Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-06-24
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

Moines. la.
Need of Faith.
Without faith man cannot be what
he ought to be in this world, much less
the one that is to come.-Rev. L. w.
Hinnitt, Presbyterian. Danville, Ky.
Worlds Most Real Thing.
Religion is the most sacred. the most
real thing in the world. Man has no
right to change his religion for world
ly motives.-Rev. II. Dawson. Episco-
palian. Canton. Ill.
A Virtue.
Fidelity is virtue, not a grace. 1t
is phase of conduct, not of feeling.
Our love must culminate In fidelity
else 1t is delusion.-Rev. II. J. Vos-
burgh, Baptist, Oakland, Cal
Credit For Charity.
When we are called on judgment day
God will certainly give us credit for
whatever acts Of charity We have done
on this earth.-Rev. J. Il. Madden, Ro-
man Catholic, Springfield. Mass.
Our Duty In Gods Kingdom.
Our business In the kingdom Is to
see that the ground in Gods vineyard
is most carefully titled and that we do
all in our power to win men to Cod
Rev. Bowley Green, Baptist, Olney-
vile, r. /.
life's Watchwords.
Life's great watchwords are love-
duty, service, and the humblest have
opportunities for these, and with these
Is the character attained that God ap-
proves.-Rev. NJ. A. Breed, Congrega-
tionalist, Monticello. la.
Prayer.
Real prayer is more than prayer
1t concretes itself in hands and feet
1t finds muscle and energy to lift
Prayer becomes service, and service
becomes sacrtice.-Rev. Howard II.
Scott. Methodist, Cleveland, o.
A Cause of Failures.
Many men have been failures be-
cause they had not the conviction Of
their strength. Often when person
sets to do a thing a word Of encour-
agement will help him much, but there
must be the conviction of strength
Rev. B. r. Green. Baptist, Duluth,
MINI.
Means of Grace.
Any calamity that comes upon you
as the death of loved ones or Affections
on yourself that causes you to pray is
means of grace. Trouble that comes
upon a man can be borne gracefully.
and all obstacles that the "deviP may
put In his way can be overcome only
by this grace. Grace is not promised
to overcome Affections, but to help us
to bear them with Christian fortitude
and courage.-Rev. r. M. Dixon, Epis-
copalian, Augusta. Ga.
Confidence In Religion.
The religion of young man is tri-
umphantly confident. 1t is conscious
of power. There is no mock modesty
about the religion of a young man. 1t
is the right of youth to be conscious
Of latent energy and sure Of victory.
Youth makes the venture of faith and
speculates on the spiritual, and If
there is failure sometimes more often
there is surprising success. for faith
is the victory that overcomes in all
branches of life.-Rev. DR.. Hugh Il.
Kerr. Presbyterian, Chicago.
Faiths Value to Character.
Faith Is a necessity In all intelligent
activity. Doubt means failure. and de.
nial means paralysis. No man will
sow broadcast who does not believe
In the harvest to come. Business lags
when confidence is wanting. Religion
law beyond all question that without
faith there can be no progress. More
over, faith Is necessary to fully de.
veloped character. Unbelief Is not a
mark Of greatness. Transient doubt
may mark ones progress toward ulti.
mate knowledge and faith. but lack
of faith betokens a small and unpro-
gressive soul. Better believe an error
than believe nothing. for the believing
mind will finally work its way out OF
doubt into truth. The great souls of
all time have been men of faith.-Rev.
DR.. Charles w. Mccormick. Methodist
Episcopal, Brooklyn.
True Religious Worship.
1t is eminently fitting that our wor-
ship of Almighty God should be car
ried on under conditions as rich and
splendid as we can well afford to make
them. Man has always felt that the
most magnificent building should not
be his bank nor his theater nor his
parliament house, but his cathedral.
Therefore the architecture of our
greatest churches Is "frozen music"
the windows are all glorious with sa-
cred pictures by the greatest artists,
the mellow organ under the touch of
a master gives support and enrichment
to the human voice divine in music
which gives one visions of the celes-
tial city, the sermon is q sacred ora
ton touching all the chords of rever-
ence and devotion in the human heart.
This is as it should be If man is to
lay his best on the altar of God.
There is danger, however, that men
may mistake this kind Of religious
Service" for the real service which
Jesus defines as ministering to the I'M
fortunate and needy. Worship which
is an aesthetic treat, q sweet emotion,
in which the senses are lulled and
charmed and which finds no express
sion IN benevolent action is selfish