Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-16
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

Whether you have great soul or not. try to commune with great souls. You will get little from little men, Rev. Dr. De Witt NJ. Benham Presby- terian. Baltimore.
 To Grow In Favor.
 It is necessary for Christian to have the love for Cod and his fellow man if he hopes to grow in favor- Rev. Carter H. Jones. Baptist. Louis vile. Ky.
 Human Dependency.
 No man liveth to himself We are like trees in forest struck by some tempest. broken. bent, twisted. inter- locked. bearing down or borne up by one anotller.-Rev R. Mackenzie. Pres byterian. New York
 Life's Sweetest Moment.
 The sweetest moment in your life is the one wherein you do your level best. Richest is that career which con- tains the largest number of such mo- ments.-Itev Dr. s. Edward Young. Presbyterian. Pittsburg
 Pining For Heaven.
 Pining for heaven and to get away from this world is nonsense Every Christian should stay here as long as he can. The new Jerusalem will do very we'll after awhile-Bishop J. II. Vincent, Methodist Indianapolis.
 Power of the Press.
 There can be no more potent influ- ence for good government, wise edu- cation. pure morals and true religion than the press when it gets vision of it's mission and service.-Rev. Dr. S. II. Woodrow, Congregationalist. Washing ton.
 Influence of Mothers.
 Coming humanity will be what moth CTS make it. The family circle may be a small one. but it is second to none in point of influence and farreaching ef- fleets. Mothers have the greatest lever ] age upon life and the greatest responsi- 1 biijy. They work on plant material. Rev John L. Scudder, Congregat:on- alist, Jersey City, N. J.
 Nearest to the Christian Ideal. ! Those whom the world passes by without special recognition sometimes come the nearest to the Christian ideal. 1 Under the illumination of tle spirit exquisite qualities appear in what might otherwise be called an ordinary fife Incidents and actions which are not remarkable in themselves glow with q heavenly radiance when holy ! iaativcs mingln with them and shine through then-Rey Dr. Charles Ham hton Coon. Reformed EpiscopaIian, Brooklyn.
 Those Who Are Rich.
 He who consecrateS himself to high CT ideals than those Of the world may le called visionary. but he can afford l to be called visionary by those who have never heard the voice that calls him or never seen the light that leads him on. Things of the Spirit are i'm measurably greater and more desira b!e l than things of matter and sense. He who cultivates the nobler things of mind and heart is rich. Only the wick ed and the ignorant are poor.-Rey, Gilbert r. Jennings. Roman Catholic. Cleveland. O.
 To Be Truly Christian.
 Faithfulness is not an arc of circle, It is rather T whole circle. No man is quit of his obligation to the butcher by paying his grocers bill. Nor can we meet Gods claim by being merely generous in spirit. tolerant toward sin ners and good natured in the domestic circle. Commercial uprightness is no Letter substitute for neglect of God than d one sided cultivation of God i; an excuse for crooked business dea- ings To Le truly Christian is to en- dearor to meet all just claims. to pay Paul without robbing Peter. to render unto Caesar all his due tribute. yet not to fail of the part due God.-Rev. Dr. George Clark Peck. Methodist Episco- pal New York.
 The Gibi. likened to Flower.
 The Bible is not an iron safe that can be opened only by some key which VIC are strong enough to forge and fashion or by some combination which wc are shrewd enough to figure out. The Bible is, rather. beautiful flower which cannot he forced open, but which will open of itself in the s;,n- 1 light of faith and love and give forth
 
 vine We need above all things else today that warmth of appreciative at 1 mosphere and of humble devotion which will cause it's deeper spiritual beauties to unfold for us and to eXhale the rare perfume which so sweetened the lives of those in the generations that are gone.-Iiev. Dr. John Roach Stratton, Baptist, Baltimore.
 An Agency of Self Control.
 Moderation Is the saving grace so sadly needed In so many characters Do you realize CT appreciate it's advun- tages? It Is an agency of self control It shields many an excellence and vir tue from that undue excess which touches the border lands of dissipation and vice. Without moderation justice becomes severity. cautiousness susi)i- cion, suitability weakness. economy frugality and thrift a polite name for