The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-03

ring. the proof that there Il life and
pardon and joy by the merit Of the
men.
Occasionally have borne messages
from children in foreign lands to par
come have received. because I came
In the name Of the SON. Not for my
self. but for the sons sake was given
glad greeting. The experience family
mirrors the great truth Of this verse.
The Father accepts US In the Beloved.
It is the friendship Of Christ that opens
wide tho doors of the Fathers house to
US. His Is the name, and the only
name. whereby comes salvation.
One of the tragedies of life with
which q traveller becomes familiar Is
the parting OF kindred and friends at
steamship docks and railroad stations.
The pictures which the thought calls
up pain the heart even as the words
are penned. What Undesirable an
guish! Oh. the breaking mother hearts.
as sons sail away! Woe Is the separa-
ton Of husband and wife! Yet all
these tragic separations only family
figure forth what it must have cost
the Father in heaven to send forth His
Son. and upon such a mission. Yes. He
gotten Son. Well may the apostle
who saw deepest into the truth of love
cry Herein Is love- Only the un-
clouded vision OF eternity will enable
heart paid for the winning back Of the
wandering children.
Here runs an eternal law: God SO
loved that He gave" Love al
ways gives. That is its one most char
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is not love. Selnshness seeks: love Law
ishes. From the mother who pours out
her life in ministry to her babe. to the
veteran patriot who gladly dies on the
battlefield from love of country, this
one trait Of self-giving is the essential
mark Of love. By this test may we
know the genuineness and sacredness
Of any love whatsoever. Only the CIV
ing love is the living love.
The old false puritanical notion
that some things are too good to be
true" colors our thinking about the
grace Of God. To a mind SO twisted
it seems incredible that the greatest
boon in the universe, salvation, should
be granted for mere faith in the Sa-
viour. We need to remember that in
the loving economy Of God nothing is
too good to be true" And all the
best things of life, such as love, and
fresh air and ability to think and good
traffic, but are like this greatest boon
Of all, free and unmerited gifts More
over, If we had to traffic for salvation,
what medium of exchange could we
offer that would buy SO great a treas
ure? AS well might a Yorkshire peas
ant sigh tor the crown jewels In the
Tower Of London as for any of us to
hope to win to eternal life and bliss
by any possessions or power of our
own. If salvation is to be had at all.
he hvy ha fv nf hA
King, who IL also q Father.
Nearness to the beloved is loves
greatest desire. Because he loves US,
God has planned to gather all his
great family close to himself.
Every community is to be valued in
the terms Of its cost If any be tempt
consider what It costs the Father and
the Son.
God is the great democrat. That is
why the ''Whosoever" bulks so large
in this verse. Whatever he offers to
one is offered to all. and upon the
same terms For. as Dan Crawford Is
fond of saying. God is no snob."
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
am unaware of anything that has
a right to be called an mpossibility.-
Thoms B. HUXLEY.
1t is right to be contented with
what we have but never with what
we are.-Anon.
The soul alone. like neglected harp.
Grows out Of tune. and needs a
hand divine;
Dwell thou within it, tune and touch
Till every note and string shall
answer thine!
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
An idle rumor of evil is never idle
~o'A'' > Q
The face is made every day by its
morning prayer and by its morning
look out Of the windows which open
upon heaven-@'o:sph Parker.
I ask Thee for the daily strength
To none that ask denied:
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping by thy side:
Content to fill q little space
If thou be siorified-
The men whom I have seen succeed
best in life have always been cheerful
and hopeful men, who went about
their business with q smile on their
faces and took. their changes and
chances OF this mortal life like men.
came.-Charles Kingsley.
HERYB0DY'S Bible BOX.
OIL must admit an absurdity in the
and one u to three as three Is to one