The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.


Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.
If man will always remember that
Christianity depends upon a person
rather than upon a book, he may be
saved from many an attack of despair
ing skepticism.-Rev. r. D. Harlan,
Presbyterian. Lake Forest, Ill.
GROWING SPHERE OF WOMAN.
Never has there been a time in the
history of the world when women have
had such opportunities for usefulness
influence for good was more needed
than now.-Rev. L. T. Townsend, Bap-
fist, Newton, Mass
THE LARGER FAMILY.
How many a man goes to the mar
ket place and to the exchange with
perfect indifference to the prosperity
and happiness of his fellow man and
wrestles with them in business to re-
turn to his home to lavish gladly upon
his family all his ill-gotten gains!-
Rev. Z. g. Andrews, Methodist, New
York.
GREAT THINKING NEEDED.
To utter great words there must be
great thoughts A real sermon is a
mood The greatest man always speak
without wax. The dews of sympathy
or insight which they sprinkle upon
parched land come directly from OH
the great sea of spiritual power
Brooklyn.
OUT OF SELF.
The three steps to heaven are these:
"Out of self unto Christ, into glory
But the beginning is out of self. The
man who truly follows Christ puts self
more and more in the background.
/ Self pleasing, self emolument, self
salvation, self culture-an these
dwindle in view of the ever increasing
importance of caring for the interests
OF a perishing world and the glory of
Godfrey. ID. j. Burrel, Presbyte-
rian, New York.
COR OR MAMMON.
Which vision will be yours-the vision
forward, the vision or self or the vision
4 of love, the vision of the world or the Wis
sight or the vision that rises up before,
the earthly or the heavenly vision, the
or the vision before YOU that 1adetn nor
/ away Let live for the life to come
Rev. John L. Campbell, Baptist. Cam
bridge, Mass.
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
When Wellington once had some haz-
ardous work 10 perform for the queen ne
dreaoed TO compel his men to engage
in II with MIN. Instead, however, he ask
Cd those VINO would go cneerfulIy to ad-
vance three PAGES, while he removed some
distance from them ana turned MS back
L pom turning about again the line was
ment in mis- face, when the man at the
end OF the column remarked: General,
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Rev. Edward W. McClusky. Presbyterian,
st. Louis.
THE CHURCH IN OUR DAY.
The true spirit in which men ought to
prayer. How frequently this fundamental
4deal OF worship As lost sight of In Cnrls-
JIanIty OF our Jay! Even where our peo-
PIE sun attend cnurcn, provloed they are
not too tired or TOO busy or 100 strongly
IS their expectation in coming to the
mouse OF Go0Y 10 hear the kev. DR.. y.
most OF tnem- The presence of God is a
secondary thing compared with the I'M
Il preacher Is presenJ-Rev. y. Spoetn,
Lueneran, PniladeIpnla.
IN THE SPIRITUAL.
We Christians are to help men to real
ITS deepest worth ana meaning, and we
are TO co this by living spiritual lives our
selves. TINS is the summit OF human ex-
istence. We pass from the lower TO the
higher level through experience. There is
the pane indifference, then the plane
or morality, tnen tne plane OF cold be-
let la God, last OF all the plane of d
personal aeN otlon to a personal GOO,
~nom Jesus reveals Now We stand IN
the presence OF the spiritual. Spiritual
forces wait upon us. Spiritual motives
control us Spiritual hopes and passions
warm our hearts We believe! We be-
leve! We see the invisible And God is
All around US and We know MIN, We do
truly know MIN, our Savior, our Master,
our trlend.-Rev. L. Mason Clarke, Pres
Dyter1an, Brooklyn.
ICEBERG RELIGION.
In Olden times there was a man of
grand character ana true devotion, man
after Gods own heart, VINO did not so
think. and who called on all the earth to
make joyful noise unto the Lord, to make
loud noise and rejoice and sing praise.
If David could return today to some of
our sta1d and solemn services, in which
young and old seem petrified, and every
natural feeling of the heart is suppressed,
he would be surprised, to say the least,
and il he called upon the world to make
joyful noise unto the Lord no doubt
there would be more than one daughter
of Saul to condemn and despise him for
mis- extravaganza and zeal Some say no
matter what may be the feelings of the
heart they should be suppressed. With
them religion is gloomy and aScetic. IL
may be beautiful but ii is the beauty OF
the Dead sea and almost destitute of
vitality that heaven cursed lake 1t
may sparkle, but only with the cold gilt
ter of an iceberg Such religion erects its
affairs some high metaphysical plane |
above the sympatnies, ii not above the
prehensiOn, of the masses, construct |
ed with skill. il may be. and burnisao |
with the luster of learning, and cement |
ed and fortified by any amount OF logic, |
but incapable of inspiring any heartfelt |
and lively satisfaction.-Rev. John d |
g Hanna, Methodist, Philadelphia
Kansas City and Return 81 Santa |