The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

v. n IIutchns. Evangelist. Indian Orchard
Mass.
or SOCIETY. -Sooioty az Il whole needs re
iigOr ana morality To- the development OF
the highest civilization and culture. Without
the proper wortn. Of these two factors
human brotherhood marked by tolerance aud
the absence of hatred Is Impossible. --Rey. DR..
William Roscnau. Hebrew, baltimore, Md.
MEN AND SCHOLARS. The object OF the
day is not to make acbolars less scholarly.
hut to bring It to their hearts that the whole
attitude al the Scripture upon the matter
means that II is the order of the DIVINE in-
tention that n man should be man before
he Is a scnolar.-.ReV Or, Charics H. Park
hurst Presbyterian, New York city
CULTURE AND GDpLINEssy-'rhe more
We know the moro useful We become. " this
knowledge Is God directed Therefore. while
we affirm that Ignorance IL anything but
helpful to the Christian, We also desire To say
that The highcnt culture without Godllnes IA
complete ignorance MS compared with sp!r.'
itual culturc.~-Rey q. W. DUNCAN. Meth.
odst, Brdcaburg Pa
YOUTH. "A decision for tho right in youth
means "a peaceful old age and triumphant
end The bird of earthly love now singing IN
bowers Of youth at the bridal altar and In the
homo circlo shall be transformed into tn
bird Of Paradise, triilnp The music of heaven.
--ltoy. Dr. T, NJ. Grith Methodist, Phadel-
phia, Pa
ASPIRATIONS Tho man who Is dissatis
ned with himself and who is constantly long
Ing for something better and higher ~ the
man who Is drawing closer TO God aud who
~ receiving life. 1t Is not his creed which
will save man. hut his aspirations and his
efforts 10 fulnll his aspirations. -rRev, ". u
Loavctt. congrogatonais:, Washington, ID. y.
HUSBANDS AND WIVES "A true husband
viii receive his wife into the most eonhdips
par,ncrehip. Woman, Is neither superior nor
inferior TO man. She Is only different a
man may havo a professional secret from MS
wife, but never u personal secret IL y wei
10 conilde 10 wives business matters. Women
have an Instinct at times superior TO man .
reason -Rov. Or. Kerr Boyce Topper, Bap-
list, Philadelphia Pa.
THE NEW LIGHT Plainly real relig.
ion of some sort is needed. moro needed than
ever. II Is the one thing which alone Ia
really needed. All else VIII flow from H..
Without II all elsc will Gisappcar~-r0iitical In :
siitutious wealth, civilization oyerythinE
Cur duty ns We ind oursevos In this cpo- y
Of uatsiiion liz to leep onr nuds opfn FOE
tie rev light that Nod IL preparing to tond
forth into the world Rev Il. lIeber Newton.
EpIseornllan. New York city
FATE OF THE WICKED The nuulhiia-
ton OF the wicked In our henrts must Lease
us purified and children OF God. This could
not be II thousands 81 souls wern In eternal
punishment. The most reasonable thOagh'
liz that the wicked shan be pnrgnd, 9nnhil-
then there Hhal b. no wichctness u; this
orid.--Rev Abbie u, Danforlh, independent
Boston, Mass.
THE woRKINGMEN.- The fricrdship ol
! Jesus Christ 10 1orklngmen 8. measured b,
| His aid to universal humanity, by the sacri
| fees lie mndo for men. by HIS resources o
! power and love poured out Tor them, Chris
( tx tho friend OF the toilcr, Let the church
walk with Christ in spirit and example, anc
the worklngnien Will come TO their friends
1 Christ md the church.--Rev. DR.. X. l.
! Greene, Methodist, Boston, Mass
! FREEDOM all candor who Is tn,
frccst mnn-tho man OF unrcstrained appe
: ties aud OF Irregular hnbiis. OF IS II the mar
who has experienced .he delight OF growing
powers set free within him by the very dis
cipiinc 10 which ho has subjected himself
One man Is free and the other Is a elave--'
slave TO habits which he TOO often lack
the manliness 10 renouncc. and which he VII
never reuounco unless you can supply hin
with n sufficient motive. Rev. W. A. Query
Epineopolian. New Orleans, La.
AN EVERLASTING PRoBLEM.-NothlnI
endure Nothing that we bnlld can remair
always the same. Holland barred ont thu
sea, but the dykes have 20 be perpetually re-
newcd rebuilt and watched The church II
IN attempt 10 keep back the Hood OF evt
things that would destroy what good human
ity has painfully won from the sad chaos o
confusion Of primitive society. But the effor.
hos TO be continuously snStained by carf
generation. or there will be In many WAYS
reyersion to barbnrism.--Rei. David Utter
Unitarian. Denver. Colo.
SPIRITUAL TRUTIi.--The problem 81 al
( religions II how 10 prove that the idea, ha'
| footing IN reality. ~ the spast this ma
been proved by pcrsonifying the IDEAL. Mc'
believed IN the cxistenoe Of a supreme right
rousnets because they saw or seemed % ~
u incsrnsted IN personal eeing Tods,
lem Of religion for those who have iest tatti