The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-29
THE NEWSPAPER MAN.
SermonIzfng by One of Them For
Members of the Craft.


Every editor and publisher of a country
paper will say amen to the following
prayer and sermon of II. n. Wheeler,
editor Of tile Quincy. ILL.,, Journal, says
NewspaperdoIn, in which we find the ar
tic1e:
ssAnd may the Lord bless the newspa-
per people also and cause the light Of
His countenance to shine upon them
s.They toll for themselves, of course,
but they toll for others. How often
newspaper men stand like ladders
which other men climb to place and fame,
and then, like ladders, they are put away
AID forgotten sneered at as being poor
ladders at the best. How often news
paper men give credit to others which
they know they themselves deserve The
newspaper man is always praising some
one else for something done, but who is
there to sound the praises of the news
paper man? Newspaper men are always
throwing bouquets at men who are not
half as deserving of them as they are
themselves. / speaking of others.
not for myself, and of country, not of
metropolitan newspaper NEIL
s.What newspaper man gets fair credit
for the work he does for his home town?
have never known :. deserving editor
get tenth of the credit that was due
him. How often is it tile case that an
editor will work for months or maybe
years in behalf of some local improve
ment or enterprise, get public sentiment
up to the acting point. and then see some
belated convert to his ideas rush i'll and
ride the wave the editor has made. and
claim the credit for what has bern done
without his thought aid. He even
claims credit for the wave; and in many
cases the editor gives his belated convert
and yvave-rider credit for what he him
self has done. The more modest and
deserving a newspaper man is the oftener
he does this.
.'They passed by Jesus on the cross
wagging their foolish heads and saying:
| He saved others; Himself He can not
savel' Sc it may be said of the news
paper man: He makes others; himself
he can not make. 1t is easy enough for
him to get under another and boost him
| to fame and maybe fortune, but diff
| cult thing for him to get under himself
and boost himself. 1t is like trying to
| lift ones self over the fence by pulling at
ones boot straps. Men hardly know how
to put proper value on the friendship
of capable newspaper man.
ssThe newspaper man must learn to
serve others, to serve his community,
and not expect much credit for it. He
must learn TO 40 SOOQ OcCsttSo 1t Is SOCd,
and be satisfied with the good that comes
to him as a part and parcel of the com
munity- Working for the good Of all, he
he ps himself. The newspaper man, to
be happy, must in large measure, put
pride and ambition and selfishness aside,
he must learn to hear others troubles
and bear others burdens. He must. in Il
large measure, live for others; and he
who do this best will get the most
| Joy out of the newspaper work. After
all, it is only by serving others that we
ourselves can be made happy; it is only
by serving others that cultivate
what is best within ourselves. Now,
there are these three-faith, hope, char
| ity; and the greatest of these is unself
islness. 10 my brethern of the press, L
lovingly commend the grandest, noblest
attri butte of human nattIre-unselfish ness;
for only my brother of the press is I'M
selfish can DC truly happy; only he
works for others can he exalt himself :;
only by self-sacrifice he attain to
higher life.''