Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-18
RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS.


Religion is reasonable service
Rev. G.. Il. Stair, Baptist, Brooklyn.
Results of Intoxication.
More than one-haIf of crime is t:uc td
intoxication.-Rey J. IL Xinn, Luther
an, Akron, O.
Gods Discipline Mcrcifu,.
Gods scyerest discipline is always
merciful-Rev. Or. Carson, presbyte-
rian, brooklyn.
ThundcrboIts OF Omnipotencc.
You cannot expect to weigh The thun-
derbolts Of omnipotcncc in an apothe-
cary's balanccs.-Fhc Late Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage
Fundamental Law OF Bcinr.
Vicalious sacrifice is not only u great
truth of theology, but it is a funda
mental law Of hein&.-Ee1.= \. Il. Kin
solving, Episcopal, Brooklyn.
TIE Need Of action.
What we need is action. The glory
OF the Lord depends upon those who
will take hold and move forward.
Rev. y {. Ward, baptist, Atlanta.
Teussia2 yellow Yen.
No man EN- fin4 The taue God any
whore among ttn principles f#at aetlz
ate meH who distress their feszo#s.z=
Rev. s. y. D0saey. Methodist, IalaI=
adeiphfa.
Eset 1gereEg Et:..5 Assert.
To believe IS not a Gt81 ;gsa 1t ef
the mind ta aa aaateIisiba truth, bat
most rational aHd mani5@ Intellectual
function.=ReY. Father Michael. Cath
Ole, IiltsbQrg-
The zzissioa OF sorrow.
Unless one las known solTow one
can never know joy, and unless one
has seen tie shadow enc viii never
know the light Rev. DR.. Eaton, Bap
tist, Cleveland, O.
Secret of Greatness.
To give oneself to a cause, to be
ready to sacrifice 70 that cause self
and everything connected with self, is
the secret OF greatness-Rey. DR.. AL |
sep, Episeopalan, Brooklyn.
The Function OF Relation.
The function of religion is to enrici.
and deepen life, to make it more mel
low and more beautiful, more full of
satisfaction and inspiration.-Rey I.
II. Hinckley. Unitarian. Philadelphia.
rounded IN Reason.
Every ruth 1t the foundation OF
Christian saith is reasonable, Not all !
can be 4 d.se..@Gred BY reason, but when
once discoY9gd thcy are compatibie.-
Rev S. c. Lesvell, Methodist, Chicago.
\ Dis.1@:za. TO the Church.
sSome in the church, by their unholy
and inconsistent lives, are a dishonor
to the church and unit for use. God
cannot use them The Christian is one
who is made clean and set apart for
the use Of the Master.-Rev. Dr. Hol-
derby, Presbyterian, Atlanta, Ga.
Aim OF Christian Efforts.
No man can win worthy prize with
out a tremendous effort. The prize is
the reward of victory. Moral likeness
to Christ ought to he the aim of all
Christian efforts. To dream of the
glory and felicity of heaven is our priv.
ilege.-Rev. G. 3. Nosburgh, Baptist,
Denver.
Spirifunlizing the Mind.
When the mind is spiritualized, the
Kingdom of God will stand revealed,
and we shall all become partakers of
the divine nature, discovering that in
the kingdom of God all are gods. By
the incarnation of the Christ elements
and purposes IS man made perfect
Rev. f. T. Mason. Spiritualist, Brook.
lyn.
Operation of Divine Grace.
The operation of divine grace is ex-
ceptional. There are penalties affixed
to .he violation of all laws. This IA
true of the laws of nature of health
and of God. But by the mystery Of
the cross even the condemned is for
given and the guilty goes free.-Rev
Dr.. Wilson, Methodist, Danbury, Conn
The Mission OF Suffering.
Suffering comes to unyeil character
to disclose the real motives and pur-
pose of ones inner self. 1t brings
about a demonstration of the powers
of God under conditions most adverse
and distressing as seen in the indie
structble Integrity of those who trust
him.-Rev. DR.. Landrum, Baptist, AZ
lanta, Ga
The Wider Goal.
He alone lives wisely, with ever wild
ening hope and courage and strength.
who sees beyond the moment to the
wider goal toward which he moves
and in the light of which every step he
takes wins Il Wider and nobler mean-
ing That nation alone is great whose
policy is born of wide and noble
dreams.-Eov W. II. Pulsford, Episco-
palian, Chicago.
Brenl>ing Friendly Stone.
An old custom was for friends to
write their names on stones aud Lrpak