Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-25
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the TeachfnxA
 of All Denominations,

If you are going to make home par adlse, let love preside in it.-Rev. VI. H. W. Rees. Methodist, Pittsburg. Compassion.
 Compassion is too beautiful to be de scribed by the pauper hieroglyphics of language or painted hy pigments that nave not been prepared in the holy of hoies of an artists soul.-Rev. Moore Sanborn, Unitarian. Atlanta Ga
 Earnest Christianity. The brightest examples of earnest Christianity are generally found amid widespread indifference Surroundings per SC can never ruin q man. Inflll- ences, however pernicious, are power less when they face a human will that has decided to conquer.--Rev. Earl Hewson, Congregationalist. St. Louis.
 Church Depenerscy.
 l The careleSsness with which many attend religious services is one of the principal causes of church degeneracy Every Christian, no matter where he happens to be on Sunday, should make 1t the rule of his life to attend religious services at least once during the day Rev. c. r. Hall, Independent, Chicago.
 Power of Influence.
 Long ages ago some one sinned, ate of the forbidden fruit, and the result has been immeasurab woe and sor- row to the world. Today the actions of the present generation will influence ma but it will be so.-Rev s. B. Has!ett, Unitarian, Worcester, Mass.
 Common Good.
 The only way to have personal ben eft is to work and live and die for the common good. He enters most in- tlmately into the thought of God who follows the example of the Son of God and gives for the pleasure of giving ! and dies for the glory of dying.-Rev A. s. Crapsey. Episcopalian, Rochester, NY.
 Perfect Marriage.
 A perfect marriage. if it could be found. would be first a perfect com panionshp. then passionate love super seding for the two are quite separate If you who are not married find that you ever get into such relation with a man or woman that you would seek their companionship and find comfort and help and stimulus in it day by day. week by week. year by year then it is pretty safe to get married.-Rev Minot J. Savage. Unitarian. New York
 How to Be Happy,
 The only way to be happy with men and good will. Believe in somebody, trust somebody, love somebody with the large affection which covers faults with beautiful trellis work and brings out into the light all of the virtues and good points. Do that and see how it will warm your heart and set 1t thrilling with the resonances of good cheer. Come out of your selfish shell and see in others as good qualities as you seem to yourself to have and learn how much they can add to your store of good feeling.-Rev. H. K. Harris, Epis copalian. Philadelphia.
 Perfect Law of Human Life. Men have gone to the ends of the earth in search of wealth when at thei1 very doors are piled up fabulous stores of it. Their eyes are holden that they do not see it. So 1t is with this perfect law of life. this law of liberty. Meu are still slaves and are crying out fo, deliverer yet to come when that deliverer is at their very door-yea even walking by their side and is ready to break the chains that have SC long bound them. But they do not sec it, because they have not yet looked into this perfect law of human life and B. P. Fullerton, Presbyterian. St l Louis.
 Temptation Tests.
 Old Athens had one monster Mino taur, but our modern cities have many We have the open saloon, that high way to hell; the gambling den, tha, death place of honor, and the brothel that graveyard of manhood. In tho wise plans of God temptations are per mitted to assail young men, and there is divine purpose in 1t all. Tempta tions are tests. They develop the nor al nature and strengthen character By resisting temptation the young mar grows to noble manhood. Battlefield. develop heroes, and these moral con flicts develop heroic souls. Young mer must meet and overcome temptation God pledges his aid to every young man.-Rev. J. W. Harsha. Presbyte rian, Pittsburg. Spirit of Prayer.
 It is Jesus Christ. not science, who teaches us to pray. match the au thority and the example of this might! one. who ever lived in the atmosphere o1 prayer, against all the arguments and teachings and objections of men te prayer. Whosoever believes in Jesus Christ must also believe in prayer. He Is the great warrant for it. The Holy Spirit, whom he sends, becomes the spirit of prayer by revealing Jesus Christ to our hearts and so melting us to pray. The moment we see God as