Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-25
10 PREVENT CRUELTY
Aims Of the Humane Society
Movement Include Humans
and Animals.
Meeting for Observation-Disclosures
day Evening Should Be
Well Attended.
Society Fills a Distinct Mis-
sion From That Of All
Others.


Others.
4 Tae meeting "Wednesday evening in
the east court room Tor the purpose Of
considering the forming Of a humane
j tended by all who arr in sympathy With
) the movement. The meeting will be held
q at 7:30 O'Clock and i is hoped that d
4 large attendance VII be present. The
work of the humane society has three
y aims: First, it prevests cruelty TO ami
lEmals second 1T piAvents cruelty to
children; third, it prevents cruelty to
4 criminals and to defective and depend
ent people
The pre- ention of all sorts Of cruelty
is sought by the society: First BY the
A punishment of Offenders to the full ex-
I tent of wise laws; second, BY the Gre
Il third, by the education Of the young IL
4 moral sensibili;y toward all creatures.
n The society seeks 10 establish agencies
4 and organized committees in all towns
i and cities OF the state to cooperate
4 With the parent society Afiiliation is
sought With and given 70 kindred soci-
. eties outside of the state for the same
4 general purposes.
4 IN this busy, practical age, when even
Il men and women of wealth have burdens
LOT duties and Responsibilities never
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4 and clearly ma rk,sf, out. a duty toward.
q God p creatures prnviding them SAFE
2 keeping and relief from misfortune--a
4 mission as holy and sacred as that pur-
sued by any church organization, yet
severely removed from sectarian. liacias
or any other demarking liles8or limita-
4 tions wherein the only criterion of duty
lis need.
To meet he requirements of this mis-
4 sion. to be the protector OF dumb ami
4 mails ard little children, 70 speak With
4 authoiitv w:acp unnatural parent anG
4 brutal owners of dumb animals abuse
the privileges hey possess IS the .egitis
4 mat duty and office. OF the humane So
4 fieiy
Whlle THIS society OFTEN turns over 70
Il the law on enaers against justice and
Itaercy. TINS Is not the purpose or the
i spirit winch animates humane work
4 Whenever IT. IS necessary TO appeal 70
4 tha courts, the purpose IS 70 secure
speedy Justice TO all parties concerned
4 a majority OF humane eases are settled
I.cut of court by advice and admonitian.
r. unane socisties are not essentially
,If:aetlines for lnf1icang vengeance IN he
haif OF outraged innocence. Cruelty
and abuse intne majority OF cases are
the result OF mere heedlessness and not
4 the result OF deliberate malice or inten-
L tlDnals cruelty, Words of advice nd
warning are usually sufficient 70 ac-
Ecompiish the reformation which harsh
/ means might prevent. Arrest ard inl-
lTrisonment are inadyisable, except as 4
last resort. Methods which lessen self
resleet are harmful and retard real eie-
vatsan OF character
pubic schools there being at present
known as bands Of mercy.
i The right to live in peace and possess