Show 1 Ch Church and Press Press I PUBLICATION by The Telegram of two editorials urging chur church h hatte atte attendance dance has resulted in numerous letters of appreciation and an an appreciative resolution from the ministerial association being received at this office Kind words are always welcome but the surprising matter is that an editorial urging ch church attendance should attract unusual attention We hope it is not because such editorials are a newspaper rarity Every respectable newspaper and the great majority of them are of that class are ardent supporters of churches and friends of any movement that will increase church attendance The church and the press are two of the greatest educational institutions in the world Their purposes are the same the same the betterment betterment betterment better better- ment of humanity humanity and and it is to be expected they will wll work together When they draw apart it can be concluded there is something wrong with one or the other The church has broadened and advanced in keeping with the advance made by the press and other institutions of civilization There was a time when the church devoted its attention solely to heaven and hell to damnation and salvation and in a spirit of there was a bit of narrowness And there was a time when the devoted its columns to lengthy biased partisanship discussions blaspheming the opposition and distorting the news to fit its own opinions All this has changed The church has brought religion forward forward forward for for- ward until it has become the most integral part of life It has quit the doctrine of damnation and emerged from a cloistered seclusion until today its voice is a dominating influence on all human activities Our preachers have brought the g gospel sp to life life life- Into life life and and with an ever enlarging breadth of view they discuss knowingly and often with keen perception the great problems of life social and industrial unrest the war civic improvements and many kindred subjects of vital welfare to the people So they have become a great educational force without in- in inthe in the slightest lessening their power for good Similar change has come for the newspapers who now seek seek to io give all the news without bias or prejudice to comment upon It in n an an educational but not violent manner and to wield their mighty influence for the best interests of the people The purposes of the press and the church have become so similar and so closely int interwoven that they must and should work together And for that reason The Telegram has believed it right to urge its readers to attend church any church for all churches are are doing good in their own particular way |