Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-15
SENATOR KENYON
BUSY WHILE HERE
DELIVERED FOUR ADDRESSES
DURING HIS FIRST VISIT
TO THE CITY.
,oWA's JUNIOR SENATOR
ioWA's JUNIOR SENATOR
MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION
Speaks in Methodist. Baptist. and Gen.
trail Churches and at the Soldiers
and Peace Treaties in Two Principal
Address-Loeal Politicians Trail Him

ance il public in this city Sunday since
his election During mis- stay he was
kept fairly busy. He addressed four
meetings during the afternoon and
evening The first was at the Methodist
church. where he spoke to an audience
Of between 800 and 500 men under the
auspices of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement.
Later he was taken to the soldiers
home, where he talked for a short time
to an audience of veterans. In the
evening he spoke before an audience
that filled the Baptist church, and
later addressed the congregation at
Central Church of Christ
The peace treaties proposed between
the federal government and England
and France, which the senator favors
as measures tending to promote inter-
national peace, was the subject OF the
Baptist church address.
Makes Splendid Impressions.
Senator kenyon's fnur audiences ag-
grega,ed 1000 or 5000 people. He left
with them splendid impression OF
himself before he had finished. The
judge, by his addresses and especially
the lecture of the afternoon before the
men at the Methodist church. stands
for high type of craftsmanship and
manhood This address was q distinct
and an emphatic appeal for the highest
manhood. delivered in an easy, fluent
and fcrceful manner. He was fire.
quently interrupted by applause as he
eloquen1ly pleaded for brother!y love
on the quality typifying the highest
type Of manhood. His subject was
The Bishop of D." DR.. George NJ.
Johnson. chairman Of the general COM
mitiee Of the Men and Religion For
| ware, Movement, introduced the
I speaker.
Takes Victor Rueo's Character.
! Senator Kenyon chose we'll known
| character from the fiction OF Victor
Hugo as the subject of his address.
The story of the bishop of D is found
( in the second book of the first volume OF
Les slisera 6les'' 1t is the story OF
great love for fellowman. Pointing to
! the character Of the old bishop. whose
| charity and love overcame all things,
| Senator Kenyon held it up in contrast
with the achievements of other great
/ men. many Of them notorious. some or
them monstrostities of their age. but
all OF them accounted great in the
v orld's history.
The nobility Of simple things is the
| true nobility. Divinity's throne is
mercy, not marble. That life is only
a success which has made the world
better for having lived These are
few OF the epigramatic sentences
which punctuated his address
Pleads Creed Of Love.
h
erly love Love was the great domi-
mating characteristic of the life OF
Bishop D. Love" said the senator,
was the alpha and omega of his
creed He painted an optimistic pic
ture of the accomplishments Of broth
erly love in individual. community,
and national movements. He believes
the world is growing better and that
i, more and more it is being realized that
) the successful life is the life that &C
! complishes something for the race OF
mankind rather than for the individual
: only.
Speaks at Baptist Church.
q In the evening Senator Kenyon spoke
al the Baptist church before an ex.
, ceptionally large Sunday night aud
i fence that completely filled the church
4 The audience accorded the speaker tn
closest attention turnout his address
q Senator Kenyon was introduced b.
i Rev. James MCGEE.
y Senator Kenyon spoke on the Taf
peace treaties. which the senate
y favors He said that civilization ha'
= done away with trial by com bat. an
that the old method Of setting diff
4 cuities by war had been supplanted b.
! courts and juries. 1t was now tim
s that nations were abandoning war an
9 settling their differences thru interna
Il tional courts. Senator Kenyon is anx
ious that the peace treaties be enacted
and asked the people to support tn
q senate in the adoption.
8 Also Speaks at Central Church.
4 Altho announced to speak only a
r. one church service Senator Kenyo
IL vas pressed into service at Centr;
Il Church Of Christ where another larg
- audience awaited MIN following mis- al
dress at the BAPTIST. At the secon
Ii service the senator spoke very brief
q and along more general lines. more et
= pecially or the Men and Religion Fol
ward Movement. He said he had con
K here TO add his word to the great r.
lligious movement that Ia now grippin
the men OF this and other countrfe
side Of the christian faith. Senator
H. Van Law introduced Senator KeI
yon at Central church.
Doesn't Escape eelities.
Between two addresses in the afte
noon and two pulpit talks in the eve,
ing Senator Kenyon was kept excee
ingIy busy at the hotel Attorn
George Dawson OF Waterloo, Postma
ter r. G. Clark, OF Webster City, Sta
Senator Fred Larrabee, Of Fort Dod(
c. E. Rawson, Of Des Moines. all clio
personal and political friends Of {
senator, and the senatoys brother,
A. Kenyon, OF Fort Dodge. met here
spend the day with him.
And then the senator was waited U
on by local friends of DR.. Devine in {
postonice contest, and late In the .
ternoon +. G. PIERCE. C. Il. -. Boar
man, F. p. Lierle and r. q. Hynds w