, 1874-06-25
,Rlget Sound 8ispateh.

70 ~ " NSv"S . y" "XSvV"~VS
Il DHsREPUrABLE ADVERTISING. I'VE have
bean severely censured in private circles
for publishing a special notice Of Fes.
tival advertised to be- held AT the FASH
Eion Saloon. Such notice was instAe
Legitimate line Of our basiness; was paid
fof at our regular advertising rates; was
fopre unlawful purpose, and is entitled
to the same commereiah ights7as any
otter exhibition for Tpecuniary gain,
under any pretehce whatever. That we
published said notice with any malicious
or hostile intent towards. fairs and fssti-
walls held for religious and charitable
purposes, is conclusiyely confuted by
the fact that we have contributed more
In the line of our vocation to the support
Of the latter than would amount to the
most liberal contribution of any one
directly interested in the same; while
we have not been called upon to do any
thing for the former for which we have
not been promptly and literally paid.
And we may add, that nothing is more
common than for persons who never
contributed dollar in the way of busi-
ness to our support, demanding as o
right our gratuitous services. to aid the
sect or society to which they belong.
while they withhold from us their per
sonal business solely because we do not
belong to their special organizations,
and those are always the first to censure
us for accepting support from others
who pay for what they get. If profess
sing Christians and exclusive temper
ance people were half as liberal, or as
consistent in the use of their means in
the promotion Of their cause as the
"world's people" are, they need not
resort to the questionable expedisnts of
pandering to the appstites and. senses
for the support Of the gospel. When a
professed Christian spends ten dollars
in illuxuries and vain displays II to
one offered to the Lord, the logical con-
clusion is. that he thinks ten times as
much OF his body as he does of his soul,
or else be does not believe what he pro-
fesses. When, we see congregation
amply able to build house of worship
and support q minister without depriv-
ing a single member of it of necessary
OF comfort of life. resorting to fairs,
lotteries and female fascinations to ex-
tort money from the gay dlfrivolouf
for the support of the Church, we can
not see how God is honored, or the
cause of religion is promoted there
by. In fact, wa cannot see the differ.
ence-both having the same rights IN.
der the law-between the means adopt.
ed by Fred. Dyer to promote the whis-
key trade. and those adopted by religious
societies to support their churches. MOI
from principle or conviction. but from
sympathy and association, we have free.
ly contributed to the latter and sxacted
the full tribune Of our dues from the
former; for which we. claim, no credit
and offer no apology We are but an
Indifferent Christian at best; we believe
and practive upon the theory That re,
creation and amusement are physica
and mental necessity of human nature
approved of God and sanctioned by
Holy Writ. and have no sympathy,wi
the Puritanic idea that all lsocisl gayety
Is SINFUL. but s'honofins4 God with ou1
substance" is an act of worship-a sac
riioe 70 be laid upon the altar uuassoci
ted with any rvotldy considerations OF
frivolous thoughts. |. We believe tn.
duty Of supporting the gospel is as OBJ
ligatory upon every; Christian, as ,the
observance Of any, Of the sacEaments
a duty which cannot be evaded. delega
ted Or compounded ,,,-, 1s,rae 20
As medium Of commercial advertis.
ing, our uniform rple has been to giys
currency to nothing ri pnlewful, indecent
or corrupting 10 thaI public morals
QEpripe the last year we have rsjectee
advertisements which would havetpaid
dsouer three hundred dollars. nearly
all of which may be seen in the columns
Of our cotsmporaEes, including adver.
tisements Of secret medical practice,
divorce lawyers, and lotteries. The
papers which publish such advertise
mehts lose no patronage thereby from
those who denounce the liquor traffic as
the sum of all villainies. ..-e...