Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-18

pastors, and we implore them for the
love of Jesus Christ, to devote all their
energies to the extirpation of the vice
Of intemperance.-Archbishop Keane,
Catholic, Dubuque, In.
Souls to BE Saved.
God is all wise and all loving. and
he has provided that all souls which
ever have existed or will exist may be
saved by the following of a proper
course-the course provided by him
the living of proper life either on
this earth or in an existence hereafter
Rev. II. l.. Garfield, Uniyersaist
Belleville, o.
Repentance and Faith.
Repentance toward God and faith to.
ward the Lord Jesus Christ are the
substance of the gospel preaching. Any
one who understands these two great
gospel duties understands them epir-
itually, Scrpturally experlmentaly,
understands the whole gospel. - Pro.
fcssor James Orr, Free Church College.
Glasgow. Scotland
Judging Too Narrowly.
We often judge churches too narrow
~. The Baptists stand for religious lib.
erty as well as water, the Methodists
for the highest standards in scholar
ship as well as evangelism, the Unita.
rlans have helped us to better views of
humanity and the Universaists to
broader views Of Godfrey. John
Thompson, Methodist, Chicago.
In Line With God.
God says that his house shall be
called house of prayer. Gods laws
must be obeyed. Christian people must
get in line with Gods plans. and by the
power that comes in answer to prayer
and through the house Of prayer Chris
tianity will sweep over the world. bring
Ing happiness and peace and salvation.
Rev. Frank T.. Jenkins, Congregation
alist, Atlanta, Ga.
Wrought More Than Taught.
One Of the great characteristics Of the
teaching Of Christ was that in the first
year Of his ministry he wrought more
than he taught. HE went about doing
good Other characteristics Of the
preaching of Jesus. the incompatible
teacher. were that lie left behind no
collected body Of his teachings. He
taught infallible truth. He never ar
gued, was never passionate, taught on
ly essentials and taught i'm such Il way
that men forgot the teacher In the mes
sage which he presented to them
Bishop c. 3. Galloway, Methodist, New
Orleans.
Oneness of Christian Life.
Unity has been the dream Of the ages.
There have been dreams of political
unity. like those of Alexander and Ma
DOleon, but they are now numbered
among the vagaries of the past There
ire three ideas frequently COMPOUNDED
with one another The first of these il
unity. which is spirit and life; the Sec
md is unanimity. which is oneness of
linking; the third is uniformity. which |
s oneness of method. The effort by |
and unanimity to produce
unity has been a failure. You cannot
ecure unity Of ritual nor polity nor
opinion, but oneness of life does in
ime produce a sufficient agreement in
linking and procedure. - Rev. John
Iall, Methodist, Chicago.
Christ ms IN Advocate.
An advocate pleads that he may get
verdict for his client. Christ said, II
will send you some one who will plead
our cause for you" All, one says,
but why could not Jesus
tay? Why should or why need he gO2
'hnk If we had him here In this
hurch. Think Of the thousands that
-ould pack the church to see him. You
could want to talk to him and tell him
( your temptations. And Christ, in
uman limitations, could deal only with
In in the confines of human lmita
ons. But today | can talk TO him in
le spirit while you can talk to him in
lc spirit. which we could not do to
hrist in human limitations. There
ore how better it was that Christ
lould go.-Rcv. DR.. G. Campbell Nor
an, Presbyterian. New York.
Faith and Knowledge.
If | want faith in God | must know 4
cd, and if want to know God must
Yep close to his word, and the closer ]
,cp TO this word and make this word
v daily meditation the more my faith
i'll rise and the more | shall know of
od and the better | shall trust him.
}, you see. we trust i'm Gods word. we
.cept his will, we walk his way. just
proportion rs we get to know God by
'rsonal experience. and | hope | shall
II be misunderstood when | say that
you knccl on your knees for month
ID ask God to give you faith you will
yer get il unless you answer your
yn prayer by going TO the Bible and
ting to know God. and I'm proportion
YOU know more and moro of what '
is word contains. the revelation of
nj, your faith shall respond TO that
your hearts will go out to-
ird God as Gods knowledge. Gods
aracter. comes into contact with your
@, and your faith shall answer TO his
aracter. your trust shall answer, as !
Y, TO his truth, and your life shall be
life of ever increasing faith. That is \
e reason why Christianity can only
realized in connection with first r
nd meditation of the word of God Al
". William Henry Griffith T. Thorn
EpiscOpalan. London, ut Northhcld.
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