The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings OF
All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.
We can all see that no arbitrary linn
it should be set to the number OF tunes
an offender should be forgiven.-ReY.
D. Utter, Unitarian, Denver.
CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
The highest and best of all motives
is Christian charity-the love of man
for his fellow man, springing from the
love of God for all men--BlshOp Con
atty Catholic, Washington.
A REVELATION OF GODS WILL.
The Decalogue is a revelation of God
viii. 1t is only q partial revelation II
does not set forth the whole OF human
duty It must be filed up and enlarged
by later Scripture and the teaching OF
Jesus.-Rev. Robert Haddow, Presby-
terian, Toronto
NEED OF THE HOUR.
The crying need of the hour is an IN
crease of heart power. There IS al
ready more than enough of brain pow
err The church is trying to do work
with heads instead of heartS.-ReV- H.
Gilchrist, Evangelist. San Francisco.
PERVASIVENESS OF GODS LOVE.
Gods love meets US at every point in
our lives. He is true to his promise
that he is trying to save US. 1--we
strong and truthful lives and be his
servants if you wish to see TINS love
the strongest. It viii then be shown
Crawford. Methodist. Akron, O.
THE SECTARIAN SPIRIT
If any man wants to know why the
kingdom of God does not come IN
larger measure. let him note the sell
fshness in the churches. The one Ihlng
which blocks the way is the dominating
sectarian spirit This sectarian spirit
is nothing more or less than organized
selhshness.-Rev. Mark W. Daring
Congregationalist. CHICAGO
A NIfLTNJ(H "A WIS
The laws of God are constant ana
unchanEeable and each and every one
of US knows what these laws are me
man who lives a life in accordance with
them is living a cody life ana one 1ree
from sin and the man who lives lie
such as this is the man who IS gong
to be saved--Rev. H. L. CanfIeld, Uni
versalist, Norwalk, Q.
DISGRACE OF POVERTY
Poverty is a disgrace to humanity, for
we live in an infinite universe. Some
day toll will cease and man viii leSaie
llpon the infinite bounty as nature su-
If orr present civilization will cease
and the higher elements VIII Obtain. as
man asks the why and how OF tnlngs.-
Rev. F. E Mason, independent Brook
.sD0N,rr WORRY" IDEA FALLACIOUS
The most popular gospel today IS the
gospel of don't worry" No great trans
forming movement can ever be inaugu-
rated on such basis as that me o-o
doctrine of he'll and the wrath TO come
was crude and false, but it was lnflnl@s-
" nearer the truth than this modern
don't worry philosophy, when Ignores
the. real dangers that confront us.-ReN'
Willard B. Thorp, Congregatonallst
No NEW GOSPEL NEEDED.
Christ draws men to God; the Holy
Shirt draws men to Christ. Every eN-
ertion at the Spirits power, every man
i-lc- q Gririf'G 1--we has It's
origin in the atoning death of the Son
of God on the cross. No new gospel Is
needed. Sooner far shall we need new
stars by night, new atmosphere, q ne "
SIM NO better message can possibly
come from God to men.--Rev. Dr. Land
rum. Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
THE FINAL TEST.
It is true. both in positive ana neg
tive sense that life is the final test o.
e7-el-vf hing There is no criticism that
in the sharpness and tremendousness u
Judgment is equal to the criticism o.
life What can stand every assault n
time and in eternity2 The grandest
convictions that we receive from other
neonle are not constructed in US by
their logic or their philosophy or their
Christianity, but they are created III US
bv their personality--Rev. DIT. Rond-
1 thaler Presbyterian, Indianapolis, mo
THE NEW ERA
1 The new heaven and the new earth
depend upon the new man and the new
4 n.
Of a, new era and the passing of the Ole
Humanity is acquiring a new way Of
! looking upon divine things New terms
/ have come into use We today speak Of
4 applied science We have passed IRON
/ the field Of speculative to practical sci.
ence. We test our views by their per
/ Torrance now. With all the accumula-
tons that belong to this age OF marvel
Gus achievements, the very achieve
ments by which capital is massed to.
gether for its ends. there is awakened
the thought that there is a new fore
/ at work in the world. A new science
has come into use-the rich have
learned to give away their money. Dur
/ ing the last ten years POSTGRADUATE
courses have been taken in the science
Of getting rid of wealth, and the conse.
ouence IS that we have an age of I'M
exampled benevOlence. Some few aIs
still clinging to their money. but almos
everything but the church Of God is thu
reciDient Of q marvellous outDouring o.
wealth, and the church has not done ths
things which she has promised to do
A higher type Of manhood has come
into being.-Rev. DR.. Thomas r. Slicer
Unitarian. New York.