Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-08-30
COURT AND CHURCH
Judge Bonnifie!d's Welcome to
Bishop Foss.

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at the Methodist Conference, Was a
surprise to everybody who Thought
that q Supreme Judge would be taken
unawares when caught off The bench.
The APPEAL secured the address and
prints it at the request Of some OF the
people who lis tened to ii.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I would
feel much less embarrassment and be
more at hone in appearing before the |
bar OF our Courts, than in the pull pit
Of the Church, in the presence of this
august assemblage OF Christian Min
listers add laymen. I have been CON-
missioned by the worthy parton % this
charge to preside 90 this occasion OF
a public reception and greeting tend
cred to our distinguished BisiIrp Of
the Meshodis. Epi-copal Church, Rev.
other Reverend gentlemen, members
OF the Coference Of the Nevada Mis-
sion, aud to welcome them to the
Capitol city Of the State, In behalf OF
the people.
II hope I will be INDUCED in not
trusting myself 70 an eXtemporaneous
expression Of sentiment III this, to me,
strange position. and in following the
precedent established by many minis
ters Of the gospel, ny combining my
self to my manuscript.
[ Int express the general public
sentiment-when / assure you've
hail your coming and presence with
delight. We extend to you our hearty
and sincere greeting, aud welcome
you to our homes aud tiresidas, hop
ing that your stay will be as pleasant
to you, as we are sure it will be pleas
ant and profitable to US.
"To the Bishop. we extend a special
welcome from the devastating floods,
the destructive cyclones ard climatic
furnaces of the trans-rocky mountain
States, to our clear sky. and TO our
invigoratinC, inter-nOnntain atm0s-
vada's climate. We Offer it, not like
our %neighbors across the mountains,
between the SierrAs and the sea, at 80
much per acre. but il is as free as the
salvation he breaches. While he may
enjoy this luxury during his brief
stay with u.s.. and no%twithstand, the
the music Of u linn id brooks and
rivers as they leap and foam and
dash their spray in their onward rush
to the plains from the snowy sum
mits, the brilliant lustre of the rising
of the sun, the gorgeous panorama oil
the settings, as they tinge with a
golden sheen the silvery pillars of
clouds lowering our Alpine heights
and the grandure OF our mountairs
with their placid lakes in beauty re
posing, and like pearls with rares
emerald bound, shire and sparkle al
the brow Of beauty is illumed and
smile through slumber in a dream O
love, the resident ministers of thit
, Mission may feel that Nevada's eli
mate, accompanied With all the splen
doris of our natural environments, is
good thing in its place, but as tn
main item of daily food Tor thei
bodies. that it has ceased to be a lax
? ury and become somewhat monoto
nous, as their main reliance for sub
s%istence.
The Bishop will, no doubt, find wit
< regret, that the rolls Of membership
OF his Church, as well as of all oth-
Christian denominations in this State
are generally lacking N the names c
; Church bretheren. Nevertheless, "
claim a proud distinction for Nevad
/ in the Church line Taking popr
; latinn into acc UNI, we claim that tn
;. Churches Of no other State can hoas
; Of SO mahy Marys and Marthas; an
were it not for them We are of tn
: opinion that our preachers wOul
= become very lonesome in their worl
as we'll as very hungry. The lack Q
male membership may he accounte
e for from the admitted fact, that n.
; vada has more politicians to the ir
habited acre than any OF our siste
q States But l can give our Bisho
= this encouragement for the future
Our politicians can adapt themSelv-
to the ~eXigencies of their envioroI
ments with the greatest facility an
always try to maiutain the close
i vote-winning relations to the votin
public. and there i a measure pen,
ing to ~enfranchise the women by Coz
stitutiOnal amendment, when tn
m-asure is adopted, he may look f'
great religious revival among II
~ men and largely increased roll
! male membership.
1t l. not 10 be understood, howeve
hat in a RELIGIOUS point of yieW I