Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-25
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All DenOmina t1Ons.

Gems Gkc0neO FROM umc ACOCMAn
of All Denominations.
One faint glimpse Of the infinite
brings quick confession and living tes-
timony to the lips Of any one.-Rev'
DIR. Claxon, Baptist, st. Louis.
Evil From Sabbath Breaking.
A Sabbath breaking population is
quick and certain harbinger of ruin,
while the opposite assures us OF the ex-
altation of the man, the city and the
nation.-Rev Josephus Stephan, Meth
odist, st. Louis.
A Great Danger.
One of the greatest moral and spirit
ual dangers besetting the rich man Is
not innate hardness of heart or selfish
ness, but lack Of personal Christian
seryice.-Rev. Dr. Frank De Witt Tai
mage. Presbyterian, Los Angeles, Cal.
Positiveness of Christinnity.
Christianity is the most positive
gy for itself. 1t rests upon it's inherent
goodness and attractive power. The
positiyeness of Christianity is justified
by the cause and the need.-Rev. Ru-
dolph f. Schulz. Episcopalian, Pitts
burg
Christians and Church Members.
There are Christians who are not
church mcni narS, ana there are church
members who are not Christians. What
Is the difference? Well, it is the differ
ence between character and costume,
between seeming and reality between
facts and appearances.-Rev B. Craig.
Disciple, Denver.
Gods Messages.
God never gives his complete and
final message to any man at one time
never more than a rough outline at
first. The trouble with the conscien-
tious man who sets out to save souls
and the traditional minister Is that
he cares more for his programme than
to follow Gods leading.-I,ev. w. d.
Hyde, Presbyterian, New Haven, Conn.
Flowers and Resurrection.
Flowers, when healthy. must have
the light. Only the sunshine can resur-
rect the flowers. They never would
appear on the earth if the light did not
60 down and help them to rise. So it Is
with the dead flowers Of humanity.
They never would have a resurrection
without the sun Of righteousness
Rev. Frank G.. Bruner. Unitarian, Chi
cago.
Marriage and RELIGION.
If two intend to marry and there is a
difference Of religion between them
there is but one thing for them to do
to lay aside the romantic aspect Of the
case and to agree upon the religion
they shall follow after their marriage.
They must be a unit on religion or else
there will be no happiness. 1t is better
to follow experience than romantic
love.-Rabbi Joseph Silverman. New
York.
Love . Need Of the Soul.
A need Of the soul which bread can
not supply is love. Love, also. Is meat
and drink; without it the gifts Of the
world are dry husks. The wife has
put the house in order. She has re-
moved the dust from a hundred places
which might have been passed over
She has created an atmosphere of vel
come by countless little obscure serv-
ices. Does the husband take it all as a
matter of course? Has he no loving
sign Of recognition Of that thoughtful,
heartful ministry A sign of appre-
citation may crown the labor of a day
and grateful word feed the hungry
heart with happiness.-Rev. Herbert s.
Bigelow, Congregationalist, Cincinnati.
True Peace.
No cry goes up with such passion
ate intensity from the race of men as
that for peace Of mind and heart. All
human peace fails. The peace Of pleas
ure Is carnal. The peace Of wealth ls
fltful. The peace Of fame Is hollow.
The peace Of stoicism is proud and
bitter. These are vain because of man.
There is no true peace but 1.-THE peace
Of God" the peace that faith in God
gives, the peace that flows down upon
the soul from the eternal sphere, that
Of which the psalmist says: This Is
my rest forever. Here will l dwell be-
cause l have desired It," Look at the
intensity Of this peace. ut is the peace
which passeth all understanding"
Some truths cannot be told by words.
They are too large for linguistic
molds. We feel their impulses surglng
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