Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-11-26
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations

Gems Cleaned From the Teaching
of All Denominations.
Christ is humanty's great libcrator
Rev. DR.. r. +. Coyle, Presbyterian
Denver.
Up to God, Out to Humanity.
a man can never reach any higher
up to God than he reaches ont toward
humanity.-Rev. Clarence Abel, Mctho
dist, Chicago.
All Man Needs.
A man can take the Scripture RECORD
and find all he needs to bring him into
higher personal relation with God -
Rev. A. Ii. Penniman, Congregational
list, Adams Mass.
Does Not Encourage IdIeness.
The religious life is not in conflict
with the business life, and the kingdom
of God does not seek to encourage idle.
ness.-Rev. DR.. w. ]. Williamson, Bap-
fist, st. Louis.
Ever Increasing Life.
Life, more life, ever increasing life. is
the end, as absolute infinite life is the
cause and beginning of all things All
else is but means.-Rev. Morgan NJ.
Sheedy, Catholic, Pittsburg.
Moral and Physical Depletion.
When n man is addicted to strong
drink, he is heading toward mental as
well as physical depletion and annih-
lation.-Rev DR.. Frank De Witt Tai
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True ana Perfect knowledge.
The church of Jesus Christ gives ~
true and perfect knowledge Of the tri.
une God. Father. Son and Holy Ghost.
through the preaching of the divine
wOrd.-Rey. +. II. Bosch. Lutheran.
Brooklyn.
Depends on Definition.
The idea of perfection depends on
the definition which is given to the
word. In order to be successful the
young man must be energetic and per-
severing.-Rev DR.. Patton, Presbyteri-
an, Princeton. ~ J.
The Devils Mission Field.
All our fashions and fads come from
cities. The devil knows good field
for his mission work; hence he works
most nightly in these centers of popu-
lation. Any old devil will do for the
country.-Rev. DR.. Boughton, Baptist,
Atlanta, Ga.
A Practical Religion.
The religion which Jesus Christ
taught his disciples and which the ear
ly church practiccd was a practical re-
ligion-a religion that cares for mans
material as well as his spiritual inter
ests.-Rev. DR.. Holderby. Presbyterian.
Atlanta, Ga.
The significance of Names.
Names are as lasting rs eternity.
whether they stand for nobility Of pur-
pose and truth or evil. Therefore how
essential it is for men to seek to make
a name for truth, honesty and purityi
The name of Jesus should be our pat
tern.-Rev. DR.. j. W. Lee. Presbyte-
rian. Philadelphia.
Heaven Not pOsthumous Hnppi mesa
If we read Christ's teaching right.
we will find that heaven does not mean
posthumous happiness Heaven is not
postmortem. 1t Is of the heart. The !
gospel is not a device TO get us into |
heaven. 1t is Gods way of bringing |
heaven to us.-Rev. DR.. NJ. W. Stryker.
President Hamilton College Clinton /
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Love the Basis of Society
Human society is possible only Oh the
basis Of love. Sel6shness means isola-
ton. Love is the only bond that can
hold men together in pleasant and help.
full relations. Love is the basis OF al
true friendships. Such friendships sur.
yiye all changes of time, place and cir
Professor George Barker
Stevens, Yale University.
Mans Relation to God.
The things that pertain to worship
are counted sacred-thc sanctuary, the
Sabbath, the Bible, prayer and praise.
That which makes these sacred is that
they are closely related to God But
God is related TO all our life. not tc
worship merely. No part Of lfc can be
from Gods jurisdiction and
nterest-Rev Frost Craft. Methodist,
Denver.
God working Through Men.
God does sometimes dispense with
human instrumentaltics in the coNter.
lion of souls but very rarely. God rs
rule blcsSes men through instrument
ality of their fellow men. The success
# the church in the years to come will
argcly depend upon the activity of in
Iiyidual men in doing personal work.
Rev. DR. Robert Macarthur. Baptist.
tew York
BrofEcrIs Love and Business.
Br0thtrly love should control us In
III business relations The man who
)V"s his fellow men will pay IN adc
uale rate of wages That does not
lcan Il sum of money which repre-
ants Just on remove from starvation.
10 mn ogrii - be comet that the
coplc IN hi fac, ~. in his niHv r. In
is shop should live like tn honuAlcn
l E~r"' = man has Il right 10 profit
' his got IRIS miSf 'r.rn'. HOr should
q p"r;i't 81 pursu g: Any ". n. uT-
= G:'r ".@'r.s or insan' .ar,' conditions.
X v Gin Scott Rochc, EpiScopalian.