Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-19
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations

| Not what man gets out of life. but
what he puts into il. makes his memo
ries of life sweet as the events of the
past are recounted- Rev. John NJ
Schick, Reformed, Washington.
The Face of God.
AS in some European cathcdrals we
see the frescoes of the high ceiling by
looking into a mirror placed below. so
in looking into the face of the Master
we see the perfect reflection and reve'
lation of the majestic face of God
Rev O. Huckel Congregationalist.
Baltimore.
| Repentance.
The fear of heaven is and should al
ways be regarded first and foremost of
all human knowledge. The idea of re-
pentance, Of reconciliation with the
facts and rules of life that we may
have overstepped should be cherished
as the highest and noblest principle of
Washington.
What the World Wants.
Let us be something more than jan
Cling voices, changing noises. Let us
have reality, genuineness of heart. gen
uineness OF love, genuineness of reli
gion. That is what tells. That is what
the world wants. That is what It Is
looking for. That is what God is beg
ging for.-Rev. D. D. McLarrin. Meth
odist, Rochester, N. Y.
Let Us BE True and BE Men.
God intended us to be men Let us
be that, and not animals, things. mere
existences or puppets. Gods other
creatures beneath us are true to them
selves. The flower remains a flower
and is beautiful and benefcent. We
are intended to be men. Let us be
men. In that lie our greatest dignity
and Joy.-Rabbi A. ]. Lyons, Hebrew,
Brooklyn.
An Ever Near God.
A God who is known only by mira
cles-that is, by exceptions to law-will
recede from us as our intelligence ad-
vances, but God who is known to us
as the person whose will is evolution
that is, one who dwells in law and be-
comes known through law-will appear
ever nearer to us as we advance
Rev. DR.. Frank Crane, Congregation
ehcej 'NOtNNotCi, NhuoS
Value of Right Living.
We cannot bring the dead back But
we can so live that we shall be large
and efficient when we enter the other
world and so receive from loved ones
proud welcome. They cannot see evil
and sorrow, for this would break their
JOY. They can perhaps see the good
and rejoice in it; hence by filling our
lives with 1t we may add to their joy.
Rev. G. F. Reisner. Methodist, Den
Yer.
BENEFIT From Christ's Presence.
Happy Is the family life where from
the very beginning Of 1t Christ's pres
snce Is sought and realized and priced.
Greatly blessed is that marriage where
Christ Is an honored and welcome
guest. Trials may come, sickness and
death may turn rejoicing into tears
and laughter into mourning, but even
then where Christ has been and where
bis blessing rests there will remain
that peace Of God which passeth all
understanding. Rev. DR.. Thomas c.
Easton, Presbyterian, Washington.
Need of FaithfuIness.
Faithfulness Is absolutely necessary
II we are to serve our generation eff
ciently. The enemies of. righteous
ness endeavor continually to lead man
from the path of godllness, and to over
come their attacks must be his con-
slant aim. Justice and honesty, humil-
ity and love may inspire his activity.
and II faithfulness Is not one of the
virtues that crown his life there Is
great danger that the ship Of life will
founder upon the rocks and shoals of
daily temptations. Faithfulness com
pletes mans character, leads him to
God and assures him of salvation. At
all times we must watch, pray, strive
and struggle, lest our interest lag, our
energy decrease and our influence dis
appear like the dewdrop in the mighty
ocean. Yea, be faithful unto death
then beautiful in the glory Of your
faithfulness, you can approach the
mercy seat Of your heavenly Father
Rev. c. A. Voss, German Evangelical
Protestant, Pittsburg.
, Important Part of Life.
There Is always an important rela
ton between the beginning and the
, ending. 1t takes a strong foundation
!, to support large superstructure. The
shape Of the tree at the end Of the
nth summer has everything to do with
tn shape at the end of the twenty fifth
The more any faculty is developed
along a given line the harder and slow
q becomes development along an op-
posite line. The more the arm becomes
accustomed to the heavy swing of the
slsdge me less fitted 1t becomes for the
delicate touch of the piano. The best
way. sometimes the only way. to have
power to use later In life Is to acquire
and store II up in the early part of life