Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25
CONNECTICUT NEwsPAPERs.
RELATION OF THEIR EDITORS AND WRITERS
 TO THE CHURCH.

RELATION OF THEIR EDITORS AND WRITERS
 TO THE CHURCH.
 In his address on "The Secular Journal" given before the General Association of Connecticut at New Haven on Thursday evening, MT Amos P. Wilder, editor of the New Haven Palladium, gave some interesting figures as to the editors and writers on newspapers in this state. He said:
 From statistics gathered by means of blanks sent to the newspaper offices of the state, 1t appears that church mem bers are in the majority. There are in Connecticut 34 daily papers. From these, 24 replies have been received to the queries as to the religious status of the employees. those engaged in the literary preparation of the paper. Two of the smaller dailies report simply that all their workers are church-goers, but none are members Of those speci. fic in their replies, we find that the total number of literary workers is 152. The church members number S1, or more than half. Of those not communi- cants, 56 are church-goers and in sym pathy with the church only avow themselves indifferent and skeptic ;" 5 draw a finer distinction and declare themselves indifferent" and one declines to answer" Thus of the l52, 137 are church-goers and in sympa- thy with the church." Surely such 8 report as this will put an end to the talk of the "godless press" so far as Connecticut is concerned. We doubt if any secular calling has more pro- nounced religious cast.
 There are in the state, of weekly papers, printed in English not issued from daily offices, and exclusive of labor, religious and trade journals. about fifty-eight. The vicissitudes at tending the publication of country weekly forbid 8 more definite enumera- tion. Of these, replies have been re- ceived from forty. Total number of . employees engaged in literary prepara- ton of paper, 162. Of these ninety three are reported church mem bers- ffty-seven per cent. Of the balance - saxIy -o1as axe CiA1A4 vi, SuoIs and iu sym pa thy with the church, and but eight report themselves indifferent or skeptic. Many of the papers are completely in the hands of church members. Of the dailies there are three, with seven, five and two workers respectively. One daily with fourteen workers reports twelve communicants of different de. nominations. Not infrequently the weeklies, with their smaller staffs, are wholly controlled by communicants.
 Mir Wilder's address is published 1T full in the Palladium of June 20th, and it occupies nearly 2l columns. Nil Wilder closed his address as follows
 Let no one persuade you that news papers are worse than formerly. The profession is attracting better class oi men their training is more in the line of their future work their ambitions are more lofty. Young men are taking up the profession as they would the ministry or the law-with seriousness of purpose and qualities of success Macauley we'll says:
 Those who compare lineage on which theil lot has fallen with golden age which exists only in their imagination may talk of degene racy and decay; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed tC take a morose or Responding view of tht present.