The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
be effort" and the law of human
judgment "mercy."-Ruskin.
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations. Il

All Denominations.
The boundary of the church is the worio
Every church that lives for itself oughe
to die.-Rev, T. II. Marsh Baptist Aui0i a.
SUCCESS IN GODS WORK.
Our personal success in work Tor Goo 500
depends much upon our m e we lind 1T them
and not as we would desire them TO pc
Rev. George Adams. Methodist BROOKLYN
MODEST VIRTUE
| The nobtest of virtues is that which i'm
pels one to stretch out the hand 10 Sahf
fellow being and put MN IN thS I 1ssa I
and his kind-Rev. DR.. Madison g PETERS
Baptist. New ork.
MANS LIFE CHANCE.
A mans chance in life must not be de-
| termined by where he was born or by
| his inheritance. but by his personal worm
Every man must have full chance to be
| ali the man there is in him to be.-Rev.
DR.. N McGee Waters. Congregationalist'
TRUE RELIGIONS BUSINESS.
1t is the business of true religion 70
restore society to its pristine patrlarctnsa IA
state IN WHICH the iant the s6Tt Of the
associated life of humanity.-R Dr. =
Elwood Nash. Universalist, Los Angeles
Cal.
FEAR OF LIFE.
As people are afraid of death they are
still more afraid Of life with f its v f6era
is written the story of trial in mind and
s660 Only I the feweIt looks sf that they met
the hard facts of life in a living faith
Rev. George r. Gebauer, Unitarian Du-
luth. MINI.
ABIDING GREATNESS.
There is no such thing possible as apld-'
ing greatness where there are not With fLLa
and a loyal heart and a burning AFFECTION
for God and for all humanity. U9 ne fb a
apostle he can never fill any but a7smaH
and obscure pla place o[I Henry Motte''
MARKS OF CHRIST WITHIN US.
The power of attracting and the power
Of being attracted: the sense OF unHtt Ter
Fathers business-these are some Of the
marks of the Christ within us. But there
them ali. which is the distinguishing mark
of the Christ spirit in the man. 1t IS Ine
9oy He .ess r a' TlYsses g. B. Pierce
Unitarian. Washington.
BACKBONE RELIGION.
There are qualities in religion that ap-
peal more directly to a man than to a
woman, The first is hand grip 1t must
is Backbone. 1t must have surplus Of
courage 1t must dare to. do the right
must must look Sin between the eyes and not
man who thinks must also be wide. It
tolerant as summer:-ReV. Alan HUDSON
THE BEST THINGS,
A man can leave to his son a good
farm. splendidly stocked and perfectly
ter full 1 BANK Re ACCOUNT a thai Win grow
by itself if she leaves it alone He can
leave his children all his fortune on money T1tIy
the best things in the world, the things
that are beyond all estimate OF money
value, the priceless, everla sting things or
life. the things that enrich the mind and
endow the soul. no man or woman can in
herit. We have to learn them and earn
them. every one for himself in his own
generation, in the same old way, begin
]. Burdette. Baptist, Los Angeles. Cal.
A SINGING RELIGION.
If we are melancholic and gloomy, pes
sure we are not in proper connection with
the source of strength. God yearnS 70
to the incoming Of his power that will en-
able our spirit to sing. 1t is singing
religion religion that sin gITs while fnd It
the world needs. And Christianity is that;
There are enough gamblers and fault
that every Christians life should be a
song of cheer. Many an Individual and
many {, home is enyeloped in gloom, and
of the worlds sadness. It is a beautiful
th e woTtR IL TRY f6qRey yh br 9ohn H
Prugh, Reformed, Pittsburg.
CAN NEVER ESCAPE GOD.
never escape One is God God is a tre-
mendous fact in mans life. 1t is so now;
moves and has his being in God. as the
birds in the air. as the fish in the sea
Man can never escape COD The 0tner
being that man cannot-escape is himself.
whether he wants to OF not Some men
would be very happy If they could get
away from themselves. but they cannot
AS man cannot escape God or himself, he
can never know blessedness except as he
gets in harmony with himself, and he
comes to such harmony only as he gets
right with God by surTendering himself to
Jesus Christ, that he will come to think
as Christ thinks and to will as Christ wills
and to love as Christ loves.-Rey. John
Reid Shannon. Methodist Episcopal
Wa ShisgtOQ.