The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11

| The committee includes Reys. Stills,
Plant, Ogden, Fortin and Saw yer.
1t was suggested by Rev. J. B. Shep-
| herd that In view of the Bishops CON
templated ted absence, the fall meeting of the
Board of Missions be postponed till Octo-
Der or later. The Bishop suggested the
| first week in December as more conven-
| lent time for holding it, and his wish was
complied with. The next meeting will
probably be held at Bath.
Rev. H. W. Winkley, of Saco, reported
| for the committee to whom was referred
the question of equalizing expenses of
clergymen attending the convention. The
committee favored assessing every men,
Der 81, and allowing the Board to REIN
burse all sums paid out in excess of that
| figure. No definite action was taken on
| the matter.
Rev. Charles F. Lee, of Newcastle, was
| elected secretary of the Board of Mis-
sions.
| The debate on the question of how. to
run religious news organ was precipi-
tated by the report of a committee, read
| by Rev. r. W. Plant, of Waterville, in
which were embodied recommendations
to the effect that the North East, Maine S
Episcopal monthly publication, edited by
Dean Stills, be enlarged, departments
added, and associate editor chosen and
advertisements be solicited for it's outside
pages.
| Rev. A. B. Papineau, who figured so
prominently in the discussion of the pre-
vious afternoon, was the first to speak
upon this committees report. What is
the standing of the North East as re-
CARDS this Board of Missions he asked.
The Bishop replied that the Board had
,lxr lob r,araf
| of that publication, and had annually
contributed 500 toward it. So far as he
knew the editor had always followed the
/ instruction of the Board. 1t is the organ
of the Board of Missions, and the clergy
should SO regard it.
Didn't the Board appoint an associate
editor once?' asked Rev. c. T. Ogden.
II believe we did once appoint coad-
| jutor to furnish news for the paper, but l
cannot say whether he furnished any
items. The clergy do not seem to have
contributed very much literary work to
the paper, but its editor has been com
PEELED to fill its columns, month after
month, from his own brains. The Bisb-
| OPP commended the tone of the paper and
said he should regret to see any change in
that particular, though it might be
deemed advisable to enlarge it and add
some of the departments suggested.
'sHas not the North East beeA self sup
porting he asked.
sit has, been more than self-support-
ing" was Editor Sills's reply.
To this Rev. Mr.. Plant took exceptions,
He argued that he could not quite see
how they figured it out that the paper
is sef-supporting when it regularly re-
ceives from the Episcopal convention an
appropriation of 500.
II move,n said Rev. A. B. Papineau,
'sthat we accept the report of the COM
mittee, but that we take no action ,ela-
tive to the recommendations therein en-
bodied. If an associate editor is wanted,
let the editor appoint him"
| Rev. j. B. Shepherd then got the floor
and made vigorous ten minutes speech,
which he prefaced with the remark that
| in some way the people of the Diocese
| have got the idea that if the North East
is not able to obtain sufficient income
the Bishop has some popular hole into
which he can put his hand and draw out
enough cash to carry the paper on.
| II have no personal choice" he con-
| tinued, regarding the conduct of the pa
per, except that l want it to be run in the
| interest of the Protestant Episcopal
| Church Of Maine. Let us bring before
| the people the fact that it is no man S
paper, but the Episcopal peoples publica-
| ion. I often hear it asked why the publ
cation is so small. I believe we should
enlarge it conservatively, and that adver-
| tisements be run in it. They would help
contribute to its income.
| "OfI course / should not care to see in
the North East an "ad." announcing
that Barnum's circus was coming to town
and that the editor of the North East ad
vised everybody to attend, but it seems
as if it ought to be an easy matter to get
unobjectionable advertising" When the
church had fair he gave away Copies of
| the paper containing advertisements and
cleared 800 on the scheme. He believed
in issuing 5000 copies every month, full
paying subscribers seemed an unreason-
| ably small subscription list.
| Rev. J. S. Moody of Rockland wanted
to know if it would not be wise to issue
500 extra copies to any church that woulI
pay one cent a copy for them, to use as a
tract.
Dean Stills, editor of the publication I'M
der discussion, took this opportunity to
defend the policy Of his management of
! the paper He had several times declared
his readiness to resign the editorship, and
he now reiterated that declaration.
"The. practical working of the paper, -
| said he, lis very different from that
which seems to be in the minds of those
present The schemes proposed are en-
away means to have it thrown into the
fire, unread. 1 have offered to send extra
copies to any parish ordering them. and
that offer has several times been accepted,
but venture to say the papers SO sent re-
manned in their original bundles till
thrown out as refuse.
1.-The papers columns are open to the
publication of church news or communi-
| cations from any clergymen of this
diocese, but the clergy do not take the
| trouble to send in much in that line. I
| am glad of the committees suggestions,
| and if am retained will endeavor to
| follow them, SO far as 1 can, except in
relation to the advertisements. / move
| to strike out that clause of the COM
mittee's report relating to the advertise
ments."
Rev. G. B. Nicholson of Caribou took
| sides with Editor Stills regarding the i'm
practicability of running advertisements
| in the diocesan paper. He had seen a
| little newspaper experience, himself, and
he believed no business man would give
so cents page for an advertisement in
the North East, except in the line of
charity. 1t is an easy matter to make a
success of one special edition but schemes
that would work well in one edition
could not be profitably followed.
Rev. J. B. Shepherd had also had a
hand in newspaper work, with the success
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