Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-25

t!ce that he says that the church IL "a
practical atheism and supports all the
fundamental immortality of public life
and Industry that President Mckinley
is 'assassinating the liberties OF the
Philippines and that the most honored
members of society are its parasites,
Denying these statements for myself,
conceded liberty to another.
Indeed, as preachers we welcome
criticism and will pay cash for them,
tho not for compliments. If the criti-
cisms are intelligent and we'll founded
they will help. If they are not based
upon the facts of the case they will fall
to the ground and do no harm.
My objection to appearing with Mr..
Heron. therefore, was not based upon
the vagaries of his intellect, or upon
the fact that his thinking seems to me
crude, superficial ard false in its prem
ises, but upon the deeds that represent
lis will and character.
i do not wish to be unkind, but there
are sins so grievous, so bald, vulgar and
Grass in their persistency and their viru-
lence that they consume the mantle OF
charity as flame the garments.
case. This man marries young wom-
an. and is the father of four children,
almost babies; forms friendship with
a young, unmarried woman from whom
he accepts money to buy his clothes,
hats, shoes and travelling expenses:
against his wife's protest goes abroad
with this woman friend and her mother
for year, returns 10 tell his Wife that
he has ceased to love her, but loves an
other and persistently urges his wife to
obtain a divorce. When the wife is
asked by the Judge IL there is any obs ta-
Gle To their living together, she replies,
No, except in my husband mind
This mans spokesman and bosom
friend in Nav Haven justifies the faith
ers' assertion of the four children by
saying the woman friend gave tn. wife
$500 600 70 give her husband up TO her
Mrs. Herron's friends assert that the
amount paid was only $4,000.
Now, some money was paid Mrs
Heron, or else it was not. suppose no
money was paid her. Why has he not
denied the statement To save the honor
of the mother Of his children If any
sum of money was paid his wife
by this woman friend, then this man
sold himself, and whether for Judas. 80
pieces of silver or s60,00OSmak no diff
ference.
The first supposition leaves him a
coward in not defending his babes
mother. The second leaves him a mon.
ster and his friends may take their
choice. If there is a community in this
land that represents that New England
Congregatlonalism scholarship, plain
living and high Christian thinking. ii is
the old town Of Grinnel la, founded
by the heroic Iowa band of fourteen
graduates of Yale college"
DIR. Hills statement then recitcs the
testimony of the people of Grinnell that
Mrs. Heron sought her divorce reluc-
family and is a high-minded and self
sacrificing woman. and continues:
Why should go TO the Get Together
Club q hear Herron,s views upon any
subject? j cannot hear what Heron
says because the sobs Of his deserted
babes are constantly in my ears.
If he will publicly renounce this
woman friend and break his pledges TO
her for their announced MARRIAGE; il
he Viii then rinse OUT his mouth with
sulphuric acid and cleanse it of foul
pledges; if he viii ask the judge to re-
marry him to his deserted Wife: if he
Will return to his little children, and
whsr they are 81 q enough ~ under
stand it. beg their forgiveness. l Will
gladly meet him on any platform, tho I
will never have any interest in the eco
nomic statements of man whose intel
lect can be guilty of such vagaries.
The time has fulls' come for some