Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1898 — Short Sermons. [ARTICLE]

Short Sermons.

Society and Religion.—Religion is for man. Man is society. Religion is not for God. He doesn’t need it. We can not add to or detract from the glory of God. It Is older than the human race. —Rev. T. B. Gregory, Episcopalian, Chicago, Ilk Impatience.—Man are far too anxious for the lichee of the world. Young men ’are in 100 great a hurry to get through school and college, too impatient to get into the swim of active business life. —Rev. W. C. Richmond, Baptist, Boston, Mass. A Kinship with Divinity.—lt is the moral and spiritual nature that the dignity of man appears to possess an advantage of his kinship with divinity based upon his Immortal nature. This links him to the chain of endless being. —Dr. Kerr B. Tupper, Baptist, Chicago, 111. The Supreme Religion.—The untoward things In life bring out the religious element of man. The religion that take's recognition of this fa« will always be the supreme religion, ami the church that demount raft's that religion to the world will Im* the supreme church.—Rev. Lyman Ward, Unlvcrsul--Ist, New York City. Sight,— The majority of us are shortsighted. Wp see little beyond our clrcumacrllied horizon. Our vjslon scarce falls outside the circle of our friend*. In consequence' we Incline to be narrow nnd selfish. Few see clearly. Fewer ace J. K. Montgomery. Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OJilo. Biblical Knowledge.—The practical results of Bible knowledge nre multiplying. We are fortified by Biblical doctrines. By the Bible, If we only re celve It In faith, we are reproved and corrected for nil our sins and follies, we nre Instructed In righteousness, do bring forth works meet for’Yepwitance nnd will become at lasit complete in being and character.—Rev. E. L. Lee. Methodist, Cincinnati, Ohio.