Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-29

! ing with the profits of the business
&c As editor of "A daily paper today
Jesus would give large space To the
work of the Christian world. He would
devote "A page possibly 10 the facts of
reform, of sociological problems, of in
stitutional church work and similar
movements
- He would DO all in his power in
his paper 10 fight the saloon ms an enemy
of the human race aud an unnecessary
! part of our present civilization He
would do this regardless of public sen
timent in the matter and. of course, nj.
ways regardless of its effect on his sub
scription list.
Again Edward Norman looked up
II state my honest conviction on this
point OF course | douot pass Judgment
on the Christian men who are editing
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
IS Jesus would not issue a 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 he pub
lished would be brutal prizefghts long
accounts Of crimes, scandals in private
families 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,
he would probably secure the best and
strongest Christian men and women
TO cooperate with him in the matter of
contributors That will be my pur
! pose as | shall be able to show you in
a few days
al Whatever the details Of the pa
per might demand as the paper de
veloped along its definite plan, the main
principle that guided il 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
II have merely sletched very faint
outline have Hundred ideas for
making the paper powerful that | have
not yet thought out fully This is sim
| ply suggestive | have talked ii over
with other newspaper men Some of
them say | will have weak, namby
PANTY Sunday school sheet If get
ont something az good as a Sunday
school II will be pretty good Why do
men when they want 10 characterize
something as particularly feeble always
use "A Sunday school as comparison
when they ought TO know that the SIM
day school is one of the strongest most
powerful influences in our civilization
in this country today. But the paper
will not necessarily be weak because
it is good. Good things are more pow
erful than bad. The question with me
l. largely one of support from the Chris
tian people OF Raymond. There are over
30 600 church members here in the
city. If half of them will stand by The
News, its life Is assured. What do you
think, Maxwell, is the probability Of
such support
II don't know enough about it TO
give an intelligent answer. ! believe in
the paper with all my heart If it lives
"A year. as Miss Virginia said there is
no telling what it can do. The great
thing will be to issue such paper, as
near as we can Judge, as Jesus probably
would and put into it all the clements
of Christian brains strength, intelli
|
by the absence of bigotry, Of fanati-
cism, narrowness and anything else that
is contrary to the spirit Of Jesus. Such
4 paper will call for the best that hui
man thought and action are capable of
giving The greatest minds in the world
would have their powers taxed to the
utmost TO issue Christian daily
yes Edward Norman spoke hum
bly,. Il shall make great mistakes, no
doubt. need great deal of wisdom
But | want TO do as Jesus would
daily and shall continue TO do so and
abide by results.
~ think we are beginning 10 under.
stand. said Virginia. 1.-THE meaning Of
that command Grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ | am sure do not know
all that he would do in detail until
know him better
THAT is very true, said Henry
Maxwell IL am beginning TO under
stand that | cannot interpret the prob
able action of Jesus until know better
what his spirit is To my mind the
greatest question in all Of human life is
summed up when we ask, What would
Jesus dor if as we ask il we also try
to answer it from a growing knowledge
of Jesus himself We must know Jesus
before we can initiate him.
When the arrangements had been
made between Virginia and Edward
Norman. he found himself in possession
of the sum of $500 000 exclusively his
- ~ ~
10 use Tor the esJaDlSn1nenU or n Inrls-
tian daily paper When Virginia and
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