Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-27
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the TeachiE Es
 of All denominations.

NGEiGtOOS F7OOGf Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
 of All Denominations.
 The power il a word. its uiforsot;rn element consists simply in the force If the life behind t. Rev. Frank Cram, Unitarian. Worcester. Mass.
 True Christianity.
 True Christianity iS hot developed simply by bending the knee iii prayer. but i'll iaboriHg in God < vineyarti- Rev. Dr. Frank De Witt Tanage, Presbyterian, Los Angeles, Cal
 Presence of God.
 God is everywhere present, but only he who Las e;lrs for him hears E4s -srl- tie voice, u,, os..y Le wl!p h..s eye, for him sees his gracious prc>eHte.- Rev. J. (. IlorniNg, Reformed. St. Louis.
 Gods Estimate.
 Nothing is lost with God. The noble aspirations for the better life and the wish to do something for others. though circumstances may thwart it's accom- pislme:lt, s:.!!l have it's merit in Gods ] J4 Atlanta.
 Money.
 Money Is d good thing, and no man has a right to object to it, provided it is obtained III on right principles and expended ill proper ways. Money is dependent for it's power on the man. her i'll which you use it.-Rev. l.. C.. Broughton, Baptist, Atlanta.
 Spirituality and Circumstances. The social and financial condition has little CT nothing to do with ones spirituality except as he Is influenced by it. But in the sight of God We are not saved or lost by our circumstances. but by our faith or lack of it.-Rev. (. l.. Palmer, German Reformed, King ston, \. Y.
 Great Souls.
 A great soul is known by it's enlarged sympathies True elevation of mind does not take being out of the circle of those less gifted. but binds him faster to them and gives them advan- tages for closer attachment and con formity to him.-Rev T. Gibbon Smyth Roman Catholic. Washington.
 Meaning of Charity.
 Charity means to give not merely a kind word. but perhaps a severe word Charity means to give not merely Q liberal dole, but sometimes to withhold the dole. It means for us to give our selves in all spheres. social, industrial commercial, political. as in the philan thropic sphere.-Rev. J. J. Wilkins EpiScopalian. Los Angeles. Cal.
 Modern Idea of God.
 The old stern notions of God art gone even from our Calvinistic church es Our own Presbyterian church has lately been forced by the times to pu' love into the Westminster Confession from which 1t had for centuries beer absent. Men can never turn away from a God whom they call love, ant with such sentiments abroad thu church has ten times the opportunity to win them that 1t had back in thu days when the wrath of God wa: John Balcom Shaw. Presbyterian, Chi cagO.
 The Hidden Virtues.
 There are good qualities which could not at once be brought into the public gaze without spelling their sometimes and defeating their purpose. Do yo, not know that the finest quality o self denial is never seen nor suspect ed? It's sweet secret is buried at las with the person who practices it fo the sake of those whom he loves. Th' ideal home Is found where the husband denies himself for the sake of his wifi and the wife for the sake of the bus nial so skllfully that neither suspect it in the other.-Rev. T. r. Frost. Con gregatiOna!ist. Evanston. III.
 Value of Christian Testimony.
 No life or message is so attractive a that of those who speak with divin authority and are consumed with di vine passion When they speak all hu man distinctions are forgotten and ; shepherd becomes the teacher of kings In every church and community th spiritual leadership of such men an, women Is at once recognized. irrespeC tive of wealth or social position. Tn home of Evan Roberts, the humbl Welsh collier, has become the shrin at which the spiritual forces of Chris tendom are seeking inspiration. Th ! men and women of irrepressible test mony are the true oracles of God, an' through their messages nations ar h,,, ,c q dow pov Dr Williamson