The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teach1ngA
of All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teach1n8A
of All Denominations.
If you are going to make home par
adise, let love preside in it.-Rev. W.
II, ". Rees, Methodist. Pittshurg.
Compassion.
Compassion is too beautiful to be de-
scribed BY the pauper hierosiyphics OF
language or painted by pigments that
have not been prepared in the holy Of
holies Of an artists soul.-IteT. 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 man. lnhu-
ences, however pernicious, are power
less when they face a human will that
has decided to conquer.-Rev. Earl
Hewson, Congregationalist, st. Louis.
Church DeSeneracy.
The carelcsSaess with which many
attend religious services is one of the
principal causes Of church degeneracy.
Every Christian. NC matter where he
happens to be on Sunday, should make
Il the rule of his life to attend religious
services at least once during the day
Rev. G. +. Hail. Independent, Chicago.
Power Of influence.
Long ages ago some one slnned, ate
Of the forbidden fruit, and the result
has been immeasurable woe and sor-
row to the world. Today the actions of
the present generation will influence
future man none know how greatly,
but it will he so.-Rev. S. B. Haslett,
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
timately 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 d7ing.-ReV.
A. S. Crapsey, Episcopalian, Rochester,
N. Y.
Perfect MaEE1a8es
A perfect marriage, II It could be
found. would be first a perfect COM
panionship, 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
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.-ReY.
Minot J. Savage, Unitarian, New York.
How to BE Happy:
The only way to be happy with men
is to open your souls to faith and trust
and good will. Believe In somebody,
trust somebody, love somebody with
the large affection which covers faults
with beautiful relHs work and brings
out into the light all of the virtues and
good polsts. Do that and see how it
will warm your heart and set it thrilling
with the resonances' of good cheer.
Come ont Of your selfish she'll and see
in others rs good qualities as you seem
to yourself to have and learn how
much they can add to your store OF
good f.r!jng.-1!ev. II. R. Harris. Epls-
copaliai,. Philadelphia.
Perfect Law Of Human Life.
Mel 1--we gone TO the ends OF ihe
earth - starch Of wealth when at t;!"ir
very .ors are piled up fa,'':!ous stores
Of it. Their eyus are holden that IT,
do nv: see it. 50 it is with this perfc.';
law of life, t:is law Of liberty. Me-
are still slaves and are crying out for
deliverer yet to come when that
leliverer is at their very door-yea,
even walking by their side and is
ready to break. the chains that have so
long bound them. But they do not see
1t, because they have not yet looked
into this perfect law of human life and
have not put it to the test-Rev. Dr.
B. P. Fullerton, Presbyterian, St
Louis.
Temptation Tests.
Old Athens had one monster MILO
taur, but our modern cities have many.
We have the open saloon, that high
way to hell; the gambling den. that
death place of honor, and the brothel,
that graveyard of manhood. In the
wise plans of God temptations are per-
mitted to assaiL young men, and there
is divine purpose in it all. Tempta-
|, tons are tests. They develop the NOR
al nature aid strengthen character
By resisting temptation the young man
grows to noble manhood. Battlefelds
develop heroes, and these moral con-
diets develop heroic souls. Young men
must meet and overcome temptation.
God pledges his aid to every young