The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
Extracts of Sermons Preached
From American PulpltS.
THOUGHTS OF WISE MEN
Poverty Is No Disgrace-Pohtfcs the
Cause. of Social Troubles-Theater-
Going OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF RE
Iigion-How to Overcome Evil-Ad-
vice to Young Men.


States by the leading cergymen, priests,
prelatcs, religious teachers and professors
OF the Christian faith. III every Instance
the text has been carefully read aud alb
breviatcd:
TROUBLE.
Many men and women bear their bur
dens three times-beforc, i'll the present
ard after once is IA great deal-Rev.
NJ w Sryker, Presbyterian, Hamilton,
n. Y.
SELF CURE.
Sin never cures itself. Drunkenness is
not cured by the misery it entails. I'm
purity is not cured by its pains and loath-
someness.-Rev DR.. Holmes, Baptist, Te-re
Iaute.
MARRIAGE.
The two most important steps a man can
take are. first his surrender to God, and
second, his entrance upon the marriage
relation.-Rev X. e. HutchiGs, PreSbyter-
ian, Cleveland.
BROTHERHOOD.
The brotherhood of God is the brother
hood of pure manhood aud womanhood.
Fear God. Honor the King Emanuel
Rev. 7. F. stauffer, Reformed Church,
Lincoln, Neb.
HEROISM
The real hero is the spiritual hero, the
man not afraid to do right. Christ, In such
q view must forever remain the brightest
example OF earthly heroism.-Rev. W. A.
Gardner Christian Church, San Francisco.
CHURCH WORK.
The churches have come to realize that
grander, larger, more glorious achievements
are not ouly possible, but that the time is
at hand when they ought to be realized
Rev. A W Spooner, Presbyterian, Cam
den, n. J.
POVERTY AND WEALTH.
1t is no disgrace to be poor if We have
done our duty and ii is no sin to be rich
if we have dealt honestly with our fellow
men.-Rev j. H Hartman, BAPTIST, Cleve
land.
POLITICS AND RELIGION.
l have no sympathy with the pious
notion that Christian should take no part
in political matters until politics is
purified. That is rank heIesy. Evils never
purify thems elves-Rev U. F. SweDgel,
Evangelist, Philadelphia.
WEALTH.
When man Ike Gould accumulates S15,-
600 900 and gives none to charity. lie is
potgrcat Themcre accumulation of wealth
is not greatness Many otter qualities are
Dccessary.-Rev Scion Cobb. Presbyterian,
Pittsburg.
WHITE SLAVERY.
The American black slave had as a rule
q better time than the American white slave
is having. Cah,,Ieds nd cotton fields had
their drawbacks, but it was not Il sweat
shop.-Rev Myron Reed Independent, Den
yer.
IDLENESS.
Idlcness and prodigaiity are the pIin-
cipal causes OF all the troubles society
sexperienCingtoday. Industryand economy
would do much more for the country than
either the gold or silver staDdard-Rev DR..
Lowber Christian Church, Galveston.
PURPOSE IN LIFE.
One may be as rich as Dives and as good
as Lazarus or as poor as Lazarus and
as lost as Dives II is the disposition, the
purpose, which counts.-Rev. George +.
jenkins, Methodist, Greencastle, Ind
UPS AND DOWNS.
man who knows how to go UP and
how to go down knows about all a man
needs to know, for the ups and downs
constitute the greater portion of ones
life. Rev. j. A. Beet Methodist, Chicago
MANKIND.
Mankind is not a heterogeneous collec-
ton OF atoms, but a homeogeneity, 4
brotherhood, made of one blood, and shar-
ing in one another's SORROWS and Joys.
The sky is the roof over one family. Rev.
W. T. McElveen, Congrcgationalist. Brook
Ign.
THE RICH MEN
The landlord has burdens that the tenant
knows nothing of, the employer has cares
that are unknown to the employed, and the
capita list has TO bear burdens OF which the
pauper is ignorant. Rev. Herbert WEIGH,
Methodist, Brooklyn.
GREATNESS.
To be great we must become as little
children. The docle, the simple, the
Childlke and innocent are the truly great,
and without these grand qualities there
can he no greatness. Rev. John Hemphill,
Presbyterian, San Francisco.
EVERYDAY MORALITY.
The whole of mans life should be de-
veloped upon a high moral plane. Du-
ties to society should not be performed
from inferior motives. Industries shOuld
be conducted upon the plane Of usefulness,
not proftabieness. Rev. W. d. Williams,
Congregationalist San Francisco:
THE STAGE.
The first layhouse ever built was torn
down because ii corrupted the public morals,
and the evil is MS great today. There is
no habit productive OF more general evil
than theater going. -Rev. W A Hunsberger,
Methodist, Milwaukee
FAITH AND WORKS.
The seen and tie unseen are not sep
arate, but Intimately connected. The
unseen controls the seen. An invisible
God is the guide of visible life. What
ever is embraced in the word faith finds
its outcome in works,-Rev. Newton Sin
monds, Baptist Philadelphia.
WHAT RELIGION is.
All history and observation show that
religion is something for every indviti-
ual in every age and in every part OF
the world. 1t is an instructive impulse
in every human breast, but manifested
sometimes in the grossest forms.-Rev.
DIR. SmaIley, COngregationalist, James
town, N. Y.
THE BALLOT.
The vote is, next to worship, tie
highest prerogative OF life. 1t is an act
of sovereignty and of service. Political
duties are primarily religious. There
fore, work to elevate the characters OF
men and to change their conceptions.
Rev. n. Luccock, Methodist, Pittsburg.
THE BICYCLE.
The advantages i'll the possession of a
wheel are many. 1t attracts women
from heated drawing rooms to the free
and healtilful air. 1t has tendency TO
keep young men from the liquor saloons
and pOolro oms. Rev. o. II. Denpey,
Baptist, Lowell, Mass.
NATIONAL DANGERS.
Two dangerous forces are gathering
strength today-un Americ can political
principles and the liquor power. Thest
principles must be met and overcome by
broad, fair minded and logical discus
sion. The liquor system must be re .