The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-24
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All lDcnominations.

Of All Denominations.
The cross is Gods estimate Of the
value of man.--Rev. Warren G.. Par
fridge, Baptist, Cincinnati.
Martyrdom.
Martyrdom may prove our love for
man, or it may show our ignorance and
stubbornness. s.-Rev. George A. Thaycr,
Unitarian, Cincinnati.
How to Develop n True Public Spirit.
The only way to develop true pub
lie spirit is not to try to cultivate it in
mass, but to inculcate it in iR4z.aal
men.-Dr. Frank Crane, Methodist,
Chicago.
Moral Gardens.
We must plant moral gardens where
weeds have grown, or the future har-
vest Of wrong will ripen moro luxuriant-
ly than ever.-Rev. j. H. o. Smith.
Christian Church, Chicago.
Trust.
Trust is an essential element Of our
nature. and unless man has grown
distrustful through violation Of conf
dence it is as natural to him to trust as
it is to breathe. Rev. T. j. Danner.
Episcopalian. Pittsburg.
The New Theory.
The new theory does not enbody in
it's creed that all that host Of men to
whom the gospel Of Jesus Christ never
came have been by that fact doomed
to eternal condemnation. Professor
George w. Gilmore, Unitarian, Ban
gor, Me.
DetractiOn.
Detraction Injuries the detractor him
self, Injuries the listener, perhaps awak
ems in its victim-for sooner or later he
will hear of it-sentiments Of hatred
and revenge that will cause him to de-
tract in turn or drive him even to the
crime of murder. Rev. Father Duboise,
Catholic, San Francisco.
Inddclity.
The great Talleyrand committed no
error when he told the infidel who asked
him why infidclity prevailed SO little
against the influence Of Christ, "Go
and he crucified and raise yourself the
third day and you will know why you
cannot overthrow Christianity. "-Rer.
A. A. Rice, Los Angeles.
Power OF n Life Surrendered to God.
The life wholly surrendered to God
through Jesus Christ is life that the
Holy Spirit sanctifies. Such life will
tone ambition, bride the tongue. kill
envy, smother cuvctousncss, Quench
pride, destroy impurity, hamstring
SANDER and mako you tit for heaven.
glory. Godfrey. Il. Trunbull Lee,
Presbyterian, Cincinnati.
The Future Lire.
The conception of the future life rests
upon the assurance of the divine word
and upon Christian consciousness. Is
there no rest which may meet our di
vinely inspired aspiraticns2 Is man at
his best, when his thoughts and affec
tions go ont after holiness and heaven
"a delusion REV. Henry NJ. Booth,
Presby terian, Auburn, N. Y.
Spirit and Teachings of Christ.
The spirit and teachings of Christ
| will overcome war. bloodshed, intem-
perance and oppression, and the sermon
on the mount will adjust all differences
between mankind. God, the Father
over all, and Jesus Christ, the Saviour
of all, will bring about the universal
brotherhood Of all men. Bishop c. c.
McCabe, Methodist, Cincinnati.
The Lords Work.
The work of the Lord will never be
IN unfinished work, though he may not
see fit to let us put on the finishing
touches Let us not grow impatient
with tie parts assigned us, but rejoice
to know that when the parts are put to
I. gether in one glorious whole 1t vii
, then be made manifest how impossib bl'
1t is for any believer to toll in vain. -
|, Rev. DR.. j. q. Walker, Baptist, Phila
delphia.
ThoughtfulnessF For Childhood.
Nothing ia more characteristic o
2 Christianity than its thoughtfulness TO
: childhood. Its first concern Is to saw
II the children. :Iesus himself was born i
. the lowly manger Of Bethlehem to thl
il end. Would he give microcosm OF tn
q kingdom of heaven to lost man, on
! Saviour takes little child upon hi
J. lap and says, COZ such is the kin9doi
u nf heaven. "-Rev. DR.. w. a. Robinscl
Methodist, Cincinnati.
God Before Everythinx.
~ What does the Lord want us to dc
- This ia tho supreme question at th
! ,noment. AS we answer this we declal
bur duty and mark ont the path we al
to take through the future. He wan
lis at tho outsct to seek first the kin
dom Of God, and all other things w
b. added unto us--religion before pos
- tion, righteousness before happiness, 4
spiritual before the material, God b
\. fore everything. Rev. DIR. Anthony
or Evans, Presbyterian, New York City
DO the VIII "f the Lord.
~ Let each one keep the commands
III. Jesus Chris'. "ahe ~ 9oa, ""'