Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-19
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
 of All Determinations.

word, q hopeful prophecy. may do more good than q hundred sermons about heaven.-Rev. Guy A. .lamesoH. EpiscOpalian. TOttenyille. N r.
 Developing Faith.
 As knowledge is got by hard study and wealth by hard labor and econo- my, so faith is got by practice and toil.-Bishop II. C. Morrison, Metho- dist. Birmingham, Ala
 Bad Religion.
 To tell a hungry man to believe Y. Jesus Christ and all things will b. added unto him and not to give him quarter to obtain q meal is very bad religion. n.-Rev. Dr. William F.. Bieder- wolf. Evangelist, Philadelphia.
 The Worlds Throne.
 The throne of the universe is not the iron of law. is not the marble of jus tice, is not the crystal of intellect. II is throne of fatherhood. where divine love sits ruling the world in love. heal ing in mercy and recovering through q sacrifice of>itself and it's well beloved Son.-Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills Congregationalist, Brooklyn.
 Sure Way to Peace.
 Count your blessings" is an old adage and d good one. If we would dwell upon the good which comes our way and forget the ill we' would save ourselves many a bad half hour. anI there is no Surcr way to serenity ant peace-Rcv Leon Addison Harvey. Unitarian, Brooklyn.
 The Christians Battle.
 Do not think for q moment that q man who has enlisted under Christ will have no more battles CT that tllc first battle will be the only one to be fought II will be a fight all along he way, but he will be under a Captain that has never lost a battle, and vi'- Morgan. Evangelist. Londoln Encland
 Formation of Good Habits.
 Form good habits, avoid bad com panions. saloons and gambling and don't thinl that you must have good time" matters not what il costs. Be industrious. honest. sober, brave and chasle. Form your habits before mar riagc. You cant do so atter marriage any more than you csin teach ali old dog new tricks ,.sHt. C F. Thomas, Roman Catl,n!ie !:ailii&ore
 Free Thought.
 In eye. ' land the @iSlv":; ui martyrs warn Us to he careful il the denial of free t!!o3 -llt. ;ii.u Ne, '4e posses. ion of { i!e right entails he most delicate rc. SraaSibility. and Wh"n We contemplate how many nervoHS. immature, indam mable people there are in our country with real or fancied grievances it be hOoveS every one, especially those who have the public ear. to be on his guard lest he put upon the altar the strange fire which may bring tragic punish ment to the innocent as well as the guilty-Rev Dr. Joseph Stohy. He, brew, Chicago
 Worship.
 You cannot think about God without You cannot enumerate his attributes without worship. You can not think of his power, his providence, his wisdom, his pertinacity. his tenac- ity of purpose, his pity, his compass sion, his patience. his long suffering, his forgiveness. his holiness. the excel lence of his character without wor- shipping him. The excellence of God is the blessing of man, and We give him God has written it all over our hearts not only of himself, but of all those who are better than ourselves Worship is the initial step in all prog ress, in all civilization, ill all philoso phy, and I had almost said all science. All finite creatures worship in some form.-Rev. pr. J. Lewis Parks. Eps- copalian, New York.
 Gods Automatic Thoughts.
 The laws of nature az" self reSela tions of God Light and heat and gray ity, the majesty of the summers and the glory of the winters and the pro ression of the SCISSORS, proclaim his mind and reveal his heart. Natures laws are Gods thoughts organized The unseen one does not have to stop and think for us. He organizes his thoughts into laws that think for hiln Natural laws, therefore. are Gods au tomatic thoughts. They represent his mind as truly as laws proclaimed from Sinai. Slowly man discovers these laws; slowly he learns 10 obey them But, obeying, they yield him strength, wisdom, safety and dignity So far from these natural laws becoming weights that bear him down, they are wings that lift him into the soft air and wait him heavenward.-R pr. Newell Dwight Hillis, Congregational ist. Brooklyn.
 A Peoples University.
 The press is not to be mere echo or even formulator of public opinion. It ought to be the informer and guide of public opinion. The press is the daily teacher of the nation, instructing not only the young, but men, women and children, young and old. The press is q peoples university that never shuts il; Gnors The press ought stoutly to aSi, the spreading notion that the cNSpaper is to be a mere pu:veyor of net> rather than q bringer of intclli-