News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-09-12
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teaching
of All Denominations.

RELIGIOUS HOO0HI'
Gems Cleaned From the Teachingv
of All Denominations.
Not what you say you are, but what
the angels know you to be, will save
you.-Rev. George II. Hepworth, Con-
gregationalist, New York
Love and BIameIessness.
Love is, after all, the mightiest force,
and blamelessness is more penetrating
than the best guns of modern devising.
DIR. Walker Lewis, Methodist, Allan
ia.
Culture.
True culture is to have our natures
so attuned that they instantly respond
to every influence from without or
from within.-Rev. K. A. Maynard,
Broadway Temple, Denver.
Bright Purposes of Christ's Gospel.
All the world for one brotherhood
and all men equally fellow citizens in
the great commonwealth appears as
the bright purpose of the gospel Of
Christ.-Rev. r. F. Fakes, Atlanta.
Christian Ideal.
The Christian ideal finds its highest
realization not in doctrine, but in life
in the supreme duty of following
Christ.-Rev. DR.. A. c. McGiffert, I'm
ion Theological Seminary, New York.
Not a Christian.
There's lots of good in church rules
and doctrines, but a fellow may keep
Il ILL
every one of the doctrines and still not
be a Christian.-Rev. ]. Ellsworth,
Congregationalist, Milwaukee.
Guilty Conscience.
A guilty conscience is the worm that
never dies. 1t shortens life, it imbit-
tiers every pleasure, it units for busi-
ness, domestic and civil duties and for
the pleasures of heaven.-Rev. N.
Woodside, Presbyterian, Pittsburg.
Trust and Courage.
A spirit of trust brings mall and God
into right logical relations with each
other. Only by trustfulness can the
Christian life come into the fullest de-
velopment. Trust develops courage
Rev. G. L. Work, Presbyterian, Gin
cinnati.
The Divine Spark.
We should not let loose of the
thought that in every depth of human
degradation there lie hidden the re-
mains of the divine spark. Let us
strive to fan that spark into ever liv-
ing f1ame.-R. B. Gruelle Spiritualist,
Indianapolis.
Christ Our Model.
Let us continually set Christ before
us, live in fellowship with him in
whom all projections meet and from
whom all true nobleness proceeds, and
mighty will be the reactive influence
for good-Rev. Madison G. Peters,
Baptist New York.
Modern Social Problems.
Is it worth our while to seek to solve
as Christ would have solved the diff
cult social problems of our day? How
did Christ work and along what plan?
He worked on the social settlement
plan. He qualified as a physician and
came down from heaven with his di-
vine personality and came in touch
with sin and social evils.-Rev. DR..
Brown, Methodist, New Orleans.
Honey of Satisfaction.
The hOneybee has not merely hived
bit of honey at the end of the days
flight, but has borne the pollen every
| whittier to fructify the fruit. So the
| honey of satisfaction we get for our
selves out of life is small gain COM
| pared with the pollen of help and cheer
which we bear to waiting souls we
were not seeking or expecting to bless.
| No one can live a true life one day
without sending forth incidental power
which will be wrought into Gods plan
and form help to all.-Rev. DR.. Law
renee NJ. Colpelt, Presbyterian, Phila-
| delphia.
Need of the Modern Age.
The need of ours as well as of every
age is for men of profound moral in
sight with the strength of their con-
| victions. The state and society and
| the church are all seeking such lead
ers-men who put the work to which
God has called them above every office
| or honor or self advancement. The
nation is demanding as leaders men
who put the state before personal adj
vancement The world of knowledge
is demanding as leaders men who put
the attainment of knowledge above
| personal glory-Rev. f. w. Baker,
! Episcopalian, New Haven.
| Secret of Christ's Power.
The surrender of self assertiveness Is
the secret of the power of Christie
J save us from ourselves and from the
world. This is Calvary and the open
sepulcher in terms of present redemp-
ton, and, what is more, this makes us
saviors in the world and not merely
saved souls waiting for another world,
for only by crucifiXion and resurrection
are the lives about us touched with the
truth and power of God. And so the
aspiration of the highest Christian ex-
| perience is that expressed by Paul, ITO
know Christ and the power Of his res
direction and the fellowship of his suf-
ferings. Rev. DR.. Raymond Congre-
| gationalist, Schenectady, n. Y.