The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-12-01

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able to read, have ears to hear others
read. If there be al opportunity higher,
deeper, grander, than that offered 10
newspaper evangelism, name 1t and
guide us to it, that we may see its al
tarS, its pillars, its domeS, its iniinitude
The Tender Christian Heart.
Again, on this seventh anniversary of
The Christian Herald | notice there is
room for religious paper thoroughly
humanitarian. The simple fact Is the
majority of the human race have not
snouch to eat or wear. The ma
ioritv of the human race are in trou-
BILE How to multiply leaves of bread
and increase the fuel and heal the
wonnls and shelter the homeless are
questions that Christ met equally as
soon as he did spiritual necessities. The
first heart to respond to the cry OF sui
fcrers from drought or flood or earth
quake or cruelty should lie the Christian
heart. Therefore let the pages CT rell-
gious journalism spread out the story OF
all such woes and collect relief and dis
bursc aims all around our suffering
world. Religious journalism ought to
become the aqucduct through which the
Christian charities Of the world should
pour until there is no more hunger to
be fed and no more ignorance to he edu-
Gated and no more nakcdness to be
clothed and no more suffering to as
suage. Iii trying to do that practical
thing the religious paper whose ami
versary celebrate hes during the past
seven years raised and distributed over
S4O0, O00 for the relief CT physical dis
trcsses.
Again, on this seventh anniversary cf
a religious publication l notice that
there is an especial mission for rcli-
eious Journal truthfully optimistic. The
most Cptimistic book | know OF Is the
Bible, ard its most impressive authors
were all u1timists-David al cptimi>t,
Paul an optimist, st. John III optlnllst,
our blessed Lord IN cptimist. l cannot
look upon Il desert but an! by the cid
book reminded that it will "blcssOm
like as the rose" | cannot III a mcNag-
erie look upon !! lion and a leopard but
am rcminG,d d that "a little child shall
lead thcm.' Icannot see a aApll,ction Of
gems in jewelers. window without
thinking Of heaven a1iaSh and ablazc and
incarnadined and empurplrd with all
manner Of precious stones. / cannot hear
trumpet but think of that one which
shall wake the dead. All the ages Of
time, bounded Gil one side by the para
disc in which Adam and Eve walked
and On tie other side ly the paradise
which st. John saw in apocalyptic
vision.
The Scriptures optimistic and their
authors optimistic, all religious news.
papers ought to be optimistic. Not on
" should all ministers and al religious
editors have their heart right, but their
liver right. The world has enough trou-
BILE Of its own without our giving them
all extra dose in the shape of religion.
This world is going to be saved, and If
you do not believe 1t you are all ln1ldcl.
None Of lis wants TO get On beard
train which instead Of reaching the de-
pot is surely going down the emGank-
ment. All aboard for the millennium.
For the most part III q religious Journal
let the editorials Le cheerful and the
pictures cheerful. If III Cne column
there be a gEastly woodcut CT the fam
inc stricken il India, III the next eel
umn have Il list Of contributions fer al
deviation cf the suffering or I; picture CT
a ship carrying brcadstutTs. If III one
column there he the death CT an cid
minister of the gospel whom We cannot
spare in the next put the name CT some
young Elisha who can wear the mantle
of Elijah.
Moro and More Sunshine.
If some evil Of society is depicted in
one column, in the next show the Cos
pei machinery that isto drive it lack
into the reTililion from which it ascend
ed. Mere ard Mort sunshine ht there
be in religious journalism. Publish III
it more sermons Cn texts like "Oh, give
thanks unto the Lord, for he is good,
and fewer cn texts like. "Out Of the
depths Of he'll have l cried unto thee, o