The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-02
Some Stshtnq 1ke4qkta
From jRousfon ministers.

I PRAYED nature would not be sufficient t,
a our salvation. The head Is sick aud N,
neaIt Is faint. and these diseases OF ID,
nsaa and heart are prescribed fcr BY Ia,
q 1reN PHYSICIAN Of souls In way wbiel
a while II heals the disease does not spneat
, eeslrshle and pleasant TO u.s. Those yhS
~ TINS somewhat voiuptuops age demand
tpat tue churches should let down thei;
/ requirements 10 an easy.going, pleasing
seeking, selt.loying and self-servina ma
s.9ulJ not forget that their own depra ~
! ments OF self-denlal as taught In our Ter,
aau In all the teachings OF Christ and his
sposties. II is not to be wondered at tina,
such terms were not agreeable 10 the PEG
: pie IN the day when Christ proclaimed tsem
epd tsey are not acceptable 20 the many
row They said then at is hard say.
ing, who can bear lti" and they say the
same now. II those who COMPLAIN chat
Slrist and His church lay an embargo OF
,ssn.nenlal upon their practice. let them
Iurhisn some better material ont OF which
TO construct the spiritual building Of Cod.
ana then the conditions couid he changed
Men, Ven should not forget that the nature OF
tneir disease requires an antldote that can
heal and overcome a poisonous npigdv n
the animRl were not roruish the fence
would not be so high The many as we
claims of religion. Yet tbey wnpt i, In
such way as not to cross the curraDt III
their incIinatlous or TO limit their desires,
! THE GIFTS or GOD" Rev. Henry ]
Brown, Trinity church.-The story OK 81.
mon Magus seems far removed from this
twentieth century. Instead OF believing
IN sorcery VIC lsush at II. Yet sitnon Ma.
sus was the founder OF great anti Chris.
uan cult. He may be regarded as the au.
tncr OF these Oriental SYSTEMS which de.
nled the Incarnation and claimed TO know
py reason what others accented BIZ faith
10y patronIzed faith by giving II 70 tho
sn"fsht ana assumed monopoly OF rra.
son Tor themselves, All this Is very Ike
ne seh-assertlye theories Of our day which
aEe 80 npreal and unintelligtble so no.
egIiiP,Surai ana 30 Illogical. so unsstlsfyiug
alu detrimental to mans higher natnre.
"a whIch We recognize something familiar
fnt student OF truth, and that Is an CD
RYsiiion 70 the religion Of Christ discovera.
PIC W all ages. But unlike simon Magus
we don't Offer money Our gifts to God
nmouht 70 very little In the way Of sordId
'utts, YET we come to Him with what We
receive al Gods gifts freely. By hoiy han |
tsn we are grated into Christ's b0Iy lie |
S we nSa a. That Ia gift, BY confirmation !
cu, Is me sacrament Of warriors" Thai is
ooqs GIT. By the holy communion W. nrc
~ c qnu feiEeshed with the body and blood
EAown only 20 Himself God has senctise5 I
,nese means for the souls help. ana 1otb.
nbIaino inv, have d9ne or can do can merit or
oslhlh them They are beyond the yaIue
o. any character Of money thar we cn
com. And God. knowing this freeIv givns
:, .ae nv 70 Az who viii receive. Yet we want
~ 9ner pay and md we have nothing with
WIhhi,cn TO buy. All are the gifts o2 cod
r ~ ny reason Of our pride It Is 40 hard 70
ps1.eS tns great saeramental truth that
S S,ss we want TO purchase the gifts OF
1S 90 WILLS me money or other considrrstlSn
T6s SI arn We ,b tnInk we give Is no, our own.
ali My strength is WEAKNESS nv T MS -
rooeS are moth-enten. God loved M. "bnss
srs' III ~ nc. olesed me, pardoned me All
THE VALUE OF GOOD NAME"
heT. 5 W. Thomas. Washington Arsnus
NethofiSt Episcopal churchill rood nam,
Is better than precious ointment -p,c,l..
4shteS vi, /, To estimate things scr,rdlp,.
70 tneir value Is a rare a-hleyet,ant-
hehtai triumph very uncommon o,nnn.
neh' true wisdom consists lnrreiv ,n
' ~ Judgment. an accurate dlgcriialna.
lVl OF the comparative value ~ 49,,
Nhich stand in competition Win e,ch 80,
ne soul takes 90 the character ~ ma ~
'te1s with which II has yoluptarv tntr~
,,tSr,1 IheSG objects be great and In.
PHiNS tAey VIII have the stunp Of ,,rcat
IeSSi II good and ennehnng, thc Imurint ~ ]
COUNTESS, OF bitterness II they De- triyiaI, y
y =. toi upt"n u they be base. lie that
h.. N'iu wise men shall be wise and +,
~ tvLPhl4en OF fools shall be DESTROYED y
~ WITH Inns and oOJects Fhcv is,nrIs y
Ie soul III It's bent. give II shape fbey ?
w nA.ne chaIaeter, conduct, destiny. 4 -
V"u name IN the sense OF the text iniulIns p
islou integrity, plcty. These nif NJ, 81
.tsloas than ointment. Among Orienfa,a "a
lhtMent ~ counted among their cbirf u
IasNIsa. eHRgins this thought Into repul. y
t.out oHop'oh uuheSltatingy afhrms that =.
good name trnpscends IN value the unrcst 81
aa nnest o!ntEent coed name Is ma 10
\ s'faole than all the delights OF senses.
I the titles OF honor and sl the proat
n. he md
) By the Judgment OF God satisfaction is tr
.hen cut ~ those things men SO greedilv ..
th, what ~ wealth without characterI -
'tnptuo0s misery, gilded dcsolatlon, "Ue VI
At loNeth silver shall not be satisfied with IN
.ver, Our true being is the divine life h.
tam ma tho nohlesi work the work we -
Tor GOD. A GOOD name Is more precious ~
an pleasure, the lus,s OF the flesh the ~
SIS OF the eye, the pride OF life. Noth'ng ~
more ueDasius than TO choose thu pleas. -,
IS OF earth as our highest good. good y y,
me Implying as II does the favor OF God ",
more precious than the honor that com. ,
OF man, desire for praise subpr,Ii- "a
re TO truth and moral principle lis uot 10 ~, ~,
denounced as crlmioal and corrupt'ug. m,
II 10 court the applause Of men nv trim. nv
ng ana by policy, the ambition TO excel ~, a.
r the sake of popularity aud adularionS ue
ryerts and demoralzes; and even the ~
'ry fairly won forms an insuperable har '
salvation. ''How can We believe II ys "a
,eiTe honor one from snotherf" False the sls s
NJ on glory's plume, nckle the breath OF ".
pulF HppIausc, transient all earthly fame -
d rover, but tho honor which comes IN
I'M God outl'yes the body, outlasts the Va,
tn, cuisines tho sun. orC
THE STING OF DEATH is SIM" Nc. adj
q Street Methodist church. John =.
ssn' pastor.-Ths one and emily thing 70
really proved is sin That which ais A
with danger and death with dread 1n'
sin II Is sin that robs life st value spe
king all vanity and vexstlou Of tpt.lt srs
then gives 20 death that snectrsI an. 4 !
lrahee-a skeleton With a scyt6e Cal
AZ Know that death was caused nv si,. Fir
10 believe had there been no elm dests Sec
IL now Is would not have been wSsn Fir
boy ! wondered what would havc CHI
70 the condition OF the world IN dasth n
! never come, II all the peopie Va r.
q lived were still living on earth thera y
u!o hardly be standing room and -
down TO rest would be utterly Ivros ~
ie. Death may not be an pnr,i, I
led evil IL has saved us thus far gr,,r, a
thing that MANY IN q
and now fear, In view OF mo ,.ct I !
Y eAUn immigrants landed on onr NJ
res within the last month There AZ. Tho
ny reasons WHY ! can't believe ,hst a.
2 was made 70 star In this WorId a.
w. Had death. ~ we now have n
er come there would doubtiess barc