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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

The very aroma, perfume and crown ing glory of holy life is that Christi likeness which is meek and lowly in heart. Rev. J. G. Brushingham, Meth odist, Chicago.
 Power of Influence.
 Influence is terrible power. Itisa hammer striking joy bells or a dagger creating groan, and God secs it. Rev. Dr Fletcher Hamlin. Methodist, New York.
 Love and Homes.
 Homes are strongest and purest where. love is strongest and purest, and when the day comes that love rules all the millennium of tho Christian will have arrived. Rev J. II. Senseney. Metho- dist, Omaha.
 Definition of Faith.
 Faith is purely rational faculty. Ts has nothing to do with the past, but is always the evidence of things hoped for, the substance of something not yet seen Rev. Dr. Minot ]. Savage, Uni tartan, Now York
 Tho Art of Judging.
 The art of judging was divided into two classes--iirst we should judge our- selves and, secondly, we should judge others. We should judge ourselves strictly and severely; others should bs 1 judged by us leniently. --Rov Br. Boyd. Baptist, St Louis.
 '. .a.s. Hope Does. ] IIopel It hangs tapestry of sun beams on lifes dark valleys. It looks through tke cloud to where the silver lining always is--on the top side It purifes. Hope makes melody all the 1 journey. - Rev S Edward Young, Presbyterian. Pittsburg
 Sympathy Costs Something.
 I do not advise you to be sympathetic unless you must. It will cost you a great deal to mourn with those who mourn, my friend. You have widened your surface that can be hurt. 1t is a widening of sensitive territory. Rev. Myron ". Reed, Independent, Denver:
 Mysteries Behind the Veil.
 It is dangerous thing to seek to con- suit tho dead. It is treason against Je- hovah Rather I would sweep in the awful circle that the maelstrom swings than deliberately ask some familiar spirit of lhe mysteries behind tho veil. Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Haldeman, Baps tjst, New York.
 superIative Need of Men.
 l belieye that the Christianity Of Christ is the superlative need of my home, my country and of all men. ! am Christian, therefore for the sake ffai tl.s highest possible patriot and tho truest philanthropist. Rev. w. ]. Lhamon, Christian Church, Pittsburg
 Impulse of HonorIng Mothers.
 Put honer on the mother, and the so- cial circle catches the impulse of it, and men will be more manly and worn- en will be moro womanly in all their mutual intercourse, and things gross will become more offensive and things choice more attractive and potential i'll the life Rev Dr. r. A. Noble. Con= gregationalist, Chicago.
 Gods Rule of Continuity.
 If people wanted to enter the days to come with Christ, they must exemplify the divine law of continuity. The fu- ture was always the outgrowth of the past. Each tomorrow was fragrant of today, and each today of yesterday. The flower could not be segregated from the root. This was Gods rule of conti- nuity.--Dr. George E. Martin, Presby- ! terian, St. Louis
 Self Discovery. , To know oneself is great accom< , plishment. We make many blunders. r both ludicrous and painful, because w0 do not know our powers, capabilities, faults and weaknesses. There will be no self improvement until we are conscious 3 that we need improvement If all were satisfied with our present attainments. this would be dead world. -Rey. u-l $. Milburn. Univorsalist, Cincinnati. 5 The churci, Must Ever Advance. l The very genius ef Christianity is cp< 9 largement I conquest. There mgat ) ever be &a CT reaching out to tue 5 things that are before. The indiyiduai , must never be content with present at- 3 tainnlents. The church must never ha } satisfied with what it has already ac- ] complishcd There is such 2 thing as a 5 holy unrest that should pervade the l church. -Rev J " Gonley, Baptist, } Chicago.
 The perfec. Law of Liberty.
 nan attaiEs to the perfect law of liberty when his impulses coincide with l his convictions Tire law of his cou- 8 science has become the impulse of his Q life Duty is no longer task he must : do, nor evan q conviction he must obey. It is something to which his heart itself 7 instinetively responds. He needs no : rules and no restraint, for the spirit c within him IS snrer guide than any l rules that Cal be ig posed Rev Rich s ard Cordley, Conhi ee4tionalIst. Law
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