The Winslow mail., 1897-02-27

/ filled with the radiance of Gods love
kills despair, kindles hope, begets obe-
dience and creates a deathless devotion
to Christ.-Rev. NJ. McDana, Congrega-
tional Brooklyn, N. Y.
Up or Down.-Humanity has been
aptly divided into two classes. lifters
and learners. Which are YOU? Every
individual is either a weight or a wing.
! Which are you?-Rev. A. z. Conrad
Congregationalist, Worcester, Mass.
Patriotism.-The true American citi-
zen stands for the whole country, not
part. AS whole is greater than any
OF its parts, the patriotic citizen will sub
ordinate his private interest to the good
of the whole.-Rev. J. X. Smith, Pres
byterian, Louisville, Ky.
Standing Still.-One of the saddest
things in life is to see Christian turn
back to sin; to serve the devil. You
will do one of two things-either grow
in grace or fall from grace. We can't
stand still in the Christian life-Dr.
Williams, Evangelist, Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Human Chrysanthemums.- Richard
son, the father of novelists, was over
90 before he wrote his first book of fic-
ton. If a man has not been q crocus
Towering early, let him hope to be a
chrySanthemum, that does not begin
to bloom until the frosts come.-Rev.
DR.. Gulette, Methodist, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The Sabbath.-We ought to be true
to the Sabbath of the Lord. This is the
day when the husband can rest from
the tolls of life, and when the mother
can teach her children the story of
Jesus. We as Christians ought to keep
the Sabbath day holy.-Rev. D. Turner,
Methodist, Evansville, Ind
The Saloons.-It is a notorious fact
that young men and laboring men of
moderate means spend the most money
In the saloons. No trades union or
eight-hour law will relieve the bur-
dens Of the laboring classes of the coun-
try so long as they impoverish them
selves at the dramshop.-Rev. Frank
Hungate, Baptist, Columbus, Ohio.
Home Life.-The spirit of the home
must be devout if the influence is to be
on the side of right. The undertone of
the home life is often more important
than the OvertOne. Parents should
bring daily heavenly influences to bear
upon those whom God has intrusted to
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gregationalist, Washington, D. G.
Printers Ink.-Many Christians do
not realize the value of printers ink.
Many church members are ashamed to
distribute religious tracts. Bibles,
tracts on religion and religious papers
ought to be distributed by Christians
by the thousands of millions every
year, far in excess of our present meth
ods.-Rev. W. G. Partridge, Baptist,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hard Times.-The Christian Church
of to-day is only half awake to her
duty toward the temporal wants of hu-
manity, and l thank God that the hard
times through which we have passed
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needy and has taught the poor man that
the church is really his FRIEND as
Christ meant it to be.-Rev. w. ].
Reid, Baptist, Rochester n. Y.
The Cross.-For more than 1,SOO years
the cross has been uplifting every ma
ton and tongue and tribe under heaven.
BY the cross men have been turned
back from darkness to light; by the
cross nations have been redeemed in a
day; by the cross man has been taught
Self-sacrifcing loye.-Rev. D. F. Smiley,
Presbyterian, Holmesburg, Pa. :.
Degeneration.-We see the whole
world in sin. We become so familiar
with sin that 1t ceases to be awful,
deadly. We toy with it, we analyze it,
we study it, we talk about the degen-
Grafton Of the human species, forget
ting that degeneration means departure
from God, departure from life, depar-
ture from the best power of our own
souls-Rev. ]. f. Egbert, Presbyterian,
St. Paul, Minn.
Anarchy.-There is no surer cure for
anarchy and socialism than the putting
Of men in the way Of acquiring a little
property of their own. When a man
owns a house and lot, or has even made
one payment towards it's acquisition, he
ceases to be a rampant socialist at once.
He no longer clamors for equal divis-
ion Of this worlds goods.-Rev. w. J.
Harsha, Collegiate Reformed, New
York City.
AltgeId and the Convict.
While Governor Altgeld was going