West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-06-28

cature the whole scene. When thu music began
he began, and with his pencil he dSrided that,
and then derided the prayer, and then derided
the reading OF the Scriptures and then began
20 deride the sermon. But, he says, for some
reason his hand began 10 tremble, and he.
rallying himself, sharpened his pencil aud
started again, but broke down again, and
then put pencil and paper I'm his pocket
lad his head down ON the front of the pew
bad began 70 pray. At the close OF the
brvice he came up and asked for the
payers OF others and gave his heart
10 God; although still engaged In news
paper work, he Is an evangelist, and hires a
hall at his own expense and every Sabbath
afternoon breaches Jesus Christ 20 the peo-
pie. And the men OF that profession are go
ing TO come in a body throughout the coun.
try. know hundreds OF Thorn. and more
genial or highly educated class OF men II
would be hard TO find. aud, though the
tendency of their profession may be toward
skepticism, an organized, common sense
Gospel invitation would fetch them TO the
front of all Christian endeavor. Men of the
the help of the Christian religion. In the
day when people want TO get their news
papers at three cents, and are hoping for
the time when they can get any Of
quence, the attaches OF the printing press are
by the thousand ground under the cylinders,
you want God 20 take care OF you and your
families. Some Of your best work is as much
Lost for which the author received SIS, and
the immortal poem, "Hohenlinden,m Of
Thomas Campbell when no first offered IL
for publication, and i'm the column called
Notices 20 correspondence" appeared tho
words: 'ro r. C.-The lines commencing
ON Linden whom the sun was low are not up
to our standard. Poetry Is not Il. g. s forte "
men OF the pencil and pen, amid your
unapprecIated work you need encouragement
and you can have it. Printers of all Chris
tendon, editors, reporters. compositors, press
men, publishers and readers OF that which is
printed, resolve that you will not write, set
up, edit, issue or read anything that debases
body mind or soul. In the name of God, by
the laying on Of the hands of faith and
prayer, ordain the printing press for right
eousness and liberty and salvation. All
OF us with some influence that will help
in the right direction, let US put our hands 20
the work imploring God TO hasten the consum-
nation. A ship with hundreds of passengers
approaching the South American coast, tho
man on the lookout neglected his work
and i'm few minutes the ship would have
been dashed TO ruin on the rocks But a
cricket on board the vessel, that had made no
sound all the voyage set up n shrill call at
the smell of land, and the Captain, knowing
that habit of the insect the vessel was
stopped in time 10 avoid au awful wreck
And so insignificant means now may do
wonders and the scratch of pen may save
the shipwreck of a soul.
Are you all ready for the signing of the
contract, the league, the solemn treaty pro-
posed between journalism and evangelism
Aye, let IL be a Christian marriage of the
pulpit and the printing press The ordina-
ton of the former on my head, the pen OF
the latter in my hand, it is appropriate that
l publish the banns of such marriage. Let
them from this day be one in the magnificent
work of the worlds redemption.
Let thrones and powers aud Kingdoms be
Obedient, mighty God, TO Thee:
And over land and stream ana main,
Now wave the scepter Thy reign.
o, Let that glorious anthem swell,
Let host to host the tr umph tell,
Till not one rebel heart remains,
But over all the SAVIOR regns.