The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
How Should Paper be Edited
-Chulch NoticeS-Read-
ing Of Books-Other
Reading.
Rev Allen Van Wagner'S Ser
mon at the Congreg7 JiOnal
Church Sunday Night
Large Audience.

above theme The following Is a coude- Sc!
report of what he said in n address Of AZ
hours length. Taking his text from Ii
Timothy, 5:l3-"'GIyc Attendance 20 Read
Ing," he SAID This was me cXhoTtatIUn OF
PAM 10 Timothy, his fellow iaborer IN tse
Gospel. Timothy Was younger md more
mex perieHcei than himself, and Paul knew
his needs and Was free 10 point them Qua. Ii
was the advice of an old and highly cul-
mred man TO a young man, just starting in
his iifc calling. Applicable as WAS the adj
vice then, IL is as much 20 now Few wiser
things can be said TO men, especially the
young, than Give Attention TO Reading"
As a safeguard against temptation; as a
moulGer OF character; "a Il SQUIRE of com
fort in Losses and bereavement, 100 much
cannot be said IN favor o. good literature.
THE NEWSPAPER
The first newspaper was issued in China
more than a Thousand wears ago. Ii was
printed on silk The frs; newSp per pub
lished IN England was III 1888 The frs; liz
France in 1851, by physician, who
published the News, for the amusement
and health of his patients. The first IN
Amerca was published in Boston, in 1890,
and tie first daily in Philadelphia, IN
1884. Now the number of newspapers In
eur land is counted by the thousands.
DIFFICULTIES OF JOURNALISM.
One OF the most difficult things in the
world is the establishment of a newspaper.
1t requires a rarer combination of quail
hes tnau any other calling, financial
ability, knowledge of human nature, far
sightedness, COO ness, holiness and caution
combined. push, and unyielding persever-
ance. Nearly every man feels competent
10 establish and run a newspaper, and yet
no undertaking is more peTilous. Gener-
ally thousands of dollars are sunk before a
paper is on a solid foundation. Ii is said
that in the United States alone papers die
nj about the rate of one every day.
HARDsHIPs OF JOURNALISTS.
Newspaper men are probably the hard
est worked men in the land. As a rule
they work more hOurs-certainly those
connected with daily papers. Their work
is largely done at night when most men
are slumbering peacefully in their beds
Their work is exciting. 1t is thrown off al
fever heat. So much time for so much
copy, and it must be forthcoming, and be
fresh, the latest news before the white pa
per is caught up between the sharp teeth
Of the type. No wonder newspaper men SO
frequently break down In health. Let us
remember when We pick up our morning
paper that it represents bone, blood, muscle,
weary brains, over-tsxed nerves, the wear
and tear of the bodies and minds of men.
No class of men receive more abuse than
newspaper men. Where they receive one
compliment or word of thanks, perhaps
twenty men are ready TO "put q
head" on them. The advice they
receive every week is enough
10 sink their paper. and they are expected
to follow il all. Moses and Job would
have both lost their reputation If they had
attempted to run anewspaper.
THE DAILY NEWSPAPER.
The daily newspaper is necessity of
modern civilization. Civilization could not
exist In its present forms without it. Com
MERGE, business life as now conducted, are
dependent very largely on the press. What
luxury, too is the weekly and daily paper,
and what great instructors they are. How
they have diffused intelligence and general
culture: The reason there are so few men
at present who loom up above their fellows
il because the people have been bI ought up
10 a higher plane Intellectually. And this
is due 10 the newspapers more than to all
other agencies.
1t should give us the latest news II
should be mirror of the world 1t should
give us the evil and the good 1t should
bring the community and the world to our
iresides. Care should be taken in the use
of language, aud still the world
as il is must bc faithfully
presented But the noble, heroic, self-re-
specting acts of men must be sought out,
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praise and imitation. A daily paper should
also be alive Upright, puugent; short, crisp
sentences downright declarations /; full of
fire and enthusiasm hopeful, cheerful,
brave. Ii should have convictions, princi-
piles, and stand for them, aud should ever
be on the side OF good morals-an sdvo-
cate of everything good, terror 10 all
evil doors
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.
Should there be one, reply however
that is, the Sunday newspaper has come
and come to stay, and, in my humble opin-
ion, all opposition against it will increase
Its circulation. 1t strikes me that it is
more in harmony with Sunday observance
than the Monday daily. A Saturday even
ing paper would not be read but little, If
any, until Sunday. When il is no wholly
evil in its..infuence, there is much euObling
reading in the average respectable Sunday
daily. II brings much comfort
to the poor man who cam
not afford to buy books and magazines,
and who wants diversion and entertain
ment. The majority of Christian people
will have some secular reading on Sunday,
and distinctively religious papers have
much secular reading in them. But few
people will spend the day with their bibles.
Doubtless il would be better if they would,
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