The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-22
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.
The world can only be redeemed
through the spirit of brotherhood as an
ideal of life, of service, of happiness
Rev. DR.. n Luccock. Methodist, St
Louis
THE GREATEST CREATION.
A man is the whole encyclopedia Of
facts. The creation of a thousand for
ests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece.
Rome: Gaul, Britain. America, lie folded
Rudd, Congregationalist. Dedham, Mass.
THE REAL PATRIOT.
A patriot is too proud to put himself
for sale to the highest bidder and too
honest to buy votes at the sacrifice of
his countrys good A man cannot be
politically wrong and religious at the
same time.-Rev NJ. E. Harlan, Disci-
pie, Brooklyn.
POWER OF SALVATION.
salvation not only pardons, but
cieanses, and Jesus plucks with his
hands, through which the iron has
hearts He pardons, cleanses and breaks
the power of sin.-Rev. T. H. Rice,
Methodist, Atlanta, Ga.
SEEKING THE BEST.
We should not be satisfied to stay
where we are when we may press on
further. We should not allow the good
to keep US from going on to the best.
We must be willing to exchange our
goodly pearls for the greatest pearl
Rev. ]. B. Miller, Presbyterian, Phila-
delphia.
THE GREAT QUESTION.
The great question is. Can Godsspeak
TO man and man understand what God
says? Away from the Bible the answer
is inevitable. but when we search it's
pages the response is given that God
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stand.-Rev. A. d. Mink. Methodist
PittsbHFg.
REJOICING IN THE TRUTH.
There can be no cold unfeeling be-
lief in Gods great truths. They are too
VITAL too essential and if they do not
make us happy then our faith is as
nothing. Believe in the truth. Yes,
but believing, we must rejoice with joy
unspeakable.-Rev. Henry Olmstead.
Church of the Apostles, New York.
INSPIRATION OF MUSIC
When Handel had finished his great
"Halleluiah Chorus and played it for
the first time upon the organ in the
presence of his pupil Arne. as he played
the tears ran down his cheeks, and he
said when he was through, These
notes are not mine; they came from
God through me.''-Rev. G. B. Vos-
burgh. Baptist. Denver.
CHRIST AND THE GOSPEL.
1t is the spirit of God working in us
WHICH, iSduS US " 81 " NouH0dy
after Sunday and year after year to
hear the same theme of Christ and the
gospel. In all other things we want
changes and variations, but we are
never tired of hearing of Christ, his
death and resurrection.-Rev. G. f.
Miller. Epfscopalian. Brooklyn
THE ROAD TO PARADISE
Dreaming about crowns and palms
and heavens attire will never bring
you to the victory and the joy. The
Il Fr.fr, Y.Or1oh
along low valleys oftentimes and
through depressing experiences, is be-
fore the acclaim of angels and the
well done" of the Father in paradise.
Rev. A. H. Studebaker, Lutheran,
Brooklyn.
EVERYDAY RELIGION.
Religion, or, the better word. faith,
has to do first of all with a mans heart
and cannot, as a cloak. be laid aside
and worn at pleasure. A Christian
should be and must be a Christian sew
en- days in the week if at all. Faith in
Christ will govern mans business
dealings as truly as his mode and meth
cd of worship.-Rev. S. E. Ewing, Bap-
list. St. Louis.
One fact stands out in clearest light
the hope of the world is in it's youth.
The lives that are to lift the world to
God are the lives that with Jesus have
begun and grown on in wisdom and
stature and favor. grown on to be more
and more divine. If we have begun late
to put on Jesus let US learn even now
the lesson and bring others to begin
early the divine way.-Rev. H. P. Mich
OILS, Episcopalian. New York.
HUMAN WEAKNESS.
Christ knew he had all power, that he
was from God and that he was going
to God after the wrath of men had spent
itself upon him. With this knowledge
of his authority and power. he knew the
weakness, the narrowness and darkness
of the human hearts about him. 1t
took all the majesty and God likeness
that he had to cope with their human
frailty and error. He gave them an ex-
ample of ministry in a mental capacity
Farnham, Baptist. Brooklyn.
THE FIRST IMPORTANT THING.
The first important thing in life is to
do justly. This, in the moral and reli-
gious sense. means uprightness honesty
in word, Righteousness. The office
of the religion of the Bible is to make
men live right, to respect the character
of God and to bring our lives into eter-
nal harmony with the Deity. Christian
ity makes a man live right in the home
life. To do justly there is a sovereign
duty. It makes the domestic atmos-
phere holy and happy. Home, OF all
places in this world, is the place where
hearts should be sure of each other. A
Just type of home life is a pure and
powerful influence for good in society:
Christianity makes good fathers, good
mothers. good husbands. good wives and
good children. and in clarion tones, by
the excellencies of virtue and the evils
of vice. Is ever exclaiming, do justly in
your home life" It effects blessednesS
in all of life's relationships.-Rev. DR..
Richard w. Humphries, Methodist,