Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
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the first whispers of undying peace
Rev. E. Burk, Episcopalian, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Money.-It is not money that is the
root of all evil; it is the love Of it to
the exclusion of holy thoughts.-Rev.
8. f. Rife, Evangelical, Akron, Ohio.
The Widows Mite.-The widows
mite stands for the small gifts which
those in humble circumstances may Of
fer to God and man.-Rev. DR.. Eaton.
Universalist, New York City.
Story of Creatfon.-The very first fact
which the story of creation sets forth
is this: God is mans friend. He plans
for man. He provides for man.-Rev.
D. Gregg, Presbyterian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Universal Law.-It is difficult for
us to conceive of an immutable being,
or even of an immutable condition, for
we live in realm in which change is
the universal law.-Rey. ]. r. Boyle.
Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa.
| Resurrection of Christ.-Nothing Is
more vital to the validity Of Chris
tianity than the resurrection of Christ.
1t is the crowning evidence Of the di-
vinity and authority of our Lord.-Rev.
Geo. P. Perry, Baptist, Troy, N. Y.
Character = Character possesses
charm for only those who seek it, and
Is the priceless jewel Of heroic souls,
who care for no appreciation but that
Of the law, conscience and God.-Rev.
G. P. Smith, Methodist, Minden, La.
Figure of God.-Every man, through
his imagination, paints his own figure
Of God. Plato gives his own image of
God, and then there is the Bibles idea
Of God.-Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills, ngregationalist, Brooklyn,
New York.
Predestined.-Some are willing to
word of God. They are ever prepared
to run their course rfghteously. They,
and they alone, are redestined.-Rev.
e. Magevney, r. c., San Francisco,
California.
Socialism. = Socialism will reject
christianity and give real faith which
the infidel church has denied. By re-
ljecting the church it will liberate the
real spirit Of Jesus, which will defy
mankind.-Rev. Geo. D. Heron, So
cialist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Spiritual World.-The knowledge
Of the spiritual world which Jesus
Christ has Impaired to mankind ex-
,eeds that of Moses as much as the
light of the MONDAY sun exceeds that
IF the Pickering lamp.-Cardinal Glib
bons, Roman Catholic, Baltimore, Md
Christian Science. = Christian Sci.
snce not only embodies the healing and
regenerative methods Of the Christian.
Ity of Christ, but represents also the
highest attainments of modern meta
physical or psychical practice.-Carol
Norton, Christian Scientist, New YorE
City.
A Statesman and a Politician.-A
statesman is one who thinks, plans and
works for the future good of his coun
try and countrymen, while the politi
.ian is concerned about present per
sonal and party advantage.-Rey. R. V
Hunter, Presbyterian, indianapolis
Indiana.
Immortal Life and Eternal Life.-Je
sus makes a marked distinction be
tween immortal life and eternal life
} Immortal life is to live on. Eterna
life is to live well, and when we hav,
1.-THE latter it is difficult to make us doub
1.-THE former.-Rev. DR.. Mason, Univer
salist, Chicago, Ill.
= Test of Christian.-What is the tes
! of Christian but the fruits of his com
) panionship with his Lord? Give us
t human Christ. who sympathizes witt
) Ius in our common temptations, VIII
5 loves us, not the one who stands SO ia
| above us, and we shall gain in on
1 knowledge of your Lord.-Rey. c. M
Sheldon, Baptist, Topeka, Kan.
Prayer.-God has ordained praye
lust as truly as he has ordained labor
and it is no more thwarting of divin
! law than that he should bring in tn
J, harvest in response to the wise and in
ltelligent labor Of the husbandman. Blu
= Gods will in this regard was accom-
! plished by the faithful toll of humal
: hands.-Rev. DIR. Barrows, Oberlir
Ohio.
, Become as a Little Child.-We mus
e unload the mind of traditions and es
d tablish truth. We must abandon fol
lies and establish facts. We must dis
/ card ritual and establish right. W
d must abolish custom and establisl
d Christ. Then we become as littl
child, and of such is the kingdom
!. Rev. f. E. Mason, Spiritualist, Brook
g llyn, N. Y.
Peace in the Churchill peace abide
In the church each member must be a
peace with God. "The peace of Goo
9 which passeth all understanding" il
u ereases and blesses both the life of tn
: Individual and that of tie church, a
the conscience is enlightened by th
= Living Word and it's dictates are obey
ed.-Rev. G. P. Rutledge. Philadelphia
Pennsylvania.
Conscience. Conscience - in othe
words, the moral sense-is naturs
r. endowment, a part of the organic cor
d stitution of man. Not by any mean
i Independent of reason, but rather d,
r pendent upon it, growing in clearnes
and in ethical authority as man il
:reases In knowledge and power Ell
ical science now teaches-not SO muc
that man has conscience-as that cor