Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-30

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have able sermons ably delivered. Man
ner is quite as important a. matter, too.
1t requires greater ability to preach to
the common people than to the So
called uncommon" people. The high
est compliment ever paid to Jesus - .
preacher IL couched in these words:
'''The common people heard him gladly
It is easier to reach and hold q uni
versity congregation than a cosmopoll-
tan congregation.
From Uncle osorvs's Sermon.
tSioux City Journal
The instrumentalities Of God, what
ever men may think they are doing.
are impelling men toward higher and
better life. In their practical relations
they are finding that they must Join
in protecting other men in order to
find assurance Of self protection. The
, lesson Is being written large In COM
munity. in the sight of the nation. and
before the eyes of the whole world.
Business turns this way and that 70
level its index finger upon the law Of
God
Very many people have worriment
lest they may not have the conScious
delight of the streets OF gold. the
peace OF the river of life. the melody
OF angels who make the harp dell
cioueiy tuneful. and whose voices make
music worthy OF the Lamb. Better
far than strut or vanity and sense Of
superiority over the damned 1t 10 to be
an unconscious drop in the great and
eternal pure river Of the water or
life, clear as crystal. proceeding out
OF the throne OF God and Of the
Lamb To be that Is in line with
high ambition. To be that is to DE
swallowed up In the love OF God
Great soldiers count not their own
| lives They give all they are, they
| make every possible human sacrifice.
to the cause in which they are en-
| listed.
Therefore I say unto you. Take no
thought for your life. what ye shall
eat. or what We shall drink: nor yet
for your body. what ye shall put on.
/, Is not the life more than meat. and
the body than raiment?"
| Every one who doeth well Is the
servant Of God in the redemption OF
the world. Why not be content with
that? Men can do little for them
| selves or by themselves. They can
do little in the narrow span OF their
days for the betterment OF the world
and the glory of God: but they may
! have place in the great spans OF time
! built in reaches OF centuries OF strus-
| gie, OF suffering. Of disappointment, OF
tears and prayers. to the endless glory
Of God.
None Of US liveth to himself. and
no man dieth to himself"
inpurity in the Magazines.
4 ri NJ Hrffnn has
| Of late come under the censure OF botn
Law and religious journals. the latter
| representing both branches of the
! church. The Baptist Standard takes a
cue from a story which the Charleston
News and Courier passes on about
writer who tried to get acceptance Tor
one of his tales in a popular weekly
i magazine. The manuscript was re-
turned with the EDITORS comment that
| the story was a trifle too suggestive
in one place" The author then sent
| il to one of the popular monthly maya
zines and the editor this time, wrote
| back that he liked the story immense
". but thought two or three OF the
| scenes could be made much more sug-
eestive without being actually inde-
| cent. The author. We are told. refused
| to make the changes, altho being an
author, he needed the money. Ihe
! comment which the secular paper ADDS
| Is that
The incident illustrates phase
thru which current literature 10 now
passing The licentious story seems to
be very greatly in demand. Those per-
;odicals which are sticking to decency
in fiction are losing customers. while
those which cater to q Boccsccio-l low
ing public are swelling their lists OF
subscribers. It Is unfortunate that 1t
should be SO. =. -. The demand Tor .
return TO the normal becomes acute.
We can almost detect signs OF the
! retroxression. 1t might be worth while
for the postoffice department to read
what Some Of the magazines are pub :
l fishing and see some Of the pictures
they are reproducing.
The BAPTIST STANDARD wonders why
some magazines are permitted IN the
1 mails" and why TAT least two or three
of the best sellers are found on news
stands" adding:
"The associate editor was in book
store in a certain Texas city this week
and overheard two ladies ask for some
books that were lively. They objected
TO one on the ground that 1t was too
dull. L. 1t any wonder that the courts
are choked with divorce suits a. lons
az the country is Hooded with immoral
literature?"
i The Catholic weekly America GSess
York; Joins with others Of its faith IN
censuring our periodical literature
and does not hesitate to name two OF
three prominent names. which. accord
ing 10 rs lights, ara among the trans
Rressors. without going 80 far AZ e
repeat these we pass on it, structures
in substance:
THE secular periodicals that can
safely be introduced into Catholic
J. homes are growing fewer year by year
When the editorial stan of 49, -waa
reorTanized some time ago. the char
!. acter Of the articles that appeared
seemed to improve. But Its subsequent
reduction in price and its protest Ain
at a wider appeal have been followed
by another lowering OF tone. Many o.
7 the stories and papers that 1t hai
been recently printing on the life o.
the underworld. syiiI do the sophisti-
Gated general reader no manner Of
good, and can do nothing but harm e
the young. What II worse u the 2ae'
I that these. objectionable articles A.,
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