The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-03-10
Is MONDAYS PAPER THE TRANS
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From the Louisville Christian Observer.l
A recent interview with Mr.. Moody,
printed in one of the Louisville daily
papers, on the subject of the issue and
use of Sunday papers, raises the ques-
ton whether it is not the Monday issue
which causes the Sunday labor ia tie
daily paper offices. This impression
has been assfduousIy disseminated by
men who would like TO ease their own
consciences for printing, and the con-
sciences Of their patrons for bnying
The Sunday editions OF the daily
papers.
The facts do not sustain this aSser-
ton. In preparing paper there are
several departments of work, the type
| setting, the sterGOtyping, the press
| work, the sale TO the newsb0ys, the
sale by the newsbOys, and the mailing.
| All of these, except the first, are done
| on the day Of the issue and sale Of the
paper. Of the typesetting, that which
is concerned with the latest or telegra-
phiC news, is done mostly near or after
midnight. The remainder, which is
done in the evening OF the previous
day. is mostly the preparation OF
stories or miscellany, or other matter
which would suit equally wei! for any
day of the week. All the stereOtypin2.
all the press work, all the selling to,Or
by the newsboys, all the mailing OF the
Sunday paper is done on the Sabbath
day. For the Monday paper all these
are done on Monday morning. The
man, therefore, who buys Sunday
paper is encouraging this Sabbath
labor which is in direct violation of the
fourth commandment,
, If there were no papers printed on
the Sabbath day, there would be no
need OF any work in the offices on Sum
day other thau that of necessity or
mercy. The typesetting that is done
= on Saturday would supply the bulk of
! the matter that is to appear in the
- Monday morning issue. Then on Sun
: day the office could be closed just as
= any other Sabbath keeping manufac-
4 tory. After midnight on Monday
= morning there would be time TO put in
4 type all the important kilograms; and
a the rest of the work for the Monday
y issue could proceed just it now does.
g We are not speaking of theories, we
q are telling Of that which has been or is
b practiced in those offices that are man
" aged by God fearing men. II not only
can be done, il has been done.
i But the greatest evil of the Sunday
AZ newspaper is not that il deprivcS fifty
Ia or one hundred men OF the needed Sab
If bath rest but that il Is direct assault
lr upon the sanctity of the Christian Sab
j. bath. 1t goes into three-iourtha of the
" homes in this city, aud into a very
ne large proportion of the homes in all
nj our large cities; it encourages all the
al members of the home circle to neglect
H. their bibles, and to stay at home from
of the Sabbath school and the Church
it entertains them with accounts of the
o. latest murders, with society news, with
a turf and baseball items, with business
ed reports, with every thlng that Is cal
r. culated to prevent or destroy religion:
of impressions and to create that conduc
nd which calls down the heavy curses o
heaven upon u Sabbath breaking peo
Ms pie. There are no drinking saloons
-sl or dens OF infamy, that do as muci
ats TO demorallze and corrupt the peopl
he of city as one widely circulated Sun
day newspaper. There is probable n
ty, other single evil which works as muc
nd harm OIL the Sabbath day III our larg
nd cities.
les We know of only two reasons 70
,p- the issuing of Sunday papers. One
OF to enable the proprietors 10 max
ted money on Sunday. Ii this were legit
sis mate, it would justify every manutaC
turer or merchant in the land to do I'll
Or same. The other is to pander to thos
os. who want something to occupy thel
ST. on the Sabbath, aud help them to pas
,hy its hours away without going to Il
hat house OF God. Is the reader willil
md to give lis aid to either of these!