Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-08

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therefore less valuable, government
this a sign that, az the tide OF true
religion flows up the shore. the little
barriers that separate pool from pool
are all eliminated We trust it Isl
Dr.. Steiner on ths Y. NJ. g. A.
rRsv. John Norris HALL
Christianity has suffered much In
the house of its friends The mfsrep-
registrations Of christianity have done
incalculable harm. EVERY christians 10
an Interpreter or q caricature, and tho
gospel stands or falls with either one
OF these classes. Sometimes We are
caricatures without knowing 1t. For
instance, Prof ID. A. Steiner at the re-
cent Sunday school gathering In Chi
cago, at the pastors conference stated
that distingui Chinese gentle
man. who came to this country to
study our institutions, secured q room
at the Y. M. c. A. In Washington. D.
G. In a few days 4 petition was CIR
culateG signed BY all the roomers In
the building, requesting the Chinaman
to leave the building.
Professor Steiner did not state
whether the authorities complied with
the request, or whether the roomers
were christians, but the incident re-
vealed sentiment that was q Carl
cature on christianity. Tho incident
will fltrate back to China and help.
vitiate the teachings of missionaries
In that Same city Professor Steiner
cited the case of q group Of negro Sun
day school children who wanted to pa
rade In the procession during the
were denied the privilege go long as
christians are swayed by prejudice,
feelings. petty jealousies,
observation-disclosures. SOW seeds Of dis
cord, wag the tongue Of scandal, cher
lions and live for purely selfish ends,
just so long must they give ground for
the charge Of christianity that is un-
cristian. which will be disowned by the
on the great day Of reckoning.
10 Graft StransIins Religion!
Every pastor, it is said, hears men
say that their consciences will not let
them join the church while they are
practices modern business
methods thrust upon them. Young
men too, asserts an editorial writer in
The Christian Work and Evangelist
(New York;. lind it extremely diff
cult to practice their christian prin-
ciples in the environment in which
they find themselves in shops and Of
fees" One man in New York confess
sed that for every article he sold for q
rich mans house he had to FIX" the
servants to make the sale. He wished
to join the church, but he couldn't do
SO and practise the graft his bust
ness demanded. Neither could he very
well leave the business; "he had be-
come so involved in it." Most men
have to stay in business to live and
support their families. but large and
small grating" has become SO ALL
It is asserted, that ut is
not going to be possible for conscien-
tious men to stay In the church and IN
business at the same time" The writer
prefers not to believe that the case ID
az bad as was presented by a man
who, when the sugar company was de-
tected cheating the government ana
the people out Of millions, said; In
vestigate any big business In New York
and you'll find something going On you
would not want to teach IN Sunday
scnooi." That We have not gone that
man we have talked with recently OF
heard talk on this subject has spoken
Of something crooked in the business
with which he IL connected.
This whittier claims that he mas
authority for everything ne
has to say In the following:
"Graft runs thru the business sys-
tenn OF New York from top to bottom.
It even extends to some undertakers.
We had been in New York hardly
month as q pastor when an undertaken
came to VI and offered VI q rake on
on every funeral we would get him. on
course. they go to the sections as We'll
The Rsportsr and Ten Commandments
(Bishop Charles d. Williams)
NAV ask the courtesy OF your col
nmna for a brief statement on mat
ter Of personal privilege? A story mas
been going the rounds OF the secular
press that the bishop OF Michigan Is
promising to Revise the Ten Com
ma ndments for Modern USE" or TO
Rlue Pencil the Ten Commandments
For Modern Use" It has even been
asserted that am trying to Upset tho
Ten Commandments" The whole
Of this absurd story 10 a.
follows:
A local newspaper sent to me the
other day a reporter who AID not Know
what the ten commandments were oi
where they were to be FOUND: ne
brought a clipping which stated tnae
the convocation Of Canterbury nad ap-
pointed the dean Of winchester to pre-
pare a shortened form OF the Ten com
mandments, abbreviating espec1ailv me
second. fourth and tenth. He asked
ma what this statement meant. told
him that It probably meant using the
imperative clauses only OF the three
mentioned - fnoa
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