Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-14

divorce being grantod for the mere
asking (as It practically 10 today)." y
no different In the eyes Of this observer
from free love or "ths French union
ltbre." Alarmed at the figures, this
editor writes:
I'VE see nothing but free love II the
increase in the ratio OF divorces TO
marriage goes on during the next thirty
years % 1t has during the last thirty.
Divorce at present 10 increasing two
and q half times ~ fast az our pop
ulation. In 1905 the increase had risen
to that point where II was one divorce
for every twelve marriages. We pre-
sumo the percentage is much higher
now. In some states II IL much higher
than this. where 1t can be had for the
mere asking, as in California. There
Il IL one to every six. One can see
the incredible increase in twenty years
when he remembers that in 1880 the
percentage was only % for 100000 pop
ulation. whereas in 1900 it was 73
When you subtract the great Roman
Catholic population one can see at
once that these figures are really much
higher There il no sign Of this abat-
ing, but 1t rushes on with ever In
creasing speed. It becomes easier every
year. 1t is already so easy that many
HAGA 0AN WoAACu uI0 1O Auu8o1 0SOpphA9
to consider whether they are At for
each other or not, whether they wish
to live together always or not, but rush
into marriage as lightly an in Paris two
members of the Latin Quarter go and
live together for awhile. Everybody
knows that two thirds of the required
causes, cruelty 'desertion,' nom
support etc, are nothing but pretexts
often agreed upon by both parties"
Religious Autoeraey.
After General Booths success in
England. the next striking incident in
protestant history was Mrs. Eddy's
success in America. Al point that a
writer proceeds to elaborate:
For Christian Science also grew up
in q world deafened with discussions
about free churches and unfettered
faith. Christian Science also grew up.
as despotic az Kehama, and much more
despotic than Hildebrand. The tyran-
MES Of popes. real and legendary. mako
a long list in certain controversial
works. But can any one tell me of
any pope who forbade anything to be
said in any of his churches except quo
tations from work written by him.
self: Can any one tell me Of pope
WHO lOTodOe ms DulIS 10 De TdnSlateO,
lest they should be mis- translated?
Religion is the subconsciousness Of an
age. Our age has been specifically
chattering about change and freedom.
But subconsciously 1t has believed far
too much in barbaric and supersti-
tious authority: 1t has worshiped
strong men, it has asked for protec-
ton in everything; this can be seen
in its two most genuine expressions
its novels and it's new creeds. The
great free. progressive modern intel
lect, thru all the abysses Of It's being,
has asked to be kicked. General Booth
and Mrs. Eddy have kicked It.; and
serve it right.
Il do not agree with the moderns
either in the extreme anarchy Of theft
theory or in the extreme autocracy of
their practise. I even have the feel
ing that il they had few more dog
mas they might have few less de-
crees. / merely point out that what
we say when we are criticizing church.
es is startlingly different from what
we do when We are making churches;
ard that this illustrates the failure Of
our phraseeology. We are struggling
and entangled in a fallen language,
like men in the folds Of a fallen tent"