The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-07

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| in quality. 1t really is matter of vi
tai Importance to society. Like
| priest. like people," is true proverb
There is a direct and vital connection
between the moral fibre of nation
and the teachings of its religious lead
ers. 1t is deeply to be deplored that
the finest families of the land no long
| er contemplate the devotion of one of
their sons to the gospel ministry. Mo-
tives of patriotism combine with con-
siderationS of religion to urge the i'm
portance of this.
A deep blow was struck at the life
of the newly founded northern king
dom of Israel when Jeroboam made
priests of the lowest of the people.
which were not of the sons of Levi.
An uneducated priesthood without the
Hottest religious ideals, was, and is,
national calamity. If the people are
| led Alright, and taught Alright, in things
religious, they will be able to deter
mine for themselves what is right in
| the lesser concerns of politics and
commerce and social thinking.
HeIped-To Help.
Terse Commons for January 8, "Bless-
ed-To Bless" Gen. 12:1-2; Ps.
1O7:1-S
Jesus indicated his claims to the
Messiahship by his divine helpfulness.
He went about doing good" His
deeds were the most direct proof of
his doctrine. To every man that had
need of him he was a brother. In this
| lifelong helpfulness he is the Chris
tian's model. For the only time he
| ever said to his disciples, Il have
given you an example," was after he
had performed a self-abnegating act
of mental service.
Every one of us can help some
one. We can help others in our
homes. Children can help by being
faithful and efficient, fathers by being
gentle and kind, mothers by being pa
tent and courageous. boys by being in
dustrious and quiet, girls by being
prompt and considerate, and being
willing to be helpful in such ways will
suggest countless helpful things that
we can do. We can take trouble for
others, uncomplaininglv We can fore
see necessities and prepare for them.
We can give up our own plans cheer
fully when we see that they interfere
with the plans of others, or cause
trouble to others. Sometimes a word
of praise will help. Sometimes a word
of warning. Sometimes a book or a
bunch Of flowers or little gift of
money, or a prayer. Sometimes
greeting or a word of commentator
sands of ways of helping if we want
to help"
The Bibles "blesses' simply records
truth. If certain things are true Of
a man. then he is pronounced "bless-
ed' or supremely happy. Some folks
are forever trying to count up the re-
wards of blesSedness, but blessed
ness is it's own reward. We do not feel
that something must be added to the
lot of the happy person to prove him
happy; the happiness itself is enough.
What more can one ask than the d.
vine hand of approval on ones head,
with it's all compromising BLESSED %
The rule OF the world is to Look
out for number one" Nothing could
be more antagonistic than this to the
teachings of Christ. His greatest doc
trine, the underlying principle of all of
his words and deeds, was that of self
sacrifice, looking out for number two.
Therefore he has given us the plain
message that to save our lives we must
sacrifice them.
To serve God one must sacrifice self.
1t will never be given to him who ex-
ats himself to know the glory and
blessedness of exalting God.
Serving God is real blessedness. No
evil can befall us when we are about
the Kings business. Sometimes he
may set us hard tasks, ard hide from
us the completed beauty of the work
we are doing, but, nevertheless, he is
work out well.
1t is a great blessedness that in all
our Christian service we have for a
co-laborer the Master himself.
The deeds we do for God are all
eternal deeds. To serve him here is
to prepare for the world where his
servants do serve him continually.
are in the thought that He whom we
serve knows our feeblest endeavor. He
not only sees every deed we do, and
every word we speak in the name of
love, but every holy aspiration. every
yearning for usefulness, every Christ
like desire is also known to his low
ing heart.
Joy. the "fullness of joy and life,
the life more abundantly," are never
we would expand into all the great
ness and sweetness and blessedness
possible to us we can do so only by
| unreservedly serving the living God.
The blessing of the Lord makes
rich. Of this spiritual riches it is re-
quired as the times are demanding of
material wealth, that they shall make
| a commensurate return to the world
in service. Christians are not reser-
NolrS' out springs ana streams to re-
fresh constantly increasing field of
growing helpfulneSs.
NEWS AND NOTES.
1t is estimated that the adherents
Of Christian Science number 100000.
Kaiser Wilhelm Of Germany has
become an advocate of total absti-
hence. In an address to the cadets
! OF one of the naval academies, recent
| ~. he expressed his opinion that
the nation which in the future uses