Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-02

San Francisco Churches and Ministers.
A correspondent Of the Oakland Ne~s,
writing from "'cross the Bay" says:
The attendance at the churches this
morning was small. 1t is easy to start
out a few thousands by the attractions
Of q picnic excursion, but few churches
hold out strong enough attractions to
fill the house when the temperature is
above 80. Rev. DR.. Stone docs manage
to get a fair attendance of the fair,
whether the weather be fair or foul.
But DR.. Stone is not so hard IN the sim
ners as other members Of the clergy.
He INDUCES in rhetorical io%urisheS,
tells funny stories which he illustrates
with appropriate and effective panto-
mime, and never fails to mako himself
Ineligible to tho dullest compreheu-
sion. He not only knows how to preach,
but he knows how to leave of. Some
Of the parsons dwell on theology Solong
at every sermon that | imagine there is
more private curSing than praying dur
ing the sermon time, especially at about
%"ffthly." Rev. DR.. Cox is becoming
deservedly very popular; he handles the
Gospel sword as did Richard "of the
lion heart" the carnal weapon. A
man who would 60 to sleep under his
preaching will stand a hard chance
to be woke up by the last trump. l
advise inveterate slespers to 60 to the
Howard Street Methodist Episcopal
Church and be cured. Rev. Mr.. Scud-
der, one Of the most powerful of the
sinner smiters, always addresses full
houses when he breaches, but there is
n o service in his church this month;
sensibly concluded to take a vacation
during the heated term. Mr.. Scudder
is n of the most popular Of San Fran
cisco divines, and d%eservedly so. He is
an earnest Christian, and not bound
down to old .fogy theories which are
chung to by many Of u pastors. He
breaches live Christianity and believes
in calling things by their right names,
and regardless Of consequences,
takes up for discussion whatever
subject he believes to be for the
public good; his style is sensational,
perhaps, but not so much so as Dr..
stones. Rev. Mr.. Stebbins is consid-
cred by his congregation one Of the
bright and shining Gospel lights. Some
persons do not consider him so extra
ordinary smart, but one thing is sure,
he is an honest-hearted, right-mesning
man and acts as his conscience dictates
in ministsring to his flock. My opinion
is that he don't fill Star Kings place.
In the Episcopal churches at the pres
emit time there is nothing startling in
the way Of preaching. Rev. F. Dillon
Epan, who was al st. James Church,
il q man of genius and cultivation-he
drew full houses and was gaining rap
idly in popularity, but Bishop Kip did
not like this sort Of thing; the shine
was being taken out of churches for
which he had stronger regard than st.
James, so no picked q quarrel with
Egan, and finally prosecuted him out Of
the city. 1t seems to me it was hardly
right for the Bishop to persecute q man
for having more brains than he has got,
and being inoculsted with more smart
ness. The Episcopal diocese are dis
satisfied with their Bishop; it is limited
in some quarters that Mr.. Egau will be
the next Bishop, in spite Of the preju-
dice to high church doctrines.