Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-05

down for him, and glad that there was
no need for a. cessation of self-gratifi- |
cation in order that he might know
what was his duty. An aristocrat and
a libertine, he was deemed worthy a.
place in the church founded by the One
who taught that all men were brothers
and who said that the pure in heart
shall see God. Had he lived on I'M
thinking. he might today be granted
the privileges OF the Greek church. But
he forsook his evil ways and began to-
think. What the results of his think
ing have been the reading and studying
world knows. There have been no rail-
ing and ranting, there has been no
Euthless destruction. The fault of so
many refOrmers--the taking away and
The giving of nothing In place of that
|taken-has not been committed by Toll
stoi. Impracticabie many of his
schemes may seem 70 be. but they are
prompeted by earnest thought and low
ling. The life which he leads Is above
reproach. and except in malice or for
Passing notoriety there have been none
who would not accord to him the honor
Of being one of the worlds great teach
lers. And now the Greek church has ex-
communicated him. He has not for
saken Christ: he has only neglected
some of the churcl's ordinances Is it
SO hard to see that the human is all
ways and ever of mole Importance than
the church? Will the churches never
lSrealize that they are forcing out of
their communion the greatest and the
rost original minds SO long as they
I put premium on unthinlsng acqui-
essence and condemn honest doubt and
thorough investigation2 Will church.
linen, of whatever belief. never realize
that 1T is sad commentary on the
church when 1t can not keep within its.
laommunion the men VINO think?
1 1T is a peculiar trait of man that inn
lreis him to criticise, or in another
phase, to see danger in all around him.
There are some things which to the one
who has observed 50 little as to nave
an unbounded faith in the wisdom and
the gratitude of mankind seem so good
that 1t can not be imagined that any one
can find fault with them. Yet in time
there will be heard the voice of pessi-
! n,sm crying aloud its unweleome warn
4 ings. Carnegie is beginning to hear
Tit. Why doesn't he give something
other than libraries hospitals or
churches or free lunch houses Wasn't
his money made by grinding down
llworkmen2" Such are the words which
can be distinguished in the cry of those
who need reminding that there is a very
old and very homeiy proverb which con-
tains the advice that it is not the prop
Ter thing to do to look gift horse in
j the mouth. Some people are never sat
hoyr nv t,t a M
A Sage because he does not give. and al
4 Carnegie because he does. The only
/, person who 50 FAR has escaped from an,
i carping criticism is Helen Could. and
.Iher day is probably near at hand In
the meantime turnout the length and
lbreadth of the land, ths. man who rea6
three books in his youth and was 50 i'm.
I, PRESSED by them that the worth of .,oos
books has ever been accorded It's tru.
value. Will 60 or making possible tbs
education of the people, who can be cd.
l.rcated only by experience and books
J The critic-oh. he Will keep on CRITICS
{ ling. fora fool must follow his natlira
. bent, even as YOU and T.
The trading stamp craze among tn,
: women has reached the critical stag,
! has had its run and row doomed to de,
cline for the very reason that wamnf
have LEARNED that since the tfadins
stamp is a very expensive form ii ad-
J vertising 70 the merchant. the pur
.sischaser can set a liberal discount from
! the regular Trce if she will ask sor til.
! Discount instead If the stamps. Man,
!. ladies are now doing this and the srner
t,alt. ,r.,1
: their customers instead of paying III,
same amount to the trading stamp. com.
pany.
1t is often well and almost without
exception amusing 70 ascertain the iaes
Of a child on some not too clearly IN,
. derstood subject. \ father realizes thu.
more than he ever did before since hi.
small son propounded a question u hin
some days age. The word grasswi dow
had been used in a conversation aad IN,
< little boy asked what II meant !iefor,
answering the question. which wa:
rather a difficult one. coming from
child too young To know that there ar,
such things as unfaithfulness and flick
leness, the father asked him what h,
/, thought 1t meant. Well, am no
!. sure the little boy replied, but havs
thought it must be a woman Who's,
husband died of the hay fever II,
probably doesn't understand it all yet
but the peals of laughter which gseet,s
his explanation of the phrase toll hin
Il that he had made mistske somewhere
In his reasoning.
They had common friead VIII has