Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-30

DIR. T~almage's Regular Sunday
Morning Discourse at n
brooklyn Tabernacle.

BROOKLYN. June 17.-At the service in
the Tabernacle TINS morning, the Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage, ID. d., took for the
subject of his discourse, "Pulrit and
Press made Allies His text was, Luke
xvi. V. 8: "The children Of this world
are in their generation wiser thar the
children of light" He said:
Sacred stupidity and solemn incompc-
tency and sauctiGcd a2inces are here re-
buked by Christ. Ilcsays Worldlings are
wider awake Tor opportunities than are
Christians. Men Of the world grab occa-
sions while Christian people let the most
valuable occasions drift by unimproved.
That is the meaning Of our Lord when he
SAYS: The children Of Jh!s world are ia
their generation wiser than the children
of light"
A marked illustration OF the truth OF
that maxim is inthe elowness of the Chris
,ian religion to take possession of the
secular printing press. The opportunity
IL olFtll tIli llH 'IlA AA'lAC bNNH 'l'N''
but the ecclesiastical courts and the
churches and the ministers Of religion are
for the most part allowing the golden OPP
portunitv to pass by unimproved. That
the opportunity is open ! declare from
the fact tina; all the secular newspapers
are glad OF any religious facts or statistics
tln. ,L,, .,,.,,t Yln,,, pXr antInnta.
and stirring article relating to religious
themes they would gladly print. They
thank You for any information
in regard to churches. If a wrong
has been done 20 any Christian church or
Christian institution, you could 60 into
any newspaper of the land and have the
real truth stated. Dedication services,
ministerial ordinations and pastoral in.
stallatious, corner stone laying Of q
church, anniversary Of a charitable soci
ctv will have reasonable space in any see
ular iop nal, if it have previous notice
given. f had some grcaj injustice done
me. there is not AN editorial or a reporto.
rial room il the United States into which
| could not 20 and get myself set right,
anu that is true of any wei known Chris
tian man. Already the daily secular press
during the course Of each week publishes
as much religious information and high
moral sentiment rs does the weekly re
ligious press. Why then does not ouI
glorious Christianity embrace these mag.
nifcent opportunities! Ihayc before me
"A subject Of first and last Importance
IL .. .I,tl - u.NtI r, Tho gaHllnr nrGNG Al
a mighticr reinforcement TO religion and
the pulpltE
The first thing toward this result is ccs
sation OF indiscriminate hostility against
newspapcrdom, You might as well de
nouncc the legal profession because OF
the shysters, or the medical profession
because of the quaCks, or merchandise be.
cause Of the swindling bargain makers
as to slam bang newspapers because ther,
are recrcant editors and unfair reporters
and unclesn columns. Gutenberg, the
inventor Of the art OF printing, was about
to destroy hi, types and eXtingulsh the
art because it was suggested to him tina
printing might be suborncd into the ser
vice of the devil, but aftcrward he be
thought himself that the right use of the
art aight more than overcome the cvl
use Of it. and SO he spared the type anC
the intelligence of all following ages
But there are MANY today in the depressed
mood Of Gutenberg with uplifted ham
mcr wanting to pound to pieces the type
who have not reached his better mood il
which he saw the art OF printing to be TIC
rising sun Of the worlds illumination,
If. instead Of fighting the newspapers
we spend the same length OF time and the
same vehpmcnce in marshalling thell
help in religious directions, W. would be
much wiser, rs the man who gets cOnsen
of the railroad superintendent 70 faStcn 8
car to the end Of a rail train shows better
sense than he who runs his whcelbarrow
up the track to meet and drive back the
Chicago limited express. The sillies'
thing that a maj ever does is to Tight q
newspaper for you may have the floor
for utterance perhaps one day IN the
week, while the Newspaper has the floor
ever day in the week. Napoleon, though
a mighty man. had many weaknesses, and
one of the weakest things he ever did was
to threaten that if the English newspapers
did not stop their adverse criticism OF
himself he would with 400, 600 bayonets
cross the channel for their chastisement
Don't fight newspapers. Attack pro
yDkes attack. Better walt till the excite
ment blows over and then 20 III and gel
Justice. for get it you will if you have
patience and common sense and equlpolsc
of disposition. tough; to be a mighty
scdative that there i8an enormous amount
of oommon sense in the world and you
will evidently he taken for what you are
really worth, and you cannot be puiicc
us and You cannot be written down, ahC
if Won are the enemy Of good society that
fact will come out and if YOU are thu
friend of good society that fact vii be
established. ! know what l am taking
about for | can draw on my own expert
ence. All the respectable newspapers rs
far IA | know are my friends now. BuI
many OF you remember tho time when
was the most continuously and mcanly
attacked man in this country. God gave
me grace not 10 answer back y ! KEEP
silence for ten years, and much grace i
required. What | said was perverted anl
twisted into just the opositeo OF what ! dc
say. Ny person was maligncd and was
presented as a gorgon, and | was mall