Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-06

Loves Tonic to the Soul.
Love is tie health of the soul. This
is the highest :leal;iIg of the word.
This is tic greatest thoaght | bring
you TO-DAY about love as gaeai motive
power of life; Love is the health Of the
soul. Now. health has it's obligations.
The obligation Of health is activity.
The healthy body must he active or It
will not long be he;ithy So love. the
health Of the soul must lead the soul
into great activity. 1t must set the
hands o s. 'si..s$n:! mission: il must
send life out to the fc:noteSt circum.
ference of duty Rev. Daniel II. Over
ton, Presbyterian. BROOKLYN
Demons That Hurt Life.
Envy and Jealousy are twin demons
that haunt and hurt life Selfish and
stupid desire to get ahead may induce
spirit destructive of the tranquility
Of life. Re contcnted. not comp,acent,
| and learn to iGbtly value your present
estate. Seek the enduring good that
you may he indeed like "a tree planted
by the rivers Of water" causing your
| life to be productive of such moral
riches-fruits Of the spirit-that you
| will be known of Coo and man as
one who las not lived an ainless and
| barren existence, but the life of a sun
crowned child of our Father. whose
leaf shall not wither. .'-ReV Thomas
| Edward Potterton, Universalist, Brook
| iyn.
Test of Greatnesn.
This is HE true test Of greatness
TIE eur eat standard IS ability to COM
| u5;nd Se.8iee. 'lh>tt merchant that
mHn0factUre., is gtua;est who employs
tLA la.'z.e:, iHnltes' of neA and women,
who las tributary, to himself the lar
gest nuHl!sea of customers. Christs
idea is tie cry opposite. That one is
greatest not VINO makes the largest
number. tributary 10 himself, but who
in:kes h.ifs, II tlilUta!l' t. the largest
! uuHllfel tie Is greatest Hat whom the
larEe nal.'zei :,e'..es, hut who serves
;he laeees nusn9en. Let youi ambi
ton Be rot - see how much you can
Est cat q iife. but Row much You can
!Gt inc Il i.1A. !ii. " itttdili 'At9oSt
Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
Nee:,re.s~ Greatest Virtue.
We have hardy progressed far
enough vet 10 appreciate the qualities
Of spftit that beiong TO man in his best
character. !-he meek man is vet 4 no
boHy. Tie child that is meek and
modest is II d discount. if indeed the
doctor is uat called in. The Great Teach
er exalted this humble word and
stamped it With tie sign of sover-
eiynty. Tie meek are to overcome, Or
ra1lize and inherit the earth. The Mas
ter saw things from the right center.
He saw all animal spirit and power
under the dominance of the spiritual
forces. The coarse, violent and clam
orous powers are fnrthest from the seat
of mans sovereignty. The gross and
intractable must fade away before the
quiet powers Of self control, patience
and meekness-Rev. N. P. Frederick.
Methodist Chicago.
Effect q: Christian Thinking.
I Our memories are treacherous; we
cannot always depend upon them, but
much of 0ar ,hiMl.ing depends upon
that which we remember. CHRISTIAN
character depends upon CHRISTIAN
think ing If Cod himself as the Holy
Spirit controls our memory he must
control also our thinking. Thus the
j'hristian actually has the NINA OF
Christ" Tie Comforter helps ''s re-
member those things which VIII COM
fort in tines of %oiro.,' also lhat "hlch
| Will late 10 Z eater activity when
the human s3;:l is !.;..:,e:ent. lie s''g'
-ests the t:t;fi:l wai' at TIE tight
time. He asses our minis according TO
: our best mental ,;eyeloitaent ny eA'
ercislng lis will over us and suggest
Ing our lines Of action. Man does no'
act until he wills to act. II Our Wits
are subject O his will and our Thoughts
controlled by his thoughts then we are
led by his Spirit, and the thoughts Of
God make our lives consistent anc
powerful Rev John Timothy Stone
Presbyterian, Baltimore.