Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-05

hopeful and practical sermons ever
| listened to by Marshalltc,wn audience
was delivered Sunday afternoon by DR.
| Casper Wister Hiatt, pastor of the
Euclid Avenue Congregational church,
Cleveland, O., and lecturer of note,
although yet a young man. He spoke
to fair sized audience on Life" TAX
| ing his text from the gospel of ST. John
| DIR. HATS manner is Indicative of his
character and his logical, clear cut
views are most intense in their power.
He dwelt much on the religious unbe-
| lief of this modern age, whose wisdom
is bewildering, but does not by any
means deem the phychic curiosity ram
pant as an insurmountable obstacle. He
holds the optimistic view that the
doubtings and scoffings TO which the
Christian religion is subjected will. In
time, cleanse it, as it were, of the chaf
with which it is unfortunately mixed.
and force to the front, by It's very OPP
position. higher type of Christianity.
The Bede-Wade Debate.
Political enthusiasts made up good
proportion of the audience gathered to
hear these representatives of the ma
TONS two leading parties debate upon
the issues and views for which they
stand. The time occupied more than
two hours, each of thirty, twenty and
ten minutes, respectively. Adam Bede,
of Minnesota, the greatest wit of the
American congress since the days of
Tom Corwin. was frequently called to
the bar of justice, figuratively speak
ing, by Hon NJ. j. Wade, the genial,
widely known democratic congressman
from Iowa, TO defend his party's alleged
dilatoriness in correcting the conditions
around which so much discussion CEN
tiers. These calls were answered in
Bede's own inimitable and logical way,
each defending and giving reasons for
his stand, and scoring. in half humor-
Gus. half serious way. his opponent
party. The defense on both sides was
ably made.
Quartets Last Appearance.
Altho appearing on but three days
programs the Chicago Ladies Quartet
completely won the hearts Of it's audi
ences and its departure was witnessed
with regret. Two concerts were given
Saturday. afternoon and evening. Mrs
Estelle M. Clarke appeared that after
IlUOu III Tic iCduAhS W = shosAAAS A-AN'fi
graphic pen picture OF THE Minister'S
Black Nance" which was so realistic
that she carried her audiences closest
attention thru to the end. Her crown
ing triumph here, however, was
reached Sunday evening, in her dra-
matte presentation of "Hiawatha's
Wooing," with a piano accompaniment,
soft and low. bright and sparkling. or
grave and deep, In keeping with the
theme. played by Mrs. Moorhead. sec
ond soprano In the quartet. The quar-
tet led the audience in the hymns of the
Sunday afternoon religious service, and
for the last time here that
evening, In a beautiful song service OF
sacred selections.
New Quartet Appears.
Monday, the Fourth for the first
time before this chauta.uqua assembly, |
the Giant Quartet, an aggre-
gaticn OF colored jubilee singers. whose
bids fair to be Of large pro-
portions. They gave short concerts
Monday afternoon and evening, accom-
panying themselves on the guitar and
mandolin In some selections. The |
quartet also appeared today and will be
before the public Wednesday.
Entertainment Features.
AS previously announced, n1iscclla- I
leous collection OF moving pictures t