Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1910 — SHORT METER SERMONS. [ARTICLE]

SHORT METER SERMONS.

Some of the best friends God evet had in this world were rich men.— Rev. 8. B. Dexter, Episcopalian, Auro ra, 111. In nine oases out of ten it takei more heroism not to fight than it dost to fight.—Rev. C. H. Park hurst, New York City. We see sin every day; we see if under aH circumstances and among all classes of people.—Rev. Dr. Brough ton, Congregationaliat, Atlanta. This is a world in which work to be done, and by doing it we grow Id strength and power.—Rev. M. Boynton, Corigregationalist, New York City. The socials, fairs, lectures and fins musical programs of many of our biggest churches are a caricature upon real religion.—Rev. L.Brown, Bap tist, Cleveland. There 1b a seeming wealth beneath which lies great poverty, and there is a seeming poverty beneath which lies real wealth.—Rev. J. L. Blanchard, Congregationaliat, Denver. ~ Our civilised society is the product of centuries of struggle; it cannot be violently cast aside or destroyed without confusion and lasting chaos.— Bishop J. A. McFaul, Roman Catholic, Trenton. You are not to cloak your idleness under the color of content. You sire not parasites. You are clean-limbed and full-blooded, and you must go out and forage for yourself.—Rev. C. F. Aked. Baptist. New York City. Mere education has failed to meet in any satisfactory way the great vices and problems of the age. It Is doing much to make life more efficient, but It Is not in meeting problems.—Rev. A. A. Berle, Congregational Ist, Boston. The church- institutions are seeking to become Che door of the church be cauqp it is only through the church that men gain the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.—Rev. W. H. Day, Congregationaliat, Los Angeles. There is a large place in the world for the man, who goes about doing good. The man w*ho knows the good and does It not commit* a sin against society and imperils his, own life. — Rev. W. H. Pound, Congregationaliat, Chicago. We live In a day when men pay the highest respect to great and good men. The spirit of our age is such that a man dares to rise above the petty prejudices that once bound him to real independent manhood. —Rev. W. Ju onea, Presbyterian, Pittsburg. Every man must first submit in order to reign and no human life can be lived in Its highest, fullest and best sense until It has discovered a superior throne to which It yields cbsolute sad implicit obedience. —Rev. Ck C. Morgan, Evangelist. Hartford.