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CONFERENCE GOES AFTER
BALTIMORE PAPERS
Every Issue OF Papers. Shows Them
Opposed To All Moral lSsues--tn
Favor Oh Liquor, Racing And
GambIing-A Eeproach TO Chris
tan Citizenship.

Chestertown, Md, April e7.-Thi5.
the third day OF the Maryland Annual
Conference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, was open season for the
ministers, who felt the desire to get
out of their systems the dissatisfa2-
ton they felt for the morning Sun.
The acting chairman, the Rev. Di
F. T Little, of Baltimore, opened the
bombardment when he said in open
ing the discussion on the report OF
the committee on a Christian daily
newspaper.
I'VE should cease advertising in
the papers that are so dreadfully Op-
posed to all moral issues. DR.. L. F.
Warner St. Johns Baltimore, had to
take our church out of the papers
because of news items and editorials
which ridicule our church.
When interviewed DR.. Warner
said the Sunpapers were referred to-
A newspaper in Baltimore may be
for sale at some time in the near
future, the conference was told by
the Rev. c. NJ. Elderdice, of Crisfitld.
He asked: "Why is it not possible to
persuade some great chain OF papers
in Philadelphia of New York TO print
decent news?"
IF we could persuade the Baitl-
more and Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conferences and other
Christians, he went on, that we are
serious in starting this paper we
would have their support. 1t would
REQUIRE $1,500,000 to purchase d
paper or even start plant. L hat"
to be paralyzed in the grip OF papers
of this State. There must be some
power in our hands to get away from
that~grip."
w. 0. Atwood of st. Johns
Church, Baltimore. chairman OF the
committee, stated that there is a
CRYING need for Christian newspapers.
He said the had gone to several NIL
lionaires to get money. He said 1t Is
not possible now. He stated that he
went to the North American in Ph!l-
adelphia, having heard they were
thinking of purchasing one or the
napers in Baltimore, but said they
told him the price was too great ana
it is not feasible today.
Today the press has stories .ahc
language. he said, which we are
ashamed to bring into our homes
There is sympathy for a CHRISTIAN
newspaper among millionalres. con-
siderable sympathy. he said, but IT Is
not feasible now, because Christian
newspapers have failed, and the NIL
Iionaires don't want to start one 40"
from a business standpoint.
The Rev. James L. Nichols, from
fredericksburg, remarked that CHRIS
tians are insulted every time the BAL
timore Sun or American is printed.
Il don't allow them to come into
NV home" he said. '"The standard
OF morals OF these papers Is abso-
lutely anti-Christian. Two thirds OF
the population of Maryland are
Methodists. Baptists are almost as
strong in this State. Roman Catho-
lies number less than 100000. We
are allowing them to sway us. inns
peninsula is sick and tired of these
papers with their attitude. L realizc
this statement is going into the
papers. 1 want them to know it.
To close the discussion Dr.. Little
suggested that if a branch OF the
Philadelphia North American IS start
ed it would go sailing along ana
then bang up against the wall. He
said he thought it better to adopt the
committees recommendation that
the time was rot ripe. The report
as follows was adopted:
AS to the need for such
Christian daily newspaper in