Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24

n, IOWA, THURSDAY,
and the Sunday school was disastrous
to the child and made him, she thought,
distrustful and sk4ptical. Much of the
teaching is left to weak persons, where.
the strongest should be employed.
There is a lack Of sympathy between
the mother and the teacher, which is
caused by the demands of civilization,
which are too heavy. we are too busy.
Clubs and fashion and other things
take up too much time. Let us cast
aside the unnecessary burdens and gain
the leisure to properly train the chill
dren."
Henry Sabin. former state superin-
tendent OF public instruction of Iowa,
declared yesterday that he had no pa
tience With such heresy as that ut
tered by Oscar Chrisman. of Kansas,
Tuesday, when he said that women are
only fitted for wifehood and mother
hood. DR.. Sabin said tha. not only
childless married women but many
women not blessed with husbands, had
all the spirit of motherhood and were
joy, a blessing and benediction to.
their brothers and sisters and to the
whole neighborhood. Woman can do
Gods work in this world without be-.
ing married" he said emphatically.
After listening to Mrs. Stoutenbor-
ough's paper on the training of boys.
DR.. Sabin said 1t greatly pleased him
because she came and dwelt with us
upon earth" After hearing all this nom
sense he was glad that at least one
speaker had spoken sense. He told a
story of an old mountain woman who
Travelled for the first time on railway
train. On crossing high trestle, when
she saw how high they We're, she
grabbed the seat and shut her eyes and
q few minutes later upon opening them
and seeing that all was we'll exclaimed
THANK God we've lit!" He saidsit ap-
piled in this case.
When / was boy" said DIR. Sabin.
'it was fashionable to have fathers
The fathers restraining influence was
around the boy and the father and
mother worked together to bring up
/ the children. The women here are al
most unanimous in denouncing the
Chrsman theory that there is no true
| love, but only sex passion in man, and
hardly speaker has omitted to express
the opinion that the fat1er is equally
Irresponsible with the mother in rearing
the child.
Mrs. B. NJ. stoutenborough, of Platts-
mouth. Neb.. talked about the practical
ltraining of boys and organizing boys
clubs, teaching the politeness and un-
selfishness The main thing, she said.
was heart culture. Self-development
alone is narrow ard selfish, for back of
l.every great man there is something be-
sides brains. She taught her boys to do
we'll what they did at all. She declared
that boys have too easy a time nova
days. Their intellectual growth is too
rapid and the timber produced too soft.
They are led to think they needn't ex-
4 ert themselves. The sons of success
3ful men who built for themselves from
4 the ground up are going at, their arclli-
Itecture with kid gloves and silver trow-
els. The work of tie mother in lhe
humble cottage. from which genius
comes so often, is second in Importance
to no other occupation.
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DR.. Laertes Connor, of Detroit, who
Igave a scientific address on Physical
Training as Necessary as Intellectual
Ito the Fullest Development OF Man
hood" said the physical and mental
nature of the city boy was eramped
and perverted. When he would shout
lShe must keep still. When he would run
/ he must walk so that we are coming
1 y, ;r
Ihealthful surroundings and normal de-
/ kind.
The mothers congress spent the
Imorning in hearing reports from moth
4 ers' clubs from all parts of the country
showing various lines of work. all Ii
the direction of helping parents in train
ling children. Many told of co-operatior
of teachers and parents and of fathers
sl.with mothers in club meetings MI
4 imerous amendments to the constitution
land bylaws We're adopted. enlarging
1.-THE scope of the congress work to III
4 lclude relations of teachers and parents
4, care of dependent and defective childrer
land distribution of literature Repre-
jsentation was changed so each stat
5l3congress is TO- have its president ant
three delegates and each local club It'll
president and one delegate. clubs of fif
4 ty5 or more to have one additional dele
lgate and one for each 100 additional
members. The per capita dues wer,
fixed at 10 cents, half to go to the stat,
4 organizations in organized states. Mil
waukee citizens and business leagu,
Itelegraphed: IAN men In AIilwaule,
Hove their mothers. wives. daughter.
and sweethearts. which they desire t,
4 demonstrate to the mothers congress. i
4 they select Milwaukee for the 1901 meet
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