The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-27
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He Believes the Newspapofs Re-
tsrd Christian Progress.

Nev York Dispatch to the Tribune.
Mr.. Beecher devoted q good share
IF his sermon to day to the news
papers. Talking IF the difficulties in
the way Of Christian progress. he
said: THE second difficulty is the
malign aud morbid influence Of the
newspapers. The great newspapers
are in the habit Of selecting their
news to suit the tastes Of all. from the
top to the very bottom Of human
nature. Society compels men Tn
wear clothes. but the newspapers don't
allow them to wear even rags No
man can walk the streets naked but
he IL shown in the newspaper in all
his nakedness. Nothing Is hidden
from sight. No doubt they are all
noble channels Of learning nd intelli-
gence. and inspirations Ia virtue and
patriotism. AMI valuable as such
Nevertheless, they have their com mon
sewer at the bottom. and out Of II
come mephitic gases that invade our
dwellings dsy by day. "a representa-
tive of that side of man which il
lowest and most animal, "a picture O'
that which is mist repugnant to
Christian morality and delicacy. 1t
objection is made.
THE REPLY
Is: We publish paper as matter
Of business. We are not preachers or
school.mssters. We are vendors. We
publish paper to sell. and. although
We would not indulge in that which IL
criminal for the sake Of selling papers.
that which the public ~ant and will
have we will undertake to supply
them with. II we do not. our rivals
will. Many wish We had not got to
do it, but, rs things are, We are
obliged t.. And there is great force
10 that. although no excuse. But 1t
rolls of them the burden. and lays II
upon the people. II the people would
not read such news the papers would
not print it. They expse this
carrion in the markets Of the world.
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PURCHASERS
If it. Of course. there are th"se who
stand high and have nothing to do
with it, those who stand low and
won't have anything else. and great
intermediate class who don't approve
it. but buy the papers u see what
thew saw, what brutal murder has
been committed. what hideous sansa-
ton, what murder. what fouIirg OF
an unsoiled name. who Is ON the
whipping post. who hanging from the
eallows. and SD this news Is sent
abroad every day, and Games into our
houses to be read by our children
and our servants, ard alan. too often.
bv ourselves" As for him. he hated
il. and would sonner sit down to q
banquet of filth than tO sit down tn
read anything Of this kind: The
effect upon the mind must he bad.
Rome had her gladiators, Spain
her bull.6ghters, England her boar
bats, and
AMERICA HER NEwsPAPERs.
(Laughter.1 Was this an assault
upon newspapers? No more thar
upon Christian families Of the whole
community. Inside and outside tn
churches people love evil, love tn
faults and failings Of men. and to hav'
the newspapers bring them to thei
doors, and, with their thousand ex
cellences. newspapers today are no
half 50 bad as those who read them
He had no doubt the proprietors Of al
daily newspapers would be glad :
instruct their editors and reporters I
leave out all vile news. if possible
but the people demand It, and 50 tn
papers supply them with it.
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