The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Of the universe these ordinary miracles
must De repeated every day and hour. In
TIRE economy of the spiritual world hut
one human manifestation OF God has been
required. We do rot know that Ne shall
not need aud shall not witnoss another.
inc earth is young, the race Is an infant.
llfe Is bu. space OF time. IL Is not SO
long since We discovered that the earth
ana not the sun is the moving body. and
we had scarcely fixed that as a common
place OF the understanding when we dis
covered that the sun itself is moving with
ali It's attendant spheres toward some
other center OF attraction. Or Is that yet
theoryg Anyhow, It is possibility.
ferhHpS IL IL moving in an ellipse so
great that the detection from a straight
line will not be apparent for few CEN
turtles longer. While we are not sure
OF any phenomenon until IL is repeated.
we can not dispute any phenomenon until
| lhere hos been time for a repetition In
the predes tined way.
care but little for creeds They are
the stammerings of mortal tongue at
tempting to express spiritual truths. /
am not terrified By capons OF theology.
lney are the thunder and lightning of a
mimic stage feeoly trying to voice Je-
.o'au wrath. But have no sympathy
]
NY OF Christ because il has discovered
errors in the geology OF Moses, and dIs.
putes christian experience because II ia
not demonslrable by logic or litmus pa
per ia"
christianity Is not an eMlct science
out II Is as reasonable as any hypothesia
IN material speculation and IL is n reality
10 millions OF intelligent men and women,
it.i - tne code OF morals of the most en-.
iiBhtened peoples OF the earth. and n is
cohiessedly the most powerful influence
for good the world has ever Know
II was never so powerful as now when Il
Is ietst ootrusiye and least dogmhtlc.
lhere comes period In the develop.
ment OF every mind when il doubts tho
lmpalpable' But there comes raotner
period in the progress OF .he learned
lhlnd when II recognizes its limitations.
when IL Stands upon the frontier OF
thought ana looks across an undiscovered
pain where no foOtstep marks the thlth.
er way and faith Is the only corpass that
points path Then man must ackno W.
cage himself an outcdst in the Nilisnees
OF accident or child of the In6nito Who
VIII in time gather His own
Probably some OF YOU have reached the
period OF doubt 1t usually comes about
the knowing age OF 90. But | charge YOU
not TO Ming away faith because you know
! nTEuiGi
you VIII Know less twenty years hence.
ana II Will be time enough thea 10 de-
termlne whether belief IN the so. -itnal 10
Incompatible with knowledge Of tic ma
terial, and the nearer you get to ,he
journeys end the more comforting VIII
be the thought that a pillar Of cloud viii
lead the way through the wilderness und
pillar of fire will light the dlrkness Il
the neither light
lftt ,t.b futt
we must all own the allegiance OF the
crented to the creator We must recoga4e
our responsibility to the higher law We
understand the law though w may tot
comprehend the law glyer, ami w Can
not transgress the law without becoming
criminals.
Even II we could dismiss The decalosue
as the commandments Of au anuquated
Gcd and the injuncti0ns Of tho Nazarene
as the mochery OF false prophet, there
would remain to every man the law Of
conscience, which is common to the saw
ag2 and the civilized aud which we con
not offend without becoming outlaws.
Therefore whether We are Deists or
Chi tan, or Agnostics We are sub. ect
to the higher law and If we do rot obry
1t we are lawbreakers This is az simple
and Logical as the consequence of the IN
fraction of State law and the individual
ishment and eXecration precisely us the
individual who violates the State law de-
serves the peuitentiary aud social ostra-
ciem, But il ia one OF the ndgra 1T ipcon-
sistenC!es of the social code that We tCrn
our backs upon the petty criminal ana
strike hands with the social OUTLAW Pure
women who would Zee from a thief as
from contaglon will take to thor hearts
men who know not conscience or virtue;
ana men who would not walk down the
street with a prisoner ~ the polite court
will make boon companions Of those who
abuse The license of commerce or the
weakness OF the statutes and rob thoir
fellows of millions.
More than we need laws 10 reguttH
commerce we need action TO educate con-
science; more than We need reform cru
sades we need incorporating standards
Of right living on guard at the doors ~
our homes, and more than we need any
thing In legislation or social economy We
need universal sense Of responsibility
to the higher law and tho God who
formed It.
l charge you, as you respect yourselves,
take heed Of your responsibility to your
birth and station; rs you love your coun-
try look well TO your relation 10 your fell
low man as you rank the race higher
than the brute, remember the God who
made you in His image and gave you he
uplift OF immortal hope