The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-10

| has gone before and awaits his ar
rival. The presence of Christ is the
browning glory of heaven This joy
Gus hope of the Christian has been
exquisitely expressed by Fanny eros
by, whose once blind eyes now see the
King in His beauty:
And I no more as now shall sing;
But. o, the joy when l shall wake
Within the palace of the King.
/ Cannot tell how soon twill be,
But this I know-my All in All
| Has now a place in heavn for me-
Some day. when fades the golden sun
Beneath the rosy tinted west,
My blessed Lord shall say, Well done?
And I shall enter into rest.
| Some day; till then III watch and wait
My lamp all trimm'd and burning bright
That when my US; Saviour HR Pc I'll the i gab5e
/ The heavenly life on earth makes
heaven lovely and desirable to all who
witness it.
| sIf then We were raised together
with Christ, seek the things that are
above, where Christ is, seated on the
right hand of Cod
Some deaths are invitation to etern-
| ity. Almost every mature life con-
| templates those who nave gone before
in triumphant death. Some there pc
| to whom heaven seems natural
| habitation They exhaled heavenl1-
ness when on earth. They made ready
| for eternity, and helped make others
so. by their earthly life. The life hid
with Christ here below not only pre-
| pares for the life fellowship above,
but it also reveals Christ to the world
To all-of us there come hours when
we want to lay down the burdens OF
life, and escape it's miSunderStand1ngS
We grow tired of our own feeble faith
and our oft-time SHINING. The cares OF
existence so crowded upon US that we
| cry with the apostle, in his hour OF
| announcement that to depart and be
with Christ is far better. In such a
mood the Gamer thought OF eternity
should be sustaining and heartening:
| There our powers VIII not rag, ana
our zeal will not faint. Nobody will
| misunderstood US, and we ourselves
shall also know fully" The poor
powers which plague US by their In
| effectiveness will there be exchanged
| for glorious strength. Holiness will
| be easier there than SHINING is here.
Endless opportunity-rhati is what the
new life spells; so why not wait for it
in patient preparations
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
our being but to deserve happiness
| Fichte.
The glory of life is to love. not to
not to be served.-Hugh Black
Oh, well, friend Death, good friend thou
shall be free when thou art through;
There must be somewhere work to do;
A Christians usefulness depends
solely upon his relationship to Christ
and the accuracy with which he re-
fleets the divine likeness.--Henry
Drummond.
Let the words of my mouth and the
meditations of my heart be acceptable
in Thy sight, o, Jehovah, my
Rock, and my Redeemer-Ps 1914.
+ I. j
In the maddening maze OF things,
And tossed by storm and flood,
To one fixed trust my spirit clings;
know that God is good!
No man can get a blessing and keep
it all to himself without having 1t like
stagnant water in his SOUL. but If it
overflows to others it shall become q
perennial spring to himself and to the
world.-Wilton Merle Smith.
Bible Study XVI
The Book of Daniel.
General Questions Not on Daniel.
l. How many and where were the Cities
2 What was the scapegoat?
3. what were PlylacCerleS!
4. What is the Apocalypse? Decalogue?
Pentateuch?
5. Where in the Bible do we find
Cleanliness is akin to godliness
6. What two chapters in the Bible are
almost exactly alike?
7. Which is the shortest verse in the
Bible? Which contains all the letters of
the alphabet but one?
8. What number was considered the
8: How long was Sabbath days jour
ney? Why so called?
10. In connection with what man do we
IL. Which book Of the Bible was writ
ten partly in Hebrew and partly In Chal-
IL. Which of the Old Testament char
acters is said to present life without an
imperfectfon?
Bible first given to the Scripture?
Ia. How was Elijah taken to heaven7
15. How long was Noah In building the
le, What is the title for Israels twelve
IT. How many and who of those who
left Egypt were permitted to enter Canaan
Is. Why was Moses barred from enter
70. What ceremony is common to all
20. which is the "Bible Lovers" PsaIm7
Sad Name? The Longest Psalm2
81. What man was not buried for about
200 years after his death?
acter in the Bible?
2S: What at! man mar restored another to life
"a Who is known as the Sweet Singer
of Israeli?
25: what. prophet caused an iron axe
20. How many and who are the per-
sons mentioned In the Bible being pun
"a. What Bible incident is the origin Of
the olive branch as an emblem of peace?
e: What is the 90. origin of the name ne
20. Make one statement for Mirmiam-