The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-22
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations


to ring true on it is religion. especially
in the presence of her husband and
children.-Rev. DR.. s. Edward Young,
Presbyterian. Pittsburg.
GIVING TO THE LORD.
He who gives nothing to the Lord
has no account with the Lord for
which he can reasonably expect
blessing. The Lord cannot well bless
nothing.-Rev. DR.. L. NJ. Zimmerman.
Lutheran, Baltimore.
IMPORT OF THE CROSS.
To leave the cross of Christ out of
our words is bad-to leave it out of
our lives is fatal. Without the cross
Jesus was but a gentleman; without
the cross Of sacrifice Christianity is
but an ethical culture.-Rev. N. M.
Waters, Consregationalist, Brooklyn.
SOCIAL CLUBS AND CHURCH LIFE
Social clubs should not be consid-
cred an essential factor in church life.
nor should they be considered as
feeder. for my observation is that they
fail to feed either the young people
| into the church or church principles
! into them.-Rev. Harry E. Gilchrist.
Unitarian, New Orleans.
| A NEED OF THE CHURCH.
Churches. if they are going to sur
vive, must enter more helpfully into
the personal lives of their people, must
reproduce the life of the Master. full
| fill his commission, offer to the world
| a salvation that saves the whole man
| and that begins now.-Rev. DR.. Thorn
| as S. McWilliams, Presbyterian. Cleve-
| land, 0.
| FACULTY OF INTUITION.
Intuition Is the faculty of knowing
| truth and Gods presence as the uni
versal power. Spiritual perception is
seeing God in the world and in the hui
man life. Faith is the hand which lays
hold Of what the universal mind has to
give and appropriates those gifts for
| ones own or another's use.-Rev. DR..
Charles F. Winbigler, Baptist, WASH
ington. 49,
| Mans great duty is to learn the
power and art Of self control, to rule
| over and dominate the powers, pas
sions and appetites of the soul. There
is, then, a majesty in self mastery and
| glory in self control that place man
by the grace and help of God as SOW
ereign in the realm of religfon.-Rev
| DR.. John Lee Allison, Presbyterian,
| Washington.
| YELLING OUR LIVES.
| We all wear wells. Some put on d
veil to hide purposely their evil life.
Others unconsciously wear wells and
! they are better than they seem. We
need to remember this truth Of the
yelling Of lives If we would be just
and fair in our judgment of others.
We condemn faults which would not
appear faults If we knew all. Some
faults are only unripeness in character.
| and some persons queerness would be
/ works of loneliness II We knew all
Rev. DR.. J.. R.. Miller, Presbyterian,
| Philadelphia
A GOSPEL THAT ALL NEED.
| We do not need a new gospel or a
| new theology or a new religion. The
| o1d-fashioned gospel that comforted
| the hearts of our dear parents when
we were wild and reckless. that helped
| them to endure the cares and trials OF
| life and landed them safe in glory, that
helped premier and president in times
| of national disorders. that changes the
vilest sinner into the humblest saint
| that comforts the sick and sorrowing,
! is a gospel that all need and a gospel
| that none can improve.-Rev. F. w.
| Cox, Presbyterian, Providence, r. 1.
| THE SOUL OF RELIGION.
| Some people think they can have no
religion without surrendering their in
! telligence; others that they can have
| none without whooping themselves up
| into an emotional frenzy. But percep-
| ton of truth and obedience to truth
! are the soul of religion. Our percep-
! ton Of truth may make US very intel
] ligent, but we shall not be useful I'M
| til our knowledge is converted into
moral action. Upon the other hand,
| our zeal must be directed by knowl-
edge. That religion only is of worth
truth like perfect music with perfect
words.-Rev. Ulysses @. B. Pierce, Uni
tartan, Washington.
UNIT OF CIVILIZATION.
The family is the unit of civilization.
The integrity of this unit depends on
the value of the marriage vow. The
stability of society is tied up with the
stability of the family and the stabil-
ity of the family with the stability
of the marriage relation Marriage is
not mere compact between two indi-
viduals. Others are interested. The
family is a social institution, and there
are times when the integrity and sta
bility of the family are more than the
comfort OF the individual. The duties
and relations of husband and wife are
meant to be more permanent than any
other human relation, even that OF
fatherhOod and mOtherhood.-Rev.
DR.. W. H. Paden, Presbyterian, Des-
eret, Ala.
MANNERS AND SALVATION.
Salvation has it's fruits in decent
manners. 1t Is difficult to conceive OF
a truly Christian man or woman with
out associating with that person the
idea of courtesy. The man who has
not learned to be polite has not learn
ed to know the true power of salvation,
to change the old nature of sin to one
of Christian grace and courtesy. There
Is no excuse for a man to be boorfsh in
his manners, and especially he
claims to be a disciple of God. There
is an excuse for ignorance, but none
for uncouthness of manner. II the
heart be truly right with God, II the
same will show itself in the outward
form and manners of those who pro-
TESS to be followers of Cod.-Rev. Dr.
l.. NJ. Zimmerman, Lutheran. Baltf-
more.