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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

tafy not under arms. The Geneva -.
ISOLATION presents the most poignant
case. At the outbreak OF the war it,
three secretaries separated. one to
night under the German colors, one
under the French. and the third to
stand and wait with the Swiss troops.
The survey Of conditions continues:
Sunday school workers have been
closely united all over the world and
met last year at Zurith. In 1915 they
planned to have a convention in Japan,
but today many OF their members are
under arms and under oath to kill ono
another.
The continuation committee Of the
Edinburgh Missionary Conference Is
split into British. German, and French
factions, and only God by his love and
power can weld them together again.
What mockery is war writes
Bishop Nueison. Of the American Meth
odist church, that the German Roesch
and the Frenchman Campy, two Meth
odist missionaries. laboring for awhile
shoulder 10 shoulder in our North
African mission at Algiers, preaching
the gospel to the Moslems, should be
compelled as officers in hostile armies
to lead their companies against one
another
In the east and the west an urgent
appeal Is made to the English public
to support German missionary work
NO matter how hardly we are pressed
TO maintain our own missions we can
not allow fractricidal war which is
raging. among christians at home to
bring about the starvation of chris
tan missionaries or the interruption of
their work abroad. Any help which We
can give to those who are nominally
our enemies. but who are our fellow
workers in Christ in the mission field.
will afford convincing proof both to
them and to their converts that chris
tan love Is more potent force than
the antipathies and prejudices which
are begotten of one-eided and imper-
feet patriotism. There are no more dt
voted and self sacrificing missionaries
in the world than those who hail from
the fatherland'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
PENSIONING PREACHERS.


In a church brotherhood meeting re-
Gently the opinion was expressed by a
member that this plan 10 pension the
pastors who are too old TO do active
work is all wrong, He said that they
should enter the ministry with no
expectation of a pension, that they
should trust in the Lord and go ahead.
But the fact Of the case is that the
Lord all down thru the ages has
worked thru human fundamentally.
so that trusting in the Lord may mean
trusting in the pension department OF
the church, The soldier who goes
forth TO war has the consolation of
knowing that the nation will care for
him in his old age. or for his widow
and children il he fails on the field of
battle. Ii is perhaps not too much to
have the church follow the example
of the nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22


New York-The story OF the long
fight Of the postmaster general to have
the aeropiane thoroughly tested az q
mail carrying vehicle was told to the
members Of the Aero Club OF America
at their annual banquet by Joseph
Stewart second assistant postmaster
general The time will come. MI
Stewart believed, when the United
states will have from $500 TO 1000
aeropIanes In Its mail carrying service.
These ayiators and machines could be
drafted into the army In time OF war.
Mr.. Stewart explained. He told Of
several sem. official tests Of the aero
plane a. . mail caSrisr that were sue
cessful and Of his long hght to get an
appropriations from congress. 4 am
very hopefur' he sid. that even II
we fall to get the appropriation this
year we viii be successful next year."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Topics of the Times

The Farmers Grain Dealers AS
ISOLATION Of Iowa passed a resolution
inviting the commission house sole
Tor 10 cut out his practice Of furnish
ing booze TO shippers at the conven-
ton or TO stay away. But doubt not
that a sore and disappointed minority
shuddered at the passage OF the res
oiution.
The waverly independent has alb
sorbed the Republican at that place,
the other two papers taking part OF
the equipment Good idea. Now II
two Of those left would buy out the
third the cituation would he even bet
ter for the publishers, the public and
the advertisers.
Rogers of Carroll would make It Diff
foul, for husbands and wives TO gain
divorce by agreement. But ,sn't di-
vorce usually the result Of disagree
ment?
/ Down a; Des Moines they call them
athletic shows" At Milwaukee they
are termed boxing contests. but they
are all the same things We used TO
call prize fights.
II all an Iowa legislature can fnd
In investigate is the use Of word
by the governor the rest % the state
may settle back and 90 to reading the
magazine articles on the war.
The inconsistency Of whisky ad
and an editorial on temperance in the
same newspaper was never SO glar-
.ngly apparent as at the present time.
Was ever war since the art OF
written communication was discovered
Of which less was actually known than
Of the details Of the struggle in Europe
Perhaps the trouble IS 100 many
doors in the state house.
DR.. Steiner may be said to have ar
rived The Clinton Herald dominates
him for governor of Iowa. In pass
ing il might be said that the eminent
professor OF applied christianity would
probably make some stir in the exec
utive office.
Just to show how times change Baby
Esther may be lieutenant governor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
raaaAeur, MUNICIPAL psosltm.

Down IN the lower right hand corner
alongside one Of the numerous branches
OF the %" on which trains run now and
then between Red Oak and Hamburg
and switch on to Tarkio, Mo-, and
points north and south. A quiet and
pastoral people inheh!.. buying the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

The farmers OF Des Moines and other
counties IN this section of the valley
have been perplexed at the sporadic
outbreaks of hog cholera It's sudden
appearance in neighborhood was
seemingly inexplainabie. but investiga-
ton has made it less mystery. The
exact way Is told in little leaflet re-
Gently issued by the agricultural ex-
tension department of Iowa State Col
iege The story appears in the follow
ing table, based on study OF $50
farms In cholera district:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

fidence in those institutions" says the
Burlington Hawkeye. Iowa has the
unique reputation OF having more
banks than any other state In the
union. 1t Is OF prime importance 70
the state that every bank within ITS
borders shall rank as trustworthy ana
prosperous"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
1ulv Rem.rk.ble Family

A laborer's remarkable record sur
prised the Baltinglass County Wick-
low, Ireland) rural council when applb
cations for cottages we're being dis
cussed. It was stated that one OF
the applicants, John Murphy, had been
married five times. and has Al chill.
dren. Murphy proudly asserted that
his eldest child" was aged fifty. and
the youngest baby, and all the fams
uy were fed on rabbits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Iona Newspapers
.ouGHr no srIcK THEM"

When woman has her husband ar
rested today for beating her and max
ing the neighborhood hell Tor the
neighbors there ought to be law 20
make her stick to her story on the
witness stand tomorrow. For years
now several Shenandoah families nave
been fussing and raising the devil ana
having each other arrested only TO
make it up" just before the trial COM
mences. and cause a lot of bother ana
court expense to no good. They ought
to be way to stick it to them any
way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
A Masonic Meetings.
" STATED COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No. los A 2. s A NJ
Frlday. Jan, 90. 1880 p. m. Work see
ond degree. John w Wells secre''''
W. II. Steiner. ". NJ
STATED coNVocATioN, sisne'
Chapter No. IS. r. A NJ Mohusas'
Jan. IS. 1880 p. N. Regular business 1t.s
John ". wells. secretary; l. S. XII
born. E. H p.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon N
Council No. 20. R. & S. NJ. Mohuay . -
the third Sunday. l. T. Forbes Feeo'
George Gregory. L. l. M
Red Cross work, s.. ALdesnal Ian
n,andery No so *. T. Tues Gay. : a..
G q. E. 6. N. Mcfarland. Rec
SPECIAL MEETING Central CHAP IA
No 81. O. E. S, Wednesday, jan
20. $50 ?. m. Initiation Anna DOW Down
.ng. secretary; Mary Black coi'---4'
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
PILES. FISTuLA. CURED

or. G. Y. CLEMENT cures Piles,
Fistuia and other rectal diseases with
out surgical operation. Cure guaran-
iced and no pay unless cured Write
~ book on rectal diseases and testi-
anonials Address DIR. c. Y. CLEMENT,
- llarquardt Bldg, Dies Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

# 3kooe little instincts. such as when
fna and when 70 stand and when 20
Tn0Do your eyes and when to look over
49, shoulder terminate in every
80 With her first petticoat.-Wom
80 None Companion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
WHERE CHARITY BEGINS.

dubuque Telegraph Herald.1
Perhaps the proverb that charity
begins at home has become trite
in America, but even platitudes some
times bear message, and IN view Of
these hunger demonstrations 1t might
hehoove US 70 devote more energy
to alternating some OF the SUI
fering at home before crossing the
ocean with our generosities. In the
smaller cities, cities Of less than 49,
BOO. there is smaller percentage Of
suffering than in these large cities OF
millions, for Il is true that the further
away from the small communities a
man goes the armer becomes the con-
viction he is not his brothers. keeper.
Thus II is that the larger cities zee
most OF the suffering 1T home and do
the least in proportion for the suffering
abroad. while the small cities, which
see little suffering, are the largest
givers to foreign charities.
No one viii disparage the excellent
work that is being done TO relieve
famine conditions Ii Belgium and Po-
land, but 1t seem sarjonic that while
America is rushing its charity to its
neighbors across the water its own,
suffering hunger should be passed by.
Hardly more ironical would 1t be for
starving man 10 be run over by a
bakers wagon, and yet the instances
are parallel.
The federal employment agency to
be operated in connection with state
organization which Is urged by the ad
ministration, doubtless would solve
some of our domestic labor problems
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
klno ~ aeneAe.n& Drums.

"S " oe"Ss
Chloroform was tho result Of ages
OF experiment IN An effort to do away
with the pain Of surgical operations.
Opium and many other drugs had been
tried with moro or less success. In
executions by crucifixion. vinegar and
gall or myrrh were given 70 the vic'
tim, TO stnpeiy him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

Margins Explained. -.
He-"You understand what = mar
gin IN stock h. don't your she-"Oh.
yes. That's the money you put up
and lose. Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

TOO many women do a hard days
work Sunday morning TO cook din
ner the only result Of which is a
gluttoned family and Monday morn
ing doctor bill" notices the Shenandoah
World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES

The Creston Advertiser asks: How
would it do to have the sessions every
four years with a fifteen day limit"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
STATE PRINTING AND BINDING
rSioux City Journall

While the subject of retrenchment
and reform Is under consideration in
Des Moines It will be interesting to
note the disposition of the legislature
toward a more businessl.kc handling
of state printing and binding. Sug-
gestion of need for a reform along this
line is old. 1t has never been re-
ceived seriously in the past. Until re-
Gently, however, all talk OF economy
in the public service was regarded as
more or less Joke. Now there are
Indications Of public demand for an
earnest effort to econom!xe in all
branches of the government. There
Is little reason to doubt tina. both eff
fciency and economy might be con-
served by doing away with the offices
of state printer and binder. reducing
the volume of matter printed under
state offices and letting contracts on
competitive bids for such work as may
be authorized.
1t is not necessary 20 assume there
lis positive graft in the present sys-
tenn. 1t is sufficient 20 admit there is
looseness. leading inevitably to in
efficiency and extravaganza. There is
no incentive to reduce the quantity OF
work turned out-quite the contrary.
There Is no inducement to economy
of time or material or labor. In the
easy. going atmosphere extravaganza
is unavoidable. 1t is not necessarily
the fault OF individuals. 1t is more
the fault Of the system--or lack Of
system.
James NJ Pierce. the Des Moines
publisher, who has long contended for
"a moro economical disposal OF state
printing and binding. has offered to
do all the work that would be handled
thru the state printer and state binder
for the next two years and a reduc-
ton of not less than $4,000 from
the amount charged for il under the
present law. II is not expected that
this offer will be accepted. It was in
tended to indicate the measure Of
economy that might be effected In this
way. Mr.. Pierce suggests that II the
recommendations OF the retrenchment
and reform committee should be ac-
cepted the saving in printing and bind
ing bills might run from so to rs per
cent. The report OF this committee
called for reduction in the volume Of
printed reports and tho elimination
therefrom Of duplication. II these
sources Of extravagance could be dried
up q substantial saving could be made
even under the present system.
There Ia. however, no good reason
for adhering to a system that is eco
nomically indefensiblA- II may re-
quire little hardening OF the legts-
la.ive heart to abolish offices which
have been looked upon as established
political nstitutions-onices for which
some good fellows politically may be
in line Still IL might be better to put
up with the unpleasant consequences
OF such a move than later to face the
hard heartedness OF the voter whose
patience has given out before a con-
slant succession Of increas sing tax re-
ceipts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
BANKS AND MINISTRY.


Sunday we heard Rev. Genge OF the
First Christian church declare that
few churches of the city were contrib
uting students for the ministry and the
majority come from the country, that
from one Missouri county more min
listers had been produced than from
any other county btween the two
oceans. 1t was also commented that
while this country required only three
or four years to educate q man for the
pulpit other countries provided Q
course OF six to twelve years. What
the church wants most is men. not
money. according to this observer, who
also states that several thousand
churches are without preachers, chief
1y because OF lack Of satisfactory. ef-
fcient material
Then there is opinion prevalent tina,
boys do not like 20 take up the min
! istry for life work. We have IN mind
for instance. three fine boys in the
family of Walter Abegg, Cashier Of
the Blaxesourg Savin6S bank. They
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

Since Billy Sunday came and went
the biblical allusion Is frequent in Des
Moines newspapers, as note the Des
Moines Capital. Governor Clarke's
admonition to Iowa is-'Go forward
That is what Moses said to the chill
dren Of Israel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Secs Prohibition il 1920.


In the year 1920 there Will be inter-
national prohibition and there Will be
no saloons, according to the prophecy
OF Catch My Pal" Patterson. other
wise known as the Rev. r. ]. Patter-
son. who spoke before the Current
Events class Of the First Congrega-
tional church in Evanston.
Mr.. Patterson told Of his starting the
Catch My PAR temperance move
ment in Ireland with six members; OF
its increase to twenty members. to
twenty four, and its constant growth,
until now 1t has ESQ 900 mepIe ers in the
English speaking countries OF the
world
Nearly all drinking men are men OF
good breeding" said the speaker. TT
is thru oversociability that they be-
come hard drinkers"
He also told of his method OF get
ting. one drinking man. telling him 20
get a friend, and the two OF them
signing the temperance pledge.
The Rev. William L. McE,veen. pas
tor Of the First Congregational church,
Evanston. also addressed the meeting.
speaking on Expectations for Europe
for 1915"
Some persons would think that the
year 1914 viii be remembered as a
year of wars" he said. The Balkan
war ended this year; there 10 the Mex
!can revelation, and then the great
European war.
But there are other things that will
make 1914 year to be remembered in
history. The Panama canal and the
Cape Cod canal were opened this year.
In temperance also great strides
have been taken. Many states Of the
union. led by Tennessee. have voted
state wide prohibition. and Russia
with its l66. OOo, 900 people las become
prohibition territory
In speaking of the war In Europe
DIR. McEiyeen said:
Every great catastrophe is fol-
lowed by q reaction that WORKS a great
benefit to humanity. and every great
war adds 70 the true spirit OF democ-
racy."
He predicted that after the present
war all the great nations OF Europe
win become republics. declaring that
The people will not lose their faith
| in God after their sufferings, but they
Will lose faith in the governments that
led them into this war"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Put wor.bine.. Fir.t

zhe purpose of mans life is not
\ n1p8ness, but worthiness. Happiness
nay come as an accessory; We ought
0oVpe 70 make 1t the end"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Disruption Of Religious. Work.

Fears were expressed at the begin
ming Of the war that the various mis-
sionary enterprises Of the world might
be seriously affected These fears
have been more than realized. It APP
pears. and the missionary situation be-
comes more and more acute. One OF
the most serious spiritual effects. says
the Missionary Review Of the World.
Is the aisemembermept OF many inter-
national christian organizatonx. '"The
ch-lst!em EnGea.6Tssw OF different
lands nave been obliged to break on
friendly correspondence aud to become
enemies Over 2o6.J0N members of
the z. n. G. A. are in the yariOua
| armies Of Europe. reports T,y. 4 1ehn =
Mott, and there 10 scarcely. . secre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

Esther may be lieutenant governor
and appoint dry committees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

Taxpayers should be informed where
every sent of their money Is spent.
Some boards of supervisors are entirely
too economical from their own point OF
view" says the Algona Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
For Sunday Reading
Ill Sorts of Opinion,
Christianity and War.

Or. Mckim finds an answer ever for
the apparent contradiction that "a man
may kneel to the God and Father OF
Jesus and then rush forth 10 kill his
fellow man" AS he remarks:
Let 1t be said in reply that, unless
the experience Of many devoted Chris
tians is false, man may, with good
conscience and without violating the
principles OF the religion OF Christ, take
arms to defend his home and his coun-
try from unprovoked attack. / speak
from personal experience when say a
man can kneeI before God in fervent
prayer and then rush forth TO battle
with a conscience undefled Some OF
the purest Christian men In all history
have done SO. For my part, / believe
that there are hundreds Of thousands
of men on both sides bearing arms in
this war today with clear conscience.
loyal to home and country, and no whit
disloyal to the religion OF Christ.
Again. one of these writer's says:
One has the right TO expect that after
nineteen hundred years Of civilization
calling itself Christian, the church and
her ministers should have influence
enough and power enough to prevent
the savage, the brute instincts OF man
kind dominating not only kings and
other rulers but the whole body OF
people composing the nations Of Eur
ope.' Now, in the first place, 1t ls an
unjust SANDER TO declare that the
whole body of people composing the
nations OF Europe are dominated by
savage and brute instincts: and in the
second place. what right has this
! clergyman or any other man, to ex-
! pect that after nineteen hundred years
/ the Christian church should be able to
control the action Of the nations OF the
| world? Is there any promise in the
New Testament that in thousand
years or ten thousand years the whole
body Of the people in Europe or any
other continent will become Chris-
tians? II there is any such promise. let
1t be brought forward. In fact, there
is no such promise The gospel must
be preached we are told for q wit
ness among all nations! But we can
not know how soon, II ever. the masses
OF the people that make up mankind
viii accept the religion Of Christ"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
r1nEsREpUBlIcAN MARsHAILrowN IOWA: JANuARH g lsn

are Jacob. ~. for ave years with the
Ottumwa National: Frank. 10, now
with the First National at Alliance,
Neb.: Eugene. II. also with the OF
tumwa National since he was four
teen. Here Ia a case where the bank
Ing business receives three recruits
from one fireside. No applicants for
the pulpit. Fact is. we seldom hear OK
a local boy aspiring to- the ministry.
Even the church above named has sup
Piled but two candidates in Its exist
ence. We doubt II Otknmva Aven1es
a half dozen In year who take . theo-
logical course. Just why this IL true,
with thirty religious sanctuaries In
Ottumwa, Is a poser to the layman, or
the citizen who is not religfously ar
filiated. Is the world getting better
or worse? We give It up. Not being
competent to judge with any degree OF
accuracy. or satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

There will be a move In the Iowa
legislature to- place private banks UNI
der state control. This 10 In che pub
lie interest: we would suppose It 70
be in the interest Of the private banks.
also. .enAfng 10 increesA pubic con.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

The Carroll Herald thinks 1T will be
interesting to know what effect the
closing of the saloons win have on
Des iMoines as convention city. The
drawing quality OF the schooner Is still
predetermined in Iowa"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

The Burlington Hawkeye is in favor
Of state parks, big state parks and
stocking them with native birds and
garue and suggests