Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-28

~ oAiap II SoApAAuo W puISuc tlle pldIA
which ] honestly believe Jesus would
in the matter Of political issues and
their treatment from nonpartisan and
moral standpoint The News will not be
able to pay its operating expenses un-
less one factor in Raymond can be de-
pended on. y
He paused q moment, and the room
was very quiet. Virginia seemed spe-
cially interested. Her face glowed with
interest. 1t was like the interest OF a
person who had been thinking hard of
the same thing Norman went on now
to mention.
"That one factor is the Christian
element in Raymond Say The News
has lost heavily from the dropping off
of people who do not care for a Chris
tian daily and from others who simply
look upon newspaper as purveyor
of all sorts of material to amuse and
interest them. are there enough genu-
inc Christian people in Raymond who
will rally to the support of paper
such as Jesus would probably edit. or
are the habits of the people so firmly
established in their demands for the
regular type of Journalism that they
will not take paper unless it is strip
ped largely of the Christian and moral
purpose? may also say in this fellow
ship gathering that, owing to recent
complications in my business affairs
outside of my paper. have been
obliged to lose large part of my for
tune. have had to apply the same rule
of Jesus probable conduct to certain
transactions with other men who did
not apply it to their conduct. and the
result has been the loss of a great deal
of money.
Gas understand the promise we
made, we were not to ask any questions
about will it pay?' but all our ac-
ton was to be based on the one ques-
ton, What would Jesus dor Acting
on that rule of. conduct, l have been
obliged to lose nearly all the money
have accumulated in my paper. It is
not necessary for me to go into details.
There is no question with me-now,, aft
er the three weeks experience / have
had, that a great many men would lose
vast sums of money under the present
system OF business II TINS rule OF Jesus
were honestiy opeyea' mentlon my
loss mere because nave the iuiiest l last
u sne maj success OF daily paper
conducted on the lines 1 have recently
laid down, and I had planned to put
into it my entire fortune lin order to
WIN maj success. As u IS now, unless,
as ! sala' '1e onrlstlan people OF Ray
y. wy 1otcn ., neilpels anu ~ process
n.it, a -, haiu WI sappoas sne paper
800 ~ pA: ano auv :. gsenones,
sanan14 J..e Up puoli ~ W '1'e
p1 W;rn;n lass a.,,,a .sa4;a,, s,o !, /,
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,tla ,,,est ,,to,,.a an siees'on t'n
s.n rss .nsenoo .asel ness.
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liz " ra w. "eu n m.on q iass SUI
, ,. : = $50. .s'.''D eot'es' - oAoeA ~
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nav y eaaceis @hav ! mean. -,
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rvs , suen Variety =, n!aterial' ~
euen st.ons anu truiy eressihs
way, eiia' ~ "o'iu more siiali liaNe up
.ol Mi!a1eyer was absent ~ from us COZ
~. Inns 81 - lpe way u un.ohrls1lan mat
0e., pu' iny plii's catie,i ior d very iarse
o QUAY q money. am very conndent
.nas = Snrls'lah oaiiy such as Jesus
Mouiu approve conSalnng oniy VIVA.
e se moaiu pian: =: eau 70 inaue 70 succeed
i:u s1no,aiis y !. IS planned, 70 1ne rlsnt
mes pu' ~ WIN take large sum OF
money 10 WORK OUT tae plans
TOW mncn 40 you thlnKr asked
Virginia quletiy.
Iu@ara Norman looked at her keen-
y, ana ms race nushed a moment as an
ldea OF VlrginlaIs purpose crossed MS
mnd. he had known her When she was
niue glri IN the sunday school, ano
ne nad peen on intimate relations In
business winner father -.
| shouia say mar mlilion dollars
IN a town IKE raymond could De well
spent IN the establishment OF a paper
such as we nave IN mipd' ne answered
ana ms voice tremDied a little. Inc
Keen iook on EDWARD Norman grlzzieo
race nasned out with a stern put thor,
oughiy Chrlstlan antlclpatlon OF great
achleVemenCs IN the world OF newspaper