The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-02-16
PREACHERS AND PAPERS.

The aesthetic philosopher and quasi divine
who inditcs of .'matters and things, bere
there and everywhere" for the Atchisor
| Champion, at times fills our heart and bra;r
with thoughts and feelings as of bcnedic
ton. He stands in pulpit or straddles :
tripod with equal nonchalance, this sage
The comrlacency with which he slyly dig,
Goldfish pretcnders in the ribs and tie mock
solemnity OF his counsels would make us
weep but fer irrepressible visibility. Moth
ing nor an, body escapes him. He was never
beat but once, and that was by female cod
fish aristocrat at Topeka for whom he played
grandmother. His last moral.zation is for
the benefit OF the papers and pulpits OF Wich-
ita. He starts out by saying that he regrets
that where there is 20 large a supply OF
preachers and newspapers as at Wichita
there should be an discerning contest. The
editor of the EAGLE and foreiathers, he says,
have been Methodists from the days of the
Wesleys, and orthodox, but he likcDs certain
other editors to Signor Ryan aud that other
Italian gentlemen, Signor Sullivan, who had
bout last week. and then he proceeds with
his homily. winding up with this choice Bit
Of observation and advice:
"Saying nothing of the establishment out
siders must feel that anybody who ever saw
'Rowdy Joe's' place IN Wichita can doub,
| that there is hell, the controversy Oh the
part Of both The editors and the preachers is
out OF character and productive of no good.
Both parties are profoundly ignorant of the
subject which they are pretending to dis
cuss. The preachers know nothing of edit
ing newspapers, knowledge which is OBJ
tanned only by long and bitter experience,
and, on the other hand, no man would tramp
any considerable distance through the sands
of the Arkansas Valley TO inquire the way of
salvation Of Wichita editor. The mass of
ignorance developed already, with several
editorials and sermons 10 hear from, reminds
one of the pyramids of Egypt, 1t is impos $
ing in its extent, especially on the part of
the editors, who seem 10 have been quoting
from printing-oflice Bible the covers OF
which seem 10 have been used for razor
strap, while the interior has mostly gone for
cigarettes. 1t is lamentablc.
AhC pam dut VI boNsi If 10
the occasional example of the noble stream
that flows by their doors, and ..dry up"
The world is wide aud the topics OF human
interest are mul;iiarious. Let the preachers
attend TO free grace, predestination, effect
ual calling, the eternity of spiritual exist
ence, etc, while the newspapers attend TO
such glowing themes as rice corn, the posi-
bility OF making an article OF sorghum sugar
even meaner than sorghum molasses: sun
flowers fuel, the importance of burning
chinch bugs; the probability of another
grasshopper invasion; Sluss and every other
lawyer in town for Congress, and all that.
Why need there be any of this prancing
around in strange and inappropriate fields.
1.-The Champion begs the high-contending
parties TO consider that, after all, their inter-
ests are identical. Both parties really wish
for the best interests of mankind. Both are
opposed to crime, to private and public
wrong, and are devoted TO the upbuilding Of
schools ana libraries. and all other institu-
tons for the elevation OF humanity. This
world is all that newspapers can convenient
ly cover: let the beyond be relegated TO the
preachers. 1t i, in this way only that good
can be done, and peace once more be re-
stored to the lower Arkansas Valley