The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PROGRESS
An EpitOme Of Sermons Of the Week
Throughout the Land.

Following is summary OF the principal
sermons recently delivered in the United
States and Canada by the leading clergy
men, priests, prelates, religious teachers
and professors of the Christian faith. In
every instance the full text has been care
fully read and abbreviated.
NEWSPAPERS.
The daily newspaper is q brief daily encvclo.
pedia, and, il wisely used, it is an education in
ltself.-Rev. w. Hayes Moore, Doylestown, Pa
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
am glad the American people with one
voice have said land-grabbing on the Amerl-
can Continent by European powers must cease
Rev. Dr. Barrows, Presbyterian, Chicago, III.
INFLUENCE.
Our influence is immortal. 1t is the i'm
mortal part of us. Our deeds, our thoughts
live on forever and forever. Each propagates
after its own kind.-Rev. Carlos Martyr, Chi.
cago, Ill.
THE TURKS
II we have any surplus guns or ammunition
let US send them to the Armenians If we
must fight, let US fight the unspeakable Turk.
Rev. D. N. Griffin, Methodist, New Haven,
Conn.
MARRIAGE.
The husband, when he marries below his
social level, elevates his wife. When the
woman marries below her level she descends
TO her husbands plane.-Rev. NJ. C. Peters.
New York City.
All gentlemen are not Christians. Int oil
true Christians are gentlemen. The most re-
inning, culturing and purifying influence on
earth is the gospel OF Jesus Christ. Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmage. Presbyterian, Pitts.
burg, Pa.
If wine is made it will be drunk; If it IS
drunk the drinker will become drunken wine
drinking leads to brandy drinking; the end is
q chamber OF horrors.-Rev. C. E. Smith, Ere
donna, n. Y.
THE DEVILS POWER.
God sometimes restraints the power of the
devil. There is limit when his hellish pur-
poses are checked. The devil is very powerful,
put he is not almighty.-Rev. E. C. Yerkes'
Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa.
ARBITRATION.
look forward to the epoch when a court
recognized by all nations will settle interna-
standing armies, as they do in Europe. Rev,
9. A. Christensen, Episcopalian, Indianapolis.
Ind.
CHRISTIANITY.
Christianity is a regulatiye power. II pivas
the eye glow, the hand and voice heartiness,
and makes everything harmonious. 1t con
stantly throws out Its life and radiates its
glory.-ReV. G. Monroe Royce, New York City.
MANHOOD.
True Christian manhood consists as m UGH in
living good life outside the pale of the
church, at home, and in the world, as 1t does
in being good at prayer meetings and other
JOHN Evans, BaD-
fist, Westerly.
POLITICS AND BUSINESS.
The best men, the purest and strongest. ought
TO be IN politics, but not TO make of il q bust
ness. The path of politics as business is the
most dangerous which one can Walk-Rey
j. Is. smith, Methodist. Camden, N. j.
DOGS.
Heredity and environment play upon human
nature, on Oh aracter. / had Scotch terrier
| brought from Texas. He was ratter from
Rattersville: 1 got poodle and he became
Just as good a ratter by association.--Rev. Sam
Jones, at Augusta, Me.
LEGAL MURDER.
War is legalized murder. No argument how.
ever timely spun, can change that dictum,
War is a school for thieves robbers and muir
derers. 1t teaches men the art of strategy.
lying, theft and killing. 1t hardens human ma
ture,-Dr Joseph Silverman, Hebrew, New
York City.
UNITARIANIsM.
Unltarlan1sm means that there is band of
men and women who dare to think. II means
the deepening. the frightening of the con-
science. the declaration of human right, the
assertion that what is good down here is good
up there.-Rev. Minot ]. Savage, Providence,
Z. l.
LOVE OF MONEY.
some people SO cling TO their pelf and tinsel