Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-08
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.


of a nation. It's character depends on
what is back of it.-Rev Thomas Van
Ness, Congregationalist, Boston.
The Love of Christ.
We live in Christ's affections. We
live in him because he loves US; he
lives in us because we love him.-Rev.
T. W. Campbell, Presbyterian, Long
Island City, n. Y.
Concern of the Present.
We are not bothering about what
kind of q body we are to have after the
resurrection, but about the kind of a
body we have now.-Rev. l. u. Haide-
man, Baptist, New York.
The SacrifciaI Life.
How careful Jesus is with the sacri'
fetal life! If man undergoes suffer
ing, he deserves strength, and If a
Christian suffers he, too, gains strength.
In the one it is akin to the brute force;
in the other it is akin to the angel
Rev. L. II. Harris, Episcopalian, At
lanta, Ga.
Accuracy of Divine knowledge.
Gods knowledge Of men is accurate,
and he never makes an undue estimate
of character. He knows the reason OF
every mans peculiar walk, whether 1t
be correct or otherwise, and will duly
reward the man who walks upright
ly.-Rev. George Adams, Methodist.
Brooklyn.
Philosophy of the Happy Life.
Accept the philosophy Of a happy
life: dismiss anxiety. Anxiety is use
less; anxiety is unhealthy; anxiety is
paralyzing; anxiety is the foe Of faith,
hope and love; anxiety is a sin against
God, Christ, the church, the family
and ones own soul.-Rev. DR.. Ian
drum, Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
Everyday HerOism.
One other indispensable element of
heroism is self sacrifice. self su-
preme will blight life; self subdued
will find life" Heroism in common
life is costly. 1t carries heavy bur-
dens. 1t gives self denying service.
But it is worth the cost. The selfish
life is a libel on humanity and an Of
Tense against Godfrey. George a.
Macintosh, Presbyterian, Cleveland.
The Physical Man.
In primitive times people laid stress
upon the physical strength and manly
force of their leaders. Now we have
different standards, as intellectual ana
moral excellence count for so much in
those who guide and govern US. Then
experience has taught US that there
may be small soul in a large body
and a great soul in small body
Rev. ]. S. Lindsey, Episcopalian, Bos-
ton.
Mental Evolution.
AS there is an evolution on the phys
ical side Of things, so there is an evolu-
lion on the mental side of things. And
as physical forces have played for cen
turtles upon matter and gradually work
ed I'D to one giant realiZation-man-
so mental forces have played upon
facts for centuries and produced an
other gigantic realization-the word
Rev. \. Roeder, SwedenborSian, Or
ange, n. ].
The Crown of Humanity.
Jesus Christ is the pearl and crown
of humanity. He is the loftiest specl-
men Of manhood the race has pro-
duced. He is the fullest manifestation
of divinity God has given the world.
He is the effulgence of Gods glory and
the very image of his substance. He
rises in unapproachable glory not only
above men, but also above saints ana
seraphs and above angels and archan-
gels.-Rev. r. S. Macarthur, Baptist,
New York.
The Discomfort OF Man.
Discomfort seems to be an integral
part Of human nature. We are all or
us disconnected with things obtained
in a temporal way. Rising from vic
tory to victory, reaching the summit
of earthly things, man realizes at last,
often too late, that all is vanity. We
can now see truly that Christ was an
other creator of religion, a bringer or
new faith, a definer of the more godly
life. Man is by nature religious. Born
of God, he yearns for him.-Bishop
Spalding, Catholic, Philadelphia.
The Standard of Virtue.
The infallible test Of any virtue Is
to compare it with that which we
know is genuine. God has given US a
standard of comparison. Jesus OF
Nazareth is Gods idea of genuine man
hood. PLATE had the answer to the
question if he could only have under
stood him into whose face he looked.
Jesus spoke no word in reply. There
was no need of words. Jesus himself
was the answer. Here was union OF
God and man, without which there can
be no genuine, unalloyed righteous
ness. Here was one who served man,
but received his reward from Cod.
Man gave him cross; God gave him
his crown.-Rev. Edward L. Jones,
Baptist, New York.