The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-01

people attempt to remedy evils by
shouting down with the boss they
are not taking the proper steps. They
are striking at the effect instead of
the source. The only way to purify
lpolitics and conditions in general is
TO strike at the trusts.
The inestimable worth of friend
was dwelt upon by Miss Fannie Reid
lenbaugh in her interesting oration on
the subject, Friends and Friendship"
She said that there is no worlds
treasure so priceless as true friend
ship, nothing else which tends to
make life happier and brighter. To
a friend one may tell everything, even
1.-THE innermost secrets of the heart,
and be sure that those secrets will
bring response Of sympathy,
whether It be Of sorrow or joy.
"A true friend is a person with
Whom we may be sincere" said Miss
Reidenbaugh, zone with whom flat
terry is unnecessary. To show the
difference between feigned friendship
and true friendship, the speaker
briefly told the story of the asso-
citation of Voltaire and Frederick the
Great, showing how, when the cru
Icial moment came, and the friendship
of Voltalre faile to prove sound aud
true, the great emperor dismissed
the man from his presence. All eff
forts to mend the broken friendship
were forever futile.
Contrasted with the unsound affilia-
ltion of these two men, Miss Reiden-
Ibaugh told the beautiful story of the
Friendship of Damon and Pythias.
THE friendship of these two men, she
lsaid, will always stand as an example
iof the highest bond of mankind.
There are those friendships of
which the world will never hear,
which are just as real, just as beau
tiful, as that of Damon and Pythias," :"
Miss Reidenbaugh said in closing.
In beginning her excellent Grafton
on the subject, "Religious Tolera-
tion," Miss Marguerite Krause rclat-
ed the fable of the gold fish and the
Japanese fan fish. She told Of how
the gold fish had always been confined
to its narrow aquarium and had no
idea of distance.
From where 90 you Gomez" the
gold fish inquired when the fan fish
was placed in the aquarium.
Prom Japan" answered the gold
fish.
Is Japan as far away as the dis
tance of one time around this auuar-
ium," queried the gold fish. With
this pertinent illustration OF what
she intended to bring out in her ora
ton, Miss Krause began her compo-
sition full of keen criticisms on the
man OF narrow religious views. She
said that this fable is an illustration
of the mental attitude of many people
concerning religious topics. They
believe there is no creed like theiI
own, and no faith like their own
They think there is no possibility oI
salvation for people of other faiths
They see only the seeming imperfec
tions of other faiths and do not real
I've the possibility of a mistake IL
their own.
Miss Krause said that the only
way to remedy the effects of thi,
prevailing narrowness in religious
views is to grant complete toleratioi
) to all creeds and to encourage ex
/, haustiye Investigations into the var
, ious octrinal questions. She SAT-
. that 1t Is only natural that Their
should be honest differences amoni
. all peoples on religious questions
; All shoes are not fitted on the sam
q last. The best plan is for all grea
q Christian bodies, no matter what thei
doctrines or creed, Is to stand 10
gether on all movements for the ad
yancement of Righteousness.
Comparing the Hlmalayag of tn
old world as barrier to Chimes
advancement to the works of hig
hnanciers as a barrier to progress i
America, Mr.. Howard Stevens brougb
out many excellent points in his ora
tion on "Himalayas of Finance " 7
beginning, he spoke of the fact tba
the deplorable condition of Chimes
people may be attributed to the Him
aiay mountains, which have alwav
acted as barrier to keen out IN,
proVements of all kinds. Mr. stey
ems said that more formidable NOM
tains than these are retardine nrr
gress IN America, and therein lies m
most serious question before the nee
pie OF the country today. This ba,
rler Is the one formed by the bia
iinanciers, who are controlling all :
the markets and through that mesn
are likewise endeavoring and I'm man
places succeeding, in contrc ling 90,
ernmental affairs.
Mr.. Stevens compared society n
pyramid, with the common neon,
comprising the lower strata and N
people OF fortunes and concentrate
wealth, the apex. He reminded h
hearers that in ancient times, whe
wealth fell into the hands of a fe,
it Invariably resulted in the dow,