The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-14
READS MESSAGE
IN NEWS OF DAY
DR.. Eddy Reads Between the
Lines of Daily News
aper.
COMMERCIAL NOTE FIRST
ecIENCE AND RELIGION ALSO
ARE IN EVIDENCE.
COMM ERCIAL NOTE FIRST

Al the fireside meeting i'm the lobby
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ron Sunday afternoon, Frank Fay
Eddy delivered an address on "The
News Of the Day"
The news Of the day" said Mr..
EDDY. may seem a subject Of prac-
Hcal Importance rather than spiritual
suggestion. But because it is obviously
PRACTICAL is no reason why it is not also
spi-ituany suggestive. All the news of
the dav is not contained in the news
GAMERS. but as the press is the accent
ed fundamentally for spreading news.
n * perhaps the best point of depar-
tire. The newspaper is possibly the
hest symbol of the age. Compare the
newspaper of fifty years ago with the
newspaper of today. and note the great
difference I'm appearance and i'm con-
tents Each is 20 be taken as charac-
terstic Of the day of the time it was
struck from the press.
.sTbe newspaper has many critics.
But II seems to me that il is astonish-
tngIv successful i'm doing the thing il
sets out to do. which is to publish the
hapDenings of the world of humanity
within a few hours from the time of
The occurrence. When we consider the
high pressure under which the news
paper is produced, it is a wonder that
# makes so few mistakes as to facts.
Reflects Spirit of Age.
The newspaper is but one of the
instrumentalities through which the
spirit Of the age becomes articulate
And I hold the newspaper quite as i'm
p0rtant for what il symbolizes as for
what it EXPRESSES. Its message is quite
as much between the lines as in printed
characters. The newspaper is supple
mented by the magazine and the week
y periodical. To these are To be add
ed the constant stream Of bound books
Now what distinct notes Of appeal
are TO be distinguished i'm this babel
OF many voices of our distinctly modern
literature If we get from il nothing
but the daily tale OF events. the ephe-
neral news ~ the day. we get but lit
tie One note most easily appTehendcd
Is that of commerce: the call of prac-
teal efficiency. i is a broad and braZ-
on note which seems to dominate the
whole composition.
The commercial note we cannot
escape i'm the medley of modern civ
iIization. But life is not all business
now. nor ever viii be. Other voices
are to be heard that are as distinctive
of our age as commerce. One of these
IS the swelling peal of democracy. We
call Il socialism usually. II has its
own literature. but the story of strikes
audlabor wars. the prevalent criti-
csm OF Those possessing swollen for
tunes or colossal power, the recital of
wrongs done 10 child labOrers and
Sweatshop workers. all are expressive
OF deep social discomfort. No
thoughtful young man can afford 10
he deaf TO this note OF rumbling dis
content. Il viii have political and
practical expression some of these
days.
Voice Of Science.
Another swelling note is that of sci
ehce. The whole fabric Of our civili-
zaton is made possible by classified
hnowledge applied to practical needs.
Vur children are trained i'm the scien-
VIC ndMt M the schools. Science is
pu' IN popular form and every great
discovery. as for instance like that of
iduium, receives instant and popular
recognition. Even more important
man the tangible results of science is
me formation Of the scientific habit.
ni.ch WI mould the future more than
- mas affected our age. The voice of
sc,thce IN the news of the day warns
Young man against intellectual dog
nduSln and directs him 70 maintain
me rational point Of view.
Inc last distinctive note / would
mention is the religious one. 1t is part
expressed by the wave of meta
lHySlcal speculation and experiment
prevalent just now. Il is partly
ApleSSed by the numerous books deal
s win a restatement OF religious
uulils N such way as not TO antago-
~ modern knowledge. / regard
49, lnlngs as indicating a revival of
,e,saee interest. Before an audience
itpresenting so many creeds and he
IelS can only exhort you to preserve
"e open mind. In the news of the day