The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-15
ARE NOT AGREED
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS ON TRIAL
IN HIGH COURT.
Church Congress Gives az
Evening to the DiScuSsion-Cler-
gymen and Other Learned Men
Give Their Ideas OF What IL iS.
What il is Mt and What Should be

| papersm was the topic which engaged the
! attention Of large attendance H the ses-
sion OF the Episcopal church congress "a
Music hall this evening. Bisaop Law
renee presided.
The first speaker introduced was + Y.
X bert 4. Holland, ID. D, OF st. l. uis.
Tie said IN substance that Sunday news
ptpers We're as diverse as their number.
and no word that Characterized one would
exactly describe another Ia a III 4sterly
manner he showed how tine newspaper OF
the present day was a search light thrown
into every hiding place
Its condemnation turns crowns to death
caps. Many a rich scamp fears it who
does not fear the civil laws H knows not
the day nor the hour when upoa some
lialson, some orgi-, some swiuiling
the newspaper viii c,me as IA thief in the
night and strip off his false reputation
AID wrap uim Ia shame that will burn tue
very fiesa from ni> bJues. N!r u does
feats aud whenever It's de ds are leatly the
newspaper notes them as worthy OF the
worlds eye.
What Of the day in the seven called the
day Of rest? Shall the worlds conscious
ness sleep then or be more than ever
awake: For myself. l must hold it tue
TO lis name-a day of the sun and that
observance of taat 10 he holiest which l.
sunny, most alive with light. Because il
Is a hoy day, 1t i holiday IL
bids men feast. not fist The Sunday
newspaper, without det aiming he few who
seek he highest heaven. save millions OF
poor souls from i,tless upOr or ignorant
ptstimes 10y drawing their interest IN the
worIFs daily life To an amper reading
han work days permit. It Is their one
hN IN B. tf..pN
Rev. Ii. George Currie, ID. d, presented
the next paper. lie Id Ia parl:
lt goes without saying that the secular
new-pap-r l. one OF our most imporIan,
instItu ions; IL i necessary 20 the present
type Of civliiZI ZItIou; II Is thas iudIspen-
sible TO free government; it is s.
san much t.st SO that you may cy,.-s;l;I, SAFELY
institution, yet the Sunday psp.r occupies
us exclusively with other days iuterr-t,.
1t throws open the stores for US and ppts
us In the midst OF the markets aud takes
us frequently in column after column
through scenes of sin and horror.
1T Is nari TO see how people can justify
the immediate pref4cng theIr prayers and
their holy communion by partaking sacra-
III -nta!ly an hour b fore of he world, the
fish and the devil throu III the columns OF
the Sunday paper"
X chtrd Dana, the mex speaker. u sup
port his claim rs To the nerdlessurss OF
Sunday newspapers, used the summary II
particular paper showing the matter
provided for the edficaIiJu of its reader.
For purp uses OF comparison. Mr. Dana
said, lie had Obtained twenty-ol= papers
from the cities of Boston, New York. Pail
adelphi', Ba! tImore, Chicago, Cincinnati,
-. Louis, Louisville, Atlanta aud San
Francisco.
" hat first impressed him was the sizs
OF these Journals. the average of them be-
ing in reading matter alone lqIl
To one and one -Iaif times tn.
contents of the new testament. The
illustrations Of the papers were for the
most part crude aUd iudrtIstIc. The
moral eft cJ OF five o. them was Dad and .:
two very doubtful. Many of the comic
pictures relied on yui-trlty for their wIt.
Ouiy TWO papers out OF the tweuty y-Uns hsu.
anything like Il serious biz OF cdurch read
lug. OIe OF these hal two columns and "a
half beaded "Churcn Circles" Containing
an original hymn, short prayer or col
lcct, a.4d an adde's, aud very good one
too. on bravery. This address constituted
about 1,L0J,h part OF the paper. 1H-
Characteristic of The Sunday paper. NJ.
Dana had examine J. was bs!Iti!eiug OF
subj eos treated ot If 10 bring them
down TO the iuteliige- ce OF inferior III uIs.
l. concluding Mr. Dana sIii: 80 far !
have spoke of the Sunday paper only -
il Is at present As 10 what Il might be
made in he future. II the IN Hons OF pa
pers taken into millions OF families o.
could give The news IN ii slOr.
and digritied manner with some wei.
thougut-Out discussion OF he interesting
topic OF tie day. stories Of good style ana
, levatiug tendency, adapted 10 tne
= neral rraIer. helpful literature auI
suggestions for resdiuZ, good poetry
aud fair variety of what
j. at least not harmful aud altogether /
II bout oue-th.rI th- present length b, then. .
though | believe most of Us would be be- Z
ter without II, sti.i II would be a great IN /.
over our present at ot affairs /
aud perhaps Ia some families would posi- /
bly, b. a real benefit, The present. coudi- /
ton Of the papers i lowering. not eIrvat- (
ng. Every foreigner coming to this couu- /
ry observes the tact, anu every true man. /
b. he American Or foreign born, Iameuts 4
J."
Tomorrow mornings session Will be de- /
voted TO discussion of r-II sIOus orders IN /
he Protestant Episcopal cuuTch.
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