The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-18
DISCUSS SHELDON.
A Boston Editor and a Methodist
Bishop on the Newspaper
Experiment.

Chicago. Nav 1s.-General c. q. Tay-
Tor Of the Boston Globe. spoke on "shel-
don's Experiment in Journalism" at the
Associated Press banquet. General
Taylor's speech was filed with pointed
paragraphs and numerous Illustrations
OF the points he cleverly made IN oe-
scribing what was really the ldeal
-nevspaper. He didn't treat Mr. Smell
don with much tenderness. as was IN
ferred in the early part Of his speech
when he asked why the Kansas divine
didn't run his church for a week as
Jesus would have run it,"
He paid a tribute to the work Of max
ing the conditions that has brought
about the great newspapers of today by
the Elder James Gordon BennetC Whon
he described as the first and greatest
Of modern journalists. 1t was BennetI
he said, who first printed sermons on
Monday morning, and did it against the
desires of the preachers.
He sketched the careers Of the relig-
ious daily that were start
ed at different times in the United
States. and all Of which failed, the rea-
son being given that they didn't pay
Coming directly to Mr.. Sheldon's eX-
pertinent" he said. what a farce ana
a fizzie it was. He announced in De
cember that he would produce II about
the middle of March, nearly three
months later. What an opportunity the
mar had If he had the slightest con-
ception OF journalism. With such an idea
he could have invited contributions
from the great minds of this country
and Europe. Men high in the church,
in law. in medicine. in education and
ever journalists themselves would have
been glad to have made suggestions and
written articles. and the paper for sew
en- days could have bristled with ideas
hat would have set the brains of jour
nalists and the people buzzing for
weeks afterward-
ION tho contrary, what liz he 10?
He appears to have bought a large
s~crap-boOk and filled it from time to
time with articles on prohibition, or
any reform, here and there. helter-
SHELTER. He comes to the issue of the
paper, k a negative position kicks
out about all the news, n when they
wanted copy from time to time. seems
to have cut slice after slice from this
scrap-book OF ancient and time-houored
argument. The attempt was so feeble
II is really a waste Of time to criti-
else it.
THE sale profits show how good
natured the journalists of this country
are. They showed in this case. as they
always do. that they are willing 10 give
publicity to a new idea, especially If it
comes from any man who is honest and
hopes to do good in the world"
BISHOP FOWLER'S OPINION.
Bishop Fowler followed with this
topic. The Newspaper as a Moral
Force"
Il hin I was never IN so large an
audience before" said Bishop Fowler.
and this statement was greeted with
laughter. Because I see stretching
away behind every chair in this room"
added the bishop, people numbered by
the thousands. tens of thousands and
millions.
Half the republic is gathered in this
little room tonight. and this nation is
in the hands of these men. And this
company set on one purpose a make
this nation do almost anything they
want the nation to do"
Bishop Fowler spoke Of his own ex-
perience in running a religious weekly
for awhile, and referring to Mr.. Sheldon
he said:
Something has been said about this
experiment that ven on u west.
ILaughterl I do not really know
whether it did go on. Ny impression is
that it did not 90 on. ILaughter.J But
I have a conviction hat our Divine Re
deemer did not do so much, as he made
one thing do another"