Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

WORTH AHe--hStN. h. II. Taylor, bap-
fist, Brooklyn, \. Y
True Means The religious element
is the true means of settling disputes.
Archbishop Ryan, Roman Catholic.
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Nation.--The nation will always
be just as good and as safe as the in
dividuals composing it.-Rey. T. Barr.
New Bedford, Mass.
AS the Master Bids If one love God
as the Master bids he can grasp every
hand offered IN the same Iove.-Rev.
DIR. Byrd, Methodist. Atlanta, Ga
Downward THE man who contin-
ues downward only accelerates his
own movement, end return becomes
naore and more difficult Rev i. G.
Smith, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Outward visage.--The kind OF
life one leads even leaves its marks
upon the outward visage. The body
we wear is self'S externalizatinn.-
Rev. r. NJ. Black, Episcopal, Brooklyn.
N. Y.
Deathless Hope.--Christ emancipat-
ed the soul from the thraldom OF self
and sin, and supplied us with energy
for victory by girding us with tho
might of deathless hepe-Rey. ]. ID.
Freeman, Baptist, Toronto, Canada
Good of Humanity Is good to feel
the heart beat stronger in anticipation
of some object when that object en-
braces not alone our little selves but
the great good of hnmanitv:--Rev Dr.
Bisbee, Universalist Boston, Mass
Church Stronger-The church is
stronger to-day than ever before. and
what gives the church its present pow
er Is the fact that it has proved to be
the greatest agency under God for the
elevation of the race.-Rey G. J. Hail.
Denver, Colo.
Fundamental Thing.-If the spirit
of honor and righteousness is not pres
ent among men we cannot expect the
laws to work well, for the fundamental
thing Is the kind of men behind the
iaws.-Rey. i. Phalen Unitarian,
Worcester, Mass.
For Eternity 1t is well to live for
to-day, but he who lives his best for to-
day lives also for eternity. Heredity
is factsthat reaches further than we
think. A Christian father sends his
religion down to genelations.-Re
DIR. Burrell, New York.
In the Best Sense.-A man may be
great in many senses, but he cannot
be great IN the best sense unless he
recognizes somewhat of the divine in
his own life and regards himself aside
ing led by the Almighty DIR.
Wrigley, Episcopal, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A Good Thing. 1T is u good thing for
both capital and labor that the whole
country is little chilly. Conscience IL
being stirred, new laws win be enact
cd, both capital and labor will see their
mutual relations more clearly.-Rey.
DR.. McCollester, Detroit, Mich
Close Up Her Ranbs.--If the
church OF Jesus Christ ever does the
work which her divine Lord has asked
her to do, she must close mp her ranks.
A church divided into sects and demon
nations is not tie church which Ire or
ganized.-Rev. DIR. Harlan, Omaha.
Neb
Christian Life.-What men need to
make them Christians is not to be bet
ter convinced of Christian truth, but to
fall in love with Christian life. The
world is not reading the Bible much;
1t is reading the lives of those who pro-
fess to believe it.--Rev. j. Pinch, Con
gregationalist, Chicago, III.
The Future. The future has never
saved any man. If he is saved at all.
it was in the present-now. We hFye
no lease on the future; 10. II Is DIN
gerous to trust the souls salvation to
the deceptive future. To-day the Sa-
vior calls; not tomorrow Or some tfme
In the future, but now.--Rev. J. f.
Blair, Baptist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Material Good-Make 1t your first
business TO be right, to dc right, to five
according to all the commandments OF
God, and the question OF Inaterial good
win settle itself naturally The havs
Of God have to do with the body, az
well as the soul, and make work as
truly religious dirty as prayer.-Rev.
DIR. Raymond, Schenectady, n. Y.
A Larger Scope. The church of the
future has a larger SCOPE and larger
mission than the church Of the past
Christianity is becoming more intense
and more practical At this time.
when the commercial spirit is Leading
with such sway, 1t will require the
assistance of conscientious. consecrat-
ed manhood to counterfeit this spirit
REV. h. T. McWhirter Presbyterian.
indianapolis. Ind.
A False Impresslon.--It ls a false
impression that Cod hates a sinner
and that his son gave up his life TO
make him love them The opposite OF
this is true. Every sectarian god Is
cold and distant The Bible holds up
God of genuine love and kindness.
..He so loved the world that he gave
iip his only begotten Son. REV. Dr..
Crawford, Methodist, Akron, Ohio.
separate and Distinct--I'he state
has nothing 10 do with the church, and
The church has nothing to DO with the
atate. They are separate and distinct.
And vet the state is doing the work Of
the church by appropriatiug money to
support If poor members OF the
church The state has % do this be
cause the church viii not DO It. Shame
on the chureh.-Rev A. X. HolderbF,
Presbyterian, Atlanta Gat
Resulted in His Marriage.
Would you call stealing a kiss lar
cenrIr nnerled the inexnerienced