Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-28
BENJAMIN Franklin, printer,
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BENJAMIN Franklin, printer,
like the cover OF an old book,
It's contents torn out,
And stript of its lettering aud gllding)
Lies here food for worms.
Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For il will Gas he belieyed) appear once more
In new
And more beautiful edition
Corrected and amended
The Author.
That providence intends the profession OF
reporters TO have q mighty share In the
worlds redemption is suggt sted by the fact
that Paul and Christ toos reporter along
with them aud he reported their addresses
and reported their acts. Luke was report
err, and he wrotc not only the book of Luke
but the acts of the apostles. and without
that reporters WORK we would have kbowD
nothing of the Pentecost and nothing OF
Stephens martyrdom, and nothing of Tabi-
tha's resurrection, and nothing of the jailing
and uniailing OF Paul and Silss, and nothing
of the shipwreck at Melita. Strike out the
reporter's work from the Bible and you kill
a large part OF the new testament 1t
makes ms think that in tie future of the
kingdom Of God the reporters are 10 bear .
mighty part
About thirteen years ago a. representative
of an important newspaper took his seat n
this church one sabbath night, about i've
news from the frost OF this pulpit ale took
out pencil and reporters rad, resolved TO
earicatule the whole scene. When the music
began he began, and with his pencil he de-
rided that, and then derided the prayer,
and then derded the reading of the scrip
tIlres and then began 10 deride the sermon.
But lie says, for soIe re 1901. his hand be-
gan to trembie, and he, ralylng himself,
sbarpened his pencil and started again, but
broke down again, and then put pencil and
III lat .tt1d an
the 'front.' of the pew and began TO pray. At
the close of the services he came and asked
for the prayers of others and gave his heart
To God; and though still engaged in news
paper work ne Is an evangelist, and hires
hsil at his own expense and every Sabbath
afternoon breaches estls CbItst 10 The people.
Aud the men OF tnat profession are going 30
come I'm body Throughout the country. 1
know hundreds of them, aud @ more genial
or highly e dueated class OF men it would be
hard TO ind; and, though the tendency OF
tseir profession may be toward skeptscism,
an orsauized, common sense gospel invita-
tiyn would fetrA them 10 the mont OF ali
Christian endeayor. Men OF the pencil and
psu. in all departments. you need tIe hem
OF Inc Christian religion. In the day Nned
the people want 10 get their newspapers al
3 cenis. and are hoping for the time when
they can get any OF taem al one cent, ana as
a consequence, the attaches OF the printing
rress are by the thousand ground under the
cylinders. YOU want God to take care OF you
md YOUR families. Some Of your best work 10
:. much unappreciated as was Millions "Par;:
atllse Los" for which the author received
SIS; and the immortal poem sHoheAfR-
oen.v of Thomas Campbell, when he first Of
fered il for publication and in the cosHmn
called .Notices TO Correspondence appeared
the words: ITO 7. C.-The lines cotaaseae-
ing sOn Linden when the sun was how are
not I'D to our standard. Poetry is Sea i. CPS.
forte"
o men Of the pencil and pea. amid your
uuappreciated work you need encourage
menf and YOU can have II. Printers OF all
Chrislendom, editors, reporters, eesapssitors,
pressmen, publishers, and readers 81 that
which is printed, resolve that you will not
write. set up, edit, issue, or read anything
that debases body, mind, or soul. Ia the
name of God, by the Laying on Of the hands
Of faith and prayer. ordain the prlnting-press
for Righteousness and liberty and salvation.
All OF us, with some influence tina VIII help
In the right direction, let us pit our hands
TO the work imploring God 70 hasten the
contamination. ship with hundreds OF
messengers, approaching the soutl American
roaSt. the man on the lookout neglected his
work and ia few minutes the snip would
have been dashed 10 rum on the rocks. But
: cricket on board the vessel that had made
no sound all the voyage set shrili Call at the
smell of land, and the captain. knowing that
habit OF the insect, the vessel was stopsed
ia time 30 avoid an awful wreck. And %