Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-09-04
HERESY IN THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY.

cisco over a case of heresy. It appears
that Rev. John Hemphill has been
charged with the offense by one of the
member of his church and the case
will be brought to an immediate issue.
His crime consisted in allowing a
woman named Sarah Cooper position
to teach one of his Sunday School
classes. The pastors heresy consists
not so much in the actual sin as the
endorsement of it. Mrs. Cooper is a
wealthy lady who has taken a deep in
terest in the religious education of
children and devoted large proper
ton of her time and money to gather
ing and teaching several hundred
children on the kindergarten plan. She
is described as lady of irreproach able
character, intelligent, kind hearted and
benevolent. These excellent traits,
however, are not taken into considera-
ton as amounting to anything along
side of the horrible fact that she does not
generally, believe, everything in the
Bible and takes no stock in a material
hell. A number of religious fanatics
therefore propose to put this very worthy
woman out Of the church and sub
plant her with some one who is less
kind, charitable and benevolent but
wholly orthodox. It would seem that
an outWardly pure, life coupled with
earnest 'labors, not only for the Lord
but for humanity, does not begin to
rank with the outward profession of
belief in things about which the best
minds Of the world entertain serious
doubts. We hope that the reverend
endorser of this christian woman will
not be burned to the stake in the pub
lie plaza if the ecclesiastical court finds
him guilty.
The history of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, says the Balti-
more american, is story of absorption
and assimilation such as the world
never heard before. The story of the
little pig that after eating the bucket
full of bonny-clabber, was put in the
bucket and found room enough to turn
round, coil itself up and g. to sleep, is
nothing to it in comparison. General
Wilson, one of the old superintendent,
advances the paradox that telegraph
companies increase their business dur
ing a period of competition, and lose the
increase as soon as the rivalry ceases or
has been bought off or ssabsorbed." The |
average life of a telegraph line is given
at only ten years, and the ''plant' of
the Westere Union is said to be pretty |
well worn out.
The versifier of the Enterprise now
claims that its poetry on Garfield is of
origin. No man should |
start in business as poet unless fully |
to accept the consequences of
his acts. 1t will never do to keep dark
about the origin Of an original poem
with the expectation of attributing it to
other sources in case it does not prove |
a hit.
The Post alludes to the APPEAL as a
journal capable of seeing further into
the ground than other newspapers. In
years gone by the Post was a paper
always looking a couple of thousand
feet below the 200 level. Since it was
by the inside manlpulators
it has been unable to see even the hoist
ing works above ground.
Says the Phoebe Record The head
board at the grave of Jack Harris, the
noted stage robber and road agent
whom Wells, Fargo & Co. paid $3.50
per month to keep Off the road, has es-
.aped the inclemency of the weather,
and the lettering appears as perfect as
that on boards placed at the head of
graves only few short months.
The public attention called to the
recent poetical effort of the Enterprise
has at last compelled that paper to ac-
that the lines were plagiar-