The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-07


day might sermons three years after he
ioas novel, called "Richard Bruce. end
one Sunday evening he read the nret
chapter OF 10 TO bis congregation IN neu
Of q sermon. The experiment. proved
popular. and he finished the entire novel
sunday night. when that was finished
he star ted second, ana the series con.
tinued until row he IL the author OF
twelve such books. these ares "hiohard
Bruce (" 1901; "Rohert Hsrdy's Seven
Days" is's; "Ihe Twentieth Door, T"
1873; "The Urucliixion of Philip
strong. :" 1853; "Johu Kings Question
Glass; is9l; "Bis Brothers Keeper"
1875; lin His Stepa,'' 1876; "Mnlcoim
Kirk,n 1891; 1.-The Redemption OF Fres-
town." 1878; "Ons CT the Two." 1873;
"The Miracle at Markham" 1877; "for
Christ aud the Ohurch, 1899.
Some one asked Mr.. Sheldon which OF
his works be liked best.
"'His Brothers Keeper Is my wifes
favorite." he replied.
HIS PLAN FoR NEWSPAPER WORK
sin His steps, has proved the most
generally popular of these religious
novels, and it IL said has been trsnslsted
into German, French. Swedish, MOI
wesinp, Spanish, Italian, Armenian,
II asian, and Tome OF the dialects OF Cen
trail and Western Africa. Certainly TO
many of his foreign readers IL must be
little less intelligibla than Chinese, US 10
purf orts to be n story OF man VINO ran
an American newsrapsr, taxing as s
guide In all matters the answer 70 the
ouIstior, "Mhat would Jesus doy'' In
this tt5ry DIR. sheldon advanced tue
theory that newsp lpers should be en-
dowed and managed rs Christian insti-
tuition In somewhat the same way that
Christian colleges are supper ted anu made
NOT only religious but distinctly Iemuner-
alive 10 their ownere. In writing the
book Mr.. Sheldon did not stand face to
face with the actual problem OF running
a newspaper. DE theorized about the way
it should be done. A month ago the
management OF the Topeka Daily Capital
reous sted the preacher to take charge oil
their newspaper for one week tesinuine
March ID, and run IL on his ideas OF what
a daily newspaper should be. Mr.. Shell
don accepted the proposition. he believes
that he will demonstrate the practieabii-
ity Of bis ideas. General j. b. HUDSON,
the present editor OF the paper, pe1eves
that he will fall. The following letter
TO the New York Journal from the hev
Mr.. sheldon explains bis plans as full
as lie will speak Of them at the present
WI have been invited to take full charge
OF the Topeka Daily Capital for week
10 make practical demonstration Oh
how modern newspaper may De CON
would conduct IL. have been asked by
the management of the Daily Capital to
keep the details Of my plans to myssI.
There are some things about the plan
which / shall spend my time between
now and March IS in thinking out
have no fixed idea as to what news to
'cut out, as belisve you call u. ! viii
of. course, apply the question. What
would Jesus dor 10 every article wnich
comes under my eye.
~ think there 10 q distinction retWetn
Christian newspapers and reIgious
newspaper. Twill undertake TO make tne
Capital q Christian newspaper. A relig-
iuus newspaper Is In my opin,on one
which does net contain all OF the rews,
and deyctss It's editorial spsoe mainly
to discussions Of religious matters. A
newspaper should give all of the news
and In order to be conducted as Chris
tian newspaper should give news In sucn
a way that IL viii entertain and instruct
its readers, without appealing to their
haser passions, as so many OF the ns"s
papers OF this age do.
III realize that the experiment L nave
undertaken IL one of great magnitude,
and one which Will have an effect when
cannot be calculated at this time. DO
not care to discuss the details OF my
plau. but rather wish to exert myseu In
making the newspaper what l believe
1t should be, and letting it speak Tor IL
self. III IL is what ] hope to make IL, IL
will be a reform in Journalism. have
always denounced Sunday newspapers AS
evils which should not be tolerated, yet 1
coutem plate printing sunday edition OF
the Daily Capital. / do not care TO say
how l shall do this, and yet be oonsis
tent In my attitude toward the Sunday
paper, 1t IL one of the mysteries which
/ shall solve between now and the time
L take charge of the paper, and Will al
low the public to Judge whether the soiu-
~ CHARLES NJ. SHELDON"
EDITOR HUDSON PREDICTS FAIL
URE.
General Hudson. editor of the Iopek
Daily Capital. in writing to the Journal
Of the proposed trial, says:
"You ask me what would do IL the
owners Of the Capital should order me &c
run the paper on tie lines suggested BY
the Rev. Or. Sheldor's book. what
Would Jesus Dor would not control OF
edit daily paper conducted upon the
lueA luhb IL was
newspaper. the contents OF which must
be tested by the question, What would
Jesus dor The modern secular daily
newspaper must be published every day,
give ali the nsws of the world, and BE-
made for all the people who read. Ihis
does net prevent the tone. politics. ana
policy OF the paper from being clean,
honest, and courageous in all questions
affecting ths rights and interests OF the
people, tho state. and the nation. Mhile
this A merioan daily press is NO higher
intellectually and morally than tina pso-
pie IL is made for, 1t stands today as the
most powerful protector of communities
against crime, tyranny. and corruption
OF officials and as the greatest promoter
of all public enterprises. ana in my iude-
ment making 1t conform to certain re-
striotions and Limitations In order to
bring 1t within the Idea OF Christian
daily would detraot from rather than aud
TO its influences and usefulness
~. X. HUDSON.
"Editor Topeka Daily Capital.
CoRBIN COURTS INVESTIGATION
Waeh4notou March 6. The fosolu lion