St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-13
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REV. ADDISON r.. MOORE PAYS A
TRIBUTE TO THE DAILY
PRESS.
CORRUPTION CANNOT HIDE
FROM THE EAGLE EYE OF THE
FEARLESS MODERN NEWS
PAPER.
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1T HAS GREAT : DUTIES, ALSO.
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should Proclaim thePeopie's Rights,
DenOunce Vice and Work for
Purity of Life.
CORRUPTION CANNOT HIDE.
r HAS GREAT : DUTIES, ALSO.

"A
Rev. Addison R. Moore, Of the Woodland
Park Baptist church, in his sermon on "The
Public Press" last evening, took d.
rect issue with the stand of the w. c. T. U.
that the newspapers should not print news of
crimes. Mr.. Moore pointed out the wonder
full power of the press in ferreting out cor
ruptlon in public places, and crime in public
and private life, and gave it it's need of
praise for its work in this direction, not
without an admonition that with it's great
opportunities were carried great duties, to
which indifference was unfaithfulness
IaKlnS Tor his text Ecclesiastes, X, 90 ga
plrd OF the air shall carry the voice, and
that winch hath wings shall tell of the
matter, " Mr.. Moore said in substance:
me pubic press is the great central sta
ana commerce. OF invention and intelligence
Oh art ana science and politics and religion
Inc modern newspaper is the most marvellous
product OF our age: 1t has grown from its
chlldhood IN t'ranklin's time, when 100 sheets
day was considered wonderful output, in
to it's giant manhood of today, when the mod
ern press dashes off 800 sheets a minute,
As, 900 an hour. z.
1t is a far cry from the "acta diurna" of
the Romans to the public press of today;
and, while then a Caesar, dictated such items
OF news as he deigned to allow the few ia
vored ones VINO could read to receive, now,
the press, by an extensive system of news
gathering agencies, presents an array of
Worldwide news for all mankind to read.
The multitudes are being. informed every day
of each days events, until it has become al
most an impossible thing for any nation to
cover up its sins. or for any city to hide it's
corruption. In the United States there are
10000 newspapers, issuing 1000 COO, 600 copies
a year. in which may be found facts and
fancies and criticisms. Scholars and men of
science as well as men of affairs, contribute
to these columns. The effect of such an
avalanche of printed matter is at least three
fold. First, it succeeds in deepening intelli-
gence. In the first centuries of our era in
few scholars and thinkers; today it has be-
come broad river, with network OF
stately branches covering the entire world.
Young and old, rich and poor, are influenced
by the steady and ever increasing output of
the daily press. The facts of life lay hold
of every mind, ands the people are going to
school to the newspaper The millions are
being instructed by editorial columns the
statesman, of Asia and America, OF Europe
and Africa, is opened so that he who runs
may read and learn its lessons.
Such spreading intelligence produces as
second result broader sympathies.
The press, by bringing us information con-
corning the nations of the earth, brings US
into sympathy with each nations needs: A
century ago Armenian martyrs might have
persisted unheeded. Today the sentiment OF
the nations sends sullen gun boats swiftly
to warn the sultan. that he is charged by
der broadening sympathies even Russia is
growing ashamed Of her Siberian fortunes,
and China is openings her eyes after sleep
of centuries. If by a common impulse the
press of the world should cease to publish
news, 1t would be like the going out of the
sun. r4Ssa<
All this produces . as, third re-
suit increased responsibility upon the
press. The public press must have
ready ear to hear the cry of the people
and true voice to, proclaim the peoples
rights. The press must not be deafened by
the finger of autocrati or of "boss,' or muz-
zled by the will Of counting room or preju-
dices of party politics. 1t is not to be the
sewer of shame or the cesspool of vice.
Shame and vice must be denounced, not
served up as dainty morsels. And home and
church and press must unite to purify life.
Then the time will soon come when the
birds of the air will carry joyful tidings,
and the wings of billions of newspapers
will flutter in excitement over the news OF
righteousness regnant and purity and truth
triumphant. d'