, 1874-11-30
THE PULPIT.
Dr., Thomas on tho Power Of
the Press.
Ei,lcl tho Originator Of tho Golden
IlRlc.
Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Nohler
Of Sinai Congregation
Dr.. Kittredgo Criticises tho
Recent Lecture OF Carl
Schurz.
Or. ny{lcr on tho Immortality OF Tho
Soul.
Or. nyder on tho Immortality Of tho
Soul.
Sermon by DR.. Neal, Of Boston,


Rcr,nou by the Rov. pr. Tt,nrno.
ncfora tlc congregation of ths Fnst Methodist
chucb. in tho Methodist Church Dlock, The
ney. DR., Thomas spoke laat evening, bis subject
ha,,o " ,rbo press ana IT. Iutucuea Upon Pub
Ito Ot lnion." .--.....-., ,-....,
DR.. ThomaH said bis purpose WAS to speak to
Them Of the third Of tho outsldo agencies which
fleet soclcty, uia toxt WAS takeu from tho
7tn chapter, l7sh vorsoe Of St. Matthew:
nEyen 60 ovcry good tree bling.
9th forth good fruit" Society il
influenced By climate. sconary, aud pro1actlou,
in modifying cnarnoter, nB 1t IL nso intiueacca
by tho Church and State. It ia important to
boar In mind that tho State md tho Church aro
only forms OF social life. and arc evolved from
Tho Ill., or principles Of It. First come tho inner,
and then The outer, principles. ..."
The influence Of tho press differs from that OF
tho Clutch aud Stale in that II IL NOT Affected
tho p'Gnos nsr he outer fo
u evolved. Tho press. works upon tho prncl-
pies hut form tho outer structure. WorAns
from outside, ereat disadvantage oi.eSreliotlcod;
wnrs,p., OH tic ilcr principles, on tue 69tlns, III
at oldo1 VIII much adyan. aso. Tho press ID d
powrr t!iat go,B back OF tho law and d!recta tho
fuw; uack Of tho Ouug' oss and Directs tue Con-
gross. an d power working upon poNera. It 1s
III immense power iteeli aud cannot but control
Tic world, {or 1t IS tho thinking md tho feeling
OF tho pcuplo wllel is e1plessed in 1t.
lIe cured not bow htlong Government may
be by 1niatAry 1orcos. let It pc not fo'tndna upon
Justice, tho coplo, recognizing tue fact will soon
eject roaleuy. Or t.:Ao rolleton, 10 matter
how a'roug, II it rest uEoi error Gnd arpoIhtit1ol
aud not nson truth, II tho thought anil
ilosonco Of tile IT," ps9IiGI ptnI eots Tof"a ho"a
thc!u-lln pscsa-tho religion Mill 10
g}.utncd, l:s duSmuB aud doctees i!avo no fnrca,
us:u il must bo usssoiyed. There il noshins to
fear t.ou enlightenment. III government anu
nt1tf trl1c ucGu HOE fear, UGt
il il tEo ieuuraus und IMPURE who havo loasou
to dread. Iuielrs, moo E,li rryor mogk ths down.
full Of any government.
lLe pccutia: power Of the press w'l be BE-, found
in le,y tGuGu lo would mention. Thus 1t
corca d,raoty to tho mind OF man. to tho
thought principle Of man. lake man. Of TIC
Influences III he, aud ntthoush thoy tna1oty ~
in in tho dctire for case III eoccty. tor
afTluspce. nud IL in eenae louscd ~, ~
Anuscmcuta may be a kina OF diyclEiou Or
ploas,lre; appetito may be d great power III the
world; but they are lodged III the world. fa-
triot;sin may sprsnG up iron, ine 1ag, patro
t,io:istu wDep man ntud|es HE principles OF tue
government under which no lives. III lnaill-
taiued tho p'osB haa peculiar pomcr, in that 1t
1caehes 'ho Mind oiresttY; It Totks trom @ wlthin, H.
mind. and shouth 'ts princlples out thlourl'
MINIS nature. lho character :nti Cast Of ouos
mud Ia iulueucet by what ho reads,
Also, It raac1es luc minu j. IN q
Tay tuat it receives reudy acceptance
Ii comes to III WITH :. stronger conviction tnau
hoaIln5. It IL sup, osel, therefore, l1nt moi
write l.ora carefully than thoy laal.
Iuc PEGS lcaclus us ou tho aiLo Of our conf
dcnce auu bocunlcs oJnpanlon to tho mind. il
gees into all tho modes of hlo; goes with peo'
I'lo TO their homcu aud hrossecs with tlto young
pun,op ~ childhood it gives s,mrlo tales tc
youth yomarce to tho matute ago facts, and tc
oll aEa suitnLo matter. It Ut. l1usB tho thought
OF tho ruyt; pryiuusy tho vuico oi Tho rast, i,
tho power Vi the prrsu no have the Psalms Il
Dn;id. tho Lamentations Of Tho y, ovlct til
wolds oi Jesus; tue poetry oi Il, ,n.r; ITO alo
ouruco OF Bake and Of Chlysostom. I'll
1I,wor Of tbo urcss rsaones uucl. auu .ercut
t,lo ,e.Eons Of rust nscB ls neoaacus and deep
els ,lo present. l. Gslnss fa:.oir pIaocb uoar
givcs tito tAipksr an oppoftaaity to !npres:
tf,o INV M to fha inany. Tin presa IL sos a wor
fIonla svurscou. or q 3ccci1er. aud hcuda it n