Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-03
FOR SUNDAY READING:
Allssort. of Opinions.

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AN INDIAN CAMP MEETING.
Over a thousand Indians recently
gathered at Christian Island, Georgian
bay, for a religious camp meeting. There
besides a few ministers and missionar-
what like old fashioned revival camp
meetings. There We're prayer meetings
from sunrise to midnight and after
There We're Bible classes and preaching
services. One of the features wac the.
singing by the Indians led by a native
choir under a trained Indian organist
LOTS WIFE IN COMIC OPERA
Tristan Bernard's opera bouffe. La
Petite Femme de Lot. the music for
which vas written by Claude Terrasss,
vas produced at the Theater de Mathu-5
ring. Henri Rochefort. the venerable
Iiconoclast WHOSE opinion on the sue
cess of new plays and opera . is sconsid-
cred az almost infallible, said Of it:
The idea is undoubtediy brilliant, but
the opera is not likely to have long
| find the music bright and fascinating
but nothing more. still believe, how
ever. that the authors are on the right
track, and that before long thu. Old Tes-
lament legends. adapted to opera bouffe
will make a decidedly popular hit in
France and America ALSO
BIBLE READING IN THE SCHOOLS
1.-The Chicago board of education has,
made a Recommendation which. il
adopted by the. board, Mil Introduce BIZ
Bile readings into the public schools. A
work called Readings from the Bible,
tprepared under the direction of8the Chi
|cago Woman's Educational union. has
Imentary reading list by the committee.
l1'ests with the board to al approve or reject
THAT action. The organization which
prepared the book in question contains,
among its members both Catholics and
Prctestants. all Of Whom approved OF
I the work thus presented. They came
before the committee with petitions
I bearing 10000 Signatures
! There is no controversy among right
e
teachings and the reading of portiona5of
the Bible 81 In the schools. Itislonls when
point 8 IN controversy are included in the
Ie'alolnss OF are expounded that Just
lsrouna LOT opposition can exist u
snouid not pe. dllilsuit. however, to COM
| PIE DOCK so selected that tifS. contro-
| SerslaiS points Wound NOT be In evidence
any .he coIllposltloii 81 the committee
| winch @edited ms volume me IN question
s''louiu oe an Nidsi.eie tha TINS pian mas
ollc on the committee should be aIlsa ssur-
| ance, too. that the dltferences between
. me ~. James ana the 3loouay y versions
nave ma peen properly taken into account.
| me te1nent that the book contains
.'.oTie en- from the biple has
lpeen corrected Win the a assurance that
/ no rewriting Whatever 1as been done.
/ sHiectlon pei g ne only process OF form
1 ing the Work ms lsg2 as II should be.
me educationat union mas asked only
ktnat ths 5lpie sreaalnss should pc p actst.
| on the list OF supplementary readings
lautnorized for Use m tfe- schools, thus
! leaVlns " optional Win the teachers II
sachg instance Whelner or not they shall
4 employ the book This IS a Weak Spot
IN the undertakins. Either the book
should be used OF II should not. To leave
the option IN the discretion of 4,0Ot
teachers is mercy shifting of respon-
sibility, which is q bsurd. The teachers
should be instructed what to do ant
should be expected to carry out then
liorders. If ths Work Is properly pre-
9Ipared it should be approved and placed
4 on the. list in such a way as to assure 1t:
use. II 1t is not properly prepared i
should be rejected.
4 Bishop F'a1lows, in ST. Pauls Reformed
Episcopal church, spoke on The Bible
lin Our City Schools. He said in part
The board OF education by a decidet
majority has decided not to allow beol
slcon.aining selections from the Bible t
be used In the Chicago schools. Theta
sI5pleas made in opposition to it were the.
Hit would 5e introducing religion into IA,
sIschools and that5 5 per cent OF the pso
4 pie Of Chicago were opposed to 1t. III.
Bible was once read in the schools sns
1.-THE practice was discontinued bscaus,
]Eof the sensitiveness of a vast number O
49, 1, y, r,,,I et ~,
Ina 8, h ,i ~ 10, g ion. Whi,e. Il mos
4 ARMY hold "a the opinion that the Bib,
liz NOT 4 sectarian book. but the. Yer,
of ali true religion. number,