The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09


HE saving, soul Transforming truths Of
Whlch man may become nossessed.-
Rev. =. L. Gardiner, Methodist Episco-
CHRISTIAN USEFULNESS.
Ihe measure of our Christian useful
ness ooeS not depend so much upon
what we can climb up to as upon what
We VIII let God hand down to us ''As
many as received him to them gave he
power. rev. Frank Getty, Presby-
terrain, Philadelphia
PRE-EMINENvE OF THE BIBLE.
The beauty of its style, the fascina-
ton OF It's history, the music of its
poetry, the Sublimity of its proverbs,
the splendor of its achievements as Il
clNlnzing force, the spell it has cast
over Inc art, music, architecture and
oratory, combine to give the Bible pre-
eminence In human life.-Rev. T. W.
Young, Congregationalist, Detroit.
NOBLEST THING IN GODS WORLD.
The noblest thing in the world is to
be an out and out Christian man, not
decorated corpse, not a cadaverous
something or other that moves once or
twice a week and calls itself by the
sacred name Of Christian, but God
man. out and out, 1865 days in the
year. That is the noblest thing in
Gods world.-Gypsy Smith, Evangelist,
England.
UPLIFTING THE SOUL.
worthy, with all that is true, with all
that is good and all that is noble. and
then when you go out into the world
of nature you will be enabled to say,
Il have walked with God upon the
hills and have seen each morn arise
anew, bathed in light of paradise. -
Rev. 2. L. Powell Presbyterian. Louis
vile, Ky.
VALUE OF A STRONG SPIRITUALITY.
For fully successful development We
must have within us. within each indiyid-
nal member of our family. strong spirit
ual life. We must mediate upon and con-
Father our universal Father, who watch
es over US to lead and guide, even as
did our earthly parents in our weak and
helpless infancy. Then shall We be able
to think of God as he truly is-reaching
down his hand of love for us in turn to
reach and grasp and thus be drawn from
Rev. Clarence Bartlett Etsler, Universalist,
CURE FOR RESTLESSNESS.
All of us at some time have felt the
longing to escape. to fly away and be
at rest 1t is natural when day after day,
year afier year we rise to the same task,
must take uD the same round of drudgery,
that there sooner or later comes a feeling
or rebellion, when the spirit Will crave
insistently for some change, some escape.
some rest. The wish is one impossible of
fulfillment in flight. If we are to adj
vance in life if we are to develop in the
higher sphere of living. we will find that
what we call burdens and responsibilities
whatever it may be. will widen, will make
more demands; our influence will be more
potent. our life fuller. and if we are to be
brave and faithful we cannot hope to
escape burdens and responsibilities. We
viii have to make up our minds to many
colorleSS days. to. many a thankleSS task, |
to many an unappreciated effort. We must
expect the hour of edepresSing mood when |
we viii long to escape from the monotony,
the care, the task. But how often we are |
disappointed when circumstances permit |
Of our trying to escape. to fly awayi The |
care and burden and sense of responsible |
lty go with US. We cannot get away from |
ourselves. And often the source of dis |
satisfaction is IN our souls rather than
the circGmSta nee Of our work or lives. 1t |
IS change IN Ourselves that is needed |
rather than change in vouF work and en- |
vironment. We think that If we could only |
get into new scenes we would find rest |
and peace If we could only exchange
places with some one we think very for
-unate and happY we would no longer |
have cause for unrest But the change, |
he new scenes. asbetter knowledge of the |
envfed one. only convince US of the |
of cur grievance; that the |
rouble is. only with ourselves and not with |
)ur work and enx3Tonfnent
There is but one sure answer to this
onging and unrest. and that answer is |
Christ. When We have come really to /
know Christ we will have come into a /
'pirit that will make such radical changes |
n our WAY of thinking of our work, our
ife. our responsibility. that we will come |
Z we have come to him. we will find our |
yolxe easy. our burden Hght.-Rev. Guy
Arthur Jameson, Episcopalian, Totem
lille. N. Y.