The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-27
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY w. T. ELLIS
Fer July 2s Is Gods Gracious Invi-
tation."-Isa. Oh. SIS.
His Other Name Is Love.

Fer July 20 Is Gods Gracious Invi-
tation."-Isa. Oh. SIS.
His Other Name Is Love.
A mans first spontaneous thought
of every person he knows is a picture
IF some one action, incident or aspect
of that personality. Later, the mans
whole life may come into review, but
The first glimpse is of particular
chara cteristic. The same law applies
TO ones attitude toward religion. NO
body thinks 4 whole system of the
ology concerning the person whose
name the religion of civilization bears.
Just what this immediate, spontane-
Gus thought of people may be toward
Christianity is of vital importance.
Do they look upon it as a court OF
stern and inexorable justice. which
every human frailty? Is it a Sleep
less Eye, eager to discover mortals in
wrong-doing? Is it system of rigor-
Gus and cramping rules of conduct?
Or is it a scheme of general philan-
thropy?
The Statue in the Hospital.
Doubtless there will be general
agreement of opinion that the sculp-
Tor, Thorwalson, was right in his con-
oeption of the white Christ. When
he set out to make a statue of Jesus
in a characteristic attitude he cd not
portray Him with a whip of cords in
His hand, nor in debate with the law
yers, nor a worker of miracles. In
stead. as the replica of the statue
which stands in the rotunda of a great
southern hospital shows, he has chos-
en- as the characteristic attitude of
The Christ and His gospel, that of in
v:tation; and every one who enters
this house of healing beholds figure
Of the tender hearted Jesus with out
stretched hand of entreaty. saying
Come unto me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and L will give you
lest" This word come" condenses
and comprehends all the New Tesla
ment teaching. and it is found in the
loftiest utterance Of the Old Tesla
:nent as this lesson shows-"Ho. every
one that thirsteth, come We to the
waters. and he that hath no money,
wine and milk without money and
without price"
The Fifth Avenue Parade.
It is refreshing to find something
in these days that does not bear a
price tag. 1t is the fashion of our
materialistic times to put it upon
everything. 1T costs so much to live"
is the universal complaint of men and
women who are spending all the mon
ey they can by any means make-and
spending, too, powers far more pre-
ward accessories of modern existence
while missing too often, the realities
of life.
For that is a sad part of the situa-
ton. 1t is forever pay! pay pay!"
and yet get nothing that is worth
while. Contrast the prophets terms
Ct entrance into the best society-the
society of the true, the pure, the noble
with the cost of indulgence in the
fads and fancies of the smart set.
These are very modern words which
the old prophet spoke: ''Wherefore
do ye spend money for that which is
not bread, and your labor for that
which satisfieth not?" Any one who
has seen with discerning eyes the Eas-
ter parade on Fifth avenue, or that
larger and more cosmopolitan one on
the Boardwalk at Atlantic City is
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity" or
those other words. THE whole world
walketh in a vain show" It's an out
ward seeming that gives no real in
ward joy. Today everybody who can
do so goes away on a vacation and
the main object sought is not the
pleasure or profit of the outing, but
merely the vanity of being able to
conform to fashion and of having the
experience to brag about to less for
tunate neighbors. The sheer foolish
1
life of the times that is consuming the
| spirits blood of people for whom
their Maker planned better things, Is
! enough to make the angels weep. Al
least the world is being sobered by the
war that is stripping civilization OF
many of its vain trappings.
The Fat and the Lean.
The world requires no proof of its
own deep dissatisfaction with itself
/
frankly confess that they and thei,
neighbors are spirit sick, spirit hun.
cry, and spirit thirsty. That is what
really ails society. 1t is trying to sat
isfy its profound moods by gratifying
its empty desires. Therefore, the pen.
Upon the faces that We see all abou
Us.
We are living in a day of lat cir
cumstances and lean souls. We ar.
feeding our bodies luxuriously ant
starving our spirits miserably. TIL,
1 husks of materialism are no food fo
the man whom God has made livini
spirit in His own IMAGE We need ire
| mendously to hear this wise wore
from the ancient Hebrew writings
Eat We that which is good. and lie
your souls delight Itself in fatress
Better big life in little house thai
a little life in big house. Richnes
and largeness of spirit are more to b
desired than any of the blessing Of es
tate. There are too many ''Tomlin
sons of Berkeley Square," who live tn
conventional round, but never groy
soul that even Satan can resoect
The Long Look.
He who lives a life of the spiri
should have the patience of the trul
spiritual. The monkeys are despise
Of the jungle folk because they ar
, always in a hurry, and cannot pla
for more than a day at a time. A
= strong creatures win their souls 1
patience. God shows His Godship b
His willingness to wait. He is neve
in hurry: the eternal years are Hi.
The Proverb has it Gods payday
sure, but it does not always core O
Saturday" AL of His plans includ
two worlds. Russia and Rome ar
but incidents with Him to whom
thousand years are as day. Lookin
backward from heavens batt1ement
we may discern a meaning in orr pYes