Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-07

in improvements. some OF which are
so purely aesthetic and unnecessary to
a new colony with its way to make IN
the world as to convey the impression
that this wealth Is inexhaustiblc.
Professor Herron's doctrine is out
lined in his own words rs follows:
=
II do not believe that the present
marriage system is sacred or good.
Il believe that union is made by
love alone, and that 1t is termina-
BILE at the termination of love.
Love marres us, and, as long
as our love lasts, love will keep us
together.
Il think 1t wrong to obey law
that would keep us together when u
love has ended.
1--WE no longer need religion. Our
movement supplies all the spiritual
needs Of religion. Human life must
become Its own religion, and human
labor must become Its own ritual and
scripture.
THE modern world is practically
without religion. Fires on old affairs
are dying out Religious authority has
been banished. All notions of right
and wrong are being scrutinized. We
all await the crawford of Infinite dar
ing
He expects to supply the ''er.l max
ing word" IN the book he is at work
upon, which Is to contain an elab ,rate
declaration of his principles aud call
the world TO accept his relefs about
matrimony and religion, ii not to fol-
low his example.
In accordance with his doctrine, of
which the late Mrs. Rand was an early
and the richest inherent. and her
daughter Carrie one of the first disci-
met in Mrs. Rand's apartments In
New York one evening. and In the
presence of several friends signified
their intention to be companions
II take Carrie Rand to be my COM
panion.' said the bridegroomI
II take George D. Heron to be my
companion said Miss Rand.
And a clergyman said: announce
you man and wife
Edwin Markham. the poet and his
wife were reputed to have been ap-
proving witnesses OF the ceremony.
That report they denied with indigna-
ton.
DIR. Herron's sister Margaret was
married shortly after by similar GER
emony, and for the same reason, to
Professor Charles w. Berghall, west
ern disciple, who will be one of the
leading figures at Elmwood Farm.
Metuchen Wants No Herron Colony.
Nothing has ever stirred the quiet
village of Metuchen to such incigna-
ton as the reports that have been cir
culated from time to time Of the prog
ress toward building up a socialists
colony on the Heron property.
THE people Of Metuchen, whose
characteristics have been modesty and
retirement, have been unanimous In let
ting Professor Heron and his friends
severely alone. This policy OF non-in-
tercourse has given the comings and
goings of Professor Heron and the
Rands an air of mystery
1.-THE character of the Improvements
which have been made at such great
cost on the farms purchased with the
late Mrs. Rand's money have every IN
dication of purpose to provide for an
extensive colony. The nucleus of this
colony is already on the place A num-
Der of sympathizers with Professor
Herron's beliefs live In the different
Gotta res mt 'Elnwood Farm
"Regular services are held In a kind
of open-air temple, which has been
built at considerable expense next to
the Heron residence.
professor Herron's energies during
the past two years have been devoted
entirely to his work on his new book.
Az soon as 1t is published, he plans to
resume his campaign Of giving public
utterance to his beliefs. He expects
that his book, which is to be published
in the European languages as we'll as
in English, will rally to his banner a
great number of persons capable OF
what he calls advanced thought This
hook is TO be circulated widely at the
cost Of its author, No sympathetic
mind in the world need be debarred
from its perusal by lack of money"