The morning times., 1896-08-10


Following is a summary of the prin.
cipal sermons recently delivered in the
United States and Canada by the leading
dergymen, priests, prelates, religious teach
In every instance the text has been care
fully read and abbreviated:
PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
Physical education is good but, car
ried TO excess, the loss is greater than
the gain.-Rcv. Richard Harcourt, Metho-
dist, Philadelphia.
GOOD MEN DEMA NDED.
The country is demanding men-sober
men, honest men, business men, Chris
tian men-to take care OF its interests
Rev. w b. Leach, Methodist. Chicago.
THE TARIFF AND CURRENCY.
The tariff and currency questions would
be better handled by a commission whose
powers would be removed entirely from
political influence. g. w. Giboney,
Presbyterian, Spokane, Wash. %
wATCHFULNEss.
Watchfulness is the law of success in
courtship and marriage, in business and
pleasure, in science and art, in war and
peace.-Rey. H. c. Hay, Unitarian, Brock
ton, Mass.
PEACE.
The English and American flags should
never more meet on the field OF battle.
They should unite to force peace on every
hand.-Rev w. P. George, Presbyterian,
Kansas City.
WEALTH.
The aristocracy Of wealth must die. The
day is coming when the Napoleons Of
finance will stand shoulder to shoulder
with their brothers of industry.-Rev. d. b.
Greigg, Presbyterian, Baltimore.
LABOR.
American labor is the most dignified on
the earth. Here, in this land OF the free,
the artisan is as good as the capitalist
Mgr. Thorpe, Catholic. Cleveland.
DEsPoTIsM.
theoretically we have popular govern
ment, but practically We are often domi-
mated by the most degrading of all
despotislns, the despotism OF corrupt Official
ism, and also the despotism of iniquiious
combination and trusts. Rev. j. p.
Brushinghan, Methodist, Chicago.
ANGER.
Anger may be justifiabe or 1t may be
born OF malice. The Saviour himself was
justifiably angry, and so may We at times.
But the anger Of hatred or malice is in
excusa ble.-Rev. 2. c. Yorke, Catholic,
San Francisco.
FUNERALS.
Death is sacred, the grave is sacred, and
a funeral procession is the most sacred Of
all professions. 1t appeals most strongly
10 every decent person and is respected by
all worthy the name OF Christian. W.
D. Joyce, Catholic, Lowell, Mass.
MORALITY.
The best morality consists in not only
stunning evil, but in loving the good; not
only avoiding wickedness, but in seeking
after the pure. Spiritual growth is the
fruitage of spiritual outreachings. Mega
tive morality is stagnation.-Rey. H. L.
Garfield, Universaiist, Boston.
GREAT CITIES.
The character OF our great cities is more
and more determining the character of
our country. Our government is rapidly
becoming q government of great cities.
New York, Chicago and Cincinnati prac-
tically govern this country now.-Rev. E.
A Orr, Baptist, Chicago.
DRESS REFORM
Outdoor exercise is doing much for the
women of our Ia nd. not the least being the
overthrow of the hustle, the senseless train
and the silly, high heeled shoes. Let us
hope for reform in the wide
w. H Main, Baptist, Buffalo.
THE AGE OF SALVATION.
and Christianity as never before is benevo-
lent and beneficent. Salvation today
means m ore than the saving of souls. 1t
means feeding the hungry, drying the tears,
giving balm to the wounded heart.-Rey.
Kerr B. Tupper, Baptist, Philadelphia.
HUMAN BROTHERHOOD.
The universal brotherhood OF man rests
and must logically forever rest upon the
fatherhood OF God, the UNIVERSAL
redemption by Jesus Christ and the uni
versal responsibility of both small and
IL tnS ltC W
d. D. jenkins, Presbyterian,
Kansas City.
THOUGHT.
A mans thoughts are good index to
his character. The miser will think OF his
gold, the scnsuaiist Of his pleasure, the
how he can help the needy.
Thus man is known by the company he
keeps withiD.-Rev. W. "A. Allen, Metho-
dist, Asbury Park, N. ].
CROOKED PATHS.
Morbid phas es OF theosophy immoral and
hypocritical mediums, faDatical issues OF
science, peculiarities of palmls-
try, are leading many people to insanity and
All these dark paths are at
rempts to find out truth. which can be
lis covered only by Christ's way.-Rev. j.
S. Thompson, Unitarian, Los Angeles.
THE BICYCLE.
The bicycle is here to stay 1t is no fad.
The problem is how TO use il and how to
not abuse it, What Whitney's machihe
did for the production OF cotton, the bicycle
has done for the emancipation Of human
health and comfort. Every invention has
It's moral ipfluence.-Rev. ]. 6. Mont
gcmery, Methodist, Toledo.
SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY.
We need a rearrangemcnt of our Sunday
service. Let us have kiDdergartens of
with some of the studious methods
Of the schools and working ON the assump-
lion that the flocks can get at what they
ought to believe of the body OF divinity
In less than a lifetime.-Rev. A. s. Walsh,
Baptist, Brooklyn.
DISTRESS.
A financial denression has closed our in