The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-29

BENJAMIN Franklin, printer,
u.ikc the cover of an old book.
It's content" torn out,
And siript of ITS lettering ana gilding)
Lies here food for worms.
Yet the work Itself shall not be lost,
For 1t Will tas he 'ciicNcd) appearance more
Ina new
And more beautiful edition
Corrected and amended
The Author.
That providence intends the profession Of
reporters 10 have a mighty share in tho
worlds redemption is sugg, sicd by the fact
that Paul aud Christ tioi II reporter alon.
with then and he reported their addrcsSc:
and reported li,e!r acts. Luke WAS II report.
IL. and lie wrote not only the book Of Luke
b;Ii the acts OF tive apostles. and without
Una, reporters WORN w" Mo.:id have kIown
nothing Of the Pcntccost. and nothing OF
Stephens marfyrtsonl. an,! nothing OF Tahi.
TIM resurrection. and nothing of tho jailln:
and unlailing of Pau! and Sias, and not hin.
OF tic sllipwrrck at Mrlita. strike oui tho
reporters work from the ;:iDic and you kill
large part of the new testament. 1t
makes me think that III tie future of the
kin"uoin ol God the reporters arc 10 leSf
mighty part.
Ahpii thirteen years ago q. representative
Of m i'm! ortant he wsrapcr t0n'i his srat N
this church onr sabbath night, about .vc
Itrws from The iroit OF this pl.pit. lie t ,ok
ont i"nril and reporters la,l. resolved to
b..@"li he hrgam, and with his pencil he de-
rided That. and then driidcd the prayer
III tii"n dcr,dcd the rnaflin. of the srri,.
lures, and then lt.an TO dr"idr the sermon.
tut, II" says, Tor some re 500. his hand be-
gan to irrmn!c. and lie, ia l>n" himself,
SiiarprncG his pencil and started again, hut
broke down ~: lin. and Inca put pencil and
PAPER III his porkct and his head down on
the front OF the pew and began to pray. At
the close Of the sCryirrs he came and asked
for thc prayers OF others and gave lil> heart
to God; and though still engaged in news.
PAPER work he is an cvangrl Isl. and hires u
hail at MS own expense and every Saba. II
Afternoon l'rrarh'> c>iI> mist 10 he people.
Aud t:ic men OF t'iit prn!c>. ion arc going 10
como in Il body lhlnnSont he couutr,.
know hlmdrr't> OF ll,rni, and Il more ;nni Il
or h;gh!y educated cll.- OF men it would be
Eali I" iina: ana, though Ike tendency %!
tucir profession ma: be toward skrpi risl,,
mi ,r.anihrd, common sense gospel invita-.
Ton ~"'iiu lri'n ti!hm 10 the Iruni OF ali
Christian cn'!ra,Or. Men OF the pciaii and
D'n. IN all departments. sou reed the hc;n
OF vi" Christian religion. In the day Whri.
me people want To ~! their Ecw>palcrs at
ieri''a. and are hop.n: for the time WHEN
litH cAli sc; ANY Of TEEN 1T one cent u,:d as
l'oh>rihercr, III" attaches OF the printing.
I1s> III" by the THOUSAND ground under the
'!'i''''i>, you want cod TO take care Of Won
'"'' our imllics. Some of your hest work Is
- ~; a NhaplTcciatcd a. was Millions "I'ar.
;lnl-t Lost, for which tic author received
S.'' ana inr immortal poem "HoLenf,,.
den, OF Thomas Campbell, wLrn he first of.
Tered II Tor publication and in the column
called Notices tot correspondence Oh, c.rnd
the words: "To T. C.-Ihc lines ,,:rr ,,,.
il" 'Dn Linden when the sun WA, i",, ~,
not up to our standard. Poetry is VT Il. C,s
forte" %
Omen Of the pencil and pen a:n,d your
unapp'rciatcd work you need encourage.
hlrn' lid YOU ran have II. Printer, Of iii
Ciri-c:'ion. editors, reporters, ee.s,,,.sitor.,
p.s,intn. publishers, and rca.ie:s Of that
which Is printed, resolve that sou will not
write, set up, edit, i-su", OF read anything
that dcbas"S body, m;ud, or soul. In the
name II; Of God. by tn laying OF II tho hands
OF faith and prayer. or,laim the printing.prcss
tor righteousness and lib ity and ,a!vatinn,
All VI lis, with som" influence Ina will help
IN the right direction. let lis p! our hand,
to the work inrlcring God 10 hasten the
contamination. y ship with hundreds Of
passengers. Approaching the ,ont american
yo.>t, the man IN the iookou, neglected hts
WORK and iii fl +" ininlIW> the ship would
nave been dashed - r!.lIi OH lac rocks. Bat
u crirket OIL board the vessel HAT had made
no s,,iiili ali the voyage ct sllri:l cai al the
smell nj land, and The ca, tain, hnoyIuY tint
habit VI the ms ~, the vessel wa, ,t1pi eli
IN LitlI - avoid All awful xyr,.t - =.