Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-25
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sBRMos EY rHE Rev. GEORGE r. DAVIS, O.
SUNDAY EVENING, AT ST. PETERS CHURCH.

SUNDAY EVENING, AT ST. PETERS CHURCH.
fair congregation, considering the in
cemency of the weather, assembled at the
Episcopal Church last Sunday evening to
listen to the Rev. Mr.. Davis. The preacher
announced his text from one of st. Peters
spntles: Let none of you suffer as bnsy
body IN other mems matters" The text ap-
plies not only to Christians, but to call sorts
and conditions of men," and the character
spoken of by the Apostle is found wherever
men congregate on the habitable globe. The
voice of SANDER and defamation is too often
heard from the most detestable of all charac-
among the murderers, the thieves and the
evil doers" If We examine the New Tesla
ment We shall find many illusions to this fiend
of society. St. Paul, in writing to his son
Timothy, speaks in no mild terms of this
class of persona He says they "learn to be
idle wanderers from house to house tattlers
also and busy bodies" In writing to the
Theselonians, he says, owe hear that there
are some among you which walk disorderly,
working not at all, but are Busy Bodies. " So
We see that the character is not modern one.
The Reverend gentleman, after very carefully
illustrating the manner and dirty work of the
Busy Body, summed up the whole matter by
stating that they generally get possession of
an ounce of truth and add to it a pound of
lies, pretending to hope that what they hear
of their neighbor is not true, while at the
same time, with fawning hypocritical air,
Of the Uriah Heep order, they inwardly hope
that it is all true, and a great deal more Rev
Mr. Davis then went on to describe in very
clear, telling and vivid utterances the evil
effects of this too common sin, in all ranks of
society. and quoted the words of the Apostle,
when he speaks of the tongue as an "unruly
member" which no mau can tame and al
though it is "ittle member" it accomplishes
great things. SIT setteth on fire the course
Of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.
''Therewith bless we God, and Herewith
curse we men which are made after the sinli-
tude of God" "These things ought not
TO be-" The work of the Busy Body has
caused more trouble in the history of the
world than all the other wicked characters
combined What woes, hat tumult, what
blood shed, what rivers of tears, and what
anguish have been caused by the vile tongue
Of the Busy Body And what wailings have
gone up to Heaven crying for vengeance upon
the head of this destroyer of all peace and
1uietness of all men. Oh! how fearful are
the e1aggerations i'll society when speaking of |
others faults as the Apostle calls these great |
sw cling words of vanity, ''the pound of lies.
Want of space precludes the reproduction of
this excellent sermon in extenso, as it deserves
The closing was fervent exhortation to more
charity in looking at the faults and failings of
DUR fellow men, and more of the good spirit
which the master showed when the woman
aiken in adultery was brought before him.
He did not condemn her, but kindly admon-
shed her and then babe her ego and sin no
more" Such is the spirit in which we should
ook upon others who like ourselves are
miners. We should put ourselves in
heir places, and then our judgment would be
more gentle and magnanimous. May We all
% live that when We are about to cross the
ark valley of the shadow of death, and our
sbors are finished, We may be gathered unto
ur fathers, having the testimony OF good
onsciepce, in the confidence of a certain
nth, in the comfort of reasonable religion
nd holy hope, and in perfect charity with all
be world. AMEN.