The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
SUMMARY OF SERMONS.

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| rc\owing II q summary Of the principa,
scrmcNs recently delivered In the United
States and Canada by the leading clergy.
men. priests. prelates. religious teachers
and professors Of the Christian faith. In
every instance the text has been carefully
read and Abbreviated.
RITUAL.--Ritual 10 an expression OF
religious truth, but IL there 10 no truth
governing the heart. ritual becomes mock
ery.--Rev. Lester Bradner. Jr.. Episcopal
ian, New York City.
THE BIBLE.-The Bible teaches us that
between God, who 10 q Spirit, and man,
who Is spiritual. there Is a community OF
life,-Rev. J. F. Carson. Presbyterian.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
PEACE.--Now. 1. ever. we must nn3 our
way into the heart of that peace which the
world can not givc.--Rey. w. GLADDEN.,
Congregationalist. Columbus, Ohio.
GODS GIFTs.--All Gods spiritual gifts
are eternal. His peace is eternal peace
Rev. John Clark. Presbyterian. Chicago,
III.
fatherly God gives courage and security 10
the soul and sweetness to life. Rev. w d.
Williams, Episcopalian. New York CITY.
oRDER.-The power that holds this
Detion In order Is the power of the voice
OF Cos speaking in the consciences OF the
people.--Rey. Lyman Abbott, Congrega-
tionalist Brooklyn, n. Y.
THE MINTSTRY.-Among the various
callirga there is none than deals with more
serious Issues than the calling OF the min
istry Rev. C. G. Spieker, Lutheran.
Scranton, Pa.
GOD AND sC1ENCE-M Modern science.
with It's new and grander conceptions of
the universe and Of human life. has given
God back to us after theology and the
church had taken him away.--Rev NJ. j.
Savage, Unitarian. New York City.
MANS WAY.--Meo do not make the
same tests Of measures and weights as they
do OF the truth. Many man tries 10
stretch the truth ana applies the wrong
tcst to it.-Rev. T. G. Bcatte, Presby-
terrain. Albuquerque. N. NJ.
GODS woRK.-God is Interested IN
every individual soul: how he works we
DO not know. We 10 not have to know IL
He does not do II, He is not God Rev.
George Hughes, Baptist New York City.
PRAYER.-The importance and efficacy
OF prayer had testimony In the memor
able prayer OF the Savior on the mount
whsn He spent the night praying for HIS
cisciples.--Rev A. j. Van Cleft. Meth
odist Scranton. Ia.
SPIRITUALITY. low state OF spirit
uality In any church Usually can be traced
10 the absence OF a sense OF sin-Rev
John l.. Clark, Presbyterian. Chicago. III
SOURCES OF OUR DANGER. In the
whole OF Gods economy those things
wherein We boast ourselves superior TO the
rest OF creation are the sources OF our
dahg"r'-Hey +. C. Harding. Congrega-
tionahst, New York City
WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS The Bible
tells MS in many ways what we should ex-
pect as tho outcome OF Gods plan and
christs work, what we should hope for.
what We should glority the Father for
the complete salvation OF every human soul.
Scranton. Pa.
APPLICATION OF THE GosPEL.--To-
day. whilst We apply the principles OF the
Gospel not less than formerly to the sal
walton Of the individual. We are yet turn
ing our thoughts more and more to the
gospels application To society Rev ]. g.
Butler, Lutheran. Washington, ID. C.
TRUE PATRIOTISM 1t is not too much
TO say that true patriotism is OF heavenly
Inspiration. While it is not Divine, as is
the Gospel. II Is Divine In it's eloq,lence In
It's relations and In its possibilities. -Rev.
X. :, Macarthur Baptist New York civ
Rad LANGUAGE. 49, City ordinances
might not be able 10 rcpress this awful
language. but would to God there might
be reused sane and righteous public SEN
tlmont which would repress this abuse more
enectually Rev. A. Il. Myers, Collegiate,
New York,
CHRISTIAN DIFFICULTIES. Many OF
the difficulties battling Christian progress
today would not have existed had our faith
ers been more candid In mind, and remem-
bered in wisdom and tolerance. the teach
Ing OF the text. For every creature OF God
is good Rev. s. p. Cadman, Congrega-
tlonalist, New York.
POWER OF PREJUDlCE.-All thinking
persons Know the power OF prejudice Yet
| over THIS barrier which seems impasSable
ala the Gospel triumph and 5000 of pref
| udlced Jews were enlightened and Goa
| verted under one discourse. Think OF such
multitude being disarnied. overcome ana
| added TO the kingdom OF Jesus. even IA tho
| city OF His death. Rev. George ] Min
gins. Methodist, Asbury Park. n. ].
| OUR REWARD.--The Disciples on the
sea were working under the eye OF tho
Master yet knew ii not. So even today
| no matter how humble our calling, the eve
| OF the Master Workman is upon us. He
knows all our labor and WEAKNESS. He
knows how carefully ana consclentlously
| we perform our tasks, He knows all our
| neglect and Journalism aud indifference
And soon He Will come to give Us our re-
ward. Then Will He give every one ac-
cordlus as His works shall be.-Rev. MIR
Winship, Methodist. Cheyenne. wyo.
| BRETHREN in primitive times. when
ever hero appeared the people made
a god of him. And az rule he permitted
| II, ! do not suppose that there is any hard
and fast line between divine and hunan.
do not find any such line In the Bible
st. Paul reminds the Athenians that theif
own poets tell us that we are the Off
| springs OF God, David tells us that we
are Sons OF the Most High" Jesus Christ
tells us that we are His brethren. We
unite with Him In prayer to Our Father. -
Rev, Myron w. Reed, Independent. New
York City.