Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-03-24

MARCAE 20. 1878
SUNDAY READING.


The OLD cast iron theological idea of a certain
number gathered into church and saved
there, and all the people on the outside sin
nors, to be converted by being brought with
IN the pale has been accepted, and people
stop thinking on the subject because there
is nothing to think about. 1t is great mis-
take Men need to consider their duties as
men in the positions in which they are
placed This subject was ably treated some
years since in = religious newspaper, (now,
unfortunately, not published) as follows:
F'T7he great responsibjlties of life nc man
chooses, They are imposed without his con-
sent asked Existeuce itself, which includes
al The rest, the awful responsibility of living,
10 man accepts or refuses. He is not called
into council, The responsibility and all its
endless issues are laid upon him, whether he
will or no. The place, too, III which he shall
live, and the circumstances under which he
shall grow up, aud by which he shall be
trained, are a. determined for him before
hand
He fnds himself born q citizen Oct Va say
Of the Unitod States. He was not consulted
about the matter. This citizenship, and all
It's duties, all It's privileges, and all its obiga
tious are laid on his shoulders, ukct1og he
sill. Oh 10,
i'e Gnda himself born into civilization.
There are responsibilities growing out Of that
He must face tLen,, willing CT unwilling,
80 ono may TUT through the whole role.
The duties and Obligations Of life, aud a
special form a life; os life in q particular
had and uudor particular laws and special
circumstances, are al, imposed. 4 man does
rot choose them He hnds them upon him.
And conscience, and the common judgment
~ mankind, and the law os nature, A. ro,. IS
'lo Law Of God, demand taAt lie sHaH l">g
'Aer, and ausvor for tbe r,a3nr" q mat
bearing.
\ sensible man, al hoa>.. mla, faces The
f.cts Here is his life, and hero are it's
various responsibilities here, not yonder
He has to leat! the life OF a free mar, and not
# \ slave; The Life of civilized man, not
talt of a savage; the life Of an educated man,
and not the life of South Sea islander lie
Las 10 ive the mo OF . citizen . mem2tI ot
3 civilized coE'}2GnltT, OWNS duties Iii . h"n-
cred directions ~ 'ta,
Eut there Is 10 Chance lor aalrk'Ag To
these th.n-s iaaN ia e'ect.o. ty the good
pleasure Of his Supreme N~z.er, and he must |
fa'e them and answer for t?-cm
Nov, aa it ia in all else IL hft, - also it is
ia religion. There Is, @or tAose w" VII read
this writing, no choice allowed la vague |
way minister's speak Ct the duty Of mon to
he Christians, 1aey urge them 10 ''cecome
CAr-sti3ns. from tie pulpit, We hear men
persuaded to accept Carlstlanity Ii a vague
way a.. t.ds IL night enough bN' when we
examine, We tind that there Is really ta.iaey
1rre, unless We carefully distinguish
There is 10 choice IN the case. 4 man IS
born INTO the responsibilities OF Christianity,
AZ he - bo@n into those Of citizenship He
cannot refuse t,iI former any more than the
latter
The first words That struck las perceptions
were Christian words. The standard OF right
anu wrong oro"9At t. lis op mag intelligence
vas a ''2rl5tla" standard lie gre" Il" sur
''''"eE ~ ''e Ft7oIl' o' 'hrlS'-"ll'J On an
sues '"' ''o@' '-' i''., were S'.C"l".10 WIFE