The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-25
Al SACRED HEARr CHURCH.
Rev. John r Nicholson breaches on the
Subject OF Divided Service.

Rev. John r Nicholson breaches on the
Subject Of Divided Service.
Ia bis sermon ON the text Thou can not
serve God end mammon." Rev joan T.
Nicholson said in port as follows:
The service of God Is liberty; the service
Of mammon slavery.
Mammon signifies not only wealth, out
whatever Is commensurate With wealth
ecu -iHdu lseuce' luxurious living power, i'll
nueuce aAd earthly homage To serve
udhiMoh means go live FOR jAis life only;
TO serve God means TO live for this life and
the neat We eau not serve both-tnat Is,
we can not make both the end Of our crea-
ton and the object Of our being. To make
mammon our end would be to deny God His
liGhtluL place even IN His own world. Yet
our Divine Savior commands MS to make
friends 81 the mammon Of iniquty. Wealth
Is called tue ulummou of uiquity, because .t
is orten-too often, alas, acquired by fraud,
cheating and hundred other dishonest
ana lLhum6n mean; because 1t so often
RODS man 81 higher and heller aspirat ons,
makes him no more than an animated
'''a i1e slave OF soulless pelf OF this
monster, lDrel thcless. We alv commanded
naAe friends. The task is not so dith-
.fit. It IMPLY means that We must not
plt the po~r s,loD of wealth before the pos
session of God.
Thai, when possessed wealth must not be
MASTER bur oW servant.
We must realize that we ourselves are
bur stewards, ana that ON trust must he
taithtully administered. II the lauor OF
o'lefs c9utl2ltes 70 increase our wealth
IL - OUT oonndeh anty 10 see tnat they re-
eelye ialr wages, that they are not over
NoFkel thst they nave q reasonable time
for rest and recreation with their families,
that they have chance 70 provide for the
times u want and distress
Even when wealth is rlghleously acquired,
. u must ne JHulcluuslN nsta u We are uot
SUI 20 Ue us servants ana Tvs slaves.
mere Is we expense "1len Is aosoiutely
utsesShIy' WllhoHt NhNh We c9ula not I'VE
ana ana tneie rs me EXPENSE which is condl-
| tionaliy necessary, WhlNh Is necessary TO
/ i've as becomes eA'h one position III IRE
/ ana "Hlch nv the same ume serves to give
/ more employmcni TO b"nds ana minds
mus II the hhllloualGe chooses 10 pay SlOJ
/ every Gay 10. ne" suit OF clothes the
/ tHlor; the weaver ana 2u me other poor
I VINO nave TO work TO prepare that suit or
clothes for the millionaire are benefited all
! me more but besides me absolute expense
| OF living and the conditional expense of Nv
ing ana reasonable sum laid aside for
tine OF heeu, itefe remains sun something
leit' ana oesloe5 the pooc VINO WORK there
are the poor WHo 90 not lnd can not WORK
Ihese are emitted 10 snare IN our SUPER
nuous wealth unless II becomes Tor us inc
nlanlfnon OF ln.qniIy. Ihelr CONDITION may
Oe even such that we are pound 10 forcco
some OF the expense which Is not ahso-
lutely necessary IN order % help them
AlmsgiVlhg is not something optional,
something we can neglect OF perform as we
please, II Is an obligation We are pound
to love our fellow creatures II we arc
certain they are IN distress, ana can help
them ana 90 not nelp them' where is our
lover
ST John speaks OF person VINO mas me
substance on this world and knows hlE
| brother TO be In distress ana does notnlhS