New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-26
READING FOR THE PEOPLE.
THE REV. DE-. l. X. FUNK OK THE DAILY
NEWSPAPERS.
,,r, r,,ppvc,.rt.s WHAT he CONSIDERS LEAN
ING TOWARD Observation-Disclosures BAL 'N'
OK RELIGIOUS wEEKLIEs.

ING TOWARD sENsATTONAlLSM~pi'' ~ '|
on RELIGIOUS wEEKIIEs
,, = ., ,,r,as Of conferences which arc
ia,n,, ho,a for the furtherance OF good municipai
government under the auspices OF the AIA'h VS.
semblv District branch OF the CITY N'sn",C0
League took place last night IN inc h"''' '" ~,
ing West Flfty-fourth-st The SUBJECT un"' IL
cuss!on was "The Peoples Literature I"r '''"
ncyyspacer and rho religious weekly each iorin'd
the basis or an address and the COMIC pap 49,,
also TO have received similar attention pu' ~ W.
absence of Albert Shaw, Editor Of The HcV'cW ~
Reviews" to whom the task WAS assigned
conference was presided over by inc NV -
Williams. The Rev Samuel Zane ha,.eh ie'u
paper on ",rhe Religious Weekly lie seVeTe'E
criticised what he called the sterto'Epeu i0''" "''
generally mercenary instincts OF the picSe"' '"s
religious weekly and urged the n@cfs7Ity OF '"'',
reform bv direcn, more attention to existing 'oc'
and religious problems.
The ROY. DR.. I. X. Funk. Elitc' o. the iioln'-
lctic Review" speaking upon the tA'me "i i'e
Daily Newspaper" said the great iau'' "a "',io
polltan dail!cs was their leannss TO 'eNs1uohaH'"
Upon this topic he added:
The daily newspaper Of to-day Is tasis TO
fective. IL panders IL most Nt.i'T' III Ii ono
heated brains and liberated hearts hecS 'h va
great gathering of scientists IN New. ork I' w"
20 down TO history and in an oppoSle ast nun
her Of people through oar common school, syS yen,
j. being added to the ranks OF ncWsPaPeI ~, =
great proportion OF this mass lacks rciheileh r..
taste and discriminating mind ana h'at,D , ~
daily paper Is reaching down 10 the loNeI ~
this multitude. The price OF daily was i'' n,,iI
10 cents. It dropped from that price - D. =" ~,
even cent. The editor and The pubilahT care ~
for the higher order Of the people IEey axe az
the lower millions and great circulation me 40 =
vcrtising patronage depends on the c.rcul toA AZ!
II Is on the advertising patronage tEai Rr'd, ,''".
os today lives. An examination has nron IHtde ..
a number OF great daiies, and 20 i;!as;fate tl-
amazing PROPORTIONS to which 'his eVi! mas =
! Will read Won the result obtained from on" OF me
important da.lies Of New-York THIS J1lI!ihl bAN =
10 crime in seven issues times a much space az
- labor s. times much as TO art y tunes 'S
much as 10 education. Is times as much rs 10 r. r.
;irion q times as much as 90 literature II gave
to, theatres times as much space as 10 ld3yr,
90 times as much as TO art, times as mu'h A. ~
religion and e times much as TO education ! re
Tribune IS one Of the clcanest Of papers but IL gay
10 crime twice much space az to religion anu -"
times a much t. education und tcIai~ran'
and II gave the theatres more space IMAM IL ueN1ii
TO either literature. religion. education or art me
idea! daily newspaper must not DE 4 mere moneN-
gctfinc machine It's editorials must receive no coio
and no inspiration from rs advertising co3u!lS ai'
on the other hand ifs advertising columns ShouI De
corecp1riOusly edited.