The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-03
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Love and Fear.-Love Is higher than
fear. The fear Of the master may
make me get my lesson, but love of
learning will make me scholar. Fear
drives, love draws. Love Is stronger
than fear; love casteth out fear
Rev. N. NJ. Waters. Congregahonalist,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our Inharmonious Life.-It Is one
Of the dangers of our modern preoccu-
patton with novels and the dramatic
successes of the stage that our emo
tional life is called into activities that
are not always harmonious with the
rest Of our life.-Rev. F. o. Hall, Con-
gregationalist Brooklyn, N. Y.
Beyond Criticism.-The Scriptures is
not only the book Of the scholar; it is
the book of the common people. Its
soul is beyond criticism, although men
criticise its form. Its real inner mean
Ing is beyond attack. Every weapon
on attack is met by keener weapons Of
defense.-Bishop Cranston, Methodist
Atlantic City, N. j.
Beauty.-The Book of Psalms Is an
art gallery. One psalm is the picture
Of a thunder storm, another is a quiet
pastoral; another is a Rhigi view, and
another is painting of the holy city
alive with the gathered tribes Of God.
God knows that beauty Is power and
hence He uses it-Rev 8. G. Gregg,
Oongregationalist, Boston, Mass.
Dishonesty.-Tost steal ride on a car
Is dishonesty as truly as stealing
street. To steal a nickel Is theft as
truly as If millions are involved. To
refuse to pay debt is robbery as
truly as burglary or a holdup. To
evade just taxes is dishonorable as
truly as graft.-Rev. John Thompson,
Methodist Chicago, Ill.
Work.-The greatest secret of sue
cess Is work, work, work! l feel sorry
for the man who wants and cannot get
it. but I pity the man who can get
work and does not want it. Judgment,
economy and the like are important
elements in success, but all these are
worthless without work.-Rev. L. M.
Zimmerman, Lutheran, Baltimore, Md.
The Banner of Japan.-The banner
Of Japan is a white flag with rising
sun In the center. Around that stand
ard nearly 100000 of persons rally.
And it is the conquering flag in the
Orient to-day because the Japanese are
willing to pay the tremendous price
that it costs to display it to the world.
Rev o. r. jerks, Adventist, Chicago,
Ill.
Hormany.-What is needed among
men to-day Is not microscopic analysis
Of Gods nature. character, and rela-
tons to mankind, but personal har-
mony with Him, that intimate knowl-
edge Of Him that comes only by con-
slant, willing and unreserved obedi-
ence to all His known will.-Rev. r.
B. Cherington, Methodist, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Certainty.-No man can be a Chris
tian without being sure that he is q
Christian. II man is a saved man
it Is the first fact in his existence, yet
people often base on wrong grounds
their belief that they are saved. A
man is not saved simply because he
believes certain things about Jesus
Christ.-Rev. G.. B. Vosburgh, Baptist,
Denver. Colo.
Upon Being Prepared.-The first
great lesson taught by militant Japan
Is a lesson to our nation. It is the
duty of preparedness. Japan has been
victorious because for many years she
has had the eventuality Of this war in
mind and SO was ready to strike the
first blow, which gave her the control
of the sea. 1t was the effectiveness Of
this first blow which has made posi-
BILE all of the subsequent martial ca
reer, the successive victories of the
Yalu, Liaoyang, Port Arthur and Muk-
den.-Rev. ]. A. Milburn, Congrega-
donalist Chicago, Ill.