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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
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A Definition of Religion.
(The OutlOOk)

L
The Bible is not the source OF re-
ligion, but IAN expression Of religion"
We read:
The Bible is the expression of the
religious experiences of men OF the
olden times, who were living lives OF
faith and hope and love, and have
written their experiences in their pur-
suit after God. {. The Bible Is call
ed revelation because it reveals or
unveils or discovers-that is, uncoyers
these hidden experiences of the soul.
1t reveals or unveils or discovers God
in history, in nature, in personal ex-
perience, and we take courage and
press on to find what these ancient
men have found and experience what
they have experienced.
Jesus Christ Is not the source OF
religion. Religion existed before Jesus
Christ came into the world. 1t exists
among peoples who never heard of
Jesus Christ. He did not come 70
found religion, nor to found special
form of religion. +. Jesus Christ has
clearly and carefully defined his mis-
sion--I have come that they might
have life, and that they might have It
more abundantly.' He came to enrich
that life of faith and reverence and
conscience and hope and love which Is
religion. He came to furnish con-
crete object for our faith in his own
life and characted; to make reverence
more easy for us by furnishing us
with an object worthy of our highest
reverence.
ITO be Christian is not to attempt
to conform our lives to the Ten Com
mandm ents-to be careful not to be
idolaters, or Sabbath breakers, or dis
obedient to parents, or evil-doers to
our neignbors. 1t Is not to attempt to
translate the Sermon on the Mount
into rules for correct conduct, and
scrupulously conform our conduct to
them. 1t is to take from Christ the
gift Of spiritual life as q child takes the
gift of intellectual and social and re-
ligious life from his mother. 1t Is to
be believer in Christ, a disciple OF
Christ, a follower of Christ. And tc
be a believer in Christ is not to be-
lieve in the church's definition Of him,
it is not to construct q system Of theo-
logy out Of his teaching and believe in
that. 1t is to believe in him; it Is to
admire him, to trust him, to wish to
be like him. To be disciple Of Christ
is not the same as to be a disciple
of the church, to learn its catechism
and accept it's theology. It is to be
pupil of Christ and study his say
ings, that we may learn the nature of
the true life and the laws Of true liv-
ing, that we may learn how to live
soberly, righteously, and godly in this
present world, and what is the. high
est meaning Of these three words So
briefly, righteousness, and goodness.
To be a follower Of Christ is to rec
ognize that he has come into the world
to make it happier and better
world, and to join ourselves to him in
la life endeavor to accomplish this df-
vine purpose
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

cater the holidays" people start IN
earnest on a new year. The plans that
have been formulated begin to assume
definite shape and conclusion. Mer-
chants settle the policy Of the coming
vaar Farmers decide as to the work
for the approaching season ana Wheth-
or the new barn or house is to be ascom-
n,ished this wear or wait over until
next, Christmas week and the Gays
preceding it are middle ground between
the strictly business activities OF the
h.,.v seasons that follow and precede.
What are you going to do after the
hoI;davs" in your business? Lay
M" Why? In this western coun-
trv there is no apparent reason TOT
men to seek storm caves because Few
speculative weather prophets have pre-
,sicted a cyclone. Crops are fairly
good. Prices of produce remain nish'
workmen are well employed. DEMAND
Tor everything needful and salaoie u
rnod and people have the money 10
nav for it. Your own bank account Is
the best YOU have had in ten years.
WHY grab a sock and run to the cell
Iar2
we have been going too fast ana
have stopped to breathe at the top Oh
me hill. There is no reason IN sieh1
why we should not continue quielis
along the more level paths of pros
perity. Conditions are not essentially
changed. A bushel Of corn makes as
much beef and as many mouths are
gaping for food We need just as
much today as we did three months
ago. There is no overproductlon 1or
everything is well sold out.
After the holidays let's get busy
again. quietly, confidently busy. Let's
60 on with the legitimate business
plans we had scheduled. II there IS
any good cause to do the clam act
close tight down and roll dormant into
the mud. no one Is able to see It, start
things moving after the holidays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
Iowa Newspapers
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MOTHER LOVE AND DUTY.
fClear Lake Mirror

(Clear Lake MirrOf.)
The mother love is the noblest and
most enduring, the most tenacious we
might say, of all human emotions
What a high sense of pride the mother
takes in the achievements of her Off
spring how tenderly she watches and
cares for them in all times of JOY and
sorrow. When all the world has given
up the hayward boy, not she. What
ever he may do, he will find comfort
and hope in the mother love. When the
finger of scorn is pointed at the way
ward girl there is always the mother
love to support and sustain, perhaps 10
redeem her. The mother Will make
any sacrifice, including life itself, for
her children. And it is love that
never dies out.
And yet--in Clear Lake, in every
hamlet, in every town, in every city
we see mother SO careless in bringing
up their children that it would seem as
If this wonderful mother love did not
exist or was in state of suspension.
Careless of the company they keep
needless of the hours they keep. they
do not seem to realize what is going 81
unit! something happens which brings
a shock never to be forgotten. Then
the mother love comes out in its full
strength and tho all the world speaks
of disgrace and shame the embrace of
the mother is none the less warm and
tender.
But alas, so late.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
AN OLD AND REvIv!NG ART.

For some time the government mas
been supplying newspapers with mat
ter relative to small arms practice and
especially2as to rife shooting. Most oil
this is connected with the rifle shoot
ing of national guardsmen. However,
the government is now ready to en-
courage and even assist in the organf-
cation of civilian rifle clubs. Attention
is called by the secretary of the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America
that the United States, with it's eighty
million or more population and with
our sixteen millions available for mil
itary service, has only about eighty
FIVE thousand men in all branches of
the service receiving training in tar
get practice. From a military point OF
view fornatio of rifle clubs is essen
tial to the development of a skill
which smokeless powder and long
range weapons has made imperative.
Rifle shooting, one of the most fas-
cinating open air sports, has been too
much neglected. We are a nation OF
artists with the scatter gun and
scarcely little town fails to support
its gun club and furnish a few men
who can run we'll up into the higher
percentages at flying targets in shot
gun competitions. The cause of this
has been that the shotgun has been
the weapon most used in field shoot
fling since the larger wild animals have
become extinct in the settled states.
The pioneers used the rifle and were
deadly marksmen. They won the bat
tie of New Orleans with their long
barreled rifles and the Rough Riders
were simply a later development of
the class who use bullets and whose
necessities require that the bullets be
placed where they do most harm. The
rifle user is dangerous man in bat
tie.
Rifle shooting is about to come into
It's OWL d5dlll, uOI cto SI' iISSSs'sisy, 49,
as slxillful sport. 1t is cheap
pleasure compared to the expensive
sport of shotgun practice. 1t requires
skill to minute degree to place
tiny bullet in three foot bullseye at
the 1000 yard range, more than half q
mile away. Wind, atmosphere, light,
projectile force all enter into the cal
culation that bends the path Of the
missile perhaps 100 feet higher than
the level, and sends it true to the
mark For cheap, clean, interesting
amusement, with big, general pur-
pose back of it, the rifle range and
competition is ideal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

stopped and that the sewer be shut off
and that the debate in Iowa be upon
principles"
Now there was a good suggestion.
The suggestion is just as pertinent
now as it was then. We have exactly
the same conditions-the, stream of
SANDER proceeding from the political
sewer and total disregard of all prin-
ciples If itSwas pertinent a year and
half ago to stop the SANDER mill and
to shut off the sewer it is pertinent
now.
The republicans of Iowa are face to
face with just the situation Wh1cil
LATE Young, in his prophetic vision.
saw year and half ago-Cummins
or Shaw? The republicans of Iowa
must, and this very soon, decide dehn-
itely whether they want for the sue
cessor Of Roosevelt a Roosevelt man
or an anti-Roosevelt man. They must
determine whether they want man
like Taft or a man like Foraker or
Cannon. They must say that they are
for one who represents the progressive
principles put into law under the lead
ership of Cummins, or one who stands
for reversal of the policies, a man like
Shaw. There is no halfway place, no
compromise, no standing just for the
party name and the name alone
And directly upon this tariff queS-
ton the Iowa republicans must decide
and do It now, whether they stand for
Endorsement of the clear and distinct
declaration of President Roosevelt for
immediate changes in portions of the
tariff and for general inquiry to fol-
low the presidential election. or wheth-
err they shall declare that neither be-
fore nor after a panic shall there be
any touching of the sacred schedules.
The debate is probably impracticable
because there are other issues involved
in Rooseveltism VS.. Reactionaries.
1t appears that the whole campaign
of today, which is but continuation
of the hitherto unsuccessful campaign
ito pound Culnmins into the earth
lis being made upon SANDER and its re-
lated agencies We have in iowa re-
publican governor, three times elected.
one of the most conspicuous republic
cans of the day, counselor and friend
of a republican president, one who
more than any predecessor has become
national figure by reason Of his high
character, his ability and his fearless
fight for reform measures. But a por-
ton of the Iowa press is filed daily
with a great mass of falsehood and in
situation and inuendo, cleverly de-
signed to poison the public mind
against him in his home state. Nothing
more inexcusably cruel was ever wit
messed in Iowa.
On the other hand not one word is
being said against Senator Allison. nor
will it be, nor any insinuation to
bring him into disrepute, There is but
one SANDER mill and it's grist runs but
one way All hail a discussion of prin-
ciples which will stop it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
Topics Of the Times

The story that comes from the west
of sheep that tumbled over clltt
and was followed by 10000 of the
flock which leaped after it, is not an
illustration of what is likely to follow
Delivers blind leap at Council Bluffs.
Who's who in Iowa? Well, probably
not Hughes.
A platform can scarcely be written
on the level at Denver.
If Senator Dolliver should thru any
reason lose his seat the field OF hctlon
is still open.
From Uncle Georges point of view
what distinction would he make be-
tween the rostrum at Councll BUTTS
and the chautauqua platform?
The Des Moines Capital is willing to
give the Cedar Rapids Republican an
the honor of closing the saloons AT
Davenport and the Republican loves
the Capital much better than it dld SIX
years ago.
DR.. Allen. the peanut eater, has only
lost nine pounds in weight in ~
months. A peanut politician has be%a
known TO lose most of his weight in
single evening.
The first bill to come before the
Filipino legislature appropriates VI
600 900: and yet some persons insist
that the Philippines are not ready for
self government.
If Russia is to shoot all it's towards
and incompetents the next douma VIII
be elected by honest men.
= = .
Some folks insist that the fleet
movement is wire pulling scheme
but the messages are coming Marconi-
wise.
Senator Allison has always been a
reticent man Senator Dolliver might
well have noted this When Alllsoh
has a mine to spring he does 1t by
electricity and stays a long way OIL
from the place of explosion.
Speaking of letters. Judge Hub
hard's to Shaw was definite enough.
The then governor understood it,
If as stated by interested papers
Senator Allison is doing the work o.
three men in Washington" the society
for the prevention of cruelty to octo-
genarians ought to Interfere.
Senator Garst is out for the COVER
norship. If Mr.. Lacey will now an
nounce himself the issue might be
said to be fairly joined.
Perhaps a certain eminent Iowa
politician now wishes he had lei
sleeping dogs lie and kept out of COM
petition.
The Iowa Foraker club may have
suffered so per cent loss of mem
bership. The Nevada Representative
is out for Hughes.
About the only thing certain about
the next republican convention is that
Chicago got it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
APRIL. 1906.
(Siouy CITY Tribune.

(SiOuX CITY TTlDuHeD
The Cummins-Dolliver- ALLISON mat
ter reaches point that, for intelligent
comprehension, needs a review of con-
ditions in 1906.
Governor Cummins, baked by the
reactionares in his purpose to have
enacted primary election law. and
other reforms, had announced himself
as a candidate for another term on
those reform issues.
Immediately the reactionaries re-
vamped their charge of the year be-
fore that the governor wished Dolli-
vers seat to make it fit Allison. They
concocted a vision of Cummins and
Garst elected, Allison dying, the gov
ernor resigning and Garst, as COVER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
PRINCIPLES vs.. BlLLlHGssATe.

IN the issue of his paper OF May T.
1906, year and half ago. Lale
young proposed a joint debate between !.
shaw and ,Cumn,ins "as to. which shall
5 have the support Of the state in 1913
forSt the presidency, the issue being the
tariff, The Capital suggested Two
meetings in each congressional as
trict. and "the newspapers agreeing to
keep out Of the fight except so FAR as
reporting of speeches is concerned.
The proposal included a statement
which purported to be the position OF
governor Cunmfns on the tarii1'
which was not then his position ana
4 never has been his position, and OF
course a debate on such a statement
of the. controversy would not be con-
+ sidered. Any discussion of the tariH
or any other question between TWO
Ynmhlic men would have to be based
on$the statement Of each one as 70 ms
position. Any public man should be
permitted to state his position on
ssn,,h,ic nuestion for himself and no one
should be required to stand for the
position which his political opponents
would desire him to take.
IN this editorial in the Capital 1T
was also stated that 1.-THE tariff issue
I d or will be supreme in Iowa during
the next two years" and therefore 1T
will be an issue when Shaw ana
Gu1nmins aspire to the presidency.
There was also hint that the debate
could be given wider range than
we have suggested, if it 50 desired"
For instance, it might include the pri-
mary. law, rate regulation, cheaper
railroad fares and some other things.
Nothing has been heard Of this pro-
posal for some time. The suggestion
4 came a year and half ago. A sig
nificant paragraph was added:
.If the house of representatives
shall be in favor Of tariff changes and
should begin an investigation and dis
e,lssion Of the tariff question and thus
produce hard times prematurely, the
debate might have to be Withdrawn,
because the doctrine Of tariff changes
is never popular except under condi-
lions Of prosperity produced by stall
wart tariff"
This much having been admitted, OF
course 1t is true that the standpatter
position is immensely better off that 1t
was when the paragraph was written.
No debate was arranged; but it was
evident that LATE Young knew some
thing of the plans OF Shaw as to the
I presidency at that time and he was
able to surlnise that Iowa would be
divided on the proposal to give in
dorsement to Shaw ideas. 1t is re-
called that at that particular time of
the year 1906 the newspapers of the
state. or a portion Of them at least,
were filed with all sorts of maledic-
tions upon the honored chief executive
of our state that they were denounc-
Ing MIN, DoTdLlH illiii, Saiii6 III AuSs
ton his honesty and his integrity,
misrepresenting him in every possible
way and making him out the vilest
traitor in all the state. And upon this
subject Late Young said, in the edi-
torial referred to-:
eve suggest that the SANDER mill be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

A passenger on a Brooklyn avenue
car handed the conductor crumpled
transfer with one corner torn off.
'What Kind Of q transfer is this" the
conductor demanded The passenger
answered: '.rhat Is street car trans
Ter. What did you think it was, real
estate Kansas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
No+;o. - Our Customers.

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Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
Behind the kina.

The king can do no wrong, but there
Is one innocent thing that no sovereign
ever does-namely, to stand with his
back against wall. At the royal stand
at Newmarket or elsewhere his males
ty invariably leaves ample room for
persons to pass behind him, SO that he
may escape having perpetually to reply
to their salutations, which he would be
bound to notice did those people pass
In front of ~, .--.I.nndOn Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
Prohibition in Manitoba.

(From the Buffalo Courier)
1t is interesting to note that the
presbytery of Manitoba has suggest
ed the desirability of public ownership
of the saloons. Such proposition
from a church governing body seems
of itself somewhat strange, put
doubtless it is advanced as COM
promise plan for territory where con-
ditions are yet somewhat crude ana
where it is useless to hope that SEN
timent is ripe for prohibition meas
ure The familiar arguments are cited
that public ownership would materl-
ally reduce the number of saloons, by
eliminating the element of profit would
remove much encouragement OF the
drinking habit. would tend to break up
the foolish practice of treating and IN
general would divest the saloon bust
ness of considerable measure OF its
capacity for harm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

Dixon-I don't believe young Short
leigh is half as extravagant as people
say he is. Hixon-Perhaps not, but
I've noticed that he has a suit of
clothes for every day in the week.
Dixon--Is that so? Why, he always
had the same suit on every time l met
him. Hixon-Well, that's the one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
IowA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Senator Deliver has failed utterly
to back up the statements made in his
Cauncil Bluffs speech" says the Mt.
Vernon Record. THE fact is, Senator
Dolliver has repeated some hear say
and got his foot into the puddle. He
cannot help but emerge somewhat
stained
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

The jefferson Bee says "Garsts plat
..-rm is one that will appeal to every
sood citizen, and his personality is the.
sort of which honest, faithful, and ca
pable governors are made. The Bee
has heretofore expressed the hope that
it may be made unanimous for. Garst.
WHY not?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

any one who has ambitions to accom-
pllsh anything for public good, other
wise Allison would have been retired
thirty wears ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

"Garst has announced his candidacy
for governor" notes the Brooklyn
Chronicle, and says: He is an able
and forcible man of great experience in
Iowa affairs, and of the highest char
acter. We believe that there has been
no man mentioned for the office who
would make a better governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21

Don't be surprised at any time II
Won find a standpatter in your alley
counsels the Cedar Falls Globe. He is
only out with the muck rake hunting
for something to hit Governor Cum
Minis with"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
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A Home Made Happy by Chamber.
lain,s Couch Remedy.

About two months ago our baby girl
had measles which settled on her lungs
and at last resulted in severe attack
of bronchitis. We had two doctors but
no relief was obtained. Everybody
thought she would die. went to eight
different stores to find certain remedy
which had been recommended to me
and failed to get it, when one of the
storekeepers insisted that try Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. l did SO and
our baby is alive and well today.-Geo.
w. Spence, Holly Springs, N. c. For
sale by all druggists.
"How we'll the baby talks!' remark
ed the visitor.
Doesn't he?" returned the proud ia
ther.
what is he saying?'
"Um-well." replied the proud father
hesitatingly. 81 guess you'd better ask
his mother about that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
A DANGEROUS Wound

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing in this
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: !
EasdAfssakEsgJSlI by it-heart dis
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