Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-05-11
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Faith and POwer.-A mans power is
measured by his faith. His creed is his
point Of leverage. 1t makes all the
difference in the world as to what a
man believes. To those wlo follow
| Christ, his word is the court of last ap-
peal.-Rev. S. G. Neil, Baptist, Phila-
delphia.
God and Man.-The true relation be-.
tween us and God is the relationship Of
character. We are His children; that
10 the deepest fact of history. AS we
grow In goodness We come to under
stand little by little the divine good.
ness.-Rev. J. +. Foster. Unitarian,
Brooklyn. n. Y.
Then and Nova few years ago
competition was the spirit of the
churches; to-day the spirit Is fedora
ton. Monuments of the old methods
are seen in multiplied churches in com
munities that ought to support but
one or few.-Rev. ID. .. Mears. Pres
byterian, Albany. n. Y.
A Lesson OF FOrgiveness.-Let us
learn lesson of forgiveness from our
Master. 1t is far more noble to par
don than to be avenged. 1t is part Of
the animal man TO retaliate an in
jury. 1t is only God and the Son Of
God that have the magnanimity to for
give.-Cardinal Gibbons, Roman Cath.
Ollie, Baltimore, Md.
Gods Justice.--GOd's justice gives
to all alike the privileges Of the Cos
pei for God is 10 respecter of persons.
Gods love to man and His goodness to
the privilege Of sonship to God in
Christ. Man has power to accept or to
reject this gospel.-Rev. c. G. Smith
ers. Disciple, Los Angeles. Cal.
God in the World-We have more
Of God in the world now than in Bible
days. Then God had to break through
nature by a miracle in order to be rec
ogniZed; now we realize that nature Is
God. Then He was over us; God
transcendent; now He is God imma-
nent. Emmanuel. God with us.-Rev.
Frank Crane, Unitarian, Worcester.
Mass.
The True Chrlstian.-No one ought
to come into the church who is not
first. by virtue Of direct contact with
Christ Himself Christian. But many
start off wrong. They join the church.
submit to its doctrines. conform to Its
ordinances. seem to be Christians. but
1t Is all superficial. external. The spirit
that inspired the Master has no real
dominion in them.-Rev. b. Craig, Dis.
ciple. Denver, Col.
The Secrets of Life.-The deepest
biography Of the soul. In truth. IL never
written, save when an Augustine dips
his pen in his own hearts blood and
writes his confessions. unfolding the
dark story of his inner life. But for
the most of us the secrets Of the heart.
the unspoken griefs, the gnawing care,
the surface of our daily walk we lock
away our secrets.-Rev. ID. s. Mackey,
Congregatlonalist. New York City.
Getting and Giving.-'rhe church Is
to teach men the supreme importance
Of sacrifice. The church by precept
and by practice is to stand for service.
People are to be told TINT they are to
come to and belong to the church. not
that they may get something. but that
they may give something. Christian
ity. if it means anything. means un-
selishness, Il lesson sOrely needed in
these days OF graft.-Rev. 7. ID. Long,
Methodist, Brooklyn. y. y.
The Facc.-The garment OF flesh is
SO frail that the soul shines through.
AS a man thinketh In his heart. 50 is
he. The whole story is in the face.
What is hypocrite but one who seeks
to hide his ugly self: But the effort to
conceal is the very act that reveals. He
may wear many masks. but the real
nature finds some rent or fissure in the
fimsy disguise through which it shows
its hateful face.--Rev. j. W. Uill,
Methodist. Harrisburg, Pa.