The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-11-20
The GOLD LEAF.
HENDERSON. \. c.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1902.
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

Rev. DR. Ciamprtt. EpiscopaIian. San
Francisco.
Arbitration.
Arbitration is Il concrete expression
Of the Golden Rule-I;cy ]. G. Yonker.
Methodist. Chicago
Truth the Daughter of God.
Truth is the daughter Of God and the
queen of heaycn.-I,ey. Dr. K. S. Mac
Arthur. Baptist. New York.
Doing Good to Others.
Let each do something that is for the
good Of othcrs-in city. church, IN
charitics.-Rev. a. BiIkovsly. Univer-
salist. Baltimore.
Outcome Of Convictions.
Our life with all 1t means TO our
selves and to the world is the outcome
Of our c9nditions.- Rev. Father Doyle,
Catholic. Brooklyn
VIII Rise Again.
Whether adversely or neglect OF duty
brushes the child Of God. it matters
not; he will riS" a-ain.-Itry DR.. vii
liam J. Holtzclaw. BAPTIST Atlanta,
Ga.
Excuses. bu; Not Reasons.
Some men give excuses for not being
Christians They can't give reasons.
The nearest to a reason WIS he wasn't
man enough TO be IL Christian"-Rev
Mr. Sunday Evangelist. Worcester.
Mass
Tie Country's Need.
The couutry's need Is for statesmen,
not politicians Strikes are relics Of
barIarism and sh, uld be nudc impos-
Rible An awakened national conscience
IS needed. Rev. f. K. Morse. Baptist.
New York.
Ee.cintion OF Gods Purpose.
The revelation of Gods purpose was
made to the church through Christ,
but the revelation Of the divine pur-
pose to the world is made 10y Christ
through the church.-R"v NJ =. Fixes.
Baptist. Baltimore
Tell Others the Way.
If it IS important for you to make
Spiritual preparations for the journey
OF death by being washed in the Sa-
yiour's blood. is it not just as impor-
tart for your loved ones to be clcansed
by the same bloodt-Rev. Dr. Frank
De Witt Talmage. Presbyterian, Chi
cagO.
a Greater Miracle.
Wherever Il human soul Is brought
out 81 darkness into the light. wherev-
or tn" blood washes away sin. WHEREBY
or the peace Of pardon takes the place
of til" storms of renDrsr. there is
greater miracle than the six days crea-
tive work of Godfrey Dr. Wiley,
Methodist. Brooklyn.
The Reward of Virtue.
The kingdom of God stands for all
that is morally right-honesty. justice,
purity. truth, fidelity. honor-and the
promise of Christ is that if we make
these virtues our first concern material
prosperity will follow inevitably
Key DR.. Raymond. Schenectady,
n. Y.
Christ the Needed Guide.
Christ is the needed guide through
the devious paths and temptations of
this life. He is king III the purest
and best sense, to whom we can with
gladness yield ourselves. He is the
hope of glory for the plain man, and he
who possesses that hope is the strong
man.-Rey. NJ. +. johnson. Baptist,
Nashua. n. IL.
The Treasure of Country.
Because Gods world brings to us
only what we reCcive-a truth or hope
or faith that awakcns new aud bright
er power to be-is the treasure of a
country and the excellence Of IL time.
If we We're able to translate what God
hath prepared for US. what music and
strength and love and harmony we
would fnd,-Rey. \. K. TllinghaSt.
UDiyersalist. Waterloo La.
The Verify of the Bible
In the Bible there are no errors con-
frary to the philosophy of nature.
Though written variously In the sands
of Arabia. In central Asia i'm the d2s-
erts OF Judpa. in the pUrcheS OF the
Jewish temple, in the magnificent pal
ace of Babylon, in the rustic schools Of
the prophets of Bethel and Jericho,
this book rides upon 4 chcrub and
walks upon the wings of the wind
Rev W. L. Black. Christian. Chicago.
Struggle For EIuiIIbrium.
great salvation of society lies in
the fact that it is never happy, never
content. The struggle for equilibrium
rum which. | suppose. it shall never
achieve. but the struggle for which is
salvation / do not mean by the frank
acceptance of the limitations of life
the limitations of spiritual condition.
Whatever truth man has heard man
may hear-Rey. Il. r Slicer Unita-
rian. New York
An Example to Follow
Whenever good intention goes astray
and they who would help their fellow
men succeed only in harming them in
stead, the initial error is to be found In
some departure from his precepts who
= the way and the life. The rich
young man came to Jesus running and
kneeled to him. We must do the same.
1t Is the only right beginning either Of
social study or Of social living. Look
4t 1t until you see 1t with the eyes Of
your soul-the Master standing strong
and gracious and the young man kneel-
ing at bis feet.-Rev. George Hodges,
kittsburg.
4 Genius For Religion.
The writer's of the Bible were all, 30
tar as we know, Informed Of the Jew
lsh race. This fact sheds a food Of
light on the Bible. Certain races have
. peculiar fitness for certain things
Soe Greek for art, for instance, and the
Anglo-Saxon for civilization. So the
Jews had genius for religion. The
Bible in all its various parts is essen
tally religious book. God Is the CEN
Ter OF all its thoughts. 1t represents
Che supreme product of that race
whose genius was religion for ages
Rev. P. f. Sutphep, Presbyterian,
cleveland
we may now soon expect to have |
Booker L. Washington debating APP
polntments i'll North Carolina. The