The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

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voter. Men consider principle superior
to the party dictation. The elections in
New York, Ohio and Philadelphia are
encouraging to true patriots. Even IN
kansas the people feel that they can
give no Office to the CRATER; the con-
vlcted or uncouyieted, yet guilty boodler
IN congress; or the wire puller and oath
breaking official in the state Offices.
Our public school system has devel-
oped symmetrical boys and girls found
nowhere in this world but in America
Our high schools Of learning are pros
perous and are turning out men and
" omen trained for the issues of life. Our
Industrial schools have done much
by teaching them how to work and
think
The Protestant churches in the Uni
ted States have increased 221s per cent
IN membership since 1896. In religious
thought there has been q corresponding
advance. There is a liberality of
thought. Men and women are less bias
ed in their religious views. The present
day thinker presents the SOCIOLOGICAL
phase of Christianity. Men today care
very little for the dogInas Of the church.
They want the practical Christianity.
The life Of Christ as applied to the
needs of our time. It is not the doing
away Of the old truths but it is their
wolves new methods in evangelization
based upon present needs as revealed in
religious thought. For all this progress
let US give thanks unto God.
MIR. Raymond's Sermon.
At the Third Christian church Rev. E.
0. Raymond Of the Parkdale Methodist
church preached on "Offer to God
Thanksgiving" the text being taken
from Psalms so. He said in part:
In obedience to the proclamation of
the president of the United States and
that of the governor Of our own state
we come together here in this hour of
worship dedicated to the service Of the
Almighty God, to give expression to our
devout thanks for the blessings of an
other year. In giving thanks we find
the psalmist a favorite example, and
his words are eninently fitting to d.
rect our thoughts during this hour OF
devotion.
He says: Gather my saints together
unto Me, those that have made a cove
nant with Me by sacrifice. There is the
expression of David more than 500 years
before the Christian era But we here
today give expression OF thanksgiving
to God for the blessings that we enjoy.
A feeling of reverence and humiliation
should fill every heart as we recount the
blessings of another year. How great
our national blessings. know of no ma
ton today more favored than our own.
Our civilization. our resources, our
personal and religious liberties, are not
equalled by any nation upon which the
sun shines today. The pure form of
religious life handed down to US from
an ancestry of heroic faith, should in
spire US to conform our lives to the same
pattern of trust in God. When we re-
count our national prosperity, we are
prone to forget that this is not a great
nation because we have resources rich
in mineral, agricultural products, nor
because. we have developed indomitable
courage. But the greatness of America
lies today in the fact of her devotion to
those Christian principles which give
rise to a National Proclamation enjoin-
ing upon her a duty to render thanks
low.