The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

I wealth. Their sons have Deem emasculated
by luxury and wcalth.--Rev. w. g. Part
| ridge, Baptist. Cincinnati. Ohio.
ETERNAL BOOKS.--Therc are certain
books which no man can read without being
a larger and wiser and better man. Tho
greatest books are those which do not need
anything outside OF themselves for their iu-
depreciation. They are the books which
live on and on without any reference to The
time In which they were wrfttcn.--Dr. John
X. Egbert. Presbyterian, ST. Paul. MINI.
TALENTS.-The man Of one talent Is the
worlds discipline. The man OF two talents
Ia the worlds strength. The man OF five
talents is the worlds illumination. The
one Ia the usually iisadvantaged man. the
second is the man OF average gifts, the
third Is the man extraordinarily gifted
what w call a genius. -kcv. n. /. Rubin
kan, Congregationallst. Chicago. Ill.
KNOW THYSELF.--"As va would ina,
men do to you do even so to myself" II
this Is followed. success is attainable and
heaven Is as sure az your existence Is. II
others treated us as We do ourselves, the
courts would be full of grievances. Follow
this, and drunkenness. RIGHTEOUSNESS. dis
honesty, lying, frauds, etc. would all dis
appear,-Rev. DIR. Leach. Methodist. Chi
caso, Ill.
a BOOK OF JoY.-The Bible Is a hook OF
Joy and song, and every page bears some
words of praise aud encouragement. While
Paul was n great theol0gian he was also Il
singer, and his songs are notable for the
JOY and faith they inspire. We all know
OF the Sweet Singer OF Israel" and have
been moved TO rapture by his songs Of Joy
and praise.-Itev. Or. Wilson. Congrega-
tionalist, Council Bluffs. Iowa.
MANS WEAKNESS. Man il not strong
enough to fight Satan alone. but with the
power OF Christ 10 help him he can gain a
victory over his evil nature and have love
anu faith and holiness reign In his heart,
There Is only one outcome TO this conflict,
and that Is that Christ will finally over
come Satan and rule over heaven and earth
as King Of Kings.-Rev. Or. CuraicK.
Methodist. Cincinnati, Ohio.
LOOKING BACKWARD. There is al.
ways danger In looking backward. We are
always apt to be persuaded by the evils
OF me world. mo nGin putting his hand
TO the pillow and looking backward is lit
lor the Kingdom the Savior saws. In
locking backward We see mole hills and
are apt TO make mountains of them. M
ions TOOK forward with great purposes ana
We, as citizens OF this Nation, look for
ward TO the contamination of great and
good things Rev. A.. r.. Caudry. Disciple,
Council BLUFFS. Iowa.
A MIRACLE. The existence OF the
church OF God is Of Itself a miracle. We
must Judge the v,luc OF the Christian
church by its results, and 1t is now the
universal conception and conviction that
all Organized human law stands upon the
principle OF the strong caring for the
weak, The time is coming when the test
OF the Christian church viii he what II is
doing from hour to hour aud from day
to day 10 make supreme and all powerful
the kingdom Of God Bishop Thompson,
Episcopnlian, Natche2, Miss.
CuLTIVATING THE FACULTIES
Every faculty-mental. moral. emotional.
aesthettc--needs to be cultivated with spec
ial reference to those we are inclined to
neglect, Young women OF social plans
ought to know something about science
and philosophy Young men of financial
ambition should cultivate Il taste for art
and literature Let anxious mothers at
tend concerts aGd theaters and clubs and
remember how to laugh. They who dwell
with machines and laws particularly need
the idealism and the emotion of religious
observances Rev. w. s.. Grove, Unt,er-