Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

rrintinIes that directed lie conduct 1s
flH Savior % OBJ world.
~ have tried tI nut down hero lu
concrete form SOME nf the ttlrv- which
70 has rpcmcd 90 mo Jesus would de-,
f1id Edward Norman 10 read from e
Paper lying on hiH deak and Henry
Maxwell was reminded nraiu of bile
oHort Co put Into written form hls own
conception " Jesus probable action
anh alec " Milton Wnghts attempt In
~ hive headed ihlH. what Would
Jesus DO aa ElwtrI Norman. Editor 0f
o Daily Newspaper boo HHYmnnd
W. lin would mover allow u eauioncH
or % picture iu bio paper ihHi could he
gall,i had ur cDlraa or Impure in any
p Ito would probably conduct tho
political part OF che paper from the
standpoint OF n0npirtinn r1irIotiHm
nlwuys looking upon 900 political uu.s-
lions in tho liHht OF their relations 60
90" welfare ~ The people. llwHyn au the
nlfl7 OF What ls rirhtF newer from
the bl'lr " what IL for tho beet lnier-
caia ~ thie coy that pnrtyT ln other
W9fiH lle would treat every political
subject from the standpoint ~ the adj
Nahccment or the Kingdom OF God on
the earth"
Edward Norman looked up from tho
reading for a moment you uufUf-
stand That Dr. my Interpretation or Jesus
probable action ou political matters not
Tor other ucWtpapDr men who may hava
n different conception 10 InIun' probable
action from mine. / ON simpiy toying
~ answer honestly what would Icaus
du us Edward norman and the nn-
rWgr ! nnd ia what have put down"
%. The ind and aim 81 daily pa.
per conducted by Jesus would bo 10 do
the win Of God. That BE-. Hls muin pur.
pnso in carrying on q Newspaper would
not De- 90 make money OF cain political
influence, but ills nrat and ruling nur.
pose would Boz 10 fo conduct itif pauor
that u would De- evident 90 100 iila Huh-
Hcrlhors that He WIS trying Co cock nrHt
the kingdom % God By means OF HE
paper This purpose would be- na dis
tluct ana unquoatianrd ns tho uurpun-
NJ minister or q missionary or any
other uufollah martyr in Christian
work anywhere.
=. All questionable Advertisements
would b. impossible.
20. The relation on Jesus 10 the om-
pluycoa on The paper would be ~ tho
most loving character"
80 FAR gH ! have gone" ssild Nor
man, again looking ny. = am OF the
opinion that Jesus would employ rrac.
tlcally fumo form " cooperation that
would represent the Idea OF mutual in.
tcrcni in "a business whore an were tn
move together fuf the same great end !
am working out such a plan. and am
confident " viii BE- successful AZ any
rate, once Introduce the element on pore
oounl love into a business like thls. take
out the selfish principle OF doing % for
The sake of personal profits Co man up
company. and / DO not see any way sN.
ccpt the moet loving personal Interest
hetwccn editor. reporters. praamuu and
nll who contributed anything 90 tho
would hc expressed not only ln the ucr-
ronAl love and sympathy. but iu "a ahnr-
Ing with tho profits ~ the business
%. A. editor ~ o. daily paper today
Jesus would give large space 90 the
work Of the Christian world. tie would
devote a paFc possibly 90 the facts ~
rufurm, ~ geological problems. m in-
riiiutonni church work ana similar
movements.
-. Ilc would 90 an In his power In
bic paper 10 frht the saloon ~ nn onu-
my OF the human race and an uuuccea.
saty part 81 our prcuout civilization. Ito
would Do this regardless OF public ran-
tlmcnt To- tho matter and. of cpurHe al
ways rogardlgu- Of ita effect on hla sub
fCriptiuu lirt."
Again Edward Norman looked up
~ state my honest conviction on this
point. OF course I DO not uasa Judgment
on the Christian mon who are editing
uthrr kinds N papers today but at I
Interpret IcHun Z believe Hs would use
the Influence N iiia paper to remove the
saloon entirely from the political ana
,alciai lifu of the nation.
"a. Jesus would not Issue a sunday
edition.
20. lie would print the nows Of tho
world that people ought 90 know.
Among the things that they DO not need
to know and which would not De- pub
a
accounts Of crimes, scandals in private
families or any other human events
which In any way would conflict with
the nrrt point mentioned la this out
line.
30 n Jesus had tho amount ~
money 10 uHo ou % plpcr viii D we have.
lie would probably secure the best ana
strongest Christian men ana women
90 cooperate with him iu the matter Of
contributors That win Do my pur-
poae. ar . fhali be- able 20 show you ga /
IN. Whatever the details of the pa
pcr might demand aa the paper de-
vciopod along Go definite plan the main I
principle that guided % would always I
h. ths eatabilshmont 81 tho Kingdom of .
qod in the world. This large general /
principle would necessarily shape all /
the details"
EdWaii Norman finished reading HE |
plan. Tie was very thoughtful
~ have merely etotched IL very faint /
outline have % hundred ideus Tor /
nakiug the paper powerful TINT I have 1
not vet Thought out fully This u sims l
fly suggestive. I have talked IL uNgr ]
With other Newspaper mon. Como N ]
them cay I Will have a weak, nlmby |
PANTY sunday school sheet n / gct ]
1ut a1nsthlrF az good ns sunday |
school lt will be- pretty good Why do ]
mon whom they want 20 characterize .
something lH particularly feeble always
use "a sunday school as a comparison I
when they ought 90 know that the SUM !
lay schn0i On one % tho strongest most L
powerful influences IN our civilization |
In this country today liut the VIPER
,,lu not necessarily b. weak hecausc
h n good. Good things are more pow
.rfll than bad. The question with mo
r LARGELY oac or support from the Chris
.inn people OF Raymond. There are over
"a 900 church members here in tho
slty. n half Of them VIII stand hy Tho
News. its HE ls areured What 40 you
think Maxwell is the probability Of I
such tuppurtf'
~ don't know enough about u 10
give an Intelligent answer. ! believe In
.he paper with AN my heart N % lives
4 year, ns Mics virginia nlld there %
mo- telling what @ can do. The great
.hlnr viii bo 10 iaguc such q paper, ns
near ns we can Judge na Jesus probably
would aud put into it nll the clemonta
Il Christian bnlnr strength. lnielll-
fpueo ana sense and command respect
ly the obscrco of blgotry, M angti-