The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-04
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations


God never calls men for the pur-
pose of making them less than they
are. Gods calls are upWard.-Rev.
John F. Carson, Presbyterian, Brook
Ign.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
No place on earth is SO valuable or
beautiful as the pure home that is
founded by a lovely woman. The MAX
ing of a home is the highest ideal
Rev. Orrin r. jerks, Christian church,
Chicago.
FRIEND OF LABORERS.
Christ is definitely called the car
penter, and it is natural to suppose
that he actually worked at the trade
of his reputed father. He is the friend
of all workingmen.-Rev. Dr.. r. S,
MacArthurp-Ra ptist, New York city.
ROOM FOR ALL.
There is room enough for all the
forms of religion There is need and
enough for all the agencies for good
promptings of the divine within him.
DIR. Martin A. Meyer. Rabbi. Brook
Ign.
A mans talent is his ability plus his
opportunity But before he can live
up to the limit of his ability and meet
in full measure his opportunity he
must have twofold experience
first, a vision of God; second. a knowl-
edge OF Gods purpose in him.-Rev.
Weston Bruner, D. D.. Baptist, Wash
ington.
RICH IN CHRIST.
JOY is love looking at it's treasures
The richer you become in having
Christ with you here. and in the ex-
pectation of being with him forever.
the more investments you make in
helping other people and drying tears
and saving souls the fuller will be
your jewel casket.-Rev: Theodore L.
CUyler, D. D., Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
LOVE OF APPRECIATION
We all have in our hearts the love
of appreciation. We all in a measure
crave it. and we are all hurt by the
lack of it. You feel you have not been
appreciated. Just start in today and
do something for Jesus Christ and you
will not feel that way very long.-Rev.
S. Edward Young. D. D., Presbyterian,
Pittsburg.
CHRISTIAN COURAGE.
Courage to live, to take up our bur-
den again and go forward, staggering
stumbling it may be, but forward; to
go back into the fight, though it seems
a great responsibility and dare to face
a possible crushing disaster-the cour-
age to live-that is what Christ has
given to man.-Rev. H. Melish, Epis-
copalian, Brooklyn.
GOODNESS.
Goodness Is a mere sound of sylla-
b1es unless there be some character in
which 1T can be embodied. But when
some SpIend1Q personality STANDS IOrtn
clothed in it then it lives and thrills
us with it's compelling power. Heaven
and earth shall pass away" but the
idea which goodness voices and ex-
presses shall never pass away.-Rev.
Andrew F. Underhill. Episcopalian,
CALLED BY GOD.
The man whom God calls Is the man
who is willing to deny self for cause
The man whom God calls is a man of
decision and action. The man whom
God calls is the man of faith. The
man whom God calls is the man who
ives in personal relations with God. |
These are the men whom God chooses.
calls and co1nmissions-men who trust |
him, who deny self. who are decisive |
and full of TRANSPORTING energy: men
Of faith and devotion.-Rev. John F. |
Carson, Presbyterian, Brooklyn-
From a spiritual point of view 1t |
matters but little whether mans |
faculties be great or small OF even. II |
ne is deprived of the use or one or
The important thing for him is 10 ,olk |
20 the true end of life. shun the evils |
he knows to be evils and sooner or |
alter in this world or the next the |
Lord comes to him and opens his eyes, !
lnstops his ears and makes the dumb |
ongue to sing for joy.-Rev. John r. |
Swedenborgian. Pittsburg. |
THE SUPREME BEAUTIFIER,
You can make the face beautiful. |
rhe face is the mirror of the soul, and |
where there is beautiful sout it can /
lot but shed it's fair spiritual luster /
'ver the features. Religion is the SUI |
oreme beautif1er. When Moses came /
Town from the mount of communion |
With God his face shone. What a far
higher type of beauty that face must |
express where instead of the shallow
hirst for selfish gain or the fevered |
.hase of sensual pleasure the faith, /
he holy peace and the lofty uplift of |
eligion write their ennobling lines on
he countenance. Utterly lacking |