Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-02-06
rain, and the hoar frost into dew
drops Mrs Duniway's letter.

rain, and the hoar frost into dew
drops Mrs. Duniway's letter.
Complimentary indeed We are
somewhat surprised that lady of
Mrs. Duniway's notoriety as a reform
er and her good seuse and moral cult
walton should SO far detract from the
dignity and Importance of the Chris
tan religion. True, we have many
good people in Lewiston, and its ma
tural lay visitor should come in con
tact with only the purest and least Of
fensive element of society. There is
much needed reform here, and this
work can only be accomplished in the
workshop dedicated to the service of
the Almighty God. We do not want
saloons to prosper and iniquity to
stride unrcbuked through our street.
We do want churches and the great
power Of religion to lift us out of the
rubbish of immortality and shame and
transplant us to the vineyard of tie
Lord. lake the saloons and give us
churches. A CITIZEN.
Truly, "a Citizen" of Lewiston is
tormented before his time. We are
reminded much of an ex-parson we
once read Of, who attended Gospel ser
vice one Sunday and heard venerable
preacher, who could see through shrms
and rightly estimate pharisaical shib-
boleths, declare that he had personally
known four erewhile NEEDY parsons"
who had retired from the ministry as
quick as they married wealthy wives.
The OK parson became indignant. and
eiieryesced about the sermon in the
preachers presence in the same often
sive style that our hidden brother uses
now. The good minister heard him
through, and then calmly said:
Were you once preacher!'
"Ges," was the faltering reply.
"And did you marry rich wife?'
''Yes."
"Do you preach nowF'
"No."
"Ah, Yours is the ffth case
them
Now, We suspect that Rtrs. Duni
way inadvertently hit a ''needv par
son" in the truthful narrative that
called forth the above anonymous
reioinder But, if our irate brother,
who perhaps does not know that The
Scripture say st is not every one VINO
saith Lord, Lord, that shall enter into
: the kingdom of heaven had been %
reader of the Neic Northwest, and an
attendant at her lectures, he would be
spared the modification OF MAKING
himself the laushing-stock of the thou
| sands who understand her sentiments
: and teachings clearly. We know, and
, SO does everybody else but a boiled
down bisot, thas the saloons are lust
as plenteous and prosperous in towns
where there are plenty OF churches as
i they are in Lewiston. If our anony-
. nous scribbler will direct us to ono
: community where the great power Of
religion" that he talks about has root
y ed out the saloons, Wen travel far to
see that place and pay due homage to
n that religion
G We found no churches, but great
= deal Of reverence for the real C6soel,
: in Lewiston, and said so. We now
reiterate everything in the above OK.
J tract. And yet, there are thousand
reforms needed there as elsewhere; and
oandor compels us to say that no
where are they more greatly needed
thean among our so-cal!ed Christians
who, by paying ''tithes Of mint, anise
fand cuminin" in the shape Of churches
!. for the exclusive use of the sclf-right
. eous few who control them" are GUILTY
: of "neglecting the weightier matters Of
the law"
: We believe in churches. Thev are
! an outgrowth of humanitv's needs.
But we would have them bui.ded, ded
J icated and used for the good Of the
!, people. An out-o'doors belongs tc
, God, and is the workmanship OIL
! hands. God is not man, that He car
!. be placated by church spires, nor ap
! peased by somber buildings that ar,
!, shut like charnelhouses all through
the week, under face of ''holiness, ;
4 for the "neody parsons" use on Sun
!; day, while the saloons and other aren
!. cies OF evil are open six days out Of
! every seven.
= In conclusion, we respectfully ash
: the Lewiston TELLER to republish thi,
8 article, Us we know of no other way t.
a reach the anonymous seribhler, wht
. hides himself behind his bombasti.
. self-rishteousness while taking us t,
task for TELLING Gods etarnol +,.,,.h