Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-22
1 PROPOSED ALLIANCE.
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A Suggestion that the Secular Press
Be Secured as a Reinforcement
TO the Pulpit.
An Outline Of PikG 10 Bring Abou.
That Resuil-Unclsan Columns
Criticised.
AGviee Given to Thase Having neaIinss
with RrWIpzpsrs-srImou Preached
by Dr. CzImaEo Yesterday
h. oOhlyE.
srncIal 70 the Gazette.


vices IN the Tabernacle this morning II,
Rsv. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D., tool 70,
the subj set Of his discourse, "Pulpit snt
Press Made Allies" Els text was, Lux;
xvi, Y. s: 1.-THE caudrer Of this world art
IN their generation wiser than the chill
dren,eg light" He said:
Sacred ssupIdirg snd solemn ircom0a.
teICy and sa2c:ih d l9ziaess are here re.
buked by C)Ii2g. II SAYS wJrldii3gs are
wider swake for opportunities than Carts
tIans. Men II The wCrid grab occasions
while Christian peCpl- let most valuable
occasions drift b. UHimpTcyed. That i
the meaning Of cur Lord when be SAYS:
"Tne children OF this world ere ii their
generation wiser thaH tle children Of
light"
marked Illustration OF the truth Of
thSt maxim is in tie slowGess Of thr
Christian religion to take possession Of
tae secular printing press. The opy1--
tuCity IS open a1d hAs f,r some time been
open, but the eCc.esi1s.iCsl CCnrts and
the c1urC1es and ministers q rtlig!gn
sra for the most qsrl slICwipg the golden
opportunity - pass uLimp. owes. TnAl
me opportunity IS QpeG dsCl.re from
the fact thGt sll the ocular n5WspsDeTs
are glad q sny religious faC.s or Stalls
Tics tast you presen. them. Any snlma I'D
and stirring article relating to re i.ious
themes they could g!Sd!y print TGey
thank yOu tor any irTbrmatioD in reCar1
10 churches. II 4 WrJug Aas been done
10 SDY Christian Cau-ch or CarIs'ian ia
stituti0R, you could go into zuy
newspaper Il In: land Grd have
the r,sl !ru.S slated DsdtCa-
ton s2r7.ces, ministerial ordinations ard
pastoral instsila,iCTe, Cornerstone lsyitg
Of church, anniversary oi 4 charitable
sCCiety will hsvE reasonable space in SnY
secular jJu5nal, If il nsve previous notice
given. /, h&d some CREST Injustice dooe
me, thcLe is not an editorial or G repor
toTi1l room IN The United Ststes into
which 1 could not 20 and get myself ssG
TigAt, aud that is true OF shy Wel-kcc9n
Christian man. A!ready The daily secu-
lsT press, during tha course # each week
publishes IS much religious information
and higD m0rdI sentiment as does the
weekly rel giuus press. Why IL, L does
rot cur glorious Christianity embrace |
these magnificent opportunities? [ have |
before NE 3 subject Of fist and les. I'M |
porGanCe: How shall We secure tce sec !
u'rr press as migdier reinforcement 10 |
religion and the pp PIP.
The tlrst thing toward this result is |
cessation OF indiscrmin.te hostility |
against newspaperd0m, You might as
well denource the :sgsl protection be
cause Of the shys'rrs, or the medical pro-
iessiOn because Of tne quocks, or mer-
chandise because OF the BwiDdliUg bar
gain mskere, SIS to slsTD-bAng news 8pera
because there Ere reCresnt editors and
UNFAIR REPORTERS AND UNCLEAN COL
UMHS
Gutenberg, the inventor Of the art of
printing, was sbOut to destroy his types
and exuuguish the art because 1t wss
suggested to him thst printing might be
su0Oraed into the service CT the devil
but afterwards he betbought himself that
the right use Of the art might more than
overcome the evil use Of is and SO he
spared the type sud the intelligence OF
all following ages. But there are many
to-day In the depressed mood Of Gutten-
berg with uplif ed hammer wanting to
pound to pieces the type, who hsve not
reached his better mood in which he saw
the art Of printing to be the rising Gun CT
the worlds Illumination. II iGstCsG Of
lighting news papers we spend the same
length Of time and the same We emence J
in msTSaslliDg their hep IN religious !
dire lois, We w0uld be as much wiser IS !
the msl who geJs consent Of the railroPl '
sppeclntt udeRs 10 fss,Gn car TO the eId |
CT rsii-train, shows better sense tnoa !
he who TuuS his wheelbaT-2W up the {
trsck TO meet and drive hScK the Chicago '
limited express. The siliess thug tina {
a man ever CJes is &c fgnt q newspaper, l
for Ycu msy have the h10r for us-er.nce |
perhaps one dag in the Week, willie TIE :
news pspaF has the fl }0T every Gay in the :
week. Napoleon though mighty msn &
iGf many we knesses, and one OF the r
Teskes. things re ever did ws3 TO threaten =
that if tins EnglsA newspapers did not 7
stop their adverse criticism Of himself he {
would Win zoe, Geo bsyonets cross the &
Channel for 'heir cnssdsement. S
DON'T FIGHT NEWSPAPERS v
Attack prOvokes aJtsck BIT CT wait till Il
he excitemeu; blows over End then go in p
Aad get Justice, for get it you will y
I you nsye patience and com r
non sense ard equipoise of f.
disposition. II ought 10 be mighty V
edative thst there is an enormous @
mount Of common sense in the world, q
nd you will eventually De taken for what P
'ou are really worth, ald you cannot De O
'ufisd mp and you Csunog be written b
oWD, and il you are the enemy Of good CT
ocleEy that fact will come cut, and II W
ou are the friend Of good society that d.
act will be ests 1lished. l know what l N
m taking about Tor l cSn draw on my in
Wn experience. All the respectable 1t
ewspapeTs as fSr as l know are nay in
;ieIds now. But msuy CT you remainder d
ne time when l wss the most cont!nu- h,
usiy Snd meanly attacked man 10 this T
ountry. God give me grace not to pI
uswer BACK and 1 Kept silence for ten 81
ears, snd mach graca Is required. What
said WAS perverted snd wv sted into W
list the opposite Of wdst did say. nv sc
ersol WAS mGhgued and l wss presented re
8 gorgon, aud l WAS msliciyusly &C. 81
;rib9d by persons VINO mad naver seen III
IL as nlonstrosity in body, @ind sud pi
1ul. There we're millions CT Qeople who is
elieved that there was s large sofa in til
lis pulpit, although we never had any II
ling but 8 char, anu mat during the 80
uglpg By the congregation I w.s &c kn
lsEomed 20 lie down on thst sofs ard tic
Spgle my feet over the end. Lying NV rs
ork correspondents for ten years mis- sb
presented our ccurch services, but we di.
aitid and people from every neghbor- or
)od Of ChristenGom came here 70 f1nd the tn
sgnitude Of the tslsehood concerning Ss
e church and concerning N Ysen. re- pc