The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-07

Charles Edward Locke. Methodist Episco-
TO BEAM BENEDICTIoNS.
de aTy a j., half hour alone with your Re
bhee,1er In the prayer closet at the day
somewhere in the AVA and a half hour r
at evening. and by degrees you will learn
10 Peam penedictions upon your house
sSJrangers.ERex, DR.. S. Edward Young,
NEED so OF F iSeSRSTE SELF.
,Behlnd all needless disturbances OF
t the soul. behind all griefs and pains, be
which shuts out the faith which alone
eouId give 1t peace and happiness. As
soon as ever we forget self. as soon as
ever we set aside selfish considerations,
the storms of life begin to ease, and our
ship runs smoothly with the wind. What
er faith. the assurance that no real evil
can come to us in Gods world.-Rev.
George r. Gebauer. Unitarian. Duluth.
LIFE REDEEMING POWER.
The power that redeems life from des-
mans moral consciousness. that awakens
MS moral nature. that cultivates his moral
important as the ' Hight mott notbins SO i'm.
perative as righteousness, and that power
comes only from the truth, of mans direct
ana absolute accountability to an infinite
GOD. whose will is revealed and who will
Judge every man according to his works. =
Rev. Dr. Andrews V. V. Raymond, Pres
CO. FORWARD.
efficient as We'll as intellectually alert
is the citizenship which must underlie an
enduring democracy Now, such an r, ed
are kept in school the better. The labor
movement in working to extend the school
opportunities of the children means much.
therefore for the future Of the republic
IN tins service. of the laber union for the
fha T ana hidd the country Is the w9rd %
life:-Rey. John Howard Meiish, Epfsco-
: SURE GROUND FOR PRAYER
We have here a sure ground for prayer.
If God be a father he will have converse
with his sons and daughters. He will
cause them to hear his STILL small voice.
In the murmurs of forest and sea, in the
souIs secret inner chambers, in his holy
him And so does he invite us to address
him In the language of faith and petition
Spirit we can go with far more conf
dence than even to an earthly parent,
assured that he is the hearer and answerer
OF prayer.--Rev- Junius B. Remensnyder,
Lutheran. New York
SAFEGUARD AGAINST TEMPTATION.
Manv mans security from temptation
lies in cutting himself loose from the out
ward associations of wrong. Let him
make solemn compact with himself that
ne VIII remain away from the place of
temptation. The devil enters the soul OF
many man through his mouth, his eyes.
his ears. The man thus influenced should
make holy covenant with his senses of
taste. sight and hearing But man
security lies not so much in seclusion.
He must go out into the world. The
greatest safeguard against temptation is
self culture. A healthy body is the best
resistant against disease Rules of life
are good, but frequently powerless Better
is it to have a strong soul, iron in the
blood: Let man build up his moral
constitution by thinking noble thoughts,
derived from the habitual practice of
reading good books, performing noble
deeds. association with pure women and
honorable men, Let a man walk in the
spirit and he win not fulfill the lusts of
the flesh. Good literature. pure friendship
and honorable toll are among the methods
which God provides to- enable a man to
overcome,-lRev. DR.. William c. Stinson,
Reformed. New York