The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
First of All 1t Must be Religious.

FlrSt OF All IL NIWSJ pc ANVhtsAo"''
This extract from an address by the late Dr.
| HOWARD CROSBY. before one ofthc meetings
of the Evangelical Alliance, is quoted np-
provingly by the Pdcifc Chmchmdn, an
| Epscopalian paper:
What We need in this country is n distnctirc'y
Christian rrcss not simply what is called the religious
paper and the missionary magazine but asccnar press
| based on sound Christian principles advocating
| tho highest moral legislation. sna free from
| all partisan connections press whose object Is
no. make money, but to Uphold the ha''h
| in truth aud right; press whose motive
shcnli te the glory of CuEiFr in the na'oh' press
which should every day, with the complete news OF
the day furnished chcNply that tho humb!es could
buy It, furnish moral pabuum for the people to feed
on which would mould their minds according to COPS
truth. and not according 10 mans falsehood Such
press would have to he conducted hy Christian men,
do not look 70. money. but who. with capi'"I
| consecrated to CHRIST do the work for His glory
Asst is, according to the Pacific Church.
man, 1.-THE average newspaper is in the
field for COIN" and it publishes news which
"should shock any decent man or woman
| Yet this Episcopal editor is very doubtful
whether paper conducted on tho princi-
pies laid down by DR.. CROSBY would be suc-
ccssful practically.
No paper which Is not cir the field for
coin" and "whose object is not to make
| money" can be successful materially and
influential with the public for either Eoodor
evil 1t must be sold and bought. that II,
| conducted rs IL business enterprise on bust
ness principles. If people are not willing
to pay for IL. they will not be influenced by
| 1t. for they will not value it. Tho
| Pacific Churchmdn itself is lin the
| field for coin" Il is sold and not
given away. 1t charges for advertisements
and does not put them in for nothing. The
only excuse for it's existence and tho only
reason why it exists is that enough Eplsco-
palians buy it "for coin" to enable ii to go
on as IL business enterprise. Otherwise it's
publishers would go into bankruptcy. and
it's usecssness to tho Episcopal Church
would be demonstrated. A paper which
people will not buy is Of no value to any
cause: nay. it is harmful.
Even at the present time of low prices
the cheapest article in the market is daily
newspaper Xix, The Sun. It's price is SO
low that. as Dr. CROSBY said. the humbl"st
can buy II. That condition of his scheme.
therefore. Is satisfied His further condition
that the paper should have great circula-
ton Is fulfilled also. THE Sun is published
to make money. and it could not make
money Mt price so low withou. such cir
culation. Nor without such circulation. due
to the desire of hundreds of thousands of
people to read it, as expressed 50 practically
by their buying it. could it accomplish the
moral and religious ends described by DR..
CROSBY. The preacher who would influence
many must find many to listen, and tho
writer who would mould public opinion
must find many to read. otherwise his light
is hid in bushel. DR.. CHosBYs final con-
dtion was that the paper should he
conducted by Christian mcn," working fo.
the glory of GOD.
That is the main essential. undoubtedly.
It Is the main essential in every business
and in every relation of life. THE Elovy OF
COP is the end for which We all should
1.-Two. the strict performance Of duty, tho
doing of tho best and highest work of
which We are capable. not for temporary
profit merely, but for eternal gain
or from the lovo OF the good itself
It Is til" spirit which anrnutcs all true SIT
Without 1t there Gnu DO no real art. 1t Is
tho spirit which induces the mechanic +,
do the best he can ont Of respect for him,
self. The writer who works to the best
purpose must work for " the glory of Con.
He must De faithful to TRUTH and thought.
full of its interests only.
At this particular time it is more than
ever essential that newspapers should b,
} conducted by Christian men, guided am
controlled by Christian principles aud
: convictions. Tho pulpit in Severn
conspicuous instances hp6 gone ut,
tcrly astray in its teachings. Instcat
| .l.t,, Ia,
Christianity and thus clarifying GOD
it is disseminating satanic doctrines ruiz
Gus to the soul. 1t is bctraying tho caus,
which 1t was appointed to defend. Minis
tcrs of tho Gospel are showing that thri,
hearts are hardened TO its teachings anc
that their minds have become so far per
verified that they cannot perceive It's sublm,
philosophy. They are teaching men doe
trines which are subversive of the founda
tions of the moral order and dcstructiv,
OF every valuable safeguard of social vir
tue They arc justfying anarchy an,
every crime which men can commit agains
society. If RAvAcHoL. the bloody Partisan
Anarchist and dynamiter. meant well, thei
doctrine IL that he did well in his atrociou'
) assassinations. They say that because
PARKHURsT's motives were To expos
crime, he was right in himself com
hitting crime against the mora
law. They justify him in dccciv
ing, tempting. and hiring harl"t
to make shameful exhibition Of them
selves before him in order that he Nigh
betray them. In order to detect Il muir
: dcrer then they would have to justify tn
hiring of him TO commit murder. ID
| RAINsFoRD says that the saloon is IN evil
} but he would have the Church take charG
of it, So that the evil might be used for good
. Other ministers are showing that the,
4 have no belief in the Christian principle f"
9 dealing with evil by opposing to it good
They think 1t Is too slow and too tiresomt
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