Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-28
THE DAHL
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT,
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
 of All Dcnominations

'h@ V NV 1ems GIeaned From the Teachings,
 of All Benominations.
 Better have t wire fence ;.t tue tl<e of q precipice than d magnificent hos pfctl at the bottoE of it aev. j. T. Adams Reformed, Brooklyn.
 \ Grent PossessIon
 He who possesses Christ may dare to rejoice always and sing songs of hope and victory in the darkest night. Rev Dr. W J. Williamson Baptist St Louis.
 Sources of Happiness.
 He real sources of happiness are in ourselves, not in our possessions. ii our imagination, not ill the novel; ia our appreciation of beauty. not ill the picture; in our musical culture, not in the piano. Rev Dr Lyman Abbott ConSresationalist, Brooklyn.
 Folly of seIfshness.
 The man who goes about his duties i'll business or elsewhere prompted by selfish incllnations to achievement comforting himself all the while with the thought that be is no way trans gressing the main teachings of his re ligion. Is allowing the moon of his faith to obscure the sun Of love and iife.-Rev. J. W. Stockesee, Jr, Swe- denborgian, Chicago.
 Christ's Law of love.
 Ghrist's law Of love and the justice that springs from it Is the only thing that will correct the strife and diso;- ders in the business world and stop dishonesty and graft. The law of love Is the only thing that will settle the difference between capital and labor, and it is likewise the only hope of peace between nations. = Rev. J. Roach Straton. Baptist, Chicago.
 Thoughts on Education.
 Our thoughts on education will be colored by what we think of the child. If you see in the child a human being of priceless value. having an immortal soul, having In him wondrous possibil- ities and his destiny the highest known to angel or to man, you will safeguard the ehild's character. his moral and in- tellectual life and bis soul.-Rev r. W. Tallon, Roman. Catholic. St. Louis. A View of Divorce.
 Cntil the church can transform ex- istins social conditions marriages will church recognize or refuse to recognize their dissolution. We feel so strongly that divorce Is not the cause, but the inevitable result of a grievOus disorder of society. that we cannot join with other churches. with whose motives We heartily sylnpathize. in it's condemna- tion.--Rev. Dr William M. BrynGage. Unitarian. Brooklyn.
 Scolding Rad as s~earins. For you to scoid is as bad as for some men to swear. There are men who can hardly express affection. profane words. For them to utter al. oath iu moment oi passion may bt distinctly less sinful than for you { 1 leave barb in the soui of anOtht: man through your sarclsin or do vic lence to the feelings of another turo:!g we'll bred vituperation.- Wil!:;,: B. Barton. Congregationalist. Ga. Park. Ill.
 Chriat10n Education.
 The perpetuity and safety of th, nation depends upon Christian educ, ton. The hope of the nation lies i. men who are not only strong minde,' and well trained, but are also domina: ed by principle of Christian integrit. and unpurchasabIe manhood Built your men on Bible principles. and they will shun the perils of the dema gogue They will be true to our national prin- ciples and traditions. They will be brave enough to apply moral principles; in politics and moral standards in their judgments on political parties. And when chosen to make and execute laws they will be true to their oath of office and the sacred trust reposed in them. Rev. Milton B. Williams, Methodist, Chicago.
 God and the Sky.
 God, who is in Us and about us, can not be found by any process of reason. No one by reason can find out God. but he Is manifest by his own luminous presence presence that Is spiritually discerned One may try to build a flight of stairs to enable him to touch the sky, but the attempt is fruitless and unnecessary-fruitless because as fast as he rises the sky recedes: un- necessary because the sky is with him now. The sky Is all about Us, over us. It is a condition of physical life. With out. it we could not live. It enters our lungs and blood, feeds the muscles and nourishes the brain. We need not mount upward to find it. We need but walk abroad In the pure air of the open heavens, breathe it's breath, and it will manifest itself in the wonders, of re- newed bodily life.-Rev J. c. Horning, Reformed, St. Louis.
 The Growing Christian.