The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-23
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings O.
All Denominations.

Christ will not break the hopes of even
the feeblest. He will brush no one
aside nor break his smallest faith.-Rev.
DR.. T. H. Hagerty, Methodist, st LOUIS.
HARMONY WITH ENVIRONMENT.
We cannot have the ideal OF Chris
tan living continually before us without
trying sometimes to bring our lives into
harmony. with .it.-Rev. ]. c. Ager,
Swedenborgian, Brooklyn.
RELIGION IN DAILY LIFE
God is here in my life and in yours
Religion is a clean life and noble as
piration. 1t is not something apart from
the daily life, but is manifested IN lne
daily Iife.-Rev. DR.. Minot Simons, Uni
fNT 1s17t RDEPENDENCY OF MANKIND.
No man liveth to himself We are
like trees in a forest struck by some
tempest, broken, bent, twisted. inter
locked, bearing down or borne up by one
another.-Rev. R. Mackenzie, Presby-
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
our relationship with God Is that of
the purest, sweetest friendship, I'M
fettered by the bonds Of unregenerate
sweetest love.-Rev. J. T. Anderson,
Baptist, Lansdowne. Pa
THE TRUE LEADER.
We all know perfectly well what
true leader is. He is a man of ideas,
man who advocates a certain line of ac-
ton, and he works through the press
and public speech that the people may
be convinced Of the wisdom Of his
course.-Rev. DR.. Mason. Unitarian.
SPIRIT MESSENGERS.
I cannot believe that any human be-
ing has power to call the spirits OF the
faithful back from paradise at Will for
trivial purposes, but / can believe it
possible that God may send them as
messengers and make them minister to
our necessities.-Rev. E. INITIAL, Epis-
copalian, Brooklyn.
LIVING FOR OTHERS.
Tie advanced thinkers Of our day have
within COMPARATIVELY few years reached
the conclusion that the highest type OF
life is that which they call altruistic-
+ e. life spent for others. The high
est personal life is realized only as thai
life, forgetting self, rises above self
and exhausts itself for others.-Rev- c..
r. McNally, Baptist, Brooklyn
FOR EVERYDAY LIFE.
Our constant prayer should be that
of the royal prophet. Thy words have
1 hidden in my heart that I may not
sin against thee" and, carrying out
this prayer in our everyday life, we
may expect finally reward from him
who said, Blessed is the man who
hears the word of God and keeps it
Rev. John J. Donlan, Episcopalian,
BROOKLYN.
NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL LAW.
Life must be founded upon a spirit
ual basis ere spiritual things and con-
ditions can obtain. Natures law is
like produces like: therefore a Dhys-
ical estimation of life environs man in
physical phenomena. and it could not
be otherwise. On the other hand, if our
thoughts were spiritual We would rise
to a divine apprehension of things
Rev F. E Mason, Scientist, Brooklyn.
STRIVE TO Make GOOD BETTER.
The world grows better, but it is n
hopeless optimism that teaches content
with things as they are. Recognizing
all the best there is in human nature
only makes us wonder why. with SO
much proof that the moral law works,
there should remain so many exceptions
Even the branches that bear fruit, the
gospel of John must be cleanSed that
they may bear more fruit We have to
ask rather sharply whether we are doing
all we can to make the moral laws effec-
tive and how we can do more.-Rey. DR..
John w Day, Unitarian, St. Louis.
aHIGHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
In a good work let US never forget cur
col1nfr-y Picture in imagination what 1t