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himself as the dread OF life to keep
the soul strong.-Rev. DR.. Mcconnell.
Episcopalian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Essence of Sin.-What is the es-
sence of sin? Selishness. Man is CEN
tered in self, instead of in God.-Rev.
DIR. Rhoades, Baptist, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Satan.--Satan has access of mind to
mind, spirit to spirit, and 1t is thus he
reaches the affection and will of man.
Rev. DIR. Radcliffe, Presbyterian,
Washington, ID. G.
Disease.-Disease has ever cursed
man. 1t was one of the penalties of his
fall in Eden. With mans diseases
come mans remedies.-Rev. DIR.
Broughton, Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
Our Sayior-Our Savior, although
the acknowledged Son Of God, was
touched with the spirit OF humanity
while OH earth.-Rev. G. p. Bridewell,
Presbyterian, Atlanta, Ga.
Social Responsibilities Without So
cial service culture would vanish,
knowledge gradually die away and the
whole life shrink and be shut in.-Rev.
]. s. Penman, Bangor, Me,
Your Circumstances Whatever your
circumstances may be, God stands in
side those circumstances. God is our
father.-Rev. III. Il. Cobb, Reformed
Church, New York City.
Acts and Thoughts Jesus demands
that all acts and thoughts shall square
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through history.-Rev. r. III. Potter,
Reformed Church, Flushing, l.. 1.
Gods Goodness most difficult
thing for the stubborn heart of man to
believe is Gods goodness; it is much
easier to believe in Gods tyranny
Rev. DR.. Crane, Methodist, Chicago, Ill.
Christlike Character.-Th Bible ex-
horts us to that patient continuance in
well-doing that is necessary to the
building of Christlike characterize
John r. Shannon, Methodist, Toledo,
Ohio.
The Value of the Soul--If more time
were spent in thinking about and get
ting at the value of the soul, greater
effort would be made to save the soul.
Rev. f. F. Spencer Methodist, Allan
ia, Ga.
Our Duty.-Our duty is to promote
the highest progress, to increase the
number of those who live highly de-
veloped lives i'm rational ways.-Prof.
Felix Adler, Ethical Culture, New
York City.
The Mindful the mind with good
thoughts. Read the best books. Be so
much occupied with Christlike service
that sin cannot be entertained Rev.
ID. G. Garrett, Episcopalian, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Temperance.-The church appeals for
temperance on the ground that the
moderate drinking customs of society
are the influences that drag men down.
Rev. Chas. Herr, Presbyterian, Jer-
sey City, n. j.
The Bible.-No one ever brought dis
aster on himself by accepting the Bible,
while every rejecting person can re-
call scores Of people who have made
shipwreck of their lives by not giving
heed to it's teachings.-Rev. s. w. Rel
CART, Presbyterian, Salisbury, Md.
The History of Soul-Nothing pos
sesses such fascination to thinking men
as the history of soul slowly coming
under the weight of some great mes
sage or mission and then waiting for
its realiZatiOn.-Rev. J. G. Smith,
Christian Church, Indianapolis, Ind
Universalists.-Uni believe
i'm socialism which aims to establish
the kingdom of n real heaven among
actual men. We hold ourselves respon-
sible for the coming of an era of social
and political and economic rejuvena-
tion here on the Garth.--Rev. DR.. A J.
Garfield, Universalist, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Religion. Religion has been chiefly
associated with sick beds. 1t is high
time that this thing were changed, and
that religion should be represented as a
chariot in which the living are to tri-
umph. Religion, so far from subtract
ing from ones vitality, is a glorious ad-
dition.-Rev. DR.. Talmage, Presby-
terian, Washington, d. G.
The Home.-In the home is found
the strength or the weakness of a ma
ton. If all is well in the home all is
well In the community. If we find in
our homes that the marriage bond is
lightly considered. there is a hidden
spring of evil which cannot fail to un-
dermine society.-Rev. p. G. Yorke,
Roman Catholic, San Francisco, Cal.
The Truth.-If one teaches that
which Is known by some to be error he
necessarily arouses opposition and ex-
cites to discussion, in which the truth
will be taught in spite Of the error of
the teacher; but when the truth is sup
pressed, intellects are not aroused by
the suppression, and finally the truth
itself is lost to view.-Rev. J. l.. Bar
ton, Congregationalist, Bangor, Me.
Publication of the City.-The general
movement for the publication OF our
city from the vipers that have infested
1t under whatever names they are
known should be encouraged and up-
held by all the people. In fact, 1t might
be suggested that mass meetings
should be called for the purpose of
strengthening the backbone OF the off,
GERS, whose evident duty 1t is to take
the initiative In the matter of proceed
ing with all the machinery of the law
against all institutions of evil.-Rev.
DR.. Silverman, Hebrew, New York
City.