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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT


Gods love for man is the love ~ =
friend for a friend.-Rev. Father J.~s
son. Roman Catholic, Atlanta, Ga.
Truth.
Truth consists Of crumbs scafse~-r
on Gods universe. and you must -
down on your knees to get one OF the.
Rev DIR. Mitchell Bronx. Bapti,r
Bayonne, y. J.
Rule Of the Right
The coming of the heavenly kingIo.
Is the coming OF the rule of the risi,
of the divine viii in the heart and ma.
of a man.-Rev. Horace Porter. Con-.
gregationalist. Montclair. v J.
The silent Life.
The world is yet 70 be saved frou
the depersonalizing spirit Of Industrial
ism. commercialism and militaris.a IN
the self integrating power OF the sileuf
Hfe-Rev Addison Ballard. Congrecs.
tionaIist, Detroit.
A Passing Nation
Other nations have passed awax
owing to their own inherent folly and
shortcomings. Rum soaked, ignorans
and superstitious Russia is a preseuf
day eXample.-Rev. \. T. Benze. Epis-
copalian, Cleveland. o.
GodIessness.
There is, as an actual matter OF far
as much real godlessness IN your uni
versifies as in your penitentiaries. just
as much godlessness among the cuk
tured and refined as among the Don
nf -Rnv nY
Morgan. Presbyterian, London
Self Mastery.
Show your power by overcoming d.
iculties. The highest strength Lies n
self mastery. II you can down de-
evil in your own heart. hold yourself
to the ways of Righteousness, you have
given the surest proof OF manhood
Rev. L. A CrandaIl. Baptist Chicago.
Christianity's Supreme Arg.asna.
Kindness is the supreme argumeut
Of Christianity to an unbelieving world
The mere conventional kindness Of -
ciety, its mere civilities and attentioua
are not sufficient to convince Of tn
genuineness Of our religion--Rev Je-
sephus Stephan. Methodist. st. LouiA
The Ideal Pulpit.
The ideal pulpit throbs with expan-
sion-as we understand It. wide win
the multiplication Of hallOwed emo
lions to win men. This has not beea
the quality OF the pulpit in all II
ages The pulpit that lacks backbsas
and common sense does not reach II
masses The periodical preacher h -
clined to emasculate the truth. h
pulpit ought to be the center Of hefo1e
utterance.-Rev. DIR. Frank C. Brunee.
Unitarian, Oakwoods, III.
Christ's InA.eaee.
0 men-you who are men In the ful1
sense Of the word-listen to me. Bjee
out Christ from the world today-an
Of his influence wherever II may have
penetrated-and tell me on your hOoR
- men what would be the re0ulG
Why, it would mean that you mu2
blot out the best In every walk Of hf&
1t Is a horrible thought. but II ID
thing were doneAk Christ's influence
were blotted out-the world would reee
and stagger back to the brute state
Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair. Presbyteriaa.
Savannah. Ga
AFist0eraey Of Souls
There is a real aristOcracy In tn
world, an aristscracy Of souls. Jes0
Christ was an aristocrat. and he VS.
looking for other members Of that arfe
tocracy which be called the kine3om
Of heaven. He found them on every
hand, among all classes. In stranGsse
and most unexpected places. And
wherever he found them his great
work was to recognize them. to cal
them by name and bid them be true -
their high calling. And he sends -
out to do the same work in his namA
Rev Willard Brown ThOrp. Conse
Xationalist Chicago.
Nisssen Of the PIoaAer.
The mission Of the plOdder is ~
mon that needs to be preached today.
The man who can walk and not faint
Is at last the one who most bleseoD
the race. Hroism is not alone In the
death Of chivalry or the heroic charys
Of the battlefield. The one who stands
faithful to the ordinary humdrum
duties of life is also great for these
are the most important duties ut lass.
Gold is d costly metal, but iron is far
more useful. Genius MAJ dazzle u.
but it is everyday goodness and plod-
ding patience that keep the world
sweet and healthy and that move the
race on TO high and ever higher
heights. Notice that the faithful dis
charge OF ordinary duties in the pro-
sale present is what gives extraor&-
nary privileges in the golden future.
The man who labors much today "a
the one who shall garner greatly TO
morrow--Rev. John K. Straton, Bap-
tist Chicago.
Value of q Purpose.
A purpose saves US from indifference.
1t gives US standard OF Judgments.