Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
The SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
Topic Considered by The EpIsCOpalIan
Congress al Boston.
Tho Present Condition Of the sunday
Newspapers Lowering Instead
Of IIeyating,

BosroN, Nov. 4.-"The Sunday
Newspapers" was the topic which en-.
gagged the attention OF n large attend
ance at the session Of the Episcopal
Church congress at Music hall this
evening. Bishop Lawrence presided.
The nrst speaker was Rev. Robert
A. Holland, Do, 4 -. Louis. In n
mnsterly manner he showed how III g
newspaper Of the pteseut day was n
searchlight thrown into every hldiLg
place.
"Its condemnation turns crowns TO
deAthcags," he declared, "many n rich
scamp Tears II who does not lear the
civil laws. lie Knows not the day nos
the hour when upol some liusJu, some
Orgle, some Hwiniling, the newspaper
viii come as 'tnivf VA tue nignp and
"Trip oil his false reputation aud wrap
him Ia shame that will burn tue very
nesh from hislbOLes." Concluding lac
sAiu:
"rhe Sunday newspaper, without
OBTAINING tue lew who scus the tigbest
heaven, caves millions OF pour sJuiu
from listlesH stupUf OF ignorant psslim, q
ny drawing their interest Ia TIE
worlu's daily life to an amplcr toaJ.
Ing than work days permit. l.iAtnvif
one BOX; their museum; tuuir art
gallery"
Rev George Curry, d. d., said in
part:
"lt goes without saying that tho
secular newspaper IL One Of our most
Important Institutions; yet the sunday
paper occupies US with our uay'u inter
ssi. IL opens tue store Tor Us anu puts
w In the must OF The mhfGets Aud
takes us frequently In column after
column through scenes VI tin nnd
horror.
at IL bard 10 500 how people can
Justify the Immediate lTuihcing tnrif
prayers anu their holy communion by
pattahlng au hour before VI tue sofld,
the foih aud the devil through the
co umua Of tho Sunday papers"
kiouard N. Daua Of CnmBnige,
Macs, tue next speaker 10 support ms
Claim 10 tue nteuiessne,A OF Sun.
Jay nswspaperr, used the summary Of
"a particular paper showing tue matter
PROVIDED Tor the publication OF IT,
readefs.
For purposes OF comparison, SIT.
Dana said ne had obtniuuI n papofs
from tho cities " Boston. New YurR,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago,
Cincinnati, 81 LOuIr, Louisville anu
Sau Francisco. what nrst impressed
him was the sizs OF these Journals, tne
average Of them buiug Ia reading
matter alone equal 10 one aud one.
half times the contents u the New
Ttrtnmcnt. The illustrations Oi the
papers were for tho most part crude
anu inastistie. The moral al sCt
OF Ave Of them wHB bad aud
two very doubtful. Many Of tho
comic pictures relied on vulgar.
ity for their wit. Only two papofs out
OF the twcnty-one had anything like n
serious bit OF church reading. One Of
thess had two columns aud n hall
headed Church Circles, containing an
original hymn, short prayer or col
lvct auu au address, anu "A very good
Onc too, on bravery, This constituted
about one-thuusanuth par. OF the pa.
per.
The characteristic Of tho Sunday IA.
per MIR. Dana had examined, was a
belittling Of subjects treated rs n u
bring them down 10 the Intelligence OF
inferior minds.
There were undoubtedly articles
here aud there ON interesting topic. OF
the DAY, AMI occasionally well treated
articles were seen, but In othor paperi
they were small part OF tue whole,
anu many reader trying TO oonhnu
his attention 10 the best articles alone
would Mud himself led into reading
many things u the loss Of hia time,
bfaiua anu mental seli.Tospect. Then,
too, tbs man who takUA the sunday
paper just for the purpose OF glancing
nj few items, must remember that hu
IL taking itinto his no mel with the illus
tTauonH, the hea1liGes and tho alluf.
ing stories. The weekday paper II
usually read on the way ~ or from thu
tfiice or store, but the Sunday paper
Is read Ia the home.
In concluding, Mr.. Dana HniJ. "5t
far have spoken OF tho Sunday paper
only as II Is at preaent. AZ 10 what
II might 10 made Ia the future n mil
lions OF papers taken into millions o
families ON sundnys could give th,
news IN n short aud diguified manner,
with some wel.-.hLuyh t-Iut discussion
Oi the interesting tOpica OF tho day,
stories VI good style and eleyAtiug ten
uenoy, adapted 10 the general reader
helpful literature anu suggestions foi
reading, good pJetry aud "a iair variety
OF what Is AZ least not harmful auG
altogether about One.thifd the present
length, then, though believe most o
uH would DO better without It, still
II would be a great Improvement oveI
cur present state OF affairs, and psf
hAps In some families would possibly
be real benefit. The present rOnui
ton OF the papers 10 lowering, not Gle
waiting. Every foreigner coming u thi
cous,Ty observes the fact, and oveTJ
true man, be- he American or foreign
born, laments IT,"
saved with Diniculty.
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