The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-29

1oErnaI declares to be "demoraliEing Most
demoraiizing etc II publishes accounts of
prize fights. races. stock markets. etc. and with
great glaring headlines oftentimes. and yet turns
upon The Tir0inlan and condemns the very
things The Journal is doing every day.
st Paul described this Hypocrisy when he
said. And thimkest thou this. o man. that judg
est them which do such things, that thou shalt
escape the judgment of God7 Thou therefore
that teachest another, teachest then not thy
self" m the conduct OF The Firotntan IN pub
fishing these items Is "demoralizng. most de-
morallzng." what Is the condemnation of tn
Journa!f AS a matter of fact there is dis
tinct difference between the publication Of news
items pertaining to conduct which newspa
per may condemn and making a contract to
publish for so much money advertisement Of
intoxicants, tbs~use of which produces much OF
the awful news
A newspaper may nescrioe murder, but It
does not stand for murder or approve Of muir
der nor would It sell its columns to advertise
murder. 1t may publish reports OF a prize
fight part OF the news of the day. but 1t
fight 1t may describe the betting and gam
bling at Norfolk, but it does not sell its col
umns to the bookmakers It may publish stock
market reports. for much Of the business of the
country Is Influenced by the doings in Wall
street, and 1t Is an insult TO some of the best
citizens of the State to say that all stock brokers
and buyers gamblers. It may do this. and
yet fight gambling In fact and in spirit.
What Hypocrisy TO condemn The Vir0ua,dn
for publishing items in the news columns which
The Journal itself publishes, and often in
more glaring form?
But The Journal intimates that the news-
paper business is bad that Methodist preach
ers not touch it without deflement. 1t is
all right for The EVenino Journal to do these
things. but newspaper can not he run on
religious principles according to The Journal,
and therefore Methodist preacher can not be
connected with secular newspaper.
Well. what about the superintendent Of
Presbyterian Sundayschoolo The Journal de-
clares that Rev. J. Sidney Pete.s is the business
head OF the paper. and in order to make money
Must be up to all the tricks Of the trade" MT
a. +. iiolderby, IT. is declared to be the
general manager Of The journal and according
to The Journal must be up to all the tricks OF
the trade. Mr.. Peters is member OF the
Virginia Conference ana associate editor of the
chcsttnn Advocate, Mr.. Holderby Is the super
intendent of the Sunday-schoo OF the West
minister Presbyterian Church of Richmond
and member Of the State sunday-schoo
Executive Committee Is the standard OF
In the Presbyterian Church so much lower
than the standard required to be the AS
sociate Editor of the Christian Advocate that
it is not wrong for the Presbyterian Sunday
school worker TO be up to all the tricks of the
trade, and yet II Is rrelgous for the Methodist
Ercnaa9 Journal. Of which the Presbyterian
superintendent s general manager. to print
certain kinds Of news items, but 1t is "demoraliz-
| ing, most demoralizlngr for The Ftrg,nian. Of
which the Methodist editor is secretary and
treasurer Ia print Tx saEaa5 that tho Preshy-
terrain superintendent as business manager OF
| The EreaHa Journal can make contract to ad-
N'' 'He. shtuAttatIhs iiguVfs nut the hletnoOlSt
editor not print the fact that another
drunkard factory has been located in Rich
mond7
/ II ma$ be that in the office Of The Ercntag
journal the standard of ptety required OF a
/ Presbyterian Sunday-school superintendent is
lower than that required of Methodist editor.
but The Vt0iHt1n has too much respect for tho
! Presbyterian Church to believe that that great
church would ever stand for a double standard
OF pity.
/ The Journal winds up its editorial by de-
clarng that Or Cannon is proposing to start a
Sunday morning issue Of The Virgtn1n. This
statement is false DR.. Cannon has never pro.
posed to start Sunday morning issue Of The
! Fvg,n,on. The public has been asked to ex-
press its wishes to The Ftr0,ntan entering
the morning field and the management has
stated that it had under serious consideration
the question Of issuing morning edition fseven
| issues per week.. But as matter of fact Dr.
Cannon and Mr.. Peters are both personally op
posed 20 Sunday morning paper and neither
would be willing TO be officially associated with
or responsible for such a publication Their
associates In the ownership and conduct or TAc
/ Vsroininn have fully understood this all along.
Their convictions this point and the feeling