Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-13

Japan is short of cash, and not dis
posed to strain her credit in the mar
kets OF the world. It's an open secret
now, that Roosevelts good offices"
were particularly welcome at the end
of the Russian Japanese war. Japan
was willing to forego the victories OF
war, simply for the reason that they
were nearly out of money. War at the
rate of three or four million dollars
a day means something for a small
nation with limited amount of wealth
and taxpayers. War between Japan
and this country, ten. twenty or
thirty years from now, may be u pos
sibility but not now
The other reason Is that Japan. !. e.,
the Japanese people, know more about
the United States in all respects than
any other nation save England. Hun
drets of Japanese students have been
educated at our schools and colleges
during the past twenty-five years.
These former students, now men OF
middle age are many of them taking
active part IN the government of Japan
TODAY. and all of them mixing In the
Japanese social life, have told their
countrymen all about the two letters
~. s." and what they stand for. In
a word the Japanese are too Intelligent
a people to go to war With Uncle sam.
We can agree with them that they
might capture the Philippines. WIN
their big navy they might shell some
of our big cities, or extract tribute
instead, but war has an end, ana
Japan knows that the wind up would
be heavy bill to pay, which would
end their present advancement as
front advancing power.
Has it ever occurred to the reader
what a nation OF "roasters we are.
The latest gridiron club meeting en-
phasises 1t strongly With program
all arranged, the to be roasted were
invited to attend and enjoy CD the
performance. Roosevelt had a chance
to see himself as (sone) others see
him. Foraker now has doubts con-
corning what some of the public thinks
of his senatorial acts. No one was
spared the length and breadth of the
land. And has any of the roasted
got mad and resented any of these
savage roasts. Oh. no. our public men
are too wise. one OF the requisite
faculties of the American public Of
fetal Is to read a roast or see q car
toon OF himself showing UP his weak
nesses, and laugh at them with a pre-
tense of enjoying the SHINING opera
ton an eel is popularity supposed to
long for
In these days Of higher criticism"
when many fear that continuous and
persistent attacks on the Bible as an
inspired Book, will lessen its hold on
the Christian world 1t would seem as
tho more common sense attitude on
the part If many ministers would lessen
the force of such work The point is
brought out by the following old
story. now on its rounds again:
"a clergyman happened to tell his
son one Saturday what lesson he would
read in church the next morning The
boy got hold of his fathers Bible, found
the lessons place, and glued together
the connecting pages.
In consequence the clergyman read
to his flock the following day that
when Noah 100 years old he took
unto himse wife, who was'-here
he turned the page-"140 cubits long, 40
cubits wide, built of gopher wood, ana
covered with pitch in and out"
After reading the passage, the clery-
man read 1t again to verify it. Then,
pushing back his spectacles, he looked
gravely at the congregation and said.
My friends, this is the first time
ever read that in the Bible, but l ac-
cept it as evidence of the assertion
that we are fearfully and wonderfully
made"
1t is a curious thing, that many edu-
Gated men take exactly that position.
Any sentence in the Bible, no matter
how many times translated, how many
time revised" no matter if half a
dozen interpretations are, possible by
as many different religious organiza-
tions, is true, is fact. It's true, it's
fact just at it reads, and any other
man that understands it otherwise
is mistaken IL not worse. There
is no evidence to prove that
some writer's in the Bible were inspired
and others not. In fact we have only
mans sayso that any of the writers of
the Bible were inspired, that is wrote
these words under the direct influence
of the Creator Of all things. Why cam
not even minister Of the Gospel adj
init that he may possibly be mis-
taken.