Telegram-herald., 1888-06-18

Thzt Prvviienos Intends the profession OF
reporters % have a -<aghty share in ths
worlds redemptlo' a suggested by the fact
that Paul and ->nrist took a reporter along
with then. = "a hs reported their addresses
and repo- ed their acts Luke was a re-
porter, and he ~rots not only Ne boa Of
Luke. bot the Acts Of thu Apostles, and
without that reporters work We would have
known nothing OF tho fentecost, and moth
ing OF Stephens martyrdom, and nothing Of
Tabithas resurrection, and noshing OF the
falling and anjailinz OF Psal and Silas and
nothing OF tho shipwreck at NelitA Strike
out the reporters work from tho Bible and
you kill large part OF the New Testament
II makes me think that in the future Of the
kingdom Of God the reporters are 70 bear
mighty part
Abont thirteen years ago a representative
Of an important newspaper took his SCAT in
this church, one Sabbath night. about five
pews from the front OF this pulpit he took
out pencil and reporters pad, resolved 10 carl
cature 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
70 doride the sermon But, he says, for some
reason his hand began TO tre,nble. and he,
rsllying himself, sharpened his pencil and
started again, but broke down again, and
then put pencil and paper in his pocket
and his head down on thefront OF the pew
and began 20 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 news
paper work, he IL an evangelist, and hires q
he'll of his o-~v awr,<r,oa ard avorv Ca bhofh
afternoon breaches Jesus Christ to the peo-
pie. And the men Of that profession are
going to come in a body throughout the
country l know hundreds OF them, and
more genial or highly educated class of men
it would be hard TO find, and, though the
tendency Of their profession may be toward
skepticism, an organized. common sense
Gospel invitation would fetch them to the
front Of oil Christian endeavor. Men Of the
pencil and pen, in oil departments, you need
the help of the Christian religion In the
day when people want TO get their news
papers at three cents, and are hoping for
the time when they can get any of
them at one cent, and, as O oonse-
quence, the attaches OF the printing pres arc
by the thousand ground under the cylinders,
you want God TO take care Of you and your
unappreciated as was Milton's paradise
Lost" Cor which the author received 9s5, and
the immortal poem, "Hohenlinden," Of
Thomas Campbell when he first offered it
for publication, and In the column called
Notices 70 Correspondents" appeared the
words: "To T. C-The lines commencing
On Linden when the sun was low arc not up
TO our standard. Poetry is not T. C.'s forte :"
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unappreciated work you need encouragement
ard you can have it. Printers Of all Chris
tendon. editors. reporters, compositors, press
men, publishers and readers Of that which IS
printed, resolve that you viii not write, set
up. edit, issue or read anything that debases
body, mind or soul In the name Of God, by
the laying on Of the hands OF faith and
prayer, oriain the printing press for right
eousness and liberty and salvation All
Of US with some influence that will help
IN the right direction, let Us put our hands -
tho work irnploring God To hasten the consum-
nation A ship with hundreds Of passengers
approaching the South American coast. the
man on the lookout neglected his work
and in few minutes tho ship would have
been dashed 20 ruin on the rocks But q
cricket on board the vessel, that had made no
-Cut4A Nist FDlAtscf 81 Af n SUI AtA Ne~A ~
the smell Of land, and the captain, knowing
that habit Of the insect, the vessel wss
stopped In time TO avoid an awful wreck.
And so, Insignificant means now may do
wonders and the scratch OK a pen may savs
the shipwreck Of a soll
Are you all ready for TIE signing Of The
contract, the league. the solemn treaty pro
posed between journalism and evangelismI
Ayo. let il be q Christian marriags Of the
pulpit and the printing press The ordina-
ton Of the former on my bead. the zen OF
the latter in my hand, IL Is appropriate that
publish The bsnns q such a marriage Let
them from this day be one 10 the magnificent
work of the worlds redemption.
fs-t throD~s and powers and kingdoms b
Oteyfisst, mighty God. 20 thee.
Ard ever iand ard stream ard rain
Nov wave tbe sceptsr Of Thy reign
o iet that giorfo-s anthem s~efl.
Tet hest % host thr triumph tell
TIL not one rptei heart rrFnai1s.
BIZ over Ell ~ Saviour r>ixrz