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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
OF All Denominations.
The humblest life is glorlfed by a
high ideal.-Rev. Bruce Brown Chris.
tian, Denver.
The Final Arbiter.
Religion will become the final arbiter
between men.--Rev. Dr. Rubenstein
Hebrew, Baltimore.
Leading Into the Truth.
Human educators lead men up 10 the
truth, but Christ only leads men TITO
It, Rev. c. G. Albertson, Presb. ...,
Philadelphia.
secret of Christian Usefulness.
Forgetting those things which are
behind is the secret OF a life OF Chris
tian usefulness. Rev, S. +. Hanson
Baptist Brooklyn.
lie Earnest Even In Play.
BE light hearted, joyous, but never
frivolous or trivial. BE In earnest even
In play Rev David y. Beach, Congre-
gationalist, Denver
The Church Under Bond.
The church is under bond TO the
world 10 demonstrate the joyous char
acter Of the religion Of Christ.-Rev. {.
+. Cheeseman, Pittsburg.
Accuracy In Religion.
Let the careful system and candid
accuracy that characterize our secular
calling be brought TO bear upon our re-
ligion.-Rev. Or S. b. Warner, Metho-
dist, st. Louis.
Not Theories. but Practice.
Some people will fight much more We
hemently for their theory concerning
the Bible than for the practice Of the
spirit Of Jesus Christ. Rev. j. G. Hall,
Peoples Church, Denver.
The Side Door EVIL.
When the sovereign people OF whole
state enacts law. it is political and
moral auarchlsm not TO enforce it, and
/ may say IN passing that good morals
never have evil "side doors Rev. Or.
Dean Richmond Babbett. Episcopulian,
Brooklyn
The sunny Soul.
There IS a hOwer that turns toward
the sun, and Il docs so upon bright OF
cloudy days. It follows the course OF
the sun, seen or unseen. So the sou
that is truly seeking God keeps In the
course even when God seems TO hide
his face That soul viii be sunny on
dark days. r Rev. John i. Brushing
ham, Methodist. Chicago.
Religion In the Home.
The musician touches the keys, anC
the response is away off amid tn,
pipes and chords Of the great organ
SO In life the word spoken TO the hear
of childhood Is echoed back from man
hood and old age. The home and thc
church largely determine the destin!
OF the nation. Rev. Dir. W. III. w
/ Reese. Methodist. Pi,ssburg.
The Optimistic Christian.
And / feel with all the depth an'
power Of human conviction that TIT
/ true optimist. he who reIoices In hi
portion. he whose world is sunlit an'
heaven spanned Is the lover OF III
kind. whose Gladness Is the gladness o
many. whose abiding peace is draw
from the joys of the multitude.-Rey
DR.. Luccock, Methodist, St Louis.
No Nation For ITSELF Alone.
The time will come when no MAJ
and no nation Will live for himself o
itself alone. God has prospered tn
mission work everywhere, and ther
have been great increases not only Il
the church membership and the nun
Der OF baptisms. but In the donations
the interest In foreign work and In IN
number OF workers abroad as WELL
Rev. w. 9. Mable, Baptist, Boston.
The Everlasting Repose.
There Is in every breast contlnI
Gus dissatisfaction with the preser
state OF things that will never leay
us till we ourselves leave this lowe
sphere - ceaseless aspirations aftc
something higher and better than tn
world can give humiliating ripple
caused by sense OF our own impe
factions. But I'm the new world II
unrest OF the children OF God shall I
succeeded by everlasting repose.--Re
DR. n. Marshall Harrison, EpiscoDa
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