The commonwealth., 1897-12-24

MS native land because Of his opinion
MS property confseated, his life il
~ periled, landed on American soil bere
OF verything that foreign oppressic
could rob him Of Naturally, his SC
knows right well how to appreeia
Iiberty. The most of us are descende
r. from those who imperiled all 10 gai
u the natural and religious rights l.,
IS ihe type and the printing presses an
the editorial chairs be overthrow
I'd which dare TO surrender to any attemr
l. again 10 put on the shackles. Til
e. movement has started for the demol
G tlon VI all the tyraunies Of church an
= state. Religious newspapers mus
:. stand shoulder to shoulder in tbi
4 mighty march for God and the world
u rescue.
e Again, on this seventh anniversary
r l say there Is room for religious pape
$ charged with oldfashioned evangel
ISM. Other styles Of religious news
. paper may do for advertising purposes
or for the presentation OF able essay,
on elaborate themes, but II this worlt
is ever brought to God it will bs
through unqualified, unadulterated
nnmixed, unmistakable evangelism. /,
was astounding that the Lord Almighty
should have gone into great bereave,
meat, submitting to the loss OF His
only Son, that Son stepping off the
aoofsiii OF Heaven into darkness and
an abysn that no plummet has ever vet
been able to fathom; and through that
funeral OF the Heavens life is offered
to our world; but how to get the
tidlngs to all people and in such an at
| tfactive way that they will take hold
Of them, is the absorbing question.
Ihe human voice can travel only a
few feet away, and the world wants
something further and understanding,
ana that is the newspaper press; and
as the secular press must necessarily
give itself chiefly to secular affairs,
let the religious newspaper give itself
to the present and everlasting salvation
OF all who can read, or, il not able to
read, have ears to hear others read.
II there he an opportunity higher,
deeper, grander thau that offered to
newspaper evangelism, name it and
guide us to 1t, that we may see its al |
tars, It's pillars, its infntude,
Again, | notice there is room for a |
religious paper thoroughly humanita-
ran The simple fact is, the majority
OF the human race have not enough to
eat or wear. The ma jority of the hu-
man race are in trouble. How to null
tlply loaves OF bread and increase the
fuel and heal the wounds and shelter
the homeless, are questions that Christ
met equally as soon as He did spiritual
necessities. The first heart to re-
spond to the cry OF sufferers from
drought, or flood, or earthouake.
or cruelty. should be the Chris.
lion heart. Therefore, let the pages
'f religious journalism spread out the
story OF all such woes, and collect re-
iel, and disburse aims all around our
suffering world. Religious journalism
'ughl to become the aquednet through
Which the Christian charities of the
World should pour until there is no
more hunger to be fed, and no more iy-
iorance to be educated, and no more
ialtedness to be clothed, and no more
to assuage. In trying to do |
hat practical thing, the religious pa-
Ter whose anniversary celebrate has.
turing the pastseven years, raised and
distributed over $500, 900 for the relief
II physical distresses. II
Again, l notice that there Is an ca.
'ecial mission for religious journal
rnthfnlly optimistic. The most opti-
nistic book l know OF is the Bible, aud
Is most Impressive authors were all /
ptimists, David was an optimist
'aul an optimst, st. John an opti- i
lise Our blessed Lord an optmist.
can not look upon IL desert but | am G
y the Old Book reminded that it will $
blossom like as the rose.' l can not !
q menagerie look upon lion and q
'opard but | am reminded that "a a
tile child shall lead them" | can I
ot see collection of gems in
,weler's window without think "
lg of Heaven ahash and G
blaze and inearnadined aud e,npurpledj IL
ith all manner OF precious stones. |
IN not hear trumpet. but think of j
lat one which shall wake the dead. II
II the ages of time. bounded on one a
de by the paradise in which Adam S,
nd Eve walked, and on the other side o
Y the paradise which st. John saw in ii
vision. The Scriptures op- u!
mistic and their authors optimistic o
/ religious newspapers ought to be d.
,tinistic. Not only should all minis 81
rs and all religious editors have their II
carts right, but their liver right, ol
he world has enough trouble of it's III
vn, without our giving them an az. u.
n dose in the shape of religion. This IL
orld is going to be saved, and II Won fo
} not believe it you are an in6del I'll
one OF us want to get on board n ii