Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-02
receive mental treatment" sucn items

receive mental treatment Such Items
would pc greeted with laughter.
Now. what are the tacts9 While these
editorials were being published, the
news columns Of the papers In which
they appeared were showing that
Christian Scientists, thru their cnurcneS
aside from what was given individually,
were contributing large sums OF money
to the funds Of the He'd Cross Society
for the relief Of the stricken people. An
inspection of the published lists Of con-
tributors to these funds will show that
the amounts thus given by Christian
Scientists were most liberal and must
have reached in the aggregate fully
5 100000. Such prompt and generous
action on the part Of the Christian Sci
ence churches should be sufficient proof
that they are not in the summer SOL
der and sunshine patriot class; and
the following correspondence Will show
that not even this was the extent OF
their benefactions, for in addition to
contributing, as above stated, to the
Red Cross fund for the benent OF all
who were in need. the Chrlstlan Sci
en1ists rendered further assistance to
this fund by taking care OF their own
people.
Christian Science Flood Relief Com
mittee. go Hayden Building column
bus O., May {, 1913.
To His Excellency Hon. James NJ Cox,
Governor of Ohio:
Sir-Assuming you would welcome
information pertaining thereto the
Christian Science food relief commit
tee wishes to report briefly its activities
in collecting and distributing 1unos ZOE
relief in Ohio and Indiana.
This committee was organized April
= and a letter sent to every Christian
Science church in the United states
response was prompt and generous.
During the month over $4,000 has been
received. Conditions in many places
have been personally investigated oy
the committee, and funds are being dis
tributed thru local representatives, TO
| whom the following amounts have oeen
| sent thus far: Dayton. o., $4,000; IN
diana noints. $500: Hamilton. o.. so,-
! 900. Columbus, O.. $4,000; Marietta, "
81 500: other points, $1,70o; total or
! sso 300 The rest Of the funds Will be
! distributed shortly. The cost OF ad-
ministering this fund is less than one
half Of 1 per cent, and is placing those
assisted in a position to re-estaoiish
themselves without further aid from
| other relief organizations.
Many Of our churches had sent large
contributions thru other channels pc
! fore this committee was organized
hence such letters as the accompanying
copy, which is typical Of many received.
| Assuring you of our best wishes, we
/ are, yours respectfully.
The Christian Science Flood feiier
| Committee.
! BY w. H Howard. Secretary.
| Tt Is not the custom Of Christian Sci
| entists to parade their benevolences'
and nothing would have been said IN
| this instance had it not seemed neces-
! sary to state the facts in order to cor
/ rect whatever Misrepresentation may
! have arisen from the newspaper edi-
| torials referred to. as to their attitude
| in other than 'the piping times OF
peace" tho it would seem that previous
responses to appeals for help both at
home and abroad should have removed
any doubt on this point once and Tor
/ al