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

certainty of its uccessors-Rev. W. II.
Jones, Epscopalian, Cleveland, Ohio.
ADAM AND EvE-Adam is not the
name of an individual but a descriptive
term. Its original meanings are the
| earth man." red Garth" low born.
etc Eve also is not an individual name,
but signifies womankind in general. Para
| disc is not place to be located geogrnph-
| ically. 1t means literally pleasure
land. and stands for a condition of enjoy
ment. Il state of sensihihty and con
sciousuess in word. life. itself. REV. l.
IL. Squires, Uniyersalisi, Rochester \.
THE NEW woMAN-She is in trade
she is in all the professions. she is in
shops. and store and factories she is in
schools and colleges, she is almost every
where in active life and feeling with her
brothers an equal responsibility IN the
high aim of making life and the home
and the work better, swcctcr. and more
beautiful. We hail her with joy and
bless God for the new woman. -Rcv. Il.
II. Pullman, universalist, Baltimore.
Md.
BIGOTRY-A man Is not liberal sim.
ply because he holds advanced or radical
opinions. Whether he is liberal ar not
will dcpenh upon the spirit ia which he
unsympathetic. scorntul, intolerant and
irreVcrcnt.-s such II man is not liberal.
He il n bigot, no matter how freely liz
has discarded the traditional crcods or
how vehcmently he dcnounces the author
ity Of pope. council, church or priest
hood Rev G.. W. Weudte, Unitarian,
Oakland, Cal.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS Why do
people stay away from church on Sun
day. I'll tell you why the great majority
remain away. Its because Of the Sun
day newspaper. The Sunday newspaper
i the root Of much that is evil. The
Sunday newspaper is II curse. II draws
men away from the contemplation of the
gospel OF God and the kingdom of eternal
bliss They stay from church and read
OF worldly things. furgetfW of God aud
his priceless treasures. Good Christians
have no time for sunday ncrspa
Rev. John fl. Mason, Baptist, New ia-
ven. Conn.
PATRIOTISM Our flag should be
symbol of purity. We should cherish
our institutions and principles. Anarchy
and lawlcssnosS should be- put down 10y
the strength Of public opinion ur with
arms II necessary. We should honor
our heroes We should teach our chill
yate an intense American spirit. There
is no room in this country for any other
Nag than old Glory. Above that flag
nothing but the Bible, for without the
Divine Word. we should have ncithrr
flag nor country. Rev. Or. Diusmorc,
Presbyterian. Sau Jose, California.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION our pub
lie schools are justly forb'ddcn TO enter
tho domain OF religious instruction. Even
the pupils perhaps unwisrly, are much
given 80 the discussion and application
Of subtle problems beyond reach OF the
chili's mind And So we ARE fpr,ri
practically TO admit that there !. no dci-
mite provision for the systematic ustruc-
ton iu she thugs of the spirit, save the
mcaEer hour of the Sunday school. THIS
1, thn enc attempt to bring our childrcn
into ppcn. direct aud social contact with
the great varieties OF morals and religion.
-Jenkin Lloyd Jones. independent Chi
, cneo, Ill.
THE BIBLE The Bible will stay
here rs long ns there is on earth govern
mrut and Statcsmn nship nE long as thrrr
is court If law, jury ia the box. a
/ wtness ON the stand or judge on the
hvuch II viii stay pa long n there is
Il true literary culture and desire for
more, as long rs one poet walks thr
earth as long us melody ,r,ks expansion
aud as long as men seek by brush or
pencil 20 render permanent the passing
slorics Of HE and time.--Rey. James
Vernon AZ Nashville, Tenn.
PRIESTHOOD \ priest is an am
hassador Of Christ Ills case is to do
aud say what his master would dn and
say If placed iu the same circumstances.
and un this account the Catholic priest
becomes NJ ono time n spiritun father
aud ~ another II spiritual physician. His
| life is IN uuscltish hfr. His motive H.
I ID fffpui tnpttNt nathan tsts
nor adversely changes him. He does not
raise the dead body to life hui his whole
! prlcstly life rs spent in raising thu dead
soul to a HE Of grace Roy Patrick
! Farrclly, Catholic, Brooklyn, \. Y
! HELI--In the church has been dis
pute for centuries over the ~tatcmnt
! thnt Christ descended into hell For u
| loug time there had been false idcp
| IN reference Ia this part ot the Scrip
lures This involved thcologians in con
, troycrsics. But IL ia not true that Christ
| descended into the place of pcrdituu OF
! the informal regions. The point OF cN-
/ plauation lies in the translation of the
| Hebrew word. II l. NOW well settled that
the Hebrew ward meant either liadcs or
| III" grave. So II is 10 lac understood final
| ~, that the word he'll means the grave
Rry' Thomas \. iloyt PRESBYTERIAN.
! fhiln.. I'm.
| THE rRESBYTERlAN CHURCH
Among all the churches there is uo church
that clirgS with such icnacity TO the good
] old things and gets rid with surii Hiacrity
1 OF the bad old things as the rrcSby tcran
! church Loose men point tho finger az
| her aud call her conservatives rs If CON
scryatlsm were an imfamy. hut in times
when 80 many axe drifting without anchor
on shorc.cSS sca. it t. a good thing that
there is one church that pluuts her feet
firmly on the eternal dock Of truth and
Stnuds for something that she believes is
Inerennially true, and writes that some
thing in her confession Of faith. Rev q.
w. IL. Fishhurn, Presbyterian, Column
bus, Ohio.
SELF RESPECT We are fast com
ing upon period when virtuous self
respect marks the standard Of the man
or woman, and not the lcngth of the
purse string. nor the title they have
worn. We are coming upon time when
men of great wealth, unless they are
known ms henefactors, ARE regarded with
suspicion ana dislike. not only hy auar
chists, but by the best people " the land
and why? Because OF the excuses /,
which many rich men have prostitutet