The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-23

have sown.
Shall pass on to ages-an about me for
gotten.
Save the truth have spoken. the
good I have done.
God never gave q man q thing to do
concerning which 1t were irreverent to
ponder how the Son Of God would have
done itcGeorge Macdonald.
EvERYBoDY'S Bible BOX.
OIL have noticed the word church
in the Bible, but it never seems to be
used as We do. What IL the proper un-
derstanding Of tho word? tH. K. b
Answer.-It il customary in our day to
meetings are held regularly as churches,
but this 10 contrary to the scrfpturai
usage and. We believe. has its disadvan-
used, signifies a congregation OF the Lord q
people, and has no reference whatever to
the place where they meet. Wherever two
or three meet in faith IN the that
He is in their midst: and the Apostle
assures us that they would constitute an
Ecclesia, a Church. conEregation OF the
Lord. Thus all true Christians. wherever
they meet, whether it be in a house. a
theater, what we commonly call q
church, really constitute d church. In
b larger ScuBS, IU0 WVlU AZ O0CO " AOAOA
to all Christians. the entire company OF
Christians from Christ's day to the pres
ent time under their one Lord. Head and
Master.
Q.-why does the Bible contain so many
things that hardly seem proper in a
book for general reading? On. d.
Answer-When it Is remembered that
the Hebrew Scriptures contain history. az
well as the law and the prophecies. and
that their histories. genealogies. etc.
where the more explicit in detailing cir
cumstances because OF the expectancy
that tho promised Messiah would come in
q particular line from Abraham, we see
reason for tho recording Of certain
the light Of this nineteenth century. For
instance. q clear record OF the origin OF
the nations Of the Moabites ana Of the
Ammonities. and Of their relationship to
bly, the necessity in the historians mind
for . full history Of their nativity. Like
wise . very detailed account Of Judah q
children il given. Of whom came David.
the king through whom the genealogy
Of Joseph. her husband, is traced back
to Abraham Doubles the IN, NECESSITY OF
was the more important, since OF this
tribe Genesis 4s:10) was to come the
ruling King Of Israel, as well as the
tiae Of detail not given In other in
stances.
Q.-why do animals have to suffsr when
the curse was pronounced only upon man.
A. AnswsT.Mw R Adam violated God.
Law and came under the penalty. death.
that penalty. brought with it all the sui
the world today. The degradation 1.
physical. mental and moral. In none OF
this were the animals directly included.
but there fs a sense In which they were
Influenced by tho death sentence which
passed upon all men. for man was their
king. OF the righteous Adam, God said,
after our likeness let them have dominion
over the fish Of the sea, and over the
fowl OF the air. and over the CATTLE and
over all the earth. and over every creep
Ing thing that creepeth upon the earth
Genesis 1:26). When the king had lost
the vigor Of his perfection, tho kingdom
soon degenerated to Its present condition.
mankind has full dominion. we cannot
know how much Of suffering this has
brought to the animals, but believe that
our Scientists are correct In assuming
that they know practically nothing Of
physical suffering. 1t seems evident that
In most cases where there 10 the appear
ance Of suffering. fear IL the real cause.
Q.-Every shoulder seems to bear its
burden today. Can you tell mo why there
(E. 81
Answer.-Our first parents. perfect and
amid perfect surroundings, were tisobed-
lent to their Creator and thereby came
under the sentence OF death-'sDying thou
shalt die" The carrying out Of the SEN
tence involved their expulsion from Eden
their alienation from Divine favor their
toiltng and contention with thorns and
thisties for the maintenance OF life. AS
sin brought sorrow, more sin brought
more sorrow. not only to the dying pair
but, naturally, to all their Offspring. who
inherited only what the parents had to
8tve-blemiBhed conditions under q death
sentence AZ centuries rolled by, the
higher elements OF character. which were
The reign Of sin soon held sway Violence
fills the earth-stxffe. salfishness, conten-
ton. The human family scatters through
out the earth. seeking elysian fields but
not finding them. Degradation and death
continue their hold. while certain fallen
angels prey upon the human family and
seek to entice them into evil, and would
do much more Of this. II not divinely him
dered. Unwilling to retain God in theiI
minds, loving sin and it's momentary
pleasures. God permits the sinners t.
take their course, and some OF them gc
, down almost to the level Of the brute
ana some. indeed. below that level. What
q sad sight. What q terrible tragedy
Mono ever staged can compare to it. The
only hope Of betterment II in the prom.
ased establishment OF Gods kingdom.
| CHURCH NOTICES.
Announcements OF Sunday church
services must reach the State journal
ONCE by ESQ o'clock Friday Of each
week to insure publication.
First Methodist Episcopal church