Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-14
4 CARD VINO c. A.. WRIGHT is,

EDITOR GOLD HILL NEws: Ir II WITH
- deep regrst I fnd thai the mere prcsehing
Of Q sermon, the merits Of which but few In
ths city understand. has struck the public mind
- "~srRAsoK.- and - being wholly out of
place In . private business man: snd. In view
u my iais relation TO the silver Question. Jus,
nov sxesedingiy III Advised all betossuias
raiher an Itch for notortety than . desire Ia be
asimply useful citizen.
A. respect evea the mere impression. OF
my fsliow citizens. and ~ I highly value the
respsct Of I'll thoughtful people. and a. I do
nost cordially dctest that ArrNcrkD iniinsr.
snce To the oomnion sen-c VI the community
which isads 90 many In maintain silence ~
spscting their udootcd acts, when IN sfsak ex.
planAioniy 10 the nr~t impalse of . simple soul.
Il. Tor eighteen months preaching WAS nay
srsxsss-I got my skkAD thereby. For thai
lsngth % time I Wa. Superintendent Of the Mes
York News Boys' ilomet or lodging hon.el u
was my daily aud nightly DUTY then 10 Prcseh.
seldom u.ed texts Of any Kind In those days,
except AgAts which the boys themselves bal
ss<n. Only whsn . throas OF visitors woaid
come In Of an evening did l gst out the Bible
and try 10 LooK ministerial.
70 wss then neeessary. for " vas hreaf AMI
butier. then got 30 used 10 a sermon = uALf
FOR the new boys and tho oruEn half 10 4 sep
my saiary BY nEArsa the yoang theological
ssninsry n~agiing-, who. hungry a. I vas nv
ELF. and, fhe me, with families dependent.
who were anxious to live withou. DOWNRIGHT
bssrtos. and who sought ny place. IA . bu-i.
nsss proposition. I had 10 beat them 90 l goa
70 thinhinf no ners ., ms..y pfss,a,ss a"-
II. therefore. 10 seem. cdl 90 many, or On my
part pretentious. I beg they will coasifcr tina,
q me 10 s-smsd . mere nothing rather an easy
tNpuLsENcE than an ambitious task.
.. fousd both policy and honesty rcqnired
ne to furnish such . -oHr % gospel Ia my boys
e they did NOR hear at church. and yet u un.t
b ~ mnch LIKE church gospel that the faith
VI ths community would not be 40 badly shock
Cd q. 10 secure my expulsion from the place:
Church gospel Vas Tar E,-Kn to preach. for
A was all drawn out In books That Was mere
msanoriEing. Hat the New York News Boys
Home, I vss led 10 believe on taking charge,
had been committed to my care ~ q merc ex.
psriment. 10 had. therefore. after . brief early
success, failed TO eject any resalt proportioned
N the outlay needful to- its maintenance by
Inc Children's Aid Society of Now York. and
its closing up vas contemplated. but. urged
~ prominent parties 10 make -" place I" for
me. they pat mo IN charge for = ponth-a'er.
fOr thrcs months. I plainly sag u MAS m
4 ysrrp the prevailing gospel. II effected
nothing. tried pictureIainiins In words.
tracing passing common facts 10 moral roots.
thar proved . success.
.. The attempt to intsrest news boys taught
me how 70 iesp grown foihs awake. and before
vss suare Of 10 I fancied that hsi EaiDet
such an insight into the sp.ritni mechanism
81 the early church. and Into the spirit al ifs
srSsa Founder, that the Christian Ministry rose
in nv conoeption 10 rival evcn the Pre-s Of the
iand q . formative and governing Influence OF
the ses , indeed. In one r.spect o'er'opping The
prsss. because IN tho pcipit the depsrtmeat Of
The vss Pcrunent. though to the
lion I needed 70 a. me Coz the pulpit service;
cam ooavineed thss the pulpit -bqph DO hess
An OFFICE lr the pasforate % q church surely