Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-03
So Declares Rev. DR.. pye From
the Methodist Pulpit Sum
day Evening
WHY CHRIST SHOULD WEEP
Methodist Pastor Tells of Things Here
That Would, in His Opinion, Brine
Tears to Jesus Eyes - Saloons, Fee
System, federation of Houses OF ~
Fame and Sunday Base Ball.

IL Rev. DR.. Nathanlel rye ~ NV ~
turned to Marshalltown by the Upper
| Iowa Conference, in session at DaV-
enport This week. the pastor of he 40
cal Methodist church wlli hhNe h'o'
his say In regard to what lie thinks OF
Marshulltown. Rev. pye, SundaYnigh',
aec,ared Marshalltown to be afbcauti-
| ful but intensely wicked city, ana by
| the manner Of his deduction progresses
the destruction of the city like Sodon1
OF old. Saloons, and the fact that
there are so many in the city, the lee
system in municipal. rule; the tolera-
| ton OF licensed houses of i'll fame, and
Sunday ball games, We're among the
many evils referred to that arc
.'Things to Make Christ Weep over
Marshalltown,' the subject chosen by
DR. Pye for his discourse.
The audience that listened to the nm
al sermon of the pastor before con
ference was not large. but OF falr-siz-
ed proportions. DR.. Pye took his sub
je.ct from Luke 19:4l, And when he
was come near, He bcheld the city
4 and wept over it, DR.. Pye SAID ~
substances:
"At the time OF the occurrence OF
| this event Jerusalem was in very
prosperous condition. The keenest eye
| failed to see II destructive cloud on
amy horizon. But Jesus saw the COM
| ing disaster when 1t was sixty years
away and Wept.
Are there not many things In Mar
shalltown which would cause Jesus TO
weep?
THE first is the sabbath breaking
| that is practiced. A certain paper In
the city reported 1000 people present
at base ball game on Sunday.
God has in His word closely iden-
titled sabbath observance with nation
al prosperity and permanency; and Il
violation of the Sabbath with nation
al decay and overthrow.
and as God changes not, and the
old book is true, like causes will con-
tinue to produce like effects and Mar
shalltown is on the way to destruc-
/ ton.
another cause for Christ weeping
over our city is the existence OF its
twenty-five saloons. and their relation
to the old soldiers.
TOO much credit cannot be given to
those brave men who barred their
breasts to the missiles of death that
this state and nation might not perish
from the face of the earth. The state.
sanctioned and aided by the general
government, has established a comfort
able home for them in their declining
years. This city invited and worked
hard to secure the location Of that
home: it succeeded, and has placed it's
twenty-five saloons before these men
to fitch away from them the little
pittance of pension that they receive
from the government.
| Il am Informed that so per cent OF
the old men drink, more or less, and
the city fosters these saloons that they
may rob and debauch these brave old
men, so that the city can get little
blood money out of the license paid.
The saloon never made a dollar, and
| all it handles is derived from the PEN
sions of old soldiers and the wages or
| hard working men. The leach creates
| no blood. but sucks it from the body
Of the man.
Another cause for Christ weeping
| over Marshalltown is the fee system,
Salaries Of mayor and police are mere.
ly nominal, and they get their sup.
! port out of fees collected. The old so,-
der is arrested when he has money
so that he can pay fine and when
he has none is let go.
"Who is In the saddle in the man.
agement of city affairs? Is it the hon.
est hardworking man, or is it the sa-
| loon element?
Another cause for Divine weepine
| is the tolerated house of shame.
rs is true. as have been informed,
| that a fee Of $40 is collected monthly
| from the harlots in the place. and they
are permitted to carry on their work
of shame without mo1estation from
either mayor or police?
Il had rather see the streets with
out pavements than to have most cost
ly walks secured as the result of this
| harlot's hire.
This is not question Of demoo.
racy or of republicanism or prohfb-
ition, but question Of decency or In
decency.
Unless Marshalltown calls half,
there will be more empty houses than
what we now have. Respectable peo-
pie will not come here and run the risk
of having their sons and daughters
ruined in this beautiful but intensely
wicked city,