Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Jesus could not permit some OF them IN
his paper What would Jesus do with
that 9th r long advertisement of liquor;
Raymond enjoyed system of high Il
cense and the saloon and the billiard
hail and the heer garden were part "a
the citys { ristian civilization lie
was simply Going what every other
business man in Raymond did, and 1t
was enc Of the 'c- paying sources Of
revenue What would the paper do if
it cut these ont? Could il hyel That
was the o1o.rlou. b1t-wos That the
C-c.i... ...-.'!t W '..c l-oe!! Jcs-s
DOR That WAS the question he was an
sworing, or trying 10 answer, this week.
Would Jesus advertise whisky and to-
bacco in his paper!
Edward Norman asked it honestly,
and after a prayer for help and wisdom
he asked Clark g. come into the Office.
Clark came in feeling that the paper
was at n crisis and prepared for almost
anything after lis Monday morning ex-
perience This was Thursday.
CLARK " said Norman, speaking
slowly and carefully Il have been
looking at orr advertising columns and
have decided to dispense with some of
tie matter as soon as the contracts run
oot I wish you would notify the adj
v.r-i ug agent not To solicit or renew
t.a al. ! have marked here
Ec handed the paper with the marked
rl.c.. o@.r t. Clark. who took it and
looked over the columns with very
serious air.
This Wi moan great loss to The
Now. How long do Won think Won can
!. 40 This ,.~- Of tAiny upE" Clark was
aston! ha5 ~ thc ,Gitor's action and
coula NOT r,.dc-.-arl It.
&C .r'-. 49,, vau tlinl. if Jesus were
the cl.t,r.,d ro..r. or If daily pa
DR. in Rev. .r.l j.. N.lli print advpr-
tisci. ,,t,oi wlis,vi.l tobacco in it,
Ciar.: lcpc.d e. Ii. chief with that
same look ii asst mi h-a ut which had
grea.rl the question p fore
'Tcll. Ao. do4 suppose ne would.
Bat what has that 10 do Will us We
can DC 49, hcVo-N Now papers can t
be r1n on any svch basis
"Why notY" asked Edward Norman
| quietly.
WIN not2 Beau they will lose
more money than they mako that $
all" Clark spoke Out with IN irritation
that he really felt I'VE shall certainly
bankrupt the paper with this sort of
business policy -
"Do Won think sOf" Norman asked
the question not as if he expected an
answer. but simply rs if he were talk
ing with himself After a pause he
said:
lyon may direct Marks TO do a. |
: said believe u is what Jesus would
Ia and rs | told Won. Clark. that is
, what have PROMISED 70 try To- do for a
vear reoordless az what the results
may ba r. me. | Cannot believe that bv
any Kind of reasoning We could reach
- conclusion iustifying Jesus IN the adj
vortisemeut IN tbi. arp.cf whisky and
tobacco in y newsparer. There are some
other advertisements of n doubtful
character | shall studv into Mean
while feel conviction in regard t.
tboso that cannot Ic sil4uccd "
Clark went back 10 his Gcsz feeling
os r he had bocn in fine rresenco of .
very peculiar person.
10 corld NOT Crash the meaning of il
oil ua falt onrooed and alarmed He
,,.os e,,ro my srcb rolicv would ruio
+ha 49,. ~. .o,.,, a. i ,aca,na generally
i,rou.,I that In. editnr was trvino r. do
...,.,.+l.;,,,, L.. .,,,1, or ob,,,rd ,noro1
s+ordord What wonld become of bnsi.
49, - tbis s+ondord wore odontadg I,
ID ,,,,sat a,.cr,. custom and in+ro.
dnca endiass co,. fnsion II was simnrv
f1 go = ,.os dnu.nri,,b+ 49,
~ C1arl, said 80 himself and when
Nj ,,,os irfornod - Tho oc+ion H.
.acandad tba ,nanoging editor with
so,oa ,,ar,, farc;l,Io aiacTlo+;ons What
49,, cha Yoat+or LIZ tbo cbiofo va.
-, insanog Va. bo COIN, IN hanl,rnnt
,,.1'NIa -
pr+ Fdvvord Norman had not faced
l,;s ,,1st .orin,,. ,,roIlem
WI, bo ,..,nnd ov,, ~ +ba Office Fri.