The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-18
AN ALLY OF THE PULPIT
The Power the Newspaper Press
Described by Dr. TaInage


Rev. Dr. Talmaee delivered the fol-
lowing sermon il c0-mmemoration Of
the two t|hoHsandth opportunity offered
him by hepressf og preaching the5ospel
TO the mighty hosts outside the wells
of his ehnreh- The text IS.
They saall seem Ike torches they saail run
like MISUNDERSTANDING II q
Express, rail train and telegraphie
communication are suggested If not
foretold in this text, and from it start
to preach a sermon Id gratitude to God
snd the newspaper press for the fact
that I have had the opportunity of de-
iVering through the newspaper press
z. eco sermons or religious addresses, 50
that / have for many years been al
lowed the privilege Of preaching the
Gospel every week 10 every neighbor-
hood ii C~hristendom, and in many
lands outside of Ghrislendom. Many
have wondered at the process By which
1t has come to pass, and for the first
time ia public place 1 state the three
causes Many years ago, a Young ma
who has since become eminent in his
profession. was then studying law IN a
distant city. He came to me,
ana said that for lack Of
funds he must stop his study
ing unless through stenography l
would give him sketches OF sermons,
that he might by the sale of them Sc
cure means for the completion Of his
education. / positively declined, be-
cause 1T seemed to me an impossibility,
but after some months had paased, and
had reflected upon the great sadness
for such d brilliant young man TO be
defeated ia his ambition for the legal
profession. / undertook to serve him
Of coure. free of charge. Within three
weeks there came q request for those
stenographic reports; from many parts
of the continent, Time passed on, and
some gentlemen of my own profession,
evidently thinking that there was
hardly room for them and for myself
in this continent. began to assail me,
and became % violent in their assault
that fhe chief newspapers of
America but special CORRESPONDENTS
II nv church sabbath bv Sabbath.
I'd take down such reply
aeT nigbf make never made reply,
svoan+ 3pea a. abant three minutes.
M tbosa co-fresnondents could not
waste time and % thew tele-
granhed t.le sermons 10 their particu-
~ naners 8ffer awhile. Or. Louis
K1onseb u Naw York. systematized
I'M w.ark iptoa syndicate until through
tbp+ and other svndicafes he has nut
NM 5isoogrsas Fseal, III week before
more thaB g0.ooOo00 people on both
stdes IF the Sea There have been so
manv o,,assas on this subject. MANY Of
them inaccurate, that / now tell the
ia story. / have not improved the
op~portunitv At ought. but I feel the
time has come when, as a matter Of
eommo Justice to thenewspaper press,
should make This statement in a ser
mon commemorative Of the two thou
sandth fall publication of sermons and
religions addresses, saying nothing of
fragmentary reports, which would run
rp into many thousands more.
There was one incident thatI might
mention III this connection showing
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desire q making points ali ms slime
and nothing but points,