St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-24
MILL CITY MATTERS.
Interesting Interchange of Opinions Be-
tween Press and Pulpit at the
Press Club Rooms.
4 Prohibition Rally and Banquet-YOung
John Foley Dies Suddenly
of Epilepsy.
Shaw. Atterbury, Bartram and MIN
Ocks Expected to start Demo-
cratic Evening Paper.
The Fine italian Hand of the Poll
tician Seen in Proposed LeS1s-
Iation for the City.

Last evening was one of the most pleas
ant and enjoyable in the annals OF the Min
neapolis Press club. In pursuance OF plan
adopted at the last meet ng, areception was
rendered the members of the clergy for the
purpose of securing an interchange OF views
on tie subject OF the relations OF press ana
pulpit. The attendance on either side was
not large but the I, n was comfortably
filed. and interest in the proceedings was
eagerly maintained throughout. After a
brief welcome to the clergy by the preSl-
lent. Rev. F. O. Holman read the opening
paper, giving the relations between press
and pulpit as viewed from the stal dpoint OF
minister. The newspaper as treated oy
him. was not the ideal. but the practlcal
actual paDer OF the dav, the journal that
was published not TO meet any long-felt
want or 10 ameliorate the conultlon Oh man
kind. but to make a practical,
financial success. Papers that were pub
lished to meet any personal end or forward
any poIitical bias were generally short lived,
and those papers only fouriShed which met
the general popular view. The minister
received his mission from above, while the
I newspaper got its incentive from the earth;
the former treated of the kingdom of heaven
and the latter of the Kingdoms OF the earth.
The editorial rooms of the newspaper were
very near the business Office, and the policy
of the paper was largely dictated by the
voice of the subscription list. Therefore.
the Newspaper, being purely commercial
venture was more or less venal. This was
but natural. and the paper was not to be
condemned on that account. 1t
catered to public taste, and there
fore published reports of prize fights,
smuggling matches and police court
scenes Meeting the wishes OF others, 1t
gave news of a higher and better character
at the same time. He was of opinion the
pulpit and press might be of assistance TO
each other if they would fraternlZe more.
The columns of the press were always open
to the clergy, and they should take adVah-
tage of the fact The clergy should not
demand that the papers be retormerS, LOT all
reforms had small and generally unpopular
beginnings. and newspapers could not deal
with unpopular things The clergy should
not demand that papers should be aggres-
sivelv religious. ON account Of ductTinal and
UNCONVENTIONAL differences But the clergy
should demand that the press be clean and
moral in lis tone, and tend to elevate and
got depraye its readers.
Dr.Albert Shaw. before reading his paper,
taking the newspaper standpoint made
few predatory renal ks. He agreed with
every word in Rev. Holman's excellent pa
per and did not propose to join issue with
him: but he desired to spread the belief III
the dignity and honor of journalism as a
profession. His paper. which was an adj
mirably digested and wOrded dissertation
was really a plea for that end Journalism
is the Youngest of the professions. entirely
without the prestige which time has given
the Others. yet it has invaded the domain OF
each of the others and shared the
functions. of each. He reviewed
the history of journalism for the
past century and showed its development.
claiming there was no grander triumph OF
the century than that accomplished by the
press in the organism of public opinion.
His newspaper was ideal, it was true. beng
rather what paper stripes to DE and would
be than what it is but his argument was
powerful plea for a higher recognition ot
the journalistic profession and an elevation
of the plane Of opinion in which newspaper
workers are commonly held.
Both papers were r0undly applauded. and
che general appreciation OF their merits was
apparent. A running discussion followed,
the effect of which was to bring the two
professions into closer acquaintance through
their representatives. An exceedingly
pleasant evening followed. and the party
disbursed with the feeling Of having been
well compensated.