Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-24
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
Of All Determinations.

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| w. NJ. Lawrence, Baptist, Chicago.
As We Build.
We are builders of body, soul and
character whether we will or not Our
house is being built by ourselves and
our work will be tried and passed upon
by the Master builder.-Rev. G. o.
Jones, Episcopalian, Atlanta, Ga.
Reform.
The voice of reform, which is the
voice Of God, speaks only to the one
who has ears to hear, and often when
| the men Of nation are too engrossed
in money making 1t speaks to a wom-
an.-Rev. Robert Hopkins, Congrega-
! tionalist, Cleveland, 0.
Reverence and wisdom.
Reverence must still be the crown
Ing element Of wisdom, We ascend the
mountain path of knowledge to have
our heads bathed at last in mystic
clouds. In the presence Of the Infinite
awe and humility alone become the
wise hearted.-Rabbi Leon Harrison,
| st. Louis.
The Greatest Gift.
! Gods greatest gift to the world Of
| living men could only be the gift of
| life-a warm, sympathetic human life,
life endowed with all the possibili-
ties for transgression, yet absolutely
without sin. The acceptance of this
| gift of God means the giving Of the
spirit Of Christ through our lives to all
the WOrld.-Rev. Everett Dean Ellen
wood, Universalist, Atlanta, Ga.
Papa1 influence.
The influence of the papacy is more
far reaching than that Of any earthly
ruler. Kings and emperors and civil
magistrates exact eternal compliance
with the laws of the land. They can
not control the sanctuary of the heart.
The sovereign pontiff, though he has
no army to enforce his commands,
makes and interprets laws which bind
the consciences of men.-Cardinal Glib
bons, Roman Catholic, Baltimore.
Error.
Every human being begins in a mis-
take. Error is the loamy soil out Of
which truth vegetables and blossoms.
The history of philosophy, science and
theology illustrates this principle with
distinct cogency that is unanswer-
able, so that we need not be too much
afraid of being in error provided we
cling to our error with a tenacity that
is not simply tenacious, but that is also
honest and intelligent-Rev. Dr. Charles
81. Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New York
Importance of Moments.
Our future is fixed largely in the first
twenty years Of life. Certain tend
encies, habits, convictions and char
acteristics, physical, mental and moral
shown then appear through the whole
after career. Moments then are worth
years afterward and opportunities for
tunes. One moment, crucial and trem-
bling with destiny, in this period may
have wrapped up in it the outcome Of |
all the years Of time and the cycles Of
eternity. = Rev. Josephus Stephan,
Methodist, ST. Louis
Value Of a Fathers Love.
You fathers cannot afford to let your
children grow up without weaving
yourselves into the memories Of their
golden youth. Make the days Of child
hood happy and pour your love without
stint into the young hearts, and these
early impressions will, next to the love
Of God, whence they flow, save them
when grown to mans and woman's
estate from losing faith in the human
heart, help to deliver them from the
curse Of selfshness, be an Eden in the
evening when driven forth into life's
wilderness, will be a safeguard to them
in times Of temptation and a conscious
help amid the stern realities of life
Rev. DR.. Madison G. Peters, Baptist,
New York.
Real Inspiration.
Religions aim and end is not to turn
out wooden men, men who stand in a
rOw-automata. For US no peptonized
religion or predigested ethics, no re
hgion made easy-character in six
weeks-spiritually guaranteed. No great
thing, no noble thing, is easy. 1t is our
hard but needful task to turn out
strong, positive, individual men, No
steam drives wheels with Iukewarm wa
ter Enthusiasm must be the inner
motor. The roots ''en,'' ''theOs," mean
"a god Within" Enthusiasm is really
inspiration. Let us not cre1SI along or
drag along or be dragged along, but
stand on our own feet, self centered,
self controlled, potent, our blood replete
with red corDuscles, nerves a-tingle with
will, our shoulders strained for bur
dens, our souls afiameLRabbi Leon
Harrison, st. Louis, Mo.
What Is Required OF a Church.
This is the idea of a church. The
community wants light. 1t wants to
be made perfectly sure where the great
lines OF life run. 1t wants to be assur-
ed that light, and not darkness. is the
essential victorious power of this uni
verse. 1t wants not to doubt that ius-
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