The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25
XMAS GREETING
TO THE NEWS
Rev. Father Tubman of Reno
Congratulates the Pioneer
Journal of Eastern Nevada
and Lauds Men Who Gather
Wealth from the Soil.
BY REV. F. TUBMAN.
RENO, NEVADA.

The publication of articles from r.r-
resentative religious leaders of Nevada
in the Yuletide Christmas number Of
The News on the spiritual aspects Of
the State, marks new era in journal.
ism and one that is highly commend able.
1t Is propitious sign of tho times.
There is no question hut a great deal
of good can be accomplished if the
daily papers would devote more space
to religion and its mighty potentiality
for uplifting mankind. There il ma
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 eom-i
mercial standpoint, Just as any other
mercantile business; therefore their
owners must fiji their pages with mat.
ter that will interest the greatest num-
Der. The libcrality and enterprise Of
The News in signalling its transform
alton from a 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.
riod of depression through which il
has passed, the church was greatly
handicapped by the bad times. Many
of its supporters were obliged to leave
the parishes in which they lived. Thus
religion was seriously impeded, and
the churches Jagged. The Greater Ne !
vada has changed all that. BY the as.
founding discoveries of rich mineral de-
posts, where they Law hidden in tbs
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
consultations of religion are first in the t
minds Of Catholics before every con-
sderation, they naturally want church
and a priest who will afford them the
same spiritual advantages they pos
sessed elsewhere. Hence it is para
mount consideration TO the two apostol.
10 bishops who exercise spiritual juris-
diction in the State of Nevada to ses
that earnest, self Sacrificing priests ara
sent to the paridly INCREASING parishes.
God has dealt generously with Ne.
vada. He has made gold, silver and
copper as plentiful as the sands of tho
seashore. These precious metals are
now pouring into the hands of men who
will soon count their fortunes, not byi
thousa nds or hundreds of thousands, but
by millions. To what use will this
limitess wealth be putt Riches secured |
from the earth are as clean as tho
newly fallen snow. It is not "tainted
money" The mining millionaire need
not dread to meet his Creator because
be secured his wealth by unjust means.
Shall he refuse to return to God a
part Of that money, in erecting churches
where God may be worshippedf
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 Fl. Mackay, the
worthy son of John ". Mackay, for his
generosity in giving 100000 to our
State university, where the youth Of
Nevada will bc trained in secular |
Besides this princely gift, |
he also gave the Catholic congregation |
of Reno $4,000 to aid in building a |
splendid sacred edifice now in course Of
erection. The structure now being built |
to replace the recently ruined church |
will be credit to the city of Reno and |
the State of Nevada. Such public |
spirited Nevadans as Francis G. New |
land, Senator Nixon, Judge James b. !
Sweeney and Gov. Sparks have helped 4
the worthy cause by giving large sums. |
All honor to them Where else can.I
man offer to God his best gifts if not in
God s sanctuary
Yes; let Nevada justly boast Of her |
grand churches, Just as she now does of
her marvellous prosperity. Those I'M
have great responsibility. They should
see to it that the everlasting principles
of religion are instilled into the future
of Nevada. A nation without
without religion, without the1
sanction which religion alone gives tod
law and order, cannot long remain freed
from the terrible evils of socialism, \
anarchism and the utter disregard for
the principles of the Fatherhood OFF
God and the Brotherhood of Man. What!
is true of a nation is true of the State
Let US see to it, then, that thsi
schools and charitable institu-A
lions of our beloved State shall part