Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-03
For Sunday Reading
All Sort, q 0s;.i..,
Three Requests.

A p. NJ. q. reader sends US the fol-
lowing little story-certainly one q
the best Of its kind:
To the great god Buddha came the
representatives of the Catholic. Pro-
testant, and Jewish religions, to pay
him homage. Buddha. very nattered.
told each of them that IL they would
express a wish, It would be fulfilled.
What do you wish?" he asked the
Catholic.
The answer was "Glory."
You shall have it," said Buddha, and
turning to the Protestant What do
You Wish?"
Money"
you shall have It,"
And you?" This to the Jew.
X do not want much" quoth he;
give me the Protestant's address!"-
Pail Mall Gazette.
During revival meetings in a Wes-
tern city. placards giving notices OF the
Various meetings. subjects, ETC.. were
posted in conspicuous places. One day
the following was displayed:
Subject-"Hell: It's Location and Its
Absolute Certainty"
Thomas Jones, barytone. will sing.
!
Home Journal.
Millions For Christian Asseeiations.
Four millions might not seem roo
large sum for New York to devote 20
and women. The upshot Of It's two
weeks campaign proved the surmise a
fact. Philadelphia had raised $1,000
900 by the "whirlwind" methods aAvo-
Gated by Mr.. Charles 8. Ward, and
other places had given In their proper
tions. Besides. the whirlwind collec-
tor was aga'n ION the job" and had
1000 assistants to spread the appeal.
The two weeks found the sum short 0y
few hundred thousands. but twenty
four hours grace completed and ex-
ceeded the goal by over $4,000. No
contribution was regarded as too small
tho some were looked upon. perhaps
humorously. as too large. From a
penny to 100000 was asked. Above
the latter sum II was thought not wise
to go so as not to spoil the fun Of
campaigning. Mr.. John D. Rockefel-
Ter stands alone as the giver Of the
maximum, but the second largest giver
is Mrs. Willard d. Straight. who con-
tributed 100000. The impression that
the entire amount was raised in fifteen
days. however. needs some slight cor.
rection. 1t was a year ago that the
efforts began. At that time five women
Miss Grace Dodge. Mrs. Finley Shep-
ard, Mrs. willard D. Straight, Mrs.
Clarence Hyde. and Mrs. John French
contributed 100000 for the National
Board Building and the site on which
1t stands. This building. at Lexington
avenue and Fifty -second street. Is
completed and in working order. Most
Of the remaining S4.0ooo00 will be ap-
portioned to building purposes for the
two associations.
An up-To.pats New Testament
Even in our American Revised" YER
sion OF the Scriptures there Is an at
tempt to preserve the time -hallowed
characteristic flavor Of the King James
Bible. So The Christian World (Lon-
don) thinks that the latest serious and
reverent effort to turn the Greek of the
original into the common prose Of to-
day as bound to be Of great interest,
and both students of the Greek Testa-
men and ordinary English readers will
find this version full of new light and
suggestion" DIR. James Moffat, pro.
lessor Of Greek and New Testament
Exegesis in Mansfield college, Oxford.
who has prepared this translation in
dependently says he has attempted to
translate the New Testament exactly
as one would render any piece of con-
temporary Hellenistic prose-" For one
thing, observes The Christian World.
he has avoided the absurdity Of try
ing to use single English word as the
equivalent, for q particular Greek word,