The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
I'm HIS STEPS. "
A Christian Daily Paper at Topeka,
Kansas, for a Week.
REV. Mr. sHeLOoNlN CHARGE
No Slang or Sensational News,
The New Editor Writes His
Ideas OF Christian Daily
Newspaper

Newspaper
4 dispatch from Tokeks, Kan, says
when the Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon came to
The Capital ofSce Monday morning at
7:45 he first proceeded to open a stack
of Letters on the business managers
desk. Mex: he held conference with
the members Of the staff Of The CAPITA!
and instructed them as 10 the work of
the day. No special assignments were
made, but all reporters were told to
avoid the use OF slang.
You must not use the word Pop IN
reference to certain political patty,
said Mr.. Sheldoo. The word mus. DC
spelled out in full, 'Populiss. ;"
Mr.. Sheldon selected as the most I'M,
portant article to appear on the first
page Of to uorrow's issue one dealing
with starving India. The article quotes
letters from several preachers in the
Consregssionalist, the Advance and the
Outlook on the need Of help. MIR. Shell
don introduces the article with signed
statement appealing for the aid for the
starving ar3 showing that contrlbu-
ton Of : cents will feed s starving fam
lily for day. THE War Spirit" is the
second article Of Importance on the first
psge, AM. il deals with the barbaritieS
of warm general. "Prohibitlou Tested
is the third article On the first page.
Kansas State officers are quoted on the
subject. Gov. Stanley az former Cows.
St. John, Humphrey an2 uorrill declare
that prohibition st its worst IS better
than license at its best. Under the last
large head on the first page is an ap.
peal from NJ. NJ. Danner, secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian association
st Denver, for contributions for a home
for consuuptives in Colorado. This ap-
peal is printed without comnent from
MIR. Sheldon. The second page of the
paper is given ,.2 to editorials, the third
to the telegrsphlc news Of the dav with
all sensations cut out, the fourth 20
local news, and the fifth to contributed
articles on religious topics. This prayer
appears on the editorial page under the
head. "a Morning Prayer and Resolve
by Bishop Vincent
81 will try this DAY to live simple,
sincere, serene life, repelling every
thought of discomfort, self-seeking and
anxiety. cultivating msgnanimity, self
control and the habit Of silence, practis-
ing economy, cheerfulness and helpful
ness; and If ! cannot in my own
stengsh do this, or even with hope OF
success attempt it, look to thee, y
Lord, my Father in Jesus Christ, my
Saviour, and ask for the gift OF the
Holy Spirit
Following is Mr. Shcldou's lesding
editorial:
Last December the owners Of The
Topeka Daily Capital asked me to as
sumo entire charge Of the paper for one
week ana edit it as disliactly Chris
tian daily. ! have accepted the iovi'a
tion on condition that receive no
financial compensation, and that q
share of the profits be used for some
benevolent work, and named the week
beginning Tuesday March Is 1900, as
the week for the experiment. With the
hearty cooperation Of every person
connected with the paper aud with the
help Of the Sisden that have prayed
might be given me from him who Is
wiser than any Of US, | shall do the
best can.
! IF thousand different Christian
men who wished to edit Christian dali
les should make 50 honest attempt to
do so, the result might be thousand
different papers in very many psEticu-
lars. In other words, these Christian
editors might arrive at different con-
clusions in the Interpretation OF what is
Christian 1t IS, Of course, the iarthest
from my purpose 70 attempt to show
in a dogmatic way what is the one
thing that Jesus would do in every
case. The only thing / or any other
Christian man can do in the inteEpEets-
ton of what is Christian IN The conduct
Of this paper IS to define the term
Christian the best that can be done
after asking for dlvive wisdom and not
Judge others who might with equal de-
sire and sincerity interpret the probable
action of Jesus in different manner.
With this understanding Of the con-
duct of the paper this week l will state
in part its general purpose and policy.
,"First-It will be newspaper. The
word news will be defined as anything
in the Eay.of daily events that the pub
lie ought to know for its development
and power in life Of righteousness. Vi
necessity the editor Of this paper or OF
an7 other with this definition Of news
will determine not only the kind but
the Quantity of any particular event
that ought to be published. The import.
snce Of oae kind Of news compared
with another kind will also determine
the place in the paper in which the
matter will be printed. If 1t seems to
the editor that certain subjects repre-
senting great causes that belong to the
Drofondest principles Of human life are
tine most important, they will be given
the first page Of the paper, whether
they are telegraphic items or not 1t
might easily become the settled pollcy
~ = permanent paper similar to this
one to consider the dersilsd accounts OF
an unusual battle as Of less Importance
~ the reader than SD account OF the
usual daily destruction being caused by
liouo.. The first page Of The Capital
will contain what seems to the eoltor
to be- the most vital issues that affect
humanity as whole.
"Second-The paper will be non:par-
t;san. not only in municipal and State
poIitics, but also in national politics. |
do not mean to say that Christian
w Nv Trb;e &c simoIv