Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-29

porters who were in the building and
the foreman, with what men were in
the composing room (it was early in the
morning, and they were not all in to
come into the mailing room. This was
large room, and the men came in,
Wondering, and perched around on the
tables and counters 1t was very IN
usual proceeding but they all agreed
that the paper was being run on new
principles anyhow, and they all watched
MIR. Norman curiously as he spoke.
81 called you in here to let you know
my plans for the future of The News I
propose certain changes which believe
are necessary. / understand that some
things 1 have already done are regarded
by the men as very strange. I wish to
state my motive in doing what 1 have
done" Here he told the men what he
had already told Clark, and they stared,
as he had DONE and looked as painfully
conscious.
''Now, in acting on this standard of
acOnduct l have reached conclusion
Ne which will no doubt cause some sur
prise. L have decided that the Sunday
morning edition of The News shall be
discontinued after next Sundays issue.
shall state in that issue my reasons
for disseminating. In order to make up
to the subscribers the amount of read
1ng matter they may suppose them
selves entitled to, we can issue a double
humber on Saturday, as is done by very
many evening papers that make no at
Tempt at a Sunday edition. I am con-
yinced that, from a Christian point of
view, more harm than good has been
done by our Sunday morning paper. I
do not believe that Jesus would be re-
sponsible for it if he were in my place
today. 1t will occasion some trouble to
arrange the details caused by this
change with the advertisers and sub
6cribers. That is for me to look after
The change itself is one that will take
place. So far as I can see, the loss will
fall on myself. Neither the reporters
nor the pressmen need make any par
SECULAR changes in their plans.
Edward Norman looked around the
room, and no one spoke. He was struck
for the first time in his life with the
fact that in all the years of his news
Paper life he had never had the force of
the paper together in this way. "Would
Jesus do that? That is, would he prob
ABLY run newspaper on some loving
family plan where editors, reporters,
|pressmen and all met to discuss and de-
wise and plan for the making of paper
that should have in view
He caught himself drawing almost
away from the facts of typographical
Unions and office rules and reporters
Enterprise and all the cold businesslike
methods that make a great daily sue
@cessfuL But still the vague picture
That came up in the mailing room
would not fade away, even when he
lad gone into his office and the men
had gone back to their places with won
Her in their looks and questions of all
orts on their tongues as they talked
3ver the editors remarkable actions.
Clark came in and had a long serious
talk with the chief. He was thoroughly
housed, and his protest almost reached
he point of resigning his place Nor
han guarded himself carefully. Every
minute of the interview was painful to
him, but he felt more than ever the ne
tessity of doing the Christlike thing.
clark was a very valuable man. It |
you'd be difficult to fill his place. But |
se was not able to give any reasons for
#ontinuing the Sunday paper that an
wered the question, "What would |
Jesus do2" by letting Jesus print that |
|dition.
cit comes to this, them Said Clark |
IEnally. "You will bankrupt the paper
so days. We might as well face that
IIhture fact
st don't think we shall. Will you
ay by The News until it is bank
|hpt ?" asked Edward Norman, with a
|Erange smile.
"Mr. Norman, I don't understand |
LOU. You are not the same man this
eek that ever knew"
ST don't know myself either, Clark
i 3mething remarkable has caught me |
% and borne me on, but I was never
ore convinced of final success and !
. bwer for the paper. You have not an /
Fered my question. Will you stay
18th meT''
Clark hesitated moment and finally |
i'd Eyes" Norman shook hands with |
m and turned to his desk. Clark went |
ck into his room stirred by a number
conflicting emotions He had never
fore known such an exciting and |
ohedly u4SIuA O1AS Wcch, duO Ao AclG
w as If he were connected with an
terprise that might at any moment
lapse and ruin him and all connected
th it.
Sunday morning dawned again on
Rymond. and Henry Maxwells church
Is again crowded. Before the service
gan Edward Norman attracted gen.
attention. He sat quietly in his
hal place about three seats from the
pit. The Sunday morning issue of
e News containing the statement of
discontinuance had been read by