The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-11-02
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

of All Denomination.
Immortality.
Certain materialists have decided
very cOnclusively that man will not,
cannot, have conscious life after death.
Nevertheless the world of humanity
will not bark to any such teachings.
The hope Of future life is still as strong
as ever. We want some one to tell us
of that country. So we must seek him
who came from it's shores.-Rev. c. l..
Booard, Methodist. Butte, Mont.
The Things to Do.
OF the things for the doing of
which one will never be sorry" let us
enumerate the following: Speaking
gentle words; doing ones level best. al
ways, everywhere; looking carefully
before ieaping; being kind and consid-
crate toward the poor; entertaining
clean thoughts and no other sort;
standing firm on principle, standing
pat for the right; promptly and sim
cerely asking pardon when in error;
cultivating courtesy; refusing to take
an unfair advantage Of anybody under
any circumstances; seeking ones own
happiness in making others happy
Rev. G. P. Hall. Independent Chicago
Value of Secret Prayer.
The soldier in time Of war protects
his ammunition by building bombproof
magazines He fills his ammunition
boxes and goes out to battle. When his
ammunition is exhausted he returns to
the magazines for more with which to
continue the battle. What the maya
zine is to the soldier the place of secret
prayer is to the Christian. When his
ammunition is exhausted he goes to his
place of secret prayer and gets new
supply with which to continue the bat
tie of life-Rev. Jacob Mills, Metho-
dist, Helena, Mont.
Test In LIES Uncertainty.
It is life's uncertainty that gives it
zest No man can put his heart into
the work Of today If he knows or
thinks he knows what life is to be to-
morrow 1 care not whether the future
promises good or i'll, life is not worth
the living if we know just what awaits
us. Moment by moment, hour by hour,
day by day, is Gods good rule Of life.
The man who does his best today will
enjoy the best of tomorrow. Do the
present duty, and the future will take
care of itself.-Rev. Robert Hopkins,
Congrega tionalist, Cleveland, o.
Faith Still Lives.
We have poured out too many melan-
of faith in the Bible Nonsense! This
is an age of largest faith. Theology
was never more alive than it is today,
the Bible never more intellgently be-
lieyed, religion never more powerful in
its grip on human life. Fewer whines
and more instruction is the better way.
Waste less time in examining the Gre
dentials of Bible prophets. More Of
the spirit of Isaiah in the pulpit and
less worry about Isaiah Of old is our
need-Rev John Thompson, Methodist,
| Chicago.
Development of Cody Qualities.
Divine qualities are developed to ath-
I letic yigOr in human character by
| habitual exercises of duty and devotion
! or by honestly following that which is
/ seen to be good. AS the man increas-
| ingsy realizes his relations to nature
| and humanity he discovers that his OPP
| porfnnities, exposures and experiences
| may all be utilized for worthy ends in
| his OWE lie AMI the life Of others 1t be-
! comes easier TO believe that his earthly
| lot is appointed by wise goodness
| which he is born to share. He grows
| toward tie perfection Of the Father
| just 50 fast :inI 50 far as he is faith
full as Il son t. the law disclosed to his
mind or written in his heart.-Rev. DR..
| Charles G. -Ames, Unitarian, Boston.
| IliaGrt:. to the Dead.
EutL prayed Gods blessing upon her
| ia IL; ;ltcriniaW because she had
| deaf XIII ,!y with the dead 1t is a
sweet triDu.e TO receive to he told that
we have been kind with the dead-that
| Ia. Kind with people when they were
| olive AM with Us. Each of our de-
parted loved .Oncs. at the signal Of his
| Creator, laid down the trials and tribu-
| lations and iabOrs of mortal life to pass
| onward and upward to the higher
achievements awaiting the spiritual ex-
istence of his immortal soul within the
| portals of his Heavenly Fathers king
| uOlu " >tci-i y u W SSc
and face, holding rs it were the hands
which. once held ours. hearing the
I words of love as they once fell from
loving lips. Memory brings all these
things back to us. We think Of the
dead with charity and love. We would
write their faults in the sand while
we.inscribe their virtues on the tablets
Of q grateful and loving memory But
while we thus remember those who are
| dead we should also remember our duty
to the living that when they pass away
! it may be said of us that we. too, had
dealt kindly with the dead. 1t is toe
late to show Kindness when once they
are gone. 1t is all right to carefully
and tenderiy bury the body, laying IL
away with tears. covering the mound
with flowers. But do not keep your
flowers all for the dead. We live but
in the present; the future is unknown
Don't wait, then, until your friends are
dead, but in their lifetime show them
that you not only think OF them, but
that you love them. Less spent upor
the dead and more upon the living
would bring about many happy results
Hearts are breaking. loved ones wait
and tears flow, all because Of the with
holding Of kind words unspoken.-Rev
DR.. L. II. Zimmerman, Lutheran, Bal
timore.