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God Is revealed from heaven against
those who dcspise the Gospel.--I,cv.
DR.. Smith. Methodist, Redlands, Cal.
Influence of Christian Lifc.-The
influence of Christian life does not
stop with the last breath of life. but
continues for all time i'm the lives OF
men.--Rev. DR.. Hershey, Boston. Mass.
Two Kinds of Skcpticsm.-Thcre are
two kinds of skeptcism in the world
one that Is not sinful or destructive. but
ultimately finds God: the other that Is
ruinors and dcadly.-l,cv. c. Woelfkln.
Baptist, Brooklyn, y. y.
Iopclessncss. - There is reason for
sorrow, but there Is no reason for hope
lessncss. Pcssimism on the part of the
Christian is shameful-only optimism
IL rcasonablc.--l,c J. l.. Caughcy.
Presbyterian, Rochester, y. y.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES can't make virtue
nor prevent vice by law, but here i'm
New York Il would seem that In the
construction of the laws virtue bas
been made difficult and vice easy In
some considerable sections of the city.
Covetousness has ruled. and men who
rcigned have boosted of it.--Rev. DR..
Abbott. New York City.
Low Moral Sentiment.--It has ever
been so, that u low moral sentiment has
eigcndercd u base conception Of God.
When the conscience Of u nation ID
alert and sensitive. not only will right.
eousness cxalt 1t, but the people will
entertain right views Of God and of his
relations to the affairs of life.--l,cv. DIR.
Hoffman, Episcopalian, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Regeneration. The first step toward
regeneration. toward salvation. IL tho
deep conviction and frank acknowledge.
mcnt that we ourselves are wicked: not
to be sorry merely for certain specific
acts. but to he overwhelmed with the
sense of personal guilt. the guilt that
pcrvadcs our very naturc.--ltcv. DIR.
Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New York
City.
Spiritual Whatever lifts up TO God
in anything that Is right. or true, or
beautiful. or helpful, Is spiritual, even
IL the thing lifted up does not iminedi.
| ately say God" lie IL not Jealous, this
| God of ours. He cares more for tho
realities Of life than for tho formal &C.
| Acknowledgement of his nnmc.--I,ev. j. a
Itondthaler, Presbyterian. Indianap
| oils. Ind.
| Immortality.--Our Lord Jesus Chris>
came into this world to eliminate from
our minds all these dark and mystcri-
Gus beliefs of the past ana to give us !,
clear hope of Immortality. lie has not
only told us that we will have immortal
life. but that 1t Is impossible for Ms Ia
escape II. We cannot put 1t Off rs We
choose. The condition of 1t depends
upon low we interpret his laws and
follow hls tcachlngs.-liev. DR.. Patton
Presbyterian. Princeton, \. j.
The Law of Iifc.-Wc have advanced
out of the military ages. and II we look
ut tho fcudal ages you will find the
same thng--tlint the law of life Is the
same. We are congratulated often Oh
having outgrOwn the fcudal ages, when
the finest note Of the feudal ages had
u personal relation between the leader
ana his followers. Now the Industrial
age IL substantially the same, but II
lacks and Is going TO lack more ant
more every day this pleasant persona
relation.--BishOp Potter, Episcopalian
New York City, In Chicago. Ill.
| Ne..te..,t,., (,hNiot nnI I ~
asked TO give. not the mere odds ant
ends of our lives to the interests of on
divine faith, but our whole lives, body
soul, spirit, our time, our energy, on
enthusiasm, to the one great and all
absorbing purpose OF manlfestin,
Christ, who loves even those things o
the world without us. by the whole
some manly and womnnly way Il
which we administer the myster,
which has been revealed To us, whic
mystery II, Christ In us the hope O
glory."--Rov. DIR. Boynton, Methods
Detroit, Mich.
Commcrclalsm.- recommendation la
not dcadened the higher scnsibilities
money has not crushed manhood. w
have brutal pleasures ana the gratliica
ton of the lower passions, but sue
men awaken the best In the nation
When money becomes Christian tn
last problem Of society will be solved
1t Is better to buiM up libraries tha
battleships. Books are better tina
bullets. The country Is full of useless
purpOseless. greedy lives, which tax
without giving. receive without return
: ing.-llev. William RAIDER. Congreg,
: tionalst. San Francisco, Cal.
Real Ground,-Therc are grea
many people who would not object q
all to going before God on the day q
Judgment II what they had been doin
and saying through life were the onl
things that would come into the n
U count. The men ana women that yO
! ana know behave, ms rule, very wei
Neither their acts nor their words ~
of Il kind, generally speaking, to MAX
L us ashamed of them. But how man
of us, do you suppose, will be ont
: jail II we did all the things that "
. should like to do, ana that 1t Is vel
! probable we should do IL 1t were N
= for he'll ana Sing Slngi But 1t Is on
when you get TO that spot In ma
: where he does his desiring that 70
$ reach the real ground of what a man
q REV, DIR, Parkhurst. Presbyterla
J. New York City.