The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Following is summary of the prin-
cipal sermons recently delivered in the
United States and Canada by the leading
clergymen, priests, prelatcs, religious
teachers anu professors Of the Christian
faith. In every instance the full text has
been carefully read and abbreviated.
ATONEMENT-'ro deny the doctrine
of the atoncment is to make the universe
a relentless machine, and man u hope
less victim of its crushing. ponderous,
iron wheels.--Rev. $. NJ Brown, Bap-
fist, Kansas City, Mo.
NAPOLEON--A great heart is indis
pensable 10 a great man, The name Of
Napoleon is doomed 10 a second place
our Nineteenth century magazines to the
contrary notwithstanding. Clarence
7. Brown, Congrcgationalst, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
INTEMPERENCE Incompetence
rests upon America as a bliehtinc curse
1t is the nodding plume in the ranks of
wickedness that is making its deadly
charge on humanity. But it has a thouN-
and enemies today where il had one ID
year ago,-Rey. /. ID. Steele, Preshy-
hcilnH, flf, ituu
ORANCE-Iloweve learned lo
man may bc, ii is quite possible that he
may be spiritually ignorant. and the most
ilnteraie man. If taught by the spirit OF
God may knob more than he and br q BIZ
10 teach him.Rey. l.. Newton, Mctho
dist, Philadelphia, Pa.
QUESTIONS or THE HOUR-Thc
questions of the hour axe social questions
above all questions of tariff or finance.
however they effect commercial prosperity
they are questions that involve the very
existence Of society, moral questions, so
closely allied 10 religion that the church
must notice them.-Rcy. Henry Branch,
Presbyterian, Ellicott City. Md.
CHURCH WORK ERS-The church is
not a Saints Rest" II is not an asv-
lnm 1t is not hospital 1t ia not a
place even where our chief duty will be
10 save our own soul. The church is u
workers. --Rev. w. Maafee. Methodist,
Columbus. Ohio
LONE-l.ove is the essence Of religion.
II il the outhurst Of a heart that God
secs. Il is the sum total of the command
ments. Love MS Il Christian grace Is the
sum of all graces. Love can't do a wrong
Bishop Foster, Methodist, at Chicago. III.
BASIS OF Observation-Disclosures must
have some all-contruling thought of idcn.
There must lie some central figure or
some life-giving principle. Conluciuism
rests on code OF morals. Buddism rests
upon system of human philosophy, but
Christianity rests upon the character ana
integrity of person. Rev. G.. W. Glib
oney, presbyterian, Spokane. Wash
CHARACTER-Char is what God
thinks you are. reputation 10 what man
thinks you are. Character may. and
usually docs, make ones reputation. hut
not always. circumstances may so con
trol that good person is thought owl
End an evil person good. Character is
inward and reputation outward. Key.
9. A. Hare, Baptist Indianapolis. Ind.
DEBTS UNPAID-The requisite Of
prayer is restitution. II you have
wronred man you must repair the in
jury before God will hear YOU II yon
owe him debt you must cancel II. The
trouble with u grent many people * right
along this line. They don't pay their
debts. Rev. u. l.. Moody. Evangelist,
Atlanta, Ga.
ROOSEVELT FOR PRESIDENT
III the State Of New York would proposf
the name Of Theodore Roosevelt for th,
presidency. and enough other delegate,
could free themselves from the cowartics
and political bosses to nominate him nj
the next National convention, there are
enough people in these United States who
believe in his brave stand TO elect him
-Rev. Johnston Myers, Baptist, Chi
cago. Ill.
MONEY-Money is king We give frs
raut IN tho man who has arJ ,ogv /.
on the other side of the man who il with
out it, no matter how wise or good he may
he. We are not in love with the mora
reformcr. nor with the deform. if h,
means 10 affect our money ma king.--Rev
DIR. Young, Baptist, Richmond, Va.
THE GOLDEN RULE-Thc COLDER
rule is the gospel in nut she'll. Tn
world Is suffering from failure to ob
serve the golden rule. Nowhere IL thi
failure more noticeable and working NOR
harm than in the business world. Tn
rush TO get rich makes men forget tn
golden rule which insists upon fai
balance aud just deal.-Rey. II. Berg
stresses. Lutheran, Allegheny, Pa.
(. HAPPINESS-W Without God there ca
be no true happiness. All that the worl
cnn offer can not recOmpense man 70
the loss of his soul. 1t is only by sell
control. by abstinence from the world
pleasures. by modification of our NJ
petites and our passions that we ca
hope to gain that superlatiyc, that con
plete happiness-the reward God ha
promised us all in the end.-.Rev Fathe
Mnrtagh, Cain ollie. st. Joseph. Mo.
CHRISTIANITY Christianity come
az the fulhllment of the most real 81.
ments of our human life. 1t rounds gu
our love by opening il to the boundles
love Of God and all humanity. 1t fill
4 ~. our. JOY by refining and uplifting an
Aslowing our truest pleasures. 1t fin