Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-26
SUNDAY READING.

The sermons that have been and might be
preached from the text " Charity suttareth
long and is kind are too many to be calcula
ted in figures. The subject is beyond all
others in its fruitfulness and scope, and al
ways timely and of benefcent tendency. This
is so because charity itself is OF SO c0mprehen-
siye nature It's breadth is sufficient to hide
q multitude of sins There is the charity
which seeks the distressed and alleviates want;
there is the charity whose other and more ex-
plicit name is oonsderateness; and by this re-
lation it becomes allied to Mercy and Tender
ness and the beauties of true Generosity.
In the harder religions, Duty, with large,
iron casped D, forbade charity, in too many
instances and irownod her away, coldly and
with bitter rebukes, as the wise and prudent
Ant in the fable scowled away and denied re-
lief to the improvident, careless singing Grass
hopper As the world grows broader and
brighter, the Charity of federation becomes
more universal and easier of finding, and the
earth is happier for it and heaven too, we do
not doubt. The open hand betokens the
practical charity Of every day life and contact,
as it also betokens the open heart and the
gentle mind. Time was when i'll certain
American churches which copied the austeri-
ties CT the Pu1itans, . musical instrument vas
proclamation and a sacrilege. The prohibit
ton of all dancing was natural cOrollary to
this demonstration OF an ugly severity; and
SO men and women became angular and harsh
and resentful of all that was lghtsome and
gracious and graceful. But with the brighter
shining sun of this fast advancing century,
healtlfful Mirth has come to assert itself; and
now, save here and there in 4 corner, black
browcd Puritansm has ceased to play the
bully and men and women, old and young
may and do meet together openly and freely
and with hearty zest of their recreation, and
find wholesome en- joyment at cards and in
dancing Human nature, full of health and
self assertion, has rebelled against the narrow
tyranny that Pleasure is Sin. Charity under |
lies all this movement-:he warmth of man s
better nature asserting itself and valiantly |
stripping off the ban which the cruel hand of |
bigotry had put upon it. There was "socia |
bic" here the other night al a neighbors !
house. The jovial fun never intermitted- |
fun that the participants enjoyed, not that |
they made believe to en- JOY and that they |
goodishly tolerated as an admissible relaxa-
tion-as where the Parson consents to be
gloomily and artidcially facetious. (There is
u wide difference between this shaInefaced fun
o1r- Gill Nd
honest, enjoyable fun where all take part as
equals and because of the love Of it). We are
glad to see this kind of charity exerting itself
and making itself felt. When the Church
takes hearty part on level with its men,
bers it finds its way into the hearts Of the
people and remains there-becomes mans
companions and not his school -master, in fact.
The Church in whose behalf this Jolly sociable
was held is just triao in arrears. The la
dies of the congregation propose to help lift
the load of embarrassment and sct il aside
They are contemplating series OF pleasant
easy going entertainments. These brave wo-
men stand-not in any mere trio, but as
whole phalanx of resolute feminnity,
Faith, Hope and Charity. They have the
faith to believe they can relieve the parish Of
IT'S debts; they have the hope which inspires
endeavour; and they have too much of the
milk OF human charity not to believe that this
brave little city OF Carson will see that their
Efforts are crowned with success Now the
church is not * an object OF charity" ANY
;hurch that becomes such has no further bust
ness on this earth) But like many other
quite respectable and honest parties, 1t is in 7
lebt-it shares the prevailing hard times, in S
short. A generous sense CT confederation t
once that attention is called to the condition b
If affairs-invites the cooperation of these +
aides neighbors to cancel these obligations. v
The MORNING APPEAL has too much charity h
n it's composition to doubt for a moment that Il
his cooperation will be cheerfully and gladly F
awarded q
The sweet and gentle amenities of journal a
SIN in Iowa are Illustrated by the tone of the L
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