The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-21
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

Gems Cleaned From the Teachings
of All Denominations.
The law of service is the touchstone
of human endeavor.-Rev. E. Y. Null
Inns, Baptist, Louisville, KY.
STANDARD OF RIGHT.
1t should be borne in mind that
without some knowledge OF the true
nature of God there is no standard of
rigl1t.-Rev. Hiram Vroomanss Press
byterian, Providence. r. I.
,r# GRACE OF TEMPER,
TO bear evils with patience extracts
from them their sharpest thorns and
gathers from them the sweetest graces
of rtemper.-Rev. J. B. RemenSnyder,
Lutheran, New York
BROTHERHOOD. c
Nothing without brotherhood is
worth WHILE Every man must die
who will have no neighbor or brother.
Everything that stands in the way, of
human peace and brotherhood must
co. Rev. Stephen S. Wise. Hebrew,
New York.
THE WORLDS GREAT LIGHT.
- With the state, the home and the
school, the church stands a great light
in the world, and by that light the
good ship Progress slowly but surely
moves on to higher and more stable
civilization.--Rev. William D. Simonds'
Unitarian, Oakland, Cal.
IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER.
Pride and vanity emphasize calling
rather than character. It is character
that counts, not office. No office ever
yet made a man. If a man hasn't the
character and ability to fill a position,
that office will never give him those
things.-Rev. J. w. Brougher, Metho-
dist, Portland, Me.
MORALITY THEORY.
The true theory of morals is not
that we can do all we ought to do and
be all that we ought to be just by try
ing; that is false. The true theory is
that power belongeth only to God and
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they ought to be.-Rev. Dr. Joseph
Dunn Burrell, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
TEMPTATION.
The world without temptations
would be a hell. Temptation and the
struggle against 1t are absolutely nee
essary for moral character. If man
could be righteous without effort MS
life would be meaningless and monot-
onous. There would be nothing to re-
sfst, hence nothing to gain. Life is
moral gymnasium, and 1t is because
temptation is universal necessity that
it has been made a~universal fact, like
sorrow and death.-Rev. r ii. Barker
Congregationalist, Chicago.
SOUL SAVING CHURCH.
Jesus came to save. It is a pity to
bring people into the church and let
them freeze to death. So the ideal
church must be a soul saving church.
To lave this quality several things are
necessary 1t must be a praying
church. 1t must not only be praying
but IL must enoeGNor " All
swer its own prayers. God never does
for us what we can do ourselves. 1t
must be a self sacrificing church. A
man who refuses to sacrifice for God
cannot be a Christian. The church
must realize that the world is lost and
that we have something with which
to save the world. Thank God, we have
something with which to save the
world, the old-fashioned, plain, sim
pie, unvarnished gospel. 1t does not
need any. additions or subtractions,
but will save by itself If YOU will only
give it half a chance.-Rev. DR.. John
b. Briggs, Baptist, Washington.
LEISURE'S TEST.
The problem of our age is not the |
labor question, but the leisure ques- |
ton, and in proportion as that can be |
solved will the labor problem take !
care of itself. One of the saddest COM |
mentaries upon our present day con- |
dition is the fact that in most OF our
large concerns that employ men 1t is I
a recognized fast that Mondays output |
and that after each holiday are in |
rerior, both in sqaantity and quality, /
10 the output of other days, so many I
Of the men return from their day OF
easure poorer men and poorer labor /
ars. The test OF manhood comes In /
0ne's moment of leisure. 1t is IN our
of leisure that we gather our
selves together, and it is these mo-
nents that give Significance to the
whole Of life. In our hours OF labor
ne build, but II is. in the hours of leis- |