Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08

resurrection, an epltaph that 1 hundreds !
of times read while living in Philadel-
phia: .
''The body of Benjamin Franklin,
printer like the cover of an old book, its
contents torn out and stripped of its let
tering and gilding), lies here food for
worms. Yet the work itself shall not be
lost, for it will las he believedl appear
once more in a new and more beautiful
edition. corrected and amended by the
Author"
The Disciples as Reporters.
That Providence intends the profession
Of reporters to have a mighty share in
the worlds redemption is suggested by
the fact that Paul and Christ took a re-
porter along with them, and he reported
their addresses and their acts. Luke
was a reporter, and he wrote not only the
book of Luke, but the Acts of the ApOs-
ties, and without that reporters work
we would have known nothing of the
PentecOst and nothing Of Stephens mar
tyrdom, and nothing Of Tabitha's resur-
rectiOn. and nothing Of the failing and
uniailing OF Paul and Silas, and nothing
Of the shipwreck al Melita. Strike out
the reporters work from the Bible and
you kill u large part OF the New Tesla
ment It makes me think that in the
future of the kingdom of God the re-
pOlters are to bear a mighty part.
About % years ago a representative of
an important New York newspaper took
his seat in my Brooklyn church one Sun
day night about five pews from the front
of the pulpit. He took out pencil and re-
porter's pad. resolved to caricature the
whole scene. When the music began. he
began, and with his pencil he deridod
that and then derided the prayer and
then derided the reading Of the Scrip
lures and then began to deride the ser
mon. But, he says. for some reason his
hand began to tremble, and he, rallying
himself. sharpened his pencil and start
ed again. but broke down again and then
put pencil and paper in his pocket and
his head down on the front of the pew
! ard began to pray. At the close of the
service he came up and asked for the
prayers Of others and gave his heart TO
God. and. though still engaged in news
paper work, he Is an evangelist and hires
! q hall at his own expense and every Sun
| day afternoon breaches Jesus Christ to
the people.
And the men Of that profession are go
ing to come in body throughout the
country. / know hundreds Of them, and
more genial or highly educated class Of
men it would be hard to find. and, though
the tendency Of their profession may be
toward skepticism, an organized. COM
mon sense gospel invitation would fetch
them to the front of all Christian en-
deavor.
Men Of the pencil and pen in all de
partments, you need the help Of the
Christian religion. In the day when peO-
pie want TO get their newspapers at ?
cents and ure hoping for the time when
they can get any Of them at cent and
as a consequence the attaches of the
printing press are by the thousand ground
under the cylinders you want God to
take care Of you and your families. Some
OF your best work is as much unappre.
ciated as was Millions paradise Lost,
for which the author received S25, and
the immortal poem "Hohenlindcn" of
Thomas Campbell when he first offered
il for publication and in the column call
ed Notices to Correspondent" appear
ed the words: ITO T. C.-The line.
commencing. 'On Linden when the sur
was low are not up to our standard
, Poetry is not T. C.'s forte"
, Words of encouragement.
o men Of the pencil and pen. annie
your unappreciatcq work you need en-
enlargement. and you can have it, Print
ers Of oil ChriStendom, editors. reporters
cOmpOstors, pressmen, publishers an,
{ readers OF that which is printed. resolv,
that you win not write. set up, edit
! issue or read anything that dchases body