Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-12

Perhaps oTr sermon will not be r.
gs,id as appropriate to the rightiul
temper aid exercises Of Sunday morn
ing; bat We have no doubt Of pleasing
that pant .! on, audience whom We wan.
10 please. The displaased must seek
sons more cCnganial preacher. This is
not the tirla for Withholding even M
welcome truths or REFRESHING the sub
stance of plain. unyarnished facts. And
while ,rnDne, blast is hardly the thing
TO summon congregation of peaceful
worshirer., what We have ventured with
relation to the political szigencies of the
hour is moi M inappropriate preface 10
a discourse upon SO grave and and p-o-
found a subject as the doctrine Of future
rewards ana punishments. Prof Felix
Adler, GA The morning OF Sunday, Ncto-
Der -, ult., delivered tislaisition at
Standard Hail New York, which is re.
ported in tho Herald as follows;
He began-Why is it that bad men live
and prosper. sse their homes peaceful
and their wea!:h increase, while the good
are often oppressed and tho righteous
lowu.ailen: The ora dies stated With
every manner Of delight. the other with
an enib,:lercd spirit Ill the Thought Of
never having tasted happiness, Yet they
sleep together in the dust. The problem
OF the disparity between virtue and hap-
piness thHt has 50 often engaged the
sttention oi Thoughtful minds, loses none
Of lis pur-eni point when viewed in the
light al our nwu lives and surroundings.
We See tE. same contrast between merit
and actual reward exhibited on every
side Here it Is the ignorant and TN
scrupulous politician who outstrips the
sta.eS:usn in the race for honor and po-
sition, here it is the quick success of
sham worth that marks the slow, pains
taking efforts of honest inquiry: here
some ignorant knave is iollipg il wealth
aud squardering hi, iil-eo;ten gains III
foibies. while modest merit shrinks in
corners The qualities which might
adorn the race are crippled and the ma
tive royalty Of talent plays courier TO
the kings and princes Of lucre.
In view Of such experiences, rnd feel
ing the justice of the universe jmpreS
mated 10y the existing order OF things,
men have taken refuge in the thought of
compensation and constructed an ideal
hereafter in which whatever is wrops
here shall be risLted. in which the last
shall be first. and every human being re-
c.ive its final reward Of punishment or
felicity. 1t was among the ancient
Greeks that the philosopher EpicUrus
was the first to advance the proposition
that all virtue is an enlightened self
interest. The same view mas in II odern
times been frequently adopted and ex-
tolled. Pleasure, says Epieurus. rs
the oniv true end and purpose of our
lives" In tie garden III which he taught
was inscribed the motto: Stranger.
here may ,ho1 rest; here dwells enjoy
ment -life's highest good"
The speaker, 10 a well constructed ar-
sunent. here showed the folly OF this
principle, and said that Epicurus him
self. a man Of dDs tastes and fastidious
habits. shrank from the very coarseuess
of the passions, aud counseled on his
part the virtues of moderation. friend
ship and benevo!encs. Not because lie
recognized them Of superior value. but
because he perceived these we've the only
pleasures. The thought OF compeusa-
ton in the hereafter lessons the urgency
of reform in the here. Christianity re-
fers the poor 20 the Kingdom 10 come
for rsguital OF their present misery,
and to that Kingdom the poor are sspe-
ciaily called: while If the rich man it is
said: Hardly shall rich man enter into |
the Kingdom of Heaven. If this is SO |
We should congratulate Baxter street on !
it's poverty; We should form Institutions |
and societies rather to relieve the rich Of !
their riches than tie poor Of their dis /
tresses.
is agains. this bit OF elegant skepti- |
cis:n We place this sweet bit of antiiote: |
FAITH
70 ;hy heart tale Faith. I
Soft beacpn-l.gat anon a stormy So;
A mantle for the yuro III heart - pas. !.
Through dim world, untouched by Twin. ,
death:
4 cheerful watcher through the spirits night,
che s,rief from which she I;sy no; ise;
\ herald of glad news. 4 serath bright.
P.iutiD. to siIclteriIig heavens vet 10 be.
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