Telegram-herald., 1891-02-02

Leaked Hpo1 ~ szkN2ta feLozassrs,
- called, IS tue head ana front OF al
ess1ding. II hss b~ea denounced a.
pToaaolarg ssekeaasss. IS destructive
of the bss1 Interests CT society. as cor.
Tupt0r OF the youth. as foe - tbs
state, aud an aaaelcorpe rival % TIE
sunday services synois. conferences.
|eonsesti0Es. sablsSth committees, the
Anser can sabbath Union. and lev
rsal papers winch 10 not indaIge ii
ssckeauess OF Sunday issue. have
wed Nth each other "a pFoelalming Toe
Sunday paper as ''the greatest and
n1est eTieisnt agent IA destroying the
saBeIlty OF the American sabbath. =
Bat il the face of all opposltions tae
sandsy paper has steadily gained IN al
tAe elenleats OF strength aud progress.
IL has enlarged its circulation, Ia
creased IT'S profits. grown in quantity,
and improved IN quality. Many OF the
larger dailles ROW print matter enough
10 make fair-sized volume each sun
day.
ls has always been easy TO make the
Sunday paper attractive to the irrelig.
ious, noa-church-gomg masses. Ii has
been left for the Sunday Press, OF New
York, 10 mark the complete triumph
OF the Sunday paper, 10y calling to is
aid the best religious talent Ia the city
IN which II is published. Thi. has been
accomplished 10y arranging for series
OF religions articles. appearing on sue
cessiye Sundays, from the pens of repre-
sentative men in the various denomi-
nations. in which each man defines and
defends his denomInational faith. Up
10 date December %. 1901, the follow
ing gentlemen have written: Rev.c. II.
Eatou. Uniyersalist; Rev. 5. s. Seward,
New Church; Rev. Lyman Abbott, Con-
gregatlonallst; Rev. Il. $. Macarthur,
baptist; key.J NJ. Chadwick, Unitarian.
THE following are announced tn con-
tlnue the series: Walter Elliott, Roman
catholic; Rev. w. X. Huntington, Epis-
copaiian. Rev. Gustav Gottheil, jew;
Rev. q. +. krotel, Lutheran, and Rev.
Charles Robinson, Presbyterian.
1t goes without saying, that when
such men, for any reason whatever,
write Tor Sunday paper upon themes
the most attractive 10 people of their
own religious faith. the triumph of the
Sunday newspaper is complete. On
Sunday morning, December IA, 1890,
the writer heard prominent Baptist
ask newsdealer: "Iiave you Press?
| want TO see why DR.. Macarthur is
Baptist 1t needs but short line of
logic TO snow that il was right for that
man To buy the Press on his way to
CHURCH, IL 1t was right for DR.. Macarthur
10 tempt him thus by writing for 1t. 4
1hc same Is true Of the people of each
denomination in turn, and OF religious
people in general. Ii it is wrong tor
publish Sunday paper, these clergy
men are party to the CRIME. Ii they
are not. the Sunday paper is right, ana
all outcry against IT should be stopped.
From THIS time forward, Baptists must
not pass condemnat tory resolutions nor
indulge III strong rhetoric against that
which their most truly representative
men participates IN. When DR.. Robin
sons article appears. it must be taken
as flag of truce" by the Presbvter-
ians, and y cessation OF hostilities on,
their part against what used to be the
supreme Sunday wickedness."
The bottom truth in the matter is
this, there can be no standard for Sun
dav-ohseryance, because there is no
authority for it outside of church Gus
tom and individual choice. If there
be nothing more than this on which to
found notwithstanding" every thing
must fall into the chaos of contradic-
ton and ruin. Aud since the Bible
knows nothing about the keeping OF
Sunday, 1t IS quite right for the Press
and lis compeers TO he published on
Sunday, and for these reverend gentle
men to aid in that work. But when
they consented TO write, the whole case
WAS given away" and when the Sun.
day paper is thus vouched for by the
men OF highest character and influence
In these various denominations, ali op-
position 10 1t, as such, must forever
cease.
Even the sanity Mail and Express.
with It's horse-racinc tips on one page,
It's sabbath Reform" matter on
another. anu It's Scripture quotations at
mast head, must be routed in the fight.
when its degenerate rivals gam such
allies as Abbott, Macarthur, Hunting
ton. and Robinson.
The settlement of the account with
Jehovah. the Lord of the Sabbath.
(Which these religious teachers, who
claim 10 be guided by the Word of God
rather than 10y the traditions of men.
treat rs though It has no rights they
are bound 10 respect) is quite another
and u more difficult affair. Now that
they have settled. we invite them, in
the name of the Lord of the Sabbath.
to inquire after the truth concerning
that day.