The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

sound reasoning, charity. nobIeness,
unconsciousness of manner and genial
/ ity of spirit.-Rev. DR.. Walter Galley.
| Baptist, Jamaica Plains, Mass.
REAL VICTORIES.
The victories of the associations are
| the real victories of the church.
| Through the triumphs of many mem
| bers the body is glorified and Jesus
william Horace Day. Congregational
list, Los Angeles, Calf.
CHURCH IDEALS.
Religion is the eternal ideal. the
everlasting thought, the supreme and
abiding love. So the ideal church to-
day must be a church of ideals, and
1t must make these ideals motive forces
in the life of the individual and the
life of society.-Rev Caleb S. S. Dut-
ton, Unitarian, Brooklyn.
COMPLETENESS OF LIFE.
No life is complete in itself Only
through others do we reach the JUL
measure of lifes joy and perfection.
We must have other lives to touch our
own. We must have other persons
whom we may love and into whose
souls we may pour our life.-Rev. DR..
lyn.
FACING DEATH.
When we look upon death as a part
of our Fathers plan, as a birth in our
evolution toward our destiny of god
likeness, then instead of shrinking
from death as from the brink OF some
horrible abyss into whose awful dark
ness we are forced to leap. we can ap-
proach death with light in our face,
with outlook, with uplook, with glori-
Gus hope, even as we approach a gate
way that opens on hinges Of gold 70
let us out into the larger liberty Of the
universe into the magnificent citizen
ship of mmortality.-Rev. DR.. John
Reid Shannon Methodist Episcopal,
Washington.
SPIRITUAL RESURRECTION.
sferAr-
shoulders, but rests upon His heart
His suffering will end only when sin
ceases. The Christian is one who has
experienced a spiritual resurrection
him and he is transformed into q
savior of the world. He who shares
Christ's life will also share his suffer-
ing. There is an Easter of the soul.
Christ in a human heart Thus the
spiritual resurrection continues and
completes Calvary.-Rev. q. Wolcott
Brooks, ngregationalist, Dorchester,
Mass.
OUR INFLUENCE.
Every man has an influence. Cor
tact with every life is either a trip to
the mountains or a camp in the des-
ert. All of life has its influence. No
action, whether foul or fair, is ever
done but Il leaves somewhere a rec
blessing or curse. This influence
continues when we are gone. Long az
ter we are dead and forgotten our In
fluence lives on to do Gods work or
the devils work in the world we
can never recall our influence. Drop a
piece of money to the bottom of the
sea and bid II rise again to your hand
More easily will It obey your command
than will your influence of word or act
come back to your side at your call.
We are responsible for our influence.
God holds man accountable for ev-
cry fire that the match Of his influences
has kindied.--Rev. DR.. w. b. Wailace
BAPTIST, Cleveland, o.
RIGHT WITH GOD.
To be right with God is the same in
earth that it is in heaven whatever
knd wherever heaven may be. This is
What Jesus meant when he said 70
Peter, Whatsoever ye shall bind on
'arth shall be bound in heaven" This
8 what we mean when we pray Thy
viii be done on earth as IL Is IN
heaven" Not that men or any man
an dictate to God, but men who obey :
sod will find that God responds alike y
n earth and In heaven. TO live with
men and for humanity as jesus lived
when on earth 70 the surest way 20 re-
;ure a title clear to mansions IN the
kies." One who lives right with hui
nanity is living right with the Chris
ian personality whether he has learn
d to say Christ or not. When any one,
'entile or Jew or Christian, loves ali
humanity as one must love in order TO
owe God the Father with all the heart
o love the name Of Jesus the Christ
VIII surely come with proper instruct
ng..,Kev. A. J. Bailey, Reformed