The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12
THE PRESS AND THE PULPIT.

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What Protestant Episcopal FREQ Church
Organ Has to Say About the New York
From The Cross protestant EpiscopaD. New York.
April o.
Tho press has its hold on the public mind ana
m0ulds u. The Church has right to the services
OF the press but instead OF using those services It's
chief ministers often been In opposition to
this great moral agency.
The thunder OF the London Times or the potency
OF the NEW YORK HERALD is greater now than any
Pwpal bull from the Vatican. Wnyf Because
humanity progresses ana develops, aud the press
Keeps pace with the progress and development
The New YORK HERALD can do more good or
more harm In one day than hundred pulpirs can
do In year. The HERALD has the eyes ana ears
OF a hundred thousand readers dispersed all over
the habitable globe. The sun never sets upon the
constituency OF the HERALD. The capital that sus-
tains thas powerful organ, the consummate ability
with which 1t Is conducted, the energy with which
It's objects are carried out and It's gigantic
strength In politics, commerce and social AFFAIRS are
wonderful
by comparison. again, let us test strength, action
and results.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in America has
her hity-three bishops $500 priests and deacons
and 232, 900 communicates the contributions made
III thirtyfve dioceses and four missionary urisdic-
tlons amounting IN one year to about i've millions
OF dollars.
Now, has this Church, with It's combination OF
capital, income, learning. numbers ana strength,
accomplished ANYTHING within the last twenty
months which, In the eyes OF the world.
can BIO considered equal to the achieve
ments OF the HERALDf Take, FOR example, the
extraordinary ability and accuracy with which tho
events OF the great Franco German war were
chroniced by correspondents Of that journal. not
only giving Information to the world or spectators
but to the very comDatants themselves Did the
Churcn by spiritual or temporal means accomplish
anything at the seat OF war to equal tine HERALD's
featsS We had visit from Russian Prince whose
father Is the temporal head OF the orthodox Greek
Church. with which the Episcopal Church OF Eng
land seeks n union. The HERALD made Itself felt
and respected by the Prince and his imperial
family. Did the Church lose its opportunity
The heir to the British throne has lately
most narrowly escaped the Jaws oil death
the HERALD, regardless OF trouble and cost,
recorded daily the changes and history Of the
disease: and when the great national thanks
giving took place the leading American journal SO
used the costly submarine wire TO afford It's
readers an account OF the royal procession ana
cathedral service Us to rival the very journals
printed and published within sound OF ST. Paurs
bells; ana, by high and kindly editorial tone at
the critical moment OF apprehended DEATH at the
time or restored health the HERALD justified Its
national character and representative position by
noble sympathy and friendly counses. Did the
American Church rise equal to the occasion and
cement the union between Church and Church, pe0-
pie and people2 In the interests OF civilization !
and humanity the HERALD sends a brief but |!
momentou5 telegram to Its correspondent In |
Afrca:- "Find Livingstone, and draw upon us Tor
the cost" Expenditure Of money and, perhaps, or |
life was ordered by that message. II Church mis- /
SONS were conducted as the HERALD missions-lf |
the best men oDtainable for given wor1 were OBJ. |
tained-if those agents felt as the HERALDs agents
know that the eyes OF all the world are upon them
ami that the directing minds at headquarters mold
them to account, how dlderent should we behold |
results
And II we take the religious information given by
the HEEALD on sunday ana Monday III each week
VIC must with candor admit that It's conductors
merit the gratitude OF all Christian ministers AMI
people for the evident desire and effort assist
Outstanding the world No English daily paper
does so much in this direction does the HERALD.
win the Church AID the press In the cause reli-
| eon as much as the press aids the church,