The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-04
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

Adams, Reformed, Brooklyn
A Great 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.
The real sources OF happiness are in
ourselves, not IN our a ,s.cssions; In
our Imagination. not Ia The novel. in
our appreciation OF beauty. not in the
picture: Ia our musical culture. not In
the plano.-Rev. Or. Lyman Abbott,
Congregationalist. Brooklyn.
Folly of seIashness.
The man who goes about his duties
in business or elsewhere prompted by
selfish inclinatlons 10 achievement.
comforting himself all the while with
the thought that he Is no way trans
crossing the main teachings OF his re
ligion. is allowing the moon OF his
faith to obscure the sun Of love aud
life.-Rev. J. w. Stockesee. Jr.. Swe-
denborgian, Chicago.
Christs Law of Love.
Christ's law Of love and the justice
that springs from IL Is the only thing
that viii correct the strife and disor-
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 II 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
II you see In the child human being
Of priceless value. having an immortal
soul. having On him wondrous POSSIBLE
tiles and his destiny the highest known
20 angel or 10 man. you will safeguard
the childs character. his moral and in
tellectual life and his sOul.-1lev. T. w.
Talon. Roman Catholic. ST. Louis
view OF Divorce.
Until the church can transform ex-
istlng social conditions marriages will
be dissolved whether the state and
church recognize or refuse TO recognize
their dissolution. We feel 50 strongly
that divorce Is not the cause. but the
Inevitable result Of grievous disorder
OF society. that we cannot join with
other churches, with whose motives we
heartily sympathlze. In its condemna-
tion.-Rev. Dr. William NJ Brundage.
Unitarian. Brooklyn.
scoIdioE had as Swearing.
For you TO scold is as bad as for
some men TO swear. There are men
who can hardly express affection,
much less disapproval. without using
profane words For them to utter an
oath In moment OF passion may be
distinctly less sinful than for you 70
leave barb In the soul OF another
man through your sarcasm on do vio-
lence to the feelings OF another through
well bred yituperatlon.-Rev William
r. Barton, Congregationalist. oak
Park. III.
Christina Education.
The perpetuity aud safety OF the
nation depends upon Christian educa
ton. The hope OF the nation lies in
men who are not only strong minded
and well trained, but are also dominat-
ed by principle OF Christian integrity
and unpurchasable manhood Build
your men on Bible principles, and they
will shun the perils OF the demagogue
They will be true 10 our national prln-
cipies and traditions. They will be-
brave enough TO apply moral principles
Ina politics and moral standards In their
judgments on political parties AMI
when chosen to make and execute laws
they VIII be true to their oath OF office
and the sacred trust reposed In them
Rev Milton y. Williams, Methodist.
Chicago.
God aud 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 on. God. but
he Is manifest by his own luminous
presence. a presence that is spiritually
discerned. One may try to build
aight OF stairs 20 enable him 10 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 ali about US. over us.
Il Ia condition of physical life. With !
out II we could not Live. IL enters our
lungs and blood. feeds the muscles and
nourishes the brain. We need not
mount upward to find t. We need but |
walk abroad In the pure air OF the open
heavens. breathe its breath. and it will
manifest itself Ia the wonders Of re-
newed bodily life.-Rev j. G. Forming,
Reformed, St Louis.
The Growing Christian,
Woe to the Christian who finds moth !
ing to regret In bis life after his con-
version. He may have been convert |
ed. but the good work begun In him
has come TO a standstill. as transplant. |
ed trees will, In prolonged drought |
stop all growth The great |
APOSTLE freely coRfesses In the midst |
Of his blessed career, mo. that / am |
already made perfect" But that very |
recognition leads him to press ON TO- |
ward the goal" to stretch forward to |
the things which are before" The /
Christian, while he is cheerful. |