Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25
Problem Puxxl. 20 Pastors.

Would two and two make six if God
said so?
Certainly not.-Rev. ]. NJ Wheaton
/ believe it would.-Rev. w H. Burns.
If anybody can work out that prob-
lem in such a manner. as to bring those
two opposing attitudes together he will
be dong service to the Methodist
ministers who argued the point at
their weekly meeting. without bringing
ahou, that result.
The hypothetical question was pro :
pounded by Rev. Mr. Wheaton after Or.
BURNS had completed an address in de-
/ fersc of the OLD theology" The speak
er was positive he would accept the
new enswer to the sum If he were con-
WINGED that God actually had made the
statement.
" God made such statement l
would believe it. but would want to be
, sure that he had said it," said Rev.
G. W. Flack, pastor OF the Garfield
/ Park or urch
If / should have to choose between
/ the two would accept Mr.. Wheat on's
belief said Rev. James A. Beebe. pas
+; tor OF the First Methodist church Of
Tn giewood.
| God wouldn't say such a thing.
That's why we believe in God" was Mr.
| NFearon's conclusion Of the discussion
| Closing the Mails on Sunday.
| The postal employees effort to secure
Sunday closing in the department is
| meeting at least with a promissory
form OF success. The authorities at
] Washington give assurance that they
will cooperate. asserting that they
desire to employ only sufficient
number to prevent congestion" Sem
ator Burkitt's efforts to get a bill thru
making the closing universal ought, in
the view OF certain religious Journals
to find support in the example Of those
communities where closing prevails
Detroit. for example. is one OF these,
we are told, which finds les 400. coo
population willing to suspend curiosity
one day in the week as to what the
mails are to bring them. The Cont
ment seems to imply that curiosity and
rot necessity is at the basis Of the
hardships Of the postal clerks. It haA
this to say:
"One need make no long or extensive
investigation to discover that q large
proportion Of those who apply at car
rier Offices for mall on Sunday receive
none, while probably not one in q thou
sand is in genuine need Of receiving
his letters twenty-four houre IN ad-
vance Of the week day delivery. Chris
tan people everywhere have an unes-
capable responsibility in this situation
They should not only refrain from
Joining the number whose heedlessness
works injustice. but they el1oulc
promptly indicate to their postmaster
! that they have no desire TO avail them
I selves Of the privilege. Postmaster
are quite as DESTROYS as any to avoid
Sunday work. IL they can DO supported
by pubic sentiment"
Gibbons on Edison's Theology.
The distinguished Catholic preIate
Cardinal Gibbons. has been putting Mr.
Edison into the same category witt
Darwin - . warning against too ex'
cesoive devotion to scientific pursuits
Darwin. ~ We all know. bemoanet
1t the end Of his life that his pre-
occupation with scientific ideas hat
akrophisd his sense Of poetry ami
music. The cardinal thinks religion
must be included whether Darwin salt
90 or mt. As> Edison Straw these re
marks from Cardinal Gibbons by an In
tseview published In the columhisl
Magaxine There Mr.. Edison admit
his belief in Darwin's theories. bu
thinks that evolution does not en-
; tireiy explain the wondrous facts Of m
) ture." He goes NJ further in his &c
|, cepAance OF the canons Of spig1tun