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than anything else 10 offset the infiu-
ences that work against the mainte-
nance of deep personal religious In
terest is education.-Rev. Nicholas X.
Walsh, Catholic. Boston.
Eject of Good Books.
Good books and good papers leave
their impress upon the mind and heart
like the river upon the land through
which il runs. They furnish mental
and spiritual pabulum.-Rev. DR.. w.
III. H. Rees. Methodist. Pittsburg.
Representing Jesus Christ.
To stand before the world, before
those with whom you associate. as the
representative OF Jesus is surely priv
ilege, and TO fully represent him we
must be as nearly like him as possible.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Baptist,
New York.
SIN of Parental Ignorance.
Oh, the sin OF parental ignorance! II
has ruined more homes, slaughtered
more lives, bred more disease, called
into life more selfishness and tyranny,
more vice and crime than all other
causes combined.-RabbiJ Joseph Kraus-
kopf, d. D.. Philadelphia.
Not ne a Theory, but as a Fact.
II is not In theology we are 10 find out
how TO be Christians but II is in Gods
own word and In the words OF Jesus
and his interpreters In the Bible. II
we study, we find that we must not re-
ceive Jesus as theory, but as fact
Rev. Stowcll L. Bryant, Methodist, Chi
cago.
Standing on Firm Foundation.
Lifted up by the spirit out OF the
worlds troubled sea and set securely
on the Rock OF Ages, the believer can.
not be thrown into confusion or be
made TO feel that the foundations OF
his life are falling from under.-Rev
Or. w. s. Fulton. Presbyterian, Pitts
burg.
Teaching the Conscience.
The conscience needs constantly
power OF revelation, the vision OF God
Every man must follow conscience,
but every man must see that his con.
science is taught OF God and is the
Rev. Dr. NJ Burnham. Congregation.
alist, st. Louis.
Christ the Only Way.
For me the present contains a large
possibility OF happiness for the frugal,
honest poor, and the future holds forth
hope for more. Neither rich nor poor
can be happy. Each must take his woe
TO Bethlehem. The Christ is the only
way. He says, Come" and in him
alone is there peace.-Archbishop Cor.
rigan, Catholic, New York.
Only Source of Hope.
Have faith-faith In yourselves. faith
In your fellow men, faith in God and
the Providence that governs the world
In the midst OF the changing scenes OF
life faith In God is the only source OF
assured hope, the only secret OF true
and worthy life, the only key TO happi.
ness. the only strength that is secure
Rev. c. J. Hull, Peoples Tabernacle,
Denver.
Weakness of Spirit.
The evolution OF 1000 years has just
begun to teach men the value OF gentle.
ness and kindness, TO show them that
more r. to be gained In the long run by
the employment OF these agencies
which make up, take II, meekness OF
spirit than by the use or employment OF
any other force whatsoever-Re Cy.
rus Townsend Brady, Episcopalian
Philadelphia.
The Spirit OF the Age.
In spite of all adverse tides, surely
but steadily, the commercial spirit has
risen until it has become the dominat
ing material force IN the worlds life
Of today. The grayest danger OF the
twentieth century lies In this fact: II
these great forces are the servants OF
men, they will prove great blessing
but II they dominate every phase OF
life they Will be a curse Rev. Robert
Bagnall, Independent New York
Evil OF White Lies.
The great evil OF classifying lies III
the small things I'm slightly modifying
the details 20 interest or amuse others
or TO crafty personal vanity - Not
only Is there untruthfulness In society
and IN business, but there Is more OF
less OF 1t in religion There is good
deal of lying in our public prayers. We
have all heard preachers and others
tell the Lord things we knew were not
so.-Rev. DR.. J. L. Jackson, Baptist
Chicago.