You are familiar with the sight of the water-towers on the hills
over many of our towns. Some one might say, “What is the use
of the water-tower? Why should I be taxed to keep the level of
the water above my own house? I have my private well and my
excellent cistern. These are good enough for me.” But no citizen
to-day would dream of saying this word. Every one knows that as
the level is high in the water-tower, the safety, comfort, and
health of the whole city are secured. The height of the level
in the tower means that all alike can have the pure water. The
height of the level means, when a conflagration arises, that
the engines can put out the fire. So with the true thought of
the Church. The true church is the water-tower of the city. Its
life is for all. As the level is high, so the public safety,
the public morals, the political life of the city is raised.
When the level is high no real danger can come to the city. All
alike, rich and poor, are fed and sustained, when the level
of genuine religion rises high in the tower.--CHARLES F.
DALE.
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=Safety More Than Economy=--See AFFLUENCE, THE PRINCIPLES OF.
=Safety, So-called=--See DEATH, CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TOWARD.