Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-19
LIVE TOPICS
IN COUNTRY
AND TOWN

Charles NJ. Stahl, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, left for Chi
cago Tuesday, intending to be present
at the lecture OF David Lloyd George,
which was scheduled to be given at
the stock yards amphiiheatre Tuesday
night. Owing TO a sudden illness Of
the noted English statesman the lee,
ture was postponed. Mr.. Stahl VIII
continue his stay In Chicago during
the week in order To attend the ses-
sions Of Illinois Chamber of Com
mefce.
An agreement has been signed
between the German miners union and
the French authorities for the return
TO work of the miners and officials oil
the Dorstfield mine, one Of the lafg-
est in the Ruhr district, which the
French occupied sometime ago TO eN-
ploit il themselves. A similar ar
rangement was made for the Bergfeld
mine in the same district. Under the
agreement with France all the ex-
pelled miners officials and Office EN-.
ployes are permitted to return TO
work.
Miss Anna V. King. goyerness en-
ployed by wealthy Chicago residents
committed suicide rather than risk
giving the children in her care the
dread disease Of consumption with
which she knew herself to be afillet-
ed. Her dead body was found float
ing near a pier in Lake Michigan.
Dependency caused by i'll health, and
Al. hgf ah
unfit to follow her profession was SAID
to be the cause of her act. A conf
mon belief is that II takes courage 10
die. But under such conditions II
takes more courage 10 live.
In 1871 an actor died in New York
City and his body WAS denied Chns-
tian burial by prominent New York
clergyman on the supposition that II
would be sacrilege 10 bury an actor
from a church.
One pastor, however, was found who
had a more liberal conception OF re-
ligion. And when Joe Jefferson.
friend of the deceased actor, inter
ceded the parson replied: Certainly
will bury your friend. ! am happy
TO be able TO do so.'
The church was small, and from
that time was known by the actors
as The little Church around the
corner
Sunday was actors day 10 attend
religious services in New York City
and the Little Church" was the
scene Of a general gathering Of
Broadway fayorltes, the chorus
girls, the comedians and all other
stars.
How many people have been driven
away from church by those, who IN
their self-righteousness try to SAFE
guard lis sanctity while losing slghl
Of the things Of greater value, vii
never be known, but it IS safe to say
that if the fear of sacrilege hat
given place TO "the brotherhood oi
man" the church would have mori
! fully performed its ministry to the
world.
Religion is a peculiar thing. jus
as peculiar as the mental makeup o
/ those who claim to be religious. z
/ few days ago an Oregon youth con
/ fessed 10 the murder Of his stem
mother. He implicated his uncle VIII
told the grand jury that Jupiter, hi
guiding star. talking TO him from IN
/ skies directed him TO plan the won
ans death. The man claimed to b
an astrologer. A few years ag
pless reports told Of d woman in
western city who saturated her cloth
ing with kerosene, ignited it, a.
gave herself as a burnt Offering Z
/ the sun.
Such stories read ike the Babylon
ian myths Of five thousand years agl
and not like twentieth century civil
/ ZatiOn.
Oklahoma's political situation ha
assumed the proportions Of a bite
Ileri.lafi.e fghf 10 Gust Gogen0