| Show I f 44 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 F l I II I I I III t I In this country ot of swift sIU developments on erie sensation Is hardly out of oC the WiY Way the stage tace I Is set for tor another This wc week k nU all eyes ees nave nae ben been turned on where Congressman Hober Roberts hed held the center of the tho stage They wi viii now be turned on Topeka J ansal where the tho most Interesting tc t of oC the century Is about to bo be entered upon I It Is not too luch much to say lay that the book bool written b by the Ho Mr Me Sheldon of Topeka In Is Iii Steps Step or What would Jesus IoV lisa bas been the lerr lIterary sensation ot of this decade I It his has let set the tho whole world to talking and the tho deep Impression I II lade made In this section when I It was published by the tho News Is stilt wel well remembered New interest In the bk book and Il it nu U thor Ihor has ben been aroused by the announce meat ment that the proprIetors of oC the To Topeka peka Capitol have hae offered their paper papera a Mr Sheldon for Cor I a week In Avri April to con conduct In eer every deportment department just I as ho wIshed to conduct It adver advertising and al eli others other and that Mr Shel Sheldon Sheldon don had accepted the oter offer wih wIth the that an any profits from the tho venture venturo should be devoted to seine charl charity Tue Tho dIspatches any that he will supervise personally every Ino line that gols goes In the paper that sportIng news and prize lights wi wilt 1 be ex excluded that no advertisement ot of I a whisky or cigar house wi will be accepted anti that when ho he Is In doubt as to his lne ot of acton action nt at any time he wi wIli uk ask I I l the tho queston questIon What Would Jesus Do under the same sume set or of cIr dr cIrcumstances and bo be governed In his n ac lons b by what ho he thinks the he correct an answer would be Whether the scheme Is merely merly an ad dodge of the Topeka Capitol ni as sonic allege or whether It Is prompt prompted ed by I a spirit of oC Christan Christian Jh phy 1 U wi be followed with wiLl absorbinG absorbing Interest here I as well as elsewhere To o endeavor to ascertain what Sal Salt lo ko mInisters thought thought of oC the tho feasibIlity ot of Mr Sheldons venture In Journalism and to ascertain their views n na to how 1 a amodel moel model paper should L be conducted the News sent reporter reporters to the tho gentlemen whose names follow and the two Inquiries The results result are ap apPended DR WM M PADEN Dr Wilam William M pastor of the First PresbyterIan church gave I a most entertaining talk regarding the subject and oo 00 thinG thIng that Jade his remarks remark Is hi his alice wih Ite C M lit Sheldon Ye Yes said Dr laden Paden to the Nei News I know Mr Ir Shel Sheldon well I It any have an Idea that he Is 1 a sensationalist the theare theare are entirely mistaken Ho He I is simply ImplY an earest earnest mn man seeking to do goo good Neither Is ho he I a seeker after notoriety In tact he I is retiring to tle the poInt of oC ox ex modesty so tar far as hil hIs efforts are There Is nothing nothing ot of the fanatic about hIm anti from hi his man manner manner ner and amI appearance ho Impresses one os its a thorough business man and ho Is 18 sensible In al all things thing I It wal was my plea pleas are Ure to l lx with him In an audience ot of G ministers and the wa way he answered everything put to him stamped him as 09 asa n a practical man NOl Now the tho qu question lon Is realy really not What Would Jesus Do but What would Jesus Pave me do We live Jha In I a le age from Crom that ot of Christ our environment Is dif different ferent and the problems have changed chanH no doubt but except for tor these circum circumstances sance stances the truth Is just the Iho same Il al although though conditions to which aeton action Is apple applied may be new NO Now coming right down to the queston question suggested and taking I It hOle home the question II Is how would Jesus have me Conduct a news newspaper paper I think lie He would have hae me publish a clean clenn wholesome paper Cu Cere Jo lie would have hae me give ho the nell news but the news should be given Ien wih a a amoral moral the whole holo tone of oC the Iho paper should be on the side of oC cleanlIness justice and moral Whenever we are wita morals the negative man nian counts the wrong wn way A murder ern even be e note but ut It should b be In luch n a way al us to cause horror at such Buch n a crime Instead of oC fascInatIng by 01 all kinds ot of dressin up Then there Is a tendency to make one ml man who dos does r wrong represent whole class clus For instance recently n a Congregational minister re resigned resigned signed tram from the ministry He lb said he had the hypocrIte and could do doso so HO no longer longcr Md and proposed to b be Cre free antI honest In dealing wih with this I Lao case some paper papers have conee conveyed the Ido Ides that al all ministers were hyp hype cries cute anti dIshonest men inca The state ment ot of the facts Is perfectly legitimate mate as 1 a mater matter ot of news the inference drawn wrong from the Incident I I f I Is there Room for a aDaily Dally Newspaper and cars can It be made a Success Detects of the Daies Dailies Suggestions for Improve Improvement ment T 00 Much 1 t H 4 tl No Nos as to Mr Sheldons Paper It If ito ho brings It up to 10 the tho standard that O lea W Childs ls did the Philadelphia Ted Id Ider gee er lie he wi wIll do wel well I have known Ir Child to destroy destro an edion edition ot of his because seine lome false statement had crept Into I It lie He would not I call false statement go to the world knowing It to be ba 1 so Then 10 Instead ot of b loaded wih wIth and guC guesses s about on an electon election for tor instance Mr waited for tor the returns and In the edition dlton print prInted ed cd gave only what wa was known to be correct Nol Now I have no objectIon to They average qUie Quite co good al as the people ople Jut But the new newspapers p pr should not only express publIc opinion they should make I it They not only suit Hult the moral attitude ot of I it community but should quicken I It Mr never neer n a Sunday Sunda paP 11 Ills sub subscrIbers scrIbers did not demand I i On Satur Saturday day hI lie published the S schol school lessons Dont you think they were read Why It ule caine to b be that ever every church In Philadelphia n a no ot of ls Its SUndRY Sunday services in the day Ledger and vaid for I it while In Inthe Inthe the Sunday papers nt not ten churches out of oC a hundred tent sent In their notices ci 01 though they were Cre free The point of this little ton may 1 be cUly easily seen seenI I It Is Idle to Jay say that n a newspaper wi wIll lo los I its patronage It IC I It publishes n a hIgher dals of oC mater matter How do the they Imo know nhat hat the public wi wIll demand They rhey have tried them on Just one line sensationalism Ju hut R a hIgher class clas ot of matter Is IA nOlI now bing being published and I it commends the to the tho best element of the Is n a thorough 1 3 bOI good move moe To 70 illustrate this I do donot donot not have to gO ta far When the Deseret News r recently centy published Mr Sheldons In Js His Steps I It wa was t it move In this very cry direction I it showe willingness to and what IsI Is best t tand and I 1 was exceedIngly glad Clod to see It Ittie tie aa wel well al as to note the second ond story tor no now running Strong running The Crucifixion of oC William I I In dealing wih wIth the conduct or of men inca and women the tendency ot of the the mem modern newspaper I it seems to me mc I Is to but butan an evIl Inference on Thil This should not be bedone bedone done II Pt m my opinion unless the stances are very en strong Ot Of course the newspaper ho has to make vIe Ie orOus lh thuit ll crl creil It It They he leel tl bi ben OI OIIn In man many cites cities In u corrupt rings In n such Fuch cases the they mUst mut ul be un ml sparing to the IndivIduals for for their dut duty 1 is to the tho whole community Just to public opinion Is not The papers should lead public opinion not Col follow ow I it he hey should strive te to tone up communIties and to tone up the code of oC 1111 Pure Wi Viii M Mr r Sh Sheldon I thInk thInks s so lie He Is a Practical man and this movement of oC his albough although I It Is to b be of such Buch short durton duration wi wilt d much God good and other elem elements ntA wi will give ghe hil his Il r a wide circulation anti people wi will at least have hae n a chano chance to ie see what a Christan Christian dol daily newspaper may b be When they do se e that It possible they mo racy ask Why cannot We have al the tune What I 1 have said eald Is iii not s so much In criticism of oC the newspapers a as the they are areas I as to suggest some that b I u DI DR T C ILIFF ILIFE Dr T C Ie presiding elder of oC the Methodist church saId ald saIdI aldI I I hue have rend Mr 11 Sheldons booklan books and 1 this plan ot of his o as to 1 a Christian news newspaper paper Is ono one ot of very el great interest I It the Intention were to publish I It Iler hier I could hardly Ia say without giving It some Homo thought whether or not It would receive patronage to enable It to Ilc live but there seems to be ben n ft lel field tor or It The sectarian pallet papers ar are cIrcumscribed and ond do nt riot cover cOer this feld field while the regular daIlies go o In for sen sensationalism to such sin n extent that by widening the frt first and nor nar towIng rowing the second the perfect might be made feasible It is IR anyway a amoyo move moyo In the right directIon although I must confess that I ma somewhat doubtful I It n a newspaper published on the lines that Mr Sheldon proposes could be made a success PRESIDENT SILVER SILVER President t E Y V SIer Silver always one of the most enthusIastic Christian work worker er or In the clr city found time to give glye the tho News lila vIews on Mr Ir Sheldons plan and newspapers hl his Ideas regarding the regular le lie said I 1 have hae rad read wih with grat great In terest Dr Sheldon Sheldons plan for Cor lag Ing n a Christian dal daily newspaper and andam sin am watching the tho progress and waitIng for tor the result I It ought to be success successful tuI ful for tor I it Is entirely I hare hae hlo hie book and thel titer If IC his Idea was feasible and have lue come coma to the conclusion that that It Is IsI IsIf I If wo we would ni nil uk ask ourselves when about to do anything What would Jesus do the success ot of this Lie be a foregone conclusion and we ni all be walking In 1 ills steps The newspapers could be improved very r much In the first place thE the pa P peeVe h should have hae a higher tone In their news an and dl discrIminatIon should be used In accepting advertisements To o ad tAkes fakes and things that are aro pro productive ot of misery to humanity is wrong I It eer every man IMn would on only 10 live UP tm to what whal hi his best beat thought prompted him tl to do In Is Iii Stells would be feasible practIcal arid ld possible mw DAUNT SCOTT Ro ne Daunt Scott of oC St Paul Pauls Episcopal hurch was not prepared to tosa sa say what success Mr Sheldon Sheldons news newspaper meet with but the paper wih plan wal was Too much attention t II is paid b by the newspapers to fl sensationalism In m my Judgment There Is too much willingness to cater to tie the morbid tastes while the sound wholesome helpful features of oC life are aro passel over What the In ot of the would be i it concentrated In nn an eort for tor Christan ChrIstIan life Is hard to conceive but the opportunity II Is not taken advantage ot of h newspapers ur arc somewhat like the thu stage Tie IC ought to bea mighty power for tor uplifting I men inca for Inculcating a higher morly morality I In the world but It It Is only half taken oCt of The he motto that describes what I thInk should prevail In news newspaper newspaper paper to print orres Is Al All the news f fit SECRETARY AXTON AXTON Secretary John ohn T Axton sall said When I read of Dr Sheldons plan lilan to publIsh a ChrIstIan dal daily newspaper m my fiat Impulse was to start In and get II as many subscribers for Cor It as possible I belee believe 0 a higher newspaper standard could be established Of DC course It I Isaid said that the newspaper merely meets abets the demand And publishes what Is want wanted wanted ed b by th the I dont belee believe thIt that Why Is In I it that the whole front page of u a great daily Is given up to a re report report port of oC a tight fIght while other things of immense Immen e to the whole world receive but Ute little attention I belec believe that a newspaper can create the demand for tor a higher class of oC mat tel Cr or at for tor news handled In n a manner that Is Ioro more In keeping wih with 1 a higher moral morality ant and be successful Why h was I it that the editon edition of oC the Christmas News Nes was sold out Was It b because cuse It was full of sensa tul Or was I IL because Its were tied filled wIth t a and beter better or at matter than usual No one who knows wi queston question usual the V V ot of tl the latter ansWer C T DROWN BROWN Dr Brown pastor of oC the Firt First Con Can church II Is 1 a of oC Dr ot Chicago who Is Isono Isone ono one ot of Mr Sheldons chief advisers Ho He said ThIs experiment of oC publishing n a Christian newspaper wi resul result In good There Is ono one feature that hint cannot be denied by anyone anone and what whatever ever else may be said lh this wi at least present the world with such a paper and ond the people viii wi have hae a chance to see Just what changes that sort of oC 1 a newspaper would II In olve Then the they can tel eli how much they would lose In the way of oC news newa I If anything anti and whether or not the tho sort ot of publication proposed would meet their requirements n a good many wi be surprise surprised to find that such sucha n a paper can furnish al all the information realy really needed concerning the news of the lie Interest day I urn am awaiting the resul result wih with FAThER LARKIN He Rev Thomas nt of All l College toes does not think the pr pro proposed posed experiment wi will be n a fair test at atal atau al au of oC the real soundness of oC the scheme Christian newspaper la is to be pub for only one week and wih with the tho advertising It has received great curl curi bal has been awakened and that lint Is Ismore ismore more than to made the on cn turo ture a great a 0 week Hut But at the end ot of that time I It wi will have whether or not such luch a paper Would at the end ot of two or three three I years eal I still tl have hae ls Its following and sup support support port Therefore the Ule chief value Ind and Interest attached to te the venture was that It would a sample as It were ivere of oC what ehat such a newspaper would be Larkin think thinks wel well ot of lie press as I It II Is takIng It lS as I a whole and Is not sure that the olia outlay i of oC enterprise en energy erg and mone money expend expendI expended I ed upon them can be replaced to the to satIsfaction ot of th lie rading reading public by giving 1 a of oC higher tone although elevation In newspapers na as In every thing ele else In the world Is I great greatly to be be delire desired and that condition seemed to be least there vero now of oC er high tone and could support ther them as wel as al althe ashe the he the tho less people meritorious I it the they appealed to |
