Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-23
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW.
Written for the Times Republican.

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4N8ose, az iowa College. re-
sssie's usiiNefea ana address on The
i,sNoip y eshscieEce. before an asso-'
SION OK ooAsresationai ministers. The
SPEAKER mentioned among other things
eiie feNoil Oh conscience against the
puritan iaws OF 200 years ago: vf the
former family customs, and the change
today. OF tn present sabbath desecra-
ton, ard the rigid observance en-
forced by Law, at one time In. our his
tory He used as an Illustration of the
eeadenine 3f the law makers con-
science. the present mulct law on
lcwa's statute books. said Law saying in
fact. we have a prohibition law which
cannot be enforced in our community,
which If You see tit To break and non
observe we will charge you for such
more 9ptiinistic frame OF thought, he
s.ie Pabiic conscience, AWAKE and
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lssions). and MANY will not SO agree With
him Rut the address docs s,pp.st n
train of theupht which wns far from
the sneakers Intention. First Prof
Nnhle and all 'his ilk start o,,t rf.h the
ass,1mptior that conscience both puhlic
and private. Is the infalltl,l.. Judge az
right and wrong. Secondly that a Ger.
jtain class az orr thinkers having con-
science with then, must Of necessity he
on tho right side Of ALI nuhIic questions
Sunnost. w,. look into both of mes. pro-
positions.
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aaufess Is suggestive. feNoi' What.
conscience Change? The puritan con-
| science was eitner right or wrong Take
| up the question OF Sabbatn observance.
| ~ II was wrong 10 ride Tor pleasure on
sunday 200 years ago, IL Is today. II 1t
was wrong 2oo years ago for man 10
KISS his wife on Sunday wide Connecti-
cut blue 5lawsl. " is today II 1t was
wrong 200 years ago to read anything
| but the Bible on Sunday II is today. III
4 1t was right 10 burn witches 200 years
ago II Is today one thing is sure, the
puritan conscience was right or wrong.
And this VIII be admitted, said puri-
motives. 30 VIZ can larry clal1n con
science changes ana WIN change m
ialiioili.y aisaPpears AN euueateo con-
| science Is d tiilsfo1iier' aitnos. para
ao2. ~ conscience lhe Noice VI Iou'
can De chahsea ps the WORDS OF arsu-
menus or the environments OF ma u,
1 wnere Is the Nalue OF us Judgements
| But II can pc IL Is. II changes ana is
cAaHscc from Cd 20 cay. lhs oid pa
lriarcns ana btlenan Young hau con
sciences that allowed them several
wives. we OF moGern Zines nave Deen
educated 20 peileVe Una. one "lle Is
the reislous number, =. rs az prepos-
trous 70 assume mat the oio 'es'a-
nieit cnisi Characters, Win iais.
NUMBER OF wives ana cohcuoihes mao
any qualms OF conscience on mat ac-
count. YET the PUBIC conscience Oh the
United states compelled CONGRESSMAN
elect IN lsoo 70 stay away because nj
had three or more wises. ana ~ is
TACT that sad congressman puplcls
stated that his conscience would not al,
low MIN 70 desert any OF ms wives. ahu
some of us with hardened consciences
i (another misnomer) were inclined e