Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-16
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
sssrs Cleaned From the Teachinss
 of All Dsnon,In ations.

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 The Worids Purpose. Fhe purpose Of tbis world is that Men may know, love and labor and tMns come into the likeness of the Gre ator, God,-~Rev. L. A. Manley, Baptist Providence. +. l.
 Happiness From Love.
 Ibe greatest determining factor in .soenestlc happiness is love. and with cut love ill tue heart there can be no Happiness ill the home eI.ev. " W. Bastard. Baptist, Boston
 One of Gods Calls.
 The call from the Great Teacher :G 5%ve even cuemics is really q cal; tu g-t acquaintea with folks as lnas Fr"1' .sre.-Rer A. c. hhnggen, cen.resa t&cNalist, Prov idcnce, H. |
 Great Field For Persot1ai Workers. | The greatest work. is Ge: done by the ,Ban who works in the pulpit. but the ssreatest field lies open to the personal worker, the personal evangelist. Rev x. RI. Boswell, Methodist, Baltimore.
 One Use of Recreation. :. Reereat ton should giorify God. It should develop man along divinely ap- pointed lines. It should make him stronger and more capable, It should put him in such condition that God can ass him more effectively when he aeeds him.--Rey. De Witt NJ. Benham. sPresby terian, Baltimore.
 Christ's Measure of Man. When a man wants to measure up to she full measure of life. then Jesua Christ comes and helps him. When Christ measures man. he does not ask the man of his failures. He says, nl measure a man for his possibilities. for what hc is."-Rev. S. l. Cam, Rap. .sst East Providence. F. I.
 Man Net to Live Alone. . God did not place man in this world D live alone. He needs the companion ahip of his fellow man. So God placed him first in the family with all the privileges and blessings and at the same time with all the responsibilities sf family life.--I.ey. Charles +. Craik, ZpiscopallUn. Louisville. Ky.
 Winning Wisdom.
 Wisdom is won by the discipline 0! lfe as tru.:- as by the discipline of he schools. and many young college sradua;r haa learned by bitter expert. epct. that he cannot afford 10 despisa .he Judgment of men with less book learning. bu; greater life wisdom Rev. Dr. Feun, Epistopaiian. Boston,
 Great Burden Bearer.
 .fSn,. .6, Ff, ysY,Dfil l0t promise to Tighten all the burdens of human life Whether tue hurden I,e of poverty or of sickness ur of sin. the ehurch should serve to tighien il till il B not merely less s"icNouS. but till Ii has entirely rolled away. Rev. Henry I, Cushman Tniversalist, Providence, RI
 Soeiety's Great Need.
 The great need in our sucia! life 10 day Is for women. whether in the van. 4ty fair of fashion or in the quiet of the home, 10 embody and eXeuiplify the s9mple Christian graccs-~ geutlcuess. patience, contcntment reverence. IL is women more than men who give tone and character to society Rev Dr. St G}air Hester, Eplscopalian. Brooklyn.
 4 Woman's Love.
 Nowhere Is the yearning Of the soul after God more wonderfully expressed Ehan ill the great poem called Solo mons Song. This classic makes use of ehe strongest, deepest, purest thing in the world--a woman's loye--to show that 1t is with such intensity we should seek our Lord and Master, 1t ,Is thus we should give him the best we aavc and all we have, and finally, by being united to him, we shali find peace and eternal joy. Rev. r. F. Hopkins, Gongregationalist. Chicago.
 The University of the People
 The true type of basic social organ 9Sation Is an association of the people oS a municipality to raise the standa I'd sS living in that place. Only living xa0 learning church can survive the aGal shock of social changes and be The agent of the perpetual adventure ,f the soul. The church must become The university of the people. The re, Hgious association whose basis of com munion is wholly educational and prac. eical Is plainly elected to lead the way Rev. Charles Ferguson, Unitarian, Sansas City.
 Measuring Success.
 A man attalns his throne when ha reaches a position of power. however great or little Il may be. His kingdom ls success. Success or failure is meas ased by what God knows the man to os capable Of performing 4 mu- sicfan's success, will not be measured by the standard of the minister's, nor she schoolteachers by that of lie law yer, nor the preachers by that ot the shoemaker Each must be tested by the standard of his own eaH"billty. Ehsssa ara thrones then tnr hiM..S in-