The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-19
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

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you die, but carry heaven always in the
heart. -Hev David Utter, Unitarian,
| Denver
Leaders of Men.
A leader is man who sees the divine.
eternal principles more clearly than his
followers. Rev. Lyman Abbott, Con-
gregatioAalist, Brooklyn.
Morality.
Morality is much more a result of the
education of the affections than of an
education of the intellect. Rev. David
Utter, Unitarian, Denver.
Light.
Light is illuminating. 1t not only
expels darkness. but takes its place. So
with the old gospel of Christ.-Rev. G.
R. Robbins. Lincoln Park Institutional
Baptist Church, Cincinnati.
Humility.
Humility is the virtue of the wise
Wisdom, comprehensive as it is, teaches
its own limitation. The sage knows full
we'll that his activities are but Incl
dental and that his page is but limited.
Rev. Jacob Voorsanger, Rabbi, San
Francisco
Live BraveIy. GrandIy and NObIy.
You are not only to live bravely or to
live cheerfrlly. but to live grandly and
nobly Your purpose shall be to make
! your own days as comfortable as may
be and to re a comfort to others also
Rev. George H. Hepworth, Congrega-
tionalist, New York
Welfare of the Christian.
SO work is Indispensable to the well
fare of the Christian 1t Strengthens
faith. strengthens and purifies the spir-
! itual life and contributes to real enjoy
ment. The busy man is the happy and
prosperous man.-Rev Sherman B.
/ Moore, Christian Church, st. Louis.
Christ's incentives.
Christ holds up the exceIlences and
virtues as incentives. Christ would in
spire and stimulate the spirit of emula-
ton. Following the teachings of Christ
the better nature of this world would
become like the good Samaritan. Rev
DR.. Bristol Methodist, Washington.
COnSccratinS Agents.
Truth, love, faithfulness, worship,
self sacrifce-these are the consecrating
agents. Where these are is the spirit of
| God. Where these are not not all the
form and pomp and symbol and cere-
mony, though men call them religious.
can meet with holiness.-Rev. David
Philipson, Rabbi. Cincinnati
Purpose In Life.
"A life with purpose leads as di-
rectly to success as the path of the sun
beam to the bosom of the lily" Moth
ing can take the place of purpose. Tai
ent cannot do it, Genius cannot do it.
Money cannot do it ''There is no road
to success save over the bridge of de-
termined purpose. DIR. J. L. NJ. John
ston, Baptist, St. Louis.
Glory of Old Age.
Have you never looked into the dear
old face of a mother and went away say
ing to yourself, Wrinkles are beauti
ful?" Then tread softly in the presence
of Ege Let the head bow reverently, fol
just over there, few steps farther Gu,
this 'crown of glory" will be transfic-
ured into the "crown Of life Rev
DR. Runyan, Methodist Cincinnati.
The Power of the Gospel.
The power of the gospel being the
same as the power of anything else il
can benefit and be used for teaching by
the most insignificant of beings Ii aI
: efficient engineer can pull the throttle
; to a locomotive and thereby start tn,
engine to work. so can an idiot if the
rope of God or steam is backing him.
Bishop Henry W. Warren, Methodist
Denver.
: Growth Is Imperative.
1 Growing out of childhood into man.
hood and womanhood is unpleasant, but
it has it's compensations 1t is leaving
beautiful Eden for world of thorns anC
bEiers, where bread must be earned by
toll and sweat. We leave it with nat
ural sorrow, but we would not stay il
we could, for if doomed TO stay Ede1
would be prison. Growth is one OF
f the imperative things in this world
Rev. David Utter. Unity Church, Den
yer
influence of Our Lives.
The gulf between God and man
which man has dug and Christ has
bridged, must be bridged as we'll by
you, bridged by your lives and influ
ence, by your teachings and personality
: And as you walk over those whose light
and thought and spirit have transcend
ed yours, so are you to impress the
epistle you are living and acting upon
others. and to bridge over, as it We're
; for them the chasm of unfaith and de
spondency, beyond which is the Christ
whose Will is peace. Rev. Thomas E
Sharp, Methodist, St Louis
t The Power and Presence of God.
At ali times and among all nations
there is need of a keener sense of the
} power and presence CT God. Especially
Is this need apparent in times of grea
! national prosperity, when every ciroum
stance conspires to prod in men
| feeling of pride and sell satisfaction
: Such times as these. when wealth is
rapidly increased and even the ccmmo.
people begin to live luxuriously, al,
times of peril. We are in danger of for
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