The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.
Religions work is the production of
character.--Rev. A. ]. Wilder, EpiSco-
palian, Cincinnati.
KEEP UP.
Human progress waits not for indi-
vidual laggards.-Rev- Henry w. Pink
ham, Congregationalist Denver.
THE GENIUS OF CHRISTIANITY
The genius of Christianity is to make
old things new.-Rev. DR. J. w. Dan
iel Trinity Church. Charleston, s. C.
MANLINESS.
Manliness is not to be measured by
the square inch.-Rev. H O. ellison,
Reformed Church, Williamsburg, Pa
SELFTSHNESS.
Our desires are all for selfish or
worldly benefits, for honor or gain
Rev. l. G. Hoeck, Swedenborgian,
Brooklyn
HIGHEST POWER.
power as brain power transcends
brawn--Rev. R. G. Hobbs. Methodist.
Springfield. Ill.
TRUE PROGRESS.
power in all true progress in the
church out of it-Rev. Robert l.
Rudolph, Reformed Episcopalian. New
York.
DIVINE WORDS.
The gospel is a divine revelation to
human hearts from God to you that
it may be benediction to your life
Rev. Randolph H. McKim, Episcopa-
liam, Washington.
UNITY OF EVIL
False teachers support one another.
You will find it to be true all over the
world that the bad man supports the
bad man.-Rev. DR.. Frank r. Morse,
Baptist, New York.
NOTHING WITHOUT CHRIST.
No civilization civilizes if Christ. the
center of all power, is forgotten; no
education educates if Christ is left
out.-Rev. DR.. Henry C. Minton, Pres
byterian general moderator, San Fran
cisco.
ATHEISTIC LIVES.
The multitude never think of God
except in time of trouble, adversely
lives, though they may not accept the
atheistic creed.-Rev. w. H. Carwar-
dine. Methodist, Chicago
SOUL OF THE BIBLE.
The religion of Christians is not the
Bible in all its parts, but first of all
that portion which is its soul, by which
the teaching Of prophets and apostles
must be judged-the very words of
Jesus.-Rev. John Watson Gan Mac
laren), Presbyterian, Liverpool.
VARIOUS DEATHS.
Death physical is the separation of
the soul and body; death spiritual is
the separation of the soul from God;
death eternal is the permanence of this
alienation from the life of God.-Rev.
Thomas J. Porter, Presbyterian, OK
ford, o.
The churches today need more merry
saintS-men and women who realize that
laughter is God given and that cheerful
ness of disposition is a daily blessing,
tears are somehow more sacred than
smiles.-Rev. DR.. F. j. Mallett, Episco-
palian, Beloit, Wis.
GOOD IS IMMORTAL
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holds the day of our passing from this
world. Things will outlast us-our
books, our furniture, even the marks
our pen scratches upon paper-but if
fiuence of what we are and do shall
not pass.-Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt,
Baptist, Philadelphia.
BIBLE NEEDED.
Again, it is written, IF a man love
me. he will keep my words" But how
is it possible for a man to keep those
words of which he has no knowledge?
And how is it possible for a man to
have a Knowledge of the words of the
Lord without thoughtful, diligent and
prayerful study of the Bible?-Rev. H
P. Aston, Baptist, Atlanta.
LEAVE THE MYSTERIOUS ALONE.
If life is short then 1 think it will be
wiser on my part to leave the mysteri-
Gus alone. 1 think SO. Why so? Be
cause life is short. We cannot do ev-
erything. We had better, therefore,
things we can get hold of and work to
the souls best age.-Rev. Joseph
Parker, d. D., City Temple, London.
ALL MEN ALIKE.
Virtue and vice, intelligence and ig
norance and all the other human quail
tiles and faults are so little matter
of monopoly, are so well distributed,
that a dip from the ocean of humanity
a. any point will reveal about the same
assortment of human fish as will anOth-
er dipperfu1 from another point of that
ocean.-Rev. Charles F1eischer, Hebrew,
Boston.
MONEY AND PEACE.
One cannot say of the rich that they
are the happiest class in the commune
ty and it would be curious comment
on the providence of God if it were
true Peace of mind is quite independ-
ent of bank account 1t depends more
upon the mental and spiritual attitude
of the soul than well filed pocket
book-Rev. DR.. George H. Hepworth,
Congregationalist. New York
A TRUE WOMAN.
A true woman--she is gentle. Gentle
true woman-she is sympathetic. The
heart that does not feel anthers woe
is not the heart of true woman.
A true woman-she is wise. ITO know
that which before US lies in daily life
is the prime wisdom" says Milton A
true woman-she is pious, divorced
from the false and the evil and married
to the true and the good And, lastly.
the true woman is enthusiastically in
terested in the right whether in the
home, in the church or III the state
Rev J. G. Patton, Presbyterian, Deea-
tur, Ga