The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-27
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

All NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gods word is the unerring guide
Rev. DR.. Adams. Methodist, Brooklyn
TRUE EDUCATION.
True education means to be good,
honest and pure-Rey. Dr. Rerbruch.
Reformed, Canton. O.
A LIFE THAT NEVER GROWS
The life that has no deep desire for
grows.-Rev. r. Mcdonald, Baptist,
HONOR, NOT MONEY. THE MOTTO.
Succ ass III life we all wish to at
tain, but obtain this success with hon
or Let honor. not money, be our mot
to.-Bishop Burgess, Episcopalian, New
York.
BEARING ONE ANoTHER's BUR
DENS.
God parceled up the worlds burdens
SO much to each one. and every man
must bear his own burdens In anoth-
er sense we may bear the burdens one
of another and grow sympathetc--Hev-
William Clarke, Akron, O.
THE POWER TO WATT
The element that made Jacob the
chosen of God was the ability amid
discouragements to await the results
Any man who can labor and wait Ia
years to win the woman he loves Will
make a success in life.-Rev. Dr. T. j.
Harper. Methodist. San Francisco.
THE GLOW OF LOVE AND SYMPA-
-" THY.
Like the sensitive opal when it comes
into contact with the living hand. the
heart of a believer is made to glow
when it feels the warm love and graft
tude of those whom it has led into the
spiritual newness of life.-Rev- DR..
Frank Dewitt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago
Business can never be an excuse for
the Christian to forget to discharge his
religious duties nor can a CHRISTIAN
business man live in accordance with
the dictates of Christ and prevent his
emnloves disciarging them. He must
be shining example to them in Chris
tan life.-Rev. DR.. Darlington, Episco-
pa1ian, Brooklyn.
THE HEAVENLY VISION.
If you search for the heavenly vision,
you will surely find it, for it comes to
every one who earnestly desires to be-
hold it Jesus saw it. followed 1t, and
it made him divine. I. will do the same
sincerity and follow it with faithfulness-
Rev. George W. Stone. Unitarian, San
Francisco.
LOVE THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
One cannot think of any phase OF
life without carrying it forward to re-
Iigious thought. Not to be religious IS
not to be conscious of knowledge. All
achievements OF the world are trace
able to the love and power of God
Love is the essence of conscious llfe
without it life were a curse.-Bishop
John l. <Spaulding, Catholic, Peoria, Ill
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS
There is bright side of Things. ana
1t is the factorshfp of hope to find the
bright side, to dwell among the bright
things, to preach the gospel OF light, te
rejoice evermore and to keep this old
earth ringing with gladdest music A.
the searchlight pierces the black night
with it's blazing shafts SO much nope
run its aisIes of brightness through all
the gloom and despair of life.-Rev: Dr..
Charles Edward Locke. Methodist, Buff
falo.
BUILDING THE FUTURE ON THE
PAST
We build our todays upon the re-
membranes of our yesterdays, ana
from these we build our life. If we
could stop and forget all that we had
learned in day, the world would make
no progress. Memory knows no past
1t is always and forever present. and
is the supreme influence In making our
characters therefore, place in the houses
of your memory only those things you
wuld have abide frever.-Rev.- DR. f. n.
Simms, President Syracuse On. 70
University.
HOPE THAT NEVER FADES.
One of the most beautiful titles ever
given to Jesus in the Bible Is that W1tE
which Paul opens his letter to his young
friend, Timothy. whert he says: Paul
an apostle of Jesus Christ. by the COM
mandment of God, our Saviour, and
Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope.
Hope is a wonderful word Paul wrote
to his friends in Corinth that 1T was one
of the three greatest that should abide
forever With it faih and love, hope
shalt have a glorious Immortality And
Paul says that Christ il our hope--Rev-
DIR. David L. Banks. Presbyterian. New
York
FEAR GOD. BUT NOT MAN.
Fear of danger, IL it produces cau-
ton and precaution, gives presence of
mind when danger comes There may
be a wise fear which. produces pru-
dence, but there is foolish fear which
is cowardice and ends in weakness, con-
fusion and paralysis We ought to
fear evil, but never to be afraid of it.
fWhenever there is fear OF any evil in
Christian breast, there Is repronch