My Idea Of The Christian Religion Is,

My Idea Of The Christian Religion Is, That It Is An Inspiration And Its Vital Consequences--an Inspiration And A Life--god's Life Breathed Into A Man And Breathed Through A Man--the Highest Inspiration And The Highest Life Of Every Soul Which It Inhabits; And, Furthermore, That The Soul Which It Inhabits Can Have No High Issue Which Is Not Essentially Religious.

If There Be One Attribute Of The Deity Which Astonishes Me More Than Another, It Is The Attribute Of Patience. The Great Soul That Sits On The Throne Of The Universe Is Not, Never Was, And Never Will Be, In A Hurry. In The Realm Of Nature, Every Thing Has Been Wrought Out In The August Consciousness Of Infinite Leisure; And I Bless God For That Geology Which Gives Me A Key To The Patience In Which The Creative Process Was Effected.

Joys Divided Are Increased.

Gossip Is Always A Personal Confession Either Of Malice Or Imbecility, And The Young Should Not Only Shun It, But By The Most Thorough Culture Relieve Themselves From All Temptation To Indulge In It. It Is A Low, Frivolous, And Too Often A Dirty Business. There Are Country Neighborhoods In Which It Rages Like A Pest. Churches Are Split In Pieces By It. Neighbors Are Made Enemies By It For Life. In Many Persons It Degenerates Into A Chronic Disease, Which Is Practically Incurable. Let The Young Cure It While They May.

Fashion Is Aristocratic-autocratic.