The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS

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RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS.
Edited BY Will NJ. Clemens.)
Following is a summary OF the PRINCIPAL
sermons recently delivered in the L nlted
States and Canada by the beading clergy
men, priests, prelntes, religious teachers
and professors Of the Shrisunn @lth.
In every instance the full text has been
carefully read and abbreviated:
ATONEMENT-The essence Of the
atnnement Il a fathonless plan worthy of
a loving God whereby he is able to for
give his peuitent creatures aud DO no in-
jnstice.-Rev +. W. Luce, Methodist,
Davenport, Iowa.
FUTURE PUNISHMENT-It matters
not whether there is an extraneous tor
ment in the future life or not. The suf-
fering of the unrepentant soul for sin
will be infinite and terrible.--Rev. y, H.
Dornflasher, Lutheran, Springfield,
Ohio,
PROSECUTED CATHOLICS-The
history Of the Catholic church from the
beginning OF tho Christian era down TO
the present time shows that she has been
prosecuted the same as the Saviour was
Rev. l.. j. Mclley, Catholic, Scranton
Pa.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is the
worm that eats tho divine life out of the
heart of man. Selfishness is the giant
that battles with Christ for the souls Of
men.--Rev. G. S. Sargent, Congrega-
donalist, st. Louis, Mo.
HEAVEN-Tbe Scriptures teach us
that heaven is 2 c0nd zion rather than
A locality. Heaven is brought TO US he
fore We GO - heaven. Apart from this
thore can be no heaven'-Bey X. \.
Sawyer. Springfield, Mass.
LABOR STRIKES--I do not believe in
strikes. II IL not the way to settle diff
ficulgies between employer and en-
pioye. A strike does harm 70 both parties.
and then IL gives 8 chance 70 lawleSs peo-
pie 70 do evil Rev. i. W. sullivan,
Baptist Philadelphia Pa.
HAPPINEsS-The true eecrc, Of hap
piness is giving what costs US something
what We sacrifice something for. II
makes no difference ae 10 the value OF the
rift-it IS giving with love in the heart
which makes tba TN" recompensc. Rev .
Joseph ReDnie, Presbyterian, Coyington,
Ky.
THE FIRST Mantle first man
Of whom science has any knowledge was
jull-wittsd. earthy-mindcd creature in
tent upon something TO eat or kill. blind
70 beauty in flowers or subumity in
landscape. with small power Of scutl-
ment or faith.-Rey. George a. Thayer,
Unitarian. Cincinnati Ohio.
JNTELLIGENCE-The glory Of God
is intelligence, but not the kind Of in
telligence that comes merely Of scholastic
training. A man may be worldly wise
q - -
God. Intelligence X priesthood and not
anything If the earth carthy.--Gcorge
reasdale, Mormon, salt Lake City,
Utah.
CAPITAL AND LABOR-With pas.
SION Oh the one side and capital on III,
other. with a nation in danger of being
cut in twain by these battles between
the upper and lower clasees, the only
way TO settle these qnarrels is by the m
tervention Of law and justice --Rey. Ly
man Abbott, Brooklyn, y. Y.
THEOLOGIANS- have not mad,
a man lawyer when you have furnished
him with license and code. You can no
make physician out Of box of pill,
and case of Instruments. Neither car
you make ministers Of Christ with &c
clesiastical ritual and vettmenB.--Rev
DIR. Vance. Nashville, Tenn.
POWER OF THE CHURCH-Th.
saloons exist today by permission Of tin
Christian church. and every other eyi
lives because Cnristan people tolerate it
The church of today, would she but us
her power, would mould public sent
mont; would outline State and Nauona
legislation and control the busines, il
Tho marts OF trade.-Rey. j. +. Hart
man, Lutheran, Altoona, Pa.
Is SIN ATTRACTiVE--l is mistak
10 say that Gin is rcpulsiye and unat
tractive. The truth is, there are thou
sands OF naughty things that the unre
generate thinks are nice. Sin is often at
trdctlya and enticing. Too often men ar
i'll sinful ways because they like ihc way
Of sin,-Rev. C. Il. Mitchell, Kansal
City, Mo.
NAPOLEON AND LINCOLN-Fo
some purpose or other the magazines hay
given US u great deal Of Napoleon. The
have now started w on Abraham Lin
colin. That IL more cheerful. They woul
not do that unless the people were foun
to be more III love with mercy and justic
than with force-hcayy artillery-Rey
w. Reed, Independent Denver, Colo
UNlTY-The peoples of the earth mr.
coming closer and closer together, Tn
standards of citizenship and chnracte
ire universally rising. We are coming I
/ common tongue, or else to a comma
understanding Of all tongues. The eli,
nents of religion are coming 10 be recol
lied as universal. and the old rel giou
atreds are dying out--Rev. y. Il
tewart, Unitarian. Lynn, Mass
a CIRCUMSPECTON- walk ci,
inspect is 10 walk with head up an
es open. Legs and head and eyes an