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go back to Christ and find how He
used 1t and what He meant by 1t as
He spoke 1t to men. The result of
such study will almost invariably
be delicious and delightful sur
prise.-Rer. Edw Smith, Methodist.
Our HoIiest Hopes.
Oh, 1t means so much to be a man
of faith! With faith, the power of
Godrushes in upon you! Whatever
else you lose, do not lose faith! Keep
on believing. Maintain this temper
of confidence in the Unseen. Your
best inspirations are there! Your
holiest hopes are there.----Rev. H. P.
Dewey, Presbyterian.
Mental Inheritance.
Our habits of thought are marked
out by those who have gone before
us. The brand of the skylark sings;
so do the children of the poets. 1t
was vain for the father of Blaise
Pascal to lock up his mathematical
Instruments; nature had pointed the
lads eyes toward the stars.-Rev.
Wallace Smith, Episcopal.
Focusing Our Powers.
Thehigher and more unselfish the
end toward which we direct our lives
the greater is the demand for intense
and ceaseless concentration of our
noblest powers. Focus your best
work. These may seem to be triGes;
but remember the wise words of the
painstaking artist, "Trifles make per-
fection, and perfection is no trihe."
Rev. M. Strykes, Methodist.
How to Obtain Faith.
The best way to get faith Is
through Christianity. Although sal
walton is not within the limits Of any
single creed or church, the easiest
path to faith is Christianity. Phil
osphy, appealing only to the intellect,
reaches but few; whereas, Christian
ity, appealing to the soul and the
heart, reaches many. Moreover, 1t
furnishes grand leader, and people
will always follow a leader.-Rev.
Wallace Smith, Episcopal.
Cultivating Our Faith.
Maintain an uncompromising en-
nifty toward the false, an invinci-
BILE friendship toward the true Gull
tivate a practical faith In the living
God. Accept Christ as your ideal
and Redeemer. This is the hidden
spring of self-heroism. 1t crowns
mans life with the truest success;
and when the veil is lifted he shall
stand erect in the light of a glori-
ned manhood.-C. S. Patton, Presby-
terian.
Relation of Love and DUTY.
The phrase love and duty" has
become proverb. In truth, though,
the two are not widely separated
from each other. Duty is really only
the expression of love. When we do
our duty we are showing our love.
A husband best manifests his love
for his wife by living life of loyalty
to duty. If hefailed to provide for
her needs, all the words Of love in
the world could not atone for his
neglect.-Rev. D. Burrell, Reformed.
Reaching out his Hand.
1t is recorded that, when he healed
the demoniac youth at the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION, "he took him by the
hand and lifted him up That hand
of Christ's has raised many a drunk
ard and Magdelene out of the mire,
has helped many a struggling and
discouraged soul over the rough
places of life, has opened the gate of
heaven to great multitude which no
man cannumber. That hand is
stretched out still. 1t is proftered
to you. VIII you have it?-Rev. DR..
Cadman, Congregationalist,
Where We find Beauty.
Beauty lies in symmetry and COM
pleteness; He was perfectly holy,
without spot and blameless. Beauty
Christ's Justice, love and wisdom
were all united in one. Beauty lies
in conformity with moral law; He
was holy, harmless and undefiled.
Great is mans dignity, glorious
his destiny! Bearing the image and
superscription of the King, man may
look with rapture upon His beautific
face and become consciously like
God.-Rev. Ralph Tompkins, Uni
tartan.
What the World Thinks.
The world Is heavy with It's
weight of woe, bleeding with its
crushing burden Of suffering and
sorrow. and dying with grief because
the Consultations of God seem all
but too small The problem OF
suffering is universal, and of vital
concern to laird and boor' The
armies are legion, that find all the
uses Of this world weary, stale, fiat
and Improbable Sick and weary
impatient and tired, unrefreshed and
overburdened. tagging, and stumb.
ling, goes this world with its In.
creasing burden.-Rev. E. Loveit
Baptist.
Living in Harmony.
We fnd 1t impossible to compre
hend the essential harmony between
tho purpose of God and the will o.
man. We can comfort ourselve:
that with the secret will OF God We
have nothing to do, with the revealed