The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-17


INTERCHANGEABLE difference between
men Is largely a difference of inher-
ltance.-Rev. r. Harcourt, Methodist,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Luck.-The greatest men are quick
est to acknowledge their debt to that
Providence which fools call luck.-Rev.
Frank Crane, Methodist, Chicago, Ill.
Observation-Disclosures was the Sc
cret Of Peters success. Obedience Is
the success Of every human life to-day.
REV. w. q. Dugan, Presbyterian.
San Francisco, Cal.
Jonah.-There is nothing more up to
date along the lines of nineteenth GEN.
fury theology than the judgment Of
Providence recorded In John.-Rev. o.
8. Michael, Episcopalian, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. s ~
Heaven.-Heaven is the largest and
grandest work Almighty God ever
built, sublimely and transcendently SUI
perior to all others and fixed in space
DR.. F. w. McCloskey, Methodist, At
lanta, Ga.
Synonym Of Love.-The turtle dove
has time immemorial been a synonym
Of love. Her song has been caught up
by the human heart and rendered into
the sweetness of human affections
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Independent,
Chicago, Ill.
A Life Of Fact.-The modern age Is
marked above everything else by Its
love of the fact. Art and literature, as
well as science, are intent on discuss
Ing natures laws and reproducing life
as 1t is.-Mrs- Celia p. Wooley, indie
pendent, Chicago, Ill.
Pulpit and Pew.-There was never a
time when the preacher and the peo-
pie need more to distinguish the true
Idea Of preaching than at present. The
pulpit and the pew need to get closer
together.-Rev. r. T. Matthews, Chris
tian, Louisville, KY.
Parentage.-The important thing to
US is to know that the child of a bad
parent is not dependent upon the her.
ltage from one or two parents but has
the race backing and encour; elng him.
Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane, indie
pendent, Kalamazoo, Mich.
A Glorious Future.-There is fu-
ture coming-a future with It's glory,
honor and Immortality. Mortgage not
that future. Be not like Esau, who for
one morsel of meat impoverished all his
after years.-Rev. DR.. Webb, Evangel-
list, New York City. h.
The Synagogue.-The synagogue,
like the heart, is an institution for the
moral uplifting Of the people, for the
dissemination Of truth and the cement
ing of relations Of brotherhood between
man and man.-Rabbi Jacob Voorsau-
ger, Hebrew, San Francisco, Cal.
Sacrifce.-An anarchist who dies,
however mistakenly, for humanity, Is
better Christian in my belief than
clergyman, however devout his pray
ers, who will not sacrifice for the cause
of mankind.-Rev. w. D. p. Bliss, Con-
gregationalist, San Francisco, CAL.
Abuse in Charities.-Nowadays men
are demanding Upright men of charac-
ter in city government. Hereafter ev-
cry one Of the city's poor and unfortu-
nate should receive that individual
care which truth and honesty demand.
Rev. H. A. Stimson, Congregational
! list, New York City.
Manhood.-What boy has grown to
manhood without feeling the soiling
touch Of the world? The longer river
flows the darker it becomes. Man left
to himself becomes worse the longer he
lives.-Rev. Jas. B. Orr, Congregation
alist, San Francisco, Cal.
Divine Care-What sweet comfort
the thought to the soul in trouble that
there are no chance events in this
world, but that all are the result of
divine, watchful care!Rev. B. M. Par
mer, Presbyterian, New Orleans, La.
Prayer.-Be true to your religion and
pray. Pray for yourselves, for one
another and that the mission will not
be malediction to any through neg
ect in corresponding with its institu-
tons, but to all source Of blessing
Rev. Father Van der Erden, Catholic,
San Francisco, Cal.