The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-29
Professor From Germany
SAYS That Most American
Preachers Are Very Often
Wrong in Their Views.
HAS GIVEN TALKS
AT HIGH SCHOOL
He Ayers That Most Minis
ters Invite Him to Return
to Their Churches After
He Has Expressed Views.

Rev. DR.. I. M. Magil. of Germany
who has been in this city during the
last week will leave tonight. The
Rev. Magil has command of five diff
ferent languages and has been giving
talks to the high school students dur
ing his s~s::ncarceration' in this city.
He has been reviewing, by talks, the
institutions and Conditions of
Switzerland"
Relative to the Y. M. c. A.. Rev.
Magil said, "You have here a nice in
stitution but the sociability of the
members seems to be parted more by
an invisible separation than they do in
our country. There seems to be more
limitations and restrictions here than
other places. Our Y. M. C. A. is more
club-like. The boys are allowed to
smoke as they pursue the different
courses of pleasure and are permitted
to play cards. This condition makes
1t possible to entertain only light
passion of corrupt vices. The lobby
is always full of jolly boys because
there is large membership.
In regard to government, see that
the people in America are making
great progress in their socialistic
views. prophesy time not more than
twenty-five years when the govern
ment of this country will own all the
railroads. 1t can be done because it
is done in our country. The people
must be patient by first changing the
city of municipal ownership, then the
state. Tt will not be long until they
have changed the whole country.
A Detriment.
81 can see a tendency in religion
having strong grip on this govern
ment and much to its detriment. The
preachers, in their dictations to gov
ernmental facilities, are unfair and un-
just. They generally confine Justice
to their own ideas which in the main
are too narrow. They are not apt to
look at civic problems with scien.
tific point Of view.
Il am continually asked by certain
il l would preach in their
churches. l often refused, telling
them that it was hard to keep from
telling the truth about their religion
and should l become lost in my sub
ject, I might tell them something they
would not like. However when did
preach, they always asked me to come
again.
''ln our country the saloons are not
hampered by the nagging criticisms of
the preachers. Beer there is consider
ed beverage and preachers them
selves drink like any ordinary man.
In this way the saloons are conducted
in better manner than here
ITO treat man to glass of beer
in our country is an insult Every
man is supposed to be able to pay
for his own. In this way when a
group of men go into a soloon they do
not come out drunk from the effects of
each man treating a round They
drink what they want and go out
Your saloons can be managed the
same way by first eliminating the
alcoholic drinks and put a glass front
in all saloons with tables in the front
part"
The Rev. Magil is we'll versed on
many subjects and his talks are
pleasure to all those who hear him
He was supposed to talk in Kalamazoo
and Grand Rapids within the next
few days but will not get there until
tomorrow.