The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-17

be so certain Of obtaining. the text selected for
the illustration OF the sensational discourse was
from the twelfth chapter OF the Gospel Of st. Luke,
and the forty-eighth verse:-"Unto whomsoeyer
much Is glven OF HIM shall be much required"
The text was disposed Of in q few sentences about
the responsibility OF personal influence, In which
number Of truisms OF the most familiar and trans
parent character were shouted out with the
PoAPosrrY OF AN ORACLE
and the offensive twang Of the Rev. MIR. Stlggins.
For the remainder OF the discourse any text, from
Genesis to the Revelations, would have suited the
sermon, for the preacher failed to connect after the
few words OF Introduction, and run on at express
speed on the newspaper track.
"The newspapern said Mr.. Talmage. tbs the
form, press, all IN one. There Is no organization
that can be compared to It.n his object that even.
whloh were nttest to furnish their homes and their
dr8sldes A snort reference to the history OF
newspapers brought him to the statement
the newspaper was In the United States.
In l716 there only thirty Jour newspapers In
sands. Books were not read IN this country, but
the newspaper was. The standard authors were
not read, and the average reading OF the people IN
ONE BOOK IN YEAR.
The preacher preached only TO o few hundreds,
thousands. The Bole told MIN that the nations were
10 be born III dav; ne believed that was to be
done by the telegraph ana the press. inc
click Of the the to egraph and the rolling of the
press would send forth 'Hallelujah HaiieuJan
Jesus Is come" There are living III this country
thousands Of men laboring and blanchinQ tnelr
cheeks aud 0verw0rked brain for q small stipend,
and who arc giving up
THE PROOF SHEET OF THEIR LIFE.
These mon did great work and he would always
bear his testimony to Their worth, though the jour-
mails had treated him rather roughly sometimes.
He wished to speak Of the bad newspapers, and
there were enough bad newspapers published In
this country to
POISON A WHOLE NATION.
New York. not satisfied with its own filth, had
There was a newspaper OF most infamous char.
ncter published that had circulation OF 10000
IN New York and 1000 IN Philadelphia. He would
NOS give us name, AS some OF his congregation
would go and get 1t. In referring TO the
mercenary character or some ne yspapers he said
thar there were men In that house that night VINO
were peDniless because OF false Information being
given OF battles during the last war by new1Dape
II attacks upon personal character could not ind
their way into the news or editorial columns they
could find their way into
THE personal" COLUMN.
The bad newspaper stopped for no political false
hood. There were ialsehOods uttered by newspapers
SO large IN number that the father OF lies would dis
own his own progeny. 1t would advertise bad
book as readily rs 1t would advertise the "Pilgrms
Ing OF some prominent professor OF religion 70
narrate they would put that fact In capital letters
and would try to make Christianity RESPONSIBLE for
the counterfeit which was as Just as sensible as TO
make banker responsible for the cOunterfciting OF
his institution. There were not In thus country more
than i've or six successful religious newspapers.
The sermon was closed somewhat abruptly ny o
few words oil application to young men and young
women TO take clean newspapers, ana the announce
ment that Dives was IN hell.