The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-13
la: Il mead By 4Sas aaysaiss eass


s'What right have we in the pulpits
and Sunday schools to take the time
Of the people if we have nothing to
say that is memorable!" David did
not have any difficulty in remember
ing Nathan's thrust, "Thou art the
man." nor Felix in remembering
Paurs point-blank utterance on right
eousness, temperance and judgment
to come, nor the English king any
difficulty in remembering what the
court preacher said when, during the
sermon against sin, the preacher
threw his handkerchief into the
kings pew to indicate whom he
meant.
That Providence intends the profess
sion Of reporters to have a mighty
share in the worlds redemption is sug-
gested By the fact that Paul and Christ
took reporter 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 Apostles, and without
known nothing of the Pentecost and
nothing Of Stephens martyrdom,
and nothing of Tabitha's resurrection,
and nothing OF the jailing and unjail-
ing Of Paul and Silas. and nothing OF :
the shipwreck at Melita. Strike out
the reporters work from the Bible and
you kill large part Of the New Testa-
ment. It makes me think that in the
future Of the kingdom Of God the rs-
porters are to bear mighty part.
About q '-rs ago representative
of an impol New York newspaper
took his seat i. ~ Brooklyn church
one Sunday night a * 1--WE pews9ro
the front Of the puil.-> He took out
pencil and reporters pad, resolved to-
caricature the whole scene. When the
music began, he began, and with his
pencil he derided that and then der1ded
the prayer and then derided the read
Ing Of the Scriptures and then began
to deride the sermon. But, he ss5s. 1or
some reason his hand began to. ..:mble,
and he, rallying himself. sharpened his
pencil and started again, but broke
down again and then put pencil and
paper in his pocket and his head down
on the front Of the pew and began 80
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 newspaper
work, he is an evangelist and hires =
hall at his own expense and every Sun
day afternoon breaches Jesus Christ TO
the people.
And the men Of that profession are
going 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 pro-
fession may be toward skepticisn, an
organized, common sense g0sPetssZl- L.
tation would fetch them 70 the front
Of all Christian endeavor.
Men of the pencil and pen in all de-
partments, you need the help OF the
Christian religion. In the day when
people want to get their newspapers
at two cents and are hoping for the
time when they can get any OF them at
one cent and as q consequence thest-
taches 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 unappreciated as was MIL
tons Paradise Lost" for which the
author received s25, and the immortal
poem "Hohenlinden" of Thomas
Campbell when he first offered it for
publication and in the column called
ssNotices to Correspondents" appeared
the words: ITO T. C.-The Lines COM
mencing: On Linden when the sun
was low are not up to our standard.
Poetry is not T. ;C.'s forte" 81
o men OF the pencil and pen, amid
your unappreciated work you need en-
couragement, and you can have It.
Printers Of all Christendom, editors,
reporters, compositors, pressmen.
publishers and readers Of that which
is printed, resolve that you will not
write, set up, edit, issue or read any
thing that debases body, mind or soul.
In the name Of God, by the laying on
of the hands of faith and prayer, or
dain the printing press for righteous
ness and liberty and salvation. All OF
US with some influence that will help
in the right direction, let US put cur
hands to the work, imploring God to-.
haste1 the consummation. In q ship
with hundreds Of passengers approach
ing the South American coast the man
on the lookout neglected his work, and
in a few minutes the ship would have
been dashed to ruin on the rocks. But
a. cricket on board the vessel, that had
made no sound all the voyage, set up q
shrill cali at the smell OF land, and, the
captain knowing that habit Of the in-S
sect, the vessel was stopped in time to
avoid an awful wreck. And so insig-
nifcant means now may do wonders,
and the scratch Of a pen may save the
shipwreck Of soul.
Are you all ready for the signing OF
the contract, the league, the solemn
treaty proposed between journalism
and evangelism? Let it be Christian
marriage of the pulpit and the print
ing press. The ordination Of the for
ner on my head, the pen Of the latter
in my hand, it is appropriate that I
publish the banns of such a marriage.
Let them from this day be one IN the
magnificent work Of the worlds re-
denption.
Let thrones and powers and Kingdoms b
Obedient, mighty God, to Thee,
And over land and stream and main
Now wave the sceDter Of Thy reign.
O, let that glorious anthem swell.
Let host to host the triumph tell.
TIL not one rebel heart remains,
But over all the Saviour reigrs.
First Spring Campaign.
Mrs. Ae6us-Well, George, you prom
ised me new bonnet.