The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

world; 1t was at his feet; he would
enjoy It at his ease.
s.Thou foolish one! This night II
thy soul required Of thee! Thus tne
disconcerting verdict Of GOD. He nao
goods. which God asked not: but OF
soui which God demanded. he had
less than little. II he had put ms
wealth into his soul, or into his iei-
iowmen's souls, he might have had
something of a showing to make Wnen
he appeared before GOES eSa Sscrintmrai
ORIGIN Of Kipling's "Tomlinson was
Il FRANKLIN who said. Empty tny
nurse into thy head?" A starved soul
in an overfed body is a spectacle
which all good angels view Win Ha'"-
gled sorrow and contempt.
Ono Of tho Days Big Problems.
That blistering word "foot ~. wsntia wn,In
Nazarene. sticks to the person whose
nroiects are all for getting rich ana
for safexuarding the future by more
money. instead Of being rich toward
God" .>+.,
a snoiled imitation of a MANI Be
cause ali the parental projects Tor
hin, have taken the form OF spenolns
money. The dreams of fathers Tor
their sons are built on 1ounoatlon
Of gold. That Is why ). camPoen s1poss
4 4AAA0SAOAe~~>S
cries. "The rich mans son has not
fair chance nowadays. Ine COM
mnnitv ana the world face the loss OF
a host of youth who should oe greet
assets. Instead, they are money-h'so'
and money-marr1ed.
novertv for our children. Prudence
and foresight have deteriorated INTO
| covetousness and coWard1ce. Aet US
give our sons character ana en1ciency
even If the giving takes naA1 tne
time we now spend In money-maKlns
and we may trust them anywhere
in the future, and trust the future
| with them. AS we look about we see
how the loss of many a mans fortune
has really been the making OF ms
sons and daughters. snali We NJ -
bequeath more life and less money 20
our children? The old darky slave
who had eaten his masters poultry
made a philosophic answer wnen ne
said, "Massa, youse got less cnlcAen'
but youse got more Niger
,s going on forever. Jesus pointed
out the peril of property; It has ten,
6encv to blur or blind the spiritual
vision. Would that we might be con
) sumed by such a hunger ana tnlrst
} after God Himself as would deliver
us rom ali lesser ambitions. q. H
: Morrison tersely gives the reason fol
this longing for God: I'VE do no'
crave for God because He is glorious
we do not crave for God because ne
|, is sovereign. We are just n0meslcn
that is the meaning Of it We crave
. for God because He is our home.
!. The Religion OF Today.
3 Irerse Comments for March
: "Twelve Great Verses. 1ll-Ins
Love Verse" John AIS.
fRY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.)
This il the day Of a religion OF love
h The sterner teachings OF our Iatnei.
+ are being sent to the attic, along VIII
: their beaver hats and ruined snlt
8 fronts A great discovery Is TINS ngv r5s
q ono. that in the very essence OF M
. nature God is love. He seeks the wei
y fare and happiness Of his creatures
s He has no pleasure IN the death o
the wicked. Mans good ts Goa
glory. Thus we understand Coz
4 with fresh vision: and this newer con
. ception of Him is being written int
j, hnmanitarian measures in Legislation
; land social service activities amoni
= men. Because God loves we must low
:. too. The reasoning Is Johns IN tn
e first century, but the application !
ours in the twentieth century. LII
r in God is life in love. From q differ
il ent anRle. we have come to behol
n the real irreligion of hatred. malice
: jealousy, and all evil thinking
n Thoughts of love and its at
): tributes good will, trustfulness
% and optimism-are all God-havore
e thoughts So far as it goes. the da
is right IN plas'af 1ospsi Of rs ,ovs
Some things pass definition. A
e the poets and philosophers an
lI novelfsts have for ages been Wr1tin
'I about the love of man for woma
y ,, and woman for man. One might rea
| -
ls and still not understand the divtn
= passion. One hours experience ovel
- leaps an age Of definition. Two youn
- lovers know more Of love In da
"a than the speculative philosopher hs
ID been able to learn in lifetime
- Of God. 1t must be experienced to
t. understood. Many an untutored pea
Of ant. afire with the passion for CO.
has reached heights Of spiritui
comprehension denied to the learne
-, scientist. We learn God by the hear
~ ~ So to know Him IL to discover tn,
rt God is love"
u Love of love makes the sentime1
ed talist; love of God makes the sain
of Nobody can exaggerate the love
at God. We may misinterpret it, al
ne substitute for it a mere mushy sent
w mentality which recks not of eth
nd law or Of divine ideals. But the po
a is right who sings:
For the love of God IL broader
ais Than the measure of mans min
ed And the heart Of the Eternal
ly, Ia most wonderfully kind"
he
to Some other things naturally
re- with love. Loyalty IL one. LawIe
mt, love, Of any sort, Is not love but
ms cense There are two lobes to the h
ad man heart and to the human brai
ly. and there are two lobes to love: o
ng is marked loyalty and the other u
he self'.hnea. n either ~ theses qua