News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
OG All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.
In bringing up children educators
realize the necessity of holding before
them high ideals.-Rev. II. L. Paddock,
Episcopal, New York.
| More Preaching of God.
1t is one of the supreme demands of
the hour that there be more preaching
of God.-Dr Frederick y. Noble, Mod
orator National Congregational Coun-
ill.,
| Hungry Hearts.
Men sometimes go into the pulpit In
light and flippant manner and teed
the minds of their hearers when it is
their hearts that are hungry for food
DR.. Quillian, Methodist, Atlanta.
No Fault to Find.
We cannot get along without be-
liefs, but they are merely a means TO
an end. If our faith achieves the end,
| we need find no fault with it.-ReV.
Henry Madtes, Baptist, Sharpsburg,
Pa.
Motive True Measure of Power.
Motive is a true measure of power.
The man of small motives can never be
great. The man of great motives can
never be little. Christian motives are
always great-Rev. DR.. Sims, SYRIA
cuse.
Divorce Record a National Calamity.
Our record for divorce is national
calamity and disgrace. Paltry excuses
are made legal reasons for divorce. The
churches are empty, the divorce courts
are overfowing.-Fath Guinau, Ro-
man Catholic, Atlanta.
Gratitude.
To cultivate the habit Of gratitude is
to make life easy and comfortable, to
brighten the general outlook and TO
strengthen the heart for any at1iiction
or sacrifice which the coming days may
bring. George II. Hepworth, COngre-
gationalist, New York.
Profanity and Patriotism.
Those addicted to profanity are not
true patriots. They may shout for the
flag, but he only is true patriot who
obeys the laws of his country, and
nearly, if not quite, all the states or
our Union forbid profanity.-Rev. d.
d. Leak, Methodist, Pittsburg.
Responsibility of Parents.
1t is as Impossible to grow oranges on
GreenIand's icy mountains as to rear
God fearing children in home presid-
ed over by parents whose vital ener-
gies are concentrated upon the getting
of money and the pursuit of fashion,
~ ri of
Work For Every One.
If we have the true spirit in us, we
will be Paul-like, and if we can't do
the thing we would best like to do then
do what we may, only let us find a
plan of service, for truly no man need
be without some work to dO.-Rev. 5.
B. Moore, Christian Church, Atlanta.
In His own Way.
Only he works in his own way-not
by whims and starts, as men would
have him. and he will not be hurried,
The vision will not tarry always-that
vision in which you, o friend, will see
his purpose in you and be satisfied,
Rev. DR.. Beverley Warner, New Or
leans.
Trust In the Lord.
Anxiety is unbecoming and sinful.
1t denotes an entire absence Of faith.
Anxiety in a disposition is as if Christ
had never come into the world to save
sinners and that his promises are
naught. 1t does not repose in Gods
= word. - Bishop Hendrix, Methodist,
Kansas City, Mo.
Eternal Truth.
There is a narrownesS of truth, and
for that let us stand. l believe in adj
vancement. | believe in progress be-
cause | believe in God. | believe that
human views of divine truth have been
modified and improved upon, but truth
itself is the same yesterday, today and
forever.-Rev. Il. F. Coyle, Presbyte-
rian, Denver.
The Blessing of Work.
The temptation to do things for 9th
ers which we would not do for our
selves, especially to our children. is al
most inherent. We cannot think Of
our children enduring what we have
endured. 1t is better to teach our chill
,lren that their future will be better for
tuGlu IL IL Is SuIItu ny IuCll ONh SA
fortS.-Right Rev. DR.. Brewer, Episco-
pal Bishop of Montana.
The Law of Love.
When Jesus Christ said, IF a man
. love father and mother better than me,
he is not worthy of me-" he was not
laying down an arbitrary rule that
4 might have been otherwise; he was
! simply evincing necessary truth that
unless your love of what is good and
your loyalty to the good is the most
tremendous thing in your life you are
insecure. 1t is not what you say, but
, what you do, that determines what you
are.-Rev. @. j. Hall, Peoples Taber-
nacle, Denver.