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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Sens Cleaned From the Teachings
OF All Denominations.

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You cannot judge man solely by his
ac.s. lou must piobc deeper; you mus,
determine tho spirit Which actuatcS
him and ascertain lis origin.-Rev. u.
Start. Hebrew. Denver
Primal Principle of ChristIanity.
Honesty is one of the first principles
of Christianity. 1t lies at the base and
also at the apex of Christian character.
1t must be the dominant force in all
traffic.-Rev. +. r. pardington, Metho-
dist, Bethel. Conn.
Spread the Gospel.
A wonderful change would bewrought
In the world If those who knew the JOY
of being followers of Christ would &c
forth and tell il TO each one they met.
The world would soon realize that the
Christian life was a vital matter and
would be changed.-Rev. ]. W. Baer,
Presbyterian. Brooklyn.
Purpose of Christ's Teaching.
The divine teacher, Christ, has far
greater purpose than to merely save
his gospel students. He teaches his
disciples. who sit at his feet in order
that they may become Ike him, how
they in turn may carry his message
and truth to the farthermost parts of
the earth.-Rev. DIR. Frank De Witt
Talmage, Presbyterian, Chicago.
Courage Succeeds.
Men without courage constitute the
weak set in every community. 1t is
the strong, courageous men everywhere
that succeed. The strength Of a nation
Is not in the number of IT'S inhabitants,
but the proportion Of its men and wo-
men who dare to think and have the
courage of their convictions.-Rev. W.
NJ. Martin. Methodist, Brooklyn.
Special Temptations.
If man would succeed and would sit
down with his God he must first accept
the teachings of God. He must observe
his specific temptations. The rock on
which my neighbOr has struck, the
rock where my friend lies stranded,
may not affect me, because am steer.
ing my course in another direction
Rev. David Laughlin. Presbyterian,
Baltimore.
A man cannot DE a stranger wnen ne
stands in the presence of the spiritual
life He has eyes TO see the eternal
realities of God and comes into close!
fellowship with him.-Rev. z. c. Sears,
EpiScopalian. Meridian. Miss.
The Pathway of Obedience.
After all, the pathway to personal
knowledge of Christ is the pathway Of
obedience TO his known commands as
recorded in these gospels and epistlcs
and his religion has to do with our or
binary daily Hves.-Rev. DR.. Alpha q.
Kynett, Baptist, Pittsburg.
The Master of Life.
What is needed 10 overcome self con
sciousness Is to realize that God is the
master of life. that its spiritual element
Is the spirit of God and that he has
laid a command upon lis to develop
these talents in his scrvice.-Rev. vii
son NJ. BacbuS, Unitarian. Chicago.
The Greatest Possession.
Have a true. pare heart, and you VIII
see among men wherever you 20 devo
ltDu 10 il-AA III a tsit * Nde anu VA a
generous scale. This character, so pc
tent and influential, is more than title
cloqIence or wealth.-Rev. Dr. Kerr
BOyce Topper. Baptist, Philadelphia.
Self Discipline in Defeat.
1t takes a great deal of grace to SUI
fer defeat honOrably and good natured
ly. Many people are so defective in
self discipline that they cannot stand
the moral strain OF friendly cOmpeti
ton unless indeed they are always sue
ceSSful.-Rev. W. b. Pickard. Metho
dist. Cleveland.
Christ Taught Manhood.
Neither the Bible nor Christ ever
taught that men should be less than
men; that a man should be a petty
man; that he should have no deep feel
ings of indignation against the great,
ugly brood of sin. against oppression.
against tyranny.-Rev. d. Il. Babbitt
Episcopalian. Brooklyn.
Make Most of Least.
He only has learned the keenest JOY