The evening world., 1913-10-04

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She fondly told how the baby was
Offering 1t TO him to hold In his arm
man 80 scared in my life. "Oh. mol"
to excuse me. There Is q trick abou
back"
Yet had the mother told him that the
baby showed symptoms Of higher CIV
tlization ne would At once have gone to
great lengths to find the facts.
Harold Bolce loved the Bible. once
he studied for the ministry. but soon
science and statistics claimed his In
terest and he continued tho study OF
the Bible. largely with . view Of deter
mining its accuracy. Thus his work
blasting at the Rock Of Ages was
his notable achievement IN that direc-
ton. For long time Harold Boice was
a Christian Scientist. Very often ne
told me that the great ray Of hope for
the human In this belief was the cheer
full attitude Involved In this religion.
BEGGED HIS FRIENDS TO sue.
GEsT HAPPY rHouohrs.
This note Of cheer never went to pro-
test with Harold. He never could write
unless he was cheerful.
Suggestion also was one OF his hob
b!es. lie would always beg those close
10 him 10 only suggest happy thoughts.
He would then gather together his boxes
and barrels OF statistics. lock himself
In room and write like mad. And no
one will deny that Harold Bolce can
write. He does not mind any subject.
In fact, TO my astonishment when l
WAS In London last summer. found
him following up a clue for great
murder case In the outskirts OF the city.
In this effort he was intent upon prov
Ing some great effect On dual person.
ality.
The time he became interested in
eugen!cs was the great Eugene Con-
gress. when Bolce had many talks with
Charles Darwin. who was one OF the
leading spirits IN the eugenic movement.
Also DR.. Saleeby. who Is now one OF
the consulting sctentists relative 10 HIS
eugenic baby. Eugenette. Harold Bolcs
believed that mothers should be eco.
nomically free. As to this he said:
MAN y free politically and
otherwise ana the white man has
fseeA the black, bat there never
has bssa Q pFoelanataon Of smaA.
oapatioA for the mothers Of The
rAes. The svolutaon Of oiviisasioA
has been iaansAtasly slow. Il has
stumbled N carole-ths family
circle.
1T mas trodden the endless round In
the commonplace. The world has had
| Its great leaders. but most Of us In
| spite OF Their great teachings live In
| Inc midst OF poverty Of thought. We
have. for example. no one to compare
with Confucius or Socrates. They have
made Hymen something OF harlequin
| and Cupid Ia most At home In Q com.c
| supplement.
| MARRIAGE SYSTEM "chEAP AND
rAWDRv MELooRAMA."
"Thsy have made love ludioroas.
Our whole marriage system 10
cheap and tawdry molodrama OF
society and IL never really becomes
serious until II staEts toward the
tragedy Of divorce.
"Matrtnony is simply an institution
good in one age and outllved In the
next. Long ago We did away with the
professional mourner at the grave and
the skeleton at the feast We are
orr, sinai In everything except marriage.
| religion and the home
| As to woman's distinct place In the
world Harold B0ice seemed to retain
very old-fashloned ideas. however. This
Ii plainly disclosed In a debate Of which
he took the negative side on the sub
ject "Should Woman Propose" and pub
lished In the illustrated Sunday Maya.
zine. In this article he said:
I'VE have become Teconciled to ever
lastirg changes In the Eternal Femin'
Inc. We dodge her hats when fashion
so DEGREES, and the dangerous javeiin.
with which she transfxes them. Her
waist IL never precisely In the same
place two seasons In succession.
Man can adjust himself to anything
woman does. lie has to. She hobbies
herself and strides over US with the
confidence Of Caesar. She wears
chains. but forged by herself. and II
the symbol OF Freedom In spite oil
them. II she intends to propose. moth
ing probably will stop her. There arr
even men who viii not.
woman excels In more than thre,
hundred and fifty occupations In Amer
lea, and she can readily add anothes
role. The championship for ropin,
steers 10 held by . woman; woman,
success. II she starts to propose. 10 -
cured! Sssldls. the best follows amen