Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-27

that is waiting for q daily paper mod
eled after that remarkable book. IF it
is, the world will get what the world
wants.
1.-THE Capital welcomes the Sheldon
idea and the knight who, without fear
and without reproach,' bears it to the
lists of trial before the world. In bis
search for the grail of purer journal
ism may this Sir Galahad of 1900 gain
his quest |! Right heartily we wish
him God speed"
AS to what Mr.. Sheldon's Christian
daily will give to its readers and what
it will withhold from them no one is
definitely informed. Mr.. Sheldon him.
self says that be is busy working out the
details of his Journalistic plans, but that
he is not in a position to give specific
information as to. what they will be.
He is in daily conference with the en-
tire repertorial and telegraphic news
staff of The Capital in order that it
may be trained to handle news as Mr..
Sheldon thinks it should be handled.
The New York World has inter-
viewed a number of prominent New
York ministers on the subject as to
what they thought of the idea under
discussion. The following is from The
Worlds reports:
"The conception of "1n His Steps
is at best an exaggerated idea, and to
edit a paper along the lines suggested
in that work is impossible. The Rev.
DR.. Sheldon is going backward instead
of forward when he undertakes pro.
ject of that kind. Such a policy would
have obtained in paper published in
the first century; but assuredly not
for one published in the nineteenth
century.
1.-The principles which the Rev. Shell.
don champions are not to be question.
ed but he is not timely in their appli-
cation. If the Saviour should come on
earth today he would adapt himself to
present conditions, and his teachings
would apply differently to existing
conditions, although the principles
would, of course, be the same. This
argument holds as true in the publica-
tion of newspaper as of other things.
The trouble with the Rev. DR.. Shell
don's idea is that it is not progressive.
| fall to see how it can be success"
The Rev. DR.. Williams S. Rainford
said:
"We are living in an aye of abund-
ance and it is right that all things
should be treated abundantly. The
Rev. DR.. Sheldon cannot conduct the
various branches of a newspaper if he
adhcres to the strict application of his
tenets. Without knowing in exactly
what measure he will weigh the con.
tingences which be will meet in editing
a paper it is impossible for any man to
say what will be the outcome of the
attempt.
"He himself must answer the query,
What would Jesus do?' as he will
apply it to the work before him.
Christianity does not mean that man
should pray all day. There are other
duties and other pleasures that must
be performed. 1t is the same in the
publication of a newspaper. A paper
has its we'll defined field which cannot
he narrowed in a way the Rev. DR..
Sheldon may be led to do in attempt
ing to materialize his ideal.
Father Ducey said:
"The publication of a paper under
the policy proposed by the Rev. Mr..
Sheldon appears ridiculous. We are
living in an age far too progressive to
allow of the outcome of tho attempt.
For the brief time which Mr.. Sheldon
will have control of The Capital it can
arouse curiosity; but hardly commen'
dation. The project is so radically
different from modern journalism, and
modern journalism holds so much that
is good, although in many features it is
bad, that Mr.. Sheldon's censorship, il
followed to the letter, would deprive a
newspaper of its conceded field OF
work. feel that the attempt will only
be ridiculous"