Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-25
WELL. KNOWN LOCAL PASTOR
pLEAsEs AUDIENCE WITH
Address WEDNESDAY,.
EDUCATION AZ DEVELOPER
OF WHAT "a IN INDIVIDUAL
Club Women Can Crest, H..,ts,su, AZ.
nnesphsrs Over the Young Life, and
Parents May Dsvets Mers Time 60
csmpanienship With Children -
Musical Features Also Enjoyed.

The meeting Of the Marshaltown
Woman's Club was unusually we'll at
tended at Red Mems hall Wednesday
afternoon, the members being privi-
legged to take guests, and the attend
ance of members being large. The
president, Mrs. J. D. Vail, presided over
the routine business session, with Mrs
Benjamin Packer as acting secretary
The afternoons program. the prin-
cipal feature Of which was . splendid
address by Rev. B. F. Martin. Of the
Congregational church, was In charge
Of the home and education department,
Of which Mrs. J. T. Pound 10 chairman.
and opened with a delightful piano
number by Miss Catherine Sutphen.
who also acted as accompanist for Miss
vocal solos, '"The Call" and When the
Birds Go North Again" Miss Cham
berlain responded to an encore.
Rev. Mr.. Martin spoke on ''The
Present Day Outlook in Education
and made the statement that no one
subject has SO claimed the attention OF
tho word as that Of education, not
even excepting the church and religion,
nor the home, for education has COM
pretended all Of these.
Several impressions obtain regarding
education. One idea is that it means
SO many years In the kindergarten,
grades, high school and colleges-and
glad when the thing Is over with; to
the parents, perhaps. how much money
1t will cost. Another is the honor. dis
tinction, and social relationship which
1t will bring in its train. A third is
that Of bringing to the mind certain
facts and knowledge. and packing it
down long enough for the student to
pass his examinations.
The highest idea of all, and that to-
ward which all should strive, Is regard
ing education as means Of unfolding,
developing that life which is within the
individual, to its highest state. Educate
not for the systems sake, but for that
of the individual. Three great factors
in the development of this inner life
run thru all systems Of education.
First, the immature life Of the child:
second. the goal or destiny of that i'm
mature being; and third, the older or
mature life helping the immature life
upward toward its destiny.
i The speaker touched upon the con
duct Of some of the young life in our
own city, and while much of it is to be
deplored. said we, measure a lot OF
what we see; by our own Ideals and
conceptions. not realizing that the Of
tenders have not our knowledge, and
not striving to lead them Alright, only
condemning. He would demonstrate
what he emphasized in his talk about
developing the inner life here In our
own community, and asked If there
was gerater thing which these splen-
did womcn's clubs could do than to
create more helpful atmosphere over
this young life. or for parents to drop
some Of the superficial things which
take so much time, and devote more
time to Intelligent companionship with
their; children
Rev. Mr. Martins talk was received
with approving applause, and a short
general discussion followed.
The program closed with sevSr1'
very pleasing vocal numbers by Mr..
Howe, singing evangelist. accompanied
by his wife. Mr.. Howe responded to
an encore.
Guests present from out Of town
were Miss Figert of Glidden: Miss
Shan Culver, Of Albion: Miss Cole. of
Kansas City, Mo-: Mrs F. s. Chambers
and Mrs Herbert Smith, Of Spokane,
Wash.