The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-06-21

scene. When the music began he began,
and with his pencil he derided that, and
then derided the prayer, and then de-
rided the reading of the Scriptures, and
then began to deride the sermon. But.
he says, for some reason, his hand be-
gan to tremble, and he, rallying himself.
sharpened his pencil and started again,
but broke down again, and then put
pencil and paper in his pocket and his
head down on the front of the pew and
began to pray. At the close of the
service he came up and asked for the
prayers Of others and gave his heart
to God; and, though still engaged in
newspaper work, he is an evangelist, and
every Sabbath afternoon breaches Jesus
Christ to the people. And the men of
that profession are going to come in a
body throughout the country. I know
hundreds of them, and a more genial or
highly educated class Of men it would be
hard to find, and, though the tendency
of their profession may be toward skepti-
cism, an organized. common sense, Cos
pei invitation would fetch them to the
front Of all Christian endeavor. Men of
the pencil and pea, in all departments,
you need the help of the Christian re-
igion. In the day when people want to
get their newspapers at three cents and
are hoping for the time when they can
get any OF them at one cent, and, as a
consequence, the attaches of the printing
press are by the thousand ground under
the cylinders, you want God to take care
Of you and your families Some of your
best work is as much unappreciated
as was Milton's Paradise Lost" for
which the author received $25; and the
immortal poem, ''Hohenlinden, of
Thomas Campbell, when he first offered
it for publication, and in the column
called ''Notices to Correspondent" ap-
peared the words: ITO T. C.-The lines
commencing On Linden when the sun
was low are not up to our standard.
Poetry is not T. G. s forte"
Oh, men of the pencil and the pen,
amid you umappreciated work you need
encouragement and you can have it.
Printers of all Christendom, editors, re-
porters, compositors, pressmen, publish
ers 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
Righteousness and liberty and salvation.
All Of us with some influence that will
help in the right direction, let us put our
hands to the work. imploring God to
hasten the consummation. A ship
with hundreds of passengers approach
ing the South American coast,
the man ON the lookout neglected
his work. and in few minutes the ship
would have been dashed to ruin on the
rocks. But a cricket on board the YES
sci, that had made no sound all the voy-
age, set up a shrill call at the smell of
land, and the captain, knowing that
habit of tlse insect, the vessel was
stopped In tune to prevent an 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 proposed between journalism and
evangelism2 Aye, let it be Christian
marriage of the pulpit and the printing
press. The ordination of the former on
my head, the pen of the latter in my
hand, it is appropriate that publish the
banns of such a marriage. Let them
from this day be one in the magnificent
work of the worlds redemption.
Let thrones and powers and kingdoms be :
Obedent mighty God, to thee;
And over land and stream and main
Now wave the scepter of Thy reign
o, let that glorious anthem swell,
Let host to host the triumph tell
Till not one rebel heart remains,
But over all the Saviour reigns.