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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

of All Denominations.
That Subtlest lesson and most impor-
tant, the art called success, is learned
principally by making 'nfs-akcs-Rev
| Frank Crane, Universalist, Worcester,
Mass.
Seeing the Invisible.
Seeing the invisible is the students
guide, the merchants impetus. the
public mans inspiration. the Chris
tian's title to happiness and heaven
Rev. ]. w. Harsha, Presbyterian, Den
yer.
The Touch of Love.
Humanity responds to the touch of
love. Around on the sunny side of
even the most frigid man there is al
ways door that opens to the pressure
Of loving heart.-Rev. +. J. Villers,
Baptist, indianapolis.
Overworked Humility.
There is no principle more universally
overworked in the Christian church to-
day than that Of humility. The aver
age Christian is altogether too meek
and too prone to self disparagement-
Rev. c. w. Jefferson, Baptist, New
York
Help Self by Helping Others.
Sympathy exercised in helping 9TH
ers has a reactive influence in helping
ourselves. 1t has been said truly, Our
torch is never the less for lighting an
others candle" There are many joys
in the Christian life, but none is sweet
hor hot oP Il
sephus Stephan, Methodist, St Louis.
Church Attendance.
The spiritual success of every church
is to be decided by whether its men,
bers will regularly assemble. as did the
first church lin the upper chamber Of
Jerusalem, to pray together earnestly
week by week for the manifestation of
the power of the Holy Ghost-Rev Dr.
Frank De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago.
The Aim Of Life.
The aim of life, the aim of religion, the
, object in view underlying the building
of churches, the work of the hierarchy
and the priesthood is the restraint and
the suppression of the material and
earthly within us arising from the awe
inspiring conviction that God is ever
watching us and that his heart ever
yearns with love for us.-Rev. r. F.
O'Hara, Catholic, Port Washington,
N Y
The Book of Books
You cannot compare the Bible with
other books. You cannot dismiss the
older Testament to the shelves Of your
library as you would the Koran or the
book of Shasta or even the writings Of
Confucius. Great as was the concep-
| ton of the men who wrote these books,
the difference between them and the
Bible is a great and impossible gulf
| Bishop H. G. Potter, Episcopalian,
| New York.
The Supreme Thing.
To love the good and to live the good
are the supreme things in religion.
Good and evil inevitably carry their
own recompense in the peace or pain
| they bring. No good thing is failure,
| no evil thing success. Heaven and hell
| are states of being No evil can befall
| the good man in either life or death, for
all things work together for the victory
of the good.-Rev. David Utter, Unita-
rian, Denver
Manifestations of Grace.
We are told to grow in grace and in
the knowledge of our Lore. and Saviour
Jesus Christ. The law was given by
Noses but grace and truth came by
Jesus Christ. This grace manifests it.
self by forgiving those who have
supporting the weak and in word by
doing good to all men as we have op-
portunity. Rev. j. Murray Taylor.
Christian, Washington.
No Fear of the Truth.
A religion or creed that has any
fear of injury from any truth or fact Of
the universe is doomed to go This is
the century Of historic criticism. The
Bible is being studied in new and
higher way, and the old theories of in
fallibility have given way to more
rational view. Criticism will save the
Bible not destroy it. The work of crit
icism is being done by scholars within
the churches. not by heretics outside
Rev. w. II. Ramsay, Unitarian, Louis
vile, Ky.
The Highway to Happiness.
Let it be well remembered that no
byway of selfishness leads to happi-
ness. Over the road of love and self
sacrifice and devout endeavor for the
good and happiness Of others and only
that way lies the deep, safe haven Of
| an untroubled peace. A man, saith
Scripture, must give an account for
every idle word-thatt is, for words
that spring from spirit of irreverence
and religious sloth. How much more
shall God call him to reckoning for
every unkind word, for every word
Shadou,od nd Sharuopad hu q Sai1.it