The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-05
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations

If you are going to make home a
paradise. let love preside in it.-Rev-
W. H. w. Rees. Methodist. Pittsburg.
COMPASSION.
Compassion is too beautiful to be de-
scribed by the pauper hieroglyphics of
language or painted by pigments that
have not been prepared in the holy of
holes Of an artists soul.-Rev- Moore
Sanborn, Unitarian. Atlanta, Ga.
EARNEST CHRISTIANITY.
The brightest examples of earnest
Christianity are enerally found amid
widespread Indifference Surroundings |
per sc, can never ruin a man. IN
fuences. however perniciouss are pow
erless when they face human VII
that has decided to conquer.=Rev. |
Earl Hewson. s. eonEregati onalist. St.
Louis
CHURCH DEGENERAcY.
The carelessness- with which many
attend religious services is one of the
principal causes of church degeneracy. |
Every Christian. no matter where he
happens to be on Sunday, should make |
it the rule of his life to attend reli-
giols services at least once during the
day.-Rev. c, F. Hall, Independent, /
Chicago
POWER OF INFLUENCE.
Long ages ago some one sinned. ate
of the forbidden fruit. and the result
has been immeasurable woe and sor-
row to the world. Today the actions
of the present generation will influence
future man none know how greatly, |
but it will be so.-Rev. S. B. Haslett, |
Unitarian, Worcester, Mass.
COMMON GOOD.
The only way to have personal bene-
fit is to work and live and die for the
common good. He enters most inti-
mately into the thought Of God who
follows the example of the Son of God
and gives for the pleasure of giving
and dies for the glory of dying--Rev-
A. S. Crapsey, Episcopalian, Roches-
ter, N. Y.
PERFECT MARRIAGE.
A perfect marriage. If it could be
found, would be first a perfect COM
panionship then passionate love super
seding. for the two are quite separate
If you who are not married find that
you ever get into such relation with
man or woman that you would seek
their companionship and find comfort
and help and stimulus in it day by
day, week byfweek. year by year, then
it is pretty safe TO get married--Rev.
Minot J. Savage, Unitarian. New York
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
The only way to be happy with men
is to open your souls to faith and trust
and good Will. Believe in somebody,
trust SOM bodv. love somebody with
the large affection which covers faults
with beautiful trellfs work and brings
! out INTO the 10nL all OF LKe virtues ana
good points. Do that and see how it
Will warm .rour heart and set it thsill-
| ing with the resonances of good cheer.
! Come out of your selfish shell and see
4 in others as good qualities as you seem
/ to yourself to have and learn how
much they can add to your store of
good feeling@Rev. H. r. Harris, Epis-
/ copalian. Philadelphia.
PERFECT Law OF HUMAN LIFE
Men have gone to the ends of the
/ earth in search of wealth when at their
very doors are piled UP fabulous stores
of it. Their eyes are holden that they
/ do not see 1t. So it is with this perfect
law Of life. this law of liberty. Men
| are still slaves and are crying out for
a delfverer yet to come when that
! deliverer is at their very door-yea,
even walking By their side=and is
ready to break the chains that have so
! long bound them. But they do not see
| It, because thev have not yet looked
| into the perfect law of human life and
have not put If to the test-Rev. DR.. B.
P. Fullerton. Presbyterian. st. Louis.
TEMPTATION TESTS.
Old Athens had one monster Mino-
taur. but our modern cities have many.
We have the open saloon. that high
way to hells the gambling den that
death places honor, and the brothel,
that graveyard of manhood In the
wise plans Of God temptations are per-
rnitted to assaH young men. and there
is a divine purpose in It all Tempta-
tons are tests. They develop the NOR
al nature and strengthen character.
BY resisting temptation the young man
grows to noble manhood Battlefelds
develop heroes and these moral con-
fficts develop heroic souls. Young men
must meet and overcome temptation.
God pledges. his aid to every young
ransT7 Esev.sJ. ". Harslaa, Presbyter-
ian, -Pttfsb9rg. - -s
SPIRIT or HE'LL.