The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
OUR RELIGIOUS coNrEMponA-


!iIES:
We like the snowiakes for their air
ness and their spotless purity, and for
the heaven from which they come. Some
thing has shaken
EMBLEM OF the woolly clouds,
HEAVENS PURITY. and out of the folds
OF the air they
come to lay a benediction of the sky
upon the earth They cover all the soil
ing and filth of the trampled world, and
make all things pure and beautiful. This
is what heaven is; this is what heaven
would make earth to be.
We have never seen anything so fair
go up from the world, nor the earth pro-
duce anything so pure for itself. All the
coloring of earth around us is dark and
red and grey; there is nothing white that
earth hath made We do not know OF
anything that earth ever gives to heaven
that has not its stain, its dark lmpurity,
it's "sins as scarlet" and souls which
have been red as crimson" Wherever
sinful men have gone there is the scar
and the stain of blackness. Only heaven
gives the white and good.
How can anything be winter than
snow? What cleansing power the blood
of Christ must have, and what purifica-
ton is that which is wrought by the
Spirit of God! With the robe Of the
righteousness of the Redeemer, and the
in, even sinners soul is brought with
out spot or blemsh or any such thing
That is what heaven, in its white holi-
ness, can do for a sin-Dlackened and sim
stained world One day there will be the
white linen of the saints in world I'm
utterably pure and holy.-Central Presby-
terrain.
1t would be well if the world better APP
preciated and followed the teaching of
our Lord: Let your communications be
yea, yea, and nay.
THE FOLLY OF nay. In other words,
INCARCERATION it would be well if
high and low, learn
and unlearned, pious and worldly, would
be careful to say exactly what they
mean, and to mean exactly what they
say: if they would not in any way be
conformed to the crowd, but confine
themselves to facts. Moderation is Z
good thing at all times. The light of
truth is like the white light OF day, and
things as they are need no veriication.
Temperament gives q glow and heat to
expressions which discredits them and
brings suspicion on them. a great man
says: IAN angel from heaven would
damage the cause of truth if he defended
it with violence and heat"
In our confessions of our sins and fol
lies it is not necessary to use very strong
language. 1t is enough honestly to own
that we have done wrong, and sincerely
to be sorry for it. and set ourselves to
make amends.-Southern Churchman.
What we need most of all among Chris
tians is some sincere and consistent re-
gard for the day, as given in a peculiar
way to the Lord
ABOUT OBSERVING to His worship
THE SABBATH. and His work.
Next to that we
Oh, yi,y, fpn.,
ordinary labor, on the ground that such
cessation is in the public interest, And
when such laws have been enacted, we
light to demand their enforcement. AT
present, we have this remarkable State OF
things in our city: Every Wholesome
business, mercantile and manufacturing.
is held to the law. While the 5aloons are
constantly and VIGOROUSLY ovading and
violating it. We should like to know how
il happens that the saloons have more
privileges than other lines of business
Religious Herald.
Doctors deprecate in a patient the ever
lasting effort to look inside of himself.
He carries q hand glass. A dozen times
a day he rms his
TIE COMMON tongue cut (prac-
SENSE OF tice has helped him
RELIGION. to stretch it past
his CHM and gives
it irsrection. TOO red at thu edges. foul
in the middle.
Self examination is needful which is
far different from turning the soul wrong
side out every day. There are good peo-
pie who put themselves upon the rack
do truly love God? Would I be willing
to sc to the burning stake? Am ready
to iie?" What husband is questioning
himself morning, noon aud night: DO I
love my Wife, 1t would be petty, inane,
ridiculous. such an inqusiticn would be.
Let him receive a message while at the
plow that she is i'll. Does he sit down on
the beam and begin to cross-exa mine hi,n-
self as to his feelings toward her? The
gear is ier1ed from, the animal. He
mounts bareback and Off he lopes for
the doctor.
Let the test come to YOU Let you be
put to proof. What could make You
curse Jesus? The suggestion is revolving.