Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
THE TEMPTATIONS OF ST.
ANTHONY.

The "a Francisco Call has sent a
reporter around among the clergy in
the vicinity of its Office TO find out how
in the midst of their manifold tempt
ations they are still eble to avoid falls
from grace.
The Rev. J. Marshall Law, of the
Oakland Church Of the Advent was
the first to tell how he compressed the
evil Vaccinations Of the fair sex. He
declares himself thus:
My platform is simply this: I de-
cline to visit or be visited by ladies *
cept whele others preferably male)
members of the household are known
to be about within easy call"
This is certainly as good a way as
one car readily devise to insure abso-
Lutte safety for the ladies who visit the
Church Of the Advent in Oakland,
but the question now arises might not
the pastor in the presence of actual
danger neglect to call the male mem
hers Of the household, or would they
hasten with sufficient a~lacrity if call
ed. 1t would seem that a man so en-
vironed with danger as Rev. Marshall
Law should have some sort OF burglar
alarm attached to his person and at
least have a trained bull dog to guard
his study,
Rev. NJ. F. Colburn, pastor Of the
First Methodist Church, in San Fran
cisco like his Episcopal brother in
Oakland has taken the precaution to
fortify himself against danger. He
says:
Il admit no ladies to my church
study on any preteXt whatever. L
have my Otfi,e hours in the house
receive members Of the church as
any other acquaintances would be re-
ceived. There are always two ladies
in the house and the folding doors
open from the parlOr. so there never
would be any chance Of any lady find
ing herself embarrassed.
My reputation is all I have in the
world, and [ have tried 20 keep it by
keeping the female where [ could
handle her.
The method Of treating fem aIes
as mentioned ia the last paragraph
seems to have been a failure in the
case Of Rev. Brown.
Rev. ". A. Gardner Of the West
Side Christian church also seems to be
somewhat suspicious of the ladies Of
his parish. He says:
1 do not think calls upon the pastor
in his study are right. I told a man
to day that I would not have a study
separated from my house. Women
will run into the study and [ think ii
a very, very bad thing. l have al
ways opposed it.
Rev. J. George Gibson (anothel
name parted in the middle seems tC
think that when a man is marked fol-
slaughter there is nc escape and he
calmly accepts the DEGREES of fate as
follows.
There is one thing certain if a wo
she can't catch him in his study shell
catch him somewhere else.
This seems to be a more philosoph
zeal way Of looking at the question
than anything yet developed. Yor
can't dodge the wiles of Satan and
a man who thinks he can is foolish
to brag Of it for he himself may b.
the mex victim. From the above i
would seem that some ofthe preacher
Of the Bay City have a very poor OPT
MON of the ladies Of their focks, O
regard themselves weak in tho hou
Of temptation.
The Rev A. j. Wells, pastor Of tn
Second Unitarian Church says:
I am utterly opposed 10 the motion
that Mr.. Law promulgated. 1t i.
entirely disrespectful to our mother
and daughters. 1t tends to beget
degrading idea Of womanhood. I
shows wants self-respeCt on the par
Of a minister and that he has not con
fidence in himself. The ministsr VIII
cannot meet a woman ia his study il
in the course Of average social an,
religious life is certainly unworthy Q
the pulpit.
Rev. Wells seems to be possessed Q
more common sense or less hypocris
than any Of the lot.