The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
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itral sides OF OUT nature.--Rev. T. Schau-
farber. Hebrew. Baltimore, Nd.
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH.--Eo did
not intend any OF the ordinances Of his
kingdom to be burdensome TO the human
soul. When He said keep the Sabbath day
holy He did not mean keep II sad and
gloomy, but there are spiritual Joys more
satisfactory than earthly pleasures. Rev.
John Stephens. Methodist. San Francisco.
Cal.
KEEP SENTIMENT AILvE.--Keep the
tender sentiment alive in your heart and
In your home. The man who let's them die
Is by SO much less the man. Man was made
10 love and to be loved. Fling aside bust
ness and all the cares that harass and
perplex your life and revel In the delights
OF home.--Rev. q. p. Vosburg, Baptist,
Denver. Colo.
GOOD COOKING. Badly cooked food de-
prives tho body of real nourshment The
nerves are underfed aud produces nag
ginR sensation which leads to the use OF
alcoholic liquors. reformation In cooking
VIII be great temperance reformation
Good cooking leads to godllness. Rev Dr.
duncan. Presbyterian, Washington, D. G.
LIBERAL. CHURCHES.--lt takes money
to run church, and the floaters who at
tend the liberal churches do not. as a rule.
have permanent interest enough to con
tribute largely TO it's treasury. As a result.
the expense fails upon comparatively few
persons and " these grow weary OF the
burden the movement must fail.--Rev. A.
| Yonker, Methodist, Chicago, H.
uNITY.-There is growing unity
among orthodox Protestant churches and
consequently decreasing need for liberal
or, more properly speaking independent
movements. Orthodoxy was never SO strong
as II Is today. This Is because the various
denominations are becoming broadened and
gradually unified In one great work.
Bishop Fallows. Episcopalian, Chicago, Ill,
THE PRAISE SERVICE-Only a life Of
praise here Will prepare us for the life
yonder. Praiseful service Is the keynote.
His people shall serve Him, there shall
be no more death" | think that Handel
must have caught tho Heavenly strain
whul he suddenly brea&s into a chorus
which none but genius would have dared
70 put into an oratorio.--Rey. G. f. Bar
bour, Baptist, Rochester. N. Y.
TANGIBLE RELIGION LIN the ortho-
COX churches the organization ia every
ah,ng, the man mere incident Preachers
come and 20. but the church goes on for
ever II has positive object in view and
lapors to attain II, This is an age when
,ne hegauve Is not popular or profitable.
Even the on-believers are not satisfied
WITH a negative. but 81 tx something tan
g,bie-- Rev. Frank Crane. independent,
Chicago, ILL.,
DISCIPLINE. mo man can suffer ex-
cept through violation OF the law, The
rather Is not Interested In our suffering
only as He can help us ont OF T.. We do
not desire furnace experience, hut II Is
discipline that we must have. God de-
signs that our lives shall b. woven into
other lives, We need each Other Men
God has not withheld His Son, .ow shall
tie not freely give us all things. We shall
never reach our highest unless We 10 as
God designs, REV. Or. Roughton, Metho-
dist. Cincinnati, Ohio.
CHRISTIAN UNION.--Love OF the breth.
rcn must enter into any plan OF Christian
nnion. Men differ and will always disYer
on points Of doctrine. II Is probably part
OF our moral probation here not to Snow
more than IL sufficient for our practical
guidance 10 doing good The Catholic
cnurch chersshes the largest hope for many
VINO are not formally OF her communion. =
Nev Y. o'connor. Catholic, Phlladcl-
phia. Pa.
hNEMIES OF REIIGIoN.- saloon
me hrothel and the gambling den are nea,
u ~ ana all are against the progree,
q pure and undeflied religion. TO ths
the liquor traffic Il Il the relcntiess fos
But what this unmerciful, destructive Ia,
| Ienvs II not RESOLUTIONS hut freso,uta me-,