Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-05
OPENING OF sEARcHLIGHT CLUB
HELD WITH ADDRESS ON
BROTHERHOOD.
COOPERATION URGED AS
SALVATION OF THE NATION
Dr.. Steiner Declares That Test of Any
Civilization is the Relationship Which
Exists Between the Men Who Make
It-Warden Sanders, of Fort Madi-
son, Speaks in November.

! With DR.. Edward A Steiner, of Grin
nell as its speaker, the Searcflight
Club of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.,
opened its annual season Tuesday
night DR.. Steiner's subject was The
Problems of Human Brotherhood
which he discussed for an hour and
| answered questions regarding phases
of it for half as long again. His audi
ence was a good size numbering close
TO 100 men, almost all of whom We're
served with supper before the lecture
began, by mem bers of the Ladies Aux
iliary.
DR.. Steiner's lecture was the discus
sion, from an idealistic standpoint, of
the possibilities of cooperation and
mutual help and aid between man and
man and between classes which would
tend to closer and more ideal relations
in a true brotherly manner.
Questions Our Civilization.
Admitting when he began that the
discussion was from an dealistic
standpoint Dr. Steiner said there was
cause 10 believe that what We call our
high civilization and wonderful de-
velopment along all commercial and
industrial lines may not be civilization
after all but barbarisnl. In support of
this statement he declared that there
must be something far wrong in a
country which, in times of peace.
killed in the pursuit of industrial ac-
tivities more men than so-called bar
barious nations slaughtered In times
of war. He pointed TO more than 1907
600 killed in the United States in 1907
as additional evidence supporting this
contention.
Il believe" said DR.. Steiner that
the civilization of a nation must, after
all. be tested not by its wealth or the
swiftness of its development. but by
how do its people live as man TO MANI
Selfshness country's Peril.
Rome, he said in quoting historian
on the subject died because OF selhsh-
ness. America, he said. still quoting
would die of selfshness if it died at all.
He developed a phase of the theory
Of evolution in the animal Kingdom 70
show that those species which had oe-
yeloped most and had not become ex-
tinct where those that did not live sell
fishlv but were those that co-operated
and lived for the mutual benefit OF the
species or TRIBE He pointed to the
ant as an example
"Ihe SelnSn man j. tiie SiiiShiA mann
he said mo state, or society. or race.
or nation. can reach its fullest develop
ment unless it lives for the mutual CO.
o,reration and helps and aids its mem
bers or its whole people"
He urged cooperation between men.
co-operation between classes and races
ard pointed to the need of co-opera-
ton between labor and capital He
pointed out the fundamental necessity
Of each to the other.
DR.. Steiners lecture was an inter
esting and studious delineation OF the
subject. briefly told in his character
istically earnest manner which has
made him favorite with the club
| man bers.
Speakers For November.
Altho the date or the speaker for the
next October meeting of the club has
not yet been decided upon the speak
e,-s and the dates for the November
! meetings were announced.
A. F.. Sheldon. of Chicago, OF the
| Sheldon School of Salesmanship. is tc
speak on Tuesday Nov. 8. Warden j.
! c. Sanders, of the Fort Madison pen
/ itentiarv speaks on Nov %. His sub
ject will be The Reform OF the Grim
| inal." Warden Sanders spoke last year
| on "The Making of Criminals