The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-23

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sil5 i. ". 1hNSu'ricc icW cnuble tie pco-
~, ne West 70 pctiic Nc,r York morning
ncrspGgorS nrc'rc hours cartier than here
roi"'e. NcwSmn D., the Scrcrdi ncighbor-
hoodv chJoUiHg mi, ddruntdgc ouJht to can
udsS iorcl.ioncrs oj,1 Mcreuss their orders.
To persons = string The DAILY Sun direct
ftom me office II lcW DE- sent AZ 81 cents Il
mouth, ar $3.50 Il gear, postage pdid.
The sun the True Religious Journal.
About four years ago some good people.
deeniug the newspapers of New York too
wicked in their influence, started a daily
journal called the witness. which was to
provide the leaven to leavpn the whole
1umr. II contained both news and pious
cNhortation, extracts from sermons and re-
porte of the stock market Thcprojcciors,
MT the head Of whom Is MIR. RENINGroN,
the gun Manufacturer. have during these
fOdr years exhausted devices To get circu-
lntion for their religion, daily. We quote
their own words:
We hive tricd It as one.cort and as 'wc.ccnt
e9,a eH,,ii,s 'ya NJ INNS c9mb9c 6ui "a wa he
rmc Wien Z wa. p,Iry p0pcf We sold Il T. tea,.
't'''' ''i N'li qua t' uNAf agents AZ ituf u T
ok bacs " ha he, aia roi ,cn Alter , ana
t.d nnt net NOR, Ones yih 81 tnc cusf ~ me-
ierrcr but all did not sunce 10 overcome adverse
II was all TO uo purpose. The people
would not buy the u iu,sS-haraly TIL, il
n gift. II did. indeed. ret nominal
Circulation of nine thousand, but much Of
It's was among people who took it as the
Charitable cat milk ANA water ice cream nj
Religious fair>-bccuu>e thcN felt it To he
th"r duty to Go 80. Now tho UifncsS
J. axes douhlo-leddod editorial proclama-
ton that il is Il failure loses money largely
mud steadily, ana that the hope of con-
t'nuing its pul lcat.ou j. substantially
gone. II bewails ITS evil fate and thinks
the times are sadly on, ot joint reliciously.
because the public refuse to read tie
witness.
our plous morihund ncirhhor is wrong.
i easp> IN death not because there is mo-,
plenty Of religion in New York. but be-
cause people DO not like to have oston,a-
tious piDty stuffed down their thronts. nor
do they relish II daily paper which j.
r1oss between tract to pluck them from
The burning ana bulletin of the latest
new M thc world Of politics aud business.
III" World was first started rs a religion.
IL wspapcr but did not lung ling forth
that haunting banner Of sclf-rightcous-
hcss; though We have no doubt that Mr..
MARnrr ana the corps " talented, lcaru-d.
d"Ntctous' ana puuEcnt writers whom h,
lead, sui GovIu their course by high re-
l.. "us piir ciplce; ana we can ass no moro
ul item.
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daily journal IN Ncw \ ork an utter i'm
possibility l. the fact OF the existence of
TIE SrH, which is the real religious news
lApor of lhe city. Without mihing boast
fui announcement, OF its superior right
codsncss, TnE SUN steadily pursu,s the
course which n THINKS will best rebound To
thc spiritual as wen rs the temporal good
q its readers. Unlike most of it, coutcm-
u:aii s. which are afraid 10 say ANYTHING
about religious matters for fear of giving
'lrnce 10 s'otal IAN Ieliglunists, The SrN
&C. ms the religious welfare of ITS million
reader n much its concern, rs h w they
f'Hll vote at the ncNt election. 1t there
fore does not hesitate 10 raise the cry Of
warning against in, 10 point our wicked
mss IN high places, 10 tear off the sheep's
clothing from tho wolves ia the fold Of the
cIurch, ana to stir up to their duty all
fho,c pastors who ar Indifferent or ne.h-
gent II heir Hooks, AZ the same time that
u comm uGs aud encourages those who
keep careful watch and ward
Tho giont"~t interest which occupies the
thoughts of men Is the rcligiuus. InRdelltv
'arnot ahatr it-indccd it often happens
t.at nhdcity is the rebound of an earnest