The Detroit times., 1908-03-14
The Church Needs
a Press Agent
And An Advertising Appropriation,
That's All.

the
IN f1 l'"s =" indictment of the newspapers Tor
v $1,000 dsortng ignoring church
In entire disregard charity that thinketh evil
our Buckeye friend belief that were ienced
BY the bouquet critic of the press threw in our
direction
attention from the newspapers why redhot Socialists like him
self give their support to religion
upshot grievance being that the church does not
abound any great good wornot enough anyway
70 appeal to editors and Socialists
We beg to assure our bouquet had nothing to do
with The silence any the bouquet nc bestows IN
paragraph his into these few remarks we
J are addressing to him.
probably there important business before the
house
If we had touched upon complaint all. doubtless
would have agreed with him.
The church, mighty power good it not giving
al the attention should social
get should from the who direct
the nevs-gathering for metropolitan papers
this because the church is not maintaining vast
machinery practical philanthropy and spiritual upft tor it IS
But its normal and unobusve rather tan
noisy and snowy
goes doing spiualzng saving ministering bust
leaving your wordywse city editor to make his own
estimate the value of its quiet works of grace
Nothing worthy concludes he contempas the
of wholesome regenerating activities
Nothing uplifting humanity; headlines in the work
visiting nurses city missions and social settlements
only and appetite for the startling the
bizarre and the spectacular.
why the cub does the churches and keeps
pupitecr close the earth with his fearful and wonderu
fenderings of the sermon
That why the obscure of the
paper following Lydia Pinkham doctrine of immortality will
DO for the record of religious achievement
i the fault entirely as
to hold? Far from it.
The church mighty word-ighty in numbers and
influence comprises greater of the urban population
and therefore bulk of newspaper patrons
Until its demand for adequate and intelligent
attention press organized md definite way
with the crumbs Of that fall from the
city editors table
This embraces not only an impressive appeal
Is publishers report and its Alright but some
recognition newspapers-and there sucwho are
appecatve OF the importance OF church HE IN the oy
history.
through their publicity committees 60 to
Ire geneany press consider his pull with the daily prints
B and be wise.
There is any theatrical darth of circus
chronicles any neglect shows and baseball games
The people these things be but the
they get the daily does not proceed from this
entirely but from the the readers have OF registering their
of and likewise from the habit the press
agent stimulating editorial attention with his reservations
IL advertising space
Need we say more hear, let him hear
write this epsle the churches for
II i undertaking report church life of this city with fair
amplitude completeness spirit Of appreciation Of one OF
The great forces Of metropolitan life.
And the esteemed consideration OF the
pupt or the visits of the church press agent.
we need require any relationship
counting liberal treatment OF scanod
lie choir of the preacher the defaca
!, ton Of the Sunday-school superintendent
will looked after by the whether
DE church is advertising regularly or not
good church does through its various agencies
appeciatve editorial treatment only through
adoption the sagacious methods of the children OF
The enough for Mr. Aidrich he will
not go<n
understand his impotence with the deliberate adjust
nnen Of religion burning social problems of the hour.
But he should in mind that there something
in the land who do read their title
in the skies in the he does
He may that whatever dvnely in his social
ocee pass good and the church will do its
4 cat IN bringing in the better day.
than before civic consciousness
social justice while teaching the eternal verities all
S ne time
Give Mr.. Aldrich, and incline sympathetic heart
it. Don't judgment in the of spirit of the
held that orthodoxy his doxy and heeodoxy