, 1874-03-15
+: :SENSATlONALlSM... !.
L Protest to the Pulpit, the Press,
and the Prison.
Sensational Sermons. and the Cam
j. Ouization Of Criminals.


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Nothing wins public appreciation to-day OK
cept 1t bears the stamp OF Sensatlunalisn+ yet
the sensational element in any work Is hke the
magnificent play Of ooloF IN the ovef-anhhteo
hubble,--a sure sign OF its speedy dissolution.
produced one really good work. the pnonc takes
care that he shall never produce second. HOW
true this 1s, any ono can recognize oJ 1ooA1nS
around upon the distinguished persons rho are
now living upon, and vainly trying to live up to,
Aha ran,ta+for fhav sopca oainad nv ona 1rct-v
s.xo,.a ~ haei- 1,;tt ttaro ~ ~
714oAe's ~ oesAA "AN1'' t'e1o "4' '11'
Who wou1d have believed that the wonderful
cenius that could create those masterpieces Of
S,,;o, ..rrha zvo,nan IN White y l.. M N,,,.u
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0l'naaA'o' ets'' eoulu un4aa'e uo"a ~ tno
producing OF such stunted intellectual fruit "a
" The Dead Alive a. Doubtless the publishers
and tina ant1,or both thoupht that m Aner;can
,,ova1 Nv +ha artbor: - nTha Moon,+onor "
no'st - '11o 0N
"oulo Dc ING sensat1on o1 tne hour. 1hlnh OF
the woman whose first novol ran through more
editions and was translated intomore languages,
+hs,anv o+ba- F,of;ah hook aycert +ba R;hla
sa.aaaas.s;.. ~ .a ..-;ta snoh . a;-,n.nt
conaescenoas to "ii'o snco > uappan'
sAtAoA M AAo 1&A " t.Aeo AJtt*-1 ~tAA~AJs
writors who hare attained such high positions
in the world OF letters ought not to feel that
49,. 49,, .tv..a r. ,,r;ta s;na,,,r ~ ,,orar NJ
10y 11N o.ete " ".-.o s-A4FiI ~ ~
cannn8 OF cta11ca, no error IN the t1eatlne OF
subject, no resting on their oars, could ever
aeaus D1u DooA ".n nos se'011. 1n ''.o ".aA
nauenso '1Ae q meuoe1o ou7 ano ",o"ea'
writer loses all PRIDE IN MS WORK, and bes1ns to
ns- fLn will
right then. the public hsgins to caro- less to
INV what he writes. Fame ia a hard thing
to ret. and hnrder thing to keep,
The men who have painted, and written, and
composed music, in garrcts, and starved through
ife. all for fame never had rasto Of its sweet
ness: while some poor. bcdridden wretch Of =
Hood. scraw1inc RHYMES for bare bread only, has
wnn immortality nv the simn1e tsSonc Of a
Shirt ;" or a penniless Dickens. 1ottiug down his
oomical conceits, hoping simply to earn . pit
tanre leons into worfd-wido renown as the M
thor Of "Pickwick," Fame comes only BY doing
work wall and evan then only to a few and let
no man pregunae on bis fame, and seek to ans-.
1nant #. Ia can ratain it oniy by irnorinc it AZ
fcr an NAV ha HereiY, lies thn mistake Of iusnv.
' ' POPULAR raEAoHEn.
Fla started ont in his ruin;stry with an intense
de1;ra ~ .ove annla 4 man WIN ia Thoroughly
in earnest is a1wavs potent, and. when bis enef-
pioa ara hant an a Grand. unselfsh object. he
b5.comea ;rIesjstjbIe' Man are carried away with
him ~ hT = strong cnrrent. Tho rInnco Of his
are @ b tbe Il tone Of is voico his aunario epthusi
ssm for % FOOD nj draw ~ eonls to Is. as as the nag
net vii attract even the most worthless clippings
and hlincs. and. bY contact, eudpe them trani-
9;aotlv 1cith sonc n its o,yn noyyer II Ia trne
that ,ha mans no,yer ljna greatly in bia
nrrn norannaj;tv and vot iet him admit
that tr11th to himself for one momont,
and ~ that rnonnnn* his nnwer IA
lost. Instead OF heaven-endowed orator, he
sinlta to a raere scns.tiona,i1t. Alas! who has
MT aeen this self-trayegtv On the Dart OF the
min;sfer vho- onlv fav years since. started upon
hia work dateunined to preach only Christ and
Him cruc;fed7 The world VIA indifferent 70
Sinai and was carer tn hear of calvary. The
Gcane} roessnnoer draw crowds He WAS
called to the civ. His church is beautiful The
most artistic music by the best tralncd mu-
aici.na nayea the way Tor the sernou, His text
1 is atiI LoTe % It It is CHOSEN m ~ viii view to ens
nnon the fec1inrs Of his audience, Suppose the
wn11a are :. Simon son of Iona, 1oyeat thon
map" Hardly has tha melodious voice finished
nt+erino tha woI1a vyhhn a rustfa ~ nansr and
tha scratoh Of = nenoil ara heard. elance be-
hj1a 1'a IN enough Thenonforth ttronch the
ser1non. whenever We hear thae little noise. We
know that the renorter is hard at word tapping
and packing at the sermon, like yoodpecker at
a tree In extract the dainfiest morse1s for tha
publlo'a Monday mornings intellectual break-
would be more than mortal il he did not botray,
1,y a more careful enupciation. and q little pre-.
i;,n;narr nanao-so s1;rht A. tn escane fran-
arai not;ra aMthaf nassacn rnnarkshIv
Wel1 nIsntad for an oxtract Wa
nhont n ha dnl;vo,ed Wa nh know that tvne of
seruon ,rhch 8 nrodncea a rrofonnd annsntion."
r. onnna with rnost aiahornte niece of de.
.sr;nt;on W o,nnost senm to sec fhe nhoto-
cr.p1, ~ christ AZ Ho stia hv the laEe.shore
wi1h Hia discin1cs fresh from their f7shinr-1a. |
bors.-tho red lfsht Of tie 6ra casting in phnflow
ta ND ,nnemcnts 11I NJ fbcir craft md hrinp.
;no into 1eiief thar to;l-worn faces Wa almost
aaem to hear fhe aoft Iansinc of the water noon
the shore. and hear the keel OF the deserted |
ssb;na.hoat aa + crates nnnn the sand II IN
ike some yronderfnl nicturo !: and wa Ggtsn 40 I
intont1v .,a e5m;r;ra1v aa IA wnn1d vatch tha |
aTtist mint it with Tnaryelons1y-orck strokes.
SAm th;e t;rna tha ranortorin1 nencil ;s tannInr
s on;,.- iu ~AAAo Wv fS-- 1e'
Tba7 fo1,ova tha +br17,,nc1v.nothetic annaa1 of |
tba TosrrTac;ad gov,or IN tI9as s,rrdant peter
Trbora 10 s;lanca IN tha mart ~ tho renortoria1
neGcI ~ NAV he shat NV Il il i,stcnin,. for
it.o,T s,i.,at for tha rrh1;c.1
T1ssr1 co,ncs the nersona1 .nnr;catfon. Who
s, # aneIvze tbn eecrct IT its snnthinr charm ,
Mt heart fheTo bnt fec1s that its secrat anxie
ty sbout eterutT is stiliod not aslpful soul but
rsafs aat;sf;ad fhat Il ;e a.sv cnnnqh to Iore IF
that ;s s'l that ;s nacerasrv it viii ho sarcd
Eve Eyervbodv nd is 60 Glad that be- came to church
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