The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-16
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learn how to think of others, how to
think of himself, and what to think Of
his work.-Rev. E. A. OFT, Independent,
Chicago.
Loyal Americans.-America the land
Of the free, should be ruled only by
loyal Americans, whether native born
or adopted by Observation-Disclosures. G.
H. Lemkin, Methodist, New York City.
Credit is better to have a good
human creed than to have no creed,
but, better still, to have a divine creed
which is a personal faith in a personal
Christ.-Rev. M. e. Harlan, Disciple,
Brooklyn.
Creation.-No evolution could pro-
duce man. He is a creation, but
through the use of evolved material.
God is the creator; he breathed into
us the breath of life-Rev. Robt. Mac
Donald, Baptist, Brooklyn.
Government.-We want govern
ment for the benefit of the people; a
government which, to use Mr.. Glad
stones words, will make vice difficult
and virtue easy."-Rev. Lyman Abbott,
Congregationalist, Brooklyn.
Honesty and Purity.-Quietly and
steadfastly stand for honesty and pur-
ity In public and in private, and you
shall serve your generation more than
by steamships or railways or all ma
terial wealth.-Rev. w. II. Faunce,
Presbyterian, Providence, R. I.
Bigotry.-There are Congregational
lists and Presbyterians and Methodists
with equal loyalty. But the Christian
should. be no bigot, and no species OF
bigotry is more offensive than that Of
the UNCONVENTIONAL bigot.-C. A. Bar
bour, Baptist, Rochester, N. Y.
Kingly Christians.-The love of God
has gone into the palaces of kings and
queens and made them act kindly to-
ward their subjects. Queen Victoria
was a high example Of the love of God
ruling in the heart of monarch.-Rev.
c. Fl. Garlich, Baptist, Albany, N. Y.
Environment.-Man finds himself in
the midst of a double environment OF
good and evil, and subjected to limita-
lions. Yet who can say how far he can
60 beyond apparent limits? The ideal
we have to-day is not the ideal Of yes
terday.-Rev. s. Kirk, Independent, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Modern Marriages.-What part has
God in the great majority Of modern
marriages? 1t is libel on God to say
that He joined in holy matrimony those
that know Him not. Countless thous-
ands of miserable marriages are the re-
suit Of not being Joined together by
Godfrey. John Thresher, Baptist,
Pittsburg
Higher Consecration.-If society Ia
ever led to the purer and loftier
heights it will be when the Christians
of our land live up to the standard and
march forward with 1t. 1t may require
a little higher conservation, but 1t will
not be any higher than the Bible re-
ouires.-Rev. L. P. Ludden, Disciple,
Lincoln, Neb.
Ideals.-It is true that we may not
be able to carry out our plans fully nor
to reach our ideals. 1t is said that
Raphael turned away from his Sistine
Madonna, disappointed, that Beethoven
heard grander symphonies in his soul
than he was able to write on paper
Rev. ]. B. Markward, Lutheran. wiki
insburg, Pa.
Work In the Church.-There Ia 4
way to relate yourself to your faith by
your works Some people seem to have
terrible fear Of working too much,
especially for their church. Every
member Of q church should select q
specific thing TO do. Each one set him.
self. for instance, to securing one new
member each year.--Rev. w. 81. Nc
Glaudin, Universalist, Atlanta.