Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-12
Dr. TaImsge On Newspapers

In the c)Grse CT 0ns OF bis sermons recently.
Ds. Galnsge s3ck7 e1 fellows cf the printing
press:
"Paul says that 10 tbs c'y Of A,hc7s there
! *ero people Eho d oothiDg but gather up
| sad tell the nems. Why more 81 ia AIheos
| thso 10 ary other city? B,eaule Athens Was
tion ss men become visa they b c,ue iEqpisi-
live. not sblus smsl! things. bat about the
greater. Iha great question il Atheps il the
erea: question LOW What is tbs rewsY 2
10 answer this cry for newspaper he cen
| !u!l2s set their wis 70 work. and China FIST
| answered The c!y. aud there il in Pekin news
paper which hns been publishes ever" week for
a Thousand yeors-pTinted = silk. Il m att
| weIed tits cry by pnb!ishag the Acta DlurGa,
in tho s.mo column plttng fires, p}:!cs
tvau!s, marriages, deatrs. teUpcsts sad earth
quakee. France successfully answered this
question when in Paris physician wrote Gu:
leo news for his psions.
Thar G I'd thst th-ro H no roe6 cf cur
going around like tho Atheri,us to hunt 10
and thea to scatter rhs news, silco the prlu;i5g
press does bJth for us.
1tel you, my irieuGF. tha: { g,23 navspapcE
is inc frapGes5 tem Doral h!essas has God has
giVc1 10 tho i.&eps il t:is ccniury. a tbs
people red the nsaSplp2Is iaa old MA
locks fer tho ceshs, thn y;uog look 10 lha
marriages, tha stock broker laoks 20 the money
colunn tbs iinnort locks ior tks shipping,
he philosopher locks 10 the editorial. the ut
| employed 10, k to shs waEts. snG sne Chris i 40
looks el! throIah 10 Sac Taa; God is deiug
smotg the na,ons
NV. think l I'D sr9usa y1ur app.2c;s-
tloo 0t this lr:et hj2ss,ng Ii | told y4u the
n jnsy, The trAiD, The cXs:psrslrl. lie anzt-
'lgs. ,ho lCs5rg. tho roar I'D tear Of hsar
S riggs lCVo!7cd in :he puGiicstI1n ct DsSsp=-
pr o. me hecry s5rosGi ia iha v1.ld hat
snybjuS CO make oue, iotXu$r!.Uo~d c.pi;al
ISIS esery yesr arn en.rriae lbs lIs;s end Il is
s'm"ls a'a's'o that there is 81 average Of q
dead nCwSp0per every Gag # the yter. G,pr-
rally Irrre or iour !cr;uues aTo swallowed up
before newspaper is established, The ary.
pacers swallow Up tho sa;s!! papers oua whsle
takiGg ooUr fiip II nnoEs. Although we hsve
orer seven thou ,suG dai'i"s aud Wsekl!as 10
tho Uuited States .nd the Csradas. onI2 .rtS
six ere h,lt c@niurs cid The sge7age of
o unWsnancr lfo ~ fac Y"Gra, Most CT them oio
of cholera fnfmtum! l. is hgh time il were
Understood That tAo Ucs successful way CT
sinking fortune aud ke;pGR i! suo Is 70 s:sr
and col duct q neUlraper.
Aim 3ss every lattrl igeni man GC:cg tis
ilTo IS smltteo With the nawspeper Duols, ard
start newspaper, oc hsvs stuck in one, be
nust or 6ie. Bu;. Let ne tell you that if you
have an ides on aty m1!al. social. political. or
religious suti .ot, y1u hut 30 ter charge on the
world through The c>lumos a ready established.
Do not take the ides 80 urtvaie1i .het HAcn
q man osa do nothing ogc he eau edit news
paper. Ii you cauuot Climb tho bill back of
youc hcuac, you had botter nj try tho sides o!
the MS;erhoru. I you c,uact navigate O
g soop up the Nortd river. yau had better not
try to engineer Tho Crest Els!e1n oyer TO
Liverpool.
TO publish neTsDspsr requires The skill,
the PRECISION, the Vigilance, tho strategy. the
boldneSs OF oommsnder -odief 10 edit 8
newspaper Que needs to bp q statesmeu, an
essaglst, geogtapher. stati5Iioisn, and so fer
Rs ell scqulsition Is occcarled, encj c!oI &c 2iao
To man snd to Dropei ueswspaper reuliros
more qusiities than any other blaiaess Oh earth.
l say this to saVa nen from bankruptcy. If
yOu feel called to s!srt or pub'i.h nsRsp:per,
tsks il for granted you arc threatened with
sotening Of tho brsiD, throw ynpr pocket book
into your Wfu's ap. aud rush up to Blooming
dale asylum aud surrecd.r youcs:lf before ecu
&c g. ID atriGg desperate.
"God Christ'enza the printing PRESS! When
see tho printing press rLording with Tho sec.
Iric telegram on the one eide gs!he:ing up ms
terial, and the lightning express train on the
other side waiting fer the tons Of folded sheets
of newspapers, pronounce i. the mlahtest force
ia our civilization. So commend you to pray
for sll those who msnsge the newspapers of the
lsnd. for all tyre se.ers for al editors for all
publishers, tEat, sitting standing in positions
Of such great influence they msy give all that
irtaence for God and the bss.ermens of the hui
mai race
IAN rgsd woman making hsr living by kni-
ting pnwound the yarn from the bail until sho
found IN the centre Of the ball there was an old
piece CT ne|spsper. Sho opened it and read en
advertisement which announced that she h.d
become heiress 10 lsrge properly and that
fragment OF newspaper lifted her from psuuer-
lem 10 attuence. And do not know bu. as The
thread of time usrolls and unwinds u little
| further. through the silent get sp 4aking nep9-
paper msy be- found the Yagt inheritance of the
| worlds REDEEM p!ion"
IF YOU WANT First Glass Suit mad. to
order IRON $50 to $50. or foe Overcoas from
S25 to $50 We havs tne iarx.s: stock ct piece
| goods IN The city, snd all gsrm.nts are made iu
the store and warranted frs, class 10 every psr
| Icu!.r, as We employ only the best workmen
! and gusrsutce peTtccs f.. Call and exanils
| ous stock before you putchasa.
s. WATERMAN & Son.