The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-03
A PRACTICAL SERMON.
Rev. ]. c. Mason Delivers Sunday Ad-
dress on "0ur Country"
MAMaON IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVILS
Party Politics npd Politicians 4
Cursc--work OF the Trnsts-Tbc
Philippine War.


listened to the following sermon on our
Country delivered by the Rev. ]. c.
Mason at the Central Christian church
last night:
Text, Ps. ss, 70: Blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord. and the people
whom He hath chosen for His Inheritance.
Our country has certainly been greatly
blessed and with all its ills and all our
faults we can still claim to be among the
nations chosen OF the Lord. But what
do We mean by our country? Lands. lakes
and lagoons. mountains. plains anu val
leys, cities. towns and country. goods and
chatteis, horses and cattle, stocks. bonds,
banks. money or trusts? The churches,
the schools, the government, National.
state, or municipal? Do these exist for
the people or the people exist for them2
Men. women aud children are the prime
factors in our country, or should be. God
created man and gave him dominion over
all. AS Chrstians--ibe children OF the
benign Creator--it IS our duty az Ear as
we may to see that ali are allowed that
which is so graciously provided by our
Father. The civilization. education ana
Characterization OF all should he orr aim.
Health, happiness and hope should be the
heritage OF every human being. We claim
csma ,bat nan mich, have life ana have
!, v,or, ahIrSanIv IVo ara c1mtnitted
~ ,,,r1,sf, Ia y,orl, W. are Tho
,,oart ot anr. oooois On eartb in in,ollI-
gence integrity courage and piety We
are the descendants OF Puritan and Cav
sccordlnr M Gee n WsndIlnr s1perior
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uepr'Ses Oh coinpior'' ucpamches the pody
Gnu ues' Toys me Soul mo answer ~
.n"inIhoh WHY are noh~reslaenls al
iUWe1 10 noid milllous OF acres OF our Ter
we Hon-giVeh iahas whiie thousands OF
Hou chlldren nave NOT where TO Jay their
neadsY Under Moses law there was re-
distribution OF lana every hfty years,
tSee Nun. %, - and 81, 24) No man
has moral right to more land than be
can prohtably use. The land Is the Lords,
sayeth the Good Book, aud men have as
much right to deprive their fellows OF
air. sunshine. showers or the sea as the
land. Why do we give away valuable
franchises and henceforth allow greedy
corporations to practically hold us mp
for any amount they think they can safely
demand? Witness the water works. gas
aud electric light plants. BY giving away
these valuable franchises the people place
themselves in condition to he systemati-
cally robbed while they create moneyed
magnates who toll not neither do they
spin, Vel Solomon in ali his glory was not
arrayed like one of them.
All this Is in a country said In be gov
erned by and for the people. who are 10
blame for this condition The peonle we
need broader natriotism broader than
any section or party. We are cursed with
nettv Marty nnlitirians wbose rhin, Nm,
h n feather their awn nast ratbor than
maintain iha digni,y ~ tha lou, win M
nartisan the Inv ,s 10 Ne an,araaa ~, ~,
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