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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10

eject any oonoe1d modification q tAas
rule. rema1no % 10 seen.
That widespread and probably fAr
from superficial influence has been sx.
erted by them in other respects. even
upon those who vigorously dissent
from Christian Science teachings. 10 not
to be denied. Churches Of other de-
nominations have seriously taken up
the work Of attempting to heal the SICK
thru prayer and mental suggestion
There has been . perceptiole reaction
aga inst the extreme ma .erialism which
SO widely prevails and which has MADE
itself felt in as well as out or the
church. and to whatever extent Mrs
Eddy and her teachings sire TO be cred
tied with this they are entitled to graf
itude. 1t is probable, moreover. that
the cult Of Christian Science has pro-
NOTED the development and the exer-
else OF cheerfulnesS and OF sell -controi.
and in so doing. it has benefited the
world. From some OF the Fundamental
professions of that creed large major
ity of intelligent Christian believers
earnestly dissent and probably always
will dissent: but il is not the only
creed of which that is 10 be said. ana
even those who most strongly dissent
from some OF its features must concede
the benef1cence Of others and must also
recognize the extraordinary favor with
which it has been received by large
numbers OF men and women OF integ-
ritS, intelligence and judgment
The effect Of Mrs. Eddy's death upon
the Christian Science church must De
considerable. 1t is confidently asserted
that she will have no successor IN the
unique place which she occupied That
would seem to go without saying. II
her own professions and the belief OF
her followers concerning her are &C
copied a their face value. she couio
have nc successor. Her doctrines and
teachings are embodied in published
books and viii therefore probably re-
main unchanged at least for some time
tho eventually they may share the rate
of modification. which has been COM
mon TO those of other founders OF ne"
sects The most marked change is like
IL to be observed IN Iha polity ard con-
tro! OF the Christian Science church.
which will naturally become more
de mocratic and less autocratic ohgar-
chical or hierarcaical. And that cir
cumstance if realized, may at once
increase. the possibility and decrease
the proha hility Of schism The removal
Of the dominating will Of Mrs. EDDY
will make il less difficult for dissenting
members TO establish their independ-
ence. and the same circumstance may
lessen the temptation 70 90 so.
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Mrs. Eddy.
fNew York Tribune).


The death of Mrs. Eddy closes re-
markable personal career and marks an
epoch in remarkable religious move
ment. She was not alone a woman Of
exceptional force, both physical and
mental Of ingenuity and resourceful
ness and singular fervor. but she also
enjoyed the distinction of being almost
the only woman who ever attained TN
portant religious leadership. The
founders Of great religious systems and
the leaders Of great religious reforms
have hitherto been men-Moses, Zorro
aster, Guatama, Luther. Knox. Wesley,
II in the estimation OF the world. apart
from her own devout principles, Mrs.
Eddy is not to be ranked or compared
with these, it may still be observed that
with few exceptions even the minor re-
ligion propagandists and leaders have
been men. Perhaps the most conspicu-
Gus exception to the rule hitherto was
Ann Lee, and her work in numbers and
influence was not comparable with that
Of Mrs. Eddy. It Is worthy OF comment
that while women form the majority Of
church membership and do the bulk of
! church work. they have chiefly, with
the one exception OF the Christian
Science church. left the spiritual and
bustness control Of the churches to the
minority OF men. whether the cram
pie Of Mrs. Eddy ana her followers viii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10

question:: win he, or she, give me
something"
Move to amend by striking out the
word "uncontrollable." In too many
of US the desire to convey happiness is
kept pretty well in hand. The last
clause cuts off the Christmas exchange
proposition. Don't trade presents: but
don't insist on brainstorm Of desire
before you give for others happiness
and comfort and in the Christ spirit of
helpfulness
Spend your money. Spend it freely
as you can justify with your obliga-
tons. Spend it where you'll get the
most happiness out of expenditure.
Give where the gift will bring joy. Give
to the women who work for wages and
who count dimes: give to the widow
who is striving to keep her family to-
gether and stay off the town: give to
the old men and old women; give TO the
cripples and the incapacitated; above
all give TO the children who are look
ing INTO the snow windows today in
hopeless longing. Don't wait for an I'M
conrrolable desire. Just get busy
Look about YOU. Find places for Your
money 10 work. not play Help make
Christmas Christmas.
Don't lose the vision of Christmas.
Go back 10 the manser and on to the
cross Start at Bethlehem and follow
to Calvary. Don't listen so hard to the
JOY in the angel chorus that you miss the
voice saying, IF We did it not unto the
least Of these" Join the league. Re
fuse 20 make Christmas clearing
house OF social obligations. Go rev
eren,!y and lovingly 20 touch the hem
Of the shining garments of the Christ
mas spirit.
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Topics of the Times

A new book by the colonel is to be
out Dec. Is. Just in time for the late
Christmas Shoppers.
1t is denied by Roosevelt that when
he speaks at New Haven next week he
he speaks at New Haven next week he
will explain the recent election. Per-
haps it is the next election that en-
cages his thought.
Explorer Nansen says that to all
intents and purposes DOC" Cook "is
a dead man." Isn't 1t concedfng a, good
deal to call him man at all?
The bathtub trust tried in vain to
protect against the possibility OF leak
The farm products in this country
this year amounted to only 5000 900,
900. No wonder times are hard.
In view of the measure Of punish
ment administered TO tho glass trust
promoters. it would't be surprising II
these bathtvb fellows, In case they ar
found guilty, were quite smartly
slapped on the wrist
In the matter Of the court decision
ia the coal trust case, II il said that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10

supported BY the seniors nosvy ana
eonadsnt hands to the august presence
Of sunny Jim" to Givs assent 70 the
cAdent language Of the oath. u Wa
an Inspiring sight to Jim" Davis. sid"
Foster and other anxlous friends. hold
Ing themselves tight to their gallery
seats and looking down. Both hands"
mind you. The senior might have
stood back in 10y mein and suffered the
Junior, tho well nigh blind with stage
fright. to stub his way alone up the
exalted steps: but nothing Of this. The
senior did his whole duty, and smiled
the while. He rose to the occasion. He
played the part Of the Good Samaritan
beautifully. Not one hand, employed
in formal courtesy, but both hands"
In testimony Of magnanimity, and IN
ample guard against collapse that
might thru the jeer of the hardened I'M
pair usefulness. II any one shall say,
in vulgar effort to be funny, that the
moral of the scene is no more than
suggestive of willingness on the part
of the senior at every opening to play
both hands. let him be suppressed as
one out OF place and quite incapable OF
the higher emotions that fit on epoch
al occasions athwart the human soul
and subdue the same to the tender
and yet noble influences Of harmony
1t was splendidly done. in the presence
Of the senate and before the eyes OF
representatives OF the world. No doubt
in some gallery places handkerchiefs
were used. Both hands" typical. to
say the least of every ounce OF
strength! 1t was even more than the
junior could have anticipated: II was
more than Jim" Davis and sid" Fos-
ter, with all their resourcefulness, could
have thought of az they journeyed by
the way to the mecca of governmental
greatness and world power. If there
was that involved to induce quake in
the juniors legs it must have been in
the touch Of both hands" and the
grand appearing Of the Illuminating
smile Of the senior, so often misunder-
stood. speaking eloquently to his broth
er that he be not afraid
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TER LODGES,
MAsoN,o NoTlcea

4 MAsoMIo Norlcea,
1Hall in New 0laaouio Temple.
~\Visitors always WoDoonDA.
MARSHALL LODGE, ~. A. =. 4
A. y. Stated communicates ana cleo.
tlon OF ofaoers Dec. 1t. 1t 1850 ,. m.
n. w. Chamberlain. W. n.
n. q. Lawrence. :sscrstaxy.
o10NBT CHAPTER he. % 4 A. n
Regular convention DEC. -. 1880. in the
new temple.
George II. Boegis. 4 4. 2.
]. 3. Alllard. 0ocsoenyZ.
KING soLoMoN Couacil. No. 20. \.
& 8. H.. Stated assembly, Monday.
Dec. 10. 1880 p m.
]. 7. Forbes. Recorder.
4. .. Aeoksr, T. !. n.
ST ADEMAR CONAIANDERY, No.
80 K. T. Stated conclave Tuesday evsa-
ins Dec. 20, 1910, at 1880 o'clock. Sir
knights be present if possible.
p. ~. Wilbur. =. G.
Fred Wallace, Recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. Nc. q. O. =.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
Ing. Dec. IL, 1880 p. m. Election Of Off,
GERS.
Mrs.. osorss Downing. ". n.
Nina G. yulafton. Secretary.
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there will be no forced reduction in
the price OF coal That's making u
joke Of very serious matter.
Spokane has about three times "a
many people now as it had ten years
ago. 1t pays to advertise.
If the coal trust can come out as
clean as that it ought to be easy for
the bathtub gang.
The country is not to be permitted
to go to sleep. Congress will quit
Roosevelt is to put off on a tour OF the
country that will take two months.
Copenhagen wants Peary to produce
proofs. Send copy of the president s
message.
Now, if there is anything else Ba!lin-
ger wants before resigning. let him
mention it, and be quick about it, too
Paul w. Block. of Iowa City, is pre-
pairing under the direction of the de-
partment Of political science in the
state university a history Of lynchings
in Iowa and he requests that everybody
having knowledge Of actual iSnchings
in this state send to him an account of
the tragedy containing directions
whereby he might secure additional in
formation and data.
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ing adopted committee report upon
the subject requesting the court to
reconsider Its decision.
The preSbytery discussed tho advts-
ability OF publishing the committee re-
port as the first document in a cam.
paign which Is expected to be launched
against the judges who ruled unfayor-
ably against the bible.
The ministers argued for some time
upon the advisability OF making
changes in the report to strengthen Its
statements against the attitude Of the
court, but finally adopted the report.
and gave the committee authority ~
add whatever statements were deemed
necessary.
The exact wording OF the report n
immateriai." said DR. Hermon u. Jen.
kins. OF Riverside church TT is di.
rected at court whose judges were
elected on purpose to make this de-
cision. and no attention will be paid to
1t by them. The campaign against re-
ligion in the public schools is clearly
shown by looking at the text books.
have looked at new reader issued by
a standard publisher. and I find that
but per cent Of it's contents are based
upon moral and religious ideas, while
the readers OF several years ago by the
same publishers had 33 1-3 per cent OF
their stories thus founded"
The law which allows the state to
pay for bibles for the use OF prisoners
in the state institutions, because the
bible is a moral agent and assists in
reforms. seems ridiculous when we con-
slider that the bible Is kept out OF
schools where We mold the character
Of our children" said DR. Robert HI.
Bea tile, of Austin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
TEACHING BOYS TO SEW.

The lady superintendent" Of the
Chicago schools is to compromise on
the addition of sewing 10 the curricu-
luH of the city schools The board
some time ago added this useful and
dainty art to the Instructive features
and tucked with cambria needle and
a fine indignation. L appears 10 have
gone TO the limit, and rude and boist-
erous youth found Itself da;ntily en-
gagged on fine muslin things of which il
had neither knowledge nor appreciation
The red headed, freckled hero Of the
alley sat on a cushion and sewed a.
fine seam. Bill or AIgernon. it was all
the same. He got his needle and his
muslin and was supposed to sit sweet
~ sissified stitching buttonhoes and
over and over, The boys ragged. Their
fathers laughed first. grew disguised.
then roafed The Song of the Shirt
became mere ragtime compared to the
woe which welled up from the schools.
and the row that pa raised was some
thing fierce. He recalled how he
would have felt thirty-tive years be-
fore if SET sewing or making tatting
The combined opposition prevailed.
Now the boys are to be taught 10 sew
only on articles pertaining TO boys
II is we'll enough 10 teach d boy TO
p on, MI
set him doing plain and fancy sewing
. is an outrage upon his Insecurity. Per
maps he ought 10 be able to sew for
himself but whoever knew of a boy or
man skilled or tasty in fancy work who
amounted 10 Wiloop in q mans world .
There are fathers whose brutal in
stincts would suggest booting 7heir
sons in the direction OF the woodpfle
We're they to find them engrossed with
the Kensington stitch: rude men they.
who lift burdens and carry heavy re-
sponsibilities in shops and market
places and fight for their own in a
world Of rude boi,serous men: whose
strength was developed by pushing and
being pushed: who couldn't sew a seam
but who remove mountains with
! a shovel and cut the Isthlnian canal
with spade. who might use a ten
penny nail a month as suspender
button. and never demand embroidery
| or insertion on their underwear. Men
who insist that a man shall do man 5
work. Perhaps ttey are atavis.:c re
currences of the cave man but fancy
! sewing for boys doesn't appeal to them
and when they begin TO growI the world
| listens
! Don; try to feminine boys III or out
4, OF school. Let the sexes follow their
! instincts Keep faddisln out of the
! schools. Breed men and women there
bold. strong men and virtuous, home
keeping women. Teach the girls to
sew-there are few enough Of them
who know how. but put an axe in
stead of a needle into the hands Of the
boy.
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AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
lSioux City Journal.

lSlOox City JOURNAL.
Senator Cummins not only presented
Senator Young and walked with him
down the afsles, but when Senator
Young assembled the steps leading up to
the vice presidents desk he carefully
assisted him. even to the point Of aid
ing him with both hands.-Des Moines
Register and Leaders Washington
special.
It may be Lafe's legs were bit
silaky and that it was timely 70 have
the aid OF the senior senator's two
hands. From long acquaintance with
the Junior senator the senior senator
knew beforehand how trembling and
embarrassed the Junior would be In
making conspicuous appearance before
distinguished company. There Wa
something Of the old Iowa spirit on dis
play IN coming together. and there
could have been nothing short OF adj
miration on the floor and IN the gal
leries as the men walked together IN
the aisles; and It must be that the I'd.
mirafion rose to the point OF enthus-
iAsm over the scene at the presidents
desk, when the junior was tsndss1y
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For Sunday Reading
Ill Sorts Of ODinisss
ateana ststsmsnte eer Unity.

There could scarcely be q more
striking sign Of the times in the re-
ligious world. az the church papers
view 1t, than the simultaneous action
iof two great church gatherings in re-
ceding from former positions of aloof-
ness and declaring their readiness to
treat with ancient rivals for church
union. hi Cincinnati the Protestant
Episcopal church convention votes to
invite a conference on christian unity
on a broad basis, recognising that the
propositions of the Lambeth confer
,ence, held in London in 1908. are not
generally acceptable to other christian
bodies. principally because that BODY
insisted on the recognition OF the his
toric episcopate as essential to chris
tan unity. The national Congrega-
tional council held in Boston votes at
the same time. by singular cotnci-
Idence, to advance to the very GROUNDS
that the above-naIned chufch seems
willing to vacate. They register their
approval Of the propositions Tor
christian unity Of the Lambeth con-
ference, including the requirement for
the recognition of the historic episco-
pate, and also vote in favor OF reviv-
ing the negotiations with the Metho.
rem for organic union which were
terminated for time by the refusal OF
some ConKregationalists to agree to a
system of advisory district bishops.
The Waterman Baptist. BOSTON,
adds:
The council went further in this
direction by voting in favor OF the as
sumption by the moderator OF the
!council of representative and admins
trative functions for the whole Con-
|gregational body. The Congregation
Ialists also adopted liturgical forms OF
service for use in the churches when
desired. From those things it will be
seen that the Protestant Episcopal and
the Congregationalists bodies have
come very close together If indeed
they have not come on to practically
the same ground"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
Wor.. Than Surgery.

1t was In the surgeons reception
room and the little man near the door.
who had been waiting for a half hour
or more. began to get fldgety.
~ can't wait here all day. he
growled.
Waiting for an operation?' the man
next to him sympathetically inquired.
NO." snapped the little man. I'm
waiting to perform one"
The other stared at him.
Are you surgeon" he asked.
NO" replied the little man. TIN a
bill ollector"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
1HoRnE TO BOOST CENSUS.

Clifford Thorne, railroad commits
sioner-elect, delivered himself Of doc
Urine before the Grant Club in Des
Moines Thursday evening which prom
Uses a new Industrial era IN this state.
II Thorne lives to pursue MS policies
he will have exerted more direct inf1u-
ence upon the population census for
Iowa in 1920 than any other man could
ever hope to do. Thorne single handed
and alone will have started Iowa pop
ulation toward an increase and Thorne
has not expressed any convictions as
to race suicide, either.
Thorne is a rate expert and lawyer
who thru the process OF a state wild
primary has been nominated and elect
ed to the state railroad commission. He
sees at glance what is the matter
with Iowa in the census reports. He
told the Grant Club that freight rate
without cities Iowa could never gain
in population.
Il snail endeavor TO obtain those
rates hes aid. In my office as
railroad commissioner l must act as
both judge and prosecutor. Within the
state my capacity is judicial, in in
terstate matters l am a prosecutor. l
consider my function as prosecutor as
the more important of the two. Ninety
per cent OF the important matters are
interstate. To these my especial at
tenuon will be devoted"
The Iowa legislature recently saw
the wisdom OF Thornes conception Of
a railroad commissions province and
specifically provided that the Iowa
railroad commission "shall' prosecute
Iowa freight interests IL freight mat
tiers before the interstate commerce
commission but up to the present time
either thru indifference or inability,
next to nothing has been done. Thorne
promises to prosecute for Iowa on in
terstate rates and believes that this
duty is more important than to adjust
minor rates within the state.
Rates that compel manufacturers in
Iowa to pay freight on raw N materials
from chicago TO Iowa points ana tnen
pay freight again from Chicago thru
Iowa to western points when shipping
out manufactured products are the
rates that keep Iowa cities from grow
ing as Ohio and Indiana cities have
grown. It is rates like these that
charge Iowa for being west Of raw ma
terials and set her back even with east
ern competitors when forwarding the
goods she makes from raw materials
These are the rates that he will prose
cute to the end that our population may
grow. AS he looks at it an increase ir
the crop of babies might please Roose-
welt but would never affect the census
until We can keep them at home with
something 70 do and until we can wipe
out our interstate freight rate discrimi.
nation we will never be able to built
the factories necessary to furnish thu
Jobs which are to keep our babies a
home II he succeeds Thorne's nam,
Will 30 down in history as the mar
who really peopled Iowa.
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8omethIna Of . Jeke.

Something Of joke.
4 good example Of The kind Of story
Mark Twain used 70 Ike 70 weave into
his after dinner speeches was the tale
Of the drinker who unwillingly put in
IN application for membership in .
temperance society. sailed the next
day on . three years voyage, on
Which he kept the pledge In spite Of
loogin6 and temptation, and returned
70 resign only to and that his name
AaA been blackballeA oftgiAAlly.-BuS-
lalo Commercial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
II Christ should L.av. Chicago.

"If Christ Should Leave Chicago %
was the subject Of sermon delivered
in the Jackson Boulevard Christian
church by Rev. Austin Hunter, pastor
of the church. In part it follows:
Many sermons have been preached
on IF Christ Came to Chicago These
proceed upon the wrong assumption
that Christ is not here. He is here.
His teachings have dominated our life
and institutions and have created the
very atmosphere OF our social lie. so
the better question is, What, If Christ
Should Leave Chicago" What wouid
be the condition OF our city?
The greatest moral agencies would
ne stilled. The churches. bible schools,
christian associations, rescue missions
and scores of other moral organiza-
tons would be forever closed. On the
side Of our benevolent institutions our
city would be well-nigh helpless II
were withdrawn.
"Read over the long list OF hospitals.
homes for the aged, doors Of hope and
orphanages. and see how many are dl-
rectly connected with the church And
even the others are made possible by
christian environment.
$50 also with our educational insti-
tutions Our art institutes and public
Libraries would be ruined by Christ
withdrawal. the influence Of Jesus in
literature is tremendous. Even poll
tiles, as bad as it Is. would be vastly
more corrupt were there no restrain
ing christian Influences. For Christ to
withdraw would be like the extingulsh-
ing of the sun the drying up OF the
fountains, the destruction OF the cen-
trail powerhouse.
ION the side Of our individual hfe'
our condition would be most deplor-
able. The age-long cry Of men for
pardon would receive no response. and
we would grope in the awfulness OF
sins darkness. We would be without
adequate moral leadership. for every
life, save His. breaks down at one
point or another. We would be without
burden bearer in the thickness OF
sorrow and. saddest OF all. we would
be without hope in the night Of death.
at is the christian hope that fills our
lives with brightness and sustains US
In the valley Of sorrows. Christ is the
source Of all good to US. AS we thus
view our condition, may we not say
with Peter, Lord. to whom shall We
go? Thou hast the words Of eternal
life?'"
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The D,v, Mediterranean.

The extraordinary Business Of the
Mediterranean has two causes. One
10 that very few large rivers Of fresh
watse empty into this sea: the second
tha4 the Meditenanean 10 practically
laodIocked aad being exposed 20 .
powerful sun evaporation 10 great. BY
actual test the waters Of the Medite9.
faa0aA are heavier and moro salt than
t100o Of the Atlantic.