New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-27

What a useful life and what glorious de.
sparture was thatof the most famous of all
American printers, Benjamin franklin,
Whom 1nfidels in the penury of their re.
sources have often 1raudulently claimed for
Inelr own, but the printer who moved that
the Philadelphia convention be opened with
pfayeT-the resolution lost because a MAORI.
" thought prayer unnecessary who
wrote at the time he was viciousIy attacked:
IN y rule is to go straight forward in doing
what appears to me to be right leaving the
consequences to proy1dence,' and who wrote
this Quaint ep1taph showing his hope of res
urre cIion-an epItaph that / hundreds OF
times read while living in Philadelphia:
The body
of
Benjamin Franklin, printer,
Like the cover of an old book,
Its contents torn out,
And stript of its lettering and gilding)
Lies here food for worms.
Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For it will Gas he belieyed) appear once more
In a new
And more beautiful edition,
Corrected and amended
By
The Author.
That providence intends the profession OF
reporters to have mighty share in the
worlds redemption is suggested by the fact
that Paul and Christ took reporter along
with them and he reported their addresses
and reported tIeir acts. Luke was "a report
er, and he wrote not only the book of Luke
but the acts of the apostles. and without
that reporters work we would have known
nothing OF the Pentecost, and nothing of
Stephens martvrdom, and nothing OF Tabi-
tina resurrection, and nothing of the failing
and Unjailing OF Paul and Silas. and nothing
of the shipwreck at Melita. Strike out the
reporters work from the Bible and you kill
a large part of the new testament. 1t
makes me think that in tile future of the
kingdom OF God the reporters are to bear a
mighty part.
About thirteen years ago a. representative
of an important newspaper took his seat In
this church one Sabbath night, about five
pews from the front of this pulpit. He took
out pencil and reporters pad. resolved to
carieatu.e the whole scene. When the music
began he began, and with his pencil he de-
rided that, and then derideu the prayer,
and then derided the reading of the scrip
lures, and then began to deride the sermon.
But, he says, for some reason, his hand be-
gan totremble, and he, railying 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
the front OF the pew and began to pray. At
the close of the services he came and asked
for the prayers OF others and gave his heart
to God; and though still engaged in news
paper work he is an evangelist, and hires q
hall at his own expense and every Sabbath
afternoon breaches Jesus Christ to the people.
Aud the men OF that profession are going to
come in body Throughout the country. /
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 sl1eptlcism,
an Organized, common sense gospel invita-
ton would fetch them to the front of all
Christian endeavor. Men OF the pencil and
pen, in all departments, you need tae help
the people want to get their newspapers at
3 cents, and are hoping for the time when
they Can get any Of them at one cent, and as
a consequence, the attaches 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 is
as much unappreciated as was Millions sPar-
adlse LOST for which the author received
$50; and the immortal poem 'sHohenlin-
uen,' OF Thomas Campbell, when he first Of
tered it for publication AMI in the co.umn.
called 'Notices to Correspondents appeared
the words: ITO L. C.-1he lines commence
ing sOn Linden when the sun was low are
not up to our standard. Poetry is not I. C's.
forte."
Omen Of the pencil and pen, amid your
unappreciated work you need encourages
menL and you can have 1t. Printers Of all
Chrlstendom, editors, reporters, compositors,
pressmen, publishers, and readers of that
which is printed, resolve that you will 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, ordain the prlnting-press
for righteousness and liberty and sa.Vation.
All OF us, with some influence that will help
In the right direction, let us put our hands
to The work imploring God to hasten the
contamination. A SHIP with hundreds Of
passengers, approaching the South American
coast, the man on the lookout neglected his
work and in a few minutes the ship would
have been dashed to rum on tue rocks. But
cricket on board the vessel that had made
no sound all the voyage set shrill call at the
smell OF land, and the captain, knowing that
habit of the insect, the vessel was stopl ed
In time to avoid an awful wreck. And so
insignificant means now may do wonders
and scratch OF pen may save the ship
wreck of soul.
Are you all ready for the signing of the
contract, the league. the solemn treaty pro.
posed between journalism and evangelism?
Aye, let it be a Christian marriage of the
pulpit and the printing! press. The ordina-
ton OF the former on my head, the pen Of
the latter in my hand, it is appropriate that
publish the bands of such m ,rriage Let
them from this day be e in the nlagnifi-
cent work of the worlds redemption.
Let thrones. and powers, and Kingdoms be
Obedient. mi .hty God, to thee;
And oves land, and steam, and main.
Now wave the seepter Of thy reign,
y let thai glorious anthem swell,
Let host to host the triumph tell,
Till not one rebel heart remains,
But over all the Saviour reigns.