Revered Leader--- During the last two years I have felt a growing desire to have a part in establishing a Scientific daily newspaper. It seems to me that such newspapers are greatly needed, that BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts is the natural place for the first one, and that perhaps the time for it has come. I am not thinking of a daily official Christian Science paper, or one containing in its title the words Christian Science, but of a general newspaper owned by Christian Scientists and conducted by experienced newspaper menCorrected:newspapermen who are Christian Scientists; so presenting news more as Christian Scientists would like it presented than any newspaper now presents it. I have heard a number ofof ScientistsEditorial Note: Christian Scientists express a desire for, or the expectation of such a paper asa perhaps the next thing to result from the Christian Science movement.

I desire of course to be divinely led in whatever I may undertake in the matter. I do not want to do anything that you would not wish done. Hence I am taking the liberty to write to you so that if you see any reason why such a project should not be entered upon in the near future you can readily prevent it, at least so far as I am concerned.

The disappearance so largely of the more stable, sane, patriotic newspaper, the usurpation of the newspaper field in great centres by commercial and political monopolists, and the commercialization of newspapers--- their management mainly for dividends, with almost everything subordinated and many things eliminated to that end, constitute, I believe, a great misfortune to the country. All Scientists, I amd Corrected: am sure, have wearied of seeing the pictures and glaring and detailed descriptions of crime, death and other depressing representations that daily confront one at first glance at almost any newspaper. Such occurrences of course are regarded as "important" in the offices of the large newspapers because accounts of them prominently displayed swell circulation. On the other hand news of the constructive, helpful, encouraging, uplifting activities of life is sacrificed, often being minimized if not thrown away.

I think many would like to read a paper that takes less notice of crime, etc., and gives attention especially to the positive side of life, to the activities that work for the good of man and to the things really worth knowing. I do not think such a paper would have the largest circulation by any means, at present, but it seems to me the time has come when it could gain a very considerable circulation. I believe there is need of daily newspapers that will place principle before dividends, and that will be fair, frank and honest with the people on all subjects and under whatever pressure; that will not compromise with evil. It seems to me that a newspaper should be active in the interests of cividcivic righteousness.

Of course such a paper as I have in mind would always be open to news regarding the Christian Science movement, and should be a channel for presenting such news intelligently and accurately to the public. Very rarely in Boston do we see published in a daily paper anything in the nature of a testimony of healing through Christian Science. While I think it would not be wise in a general newspaper dependent largely on general support, including advertising patronage of the right sort, to discuss Christian Science all the time, yet I believe that occasionally a remarkable case of Christian Science healing should be printed if such a paper were published.

If no objection to such an undertaking is seen by those in the Christian Science movement who are wiser than I, I should like to make a test of the interest in such a project among ScientistsEditorial Note: Christian Scientists, personally, as far as I could, and perhaps further by mail. If the interest were found as general as seems to me likely, I should think a large number might be ready to help to start such a paper, if shares were placed at a convenient figure for all, say $5Editorial Note: 5.00 each. To publish a creditable daily paper is so large an undertaking that it seems to me it would be wise to begin wityh a small-sized publication, expecting it to grow.

I think most daily papers are too large, especially for those who wish to read something beside newspapers, and that our people particularly would like the news more concisely presented.

If this subject should interest you enough to cause you to read to this point, perhaps you would care to know upon what experience and knowledge of the newspaper business my views are based. I am now 37 years old. (I think Mrs. Ella E. Williams, one of your personal students, and Mr. Alfred Farlow know me fairly well.) For more than 15 yeqars I have been a reporter on the Boston Globe, and for the last three years I have been substitute night city editor. In addition to my work for the GlobeEditorial Note: Boston Globe, for ten years I was a partner and one of the editors of The Chelsea Gazette, in December, 1906, I had also the business responsibility of the paper.

I have long desired a field in which I could be more useful than was possible in connection with either the Chelsea local paper or the GlobeEditorial Note: Boston Globe, and deeply hope that I may be instrumental in establishing and conducting a Scientific daily newspaper in Boston. Until June 30 Mrs. Wright and I are readers in the Chelsea church.

Hoping I am not presuming too much in sending you so long a letter, and that I shall be notified soon if you disapprove of my suggestion, I am with profound gratitude,