Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-05

: ter) The press has thrown many
, people out of employment; instead o
doing all this printing it might b.
done by writing. Why, a gentleman
in Frostburg was thrown out of EN-
ployment because he published some
thing that was writ about his neigh
bors. The true christian takes mer
by the hand and tries to lift them up
the educated man is too high flung tc
notice poor people. That's what
("Times up") the press does.
II. E. BUTLER-Afirmatjve.
The press precedes the pulpit.
There's no religious liberation without
the press. The press found the pull
pit the dictator of mems opinions, but
it advocated civil and religious lib
erty and away went the ignorance
and superstition of the past. The
press is d great advocate; it prints the
bible in all languages; is the founda-
ton stone of the common school sys-
TEN, and enables it to serve 100000
children in the schools. These could
not be run without the aid of the
press. In the same way it is the
handmade of the gosrel; man must
learn to read before he can preach
This argument is conclusive of itself
There are over 1000 newspapers and
periodicals in the United States. Who
can measure their influence? There
are presses printing $4,000 an hour !
Just think Of it Why, what was
Horace Greeley's plan for working
out emancipation? In his own words,
"agitate! ag'tate AG1TArEH' and
certainly the press was his favorite
instrument-not the pulpit. To this
method you owe your freedom to-day.
J. r. HENRY-NegGtire.
The other side can't claim writing
as printing. Why, printing is no
more like writing than j. r. Henry
is like a white man. (Laughter.)
The press prints on paper, the pulpit
on the tablets Of the heart. The
pulpit is charity-the press specu-
lation. Talk about the light Of the
presently, one-half Of the world is
wrapped in idolatry yet All the
presses that ever were made, or will
be made, never did, and never will,
convert a single soul. Newspapers
are contradictory. You never know
what to believe that you see in them.
One day one thing, next day another;
in this paper that and in that paper
the other. There's no consistency in
them. But the bible is to-day Just
what it was when revealed. Paul
was a desperate character until he
heard preaching, No press ever
would have saved him. The press is
good for the mind but not the heart
Referring probably to the Freedman's
bank, he said we could 90 along look
ing at the structure and say I have
an interest in that stone and that
brick, but by-and-by the educated
chaps collapsed it and with one eter-
nal rake they swept the platter.
(Laughter.) The speaker Vas pro-
ceeding with strong Indictment of
the press when he was interrupted by
times up" he replied Tin glad of
it," and sat down.
The judges retired and in a short
time returned. The chairman, VIM.
Redrick, announced that they had
united in a decision in favor of the
press.
There were many polnts maze
which we are unable to mention here,
the foregoing being about the gist of
the whole matter. The speakers did
themselves great credit, and the au-
dience preserved the best order. The
Lyceum deserves to be literally en-
couraged.
PoLITIcAL.-The canvass opens in
Allegany. Hon. M. G. Urner, Repub-
lican nominee for Congress spoke in
Cumberland Monday evening, and
Westernport Tuesday. After max
ing the run of Garrett county, Oak
land, Wednesday: Accident, Thurs
day ; Selbysport, Friday Grantsville
this afternoon, he winds up the week
at y o'clock this evening at Frost
burg in Paul's Opera House.
Mr.. Resley spoke in Cumberland,
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Peter spoke in Oakland We'd
nesday evening. and will speak in