The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

the splendid virtues that 80 10 make TN
character that will stand the test whom
storms rage and wild winds wail--Rev. G.
w. Perryman, BAPTIST Cincinnati, Ohio.
/ DANCING.--It Is sinful waste o!
HE and health to patronixe dancing clubs
and dancing parties.---Rev j. C. Jackson.
Jr,, Congregationailst. Columbus. ohio
HATE or L0VE.--Does the Bible de-
| scribe sin so as TO make MS love it or hate
/ III Compare the French novel with Quo
Vadis. The French novel siids vice. while
| Quo Vadis" makes us hate t. Rev. w.
II. 7. Nnunce. Baptist. New York City.
RESTLESSNlSS.- IF there is any dis
order in our lives we trace II 10 restless
ness. What makes unrest? Pride. ambition.
selhshness--when we feel sighted or are
disappointed in anything, then peace flies.
Rev. e. Roughton, Methodist, Cincinnati.
Ohio.
| MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, The gov
ornment of cities is truly present day
| question. They viii continue to Increase
The drift of multitude is toward then,--a
drift greatly TO be deplored Rev. H. c.
Swentzel. Episcopalan. Brooklyn, NJ Y.
| REWARD. Those who live nobly here
need not worry about the hereafter. They
WIN snare III tne best or the iuture, DR..
| Friedman. Hebrew. Denver. Colo.
| THE REAL GOp.--Therc Is no concep-
! tion at all in literature like the conception
of God that Christ gives. Rev. j. A,
Jayne Disciples, Allegheny. Ia.
BURDENS. Burden bearing enables a
man to do two things-to test his strength
| and by using TO increase it-Rev. j. A.
| Perkins, Universalist. Meriden. Conn,
| JOAN OF ARC.--ln placing Joan of Arc
| among her blessed ones. the Catholic
| church has canonized not only the sanctity
but patriotism. has set in her holy or
holies the sword of the patriot beside the
white wand of the virgin William
Organ. Catholic Denver, Colo.
ETERNAL FORTUNE Every man Is
| the architect of his eternal fortune The
into our power TO have a heaven or hell
on earth in our own beart.--Rcv NJ, c.
Peters. independent. New York CITY.
SCANDAL-w When people talk about
their neighbors. you are not always able
to tell what kind of people these neigh
bors are, but you can Judge very accur-
ately as to what kind OF people they them
selves are.-Rov. Washington GLADDEN.,
Columbus. Ohio
IEAvENWARD.-The march of the soul
hcavenward is always morning march,
where each experience is only a prophecy
of better things to come. The royal road
In literature, in reform, IN art. In religion.
IS the sunrise route.--Rev. c. 7. Brown,
congregationallst, Salt Lake City, Utah,
DoUBT.-we doubt Gods existence We
know that the inflnity and personality of
God are absolutely incompatible. They
seem to contradict each other. and we
wander in the realm Of doubt. College
men especially are prone To como upon
these perplexites and to give IN their
faith.Rev. J Y. Cotheil, Episcopalian,
Des Moines. Iowa.
TWO KINDS OF Mankind may
be divided into two camps; on the one
hand the men Of principle who are guided
by singleness of purpose aud believe that
what is to be Well done had better be done
at once: on the other hand the men OF
policy, who arn always putting on de-
cisive action and waiting for something 10
turn up,--Rev. David Philipson, Hebrew,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
THE BROTHER or HUMANITY -chrst
is the brother OF humanity and the Savior
OF the lost. II IL admitted by AL The
chroniclers and intellectual nminarlos of
tire world that Christ wab perfectly pure
Christ lived and praoticcd Shot he
preached 1t is not recorded that he ever
trans crossed human law. He never Mt
tended school. yet knew more than any Of
the great men Of his day --Rey. Edward
McHugh. Methodist. Cincinnati.
HAPPINEsS-yrh average Of happiness
Is not as high as II ought TO be or as high
as 1t Will be. Mans capacity for happi-
ness In this life has not yet been realized.--
Rev. G.. -. Vosburgh, Baptist, Denver. Colo
PURITANIsM-- are still wrapped ZIP
In PuritanIsm. Grand as The Puritan prn-
ciplcs were they We're not enough. II IL
firno to know that no man can call Christ
his and forget his neighbcr. Rev. w 8
Rainsford, Episcopalian, New York City.
THE HUMAN BODY--The human body
should be to us like sacred temple. which
we should keep pure and undefiied. APP
preach with something OF awe ana reyer-
once. a temple Of flesh. dedicated TO the
highest purposes, the babitntion OF a divine
iniage--Dr Joseph Silyerman. Hebrew.
New York City.
CENTLEMEss- night OF lifc il com
ing on apace. II VIII be sweet 10 have the
gates ewing inward at our approach TO the
city eternal and TO be welcomed by some
watching for our home coming and TO hear
from joyful llFs such words as these, THY
seutieDess hath made me great. '--iey- g.
Woodbridge Congregationalist. Middleboro,
Mass.
THE UNSEEN AUDIENCE - You are
never alone. Like an anlShitbsater throng,
gazing breathless upon contest IN the
arepa, an unseen audience ceaselessly
watches you Yesterday you started on a
tourney Of some 577.00o.o00 around the sun,
amidst perils known only TO Omniscienee.
Your souls destiny threads the farthest
eternity You wage battle that thrills
three worlde--earth. heaven, hell--Rey. s.
H. Young. Presbyterian. Pittsburg, Pa.
DIVISION. Christ based his plea for the
winning Of the world upon the oneness Of
his disciples. The oneness in suffering Of
end obedience TO Christ were arrnyei
against The budding icnonipational ~
visions In the Christian church, 80 long
teday as divisions among those who love
The Lord are fostered 20 long will the evan
,m..ton ~ tho haarfh homo and 6eathen