The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-07
RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations

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All Denominations
Religion is not a thing of Sunday or
of clothes or of affairs and ceremonies
Rev. Or. Charles H. Eaton, Univer-
SaliSt, New York
IN THE MILLENNIUM.
When the millennium comes, secta-
rianism will be known no more-Rev.
George H. Hepworth. Congregational
list. New York.
A CHRISTIANS LIFE
A Christians life ought to be a large
hfe-large in its hope, large in its love,
large in its Interestingly Dr. Don r.
Bradley, Grand Rapids, Mich.
ONLY SUCH ARE GREAT.
There is none great in Gods sight ex-
cept men who are great from purity of
motive and sweetness of purpose.-Rev.
Caleb A. Ridley, Monticello, Ga
SHOW YOUR LOVE
We must show our love, as God has
shown his own love, in practice--Rev.
Thomas H barlow, Literary Super1n-
tendent British Foreign Bible society.
TESTIMONY OF THE HEAVENS.
No Christian should ever look up into
the star gemmed sky at night without
thinking of the promises of God.-Rev-
Herbert N. Bevier, Presbyterian, San
Francisco.
PRESENT AND FUTURE.
The things to come are the fruitage
OF the things present The good Chris
tan takes care of the present, and tke
future is his-Rev DR. Don F. Brad
ley, Grand Rapids, Mich.
CHRIST AN OPEN DOOR.
We behold Christ as an open door
never closed. God has never shut the
door of salvation in a single sinners
face.-Rev. DR.. William J. Holtzclaw,
Baptist. Atlanta.
THE USE OF PRAYER
Prayer should be for us a delight 1t
should refresh our spirits, preparing us
more fully for the life hereafter-Rev
George II. Mack, Cumberland Presby-
terrain. Atlanta.
WHY WE FAIL
Many a failure has resulted from fol-
lowing the vision of something for moth
ing instead of the vision of modest
success through patient tOiling.-Rev.
Andrew Hoffman. Presbyterian, Den
yer.
NO HARM IN LAUGHTER
If you want to cry for joy. cry If
you want to shout, shout If a hearty
laugh will do thy soul good, why, there
is no prohibition against it in all Gods
word.-Rev. J. c. Solomon, Baptist, At
lanta-
SACRIFICE NECESSARY.
The great principle of sacrifice is the
great underlying principle of all reli-
gion. There is no religion and there
can be no religion without sacrifice
Rev r. w. Lewis, Cumberland Pres
byterian, Denver.
BLIND RECKLEssNEss.
conscience will lack both warning voices
and power to save when at last the tenn
the fatal rocks-Rev. Dr. Poiemus II
Swift. Methodist. Chicago
NOT THE FAULT OF CHRIST.
If the gospel has lost it's power any
where it is for two reasons-irst, because
ancient simplicity; second. because it has
not been preached with apostolic fervor
Episcopaiian. Chicago.
HOW TO BRING THE MILLENNIUM.
Christians w Would try to tot realize this truth
the truth that. the Spirit himself bear
children of God-the millennium would be-
gin in the 10Th century.-Dean Farrar,
Anglican church. Canterbury, England.
AMERICAS SALVATION.
The only salvation of American youth,
the only means. Of maintaining the lib
a true healthy religious instinct. which
aene ean and b9rd fhe Of f1om
Rev. DR.. Percy S. Grant, Episcopalian,
LIBERALITY
Let every Christian be loyal to his own
denomination and true to his own ,e creed
cry Christian be broad and charitable in
him in some points of doctrine;-Rev. DR..
A. r. Holderby, Moore Memorial church,
POSITIVE RELIGION
To lose fear and YIN hope f to gr4 f0 f be
sense of Inspiration Of serving the finer
life Of which our children are to be the
which all the past is better, to voice that
toward which it has been journeying and
positive religion.-Rev. DR.. W. Hanson
PulsfOrd Unitarian. Chicago
GODS WORKMANSHIP.
We are Gods workmanship, largely so.
even if IN our gradual manufacture by the
Master we have struck his hand and d.
verted the blow of his hammer on the
chisel. his workmanship. though we have
somehow lodged his stroke and thus
misshappen ourselves badly and spoiled
the beauty and the use for which he
would make US. We are his workman
ship.-Rev. DR.. Denis Workman, president
general synod, Reformed church in Amer
INFTDELITY COMPOUNDED.
I can not see how any one in his right
mind can be an infidel No God Then
how came all these things on which mine
eyes gaze? No Cod Then who made the
heavens above and the earth under me?
Who brings about with such regularity
the alterations of day and night the
changes of season, the rotations of crops;
who makes this earth to bud and bios.
som like the rose, if there is no God?
Do not the heavens declare the glory of
God ?''-Rev. H. P. Aston, Baptist. Ph1a-
delphia-