The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-20
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

Jesus had no sympathy for an easy
| life and soft creeds. 1t is far easier to
force the enemy than to bear the daily
burden with cheerfulneSs.-ReV. DR..
Taylor, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
SPIRITUAL DEMOCRACY
We have improved, we have some
thing to show for our work, we started
we have never abandoned it yet-ReV.
DR.. Patton, Presbyterian, Princeton, N.
J.
FORCES OF UPLIFT
The church, the home and the school
are the three great moralizing and spir-
itualizing forces of society, and these
three should be essentially one. The
church hallows the home and explains
it's true significance; the home in turn
feeds the church; both sustain the
schools.-Rev. D. Dorchester, Method
list, PittSburg.
SAVING SOCIETY.
Recognizing the need and ever look
ing for the conversion of men, the ideal
twentieth century church will realize
that to accomplish the results contem-
plated by Christ a way must be opened
for his sovereignty over individuals by
the regeneration of society, of which
they are a part.-Rev. D. E. Marvin,
Congregationalist, Asbury Park, N. j.
Man cannot believe irrespective of ev
idence and ground for belief. One can
not arbitrarily say to his mind, Be
heve," and then have complete belief.
Belief is an intellectual thing. Trust
is or many be in conjunction with or
apart from belief. Jesus always asks
a man to trust him first.-Rev. j. B.
Clark, Presbyterian, Detroit, Mich.
A RELIGIOUS REVOLUTION.
The signs that today foretell a new
epoch in religious thought are as mark
ed as those which preceded the Chris
tan era or the reformation, and the
revolution will be of a character that
dreamed
now see almost that condition thought
of by prophets for ages, and one OF
the tremendous factors of the new era
will be the extension of religious tolera-
ton to every country of the world
Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, Cornell
University.
THE SABBATH.
The true rest idea is to take adVan-
tage of it to prepare for work. There
is a lot of work to be done in the
world, and there is but one day in
which to prepare for it mentally, physi-
calIy and spiritually. The Sabbath is
an inspiration day. Worship is true
recreation. We revitalize our ideals
through our coming together in the
churches. No Sunday golf or nature
worship can take away the necessity
of worship. The question of Sabbath
observance, like the question OF amuse-
ments, is q matter for the individual
conscience. Man to his own master
standeth and falleth. Charles Lu-
CHRIsTs PERMANENCY.
The cross stands. Men of genius as
thinkers have condemned and condemn |
ed, as philosophers have despised and
passed sentence, as fanatics have raved |
ard multiplied disastrous visions, |
dreams and dealt deathblows
The cross stands bedrocked in divine |
building everlaStingly |
higher and higher in souls of men the
living church. She is the bride of ages
Centuries rejuvenate her. Every sue
ceeding generation proclaims her bless
ed, for every day of every year of every
century she is ever unto all men the
way, the truth and the life of Jesus
Christ yesterday, today and the same
James a. Hurley, Cath
49, HOW TO FILL THE CHURCH.
The churches must come back TO CnrlSt.
sick and preach the gospel We. must
make the churches more practical. we II
Begin to teach the ignorant around every
church if it is only bookkeeping. Preach
o the farmers about corn and potatoes.
.hurch take his turn and attend the i'll
If all demonstrations. The ministers
an understand. In that way the Preach
ng of the gospel will uplift them by ed
lcation Those common sense principles
will fill the churches in five weeks.-Rev
RUSSELL H. Conwell, Baptist, Philadelphia
POWER OF KNOWLEDGE.
God made man to become master of the
inverse by investigation and knowledge,
md knowledge and life are almost idenu-
al. Tell me what a man knows, and
will tell you what his life is and has
zen. The oyster knows only the law
f necessity 1t can eat. The turtle
,nows the law of necessity and of envi-
onment 1t eats and it moves from un-
,Ieasant to more desirable surroundings.
ME locust knows the laws of necessity
nd environment and also that of associa-
ion There is nothing moral or ethical
bout the locust's association, however.
t simply seeks through aggregation the
dvantage of the unit. Man knows all
hese laws and, besides. that of relation
hip, which is the largest law of all. The
aw of relationship is definite in exist
nee, indestructible in power and never .
AIDES away. Down in the human heart,
7akened by kindness, chords that arc ,
roken will vibrate once more" The law
f relationship is the law by which God
inds together the highest intelligences OF
his life The whole structure of society;
rom neighborhoods to governments and
hurch organizations, grows out of the
biIity of man to recognize this law. The
over orders may have the power to
now this law of relationship. but man !
lone has actual knowledge.-Rev. George
!. McNaniman, Methodist, Coshoctou, Q. ,