The Progress., 1893-01-28

t-i-- l--l ivbF N4-t- p '-f e Ni' CiIS "a
Prize fight, they co-ll bring about
revolution of love and sacrifice. Il, IN
stead Of all tie stuE icy palm Of @.
the world tn wo-il tell tie story G
nation tora>io1, vI,- ~ matchless r5-C
for a worlds -e.~- .oc might thus -
wrought before or very eyes!
Folrth-lust-@l of That We have L1,
a poisonor Of liz. Il pennywise polio,
that VIII sell everything for Il nickel 3
hand. a man Get into n street car viii
mud all over him and SAID to the ma1
next him: II am the biggest fool IL
town. See that car ahead? I ran s,
many blocks 20 catch It. Yes, caught
it and gave TIE ca33actor a dime on thC
Platform, andEc save me nickel chang"
Then somehow dropped tie nickel ov-l
the dashboard AT called to the conGuc
tor to stop. bu. 81: wouldn't. so [ jumped
after it in the mad aad had to wait fol
this car" Did you fEd the nickel
"Oh, yes; lost ..iv car. sQoiled my clotha-
and skinned my .sck Just for the priv
lege Of handing that nickel to this con
ductor." SO t.is rreat press today Will
jump over the dashboard and go into the
sewers for a nickel and give it to the
Rert generation that comes along. Pen
nywise and missing the magnificent oP-
portunity for ma,chless power!
A TRULY AWFUL POWER.
They say chat Niagara has a horse
power Of 100000, and so this great
power Of the press today has horse
power of millions piled on millions. and
yet it rolls by and leaves the world as
poor as before. Instead OF making the
life of the world rich, it breeds crime.
\ boy committed crime the other day
because of the infamous matter he had
read, the judge said. What do they
chronicle-the real history of the world
No; exploits Of nothing They give Gs
straws; they poll votes as to who IS the
most popular hodcar1ier in Yorkyille.
Instead Of opinions that would mold ana
fashion the lives of our people. this Is
what is given
! Cana.bOat was going along, and be
fore it got to a bridge man made him
self chairman OF meeting and said.
An in favor Of Jackson, rise" and
when they got to the bridge he said.
Every man not IL favor of Jackson.
rise, and no man rose. And it was re-
ported in al the papers that every man
was in favor Of Jackson. The press 81
today has even iJilen lower than that of
Jackson's dcyi in its exploitation moth
ing and worship Of fakes.
The press so far from leading p.bic
opinion. fawns before it. Now and then
yOu find man who has backbone. bat
it seems TO be the wrong sort. Charle4
A. Dana, it is said. mortgaged his paper
to vent personal spite against Cleve-
land. If he would only do it to carr
out great public purpose, he might he
tie hero Of his age rather than IT.
lshmael. These editors remind me Of 4
stump speaker making speech who
was the candidate at large for his party.
He said he was glad to see so many
ladies present on his side, and finally he
wound up, saying. Everybody in favor
If our principles, please rise" and four
men stood up. He felt little damp
ened, and then clearing his throat said.
All il favor of the party in powc~
keeping the iron heel of tyranny on the
lecks of the people of this country, stand
lp." And the people all arose and
;heered, while the orator, realizing his
allure, retreated from the platform.
l have seen these great newspapers
'ome out on question of principle with
! howl and curse. and then when they
aw what public opinion really expressed
hey backed gently down off the stage
md changed their policy. speak of
course of certain class of the press.
Who. instead of leading and guiding and
ashioning public opinion, fawn and roll
n the dirt and wait to know what You
hink. and whenever you really stand
Up and stamp your foot they believe it.
90. the next miaUte.
THE TYPE OF CORRUPTION.
God has used Judas Iscariot in the his
ory Of worlds salvation, and he is 60
ng to use him again TO save the world and |
n the same way. You know what hap
'ened in Africa. The most hated Ian |
.uage in Africa is the language of the !
lave trader. but it is the only language
hat is universal. b the providence of |
Almighty God the Bible has been trans /.
ated into the lanGuage of the slave
raider, and the WORD OF the Eternal God !
as been brought TINS 70 the whole con-
lnent of Africa, even II the track of the /
7retch incafnatc who came to destroy |
he land. As Africa has learned the Ian
uage universal that God might come 1
nth his book and teach them, so God I
I'LL use this modem JNRer. teaching al /
eople to read when cha Christian word |
saszes thai the tine has cems when
hose great cylinders must be converted
0 Jesus Christ to do his work.
In subscribing for Your newspapers. if
on support those kind Of papers of
'hich have spoken, you are paying to
udas iscariot the price. But if you ex-
rcise the power God has given you in
'olding ana fashioning public opinion
ne tread of public cenvicien will be
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