The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-22
The Four Great Religious Newspapers Q
New York.

The Four Great Religious Newspapers OF
New York.
The interesting information given b. low
concerning the four ereIt religious newspa-
psrs referred to Is cu'lsd from the New York
Ersning Post.
THE OBSERVER.
The first religious new paper in New York
city VS. the New York Obse, ucr, established
in 1928 by the late Sidney and Richard
MoEse, brothers Of Profss.cr More, who,
BY their careful management, and un'iring
industry, laid the foundation for its subsc-
quent prosperity. For the latter half OF the
period of its existerce-some twenty five
years-it has been edited by ID. s. Irenaeus
Prime, well known to the public by many
volumes of travel and other works, and
who, tince the death of the la:e DR.. Joshua
Leavitt, may be regarded az the veteran Of
the religious press. He ia aided by his
brother. DR.. Edward d. G. Prime. the au-
thor Of an interesting volume entitled,
"Around the WoIld," and also by his SON.
in-law, the Rev. Charles Stoddard. The
paper had large circulation 10 the S.uth
be ore the war, beirg REGARDED a. more to-
Grant Ct the systsm vi soc:e.y in the South
eru States than the other religious Journals
of the North. II his sill a very large cir
cula.ion in New England ard The Middle
and Western States; and, indeed, it ciIcu-
lac, in all parts Of the country.
TIE EVANGELIST.
The New York Evangelist, which grew
out the great r. ligiors excitsments Of 1896,
caused by the preaching of FinDey ano
other, was established half dozen years
or 30 after the founding of the Cbserrcr. Az
the theatre Of those remarks able scenes was
chiefly in Central ard western New York.
it vas there tina, the circulation OF The new
Journal struck root and gained iis stiOnge.t
hold, which 1t ro;ains TO this day amoIg
the thriving ciliss and large towns Of that
region. Almost 4, Its beginning it was tdi.
ted by Rev. DR.. Leavitt, who las We have
the best reason to know, for often in later
years he was a iaborer upon the Erensrg
Poa was 4 manof rare editorial ability,
and gave TO the Erangeiist the imprts, Of his
own strong mind. For the last TIVE mtg YEAR
il has been under the skillful and satisinc-
tory editorship Of the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ
Field, who is so we'll known in the literary
~ we'll n the religious world. As it is mere
exclusively Presbyterian Newspaper, it has
It's constituency chiefly in the large ard
powerful denomination which it represents.
THE INDEPENDENT.
Twenty years or more after the establish
ment Of the Erasseiis the Independent was
born. 1t was, il we remember rightly, about
the year OF 1850 that it was founded ty a
number of men who we're organizing Conert-
cation al churchss in thi. city and Brooklyn |
On the New England type, in distinction
from the PresbyteIian mocei la first edi- |
tors we're the Rev. Dss. Leonard Bacon,
joseph p. Thompson and Richard S. S orr,
all Of them men u great ability, WHO soon
inside its power :elt BY the people. After a
few years they resigned all charge Of il, and |
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher WAS put at |
it, head, who, being less strongly anti Pres
byterian, gave it less Of q dsnominai ionsl |
and more Of political charac:er. In those
days il struck heavy blows on the hight side /
in the anii-.izveyy conflict. He was sue.
ceeded in yesr or two BY Mr.. Tiliop, who
made the journal still more 6ercely politicsl.
During the civil war it was great power in
The land, and it still holds very influential
position in the political ~ vel! ~ the religi-
Gus world.
THE CHRISTIAN UNION.
The Christian Union is the least of tie
newspapers Of this elias, and yet in eircula-
lion it mas lar ouistrippsd them all. having
.prung At bound into an enormous growth.
Ibis il has oved parity to the extraordinary
of Mr.. Betcher and parity to
'ystem, which it was among the fire, to in
.rodrcs, of giving chrono-lithcgraphs as
premiums for new Subscribers. But how
.ver obtained, it Possesses undoubtedly
.reat number Of eager readers, and thus hss
furnished the means for the Wild diffusion
II the thoughts Of its brilliant editor.