The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08

OF the secular press, n THIS ot,v5I''S~
speaks Of the mission ot religious 1e"S
papers. His text IS, "Iae& ! S22Easa
and lifted up mine eyes a,.d to2AeG,
and behold q flying r5iI tLsc sclS1ian
', u.
thing rolled up aavacc12S -n5o2- Z
the hesvens. II ccn:a:ned 3 divine
message. L moved swiftly, IS OF
wings. It had much 10 do WIZ the
destiny OF rations. Bo. i you
will look up you VIII SEE
many flying rcllS. They cep.e
with great speed ard hsve messages
for ali the earth. TIE flying coliS OF
this century are the newspapers Haey
carry message human and divine,
They will decide the destiny Of the
henispheres.
There are in the United States about
10000 newspapers The religious
newspaper Of which au the sGseor
was born 19 ye&Ts ago, out nor2 s-5,sln
seven years ago. IN this orie t'm7 =
has grown to about 200 eco circulation,
and, by the ordinary gUte OF ca.co!ss
ing the readers ofa pa0er, Il has soJUt
10000 600 readers. OR coUatry Vas
blest with many religious J }uEnsis,
edited by consecra!ed ne2, W2:ie
their contributors were the aoiest ana
best Of all professions and occupations.
Some of those j Durn&ls for hall cea
tury had been dropping their 0enedic
tons upon the nation, and they hVs
on and will continUeto i've on untA
there will be no more use for their
mission. the world itself having be
come flying roll on the te0lpes:s Of
the last day, /. ng cut OF existence.
There VIII be no more use Tor sUca
agencies when the world ceases, ce
cause, in the spiritual s:ats, we shall
have such velocity that we can g2thec
for ourselves ell the news OF heaven,
or, seeing some worldin cootagratso0
may 90 ourselves IN an instant 70 ex
anime personally the scene OF dlSas
ter.
Was there room for s1othe7 relisi
Gus iournal in this land, alieadY fav
ored with the highest style OF religious
journalism2 On, yes, if unoencnina
Iional, plenty OF room. Nothing can
ever take the place OF tie Genomina-
tional newspap per. When the mil!ea
mum comes IN, it viii fod as many
denominations as there are now PEG
pie, according to their temperaGen:S,
will always prefer this or that form OF
church government, this or that style
of worship. You might as well ashus
all to live in one house as to ask US all
to worship in one denomination or 10
abolish the regiments CT an army IN
order to make them one great host.
UNCONVENTIONAL PAPERS.
Each denomination must have its
own journal, set apart especially to
present the charities explain the
work and forward the Interests of that
particular sect. The death Of one de.
nominational journal is a calamity to
all the other denominations. I would
almost feel that great misfortune
had happened me if The Christian In
telligencer of the Reformed church
(ny mother churcb) did notcome to my
house every week. for I vas broughl
up on it, and it has become house
hold necessity. Such 8 denomioa-
tional journal had better be
edited by some one who rocked
in the cradle Of thai church a1d,
ordained at her aitars, having be-
come venerable in her service, sits
spectacled and wise AID, with aeart
full of sacred memories, addresses the
living Of today. In the most sscred
crypt of our memory stands the stat2e
of the religious editors Abel Stevens
and Joshua Leavitt and the royal
family of the primes Irene1s snd
Eusebius. while others linger on the
banks of Jordan, where they will net
have long to wait for Ehiah's chariot,
and when they go up, if we still o9
sitting at cur editorial desks, We will
cry out in the memorable words. my
father, my father, the chariot OF IS
rael and the horsemen thereof"
But. then, there are great move
ments in which all denominations
wish to join, and we want more unde-
nominational newspapers to marshal
and advance and inspire such move
ments. Yet such journals nave dit
6culf task, because all Christian men,
if they have behaved well N their &c
nominations, for some reason prefer
the one Of their DatUral and spiritua
nativity and even looking off upon
the general field and attempti, 6 wider
work, will be apt to look at things
through 6enominational preference
and to treat them with g denomina
tional twist.
In the issuing Of the religious joura-
al whose seventh anniversary preach
that difficulty has been met ard over
come by the fsc: that is publisher is
Methods snd in its editorial rooms
there are Presbyterian, 81 Eoiscopa-
lian and CongregationaliSt, and
line OF denominational prejudice in
editorial or reportorial column would
run against immediste protest
Against John Wesley's Free Grace, "
or Calvin's Eternal DEGREES" ," Or Bis
hop McIlvaine's ''Canopicals," or Dr.
Bo wings ''Baptistery," from years
end to years END not 8 word IS written
or printed. On ell these subjects we
have convictions, but undenonina
tional journalism is not the place to
state them. he who tells all be knows
and expresses all he he thinks on al
occasion and 10 ali places without re
ference to the proprieties is bcor or
q crank and of no practical service
either to church or state.
THE UNDENONNATIONALP PRESS.
Un0enOminational Journalism is
absolutely necessary to demonstrate
the unity Of the Christian world
Wide and desperate attempt is made
to show that the religion of Jesus
Christ is onlya battle-ground OF Sects,
and the cry has been: II you want
US to accept your religion, agree, gen
tlenen, as to what the Christian ra-
Igion really is. Tais denomination
says a few drops OF water dripping
from the end of the fingers IS baptism, !
and another demsnds the suomer
repco of fba or*ira b@S- This o0a