The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27


Than stand and look into. rs face:
And ear rs voice say-"Well?'"
The New Law Of Life.
Right here is an opportune place
to quote Moffatt's version of the pas
sage from Johns letter which IL as
signed as today's lesson text:
"As you know He is just. be sure
that every one who practices right
eousness is born of Him. Born Of
Him. Think what a love the Fa-
Their has for us, in letting us be called
children of Godi' That is what We
are. The world does not recognize
us? That is simply because It DID
not recognize Him. We are children
of God now. beloved; what we are to
be is not apparent yet. but we do
know that when He appears. we are
to be like Him-for we are to see
Him as He is. And everyone who
rests this hope on Him, purifles him.
self, as He is pure. Everyone who
commits sin commits 1awlessness; sin
Is lawlessness, and you know He ap-
peared to take our sins away. In
Him there is no sin; anyone who re-
mains in Him does not sin-anyone
who sins has neither seen nor known
Him. Let no one deceive you, my
dear children: he who practices
righteousness is Just, as He is just;
he who commits sin belongs to the
devil. for the devil is q sinner from
the very beginning. We know
what love is by this, that He laid
down His life for us; so we ought to
lay down our lives for the brother
hood. But whoever possesses this
worlds goods. and notices his brother
in need, and shuts his heart against
him, how can love to God remain in
him? My dear children. let us put
our love not into words or into talk
but into deeds, and make it real.
Thus it is that we may be sure
we belong to the truth and reassure
ourselves whenever our heart con-
dennis us; for God is greater than
our heart, and He knows all. If our
heart does not condemn us, beloved,
ing God, and we get from Him what
ever we ask, because we obey His
commands and do what is pleasing in
His sight. Now this is what He
commands. that we believe in the
name of His Son Jesus Christ, and
love one another as He has COM
manded us to do
The War Cross.
Soldier faith is cross faith. Pro-
testant chaplains say that the army
has shown them afresh the place of
the cross and the sacraments. The Sa-
viour's sacrifice is real to these men
who reverently feel that they are fol-
lowing in its train. I have put into
the form of cross my little tribute to
the troops:
This War of The Gross
Cross of Worlds Woe
Cross of Righteousness
Cross that Makes Us Free
Red Cross of Compassion
Binds All Mankind to the Cross of Christ.
He Taught Our Men How to Die for .
selfishness, the Welfare of the Weak and
Height Of Sacrifice. Bearers
of the Cross, Sharers Of the
Cause, Find Christ in
France, as in Disdain Of
Death. They Give Their
Bodies, in Love and In Loy--
atty, an Offering for Right,
in Obedience to God, and
in Fellowship with Him
Who Died to Save Us All.
After Him They Follow.
Sparing No Service.
Stunning No Sacrifice,
His Mercy Their Hope,
His Example Their Spur.
rhrists Cross, on Flag, on Breast, or On
Grave. symbolizes the Spirit Of our
Splendid Soldiers.
tan? 1t means taking up the cross of
Christ, as His follower and helper and
friend. 1t means doing His work,
walking His way and wearing His
name. It means growing like Him and
living after the fashion He set, by the
power He gave 1t means keeping
company with His friends. IN high
happiness of heart and hope of ~heav-
en-. 1t means a passionate devotion to
those great ends for which CE-.s.
lived and died-a crusading career for
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