Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15


cial circles OF the national capital for
a number of years. The senator, upon
his recent visit in Omaha, did not dis
close his plans in regard to the we'd
ding, but he invited number of friends
who will go to Washington. The pre-
sumption is the senator will take his
bride to Omaha at the termination of
mansion will again be thrown open to
the local four hundred as in past years.
How to be happy though married."
was topic discussed in Chicago by the
Coming Century Club. Its conclusions
should be rendered on silver salver to
the man of forty two wives in that city.
The clouds interfered with star-gaz-
ing last night. Probably if one had Sc
cured Bryan telescope those clouds
would have turned to moonshine.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis. of West
Virginia, will present to that state
home for orphan children. There is at
present no such institution in West
Virginia, and destitute orphans are
boarded at various places until homes
can be found for them in good families.
The. meteoric shower which astrono-
mers predict for this week will be made
a subject for special study by the de-
partment of astronomy in the Univer-
sity of California.
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, in an
article on arbitration and international
problems, says the United States has
acquired the Philippines, will hold
them and that an enormous increase in
trade will be the outcome.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat notices
that it was expansion that changed
fusion majority of $40 in South Dakoti
in 1898 to republican majority of 5000
in 1899.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, widow of the late
Cornelious Vanderbilt, was so pleased
with the services of the New York po-
lice at the funeral of her husband that
she has sent check for $1,000 to Chief
of Police Devery to be turned into the
police pension fund.
1t was Logan, the Mingo chief, who
exclaimed, Who is there to mourn for
Logan? Not one" 1t is different in the
case of Major John A. Logan, who fell
in the Philippines while gallantiy lead
ing his battalion. A nation mourns the
fall of hero.
A PHILOSOPHER'S CONCLUSIONS.
Written for Times Republican,
The common belief now and always
has been that there was a time when
nothing existed, and time when Gre
alton was accomplished by fiat.
Nothing could be more unphilosophical
than that idea. Our common idea of
beginning is a limitation of creation
and the Supreme Power that exists
Philosophically the beginning of crea-
ton means existence. That is, matter
did always exist in some form. The be-
ginning simply means the interior and
also the superior principles of what ex
listed.
Space belongs to nature because we
ARE in it and can measure it. If space
is not natural how could we measure
it? What conception could we have of
La time When space was created? Com
mon sense teaches space is infinitely
extended. Please fix mathematically
your bounds TO space. then what Is be-
yond the bounds? If there Is anything
beyond your bounds 1t must occupy
space. Now there is a discreet degree
between what we have written about
the material universe. not mind. Ali
we can know about the laws Of mind
If is judged from our own minds. Mind
lis not governed either by time or space.
Wa would know but Very little, If any
thing. about time or space If it was not
for the rotary motion and erbitusd mo-
Itions of our planets. Mind has its owr
/ laws, Mind can recall anything that
has occurred which We have taken ceg-
nizance of during our lives, as well as
what we have learned or thought al
4 times Independent of either time o.
space Every sensible person mus
4 recognize these facts. Now from wha
i has been said, what would you think o.
1.-THE infinite mind with all its life givins
power? Would you think the infinit
mind was located somewhere in thi
/ boundless infinite space of the uni
q verse? Don't you think God is the in
terror beginning and superior Of al
things? He knows in His sphere o
knowledge all things whore His law
EXIST Ii God was not present every
where where His laws govern II
would not know in His sphere of in
finite wisdom as much as man know
in his sphere of thought.
No, my friend, l believe there is
God ard He is everywhere, becaus
His laws are everywhere. Laws are NJ
in force unless the law maker is presen
keeping them in force. y law not KEEP
in force is dead. The lawinaker mus
lever be present to enforce it. The law
that govern the motion OF the planet
with their material forces, although di
verse in their manifestations. produc
the present harmonious results unde
which we enjoy our present condition.
The law of natural chemistry plays
and always has been an important fac
tor in the economy and evolution j
the material world. Now. my friend!
; we are as much in the presence of I'll
. Creator here as II we We're in an
other location in this unlimited uni
verse. God can know, as | believe, a
about the eXistences of US without tim
; or space.
DAVID PARRET.