Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
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An sorts Of Opinions. !
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Higher Criticism"
1.-THE World Today.]

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"a mans Judgment upon the relig-
ious. like that upon the political. Sit
uation depends upon the company he
keeps, and it is very probable that Mr..
Cassels' words are true as regards his
immediate circle or are believed by it
TO represent the situation among INTEL
ligent Christians. But they are by no
means true OF the Christian world at
Large. Higher criticism has not de-
shroyed the intellectual supports of
Christian faith, however much it has
affected doctrine as to the Bible. There
is growing up all over the world a new
generation OF men whose theology is
not based on an assumption as to In
SEPARATION. but upon the scientific study
of the sources presupposed by historl-
cal Christianity These men are no
more dependent upon their emotions
than upon their reason. They do not
hold dogma because 1t suits their
taste. but because they believe 1t to be
true. And they are the men who will
control the great religious awakening
which, though so zealously prophesied.
seems SO slow in coming. Sooner or
later religious experience reaches back
for intellectual convictions. If they be
wanting, religious enthusiasm cools.
The hope OF the church OF the future
lies not with the men who would force
upon 1t the intellectual habits and con-
victions be1ueathed by prescientiflc
age, but with those who live the life
OF their own age. And IL may be that
the church OF today. like the disciples
of old, is so intent upon having its own
program fulfilled as to be blind to the
fact that the religious awakening Is 10
be already seen in the now passion for
righteousness and for sacrificing SER
vice to the needy"
BY almost unanimous vote the as
ISOLATION of Neighborhood Workers,
made up OF church men and women
who devote their time, energy and
money to the uplifting OF the poor,
have put themselves on record as favor
Ing the Sunday opening of saloons in
New York City. After an inves-
tigation they have come to the conclu-
sion that some form of of Sunday open
Ing is necessary, not because II Is good
in itself, but because it is far less bane
full than the widespread violation of the
excise law.
At the direction OF the association
a conmif.ee consisting of five men
and two women conducted an investi-
CATION Dec. 20. which reached over to
Dec. 81. covering the upper and lower
East Side and the lower and middle
West Side of Manhattan and one dis
trict i'm Brooklyn. OF 3S9 saloons in
those districts 325 were open, 1877 of
them only to known patrons, the 9TH
ers to the pubafc. In the Brooklyn dis
,trict examined not one saloon was
closed.
The committee proposed to the ass
ISOLATION that 1t adopt a recommends
lion as TO the plan OF Sunday opening
best suited to satisfying the needs OF
the people. It Is understood the plans
discussed We're those proposed by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and recently ems
bodied in bill in the legislature that
the saloons be open from p. m. to II
p. m. on Sunday or that the whole
question be submitted to the voters OF
New York by the referendum.
Decentralization and Colleges.
President Harper has declared that
the University Of Chicago is no longer
a Baptist institution, but has out
grown its UNCONVENTIONAL characterize
added that in the nature of its faculty.
its students and its methods. 1t had
spread beyond its allegiance to the
Baptist church. Most of the students
and most Of the professors, he said. are
not Baptists. All OF the buildings on
the campus were paid for by the peo-
pie of other creeds, he continued. and
500 out of every s100. except that which
had been given by John d. Rockefeller
was contributed by people not tnem-
bers of the Baptist church. "Relig-
tous denominationalism in universe
ties" President Harper said. SIS mar
w-minledness. and the fact that the
University of Chicago has broken
away from this state is an evidence of
its mental progress. Denontnational
ism may be applied to small colleges,
but not to large ones"
The Providence Journal thinks that
what DR.. Hnrper says Of the University
of Chicago In the matter OF gifts Ia
true to a large extent of Brown uni
yersity:
outside of Rockefeller's benefacuons,