Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-03-30

"Whas right have we In the pulpits
and Sunday schools to take the time
of the people II we have nothing to
say that IL remcrsbic," David did
not have any difscuisy in remember.
ing Nathan's thrust. Thou art shs
man." nor Felix in remembering
l'aurs point blank utterance on right
eousness. temperance and judRment
70 come. nor the English king any
difficulty in remembering what the
court preacher said when. during the
sermon against sin. shc preacher
threw his handkerchief into the
kings pew TO indicate whom he
meant
ThAt Prorife-c- tnferSs TIE PROBES
sion OF reporters TO have = mighty
share in the worlds redemption Is sur-
gested by the fac, that Paul ane cArist
took a reporter along with them. and
he reported their addresses and their
acts. Luke was q reporter, and ne
wrote not only the book Of Like. but
the Acts OF the Apostles and without
that reporters work We would have
known nothing OF the Pentecost and
nothing OF stephens msrtyrdom.
ard nothing OF Tabiths's resurrection
aud nothing Of the failing and unjsih
ing OF Paul and Silss. and uothing %
the shipvreck at NeNts. Strike oct
the reporters work from the Bible snd
you kill large part OF the New Tesfs-
ment. II makes me think thst IN the
future OF the Kingdom OF God the re-
porters are 20 bear a mighty part.
About IS years ago a rspressntauve
OF an important New York Newspaper
took his seat IN my Brooklyn church
one Sunday night about Ave psxs from
| the front OF the pulpit. He took cut
pencil and reporters pad. resolved 10
eRricature the whole scene. When the
music began. ne began. sud with his
/ pencil he derided that and then dsricsd
| the prayer and then deride6 the read
Ing OF the Scriptures and then began
20 6eride the sermon. But. he says. for
some reason his hand began TO treu bic.
and he. railying himself. shsrpsnsc his
pencil and started again. but broke
down again and then put pencil and
paper In his pocket an6 HIS head down
on the front Of the pew and began 90.
pray. Al the close OF the service he
came up snd asked fer the prayers OF
others and gave bis heSg~ 20 0ce. and.
though still engaged IA Newspaper
work. he Is az evangelist aud hires =
hall at hiE OWE expense and every suu-
day afternoon Presehss Jesus christ 20
the people.
ABe the men Of that profession are
going 10 come IN a body throughout
the country. I know hundreds OF then
] and 9 more genial or highly educated
class OF men Il would be hard 70 Esd.
and. though the tendency Of thSlT PRO-
fession may be toward sksPtieiSuu. an
organised. common sense gospsi invi-
tstion would fetch them 20 the frost
OF all Christian endeavor.
Men Of the pencil sne pen IN AL de-
partmsnts. you need the help of the
Christian religion. In the Gay when
| people want 20 get thsir nswspaper.
AZ two cents and are hoping fer the
time when they can get Any Of them ~
ere cent and as q consequence the at
tsOhes 81 the printing press are by tks
, thousand ground under the cylinders
YOU want Ged 10 take care OF you and
, your families. Some Of your beat woFL
Is as much unRpprecisted a. was MI
tons Paradise Lest" fer which tbs
author received SIS. end the imnorta
poem "Hohenlinden" OF Thomai
, Campbell when lie Arst offered IL To-
publication and in the column ealls'
! "Notices 20 Correspondents" appears
) the words: ITO 7. C.-The Lines COZ
meneing; On Linden when the SUI
: was low are not up TO our standard
: Poetry IS not 7. C.'s forte"
n o men Of the pencil and pes. ami
3 your unappreciated work you need 81
a couragement and you can have u
s Printers Of all Chrsstendom. EDITOR
reporters competitors, pressmer
: publishers aad readers OF that whic
: is printed, resolve that you will No
write, set up. edit. issue or read an,
| thing that debasss body, mind OF Eou
= In the name OF God. BY the layiag q
OF the hands Of faith and prayer, o.
dsin the printing press for righteeu
~ ness and liberty ana salvation. All ,
us with some influence that viii hel
y IN the right direction. let us put OF
y hands 20 the work. imPlorinE God
hasten the oonSumn alton In ali
with hundreds Of passengers spproac'
ing the South American coast the ma
- on the loOkont neglected his work. er
- IN few minutes the ship would ha'
been dashed 10 ruis on the rocks. b
"A. n cricket on board the vessel. that NJ
made no sound ell the voyage. set up
shrili call at the smell of land. and. a
- captain knowing that habit Of the
sect, the vessel wAs stopped In time
no sxoid an awful wreck. Aae 60 insi
:" nifcxut means new may do wondei
''A and the scratch OF . pen may save q