Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-11-12
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the TenchinRs
of All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.
The gospel Of Jesus Christ only can
renovate the world.-Rev DR.. A. r.
Fowler, Baptist, Chicago.
Intellectual Assent insufficient.
Our intellectual assent to glren truths
cannot protect. Rev. Dr. Clampett,
Episcopalian, San Francisco.
Man For Every Cause.
God has man for every cause We
still hear the voice of God, Go for
ward. w r. Griffin. Reformer, Gin
cinnati
The Fundamental Element.
True happiness consists in spiritual
blessings. 1t is the fundamental ele-
ment of Christianity DR.. Charles
w. Byrd, Methodist, Atlanta. Ga
righteousness the Foundation.
The foundations of all stable pros
perity are laid in righteousness. Hon
est hands are doing the worlds work.
Rev. DIR. Raymond, Schenectady. ~. Y.
The Forbidden Fruit
The very fact that forbidden fruit
may open our eyes to new and strange
cnioymcnts has always been tcmpta-
ton to mc.-l,cv. V. w. Tcvis. Mctho
dist, indianapolis, Ind.
Standing by Convictions.
4 deep seated courage cl.ai..H Il man
TO live strong. Chris,a. He c;yry
day and stand by his convictions in
small as well as great thin1s.-Rev. Il.
McHose, Evangelical. Barberion. o.
Antidote For the Adder's Poison.
The sure antidote for thr poison Of
the adder of intoxica;ion must be
found for Christians first and last and
all the time in the blood Of Jesus
Christ.-Rev. DR.. Frank De Witt Tai
mage, Presbyterian. Chicago.
Religion and Patriotism.
In the Hebrew nation religion and pa
triotism werc nearly akin. and 20 it
ought to be with every nation that has
the right idea Of God and government.
1t brings Il higher standard of ciyiliza-
tVil' NV bi' w OvuS, pdp'iot, DuH
Francisco.
The Standard of Measurement.
Ii Is right to measure men only by |
what they do under circumstances.
Some grovcl amid earthly things, while
others turn their thoughts toward the
skies. Education enables rs to do what |
others will look upGn with delight. |
Think of education as being what God
would have us be-ProfessOr Faust.
Dayton, o.
Keeping Pace With God.
| think | see evidence that points to
the fact that we are keeping pace with
God. The future is bright with hope.
The forces that are most essential to
the growth and prosperity of national
life are characterized by energy and
instead Of weakness and de-
cay. A spirit of unselishness prevails.
Rev. DR.. Swift. Methodist Chicago.
Hope More Than Desire.
Hope is more than desire. Desire
may be born of Incidence. Hope is the
result of calculation. of evidence. of
promise. All life finds expression in
aspiration. Its progress depends Oh
nope. Where there is no hope there
,an be no life. The power that gave
Is life Is the power that bids us push
Upward and on.-Rcv. DR.. A. r. l'ow-
er, Baptist, Chicago.
Giving Up All to God.
We are taught to praycrfuly ac
knowledge our need Of Gods pardon.
owe and guidance that we may not
My give our silver and gold. but our
elves, our all, to him who for us has
made Il way to heaven. Investments
II the cyangelization Of the world pay
he best dividends and are not exposed
o the trickery of mcn.-Rev. DIR. Adj
ms, Methodist Brooklyn.
Christian Buoyancy.
Hope is Christian DuOyancy as well
s the means OF salvation. 1t abides I
hen faith has been finally crushed.
Is ministry is always gentle and kind.
has brought luster TO many an eye
immed with tears and gladneSS to
carts that have been crushed and bro
en-. 1t Is possible for one to lose
nth IN another and yet remain hope
Il Of his final dcstiny-Rev. George
lloyd, COngregationalist, st. Louis
Mans Dual Obligation.
Every man, whether he will or no, is
nder memorable obligation to God and
an. The old preachers used to argue
at we all belong to God by right OF I
cation, by right Of redemption and by
ght Of preservation. One greater than -;
ey, st. Paul, declared that I'VE are |
IT our own, we are bought with Il r
ice" and therefore expects us to glo-
" God in our bodies and in our spir- -
!, which are Gods Rev. DR.. Alonzo T
onk, Methodist. Atlanta Ga. I
Solution Of LIES Problem. |
1t is Gods power making mans J,
ace, Gods fatherhood making men -
others. Gods voice settling all dis n
tcs. swcetcning all bitterness recon
ing all ehmities, and when il shall
yer the earth rs the waters cover
e sea then shall he solved all the So
il and industrial problems that make
e world military parade ground,
: the world is not yet conquered. and Y
IRE is still work for the conquering
spell. 49, Rev. Dr. Wiley, Methodist -
Ooklyn.
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