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salvation--Ths world has never out /
grown Christ's conception Of salvation /
And can never outgrow it. for the law
Of 1t Is written In the very page OF the
universe itself.-Rev Z. ". Waters.
Congregstionalist, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Literature.-The Bible is a litera-
ture. not q book; It Is the literature Of
a great people. and an such II gives us
an insight into the beginning OF the re-
ligion OF great peopIe.-Rev. w. s.
Rainsrord. Episcopalian. New York
City.
Pessimism.-On the whole, life is
not 50 bad as we were taught to ex-
psct 1t; the fears Of pessimism are not
realized By healthy men: our young
fears wers larger than the experienced
fscts--Rev. Robert Mackenzie, Pres
byterian. New York City.
The Bread Of Life.-Thers Is in the
city not only literal physical famine.
but famine Of the bread OF life. And
on the boulevsrds in splendid palaces
no less than in the foulest slums. men
are perishing for lack Of it.-Rev. P.
s. Henson. Baptist. Boston. Mass.
Self-Defenss.-The fight with the
Sums is not a mere philanthropy; IT Is
a measure OF self-defense. The age
long struggle Of the church TO uplift
and 10 save Ia as much a service to the
saints as to the sinners.-ReT. J. G.
Adams, Episcopalian, Hartford, Conn.
Honesu.-Men ind It easier TO take
the path Of least resistance. But thu
honest man will follow the reckoning
hand OF truth at any and all cost He
will be true to the prompungs OF his
conscience, no matter what the world
will ny--Rsbbi J. l. Levy. Hebrew.
Pittsburg. Pa
Dznger.-It In one OF the dangers OF
our modern preoccupation with novels
and the dramatic successes Of the
stage that our emotional life Is called
into activities that are not always har-
monious with the rest OF our life
Rev. T. @. Hall. Congregationalist.
Brooklyn, n. Y.
False Idsals.-A sermon nodded and
shaped to human fashion oftentmes
looks well, bat Christ Is obscured and
the conscience OF the hearer Is IN
aroused. Sins putrefaction must be
cut out by the surgical knife Of eternal
truth--Rsv. r 5. Rowe. Methodist
KenneyvilIe. Nd.
The Man Outside.-There is only one
man In the world who is outside the
pale OF religion. and he is the conceit
ed man, the self-centered and self-sat
ixned man Between him and u,
kingdom OF God there 10 great gull
n1ed.-Rer. ]. II. Melish. Episcops
Ian, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Ereedom.-What man wants Is lesi
Of government; the relaxation OF op
pressive laws; larger freedom for thu
individual. stronger fraternity, NOR
perfect equality. Out OF this large
freedom will come prosperity. peac'
and happiness for all.-Rev. George E
Reed, Methodist, Carlisle. Pa.
sor-ow.-All Christian sorrow. 81
well as all Christian experiences ar
but different methods Of Gods owl
through which He gives higher an,
fuller revelations Of His love and bless
ing, and develops His peoDle to bette
fitness for servics.-hev. J. R. Mackay
Presbyterian. Glens Falls. n Y.
Love for All--God loves all HI
children, and does not love one less be
cause He has another, OF because h
has many millions OF children. H
loves them all and has love enough 10
them all, and He wants His childre
7 to love each other.-Rev. l. NJ. Elm
norman. Lutheran. Baltimore. Nd
: Afection.-No man has q morz
right to swear before the altar OF Go
that he viii be true to one woman
unless be believes that he is absolut
master Of his affection II be disbs
lieves, and takes one woman to wifi
he is liar and a hypocrite--Re'
Frank Crane. Congregationalist. Woi
cester. Mass.
The Ruin OF Nations.-Prosperit
has bean the ruin OF nations-Egyp
Syria, Greece and Rome There Is
II a bacillus that tends TO oversize
prudence bunting OF nne sensibil
ties, a lessening OF ideals. a treadin
underfoot OF eternal principles Of rigi
and justice.-Rev- G. B. burns. Med
odist. Philadelphia. Pa
Dangcrs-There are two danger
which threaten the churches In the
relation with the pastors; the people
over estimation Of the minister an
their underestimation OF themselve
The church may have an able mini
ter. brilliant and eloquent but II b
cause Of this the people cit down
. admiration and generalization the ch
!. riot wheels Of trush are choked rath'
than helped along.-Kev. Richard Tu
: ner. Methodist. Philadelphia. Pa.
; Nothing New.-The world has be,
busy eighteen hundred years sin
) John laid down his pen: very bus
The thoughts OF men have gone ever
where searching for truth. I wa
/, soms man to write one sentence
l moral OF religious truth that Is not
/. xermed at least In what Jesus "a
! and In Whist. by inspiration. the apost
wrote. They cannot give you on tho
lines the dot Of an - or the cross
. At" And the world Is coming 70 re
oxnizs that unique and amazing fa'
o Rev. @. d. Foss. Methodist Ne
u York City.