The St. Johns herald., 1899-02-25
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Obedience.-Obedien to the spirit ual laws of being brings us in sight of God.-Rev. D. V. Bowen, SwedenbOr- gian, San Francisco, Cal.
 Evolution.-Evolution furnishes a strong presumptive evidence in favor of individual immOrtality.-Rev. c. w. Wendte, Unitarian, Los Angeles, Cal
 ThoughtS.-Stand forth under the stars and let the sense of the greatness of the Creator come down upon your spirit-Rev. A. E. Myers, Collegiate, New York.
 A Religious Nation.-A religious na- tion Is not one having an established church and creed, but one where right Is supreme.-Rev. pr. Abbott, CoDgre. gationalist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The God-like Spirit.-It Is the God like spirit to love all our fellow-citizens, and the spirit of Christian charity is one that we preach from our pulpits very often.-Father Malone, k. C., Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The Fatherhood of God.-Jesus taught with intense earnestness the fatherhoOd of God, but he mOrtised in with its corollary the worship of man. Rev. B. E. Howard, Congregational Ist, Los Angeles, California.
 Sacred Things.-Into whatever new experience you enter, remember that 1t Is the most sacred things of your life that are to pass on before you and guide you.-Rev. w. J. Long, Congregation Rlist, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 Gods Bidding.-If God In the logic of events bids us to carry beyond our bOr- ders a civilization whose focal points are the Bible and the cross, we must do his bidding.-Rev. E. Nelander, Luther an, San Francisco, Cal.
 Freedom.-We are all servants. Our freedom is simply liberty to choose our master. We are servants of sin or of Christ. It Is for us to choose whom we serve.-Rev. MT. Taylor, Presbyterian, San BernardinO, Cal.
 Bible Study.-The one who studies the Bible alright will pray powerfully, live holy and work untiringly and ef- fectively. Bible study Is also import ant for those who are not Christians Rev. R. A. Torrey, Presbyterian, Chi- cagO, III.
 Opportunity.-GOd desires OppOrtuni- ty. He wants human hearts for tenn ples, for homes. He hath need of thee. Let him come in and occupy, and he will fill and use and bless. He is the need of the church today.-Rev. $. Merritt, Methodist, New York City.
 Life.-TO some life is a battle. con- flict, a strife. Out of the battle the victory is won; out of the struggle comes the strength; out of the conflict comes power. To others life Is dis cipline-Rev. A. c. Smithers, Christian Church, Los Angeles, California.
 Unbellevers-UnbelieverS are really great believers. To deny the existence of God implies that you hold a creed of absurdities. To reject the divinity of Christ demands a creed of improba- 
 c. Dixon, Baptist, Brooklyn, N. Y. Cur Lords MtssIon.-We need to bear In mind that until after the reSurrec- ton of our Lord the mission and scope of that life was but little understood, even by those whom he had in training for three years.-Rev. MT. Rollins, Con- gregationalist, San Bernardino, Cal.
 Needed Churches.-We need churches encourage thought, not to avoid but to encourage thought, not to avoid but to seek change. Such churches will have no trouble in distinguishing between liberty and license, freedom and law lessness.-Rev. J. l.. Jones, Unitarian, Chicago, III.
 Utilitarian Standpoint.-There are some who regard religion from the util- ltarian standpoint, speaking of it as necessary thing for men. but really in the sense of a police force, for they make no distinction between Christian Ity and any other religion.-Rev. J. B. Mes, Episcopalian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Christianity.-It Is really not easy to see how Jesus Christ has done the things in the world he has done. It Is not the book that has produced Chris tianity, but it is Christianity that has produced the Bible. Christianity was fact long before the gospels were writ ten.-Rev. pr. Mcconnell, EpiscOpalian, Brooklyn, N. Y.