Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-14
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The circulation Of the Sunday DISPATCH
IL growing with gratifying rapidity. The
people fndit clean. newsy, and instructive,
and after rising from perusal OF It, most
OF them feel just in the mood for church
going.
No CITY in all our land has larger pei
centage of church members than Rich
mond: not one, we venture TO assert,
excels il IN regularity of the people IN at
tendance upon public worship. The
houses of God here are numerous and well
supported. and as far rs we are able to
iudge. pastors and fOcks are doing great
and good work.
We have always boosted OF the beau
tiful spectacle presented here OF the
followers Of the different creeds dwell
ing together not only IN peace but
in fraternity. When did you ever heaf OF
a UNCONVENTIONAL war IN Richmond -?
How seldom is one communion Wanted ut
the expense of anotherl
With US the Sabbath is decorously OBJ
served, aud shocking crimes are of the
rarest occurrence. year or two ago in
table published in the New York Sun Rich
mond occupied the proudest position on
the list. And so il stands to-day.
In these facts nothing will be found to
Justify the condemnation of Sunday
papers. Along with this gratifying
exhibit our Sunday edition has largely in
creased the number of Its readers. We
NAV reasonably CLAIM some share in what
has been accomplished in the way of making
Richmond's record. or at least we may
insinuate a doubt whether the reading OF
papers on Sunday mornings has been as
perulcious as some seem TO think.
We respect the honest convictions of
every man. and we have no complaint
10 make of those who deny themselves the
privilege Of reading their Sunday papers
till Monday. This is night enough; but it
strikes us that it is difficult to carry the
rule out TO its legitimate conclusions.
However, this is q matter Of conscience.
It is for each person TO decide for himself
or herself.
With few exceptions the work on a Sun
day paper is over by sunrise of this day.
Editors, correspondents, telegraph opera
tors. proof-readers, compositors, pressmen,
stereotypeTs. and carriers are then at liberty
20 devote all the rest of the day to reli-
gious duties. Not so with Monday MORN
ing paper. All the work done on it is
done on Sunday. But ii argued that the
reading of newspapers on Sunday morning
distracts attention from holy thoughts.
There is but little evidence of this. On
the contrary clear proof seems to be the
Nauap az k,nnHaV
papers read as now-neyer were the
churches better attended; never was reli-
gious zeal shown 10y better works.
While it gives US pleasure to acknowledge
the widespread popularity of our Sunday
issue; while we are able TO say that we are
printing thousands of copies more than
ever before; while we return thanks for
the patronage so literally bestowed upon
us in city and country, in Virginia and
North Carolina and in other States-we
must say, as a matter of fact, that this
happy condition applies 20 all of our edi-
tions. TO the weekday papers, to the week
", and to the semi-weekly editions.
The DISPATCH holds the position now
that it has continuously occupied since
(forty years ago. it passed from an expert
ment to a success. In the past twelve
months our business has been unpre-
cedentedly large. We have had greater re-
ceipts from advertisers and subscribers
than ever before and we have tried TO
merit this favor by giving more and better
reading matter. However, we shall not
pursue this subject much further at this
time. A newspapers prosperity speaks for
itself. The experienced man of business
knows when he looks at an advert
sing column whether it represents much or
little money. He also soon learns where
81 pays and where il does not pay to adver-
tise. As to circulation, when you see a
paper las you do the DIsPATCH) wherever
you 60 in Richmond and Manchester; in
all the other cities and counties of Vir-
ginia and in most of those of North Caro-
lima, YOU can rest satisfied that 1t enjoys
the patronage its friends claim for it.
We have many plans for the improve
ment of the DISPATCH. Some of these we
shall soon put into operation. ltshall ever
be our ambition to make it wear after
year worthier and worthier of the un-
stinted support it has received. We shall
let performance rather than promise speak
our appreciation.
For our Sunday paper as for our week
day papers, for our weekly or semi-weekly
Issues, a dollar paid is dollar invested
where il will insure you great dividends
OF information and entertainment.