The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09

clai movements OF the times Tic standing
question In It's business and edltArIal man.
agement should be What IS tho hest thing
fer the best interest Of tho cityf What
will promote the welfare md happiness
and morality Of the entire fnmilyT ne as,
serted that goodness " news. and could he
made to he intensely interesting news. An.
other large cause that the daily should
champion Is the question af the sunday
that America ought to have Cash VITA
ont character. he said, was poverty; and
the nation would not have character unless
II preserved Christian sabbath The
commercial interests OF this republic he
said. We're playing 20 the tremendous inter
tsts az stake In the matter of character
and moral growth OF the people. and the
daily paper which acknowledge THIS fact
aud made Il prominent wonld be the paper
that should hold the place of the highest
honor among the people who love the ro-
lie expressed the hope that IN some way
the Christian Endeavor organization would
he the means Of cftnhlishing such an organ
for righteousness IN more than one great
city in this country. The possibilities for
such Journalism, he said, were big with
Christian ambition. II the ChriStian peo-
pie would mite their efforts, they could
establish such papers IN every large center
Of population. aud they would prove 10 be
mighty sources Of real power In shaping
the future destiny OF this republic
Mr. Samuel b. Capen spoke of "rhe
Christian Endeavorcrs Duty In Municipal
Politics" He said Ia part
"Governmcnt in America Is practically
shaped In the caucus For the Christian
man. the primary meeting should be as
| sacred appointment rs the place Of prayer.
and II the Christian men Of the community
| at almost any election would take the in
7 terest. they might get good men nominated,
| No Christian Endcavorcr should ever for
| ger to east his ballot IN the day Of cleo
| tion. Let every EndcaYUrer place nrst In
! his thought the moral character Of the
| man for whom he votes Government Ia
1 America Is now and has always been. by
parties and these arc a necessity. But a
/ man is released from al obligations II his
| party selects some candidate OF doubtful
/ character Let us make our protest a.
! this pulnt BY bolting the ticket Every
/ Christian Endeayorcr ought 10 he willing
| him, even at personal sacrifice He must
! expect to receive criticism. for partizanshir
! in this country often runs very high Per
sonai abuse II tho penalty which men have
/ 10 pay when they accept any public office
! For Young man Of Keen eensihlltes this
! is often times most painful hut If he
views, i right ms place Of trust he viii
while IN tho discharge OF his duty While
| Il Is true that parties In the state aud
natio9 are q NECESSITY, IN municipal mat
| along broader lines. We must organize
! In our cities to meet combinations Of evil
! have decent government In our great cities
until the good are willing to get together
through some organization which Is per
severing ana fearless.
I've are in our cities face to face with
evil period. and the destinies OF the he
pnbllc depend, humanity speaking, upon
rescuing most OF our cities fr0m msrult
and extravaganza. Christian EndeavOreri
should more and more study these grca
municipal problems and he willing TO giv'
their service without stint In this holy war
What We need now Is not men Ia fight TO
our country, but men who n our gren
cities, year in and year ont, viii live 10
the public veal II has seemed 10 he 10
many wears that the only way We can snvt
cur cities and our nation Is 60 make THU
work a religious movement of Christian
men Of every sect without any distinction
Whatsoever. This Is hut return tn p par
Of our religion which has been neglected.