The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29

work healthful or blasting. The two worst
on men in that day will be the minister
Of religion and the editor il they wasted
their opportunity. Both Of US arc the on
giueer OF long express trains Of influence
and We will run them into . depot Of light
or tumble them OF the embsnkments.
What useful life AMI what . glorious
departure was that Of the most famous Of
al American printers. Benjamin Franklin,
whom infidels in the penury Of their 70
sources have often frsudulently claimed
for their own, but the printer who moved
that the Philadelphia convention 30 opened
with prayer, the resolution lost because Q
majority thought prayer unnecessary, and
who wrote Ut the time he was viciously at.
tucked: my rule 10 to g straight forward
in doing what appears 10 be right, leaving
the consequences to Providence" and who
wrote this quaint epitaph showing his hope
Of resurrection. an epitaph that hundreds
OF times read while living In Philadelphia:
The Body
Of
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER
Like the cover q nm old book,
Its contents torn out
And stript Of its lettering and glldins).
Lies here food for worms.
For IL viii las he believed) sppcar once moro
In q new
And more beautiful edition,
Corrected and amended
BY
The Author.
That Providence intends the profession
Of reporters to have Q mighty share in the
worlds redemption Is suggested by the
fact that Paul and Christ took . reporter
along with them and he reported their id
dresses and reported their acts. Luke was
reporter and he wrote not only the book
Of Lutte but the Acts OF the Apostles.
and without that reporters work we would
have known nothing Of the Pentec0st and
nothing Of Stephens martyrdom, and moth.
Ing Of Tabitha's resurrection, and nothing
OF the failing and unjliling OF Paul and
SIlas, and nothing Of the shipwreck q
Melita. Strike out the reporters worb
from the Bible and you kill II large part Of
the New Testament. 1t makes me think
that in the future Of the kingdom Of God
the reporters are to bear mighty part
About thirteen years ago = represent
tive of an important newspaper took his
seat in this church. one Sabbath night,
about i've pews from he front Of the pull.
pit. He took out pencil and reporters pad
resolved to caricature the whole scene.
When the music began he began and with
his pencil he derided that, and then derided
the prayer, and then derided the reading OF
the Scriptures, and then began to deride
the sermon. But, he says, for some reason
his hsnd began to tremble, and he. rsllyins
himself, sharpened his pencil and started
again, but broks down sgain, and then put
paper and pencil in his pocket and his head
down on the front 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
hires hall at his own expense, and every
Sabbath afternoon breaches Jesus Christ
to the people.
And the men Of that profession are going
to como IN body throughout the country.
know hundreds Of them and o more &C.
NAL or highly educated class Of men il
would DO hard 70 find. and though the ton
dency Of their profession may be toward
skepticisn, an organized, common sense,
gospel Invitation would fetch them TO the
front Of all Christian endeavOr. Men Of the
pencil and pom, in all departments, you
need the help Of the Christian religion. In
the days whom people want to got their
at throe cents and are hoping
for the time when they can get say Of them
1t one cent, and ss . consequence the At
taches 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 IL - much unappreci.
ated IS was Ailton's Paradise Lost for
which the author received Us; and the
immortal poem ''Hohenlinden" Of Thomas
Campbell when he first offered it for pub
LEGATION and in the column called "Noiices
TO Correspondents" appeared the words
ITO +. C.-The lines commencing Ca Lin
den when the sun was low are not up tc
our standard. Poetry 10 not T. C.'s forte"
Omen Of the pencil and pen, amid your
w0rk you need encourage
meut aud you can have It. Printers Of all
editors. reporters, compos-
TORS, pressmen, publishers and readers Of
that which Is printed. resolve that you will ]
not write. set up, edit, issue or read any |
thing that debases body, mind or soul
Arc you all ready for the signing Of the |
the league. the solemn treaty |
proposed between journalism and evangei- |
smi Aye, let it BE- o Christian marriage |
II the pulpit and the printing press. The |
ordination Of the former on my head. the |
pen Of the latter 10 my hand 1t is sppropri |
ate that publish the banns of srch mar. |
rage. Let them from this day be one 10 |
he magnificent work Of the worlds re-
1emption.
In the name Of God, BY the laying on Of
he hands Of faith and prayer. ordain tho |
printing press for righteousness and lib !
srty and salvati All Of US with some !
influence that will help in tho right d,rec-
lion, let US put our hands to the work, i'm. |
pioring God to hasten the consummation. |
A ship with hundreds Of passengers ap- |
the South American coast, tho |
nan on the lookout neglected his work and |
IN few minutes the ship would have been |
dashed to ruin on the rocks. But a cricket |
IN board the vessel that had made no |
sound all the voyage set up q shriil call at |
he smell Of land, and the captain, know |
ng that habit OF the insect, the vessel was |
stopped In time to avoid On awful wreck. |
And 50 Insignificant means now may do |
wonders and the scratch Of apen may save |
,hipwreck Of . soul
Let thrones and powers and kingdoms b
Obedient. 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.
hut over all the Saviour reign,.
Wise Sayings Well Said.
The fewer words the better prayer.
Luther.
Chastity is lost but Once-never to |
De recalled.-Orid.
Wedlock's lane where there is no |
1AulOek.
Love and money.-pickpOckets that
lever fail.-Prinee de Ligne.
To be really beautiful and attractive.