Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-19


The Ballot.-The greatest danger
which threatens our liberties and our
free institutions is the ignorant voter
who can he bought cheaply.-Rev. G. h.
Mitchell, Presbyterian, Kansas City,
Mo. Y4ts.sa
MISUNDERSTANDING to ones self will
shrivel up the soul, for we are all de-
pendent. morally and spiritually, on the
lives Of others.--Rev. K. j. Lewis, Con-
gregationalist, Willimantic, Conn.
Soberness. live soberly does not
mean to live gloomily or in melancholy.
Religion has been caricatured too much.
Living soberly means earnestly. with
purpose.--Rev. n. Luccock, Methodist,
Pittsburg. Pa.
Poodles-I know of no sadder sight
than to see great big, fnll-blooded
woman dragging around n dirty little
poodle dog, hugging it and talking baby
talk to it.-Rev. +. De Witt Talmage,
Presbyterian, Pittsburg, Pa.
Cycling.-What the church should do
to-day Is to make itself attractive to
wheelmen. The bicycle has come to
stay. and II 1t can be made use of In
church work, let this be dOne.-Rev. @.
ID. Crane, Congregationalist, Machias,
Me.
Bigotry.-In theology it is usually the
incompetent who are blgoted. In poll
tics the same thing Is true, and also
in finance. 1t Is the uninstructed and
narrow-minded who resort to abuse
Rev. III. w. Pinkham, Baptist, Den
yer, Colo.
Self-Denial.-In the world self-con-
fidence Is at premium, and by ii many
of the worlds marvels are wrought, but
in the kingdom OF God self -denial is at
a premium, and here the marvels are
wrought through reliance on God. Rev.
J. Il. Stout, Methodist, st. Paul, Mimi.
BY Faith Alone.-God's light and rev.
citation furnish us guide book to the
celestial city, while the impenetrable
mystery that surrounds his ways and
judgments fill the soul with awe and
reverence and bid us walk by faith and
not by sight.-Rev. NJ. =. Hunt, Bap-
tist, Louisville, Ky.
The Wide world.-The field is the
world. The place where religion is to
live and grow is not some cloister nor
some walled-in church, separated from
ordinary life. The field for religion is
the big outside, everyday world.-Rev.
g. Il. Brown, Congregationalist, Oak
land, Cal.
Death.-It Is impossible to say any
thing original on the subject Of death.
1t is theme so common and frequent
that at every tick of the clock among
the 1900 millions Of the human race,
fifty souls have passed into the other
world.-Rev. DR.. jackson, Episcopa-
Ian. Newport, r. /.
Mohammedanism.- Ii + Is ianity
would make much more rapid progress
II its followers were as devOut and loyal
to their faith as are the Mohammedans
to theirs. Only death or sickness pre-
vents the latter from attending the
ceremonies at the temple five times in
each day.-Antranig Azhderian, Arme-
nian, Scranton, Pa.
important considerations which should
shape every minister's work: fidelity
to him who called the minister to the
work; fidelity to the truth which he Ks
intrusted to deliver, and fidelity to
those to whom he is directed to deliver
it.-Rev. s. b. Anderson, Congregation
alist, Topeka, Kan.
The Holy Book.-Our source Of faith
Is the Book, the Word of God. The
source Of our faith does not emanate
from an old man sitting on the banks OF
the Tiber nor in company of bishops
with a car at its head, nor In a COM
pany Of Protestant bishops and preach
ers, but in the Book.-Rev. III. A. Buch-
tel, Methodist, Mount Vernon, n. Y.
Unitarianism.-We should be Uni
tarians, not merely because the ten
cts are more acceptable to our belief,
but also because we love God and are
fellow workers with him. We are fell
not fellow-thinkers, with
God. His truth Is grander than our
of IT can be.-Rev. G. T.
Unitarian, Lowell, Mass.
Life's Journey.-Life Is a journey
over a pretty interesting road, well |
worn by the feet Of many who have
gone before. marked with many guide |
board and danger signal. We are all
ever moving on and on. We |
have no fixed abode, we dwell all our |
days in tents.-Rev. G. T. Brown. Con,
Salt Lake City, Utah.