The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.

All Denominations
All great things-reforms, victories.
begin with the power of
ones royal affirmative and in its shad-
ow laundering negative--Rev. Dr. n.
Luccock. Methodist. st. Louis
THE CHRIST NATURE
Jesus was the psychic of the meta
physician. Christ was the spiritual ego.
Christ nature. the spiritual fact of life
and being.-Rev. z. E Mason, Scientist,
Brooklyn.
THE COMMERCIAL SPIRIT.
The commercial spirit Of the world is
in the church. and this is hindering the
| Holy Spirit from doing its work God
| cannot work through a church which
is dominated by a money power.-Rev.
A. R. Holderby, Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
| SOCIAL VALUE OF DEATH
Death has a social value If man has
a value to society so has his absence
We recognize this in a sort of brutal
way when We say that a few first class
funerals would help somewhere.-Rev.
Frank G. TyrreII. Christian. St Louis.
THE LAWS OF NATURE
| Natures laws are subservient to
man, but they require a divine pfovi-
dence to maintain their stability, and
to him whom the laws Of nature serve
God extends his mercy and is his
friend.-Rev. J. P. StOheb. Lutheran.
Jersey City
CHRISTIANITY NO MYTH.
This Christianity of ours is no myth.
You can throw your weight on the
promises of God and they win not go
down Though darkness gather all
around you, it is fight if you walk with
| God--Rev- A T. Conrad, Congregation
alist, Boston.
VALUE OF PROPER COMPANIONS
We begin to be like those we love if
we are with them often enough. Let
US then seek out such companions and
such fellowship as will awaken in US
an appreciation Of the best things Let
! us 70 he "a n Hun
ton, EpiscopaIian, New York
THE WORK OF SATAN.
Let Satan get possession of human
life and rule that life through pride,
have a person who is as unfit for hui
man society as were those men Of
Gadara--Rev. F. R. Hays, Presbyter-
ian, Grand Forks, y. d.
NATIONAL MORALITY AN EDUCA-
TON.
A nation is like a river; the water
flows on and passes away. but its place
/ is filed continually if the springs at the
fountain heads do not fail. We must
maintain Christian morality and educa-
ton, and keep strong the banks of lib
erty.-Rev- W. F. Craft, Baptist, Wash
ington
SPECIAL FAVORS
No type of religion which represents
the world as run on the principle of spec
ial favors to individuals can command
the highest respect or allegiance OF man
kind It is like getting by personal in
fiuence the ear of the chairman OF
meeting.-Rev. w 3. Thorp, Congrega-
tionalist, Chicago.
THE IMPULSE OF PRAYER.
There is something within the bosom
of man that prompts him to prayer.
There are many people who are not
frequenters of places of worship. and
yet they do pray Perhaps when walk
ing along the street they are lifting up
a prayer to God--Rev. L NJ. thinner
man. Lutheran, Baltimore
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WRONG
DOING
Individual wrongdoing covered from
the public has its enticements and
leads men to wrongdoing; with the
public approval for revenue and public
~ performed,it is a most heinous wrong
The first Stays thousands. the second
tens of thOusands.-Rev. NJ. Major,
Presbyterian. Seattle, Wash.
THE IDEAL MAN.
The ideal man has not yet been dis
covered among those who are mere men.
No one of our nOblest men was a spot
less sun: no one reached sinless perfec-
ton From all our loftiest specimens
of manhood I turn dissatisfied to Jesus
Christ. and in him I find that the ideal
becomes actual, the dream real and the
hope fruition--Rev. r. s. Macarthur,
Baptist New York.
THE LAW OF THE HIGHER LIFE
If the law of life is the law of strug-
gle the law of the higher life is the law
flowers in quietness, and the nobler ele-
ments of character, the high and divine
things of life, are the products of the
1 life of calm And so God has made it
possible for men to be filed with peace
I in the midst of storm He has told US
how to find an oasis of joy in the drea-
~ desert of sorrow. Above the confu-
sion of the too anxious life. about the
doubts of the distressed soul, above the
WEAKNESS of a heartrending struggle
there comes the words of the Quiet
Man. Come unto me. and I will give
you rest"-Rev- Philip Yarrow, Con-
grega tionalist. st. Louis
1 TASTING THES SWEETEST NECTARS
1 The simple fact is that but few of US
have ever begun to taste the sweetest
nectars which come from the gospel
vineyards Many years ago, goes
German legend, a princess was TO be
welded to a prince Of the far east He
sent TO her as a wedding gift an iron
egg. The princess. in disgust at such
the ground, when. 10. the shell broke
and opened. and inclosed therein was
silver lining In great amazement the
princess picked up the egg and found
| in this silver lining a spring She
4 touched it and il opened and, 10. in
side the silver lining was a golden yolk-
She touched another spring. and, 10. in
/ side the golden yo1k glittered beauti-
I fuI ruby So the reason some of US
+ have had so little joy out Of our gospel
experience is because we have only
touched the outer edge of its joys We
have only seIdshly looked at the gifts
which God has given to us--Rsv- Dr.
Frank De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago
End of Bitter Fight.
1.-TWO musicians had a long and stub