Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-04-15
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

ress.-Rev. DR.. Bowser. Baptist, At
lanta, Ga.
Healing Power.
Christianity has the power TO minis
ter TO a mind diseased, to emancipate
It from care and worry and sin, TO in
spire 1t with fresh hope and determi-
natIon.-Rev. c. w. Cherry, Presbyte-
rian, Troy. n. Y.
Patriotism.
The true patriot is ready to suffer. to
sacrifice, to die, for his country. not
Just because of its material advantages
and opportunities-these may be few
but because of its sacred memories
Rev. C. w. Collier. Congregationalist,
Bangor, Me.
Value of Studying Religions.
BY a study of the religions OF the
world the mind becomes broadened,
and 1t Is made apparent that no church
or creed has a monopoly in the mat
ter of soul elevation.-Rev. DIR. J. G..
Schurman, CongregatiOnalist, Ithaca,
N. Y.
Great Savior.
Pain is a great savior. Its warnings
keep from death. teach us how to pro-
long life. Ii is foolish TO think we
shall ever conquer, overcome or learn
to live without pain. II Is right to
avoid 1t, for that is the way of life
Rev. ID. Utter. Unitarian, Denver.
A Glimpse of Heaven.
A woman's heart filled with the
spirit Of Christ-of him who gave up
comforts. friends, power, life. all for
us-is redeemed from all seltishness,
and to know and love such Is to have
caught glimpse of heaven.-Rev. DIT
Charles Bayard Mitchell, Methodist
Episcopal, Chicago.
The Fabric We Are Forming.
God furnishes the warp, and we oil
In the woof Our deeds. our daily acts
and conduct. our thoughts, our desires
our aspirations. our motives-all these
go to make up the firmly woven tex
ture Of the fabric we are constantly
forming Rev. s. Durham, Presbyte
rian, Binghamton, n. Y.
The Supreme Art.
Life is the supreme art. and religion
would make every worker. 1t matters
not how humble the task, an artist
There is no vocation that is homes
but can be made a fine art. The maj
| hna Of ,nnralc his
home and another code for his bust
ness has no morals at all.-Rev. DR.
william r. McElveen, Congregational
list, Evanston. III.
The Church Of Tomorrow.
The church of tomorrow will bt
spiritual. No word has been more
hacked about and battered than tina
word spiritual" Who Is the spritua
man? 1t is the man who has no yawn
ing chasm in his life between his wor
ship and his service 1t Is the MAJ
who believes IN week day religion
The spiritual man is the whole maj
made sound and healthy in every par
by the spirit of God. He Is the MAJ
who expresses his Christian characte
, In daily and effective service. Churcl
, membership Is 10 immortal life insur
. ance policy. Church attendance is no
sure passport TO heaven. Unctiol
. and professional pety are no longe
sign manual of spirituality. Tn,
, church of tomorrow will be robus
and hearty. 1t will also know how {,
, be generous and will give in princel,
fashion for the worlds need Every
thing points that way. The churcl
was never so alert. so powerful. 81
r aggressive. as 1t is today. The futur'
is all afame with hope and promise
e The golden age of the church of TIL
living God Is just before s.-Rev Dr.
Austen X. De Belois, Baptist, Chicago
Personal Economy Urged.
There are too much poverty and to,
high prices, but we are also sure Their,
are too much negligence and too mucl
: selhshness. Many of our troubles aris
, because we have created desires tina
we cannot satisfy. Some of us ar
filing our homes with things tina
, make 1t no more beautiful and onl,
add more cares. America needs NOR
simples homes, plainly furnished. an
whose tables have sensible fare. Their
are many poor people today who ar
complaining Of the increased cost o
living who If they expended their mon
ey rightly would have enough to adj
to their homes some of the necessitie
Of a true home. which include fey
> books. few pictures and few grow
ing flowers. 1t does not take the pric
= Of many beers to buy an excellen
=. copy Of Raphaels Madonna" A III
tie more wisdom In the purchase G
groceries and provisions and Their
= would be enough left at the end of tn
week to pay part of the cost Of a bool
A mans happiness ought not to b
less because he must have flank stea
: instead Of porterhouse or II sometime
T. he must deny himself the meat alt,
: gether If the millions that are sper
by the poor people for beer or beve
ages that contain more alcohol tina
beer were saved the few cents extr
! upon pound of potatoes or mes
!. would not be felt even by the man q
:. the modest salary. The butcher an
the grocer who are stormed with pr
tests would do well to ask their GU
. toners II they have not left at tt
" saloon next door more than enoue
. to square the accounts. A small hi
Is less expensive than a large one. o
II not. It costs less to trim II - Rev.
!, Eugene Bartlett. Universalist. Chicag
8 The Abandonment of Wisdom.
i what is the sin in gambling? A
l. neOnlp will admit tho 1ruilt LIZ. e.