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 comfortable t1iGgs and beings. Rev Dr. McElveen, COngregationalist
 Brooklyn, N. I.
 Great Things.--Ivae ease witE which great things can Dc done breeds con tempt for the doing of great things Rev. s. F. Cadman, COngregatiOn1liSt, New York City
 The Simplest Believers.-From every point on earth the simplest believers are equally near to heaven anG 10 God. Rev. Dr. Williams, EpiscOpalian. New York City.
 The Thoughtful.--The disputatiOns of theolOgians and theology do not con- mand the attention or hold the respect of the thoIghtful.-Rev. J. l.. Jones, Unitarian, Chicago, III.
 Righteousness-Rls must be founded upon the char0 cter Of God Rs a personal being in communication with the children.-Rey. Lester Brad her, Jr., Ep.seOpalian. New York City.
 Life of Conscience.-Religio is not an opinion about righteousness; it is the practice of righteousness. Helig- ion is the life of c0nscience.--Dr. Ab- bolt, Congregationalist, BrOoklyn, x. Y.
 Sympathy.-It is by sympathy that men know each other: heart answers to heart; we feel the emotions of other souls when such emotions have been our Own.-Rev. D. B. Bowen, Sweden borglan, San Francisco, California.
 The Message Of the Cross.-Paul pro tests against philoSOphizing on the message of the cross. The word of the cross was revelation of power. No one was ever saved by philosophy; no re Iiglous movement can take any hold anywhere where there Is not first n revelation of sin The different di- visions of the church looked at the cross from different angles oe observa- tion.-Rev. Thomas c. Hall, Presby- terian, New York.
 Golden Cords.-Our aspirations are Intended to be golden cords, linking us to heaven, but when sin comes in and snaps the cord the communication ceases and our ambitions become per verted.-Rev. r. c. Harding, COngrega- tionalist, New York City.
 Natural Law.-The reign of natural law Is acknowledged, but there seems to be m impression that moral law may be violated with impunity. It will be learned eventually that the conse- quences of breaking. moral law are not to be ignOred.-Rey. J. H. Beard, Meth. odist, San Francisco, Gal.
 Belief.-There are those who belong to the church and yet are not sure Ssshether they believe in Christ or not. and who have never definitely faced the questions that concern the soul, eternal life, sin, Judgment, God.-Rev. J. B. Mes, Episcopalian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Soldiers of Christ.--May the soldiers of Christ be as brave and self-sacri- 1cing as the men who have followed the stars and stripes. Then the plumb line of God dropped beside us would prove that we come near the standard. .-Rev. A. c. Dixon, Baptist, Brooklyn, ~. Y.
 Uniting with the Church.-To-day every consideration that makes for the permanence of society asks that every patriot and citizen should form ally and publicly unite with some one of the many churches of our city and N. D. Hills, Indepen- dent, Chicago, III.
 The Catholic Church.-The Catholic Church does not even think the Bible Is book which Is safe to put into the hands of the common people unless the church is by in order to give correct and safe interpretations to it's teach ings.-Dr. MinOt Savage, Unitarian, New York City.
 The Divine and the Human.-There are two natures in Christ, the divine and the human. The first Is worshiped for itself aloDe; the second, for It's unity with the divine. Surely there is no Ob- ject more worthy of love than the heart of the Redeemer, and the end of this worship is the acknowledgement of the love of Jesus for us.-Rev. John COttle, Roman Catholic, San Cal.
 Great Characte"s.-The great charac- ters of history have been fashioned out of sorrow and tolls of adverse condi- tions. The greatest personal achieve ment of human life Is character build ing. It alone is imperisaable.-Re A. O. Smithers, Los Angeles, Cal.