Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-23

A Moral SYSTEMATICALLY toll is
moral safeguard.-Rev.D DIR. Kent, Con-
gregationalist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
An Infallible Authority.-The wish
for light upon all the social problems
of our time intensiies the desire for
an infallible authority. DR.. Utter.
Universalist, Denver. Colo.
Liquor Trafiic.-The Christian church
must cut loose from the liquor traffic
or die. Alcohol saturates the body of
the church In this country.-J. G.
Wooley, Methodist, Chicago, III.
Immortality.-It is possible in that
which indicates the expression Of hui
man life-the countenance-we often
get glimpse into immortality.-Rev.
George Perry, Baptist, Troy, N. Y.
MISUNDERSTANDING the humility Of
Christ, putting that before all other at
tainments of the mind as the surest
stepping stone to God.-Rev. G. r.
Brldewell, Presbyterian, Atlanta, Ga.
Kinship.--I believe we are nearer
than we realize to the consciousness Of
that kinship that binds all men to each,
and makes one all nations Of men,
Rev. j. L. Jones, Independent, Chicago,
Ill.
Power of Jusus.-The power Of Jesus
is in the fact that he has renewed re-
ligion and declared the moral indepen-
denotes of man. He is the resurrection
Of rcligion.-Prof. Felix Adler, Ethical
Culture, New Work City.
Education for Negroes.-A better
type Of education has come to,be called
the Fisk idea, as 1t is at Fisk this view
has been held the longest and most ten
aciously. Rev. j. G. Merrill, Congrega-
tionalist, Nashville, Tenn.
Salvation Salvation depends upon
many things, end has many steps In its
development, and each Of the forces
mentioned enter into the final result Of
full-fedged Christian character.-Rev.
F. NJ. Bristol Methodist, Washington,
d. G.
Increasing Responsibilities.-we are
living to-day under increasing RESPONSE.
bilities. Every passing year brings new
responsibilities. 1t is solemn thing
to die, but it is more solemn thing to
live.-Rey. DR.. Holderby. Presbyterian,
Atlanta, Ga.
Jesus Coming.-Jesus came to every
life in Its own place; he didn't come to
lift one life above another, but to sane
tify every life by its truth, and to teach
every man his own position in life and
Its possibilities.-Rev. II. G. johnson.
Methodist, Memphis, Tenn.
Other Peoples Duties.-It Is astonish.
ing how many capable people there are
in reference to other peoples duties.
We can bear one another's burdens
with far greater success than they seem
to bear them themselves.-Rev. w. G.
Madison, Methodist, Denver, Col.
The Credible creed is like the
mariners compass. 1t must be held as
correct, and If 1t were not SO disaster Of
all kinds must befall. All good Catho-
lies must see the necessity of maintain.
Ing the Ideals of their church, Rev.
Father Pardow, II. O., New York City,
Employerand Employe.-Many spend
time TRADING the capitalist as the
worst foe. Why should the employer be
q foe to his employe any more than the
pastor to his church, upon whose CO.
operation his success so much depends !?
Rev. j. L. photograph, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Risen Christ.-Our Savior Is no
longer the crucified Christ, but the ris-
en- Christ. We no longer look back for
comfort, but forward, where he is at
the right hand of God. whittier he will
some day call us.-Rev. A. v. RAY
mond. Congregationalist, Schenectady.
N. Y.
+ Gods Dealings with Men.-As man
deals with man in the community. az
fecting each others interests by secret
or hidden springs, SO God acts with
man in the spiritual world, the world
Of souls, through the agency Of his
church.-Rey. p. q. Yorke, Roman
Catholic, San Francisco, Cal.
Divinity.-The demonstration of the
man Jesus in Identifying himself with
God, appropriatlng all Of the divine
elements and attributes, proves that
divinity is the common heritage Of man,
and that all may eajoy this divine basis
OF being.-Rev. +. p. Mason, Spiritual
list Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dominant Prlnciple-No doubt we
shall soon be permitted to welcome
a revised orthodoxy, which will not as.
sumo to be orthodoxy at all. When
this comes we shall havs an entirely
new basis for religious organization,
one In which the religious purpose
will appear us the active and dominant
principle.-Rev. G. W. Stone, Unit
tartan, Kansas City, Mo.
American NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. main.
tain that our American institutions ara
founded on rotten rock. "All men ara
born free and equal" But that is not a
true quotation. The Declaration OF IN.
dependence holds that fall men are
created free and equal" There IL n
vast difference between being born and
being created free and equal.-Rey.
William A. Powell, Presbyterian. To-
ledo. Ohio.
Christianity and Theo,ogy.-One OF
the most unfortunate mistakes ever
made by the Christian church was to
slide into the habit Of Identifying Chris
tianity with theology. We have Ind
brains given us to use, and there are
no themes that so magnifcently chal.
lenge mans intellectual powers as
the themes that associate themselves
with religions and with the Christian
religion. But even so. theology ls not
Christianity.-Rev. DR.. Parkhurst.
Presbyterian. New York City.
Tho Diving Spider.
There is nothing new in the diving
bell. Long before man thought he In.
vented 1t, the water spider knew nil