El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-27
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All DenOni n atoms.

HEIlGtOOS HoO0T J..
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All DenOEli nations.
The bedrock of a strong character
Is a consciousness of Godfrey. Lem
uel Call Barnes, Baptist. Pittsburg.
Perfect Life.
The way to- build a perfect life is to
quietly do each days work as it comes
to our hand--Rev. DR.. J. d. Rankin.
Presbyterian, Denver.
Love and Health.
From love comes health to men and
angels, because to love others is the
moral state of man as God made him.
Rev. Philip B. Cabell, Episcopalian.
Wilmington. Del.
Suffering that burns the dross from
human life brightens and strengthens
every virtue and makes life more di-
vine.-Rev. A. NJ. Harvuot, Christian
Church, Cincinnati.
Love the Hub of Life.
If society ever endures out of its en-
tanglements; If man ever lives at
peace with his fellows, it will be be-
cause of love.-Rev. DR.. J. E. Sentry.
Presbyterian, Denver.
Best Patriot.
The best patriot, the most faithful
servant of the republic, is he who
makes himself the noblest part of his
country's citizenship.-Rev. w. J. Nc
Kittrick, Presbyterian. St. Louis.
Value of Purpose.
The secret of all happiness. of all no
bleness and of all true success lies in
our willingness to purpose noble things
and then living up to our purpose
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, Lutheran.
Allegheny
Power of Gods Love.
When we love God and are conscious
of it, we are changed from lead to gold.
from winter to summer, from bare
branches to branches laden with fruit
Rev. George II. Hepworth, COngre-
gational, New York.
Give men justice and you'll find there
will be few men that need clothing.
Let justice reign between man and
man and there will be few people 60
ing hungry.-Rev. DR.. George 9. Lori
mer, Baptist, Boston.
Spirituality.
and tones. 1t is a fixed mental and
moral habit. recognizing the three
great verities-God, the soul, the judg-
ment.-Rev. Alton House Cowles.
Presbyterian. Akron, N. Y.
Faith a Matter of Growth.
Faith is not gift; it is a something
developed within us, matter of
growth. That some have more faith
than others is as naturalas that some
soils are more productive than others.
Rev. R. F. Fakes, Atlanta
Home Training.
Let us never forget the vital part
that home training plays in the devel-
opment of the race. AS parents we
must work with Gods plan rather
than against.-Rev. Thomas Robjent,
Congregational. Braddock, Pa
The New Understanding.
The one thing that God never creates
-character-is here being formed by
the cooperation Of God and man. This
new understanding puts a new and
better face on life.-Rev. DR.. J. NJ.
Pullman. Universalist, Lynn. Mass.
Note of . Nations Greatness.
The note of a nations greatness is
not it's wealth, for that may bring
luxury, arrogance and all vices Nor
is it liberty. for that may be corrupted
into license. 1t is it's Chris+like spirit
of self giving.-Rev. ]. S. Kortley.
Baptist, Kansas City.
Every Flower a Token of immortal
ity.
Every bouquet cast upon a soldiers
grave is a token of his Immortality,
and a voiceless sentiment within us
tells us that they know what we are
doing for their memories.-Rev. John
A. B. Wilson, Methodist, San Fran
cisco.
Best Friends of Boys.
We Christian men should get SO close
to those boys hearts and in sympathy
with their fun loving natures and be
so helpful to them in every way that
they would think Of the church as the
place where their best friends 60
Rev. A. NJ Harvuot, Christian Church,
Cincinnati
How to BE Known by Our Fruits.
If we live always with n proper ap-
probation of our dignity and our des-
tiny and keep in mind the pleasures of
q good conscience, then shall we be
known by our fruits, and through
them. enriched by the merits Of Christ.
shall we reach life everlasting.-Rev.
Donald McKinnon. Catholic, San Fran
cisco.
True Religion.
True religion is no mere excitement
of the sensibilities, now narrowed by
fear and now jubilant in hope. 1t is
no mere delight of the understanding
In the doctrines of our faith, but
warfare and a wOrk-a warfare
against sin and a work for others and
for God.-Rev. Olin Scott Roche, Epis-
copalian. New York.