Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-12-04
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

of All Denominations.
The graudest opportunities of Chris
tian service demand the complete and
voluntary surrender of our whole lives
to Jesus Chrst.-Rev. DR.. Frank De
Witt Talmage, Presbyterian. Chicago.
The Spirit of Forgiveness.
The nearer our lives approach to
Christ the nearer we come to, perfec-
ton. Jesus Christ both by plecept
and example endeavored to instill in
us the spirit of forgiveness.-Rev. A.
G. Dixon, Baptist, Boston.
The Deepest Reality.
1t is a matter of the greatest i'm
portance that every one should begin
a Christian lie, but a matter of serious
concern that it should begin in the
deepest reality.-Rev. DR.. William j.
Holtzclaw. Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
Opportunities of Life.
The devil would steal away your
life's opportunities as Christian by
simply having you put off becoming a
Christian just now. He is stealing
away your life-yourself he is stealing
away.-Rev. N. H. Lee, Methodist,
Denver.
Most Pernicious influence.
A bad man can do an immense
amount of harm by simply doing bad
things. A bad man, with bad motives,
doing what seems to be good. is the
most pernicious and degrading infiu-
ence that know of.-Rev. r. L. Pad
dock, Episcopalian. New York.
The Value of Character.
Nothing Is more highly valuable,
since God is righteous, than character
in his creature. And the wondrous de-
velopment of our late presidents hold
upon us is not to be explained in any
other way. The riddle of this life is
not hard to read. He saw that bad
ness was weakness and goodness was
strength.-Rev. DR.. Cadman, Congrega-
tionalist, Brooklyn.
Need of Our Time.
The need of our time is Independent
cooperation in our church work as H.
lustrated by the Christian Endeavor
movement, the ationalism
Of which movement says, Let sects
live, but let sectarianism die" Let us
have healthy criticism, but above all
else let us have an enthusiastic conse-
Grafton which will cement in spirit the
whole church.-Rev. G. j. Hall, Denver.
Right to Prosecutions.
The use and not the amount of our
possessions is the important thing. 1t
fe, hx,, hox
a right to have more, and it all should
be employed to gain that wealth Of
character which Is the end for which
all that we have Is given. In love, in
unselfshness, in sympathy, In charity,
In tolerance, in these things should the
soul of man grow rich by putting into
use the ability and time and advan-
tages which have come to him by in
heritance or by effort.-Rev. Percy o.
ton. Episcopalian, Brooklyn.
The Breadth of Religion.
Religion means more than hobby.
It is not social reform alone. and yet
it includes all reforms. Neither pro-
hibitionist nor an equal sulfragist nor
a preacher of this or that single idea
comes up to the great broad freedom
and sweep of the wide truth the Mas
ter announces. The quibbles and non
essentials. the friils, furbelows and
phylacteries are relegated to their
proper place in the presence Of the
greater truths of God. If one love God
as the Master bids, he can grasp every
hand offered in the same love. Here
sizes disappear and old discussions van
ish before this wondrous power of reli-
gion that is broad enough to take in
the whole man.-Rev. DR.. Charles w.
Byrd, Methodist. Chicago.
No Pence without Christ.
A life without Christ is life with
out peace. Without him it is possible
to have excitement, pleasure, gratfied
passions, success, accomplished hopes
But peace, never. That you cannot
have until you go to him. The Christ
less heart is like the sea that cannot
rest. There is no peace for it. But in
Christ you can get it for the asking.
The chastisement of our peace was
upon him. For our sakes he died upon
the cross, so making peace. Trust him
and the God of peace will fill you with
all joy and peace in believing. Then
bow your wills in obedience to his COM
mands, and so your peace shall be as
river.-Rev. r. II. Carson, Presby-
terian. Brooklyn.
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