The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-05

enen priests, prelates religious teacher
and professors of the Christian faith. Il
every ins lance the full text has been care
fully read and abbreviated.
PARENTAGE-The responsibility o
man to man is exacting. but the response
biiity Of parents to children is a Thousand
times more exacting.-Rev. Monsigpoi
Thorrie, Catholic. Cleveland Ohio.
DNESS-Kindness Is the fruit Of
love Kindness tells of the heaven In the
heart. True Kindness is grounded on love
is not ephemeral, is consistent and per
s,stent.-Rev. w. r. Thompson, Presby-
terrain, Charleston, s [.
THE SALoON-The saloon IS the per
sonification of selfishuess, misery ana eter-
nal ruin. 1t stands only for s4ltlshness. to
the sacrifice Of every other Interest. II Is
Satan's great ally IL cr.ne.--iiev. J. 4
Davis, Presbyterian. Nyack, y. ].
sUICrDE-Suiolde or self-u1urier IS the
gravest crime. because +, takes NE. The
most sacred Trust given TO rnar-hecatse
st wartoniy intrases upon right which
belongs soiely to God-Rey s. J. McPher-
son, Presbyterian. Cp'cago. I'LL
CRIME-It may COS, something to prop-
erly save n boy from becoming criminal.
but II viii cost the State and city nuch
more IL they permit him to become hat-
itual iaw-breaker.-Rey Il. y. White. INT
vsrsal.st, Chicago, III.
THE SALVATION ARMY-The trouble
with the Salvation Army is there is noth-
Ing hack Of It. Men are converted aac
drawn into II. and then ;rd there IS rota-
ms, real nor substantial for -rein 20 Jag
hands on.-Rev. " pelaneii, EPlsc7p
iar, Chicago, III
CHURCH T-NITY-There can levsr 81 a
union OF the deuo-it,z- .ous excaF,irg uro1
the basis 9. corsig.ercy All ccnsecra' or.
When all sects hyA alike close - CHRIST
IN prac;ie=.=.., everyday living. 'hsr Hn.1i
WI h. possible --rev. Or. custer. Meth
od.s,, Spokane. wash
RELIGIOUS I-oMEN-Are not women
more religious than men1 Evan a i5e
tire Of Christ women displayed more -
Nrious .ersor than man. they wrre the
last in attendance AZ the crlcla1!on anc
first at the tomb q the resurrection
Rev. D. VI. Kirkpaul Uu!yersalist, Tot
AMANDA, y. I.
GOD AND NATUR E-Sasure !s rot one
thing and God another We DO not aee
nature and not SEQ God Nature Is u1i as
1nany have Thought something which ctn
be- f4it ana touched. hardled and t,-ste
and God simply abstra tiar.--Rey "
r. Hunt, Unitarian Duxhury. Mass.
sTATEsMASsHIP-T public wslfare
Is the mark aimed az by fAr right-niniei
statesman. An arrow lsried Win malice
OF winged with rnsre personal ambition viii
never hit the mark Of the peoples love ur
win the victory FOR freedom and Justice. --
Rev. Geo. Bachelor. Unitarian. Lowell.
Mass.
THE BAPTIsTs-The Baptis-s are q
rT-oad and tolerant religo Gus budv. TIE
Catholic!ty belongs 70 them. They are
called the hlgots ~ h!gpts, bat Oh tho cor.
trary they are the proicstauts ~ tho
Trotestants. the dlssenters 81 tEa dissent
ers the separltsts of the sparausts
Rev. C. II. spaaldrg. Baptist Boston.
Mass.
HEAVEN AND HELI~-There are iust
about as many hells and heavens as mere
are human beings. ana of Just about as
many sizes We shape ourselves the SOY
or fear az which the coming ne IS made
In other words each man makes his Own
place in this life and the nexi.--Rev l.. II.
Squires. Universalist Rochester y i.
PRAYER-Prayer Is not Of tho lips. nor
OF the intellect. IT there IL avs reality In
prayer IL grasps tho whole beng In its ap-
peal TO God. Prayer takes hc a. on life and
the llfe that can not be prtyei Is defect
i've. and the prayer that en- not BE- ltyed
IS dsfectlve.--Rev robert Meredith, Con-
sregationalist. Brooklyn, y. y
PRACTICAL RELIGIoN-Religion IL
not a garment TO be hung about the shout
ders on the first day OF the week, and to be-
thrown aside for the other six, Men must
realize that religion II practical thing.
and that II can be taken AS a vital fnctor
into our everyday livcs.-Rev. Claude
Travis Methodist. Frankfort, Ind.
EQuALITy-A man is man in the
Scriptures and nothing more All stand on
the same level The Bible Is book that
brings society to common level Every
man is a true noblemin II no IL chris-
tian. Every man II rich man II he IN T.
follower Of Jesus.--Rev. C. l.. White, Bap-
fist, Nashua. N. II, x
THE TRUE CHURCH-chrlstisnity is
not failure. If the Bible has any word
of truth In it--and 1t is all trnth--the Cath
ole church Is the only true church. II IL
the ark Of salvation: the comforter Of the
afflicted: and what she was IN me first
century she Is now. and ever shall be-
Bishop watterson. Catholic. Columbus.
Ohio.
COMFORT-Books on comfort are very
rare, Doubtless one large reason Is be-
cause II II impossible TO write n book on
the real meaning of comfort which people
want. They want comfort in hazy. mys-
FERROUS way. But the Biblical idea of COM
fort IL very plain ana run OF common
sense. Comfort means heip.--Rev, A, r,
Newton, Congregationalist. Brooklyn. N.
r.
LEGISLATION-Bras In not made gold
by gliding 1t. Reform by legislation II a
dream. Legislative DEGREES can not make
men other than they are. The need Is to
make men, and TO make men brothers.
Social happiness without brotherhood ~
Impossible. brotherhood IL not product
OF the law. 1t Is asproduct OF love.-Rev.
8, @. Nelson. Baptist. Brooklyn. N. Y.
THE BOOK OF BooKg-I have heard
preachers argue that In these times OF
wide thinking man who keeps close TO
one book will narrow himself. 1t may be
20 with other books but the minister who
sticks close to the Bible fas q wide knowl-
edge Of tho whole range OF history. 1t
dSais with all human experience.-B Bishop
G. w. poss. Methodist, At philadelphia.
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