The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-17

prayer Meeting Topic of the Dung
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
why Christianity Is the Hope of
Our Country.'-Ps. 9:1-2O.
Dare to think the days biggest
thoughts. Face the facts that are full
of destiny. Lift your head above the
rim of present circumstances and peer
into the near future that holds such
vast changes for our country. The
new order which lies just beyond the
close of the war is not exclusively an
affair of statesmen and philosophers:
1t touches deeply every man and wom-
an, boy and girl. So shrink not from
serious fearl ess attempt to under
stand the new order of life that has
come upon u.s." Of this nature is the
challenge that comes to every Endeav-
orer in this year 1916, as he looks into
such great themes as that set for
present study.
No nation ever has survived the
moral decadence of its people.
1t will take great remedies to meet
our present great needs. The cata-
clysm winch has overtaken humanity
mas shaken all the old completeness.
we know that new state of human
society Is certain to emerge There
fore we must seeks adequate support
for the altered institutions of the
new day. What else is adequate ex-
cept the Gospel which is responsible
for the best of what civilization has
already achieved.
Law, learning, charity. are insuffi-
Gent to save our nation from vice,
ignorance, and infidelity. But add to
them the practical morality of Chris
tianity, and a pure and honorable cit
izenship is assured-Cleland B. Nc
Afee.
Yet where else can brotherhood be
found than at the feet of that best
Brother of men, who taught all men
to say "Our Father"
Our country needs a new spirit of
loyalty to law. This, too, is to be
learned only in the faith that has
Eleven Commandments for the order
ing of all human relationship; and
a God who is sovereign Lord; and
a Redeemer who obeyed the civil law
even to the unresisting surrender OF
his own life.
| Our country needs a more social
mind. In this. thanks to Christian
leaders, within and without the
church. we are making progress. The
common veal is upon the common
mind. With new sense of reality
we are coming to apply the healing
helping, holy principles of Jesus. The
best thought of the twentieth centur,
perceives that nothing can be good fol
any part of the people that is not good
| for all the people. Applied Chris
tianity will bring the day when "al
mems good shall be each mans aim
Our country needs Justice. Anif
agony and delays the race has beer
slowly emerging from the swav of in
Justice. There never before were in
the world so many persons, in place!
high and low, who have a passion fol
all classes. The oppressed and tn,
poor nave more friends and advocate
than ever. All the flaming socia
truths of Holy Writ are being newt,
applied to the actualities of everv dav
Christs Kingdom is surely coming
bringing sheer justice in its train.
Our country reeds liberty w,
have so much that the necessity e.,
more is apparent. In larger, noble
terms we are interpreting the worf
liberty" with its emancipations from
caste olStlnction, from prisons of dis
ease and poverty, from the thraIldorr
of hurtful environment and debasin.
appetites and from ancient wrono
and usages. The breaking of OF.
chains is being declared by the ringin,
words of Christ I'VE shall know III,
truth, and the truth shall. make va,
free"
Given a sincere and steadfast low
atty to a great God, and a people "a,
never cease to rise irto larger, fire !.
and nobler life.
Christianity p-escribes all tina
makes for the welfare of .. nation
, AMI proscribes all that tends to It
hurt.
Father in heaven. who lowest ALL
o help Thy children when they call:
That they may build from age TO age
An undefiled heritage.
; Teach us to rule ourselves Away,
Controlled and clearly night and day;
That we may bring. if need arise.
No MANNED or worthless sacrifice.
! Teaca US to look. in all our ends.