MANY persons have very erroneous ideas about religion. They do not seem to understand its true nature, or comprehend its constant claims. Hence their Christian life is very inconsistent and defective. "A man who is not religious everywhere," says the Cumberland Presbyterian, "is not religious anywhere, and he who is not a Christian in everything is not a Christian in anything. Shouting and praying at a camp-meeting, and cheating and defaulting in business, are altogether too common in the church. Men cannot be zealous in religion and dishonest in business. Religion is not a candle, to be lighted and blown out at pleasure. It is not a garment, to be put on and off to suit the company we are in. It is not a flaming torch on the Sabbath and a dark lantern during the week. It is a shining lamp that giveth light to all that are in a dark place."