Telegram-herald., 1888-06-18
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s.acrei - ,ldiry and solemn conspefenry
ant saDetiied laxin~ss are here rebaked 81
ChFs1 Sc -zys soFsfiaxs aFs skier ss4ks
for opportunities than are Christians Men
of Fas world zrao occasioas ~hils Christizz
psopis ss Ebs az1st valuable eeazsiosz drisr
bY nnimprossd That = the meaning II cur
lSryi sbsa &c s.ys. TIA eAjtlFsa II thAs
~oFid ars iss their gsnersklon wiser tAan The
chikinsa u light"
A markea liislssratioo q ths truth of that
rsaxfEa is tn ire siozpess Of the Christina re-
hxion 10 take possession If the secular print
ing pr-<z rks epportuniry Is open aad has
for sore tine baen open. bat tie ecclsssiasti-
ezsi coaTtz and tae charch~s and ths ministers
Of religion are fer shs noosr part allowing the
goiies opportunity q pas uninproved
That tie opportunity = opsn | declare froIa
tbs faes that tAe s-suLaF es~spaeefs ars glad
pr~est them Any snlEa4tsi and stirring
aFsicls relating 10 religious themes they
would gladly print They thank you for any
information ia regard 70 churches. II
wrong has been done TO any Christian
church or Christian institution you
could 20 into any newspaper Of tho land
and have the real truth stated Dedica-
ton services. ministerial ordinations and
church. anaiversary OF a charitable society
vii have rsasonsbis -psce IN any secular
ioarnal, II IL have previous notice given. IL
| had soue great injustice done mo there Is
nct an edsforisi ~ a reportortal roon IN tbs
United STATES into which | could NOT 60 and
g-t myself st Fight. and that Is trls OF any
vel known Christian Already the daily
secular press during ths course of each week
publishes much religious Information and
Aigh moral sentiment as does the weekly re-
iigious press Way then does not our slOri-
Gus Christianity sellrnce thess magnificent
opporruritiess have before no subject cf
first aud last importance How shah we 50
cure the secular press 81 . mig,itier re-en-
forcement 10 religion and the pubiicf
TIE lFst thing toward this result Is ccsza-
ton % lndiscrifniuate hostility against news
legal profession becanse Of the shysssrs, or
the medical profession because Of the quacks,
OF merchandise because OF the swindliug bar
gain makers as 70 slambang newspapers be-
cause there are recreaut editors and unfair
reporters and uaciean columns. Gutenberg,
tbs inventor Of the arr OF printing, wasabout
20 destroy his types ard extinguish the art
because IL was suggested 20 him that print
4~er - -.
devil. bat afterward he bethorght himself
that the right use Of the art might moro than
overcome the evil use Of 10, and 80 he
spared the type and the intelligence cf all fol-
lowing ages But there are many today in the
depressed mood Of Gustsnberg with uplifted
hammer wanting 30 pound 70 pieces the
type. who have noe reached his better mood
Ia which be saw the art Of printing to be the
rising sun Of tho worlds illumination II in
Ssead Of lighting newspapers We spend the
same length Of ,irae and tho same vohemence
IN marshaling their help In religious direc-
tions. We would 30 ~ much wiser rs the man
who gets consent Of the railroad superin-
teudent TO fasten a car TO the end OF a rail
train, shows better sense than no who runs
hts wbeelbarrow up the track 20 meet and
drive back the Chicago limited express The
a newspaper for you may have the floor for
etrsrancc perhaps one day In the week, while
the Newspaper has the floor every day Of the
week. Sapolson. though a mighty man, had
many weassnsr=-s. and one Of the weakest
things be ever did was % threaten that IL tho
English nswspapers did not stop their ad-
verze criticism of himself DO wocld with four
nunired thousand bayonets cross the channel
e0r their chastisenaert
AgaiO. ia this effort 90 secure the secular
srs~s "a a ulightier reinforcement Of religion
ai,d ths pulpit. let ns make II the avenue of
religious Information. IL you put the facts
St churches and denominations ~ Christians
ouiy into tYo column Of religious papers,
which do not in this country have an aver
sgs Of moro than ten thousand subscribers,
what have you dons "a compared with what
you do II vou pr: these facts through the
daily pcpers which have hundreds of thou
ausls u readsrsf Every little denomination
must have irs little organ. supported at great
expense, when. with one-haH the outlay, a col
umn or half = column Of room might bs
rented in snTns semi-omnipotent secular pub
iication. and % the religious information
woald b. sent round md round the world
Again. II you would secure tho secular
press as rnixhfier Reimbursement Of religion
AMI the pulpit. svterd widest and highest
courteSias "a tae representatives OF Journal
ism Olive them easy chairs and plenty Of
rom vbcn they some 20 report occnsiors
For ths most part they are gvntlernen Of ed
seasion and rsfnsnens. graduates q colleges.
With families % support BY their literary
craft. many of them weary With tho push Of
busiusss that Is precarioyss and fiuetnsring.
each one cf tkera the avenue q information 20
thousands Il readers. their impression of the
services 20 - the impression adopted
by nnuititusies They are connecting
OF prayer and this great poynla-
tiou that trsr1p up ard dowu tie streets day
~ iav and vsar - year wifh their sorrows
mncomtorred and their sins unnardouei
1sr -0sna oBe mlxns ssk. would you
nsske the sunday newspapers also a re-en-
forcemeutr Yes. would | have learned
~ take things a. thsv sre I voaif ike 20
go tn. rnuch scofFei AZ cid Puritan Sshhaths
s-osr,s hacx again. 10 not think the n,csieru
snnlav wfii turn cue any better usen AMI
women shaa were your u-andfzshers and
-~snsl-rctnrrz un<.sr the cd fsshiore,i sun
dav. To ssv nostine q otser results. sun
dav asvxparers are killsnx eslrcrs. repurters
rosnposifsrs ard rv-ssTren Every nan.
wnrnan ansi 1hila Il entitled % twsnty-four
hcsirs - rofhfng ~ ID II tse rsvsFepers
put On smother sc q hsnsis teat dos not
reiiEve RE eIiscrisi sad rspcrtoriai rVprn of
.ss carss ard Responsibilities Our literary
men die fast szoaxh ~1ehout k1lhng them
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