Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-20
.-1AA40 RELIGIOUS THOUGHT,
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
 of All Denominations

A mind full of useful knowledge Is better than box full of stocks and bonds.-Rev. Pleasant Hunter, Presby- terian, New York.
 A Holy Grail.
 There is a Holy Grail at every mile- stone on the road, from which we may drink if we will.-Rev. Moore Sanborn, Unitarian, Atlanta, Ga.
 The Holy Book.
 The Bible is book written by men who had the religious genius It con- tains the Raphacls and Mozarts of spiritual duty. - Dr. Lyman Abbott ConGregationalist, Brooklyn.
 Jesus and the Home.
 Just as Jesus touched the water and turned it into wine so he touches the domestic life of the world, and home becomes the best word in the English language.-Rev F. F. Hopkins, Bap- tist. Chicago
 Natures Orderliness. Nature is always orderly, and this is one of the prime reasons why she is never superfuous. She has good sys tenn and, therefore, is always correct in her movements.-Rev. H. A. Tup- per, Baptist, Brooklyn.
 Man's Problem.
 Man is brought into the world be- tween two opposing forces, his own will and the inevitabeness of nature. His problem is to strike the right bal l ance.-Rev. Dr. Frank Crane, Congre- gationalist, Worcester, Mass.
 Lessons From Christ's Manhood.
 To choose vocation which fits in | with Gods plan, to enter upon it when | God calls, to pursue it according to | Gods methods-these are the lessons | for the world of the young manhood | of Christ.-Rey. Dr. C. D. Case. Bap- | tist, Brooklyn.
 A View of Christianity.
 Christianity is life, not q lot of doctrines or rtual life that covers all business, all pleasures; a life that flourishes not behind stained glass windows, but life that demands for its expansion the whole world of ac tivities.-Rev. D. r. Howe, Methodist, Denver.
 Agents of Reform.
 Marriage laws based upon modern scientific knowledge would in a few generations do more toward reforming our various evils of pauperism, disease and crime than all of multiplied and well intentioned benevolences combin- ed--Rev R. A. White Universalist, Chicago.
 Natures Finest Production.
 The good mother is the perfection of womanhood, and more even than that she is the most beautiful and valuable of all natures productions. In her of fee she holds the key of the soul, and it is she who stamps the coin of char acter. Rev. Dr. Madison c. Peters. Baptist, New York.
 American Greatness.
 The true greatness of America con- sists in the religious character, the moral strength, the intelligence, indus try, justice and righteousness of it's men, women and children. All the other material things are the creations of it's people. - Rev. D. K. Babbitt | Episcopalian, Brooklyn.
 To Know God Fully.
 We cannot know God adequately un. til we have thought of him as the Father of mercy, and we cannot know Christ at all until we have entered into the spirit of Bethlehem, Gethsemane and Calvary, which are the consecrat ed sanctuaries of mercy.-Rev. Father Jackson, Roman Catholic. Atlanta, Ga
 Public Omce.
 The men who are called to positions of public trust must possess a realizing | sense of civic virtue. The only guar antee of good conduct we require of them when they assume office is an oath to perform their duties faithfully. | An oath is an appeal to God as wit ness and judge. - Rev. J. F. Carson, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
 Honesty and Policy.
 Honesty is friendship in itself. It is stock in trade It is q firm foundation | stone. It is d crowning excellence. It | is better to be poor and honest than to be rich at the expense of honesty Be honest always. Honesty is an eternal | principle of right and has no part with 1 policy. Honesty is good and just, Pol icy is false and unjust. Honesty speaks the truth. Policy conceals part of it. Honesty edits the truth. Policy edits | what caters to the public ear. Honest men are pure within and without Poli- 1 cy men are always questioned.-R Dr. John l.. Brandt, Christian Church, | St. Louis.
 Happiness Not Found In Riches.
 Money may buy luXures fineries and estates; it may buy name and fame and ! even friends, but it can never buy hap 1 pineSs, the only real wealth that life can afford. It can exclude but one evil, l and that is poverty, and the retention of that evil is often preferable to all the ills that wealth invites. Money is 1 mighty, but not so mighty as to make healthy what is marked for death. as to make innocent what is branded with l