The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-07-08
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If n vote were taken Oh 10 proposition,
hc would undoubtedly receive 50 large
a majority that the other would be In
the "also ran" class. Hut 1t appears
that Mr.. Edison, great as hc Is, does
not moEopOliZe the inventive talent Of
the family. Mrs Edison also shines,
and not wholly by reelected light either.
Mrs. Edison's invention If it may ba
called that's both domestic and re-
lgious. she believes she has solved
the problem Of lh" mlsbaudloss church.
AS IS well known, many husbands are
compelled TO forCso the sunday sermon
and the Sunday Bible lesson because
Of domestic duties Somebody must
stay home with the children. This is
particularly true Of very young chill
drcn. And II cannot be- expected that
the wife, who has the children on her
hands six days I'm the week. should be
the one TO suffer from the want Of The
spiritual uplift No fair minded hus-
band will keep his wife from church.
Rather will he take the burden Of the
household on himself temporarily.
II Is n realization Of this that has
causcd Mrs. Edison to suggest to the
pastor Of her church at Orange, \. j.,
the plan of church nursery. This is
TO bc located in the basement, and
there Will be compctcnt nurses for Da-
bics and children who are too young to
enter the Sunday school classes. Thus,
while the husband and wife arc per
mitted To- hear the sermon and join in
the services upstairs, they may be
consolcd by knowing that the other
memTcrs Of the family are in good
hands downstairs And only I'm bad
weather, when it ls inndyaa1lc 60 take
the baby from the house, will the hus-
band be kept from church.
This plan Is certainly ingenious and
novel. In the recent magazine discus
sions on the subject of men staying
away from church none of the able
writer's hit on this simple and ap.
parent reason The man stays at home
TO take care of the baby. It remained
for woman 10 announce the dlscoy-
cry and also TO find way out of the
difficulty. Most OF the masculine light
shed on the subject indicated that the
sermons should he improved. I'm Mrs.
EdiSon's opinion this is not necessary.
Provide Il means of caring for the chill
drcn Gnd the problem is solved. This
Will ai.o start the children going to
church early in life. Ey all means let
us have the church basement nursery.
a World Kcpubnc.
This Is the age Of universal things
The world is crump.ns together and
the east and the west are coming in clos
er touch. Steam and cable have contract
ed the oceans into rivers, and humanity
has become an orsnic body with clcc-
tric nerves. Japan is singing American
songs, and America is cheering the riS-
Ing red sun of the Flowery Kingdom.
Thc Anrlo-SaXop is crowding bis way
into India. Australasia. Africa and the
islands of the sea. The symbol of the
cross is bchcld i'm all lands. and that
more material emblem of progress, the
locomotive, is threading It's way over
every continent. Commerce goes TO
every port, and intelligence is flashed
from all corners of the earth. ntcrna.
tional arbitration is no longer dream,
and universal peace. though not yet
realized, has become the visible and
declared goal ut all nations. The spirit
Of democracy Is silently winning It's
way, aud man has become a cosmopo-
lite with his kindred and comrades uu-
der all nagS. Who longer can regard
republic Of the world as an impoS-
Sihle attunmcnty Who cannot see,
though yet distant. a unity Of religion,
OF language and OF commercial and I'm
dustrial activity? Who does not feel
the thrill OF cosmical spirit? Who docs
not respond to the sentiment OF human
brothcrhoodf
The vision of the poet Of time when
The wor drums throb no longer and the
battlenngn arc fUrlcd
In the parliament OF mon. the federation
OF The world.
takes on more and more the appearance
Of prophecy. Already has como the day
when We can say OF each man. "lIc Is
my brother" and of each land. Here
is my country" The courtesy OF kind
lincss not only beauties the inter.
course Of man with man, but likewise
Of nation with nation Sclnshncss Is
going out OF fashion. and caste walls
are crumblIng. Tho highest individual.
ity is seen Co bc possible only in co-orli-
nation aud cooperation. while liberty
can only be achieved IN the submcr.
gencc OF self. Independence is but an
other name Tor interdcpcndence. All
the world Is Gods world. and all the
nations are but boroughs OF one greater
state Truly the universal republic is
even now IN the making. for all the
movements OF the race converge to the
focal point of the kingdom OF love on
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trust for the reason that the avcrag,