Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-10-21
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From The Teachings
of All Denominations.

see the spread of feuds as well as the
growth of peace. - Rev. Dr. John w.
Day, Unitarian, st. Louis
bearing Burdens.
We are not to seek TO escape the bur
dens God gives us, nor TO avoid the bur.
dens we may help others to carry, nor
to assume the burdens God will carry
fer us and that he does not want us to
struggle under.-Rev. w. II. La Prade,
Methodist, Atlanta, Ga.
The COnqueror.
Sacrifice Is victory. The conqueror
is the man who gives his life. There
was time when the world laughed
that teaching to scorn. Cuba is mon.
ument to that fact. Lincoln and Me-
Kinley in their lives demonstrated its
truth. - Rev William Ross, Presbyte
rian, Mortified. Mass.
Nearness to God.
Just as II IS true that Jesus Christ is
the Precipitation for the sins of the whole |
world so also is 1t true that there is in
every member of our race capacity TO
receive the blessing of grace. The dis
covery of this spiritual responsiveness
is a sign of nearness to God.-Iev.
George Adams, Methodist Brooklyn.
Faith In Christ.
Christ becomes to us the source of
divine companionship, of power for
achievement. of the eXaltation Of con
duct, of final holiness He who wishes
to plant hope within his own heart of
such prospects should begin and never
cease exercising faith in him who loved
us and gave himself to die for us
Rev. G. ID. Case, Baptist, Montclair,
NJ.
Church Membership.
That church membership Is Il mighty
help to man in his struggle to lead
truer, purer, nobler Christian life there
is no doubt. Every true Christian is n
better Christian when he, with holy
purpose, gives his allegiance to some
one church and allows his name to be
placed upon the church roll.-Rev. DR..
Frank De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago.
The COnquerlng Force.
Love, and not violence, is the con-
Quering force The market is not over
stocked with the Christian grace of hui
mainly. 1t Is the oil which reduces the
friction of life. The king of England
is showing some in his visit TO Ireland
and his call Oh the humble poor The
president of France has shown some
in visiting his accredited foe. Men are
beginning TO get Off their high horses
Rev. John Norris. Baptist, Chicago.
Seeking God.
We must do our duty, and God will
do the rest. When God calls man,
gives him n message and commands
him to forward march no power on !
earth can binder his onward march,
God wants a deliverer; we need n de-
liverer We must be faithful to the
charge God has given us. We must go
back to the old camping ground. We
must seek the God of our fathers, trust
God for his love and saving grace
Rev. S. Z. Tice, Methodist, New York.
Heart knowledge.
heart than of the working of the mind,
and the first knowledge Of the Lord :,
comes from the heart. Thus man =.
should accept without attempting to e.
theorize on the workings of the Al :
mighty. 1t is well to make a study of =
theology, to enter into its smallest de. :,
tails, but the instinct of love and rev. =,
,rence for the Superior Being implaDt- !.
ID in the heart of every man should =
De his guiding star.-Rev. Albert Ev- :,
ms, Presbyterian, Rochester, n. Y. g
Most Precious Thought, "
All Gods thoughts are precious, but y
he most precious is expressed in his II
son. John speaks Of Jesus as the very II
'ssence of preciousness. Unto you d
which believe he is preciousness." "
iod's thoughts of heaven are precious. n,
f this earth, which is his footstool and 81
,uit for man for so short and feverisD 81
n existence, is so beautiful and salts In
wing, what must be his thought as ex "
ressed in heaven, Gods throne and al
mans eternal home? Language stag dr.
ers in trying to describe JehOvah's b,
bought of the place prepared for mans "
)ng home.-Rev. DIR, J. #. NJ. Johnston M
BAPTIST st. Louis.
Seeing God. In
If ever you see God as manifested OIL
\ Jesus Christ, as evidenced in the til
yes and conduct Of Christians, as re- a
called in his written word or dis WI
layed in the wounds of nature and of su
rovdence. then you, too, will pros r.,
rate yourself. as Isaiah did, in humility, ,
self abh0rrcnce in self helplessness. no
or to see God Is to hate all sin. Such -,
view of Gods holiness and such ~,
uch of his forgiving love result in 70,
10 conservation of Il mans life and no
Ie warming of his heart into sympa M,
etic obedience toward all things
hich God would have him do, so that
hen God wants messenger to send
, promptly and cheerfully responds. ~
Iere AIN | send me."-Rev. Andrew VI
ageman, Dutch Reformed, New York. CIV
The Proof of Christianity. tho
None need be left in doubt as to any Cb
lestiOn of religion that affects our Ior
terests. The first method of proof, w.
th in Importance and authority, is ciu
@ universally accepted standard of mo
DDS word. Without it we could never vii
t our bearings. The voice of con- an,
lence and reason would be vain, and Tb,
. should ever drift on the sea of I'M w,
rtainty and helplessness. The testi- Chi
Dny of reliable witnesses comes next. no.
lis is one of the common forms of a Nd
owing facts, both in the affairs Of dro
lily life and in the realm of morals. an
st, but not least, is the proof of per- rso
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