Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
Local Comment

stSsIs6s:SSIseIC0Sss IsI.I.N IsIsSessIeH:eIs
Rev. NJ. Rest has already received
four applications from. young women
VINO desire 10 take hospital training IN
the proposed protestant hospital 10 pe
ruil, IN this city. one coming from
Pomeroy. town west of Fl. Dodge ana
l40 miles from Marsnalito~n anu t!-e
temporary organization is not yet per-
fected The German ETangelicals IA e
distinct advantage over many Of tee
protestant denominations in '-ospital
work il. that the daughters OF their
,,rcple are more willing to devote
themselves 10 nursing and social ser
vice.
The people Of Marshal,o~n little
realize The Importance Of the oppor-
tuni-y offered 10 them in this prolcsea
hospital and especially have tie prot
esrant church people been SLOW 70 sec
their own opportunity in it. Not only
i three fourth Of the cost Of he pant
10 come from outside OF the city out
the annual contributions which me
German Eyangel;cals have long oeen
sending 10 their hospitals OUTSIDE OF
T. :
,ls.v per cent upon H. endGN nen-
Innd IF 500. eOo. No one denomination
IN Narshal!towr. would ever undertake.
q hospital OF this magnitude iloae ana
val an Of hem fee! that there is need
here "a, the work and thai there Il a.
obligation resting upon them IS chris
t.ans 10 lie doing something % ti'3
kind TIE Germans have off..'ed 70
.n the people Of this ci1! an oP'9r-
tuyluy t. cooperate IN d sranC hl''e-
rIlent OF social service.
The editor Of tins newspaper has
aroused bo1h commenGation and inals-
ration in his manner Of stating tAe
nropositicn as to this hospital tor ehe
reacf.er mas taken the trouble I" come
"a the Office 10 express his approval
While another has taken ofIense Key.
Mr.. Rest. Of course. had nothing 20
do with the manner 81 putting up ed
itnrial comment in rhis newspaper ana
he is not free 10 say What was saiu
even if ne felt it. The editor stated
tn. proposition as follows: are 'he
protestant people Of this city 70 De
content with their prayer meetings ana
preaching and magnificent church
F,i,ildines while the Catholics are let
10 do th.. christian work OF service IN
their hospital or will the protestant
aeopIe join the German Evangelcais
in the building Of q magnificent hos
r,i+al and deaconess' home in this
c5-vr" OF course. the protestant peo-
.,a are not going 20 ne so content but
M facts are that the whole burden
,,eoy,z 20 actual social service as a
r,anifesration of their christianity and
The protestant churches the world over
have been slower to engage IN !iospi-
tai undertakings than has the Catholic
church altlo in many otner helos Oh
helnf,,lness the comparison is not TO
their disadvantage. One preacher mas
read from the language an lmpHen
charge that he and his church are SOC
iai PARASITES ~nlcn, 81 course. aT""ses
his Indignation. While that was not
exactly what the writer had in nina
VET there is no desire to modllS 1he
original language beca use the bellef IN
this newspaper office is that GOOD
preaching. sincere praying and peau-
1ifl.l churches DO not constitute reai
christianity until they result in WORKS
and social service as manifested III
hospital is one Of the works. The pur-
/ nose in writing is to get under the hide
Of the person VINO is content with MS
/ ,raying and with the professions OF ms
christianity made for him by the
preacher he employs in the house oulit
! for that purpose and who feels that
! the obligations Of his faith have beer
| fully discharged without the doing OF
works of social service. This nospltai
is one Of the works and ought to be
( seized by all christian people as an OPP
/ nortinity. The minute church mem :
Der complains that our church debt is
such a burden to US that We can't af'
! ford to help on hospital that minute.
had the church better be sold and the
money given to the hospital. Rev. Mr..
Rest can apologize for this as best
he can for il is the personal express
/ sion Of this newspaper management
| and is open for pulpit discussion. The
fact that the brotTerhoods are con-
tinually asking themselves the ques-
ton, What can we do to perform in
I accordance with our bel!ef?' is evil
/ dence enough that there is need of an
! opportunity for work. 1t has come
/ All II needs is leadership.
| Mr.. Ketchum has given US n sug-
gestion which should be officially