The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from Teachings
of All Denominations.


Nature and God are the true hospi-
tai for hurt hearts.-Rev. DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, Congregatonalist
Brooklyn.
GRIP OF THE GOSPEL.
Is the old gospel losing its grip on
the world? Not so long as the min
istry hides itself behind the cross and
breaches a Saviour lifted up, and not
so long as the people understand the
province of the church of Christ
Rev William Grove, Methodist
Frankfort, Ky.
CHARACTER AS A REWARD.
One has often to wait a long time
for the harvest of his spiritual sowing.
but in due season he will reap if he
faints not The character of a good
man is an abundant reward for all the
pain and effort of a life of virtue and
llOve.-Rev. H. S. Bradley, EPISCOPAL
ian, Atlanta Ga.
THE WORLDLY SPIRIT.
There was time that men were out
right inhdels. but now they are only
agnoStics; once they were alert think
ers, now they are blind scholastic ma
terialists; once they were idealists.
now cOmmereialism only asks, Does
it pay2" The church has caught the
spirit of the World.-Rev. J. T. Chris
| tan, Baptist Chicago.
| A DEFENSE OF THE BIBLE
When a book is found more up to
date than the Bible we may accept it.
1 But 1t IS never out of date. The moral
/ ity of the Bible is far ahead of that of
any age. The unity of the Bible proves
its absolute divinity. There are thirty
or forty portions all bearing the same
message William Sturgeon,
Congregationalist. Cardiff, Wales.
! DIVINE PURPOSE IN OUR LIVES.
The conditions of life are complex,
but the problem of life is simple, con-
sisting of a few essentials. There is a
divine plan, and every life conducted
according to this plan is a sue
tn
ing progress is death. Gods purpose
alone forms the true ideal. This pur-
pose never transcends the possible or
i stops short of the possible The one
thing necessary is opportunity, and
God never neglects the opportun-
ity which is necessary for the purpose
which he assigns. There is a purpose
in every life definite and divinely as
signed. The acceptance of this pur~
pose shows wisdOm.-Rev. D. d. Gou-
cher. Methodist, Baltimore.
SUFFER AND BE PERFECT.
We are Dartakers of a divine human
fellowship. God furnishes the posi-
bil1tieS and gives his grace to actual
ize them. In this copartnership there
is mutual interest. The great God is
interested in US, not only in the crises
of our lives, but in all the details. We
need not worry about success He will
take care of that. The copartnershiT
means mutual devotion. He is devoted
to US and we are devoted to him. It Is
worth our while to be utterly aban-
dOned to him. There is mutual actiV-
ity. He works hitherto, and we work
and there is often mutual suffering
The Captain of our salvation was made
perfect through suffering, and so are
we.--Rev. J. p. Brushinghams Method
SECRET OF LIVING.
Full measure is the requirement Of
the divine law. The secret of living is
found in generosity. If people
VIII put their hearts into LIES work
and pleasures unspeakably great vii
be the reward. The world stand.
ready to answer to our idea of it. i
We regard 1t as a policy shop or a gam
bling hell. if we treat it as though i
! were a place where one may try to gei
something for nothing, the full force
/ of the heresy will assert itself some
day. Think the worst of others anC
you Will yourself do your worst be.
sides. Think as highly of them as yoJ
| can, and both you and they will bf
helped more than words can tell
Rev Dr.. Henry c. Swentzel, Episcopal
ian, Brooklyn.
THE DIVORCE EVIL.
The growth of the divorce evi1'' il
the United States is due in grea
measure to the lack of preparation
necessary to train children to a proper
appreciation of the sacredness of thu
marriage VOW Neither are young PEG
! pie of either sex taught enough abou
: themselves. This is subject which
should not only be taught in the home
! but which should receive the mos
. careful attention in the physiology anC
psychology classes. of our schools.
nauonal law regulating not alone di
VOrce, but marriage is necessary
we wish to avoid the complication
arising from the present system. Blu
to hope that legal restrictions alonl
I will eradicate the evil is like putting
=. iodine on boil-the humor disap