The St. Johns herald., 1899-08-12

70 OAoOC lO uO uOIe III tue IdCe OI lls
 own problems than to assert that there
 Is spiritual world.-Rev l.. P. Mercer
 Swedenborgian, Chicago, III.
 Moral Progress.-Men have not been
 wanting in number or in argument
 who have declared the assumption of
 moral progress to be an unverified
 myth.-Rev. B. G. Hirsch, Hebrew,
 Chicago, III.
 Good Christians.-Many people who
 account themselves good Christians
 are good Christians only in the crowd.
 It is so easy to go with the multitude!-
 Rev. Geo. Hodges, Episcopalian, Cam
 bridge, Mass.
 Mlss1ons.-Through prayer were mis-
 siOns born: by prayer they are nour- ished, and only by the aid of the united
 prayer of the Christian church will
 they reach their ultimate victory
 Rev. J. L. Barton, Congregationalist, Bangor, Me.
 National COnvenience.-What I would have you understand is that we must always judge events from a high moral and religious point of view. Do not emphasize too much national cenveni- ence.-Rev. F. l.. Patton, Presbyterian, Princeton, N. J.
 Doctrine of Evolution.-A deeper reading of the doctrine of evolution shows that the goal which Nature had in view from the beginning was the production and perfection of the spirit of man.-Rev. NJ. D. Shutter, Univer- salist, Minneapolis, Minn.
 A New Duty.-We must boldly face the new duty that confronts us and give to those distant islands religious liberty, the open Bible, self-govern- ment, Anglo Saxon law and the separa- tion of church and state.-Rev. w. J. Chichester, Presbyterian, Chicago, III.
 A World of Spirit.-This everyday, commonplace world of hopes and fears, meetings and partings, joys and sor- rows; this world, according to the gos- pei story, is incased in a world of spir- it, immersed in it.-Rev. Minot Savage, Unitarian, New York City.
 The Work of Christ.-If there is any man on earth who does identically the work of Christ 1t is the sacrificing physician. Over your office door let me write, pray for him whose flight is in the winter. Christ spared not himself. By his stripes are we healed.-Rev. s. A. NOrthrOp, Baptist, Kansas City, Mo.
 Our Conceptions of Christ.-There were three great ideas in which the world had made great advances in the last POO years, and 1t seemed that they must have an influence on our cOncep- tions of Christ. The first was the per ception of the unity of mankind-Dr. Van Dyke Presbyterian. Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Right Social Relatlons.--This is, Der. haps, the greatest age that ever was. But how pitiably small 1t will seem to future generations, that will not only outshine our material splendor, but also will employ ethical principles for the establishment of right social rela- tions.-Rev. Charles Freischer, He brew, Boston, Mass.
 True Peace.-To attain true peace of soul we must fight and put out of our lives those evil tendencies of selfish ness, etc, represented by the Amorites, etc, as encountered by the Israelites. Good suggestions and infiu- 1 ences do not drive or force us; they | only lead.-Rev. pr. Pratt, Sweden borgian, San Jose, Cal.
 An Eternity of Joy.-God Is marshall Ing his hosts and calls upon every man | of you tO follow. If you are not pre- pared to follow him now, I entreat of you to put it off no longer. The deci- sion you make to-day may mean an eternity of light and joy, or an eternity ,f sorrow and darkness.-Rev.. H. 0. Presbyterian, Kansas City, No.
 The Institutional Church.-The ca erers for the entertainment of the masses study the wants and needs of he people. They are practical and Ministers would do well o study the methods of mere pleasure eekers. Some have done so, and the esult is the institutional church. Rev. W. H. Tubb, COngregationalIst, 'an Francisco, Cal.
 Unity.-The nature of this unity is explained in different ways and all are is taken to exclude the Catholic lotion. It consists in a common union which Christ by faith, hope and char ty, in believing in certain fundamental ruths which are necessary for saliva lon, In serving the same Christ, and in doring the same God.-Rev. J. NJ. Hayes, Roman Catholic, Dallas, Cal. Flowers as a Symbol-From the ear est historic times people have placed overs on the graves of their dead, overs which symbolic the beauty and railty of human life. As the loved ones { 7hose memories are cherished have aded and withered, so these flowers, laced above their graves, fade and yither, telling the story of human life. Ve honor our soldier dead precisely ecause of their faithful service to leir country. They faced danger and relcomed death in order that they light do their duty. This Is what our herishing their memory means This what renders it fitting that we should . ut flowers each season upon their q raves and keep their memories ever