Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-13

Of Plymouth church, IN speaking OF his
dwelt upon the the intellec-
tual growth of the west, so far as he
had been able to observe it. In the
northwest Of Kansas. where people for
merly relied on weekly and semi weekly
papers for their news, they now took
daily papers.
He noticed that il the use of light
wines was on the increase in the west.
intemperance was on the decrease in q
most striking way. He found that de-
nominationalism was growing less and
enthusiasm for Christianity growing
more.
TALKS ON HIGHER CRITICISM.
[Jenkin Lloyd Jones.l
No better proof need be given to the
new interest and the large wealth in
lvolved in this recognition than to note
the fresh vitality that this so-called
higher criticism. has injected into the
New Testament studies and the large
activity among New Testament schol-s
.ars. The world is awakening to5a new
reading of the New Testament in this
light. and publishers, independent of
subsidies and without
the consent of UNCONVENTIONAL commit
tees, find it profitable To give to the
reading word helps to this new inter-
probation of the Bible. One common
characteristic of all these books lies in
the fact that back OF all textual criti-
cism is the question of authorship, date
of writing, the standpoint of the writer
and the object in writing These schol-
ars no longer talk about the theology
of the New Testament. for the New
Testament as such has no theology, but
they try to understand the theology of
each different writer and do not try to
make him responsible for the opinions
|of othsr writer's that after ages have
bound together in one volume and called
lit the New Testament.
FAIR PLAY FOR DOWIE'S MEN.
Mrs. Nandelia Varnum Thomasl
1. The folly Of it, Error dies because
lit is error, truth lives because it is
truth The one may be surrounded by
all that makes for perpetuity. majori-
ties power. prestige, popularity, bua the
end is the same-death. On the other
hand, the Stephens may be stoned,Sth the
iChrists crucified. the abolitionists
dragged by the necks.thru streets of
mud, but the end is-life.
2. The bigotry of it. The bigotry of
such persecution in this age almost
battles belief. Six times the followers of
iDowieism have been thugged and. driv-
out of a town in Ohio because they
sought To hold services 1.-THE home OF
lone of their own people. There is little
in the darkness of the past points to
greater savagery or more inhuman
manifestations of bigotry.
g. The crime Of it. The ground floor
/ of a republic is freedonl-freedomt to be-
hleve what you please, religious or po-
iiitical; freedom to worship as you
please. orthodox or unorthodox. free
dom to do VIVA You please. provided the
rights of others are not hindered. The
Dowieites may be wrong or right. fool
lish or wise. no matter. They are not
against the state or Law. order or NOR
/ ais II Is time to guard jealously the
personal rights of man. for If denied
Ito one they are insecure to all, and ir
this you of the Peoples church. holding
10 a larger vision and believing in the
i broadest liberty and justice. are th5
ZONES to lead. remembering error il
Harmless when truth is free.
Among other things Senator Tilmar
\ has declared in his speeches tina of al
things. II hate the hypocrite most and
& WOULD not swap places today With an.
4 of the preachers for my chances in I'll.
4 next World He has done more. he de
5hciares, for the morals Of the people o
South Carolina than all the preacher:
zaput together. The preachers and tn,
I,
4 alliance to break down the dispensarN
THE preachers may be honest. but the,
are weak in the upper story. They d.
Z not know
He acc,v ID some preachers of dis
.itorting their texts in order TO show tha'
8Iliquor was condemned by the Bible, h
Il then quotes Paul's advice TO Timothy I,
take wine: Solomon. he declared. CAV
1.-The same. advice: while the instance o
linen like Lot and Noah. who got drunl
4iwithout reproof on punishment. ar
4 cited to show that drunkenness was no
il considered sin. The miracle! of waite
q turned into vine has been repeated.
A referred to as proof, furnished by tn
4 New Testament. of the senator's con
btentions Ministers of the gospel wer
II alliterative in their attacks on hi
Il course. the senator zSalQ. ana he mig II
Iretaliate yssaying some people attrib
4 uted ID. D to- stand for "Damne'
4 Devils I
Il But Senator Tillman has not had tn
j monopoly of the talking. An hundTe'
q sermons and as many letters TO news
& papers might be quoted from, but her
il are a few samples:
A The Rev. G. w. Gardner, d. D., edito
of the South Carolina Baptist. has beel
8 a supporter and admirer of Senator Till
Il man. and has kept out of the fight unit
4 recently. when he attended meEln
i and heard the senator speak. He says
Il at was an outrage and we are ashame,
4 that South Carolina has such man 4
A represent her-so destitute of reverence
so blasphemous. He is far worse ma
than his most ardent enemies have eve
branded him Satan quoted scripture t
i |sour Lord. but we do not believe his 50
q tanic majesty is capable Of handlin
:. Gods word more perversely or irrever
q entity than Senator Tillman. His advo
4 cacy Of the liquor trafiic and endorse
d ment of the drinking habit are un
Il worthy OF any man and could only ema
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