The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04

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Of God!" sent the flower Of Europe's
chivairy up to the walls Of Jerusalem.
so this Pauline slogan. can do It IN
His power has routed paganism,
established reforms, redeemed lives
and set truth upon throne. After I
sentence OF Scripture, I am prepared
to say that the young person who will
accept it in his deepest heart, and
make it q life motto. is best equipped
for the service OF Christ IN this world
There simply is no withstanding this
sort Of God-assured disciple.
christ's strength is promised for
mans service. He who said. go We"
FIRST said, "All power is given unto
Me-"
These are heart-searching days
among Christians. A new sense OF the
shortcomings OF the church possesses
reforms entirely outside of organized
religion, and the oft-repeated sugges-
ton that the world IL leading the
church instead of the church leading
Germ. The lack of great prophets. to
whose gospel message the world
throngs. is one Of the lamentable
signs Of the times. What is the an
swer and the remedy? Simply more
all things through Christ" Given
that conviction, which animated her
in apostolic days, and in all other
times of power, and the church Will
lie Irresistible. So long as she depends
upon her wealth "a peril of today,
CT upon her worldly wisdom, or upon
the social and political and CONNER
cial prestige of her members, the
church will be impotent. Once she
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ly upon His promised power, the
church will sweep forward to I'M
dreamed of victories.
One God-infused personality in q
human group is the most powerful of
all social service agencies.
The fortitude Of faith fears naught
but disloyalty to Christ. Any one of
us may look about him and see weak
women made strong for hard. heavy
and long tasks by their trust in Jesus.
Invalids have made sfck-chambers
into throne-rooms by that Same con-
fidence. Business men have faced dis
aster undismayed, in order to keep
their covenant with Christ Christian
workers have dauntlessly gone for
ward in service which worldly wis
dom would call madness, but which
God has honored with extraordinary
success.
There are a hundred things which
q Christian would not dare attempt
alone. but which, with Christ, he es-
says undismayed.
Many visitors to Niagara Falls have
seen the wonderful power-houses.
wherein the mighty waters generate
electricity for thousand purposes.
The street car system OF Buffalo is
run by this power-and SO is the sin
gle sewing machine of the poor tailor
| in rear alley. All the streets of the
! great city are lighted at night by tt
and SO IL the one small hall bedroom
I Of the poor boy just in from the coun-
| for enormous service; but not too
great for the humblest Individual
| need. All of which is q parable of the
power Of Christ. His strength il CIV
en- for mighty world movements--and
for the enabling Of the least of his
disciples in personal weakness. The
greatness Of God is not too great to
| supplement the smallness OF the least
of all saints. The power of Christ
may be commanded by all the people
Of Christ for all the purposes OF
Christ.
Standing on this pinnacle truth, one
sees long line of saints and martyrs
and prophets and apostles who have
tested Christ's enabling, and found il
true. The unbroken witness of the
church bears testimony to the suffi-
cheney of the Masters strength for the
disciples need.
The creed that made Paul the
Apostle can do all things through
Christ''-is still able to make new
Pauls for our present day.
The best warrant for noble ambi.
ton in youth are these words Of
Scripture: Il can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me-"
1t is not the beauty nor costumes
nor inherent strength of the trOlle,
car that gives it power on the tract
for its work; but the steadfastness o.
. it's connection with the power house
So also mighty Christians are no
merely strong; they are strengthened
A new audacity possesses the dis
ciple as he fronts such entrenche,
evils as the liquor traffic and sucl
colossal tasks as world-evangelization
when he realizes that his strength i
e all the illimitable strength of God
. II can-through Christ
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
He who has lost confidence ca
t lose nothing more.-Boiste.
Every one is as God has made hin
o and oftentimes 2 great deal WORSE
: Cervantes.
!. All things that are on earth sha
= wholly pass away.
: Except the love of God, which sha
= live and last for aye.
- Bryant.
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= Everywhere in life the true ques
- ton is not what we gain but what "
% do.-Carlyle.
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5, Cleanliness of body was ever e.
!. teemed to proceed from due revel