The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-13
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

/ Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations
The brightest star in the sky of the new
century is the rising spiendor Of world
wide exansgsllss4n ism Dr, Cortland Ny
TIE INkF'FicfENcY OF DOUBT.
it must nt be century si Of bsIieving Donbts
/ are Of little value No one was ever saved
= The RICHES OF CHRIST.
Oh. how true sins pleasures are for but
a season, Gods joy eternall The world s
wealth for a day. but the riches of Christ
: 4 MocKERY OF JUSTICE.
| Is it not a mociery of justice and
scandal to the pagan world to see two
throat in the name OF Christian civiiiza-
tion?-Cardinal Gibbons. Catholic. Balti-
FORGIVENESS.
horgivensss Is 3 hhesaty.enly law whose whose
man. ii Is reciprocal. Forgive tmenJ. and
Walk VAIL HI WITTrH THY GOD.
al message to the soul comes i1 st to every
man when he bows his pride of intellect
strength and humbly asks wisdom and
| Davidson, Church of the Atonement, Chi
THE NEED OF OUR LIVES
May / persuade you, my brothers, that
| this Christ is just the need of your lives,
have also beheld the God who saves man
| kind. who tnbuilds character and timbers
eternity 79Revs John E. White. Baptist.
HIS LIFE FOR OURS.
In Christ's death, burial. resurrection,
| therefore. rests this truth, this supreme
yours and mine. Shall we not, then, in
dividually and as a church see to it that
but unto Him which died for US and rose
again Rev David n. Beach, Congrega-
-'s...'-''''s' How TO JUDGE MEN.
M Should f s not 5pdgs nan entey by
desires If you should take into account my
every act, you would probably come to
good man, and If I should see your every
act and deed | should lose faith in man
kind.-Rev. DR.. Morgan Wood, Cleveland.
WHY PRAY?
IF one inquiries why pray?' we have
reasonable answers to return. First, ii is
human TO pray; prayer is instructive ana
vertebrate nor a mammal. no. more dis
tinguished from the lower order of ami
son than by the custom of .prayer,-Rev,
CoNTENfPT PofNTs TO GOD.
The solitude of the desert, the proximity
ob sg Strs ptb on nnf barizo ~
limpfd and whispering, encourage contem-
tion points in the direction of the infinite.
It says God and trembles, even the
magnetic needle that points to the north
star--M- NJ. Mangasar1an, Ethical Cul-
ALI MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.
The Redeemer of the world distinctly
proclajms that man, matter how
iowly his position may be. is to be treated
like a ehattel, an agricultural implement
or q beast of burden, but in all things and
corded respect which belongs to a human
being Invested with the sacred dignity OF
fights Which TOW therefrom-Re Thos
I. Gasson, Catholic Boston
RELIGION OF LOVE.
The religion of the coming civilization
of the world is not to be an arbitrary
thing of creeds, of rituals, of genu1iec-
be a spiritual intelligence that studies to
find the laws of God Then It is to be the
humble and loving heart that seeks to
obey them and incorporates these obedi-
ences into the life Of hopeful and adj
service, eternal hope-these are the watch
words of the religion that is to come
Rev. DR.. Ainot j. Savage, Unitarian. New
THE HERITAGE OF TO-DAY.
The young men and women of our day
have come into a heritage Of wealth and
learning. and scope for action magnificent
beyond the widest dreams of any previ-
Gus day Quite the opposite opinion d IL
now for men of brains and high resolve
and never q time when persons who have
competent by training and character have
found such quick and ample rewards
Rev. DR.. F. A Noble. Union Park church,
N''.'S'ssf How TO PAY OUR DEBTS.
The more property the Almighty allows
a man to handle the greater becomes that
mans obligations to his fellows; To dis
intelligent enough to appreciate them.
The selfish man refuses to know OF his
signed to seats on the left of their Judge
will be the selfish people who would not
cries active or death may close our OPP
portunity to do good before we are pre-
20 pay our debts to God ana man. and
that is through love'DKex Dr. e. II.