El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

Gems of Truth Cleaned From the Teach
ings of All Denominations.
There is no power ON earth like the
power of a great determination.-Rev:
DR.. Thompson, at Robinson Memorial
Church, Louisville.
Useless Griefs.
There are a large number Of griefs
that are entirely unnecessary and SELF
imposed because of the inferior ends
for which many Hve.-Rev. George d.
Baker, Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
Too Many Italics.
The young writer runs to italics. line
man with partisan spirit In religion
overemphasizes things and weighs down
life with oppressive seriousness.-Rev.
A. ]. Wells, Unitarian, San francisco.
Per Aspera ad Astra.
Is it not strange fact that every
thing in life has to fight for its exist
ence? All that is good has to be tor
tured before it becomes great. Rev.
g. R. Wallace, Congregational, of Chi
cago, at st. Louis.
Perils of the Ballroom.
Too often the fair maiden is intro
duced to society in the ballroom, and
there propensities are developed which
give a wrong conception of life and
its response bilities. George w.
Hatch, Baptist, Camden.
The Hope of Our Nation.
The hope of our nation is in our
womanhood, because women train our
children. Again, the hope of our nation
is with the young manhood that follows
this maternal training. Rev. DIR.
Hancher, Methodist, Kansas City.
The Real Owner.
A man may own the products of art
by payment for them, but his poor
neighbor, whose tastes are cultivated,
will own them more truly than their
legal owney.-Rev. DR.. Valentine, Luz
theran, of Gettysburg, at Mansfield, o.
The Voters Responsibility.
: What are we doing for the common
good of the community? The men who
hold the franchise make our laws and
the administration of them and our in
situations. They are what the voter
makes them.-Rev. George w. Mead,
Presbyterian, New York.
The Better Christian.
The poor soldier who knew little of
creed, but who gave his life for the
Union, was better Christian than the
pious fraud who stayed at home and
asked God to save this nation, but did
terest.-Rev. w. s. Rudolph, Independ-
emit Presbyterian, Denver.
Queen Mary's Catholicity.
The queen of Scots has been popular
ly canonized by Catholics for her stead
fast adherence to the prescribed faith
Had she accepted the principles of the
reformation it is more than probable
that she would have retained her crown,
her liberty and her life.-Rev. Joseph
V. O'Connor, Catholic, Philadelphia.
Glitter and Sham.
The dignity of King Agrippa was as
real as that of a corrupt United States
senator. All wealth is but glitter, all
show is but sham-the littleness of
irreligion! Irreverencs is always shall
lowness. Men still gather up the robes
of their petty pride and move out of
the sphere of pious influences
G. W. Williams, Baptist, Denver.
Money and the Church.
The income of every man, woman
and child in our country is 90 cents a
day. The 1.-THE of this would be $40
from each per year. There are 20, 900, :
900 commandments in America, and the
numerical strength of the church is
double that number. If the 40, 900, 900
gave the 1.-THE, it would be $500, 900, OCO
a year-Rev J. M. Foster, Reformed
Presbyterian, Boston.
Summer Immoralities.
The attitude of men and women in
summer is that of men and women off
their guard. They neglect to watch, and
how often when they wake up to find
trouble come upon them they complain
that it was all unexpected. 1t is as if
one should throw lighted match into
a powder magazine and then blame the
sudden result as unexpected. Rev. B.
F. Da Costa, Church of st. John the
Evangelist, New York.
Big Tales of Miners and Fishermen.
Why is this Klondike excitement so
prevalent? Simply because a steamship
arrived from Sitka a short time ago
with few miners with bags of gold,
having all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000. These miners told of their
finds, and at once the intelligence was
flashed all over the world. Then came
the rush. Miners and fishermen are
proverbial as having prediction for
stretching things. D. A. Black
burn, Church of the Strangers, New
York.
Christian and jew.
The Christian theologian conceived
the legend of the Wandering Jew. Ac-
cording to him deathlessness is the
Jews everlasting curse. 1t is his pun
ishment for having refused cody honors
to one of the illustrious of his family.
And he shall continue to live and to
suffer, to wander and to be nowhere at
rest until he shall be cured of his spirit
nal blindness and crawl to the cross of
the crucified God. This version has lost
its hold on the credulity of people. 1t is
an explanation that does not explain
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, Philadelphia,
at Atlantic City, N. ].
The Future.
Say what we will, the question of
tho future demands more thought than
ws often: suppOse Even wicked men