The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-25
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
AL Denominations

Il IL II
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.
Jesus Christ alone attained perfection
Rev. DR.. Nixon, Baptist, Boston.
SHARES IN GLORY AND SUFFERING.
If We eAI ect 70 share with CHRIST in his
glory. W., lrta be willing to share in his
lanta. Oh
THE DIVINE INlAIIvG.
Our salvation . er the di.-il.e in.iiati. e.
Rev. John Heron, Presby terian, Akron.
NO T LUCK, BUT PLUCK.
Luck has no place in the vocabulary of
the earnest young people today except as
you place a "p'' before it and spell it
pluck. Rev. DR.. Lewis, Worcester,
Mass.
THE BEST WAY
| The best way to Christianize people is
by our own Christian example and show
ing them love and helpfulness.-Rev. M.
Baker, Congregationalist, Woodstock.
| Canada.
CO-OPERATES WITH GOD.
He who launches a love or truth on
the sea of human consciousness coop
crates with God in perfecting the creation.
Rev. A. R. Tillinghast, Universalist.
Waterloo. Ia.
RELIGION AND THE MORAL CODE.
Our religion gives us our NORA -.'Je,
which is the basis of all relations 70 boil,
God and man, and those relations give
value to life.-Rev. Andrew F. Hoffman,
Presbyterian, Denver.
y DOING ONES WHOLE DUTY.
Religion in its last analysis is the SIM
pie hearted doing of ones whole duty to
God, neighbor and self in that state of life
to which it has pleased God to call one
Rev. DR.. William H. Lewis, Episcopalian,
Bridgeport, Conn.
+ LIFE FOLLOWS THE HEART
Life follows the inclinations of the hid
den nature. The deeds of men are but the
manifestations of the unseen spirit which
rules in the secret chambers of the heart.
| The life does follow the heart.-Rev. DIR.
Polemus H. Swift. Methodist, Chicago.
OVERCOMING TROUBLES.
Troubles cannot be rightly anticipated
| because We cannot rightly anticipate the
grace of Gcd will give to his believing
children, by means of which we shall be
able to overcome our troubles when they
| arrive.-Rev. DR.. Frank De Witt Tai
mage, Presbyterian, Chicago.
PURITY OF HEART.
4 The subject of heart purity pervades
the whole Scripture and could be support
ed by a thousand direct quotations. For
| us to claim that no can attain purity
of heart is to charge God with inconsist-
ency in requiring the impossible.-Rev.
H Alonzo Monk Methodist Atlanta Ga
SOUL GROWTH TAKES TIME
The ordinary growth of the soul takes
time. When we came into great gloom
concerning ourselves we can serve God
by remembering what he has done and
cast out despair We can serve God by
putting ourselves in the place of other
men.-Rev- F. j. Mcconnell, Cambridge
Mass.
WEALTH NOT NATIONAL GREAT
NESS.
i When shall we learn that the possession
of great wealth can never of itself make
our country great. We are only great
when principles of righteousness and truth
are inculcated and observed, when the
great laws enshrined in the constitution
OF our country are respected and enforced
Rev Frank A. Domer, Methodist, Cleve-
land.
THE GENIUS FOR WORK.
There is no genius like the genius for
work The men who are succeeding are
men with the talent for toll. This is true
in the worlds work. This is true IN God s
work. Attention and work, these are the
conditions for prosperity and pleasant
} years. Would we have prosperity and
pleasantness as the years come and go?
in sincerity and truth.-R=v. Daniel H
Overton, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
RELIGION AND BUSINESS.
The spiritual life is enhanced and glor;-
| fled by an honest business life The spirit
ual does not antagonize the natural. There
is no conflict, but mutual helpfulness
! Christianity never taught asceticism. Its
devotees were to be in the word, yet not
OF the world. A man too pfOuS for citizen
ship is not an ideal Christian and must
render unto Caesar the things of Caesar
woman too pious to attend to her house
, hold duties is not an ideal Christian Rev
John Brushingham Methodist Chicago.
GODS GLORY UNDIMMED.
Imagine what strength would come to
the church if today throughout the land
the clergy would arise and announce
''All is we'll" With what courage and
inspiration would the worshipers pass
from our temples if every minister wou1d
today deliver a sermon which should have
these three heads: First, Science Has MOI
Taken Away God: second. Scholarship
Has Not Destroyed the Religious Value
of the Bible; third. Research Has Not
Dimmed the Glory of istt-Rev. r. W
Rogers. Congregationaiist. Chicago.
BROTHERLY LOVE AND BUSINESS
Brotherly love should control US in oul
business relations. The man who loves
his fellow men will pay an adequate rate
of wages. That does not mean sum OF
money which represents just one remove
from starvation. No man ought to be
content that the people in his factory. II
his mine in his shop should live like
the bondmen in Egypt. No man has {
right to profit by his brothers misfortune
nor should he permit the pursuit of any
work under dangerous or insanitary con
ditfons.-Rev- Olin Scott Roche. Episcopal
ian. New York.