The Republican journal., 1911-06-22
81, = Minister and the News.
paper.
,.e,estins Paper by Montana Editor.

tonic presented DeIOre the Glow
as 4 Association of Congregational
.oL D.bas held at Columbus, Montana,
' .iotly. 1t was given by editor j. A.
s .;',,iy of the Columbus, Montana, News,
n.y. Vas as follows:
n Tha subject which has been assigned
~ somewhat ambiguous in its word
i THE Minister and the Newspaper"
Y ;,bt be construed to be the title of
ID, Raw and again it might have refer
5~ ~. TO- to the preachers standing on the
y. .s,cription books; or it may have been
Ioi ;ntention of the Trainer of the pro-
n to draw a comparison of the
, ,S.' of the minister and the editor in
l rfspective fields of labor in the
-nnrities where they may be sojourn-
!. shall take it that that is what is
ned of me and the subject is so over
.lmingly large l shall attempt to
,.r m " very limited portion of it.
',e f1e occasion of the celebration of
,ogen Jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons a
y, law, ago that venerable prelate said:
Nr lzen should be drone in the
beehive. No man among you
..,.t .a m Indifferent spectator of the
--s POLITICAL and economic questions
.E fleet the welfare of the common
m As you are all protected in your
I. ,,as property by the strong arm Of
- ga,-rnment, so should you all be
@.-1 z upholding the hand of those
5r.e caarged with the administration
,,. anmonwealth.'
IN raesr few words, it strikes me, the
,1.ra cut out the work of every true
+2rn If this country, and more es-
sa 'oes it apply to the men who
mtess ta be teachers of people. Hence
SENS ssif the ministers and the editor
p. Yer, loosely allied as to their duties,
,revyr widely separated in their re-
..stive irIds they may be.
! an of the opinion that there are few
Tors Who would make good preachers,
t.W ministers who would make really
.o. EDITORS. Most ministers are really
loo swritural nature to make sue
ss.fg e1itors and most editors are, or
.5rr 100 worldly minded to ever fill
.mt IS it should be filled. | have
.'zr cry few editors, however, who
s-. very good christians, just few.
an not voicing my personal opinion,
he. when say that the time has come
-,ea the editors of the country news
sgers. the weekly paper that goes into
he nones Of the people of the land, are
coming greater factors for good than
f. tn great daily papers. No doubt
sr1 nj sou have been reading the series
ARTICLES from the pen of Will Irwin,
s4r- reWspaper reporter and editor,
tca nave been running in Golfers of
w. 5.. Irwin has shown conclusively
bit here are very few of the large
sr5rs hat are not either owned by the
g interests or are hampered by the
,Niauon and influence that they no
,s.~ here to the highest standards
/ qaraallsm. In other words the ad-
--snE manager, the business office.
s-=s he policy of the editorial depart
tr sJsolutely, and free expression of
a.ua. exposure of corruption, advo-
ar If GOOD citizenship, and the defense
-Hr nights of the common people have
Ell -gated to the romantic past.
5-s"a..er newspapers are not controll-
r. aeE such influences and they are
J bring forth a sound product,
rs. @ honestly distribute it to their
Likewise, it strikes me that the minis
z working in the smaller com
INIT IS a greater factor for good than
- who draws princely salary
d The pulpit of a fashionable city
ll-s. Ills work is right down among
sl lr He usually knows everyone
E-. personally and if he be man of
sa nation ITS himself to meet the
needs Of each. He must be, and
s more of true diplomat than
.'- N.atry 5 ambassador to the court
= -mes. And | am going to say
@ E that the preacher of today is
-t nan than he was 20 years ago.
' q straight-from- the-s shoulder
+ an. And the world recognizes
ID. ltL. and this quality is going to
2 Ike the editor he no longer ac-
a Inns and whetstones upon which
a-l precarious existence, but
Il -e,f squarely on the principle
Ia 4horer is worthy of his hire and
-lvers the goods he is entitled
b. Is coming to him without any
and he usually delivers.
. a minister who is not afraid
I himself when occasion de-
p b.. 'i-t as | admire an editor who
atraid to voice his opinion upon
7 fri It that may come up for dis
So MS locality, The eyes of the
e5 lowly preacher-of course |
II! II us demeanor when coming in
'lac. "rh matters of the world and
".- ~piritual side of his work-are
' 4".e, Probably a minister has
'rrahs to deal with than does the
@,gE hat is, he comes into closer
-E4 d. citation to them. And there
.-t. few of the old school of cranks
@fI think that every time they
;4 '.elc fingers the preacher must
''a@ To them. But the modern min
~ wont do it, and may the Lord
g.fe1 his backbone and keep him
- -ati. ne can impress this class of
Aye 18th the fact that they, them
n IS "a back numbers and should get
4 lg artn or fall into the right way of
r9rg
i sa 9t the opinion on the other hand,
"ere are but few ministers and
a e.1tors, perhaps, who do not, at
% 5g themselves open to adverse
"sG. A short time ago Rev.
.'ss N, Sheldon, pastor of the First
4 E-gatlonal church of Topeka, Kan
4 SAIL, in an address before the St.
A. longregational club, that in his
~G he Protestant churches needed
%i9,ssaional. | don't agree with the
a Mr.. Sheldon on this point, and |
4 9~Ieye there are many of you who
m with him. | was living only a
As.ance from the city of Topeka,
rssS' a number of years ago, when
4 S2Flon essayed to run newspaper
q lrst would run it if he was on
~ / think it was rank assumption