The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-01
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems 81 eaned from the Teachings OF
All Denominations,


Science has been great aid to reli-
gion, and scientific demonstrations have
strengthened the faith of Christians,
but science is not exact knowledge
The inalfty of things we do not know:
we only trust.-Rev- DR.. T. Edwin
Brown, Germantown, Pa.
POWER OF LIGHT.
It is a great paradox to say that light
is full of mystery, but it is the fact,
and no greater scientist can deny it.
And without controversy great is the
mystery of goodness God manifested
purity. 1t repels defilement.-Rev. E.
NJ. Jones. Baptist, Pittsburg.
GODS DISCIPLINE.
The hard experiences of life are
Gods discipline by which he tests us
and purges out the dross that the pure
gold may appear. We do not know
what impatience. rebellion, sin, turks
in our heart until we pass through
Gods fiery tests.-Rev. DR.. David G..
Wylie, Scotch Presbyterian, New York
THE ONE CHRIST.
We shall never see another Christ.
We may look for another Shakes
peare, Goethe, washington or Lincoln,
but not another Christ.-Rev. S P.
Cadman, Congregationalist. Brooklyn.
WICKED IGNORANCE.
To live in a world where for thou
sands of years the energies of truth,
spirit and high personal passion nave
been asserting themselves triumphant
Iy over the coarse obstacles OF rock
carnality and savagery and yet TO
have no knowledge of what has been
going on is ignorance so densely ig-
1oran+ as to be wfcked.-Rev. De.
Charles H. Parkhurst, Presbyterian,
New York.
THE LONGING FOR PEACE.
Peace must entertain the heart ana
mind of every man, because that IS
what he is longing for. 1t is either a
peace with God or among men, Tne
meaning of this peace is best under
stood by contrast with the Anxiety
strife and suffering of the world. y! IN
this light one is forced to believe IN
the words of st. Augustine that peace
is the tranquility of order which mas
been established between man and ms
Creator Once this order is broken
strife and worry ensue--Mgr OCon-
nell, Catholic, Washington
TESTS IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
You wrong yourself when you Danish
Jesus from the realm of everyday me:
The healing of his seamless Dress
should be by every bed or pain, Inc
our ewes to the greater opportunities
of life. When God breathes on a SOU
II looks up. The greatest artists, poets
inventors philanthropists ana staIes-
men are found in Christian lanos I ne
hest in every nation comes from us
religion. Pagan Africa has little 10
g grssen 70 christ h the inspiration to
the best.-Rev. DR.. Polemus H. swirl
Methodist. Chicago.
That undiscovered country from
whose hounds no other traveller but
Christ hath ever returned IN glory Was
thoroughly explored by the saviour 20. y.
upon the cross. Into its furthermost
DEPTHS he penetrated, the depths OF JOY
and the depths of gloom The crysta,,
gates of paradise swung open TO greer
him as he told the nooiest penl.e1's s., ~
all preceding time that mankind was
at last redeemed, that sin ana oeath
had been finally vanquished by the m
carnate son of God.s Henceforth W.
Christians fear not. death--hev. "
John Henry Hopkins. Episcopalian, Chi
cago. ~ --- so,,,
It is worthy of notice that the SOU
becomes spiritual or carnal through Ile
state or action of the mind ms
thoughts cherished have formative
degrading or elevating power. As one
thinks so he is. Every man is mace py
his thoughts So long as the mlnu
dwells chiefly on material ana senSuous
things so long one Is carnai, anu Is
cannot be otherwise. But when the
thoughts are turned toward spiritual
things. toward the realities OF the splr-
itual world and when these are neiu ~
studious contemplation the mind Pc
comes spiritual. IN All suSII So.S
result is wrought through the run tn
Dr T r.. Gilbert, Methodist, Washing
ton. -,
The divine command given to the
children of Israel that they. go TOR
ward" is applicable to the CHILDREN o.
God at the present time. peHeNe Me
are at crisis in the WORLDS history,
In 1890 my father preached a sermon
entitled Last Decade of the Century.
By it he tried to show how easily me
world could be brought to Christ WIN,
annually bring only one soul to Christ
and these new converts in turn would
also individually bring one soul 70
Christ every following year. But To-
day 1 want to show that the Worlo car
he brought to Christ in even less time
than that if the Christian church vii
only realize its full opportunity ano
grasp it.-Rev. DR. Frank De Witt Tai
mage, Presbyterian, Chicago.