The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

cdgc has, often, been regarded rs the
exclusive mission Of the press, and we.
all know that Il most glorious work has
been wrought in the world by the prop
apalion orlcarning through the agency
Of The types. :,
Bnt as man has more than head
50 the true missonuf the press Is not
confined to the limits Of his Uranium
Man has intellect. conscience and Will
all three Of which are included IN the
domain Of the press.
The intellect must not only be cdn-
Gated. but must hc educated 80 as to OPP
crate in harmony with the conscience,
and the will must be inspired 10 do what
Irhc conscience directed intellect com
mand.
It Is this moral phase of journalism
wherein there are most shortcomings.
Too many editors seek ONLY to spread
before their readers the latest news
and that news cooked in the most appc-
Itizing fashion and favored with the
most huugcrrrovoking condiments.
And n cpicurcS are said To prefer
came cooked after it has become tainted
with decay, 50 many newspaper men
seem to consider it the height Of jour
ualism 10 tickle the intellectual paIatcs
Of their readers with dishes of moral
corruption, seasoned with the spices OF
scnsualism AMI garnished with the artl.
fetal flowers Of Il rich but rank imagery.
Herein the di,inc eagle OF the press
soils those piuions destined for the up
pcr sunshine. in the mirc Of carth's low
est places. The editor who pandcrs to
the appetite Of the volmpluary or the
scnsationalist is TO the true journalist
what monkey Is 10 mani had al
most said what Il demon Is to IN arch
angel.
The sensational journalist is 4 priest
who serves at the altar not for the
honor Of his deity aud the salvation of
his race, but that he may feed upon the
wine and the honey aud gorge hi sen
suali.y with the baked meats Of .hc
burnt offerings lie has more regard
for the gold Of the temple than for the
God to whom it Was dedicated.
The moral element in man Is that dl-
vine agency that causes Us do the right
thing at the rght time, in the right
place, and with the right means. Its
the salt Of the soul that keeps US sweet
and pure and when that salt has lost
. it, SAVIOR WhcrrWlth shall IL b'
To- saltcdH
The true journals, should should So
. hia face against immoral tendencies II
+ the rock Of rcncnilt is set against tn
surgings Of the sea What moral re
| fined family wants the rapcs, Scductlons
f murders for lust, and acts of high-hand
ed outlawry Gathered from the four COZ
mcrs Of our continent and set bcior
f. them each morning, served up aslhougI
to awaken the sluggish appctlns q
= pimps and courlc7ans, and 10 lnllam
=, the Imagination, Of the lawlcs' and til
+ vicious Are newspapers with sue
contents fit for those sacred precinct
q where son. and daughters are benz
shielded from the vices and seduction
Of the world? Are such papers fit com
panions for the susceptible young win
, are curious to know what the grca
world outside is doing and longing I
f launch their bark upon lis hiIIoWsi
But, it i, said that such publication
are popular All the greater, then,
the reason why the public taste shoul
be- corrected And on whom dues tn
-, responsibility OF this correction NOR
heavily rest than upon the journalists q
the land?
f And what ought to be thought of tn
| editor who, IN order TO make money
publishes the foul msdccdS u. men AM
by introducing their papers into tn
hands Of the innocent corrupt lhcl
morals and u,asr their passions?
1t is the very nest ding lok.rpiue
bar room, II canning saIu,n AND "aod.
| house all in one aud lu' ;hr sake 81
, pcruniary w,i. GIVING the puzzle III
opera ghs, to brnuId all ,oa' Is don
r and Telephone to tear all that Is 'al'l
g No! thl, is ~ more lrHr journalism
. than free love is huy mal,.mony o
:. communism is real liberty, or fire
thinking is rational religion.
: And herein there is startling Nee
/ for a reform. Such reform may, h,
I lcwd fellows Of the baScr sort" he
, called newspaper dudclsn or journalistic
aunt-Nancyism; but the former wine
cannot stand such snccrs las too weak
II back bone to balance himself success
fully on the tripod.
The true tciormcr will meet with
success for he will be engaged IN Il good
work, and good works when Intelligent
" pcrscvcrcd III always rcccivcthc lavnl
and applause Of mankind, Say what the
world will the magnetic pole is The
Right, and To that pole the needles OF
intellect, conscience and will, all turn,
inevitably aud irrcsislihiy.
The moral influence OF the press, then,
should be directed to Purifying and not
corruptlng, to instruction and not "a
destruction, to informing the intellect,
to strengthening the conscience and IT,
cncrgizing the will with moral impulses
When this influence, this moral in.
ilucncc Of the press, Shall hN,c done it,
perfect work, the newspaper Will SpcaI,
with the truthfulncSs If saint, til,
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