The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21

cause he knows something of his OWL
sin.-Rey, DR.. Van Dyke, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn N. Y.
THE INQUIsfTlON.-The church would
be false to its trusts II it did not punish
all heretcs. but in the method OF this
punishment Il NAV be fallable. The APP
parent cruelty of the mode of punishment
is due to the times and method OF life
Rev Dr.. Breen r. c., Rochester, n, Y
PATRIOTS Every patriot Is called 10
be prophet and king, In his measure ne
Is to discharge the executive function by
insisting with clamor II need be, on the
fuller realization OF the present ideal. The
public opinion recorded in the law he IS to
turn into an ACCOMPLISHED fact.-Rev. T..
Carter, Congregationallst Lexington.
Mass
WHEN CHRIST WAS ON EARTH
You think what YOU would have done in
the times when Christ was on earth, when
the apostles had the whole heather world
before them But IL you fail now, you
would also have done so then Key Dr.
II c. Stanton, Presbyterian. Kansas city
Mo.
WORK or SAVING SOULS. The call
ing together of the disciples originated the
church. and when Jesus had departed.
through the medium OF the cross, the dis
ciples kept gathering in obedience to His
commands and finally the missionary spirit
entered into their midst and the work Of
, saving souls was begun.--Rev. A. j. Can
field Unyersalst, Chicago III.
MATERIAL THINGS. Here everybody
lives in constant rush and scramble al
tel material hings. Here We have the
trials OF temptaton. the longing for
wealth, and iog the pleasant things Of this
world. but in Heaven all these VIII be re-
moved all mysteries will he explained
and all doubts removed.-Rev Stricken,
Methodist, Washington. d. C.
SOCIAL Observation-Disclosures re-
construction can come only when social
justice ceases 20 be the dream OF idealisls,
and becomes the normal standard OF social
conduct and social righteousness attains
10 the mightiness Of economic law.-Raobi
Charles Fleischer, Hebrew. Boston. Mass,
( LESSON FROM OUR PULPITs.-I ia
not know OF any lesson that our pulpits
and Christian teachers should more ear
/ nesty enforce than that the principles
which church members get from theii
Lord are TO be carried over from sanctuary
10 shop and store and ofhce and factory
and applied to all the prosy details oi
business aud Industrial llfe.-ReY +. X.
! Coyle, Presbyterian. Oakland. Cal.
/ UNION. Since the argument In favor OF
union Is so strong since unity is Ispcessary
/ for every system. for every society, since
7 It apDears in nature and in science ana IN
tho heart OF man is a natural instinct,
there are many nom Catholic writer's who
claim il also as necessary for religion
( Rev J. v. Hayes, R. c.. Dallas. Cal.
THE CHARACTER OF CHRIsT.-As
each one OF MS, in gazing upon the sunlt
storm clio I'd after the storm is over. sec a
different rainbow. so in gazing upon the
I character Of Christ, each sees something
there which others see NOT. Something
which goes straight home to his own
heart. something which creates the closest
bond OF sympathy between Christ and him.
selw Bishop Sstterlee Episcopslian
Washington, D. c.
THE GREAT KEYSTONE. - When
Christ came TIE builders OF that day die
not understand Him. They knew not th,
uses OF that great keystone He had ccm,
out Of Nazareth. where as they though
He should have come from Jerusalem. II,