The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-20
w. @. r. U. Press Work.

At a recent meeting Of the Penn's
Grove w. G. T. u. the subject was
Press Work, when the able Superln-
tendent of Press Work, Mrs. Belle <.
Shourds read the following interesting
paper.
PRESS WORK.
AT times it is well to stop and take q
look backward. I think it gives us re-
newed courage to go forward. AS my
subject for to-day is Press Work it has
set me to looking back. / feel as II !
had stood on the top of a mountain and
as I looked it was impossible to see
down the sides to the beginning.
We know in the early ages how
thoughts were conveyed by means OF
the written scroll.
The first newspaper published IN
modern Europe made its appearance az
Venice in 1886 but the jealousy OF the
government would not allow its being
printed, so for many years it was circu-
lated in manuscript.
The first English newspaper which
could properly be considered a vehicle
of general information was established
in 1868.
The first newspaper in the United
States was the Boston News Letter,
printed April 2, 1904. being a half sheet
of paper ~ inches by s. with two col.
umns on each page. To-day there are
19,3O7 newspapers published in the
United States and it would be an i'm
possibility to number the readers. AS
the Press is the one great force in touch
with the lives of the people. and when
we think that these thousands OF papers
belong to only one orner Of the globe
but that all nations to-day have theiI
newspapers. also the books, pamphlets,
tracts, &c., that are in circulation we
realize what the printers art means to
humanity. What does it mean to the
w. G. 4. u? Whose object is to up.
lift fallen humanity?
For twenty five years the w. g. L.
U. has been winning to itself the power
of the Press.
John Wesley asked "Why should the
Devil have all the good tunes?" Fran
els Willard asked, why should the
Devil have so much printers ink?' l
think the answer to both questions is
that Christian people are willing to
give il to Him.
We White Ribboners are not as liber-
al with editors as they are with us. We
do not realize power, therefore, do
not use it. If We would earnestly grasp
the thought that the great editorial fra
ternity WAS our friends, willing and
courteous to help we would take Paul's
advice to Timothy, preach the word,
be instant in season, ont OF season; re-
prove, rebuke, extort with our pens.'
But each little local Union must re.
member that the word lays right with
them.
IF the local Union is not active how
is the local Press Superintendent ia
find themes for the Editor. I have
always found the Editor very willing tC
give space, and if l missed for a week
or two he would inquire the reason,
Oh my. how proud you feel to tell him
your Union has had no meetings. They
have been having a rest, therefore, there
was nothing for yen to report. The
Devil never takes q rest, so neyer looses
any printers ink.
On the other hand the editor gives
space free of charge and that means
the largest donation that a local Union
receives per year. Then the Union
fails to realize how far the news tray.
els. For instance a small item that
once sent to our local paper i'll regards
to a dinner we would hold on election
day was copied in all of tie South Jer-
sey papers, in every one OF the Philadel-
phia dailies, and in several Delawafe
papers and I read ii in two New York
papers. It is true that the w. G. Z.
U. is using a great quantity of printers
ink, but what we ought to do is to use
it by the barrel, not the bottle. it is fol-
God and Home and Humanity.