Report of the Executive Council - Report on the Canadian Churchman
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- Date
- 1924 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor Worrell
- Seconder
- Archdeacon McElheran
- Text of motion
- Resolved, That Section 24 be received.
- Report on "The Canadian Churchman," Toronto, Sept. 10th, 1923.
- Interim Report of Committee on "The Canadian Churchman."
- No step having been taken by the Church to acquire "The Canadian Churchman" as a Dominion-wide Church Paper since the last meeting of the General Synod, and the matter being referred to the Executive Council; your Committee begs to report the following by way of a Memorandum rather than a Report.
- Mr. G.B. Woods, President of the Board, took over the management of the Paper for a period of 5 years. He assumed liabilities estimated at $7,300.00, in reality about $8,000.00., for which he received stock covering $8,000.00. Under the agreement he agrees to hand back to the Shareholders the Paper free of all debt and liability excepting Capital Stock.
- The 1st year resulted in a small profit, the 2nd (current year) shows so far a deficit. The circulation of the 1st year was 13,500. It is now about 10,000, many subscribers failing to renew their subscriptions. No Canvasser is employed, since to do so would add considerably to the outlay. Arrangements, however, have been made for a Business Manager to take over the business charge of the paper for 5 years. The present Management is doing the very best to make the Paper a success and is striving to keep it in every sense from being a "Party Organ."
- Rev. Dr. E.A. McIntyre is the "Editor-in-Chief," with Rev. W.F. Barfoot as Assistant Editor. The Assistant having resigned, arrangements are being made to secure more of Dr. McIntyre's time and attention. The Management has appreciated the help given to the paper by the M.S.C.C. and other Boards of the Church and bespeaks the continuance of the same, but whether continued or not, wishes it to be understood that the columns are always open to any interests which concern the Church.
- The Proprietor is of the opinion that it would be wise to finish the present period of 5 years under the able Editorial and Business Management now existing, but if at the end of the period it is the opinion of the Church, as expressed by her General Synod, that the Paper would be more useful if owned by the Church, then he would be prepared to do everything in his power to carry out the wishes of the Synod. In the meantime he is prepared to spend time, money and labour on making it a real Church paper - Helpful, Informing and Stimulating to both Clergy and Laity. Your Committee suggests, therefore, in view of this Memorandum that nothing further be done until the expiry of the 5 year period in 1926; but after that date, negotiations be again entered upon with a view to having one Dominion-wide Church Paper, representative of all Schools of Thought, the property of General Synod.
- The whole is respectfully submitted, James Toronto, Convener.
- Subjects
- Canadian Churchman
- Canadian Churchman - Finance
- Canadian Churchman - History
- McIntyre, Edward Alexander, 1880-1926
- Religious newspapers and periodicals - Anglican Church of Canada