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Show . . . Sermons In Short Metres. Indianapolis Ram's Horn. Lies run. Truth walks. Real good never shrinks from any kind of test. There isn't much faith in prayer that dosen't look for an answer. Of all counterfeits there is none more contemptible con-temptible thau counterfeit humility. When you find a chronic fault-finder you gencrall' find a person who loads fo much. The oyster coining into the church generally gener-ally as a good deal to do with keeping the Lord out. The devil will never be discouraged as long as he can look into the church and see a hypocrite. Looking to closely at a dollar doesn't make it any bigger, but it very often makes the soul a good deal smaller." There is something wrong with the religion of the man who never looks happy except when he goes to church. Show a cross child its face in a looking glass and it will strike at it. Thus every man hates to be shown the devil iu himself. him-self. There is never any difficulty in finding people to play the first tiddle, but, oh, how hard it is to get the rest of the orchestra. There is a difference between sitting before be-fore the lire and thinking about doing gjod, and going out into the cold and doing It. , God needs people who can eat a cold dinner without growling, a great deal more than he needs louder talking in the class meeting. Imitation is always endorsement. The church should remember this when it thinks of goiug into "the show busness to raise money. If the man get' to heaven who hides the small potato in thu bottom of the measure he will complain that the atmosphere is too close for him. If some men had a Jacob's ladder of their own for getting to heaven they would do their best to keep it, ai much beyond the reach of other people as a fire escape. |