The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-12
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multitude In power, with no adequate
ideal to elevate and to guide" for that
Is not rule; but It Is the people bound
In a fraternity, an equity, a unity, In
which all are common shareholders In
an uplifted and celesualized manhood
Rev. NJ. W. Stryker, Presbyterian.
Clinton, ". Z.
Final Words.-If a man ever utters
his true convictions at any time II Is
when he speaks bis last words. Final
words are the ones that usually live
and WELD the posthumous influence
The deathbed message has furnished
text for many a sermon and many
song.-Rev. w. A. Frye, Methodist
Lansing, Mich.
A Passion for SOuls.--A missionary
climbed to the third story window OF
an old tenement house. She found on
a bed Of straw a living baby Juggling
away at the breast Of a dead mother.
Many a church Is a dead mother, IN
able to feed or help the perishing null
titudes- We need a passion for souls.
Rev. Ray Palmer, Baptist, Chilli
sothe, No.
Public Ofice.-The men who are call
ed to positions Of public trust must
possess a realizing sense OF civic viz
tue. The only guarantee Of good con-
duct We sequire Of them when they
assume office is an oath to perform
their duties faithfully. An oath Is an
appeal to God as witness and as judge
Droa
Brooklyn. y. Y.
Papal Progress.-The papacy has
contributed more than any civil gov
eminent to the intellectual progress Of
mankind If Europe is to-day immeas-
urably in advance OF Asia, in litera-
ture, the arts and sciences, is 1t not be
cause Europe was more In touch than
Asia with the Roman pontiff. and felt
the impress OF his strong and tender
hand cardinal Gibbons. Roman
Catholic, Baltimore, Nd
Love and Truth.-Love rejoices with
the truth. Not the truth Of the Gospel
only, but all truth. She recognizes
truth as a blessed companion. helpful
| In the moral world. and making for
{ the happiness and we'll being OF man
kind Every triumph OF truth is felt
I by love to be a positive gain, a step
! advancing the race. bringing human
ity nearer Godfrey. R. s. DeBow.
Episcopalian. Philadelphia. Pa
Error.-Every thing human begins
in a mistake. Error is the loamy soil
out Of which wrath vegetables and bios
: SONS. The history OF philosophy. sci
ence and theology illustrates the prin-
ciple with a distinct cogency that Ia
unanswerabIe. So that we need not
be too much afraid Of being in error
provided only we cling to our error
with tenacity that is not simply ten
acious, but that Is also honest and In
4 telligent-Rev. c. E. Parkhurst. Pres
byterian, New York City.
Gospel Power.-Alan is a soul to be
gin with, but there is just one thing he
needs more than anything else-the
power OF the gospel to reveal him to
himself. Grasping blindly above him
for light, the power Of the gospel comes
in and helps him climb to an llumin-
ated spiritual nature in Christ Jesus.
- Stirring up the nobler instincts within,
they reach and tower from the low
lands OF time into the white noun
tains Of eternity."-Rev. F. T. Shan
non, Methodist, Harrisburg. Pa
Force and Power-Force Is always
invisible. power needs no demonstra-
ton. What we see is but the effect Of
I what has been done. Sometimes the
A results we look for from certain causes
are entirely different from our expecta.
ton. Icebergs float south IN spite OF
the gulf stream flowing opposite, be
cause the deep arctic current bears
their ponderous submerged part by Its
strength. Hidden power exerts itself
as God directs and His mighty Will ID
n wrought upon mankind as well al
upon the face of nature.-Rev. G. o
2 Jsnes, EpIscopalian. Atlanta, Ga.
The Soul.-The soul Is the center Of
action, giving to man personality. TAXI
- away his soul powers and you reduce
& man to the level Of the brute creation
The soul is Gods impress, the like
W. ness Of God in which man was made
tn And It Is this God-given soul that Il
to control the bodily members Tha
it may rightly control. the soul hai
- been endowed with faculties. intellec
- tual, moral and spiritual. Through hi
, intellect man receives knowledge
gh through his moral nature he puts fortl
'S actions OF right or wrong In relation Il
his fellowmen. and above all to hi
|, Godfrey. A ]. Henry. Congregation
alist, Brooklyn. n. Y.
81 Patrlotism.-Every citizen must ex
: ercise his gift OF calling and not onl,
vi for his own benefit but for the good o
i the whole community. SO only Is CON
munIty life possible. That Is the mean
Ing OF patriotism The true patrio
loves his country better than himself
more than he loves the wife OF hi
o. bosom and the children OF his loini
g So ne is ready. at his country's call. {
"a. surrender all his property and la
"a down his life. A man who puts hin
self before his country is a traffic
or a despot and is not fit to live. sine
~ his life is the death Of that which
, greater than he.-Rev. A S. Crapse,
), Episcopslian. Rochester. n Y.
} A Public Benefactor.