The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the TenchIz=s
of All Denomination.

Oh ALI denominations.
Cultivate tho happier side Of your
nature. Suppress the tendency TO fret
and complain. George Il Hep
worth, Congregationalist. New York
The Remedy For Discontelt.
A real Christian life is the only rem
edy fer the unrest aad discomfort so uni
versal, and such lifo is desirable at
any cost.-Rev. ]. W. RICHTER. Meth
odist, Pistsburg.
Gods Purposes.
The purposes of the Almighty are
perfect ard must prevail. though we
erring rortals may fail accurately to
perceive them in advance.-Dr. Philip
son, Hebrew. Cincinnati.
Christinn Manhood.
To attain to Christian manhood sell
flshness must be put away, and the hap
piest mau in the world is he who is
free from it.-Rev. DR.. Alfred H. Kel-
lo2g, Presbyterian. Philadelphia.
Need of the World.
What the world needs to lead it on
ward is not new religion or o new
gospel, but deeper knowledge of Bible
truth and greater faith in Christ. Rev
Q. Q. Alspach, Reformed. Williamsburg.
Pa
Loyalty to Christ.
Amid all the burden bearing and
suffering Of this present life the man
who lives a life of loyalty to Christ
shares nos only loyalty. bat royalty
Rev. }. G.. Walker. D. D.. Baptist.
Philadelphia.
The Higher Power.
We should remember that in every
event of our country's history our help,
our success, must be looked for from q
higher power than that which is earth
ly and human. j A. Henry.
Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
AttrRctIveneAs of Christ.
If it were not for the fact that the
world is luminous with the coming Of
Christ, it would be desert place that
none would care to live in and no one
could afford to die in it.-Dr W. B.
Stradley, Episcopal. Atlanta
Gods Work For Us.
1t is God who sweeps the plains and
tunnels the mountains with our flying
trains, as really as though they were
carried by harnessed angels-God work
ing for us in every direction. Rev NJ.
]. Savage. Unitarian. New York city.
Gods vItnIizInE Touch.
If you are cropping about in the dark
| and need the beacon that will lead you
to salvation, seek the spirit of God and
his touch will burst upon you like a
flood Of light, illuminating every dark
| question of your life.-Rev. G. S. Dud-
ley, Methodist. Denver.
The Pearl of Peace.
Peace is not tie result of accident.
but rather the reward of righteousness.
and Genes from God alone. Only when
men fear Gcd will they trust each other.
Nations will dwell together in security
and prosperity when each owns God as
king. When the international motto is,
"All For Each and E,.cn For All, every
people may hope to possess tho priceless
pearl ef peace.-Rev Melbourne p.
Ecyrtoa, Baptist. Chicago.
The Ascent of Man.
The power of Christ's redemption is
to restore in man the divine image-is
"to renew him in knowledge after the
image OF him who created him" This
is divinely ordained ascent. want
you TO think Of Christ in this world as
working practical results to secure thi:
ascent. Ho said: II am tho life l an
come that ye might have life. and thai
ye might have it more ahundantly. -
Rev. +. T. Lee, Presbyterian. Cincin
natl.
The Gifts of God.
Every man is steward The gifts ol
God, whether they be purely Of the ma
terial order or gifts of the mind or c1
grace. are given rs not simply for our
selves, but for oui selves and for others
and in view not lnarely of this life. but
of q life to coll.e Hence we have Q
stewardship CT which we must render
an account. Wealth, position, ability,
grace. are all given into our care. and
the question which we must ask our
selves is whether we are faithful to oul
tewardship--Rev. Charles J. Powers
Catholic, San Francisco.
The Policy of Peace.
The nations of the earth whose pol
icy has been peace are those where re
liQion and education go hand in hand
AS the black bats of night fee at the
approach of the sunlight so must evil
fee as education fills the world witt
the Brightness of a dawn that foretell!
the coming of a gladder. grander day
when justice and truth shall reign tri
umphant in every land. As there il
tyranny and wrong where ignoranc'
reigns so there is freedom and righteous
ness and peace where enlightenment
holds beneficent sway. Through educa
tion men develop from the errors of th'
past and attain to higher levels. They
learn that gentle peace is better thar
grim visaged war; that calm arbitra
tinn is superior to bloody conflict; tha
the greatest coed to the greatest number
lies through cooperation. not competi
tion.-Rev. B. r. MacHatton. Presby
t. terian. Cleveland.