The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-08

raising bountiful harVests. Men are be-
coming wise in this day and generation,
ana all the praise Is due to the press
ana the efforts Of writers connected
herewith. Those who refuse to &C
knowledge the real power of the press
are men who live in the way back"
They study all books of prehistoric ira
ditions rather than read the daily of
rerings of modern writer's who furnish
the most sublime facts through the
channels of papers and books, which
are not only true, but they are vitali-
zing to both heart and brain. The
power of the press" as an educator
goes far above and beyond the histori-
cal records Of ancient creeds and theo-
ries, or even the sublime visions of the
wise men and their analogies.
Those learned men who live in the
past cannot see the evident traces Of a
corrupt and speculative philosophy in
their old ideas, and the mysteries the
superstitions, blended in their cherished
precepts do not appear real to them,
They cannot see any faults in theories
created thousands of years ago, or they
for creedal reasons refuse to believe
that modern science Is true or that the
laws of nature never harmonized with
the conceited traditions of ancient
saints who claimed their groundless
creeds We're precepts of heavenly wis"
dom.
The churches are full of just such
men, who throw a. cloud over all new
revelations, and consider it q waste of
time to read newspapers. And the
modern novels throw them into mental
commissions, though such books do not
contain half the romance that is record
ed in the lives of King David and the
fair daughters of Saul.
Bible romances must be swallowed
without water to wash them down, so
they believe, while a well written
newspaper romance proves most bit
ter pill, poisonous to both mind and
morals. o, pity for the ancient minded
men of modern times, who really mag
inc that David and Solomon would call
them to judgment and condemn them
for their lack of faith in the laws of
Moses. If they ever a acknowledge that
modern science Is proof positive of eter-
nal progression. A belief In our mod
ern schools would be equal to commit
ting an objectionable sin, and as for
reading a weekly paper, on any of our
popular monthlies, why, it would be sin
of the deepest red and fast color at
that. But the press and progress are
one. Newspapers with their practical
editorials and advanced intellectual
productions seem to such people like a
removal Of the ancient land marks" so
strictly forbidden by Moses or some
other old law maker. The spirit of the
press is dauntless one-intrepid and
faultless. 1t has the courage to exam
inc the doctrinal superstructure of all
creeds and If finding they do consist of
light materials like wood, hay and
stubble, the press is not afraid to APP
ply the consuming fire to the scene, and
not only touch the match, but will
assist If need be in adding to the pile
all the vast multitude of human devices
| which have encountered the record of
| the ages with worthless ashes.
Truth has nothing to fear from the
| press. 1t analyses and brings forth all
the fine gold of history and by polish
ing makes it shine with purer luster.
When extricated from the dross of
commingling elements Of the baser
| metals, patriotism, liberty, heroism and
| noble achievements are always immor-
talized by the press. False creeds and
| theories are sure to find deadly foes in
| the public prints. Art, science and all
| schools of modern philosophy are sus-
| tanned by the associated press, and all
the brightest minds of the age are con-
nected with newspapers No more in
telligent men ever lived than are found
in the editorial departments of the as
ISOLATED press.
1t is the influence of the press that is
slowly crushing out ignorance and su-
perstition, and is bringing truth to
light and Is substantiating the facts
connected with art and science, illus
trating each new idea and discovery in
the clearest and most brilliant manner,
and it is a positive fact that the grand
lights flashed forth from our agricul-
tural papers are working out a reforma-
ton which in time will restore the
wasted, exhausted soil and utilize all
the neglected homesteads in the coun-
try.
Only the men of old ideas and creeds
refuse to believe that newspapers have
the brightest minds of the age engaged
upon their work. The best writer's ever
known are now connected with our
public newspapers and magazines.
1t is the influence of the press that
sustains all the public institutions, eth
err educational or charitable, in the
land. The press Is active in all reforms
and brings forth all ancient truths, and
either substantiates them on the most
authoritative of the ancient revela-
lions, or it condemns them as absolute
ly false and groundless
The press never furnishes the beauty
of truth, religion or morality but illus
trates all three in glowing language or
artistic colors which cannot fade or be
doubted. There are men who rather
read Horace and Virgil; they take more
comfort in the philosophy Of Plato, So
crates and Confucius than anything
modern. The genius of Scott found in
sufficient food in modern times for his
mind to feed upon. He lived in the
past. His masterpieces were all in the
early ages, and his IDEAS were visiona-
ry. Byron and Wordsworth believed in
ideal worlds. Shelly and Keats had
great affinity for literature, but appre-
ciated the concentrated strength of the
ancient writer's and the creeds of the
ancient wise men. They would have
made small figures in the literary
world had the press not taken UP their
songs of praise Balzac's novels and
George Eliot Dickens, George Sands,
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