The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-26

Christian hope does not need to hide
its head like the ostrich In the sand to
blind itself to the pursuer it cannot
escape. Like Jesus il Weeps at the
tomb and shudderS at the horror OF the
grave, but like Jesus II triumphs over
an.-Rev. 7. PrOss Paden, Presbye5r-
ian, Allegheny, Pa.
A SOCIAL NECESSITY.
The church is neither q charity nor
a luxury. Laying aside all questions
of religious culture, the church IS a
financial and social necessity, and the
money you spend for public worship
is just as really spent upon yourself as
though you put it into a garment to
cover you or in house to shelter you.
Rev. DR.. Madison c. Peters, Baptist.
Baltimore.
TRUTH
The great thinkers and educators OF
the world today are followers Of the
Man of Galilee. Christ assigned the
highest place to truth. He has srous-
ed the mental energies of mankind and
poured his rays Of knowledge and wis
dom into all the REGIONS of thought
and given guidance to the student I'm
the temple of learning as well as to the
pilgrim on the way to heaven.-Rev.
John l. Brandt, Christian Church, st.
Louis.
CHURCH PAUPERTZATION BY
RICH GIFTS.
There is danger Of the church becom-
ing pauperized BY the rich givers. II
God can bless and usa the large gift
of tainted money it is because OF the
disinfecting power OF the small gift
of pure money that is given in a spirit
Of love. Jesus turned his microscope
on a small offering-the widows mite
and made it seem larger than the rich
mans golden contributions. This wa
need to emphasize in these days There
is danger Of the church becoming pau
perized by rich givers.-Rev. Frederick
STAFF, Methodist. Chicago.
EDUCATING FOR LIFE.
To educate for life Is not merely TO
equip to earn money. do not dscry
money. It IS not necessarily bad. It
can be very good. But money Is nos
the highest good or the deepest happl-
ness. It alone cannot make life gen
uine, desirable and worth while. we
may be rich In money and poor IN life.
Let us spare our children this curse.
Let us not surround them like Eisy-
plus with things they are incapable to
use. God made our children men; let
US not make them machines, cash reg
listers. God has given US heart head
and hands. They have higher POSSIBLE
tiles and uses than to be mere feeders
to stomachs or tentacles to pockets.
make the highest use OF money Il they
have It and to get along without Il II
they lack it. They should be cultivated
with more than material interests and
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child in the way he should 60" That
way is to give him opportunity and en-
! couragement to acquire deftnesss skull
cultured Senses higher ideals, sympa-
thieS and an all round symmetrical de-
velopment. To have such is living. To
strive for such is to educate for life
/ for the human life. Such IS the proper
/ educational task OF our children. It Is
Rabbi Alexander Lyons, II. A. Brook
{ lyn.
THE CHURCH AND TAINTED
MONEY.
There is no moral quality resident In
money nor can moral quality be Inc
/ parted from the giyer to the gift
Money is impersonal- It is simply a
representative value and morally neg
alive and colOrless- It cannot receive
any faint IN the method Of its acquire
ment nor in the hand that bestows It
/ Many persons would regard money ac-
/ quired in the brewery business as
| tainted. And yet there recently died
a brewer of unimpeachable integrity
/ in business relations. a member in good
! and regular standing in an evangelical
| church, who when asked on his dying
bed if he had any counsel or admOni-
ton he would like to give replied. 7
am thankful I can look God IN the
/ face and say that I never breWed bad
beer The attitude Of the church to-
/ ward all classes and conditions OF men
should be the attitude OF Jesus Christ.
! The question for the church to decide
is, What would Christ do? Directed
by his example, as given in the gos-
pels, the church would receive the gifts
Of men, even though condemning the
methods Of acquisition. Let the church
speak in no hesitating OF uncertain
tone concerning dishonesty, trickerys
fraud, deception in trade. Let It con-
denim in severest terms all efforts to
j accumulate wealth through plumber or
robbery Let it show most certainly
that no man can buy his way into the
kingdom of heaven. But Why should
+ it refuse to accept the services or gifts
of men when stlcn services or gifts are
rendered in right spirit2 Christ re-
ceived the gifts of the abandoned the
unjust, the despised- Shall the church
make herself hole than her divine
I Lord Rev. DR., William c. Stinzon.
i Reformed, New York.