Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-08
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings |
 Of All Denominations.

of All Denominations. More sympathy has been pressed into a warm hand cas., than could he put into volumes ot poetry. ry.-Rev. Llewel lyn Brown, Baptist. 'lev"land. 0.
 The Worlds Purpose. The purpose of this world is that men may know, loyc and labor and thus come into the likeness of the Gre ator, God.-~Rev l.. \. Maney, Baptist, Providence. H. 1,
 Happiness From Love. The greatest determining factor in domestic happiness is love. and with. out love in the heart there can be no happiness in tue home.-Rev. W w. Bustard. Baptist. Boston. One of Gods Calls. The call from the Great Teacher to love even enemies is really cail to get ! acquainted with folks as they really nre.--Rev. A. c. Singsen. Congrega tionalist. Providence, k. |. Great Field For Personal Workers. The greatest work is not done by the man who works in the pulpit, but the greatest field lies open to the personal worker, the personal evangelist.-Re c. NJ. Boswell. Methodist, Baltimore One Use of Recreation. Recreation should glorify God. It should develop man along divinely ap- pointed lines. It should make him stronger and more capable. 1t should 1 put him in such condition that God can use him more effectively when he needs him.--Rey. De Witt M. Benham, Presbyterian. Baltimore.
 christ's Measure of Man. When man wants to measure up to the full measure of life then Jesus Christ comes and helps him. When Christ measures q man. he does not ask the man of his failures. He says, "I ncasEre q Eun for his possibilities, for what he is."--Rev. s. J. Cam. Bap- tist. East Providence, l.. l. fan Net to Live Alone. God d;d not place man in this world 1 to live alone. He needs the companiO1l- ship of his fellow man. So God placed 1 him first in the family with ali t.e Il l!tS-N'c ui.il ''lGSfit!S-N 'titN t{t lttt i same time with ali the responsibilities 1 of family lit'e.-Isev. Charles F. Craik, I Eriscopalia.e. Louisville. Ky.
 Winning Wisdom. ] Wisdom is won by tlle discipline cf 1 life as truly as by the discipline et 1 the schools and many q young college l graduate has learned by bitter e5tI'&Hi ence that he cannot afford to despi$e | the judgment of men with less book | learning, but greater life wisdom
 Rev. Dr. Fenn. Episcopalian. Boston.
 Great Burden Bearer.
 The church stands for a perpetual
 promise to tighten all the burdcils Q!
 human life Whether the burden hp 1 of poverty or of sickness or of sin the
 church should serve to tighten it till it
 is not merely loss g'ievouS. but till il
 has entirely rolled away.-Rev. Henry
 l. Cushman. Universalist Providence
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 Society's Great Need.
 The great neel ill our social lire to,
 day is for women. whether in the van,
 ity fair of fashion or in the quiet of the
 
 simple Christian graces-gentleness,
 patience. contentment. reverence. 1t is
 women more than men who give tone
 and character to society.-Rev. Dr. St
 Clair Hester. Epscopalian, Brooklyn. A Woman's Love. Nowhere Is the yearning of the soul after God more wonderfully expressed than in the great poem called Solo 1 mon's Song This classic makes use of | the strongest. deepest, purest thing iil 1 the world-a womans love-to show | that it is with such intensity We should sec. our Lord and Master IL ] Is thus we should give hiln the test WIG
 have and all We have. ae final. b'
 being untes! to hisH. we shall find peace and eternal .jor.-I.ev F Hopkins l Cong egationaiiSt. hicago
 The University cf the People
 Tbc true type Of basic so al or@au Ration is an association of the Heoph of |; muni, ipality to rtiSe the sta .G,tH, 1 of living in that place Only a living and learning churt e:n survive tA1 1 final shock of social changes and to the agent of the perpetual adventure of the soul. The church must be o.nt the university of the people The rH li~iouS aSsoe iation whose basis of com uunion is wholly eduvaton"l Nl prac tical is plainly elected to leAf ,he way Rev Charles Ferguson Iitaran Kansas City
 Measuring Succc es. X man attaiHS his throne when h. reaches Il position of power haWe-e great or little it may he His kin% ,a.3 | Is success Success OF failure i>s ...t';tS ure,, " what God knows tue llnH [, be capable of performing np