Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-21
ANBIT7OUs CLERGYlnE

lt To meet her by aud by.
AMBITIOUS CLERG Y4HEN
From what is transpiring around US,
it is very evident that many clergy
men are becoming very ambitious and
some making themselves singularly
conspicuous, il not infamous. To sim
ply preach the gospel, for which they
were ordained, seems to be too barren
n subject hence they seek richer fields
in which to develop themselves
Bcechcr is a case in point DR.. Tall
madge is making n speciality out Of a
crusade waged upon theatres, out of
which he is bound to come only second
best, if not wholly rendered useless as
christian gentleman Rev DR. Hat.
field, of Philadelphia, has also found a
new pasture. lie has opened up a
crusade on the 'liccntiousncss of the
press and ON Sunday week delivered
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sermon on newspapers, occupying the
pulpit in the marble pile at the corner
of Broad and Arch streets, from the
text aDotb n fountain scnd Firth at
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Inc sweet waters which Issued from
the press fountain, as it transpired,
were rapidly rehearsed, and all of the
members of abe third os,atan who
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'"'"sn' s""' '"'' n'S"' w 'o'oneu
by such oil the learned doctors remarks
as might be put under the head Of
'scathing criticism" were soothcd with
the remark tbot II wos onlv ,he oollod
;ad, u.ho ,,.;noos H. ,ns,,,,. ,.S III
J"'o "'o "'noos7'ne "o"i'ueu p'ru
who hutters' iieeontlnuedby remark
ing that:
aTbo avorooo amor;can nowsnonor
of our timeEits fanlts arc frst The
VI our ''i',o-'.s l'ui,s arc' hrs, me
impcrllhent ihterlncddiihg with the
Iies y Uerennop The Doctor com
mended the eniernrise Of ,hc mano ,,ers
Of newsnaners 10 Obtain oarlv ond i'm
Oh newspapers 10 OBTAIN carry ana I'M
por'ant heWs' put uehouhceu inc prac-
.,ce Oh employing men 70 urag from
tneir proper ana decent cohcealment
tne personal anu Hniiy secrets Win
winch the outside world has no con-
cern. another iault was, IN the DOC
tors opinion, the uniaif treatment OF
politicai opponents ho diu not wish
10 DC misunderstood He ana not sud-
sciipe 10 tne doctrine mat we nave
nothing 70 40 WIN inc private hves oi
puoic men J; that IN gong 10 the poiis
we are 10 "Vote ior principles, not ior
men we nave u rlght 10 know, ana
tne ueepest interest III khoWihg, tne
true character Oh 'ne men VINO SOLICIT
our sa'irage' Anedi.orsnouia DC great
anu iealiess ID uennng WIN irlenus OF
ioes. But inc puohc nave ceased 10
expect this from our political papers
ihey nave become so nhcahdiu, so un-
Just 10 their treatment oil opponents,
mat they are rapldly losing their innu,
enee with the people Inc law OF iipel
IN fennsyivahia Is worth sometning,
put IN most oi 'he states u Is iittle
better than a dead letter franklin,
as long ago as when he was awe, ad-
vised any one VINO was abused oy an
editor 10 take clup ana break thc
EDITORS mead ana from then tili now
tins club law has been about the only
one that was available ior most OF those
who have suffered from the licentlous-
ness OF the press Inc Doctor thought
that vast amount Oh nonsense Is ut
tered with regard 10 the so-calied I'D
eriy oil the press Inc publisher oil a
newspaper has no more right 70 asperse
the character oil q citizen thah the
keeper oil a liquor saloon Many oil
our best citizens refuse to be candidates
Tor any olhce ana take almost no m
terest IN politics because oil TINS abuse.
Hc objected to the accounts OF wee
and crime which occupy so large a
space IN the columns OF the press
They cannot fail to deiile the public
mind and conscience. Lengthy descrip,,
tlons OF robbery and arson, rape and
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