The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-15

CAV peWbpapets, haa bHo hVPAS "uASh
engaged the attention Of large attend
arce at the session Of the Episcopal
Church Congress. at Music hall. this
evening. The subject was admirably
discussed by the many able speakers
who took part, Bishop Lawrence pro-
sided. The first speaker introduced
was Rev. Robert A. Holland, DID,. Of
st. Louis. He said in substance that
Sunday newspapers were as diverse as
their number aud that no word that
characterized one would exactly de-
scribe another. In a mastery manner
be showed how the newspaper OF the
present day was a searchlight thrown
into every hiding place.
"Its condemnation turns crowns to
death.caps. Many rich scamp fears 1t
who does not fear the civil laws. He
knows not the day nor the hour whom
upon some iiason, some orgie, some
swindling, the newspaper Wi come as
thief In the night and strip of his
false reputation and wrap him in shame
that shall burn the very flesh from his
bones. Virtue does feats, and whenever
lie deeds are featly the newspaper notes
them as worthy OF tho worlds eye.
"Day by day; each day between two
nights, q distinct life between birth
and death the day that has no news
paper losing that much OF the worlds
life from onsciousness; to-day's news
paper ID back number, tomorrow an
obituary, an odor OF death. We need
the papers.
THE SUNDAY PAPER.
"What Of the day in seven called tho
day OF rest2 Shall the worlds con.
sciousness sleep then, or be more than
ever awake? For myself. I must hold
Sunday in truth to its day-a day OF the
sun, and that the observance OF II to be
holiest which is sunny, most alive with
light. Because 1t is holy day, it is
also holiday. 1t bids man feast, not
fast. The Sunday newspaper, without
detaining the few who seek tho highest
heaven, saves millions Of poor souls
from iistiess stupor or ignorant pastime
BY drawing their interest in the worlds
daily life to an ampler reading than
work days permit. 1t is their one book,
their museum, their art gallery"
Rev. q. George Currie, D. D., pre-
sented the next paper. He said in part:
ut goes without saying that tho secu-
lar newspaper is one Of our most i'm
portant institutions. It Is necessary to
the present type of civilization. 1t is
thus indispensable to free government;
it is go much 80 that you may safely say
that tits O quasi-divine institution, yet
the Sunday paper occupies US exclu-
siyely with other days interests. It
throws open the stores for us and puts
us into the midst OF the markets, aud
takes US frequently. in column after
column, through scenes Of sln and
horror.
at is hard to see how people can
Justify the immediate prefacing their
prayers and their holy communion by
partakIng sacramentally an hour before
Of the world, the flesh and the devil,
through the columns OF the Sunday
press"
Mr.. Richard A. Dana, the next
speaker to support his aims as to tho
needlessness OF Sunday newspaper,
used the summary OF particular show.
Ing the matter provided for the ediflca-
ton OF its readers. He said:
Mr.. DAHA's COMPARISON.
MIR. Dana said he had obtained
twenty.onn papers from the cities OF
Boston, Now York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Chicago, Cincinnati, St Louis,
Louisville, Atlanta aud San Francisco.
What first impressed him was the sizo
OF these journals, the average OF them
being in reading matter alone equal to
ono and a half times the contents OF tho
new testament. The illustrations OF
the papers were for the most part crude
and inartistic. The moral effect
OF five OF them was bad, and Of
twenty-five very doubtful. Many
Of the comic pictures rolled
on vulgarity for their wit Only two
papers out OF tho twenty-one had any.
thing like serious bit OF church read
ing. One Of these had two columns and
half headed, "Church Circlos,' con.
taiuing an original hymn, short pray.
eror collect, and an address, and very
good one, too, on bravery. This consti-
tutei about one.thousandth part OF tho
paper. The characteristic OF the paper
Mr.. Dana had examined was bolittlinG
Of subjects treated, as il 10 bring them
down to tho Intelligence OF inferior
minds.
There wore undoubtedly good Nrticlas
here and there on interesting topics OF
the day, and occasionally well treated ::
they made. however, in the best papers
but small part of the whole, and many
a reader trying to conline hia attention
10 the best articles alone would con-
tinually find himself od into reading
many things to the loss OF his time,
brains and mental seIf.respect
Then, too, tho man who takes tho
sunday paper just for tho purpose ot
planCing at few items, must remem.
hor what no is taking into his home,
with thOillutrations, the head lines and
tho aluring stories. The week day
papor Ia usually road OH the way to or
IRON the Office or store, but tho Sunday
paper is rsad in tho home.
REFORM NEEDED.
In concluding Mr.. Dana said:
80 iNr have spoken OF tho Sunday
ropcr oaIy as 1t is at present As to
what II might be made In tho future, II