The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1890-04-17

rever been surpassed in this city. St.
Thomas's Episcopal Church (the one
where they have no room fos poor sim
ners) is famous for its boy choir, in
which are two of the most phenome-
nal voices in America Trinity, Grace
and many Others fairly outdid them
selves. 1t WAS gay time for our
Methodist brethern. The New York
and East New York conference have
been sitting here and in Brooklyn all
the week, ''and the woods was Just
full Of 'em"-Methodists, Method;sts.
Mcthcdists, everywhere. The peace
that passsh understanding WAS sup
posed to reign within lis bord ,fs; but
1t didn't. L. is true they dld hot have
10 wrestle with The thirty-nine arii-
cles, or the Apostles cleed. The
Westminster Confession did not
worry them a bit. and yet there was
trouble IN lions camp though the clond
at first vas no bigger than mans
hand. The laity are struggling for
recognition. and they are bound to
have It. Some of the old shell backs,
who ale still wandering about the de-
strts i'll search of the Promised Land,
attempted to block the way, aud one
prominent minister declared that if
the time had come in the Methodist
Church when a minister could have no
more voice III church government than
layman. then he Was quite ready to
turn Presbyterian or Congregational
list, no matter which.
la the meantime, a new class OF
ministers is coming up-young, strong,
bright, brainy men, and most of them
are with the people and against the
exclusive rule Of the old time priest
A look at the Conference as they
sat III session gave assurance at a
glance that they were a superior body
of men, both lay aud clerical. They
we're bright, keen laoking men, alto
geiher unlike the old granite pillars
"t tue Amen c1rner; aud, If any sin
ners should be hardy enough to smit,
them on one cheek. instead of getting
chance at the other, he'd be shty
lucky if the minister didu't counter on
hs jaw, and knock him out on tn,
first rounI. Your true Methodist
mn ster is man of peace; he breaches
II. he practices it, aud III genera
terms believes in it, but if there
happens to he any Fighting going VI
laside or outside of the church, h,
doesn't object ~ taxing a haad iii
and my advice to any of the cohgrega
ton that happens to be standing
around Is not to 90 in the house til
the fight is over, or the chances ar,
ten To one that some of them will ge
hurt. Easter Sunday was great da,
for the Methodists. Every pulpit II
New York and Brooklyn was tllet
by star, and every church wa,
crammed to the doors. While til,
Conference was il session on Friday
one brother got excited at the tn,
idea of Methodists holding their con
rerencrs in wicked and profan,
theatres He attended the last con
ference held in New York at the Me
trapolitan Opera House, and declared
hat he felt Mortified that number OI
Bishops had been consecrated there
just IN the middle of his most bitter
invective DR.. Talmage popped IN
through side door, and got the full
benefit of the anathema
Doctor Talmaee' 5 congregation since
the destruction of his church has held
services IN the Academy of Music in
Brooklyn. But the TRADE did not
phase the good doctor a bit, for while
he was iulling his cornerstone down
the side of Calvary, Brother Moody
the straightest Of his sect, was filling
Doctor Talmage's place in the
Academy of Music, and Brother
Sankey was singing the hymns.
One brother jumped up and said
that the Bishops consecrated at the
Metropolitan Opera House were just
as good Bishops as any who were con-
secrated in a church; but all old timer
on my right sang out; But its wicked,
Brother Middleton. Its wicked, Just
then the Moderator got up and an
nounced that minister's coat had
been stolen, and two ladies had had
their pockets picked. One of the
pocketbooks contained fifteen dollars,
and the other had fourteen dollars and