Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-17

81 ID ~
Tsachisgs frsa eur Pulpiss, snd
wakes warm Because our Pab.
lie sehesls are Dsseuaesd ~
oGOdlens."
Yesterday the writer Of this met old
Uncle Daniel on his way home from
church. Long before he spoke Il was
evident that the old mans temper was
somewhat rufisd. a. his cane struck the
aidewalk with more than usual force
and his cloudedbrow indicated an inward
storm. Uncle Daniel was reared BY
straieht.lacsd orthodox parents, and his
mind was early crammsd with the doc-
trines Of liberalization, free moral
agency, election, vicarious atonsmsnt,
infant damnation, etc. When o boy he
was taught that Il was sinful to DO Joy.
Gus and happy on Sunday, and though
Nature might be smiling around him,
the trees laden with blossoms, and the
birds singing ohssrily among their
branches be must not run, nor laugh.
nor shout upon Gods holy Sabbath
day. But reading, travel, and inter.
course with the world In later years
changed Uncle Daniels views upon
religious questions. and today his beliefs
are a. nearly opposite to those enter.
tanned In his youth Is is possible to be.
Hardly waiting to exchange the Gus.
tomary greetings, Uncle DANIEL opened
out. "It 10 dsmnsbls," he said, 'to
teach In this enlightened age the doc.
trinss now taught 10 some of our pulpits.
There's the doctrine Of vioarious atone.
msnt, for example. IT'S the most per-
nicious doctrine ever taught. Teaching
men that they can escape the oonse.
quenoss Of their own willful sinful acts
by Q sacrihos OF goats, or Of burnt offer.
inRs, or BY q belief In Christ. has been
the cause OF Q thousandfold more crimes
than all other causes combined. What
greater premium can be offered for rss.
cality than that offered In the doctrine
that teaches that men can cheat, lie,
steal, and traducs their nsighbors, and
have the score weekly or monthly wiped
out with the blood OF Christ? II . mar
puts his finger In ere will . belief In
Christ prevent or alleviate the resultant
pain2 II o man falls from . precipice
will the prayers Of saints save his lief
Mol Let men bs taught that they can.
not escape the penalties Of violated laws,
whether physical or moral, and crime
will be materially lessened In our midst.
"Then there's the doctrine OF free
moral agency" said he. "Who ever
heard O more absurd idea advanced than
that men can do just q they please 2
What person, who believes In the trans
mission Of mental and physical traits
from generation to generation. accepts
the doctrine Does not . thistle repro
duce O thistle, from year 10 year. and
nothing else? II . duck egg Is hstchsd
under q hen. does the young duck keep
away from water because OF that fact Z
Are not We all products OF preceding
generations, and 40 such products com.
PEELED to o certain extent 70 follow In
the steps Of our ancestors 2 Can Q man
change the color OF his skin at willf II
I have inherited an uncomfortable appe.
tits for Intoxicating liquor from my
great grandfather 10 II ar easy matter
for me to refuse . hot whisky punch. on
q cold winter night, when its odor
tickles my nos,rils with its tempting
fragrance The will In man 10 weak
because II 10 subject to and under the
dominion OF law, the Law OF transmits
sion OF mental and physical qualities.
And he who teaches, from the pulpit,
mans free moral agency without r~sstrio-
tons, ought to DO stripped OF his sacred
robes until hs learns from the book Of
Nature that like produces like"
Waxing warm 40 he proceeded. Uncle
Daniel continued 81 notice by the
newspapers that q Reverend d. D. OF
San Francisco has recently denounced
our public schools as goddess What
the reverend gentleman means BY god.
less I cannot say. II he means that
because religion 10 not taught In our
public schools the schools are therefore
goddess, then I say let them be goddess
for all time. Each parent has the I'M
doubted right to teach religion. and his
kind OF religion too. 10 bis children o.
home, but the people want none Of 1t
taught in our public schools. The
reverend gentleman II an Episcopalian,
and would OF ourse want religion,
according TO the thirty.nine articles OF
the English Church. taught. Another
gentleman, who perhaps pays more taxes
than the Reverend d. D., would like TO
have religion according to Calvin taught.
Another taxpayer believes In the Jewish
religion. and II he does not ask to have
bis children taught his faith In school.
most certainly objects to the teachings
Of the Christian religion. And / might
mention q dozen scots, the believers In
each one OF which would probably liksto
have taught In the public schools. and
none other. Why don't the Reverend
D. D. come out boldly, and say that no
wants to destroy our public school sys:
tenn because the general education and
enlightenment Of the people will tend TO
overthrow superstition and release the
people from the thraldom Of priestcraft.
The Reverend D. d. 10 biting Q file. The
public schools OF q country will be
maintained and psrpetuated On the basis
upon which our Republican institutions
rest when oil forms Of sectarian religion
and all religious plotters against our form
~ oo,arpmapt shsIl hava baen LONG for.