The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1906-12-29
RENO, NEW.

Rev. Father Tubman of Reno, New,
has the following article in the White
Pine News, Ely's splendid journal:
THE publication of articles from
representative religious leaders of Ne
vada in the Yuletide Christmas num-
Der of the News on the spiritual aspects
of the state, marks new era in jour
nalism and one that is highly common
cable. 1t is propitious sign of the
times. There is no question but a great
deal of good can be accomplished if the
Gaily papers would devote more space
to religion and its mighty potentiality
for uplifting mankind There is no
better means of reaching the multitude
than through the press. The voice of
religion is heard on Sunday; the daily
newspaper is read seven times week.
Journals are conducted from a COM
mercial standpoint, just as any other
mercantile business; therefore their.
owners must fill their pages with mat
ter that will interest the greatest num-
ber The liberality and enterprise of
the News in signalling its transforma-
ton from weekly to a metropolitan
daily by publishing articles on religion
and the moral standards of the people
cannot be too highly praised
Like the state itself during the pc
Rod of depression TIN ough which ii has
passed, the church was greatly handi-
capped by the bad times. Many of its
supporters were obliged to. leave the
parishes m VI hieh. they lived. & Thus re-
ligion was seriously impeded, and the
churches Jagged. The Greater Nevada
changed all that. BY the astounding
discoveries of rich mineral deposits,
where they lay hidden in the bowels of
the earth, new towns spring up in a
night. The hardy miners rush in and
pioneer the way for their wives and
families, who come hither. AS the con-
solutions of religion are first in the
minds of Catholics before every consid-
Grafton, they naturally want a church
and a priest who will afford them the
same spiritual advantages they pos
sessed elsewhere. Hence it is a para
mount consideration to the two apos-
tolic bishops who exercise spiritual jul
risGiction il the state of Nevada to see
that earnest, self-saCrificing priests are
sent to the rapidly-incI easing parishes.
God has dealt generously with Ne
vada. He has made gold, silver and
copper as plentiful as the sands of the
seashore. These precious metals are
now pouring into the hands of men who
will soon count their fortunes, not by
but by millions. To what use will this
limltless wealth be put? Riches secured
from the earth are as clean as the
newly-fallen snow. 1t is not tainted
money The mining millionaire need
not dread to meet his Creator because
he secured his wealth by unjust means
Shall he refuse TO turn to God a part
of that money, in erecting churches
where God may be worshipped?
up to this time but one rich man
made so by Nevada mines-has done
anything for the betterment of the
people. Let all honor and credit be
given to Clarence H. Mackay, the
worthy son of John w. Mackay, for his
generosity in giving 100000 to our
state university, where the youth of
Nevada will be trained in secular
knowledge. Besides this princely gift,
he also gave the Catholic congregation
of Reno $4,000 to aid in building
splendid sacred edifice now in course of
erection. The structure now being built
to replace the recently ruined church
will be a credit to the city of Reno and
the state of Nevada. Such public
spirited NevaGans as Francis G. New
lands, Senator Nixon, Judge James B.
Sweeney and Governor Sparks have
helped the worthy cause by giving large
sums All honor to them, Where else
can man offer to God his best gifts if
not in Gods sanctuary?
Yes, let Nevada justly boast of her
grand churches, just as she now does
of her marvellous prosperity. Those in
high places Of honor wealth and power
have great responsibility. They should
see to it that the everlasting principles
of religion are instilled into the future
citizens of Nevada. A nation without
morality, without religion, without the
sanction which religion alone gives to
law and order, cannot long remain free
from the terrible evils of socialism,
anarchism and the utter disregard for
the principles of the Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man. What
is true of nation is true of the state.
Let us see to it, then. that the
churches. schools and charitable insti-
buttons of our beloved state snail par
take in the golden era that has come
to u.s.