One of three interesting papers read at Wednesday evening's meeting of the Union Church Literary and Social Guild was by Mr.
Convention, but we cannot see that in a valid reason for ie Settlement be: that W. Sheldon Ridge, who discussed and abuses of journalistic Convention are withhd ale the the 0 the ies to the There are exacting folk who draw a very distinct line be-opium merchants their rights, if is from tween journalism for the day, and China that redress should be sought. literature for all time, but the speaker ventured the dictum that it has lity for manei The Council appears to think that rerulte that would accrue. to those who all real literature is nothing but journsliom: in other words, every: thing that will live in literature is journalism, pure and simple, something done for the sake of the day in which it is The Psalms of David are journalist: they were David's express bear sion of the needs of the day. Thr only Tegel Tt was in inorchandioe that Gospels are journalism, judged according to the principle thet what was beyond reproach. really effectively done for the day In conclusion we feel that it is is done forever. The speaker quoted our duty to take all rightful steps Mr. Bernard Shaw's observation to help forward the present agita-that the writer who sims at protion against the continuance of the ducing the platitudes which "are licences, unless the Council can see not for an age but for all time" its way to greatly modify ite has his reward in being unreadable present policy. in all ages; whilst Plate and The good name of the Settlement Aristophanes trying to knock some is being discredited in various sense into the Athens of their day, ways. Articles in foreign papers Shakespeare peopling that same published ju other parts of China Athens with Elizabethan mechanics hold the Settlement up to ridicule and Warwickshire hunte, Ibsen and blame it for its participation in photographing the local doctors and the trade. The great number of vestryman of a Norwegian parish opium signs to be seen on the are till alive and at home soy-streets, in some places fifty or more where amongst the dust and ashes in a single block, must convey 3 of many thousands of academic, very undesirable impression to punctilious, most archmologically many Chinese visiting the place.
It can hardly be doubted that the spent their lives haughty avoiding correct men of letters and art, who
smuggling trade and the unrestrict- the journalists' obsession
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