The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

lives of good men. manifested in thu
institutions of learning. charity and re
Hgion founded in his name and seen in
the great world movements of the day
which are bringing in the Kingdom or
redemption and righteousness, worthy
of the worlds recognition and homage
Rev. DE-. l.. BlakeSley, First Congre-
gatiOnal church.
EDUCATION was when
the education of the raceeven
in the most advanced circles pro
ceeded upon very narrow lines. Ed
ucatfon was regarded as a source OF
mere profit in the actual business Of life
and the individual was held to need
only so much of it as his temporal Sit
uatiOn would require and use That
time has come and gone Now We re-
gard the educa tiOnal process as having
q function altogether higher than busl-
ness necessity, and while we do teach
certain fundamental truths of science
which viii be of practical use the high
er object Of the school is to develop the
mental and moral character of the pupil
that aside from mere ability to conduct
business intelligentys he VIII be pre-
pared to live in a world where
every attribute of his nature
viii find ample room for eXer-
else and development. We teach the
exact sciences because they improve the
reasoning powers We teach natural
science because in the study of nature,
the details of construction, the similar
tiles, the laws, we are brought face TO
face with natures Cod We teach the
science of language-gra mmatical con
structiOn of sentences, the choosing OF
the exact word which win convey our
meaning, and thus the necessity of
comparing words to detect shades Of
difference, because such study develops
the taste and does much to create desire
and pleasure in association with the
cultured in choice literature and fine
arts and then. over all. the schools en-
deaVOr to inStill the sense OF personal
no longer what is your boy going
to do viii your children need to cipher
beyond the rule of three it is taken for
granted that the development OF man
hood and WOmanhOod are the first
things in parental consideration and
that the true dignity Of the Individual
pupil is to be evolved.-Flev. DR. A. s.
Embree, First M. p. church
GODS REMEDY FOR MANS HAP
PINESS-1. 1t is not irreVerent to say
that God knows what is the matter
with the world better than anyone else
And if we know what is the matter, he
also knows what is the remedy ana Il
is certain that knowing both the trouble
and the remedy, He should tell the
world plainly what they are
. The trouble with the world is sin,
and the remedy is Jesus Christ. That
is what Christmas means II it does
not mean that, it does not mean any
thing.
g. The announcement Of the trouble
and the remedy is tounQ IN the STATE
ment about the birth Of Christ And
thou shalt call His name Jesus Christ;
for it is He that shall save His people
from their sins
A. A great many people think that
there are two great causes for the
worlds happiness-poverty and un-
equality. If these could be remedied,
some think the unhappiness OF the
world would be swept away But II
God had believed that poverty or un-
equality were the great causes Of man
unhappiness. the announcement Of the
remedy would have to read like this.
and thou shalt call His name Jesus
Christ; for it is He that shall save his
people from their poverty. or inequaii-
ty" This is the way man often sees
the causes of unhappiness. But Goa
said the great cause is sin.
There are four great truths that FOL
low this fact of GODS remedy for man. 8
Dpiness. (a) God understands
better than anyone else what is the
matter with the world CD Sin IS the
most terrible thing in the world Cd
We can never be really happy until we
are saved from our sins. Cd The world
owes more to Jesus than to anyone else
because He saves men from their sins
This is Gods daily Christmas git to
the world.-Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon,
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