Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14
by Charles n. Sheldon.

would Jesus dor IT Nn NNfU fuIiuf 'I
"a pc5or would be deliberately plan Go
put into the homes of all the church
people and Christiana ~ Raymond such
collection 81 rcadinG matter ON the
one day " tho week which ought .o be
given up 10 something better and holl-
err De was ~ courue familiar with the
regular argument Tor the sunday pa
p~r--thai ihe public uoan e1neihine
~ tho flft und the WufhuHmTu o..
peclaily. who would bot go 90 church
anyway. ought Co have something en-.
tortalninr ana Instructive un sunday
his only day nf rest BOT rupro1e one
sunday morning pluHr did rui Day Sup
posc there was no money NJ it How ea-
Fcf would fhr editor ur the rruur.eior
b. then tu supply this crying need M
the wufEiurmHnf Edward Norman
cummuncd honestly with himself osrr
the subject. Taking everything into
account. would Jesus probably edit r.
whoiher ID naidi Thtt was NOT iho
Question. A. q matter ~ fact. The aun-
day News raid ro wen that % would hn
direct insu oi thousands of dollars 90
discontinue H. iiealdes0 the raguiar
auhHc dherH hnd paid for seven DAY
paper. Had hc amy right now 90 give
them anything lees than they had SUPP
posed they hld paid fur7
The was honestly urrpifNcl by ih'
question. s1 much was involved in the
diaConununncs NJ the sunday edition
that Tor the nfnt limo BE- almost DO.
ciircd 20 b. guided By tn standard N
Jesus probable action. To was solo
proprietor 81 tho paper ~ was hlH GO
shape ua b. ohuso Ne had no board u
Director to consult aa tn policy. iiut nH
be sat there surrounded hy the usual
quantity ~ material Tor the sunday
edition be- reached Some definite cone
ciualonH. and nmung them was the de-
termination 10 call In The force 90 the
paper ana frankly state bis motive aud
purpose
iie sent word Tor CLARK ana the other
men In the office. Including The Few rr.
p0rtefH who were IN the building and
the foreman. with what men were go
the compoalng room dt WIS early in th'
morning. ana thry were not nll TOP. tp
come into the mailing ROOM This was
n large room, and the men came ln.
wondering. ana uerchod around ON the
tables ana counters. n was very an.
usual proceeding. but thry an agreed
that The paper was being run on now
princlpl,a anyhow, and they all watched
Mr. Norman ouroualy ns no spoke.
II called you IN here 10 let you know
my plans for tho future of The News. !
propose certain changes which believe
are neoearnry ! understand that some
things have ALREADY done are regarded
by the mon ~ very strange I wish 20
state my motive ln doing what / have
done Here he told the men what De
had already told CLARK. and they stared.
a. he had dope. and looked aa painful
~ conscious,
Nov. h acting on this standard Of
conduct ] have reached "a conclusion
which viii no doubt cause some sur
prise, ] have decided that the sunday
morning edition Of Tho News shall he
Discontinued aftor next sundays issue.
4 ~ Ias 49,
Tor dtac0niinuing Ia order 90 mako up
10 the subscribers the amount % read
ing matter they may suppose thsm-
selves entitled 60. We can Issue double
number on saturday, az N done By very
many evening papers that make no at
tempt al sunday edition am COM
WINGED that. from n Christian point ~
view. moro harm than guod has been
done by our Sunday morning paper 1
do not believe that Jesus would b. rc-
rnonHlhlo Tor " IN lie we're IN my place
today. II VIII occasion sons trouble 10
arrange the details caused hy this
change with the advertiser and SUBJ
Hcfibcra, That n for mc 90 look after.
Tho chanrc itself Is sne that VIII take
place. No Ear as I can sec the loss viii
fan ON myself. Neither The rcpnrtom
nor the prcuamcn need mako any par
ucular changes IN thClg plans"
Edward Norman looked around thc
room, AMI no one spoke, lie was struck /
for tho nrst time In his NO with the |
fact that in an the years OF his news |
the paper together IN this way. Would |
Jesus do thntH That o.. would Do prob /
ably run a newspaper on some loving |
family plan who're editors, reporters. /
preaincn and an met 60 discuss and de-. |
vlne and plan Tor tho making uf paper |
that should have in Wow
lie caught himself drawing almost /
away from the facts of typographical /
unions and Office rules and rHp0rtaia' !
enterprise and an the cold buainealllke /
methods that make great daily sue |
rcaHfsul, hut stu The vague picture /
that camO up IN the mailing room |
would not fade away. oven when he /
had gone into his Office and the men |
had gone back 10 their places with won-
der IA their looks and questions of all |
sorts On thrlr tongues az ihey talked |
over the editors remarkable actions
Clark came in and had long serious |
talk with tho chief tie was thoroughly |
reused, AMI his protest almost reached /
the point NJ fealgnlug bis place. Nor
man guarded himself carefully Every |
HIN, but he frlt moro than over the me-
ceaslD OF dolng the Chratlike thlnr. |
CLARK was u worry valuable man ID /
would be- difficult 10 nu hlH place. nut /
he was not able tD give any reasons flr |
continuing he Sunday PAPER that uu-
M"fNNNA WV WNN"NNNNN W NNA MMMNl D
Iesua dos by letting Jesus print that |
edition.
1T comics 10 thH. them" rud clark |
finally. "iou wll bankrupt One ulnef |
IN 10 days We might HH won face that |
future fact"
- don't think we nhsu WIN YOU
stay by The NeNH until 10 ~ bank /
ruptr asked Edward Norman. with a |
strange smile.
MI. Norman. / don't understand |
you. You ore not the Same man this |
week that ! over know"
Il don't know myself either Clark /
Something ruinnf kahlo has caught me /
up and borne me on but 1 was never |
more convinced of hnul success ana I
power Tor the paper You have not uu- /
awered my question Wll you stay
with me7F
clark hesltntcd % moment md finally /
aid "Nea' Norman shook hands With ]
aim and turned 10 his desk CLARK won't !
back into his room atirred by a number
II conflicting emotions, lie had never ]
before known such an exciting and ]
mentally disturbing week ana he felt
now aa " he were connected with am
enterprise that might az any moment
COLLAPSE and ruin him ana all connected
with Il,
sunday morning dawned again un
Raymond and Henry MuNWellH church I
was again crowded. Hcforc the service
began Edward Norman attracted gem
eFnl attention. lie sat quietly IN his
usual place about three seats from the
pulpit The sunday morning issue ~
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