Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1896 — Short Sermons. [ARTICLE]

Short Sermons.

Vices of the age—The prevalent vices of our times are hastening to be rich, extravagant living, rfskful and ruinous speculations, undue crowding into professional life, pressing from the country into the cities, striving after public office, general Impatience and restlessness, willingness to put on false show In umsolld buildings, In paste Jewelry, in veneering generally.—Rev. IT. W. Ballentlne, Congregationalism Philadelphia. Fighters wanted —We need more fighters. Luther was a tighter, and hence the reformation; Washington was a fighter, and hence our own beloved country; Grant was a fighter, and we have a united people free from slavery. Give us more fighters for the truth, temperance, industry, righteousness. Gve us more iron lu the blood, more sand in the chardeter, to the end that more may lay hold on the eternal life.— Rev. A. V. X'ewton, CongregationuHst, Brooklyn. f The Church In politics—The time Is coming when the church will demand that all the chief places In the city government shall be filled with men whose personal character does command high respect. It Ls high time to cease tolerating the presence of any man as a city official who Is himself baud and glove with that which (s moat’degrading. The democratic Ohr&tian Church has a right to make demands and to enforce them.—Rev. E. M. Fairchild, Unitarian, Troy, X. Y. The point' of view—This world is ns you see it—that is, you may see what you will. Wear green glasses, and it Is a green world to you. Wear blue glasses, and the world about you gets the tlut. Look with a vision distorted by discontent, and you will find euough to harass your life out of you. Look through an Impure eye, and you will vote virtue a myth. Look through a pure, loving eye, and you will find enough to admire and much to Inspire. —Rev. A. Z. Conrad, Oo ngregatlonalkrt,