The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-05-31
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Love and Fear.-Love 10 higher than
fear. The fear Of the master may
make me get my lesson, but love Of
learning Will make me a scholar Fear
drives. love draws. Love 10 stronger
than fear; love caststh out FEAR
Rev. N. NJ. Waters, Congrega tionalist,
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.
donal life 10 called into activities that
are not always harmonious with the
rest Of our life.-Rev. +. o. Hall, Con-
gregationalist. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Beyond Criticism.-The Scriptures Is
not only the book Of the scholar; 1t 10
the book Of the common people. Its
sour IL beyond criticism, although men
criticise its form. Its real inner mean.
Ing 10 beyond attack. Every weapon
on attack is met by keener weapons Of
defense.-Bishop Cranston, Methodist,
Atlantic City, N. ].
Beauty.-The Book Of Psalms IL an
art gallery. One psalm 10 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. g. G. Gregg.
COngregationalist, Boston, Mass.
Dishonesty.--To steal ride on a car
10 dishonesty as truly as stealing q
street. To steal nickel Is theft 40
truly as II millions are involved. To
refuse to pay a debt Is robbery as
truly as burglary or holdup. To
evade just taxes 10 dlshonorable as
truly as graft.-Rev. John Thompson,
Methodist, Chicago, III.
Work.-The greatest secret of sue
cess 10 work, work, work! feel sorry
for the man who wants and cannot get
1t, but pity the man who can get
work and does not want 1t. Judgment
economy and the like are important
elements in success, but all these are
WI o1iOco WAthouk WOih.-NCNs A.
Zimmerman, Lutheran, Baltimore, Nd.
The Banner of Japan.-The banner
Of Japan is a white flag with a rising
sun In the center. Around that stand.
ard nearly 100000 Of persons rally.
And 1t Is the conQuering flag in the
Orient to-day because the japanese are
willing to pay the tremendous price
that 1t costs to display 1t to the world.
Rev o. r. jerks. Adventist, Chicago,
Ill.
Hormany.-What Is needed among
men to-day 10 not microscopic analysis
Of Gods nature, character. and rela-
tons to mankind. but personal har-
mony with Him, that intimate kn0wl-
edge Of Him that comes only by con-
slant, willing and unreserved obedi-
ence to all His known will--Rev. F.
B. Cherington, Methodist, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Certainty.--No man can be q Chris
tian without being sure that he IL a
Christian. II man is a saved man
it is the drst 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
IL a lesson to our nation. 1t Is the
duty Of preparedness. Japan has been
victorious because for many years she
has had the eventually Of this war In
mind and 10 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. J. A. Milburn, Congrega-
tionalist Chicago. Ill.