Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-29
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the TeachinEs
of All Denominations,

A holy man is a wholesome man.
Rev. DR.. Clampett, Episcopallan, Sar
Francisco.
Arbitration.
Arbitration Is q concrete expression
Of the Golden Rule.-Rev. ]. G. Yorker
Methodist Chicago.
Truth the Daughter of God.
Truth is the daughter of God and the
queen Of heaven.-Rev. DR.. Il. s. Mac
Arthur, Baptist, New York.
Doing Good to Others.
Let each do something that is for the
good of others-in city. church, in
charltles.-Rsv. A. Bilkoysky, Univer-
salist, Baltimore.
Outcome of Convictions.
Our life with all 1t means to our
selves and to the world Is the outcome
OF our conditions.-Rey. Father Doyle,
Catholic. Brooklyn.
Will Rise Again.
Whether adversely or neglect OF duty
brushes the child of God. it matters
not; he will rise again.-Rev. DR.. VII.
liam j. HoltEclaw. Baptist. Atlanta,
Ga.
Excuses, but Not Reasons.
Some men give excuses for not being
Christians. They can't give reasons.
The nearest to q reason was she wasn't
man enough to be a Christian. REV.
Mr.. Sunday, Evangelist Worcester
Mass.
The Country's Need.
The country's need Is for statesmen,
not politicians Strikes are relics OF
barbarism and should be made impos.
Jible An awakened national conscience
is needed.-Rev. F. r. Morse, Baptist,
New York.
Revelation 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 by Christ
through the church.-ReV. NJ. P. Fixes.
Baptist Baltimore.
Tell Others the Way.
If 1t is important for you to make
spiritual preparations for the journey
Of death by being washed In the Sa.
viour's blood. 10 it not just as impor-
taDt for your loved ones to be cleansed
Dy the same blood l-Rev. DR.. Frank
De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian, Chi
cago.
Z Greater Miracle.
Wherever a human soul is brought
but Of darkness into the light. wherev-
n the blood washes away sin, wherev-
n the peace of pardon takes the place
of the storms OF remOrse. there Is q
greater miracle than the six days crea-
i've work Of Godfrey. Dr. Wiley,
Brooklyn.
The Reward of Virtue.
The kingdom Of God stands for all
hat Is morally right honesty, justice,
purity. truth, fidelity, honor-and the
promise Of Christ Is that II we make
hese virtues our first concern material
will follow inevitably
Rev. DR.. Raymond, Schenectady,
'. Y.
Christ the Needed Guide.
Christ is the needed guide through
he devious paths and temptations of
his life. He is king in the purest
nd best sense, to whom we can with
ladness yield ourselves. He is the
ope Of glory for the plain man, and he
Tho possesses that hope is the strong
lan.-Rev. NJ. f. Johnson, Baptist,
Iashua, N. II.
Tho Treasure of a Country.
Because Gods world brings to US
My what We receive-a truth or hope
r faith that awakens new and bright
r power to be-is the treasure of q
ountry and the excellence Of time.
we were able to translate what God
lth prepared for US. what music and
.rength and love and harmony we
'ould find!-Rev. A. r. Tilllnghast,
nlyersalist, Waterloo, la.
The Verify of the Bible.
In the Bible there are no errors con-
airy to the philosophy of nature.
hough written varlously In the sands
ArabiH. in central Asia, in the des-
to OF JudRa. In the porches of the
wish temple. In the magnificent pal
% Of Babylon, in the rustic schools Of
le prophets OF Bethel and Jericho,
lis book rides upon a cherub and
alks upon the wings Of the wind
ev. W. +. Black, Christian, Chicago.
Struggle For Equilibrium.
A great salvation Of society lies In
@ fact that II Is never happy, never
intent The struggle for equilibrium
the struggle FOR its peace, an equilib-
i'm which. suppose, II shall never
hievc but the struggle for which is
lvaticn | do not mean by the frank
ceptince Of the limitations of life
hatever truth man has heard man
~ bear Rev. Il. II. Slicer. Unita.
IN. New York.
An Example to Follow.
Whenever good intention goes astray
d they who would help their fellow
n succeed only in harming them in
'ad, the initial error Is to be found In =
ne departure from his precepts who
the way and the life. The rich
ung man came to Jesus running and =
eeled to him We must do the same.
Is the only right beginning either Of [
,ial study or Of social living. Look ,
It until you see II with the eyes Of
ur soul-the Master standing strong
d gracious and the young man kneel |
at his feet.-Rey. George Hodges, =
.tsburg. =
Genius For Religion. \
he writer's of the Bible were all, so r
as we know. Informed Of the jew |