New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-30

r,,, Dr.. Potts, pursuing I've trust the career
most oongenial to his feelings, surrounded by every
comfort and luxury enjoying the best soeas'y' ana
n.tlad To spnror. and educate bis children TO me
;,+ oe his desires should be inclined to repTooate
all nostr1r,ns for the cure OF Social eSlis an"
at labor.saving plans Of cooking Washing srl.o''
ing &c. is rather deplorab!e than surprlslhs
he some poor dayaborer, subsistlng nus 'aiH" slo
ra,,t on the dollar day he could get when
r., ,,-so,bsr pernIit.ed and some employer neces-
o.,rica gave him chance to earn It We BE-
49,. 10 yopId view the subject differently. as to
which can denounce by wholesale all who
iahor in behalf OF Social Reform, in defiance OF
general obloquy, rooted prejudice, and necessarily
Serious personal sacrifices. as enemies OF Christian
~ and Good Morals, and call upon the pubic 70
s,ave them into silence. does it not ment the re-
Duke and loathing CT every generous mind heaven
aid US 70 initiate though afar of that DiFines'
charity which could say for its prosecutors and mar
derers Father, forgive them for they kno" not
what they do! .,
We rejoice that the Christian Pulpit IS hence
forth 10 be devoted in some measure 70 censorship
or tho Public Press There is no duty more I'M
rerstively incumbent upon it, in view OF the I'M
80. no,rer which the Press exerts, for good or
n. n,.sr the destnies Of mankind. So far from re
parding such censorship as impairment or presunp-
mans we welcome it with qualification Had the
puIn, hitherto paid becoming attention to the char
octer and Influences Of the Press, we are sure that
rho result would have been highly beneficial 10
both. and that some OF the grosser misapprehen-
sioDs evinced in the Sermon we are now consider
ing would ere this have been dissipated we are
profoundly conscious that the moral tone and bear
ing Of the Press fall very far beneath Their true
standard. and that it too often panders 10 popular
supetites aud prejudices when 1t should rather
withstand and labor to correct them. We tor eX
ample. remember having wasted many precious
columns Of this paper, whereby great good might
have been done in the publication OF controversy
-, rho question Can there be Il Church without a
Bishon7v-a controversy Improbable III It's sub
iect verbose and pointess nits logic and disgrace
fol to our common Christianity in its exhibitions Of
uncharitable temper aud gladiatoria tactics. The
Rev. DR. Potts may also remember that controver-
sv We ask the Pulpit to strengthen our own fall
bic resolution never to be tempted by any hope OF
pecuniary profit pretty sure 10 be delusive. as II
it ought, into meddling with such another discredt
able performance.
We do not find In the Courier's report o tins ser
mon. any censures upon that very large and popu-
larry respectable class OF journals which regularly
hire out their columns Editorial and Advertising
for the enticement of their readers to visit Grog
geries. Theatres Horse-Races, Us we sometimes
have thoughtessly done. but hope never, unless
through deplored inadvertence. to do again The
difficulty of entirely resisting all temptations to
these lucrative vices is great, and the tempta-
tons themselves so incessant while the moral mis-,
chief thence accruine is vast and papable, that
we can hardly think the Rev. DR.. surred over the
point while we can very well imagine that his re
spected disciple and reporter did so At tins mo
ment, when the great battle Of Temperance against
LIQUID Poison and its horrible sorcenes is conyus
ur our State and It's issue trembles III the balance.
it seems truly incredible that Doctor OF Divinity
lecturing the iniquities OF the Press can nave
altogether overlooked this topic. Cannot the Cou-
rier from It's reporters notes supply the omission