The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17

i q, 4 T. b. siH . As
| THE PERFECT STANDARD. Jesus
lchrlst is the perfect standard, the fullest
embodiment OF all that is true and good
fonscr making its appeal TO tho human
| heart; the Divine ldesl. historically mani
Tested and verified ais the final reality
| Friend, Saviour. God, the one eternal rer-
| scnoiity In whom We live and move and
| have our beingssssRev. j. IL. Smytho. Unit
| tartan, Baston, Mass.
THE GLORIOUS N.---Thc most Elori.
Gus man is the one who is most self
| forgetful, Rev, p. T. Sutphcn, Presby-
| terinn, Cleveland. Ohio.
| CONFIDENCE lit Is In siuless
judge Who know what was IN man that VIC
place our confidence. REV. Roland Ring
walt, Episcopalian, Stockton, Ia.
PEACE, Tho bibio Ia the peace bring
Ing book. II not only brings comfort III
borrow; IL brings peace In every position
In life. REV. r.. a. Torroy. Chicago
PUNISHMENT. Gods punishment Is
not poison, but medicine, Tho pain men
suffer is designed 90 make them better. -
Rev. Richard u. Sykes, unlvcrsalist, Den-
vcr. Col.
AIDS TO THU CHURCH. Pleasant
greetings and cordial hand clasps from the
laity do moro for ~ church than powerful
sermons from tho preacher. Rev. l,r.
Frank Crane. Methodist. Chicago.
CHRISTIANITY AND HOPE. Chris
tlanity is n religion OF hope No man cnn
despair OF the human race who sans him
self Ia the sublime optimism o; Jesus
Christ -Rov. W. Halnes. Baptist. wash
ington, N. j..
PRESENTATIONS Regeneration rights
the faculties of man, and they move to-
ward the right like the solid phalnns OF
an army Rev. J. w. Lewis, Methodls,,
Louisville, Ky.
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Tho man who re-
CARDS righteous living as n matter Of ex-
pedicncy 10 apt to grow weaker from timo
TO time.--Dr. Charles II. Richards, Con-
grcgationaist, Philadelphia, Pa.
RBTRlBUTioN,--T all OF tho puui.ht
ments which God inflicts upon sinners
there Ia q heavenly afterward IN which
their beneficial results VIII be sea:I.~-rey.
l)r. Edwin q. Sweetser. Universalist, pnt-
adelphia. Pa,
LOVE. mo day should pass that Il love
YOU has not gone often between husband
and wife, for this little phrase Is tho shut
tle OF love, weaving TWO hearts into one
Rev. DR.. Frank Crane, Methodist, CHI
cage.
GREATEST or PRIVILEGES - We are
not TO rest In others opinions about Christ,
but may have personal knowledge OF
Him. coming from face to face lntor-
view. 1t 10 the greatest OF all privileges
offered by human being DR.. Hawkins,
Methodist. Kansas City, Mo.
THE HANDMADE OF RELIGION. Sci
10 .fIa1s E.at to gltuas1 al
faith. II IL tho handmade of religion. II
"a knowledge OF the laws by which God
governs His unlyerBe.-Iioy. g.. johnson,
Congregationalist. Chicago.
YOUR SIGNS. The Christian should |
keep his signs FURNISHED and aee that no
does not Inisrenrcscnt his religion to the
world the heart is not full OF the life |
and love of Jesus, IL cnn not be His.--Rev. |
j. Montgomery. Presbyterian, Cincinnati,
AN ALTRUIsT. When society has
purgcd itself OF scltlsbDess, then the
masses and the casses, the capitalists aud |
the worfmen. their cries and their Btrifss, |
will be harmonlzed. Then the world shall |
be ruled by its Unseen Ruler indeed -.
Rev. Or. w. II. Lawrence, Methodist,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
PRAYER The tr,icst. the finest. the
sweetest prayer must come out Of the
loving, tho sympathetic the tender soul.
No selfish prayer can expect TO enter INTO
this heart OF God. REV. Minot j. Savage.
Unitarian. New York City
THE PATTERN OF LIFE On earth
we SEQ only the wrong side OF the pattern |
OF iIfo. the knots and ends In tho here
after We shall sec the right side IN tie |
perfection OF beauty. The design shall be
clear. Professor j.. X. Beattie. PresbJte-
rian, Louisville, Ky.
ELECTION. IA man may not see TO
what God IL calling him. but II he keeps
developing himself the time will come
~ the thing for which he has been
n%ill be made dear 10 him, Give
10 LGaknreafr calling and cleo
James De Norman
6n. Mass.
nlGATIoNs. --'rhe