, 1874-08-16
naE 2EI1E1puS PRESS

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Thu pron1;nent religious papers OF thus clt7
~o,7n,rn syeI} with the UNCONVENTIONAL newspa-
t;eYs nub1isled at the East for the Independent
n,,d Christian Enaon ase not denoznlnat1onas.
TIE circulation ef these papers is not 60 great
rr7hacs, as is that Of an equal number CT East"
RI, rapers that might bo named; hut they have
an ayp1cca:e Of nearly G0,o0o subscribers. II
ther we're laboring in the cause Of Christianity
and moral retortn rather than that Of denona1na-
t;cn. their influence would be one, and ~oufd Do
very pove,ful indeed. Excepting the Alliance
tna other rels1ous papers acc denominat1onai'
and nre of couree, primarily iaterested IN prop
s,rn1inc aud preserving saelr own organization III
~ strenetnx The Aoranee. Northwestern AGO
cate, Inferior, and Standard. Tue ofgans tesEee
iyely Of the Cougi egational'sts 1be -Ae,uouasas.
lie pre.byret1uns, aud the Gaptists, 20 woTx
haru,,rio,nouslY and together in Bou'e helas, as
tAa1 If Temperance anu opposition 70 sna easoV~
hes but asldo from there aud great centras re-
ligious truths, tho papera are nntaSon'snc ana
asueciallY are tuey 10 In matters OF coafen pon"
ty government. aud control.
From pretty reliable data it may De atasea thas
tbs c;rculauou Of the prominent religious papers
ip this CITY is abou1 as follows:
Northwestern Advocate. ,o
.Ady.3fe. ~
Iute12o} '''-- s mo
Alliance. "-'-..--'.'... "'
Tho ISetp Coretlar+t, tie organ q the Un'ser~
eeli=ts, the FtlicafoF, and tta Nese,n sua.v7 naa
to 'be still smaller thau the lowest Of tho aoo'e.
These papers are generally edited and man
aged uith guod deal Of ability. The -3drance
has taken tbs lead in advocating & consos1tsat1on
Of the benevolent institutions OF tue cont,t eEa-
tjoualists: measure winch seema destluea 70
be adopted III the near-approacMng setsion Of
the National Association, to be heln IN New hn~
ven next month. The Aduunce has also adEo,
cated 4 gfadunl concentration OF tue power anu
authority of the Church for the better PROMO
ton Of It's executive efficiency
The Northeastern AdEocatf, one OF tue otnc1at
ORGANS OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, ia
REGARDED rs tho equal Of the New York Aacocae
in ihe ability with which it il managed, aittoutsh
heretoiore the latter has been regarded as tho
metropolitan, and tbe leading pager Ill the 90.
domination. 1n several questions OF unsettled
Cnn1ch po,lts, tho Chicago ddcoc1se has led OF
10 the discu=s1ou, aud Las almost alwaya pEo1npt'
~ takel. tho s,do which labor has proved to be
tic ono accepted by The majority Of ihe aenon
ination. w ,
The Interior is nbly, and even brilliantly
edited: but it's strong partisan course IN 1esaso
TO the Swlpg controversy, 1t III understood, IN
siieliatcd many oE its s,bses,bera and ratrons.
The Standard maintnans the oven tenor Of 10
wa-, OF all the religious papers 1t aeern5 K
Keep itself most unEpotted from tho Worio: 1;,'
secular noises that awaken 70 nucn dln IN Ii
dnily paprrs tiud but tcehio ecuo Ii tN
Standard It esea shuts its eyes as far al pos
Gtbao 10 the ~psllly stTifes that sometimes ma
the harmppy II its own denomination. 4A
eUtpYiala Of tho Standard are ably written.
As for the Aete Coce9ERt, it feens to be de
Totcd to c profound analysis and douu't1oh OF 70
neIt Of the question whether the penal tires .
tho future are everlasting or terminal. It
hrood paper. representing well the interests {
the denomination.