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dsoss IT LII Fssss Isl I3s4l T 3ft 2;fpFf would not be to I..s sss's if'z1 (. sain 1olitical influence, balt i..s iss as ,. llJ rpIinQ par pose should De 50 to conduct his paper that it would be evident to all his s,,1,- scribers that he.was trying to seek first the kingdom If God by ineaata of his paper, This purpose would be as dis tinct and unprecedented as the purposa of minister or a missionary or any other unselhsh martyr in Christian |work anywhere.
 ''4. All questionable advertisements would be impossible
 ''5. The relation of Jesus to the en- ployees on the paper would be of the most loving character. A
 sssSo far as I have gone said Nor man, again looking up, ssI am of the opinion that Jesus would employ prac- tically some formof cooperation that would represent the idea of mutual in- terest in, a business where all were to move together for the same great end. am working out such plan, and I am leontident 1t will be successful At any Irate once introduce the element of per sonal love into. business like this, take out the selfish principle of doing it for the sake Of personal profits to q man or company and l do not sec any way ex- cept the most loving personal interest between editor, Reporters, pressmen and all wlio contributed anything to the life of the paper, and thpt interest would be expressed not only in the per- sonal love and sympathy. putin shar- ing with the profits of the business
 s'6. As editor of a daily paper today Jesus would give large space to the work of the Christian world He would devote Il page possibly to the facts of reform, of sociological problems, of in- stitutional church work and similar movements;
 .'7. He would do all in his power in his paper to fight the saloon as an enemy of the human race and an unnecessary part of our present civilization. He would do this regardless of public sen- timent in the matter and, of course, al- ways regardless of it's effect On his sub scription list. z
 Again Edward Norman looked ID. IssI state my honest conviction on this Ipoint Of courseEI do not pass judgment on the Christian men who. arc editing ether 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.
 "s. Jesus would not issue a Sunday edition.
 ''9. He would print the news of the world that people ought to know. ] sAmang the things that they sio not need to know and which would not be Fub- lished would be brutal prizefghts, long |aecountso of crimes, scandals in private i families or any other human events which in any way would conflict with tic first point mentioned In this out line.
 . .sfa If Jesus had the amount of money to use on paper which we have. l he wonid probably secure the best and strongest Christian men and women to cooperate with him in the matter of contributors. That will be my pur I pose, as shall be able to show you iE a few days.
 1 s'I1 Whatever the details of the pa- per might demand as the .pDEef ] velopcd along its definite plan, the main principle that guided it would always be the establishment of the kingdom Of -God in the world. This large general principle would necessarily shape all l the details
 Edward Norman finished reading his plan. IIe was very thoughtful
 T have merely aketched very faint outline. I have hundred ideas for making the paper powerful that I have not yet thought out fully. This is sim. ply suggestive. have talked itoveE with other newspaper men. Some of them say I will have weak, namby I pantby Sunday school sheet If get out something as good as q Sunday school, it will be pretty good. Why do men when they want to characterize something as particularly feeble alwayG use Sunday school as q comparison when they ought to know that the Sum day school ia one of the strongest, mort powerful influences in our. civilization
 in this country today. But the paper will not necessarily be weak because it is good. Good things arc more pow-k erful than bad. The question with ma I is largely one of support fron1t the Chris- 1 tian peopleof Raymond There are over l 90 church members here in tho r city. If half of them will stand by Tho News, it's life is assured. What do yon think, Maxwell, is the probability of such support r eeI don't know enough about it tol give an intelligent answer: I believe ins the paper with all my heart. 1T it liyca| a year, as Miss Virginia said, there i5 no telling what it. can do. The great thing will Ds to issue such paper. 4s near as we can judge, as Jesus probably would and put into it all the elemente of Christian brains, strength, intelli-. gence and sense and command respect l hv tha ahaAnca If hipot7v If fa71offe7