Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-03-07


,IialNI ,"e' HriStian' he''y " GralV'
Cltls''an !. " m ni, inc Sre4'sst ~ EasH'H,
men Na!u o. Eu 5Iahl Is true oi america ana
oi all Chr.steldon: Lac men at the top are
lhe l'!eAdS oi uoI ana heIeFeFa IN IN" sane
~il.leS ~ ol ItneIoh' th' most eminent o. t'e
ia Sei'' 'ue "i's' '"''Hel,' VI 'lt hp''''-,
the most eminent o! the merc!ahis aA1
'ueI are no pet"e' mon III al odr iani 'AaH
spme OF 'hos" "ho st IL eIllIFIai cialr..
Ana II that a2'' uot correspond VITA jon'
a'4ua4i1auc'9ni an s'''y tAlt .'ol
nave !S"en 4h'o rsi cohpan'. III al
s"'F s'F u tH' !He''oh 'ut la't s2nhS,
'n Ne'u'SI JourheaN, uH tnrI'
"a s'A.l n"t ot'y answer III t4e SiHrmatiNe'
,,u uuv aS'eIV tuav - grea' are Tue reSpon'iol!
It'eS Vi t"a' Pro'eSS'ol' - lhhn'Us an
c''' MAJ m ,ue consequences OF thei. oo@dleh''
o.. o., 'iSpotd'ehSe oI tn% words OF my ukt,
axe 'hee a Sre1V Toii' anu write IN II WIN
mih pen ana - many are the SURROUND
in8 I'npIAliohS th3t t1e men ot no otNsr
profession more deei''y Ileed tue neLen'es anu
'he re,ehlorSetneht> oI iae grace OK uol:
Auu 1nsh looN ~ the opp'rtun'tieS OF Jour
haHSih, I"se 1he puIH', ana magnify my
oItICe' ' pu. t.' sIa'" lac. "A'cli you an kho"
"heh Say tuAt "Here IAe PlipII touches one
per"oh tne press Voucnes hFe auhurel; ms
'0S' HiAIo'''1 Vi peop'e uo f'' So " cuul CO.
but all intelligent people re'f the newspa
perS' ME- therefore the TeSt'onSo!iiIS o.
the MINISTER'S Is great the reSlonSloliiT o'
editors anu IePoFt@FSlH greater toaie' oEo"h
eF JournaliS'S anu get your oIdlnsuoh' ho'
oJ Tue '") .ii- uii oi uuilau nShus' odU DS Inv
laYing on OF the hahds oil the AlnlSAty' 10 you
Is Cpulhi'''eu Tue precious reputation Oh meu
ana Tue more precious reputation OF women
spread before cur chi'dren an elevated ilt
eFStare' idake SIN appear disgusting ana
NTtue alihlraoie. beheVe good lalhei
thah evil ME you snow up ths
hypocrlS,eS ot tue church, sho" up Che stu
pehuou' hypocIlsleS OUTSIDE the churcn. bs
hoL as some Oh you are tns mere ecaoes oi
puoHc op'hioh' ha"e puohc op!hloh' LSi
the great roll on which you write with a
man 5 pen be message or light and hberJ
and kindness and an awakening of mora
power But who is sufficient Tor these things
Not one o. you without divine help. But get
that influence aud the editors and reporter!
can go up and tax" this world for God and
the truth. The nightest opportunity in a.l
the world for usefulness to-day is open De-
fore editors aud reporters and publishers,
whether OF knowledge on foot, as in the boo.,
or knowledge on the wing, aS in the news
paper. l pray tod, men OF the newspaper
press. whether you hear or read this sermon,
that YOU may rise m to your full opportunity '
and that you may lie dlvlneiy helped and res
cued and blessed.
NoEle one miSht say 70 me: How can You
talk thus "t the newspaper press when YOU
yourself have sometimes been unfairly treated
anu mHrepreSentedE ! answer that i'll The
opportunlty the newspaper press Of thi:
country ana other countries have gwen ne
week by week t" preach the Gospel to thu
nations am put under 50 much obligation
That | defy all editorS and reporters The
world over to write anything that shall cal
forth from me one word of bitter retort from
now uil the day ot my death. My opinion is,
that e!l reiormerS and religious teachers, in
stead OF spending 50 much time and energy
| IN denounclnG the press had better Spenl
more time in thanking them for what thrV
uaVe "one Tor tue "orih lntelligehce ana de-
.laIlhS 'helI i"tSh'uceh' opportunity an
arsliS 5nclr employment "i II all Tor pHheI
"e',' u'' * "'e'uS purposes
AGAIN, remar" that Henry W. Grady
STOOD Tor Christian PATRIOTISM At. v>prV-,,so q "a
| political spoils. II" declined all of!c al re-
| ward. He could have been Governor o.
| Ieorgia. but refused II he could heYc Ooen
senator OF tho United States, but decIinetlt
lie remained PLAIN Nr, Gradv. Nearly al
the other orators OF the political arena Il
soon as the e.ections are over 90 to Wash
lnSton, or albany, or Harrisburg. or A.
'anta, 10 get III city OF State or Nationa
| ofhce reward for then services, and not get
tng what they want spend the rest OF the
time OF that administration N poutlng a00ui
tne management OF pubic AFFAIRS or curSln2
Harrison or Cleveland. When the great
pohucal campaigns wero over Mr., Grady
went nome 70 MS newspaper. he Cemoa
trate1 tnat u IS possible u
toll Tor principles wnich no thought TO Dc
rlght slmply because they were rgh,
CHRISTIAN patriotism is too rare a conmoiitY
IN TINS country. surely the JOY "t Hvns
under Such Tree initltl'lons as thoSo eStao
llSnea mere 3uSnt 10 DO enough reward Tor
poltlcai ndenty. Among a.. me greaU "ris
si ers 'hao SToou at the laSt 6resiaehtlai e,ec