Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02


Christian Science.-Christian science
b a species OF muddy pantheism, which
teaches that sin and disease are alike
devoid of reality.-Rex. John Fox, Pres
byterian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The People.-The eternal right looks
to the masses and not the classes. God
looks to the managers Of the earth
more than to the palaces.-Rev. DR..
Thomas, Independent, Chicago, Ill.
Old Glory.-There is no room In this
country for any other flag than Old
Glory; 1t is good enough for us, and
should be good enough for those who
seek our shores.-Rev. Thomas Carroll,
Catholic, Oil City, Pa. :.
Citizenship.-Theb best American is he
who lives up to the best ideals Of Q
Christian manhood, valuing liberty for
his own enjoyment and seeking to give
the enjoyment OF 1t to all others who
seek it.-Rev. Father Couaty, Catholic.
Worcester, Mass.
Tyranny.-There is no tyranny known
to men larger or more cruel than the
tyranny Of opinion. The higher the
theme, the more vitality 1t takes hold Of
life, and when men think intensely they
feel deeply.-Rev. Gunnison, Universal
list, Worcester, Mass.
Preaching.-No book, no written dis
course, orally undelivered, can take the
place Of the living preacher. The fash
Of the eye, the gesture Of the hand, the
tone of the voice, can never be pro-
duced on paper.-Rev. John Shape.
Baptist, Camden, N. j.
Poverty.-It is law of Gods gov
eminent that Incidence win reduce TO
poverty, and that extraya gance will In
time squander the greatest wealth. Il
is not the fault Of Gods providence that
80 many are poor.-Rev. w. G. Webb,
Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa.
Our Young People.-The ruin of chill
dren and young men and women in our
great cities Is awful to contemplate.
The future of this country depends
upon the saving Of the young. Every
member Of our church ought to enlist
heartily in this colossal task.-Rev. w.
B. Partridge, Baptist, Cincinnati, Ohio.
War.--War is a great evil. Woe to
the jingoism that wakes it's echoesi
Woe to the politician that lets loose tn
dogs for political effect Woe to thu
nation that, without justifying cause,
solemn and awful sense of right, fiinge
down its gauntlet.-Rev. j. S. Helm.
Presbyterian, Westminster, Pa.
Sour Religion.-Many pevish, cross
tempered Christian man or woman who
wonders why their religion has so little
effect on family and friends, may find
the answer in their having a sour re-
ligion. Let all such change Mt once to
sweet religion, and they will then see
some effect.-Rev. r. j. Patterson,
Methodist, Camden, N. J..
The True Church.-The true church
demands a unity Of doctrine; a unity
Of worship; unity Of government. A
unity Of doctrine has characterized the
Church of Rome from the beginning,
when 1t was founded upon these words
of Christ. The same doctrines which
the apostles held and clearly set forth
are the doctrines of the Church to-day.
Rev. Father Sherman, Catholic, st.
Joseph, Mo.
Men Wanted.-The present age clam
ors for moral men, for men physically
sound and morally clean. They are
sadly needed in these days. Honesty,
ability and intelligence have disdained
to assert themselves aggressively in the
affairs Of men, and the result Is a rot
ten and fetid putridity, whose stencil
offends the nostrils Of men.-Rev. @. b.
Mitchell, Methodist, Kansas City, Mo.
Scolding.-Scolding is a bad habit,
and Involves an endless amount of trou-
BILE for all concerned. 1t Is not a new,
nineteenth century fad, but habit as
old as 1t Is bad, and made almost part
Of human nature by centuries of prac-
tice. 1t Is an evidence that the devil,
and not the grace of God, controls tina
heart.-Rev. f. Bergstresser, Lutheran,
Allegheny, Pa.
Charlottesville greatest questions of
the world are about education. All
civilized nations now accept the fact
that into school children can be nut
the qualities wanted later on the battle
field. and that so education is the
greatest power at the control of the
nations. Intelligence is the real ruler
of the world, and the best freedom is
compatible only with the best liberty.
Rev. s. +. ScOvel, Congregationalist.
Wooster, Ohio.
Parental Government.-There is
laxity Of modern parental training. We
crlticse the Puritans for the strict gov
eminent of their children, but they give
to the world generation of great and
good men. We run to the other ex-
treme, and our children control and
direct us. With no recognition of fam
lily government, thsy fan Is observe the
rights of, civil government. Hence
they INDUCES IN svice and sqrine.zRev.
L. j. Leak, Methodist, Pittsburg, Pa.
"As Thick Skinned ASP"
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