The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-03-10
Religious Thought.
Christian Buoyancy.

Christian Buoyancy.
Hope is Christian buoyancy as well
rs the means of salvation. It abides
when faith has been finally crushed.
Its ministry is always gentle and kind.
1t has brought luster to many an eye
dimmed with tears and gladness to
hearts that have been crus4ed and bro
ken. 1t is possible for one to lose
faith in another and yet remain hope
full Of his final destiny.-Rev. George
Lloyd, Congregationalist, st. Louis.
The Work of the Present.
Organization, unity, cooperation
these must be the words Of the next
twenty years in the history Of the
churches The time has fully come for
business men, the preachers, the re-
ligious editors, to realize this and to
step forward and say that the present
condition of things must not continue.
Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. Con-
gregationalist, Brooklyn.
The Truth to Be Revealed.
For a member of the church every
genuine discovery Of science is welcome
as a new manifestation that the finger
Of God Is there We rest secure in the
synthesis of the natural and the super
natural, knowing that in this life we
see as through il glass darkly, but in
the vision of God we shall see even
as we are seen.-Rev. Charles r. Ma
10y, Catholic. Philadelphia.
Solution of Lies Problem.
1t is Gods power making mans
peace. Gods fatherhood making men
brothers, Gods voice settling all dis
putes, sweetening all bitterness. recon-
Cling all enmities, and when it shall
cover the earth as the waters cover
the sea then shall be solved all the So
cial and industrial problems that make
the world a military parade ground,
for the world is not yet conquered, and
there is still work for the conquering
gospel. - Rev. DR.. Wiley. Methodist,
Brooklyn.
The Spirit of Unrest.
We cannot hide ourselves from the
great spirit of unrest that is abroad
everywhere confusion and the strife Of
tongues. There is Il blind scramble for
wealth. accompanied by an ever in
creasing list of strikes and labor. riots
in the Industrial world; there is a loos-
ening Of morals and religious ties, q
weakening of the sense of moral obliga-
ton and the utter disregard Of the
claims Of duty.-Kev. A. ]. Brucklach-
er, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
"Higher Criticism" Not Important.
The higher criticism is good so
far as it increases knowledge. but its
conclusions do not affect practical reli-
giOn one iOta. We are to seek for and
to find in the Scriptures the great truth
felt after by the ancient people and in
carnate in Jesus--that to know God
and do his will is life eternal; that the
record of the things which Jesus said
and did attains it's end with those who,
believing, have life through his name.
Rev Alfred w. Arundel Episco-
palian, Pittsburg.
Gods Only Objection to Man.
God has never made but one objec-
ton to man. That Is sin. Sin hampers
all things here. Could we dispose Of
sAoS We lOl cultI HSdftu us
poor starvelings nor become the ;ramps
and beggars Of the glory land. Saliva
ton and glOrification are separate
terms. Not every head in heaven will
wear shining crown, nor indeed will
every hand strike heavenly music from
golden harps. Whatever we may suffer
here for Jesus Christ or with him and
his Will be repaid us more than a thou
sand fold. If we suffer, we shall also
be glorified with Jesus Christ.-Rev.
DR.. Alonzo Monk, Methodist, Atlanta,
Ga.
Divinity of Labor.
Labor is divine The Son Of God was
an industrious carpenter. Every man
needs to have something to do It not
only makes him safe for this lifs-it is
a divinely appointed means for making
him safe for the life to come. Charac-
ter Is perfected, the divine possibility
discovered, only by labor. Labor saves
the man and saves the world. In Hol-
man Hunts noble picture we See Jesus
the carpenter saving a board at the
bench. The sun as it streams in from
behind is caught by his figure at its
toll, and there Is cast on the work
room floor the shadow of himself on his
cross. As we do our days work we are
bearing the worlds burdens, are help
ing to save the world unto the Divine
Carpenter.-Rev. 81. p. Nichols, Epis-
copalian. New York.
Whom Shall We ReverenceY
Now, what man shall we reyerenoeS
The perfect man. 1 admire the theolo.
gy OF Paul. the logic of Aristotle. the
precepts Of Moses, the code of Napo-
leon. the wisdom Of Plato; thrill to
the eloquence OF Pericles, the courage
OF John, the devotion of Stephen;
marvel at the brilliancy of Newton, the
erudition Of Darwin; love the music Of
Beethoven, the poetry of Shakespeare;
1 stand In awe before the sphinx ana
the pyramids, TRANSIT guration," tbs
Dome Of st. Peters; revere but one
man, and that Is the Man 50 endowed
with all the virtues we love to see In
men and women that it is No empty Il.
lie to call him Master, Saviour, Lord;
aye, through nature to me, through
men to the Man Jesus Christ, through
him to God.-Rev Cyrus Townsend
Brady, Episcopahan, PHILADELPHIA.