The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27
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Is ;hs product a. poraiar thought. popular
development q tle people tsesnssiNes- &c
the -s1tsisn OF the new world. ~heG Al
rises mus he a religion o. tie pcsa'e'
a relisioa shAg has sprang frcra the hearts
O. Tire people, onc that expresses Alncfie''i'
! .housht- American Civilization sEd Araer-
jes. snsr4i. REV. A. l.. Eudson. Unitarian,
Sal, l.Asc cti,, CtaA-
RELIGION AND THEoIoGY.-Relis-
,oz IS one thins, theoiosy IL quite
another Reliesoa IS ctornxlly the ssTae
ara vptNArc ozhle under the influence OF
IRE s..rss az the Wind. 50 is mans ihc-
aAagy always changing under the infiuel.ce
Of sbt alosy Sgsr1t. Who is guiding The world
spsn L clearer ard fnore comprehensive
srasr q this one Interchangeable religion
il : he elnrs Of ,Acolosr thA; 1t changes :
4, Is the ssa-y o. religion that Il Is IA
changes le.--Rev. J. J. l-anler. Episcopa-
lika. Augusta Ga
RELIGIOUS AIMS-The paramount aim
@. -Sltcsar IS not 10 prepare Tor heaven.
bat 10 make this world better, wiser hap
uier and hoiscr. Heaven viii not be a
Place Of white robes and golde. harps and
psalm singing only bat IL viii also be
slars a living. loving and doing. Pc not
simply good. Re good for something. This
VIII make your lie comfortable, your death
happy. yeur funeral sad. your account
glorious and your eternity blessed Rev.
". c Peters. independent. New York City.
DEATH-L;e IS always interesting.
Death IL nnore 50. The Geaihacd is the dial
Of life from which We reckon the past and
the future As we are worshiped in NE
We viii ee watched in death. All Is fin
iShcd. Redemption is accomplished, the
atcne-nent is complete, Heaven i tri-
umuhGut: hell is coafoundei- All that the
world has waited for loasci for, needed,
is realized; al Is yours. dying saint all
wsy ~ yours. dying siuner.-Rev. John Al
lison Reformed churh. Yonkers. y y.
THE ALMIGHTY poLLAR-Thls Is the
axe q money. The idol Is the almighty
dollar Get wealth. no matter how only
so YOU get q. is the cry. It is power and
Il concesls = multitude OF faults chill
dren are absorbing the eyil estimate Of
greatness. and are preferrinE &; to educa
ton and even character The rich al.
being s.unied ~ It. and the poor are being
made mad by t. The world needs 10 see
hat lie is more than wealth Rev. Lee $.
McCallester. UriYersalis;. Detroit. Mich.
MORAL. LAWN ceasing to do evil men
,au not justify themselves BY the deeds OF
he law II is Christ alone that makes that
-oSsible This does not divorce morality
rom religion. Religion is necessarily |
moral, bu; morality is not religion The
great moral force IN the Christian religion /
s faith IN God and tn His Christ. and love /
o man hes0iien Of that faith The great |
wrong for which man - punished Is for |
,e'tiug Christ II is the rejection OF bis |
'ner ~ salvation. w. z. bingham. Pres |
iy'erlan oxford Pa.
dat HEUNITES- separates. dca.h 1
euniies The children that knew the
o,ne and the Rhine and CLYDE forsake the .
W. world and grow old IN the valley OF .
he Mississippi and in the foothills OF the
MOUNTAINS. We are immigrants ourselves
V came from somewhere 10 not be So
ere OF one who did not start so soon as
~ ga. 50 that be comes and comes to
FAY .ct US allow any human To become
American. Put $50 have 10 DEPEND on
cath fer the general assembly. for tho
nal home comlur Key Myron b.
iced. Independent Denver, Colo.
LIBERAL CHRISTlANs-A man can
1ake no mistake IN having an homes rever-
nee Tor the wor def God, thathas done so
luch 20. humanity He can make no mis-.
axe in entertaining deep and sincere
everence for he Christian church, that
ar done 80 much FOR the world He can
lake no mistake when he looks back and
e' crcs the prori.=t who have spoken down
no through tho past a word Of insp!ra-
lon and Of hope for tho uplifting and the
tdemp'ion Of his soul Rev J. \. MI.
urn Presbyterian. Indianapolis. Ind
ACNOsTICsM--Thcre is probably not q
lan IN ihe world who. in his real heart.
horgf he processes agnostcism. denies
be existence 81 God There never has
cen On earth a mau Who. In his darkest
ours did rot recognize d Supreme Being.
i"nilnc men recognize something acting
% nature that shows mind. Nothing hap
ans without cause We all belong to a
ersonal God. and cur faith IN Him con-
uinies our glory or our shame. We can
or fei away from the idea Of a Supreme
i@ng and our obligation TO Him bishop
, Rui!son Episcopalian, Philadelphia.
sulClDE-The Suicide theory Of curing
arthly Ills by ending LIE is fast becoming
matter Of creed with mlny people. boo. /
cam end II all2 II is quite the thing for
20 h,ai'h' business reYcrSes or social
rouhlc 10 offer an excuse to put an end IN
Do m all with The pistol. tho knife or I'M.
oie Human ifc is the mos, pr.ciou,
hihf Tcd over created = single life Ia
'ofth million worlds 10 God. In His in
''' '''f'f no mas maze human ltto bat
he 'e4tibhlc Of eternal life Life ia what
IL can have but none can giye.-Rev.
,haries T. Williams, Methodist. Piusbure,
THE MILLENNIUM-The millennium
ONES oy slow stages. not suddenly. not bv
my immediate effort or purpose OF man
rs the end Of a very long and tedious
'rocrss Of evolution. the result OF tnnurner.
hle endeaYors. partly intended. partly a.
luscious 10 Improve the conditions and
Aa!nsi the relations Of lie ANY swift
eali2ation OF the dreams OF philanthropy
'ould throw everything out OF place and
,Test the progress o. man IN all directions
we're Ignorance abolished in any other ,yav
nan by The gradual discovery OF l;nowi.
age. knowledge would lose its value. and
ne loVe OF truth 10 quenched. -Rev NJ. II.
iarris' uniYersalist. Wore sster, Mass
LARGE cHURCHES--W are a small
o'k In large world We are weak. hui
atrong church In the eyes OF the Lord
nay appear very different from what IL an
ears In the eyes OF the man Of .|e world
II" "orld looks upon a strong church ns |