Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-21

fedCn the goal Tor years but the goal will be reached at last.-Mrs. Booth Tucker, salyationist, at Chicago.
 Jonah Up to Date.
 There is nothing more up to date along the lines of nineteenth century theology than the judgment of Proyi denee recorded in Jonah-Rev. o. S. Michael, Episcopal. Philadelphia
 Amusement Religions Rival.
 Heretofore the church rival in the contest for the possession of Sunday has been labor The time is in sight when her rival will be amusement.-Re Stephen D. Mcconnell, Episcopal, Brooklyn.
 Rich on Robbery.
 4 man may grow rich robbing wid- ows' houses, and the church elects him to an office if he will give tithe of his ill gotten gains to found q chair in a denominational eollege.-Rev N M Waters, Methodist, Chicago.
 Race Track Gambling.
 Gambling in any form is despioable, but race track gambling is tho arch vice Forgery, drunkenness, licentious- ness. inidelity to home and employer arc closely allied to it.-Rev. S. F. Young Presbyterian, Newark, N j.
 The Synagogue.
 The synagogue, like the heart, is an institution for the moral uplifting of the people, for the dissemination of truth and the cemcnting of relations of brotherhood between man and man - Rabbi Jacob Xoorsauger, San Francisco.
 What We Want.
 We want imperishable names, char acters which will stand the test of time Tho worlds history glows with the names of it's heroes, and they stand in a grand procession before our imagina- ton Rev. k. G. Seymour, Baptist. Philadelphia.
 Anarchist and Clergyman.
 All anarchist who dies, however mis- takenly, for humanity is better Chris tian ill my belief than clergyman, however deyout his prayers, who will not sacrifice for the cause of mankind Rev. w D. P Bliss, Congregational ist, San Francisco.
 Our Great Cities.
 The Greater New York and the great CT Chicago are yet to be. They will put their stamp upon America, the new world and the old These two cities moro than any others after London will have much to do in shaping the coming history of mankind. Kittrcdge Wheeler, Baptist, Chicago.
 Not Beyond Remedy.
 am frequently asked by prison off cials what is the use of my trying to convert these sinners. They tell mo these men arc hardened beyond all rem edy, but l don t believe it. These breth- ron of ours who have fallen love to hear the sounds of the gospel trumpet Rev Thomas Elgar, Prison Evangelist New York
 A Neighbor.
 Mere emotional benevolenee has no part ill real sympathy. Some people can weep over suffering and still do noth- ing If tho Samaritan had sat down and shed tears of sympathy and offered a feryont prayer and exercised a tender hope that Providence would somehow intercede, we never should have heard of him as Christ idea of neighbor = Rev. c. M Bowers, Baptist, Clinton. Mass
 We Need tho Lash.
 We need q sterner administration of law. Robberies accompanied with yio lenee have been so numerous that we may need tho methods of Mir Justice Day in Liverpool For deeds of person. al violence there the lash was unspar- ingly used, accompanied with long terms of imprisonment for the habitual criminal. Bishop Fallows, Reformed Episcopal, Chicago.
 Religion Torn In Parts.
 Is religion capable of being torn in parts? Can you add together the school, with it's improved discipline, the home, the concert, the art gallery, the ency- clopedia, the club, the ballot box-can you add all these fragments and have as result the church without ever needing to go inside house of worship I do not think so.-Rev Edward + tOWI6, Ontbdfla1, Boston.
 A Grave Situation.
 There are tens of thousands of men and women who flgB years ago were i'll the habit of attending church on Sun day who now spend the day riding in the country. During the same period other outdoor games on Sunday have wonderfully increased in popularity. As a result of 1t all the church is con. fronted with the gravest situation she has faced since the reformation. Rev. Stephen D. Mcconnell, Episcopal, Brooklyn.
 Plenty of Money For PrizeAghts.
 Many church members pay more for tobacco than toward the support of the gospel. Many would pay more to see Q bicycle race than to help bring about the millennium. Many will give pen nies to missions and spend dollars for jewelry. Seventy business men of New York subscribed $l, 400, GOO to build the Metropolitan Opera House There seems to be no trouble to raise $12, 900 for