The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-30
People Let the Devil Look After
Primaries.
DIR. SHELDON'S SERMON
Tells of Many Blessings the PeO-
pie Enjoy.
FirstBaptist Church Distributes
Thanksgiving Greeting.

part suspended in Topeka to do jus
tice to turkey day" The public Of
fees were closed and there were very
few stores doing business The day
was given over to the enjoyment or
family reunions, attendance upon
morning church services, general
amusement, and football.
THE nation is suffering from the
bad citizenship of socalled good peo-
ple," was the declaration of Dr. F. L.
Loveland in speaking at a well attend
ed union Tha Eksgiving service held at
1890 o'clock this morning in the First
Presbyterian church. We must over
come their diffidence to national af-
fairs. These people go to prayer
meeting and let the devil look after
the primaries
The text of the sermon was: For
unto whomsoever much is given, of
him much shall be required 1t is
taken from Luke 12:4S.
God has wonderfully prepared this
country to become a world leader,
said the speaker. TN this land the
Christian democracy has a chance to
develop. This was dream of all the
ages. The early history of our coun-
try proved that the Maker of the Uni
verse intended this land to become the
worlds store house of supplies; the
worlds field of Christian democracy.
The star of empire first rose in the
east, but it has moved westward until
1t now stands over our nation and here
must be developed that kingdom for
which the Lord gave his life"
Then the speaker told of the won
derful financial prosperity of this
country, and the educational growth.
''The question is" said he, whether
the material things are a blessing or
curse. The pressure of the time is
the realization of personal obligation.
1.-The first thing that should be done
r tn
selves as a nation. This Is an age of
faultfnding and knocking.
There are rats in the public barn
without a doubt. but it would not be
wise to burn down the entire barn to
get the rats. Fault finding is worse
than war. There is nothing that can
maintain democracy better than conf
dence.''
Dr.. SheIdOn's Sermon.
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon spoke at a
union meeting in the Second United
Presbyterian church, corner of Fill
more and HuntoOn streets. He told
of the many advantages which the peo
Dle of today are enjoying which were
unheard OF in the days of Paul, and
pointed out the progress which Chris
tianity has made. The blessings which
are being enjoyed in the world today
he considered largely to be the result
of the influence of Christianity.
The home, the church, the school,
and the organized state are some of the
important I11nSS Tor WnCn we nave
to be thankful, according to the speak
er In the days of Paul there were no
juvenile courts. no asylums for the
aged, crippled, dumb or insane. Paul
never saw a daily paper, or the New
Testament in print. In his day there
were no young peoples societies Paul
never saw republic which is the out
growth of human freedom; never saw
a Sunday school at Work; never saw a
modern hospital
ssThere were no reform organiza-
tions in the days of Paul, no temper
ance organizations. There were no
ANYTHING about pure food laws.
ssThe1c things said DR.. Sheldon,
s'shoW the progress of Christianity and
that the world is getting better"
The Rev. J. P de Bevers Kaye con-
Quoted special services at Grace cathe-
draI this morning.
The regular 8 o'clock morning COM
munion services were held at the
Catholic churches.
This evening a supper will be served
at the Y. W. c. A. to girls whose
repast the girls will tell stories around
an open fire, and subsequently open
house will be observed when their
young men friends will have oppor-
tunity to meet with the girls. The Y.
NJ c. A. will be open all day, al
though no special means of entertain
ment has been arranged
The Provident association was the
means of supplying more than fifty
families with baskets filled with
THANKSGIVING dinners. The Salvation
Army also brought joy into homes of
the poor.
Distribute Thanksgiving Greeting.
The Mems club of the First Baptist
church distributed 5000 copies of the
THANKSGIVING issue of the Sunday
School Times at the door steps in the
residential sections of the city today.
Printed Thanksgiving greetings from
the men were enclosed within the
covers of the papers, which, among
other things, explained the source Of
the donation of literature, and remind
ed the people of the lecture which
the First Baptist church Friday even
ing on "A Trip to Scotland" The Rev
Mr. Gordon has many modern ideas as
TO church advertising. The literature
was distributed by business men-not
by boys of the church.
The sheet inserted In the Sunday school
paper by the men Of the First Baptist
church read in part:
"On Thanksgiving day ones thoughts
easily run back to Plymouth and the Pill
grims. With sincere gratitude, the Purf-
tans received material blessings but put
spiritual possessions. 'Dog-eared' is the
only word that describes their weli-worn
Bibles. Hon Rufus Choate says, New
England. in its first generations, was the
Holy Book was read through in each fam
ily twice year, from Genesis to Revela-
'sThe Bible made those staIwart men
and they made America. But these, we
think. are busier days and it takes so
much time to read the morning and even
ing papers and the extra 36 pages on Sun
day besides the royal art exhibit in red.