Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-22

and the pulpit. He writes from the
standpoint of strenuous Church OF
England man; bu, he frankly admits
the superior power Of the preacher
BY this reference he means the pon-
comformists. He would seem to IN
clude st. Paul among the brother
hood OF preachers. The admission
ia "A much on the side OF candor ~
il is OF truth. They who address
themselves 10 the common under
standing and who are upon an ack-
nowledged level Of the people, and
not they who preach down from
high pulpits. these have and exercise
tho power which bestirs great move
ments and establishes religions. The
order would seem to be, First,
preachers. then churches. then
creeds, then decay. All the re
vivals" are begun and carried on out
side the church ana almost in con-
tempt OF the pulpit Jesus Of Naz-
areth ignored the pulpit and offended
the church OF his day. He was OF
the people aud his religion was for
them. The preacher aud his doc
trines were IA dcmocratical rs Lin
coin at Gettysburg. II the pulpit
in Professionalism is to lose its power
it must be succeeded by the preacher
or the priest. The writer alluded to
thinks the priest will inherit il. 1t
has been said that cleanliness il
next to godliness. Bonaparte said
that God was on tho side OF the
strongest batt,slions. Organization
is next to inspiration; and it is to
their patient, careful. thorough
organization that the Romish priest
hood owe the first principle OF their
strength. Combined with their sys
tematic effort is their indubitablt
nearness to and sympathy with thu
people. There il no snobocracy il
the Catholic Church. No priest il
seduced from his duties by an,
social distractions. There is no viii,
to maintain social status OF the ex
pense Of u sympathetic bond with TIN
masses; there are no family cares I,
divert the Fathers attention from
the duties OF the chapel. Bushes
is business with the brotherhood
and it brooks no rivals. 1t is lac
Of such organization among the mul
titudinous Protestant sects which in
vites just such doctrinal phenomen
IA Mormonism We doubt if 10
Smith and Brigham Young have eve
found any proselytes among th
Roman Catholics. Certainly tn
converts from Romanism to Mormon
ism are 80 few as TO have escaped TIA
notice OF the statisticians. They VIII
are easily confused concerning I'll
purpose OF such reference as th
may think that we arc pleading I'll
cause OF Catholicity. We are simpl
directing attention to existing fact
We need not go abroad for an exen
pliiication Of the weakness OF Pr,
testantism rs force which can |
counted on 10 resist the thrcatene
investment Of the priesthood vii
the power which rests in the han'
Of an effective clergy. Protesiantis
here is split into three ayowed sect
That there are the germs Of as maj
more within these, nobody who Ia
seen the occasional "revivals" he
will doubt. That there arc tho
among these congregations VI
would prefer the preaching OF III
versalism 10 Prcsbyterianism, I
creed Of the Baptists to that Of I
Methodists, and Unitarianism TO I
doctrines OF the Episcopalians
known to he true. Ever, in his s
mons on the Failure Of Protesta
ism" cnumerates about $50 sects
Professionals that have lived aud d
since and including the Docithi,
in the First, and the Millcritcs in
Nineteenth, century. Wcprofess
fear tho encroachments Of Pope
and yet We adhere 10 our dividi
and perplexing sectarianism rs p
tinaciously N We do TO our tastes
dress or our own individual p
fcrcnces in acquaintanccship.
be sure New Hampshire refuses
place herself in accord with
spirit Of tho ago by removing
political disabilities from her Ca
Ollie citizens; but Tho fact nevert
lesa siarcs M in the fsce that
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