The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-03-24
Residence of John Wade on South Jay Street
THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.
Jesus had no sympathy for al easy
life and soft creeds. 1t is far easier
to force the enemy than to bear the
daily burden with cheerfulness.-Rev.
DR.. Taylor, Poughkeepsie. y. Y.
Spiritual Democracy.
We have improved, we have some
thing to show for Il work. we started
out upon the principle OF equality. and
we have never abandoned it yet.-Rev.
DR.. Patton. Presbyterian. Princeton.
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Forces of Up1fft.
The church. the home and the school
are the three great moralizing and spir-
itualizing forces of society, and these
three should be essentially one. The
church hallows the home and explains
its true significance; the home in turn
feeds the church; both sustain the
schools.-Rev. D.. Dorchester. Meth
odist, Pittsburg.
Saving Society.
Recognizing the need and ever look
ing for the conversion of men. the ideal
twentieth century church will realize
that to accomplish the results conrem-
plated by Christ a way must be opened
for his sovereignty over individuals by
the regeneration Of society, of which.
they are q part.-Rev. D. Z. Marvin,
Ccngregationalist, Asbury Park. y. ].
Trust.
Man cannot believe Irrespective OF
evidence and ground for belief. One
cannot arbitrarily say to his mind.
Believe" and then have complete be,
lief. Belief is an intellectual thing.
Trust Is or may be in conjunction with
or apart from belief. Jesus always
asks a man to trust him irst.-Rey. j.
b. Clark. Presbyterian. Detroit. Mich.
The Sabbath.
The true rest idea is to AXE advan-
tage of it to prepare for work. There
Is a lot of work to be done in the
world, and there is but one day in
which to prepare for it mentally, phys.
ically and spiritually. The Sabbath is
an inspiration day. Worship is true
recreation. We revitalize our ideals
through our coming together in the
churches. No Sunday golf or nature
worship can take away the necessity
OF worship. The question of Sabbath
observance. like the question of amuse.
ments. is q matter for the individual
conscience. Man to his own maste,
standeth or falleth."-Rev. Charles Lu
ther Kloss. Congregationalist, Philadel
phia.
Power of Knowledge.
God made man to become master OF
the universe by investigation and
knowledge, and knowledge and life ars
almost Identical. Tell me what a mar
knows. and I will tell you what hi;
life Is and has been. The oyster know:
. only the law OF necessity. It can eat
The turtle knows the laws Of necessity
e and Of environment. 1t eats and i
moves ron unpleasant to more desira
: Bile surroundings. The locust know,
the laws OF necessity and environment
: and also that of association. There !;
I nothing moral or ethical about the 10
Gusts association, however. It simnl,
seeks through aggregation the advar
tage of the unit. Man knows all thas,
laws and. besides. that of relationship
: which is the highest law of all. Tn
; law OF relationship is definite in exist
: enee, ~indestructible in power and neye
tades away. Down In the huma,
: heart Weakened. BY kindness, chord
ma afW broken VIII vlorare one
more" The law Of relationship is N
law by which God binds together ~
: highest intelligences of this life, TIL
:. whole structure of society, from peisf
oorhoods to governments and churc
= organizations, grows out of the ahr;r
OF man to recognize this law. The low
er orders may have the power to kno,
this law Of relationship. but man alon
z the actual knowledge.-Rev. Gaors
3. McMauiman. Methodist, Cosho,
ton. o.