The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-14
THE GOSPEL RESTS on FACT.

THE GOSPEL hESIS OS ALL
At Trinity church. Rev. Henry J. Brown
said In part
The most prominent characteristic OF tue
GosJel is that 1t Is not system OF theory
or spet untion, but series OF facts Oh
euthtntic history Any child can SUFFICIENT
IL understand It's declarations as TO insure
salvation These facts for ages nave peeh
assaulted by men, but not one mas ever
been disproyed and It is this historical
element that makes the Gospel suitable iot
so widespread appreciation, adapts II %
the wants OF mankind and comInends 1t to
the faith OF the ignorant or the wise,
The reality OF the facts once established,
the certainty VI the faith is settled. Iheoty,
speculation, interpretation may vary, Dut
resting upon fact we are upon the so!ld
ground Of unalterable truth Accept the
history and the only reasonable conclusion
Is that the Son of Mary Is tne Son or Goa,
Inhdelity, recognizing this truth, hes
taxed all its energies to subvert the MS
tory. Yet IL finds no common ground on
which TO unite and from which 10 make a
concerted attack. The only link that binds
skeptics together is the enmity OF the
carnal mind against God, o deep, all-per-
yhdlng hostility TO the teachings OF the
Gospel. The requirement of bodily purity
aud universal love Is beyond the compte-
hension or desire Of the natural man Stiil,
inter centuries Of EFFORT not one fact or
Gospel history has ever been discrediteu.
1t stil reRains IN ali Its originality power
fhe story Of Jesus and His love has lost
none of its holy influence and sweetness
ncr has single note dropped from the
scale of our Hnthem Of victory. Jesus yet
lives and will ever live, moving nnd work
Ing among men This fact Is eNperlmentally
proven by His presence in the aWahenei
soul the rejoicing believer. In the darkest
hour az sorrow. in the ohedient family. in
the crurch, and in her sacraments. Any
one fact outwelghs all theory.
GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THY STEW
ARDSHtp.
Rev. Father ], T. Nicholson, pastor n
the church Of the Sacred Heart TOOK for his
subject "The Uniust Steward"
The unjust steward acted wisely from
worldly point Of view for the children
Of this world are wiser in their generation
than the children Of light" He succeeded
In the base and lower sense Of the term.
and the worlds criterion IS success, right
or wrong. Fortunately for the hencht Of
nobler souls the eternal laws have arranged
that this success is not always a guarantee
of temporal or eternal happiness stew
ard Is one who manages for another me
Lord has many stewards. r. sent his pa
triarchs and prophets to promise and 20
warn He sent his apostles bishops and
priests to teach and minister to save the
hock from dangerous pitfalls and raven
Ing wolves. Their responsibility IS tire
mendOus. they have 10 answer Tor souls
not their own. Other stewards nave u
answer for souls not their own. The stew
ards known as parents To them God has
entrusted the bright and Innocent souls OF
their little ones 10 mould them IN the ways
Of virtue and guide them In the paths n
God Give nm account Of thy steward
ship Is motto that should he deeply
engraved In the hearts OF parents. II will
nc also addressed one Gay for veal oi
woe to each one OF us: We are stewards
every one We have reason and Will
they are the property OF God. Eyes ears
tongue hands and feet, health, strength
pnwer and riches. We are stewards oi
them all for all 81 them tho Judge that
of thy Stewardship" for the time vii
come, sooner perhaps, than We expect