Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-16
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Spirit Lake. Jan. l5.-one day las
week a man who has wed for many
;ears in Albion passed away at the
rips, age OF nearly -four score years.
His lite is an open story 10 his friends
ana neighbors, and they Vii! bear the
writer witness that the life OF this man
WAS an anomaly in this: he practieea
what he did not preach. \ believer In
a Creator, h nevertheless took no
stock in the theory of enc being pun
ished for or bearing anothers burden
for personal sins. He believed in las
we SOW. so shall We reap. stu ne
was opposed 10 capital punishment,
aud In his numerous deals with man
Kind was always the one TO give way II
no principle was involved. Always a
friend to the widow and fatherless. as
his numerous benefactiors show. stu
he neither claimed nor expected any
future reward. Said he - the writer
once: IF we live right. Well die right
and a man should live right for the
sake of right" Naturally he had no
use for foreign missionary work.
claiming that all men and money used
for this work by the churches of this
country could be we'll expended here
nj home. While having many doubts
concerning the divinity of Christ. as
the litera! son of God, yet this man
constantly preached ard practicsd the
golden rule. and no man ever heard
him speak against The principles o!
christianity. To sum Ii up. here in
Albion lived for many years a man
whose acted life was q model Christian
one. yet one whose name appeared on
80 church list cf members. Here lived
4 man whose private and public life
vas an hourly and daily exe'nplifica-
ton of the principles of Christianity.
and yet one who had the most serious
objections to being identified with amy
church organization. AS he lived, SO
he died, requiring no priestly aid.
knowing full we'll of his approaching
end. If we Tive right. we shall die
right" said j. b. Cripps.
The "ex-pmest." p. A. Sequin. has so
far recovered from his injuries
inflicted by the mob at Dixie that
and the nuns of the Roman
catholic church. This week he
Was in Goldfield. Occurring free one
night and announcing that tomorrow
right he would lecture to men only.
as what he had to say at that time was
too nasty to be said before women and
children-adnittanc % cents" This
statement came to the writer from
three or four who We're present at the
free lecture and the same authority
announced that the reverend gentle
man said he was raising money to
prosecute his prosecutors at Dixie
Some churches refuse the use of their
buildings for this lecturer TO deliver his
welcome his visits and words The
writer in this column has no criticism
TO make any further than this, that
Whit Rev. p. A. Seguin is Very care
full not to admit any women or minors
10 hear his lecture "for men only" If
the good Christian people of any town
where he delivers such lectures could
hear the next day the talk of the school
boys (and it is fair to assume the
school girls are fully as well posted by
hearing of the address of Mrs. Sequin
ITO women only'o they would hesitate
before having any NOR lectures ito
men only in house set apart for the
worship of God. And just a word to
and his words and soon his occupation
will be gone. He thvives like a green
bay tree upon opposition. Let him and
his exposures alone. Let the
churches that want these lectures for
men only" have them. Remember it's
n free country.
Messrs. Shove and Coleman. a COM
m,ttee in charge of the fitting up of i
travelling mems room at the new hos
pital in Marshaltown, are now en-
gagged in the preliminary work of Civ
ing a minstrel performance at the
Odeon some Tine On March for the
benefit of this hospita. fund and TO
clear off some Indebtedness already in
CURED. 1t can be assumed that the
rublic will give them big house Ca
similar performance in Dss Moines
once Melted some 5000. hut these men
need the assistance of other travelling
men in the work to be done, and vol
pntary services and offers will be
greatly appreciated. They have a right
10 expect this. for this room, fitted up
with more comforts and luxuries than
any similar one in the state. can and
will be used by travelling men and
their families at greatly reduced
rate. So If this comes 20 the notice of
some travelling man who knows of any
man that has talent as an
END man" or has any other amusing
specially in singing or acting. write
the committee and receive their
thanks.
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