Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT,

RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. Gems Cleaned Prom the TeacIii1s@@
 Of All DenoIniaations.
 True salvation is by character and not by intervention; by personal. not by imputed. righte ousneSs. = Rev. r.. Dean EllenWood. EniVerSlliSt Atlanta. Ga.
 Tribute to Some Nan-e.aurcI Members The wor:>i i, fuil of loving mot.se.t., and faithful fathers and loyal citizens whose names do not g.'acc any church roll, of whom Father T1ylors tribute to Emerson might he tl.uthf1.ily ap- plied If lie goes to hell he will change it's climate and emigration will set that way."--Isev. Moore Sanborn. Unitarian, Atlanta. Ca.
 Tl.e E,nnnty Tomb.
 It is the empty tomb that makes the glory of the cross possible. It is be- cause of the message of the empty tomb, because of the hope it arouses and confirms. because of the endless life and character of which it speaks, that we are able b see the meaning of all in this life which is symboliZed in the eross.-Rey. C. C. Pierce. Baptist, Los Angeles Gal.
 Judgment Day.
 We are not afraid of the present judgment day because We have not yet awakened to it's full Significance. Our perception of it's meaning is dull ed by the evil which we consistently harbor ill our lives When we are truly awake we shall heed it and more ther .oughly amend our ways to escape the direful judgments which it brings Rev. r. NJ. Bennett. Disciple, Law renee, Kan.
 The Supreme Service.
 If the pulpit is ever to have the com plete confidence of the public it must deserve it by being transparently hon. est and sincere. A minister should tell what he knows and conceal his igno- rance of what he does not know. By taking his congregation into his con- f1dence he will win their respect and trust, and if he succeeds ill making them reverent and impartial seekers after truth he will have rendered them the supreme service.-Rev. Dr. George R. Dodson. Congregationalist, St. Louis.
 Nobility of Character.
 There is no nobility which transcends that of character. A man Is great be- cause he has character, because he Is the embodiment of true and lofty prin- ciples. Such principles are not the product of earthly aspirations; they are heaven born. They come into the soul from the atmosphere of Christian ity, and Christianity is Christ For one to neglect the great salvation is to miss nobility of character-it is to miss him to be.-Rev. A. J. Herries, Presby- terian, Union City, Pa.
 Character Building Step.
 One of the first steps ill building character and strengthening moral fiber is the adoption of Emersons motto, Trust myself" for this is in very truth the evidence of a lively faith i'll the goodness and power of God. If our hearts believe the sentiments so readily framed by our lips, that we are "sons and daughters of God' and that we are created in the divine image, then we must of necessity believe also that the divine within each of us shall be able to triumph over the material and that if we earnestly and persist ently strive we shall surely succeed in that whereunto we have set our de sires. The first step toward the re- generation of q fallen and despairing man is the rekindling of his self re- spect, the restoration of his will.-Rev. E. Dean Ellenwood Universalist, At lanta. Ga
 Soul Winners to Shine as Stars.
 In heaven all the soul winners of earth shall shine as the stars forever and ever. But these stars shall not be simply a great multitude of stars shin ing as a mass of light. Each star will be the member of a certain group. What is the group? Why, the family. We shall shine like Mosns .nA .c-..-