The age-herald., 1900-03-13

Topeka, Kan March 12.-'The main purpose of the paper will be to influence its readers to see first the kingdom of God"
 TGre Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, who today assumed editorial and business control of the Daily Capital, which he will retain one week, will make this announcement in his editorial tomorrow.
 ''The Capital during this time will be a newspaper the word news being de- fined by Mr. Sheldon anything in the way of current events that the public ought to know for its moral and spiritual development. The paper will be absolutely non-partisan, and partisan political news will be given scant notice.
 "All editorial and important local mat ter will be signed by tEre writers. There will be no Sunday paper, but instead Sat urday evening paper and suitable for Sun day reading.
 May God bless the use of this paper to the glory of His kingdom on earth" says Rev. sheldon, in concluding his leader.
 The first item on the page will be prayer written by Jo'hn A. Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal church.
  try this day to tive a slnp.e, sincere, se- rene life; repelling every thought oli dis content, self-seeking anxiety; cultivate magnanimity, self-control and the habit Of silence, practicing economy, cheerful ness and he:pfulness.
 And I cannot in my own strength do tlAis, or even with a hope of success attempt it, I look to Thee, Oh, Lord, my Father in Jesus Christ, my Saviour, and ask for the gift of tine Holy Spir.t''
 Additional Dt tails
 Dr. Sheldon gives additional details of the makeup as follows:
 Importance of one kind of news com pared with another kind will also deter mine the place in the paper In which mat ter will be printed. It seems to the editor that if it contains subjects representing the great cause that belongs to the profound est principles of human life, which are the most important, they will ioe given the first page of the paper, whether they are tele- graphic items or not It might easily be- come the settled policy of a prominent pa- per similar to this one to consider the de- tailed account of an unusual battle of less importance to the reader than an account of the usual daily destruction being caused by liquor The first page of the Capital this week will contain what seems to the editor to be most essential and affects hu- manity as a whole
 "The paper will be non-partsan. not only in municipal and state politics, but also in national politics.
 Il don't mean to say that Christian daily cannot be partisan. This is simply my interpretation of Christian as applied to this part of the papers life.
 Will Advocate Prohibition
 "On the liquor question the paper will ad duna fa hn p.f hn urhp lfo,- uor business from Maine to California and all around the globe. By prohibition I mean the total extinction of the curse of making, selling, buying and drinking in- toxicating liquors; its extinction by legal enactment, by personal total abstinence by every form of state, home, church and school education that Chris tians can de- wise
 N"The great social questions of the age will be given prominence. The selfshness of mankind in every form of greed com mercially and politically will be considered as of more serious consequences to us as a people than many other matters which too often engage the time and attention of mankind.
 "The paper will declare it's adherence of war as it is being waged today, not only in Africa, but in the Philippines and every where else.
 "On matters of finance or tariff or expan- sion, matters of public concern which have 10 uO Wlu1 measures or tnlS cnaTacteT, Une edftcr has personal opinions which may or or may not be voiced in this paper. If he gives expression to them it will be in no dramatic or positive manner as if he knew that the whole Christian truth was con- cernfng them. In regard to many of these questions I don't know what is the Chris titan answer to them In regard to others my study of them has not yet resulted in convictions tklalt are strong enough to print.
 "The main purpose of the paper will be to influence it's readers to seek first the king dom of God. nation seeking the< <kingdom of God first of all. in time, will right an- swers to all disputed questions and become a powerful and useful nation. ''I wish to take this opportunity to thank many friends everywhere who have sent me words of encouragement. It has been impossible for me to answer them person. ally. I also wish to express to most of the Christian correspondents who have sent me assurances of their prayers for this weeks work, by deep acknowledgement of the source of whatever strength I have felt in preparing for a task which lies beyond the reach of any merely human effort. May God bless the use of this paper to the glory of His Kingdom on earth"