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Disciple, Des Moines, Iowa.
Confessional confession is a man.
made doctrine, we ought to be able
to find in history some trace Of the
man or set of men who instituted this
doctrine. But we do not.-Rev. w. ].
White, Roman Catholic, Washington,
D. @.
The Normal Life-The best life af-
ter all is the normal life which takes
all that God Himself has pronounced
good, and lives in accordance with
that image of God which lies hidden
In the depths of the soul.-Rev. @. B.
Case, Baptist, Montclair, N. ].
Ruined Lives.-The saddest sight in
all the world is a ruined young man
or woman, ruined on the threshold Of
life, a bud plucked and destroyed be-
fore 1t had chance to bloom, a young
life blasted before 1t had a chance
to live.-Rev. G. R. Stair, Methodist,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Home.-Our home gatherings are
none too often In these days, and es-
pecially in our great cities, where we
are in danger Of losing the old home
spirit, and very much that is best In
the meaning of the old magic word,
home.-Rev. D. H. Overton, Presbyte-
rian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miracles.-God never gave a mir.
acle as proof of Christianity. Chris
tianity does not rest upon the miracles
OF the New Testament, but upon the
character Of the life Of Christ and the
lessons which it conveys to mankind.
Rev. Beverley Warner, Episcopa.
lian, New Orleans, La.
Faith and Works.-Proft means In.
crease and there is no increase with
out use. No matter what your ell.
dowment is from God, 1t is Of no profit
to you unless you use 1t. Your
faith is Of no profit to you unless you
apply it.-Rev. W. H. McGlaufiln
Universalist Atlanta, Ga.
The Way to Salvation.-The Bible
Is not filled with dark sayings, which
only the learned can declpher after
much study and deep thought, but 1t
Is lamp unto our feet and a light
unto our path, which shows the way
unto salvation unto all men.-Rey. ].
II. O. Fritz, Lutheran, Brooklyn, N.
Y.
Civic Corruption.-Lack of civic
pride has made civic corruption pos
sible. We must have a civic patriot
ism which is not only strong In time
Of municipal election, but maintain 1t
from day to day. There must be an
enlightenment of the public mind
Rev. ]. D. Adam, Reformed, Brook.
lyn, N. Y.
Sainthood.-There has never been
but one example of f1awless salnthood
ON this earth. All the rest were "men
Of like passions as we are" All have
gone out Of this life with many i'm.
perfections and far more to learn In
the school beyond than they ever
learned here--Rev. A. B. Kinsolving,
Disciple, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Poverty of men can en-.
dure self-denlal and sacrifice. and
disappointed ambition, with patience.
But to preach to them that there is
any blessing in enduring unnecessary
pain is to make them feel "You rub
the sore when you should bring the
plaster. Rev. r. d. Hopkins, Con-
gregationalist, Chicago Ill.
Justice-Some religious teachers
have apparently conceived of God as
living in court house and exercising
the functions of His office as a cruel
and relentless judge. The whole of
their theology has had a legal cas-,
and the idea of justice has been that
Of retributlon and vindictiveness.-
Rev. H. s. Bradley, Methodist, Allan
ia, Ga.
Club Life.-Substitutes for home
weaken the family. There has been
much and strong opposition to club
life, because 1t has done harm to the
family. In many cases it has been
made a substitute for the home.
Where men and women spend much
time in such association there must of
necessity be a neglect of home-Rev.
D. G. Wylie, Presbyterian, New York
City.
Municipal CorrupHon.-To tamely
turn over the vital interests of a great
city, whose public life determines in
great degree the moral standard of
Its citizens, to a band of men without
conscience or shame to exploit for
their selfish and corrupt ends, is not
in accord with the spirit of Him who
drove from the temple those who de-
filed it-Rev. t. Craft, Methodist,
Denver, Col
The Right Place.-Life is a hunt to
find ones self. There are two hunt
egs, ones self and God. If you work
in unison, the probability is that you
will bag your game If you proceed
separately the certainty is that when
the day is done you will return empty
handed, a sadder and a wiser man.
One does not find himself until he
finds and fills his place-Rev. B. NJ.
Tipple, Baptist, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Love and Trust - Without God
there is no place for love, trust, hope,
courage In this great scene Of life.
Can any one be happy who sees no
love in the world, who knows of no
one who can be trusted to do the best
for every man. You know 1t is i'm
possible. The counsel of the ungodly
leads to hardness Of heart, to hope
less struggle to final despair.-Rev.
H. r. Harris, EpiscOpallan, Philadel-
Dhia, Pa
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