The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15
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state TO the hidden reef. 4 false light is
more dangerous than none a; all The aw-
full wrecks which We behold on every hand
on every shore. of every class. are due 10
the misdfrection Of unsafe guides Rev. j.
Q. C. Henry. Baptist, Chicago,
TRuTH--1h here is no ally SO strong as
truth We are greater cowards then We
need be Truth respected will free us from
cowardce. Stepping ont is Judgment. and
We can step out with irnth for our ally
easier than we think. The man whose life
is but;ressed with Gospel truth carries q
SUPREME court about with him, tru'h that
passes upon his own life. aud judges the
world through wfich dc passes. --Kev. 5.
G. Anderson Methodist. Toledo, Ohio.
AUTHORITY nihlc has authority,
not berause It is an ancient book. nut be-
cause II omhodips the truth which christ
has revealed, The church has authority
only to make known to men hcr Mistcr
VIII, and TO carry on the "oFk when re
innuEuratcd and when the church under
takes "a speak In her own name. and seeks
to impose her own authority she sinks TO
the level OF the worlds regions, and her
ministers become merely one set OF scribes
among hosts Of others. Rev. W. ). Bry-
an. Ep.scopalan. Chicago.
THE LIQUOR TRAFlTC--God has l65
l71 temples and i,e56 ministers in the
country working for the salvation Of I1en
SatAn. or BlcohIs. has 35n 0O0 temples and
500 COO priests for III. destruction end
her tbe ch.rches almost Two 10 oae ana
there are nearly five times as inauy bar
tenders as ministers Then twenty live
fimos is much money is spent every year
for drink as ia given Tor the church and
bcncvoion, purucAcs In this country Fey.
Frank nuugatc. baptist. Columbus, Ohio
Success Each EWcfsnn, ,dcL webster,
each burke. tolls for thirty years upon his
hooks and briefs before hc .!nds fame.
Suc'r7S Us result standing near the end
OF tue louE paihway treasured hy lfie'-
score years Inc M'fa@beg VINO fe3dS Ia"
lN 'Nt spring tries me 'uau'"b'S III Nlr
laii arms n"' l'll "nu 'lSHc' 'n' p'A''
y" ",' ~ E'','n' nus yet n'p" iS'iuu ,nt'
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,., is b, .r,.'. VA, ,,,.,l. r,,,t,r,. Sam.
l,lsuts Mi ro, "r,lur, rba rtsora OF G,,r
climate without .reai care. INT after
time they aoy,lof a hardthood AMI d,Cv
winter winds AMI slmmer heat. perscnai
sunshine acconplishca precisely tn, same
results In th. heart that are ACCOMPLISHED
ls snahinc iq the mnteral world. iafe aud
growth contributed hy cheerful heart are
lud delights nre doubted rev. a. h.
conrad tnuerrsd tluualisi Worcester, Mass
"pt's NVRh l'ut yourselves into
,,"l e hand5 aH1 lie VIII work His VIII
Mos WAS iluld. as You are lie made c.
curses. Ha you 40. God used hiW as He Will
use you when YOU give yourselves 20 His
service II God links His power 10 your
iairrine speech your tcnpucs shall speak
effectively God dii not ask Moses what
ne thought If inc rod he he'd IN his hand
lie sent him forth TO do mighty Wpat
with IT, God has given each Of Ms just
crate onrselyss to Him. j. l.. Rag,
Baptist, Rrooklyn, n. Y.
GLOON The danger to which most ot
uS are exposed is TO think OF the evils and
The ms OF NE We think OF the three days
OF storm IN the month, over looking the
t"enty-oisht beautiful and bright ones, OF
'hc two weeks sickness forgetting the
my weeks of good health. We think OF
'u' i"" or throt mean persons who have
said S'm'ihlne against MS forgetting the
many who hay" spoken wen 0f us We
look 40 the thousand dollars lc.t and fall
made Hnr Richard tarcourt Methodist
Phlloi lphia. Pa,
Miai hhN We liN" in large world. tho
, mysteries OF winch have never yet been
nall l"N,al'a. y on can iathom the bet.
tenn OF the seas and find mysteries stiii
nan has not solved turn the telescope TO
lh' stars and discover heavenly boGlts
hitherto unknown to the astronomers If