Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-25

for the peculiar phenomenon. Wheth
4 err it is genuine or not l do not pre-
tend to say. There is, however, moth
ing in the bible against miraculous
work being performed In our day. Eaci
case must stand on it's own merits
Many foolish and easily deceived per
sons are not the only ones who have
experienced the supernatural.
/ DR.. Myers declared that when i
serves Gods will and purpo-. better
| He works above laws or suspendS
| laws"
Julian Renfro is now said to be al
| home, with his mother, in Shreveport
La. He is studying the bible, hoping
to become a teacher of the religion
| he scoffed at. His hearing and spec III
have not been restored.
Workers and Church Membership.
Is the busy life of Chicago bread
winners incomps table with church
membership? The testimony OF a
number OF men OF varied professions
would seem to suggest an affirma-
tive answer.
In the North Side Christian church
the pastor Rev Bruce Brown, read
a number of replies he had received to
the questions: Are you a member of
a church? If not, why not?" Cards
bearing the queries We're sent to loo
men of varying business pursuits, and
few of the replies read by the pastor
indicated religious belief of sufficient
depth to attract the writer's to the
houses of Worship
Among the replies was one from a
leading lawyer, who wrote:
The ideal life as presented in the
teachings of Christ is the nohiest con-
eeption ever presented to the mind of
man. But in our busy Chicago life it
is beyond the reach of many. The IDEAL
ity of life as presented by Jesus and
the practically OF life as ii appears
TO a Chicago lawyer are out of har-
mony. In my judgment. to be a sue
cessful lawyer i'll Chicago is to aban-
don the ideal CT life as preached by
Christ"
a physician explained his failure to
attend church as follows:
IN healing the sick / am in one re-
spect at least following Christ. My time
is fully taken w in this. ! should be
neglecting the calls of the suffering ii
should devote any time to the
church.
In the words OF another:
Il have but little time for anything
outside my business and my home.
That little time / give to my lodge. and
consider that am making the best use
of It,"
A newspaper rnan, instead of plead
ing lack of time, admitted absence of
belief. He wrote:
II think that j was born with more
skepticism in my mental constitution
than most men are burdened with. My
earliest recollectlons are memories of
the authority of the Scrip
lures. My mind has never furnished
the answer"
In contrast with the foregoing was
the reply of city editor who said of
his co-workers:
AS far as know there are no MEM
bers Of the staff who are not Chris
tians.
In drawing lesson from the replies
Rev. Mr.. Brown said:
with all due Difference to the busy
physician. II is very doubtful If he
IS best serving God. man or himself, by
spending his entire time in treating
bodily diseases. 1t is quite certain that
Iesus lived larger life in becoming
more than doctor of mems
bodies. Over against the argument of |,
he successful lawyer stands the ar
,ument of the lives of other successful
awyers who find in the life of the (
worlds great Advocate inspiration for |
very pleading and defense and in His [
word the source of all Justice as well /
is of all mercy.
The member of the secret order /
hould not forget that his order was /
,orn in the church and fostered at her I
BOSOM, and that all teachings of fra +
ernity and equality find their highest I
il, the life of the man
# Nazareth"