The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-13

form OF letter to Editor Sheldon from
the Y NJ. C.. A. of Colorado appealing to
the Christian people OF the country 70
establish a home for consurhptives at Dem
yer.
The editorial matter win be switched
from the fourth to the second page Fol-
lowing the title and the usual business
announcement. will appear list OF the
employees of the paper from editor down
10 galley boy which will be kept stand
Ing throughout the week
The leading editorial Will be an outline
OF the papers policy during the week,
and Is In part as follows;
'"The Topeka Capital this week
Last December the owners OF the To-
peka Capital asked me to assume COM
plete charge OF the paper for one week
and edit II as a distinctively christian
daily.
II accepted the invitation on condition
that receive no financial compensation
and that a share of the profits be used for
benevo.ent work and named the week be-
ginning D 9Tuesday, March 13, 1900, as the
week for the experiment,
with the hearty cooperation OF every
person connected with the paper and with
the help OF the wisdom l have prayed
might be given me from Him who IS WIS
er than any OF US J shall do the best l
can.
'Tf thousand different christian men
/ who wished TO edit christian dailies
should make an honest attempt to do so
the result might be a thousand different
papers In very many particulars. In other
words, these. christian editors might ar
rive at different conclusions in the inter-
probation OF what is christian. 1t is of
course, the furtherest from my purpose
10 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 Interpretation of what Is christian in
the conduct OF this paper, is 10 define the
term christian the best that can be done
\ after asking for Divine wisdom and not
! Judge others who with an equal des re and
sincerity interpret the probable action Of
Jesus in a different manner
with this understanding OF the con-
duct OF the paper this week, will state
IN part it's general purpose and politics;
1T will be a newspaper. The word
news" will be defined as anything In the
way OF daily events that the public ought
70 know 70 rits development and power
in a life OF righteousness. OF necessity
the editor OF this paper, OF of every 9TH
er paper with this definition " news
will determine not only the kind but the
quality OF any particular event which
ought to be printed.
The Importance OF one kind OF news
compared with another kind will also de-
matter will be printed. II " seems 10
the editor that certain subjects repre-
senting great causes that belong TO the
profOundest principle OF human life are
the most important they will be given
the first page OF the paper, whether they
are telegraphic items or not lt might cas-
lily become the settled policy O. a promi-
nent paper similar TO this one 10 con-
slider the detailed account Of an unusual
battle as OF less importance 10 the reader
than an account OF the usual daily de-
struction being caused by liquor, The
first page Of the Capital this week "h'
contain what seems 20 the edtor 10 be
the most essential issues that affect hu-
manity as a whole.
This paper Will be non-partsan, not
ony n municipal and state politics but IN
national politics
IL do not mean 70 say that a christian
daily cannot be partisan. This Is shnp
NY Interpretation OF christian as apphec
TO this part Of the papers life.
"On the liquor question the paper WI
advocate the prohibition of the whole ii'
quor business from Maine 20 California,
and all around the globe. BY prohibition
mean the total extinction OF the curse
OF making. selling, Duying ana drinkin5
Intoxicating liquors. It's extinction by le'
gal enatment, by personal total aosI'
nence and BY every form or state, home'
church and school education that christ
ians can devise.
'srhe great social questions OF the age
viii be given prominence. The selhsn-
ness Of mankind in every form OF greed
! commercially or politically, VIII be CON
sidered as OF more serious consequences
to us as a people than many other mat.
ters which too often engage the time aIo
atteqatiOn or mankind.
This paper Will declare its abhoranc'
Of war as Il ia being waged not on'y "
fho Thiinniuea but ia AFRICA and every
where else.
son matters of l.nance. or tarln. or tx'
pansion. matters or public concern VIII
have 10 90 With the meeRurcs Of th'f