Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-27
CANNOT SERVE TwO MASTERS.

CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS.
In reply to our article giving some
reasons why the Office Of State Super
intendsnt Of Public Instruction should
bs held by a gentleman who was not
the weekly public exponent Of any
religious creed" and who could give
his whole time to tho duties OF his Of.
fee. the R,rsilie Of the 22d has sysr a
column OF what, In lie opinion, may
pass for argument, but which will
hardly hs 80 considered svsn by the
gentlemen Of the CLOTH" whose cause
IL has undertaken to champion. We
have In naughs, appearing In our col
umns, attacked or iusinuated aught
against tho honesty, ability, or SINGER
ity OF the clerical profession. In fact
1t Is these very attributes which give
force and strength to our position. IL
a clergyman OF any sect DO sincere, he
will deem II his duty to labor for what
in his opinion will accomplish most for
his particular church, and, AZ he be-
llevss, for the benefit Of mankind. II
he be honest, lie will deem Il his duty
to do all In his power to advance the
interests Of the sect to which he Is at
tached, for he believes the dogmas Of
that sect to BE- the most nearly correct
aud the best calculated to conserve the
public well-bslng. He will, moreover
look upon all advantages accruinS
from his official position ~ Instrument
t~alities afforded By Providence for the
premstlon OF religious instruction, and
will. perhaps, insensibly and unwit-
tingly bend all his energies to spread.
Ing the truth as IL Is revealed to him.
We say, II he l., sincere and honest he
will deem the office he holds BY the
gin Of the people. a means for the ac-
complishment Of the great end OF
human redemption according to the
creed which no advocates and In which
he believes. lie can do no less and
yet fulfil the pledge he has made to
God and his church, that no would
.'devotc all hls time aud talents to
their service." II, added TO this hon
es,y aud sincerity, the clergyman who
holds this responsible office Is able and
talented, 1t Is easy to see-in fact Ii
follows as a matter Of course-that his
influence must aud will he wide spread
and powerful. That this induerce Is
sectarian, we have already shown
AZ to the assertion that ministers are
good practical teachers, the RereiLle in
support Of Its theory cites the fact that
the Presidents OF Princeton, Yale and
Howard are elergymcn, and triumph
antly asks, Why should more pro-
iesslonal teachers be taken from the
ministerial ranks than from any other
profession 2" The answer Is simple.
rhres-fourths Of the prominent clergy
men Of the present day are graduates
Of colleges. by education and habit
they are fitted to al the chairs so Of
ten assigned them by our College
Boards. But II Is a well known fact
that a college course Is not all that Is
necessary to fit n young man for a
practical business life, and, moreover,
we arc not dlscu,singt the question as to
who are best lifted to preside over our
highest institutions Of learning. Men
sometime. graduate from the hard
labor aud pi.iiul remuneration Of =
common school teacher to the still
and less remunerstlve duties OF
n clergyman, but rarely does tho re-
verse state OF facts exist. Clcrgymen
are neither fitted, o can any
clergyman, under u ,S.ste
teach 4 common school. |
lie must either give up his credentials
a, cl.r,vm,n or n, ,.,chsr for n. I,
by his oath as a minister to
his lima n tho .-.rvice a, tho
Lord. according to his creed, while
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