The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-23
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL"

Is it to be considered an amazing
commentary" upon the ChElstldh
church that so many of the detauiters
of these times are men VINO nave peeh |
prominent in the churches Inc Chtls-
tan Advocate (New York; gives place
to a correspondent who, saying that
many persons think so, continues as
follows: -,
with astonishing frequency and
regularity the daily papers headlihes
Man Gone Wrongv Within the past
six months the humble writer OF TINS
| article has noted seven such cases tht
| amount involved in each case pells
not less than $1,000, and the theNery
| going on in the majority of cases Tor
Years. And yet during all those years
| these defaulters were either prominent
| officials in some church or regular at
| tendants upon it's services. me writer
has a personal knowledge of such cases,
the men in both instances seldom dp-
sent from church on sunday, anu ~
one case a frequent attendant upon the
Yet another danger Of public prayer, Is
in the tendency to think prayer-meetlhs
~ faiIure unless a certain excitement Is
Produced In many instances there Is az
iiberate and mistaken 3ttelnptt 20 efion of
Stimulated emotion, a method OF INVOKING
fine heavenly fire which can only pc az
tended by disastrous result stad tbat there is
not pc too aaii,, enemy of the spiritual
. life no surer process oil soul-haaIIuseili t7
than the habit Ct utterl not Il the spontane-
| ous desires of a longing SOUL .,.o
: prayer-meeting service. Botn .ns ro'
men were morally correct IN olheL ~
:, | spects, and both dpPaie h'''
k their faith. T., .ha 70
! uetous views we hold that such mora
: distortions are a frequent dlscoNeiS
q Are there doctrines in our Ialln wa a
v have tendency to befos the ssnse :,
. right and wrong! May VA DC +,
II Christ and his word be SO hela as + +
~ exercise no moral power whatever 4
" n NOT a hare possibility that tnere
3 tendency nowadays on the part
fine pulpit to magnify the rove % w
rather than the holiness ana JusclI 80 =
God2 Is conviction of sin ana the nee
NJ a continual striving after hollhess
Do ,se the term in its broadest sense
If as strong a factor in the modern Cni u Is
re tian experience as it ought to pc
,e lew of the facts, these are soneWiia
" startling and suggestive que i,'3int,nent
l. 1--WE make no wholesale lhnlcellIeii,'
"a AGAINST the church of Christ; LOT; !
NJ General the best and most coilsciel
h. ffous people on this round glope e. a.
at members of our churches. sun tn w., Ia
RS remains that men VINO CONFESS "a, -. :,
- bafore the world also plunder anu ~
u . peiu, raigbbors in secret Church men
l. a
Of hership should imply unlmpeaclla ~
60 integrity. But does it2 NO man 20
~ 90 into the marts of commerce. 81
% borrow money on his church certi sa
ot A man would be considered looi
10y he tried to do it. And yet, why no no
~ The sad conclusion of 1t all Is I'M
~ Dishcnesty is too common aiioi''
iii church members. -.,,o, thapoe Fl
~ tho nreacher, Honesty; text lh(
70 shalt not steal We need more preaC
ert inc on honesty. We need more praye
Ial Meeting talks upon It, or course,
lst ministers teach in general way VI
me men ought to be honest; that a re
ore rious man must be in all respects
Lhe moral man; that faith without WolhS
ent dead, These have been asserted
asst often that they have become mere pc
ere itudes, What is wanted are more IS
ing mons on honesty as applied 70 the
EN- fairs fairs of everyday life-life on the lar !.
The in the store, in the schoolroom, IN I
cen nfice we want practical applcatio
ea- If This truth. Here is where the p
ons nit Of today is, perhaps, weak, the i
ny, ellie and practical application Oh
ore, moral NOR, law to the affairs of everyd
ha | life"