The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-09

| his best friend? How can We hope 70 enter
| into the home Of the Great King II we 40
not love the Kin6's uoother7 II Protest.
| ant gentleman invited me to dine with him.
and after the invitation he learned that 1
cared nothing for his mother don't you think
he would find some way TO cancel the in
| vitation? He would not be q man II he
| did not. II Mr.. Cleveland invited q person
| to his home and Mrs. Cleveland was treated
| with studied indifference. would he not put
him out! And all the people Of the Repub-
| Lie would say Amen. Mrs. Cleveland Is the
| first lady Of the land because she 10 the
presidents wife. and to treat her with dis
respect is an insult to the whole country.
Who is the first lady in Gods kingdom il
not the mother Of Jesus Christ? And how
can We hope to enter there II we have no
love for the first lady In the kingdom
Of His Son and the spouse Of the most
Holy Spirit? Did you ever hear Of any
other woman to whom Christ was subject?
The God Of the universe subject to the
beautiful girl Of Gallilee-and yet to say
she is no more than any other woman.
The first miracle was wrought at her re-
quest at Cana in Galllee, when Christ
changed water into wine. And He did this.
when His time had not come simply at the
hint OF His mother desiring 1t. The ark
OF the old covenant contained tho COM
mandments Aaron's rod and some mama.
ark in a spirit of vulgar curiosity they
were struck dead for their temerity. Who
is the ark OF the new covenant--not that
which contained the ten commandments.
but the author OF the ten commandments-
the King OF Kings and the Lord of Lords.
Jesus Christ. the Redeemer OF the world
And yet there are Christians who say she
is no more than any other woman In the
first chapter of St Luke We find that she
entered Zaoharfes' house and saluted her
cousin. who was the mother OF John the
Baptist and the moment she spoke John
was sanctified in the womb OF his mother.
and Elizabeth at the same moment was
filled with the Holy Ghost and said with
loud voice: blessed art thou among wo-
men, and blessed is the fruit Of thy
womb" duke. 1, 49,
The first miracle of grace was wrought
when she spoke. and the first In nature at
her request in Cana in Gallilee And yet |
to say she is no more than any other wo
man. All the prophets spoke the truth |
because God spoke through them. The |
mother Of Jesus was prophecies. and she |
said Behold from henceforth all genera |
tons shall call me blessed" If 1t pleased |
God to make her a prophecies 1t certainly |
pleases Him TO see tho prophecy fulfilled. !
Who are those who call her blessed? Ger
tainly we can make no mistake IN doing
" ha; God did. and If He placed His divine
Son under her care and protectioS. why
can not place myself under the same pro-
lection by asking her daily to pray for
meT II ! should ask one OF my Protestant
friends how he was saved he would saw
BY the blood OF Christ" OF course that
Is right, but where did Christ get that
blood which flowed In showers on Calvary's
crimson hill but from her whom God Sc
ccted from all eternity ~ the Instrument
through which salvation should he given
o fallen world At the foot Of the cross
she stood weeping with John. Her Son
'e'ore He died, told this great disciple to
noh upon her as his mother "Son. behold
hy mother" And n the beloved disciple
4 Christ was told to receive her as a
no'hor how much moro poor sinner like
myself The honor given to her is an
ionor given TO God. for our love is pred-
'ated on the fact that she is the mother
u our Lord. An Insult to her nv whom
oever given would be an insult 10 Christ.
nd woe he 10 that mAu who conteinns in
nv degree the fountain from which was
hiainel the precious blood which was shed
o redeem his soul from everlasting ruin
The subject Of he lecture tonight WIN be
PrrFatory and Indulgenccs." subjects
Witch are frequently misunderstood by
on -C'ath0Iler