The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
Observation-Disclosures,

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j: SUMMARY OF SERMONS. /:
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Following Is summary OF the principa.
sermons recently delivered IN tho United
States and Canada by the leading clergy.
men, priests. prelates. religious teachers
and profcssors OF tho Christian faith. In
every instance the text has boon carefully
read and abbreviated.
| REVERENCE Reverence for God Ia
The iotindution OF all excellence OF cnar-
acter--Rev. a. Il, Myers, Collegiate, New
| York.
FAITH.--Faith shall bring ot last to the
heaven of our Father a great multitude
which no man eau nurnber.--I,sy. DR.. Will
h'tins, Episcopaiian. Now York CITY
HuMILlTY.---True humility has the
cpen eyes of faith IL obeys not of noces
| sItS, but because II trusts and loves and
| Gnes to serve. Rev. Lester Bradner. Jr..
Episcopalan, New Yofk CITY.
SPIRIT coMMuNloN.--M never
by word or deed condemned the PrGas
| truths of spirit COMMUNION. The Hebrew
| race had their Judges, neigums ruled
| them by inspiiation.--Dr. Aston, Spiritual
| list. San Bernardino. Cal.
REST. Men seek foJt in pleasure, they
| seek 1t IN solitude. but there is no rest
| save in Jesus Christ. Learn meekness and
| lowliness OF the Master.-kev. l.. y. liart-
| ley Los Angeles. Cal q
a BAD BARGAIN.--It Is bad bargain
| TO enter any business whore you can't lake
God. never ending memory and a
| knowledge OF TN suffering bis life has
| caused. will be all the material any saloon
keeper WIN need TO produce u hall Of tor
| ment.--Rev, C.. S. Mason. Gospel Union.
Los Angeles. Cal
| THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE. - Time
| come in the struggle oil life when we feel
no sympathy from God and little from
| fellowmen God Is lust as near to us as
ne will permit Him TO come; Affections
| come only 10 destroy falsittes--Dr Pratt,
| swedenborEan. San jose. Cal
| SUNDAY DUTIES. do not eonfine your
| Attendance at mass 10 Sundays and holy
days of religion, Come frequently 10 at
| tend the divine eacrifice. In IL you will
| receive Inc BLESSINGS OF t'Ou ana tDelHDN
vou Will receive grace unto eternal sal
vation.-Rev. Thomas c. Clancy Roman
| Catholic, San Francisco, Cal.
/ CHRiST'S WORK. Christ placed men
In new attitude toward the whcl& word,
M attitude Of revenaIlt delight, oil SYM
| pathy expectation and hope.--Rey. $. p.
cadman, congregationallst, New York
| city.
| PATIENCE is A POWER may star
nc us to pwt the words patience and power
in close jnXtapositlon, but II IS neverthe-
loss true that patience is n power. DIR.
McElveen. Congregationalst, Brooklyn,
| n. Y.
| WAIrTNG.-There is a waiting that in
our lmpaaience seems TO us almost shame
iul. We want 10 win cur victory lmme IL
ately. We think we cam jump on the top
most round OF the ladder of lifes success
without watting.-Rev. G. G. ADAMS,
Consresa''ioaallst, San Francisco, Cal.
| C1RGSTfANr'rY.-- Christian whispera
that il the arts are 10 he high sciences
rich aud laws worthy, that the individuals
must be great In mind aud hcartRey. n.
d. Hills, Independent, Chicago, Ill,
NATURAL FACULTIES -7lt is not tho
| development Of our natural faculties TRAIT
| lANpiNtS US IN NlpFli rum, DWt lne ulNSfHi0n
OF those faculties TO the absolute and en-
tire satisfaction or self.-Rev. r. G, Hard
lng Congregatlonalist New York City
THE CATHOLIC RELIGIoN,--You be-
long to the Catholic religion, aad II YOU nre
trne 10 VI IN this free country Of ours, its
practice viii bring you pelce here ard
lead yUu ON TO cternal glory hereafter.
| .Ar'hn'i'-~ p'urinn. Roman Catholic, sau
Francisco Cal.
| AN ERA or pROMISE.--We are living
in an era OF PROMISE Our Righteousness
must exceed that OF formulated rella'on.
Religion must be life ana not a creed 1t
must 1haye 10 do wlah the present AMI not
50 much with the future world.-Rey.
James Eelis, Unitarian, Boston, Mass.
EDUCATION -iEdacatio means some
| thing more thar information. II la not
small intelligence. 1t is the process OF
bringing the individual In harmony with
his spiritual environment. The purpose OF
elucatlon us the provision OF hspplness and
contentment of ths human family. Rev.
nr soyntcn, congregationalist, Detroit,
Mich.
| HopE--Hope Is composed OF two con-
stituents-desire and expectancy--and tho
| quafky and measure OF hope depends upon
the strength OF these two elements. They
are tire fundamental elements OF We, ani
the measure aud qualify OF life depend upon
these two things-.wiat DO you wish for
and the chance you have OF Obtaining what
YOU wish for.--Dr. Abbott, Congregational
ist Brooklyn, n. y
| WAY ON ESCAPE. -.t,oasilerins tho
inexorableness OF law. way OF escape is
needed, and this IL found only I'm the law
OF divine grace. Tho soul sick OF sin, tel
60 the body of deaah, may look TO the law
OF grace TO Stag Of IL, 20 sority IT. 70 ex-
! eupsfy ii--Rey. ]. n. Beard. Methodist.
San Francisco, Cal
OUR RELATION TO GOD. Ill is well f,r
us now and then 10 review the life we live
IA lis relation 10 Cad. 10 know exactly how
we siarl with HIM. Have We e,rnest'y
| rcpeneei? Have We made m eifart 10
overcome tempts,lon?--Re j. b. Mes,
| EpiSccpalinn, Brooklyn, ~ Y.
TRAINING acRond.s.--I believe tho
| time ID az hand when the thouac,s ~ ee-