Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
The Gil.0l]llRlFlCA1IOH. OF GOD.
A CLERICAL ATTACK ON THE
SECULAR PRESS.
The Clergy are only as Other Men and
Liable to Fall From Grace Chris
tfanity Censured Beyond it's De-
| serve Religious Notes For Pious
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4 MINISTER'S wooING.

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BISMARCK, Feb. q: Therea is a tenden.
cy on the part of the secular press to look
upon ministers of the gospel as fair prey
for all kinds of inslnuations and a dispo-
sition-to reflect on Christian work, when
ever gentleman Of the pulpit yields to
the temptations that surround his carnal
nature. In this the press Of the country
has worked no little injury to the cause of
Christianity, and has tosa large extent in.
fuenced the minds of the people to the
detriment Of the church. It seems to for
get that ministers arcsbut men; that they
have the appet1tes Of the worlds people,
and that it is only when they. fail to con-
troll those appetites that they fall from the
standard and become the object Of COM
mon attack. I do not claim that they
should be exempt from
JUST COMMENT
when their actions deserve it, but it must
occur to any fair minded man that it is
wrong to carry his sin or misfortune back
Ito the church and hold it responsible for
his shortcomings, or misdeeds. Suppose
a grocer were to fall from grace; would it
be right to disband the grand army of gro
GERS and contend thatt the grocery business
was fraud on civilization? think not.
Or suppose an editor should get drunk or
lick his wife, would that be any evidence
that The BISMARCK TRIBUNE is not a
great factor in the sowing of seed that
will spring up and bear abundant fruit
in the vineyard of righteousness? ques-
ton if any man would dare say 80. Yet
the moment a clergyman
DEscENDs TO THE LEVEL
of the grocer or the editor, down comes
the press with tremendous force, contend
ing that the church and the Christian re-
ligion are responsible for him and his fol
lies, and holding bothsnp to contempt and
ridicule. Is itright :? 8. 5.. s.s
How often dove hear Of the commission
of petty otfenses by private citizens, upon
which the papers aren aate "Oh he's q
good fellow, and we'll let up on him, is
the mental editorial IeoInment, and yet
were minister, thouYhtlessly or deliber-
ately to fall into the same errors, from one
end of the country to- the other the news
papers ring the charges,
s NOT on HIM ALONE, E.4f
but upon the religion which underlies all
civilization and uponwhich rests the very
cornerstone of society.
am not going TO int1ict long screed
upon you illustrations of my PROPOSE
tions might be adduced, but they would
be superfluous. I think it only necessary
to call the attention #of editors to the sub
iect and leave it to their own consciences.
and generally accurate ideas Of right and nc
wrong. x5. CLERICCs.
..li iasag{ REV. FRED BELL. 4 F.sEHs
~. EChicago Tribunc.] ~ e
The Rev Fred Bell has TO leave Brook
lyn for. not bewaring sufficiently of the
widows and other sisters Of his congrega
ton, and he has got into trouble IN Eng
land and been refused a vindication by
the courts. We see nothing for Fred but
the platform or the -peor-house.
.g5a5la'.. SMALL BUSINESS
%x.g Duluth Tribune.l -
The New York Sun which has for three
years published religious advertisements
Gratis IN its Sunday edition, finds that its
Columns are SO crowded that it is Obliged
to charge fifty cents for five lines or un-
der The generosity Of the Sun was most
outragcously imposed upon The small
fee may prevent many Of the preachers
from blowing their horns as loudly as
heretofore, respecting the topics on which
they will preach on Sunday. @ 2,
% 81 s3 r. BEKGHER.
[Chicago Tribune.]
The Tribune is enabled: to make public
to-day the most importantpiece OF literary
gossip America has had for a long while.
Henry Ward Beecher has contracted with
leading publishersto to write his autobiog-
raphy, and is at present engaged on the
work The story ofstlfe, great preachers
successive advances in religious liberal
ism and Of the developments of his won
derful mind will have rare psycholesl-
cal and philosophical interest, and his
own account of the Tilton scandal will be
eagerly awaited by quite another, and II
possible larger, class Of readers. By tile
way, the story about Mr.. Beecher's earn
ines in the Herald was from end to end
sheer fabrication, concected by Joe How
ard. It's f5z
MIsCELI,ANEOUs RELIGION
The Buffalo Ezpress paragrapher sol
emnly ayers that. walking matches are
not made in. heaven This, however, will
not interfere with his making as many
walking matches as he likes. i. z J3..s.
.Who made the worldy' shouted the
Sunday.school superintendent, locking
ever the school. Noanswcr. no made mao
the world y he repeated, cycling trems .. ,
ling child on the front bench. ~ did |" he
whimpered, "butI' II never do it again"
Mamma . said little Lula, did God
make Santa Clause .'.s Certainly, little
tone. God made everything. . !" And did ht
! have any stuff .lcf, over ~ Why, wha1
makes yeu ask snch : question g Well