Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-21
Good Logic

1000 Logic
In his sermon lecture on the
motto of the Elliott Graphic.
"Elliott and her best interests first
last and all the time" Rev. ].
Edward Cresmer of the Church of
Christ said. The aprpciple i'm
volved is that of loyalty and SER
vice but we will call our talk
tonight a sermontletture and
dwell. at some length upon the
maEyelous influence exerted by the
modern printing press. This SUBJ
ject is especially interesting to me
since it has been my good fortune
to spend sixteen years in the print
ing office, closing my career while
in the employ of the Register and
Leader of Des Moines. The cost of
getting out modern newspaper
whether it be large or small, is
tremendous and this kind of work
is brain wearing, nerve racking,
aud health destroying. The estab-
lishments are the toundries where
the great thunderbelts of public
opinion are forged. All the world
news rushing over the cylinder
like great niagara-great torrents
Of truth, error, opinion, ~ crime,
accidents, of destroyed reputation,
of avenged character, WHO can
estimate the power for good or evil
of modern newspaper? God has
harnessed together in the came
team the pulpit and press, for the
proclaim alton of the principle of
His kingdom,-where a minister
speaks 4toqfa mere handful, the
newspaper speaks to thousands.
From the printing press goes forth
a thought like an angel of light,
to feed and bless the world or, like
an angel of darkness to smite with
corruption, sin, shame and death.
Ministers may preach, reformere
may plan, phiianthropists may toll
in behalf Of the sufferer and the
criminal, but until editors and
authors throw the weight of their
Influence on the side of righteous
nese, we shall be fighting against
fearful odds. This hungry, all.
devouring American mind must
have something to read, and upon
editors, authors and book publis h.
ers rests the responsibility of what
they shall read. What we need is
consecrated Christian editors and
reporters, pressmen and newsboys.
The printing press turning out
Bibles, religious books, good news
papers, will roll ahead of Christ's
chariot to clear the way nfor His
second advent, and the two men
that will stand the least show OF
getting into heaven-if they have
failed to use their great opportuni.
ties for usefuiness-will be the
minister and editor. The news
paper man knows all about the
ehams OF this world for thru every
Office, day by day, goes the #eak.
ness of the world ,-vanitiess that
want to be pulled, revenges' that
want to be wresked, mistakes that
want to be corrected, dali speakers
who want to be thought eloquent,
while cracked-brain philosophers
and all the community bores
gather at the printing Office to
trouble aud annoy the editor. The
way to help your comm unity and
your local paper and make them
both what they should be, is to be
enterprising enough to subscribe,
and then pay your subscription at
least once in FIVE years; also to
advertise and thus help both your
self and the paper. The man who
does not advertise must sooner or
later go out of business. Also send
in the news as the editor il too
busy to catch every piece of float
ing news; also encourage your
editor. He needs your cheering
words. 1t takes great courage for
an editor to do his whole duty at
all times, and the Knowledge that
public opinion back Of him means
much strength to him in his fght
on public evils. God bless the
modern newspaper,-that mighty
engine eff this century of marvels."
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