The morning times., 1896-11-02
Some Timely Thoughts From
a Variety of CreedS.
SUMMARY OF MANY SERMONS
Ignorant Voter Is tie Greatest
Danger Threatening Free Institu-
tiOns-Doctrines of Demagogues
Should BE Avoided-Followers of
the Red Flag Not Christians.

THE BALLOT.
The greatest danger which threatens our
liberties and our free institutions is the l e.
norant voter who can he bought cheaply.-
Rev. e Is. Michel, Presbyterian, Kansas
City, No.
DANGER.
Beware of the doctrines advanced by pro-
fesSiuial agitaturs and demagoGucs lest We
are caugh, in Il great disaster and all perish.
Rev. W K. Taylor, Methodist, Rochester,
n. Y.
SELFISHNEsS.
Living to ones self W i'll shrivel up the soul.
for we are all dependent morally and spirit
ually on the lives of othcrs.-Rcv. +. j.
Lewis, Cungregauonalist, Wliimahtic'
Conn.
TIE RED FLAG.
Socialists, communists, anarchists ana
those engaged in disntcgrating society are
not Christians, but either are atheists or
infidels.-Rev. ID. b. Randolph, Methodist,
Jersey City, y j.
SOBERNESS.
To live sobcrly does not mean to live
sloomily or in melancholy Religion has
been caricatured too much. Living sohcr!y
means earnestly, with purpose.-Rey. N.
LucCock, Methodist, rittsburG, Pa.
know of no sadLler sight than to see
great big, full-blooded woman dragging
around dirty little poodle dog, husging
1t aud talking baby talk To t.-Rev +. De
Witt Talmage, Presbyterian, Pittsburg, Pa.
CYCLING.
What the church should do today is to
make its.lf attractive to wheclnien. The
bicycle has come 10 stay, and if it can be
IL - If ha
done. Rev. c. d. Crane, Congregational
list, Machias, Me.
BIGOTRY.
In theology it is usually the incompetent
who are bigoted. In politics the same
thing is true. and also iii finance. IL is
the uninstructcd and narrow minded who
resort to abuse Rev II. W. Pinkham,
Baptist, Denver, Col.
ELF-DENIAL.
In the world self-confidcncc is at n pre-
MUM, and by il many of the world S
marvels are wrought but in the kingdom
of bod self-denial is at a premium. and
here the narvels are wrought through re-
lance on God. Rev. J. +. Stout, Methodist,
st. Paul. Ninn.
BY FAITH ALONE.
Gods light and revelation furnish us a
impeuctrable mystery that surrounds His
ways and judgments fill the soul with awe e
and reverence and bid us walk by faith
and not by sight. Rev. NJ p Hunt, Baptist,
Louisville. KY.
THE WIDE WORLD.
The field is the world. The place
where religion is 10 live and grow is not
some cloisler nor some walled-in church.
separated from ordinary life. The field
for religion is the big outside, everyday y
world. .-Rcv. C. r. Brown, ,Congregationalist,
Oakland, Cal.
DEATH
1t is impossible to say anything original
on the subject of death. II is n theme
SO common and frequent that ut every tick
of the clock among the fifteen hundred
millions of the human race, fifty souls have
passed into the other world. -Rcv. DR..
jackson, Episcopalian, Newport, R. l.
MoHAMMEDANISM.
Christianity would make much more rapid
progress If its followers Were as devout and
loyal to their faith rs are the MohamnIed-
ans to theirs. only death or sickness pre-
vents the latter from attending the ccrc-
monies at the temple five times in each
day.-AntraniS Azhderian, Armenian, Scran'
ton, Pa.
"oiNh VI L II
There are three 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
is instructed to deliver, and fidelity tu
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 a COM
pany of bishops with car at its head,
nor in company of Protestant bishops
and preachers, but in the Book.-Rev. II. A
Buchtei, Methodist, Mount Vernon, n. Y
UNITARIANISM.
We should be UnitarianS not merely be
cause the tenetS are more accepta BILE t.
our belief, but also because we love God
and are fellow workers with Him. We arc
fellow laburers, not fellow thinkers, with
God. His truth is grander than our "oncep
ton of it can he.-Rev. c. T. Billings, Uni
tartan, Lowell, Mass.
LIES JOURNEY.
Life is journey over pretty inter.
esting road, well Worn by the feet If many
who have gone before, marked with many
n guide board and danger signal. We are
all Travellers. ever moving ON and on. We
have no fixed abode, we dwell all oul
days in Jents.-Rev. C. T. Brown, Congre
gationalist, Salt Lake City, Utah.
CHURCH SIDE SHOWS.
The church is not n theatcr. :: lcctur,
room or an amusement hall. I've seen l.;
thousand and one things tried which tilet
the pews for the time being. They Were
secular affairs, and when they We're don,
there were no results. A minister SHOULD
preach the gospel, and only that.-Rev. ]
W. Hathaway, Presbyterian, Jersey City
N. ].
INFLUENCE OF SIN.
Every sinner sinks in the eyes of hi
fellows. Men may join you in evil doin,
but they cannot respect you for it. Sill
debases the soul in the estimation o
others. There is moral tonic in tn,
good opinion men have OF US. 1t helps IL
| to keep up a certain standard OF conduct
Rev. a. X. Bartholomew, Episcopaliar
| Pottsvlle, Pa.
CHRISTIANITY.
Christianity has given the world its bes
civilization. 1t has raised the estimat
OF human life, and has been the unconquer
| ing foe of every corruption in Church an
| State. No other religion had such mas
| VI CNiDtiIS IA isS ShiioS anu III
| Christian religion fit the human lie eN
actly. Rev. David Gregg. Presbyterian
| Brooklyn, n. Y.
PRAYER.
| Let us pray. Prayer is the converse c
the heart with God. In it we addrcs
Him as our omnipotent and loving fathel
| In response we receive the whispered wor
1 OF direction, the needed balm of consola
| Lion. the experience, the comfort that flow
from feeling that our little lives are float
ing on the stream of the divine purpose!
Rev. S. G. Nelson, Baptist, Brooklyn
n. Y.
| GOOD WORKS.
God wants more good works. on Il