Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-01
SUNDAY READING.

sunday alter the full moon which hap
pens upon, or mex. after. the els, Of
March-the vernai Solstice. By the
observance Of this day we commemo.
rate the resurrection Of Christ. The
wise Jesuit Fathers tell their pupiis.
lsO goes che secular s,Atsincnt), thai II
In not their province or duty TO think
bnt to de, 10 live In and for and up 10
the requirements ~ the Faith. All
thst thinking can do has been done 81.
ready. Story. the poet seal ptor makes
Mossignore Gsleotto say 10 Philippe,
his young CHARGE,
You "think well. would YOU with
your single 'hcoght
Reverse what all tho Fathers wise
have taught,
After long centuries' thinking, aud
confront
Your sassr judgmen. to the opposing
brunt
of their slow wisdom
II seems to US that II Faith IL to be
"petrified In creeds," these teachings
81 tho Fathers are unavoidable, sound
and essential. Rev. Mr.. Hepworth in
late sermon selected tho text con-
tanned In Isaiah VII, II "Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you sign
Behold virgin sbxll cohesive, and
bear son, and shall call his name
Emmanuel" Earnestly pressing the
central idea OF his sermon the preacher
said, "A man must have faith Is the
foundation Of his life and character,
and dossyou know that the Christian IL
tho only person who can have faith !?
He'll In he'll because there il no faith
there, and we can make he'll on cart ID
BY distressing. five would be happy
NO must have faith In something or
some ono. Christianity increases our
faith and developes our nature. Chris
tianity In faith In the only begotten
Son. Can we not DO loyal to him
Can We DO other than loyal to such .
Master, such 4 King? Think Of this
matter aud take your place on this
side OF the line and boldly sound the
praises of Him who has loved us aud
redeemed u.s." And yet, on tho same
day on which this sermon was
preached, and In tho same column
wherein the press report Of II appears,
We ind sermon by Rev. 0. b. Froth.
ingham, the rare thinker who has
gained for himself tho title Of "Theo.
dorc Parkcr's successor Mr.. Froth.
ingham discussing just such "prophe-
eies" as tho foregoing declared that
1.-The argument would DO strong one
II tho foundation on which IL rests
could be relied on" And "If there
were clear predictions of the future
they reached only . very little way,
and 1t Is Questionable II any such can
10 found" The learned preacher, in
elaboration OF his idea, alluded to some
Facts Of history relating 10 the coming
Of Christ ~ follows:
A Latin historian /. % that about
tho time Of the con. ,is Of tho Christ 4
general anticipation prevailed all
through the Fast that the Deliyerer
Was nigh. That ihi. anticipation
should have pointed toward Judea
WAS not surprising. Nor II Il ut ali
surprising that such an anticipation
should have existed, for tho Fast Was
region given over TO disasters, wars.
s@rvisude and slavery. There was
never any rest there. Nothing re-.
manned for the East but hope. They
lived upon conjecture. II MAS part Of
Their intellectual constitution, and this
dream, this anticipation lasted, II WAS
i'iorc permanent than anything oise.
u outiived their wealth, their com.
inrt, their prosperity, their national
distinction and political power. II out.
lived wars, slavery and countless dc.
prcssions. This devoted people has
suffered In history ~ no race before or
since has bonn called ~ suffer. Thew
were the objects OF scorn, OF active.
cruel persecution, age aftor age, Ut the
hands Of the Egyptians, the Greeks,
the Romans, aud, worst Of ali. this
Christians. This devoted race has
suffered, Agonized. toilsd, wandered.
always uphold by this pred clct Ion, this
prophecy. II IL . surprising thing,
nnd yet u ~ not soi':Ary In history.
All people have iivel on prophecy.
Whatever may b ssid Of this mau.
nsr Of stating his Views upon the per-
picking su6jscs of The prophecies sssn
by the eyes " Faith In the Bible, none
may dispute the truth Of his aversnene
that "Ths prophecy Of hope 10 charm
Ing. II is the prophecy NOS only Of
the wise, the great, aud the learned,
but also Of the simple, the ignorau.
and the unlettered." We confcss % =
deep sense Of sympathy With what he
says ~ follows. In conolusion 1--WE
hope against knowledge, against fear,
against sorrow. We always hope and
yet hope h only one Of the minor
prophets sfler oil. II IL indefinite. II
forctslis something glorious, but never
what, OF when, ar wherefore. II Ia
only when We como upon conscience
that We strike upon one OF tho major
prophets. Conscisuce must stead On
something. Il cannot live % the cir,
nor ny. Il must feel the Rock Of Agcs
bessalh Itself. Il assumes tho lnlss.
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