The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-10-31

Universalist, North Dana, Mass.
Revile Laws.-We are living In an age
when even good men revile laws be-
cause they displease them.-Rev. DIR.
Burrell, Reforped, New York City.
Supreme Penalty.-Not to expend our
endowments on the great work Of life
will insure supreme penalty.-Rev. DR..
Moore, Methodist, San Antonio. Texas.
The Golden CaH.-We determine our
life by materialistic standards of sue
cess. Our God is the golden calf.-Rev.
G. G. Morrison. Universalist, Chicago.
Ill
Where shall we look for
standards by which we are to be gov
erned? We should look to Gods word.
Rev. g. A. Snyder, Reformed, Hagers-
town, Md.
True Evolution.-God has revealed
only parts Of his glory to each age Of
the world. This is the only true evolu-
ton Of doctrine.-Rey. G. z. Smith.
Methodist, Minden, La.
New Truths.--C Christianity, which Is
the religion and philosophy Of the
church, Is the outcome of human rea-
son and divine revelation. 1t Is pos
SCISSOR and an exponent Of new truths
Rev. DR.. Stone, Episcopalian, Chicago,
Ill.
Civilization.-Civiliza means rails
ing material things to higher valuation.
A man up to a certain point is a ma
chine, but there is divinity with him
which calls out for the living Cod
Rev. DR.. Gunnison, Universalist, Cam
ton, N. Y.
Source Of Unrest.--In material power,
In mere Drawn, we are becoming a gi-
ant, but not In brain or conscience.
There Is the source of most of the I'M
rest Of the times, and of fears to come.
Rev. d. M. Wilson, Unitarian, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Exposing Ignorance.-Where a man
finds fault with the church, saying that
1t does not teach the principles of
Christ, he is simply exposing his ig-
norance MS to what, the church does
teach.-Rev. ]. w. Romich, Lutheran,
Allegheny, Pa.
Many Sides.-Eyery man Is more
than one-sided, and, according to the
fullness of manhood, he has many
sides. Complete his manhood and you
thereby multiply his characteristics
Rev. J. L. Withrow, Congregationalis4
Boston, Mass. s -
Satisfy the SouL-The greatest things
are the simplest, the most familiar, the
Oldest, the most fundamental. The sol
emn, uplifting, Interchangeable truth Of
the love Of God alone can satisfy the
soul.-Rev. ]. d. Burrell, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
| Despotism-Th thing called an
archy, which says that murder is the
proper way to produce political
changes, is the product Of conditions
which have been bred under extreme
forms of despotism.-Prof. Felix Ad-
Ter. Ethical Culture, New York City.
Fervent Prayer.-No fervent prayer
ascending to the throne of heaven re-
mains unanswered. God answers our
petitions either directly or Indirectly.
If he does not grant us what we ask,
he gives us something equivalent or
better.-Cardinal Gibbons, r. c., Balti-
more, Md.
Comfort of Gods Love.-We doubt as
to our acceptance with God. We fear
that at the last we may fail to enter
into the joys Of the Lord. Then do we
need the comfort Of Gods love. We
shall not be comfortless when life
draws to close-Rev. DR.. Holderby,
Atlanta, Ga.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS is not the only
thing that enslaves us. There Is fear.
How many things produce fear! Fear,
it is true, does not fetter our abilities,
nor debase us like sin; but 1t does make
us Incapable of our higher development
Rev. G. G. Albertson, Presbyterian,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Strengthen Ourselves-We may
strengthen ourselves for death by learn
ing the security of the divine issue and
the sweetness of the Fathers will. OBJ
stinate persistence In clinging to our
own ignorant and .unchastened wills is
the cause of all our fear.-Rev. H. h.
Gowen, Episcopaleon. Seattle, Wash.
| Most Patent Fact.-Here Is the larg-
est and most patent fact in our exist
ence-we are longing for life We are
seeking 1t. That Is our goal. That
explains us. 1t explains our actions,
our thoughts, our efforts, the whole
routine Of our days and months and
years.-Rev. w. T. Brown, Congrega-
tionalist, Rochester, N. Y. qasssszes
Liberty in this land of liberty
there has been and there is q liberty too
great, liberty that has run to license
and excess. a liberty that has given
permission and protection. II not to
wanton crime itself, to the utterances
which feed 1t and of which It Is the
natural and logical result.--Rev. DR..
Greer, Episcopalian. New York City.
The Golden Rule. The golden rule. il
the law and the gospel of life, and the
one who practices the golden rule needs
no church. no pastor, for he has found
God within himself. When the golden
rule Is practiced the kingdom Of heaven
will come on earth and Christ win be
incarnated In every individual. Dog
mas. creeds and rituals are useless and
are mere surviyals or i1norancoARav