Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-16

| always looking upon all political ques-
tions in the light of their relations to
the welfare of the people, always on the
basis of What is right?' never from
the basis of What is for the best inter-
ests of this or that party?' In other
words, he would treat every political
subject from the standpoint of the adj
vancement of the kingdom of God on
the earth. -
Edward Norman looked up from the
reading for moment. "You under
stand that is my Interpretation of Jesus
| probable action on political matters on
| other newspaper men who may have q
different conception of Jesus probable
action from mine. I am simply trying
to answer honestly, What would Jesus
| do as Edward Norman?' and the answer
| find is what I have put down. -
''3. The end and aim Of daily pa
per conducted by Jesus would be to do
the will of God That is, his main pur-
pose in carrying on a newspaper would
not be to make money or gain political
influence, but his first and ruling pur-
pose should be so to conduct his paper
| that it would be evident to all his sub
scribers that he was trying to seek first
the kingdom Of God by means of his
paper. This purpose would be as dis
tinct and unquestioned as the purpose
of a minister or missionary or any
other unselfish martyr in Christian
work anywhere
ga All questionable advertisements
would be impossible.
"5. The relation of Jesus to the en-
ployees on the paper would be of the
most loving character.
$50 far as I have gone, said Nor
man, again looking up, II am of the
opinion that Jesus would employ prac-
tically some form of cooperation that
would represent the idea of mutual in
terest in business where all were to
move together for the same great end. 1
am working out such plan, and am
confident it will be successful. At any
| rate, once introduce the element Of per-
| sonal love into business like this, take
out the selfish principle of doing it for
the sake Of personal profits to a man or
company, and I do not see any way ex-
cept the most loving personal interest
between editor, reporters pressmen and
all who contributed anything to the
life of the paper, and that interest
sonal love and sympathy, but in shar-
ing with the profits Of the business.
''6. AS editor of daily paper today
Jesus would give large space to the
work of the Christian world. He would
devote a page possibly to the facts of
reform, of sociological problems, of in
stitutional church work and similar
movements.
~. He would do all in his power in
his paper to fight the saloon as an enemy
of the human race and an unnecessary
part of our present civilization. He
would do this regardless of public SEN
timent in the matter and, of course, al
ways regardless of its effect on his sub
scri ption list. .
Again Edward Norman looked up.
81 state my honest conviction on this
point. OF course do not pass judgment
On the Christian men who are editing
other kinds Of papers today, but as I
interpret Jesus I believe he would use
the influence of his paper to remove the
saloon entirely from the political and
social life Of the nation
SO. Jesus would not issue a Sunday
edition.
SO. He would print the news of the
world that people ought to know.
Among the things that they do not need
to know and which would not be pub
lished would be brutal prizefghts long
accounts Of crimes, scandals in private
families or any other human events
which in any way would conflict with
the first point mentioned in this out
line.
g
money to use on a paper which we have,
he would probably secure the best and
strongest Christian men and women
to cooperate with him in the matter of
contributors. That will be my pur-
pose, as l shall be able to show you i'll
few days.
al. Whatever the details of the pa
per might demand as the paper de-
veloped along its definite plan, the main
principle that guided it would always
be the establishment of the kingdom of
God in the world This large general
principle would necessarily shape all
the details. -
Edward Norman finished reading his
plan. He was very thoughtful.
81 have merely sketched very faint
outline. / have a hundred ideas for
making the paper powerful that I have
not yet thought out fully. This is sim
ply suggestive. I have talked it over
with other newspaper men. Some of
them say 1 will have weak, namby
PANTY Sunday school sheet. If I get
out something as good as a Sunday
school, it will be pretty good. Why do
men when they want to characterize
something as particularly feeble always
use Sunday school as a comparison
when they ought to know that the San