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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

natural as they do. They are under
much constraint to look like preachers
all the time; and they know very well
that they are all the time under sur
veillance, both by their people and by
the people Of the world. There Is
the chance. as anyone can see, for an
uncomfortable state Of feeling: and
there is temptation. as anyone should
be able to understand. to take ad-
vantage Of pulpit privileges to rend
the critics. They are compelled to
preach that the gospel is free. and yet
they are not free. II suffer trouble
as an evil doer. even unto bonds" said
Paul: ''but the word Of God is not
bound"
The preacher is often detected in
an exhibition OF his troubles in his
discourse. He ought not to do this,
but he does II. 1t is often the case
that the text, 1.-The laborer Is worthy
Of his hire" strikes him at the week
end. particularly at the first OF the
month. as peculiarly htting. 1t may
be a shame that the great majority OF
preachers are expected to live on SO
little: and It may be a greater shame
that the trial Of getting that little is
so great. It Is an easy thing to COM
plain OF the creditor, and complaint Of
the preacher often leads him to con-
illusions that his usefulness would be
enlarged by a change Of field. Other
men. wrestling with the world. the
flesh and the devil. can spend their
lives in one community: but not 80
with the preacher. nor 1t Is 80 with
any teacher. There are only enough
exceptions to the rule to prove II.
AS the preacher is human being.
there is no occasion for surprise that
he is not infrequently tempted to make
exhibition Of what may look to him
like a big stick. In such mood he Is
disposed to say that It Is as necessary
for a church to have a head as it is
for a bank. and to leave the impress
sion that In his relation he is to be
considered the boss; whereupon there
are knowing looks exchanged among
the financial hackers Of the church and
the leaders Of the ladies' aid.
In something Of insurrecttonary state
Of mind the preacher may break loose
on worldliness-worldlin in the
church, without mentioning names.
Not infrequently the shoe is put on and
is found to pinch. whereupon there is
suggestion, in the privacy Of social
calls and dinner parties, that 1t would
be more becoming on the part Of the
preacher to attend more strictly to his
own business
In a more diplomatic manner It may
content the preacher to shake up the
whole community. exercising the dis
cretion Of leaving the bars down for the
dear people in whose presence he
fumes.
There are many ways OF supplying a
vent: and the vent often results In
emptiness. Hearts do not overflow
with the peace Of God an result of
ministration thru the medium Of Q
club. It IL possible. to be sure. for q
man temporarily on tho Job to scare
people, but they quickly recover from
their fright when he II gone.
The preacher has his many troubles:
and they may be called his business
troubles. But In the family Of his
church on the Lords day he should. by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
The Preacher. and His Pay

Geo. D. Perkins in Sioux City Journal)
las We go. preach" was an early
injunction given the apostles: and thai
is instruction to all men holding at al
to the faith that 1.-The kingdom Of
heaven is at hand" 1t Is not ar
injunction generallys regarded; and
the ordinary individual is disposed tc
apologize if he is caught preaching
The common rule in our best civiliza-
ton is that men are employed to &c
that, and paid according to their tai
ent and the financial standing of the
congregation. The old rule was thai
the preachers were to provide neither
gold, nor silver, nor brass in their
purses, but the rule does not operate
TO any great extent, nor successfully
where it is tried, in the present state
Of society People do not encourage
that sort Of faith, and they have ex-
cuse under the better and more gen
erous organization OF society. The
church Is a business as we'll as a
christian institution, and it has many
branches. Men give out of their
abundance; they institute societies,
and they support missionaries at home
and abroad. And yet they insist that
the preaching of the gospel shall be
more economically administered than
any other enterprise with which they
have association. 1t is nothing to pay
dollars for theater seats, while dimes
and quarters are the limit in the pres
ence of the contribution box. In
somewhat different way than IN the
early years Of the christian era there
is q test Of faith in giving life and
strength to the work of preaching the
$1
with all teaching on the side Of better
ment.
There are many competent preach
ers who do not make business OF
preaching. They make their money
in other purs1',s. and preaching is on
the side and incidental. 1t Is up to
them all the while to be successful
business men and at the same time
fairly consistent as christians. The
wicked lie in walt for them: and the
wicked are wonderfully expert in argu-
ment on the point Of consistency Not
many men striving to be good can
measure up to profession: and be-
cause this il so men are restrained
from making profession lest they be
condemned as hypocrites. They are
tempted as other men are, and they
are compelled to make such struggle
as they can with their own and the
flesh OF many men, supported by their
spirit, at times weak, at times strong
and the help Of the spirit Of other
men, at such times as they can feel
its Fellowship and gain the uplifting
power Of its inspiration. Men are
neither uniformly good nor uniformly
bad.
Nor is it possible for men to take
orders and thereby find relief from
the snares Of the world. 1t Is I'M
happily true that the ordained preacher
Is brought into intimate association
with much OF the narrowness and
perversion Of the human mind. His
people-if he is fortunate enough to
have a people-place him on some
sort of pedestal. and they make rule
Of conduct for him, and they keep an
eye on him to see that he does not
transgress their law. 1t is some
wonder that the preachers act as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

pardon andsparo,s board, 10 inconsistent
with the spirit Of the law that created
the board. It 10 safe statement 90
make. that today = large percentage OF
the citIxens here favoi the pardon OF
the Rainsbarsers. There are two
classes that favor the pardon. FIRST.
those who believe them innocent OF the
crimes charged. and the other crowd
that think they have been punished
enough.
The recent outrage here, by So
called degenerate" man. on so-called
weak minded" girl, brings out a
growing sentiment, heard everywhere,
where crime is committed. When the
degenerate young man shot the Un-
ion restaurant dealer. the same idea
was expressed. Assuming that such
"degenerates" are insane like the case
OF the notorious Harry Thaw. they are
criminally insane and should be shut
up. so that society will be safe from
their insane acts. In this latest
case there will be fair trial
is made up of law abiding citizens.
Furthermore they have great faith in
the ability and intention of the pre-
siding Judge to give every accused per-
son exact justice.
And at the risk of heing consider
ed as "patting ones self on the back"
an Eldora man says the people OF Mar
shalltown have little appreciat ton of the
quiet and continued booming the
T.-R. does for Marshalltown. What
struck him was the church business.
He read of the large amount of money
that has been put into church build
ings in .Marshall.own during the past
two years. He saw the newspaper cut
and he read of the $4,000 NJ. F. church.
the $4,000 Central Church of Christ.
he thinks the new $4,000 Baptist
church the finest piece of church ar
chitecture in Iowa, and wonders where
all this money came from. OF course
this kind OF an observer and reader
thinks the joint stock company OF Mar
shalltown, whose objec. and aim is to
drive the saloons out Of Marshalltown.
to be fully as effective work for the
good OF the town. as building so many
church buildings.
While touching UP the T.-R. as a
daily paper that makes outsiders think
The town is hustling one. story
comes to the writer of the good another
man thinks this paper accomplished.
1t seems he was on a school board
which needed a teacher. SO he went TO
the expense of a 15-cent want ad in the
T.-R. Man preferred" so the ad ran.
And to his surprise he got several
answers, The county Superintendent
was sure ne couldn't get "a man
teacher" for this referred to school But
he did and school eoened on time. But
here is where the T.-R got in its good
work From reIia BILE reports since the
school opened with a man teacher. not
only have the scholars been doing we'll
and fine conditions Of discipline main
.ained. but Several Of the parents Of
the children OF the district have found
out that now there is man teacher at
Sextown"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

and safer than timothy sometimes. We
shall begin seeding. tomorrow. 100 acres
that the boys plowed last fall: eighty
acres Of Il was stubbls and eiShty sod.
The sod ground they plowed Ia thirty
hours and did It we'll The power was
Furnished by q forty-flvo horse power
double cylinder traction engine. which
uses up daily nifty gallons OF crude
kerosene diluted with an equal guam
tity of water. The engine drew q gang
consisting Of eight fourteen Inch ploWs.
which cut complete nine feet and four
inches; and behind the plows q harrow
to pulverize the ground. The ground
was SO dry and hard then that blowing
in the old fashioned way would have
been impracticable, II not impossible.
THE engine Friday will draw three
discs cutting twenty four feet, and be-
hind the discs a harrow cutting the
same width. The seeding will be done
with a drill ten feet wide drawn by
team. We could use two ten foot drills
to good purpose. but having plenty OF
horses, we get on very well with the
one.
I'VE have also six-horse power sta
tionary engine which serves a lot Of
good purposes. II runs a grinder which
has turned out thirty bushels OF feed
daily all winter. the feed being corn and
oats. and the corn mostly in the ear.
"Other adjuncts Of the stationary en-
CINE are a mill which grinds graham
-four heating what we can buy: two
washing machines Ga washer and rim
ser> which enables us to do big
washing in an hour: cream separa-
tor: churn and a butter worker; be.
sides a pump which furnishes the wat
e. supply for both house and stock
yard.
The engine is fred up at morning
and night only when it must be used
For separating the milk: but whenever
the engine runs the pump runs too. and
the water from the well passes by way
of the milk house tank to the stock
tank, the latter holding sixty barrels
and being thus replenished twice a day.
The power is ample for running all Of
The attachments at once. and five per-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
The Smile of q Woman

The smile Of a wolnan-it brings back
the sun
When shadows DRIFT down and the day
light is done.
The smile Of a woman-it lifts and 1t
leads
The heart that is heavy, the spiri, that
bleeds!
The smile Of woman in words that
are Digit
With garments OF winter. wind-driven
and white,
Dawns down the dark valleys and over
the hills
TIL spring laughs again on the lips Of
the rills,
The summers soft morning comes
back to the land
With a rose in its hair and bloom in
ITS hand
The smile Of woman, it brings to the
earth
The music Of morn on the red lips Of
mirth,
The hope and the JOY and the dreaming
of rest
Where life holds little ones face on
its breast.
Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
FROM PAUL TO poANe-AFAR CRY.

Bishop William Crosswell Doane Of
the Episcopal church, has refused to
permit Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis. pres
ident of the National League for the
Promotion Of Purity, to speak in the
All Saints Cathedral at Albany, y. Y.
during the session OF the lea que over
which Mrs. Grannis is president. The
league convention which was to have
been held In the cathedral yesterday
has been shifted to New York City
and to a meeting place where its pres
tdent will be privileged to address it.
tural grounds and finds his authority
in the first epistle of Paul to the
Corinthians where 1t is written, Let
your women keep silence in the
them to speak
So much the bishop quoted when he
shut of Mrs. Grannis and closed the
cathedral against the contamination OF
on with the quotation wherein women
are commanded by law to obedience
and given plain instructions "if they
will learn anything" to ASK their
nusbands Ct home: for it Is a shame
for women to speak in the church
It would be interesting to know
whether the women Of Bishop William
Crosswell Doane's congregation shave
their heads or keep their hats on in
church, "for if the woman be not COW
cred let her be shorn." If her head is
uncovered that is even all one as IL
she were shorn."
II Il possible that Bishop Doane
would refuse to permit or conduct the
marriage ceremony because Paul in the
same epistle would have all men as
himself. bachelor, and advised I'M
marred and widows to abide even as
Z. ana admonished those "loosed from
Q wife" TO seek not a wife?"
Bishop Doane's authoritative selec-
i 13on OF scripture is remindful Of Lor-
$3.50 Dowie's famous sermon against
16ninine hnery. That celebrated
1eeaeher seeking Q text against styles
= hair dressing found it in Let him
NO = upon the housetop not come
=Aaw1-. He delivered q powerful and
0Ml0etve admonitory address on the
\ Ua8k top not come down"
IL good bishop is probably growing
IA nd ct In his way. Bishops are by
eoa1Da Of long authority inclined to
SAsfoGance. The effect Of his action
eo HI own and other churches will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

sons can look after the processes. We
AZ very busy for . while whom they
are Ill Ia action, but the Jobs are soon
done ana liberty follows. An III.
|noisan who Glanced to zee W at work
the other day. asked Il we were rum
ming q plant Of the Independent HAf.
vester Company.
1.-THE traction engine and plows cost
g. 900. The small engine and its outfte
consisting Of grinder. separator. churn.
washing machine. and the pump, to-
sether with the betting. piping. and
tanks, cost 5000. 1t Is = lot OF money
to invest in appliances for farm and
household work, but 1t had to be done.
Hired help had become so scarce that
machinery was q necessity. The ma
chinery favors the doing Of work
speedily and at the right time. Our
equipment is not complete and we shall
add to 1t as circumstances permit"
The listener had been told by q visi-.
tor the ]. T. Handsaker place Of q we'll
furnished shop thereon in which me-
chanical ingenuity thrives by mending
and making according to local needs
and fancies; also Of notable develop
ment Of domestic arts which obtains IN
doors: and Of the evening charm there
by gas light Of music and mirth and
books and current literature and So
cialibility. Remembering all this and
the further fact that good neighbors
and good school and church privileges
are at hand; that the Nevada public
library a few miles away invites to
continued intellectual growth. while the
best agricultural college in the world
a little farther on beckons to enroll
ment in its courses, long or short. and
sends specialists by special train to
conduct schools Of instruction and dem
onstration at nearest railway points. .
mental picture was formed Of present
farm life in central Iowa, differing
vastly from the sorry view of farm
life which was two years ago picked
up in some distant benighted region by
Presidents Roosevelt's commission for
investigating farm life and submitted
to the public as typical Of farm life in
general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

the support Of grace. Shut them out.
There may have been winter days. With
the snow drifting and the winds pierre.
ing; but the house Of the Lord should
be Of good cheer. with tho spirit CONF
handing the sunlight and the melody
Of birds-in the choir or wherever II
may be found.
1t il great office to be q preacher,
eloquent Of soul; capable thru the
strength Of the spirit Of. lifting many
burdens. Of bringing in an atmosphere
of peace. upon which the life may be
given noat into the peace OF God.
go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

be beneficial and not In restraint Of
feminine liberty and influence in the
church bodies. No doubt he 10 a good
man. Paul was a most excellent man
with limited knowledge OF women.
But women in Pauls day were vastly
different from those Of the twentieth
century. Paul had some reason for
prejudice and some excuse for his AFRO
CANT dism issal Of women from the at
fairs OF the church and the world.
Bishop Doane hasn't any. One Of the
differences between him and Paul is a
lapse of about 1000 years-and that
isn't the greatest difference
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT

Personally we have never grown any
beets or tomatoes equal to those that
are pictured in the seed catalogs, but
we have grown some weeds that the
seed catalog artists would look on with
despairing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Globe.
We read that the old Maine will be
raised in about six weeks The haste
that has marked operations on this
work seems to indicate that there has
been some fear that the old vessel
might get away.-Philadelphia Inquir-
er.
The boy that Burbank is to grow
into luxuriant human being will have
to be screened with poultry wire about
the time he begins to look at girls =
Brooklyn Eagle.
They are never going to- accom- plish
Of the juries.-Charleston News and
Courier.
1t begins to look like the old powder
the troops viii smell is .alcum-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune
Those bright straws in the new
hats will later show in what direction
the money will be blown.-New York
World.
Well. there are worse things than
New York's having only one senator
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Miss Rogstad. of the Swedish Storth-
ing, made her maiden speech. Why. Of
course.-Boston Herald.
When the weather man is all done
we'll know II this is a harem- skirt
March or a gumshoe splash.-Pittsburg
Sun.
Many a man would not have to eat
breakfast food if his wife did not have
to wear silks.-Charleston News and
Courier.
When a popular tenor loses his voice
art and the box office get together in
sincere regret-Washingt Star.
For debating societies.: Are profess
sors naturally snobs or does exporta-
ton make them sncbs New York
Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
q SM~7-A>
Iona Newspapers
CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS.
fDavenport Democrat1.

1t is not so clear as It might be just
what the Cleveland Administration AS
ISOLATION has been organized for. The
name is too long one for this world
OF hurry. Why not call It Cleveland
Dem ocrats. There Is no doubt about
just what that means The democrat OF
that type stood for conservatism and
for safety: for progress which stopped
short Of destruction: he considered a
public Office a public trust: he MAIN
tanned that the best country in the
world should have as sound a monetary
system as the best of them: he
thought more OF principle than Of po-
litical patronage; he was ready to fight
for his faith II every democrat who
held position under the great president
were to join the association OF which
Governor HARMON has been chosen the
head that would compose only a
sprinkling OF the Cleveland democrats.
The policies for which he stood firm as
a mountain OF granite still have in
them that vitality which makes for en-
during legislature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Wealth Awaits JnV0NtON.
Onessvsnth Of the entire area a
ireland consists Of bog lands-one boz
alone. the bog Of Allen. has IN also
Of $40 square miles. This immense
area 10 ct present sterile waste. but
It viii become . source At kroa1
wealth q soon % . method has been
found for converting peat into %
economical and desirable connee~lal
fuel. BriQusts Of eomprsssed peat asl
all right 40 long - thsy aro kept a.
solutely dry. but the least moisture
causes them to erumbls to pieces
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
THE BOOZE QUESTION.
[Des Moines Capital.


And what of the responsibility of
society? The drink evil Is the over
shadowing curse Of mankind. The truth
of this generality Is admitted and then
! men and women. protested apostles Of
Temperance reform. turn first to this
fad and then to that fad. Then there
is division in the ranks. a quarrel con-
corning methods. waste OF energy on
the part of those whose aims are good
while the opposition is always united
and win the day with monotonous reg
ularity.
It is high time to do less fanciful
theorizing and get down to line OF
reform which shall give promise Of
some substantial results.
The inebriate hospital at Knoxville
is too much of a retreat and not enough
Of a place Of iron clad Incarceration. If
men under sentence win not remain
there under any other conditions then
apply the ball and chain. The sot I'M
| able to control himself is better of at
state institution than running at
large where he is liable TO shoot down
in cold blood the first innocent man or
| woman who crosses his path.
Furthermore. officers Of the law
| ought to be forced to file Charges %
| inebriacy when relatives hesitate to do
go. whenever 1t is possible TO establish
the fact Of habitual drunkenness.
So long as saloons exist society
should see to II that the letter and the
spirit Of the law governing them is
rigidly fulfilled. There are thousand
ways In which the public can use
means already at hand. offer more In
| centive to habitual drinkers to reform
| create respect Cor law and minimize
| the dangers which threaten the inno-
| cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
A TYPICAL IOWA FARM.


J. +. Handsaker. whose hne arm
home lies in Sherman township. four
miles north Of Colo, visited Nevada
yesterday, and, in replies 70 brief
catechism beginning with what 10 do
ing on the farm nowT told . story
suggestive Of the changes which The
last quarter os century has wrought
IN farm methods. farm appliances. and
farm conditions. The story was % In.
tefesting TO the listener that the giot Of
Il - passed on 70 the feaA1e:
Mr.. HandsalIef said: The Noys have
drawn two stacks Of straw into the
harm today 20 use Tor ieo6 s,S sSS5 -. :
dang - they are needed. We uSo0 %
burn such. - every farmer aid. HAS
Ing strawstacks lighted mp The eky
somewhere every night at this time Of
the year. But We don't DO that any
mogA Straw makes rood feod, h04tes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29

Do you know that q ali the minor
ailments colds are by far tho most
dangerous? It u not the cold itself
that you need to fear. but the serious
diseases that It often leads to. Most Of
these are known ~ germ diseases.
Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy ana cure your
cold while you cant For sale by al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The legislature for its own good
name can not afford to go on to a dead
lock. The .jabs' of the newspapers
Will become mighty uncomfortable If
The leaders make that mistake. The
best thing IS to set time for baiioting
and then vote until senator is elect
ed says the Des Moines Tribune.