Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
vorce court and altho herself divorced
she thanked God that she had the de-
cency not to marry again.
Society and the Child.


Society and the Child.
when God came into my life SO
ciety' went out Of It," Mrs. Muirhead
declared. Don't let some other wom-
en- get more Of your child's love than
you have" she continued, nor let her
train it's plastic mind instead Of you.
She was not knocking society, but
the sins of society.
After her child was born and her
life wrecked she returned to the par
entail home, but was coldly received
She was promised that she might stay
If she would give the baby into her
husbands keeping. This so incensed
her that she instantly departed, and
went out into the world to fight life's
battles alone.
Cursed God and Defied Man.
Hate ranked in her soul. She cursed
God with all the bitterness Of her be-
ing and defied him to do his worst.
When her child sickened and died she
cursed her maker afresh. Then she
studied law and incidentally remarked
that if there is a bunch of hypocrites
this side OF Halifax, 1t is the lawyers,
and that too many judges can be
bought. Not all of either class was
condemned, however.
Later on Mrs. Muirhead entered the
secret service, in which her experience
was varied and often thrilling. She
still defied God, and altho her life was
the personifcation of misery she kept
up an appearance Of gayety and I'M
concern. She was warm personal
friend of Ingersoll, admired all the
great infidel writer's and dared God to
conquer her.
Her Conversion.
Mrs. Muirhead said her conversion
dated back to time seven years ago
when she was shadowing a thief in a
church in New York, and declared that
since she engaged in rescue work she
had lead more than thousand fallen
women to Christ. mo woman in Gods
world is so low that I would not GO
down in the depths to save her" she
asserted. She relates how she resisted
the efforts of a noble missionary WON
an to convert her and that New York
finally got too hot for her on account
Of the woman's persistency. "You
can not get away from the prayers thai
go up to God for you," she declared
He will get you, even If the devil has
to be employed in the effort. Even il
hell He will go after you"
Anathama Against Wine.
I would just as soon put a bottle O.
carbolic acid on my table as to set &
grass OF wine or champagne before m,
children" yehemently asserted Mrs
Muirhead. Liquor has its place." sh,
continued, "but it is in hell, and let 1
go there" She said she doesn't be-
> lieve in circumstantial evidence no
= capital punishment, and recited sew
eral touching evidences coming with
. in her experience
= Hoped to Be Shot, and Was.
= Mrs. Muirhed said that while sh
still hated God during her secret serv
= Ice work, she hoped that the bullet o
. some criminal she was shadowin,
. might find her and end her wretche,
9 life. after the death of her little Cir
= and that she was wounded seyera
times, one shot Gripping her knee. Blu
God wouldn't let her die, he was still
!. trying to get" her. She declared tina
she yielded, however, the first tim
q she heard the gospel preached, but tina
she endured" instead of lived religio
/ Tor several weeks. She then told no,
Q peace came, after she faced God an
n said: Its up to you. I'm on tn
square with you" Then she wa
ready to go to hell if needs be for any
. one she loved.
l. The speaker praised the men in blu
d and brass buttons, the police, and sal
IL she would rather go to one of those fe
help to rescue a fallen woman than I
the deacon of many a church. ever
8 time you reject Christ you cruelty hi
q anew" she said. She gave I'D a &c
n sltion that brought her as high q
Si75 a week to enter upon rescue wot
at IS week, and she said there we
no happier person this side of eterr
= ity than she. God has helped me lea
" thousand souls to Him in the pa
seven MONTHS" she asserted.
Church People Owe Her.
., In concluding her address Mrs. Mu,,
- head warned girls against the aftel
% theater supper and wine party. al
er told Of how some Of the lowest won,
3. she had reclaimed had saved mar
others, and she said she had pa
= hundreds Of dollars in fines for fan,
ID women and never lost one dollar. whi
Be some church members owe her NOR
yet. She hoped God would roll II
burden of soul saving onto the hear
OF the people here, and she closed
rt asking those who wished to be pray
ce for to raise their hand Fourteen ne
az sons responded. This was the first /
vitation given during the taberna,
4 meetings.
d, Mr.. Gill spoke few words Of far
c. well and warm Communication hefo
i'd the audience was dismissed.
l. Miss Francis Miller conducted Il
70 first bible class of the campaign in Z
he tabernacle yesterday afternoon. FL
Ill lowing Mr.. Franks sermon.
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