The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10

OPINION tnat Jesus would employ pta.
tically some form Of cooperation til,
would represent the idea Of mutual !,
terest in business where all were I
move together for the same great end
am working out such plan, and 7 q,
confident it will be successful At an
rate, once introduce the element of ne,
sonal love into business like this fax
out the selfish principle of doing it fo
the sake of personal profits to q man q
company, and | do not see any way ey
cept the most loving personal interes
between editor, reporters, pressmen am
all who contributed anything to th
life OF the paper, and that interes
would be expressed not only in the per
sonal love and sympathy, but in a shar
ing with the profits of the business
"6 AS editor of daily paper toda,
Jesus would give large space TO tn
work of the Christian world He wonl,
devote page possibly to the facts o
reform, of sociological problems, of in
stltutlonal church work and simila,
movements
~ He would do all in his power II
his paper to fight the saloon as an enem,
OF the human race and an unnecessary
! part OF our present civilization. He
would do this regardless of public sen
tlment in the matter and. of course. al
ways regardless Of its effect on his sub
scription list. y
/ Again Edward Norman looked mn
i state my honest conviction on this
point vi course do not pass Judgment
on the Christian men who are editino
other kinds of papers today, but as /
interpret Jesus | believe he would use
the influence of his paper to remove the
saloon entirely from the political and
social life of the nation.
'S Jesus would not issue q Sunday
edition
80 He would print the news of the
world that people ought to know
Among the things that they do not need
to know and which would not be cub.
hshed would be brutal prizefghts, long
accounts OF crimes scandals in private
tamllles or any other human events
which in any way would conflict with
the first point mentioned in this out
line
40 If Jesus had the amount Of
money to use on paper which we have.
ne would probably secure the best and
strongest Christian men and women
to cooperate with him in the matter of
contributors That will be nv mr..
pose, as ! shall be able to show you in
few days
III Whatever the details of the pa
per might demand as the paper de-
Veloped along its definite plan the main
principle that guided it would ALWAYS
be the establishment of the kingdom of
God in the world This large general
principle would necessarily shape all
the details.
Edward Norman finished reading his !
plan He was very thoughtful
IL have merely sketched very faint
outline have a hundred ideas for
making the paper powerful that | have
not yet thought out fully This is sim
ply suggestive have talked il over /
With other newspaper men Some of
thHal say will have a weak namby
pamby Sunday school sheet If / get
out something as good as Sunday
school, it will be pretty good Why do
men when they want to characterize
as particularly feeble siNays i
Use Sunday school as a comparison 4
when they ought to know that the Sun.
lay school is one of the strongest most
powerful Influences in our civilization
this country today But the paper
VIII not necessarily be weak because
is good. Good things are more pow {
rful than bad The question with me
largely one of support from the Chris
ian people OF Raymond There are over
w. ooo church members here in the
!ty. 1t half of them will stand by The
ews' Its life is assured. What do you
INK Maxwell is the probability of q
1ch supportf'
II don't know enough about it to b
I'VE an Intelligent answer believe in t
le paper with all my heart If it lives d
year, as Miss Virginia said, there is ?
telling what it can do. The great f
ing Will be to issue such paper, as t
ear as we can judge, as Jesus probably c
Guild and put into it all the elements s
Christian BRAINS strength, intelli v
,nce and sense and command respect 1,
the absence Of bigotry, of fanati- y
sm' narrowness and any thing else that Ii
contrary to the spirit of Jesus Such ii
paper will call for the best that hu- n
an thought and action are capable Of
wing. The greatest minds in the world d
ould have their powers taxed to the IL
most to issue Christian daily. e,
Eyes, Edward Norman spoke hum al
II shall make great mistakes. no lc
'ubt l need great deal of wisdcm
1T want to do as Jesus would s.
nat would he DOT | have asked II tc
lily and shall continue to do so and Il
'ide by results ii
=! think we are beginning to under W
and said Virginia, '.the meaning of il
at command, Grow in the grace and b.
lowledge of our Lord and Saviour
sus Christ l am sure l do not know hi
that be would do in detail until | nj
low him better - ne