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sdry 10 the complexion or the powers
and energies which have been implant-
ed within our nature.-Rev. K. L. Pow
ell, Christian Church, Louisville, KY.
Our Lives.-Our lives are not COM
mon and never Commonplace, save to
him who grows too familiar to see the
wonder and the glory contained there
in.-Rev. George l.. Perrin, Universal
list, Boston, Mass.
The Spirit Of God.-The spirit Of God.
resting upon the believer, will bring
him into clear knowledge of his rela-
tonship to God, to truth and to prayer.
Rev. ]. f. Carson, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
An Antecedent Cause.-If law really
rules in the universe, there can be 70
luck or chance. Nothing can happen;
whatever occurs must be the effect Of
an antecedent cause.-Mrs. Chesterfield,
Christian Scinetist, Chicago, Ill.
Gods Children.--Ch takes from
first to last the ground that as he is
the Son of God we are Gods sons and
daughters, sharing the infinite life;
that they who truly live can never die.
Because / live We shall live Also
Rev. +. Il. Hale, Unitarian, Boston,
Mass.
Mans Free Agency.-Endowed with
the sovereignty Of will, the enlightened
understanding of man will not submit
to coercive methods for the adoption Of
Christianity. His free agency distin-
guishes him from the brute CREATION
Rev. George Adams, Methodist, Brook
Ign, n. y.
A Theory of Existence.-Any theory
of existence which omits a belief In i'm
mortality makes of life a mere chaos
fed desires, unrealized aspirations, I'M
rewarded service and unrighted wrongs.
Bishop Doane, Episcopalian, Albany,
NY
Christianity.-The early years of
Christianity shone out against dark
moral background which enveloped the
world in deepest night. Now any crime
against humanity is as conspicuous as
dark cloud in a heaven radiant with
light.-Rev. J. III. o. Smith, Christian
Church, Chicago, Ill.
The Glory Of Israel.-The glory Of
Israel found it's highest consummation
in the great prophet Of Nazareth, whose
spirit, teachings and examples still
lead the thoughts Of men, still furnish
the loftiest aspiration for noble living,
for purest living.-Rev. George w.
Stone, Unitarian, Kansas City Mo. 4
Faith and Confidence.-Blessed in
deed, and in every way, is the man who
is moved and actuated by that deep,
trustful faith and confidence in him
who holds us as in the hollow of his
hands and who upholdeth all things
by the word of his power.-Rev. T. JEFF
ferson Danner, Episcopalian, Pitts
burg, Pa.
God Is Everywhere.-Not pain, nor
joy, nor duty, nor pleasure, but has
God in it. He is everywhere If we have
eyes to see him, and his voice may be
heard through the channels of nature
and human life if only our ears are at
tuned to heavenly musc.-Rev. Will
lam A. WATSON, Episcopalian, Brook
lyn, n. Y.
Heaven.-Just as we should not hesi-
tate to sail forth from secure harbors
upon a trackless ocean, In expectation
of reaching another continent of which
we have heard, so in the supreme jour-
ney we accept the statements of the
Son of man concerning heaven and the
course thither.-Rev. III. M. Booth,
Presbyterian, Auburn, Me.
Evolution.-Man's soul has outgrown
the body. 1t would be strange when
1t has ceased to fulfil les function as
the servant of the spirit, II he did not
cast it off and rise triumphant to the
larger life for which all the evolution
airy processes of the centuries have
been preparing him.-Rev. Lyman Abb
bott. Congregationalst, New York.
The Moral Forces.-What are the
moral forces in the community? One
of them is the school. This church Is
spending annually large sum for the
Industrial education Of the children.
Such education should be given in the
schools. You need to educate the hand
as well as the, brain.-Rev. DR.. Rains
ford, Episcopalian, New York City.
Duty.-Let us not make shipwreck Of
the life that now is and of that life
which is to come Duty to God and duty
70 our neighbors demands that we be
strong and show that we are men, re-
Numbering that Christ made himself
of no reputation and took upon him the
form of a ant."-Rev. Benjamin f.
Fritz, United Brethren, Columbus, o.
The Voice Of the Holy GhQst-The
trouble Is that men c6nfound their own
vagaries with the voice of the Holy
Ghost, whereas no priest has any right
to interpret scripture contrary to the
sense of the church, the duly CONSTITUTE
ed guardian of Holy Writ. 1t Is worse
than would be the action of officials In
the Treasury Department sending out
counterfeit gold certificates.-Rev. Ben
jamin +. De Costa, Episcopalian, New
York City.
The Saloon.-The saloon Is the most
concrete and absolute diabolism ever
known. The church was bound by
Christ to deliver the world from sin and
sorrow. Nevertheless the saloon could
not live a day but for the negligence
of the 2S,OOO,000 of Christians who
make mn the church In this country. 1t