The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

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gymen. priests. prelates. religious teacher
and professors of the Christian faith. u
every instance the text has been care
fully read and abbreyiated:
1SOLATfON.--M is social beiag. HI
was born So His faculties are dwarfet
II he remains isolated from his fellows
Rev. Robert Mcdonald, Baptist, Brooklyn
N. Y.
THE POETRY or LIFE "A large part
OF our Bible Is poetry, and has SO been
printed In the revised version. large
part OF our life Is poetry .--Rey. w. IL. =.
Fauncc. BAPTIST. New York City.
RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS The religious
problems of today are not commonly undnr-
stood. and those who think that these
problems can be thought out while one is
saving wood or coupting money are
wrong.-Rev. J. Il. Cotheli. Episcopalan,
Des Moines, Iowa.
CHR1ST'S INFLUENCE. --Chrlst's IN
fiueuce today is greater than when his
sandaled feet pressed the verdant carpet
nature spread before him in his trlumphal
march through the historic plains OF tho
Holy Land REV. Edward Ntzhugh, Meth
odist, Cincinnati, Ohio
THE TWO KINGS--Wicked men are un-
der the bondage of Satan and all their
desires ami actions are evil continually
hut Christian men are under The authority
OF Jesus Christ and must obey his com
mandments--Rev. 7. G. Cormlck, Metho-
dist, Cincinnati Ohio.
PEACE. Sin. the destroyer Of our peace
Is nailed to the cross with Jesus so that
II noed have no dominion over MS Peace
M nprf ,,tr5 ,F
Pleasure IL mans delight. but peace is HIS
necessity. No man Is Mt his best without
it,--Rev, g. Roughton, Methodist Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
SECuRrrY-'rhIs world presents an
AWFUL scene relative 10 security The land
is full of physicians ready Ia draw away
disease Inventors OF all kinds offer their
mechanism for the safety OF business in
terest Everywhere and everybody Is try.
ing TO be secured Rev. G.. w. Peruvian.
Baptist. Cincinnati. Ohio
GBNTLENESs. We speak often OF thu
power Of God, but 1t is the gentleness OF
God that works the greatest wonders. 1t
Is this that makes men great REV r. a.
Woodbridge, Congrogatlonalist, Mddle~
boro. Mass.
PUBLIC OFFICE. Public Office In mt
sonal reward This Is the fundamental con.
ception, and II ia fundamentally immoral:
no man who upholds IT Is tit Ia hold any
public office-Rov. Washington Gladden..
Columbus. Ohio.
DEMANDS or SATAN.--As 1t was. al 1t
Is now and ever win be the devil ia nrInrc
of this world, so viii he make his deceltful
demands, taking advantage of the weakness
or humanity. AS he approached Christ so
does he approach US today.--Rey C., IL.
Thnrgood, Disciple, Pittsburg, IN.
CHILDREN OF THE pooR.--one secrc,
OF the success OF the children OF the moor
Is found not only IN their natural abilities
but in the. rigid training made necessary
by their lot in life. Rev. q ID Vosblirpb
Baptist, Denver, Colo
HE'LL don't believe In hell and would
destroy all faith in II II | could destroy
the thing, but can not l can escape
nell by bslng OF peace with my own con.
science. Roy. Madison G.. Peters, linda.
pendent New York City.
GREAT THINGS. We know tho great
tnings best They are not perploxitos,
but indictments. not riddles, hut reyela.
tons; not mysteries but manifestations.
therefore day unto day uttereth speech,
night unto night showeth knowleGpo -
Colo.
MORAL AGENCY Morality "a nor
policy or pretensc or learning, but The
doing OF good in obedience to the win OF
God. Religion Is the most potent moral
agency OF humanity. God Is the real con,
science OF mankind Rev. Siiyerman. bo.
brew New York CITY.
RI.SIrIPrS. ~,
tanned only when still better ones arc
sought, To do as well today as | did yes
terday J must do better Life Is valuable
not only for what II Is, hut for what II
Is to be. Rev. Clarence II. Brown, Con,
sregalionalist, Salt Lake city, Utah.
DISoBEDiENcE-- Man brings suffering
upon himself IN this world by disobadIencs
There Is a penalty attached to every yin,o
ton OF natures laws. Man has freedom,
OF the VIII. and so can obey or disohcv IN.
Maker. Delirium Is the natural pupsh-
inent In this world for drunkenness. -Rey.
w g Partridge, BAPTIST, Cincinnati. Ohio.
THE ANGELIC HOST. There is the
host angelic. God rallies His ungclic forces
Just between you and the assauting enemy
One soul saved sets every harp in heaven
a-tingie Let one sinner cry for mercy and
Awift on serilphic wings speeds the moi,d
$3.50 ~ sAs1 tistoiSs ucliOiu, ne prdyetn.'
( Rev s. y. Young, Presbyterian. rI:ts-
burg, Pa
. ME. Time is relentless. II can NOT
he bottled up and given out as We de-
sire. No syndicate can make corner
on time for its own benefit II can not b.
monopolised; Il can b. taken from no
man, All arc equally rich US regards 10
time. RaH. Y. IS Mlibum. univsrsaiist.
Cincinnati. Ohio. e sS' 81 '''
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~ y y THEATER Ought a conscientious
peFson. whose aim Is to do all the good
p0estble II life, to renpuuce the tbeater
nAfpðer? Why do the ministry. almost
- 4 uni, suske this their practice. and
M ia fbs churches. ajnaost without ex-
feption, pronQunQe against their members
o&tpo6lng ne thspjer I! Rev j II. Jack
qongreeati cnaiist Columbus. 0bic
il Work no WIN lit VIII take work %
NJ Nortd Tor God Nothing elrc wilI
aSt ~ fbsdrais. s1ekanf churches. Il
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