The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

men, priests prelates, religious teachers
and professors OF the Christian faith In
every instance the text has been carefully
read and abbreviated.
RELIGION OF THE ARCHITECTS
Not temples, but grea. libraries, audtto
RUINS for the people. are now voicins the
religion OF the architects, Jenkin
Lloyd Jones, Independent, Chicago.
GENEROSITY love to receive Is
natural. 10 love TO give is supernatural.
Generosity ia divine; selfishness Is satanic
Rev. j. c. Jackson, Jr., Congregational
list, Columbus, Ohio.
RESPONSIBILITY. - Gods love and
kindness surely increases our responsible
ity to Him and a responsibility Of this
Kind is, indeed sacred one.-Rev. Or.
Wilson. Congregationalis;. Council eluifs,
Iowa.
THE TWO WAYS.-rhere are but two
ways dictated by conscience. AMI the gen
ersl trend OF life must be one way or the
other ~ the very conditions and dcatinies
OF moral force.--Rev. w. T. Chase. Dap
list, Philadelphia.
OLD CREEns.--Thc forms Of creeds pass
away They get worn out The style be-
comes old but the garments woven by Tho
true selfhood Of Christian manhood chall
be In style foIever.Rey. j. +. McNamee
Baptist, Chicago
PATRiOTisM.-True patriotism begins
at home Thosc chapters OF unsclfsh SER
vice are the hardest which are nearest and
plalnest, and rigor Of conscience puts them
first RcV. m ~. W. Stryker. Preshyia-
rian, New York city.
nnniC UfLpJ paon1n nrp pOnniuu IA
see that the world is Gods world And so
long az man secs that there Is a hcttar Way
than the one he is trtnilnG he VIII press
forward to it,Rev. Mrs. Mary whitney.
Disciple. Boston, Mass
COUNTING THE COST. The world has
never made progress through tho agency
OF man who sits down to count the cost
II may fall, but It's failure VIII pave the
way for succeYses 10 come. DIR. J. Z. Rob
erts. Episcopalian, Kansas CITY. No
DEATH.-ln view ~ all the dangers,
caamitos and diseases that bring death
and sorrow into the world We should he
very solemn. Death Is appointed unto
men. ar.i every man should continually re
mind himself OF this truth REV. w. H.
Hanna Christian. Carnegie. Ia.
CifARACTER.--M decides the question
OF character. II God had made Il impossi-
BILE to sin. there could have been no char
acter. Man at his best wsnld have been A
machine Neither virtue nor heroism would
have been possihle,-br. J, a. Weslwood
Methodist, Philadelphia, PA
GODS WAYS~-God's ways are not our
ways Strange ARE His methods OF cdu-
eating humanity In this processIyen the
fellies md supcrstltions NJ men are turned
81 srt,,h
by making mistakes Rev, f, stan. Con
gregauoualist. Torestviile. III.
A TONIC FOR PESsIMIsM. They
whose work keeps them In close contact
with the weaknesses OF people should read
Emerson and Wordsworth and BrownipG
and Walt Whitman, These mighty Opt
mlsts viii act as tonic on their reduced
confidence IN humanity Dr. w s.
Grove, i'nversalist New lorL. CITY.
A HEAVEN ANYWHERE Heaven Is
not local place away beyond the starr.
Heaven Is net aplace with four square
walls, with God on throne as u personal
being. God IN everywhere and heaven may
be in every heart. The Kingdom OF God is
within you'll. J. Cornell Society OF
Friends. Baltimore, Nd.
MARTYRs.--A guilty conscience and the
retrospect OF wasted life are hotter
things than Nebuchadneszar's fiery FUR.
hace. The world needs men today wnC
would rather he burned to death than dr
what they know Is wrong and offensive I,
God. --Iiev. e, H. rolhemus. CONGREGATION.
alist, Denver. Colo.
ENVIRONMENT place makes tn,
people and the people make the rlac'
Men are largely the product OF enylron
mcnt. Mo n ul1
roundings The overcrowded ..aemsn
houses are the hotbeds OF moral and phy
steal disease,-Rey W. c. Partridge. Ran
tist, Cincinnati, Ohm,
NEGi.EcT.--socloty 10 its arroganr,
seiishntss and luxury loss sight Of III,
TACT that the failure OF nayors and nj
FORMS Of eivilizat,on have followed becaus,
nations. society and civilization have neg,
iected Gods laws and violated the rights a
men.-R Father Ducey. Catholic Nav
York City NV"
A GREAT FORCE IN THE WoRrn-
Character is the greatest force In IN,
world, Some say money IA the rrea,en
force, some say hrains. s'u1e saw love In
character 10 the greatest force because /,
is the force which determines the dircc
ton In which money brains and love shaI
be used-Rev. J, Dunlop. Presbyterian
Boston, Mass, ''''A''
LoVE.-Cnless We deny ourselves max,
some sacrifice, We can not get the sniri
0. true love, Though We max have the mos
elegant music, the most eloquent nreacner
the very finest and most beautiful churebe
and have not love all our efforts are throw,
away Rev. j. X. Smith, PRESBYTERIAN
Louisville. XIV,
PATIENT TRIAL.-The large soul N,
truly free man is after all he who hs,
been subdued to patience. Each and ever,
victory broadens the mental vision an,
adds TO the moral stature so that the pro
ncients In this school go forth TO brcom,
the masters Of the circles OF their aet,y.
ity.Rabbi David Philippsoa. Hebrew
Z Cincinnati, Ohio
THE FUTURE LiFE.--We have a wron,
conception OF Heaven. We think Of II as /,
rlsce 10 20 TO when we die, whereas II 4.
condition we can grow to here and here.
after Tho awakening Of a new love tbs
inbrcat4tng OF an inspiratioual hope. ths
3 eequtsitton Of u new truth constitute
Heaven. Rev, U, s. Miiburn. UnIyersslis,
qin6Innati. Ohio.
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