The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-12
cinnati, Ohio.

OF Godfrey, A. NJ. Har,uot. plscinls Gin.
cinnati, Ohio
TWO WORDS.--There are only two words
IN all the language that command our
u,snest nomage-God and man--and all re-
lsion is simply process to span God ana
the soul in man.--Rey. Thomas n Slinsr
unitarian, New York City.
NATIONAL SINS.--Swearinr ana bias.
phemy are by some said 10 be our Nationa,
SIN But 1t might be doubted bad n, we
are we are not worse than other nations. It
singular sin, meaningless ana empt,
sin.--Rev. r. NJ. Munson Wilmington. Del.
THE FUTURE.-There is n universal de-
sire among mankind to live forever Even
atheists have hoped for an immortality OF
Tame In this world Monuments are reared
by unbelitNers TO pcrpetuate their memory
70 posterlty. There has been hope among
all races OF mankind that there was flu
lure life.-Rey. w. G. Partridge, Baptist,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
FIGHTING FOR HUMANITY.--Never
mas there been such spectacle as that
upon which the world is gazing today:
never such an object lesson illustrating the
value OF a Christian civilization. We are
tishtihs ioF nuHitnity, write tnat worn
in golden letters upon our starry flag--liu-
manity-Rey. A. f. Kittredge Lutheran,
New York City.
SCHOLARSHIP object OF the day
Is not TO make scholars less scholarly, but
to bring II to their hearts that the whole
attitude Of the Scripture upon the matter
| means that 1t Is the order of the divine
| intention that Il man should be a man be-
fnrn h.A 10 l,.,I, al
| hurst, Presbyterian, New York City.
ANGER.--lt requires something more
than ordinary to divert the thoughts of
| men when their passions are aroused. We
never see things in their true light when
| angry or excited. Men do things in pas
sion that they are heartily ashamed of
afterward,-Rev. p. A. Hellman. Lutheran.
Baltimore. Md.
| PUBLIC S1NS.--The sin Of political cor
ruption and the oppression OF the poor
| ought to be wiped out with the sword of
public indignation. And the wrath OF the
church ought to be klndled against all
forms of sin until they are ovcrcome.--Rev.
p. C. Curnick. Methodist. Cincinnati, Ohio.
GOODNESS is no end to the
plans of saving people in other ways than
by making them good. but the vital ques-
ton Is whether goodness constitutes saliva
ton. This is the one question in theology.
In this, our everyday life on this world, the
good man is the saved man. He has the
| respect of the community and the love of
his friends.-Rev. W. S. Grove Episcopa-
liam, New York City.
TO YOUNG MEN.-Our young men arc
being crowded to the wall and will be still
harder crowded unless they seek to perfect
! and thorough master the ayocation they
may choose. In choosing take the advice
Of some good friend--some wise man--for
think you all have one, and follow his ad-
vice to the letter, with the best endeaVor
you can put forth.-Rev. S. p. Sprecher
Presbyterian. Cleveland, Ohio.
GLADNESS.-BriEht succeeds dark
ness Joy succeeds to sorrow The despair
of life vanshes and the hope of eternit,
begins. The open tomb fulfills the prophe
cies, for He that died on the cross rise
from. the dead. His death was the ransom
of sin, and man is saved through the SAT
| rifjce Of God made man.-Rev. T. ]. Cav
atty, Catholic. Washington.
SELF-LOVE.-It is In self-love that SUI
| feriEg begins. No mar was ever yet icy
| full who was always thinking about himsei,
If VIC would live the life that is best "
must write the pronouns, thou, thine, they
in larger letters than we write those others
|, thine, thy. The man that lives for him
self upon himself is always and everyw her
m 'eerabe.-Rev. Dir. Fishburn, Presbyte
ran. Columbus. Ohio.
| UNIVERSAL W.-Govern'nents. soce
ties, organized reformers nor schools ca
ever settle or adjust these conditions De