Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-12
SUNDAY REsDING.

recently held ia Philadelphia. From
reports in the Eastern papers We take it
20 be Congress of Opinion, character
lied by a fearless expression Of Sent
nen,, untrammeled by party lines The
New York Tribune in speaking Of it
says: This convention which has
Just closed its four days session AZ Phil
adelphia. differed in character from ali
ordinary religious assemblies. and pre-
cisely because of that difference i. at
sracted more notice and interest from
the outside public. Ii embraced mem
bers from all grades and divisions Of
powerful religious body, but these men,
bsrs represented no constituencies.
They did not come as High Church dig
niiaries and laymen. but simply rs
workingrnen in the organization, not
empowered to give their consultation
the permanent form of resolutions, or
to issue authoritative edicts. bat for q
plain straightforward talk, and comrar;-
son of their different opinions as TO the
most feasible and rurest methods of ne
complishing their common work. the
preaching Of Christ TO the vorlI. Moth
ing could be more sensible and prac-
teal than such movement ON the part
of the members of any denomination.
The opponents of this church are apt to
hint that its ancient lineage and form
and regard for precedent hamper and
weaken IT, but the anpreJudiced secular
observer sees that no other gives more
latitude within its bounds TO individual
opinion on minor points. OF struggles
more faithfully to meet the exisencies
and social evils of the times with effect
ual remedies. Secular looke1s-ou, with
neither prejudices nor attachments to
perple1 their judgments. are apt to .
Judge of the vitality and force of reii- J
sious denomination by its attitude To- /
ward these everyday difficulties. What
creed it may hold as TO the mode of
baptism. prsdes.ination. etc, appears to
hem OF much less importance than
what it does to-day fog the prisoner in
all, or the men and boys on the street
The attitude of the Episcopal Church
oward social difficulties. and the wo-k
1. has done or means to 10. may he
airly guessed from the tenor OF tie dis
ha ! 4
.hurch may be congratulated on the la
,ors Of its Congress. which indicate the
'eginning Of q fresher and more vigor-
,us life" /;
We never did consider the doctrine
4 everlasting punishment very sooth-
rs. but the following, accredited to DR..
norman Macleod, is no. bad:
WHAT CONSTITUTES NELL.
Let the fairsst star be selected, like a I
eauteous island in tie vast and shore
ass sea of the azure heavens IS the fu- ,
1re home Of the criminals from earth, -.
nd let them possess whatever they most
ove, and all that is possible for God to 1
estow ; let them be endowed with IN !
wing bodies, and minds that shall ever I
stain their intellectual powers let no
avior ever press his claims upon them,
o God reveal himself to them, no Sab L
ath ever dawn upon them, no saint V
yer live among them. no prayer ever /
2 heard within their borders but le.
1ciety exist there forever, smitten only
> the leprosy OF hatred TO God, and '
18th utter selhshness as its all-pervading (
nd eternal purpose-then, as sure as Il
lie law of righteousness exists, on
hich rests the throne OF tod and the
overnment OF the universe a society so 7
instituted must work ont for itself :,
ell of solitary and bitter suffering, to /.
hich there IS no limit except tie ca !,
2city of 2 finite nature Alas the =
brit that Is without love to God or its b
eighbor, Is already possessed by a t.
ower which must at last create for it O
If torment. \ worm that will never die, S
I'd fire that can never more lie s
lenched
We have often been annoyed, in the II
tie church going we have put in TO cur +
edit, By the ungodly late corners, who II
2, By correspondent OF one CT our o
changes, directed
HOW TO 30 II. +,
In one of our city churches recently | 81
W at the door q printed notice some =.
ing like this q" Persons are-IeqEested in
t to 90 up the aislcs during prayer
consequence | noticed that when the