The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-04-15
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SiO1SS " Us the plea SureS OF our social |
nature here and now, Christianity will |
not discover much Of heaven for US
hereafter.-Rev. Thomas Parry, Pres
byterian, Pittsburg.
Public Worship.-Public worship is
not all there is to Christianity. but the
evident decline In the attendance Of
the public as related to the population,
IS a sign Of religious apathy.-Rev. f.
A. stilwell. Baptist, Cleveland, o.
Small Temptations.-The young man
who Is bound to go to the devil is
bound to go there anyway. but there
are many who are led from the
straight path by small temptations
Rev. f. A. Strough, Congregationalist,
Pawtucket, r. l.
Be Master.-Be master of yourself.
Do not be the slave of habit or of pov.
erty or Of superstition, or of time, but
stand facing life. the uncrowned king
OF circumstances. and in It all plan for
etenity.-Rev. G. c. Pierce, Baptist,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Reform.-The voice Of reform, which
Is the voice Of God, speaks only to
the one who has ears to hear and often
when the men Of a nation are too much
engrossed lii money-making, it speaks
to a woman.-Rev. Robert Hopkins,
Congregationalist, Cleveland, o.
The Church.-We speak OF attend
ing church as a duty, more deeply is it
a privilege and a benefit. The union
Of the soul with its God is the mean
ing and purpose OF religion; the church
Is means to that end.-Rev. c. A.
Martin, Roman Catholic, Cleveland o.
A Great Truth.-Some men would
need to have mountain fall upon
them to make them realize one of the
greatest truths Christ ever taught, viz. I:
THAT mans life consistent not in the
abundance of things which he possess
eth.-Rev. w. H. Nugent, Episcopal
ian, Chicago, Ill.
Each His Work-If you cannot
preach. then pray. If you cannot go,
then give so that others may go. II
you cannot sing then sympathize. But
in any event do not forget that Christ
assigns by natural endowments to
each man his work. Rev. NJ. L.
Harlan, Disciple, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Respectability- Christ's demands In
regard to purity Of life and, thought
are so radical and insistent that multi
tudes of men and women who think
they are respectable would go down
before them as the Calling gun mows
down rank afer rank OF soldiers
Rev. w. A. Bartlett, Congregatlonalist
Chicago, Ill.
Martyrs.-The martyrs OF one gener
alton become the saints of the next
] Often-not always-those doctrines
q which have been dubbed heretcal To-
I one decade have become the watch
I word Of the church in the next Thi
only means that man comes to know
the truth better.-Rev. c. d. Case
I Baptist Brooklyn, n. Y.
{ Teachers Unions.-From whateve
standpoint you look at it, public schoo
teachers have no warrant for linin
up with any class in a community
Theirs is the broad, neutral groun
E where children are taught the princi
pies and inspired with the spirit o
: Democratic citizenship.-Rev. r. A
White, Independent, Chicago, ILL.,
Victory.-To be content with the al
= tainments of the past counts failure
! to rise to grander accomplishments o
y the stepping stones Of past deeds spsll
victory. He is a benefactor of hi
: kind and a hero, one whose spirit
: we'll worth emulating, who is willin
!, for the sake Of progress to break wit
! his times.-Rev. c. r. Minard, Bapis
= Denver, Colo.
Errors.-The church and the pulp
=, often do more harm in advertising Ii
= errors and notions OF men than the
4 do good IN attempting to confute then
, The plain people would often renal
, in ignorance OF the current opinion
:, of unbelief If ministers were not :
ready to take them up in public dlscu
sions.-Rev. ]. X. Smith, Presbyteria
Pittsburg, Pa.
4 A Manly Christ-It is unfortuna
D, that the medieval artists portray,
d. Christ as a feminine man, for Y
ie have evidence that He was a man
D. man. When we consider how His dl
lie ciples always held Him in such gre
E. respect, we see that He was manly
1t YES, more than manly. 1t was supe
a manliness.-Rev.J ]. +. Cooper, Meth
is dist, Providence. r. l.
E. The Fearless Thinker.-Some thli
)r q man is not a free and fearless thin
er unless he is a critic. This is
Of great mistake. The critical faculty n
CT its use and is of good service in CO
Is recting and reforming abuse, but d
al structive thinking is the weakest kin
e It is nobler and better TO bu.l1
I'd than TO pull down.-Rev. W. A. HUI
In er. Presbyterian, Denver, Colo.
Is The Holy Life.-One can easily s
IN the power of a holy life. for it is
It, fective everywhere. The shams a
be designations Of society become veS
tlous and disgusting in time, the moo
ht cries and hypocracies Of the inslnce
re fall infinitely below the real, trihi
er renders work vain and unworthy. Il
Id mality destroys religious power a
n peace, and so through to the end.
be Rev. ]. P. Marlatt, Methodist, Tacon
II. Wash.
~ Carp n'er Would BE Useful,
Ed During the inspection of the hospi
es corps Of the 4th Maryland regiment
Is Gently one Of the members was ask
his occupation.
Us 81 am a carpenter" the man