Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-09

great leader III work Tor uunD anlHluis
Massachusetts spends thousands Of dol
lars annually in looking after horses and
other animals and in teaching people to be
kind to the dumb. Millions could be used
all over America for such work. l hope
that some philanthropst will make the
year 1906 notable for Americas work for
Gle speeches..
APPLY CHRISTIANITY TO TIE BUSINESS OF
LIFE.
DR. Samuel Plantz president Of Law
renee university, at Appleton, Wis:
know of TO moro important task, how
ever, in This age when the social problem
Is assuring such vast proportions than
that OF slpHlyiaB the principles of Chris
tianity to the business life of the world
The social problem is not so much an
economic " moral question. III cannot
be settlea BY social reorganization or by
legislative action, but viii be gradually
solved by the Application of the great
ethical principles Of Christianity to in
dustrial life Ii the church and serious
minded people generally would concen-
tratc their attention for a year on the
study Of the social problem from Chris
tian standpoint believe the greatest
benefit would accrue to the nation that
could come from any one line OF thought.
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH IN COMMON
LIFE
DR.. George e. Merrill, president Of
Colgate university, at Hamilton, n. Y:
The great task OF the American people
in 1895. in every other year. should be
to secure righteousness and truth In the
common life. In other words. 1t is an
ethical task. To get rid of sham, to Sc
cure truth, to live no longer shallow.
but serious life. to recognize the sacred
Of al order the best CONGt-
ton under which any people can thrive.
to refuse to be blinGed by the glitter of
dollars and TO demand the solid worth of
character. to learn to so slower and safer
toward ell goals-such. believe. would be
the best task to which we could address
ourselves
MORE REPosE NEEDED IN AMERICAN LIFE.
Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, bishop
Of Delaware:
There is hardly anything which the
American people reed more than repose
in their life. For lack of it the number or
people, both men and women. breaking
down and dying preina tarely is increasing
frightfully, as Is also the number of sui
cides The ceascleas en- yaGement In social
and business events not interrupted even
by the Lords day. is sapping the very
foundation Of our national strength .-ac
health end threatens dire calarnlties In
the not distant future. Let u.s. therefore,
have mere reposc.
PURIFY POLITICS.
Congressman George A. Pearre OF
Maryland:
A more general and widespread benefit
would result to all classes In the United
States from the publication of politics In
municipal state and national govern
ments by the elimination Of the necessity
for the use of large sums of money In all
elections and this. In my Judgment can
only be accomplished by an elevation oil
the average morals Of the people and by
encouraging legislation. SO that they Will
not make 1t a sine qua non to the success
Of candidates. The accomplishment OF
this will, l apprehend, go long way to
answer all the other great public reforms
that press upon us. among which Ito es-
tablisl arbitration as labor's best friend
and ITO seek means of permanent ana
universal peace" are not the least.
SEPARATE TIE WHITE AND coLoRED
RACES
Bishop H. NJ. Turner Of the African
NJ. e. church:
The noblest and most important work
for the consideration and action OF the
American people in 1905 would be to sep
arate the white and colored races The
so called negro problem keeps this nation
in a whirlpool of discomfort. A racial
separation should engage the attention OF
the nation Such movement would be
blessing to both races and hence 70 inc
nation A lire of steamers between this
country and Africa would bring the de-
sired result. The negroes would leave by
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