, n. H.
HUMAN SUFFERING.
Suffering is partly tie product Of sin.
partly of Ignorance. II Is designed for
correction and perfection. 1t stimulates
men intellectually, thus leading to dis
covery. invention and universal progress.
Rev. J. II. Crum, Congregationalist, TerIe
Haute, Ind.
TIE DIVINE LIFE.
Christ showed that the Divine life can
be lived anywnere-in city, country, howell,
palace, i'll the midst OF b.setncrts and
temptations, Ioverties or richcs-wberever
the method of Christ Is fo!Iowed.-Rev.
Dr.. webb, Independent, Baltimore.
JOURNALISM.
The Amerio an press has becornea powerful
i'm II. ea surable one. 1t can
take a bad politician and destroy him.
Across the water they cali Americans
yet We have 100000 LEWIS
papers and periodicals. Rev. II. III. Gal
aher, baptist, Brooklyn.
MAN AND WOMAN.
The subsection Of the wifeto the husband
in the family is the key to the woman
question The unit is not the individual,
pair. Man was created first and invested
with don inion.-Rey j. N. Foster, Pres
byterian, Boston.
THE RIGHT ROAD.
There are no short cuts. There is no
royal road to knowledge. Many young
men rely upon their snartneSs, Others
on their wealth or social position, but
these without earnest, faithful work will
not bring SuCcesS.-Rev. C. W. Biddle,
UnivcTsalist, Spencer, Mass.
HYPOCRISY.
We should he careful against setting our
religious profession above our life, as in
coming 10 holy communion Irreverentiy or
being demoEStrative or making parad. of
-eligion White our lives are not what they
ought Ia te.-Rev A. A. Cairns, Episco
palian, Newport, VT
ARMENIA AND CUBA.
1t is not right that the Turks should
ma ss;cre the Armenians. The powers Of
the world should step in and stop it. 1t
Is not right that Spain should crush pa
triots in Cuba, ard this country should
send forth an army and navy to stop
IT,. Rev. DR.. Thomas, independent, Chi
go.
PRACTICAL RELIGION.
Let us bring on the platforms OF our
churches once or twice a year the ripe
fruits of our Christian deeds in Il Child
saved from the streets, a girl from the
social bells, Il naked, starving outcast
clothed and fed. This would he worth
r. A. White, Univcrsalis
Chicago.
BEELZEBUB.
The devil is very wicked, false and
Intrue The extent of his power and
is not known. He has u per-
He cannot lie conceived as an
ibstract influence. He goes to church and
trusts himself upon the Company of the
/. r. King, Methodist, Co
umbus, Ohio.
KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE.
II the knowledge of God were but a
study of scientific propositions, We could
master them by training the intellect,
cut while knowledge may increase cur
faith we must have love in our hearts
oefore we can reach full and perfect
knowledge. A. b. Ba ker, EpiscopaliaD,
Princeton, N. j.
CIVILIZATION.
The aim Of civilization is to unity the
ace, and the most potent factor in civil
ization has been religion. Jew, Chris
ian and Mohammedan agree that there is
Dne everlasting and true God, worthy OF
whose laws we disobey at our
1eril-Rev. j. I. Rose, Episcopalian, Gaze
iowa, n. Y.
DEATH
Death is process Of life. The lowest
'orms of life do not die. They divide and
multiply. There are forms OF life today
hat are hundreds of millions of years old.
is their natural state. Death
was introduced into higher forms as a
process of life. Rev. F. B. vrooman,
Presbyterian, Chicago.