Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-10-28
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gemb Cleaned From the Teaching
of All Denominations.


Rev DR.. n. Luccock. Methodist, st
Louis.
The Greatest Creation.
A man is the whole encyclopedia oil
facts. The creation of thousand for
ests is in one acorn, and Egypt. Greece
Rome, Gaul, Britain, America, lie fold
ed already in the first man.-Rev. Il
II Rudd, Congregationalist, Dedham
Mass.
The Real Patriot.
A patriot Is too proud to put himself
for sale to the highest bidder and toe
honest to buy votes at the sacrifice OF
his country's good. A man cannot be
politically wrong and religious at the
same time.-Rev. NJ. +. Harlan, Disci-
pie, Brooklyn.
Power of Salvation.
Salvation not only pardons, but
cleanses, and Jesus plucks with his
hands, through which the iron has
crashed. the bitter canker from our
hearts. He pardons, cleanses and
breaks the power of sin.-Rev. Il. III.
Rice, Methodist. Atlanta, Ga.
Seeking the Best.
We should not be satisfied to stay
where we are when we may press on
further. We should not allow the good
to keep us from going on to the best.
We must be willing to exchange our
goodly pearls for the greatest pearl
Rev. j. b. Miller, Presbyterian, Phila-
delphia.
The Great Question.
The great question is, Can God speak
to man and man understand what God
says? Away from the Bible the an
swer is inevitable, but when we search
its pages the response is given that
God does speak and that man can un-
derstand.-Rev. A. ID. Mink, Methodist,
Pittsburg.
Rejoicing In the Truth.
There can be no cold unfeeling belief
in Gods great truths. They are too
vital, too essential, and if they do not
make us happy then our faith is as
nothing. Believe in the truth. Yes,
but believing. we must rejoice with joy
unspeakable.-Rev Henry Olmstead,
Church Of the Apostles, New York.
Inspiration of Music.
When Handel had finished his great
"Halleluah Chorus" and played it for
the first time upon the organ in the
presence of his pupil Arne, as he played
the tears ran down his cheeks, and he
said when he was through, "TheSe
notes are not mine; they came from
God through me-" - Rev. G. Il. Vos-
burgh, Baptist. Denver.
Christ and the Gospel.
1t is the spirit of God working in MS
which leads us 10 80 to church Sunday
after Sunday and year after year TO
hear the same theme Of Christ and the
gospel. In all other things we want
changes and variations, but we are
never tired of hearing Of Christ, his
death and resurrecton.-Rev. G. +. Mil
Ter, Episcopalian, Brooklyn.
The ROnd to Paradise.
Dreaming about crowns and palms
and heavens attire will never bring
you TO the victory and the joy. The
long, hard way, thorn frlnged, rough,
along low valleys Oftentimes and
through depressing experiences, is be-
fore the acclaim Of angels and the
well done" of the Father in paradise
REV. A. II. Studebaker, Lutheran,
Everyday Religion.
Religion, or, the better word, faith,
has to do first of all with a mans heart
and cannot, as cloak, be laid aside |
md worn at pleasure. A Christian
should be and must be Christian sew
IN days in the week IL at all Faith |
n Christ will govern n mans business |
lealings as truly rs his mode and meth
ID of wOrshlp.-Rev. S. Il. Ewing. Bap-
list, st. Louis.
The Hope of the World.
One fact stands out in clcarest light
lie hope of the world is in its youth.
rhe lives that are to lift the world TO
iod are the lives that with Jesus have
legun and grown on in wisdom and
stature and favor. grown on TO be more
nd more divine. If we have begun
ate TO put on Jesus let us learn even
low the lesson and bring others to be-
in early the divine way.-Rev. ii. p.
Nichols. Episcopaian. New York.
Human Weakness.
Christ knew he had all power, that
e was from God and that he was 20
ng to God after the wrath of men had
pent itself upon him. With this
Of his authority and power,
e knew the weakness, the narrowness
nd darkness of the human hearts
bout him. 1t took all the majesty and
iOd likeness that he had to cope with
heir human frailty and error. lie
ave them an example of ministry In
lenial capacity and babe them do like
'ise.-Rcv. Il. =. Farnham, Baptist,
'rOOklyn.
The First Important Thing.
The first important thing in life is
} do justly. This, in the moral and
,ligiOus sense. means uprightness,
word, righteousness. The
flee Of the religion OF the Bible Is
, make men live right. TO respect the
of God and to bring our
YES into eternal harmony with the
city, Christianity makes a man live
ght in the home life. 70 do justly
lere is sovereign duty. 1t makes
Ie domestic atmosphere holy and hap
7. Home. Of all places in this world.
the place where hearts should he
ire of each other. A just type of
,me life is pure and powerful in
fence for good in society. Christian
Y makes good fathers, good mothers.
,od husbands. good wives and good
ildren, and III clarion tones, by ;ie
cellcncies of virtue and the evils ~
&c, is ever exclaiming, "Do justly I'm
ur home life" II effects blessedness
all Of life's relationships DR..