The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-02

THE TRUE AND THE STRANGE
FIRE Or. Henry BsrnsteiD. Betl
1srnci.--The csse OF Nadab ant
Abihu shows NJ the coutras, be
tween true FIRE and strange hre, between
enthusiasm and fanaticism. between religior
and blsotry. Fire Is necessity. We can
not do without Il. we can not live withou,
81 for without l,ght and warmth lie would
not BIO worth the living. And a. In our
HE 20 In our fsltu. for Israel's life Is hsr
fsith. Our faith eIg not endure without
little IRE without little ardor. with 9ut
little enthusiasm. May suea tree are
never be txtingnlsned In our raldst. but .lay
II ever euru brightly and cheerfuay. Thsnk
Sou u has never yet been entirely qnenched
N our uiidsi; IL has occasionally burned
eimy. uzsteadiiy, hickeringly, in many
places 1t is doing 50 now, but adjpre you
~ u not 90 out, for on the day when IL is
hnaily e1tinguisted. goodbye 10 our mis-.
sion. goodbye to eur history aood.bye 10
JUDAISM. And. friends. never lei "a never
Mn aoauce any strange IRE let rs never
dte the IRE of conteEuon, Of strife OF
oiseord. OF intoiernnre Tor lust ~ S,,et4
Dressing as IRE AZ SO great curse can
:. ossoins wnen uneontfouaDle. tire nluy
reyiylfyne name, or /, can spyea lr'S as ~.
sto5'Dg, ueAolatlng. Devastating confiagTa.
nte-giving tonic or death-deaiing oai'an
~ - hfe-slung tonle when IL iueeig %
fsiInssr,Ia etions. 70 self-respect, to love Of
surass.ln,aealing poison when 1t inctes 10
y, ,a'vsvns sytlI-sIgnteolsness. TO superstition.
a. ates Luther, the Strange Ore q ror.
2vemada Thy product OF the former Is a
Dsseeiona community. encouraging science
sna arr, the product Of the later Is an
.Anlsterdsy community, intolerant encugh
~ eheommunieate SpinoSa. Lot his
pItGIH tDelr ReruOD ard fhaf. {
we gu know that war Is hell. FOR Ia wsg ali
ana pent,np passions are turned loose
crreiest Of al! wars are those wozed nndeT
Ine cloak OF religion. for then When the
S aoss q va, war are let loose men are trans.
hhoaed INTO wolves. Into jackais, Into
ayenas, bowling for victims clamoring Tor
IRE tolrstinR for blood. There YOU hsve
nrc which consumes, which desoiaisS ybi'ib
aeyaStates. which comes 10 bless hut 70
mains 10 curse. 49, 49,
INDIFFERENCE 10 GOD" J. II.
Nicholson, Sacred Heart church.-The sad.
o'si thlnS In life is tkat men are so often
round recreant to tleir God. Tho heart.
OF men today are choAed aud their sonIs
sfe blunted mostly by indlderentlsn. Our
DIFlhe Master gave three examples OF tho
p'est common causes OF lpIi6erepllsm In
MS day, namely, II have bought a woke
OF oxen and must needs try them. hay,
bought farm aud l must needs 70 out 10
Gee II; have married a wife anu can NOT
come All thoae Instead OF being motveA
10 stay away should have been Incentive.
10 come. They .tpresent the sius OF low
4mOlton and sensual qualification Tne
sources OF Indifference are multiplied To-
u9!i hIthuuBh IL Is no excuse for M thar
DINERS 90 wrong, still We mud many u,akIng
tue siLe OF others "a excuses for their own
1890, avery man SHAH answer for his
-, - SINS -iN hlngs AK, .. Secondly,
'AeIe ~ iASulun. The fool do6s not think Z
~ Respectable 20 bother about rsliulon
because ne seeS some people who have
ssCIApeu tosetner couple OF thousand do.. ]
iaEB often by questionable devices because ;
~ sees tAtm Twins 10 4 FOOLS ps.udise. ,
HFlns the religion OF loases sud Dishes uks
a AsR o1t Of water the ioo concludes mai 4
respectable people, cAlis4. are abova q
sencity aud independent OF God Another
Lultiul source "a Ignorance Of the Chrls, I
tan spirit the cross and the crown OF
tHo.ns, the depto q The mystery Of Divine
IoFe mat pnltes not only HAD 10 man but ]
man 10 God II men call themselves good &
because tbey think they DO their duty 10 3
thelE fellowmen. who should they NOT Il
yoaf Inc duty 10 our fellowmen is not o
sIe only dutE prescribed BY God To dub "
one sen good because he serves man and q
hesiects God, Is 70 make m0cker= Of )
goodness ana stand convicted as Goddess e.
bypcclTte Furthermore, Goddess system At,
81 education Is growing lnto the vitals az x,
N''Ns o"FfAhk AAr ttliaEn OF 5Nilt W
az ,aetils nApPlness. No one with good ~
common sense Wlll caipsay the words az oi
q, dtlstiiHga;shed lecturer the University 81
child can think Tor seven DAYS M ire u
week on matter aud mud aud Ia half mr.
hours sunday school learn lts rcspoAsibUl- d.
t,es ahu duhes 10 Cod Besides these spe- al
.laI sources, tnere are tho causes common OF
70 ALL the as
Fiery psssions-the vqltures OF The mind. sS
lfsGnirfU4 faaw 4s
Ana shames that skuIs5 behind" ate III
whatever the cause OF Indifference Of all VI
srch persons, our Savior has said NE thar 20
Is not with Ne Is against, aud he that IN
ssthereth not with Me scattereth" Tndff. la,
erence Is disgrace to human intelligence ls
Ind Q blot on the human heart The path ar,
y the Christian ~ plain: "In sollcltude not Nm
Lothful In spirit fcrvent, serving the is
-ord"-Romans I'll, .. en-
THE WHOLE HEART or ISRAELI" BE-
sohert d. Wilson. Liberty Avenue Baptist Bu
hurcA - Hosea x. .: Their heart 4, ~
vidod; now shall ;hsy be found faulty" ps
his was spoken about 76o years osfors $50
.hrist. God has never put but one heart e
: man. II is wrong TO put forth a. EFFORT ~,
o make the one heart In two. Israel POI
isided Is good foe nothing. Jehovah claims sn,
ar entire allegiance, and II we divide II ire
stween Him and Basi II will not be long
nth we VIII be called "a faulty" people. I"
ven II church u a people is divided Ke
10 parties or differ In doctrine thsy soon Co
seome hereticSl' weak and useless. God 70 b.
aired the whole heart Of Israel. As long az ~.
icy gave Him their entire heart 50 Ion, NE
a He bonor their worship and prosnss Is
n ,eT In az things. You can't displesss ma
ryice,. heart or love. The heart thai r. snt
sea sed with division Is In an awful con. pea
ton The diseased hearts try 10 mir DOR
ace and works They don't mix well ] q
aey don't love God supremely They have as
her objects OF love They G,hai, bs,e but
% opinions" Such disease Is found al pee
very fountain Of life and affects every had
RI OF maphood. II Is very common even eve
those who make load professions. and 'wo'
ends fatally and suddenly as heart dis lie
50 frequently does. faulty heart "a sibl
insul, 70 God. because lie has rival. ital
{ ought TO remember that Jesus gave His owe
iole heart and life for our Tedemn,inn this
d II Is really an Insult as we'll az inron tina
tent TO oner Him less than the whole sho
49, mar
cup,sra =, - way
1850 = o. hatseil new