The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-04
Some Stsikinq '1kenqkh
From Houston ministers.
From Houston Ministers.

Pagan antiquity had sanctioned revenge.
He made Himself agreeable and nffnble
to all. His life Is the most perfect book
OF etiquette ever written. lie visits their
homes and Joins In their feasts at the
expense OF being called the friend OF the
puhllcans and sinners. He interrupts his
solemn discourse TO receive the little emil
dren. And when the laundering and fnlter-
Ing Of the rude. ignorant fisher
men whom He gathered around Hint
brought disgrace upon their Master
II did not bring TO his eye the frown Of
hard unkindncss, or wiring from His lips
the singing reproach Of bitterness. II
called forth words Of Instruction, ana en-
ness, tempered with the dew Of heavenly
sweetness Since His day tho poor have
had their honored place IN the great com
mouwealth OF the Catholic church lie
who doeth all things well is the model OF
every Christian man and every Christian
woman. He IS the leader OF the christian
hosts, for TO say that you are Christinn
is to say that you are follower OF Christ.
True, you can not work miracles You can
not raise the dead and multiply loaNcs
and fishes. but you can respect those In
authority. You can respect the tremulous
voice Of age, resistless In its feebleness.
when It inquiries for the natural protec-
ton of IT. cold decline. Have you done all
IN your power To assauge misfortune aud
relieve distressf low many there are, es-
peclaly amongst the young, who will spend
q dollar foOllshly, often snfully. where
they VIII not spend q cent In the sacred
cause ~ charltyf Have you prayed for
your euemlesl or have yuu cursed and In
Jured both friends and enemies? Have you
looked with pity on the poor aud dis
trCsSed or passed them by With contempt
and a frown Of disgust? Now, as perhaps
never before, the poor hate the rich and
tho rich hate the poor, therefore we hear
so much Of the Wild dreams of socialism
and the murdtrous gronu Of anarchy why
such cheating aud dcfrauding In places
nigh and low Why so many crimes, out
RACES, public scandals aud private sinsf
Because the world knows too little and
thinks too little of Him who has done all
things we'll
The vulgar passions Of man are driving
from the world the spirit OF the meek
aud merrifu. Jesus II has been driven
from the school. II has been driven from
the home II has been driven from many
churches. or at leHst from places which
mad once that name and tried to have
tho appearance, but are now no more than
club rooms. II is banished worst OF all
to shine forever before the throne Of God
IL is not So everywhere. but II Is so around
MS to deplorable degree, Yet, 90 their
everlasting praise and honor be- Il said, that
amid the atmosphere " lnAdeity and the
sea Of vice and immortality that surrounds
US. we have some who nlc not eNCelled in
the world for the holiness Of their lives.
They have given place IN their hearts
and minds and souis TO Him who has done
work as well as word that by virtue aud
virtue alone can man defy the blows and
hunets Of the world the slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune. escape the ynwnlng
jaws ~ he'll. and build a home eternal In
the heavens.