The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-16

tion he embraced the Presbyterian
faith, and his purpose in life was SUD
denly changed. He entered the Prlnce-
ton Theological Seminary IN 1897, ana
was licensed to preach year later py
the Philadelphia Presbytery. Return
ing. however, to st. Louis, he was as
sisted by friends in the founding OF
weekly newspaper, which he called tHe
ST. Louis Observer. The first NUMBER
appeared Nov. -, 1888.
The slavery question was then agl-
tatlng the community, and 1t was I'M
nossible for a man of his positive CON
yictions to keep still on such a vital
subject. During the summer of 1854 ne
formally announced his opposition 10
th, whole system of slavery, ana there-
Inv began his troubles, His editorials
soon began to be talked about, yet they
would read as very mild utterances 10
day. They are significant also IN that
thev nroye that Lovejoy was not an
obolitionist. He said in his own col
umns. "Gradual emancipation Is the
romadv we propose. This we look up
on as the only feasible and, indeed the
only desirable way of effectng our
fraedom from the thralldor in when
we are held. In the meantime lne
FIGHTS of all classes Of our citizens
should be respected, and the work J
nosed. carried on and finished as one
in which all classes are alike interest
al and in which all may be called up
J an to make sacrifices of individual III
torests to the general welfare or the
community" On another occasion ne
said that emancipation should be Ell
fected 'by the masters and no others.
no hated slavery, but appreciated the
position and feeling of the slavehold
orc and frequently stated hat 1t was
a national and not sectional evil. 1e
even this line of argument was bitter
/, resented. and under date of Oct. 8
tsah n letter was sent to him by com
,oittee Of st. Louis citizens command
~ that he cease talking Of slavery IL
his naper. He refused fatty and in al
editorial said: "rhe free communica
zion Of thoughts and opinions Is one o
tho ipalienable rights Of man, and an.
nerson may freely speak, write or prin
on anv subject, being responsible TO
the abuse of that liberty" In the clos
inc paragraph he thus declared him
, soIf. 81 do, therefore, as an American
cit,zen and Christian patriot, IN tn
. name of liberty, law and religion, so
omn,v protest against all these a
tempts. however and by whomsoeve
mada 70 frown down the liberty Of tn
,,ress and forbid the free expression 9
nn,n,on Under deep sense of my oil
liyations TO my country, the church an
nv God I declare 1t to be my fixed pu
nose to submit to no dictation. Ana
am nrepared to abide by the cons
ouences. have appealed to the co
, stitution and laws of my country
they will fail to protect me l appeal
5 NV Cod and with Him | cheerful
rest nv cause" This brought a
onest for Lovejoy to resign as edit
2 of the Observer. He did so at ono
but the paper was in debt and the sto
was turned over to a Mr.. Moore, W
replaced him in charge, and they
= cIded to bring the plant to Alton. III
was reconsidered, however, and |
b naner continued. In April, 1886, a
gro was lynched. The observer
r,unced the lynchlng as a disgrace
n the community, and when the quo
OF the local court quashed proeeedii