The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-07
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

A mans thoughts govern him. Wise
then Is he who controls his thought
Rev. John Timothy Stone, Presbyte-
rian, Baltimore.
Quality of Manhood.
Character rather than station. con
duct rather than occupation, evidences
the real quality Of manhood. -iev. Dr.
j. j. Muir, Baptist, Washington.
Trouble and Trial.
No man can escape trouble and trial,
but he can control I'm some measure
how he will be affected by them.-Rev.
Lee $. McCollester, Episcopalian, De
troit.
The Heal Teacher.
Life, after all, Is the only real teach
er. We can see a truth IN a minute,
but we have TO live with IL and sin
against II TO realize it.-Rev. DIR. Frank
Crane, Unitarian, Worcester, Mass.
Character.
Character staNds for the MANTLE
composite and unified man-and char
acter is not one virtue alone; character
Is the solidarity Of all the virtues
Rev. DR. William ii. Locke, Methodist.
Ohio.
In Training Children.
God help us to do as well with our
children as did Job. putting both reli-
/ giOn and pleasure, seriousness and sun
niness as ingredients into their charac-
ter.-Rev. J. NJ. Barkley. Presbyterian,
/ Detroit
Divine Weakness and Humility.
The meekness and humility OF Christ
will be the two great weapons in our
hands that will win for us the vic
tory over the world with all its con-
ciIplscences. - Rev. Father Jackson,
/ Roman Catholic. Atlanta.
The Great Foundation stone.
The fact that God is love Is the great
foundation stone Of all our faith and
hope. II this Is not true. then we do
not know what is true. We must be-
lieve all Of Gods word or reject it,
Rev II. II. Singleton. Methodist, ST.
Louis
when wars Win Cease.
When public opinion the world over
shall have been Christianized wars will
cease, and until then nothing save pru-
dental reasons, based upon the fear
full costliness Of waging war In mod
ern fashion, will avail 20 that end.
Rev Or w h. Huntington, Eplscopa-
/ Han. New York.
Uses of Faith.
Faiths height and depth are TO be
used for making faith strong and sure
I In other lines Our faith must find our
fellow men. Faith works by love. II
| helps both friend and foe. We employ
our privileges to bring all men higher
ones. Our conversion should enable us
TO confer delight on all who aspire TO
moral and spiritual achlevement.-Re Rev.
Or. NJ. l.. Thomas. Baptist. Columbia,
Mo.
Christ Likened to n Doctor.
Many days IN the life OF Christ bear
more resemblance TO the work Of the
| physician than clergyman. II reads
like a day az the dispensary when the
/ poor, sick and needy come and all are
/ helped and heoled This work is best
exemplihed in modern times In the
medical missionary The church more
/ than ever combines works OF healing
and teaching Rev. DIR. George II.
Buckley, Methodist. Philadelphia.
Character a. n safety Valve.
The completed towers OF life are due
to grip and grit. They are due to more
than that. Their foundation stones,
/ their excavations, their walls, are
builded by character as well. Many a
man has had ali the proper mental
preparation for life and perseverance
enough In his makeup to tear down a
stone wall with his bare fingers II 1t
\ were possible for him so to do. But.
on the other hand. many n man has
lost all simply because his character
could not stand the test Of truth and
/ Justice NJ matter how strong and
stanch a ship may be. n It has no rud-
/ der that ship becomes a plaything OF
every current and a menace to all ships
sailing the seas. No matter how swift
a locomotive, II Il has no indicator 10
I its boiler that engine is momentarily
In danger Of blowing up. No matter
/ how. high the walls OF a tower lift
themselves, II those walls are not erect
ell on a solid base and In a straight
line they are IN danger OF topping
over. What the rudder is to the ship.
the indicator to the engine. the plumb
/ line to the mason building the wall.
/ character is TO man. II Is his ballast,
his sheet anchor. bis safety valve, his
protector, his all.-Rev. DR. Frank De
Witt Talmage. Presbyterian. Los An
geles, Cal.
Refuge For the Weary.
For the prodigal out In the desert
/ Christ was the door to Gods forgive
ness. For the publican and the sinner
! Christ was the door OF refuge from all
the strife. And when at length the
soul passed down into the darkness OF
death Christ was the door into immor-
/ tai life Weary with earth's troubles
and sins. at last the soul rests upon
the caves OF Gods house, and. 10. Christ
is the door that opens for welcome and
refuge. SO we pilgrims Journey across
the continent Of the years Caught In
the thicket, Christ Is a dellverer. Lost
/ In the forest and going everywhither
/ oookfnO tho nath Christ hQCOuaa a