The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
World Prayer Union
SuNDay lime II

SUNDAY, JUNE II.
Hymn-"When the storms of Life Are
Raging" No. 225 Gospel Hymns.
Scripture Reading-The Genesis story of
the Flood.
Prayer.
Hymn-"More Love to Thee o Christ"
No. $50 Gospel Hymns.
Golden Text for the week-who shall
tr.bulation, distress, or persecution, or
famine. or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Nay. in all these things we are more than
cOnquerors thru Him that loved us.-Rom.
s:S5, 81.
The Bible is a marveiously wonder
full book The more we read 1t, the
more fully We understand the reason
it has bee preserved thruo'.t the ages,
and why for centuries it has been
called holy.
In our study of the scriptures. VIC
find that there are two ways OF read
ing every Bible story: One way is to
read according to the letter." anoth-
er way Is to give to every person and
place mentioned in the narrative, its
true underlying meaning. For in
stance, in the story under considera-
ton, the Bible says, Noah means rest
comfort, Gen. 5:2s; Flood. trouble
Ps. 69:1, 2; olive leaf, the church of
| Christ, Jcr. 11:f6. The dove SYM
! bolizes peace. The raven, evil. Hast :
ing's Bible dictionary defines the ark
as the representative of Jahweh, the
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| ence on the field of battle is the war
| rant of victory, its absence is the ex-
PLANTATION of defeat. Its home was the
| inner sanctuary of the temple"
| Have We not long enough read the
| Bible according to the letter? Is it
not time TO make it a practical glide
| for daily and hourly need? At his
moment the world is in a great flood
which has resulted from the thoughts
| of selfishness, envy and greed. There
ic h1If h w In
are left behind and those who go to
| the front to do, and that is to every
| moment know that lit is not by might
nor by power but thru the spirit of
truth and justice, that victory must be
! won.
| Noah's ark or "Thy Closet" as the
Great Teacher called it, is the secret
place of rest and comfort within every
man. This great love presence is
plenty iarge enough for all that be-
dove), strength (eagle), innocence
| Qamb), power CIon), and wisdom
| (serpent) are all there. Their food is
meekness, faith and brother love.
First from this secret place within,
we are to send out all evil thoughts
(symbolized by the raven) never to
return. If you refuse to let them
come back, they will stay out until
the waters are dried up (until they
vanish with the evil conditions they
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thoughts of peace on earth and good
will toward all men, If they find
confusion and discord. they will re-
turn. Send them forth again and
again. finally they will bring back a
response from those who love justice
love and truth-("the church OF
Christ"). Within only is found the love
that faileth never. In his book, Love
the Supreme Gift" Henry Drummon6
explains that love is like a beam OF
light; that as a sunbeam passes thru
a crystal prism and comes out on the
other side broken up into the colors
of which it is composed red, orange
yellow, green, blue and violet; SO love
may pass thru the prism of mans in
spired mind, and come out On the 9th
er side broken up into
Patience, Love suffereth long"
Kindness, And is kind"
Generosity, Love envieth not
Humility. Love vaunteth not"
Unselfishness, "SeeketiI not it
own"
Good temper, us not provoked
Gentleness, Takes no account o
evil"
The marvellous prism is the bow
in every dark cloud that appears il
the heaven of your mind. This is tn
token of the covenant. which 1 hav'
established between me and all flesl
that is upon the earth Let not you
| heart be troubled"
Ida REINIGER HARDY,
Topeka, Kan. 1871 Lane ST