The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-13
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings Of
All Denominations.

Hope begins with infancy and holds
through our earthly life. Hopes be-
come fruition in heaven ,and yet IN g
very real sense there. too, hope itself
will abide.-Rev Dr. Lowry, Baptist.
Kansas City, Mo.
DIRECT AND CONCISE RELIGION.
At no time in the history of religion
has there been greater need of a direct
and concise religion Tne world moves
and acts quickly and religion must
keep pace with it.-Rev. DR.. Holder,
Baptist New York
NEEDS OF THE CHURCH
What the church really needs today
is the spirit of liberality, exhibiting it
self all the year round. Many church
members have not learned the blessed
ness of giving. The Bible always re-
CARDS it as a spiritual exercise, as much
part of worship as praise and prayer.
Rev. A. B. Philputt, Indianapolis.
STUDY PRESENT SITUATION.
Instead of laboring for unity that
has never existed and never can exist
under present conditions we sheuld
study present situations. There are
social problems. ghetto problems. Their
solution will be found not in sciences
general application of the principles Of
umanity-Rev DR.. Roseman, Hebrew,
Baltimore.
HIDDEN WISDOM OF THE WORD.
To those only Who are humble and
desire to do the Lords will-mere babes
in their own estimation because depen-
dent wholly on the Lord for all they
have to do-these only see the hidden
wisdom in the world. It is best to know
| the very least possible about true life
| if man is bent upon refusing that life
Rev. l.. G. Hoeck, Swedenborg1an,
Brooklyn.
1t is not Jesus. the Jew, who has
alone died for the sins of men, but the
race, whose martyred bones are scat
| tered in all lands. The burdens that
| have bent the Jews back have made
| his soul stand erect. Today, when the
| doctrines of the church are corroding
under the acid of criticism, the faith OF
Israel remains unshaken.-Rev. DR..
Friedman. Hebrew. Denver:
| WORK AND WORSHIP.
In this day, when we are SO wont to
| emphasize work more than worship
| when we are so likely to restrict pray
| er to its mere uses of petition. when we
| are in want. of religious experience,
| when we are so apt to forget that fruit
fulness in Christian service means close
| connection of vine and branch. surely
| it is good to be reminded that spirit
uality is the root and source of all
greatness of thoughts and of Hfe--Rev.
| DR.. Dewey, Congregatienalist, Brook
| GAMBLING WORSE THAN WAR.
We talk about the horrors of war to-
seen on battlefield are the wreck and
desolation of hope and character
| wrought by gambling. Do not look al
| the matter theoretically. but in the
larger vision of past human experience
and see it there condemned and damn
ed, as by law of God not written on
the sky or in the sky revealed, but on
earth through human life revealed
Rev. DR.. David H. Greer. Episcopa1ian
| New York.
WARNINGS TO THE YOUNG.
Some of the blunders of young peo-
pie are to rush into the arena of life
without the best possible preparation
for the battle of the giants, especially
such as good education would give
to allow oneself to drift on and take
4 up a business, trade or profession in 9
haphazard way or to make choice of 9
life work without due consideration oil
the question of fitness or adaptation; in
sane matrimonial alliances: short cut:
to wealth, especially yielding to the in
sane craze of gambling; living as ii tht
making of money was the supremt
thing.=Rev. DIR. Polemus H. Swift
| Methodist, Chicago.
THE CHRISTIANS INHERITANCE
Recall to your mind. II you can, thu
most beautiful thing you have ever seen
the most exquisite sound you have evel
heard. the grandest thing you have eve
imagined Intensity them thousandfolt
if you please. Get all the pleasure ou