The Republican journal., 1891-10-22
Method.sts Believe in Newspapers.

I.Ct NrNlcNL CONFERENCE DISCUSSES TIE
roWEE OF The PRESS.
In the !. um4uical Methodist Council at
Washington. o tober T., R:y. u. I. Myers Of
the United Methodist Church Of Hochdale'
Ea4.al., took tn. chair. The topic for discus
sion wa, Tine Religious Press and the Kelig-
j5u- 50 Of The secular Pres. q" Rev. Hugh
Price hughes Of London, delivered the essay.
Dr. Hughes began with history OF the birth
q the Journal. The first daily app caring he said.
N l1@J. There are now nearly 1000 daily pa
pcr-. Na> il not strange that this great agency
rarely received the consideration of the
churches: NON the fourth estate is the great
est engine IF the World. 1t became - without
jhc aid Of the church or it, blessings The ;hris-
tan churches must face the fact that this great
engine was in the hands of men who We're in
some cu>e> Indifferent TO the church, and III
others absolutely foil Of hatred for 1t. W bat
were The true functions OF this engine: First.
70 collect new>. Enormous We're the expense
and tile results. Through the telegraph every
man might Know what tran>pired in the whole
world. Christ condemned religious men who
4d MOI know the signs Of the times.
ib" great function OF the press was the de-
tuitiyn OF puhic opinion. 1t was well to
knew the prevailing opinion. no matter what
il was. Another function Of the pres, was to
l:Ilaente the public: To impress npon IL the
view of he editor. ihc power Of journalism
1~e" NJ Wy l'=Ht Slut w eIloi nous any u
resist ne. ! Le great majority even 81 Ihfl>-
lans, hC said, were 50 pre-orcupied that they
lId not realize the evils that existed under
thtii eyes. + or the creation OF puphe OPINION
~ tI'He - Ht gay = me PitNS " r. ~ 'leht' ~
~ +iNf">ei' w t''lois % p"IH p"ielS Iou' ,
Little WIS done by the church until recently
toward soliciting that Aid. In England, the
Roman Catholics and tnitarian> had made adj
yanec~ IN tina; direction Ills own church had
.i'ei a'NN alu' "u' no" az WE ruai2eu anu
INF IcoI ,eI "aS "ci'onfI y the 'o'liCr5n ~
he itI'1'ouN press >nou'" never pe u>9u ~
! i'"ill'3. purposes Htaf' healJ' II should
cNt1i" y WoIN II. earning az" lG0oiuli1S tne
il"4Ie>s " voc "PIh on earlh. 9tla bi.
ilu-H'> hI.cu' We anu lht JotI Hh , ~ 'ail
I'1ut ti'e '!t"llGll - 'hal SlAte .ltn Nhr!>t
" ii' !.-'''I '' ''l i3">' III VIA Il tIele i no
r"om for, or 'l-n IT, misery;
h4t. IT. F. ~. i'eNdIi' edlloF " we ms
.i'H NH'iI'a'i, ol toronto taGaaa' me-! tnAt
Ks 'huIFH A''i hoi ye; Ioilhe' = SulllTft t!
ul-A e9liil'ip@ q me lhiluthee ol me reH2'ous
Pres ana h4d not used Il to It's fuIi capaci'!
i"l -"VN' he lit>N va Nltat ouuNito! "
lHun@ 's'nIon, auapie4 10 ihoGu the IeIigiout
'HaI"ctaI Oh the people; As II "aS tne cnlei
i.aHs u IoiaNalil'S heletleA "'1d shelt s...
lt"'iih->' II 2h"uid ne used 10 Itlti anu lelute
| lheorleS mat Undermine re Christian lalth'
ne ltI2lO"S press .Aoh4u leaiieSsI4 'epuht
lIe prev aiin2 >ihS' Time SERVING press was
'ht lurIe Or "hN country. me church paper
'hVuiH bG ilheiM III SPIRIT an" io!a' 10 ChIla7
| Ii&n truth.
~ '!. .'oNsPu : eIguNoh' pte1iueIt y
| me liAltNe hethod>l I hurch Oh EhS'ahH,
/ Gun" me- >@A amen - an 1T, i1uSne> VA" saiu
! 'NPtC'1HA "nFh ne >ilH lilit itiigiouH l1PtlS
/ .ou'4 hWt taAG tGShl|ahGe OF poIllies' INlIVS
/ VI ~ 70 IN fn1iahd' thousands OF people
| !I'eINo" iheu ponies rom tIeir "cehl! lFll2-
| !V"1 youih&'' otcaslohall4 1t became necessary
| mat religious political questions should be
/ tlt"ttu ''g tHtll. IMuFlaurS Of ulsappIoNaI.l