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    Trade Sales Of The Last Century.—

    noting Church newspapers monthlies devoted and to arterlies Church theo pur - - qu

    literature log poses ical , treatises published , printed under sermons Church , the ices , varied for

    parochial libraries , Sunday schools ausp , prizes , & c the parish magazines which found an

    increasing and , all the circulation miscellaneous and influence Church every literature year , found its into the hands of the

    which le through the way booksellers of the country . peo He whol p thoug e , indifferent ht that the to secular Church Press questions was , on , and the

    suggested with that if the this Church indifference concerned mig itself ht be more done away in the great questions affecting the moral and

    p should hysical concern well-being itself of the much peop more le . The than Church it was

    doin education g with in social the questions laws of , with health the spread with the of

    the popul peop arisin le g of in thrift the , princ and i with ples instruction of , economic of

    science . He advocated , as a first step towards utilising the Press more efficiently , the

    establishment of a daily Church newspaper , which should deal with matters of national concern from a Church point of view . The extension

    of the suffrage to men not yet taught as to the value of the privilege required some action

    upon the part of the Church , whose existence as an establishment will depend upon the mode

    in which that suffrage is eventually exercised . He amon suggested the cl , moreover of localised , a larger parochial employment

    zines , g which mi ergy ght become an important means maga for instructing their flocks in matters affecting

    their sx > iritual and moral interests . Home The Words Rev . Charles said that BulI since / Ock the , editor printing of

    press guides was and instrumentall , s the y the civilised power that worl chiefl d of y

    thought and govern actionthe Church ' s relation to it was assuredly a momentous , question . We

    rteed throne not the dethrone Press . the The pul clergy pit in would order do to well ento

    utilised remember as a second that the pul Press pit for may reaching at least the be

    multitude who have hitherto been , and still The are , unreached by the pulpit in the Church .

    lightl Press y used may , mig and ht render does hel incalculabl p the Church e service , and , , hut the Church of Englandas a Church

    20 knows Sunday , 000 nothing clergy and , surro day of the unded school Press b . y teachers , earnest What mi hel g district ht pers not , ,

    visitors , lay workers , not do to make , the Press land a minister ! The for so God -called and Salvation truth and Army purity charges in the 1

    « its members to promote the sale of the flia _tion War firs of Cry , t we , suggestion and are the told result , then 300 is , 000 seen especially cop in ies a weekl circula to the y - _,

    , , j had _~ gy done > was almost to utilise much the provincial for the education Press . of It

    education the people of as the our c as hildren schools . have In done cases for the the

    the clergy use mi of ght a column without in much their local difficulty many obtain and

    papers , , pulpits J * _wisel would y and do judiciousl almost as y much filled , good these as Press their church

    | f | _g _™^ pul a , pits London . In some paper instances for themselves the clergy .

    Might not much good result from a watchful comment or protest addressed now and then to

    lishers newspaper Figures ' Circular which editors recentl gave both an y London appeared analysis and in of provincial the the Pub con - - 1

    tents of the London newspapers for one week . The seven papers devoted 319 J columns in the week to general news , whilst the sporting news

    ment alone absorbed the Press 136 iv columns esindirectl . The at encourage leastto - gambling and betting g , , is a very painful y sign , of the times . Might not the Timeswhich has

    avowed its conviction that ' gambling , is an abom of its ina convictions ble vice , ' show btaking that it has the the lead courage in a

    crusade against the y London gambling establishments , which are wrecking so many of our

    young families men ? Our , and great bring reli ing gious ruin societies upon so would many

    greatly gain by seeking to utilise the general Press more than they doespeciallin May .

    , y magazines Another suggestion and was— are Find read out in w the hat books home , .

    What is sold , at papers the newsagents gets into the home . We have little idea of the moral filth

    wdiich is thus defiling the parishes . No wonder working people do not come to church ! If

    we would win them we must look well to the printing press . The qlergy should have a

    literature sermon once a year . An Ephesian pure bonfire would purify the parish . Mention

    books that ought to be found in every home . Fill the basket with good wheatand there

    will be no room for chaff . A third , suggestion was—Every parish ought to have its magazine

    society . It is wonderful what some of the clergy have done in this direction . The

    magazine association is a missionary association throughout the parish . The parish almanack

    affords a good opening for district visitors . A fourth suggestion was—That in large centres

    of population he would recommend the formation of a Caxton brigade . Success had been

    achieved by brigades in Manchester , Nottingham , Sheffield , and other large towns . In

    thro Manchester ugh the in hands one year of 400 about boys £ . 3 , 000 The passed boys earn from 5 s . to 15 s . a weekand dispose every

    week of from 300 to 350 , shilling books , in addition to more than 8 , 000 penny publications .

    Every small parish should have its Caxton A boy fifth , and suggestion every large was parish —The its establishment Caxton brigade in .

    villages of a book-shop . How many parishes are there without a bookseller ' s shop as

    compared house 1 with Ladies the and number othe possessing rs in rural a parishes

    publicmoting might do and good aiding by the a very opening little of outlay cottage in book pro-

    attractive shops , in the books windows might of be which displayed tempting . Even and if

    at none the were ictures purchased and read , the what villagers they woul could d look for

    nothing p ; and a daily change would make the and window interesting a kind information of pulpit for all the diffusing week round useful .

    vailing A general opinion discussion seemed followed to be , in and favour the pre of

    p mak lying ing them better with use info of the rmation local papers regarding by mat sup-

    ters of l ocal interest ' ¦ , & c . During ' ' the discus ' ' - " _frk '

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 15, 1885, page 1069, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15101885/page/9/