The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-14
SPECIAL SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE
Which was Largely Attondod-ThInGs
for Which tho Press is { o DO Com.
moudrd-Asa n Educating Influence
on tho Masscs-Tcaturcs Which Do
Not Appeal TO the ChrIstian.

N'SlSNHN 500 AAINANNI a. "tu
highly appreciated. Tho usual pro.
loGuc was on tho topic, Tho Power Of
the Press" On this subject DR.. Buckley
Laid: Q
"All Of US havo boon interested In tho
proceedings Of tho West Virginia Eli.
torial Association which mot in u city
tho past week. Its speeches woro rich
in thoughtful uttorance aud nre bright
sparkling gems Of journalistic oratory.
l followed every stop and read every
speech with glowing interest and shalt
preserve them as noble contributions OF
genius. The world Is full OF education,
developing agencies and mono occupy Il
moro important place than the religious
aud secular newspaper.
What fires these little letter sparks
have kindled. With its first GLOW move
ment after Gutenberg, it has reached
mighty triumph.
u wish to speak 4 fow moments in
simple paragraphs OF tho secular news
paper-for 1t has large relations on tho
main subject Of this evenings talk-as
well Us tho young people OF clubs and
societies Tor whom this special service
has been arranged. Let mo call a.ten-
ton TO some OF Its accomplishments. 1t
has dono moro to quicken thought, dis
scminate knowledge, moldopinion, make
history, and elevate the intellectual
standard than any other agency. It has
rovolutionized tho world of literature
and books, and may be credited with
putting within easy reach of limited
means OF masses those necessities to tho
largest culture unattainGble before, and
it is now engaged in revolutionizing the
art world and developing al esthctic
taste among tho masses by the port
fo!ios put out with its ISSUES.
81 believe q largo share OF honor is
due tho newspaper and press in the in
spring Chau.auqua movements. assem-
blies aud summer schools as we'll as that
OF university extension. 1t has been q
mighty factor, where il would, in ad-
~yancing needed reforms. Il has aided
civilization. improvement aud elovating
advancemept:. It has assisted Chris
tianty in %centralizing those forces max
ing for unity OF tho race and tho
brotherhood OF man. Its use OF tele-
graph has brought the nations OF the
earth into an hours touch OF each other
and has made tho world virtually one
vast city. Its thousands aud millions
Of issues arc q mighty force.
But there arc evils and l looked for
their discussion or ventilation at the
association held here. And l found it
alluded to in the master Grafton OF Mr..
Aler on The Power OF the Presa." This
should 10 copied from ocean to ocean.
Il palpitates with life and would
do good to all through its lofty ambi.
tions. l deprecate' tho pandcring to
low tastes and instincts. in the detail OF
tiagrsnt crime; II is against hu.
mainly. self, church, state and heaven.
Tho pollution OF streams OF pure heart
edpess are traceable go many times to
the subtle influence OF the press paint
ing OF crime. An increase Of reckless
ness is due to a gratiied desire OF no.
,eriety given those characters whose
actions are often denounced in its COL
umns. It ia selling its birth right OF
noble heritage for 4 mess OF pottage. It
10 allowing itself to be prostituted to
the lower elements, to tho shading Of
the higher clements OF human ambi.
ton and nobility. Its heavy headlines
OF the recent notorious trial; its whole
pages Of prize fights with tho oft time
meagre report Of ONE common good
activity OF justice, progress and love
stand out in strong contrast.
There is thereby n certain debauch-
cry, Generalization brought to youth,
specially by our Sunday editions where
exaggerated conglomerations Of evil arc
dealt out to the world to blight the very
good tho noble work Of the newspaper
would subserve. We are told that tho
demand OF tho masses creates the sup
ply. L believe this worry demand has
been an evolution OF the press itself.
What would the Coxey movement have
been? What effect OF tho humiljat-
ing Breckenridge scandal? But the
sensitive plates Of human i'm
preston will preserve them through
tho newspaper. There are papers
which should DO shut out OF all mails,
as any other indecent literature.
Tho nobility OF the pross should
never be dosendrated to the plane OF q
scavenger, nor the commercial agent
OF the worry things it condemns in out
spoken words. II loudly protects
homes and sternly demands quaran.
tine in epidemic, while it goes in
spreading worse contagion abroad
through tho delicate channels OF
thought to the vast damage OF
our youth. II has an influence with
the Biblo-more, Tor il is moro extreme.
ly read-all sneers at higher life are be.
meath the dignity Of the press whose
first letters sent out tho words OF truth
and ao5crness. Any thing that acofTs
home, and the sacred ties Of marriage
relation jeers as morality, and the
higher truer lille OF man in relation to
his God ought to find the
very smallest paragraph in tho
most obscure place OF tho paper.
This would mean hard work and criti-
cism but the seeds for good would grow
and these moldera OF sentiment. charsc-
ter aud history would be tho honored
elevators OF strong manhood, noble
manhood-eularced intellect and high
morals. May God give US soon the
dawn OF the millinal period Of purified
exalted sheets whose accounts while
they show the current events Of human
t%sailties and development will also lift
Us into higher realms OF power and
Chris.ly humanity.
II bid tho press God speed in all
helpful works OF humanity and pray for
its directive efforts for uplifting OF
struggling humanity through the youn-
ger generations by exalted ideals.
NisS Elm Ankle Dead.
Tho many friends OF Miss Ella Arkle
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