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est light and the highest knowledge which
his perceptive faculties are capable OF re-
ceiving. REV. U. s. Milburn. Universalisy.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
THE BONDAGE OF EvIL.-Thousand
OF men all about us ave bound hand and
foot by the cords Of their SINS and are
helpless victims to the temptations about
them. All their strength OF will and power
OF determination can not free them from
the bondage OF their sinful natures and evil
habits. There is only one power that can
Jesus Christ, who died 10 Wdeem the world
from sin.--Rev. p. G. Curwick. Methodist,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
SALOON PATRONAGE Some years ago
when lived in Virginia obtained statis-
tics on this subject, and found that there
were $50 distileries In the State. | had
often wondered why poor old Virginia was
so poor; never knew why II was SO until
then. II Is the poorereclass OF people-not
then. 1t is the poorer class Of people-not
tingulshed from the rich--who support the
saloons. The rich people do not patronizo
saloons. Rev. j. w. Duffy, Methodist,
Washington, ID. q.
FREEDOM Freedom Is not ours yet,
and when we obtain It We must remember
that 1t Is not an end in ITSELF and thai. q
man is not necessarily good because he is
free. Freedom is an opportunity. We use
freedom to discover the truth, and men
need the truth abort body, mind and soul.
A man who holds wrong ideas OF God dis
honors Him. The truth-seeker is the God
seeker, and the only God seeker and for
the sake OF truth, God and men need to be
free.-Rev. M. j. Savage. Unitarian. New
York City.
CONVERSION. II do not find much diff
ference between converted people and I'M
converted. There is no difference at the
bank. There Is a natural kindness. Maybe
on the Jericho road there rs thief; there
is also good Samaritan. There Is a
cruelty Of civilization unknown In savage
Jungle. A child decently born needs no
conversion Natural people suit me. We
are overlaid and soaked In with a lot OF
foreign stun that we must get rid OF.
am getting to he fond OF plain heather.
REV. NJ. W. Reed, Independent, Denver.
Colo.
HUMANITY Every religion has a ia
cred mission. Buddhism ami Moliammedan-
ism, Christianity and Judaism. have
noble function IN the economy OF humanity.
None has monopoly OF either virtue or
vice. May the day not he far distant when
uHtrenceS OF opinion VIII be spur to
knowledge, not the sponsor of bigotry.
May the hour soon be with us when .di-
vines" will be human, when preachers OF
divinity win practice little humanity
Then all will see the good In each, and
each will recognize the good in all. Then
the church OF God will become the church
OF man. REV. u S. Friedman. Hebrew,
Denver, Colo.
THE PERFECT MAN-There is legend
OF one who sought q perfect man. expecting
TO lind an approximate counterpart OF the
Master. He visited palaces Of kings, man.
s'ons Of the rich. thoroughtares OF bust
ness, IN search OF his ideal, Dlsheaytened, he
returned by shortest Ways, and in an un-
freqnented lane met MANNED and hating
vagabond. Looking upon him with some
compassion and more scorn, he tossed him
an aims; when, 10. the unsightly creature
was TRANSPORTED and before him stood tho
Master. who said: II was MANNED and
bruised, and inasmuch as ye did 1t to one OF
the least OF them ye did It unto Mel In
the lane he found his perfect man. Rev.
5, b. Moore. Christian. Denver. Colo.