03 Dec 1857
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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1857
Page
1
A rough sermon fragment blends religious exhortation with sweeping tirades about temptation and social failings. The speaker recalls a doomed mill owner, condemns sin, mocks urban vice, and extols religion while weaving in colorful biblical and comic imagery. The passage ends with a call to raise funds and close the meeting.
A humorous pastiche features a crude Baptist preacher delivering a rambling sermon about gnawing a fire and fleeing to mythical mountains. The text parodies religious speech with misspelled phrases, scattered biblical references, and comic mispronunciations.
The article extols printing as a civilizing force from its Italian origins to its spread in England and America. It lauds the press as the bond of nations, a fountain of knowledge, and the engine of intellectual and societal growth, citing Dr. Dick and Geo. mb and urging access to books and newspapers for all.
The Platonian Bachelors' Union denounces a Bellevue Gazette piece as misrepresentation and defamation. They defend moral worth and social respect, urge liberal critique, and criticize Chaucer's portrayal while urging factual, Gospel-grounded reporting. A closing quip compares a pig's tail to a carving knife.
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