The Globe-republican., 1901-03-21

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Newspaper Impressions
4 wrong theory is abroad that the
newSpap per impression is eph emeral. |
Because read and cast it aside in
hour and never see it again are
not to Judge that we are parted from
its influence No volume of 500 pages
makes such impression upon the people
as the daily newspaper. 1t is not what
we put away carefully upon the shelf
and once in awhile refer to that has
close relation to welfare the
story of what the world is now doing
or has recently done. Yesterday has
more to do with today than something
occurring a century previous. The
engineers who guide the rail
trains, the captains who now COM
mand the ships, the architects who now
design the buildings, the batons that
now control the orehestras, the legisla-
! tors who now make the laws. the gen
erals who now march the hosts, the
rulers who nov govern the nations. the
| inknorns that now flood the world
! with intelligence-these are what we
have most to do with
You have all seen what is called in
/ delible ink which is a weak solution
of silver nitrate, and that ink you can
not rub out or wash out. Put it there
| and it stays Well, the liquid Of the
| editorial and repoTtOria1 inkstands is
| indelible ink 1t puts upon the
souls of the passing generations char
acterS of light or darkness that time
! cannot wash out and eternity cannot
efface. Forever indelib1e. Be careful
how you use it. The impression made
with it will be Respondent repul-
sive on the day for which all other
days made
But how shall [ speak of the ink
horn of the worlds evangelization
Oh how many loving and brilliant and
glorious pens have been dipped into
it, Thomas a Kempis dipped into it
and brought up his Imitation OF
Christ Horace Bushnell dipped into
it and brought up Every Mans Life
| a Plan of Cod Thomas Binney dip
ped into it and brought up his weigh
House Chapel Discusses Conybeare
dipped into it and brought up the Life
and EpistIes of Paul" Archbishop
Trench dipped into it and brought VI
the "Epistles to the Seven Churches
Stuart Robinson dipped into it ant
brought up -Discourses of Redemp
, | ton Austin Phelps dipped into /
and brought up THE Still Hour Mari
Hopkins dipped into it and brought VI
, Evidence of Christianity Thoma
Guthrie dipped into it and brought vi
The Gospel in Ezekiel John Cum
The Apocalypse Oh, the opulenc
. of Christian 1iteratureI Oh, tn
, mighty streams of evange1istic powe
, that have poured from the writer
: inkhorn that appeared in Ezekiel
| vision,
The Mothers Letters.
While you recognize the distinguish
> ed ones who have dipped into the ink
stand of the worlds evangelization d
not forget that there are hundreds c
thousands of unknown men and WON
|, who are engaged in inconspicuou
ways doing the same thing, Ho'
many anxious mothers writing to tn
boys in town, How many sisters writ
ing encouragement to brothers "a
away, How many inyalids bolstere
= up in bed, the iRkhorn on the stand g
their side, writing letters of condolenc
? to those worse off than themselves
= They are flying all the time kin
words, gospel words, helpful word
saving words. Call the evangelist
inkhorn into service in the earl
morning, when you feel well and 70
are grateful for the protection durin
your sleeping hours, and write befol
you retire at close of day to those WI
K all night long will be saying, .Woul
&c to God 1T were morning." How man
Is bruised and disappointed and wronge
is souls of earth would be glad to get