The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-28

than ravens and hungrler than jack
ais. So when worldly men die, in
stead of tears of compassion ant
serrow they exclaim, "Well, the ole
fellows dead ard gone to hellI
One should make up his mind wher
ne entered the Christian life that he
would have no part or parcel in this
love of iniquity.
THE SANS CULOTTEs,
Mr.. Beecher next treated OF the
morbid appetite for evil knowledge
and proceeded to characterize the
newspapers as caterers to it. Il
vas the habit Of a great many news
papers to set sfloat news eff all gra
dations as to kind and quality. So.
ciety obliged men to wear clothing.
but the newspapers did not allow
men to wear a rag. Men were obliged
TO walk the streets, if they walked
them at all, in a decent manner 4;
newspapers paraded before society
everything that it was desirable to
keep in proper concealment. They
we're noble channels for the trans
mission of learning aud intelligence /;
they carried thousand inspirations
to patriotism and advancement /;
they were invaluable. Nevertheless
they had a common sewer at the
bottom from which there rose me-
phitic gases into the households Of
people, producing disease and death.
When a word was uttered like this
the constant reply on the part of
the journals was that such news was
marketable and, as to whether its
publication was criminal, who was
to determine a mere matter of Opin-
ion? They say we do not publish
paper in order to preach. We sup
ply to the people what they want
and will have, and if we do not Go
it some one else will. Many editors
say that they would rather not pub.
lish this Objectionable matter. There
is some reason in their explanation,
bat it is merely an excuse. 1t rolls
over upon you the burden of re-
proach and responsibility. If you
would not read such things they
would not put them in the papers.
They expose this carriou in the
markets of the world, and you like
it and purchase it. There are some
persons standing in very high posi-
tion, who would have nothing to do
with such things. There is a lower
class who are always seeking them.
and then there is a middle class who
refrain from reading them,
but sometimes do so, just because
they want to know what is going on.
(Laughter) They have a morbid
and secret craving in despite of
their higher training. Who has
been shot to-day? Who has been
robbed? What hideous seduction
has taken place? Who has been
struck? In the newspapers of to-
day all that sort Of intellectual pro.
duct, which has its origin below the
ears, is sOwn broadcast. l do hate
It, and rather than read it 1 would
sit down to a mud banquet. l could
Jake mans leg off if it were neces-
'ary in order to save his life, al
though the sight of blood makes me
faint, and l could lance an ulcer ur-
der the same necessity. I hate it.
But to sit down to these things as
The inspiration of a day is cannibal-
SIN. Nay, it is worse; because the
eat their human prey be-
'Ore it is rotten.
The effect upon the mind cannot
'ut be bad. 1t keeps alive that side
IF human nature which needs most
10 be sbated. Rome had her gladi.
stOrs, Spain has her bull fights, En-
gland had her bear batting and
America has her newspapers (Sen.
'ation.) Is this an assault upon TIE
newspapers? No more than it is an
assault upon the heads of families
Who are responsible for their char.
Icter. Tney are less faulty in this
aspect than the men who read them,
take it that there is not one leading
newspaper in the United States
vhose proprietors would not be glad
o instruct the editors and reporters
o leave out the basilar news if the
wrong were not done because you
demand it.
1t was amazing with what a con
'eit men framed theological systems
md with what arrogance of combat
Veness they contended for them.
dOral persecution was worse in an
Idvanced stage of society than ply
ical persecution at an earlier stage.
sut SO long as the bottom of mans
rain represents religion and the top
ieresy that will continue.
POLITICAL SUSPICION.
Mr.. Beecher defined another kind
f undue eensoriousness-th zeal.