Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-14
SPREADING the GOSPEL THIN.
But Two Ministers within n Radius
Of Four Hundfe ed Miles.

But Two Ministers within n Radius
Of Four Hundred Miles.
We craveyour indulgence, brethren, while
we talk a little church business to you.
There Is q good deal that might be said on
this topic that we are not going to say at
this time. We are not going to tackle doc-
trinal matters at all. We don't care any
thing about your faith or peculiar religious
views. We don't care whether you are
Methodist or Mormon, Jew or Gentle, or
Catholic or Protestant. 1t is on the gen.
eral bedrock principles of decency and
fair dealing between man and man that we
want your ears for a moment about. AS q
matter Of fact Satan is getting the bulge on
things in q vast area Of country in Eastern
Nevada. The gospel is being spread
| mighty thin in the region referred to. Eu-
| reka Is of course all right. We havn't yet
relapsed into barbarism like our neigh
| bors. We are solid on that score. But
| there is a question as to whether or not we
| deserve ali Of these choice blessings Of
| civilization. We havn't been standing in
| on the side of piety and morality quite as
| strong as we should. We have been leav-
| ing undone some things that should have
been lone literally and promptly. We
havn't been putting up to our ministers as
| lively as we should. 1t will not do to talk
about the grass being short. So it is, but
it il generally long enough for all of US to
| squander a good deal Of money in less
| commendable directions. And besides
| there ia O ministerial crisis at hand, 80 to
speak. Let us look at the situation as ii Is
l Coz a vnnurapf Tho ooaa ia q droadful one
| from any and every standpoint. What
are the facts? Eureka as we said before ia
| safe. She shines like Q khoinoor in COM
parison with her Goddess ~neighbors. We
have two ministers of the gospel. though
both are beginning to look lean. 1t is
doubtful whether we have either long
if we do not come to the center better
| than we have been doing; for ii is
q fact as firmly established as the
eternal hills that Q man cannot live on
wind. Then IL these good men are allowed
TO starve as othere have starved and passed
away in all Of the surrounding towns and
| communities, what are we going to do
about it? 1t is easy enough, perhaps. to
| die without q minister, but how are we
| going to get married? And right here
comes in an important thing for society,
one having a direct influence on the gen.
eral progress and well being of mankind.
| The ladies have something at stake in this
matter. Every widow lady, every young
lady, every manageable lady of whatever
description should resolve herself into q
committee Of one and rustic for the
preachers. 1t would be calamitous to allow
ours to go, for there are non others
within four hundred miles. From the
railroad to the Colorado river and from
1 ALo Q;-lr ~ Aha Haraan kn Calf Toka thara
are no ministers except those living here
Rev. Father Kiley and Rev. A. @. Dutton.
While plying the heather in all OF this
broad outlying region ON our borders.
shall we force our clergymen to fee also
for the want Of q crust? The situation
pans itself right down to q bread and
butter proposition. Are we going TO
pungle and thus preserve the repu-
tation OF our town for %enlighten-
ment and Christian civilization. Rev.
Mr.. Dutton had about made up
his mind to seek 9 new vineyard,
when some Of our philosophical ladies
undertook to raise q sufficient support to
keep him In Eureka. They have succeeded
reasonably we'll, but still more Is needed.
Those who have not given should seek the
committee and contribute at once-or
rather agree to give something monthly.
Let US not be hesthens. Rev. Father
Kiley's support is also thin. We hope his
many friends and PENSIONERS will rally in
q more substantial manner in the future.
There now. we have had our say. We
have not talked out in meeting about this
matter at the suggestion or solicitation OF
anyone. We knew the situation and sailed
in on our own hook. II we succeed in at
tracing a few standard dollars TO the
pockets OF our able and worthy ministers
we will have accomplished our purpose.
That is what ia needed, and why we have
gone into so full an explanation OF matters
and things. The doxology may now be
sung.