The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-10

noon paper. that IL always right in words,
politics. or reforms. DO you know why
| say this? Because not enc OF these pa
pers has aIways the good sense TO agree
with me. on the other hand. the news
paper Is not above criticism.
The newspaper can be. and ought 10 be,
improved. ! am bold enough TO criticise
10 because n does not improve as rapidly
as think II ought. 1t does not always
discriminate between worthy and worth
less matter. For example: a minister
mot MYSELF sent an article Of a quarter
columns length TO certain newspaper.
The matter was news and on a subject
OF great Importance 80 a,ceo people in this
city and Of some interest to $1,000 poo
pie IN this city. The article was cut
down to ten lines IN the same issue OF
the paper was a column and a half devOt-
cd TO horse-racing I'm California. That
newspaper thought, evidently, that its
patrons were more interested In horses
than i'm human souls. II did both itself
and itg pafrons injustice. The 500 hre
SIN "kicking." ! am one Of them.
BASEBALL TOO MUCH NOTICED.
Another instance ! attended great
meeting IN the First regiment armory,
where from first 80 last three so four
thousand people gathered. one OF our
papors Gid not think the meeting worth
reporting. The paper gave, after earnest
pleading. two inches 81 space 10 the
great work. in the same issue nearly
column was given TO "fat-kiiiins ffohc.
Easo-l all gets more space than II de-
serves Football does not deserve any
space az ali its place II It must have
ono f. alongside Of suicides, assault
and battery. and murder Personalities
TOO rival 20 report too often occur.
ANONYMOUS correspondents are 100 mcch
encouraged. More and more, good people
are coming 10 dtspisc anonymous comfnu-
nications They are almost as bad as
ANONYMOUS letters. Mr.. y. y. =. IS not
generally much of a man. GOOD men
ought 10 get credit for al they write; bad
men ought 10 reap the consequences OF
al they write.
Especially ought the Sunday ncwsra-
Dor ia bc held 10 strict account b. the
GOOD people Good people have their eyes
cn il right now They are looking n
through and through.
BETTER SUNDAY THAN nONDAY.
Some good people say there ought 10
De no Sunday newspaper at all. They
arraign H. on several distinct charges.
They say n works printers on saturday
night way on till Sunday morning. If
go. that is wrong. The printers Should
have their Sunday rest but, ] submit,
would % not hc worse 10 have Monday
morning paper? a Monday morning IA
Der would require printers and editors
10 work an the Sunday night previous.
IT would require reporters 20 work all
the Sunday previous. Would That te
riaht2 Collectors say also. ct Is wong
10 distribute the papers ON sunday racrn-
Ing" Who distributes themY ! am told
that the subscribers require mat. not the
publishers. The publishers viii be happy
10 authorize your Sunday N ,rning pa
per 10 bee distributed on Monday morn
ing II you prefer.
SHOULD BE \ SUNDAY IAIEk.
Objoctors say. Too many people read
the Sunday morning paper during hours
in which they should De in church. Yes.
that is true. Now some people sleep
away hours they should pass in molly
praise and prayer other DIRECTORS main
tain that a Sunday newspaper ought TO
ne-a Sunday newspaper 1 am one OF
them. Their argument is briefly this
Lot the Sunday newspaper do proper sun
day work and then il viii legtimately
belong to the class called by the law
deeds Of necessity or charity Ihen
will IL lac to the mind and soul what
The Sunday morning milk is TO the BODY.
Then. if read before church, II Will, Ike
Bihlo-reading. prepare people for CHRIST
if read after church it will emphasize the
sermon: If read by inValids, who cannot
20 to church. it viii be heavenly bless
ing: If read by Goddess en- ana women
who hate the Sabbath and all It's eternal
vcrities and sanctities II viii warn them
of righteous retributiOn. Let the SUNDAY
newspaper be q sunday newspaper and
imagine the preachers will slip III
sermon every week Let the Sunday
NEWSPAPER become a real Sunday news
uaper and the day will dawn for which !
have longed and prayed, day that VIII
witness "a journal no longer divorcins
filings sacred from things secular nut
which will have implied in every utter
anco. whether We eat or drink, or what
ever We do. do all for the glory OF Coo.
The Sunday newspaper ought 10 ne the
cloancst purosl sweetest bIaNest, ana
hest issue of the week. IL ought TO
he. every newspaper ought to be, great
ovaneelizing agency. 1t ought TO preach
the great doctrines of the fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood OF man. ana
the SaViourhood Of our Lord Jesus CHRIST.
A pastor on a Sabbath breaches 10
fow hundred or at most. 10 rev nous
and The printing press VIII take inc
same sermon and preach IL to millions OF
peoule. God speed the printing press
God save the printing press; God sancliiy
the printing press - send ABROAD the
GLORIOUS gospel Of the blessed Goa 10
the uttermost parts Of the earth.