Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-15

prOhibt the sale nj newspapers tnere on
Sundays. The first time that the Rev.
Mr.. Munhall, the reyivalist, who is doing
very good and effective work IN this city,
preached here. he took occasion 10 speak
OF Sunday newspapers in terms that were
neither jusiiisble nor excusable. The
/ ground Of tn nostiIity Of the reviyaIist in
question TO Sunday newspapers is not
clearly apparent Newspapers printed
on sundays differ very little from those
! printed on other days Of the week They
are little larger, and contain more mat
ter that Is interesting TO the general
reader, but they preserve the same gen.
eral features
Why, then, should the Sunday newspa-
pers be cond mined? Is It wrong to read
on Sundays what it is right TO read on
other DAYS? If there are things in news
papers thar are not lit to be read it is a.
wrong to read them on Mondays or Tues
days as it 10 on Sundays. The dav on
which newspapers are read doesn't affect
in any respect the character Of their CON
tents.
But perhaps it may be said that the
/ newspapers keep people away from the
churches, and prevent them from reading
their Bibles and religious papers. 1t is
doubtful If the Sunday newspapers keel
anN body from attending divine service or
from reading TIE Bible. They may inter-
iere with the reading OF religious papers,
and there is certainly no harm done If
they do. The benefit or satisfaction to b.
derived from the so-called relilious papers
is not great, and, besides, it must be re-
membered that very few persons would
read papers of that kind even ifthere were
no other.
1t may be objected that there are ac-
counts Of crimes and descriptions of th,
moral rottenness of society in the Sunda,
papers, the reading of which might unfit
people for the proper observance OF the sab
bath day. There are doubtless accounts O.
the wicked side OF life in the Sunday pa.
pers, as there are in the papers of othe
days By means of newspapers people learn
how bad the world is and what wicked
things are being done all the time in So
ciety. But are those newspaper pictures
OF the lmmoralIties Of the people of the
present time more Objectionable than th,
pictures Of the immoralites of the peoplp
of ancient times to be found in the Bible?
And yet there is no hesitation in putting
III Bible into the hands of everyone, nor
in reading every part of it in the
churches.
We believe in educating the people
to have a proper regard for the Sab
bath day and a profound respect for
religion. There are some religious
teachers, however, who, though they ar
very sincere, are so anxious TO be sensa-
tional that they cease to be reasonable or
just The press is the great educator OF
the people. The Sunday papers ale read
by all classes Of people, and particularly
by class who do not read newspapers on
any other day, because they haven't the
time to read them nor the money TO buy
them. In the city of New York there arr
probably more people who read only Sun
day newspapers than attend the churches.
The Sunday papers afford tn m pleasure
and instruct them. These papers benefit
them, they do not harm them. Indeed, il
the truth could be got at, it would be
found probably that the cause Of religion
The latest news from Virginia indicates
that the Petersburg district will proba-
bly, be lost to the Republicans. 1t has
already been announced that Malone.
who lives in Petersburg, will be candi-
date for Congress at the next election. /
is said that the Republicans will never
again be able to command the solid ne gro
vote of the district, and that moreover, il
Malone should be candidate for Con-
gTess, Gov. Cameron will run against
him. get very large part of the Republi-
! can vote, and ensure the election of the
| Democratic candidate. Ii is also rumor-
I ed that Malone is thinking of emigrating
/ to Dakota. There is PROBABLY no other
/ part OF the country in which MAJ of his
talents and calibre would be more likely
/ to succeed. II be should become a citi-
zen of the Territory, however, there will
/ be one more very strong reason why it
should not be a mitted to the Union.
Let justice prevail though the heavens
fall. A Reading, Pa, paper says: "Nov
that the trees are bare of their foliage tn,
much-abused English sparrow is putting
in his work as general scav niger of the
( larve Of noXious insects deposited on
their branches and under the bark during
the summer and autumn months. But il
is only when snow covers the ground that
the plucky, self-supporting little bird is
most active. In the absence of all other
food ne is then compelled to forage on the
bare limbs and bark tor his living, and he
does 1t energetically and ehectusuv.
Please bear in mind that the sparrow
does his work in iciater, and does it So
enectually that there is little lett for him
to do in the summer months, which he
deVotes mainly TO recreation and enjoy
ment.
The whole country sympathses with
the people Of Galveston in their suffering
on account OF the conhagration OF day he
fore yesterday, and liberal aid would be
extended were IL called for. IL was a
great calamity, and the fact that the dis.
tressed and homeless were promptly cared
for, and their pressing wants relieved by
their more fortunate neighbors, speak
volumes tor the humanity aud liDeralit,
of the people OF thar city. II Galveston
should ever need on side aid, It ought 10
get 1t, and get IL without grudging OF
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