Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-07
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"What Would Jesus Do?"
CHAPTER II.

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mond Daily News sat in his office room
Monday morning and faced new
world of acticn He had made his
pledge in good faith to do everything
after asking. What would Jesus dor
and as he supposed with his eyes open
to all the possible results But as the
regular life of the paper started on an
other weeks rush and whirl of activity
he confronted it with degree of hesi-
tation and a feeling nearly akin to fear
He had come down to the Office very
early and for few minutes was by
himself He sat at his desk in a grow
ing thoughtfulness that finally became
a desire which he knew was as great as
it was unusual He had yet to learn.
with all the others in that little COM
pany pledged to do the Christlike thing,
that the spirit of life was moving in
power through his own life as never be-
fore He rose and shut his door and
then did what he had not done for
years He kneeled down by his desk
and prayed for the Divine presence and
wisdom to direct him
He rose with the day before him and
his promise distinct and clear in his
mind. Now for action, he seemed to
say But he would be led by events as
fast as they came on
He opened his door and began the
routine of the Office work. The manag'
ing editor had just come in and was at
his desk in the adjoining room One OF
the reporters there was pounding out
something on typewriter
Edward Norman began an editorial
The Daily News was an evening paper,
and Norman usually completed his lead
ing editorial before 8 o'clock
He had been writing about ID min
utes when the managing editor called
out Here's this press report of yes
terday's prizefght at the Resort 1t
will make up three columns and half
suppose it all goes inY
Edward Norman was one of those
newspaper men who keep an eye on
every detail of the paper The manag'
ing editor always consulted his chief in
matters Of 10th small and large impor
tance Sometimes. as in this case. it was
merely Il nominal inquiry.
"Yes-no Let me see it.
He took the typewriter matter Just
rs it came from the telegraph editor
and ran over it carefully Then he laid
the sheets down on his desk and did
some very hard thinking
I'VE won't run this in today" he
said finally
The managing editor was standing
in the doorway between the two rooms.
He was astonished at the editors re-
mark and thought he had perhaps mis-
understood him
What did you say9'
Leave it out We won't use it.
But The managing editor was
simply dumfounded He stared at
Norman as if the editor were out of his
mind
II think. Clark. that it ought not to
be printed. and that's the end Of it.
said Edward Norman. looking up from
his desk
Clark seldom had any words with the
chief Norman's word had always been
law in the office. and he had seldom
been known to change his mind. The
circumstances now, however, seemed to
be so extraordinary that Clark could
not help expressing himself
do you mean that the paper is to
90 to press without word of the prize
fight in it2'
Yes. that's just what mean
But it's unheard of All the other
papers will print it What will our
subscribers say, Why. it's simply
Clark paused unable to find words to
say what he thought
Edward Norman looked at Clark
thoughtfully The managing editor
was member of church of different
denomination from that of Norman's.
The two men had never talked together
on religious matters. although they had
been associated on the paper for several
years
Come in here a minute. Clark, and
shut the door. said Norman.
Clark came in. and the two men faceo
each other alone Norman did not speak
for minute. Then he said abruptly:
"Clark, if Christ were editing daily
paper. do you honestly think he would
nrint three columns and half OF a
prizefght in it,
Clark gasped in astonishment. Final
ly he replied, "No; don't suppose ne
would.
"Well. that's my only reason for
shutting this account out of The News.
have decided not to doa thing in con-
nection with the paper for whole year
that honestly believe Jesus would not
Clark could not have looked more
amazed if the chief had suddenly gone
crazy In fact. he did think something
was wrong. though Mr. Norman was
one of the last men i'll the world. In his
Judgment. TO lose his mind.
"What effect will that have on the
paperY' he finally managed to ask i'll a
faint voice
..What do you Think" asked Edward
Norman with Il keen glance.
II think it will simply ruin the pa
per. replied Clark promptly He was
gathering up his bewildered senses and
began to demonstrate. "Why. 1t isn
feasible to run paper nowadays on
any such basis. It's too ideal The
world isn't ready for it. You can
make it pay Just as sure as you live
if you shut out this prizefight report
YOU will lose hundreds of subscribers,