Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-02
MORNING APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2
a WCMeh'S VIEWS.

B rprlSe and indignation the ex-
tr ct fiom the Rev. Van Deventer' =
3 ror, puf lished in your Sunday
Q lition. 1t appears to me some
ting Of a misnomer TO call man
"Reverend" who possesses so few
o. the christian characteristics.
Such a sweeping denunciation OF
the women of Nevada should call
forth the righteous resentment of at
least "n,ne- tenths" of the female
population OF the State, and | hope
others will follow my example and
express their opinion of this inter
loper, who presumes to thus pass
Judgment on our "men, women,
and children in cradles"
Mr.. VanDeventer has only been
here a short time, and | have lived
here more than twenty years and
reared family of whom l am just
ly proud, and l think myself en-
Gtled to be heard. 1t is hard to
understand whence Mr.. VanDe-
venter drew his conclusions. If
from The Methodist societies. then
inieed, it is most lamentable that
no better fruits result from that
method of religious teaching. II
from superanuated gossips of both
sexes, (who exist in all localities)
then he is beittling himself beyond
all excuse. Ii from personal OBJ
servation, then this utterer OF foul
adj-ctives has passed much time in
places which nine tenths of our
population know nothing about. If
only among church members, then
has he failed TO discover many
noble, high principled Christian
people, who never have bound
themselves to the bigotry of any
denomination. Perhaps he is so
near sighted that he does not be-
lieve in Christianity outside the
Church walls, or in temperate peo-
pie who do not proclaim their prlD-
ciples from the housetops. In the
course OF nearly quarter of CEN
tury passed in this State L have
met many (nine-Ienths of all l
know, l honestly belleve), who are
occupying such positions. Good,
charitable, honest, temperate moth
ers, who have reared families vel
instructed In all points of honor,
instice and right, who never joined
any church, never he.onged to any
temperance societies, never circu-
lated petitions seeking woman's
rights. or otherwise made them.
selves conspicuous, yet whose
whole lives are poems Of the most
heroic orde-. Such women live in
Nevada, and are far in the majority.
Because a few ministers OF the
gospel are renegades of the most
drspicable sort, shall We condemn
.nine- tenths" of the order? Be
cause occa sionally married woman
fosgets her marriage vows and her
womanhood, Gas they do in every
country upon which the sun shines)
shall this man proclaim to the
warli that nine tenths Of Nevada wo-
mn are oil this class?
After reading that incoherent rig
marole of filthy adiectives, what
father of a family would dare bring
his wife and family, to find a home
in this State, which in many WAYS
Or SCENTS great attractions to those
seeking new homes? IL is shame
AMI an outra ge that such wholesale
sl4n.iers should be sent broadcast
t. fame Us where the facts cannot
b.. known.
Tiere is no State IN the Union
wh-re a woman is SO absolutely
q IL. from Insult and so SIRE of kind
L. protection in cases OF distress
from all classes OF men as in Me-
v,il. In our city an honest woman
can traverse the streets at any time
O. night with perfect fearlessness,
n 4 outstanding the fact that many
saio ms are open and have eccu-
p4nts. This has been proven be-
yond any question. 1t would seem
tn # even our cowboys have more
respect for our women than this
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