The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16

You can never know God until you
live with him and have him WITHIN
you.-Rev. H. Van Dyke, presbyterian.
Princeton. n. J.
EXERCISE OF SELF CONTROL.
Where restraint is not exercised over
oneself it all leads to a tendency 10
allow base passions to master us--heV-
DR.. Cotter Catholic. st. Paul, Mimi.
NOT A TEMPLE OF BAAL-
The house of God has no fellowship
with the temple of BaaL it must not
be turned into playhouse, altnouSh
by such methods we attract crowds
Rev. Dr. Wood. Methodist. Pittsburs.
THE TEST OF GREATNESS
Gods great man IS one with a great
soul stepped in the heavenly spirit ana
inspired with heavenly motives. The
physical man is not the genuine being.
Rev. I. H. Harris, Episcopalian, At
ianta, Ga.
KEY TO THE HIGHEST GLORY.
Allegiance to Jesus Christ IS the KEY
to the highest glory in human achieve
ments. Men of God become conspicu-
Gus in the early church, and their his
tory is as modern as it is aneient:-Rey-
NJ. T. Negus, Baptist, Philadelphia
ONE COMMON BROTHERHOOD.
Charity comes from God and depends
on him. 1t sees God in the poor, the
needy. the afflicted and the outcast. 1t
recognizes that there are no classes or
Rev Bishop Conaty Catholic, Wash
ingtOn.
WALKING WITH GOD.
To walk with God one must have his
heart freed from sin, for God and sin
cannot go together. To walk with God
is easy and pleasant when the soul
yearns after the spirit and strives to
become more like its maker. Such q
soul walks in a plain, straight, holy
way.-Rev. J. F. Blair, Baptist, Brook
A LIVING PRESENCE
Christianity is more than hope It
IS living, persuasive, conquerlng pres
ence. From its inception it has met
with no reyerses and taken no back
ward step, but has developed a con-
tinuous steady advance at the expense
of all other systems of religion the
world Over-RishoD Hamilton. Meth
odist San Francisco.
THE BASIS OF POWER.
In general power and influence have
their basis in a powerful body. Ideas
are arrows, but the body is the bow
that sends them home Strength and
health are not matters of size and bulk,
however, but have to do with compact
ness of tissue, fineness of nerve fiber.
endurance of brain. When the vast
cerebral activity works toward leader
ship, we have Bruce or Napoleon. When
it works toward reform, we have Moses
or Luther The infinite God, who hurts
this vast planet along the pathway of
law, will not permit the soul to become
a runa way orb crashing wildly through
mitted-lustice- At last, far off 1t may
be. yet at last nature will right every
wrong and mete out justice to every
transgressor=Re DR.. n. D. Hills,
Congregational Brooklyn.
IN HARMONY WITH GOD
In order TO fulfill our mission in the
earth and so attain the highest real
success we must bring our lives into the
fullest harmony with God. We must
walk with God" In his natural state
man is at variance with God. He
! ignores his obligations to Deity, trans
/ crosses the divine law, rejects the over
/ lures of the gospel and walks his own
way 1t is evident. therefore If there
+ IS to be any companlonship between nm
and God. there must be a reconciliation
An unholy man would not find con-
genial surroundings in the presence of Z
+ holy God. Gods presence is not con-
genial except to those who desire to be-
come like him and have had the benz
I Of their inclinatiOns turned in that di-
rection.-Rev ". F. Wykof, Metho-
dist, Akron. o.
FAITH AND REASON.
Faith ne-ar conflicts with reason
God does not asae US to believe VIVA
reason denies. Overestimation of til
intellect often leads one 10 unde~esti
mate faith There is no conflict be
/ tween tie endoWments God has givel
US and faith IS by far the highest at
tribute of man.--Rev. T F. Davies
Episcopalian- Worcester. Mass
NEED OF TRUE COURAGE.
The world and the church need toda'
men of true courage men who dare t
have the courage of their conviction
men who are not afraid to do right
men who viii stand UP for the righ'
We have 700 many towards ~ tn