Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-25
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
OF All Denominations.
1t is easy TO be Il nominal Christian,
for profession will accomplish that.
1t is difficult to be i real one, for that
involves a right hcart.-Rcv. L. A.
Crandall, Baptist. Chicago.
Religion and Business.
The busiest man is he who has the
| most time for religion. If it is my duty
to shovel dirt can do it with the glory
of God in my heart as well as with pro-
| family in my mouth.-Rev. {. ID. Case,
Evangelist MOntclair \. j.
The Spirit of Evangelism.
The spirit of world evangelism was
never more marked than it is today.
| The Methodist church alone is, preach
| ing the gospel in sixteen languages, to
| say nothing Of the marvellous work be-
yond the seas.-Rcv. W. \. Frye, Meth
odist, Lansing, Mich.
The Only Abiding Kingdom.
| Gods kingdom is the only abiding
one. far above the Kingdoms founded
on power and on gold. There Christ
! is the king and he is surrounded by
those who have worked out his spirit
here on earth.-Rev. DR.. L. Il. Hender-
son, Baptist, Chicago.
The Ocean n Symbol of God.
When God would reveal to John the
| glorieS of heaven and give him Il vision
of himself he had him go to the rocky
isle of patmoS, where he listened to
| the waves Of the sea beating on craGs
and powders and where the gloricS of
| the heavens rose upon his view. The
sea speaks of its Maker 1t is a sym
Dol of God.-Rcv. Charles +. Bronson,
Presbyterian. Philadelphia.
The Inspiration of Love.
The history Of human ambition and
enterprise is largely what man has
done under the inspiration Of love for
| sweetheart, wife or mother. Without
this motive the fields of art and Literal
| ture would be barren indeed. Woman
and her interests are provided for rs
generously O. our barbarous knowledge
Of her real needs will permit.-Rev. W.
B. Craig, Disciple, Denver.
TriumphS of Christianity.
Jesus Christ is triumphng. There
was never so much genuine ChriStiani
ty as now. In the commercial world
, many of the greatest business men are
| Christian men. In military life the
most distinguished generals are Chris
tan men. The music which lives
breathes the spirit of the Divine Mas
ter. The greatest literary productions
| tell the story of the NaZarCne.-Rey.
Dr. Robert +. Y. Pierce, Baptist, Scran-
ton, Pa.
Blind without Christ.
The world without Jesus Christ would
be spiritually blind. and it has been the
| church'S mission throughout the centu-
ricS to direct the eyes of men from sin
and wicEcdneSs ard turn them into the
true li@ht 1t is the mission of every
man who processes Christianity to lift
up the fallen. visit the sick and help
the unfortunatcS. 1t is Il great work,
but there is great reward for faithful
service and great punishment for
faithleSSnuSS. Rev. George Banks,
Presbyterian. Lawrence, Kan.
The joyful Christian.
You need not come around to me and
say you bring tidings of great joy and
look as if you just came from funeral
! want til" full. joyful Christian. That
was the kind of Christian Dwight L.
| Moody was, How shall we attain il:
| By obedience To Gods will. know
not if | shall ever speak TO YOU again
on earth. but let me say TO you that
what YOU want is not the ordinary
| pleasures and happiness of life, but the
| Joy that Jesus alone can give you. That
Is the elixir of life.-Rev. DR.. Z. :
Henson. Baptist, Brooklyn.
Will Never Tire of Christ.
The world will never grow tired OF
| Christ. Men have little Use nowadays
for creedS, theologicS and dogmaS. but
Christ is growing in public esteem day
by day. for men realize more and more
the need of MIN. As long as there are
suffering and sad hearts in the world
there will bC need far Christ: rs
long as there are struggles and wounds
there will be need OF Il hand 10 Soothi
and bind up the hurt; rs long AZ Tr:;'-@
Is the cry OF hunger in the world there
will De the need of him who is the
bread of life.-Rev G. d. ClewOrth.
| Me:ho,..S., Ci.c@so.