Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-03-02
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Tenchi"sA
Of All Denominations.


ylowly, softly and sweetly unfolds'-
Rabbi Alexander Lyons, Brooklyn.
Men of Emincnce.
! Great men have, usually come III
groups, and in the midst OF the Gull
pany there has always been grea'et
man from whom they borrowed elili
nence.-Rev. c. W. Boyd, MethoulS'
Atlanta, Ga.
| PRAYERS have histories. Trace uleni
back and you will find that they COME
! from trouble, from fierce conflict anu
! from the deepest sense OF persona
helplessness. - Rev. DR.. DuckWortn'
Episcopalian, ST. Louis.
Imagination.
The Imagination has far more to 10
with child's future happiness than Ills
reason or memory, and yet in our sys-
TENS of education its culture is practi-
cally neglected.-Rev. Dr. Frank Crane,
Congregationalist, Worcester, Mass.
Hour OF Temptation.
God does not ask us to make our
selves miserable. We shall have all tho
occasion we need if we are true to our
selves when the hour Of temptation
comes and the stress of life faces us
Rev. Nlnot J. Savage, Unitarian, New
York.
Profit With Love.
Better the narrowest margin OF prof
# with love that gives its honest value
for every stroke of the poor mans
work than to make 100 per cent on
every business transaction. - Bishop
Charles Edward Cheney, Episcopalian,
Chicago.
Preserving Christian Religion.
The preservation of the Christian re-
ligion depends upon the maintenance
of the Christian Sabbath. SO interde-
nepdeut is each upon the other that II
either falls the other falls with it,
Rev. DR.. w. ID. Bradfeld. Methodist,
st. Louis.
A Universal God.
God il the God of the humble, the OBJ
scurc the commonplace. While he IS
concerned with all the intellectual PROB
lens of Africa, China and the Philip
pines. lie is wholly interested In you
and me.-Rev. DR.. Landrum, Baptist,
Atlanta, Ga.
A vital Factor In Life.
Prayer brings into personal relatlon-
shin the soul and God, actually meet
ing and actually giving and receiving
each TO and from the other. God be-
comes real, VITAL active, PERSONAL
Rev. Columbus Polk Goodson, Presby-
terrain, st. Louis.
A Jacobs Ladder.
The religious life is q jacobs LADDER
upon which rise and descend mans
messages to God and Gods angels 10
man. whereby he is beckoned to guide
his footsteps up the heights. Onward
and upward is the motto OF the true
religious life, so to act that each TO-
morrow finds us farther than today.
Rabbi Alexander Lyons, Brooklyn.
Effect of Love.
The knowledge of the love of God
for our souls is bound to infame IN
orr own hearts and souls a return or
love. Once we love, then nothing is
difficult. no sacrifice is too great, ana
we are transformed into new creatures.
Our life becomes one continual day OF
iov. thanksgiving and praise. = Rev.
rather Jackson, Roman Catholic, At
lanta, Ga.
Influence of Women.
The history of human ambition and
enterprise is largely what man mas
done under the inspiration OF love for
sweetheart wife or mother. Without
this motive the fields of art anu lltera-
ture would be barren indeed. woman
and her interests are provided for as
generously as our barbarous knowledge
of her real needs will permit.-Rev. W..
, b. Craig Disciple, Denver.
True Symbolism of Washing of Feet.
We do not need to bring men from
the street to wash their feet in dra-
matte show in order that we may truly
| initiate Christ, but simply to improve
the opportunities Gods providence may
furnish us to help men in their real
; physical and spiritual needs, and see TO
| it that jealousy and selfshness and
nride do not hinder us.--Rey. DR.. James
II. Moffat. Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
, Doing Good to others.
J Religion is not selfishness; it is serv-
! ice. il is intended for others. Ministers,
, parents, Sunday school teachers-ln
/ fact all believers--have those dwelling
under their shadows needing sympathy
and instruction. If you would do good
: TO others and bring them to Christ, live
: to God yourself; be fragrant in the
odor of his grace. Live under his shad'
ow, and others will come and live with
Won. Be SO fragrant with the dew OF
his presence that those who come under
your influence will be swayed by the
spirit of God.-Rev. DR.. ]. T. NJ. john
ston, Baptist, st. Louis
Living For Others.
Ambition was implanted within us
,, as a spur to great achievements, but
ambition uncontrolled may yet us into
: great trouble. The love Of money
, | WeaEcnS the sense Oh Hiorai ooiSd'
tions it poisons our business and pol
itics and turns municipalities and halls
of legislation into pools of corruption.
Money is not everything. The greatest
. manhood is above money. knowledge
> is power, but it may be dangerous.
Goodness is the essential element OF
!, true greatness. We are to make the
most of ourselves and increase our eff
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