Connecticut western news., 1896-07-09
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
AN EPlToME OF THE SERMONS OF
 A WEEK
What the Pastors of the Country Are Thi.kinx and Saying-Thouxht For the

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 Edited by Will N. Gemens.l Following is summary of the prin- cipal sermons recently delivered in the United States and Canada by the lead ing clergymen, priests, prelates, rei- gious teachers and professors of the Christian faith. In every instance the full text has been carefully read and abbreviated:
 What Chicago Needs.
 What Chicago needs is not a revival of business, but revival of conscience. Rev. Kittredge Wheeler, Baptist. Chicago
 Love is the greatest and grandest foundation stone upon which the human character is built Lacking it. man is . moral zero-Rev. o. J. Davies, Epis- ooealian, Haddonield. Pa
 Heaven.
 Heaven is but another word for har- mony hell, for discord- In harmony is blended all that is good and true, and harmony means happiness Rev. Dr. Mitchell, Methodist, Kansas City.
 No Creeds-
 Love of God and love of man are the only requisites of religious faith today. The only test of the religion the world cares for today is the word character. Celia P. Wooley. Independent. Chicago
 A National Sin.
 ,v,ol ,o f3rxa.l ry, fhe. altar of covetousness-duty, honor, re- Hgion, patriotism Is it not becoming the national sins-Rev. Washington Gladden., Congregationalist, Colum- bus, O.
 Use of Wealth.
 A man with honestly acquired wealth, using it for the benefit of his race, is one of the grandest sights of all ages Gold is only current to the rave.-Rev. George R Wallace, Congregationalist, Chicago.
 The Christian minister should be the most manly of men. He should be re- spected for his manhood, and not feared for his priesthood or laughed at for ghosthood Cortland Myers, Bap- tist, Brooklyn
 Education.
 There is a moralizing influence in learning The educated man is, by vir- tue of his education, more likely to be pure and true and good than the Hitter ate.-Rev. L. F. Marten, Baptist, As bury Park, N. J.
 Parental Authority.
 We want liberty for man, woman and child, but we want the child under sub jection while under parental authority, so that they may be under control as a citizen.-Rev. J. F. F. Bradley, African Methodist, Dallas
 Gods World. This is not our world We did not make it; we bring nothing into it; we take nothing away with us; it was all here before we came and will remain after we leave. Dr. Weld, Inde- pendent Baltimore.
 It is not luck that enables men to climb to positions of merit and attain ments; it is the natural consequence of high and noble purpose coupled with industry. NJ. c. Coleman, Meth odist Beardstown, Ills.
 Science.
 Science is simply inquisitiveness- the thinker seeking some reason for un- answered enigmas- The astronomer in think Gods thoughts Howard Duffield. Presbyterian. New York
 The Law.
 The discovery of law as operative in the natural world has made possible.true science. Lawfulness is synonymous with progress Sequence and order are the fundamental features of law.-Rev. A z. Conrad. Congregationalist, Boston.
 The Bible
 The best answer to criticism of Scrip ture is Scripture. Know your Bible from cover to cover. The tidal wave of oppo- sition to the church is best met by a clear presentation of gospel truth Rev. Wayland Hoyt. Baptist, Philadel- phia
 Religious Life.
 Never was the religious life of peo- pie more intense and throbbing with energy than it is at this moment among the Americans, and they are the most in- telligent and progressive people in the world.-Rev. H. B. Steelman, Baptist, Salt Lake City.
 The Flag.
 A flags responsibility depends upon what 1t stands for. The stars and stripes stand for government of the people, the liberty of the people. The flag stands for freedom and for honor and right-Rev. c. L. Thompson, Presby- terian, New York.
 Society and the Church.
 The Christian church is not a reli- gious club, which meets weekly for pur- poses of mutual acquaintance and inn provement. Sociability is good and needed thing, but the church is not mutual admiration society.-Rev. W. T. McElveen, Congregationalist Brook lyn-
 Church Growth.
 The church is numerically stronger than ever before; the influence of the church and pulpit is stronger than ever before; Christian principles are infuenc- ing the minds of men more deeply and in more ways than ever before. F. W. Hamilton, Universalist, Roxbury, Mass.