The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

in human propensities; not in worship, but
IN manner and dealing with one another
Rabbi l.. Weiss, Hebrew, Columbus. Ohio
CHURCH WORK.
Bringing men into the church is one thing:
training, disciplinfng and cultivating them
for great spiritual work is quite another. 1t is
one thing to quarry the marble; it is quite an
otner to bring out with tender touches the
image.-Rev. DR.. Williamson, Methodist, At
lanta, Ga.
CITY CHURCHES.
Cities should be the centers of ell moral and
religious forces. In the cities we should have
our strongest churches-not only strong nu-
merically, but strong also In faith, in love- in
zeal; strong in all the elements of Christian
charaeter.-Rev. Creighton Wones, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
MONOPOLY.
sign of the times is the unprecedented ac-
cumulation OF money, land and other property
reason why syndicate OF men should not own
the world some day.-Rev. B. Fay Mills, evan
gelist, New Haven, Conn.
DIVISION.
There is a disease which has for many years
afhlcted the church, and which some consider
lncurable. 1t is the disease of division. This
disease makes the church weak, while just
now there is special need that the church
should be strong.-Rev. Dean Hodges, Episco-
pallan, Augusta, Me.
If all who seek divorce were forbidden under
penalty TO marry again, unless the decree was
the marriage VOW, as defined by the Saviour,
n1ne-tenthS of our domestic troubles would
never see the hght.-Rev. J. H. o. Smith.
Chicago, Ill.
Christendom has bred socialism alone. It
does not exist in Turkey, Persia or China It
is mark of grand elements in the Christian
ity of Russia that it has fostered nihilism.
Chr1stendom brings up good weeds because it
has rank soll.-Rev. Nelson Millard, Presby-
terian, Rochester, n. Y.
ENVIRONMENT.
Change of environment will not save man.
AS with the man who wanted 10 raise animals
on the red rose bush, it cannot be done The
mans heart must be changed, not the environ
ment, in order to secure an entrance to Gods
kingdom.-Rev. John M. Dick, evangelist, Bos-
ton, Mass.
SICKNESS AND SIN.
There is no sickness of the body that has not
its corresponding sickness of the soul Leprosy
OF the body compares to sluggishness of the
soul, consumption to tepidity of the soul fever
to avarice, dropsy to pride; epilepsy, the fall
ing sickness, to fiekleness and inconsistency in
the service of Godfrey. Father Power Jesuit
New Orleans, La.
GENTLENESs.
Gentleness is the only power that can save
men; the law never did, and cannot. save
Prisons and houses of correC ton do not save
but 1t is the hand extended through the bars
the kindness and compassion shown. Persistent
Kindness, love and gentleness and sympathy
are what claim and lead to better life in The
end.-Rev George E. Reed, Methodist, York
Pa.
THE WAR SCARE.
The long. black shadow of war is casting ite
spell over Europe, and to q casual glance IL
would appear that it needs only one touch nj
the torch to ignite powder magazine that
factors in the movement of the day are the
spirit of unrest and the spirit of greed Rev,
William E. Danforth, Presbyterian, Chicago,
NATIONAL cEAPArTFp
A too commercial spirit characterizes our
lie. 1t is one thing for people to possess q
commercial spirit. but quite different thing
Tor that same spirit to possess their body and
soul. Commerce and markets are the ius1
pride and employments OF a nation, but they
alone viii not perpetuate a state. A grea,
state must grow men. Character is the sum.
nit of a nation.-Hon. Charles J. Neely. Ban
tist, Evanston, Ill.
REDEMPTION.
No man can fall so far away from God that
the law OF redemption cannot reach him
The individual who has the ability 10 fall very
low has also the ability to rise very high, i
only turned in the right direction. Some peo-
pie nave no ability 10 do either; but no matter
pardon through the blood of Jesus Christi
Rev. Dr.. Northcutt, revivalist, Houston, Tex
WAR.
This world seems to be one great battlefield
The ages are flled with the groans of the suf
ferers. The earth moves onward only to the
music OF groans. We speak of peace but it is
the peace OF the future, not of the past War
fare seems to be the normal state of the world
Plant feeds upon plant, fish upon fish. beasl
upon beast, man upon man.-Rev. George III
Combs, Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.
CORRECT LIVING.
Men do not need to be told to repent and be
lieve. But they need more to have preached
to them gospel OF correct living and of hon
est dealing, and of sixteen ounces to this
pound, and twelve inches to the foot, and q
three feet to the yard, and of obedience to the
law and of all that belongs Herewith i,
makes difference what man believes. but
vastly more difference how he lives.-Rey. DIR
Blake, CongregationalisI, New London Conn
THE PRESS.
We have here no censorship of the press, tha-
ubiquitous, omnlvorous. salacious menda
ci9us, venal, gossiping, censorious, judgmati
cal. charitable benefcent, most generous anc
indispensable monster, the champion giants IL
all contests, the power which makes and un
makes public opinion, photographs the face O.
society and tries beforehand every Government n
project and every law in church or state o
every name and nature under heaven. TIL,
courts in large sense have come TO be simpl,
the formal registers of the decisions OF tht
| PUBLIC press.-Rev. DR.. Sunderland, Presbyter
ian, Washington, d. c..
| CLEVELAND AND ARMENIANs.
! The President can hardly be too radical
am not sure but he would be warranted il
! violating the unwritten law of this NatioI