The Northwestern recorder., 1893-01-14

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4 FoI''O n u of Philadelphia, Pa.
wears ago, the General Confer
HOIn O,onntborized the publication OF a
snYr a'rrt,ru Rsrier and Ladies' Magazine
yAu.. ,rere in addition to the Christtan
nl'ordsr Ln'. Later on, the session OF
nss" .ao ortborized the publication OF the
lo'v 100 %,,.rn Recorder. The department
~'. anabIe to start any of these 2ubli-
'': ''.n. rs nm to "a; in that year the Gen
A'' " Conference, sitting in Baltimore,
'ln ,,.od the Quarterly Reuie'o, and
.la ,i'.ted an editor therefor. The Reu1e'O
'.. ~ tbus begun in due and regular form
Il has continued without interruption
% rIo Southern Christian Recorder was
Inn as the personal enterprise OF
O's5on Tnrner. and after few years
~ ;,,once it was bought and transferred
', .ba church. From the very nature
,.bo case, it has had chequered his
..r and to-day, like many others, II is
s. xaep.
Nv the real question is, what does
s,5nrch really need? To this ques-
in reason answers, she needs first OF
n ctaunch. strong, effective organ to
,n,osont her official activities, and de-
tond her principles. Such paper
,Son,d the Christian Recorder be.
Secondly-The same voice OF reason
,ors she should have a strong, effective
bi.monthlv. as the mouthpiece of her
host thinkers on all the higher ques-
tons of the day. All her highest and
growing thought in literature, science,
art finance. the industries and religion
4 sbould have free and ample outlook
through the Magazine.
These two representative organs OF
the church ought to be made financially
as strong as the church has power to
make them; and manned by the best
talent at her command.
These men should be, not merely glit
. takers and rattling pencil -pushers, but
they should be men of real culture, as
the fruit of a ripe experience and wide
reading. They should be equipped
With all needful appliances for theil
EnE; and then they should be paid {
respectable salary.
4 again. common sense guided by
reason, says, there should be two o.
more subordinate periodicals, pub
. liShed under the encouragement an(
patronage of the church, if not by it!
direct support. [ should go in fol
three such papers, if properly located
4 But should not consider it the part O
wisdom for the church to assume finan
cial responsibility for these pubhca
tons, by any special stipend to theil
Il publishers or directors. Only give
them the right of way, and al
long as they are true to our govern
ment and doctrines, why give them thu
same encouragement the M. E. Churcl
gives to the Independent journals pub
hShed among them. ......
1t does seem to the eye of common
sense, that our conferences in tn,
southwest could, if they would, sustain
local Methodist paper. Anothel
ought to be sustained in the southeas
and one in the northwest.
But is this all we need-really need
answer no. We must not forget ou
children.
We have from twenty thousand tt
nHty thousand boys and girls between
'le ages OF u and 20 in the schools o
4V church and the country. There il
lOl single publication by the race
1a' Is at all adapted to their need.
I5e THIS matter by my own children
-'E literally devour the periodical
provided for children by the great pub
lSlefs' Beyond all question, a youth
paper should be provided in the nea,
lullfe for our children.
AL these are in within reach of OIL
PFople' and only need the stimulus of {
"Olg will. Not an individual will
WI settled purpose and common
@Sent to do it.