Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-06
DUTIES

tention of the fathers and mothers Of
families, as well as the many old and
young in our midst, who have no fami-
lies here, to the Importance of going to
church on Sundays, to listen to the
word of God, and to join in His holy
worship. It is a solemn duty which
every man and woman owe to them
selves, for their happiness and welfare
while battling against the trials and dis
appointments of every day life; but, also,
as they hope for a blessed immortality
in that world beyond the grave. lgnor-
ance Of God is a greatcaus of unbelief,
and mankind must feel after Him by
knowledge before they IAN reasonably
expect to find Him by faith. We must
be persuaded of our ignorance before
We car become tcise by an understand
ing of what wisdom is. We must search
the Scriptures, we must hear them pro-
perly ~eIpounded by the learned scholars
in the pulpit, and through them come
first to the "break of day" They have
an evidence in them which is not seen
by glances; they have a fire in them
which must be unused upon, before it
will begin to burn; like the heavens,
they have lights and wonders in them,
which are not seen by common gazers,
and though they may receive them upon
the report of others to whom they have
come as by observation, they will still
be as things of which they have no
knowledge, and with which they have
no means of communication. In look
ing we the early history of u coun-
try, we find that nearly all IL Revolu-
tionary sires and patriots were regular at
tendants upon divine service, w%hetherin
camp or in the church edi6ce,
on the Holy Sabbath, and in all their
acts, their trust was in God and His
holy laws. Their example has come
down to US, and will go down to many
generations yet unborn, and will be
followed BY them, Our community here
in Gold Hill consists principally Of
the descendants of those old christian
patriots {; and why should we not, one
and all Of US, follow their religious eI-
amples as we so ardently admire and
follow their devotion to and love Of
country Tomorrow 9th inst. will be
Sunday-the streets and roads which
lead to the churches are drying up, and
there can be no Reuse for not attend
ing Divine service - and we hope
to see q large turnout Of all classes
of our people, and a sincere seek
ing after the light and knowledge
of the Gospel Of God. The Rev. Mr..
Shaw will preach in the NJ. E. Church;
the Rev. Father Meagher will oficiate in
St. Patrick's Church; and the Rev. Mr..
Lathrop will preach in st. Johns. We
desire to say in this connection, that we
have been almost q regular attendant
and an attentive listener to the sacred
teachings of Mr.. Lathrop for the last
FIVE months-and inpoint Of real talent,
sincerity of heart, and genuine pulpit
~eloquence, this divine excels any minis
ter of the gospel that we have ever lis
tened to-and in u lifetime we have
heard many and many preachers of all
denominations. We see no reason why
our people are so indifferent to the OPP
p~ortunities of going to listen to so good
and able q minister. He will not re-
main with us long-a minister with
such talents "a get a pulpit any time
in far larger and more appreciative COM
munities. Whenever he breaches in
Virginia city, the church is filled-when
he breaches in Carson City he has large
audiences-and even the little town OF
Empire gives him larger audiences than
we here in Gold Hill, the second city
of the State, give him. Now, on Sun
day next, let nobody who wishes to visit
St. Johns Church, hesitate because he
or she has no pew; there are plenty of
pews vacant, and had better be occu-
pied, which they can be in welcome
by the high, the low, the rich or the
poor, who wish to hear the Word Of
God, and to join in singing praises to
His Holy Name.
We intend that the readers of the
NEWS, whom w are laboring all the
week to inform concerning business
matters and affairs Of the world gene
rally, shall also go to church and learn
something of their spiritual existence
and welfare.