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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1913)
Little Willie PAr 1HME A DIME? Dr. Parkhurst's Article fTlie Church of Today "They Are Not' Scliodls of 'Theological Dogmas, as Ono .Critic Claims Thoy Are Dealing Very Directly : with Practical Things JJy'WR, 0- H.''I4UIKIIURST ' JT .... . - r- ' 1 . Ctiurclu.reoplo,.i'whetli6r of Jho. JProJest an. CftthpUpr.-iir- Jewish typs., are sometimes shade a little Impatient by ttio wstyj. inhich Orders and dfeclnlmers go oqt.of ttidlr way, lo say,. lfl-.tempered, . . and petulant, .things ' about the! r oljurch andtheTOtds'try, i li'tvioyXa be.-in'cx(, defects-o'an," inst tutloneo fjtBepfJy deficient In many of the elements that .make for protec tion; and Intelligent criticism will, by very fair-minded and sincere church man, ' be received with becoming hu mility" anil grati tude; but adverse Judgments when pronounced not only ' ignorantly, but with a certain; malignant relish, are a little Irksome to .the mind even of thoso who are trying to make It' part of their religion to keep even tern pered and good natured. The simplest thing that, under the clr cUmstances, can bo Bald, Is that It Is much easier to eay wh'.t the church ought to be than it Is to bo a member and help make it what it ought to be ' It would be unjust to find fault with the Ideals that tho critic exploits, but better than to atay outside and exploit ideals would be to come in .and make them Into realtty. It would be better, but a great deal harder. There are few lines of business that require so little capital as that of the fault finder, and few that Involve so lit tle expenditure of Christian grace as that of the censorious critic. An article in the November Issue of a magazine, entitled "Our Supervised Mor als," would havo made better reading and more helpful, Jf It had not been employed fo express a little of the vicious animus just remarked upon, for while It says many good things, it Is composed In 'rather bad temper and Indulges In two or three slaps which do not rise to tho dig nity of an assault, i One example is the following; "Per haps the churches are considered the schools of morals, but no; the churches are schools of theological dogma, a matter totally unrelated to morals, and only here and there, sporadically, does one find clergymen with definite ethical Unnecessaiy Fat Mankind was intended to be shapely not too fat, not too lean, but Just the happy medium between the two sym metry. Any addition to this Is unneces. sary. There is no reason why the people with double chins, ton ample bosoms, too generous waist lines and hip measure ments,, cannot decrease their weight and become slim without the necessity of diet ing, violent exercise, or the danger of becoming wrinkled or flatiSy. The fa mous Marmola Prescription (known the world over) has been used successfully by so many stout people that it Is hardly pouioie you nave not neara or ic xt will be good news to you that this harm less obesity remedy is now sold In tablet form. Each one of the Marmola Pre scription Tablets contains an exact dose of tho same safe, effective ingredients as the orlsinal prescription and. like it. re. duces at the uniform rate of a pound or more a any. ine cosi or sumnass is mod erate. A 75c case lasts a long time and rives lasting benefit to any overfat man or woman. Get It from your druggist or toe iiarmoia uo., farmer mar . Detroit, Mich. Here is an opportunity to lose your unnecessary xat salely at a nosa lnal ezpecse. Gettit f7 ) ' ' C 1 "1 SEND THE-ba I MO- TAKE - 1 . HO - NOT J Nni FLOWED OVER U. TUpJc.LfbJ I vm,LHr t ' l-- ; theatoh- , HOME TO f OUR t ( PC., pA 1 V J f ' "1 ' - ,-0 - f , v I MOTHER ,;" 0OD I ' tOOMME 1 till 1 'RJ WON'T YRfc Wv AND ME! ?o I ; a dime ? I III Hr ?VE LCj rTf! J- ' ' . . t. I- ' I ' 1 '.doctrines; who feel '.called upon to teach The toplo uppermost- Just now in tho ministerial mind. as who may provft who listens to sermons from- Maine to- Vir ginia, and from Massachusetts, to Colo rado, Is the supremacy and need of tho church That the church is pot a use less or1 decadent Institution is vocifer ously proclaimed from all the pulpits. WolJ. Js it a. school jjf .morals? Isit intent-.upon o.,nloe dlstlnctlpn bctweenrlghl antl-wrorig? " TKeVo'fiS' ailmVunaoubledly srhen the "criticism Tossed upon preaching' by I the, writer of , the article, wpuldhayei Jjeen applicable to the situations but, it has not kept up with the progress of ministerial thought, is not aware that the pulpit of the present Is dealing, very directly and emphatically, with practical matters of conduct. Like other" members of Jt class, who have a latent antipathy to rellglonconsld- ered as fundamental to aqund ethics, it harps upon the old criticism, not having come close enough to the spirit of the, contemporary pulpit to realize the change that has been in progress, and that tho Ten Commandments now fill a' very much larger place in pulpit discourse than does dogmatic discussion. She had let her recollection of what may have been true once, along with an Illy disguised antipathy to the whole religious matter, take the place of an Intimate acquaintance with what min isters aro now preaching about (as dis closed by the press and by printed vol umes of sermons) In forming her esti mate and shaping her criticism of cur rent homlletlcs. Had not her article been colored by such a prejudgment she would have been saved from the violation of one of these moral principles so ardently cher ished 'by her "Thou shalt not bear false witness." But her condemnation rests not only upon the clergy but as shown In the quoted paragraph Just aa much upon the church. The writer of the article tn question gives no indication as to what exactly she understands by ''church." But If the superficial view she takes of what the preachers are saying is par alleled by her estimate of what church denotes, she probably understands by the latter an assemblage of people gath ered periodically In the sanctuary for re ligious services and in their corporate capacity undertaking to put some sore of stamp upon the character of the com munity. There is considerable of that idea abroad and she presumably shares In It, and so far as it goes the idea Is not an altogether unwarranted one. But the full scope of church is not appreciated and a just accounting is not made till there have been reckoned In the results wrought by Individual members who gather In the sanctury and who receive from its services and from the Inspiration of Its fellowships that inspiration that sends them forth Individually to put their sev eral Impulses where opportunity and the love that Is In their hearts suggests. Take, if you please, all the missions that ore being worked In this city; add to them the Young Men's and the Young Women's Christian associations; add still farther all the purely humanitarian ef forts that are being put forth for human saving and uplift. Remember that In almost every case the moving spirits in these enterprises are churchmen and churchwomen that are laboring not at all along lines of dogmatic theology but with a direct ref erence to building up men and women Into practical nobility of life. Now when that kind of inventory has been taken we have at last done some thing toward arriving at what church really means, and are In condition o form some conception of what the city of New York would, in the course of six months become. If alj the influence that finds its radiating source In the church should be abruptly suspended. We trust that the writer of the article will bo Induced to bring her point of view down to date, to open her heart somewhat more widely to the clergy and to contemplate the church with less of unsympathetic prejudice and with more of hearty and intelligent appreciation. Copyright. 1913, International News Service. II 1 II r. I 17 11 J svt 4-s. r Innl Florence Moore Discusses the JjedUiy HHI Wrinkle Problem , By MAUDE MILLER. "We hear so much about beauty and what constitutes It Whether tho beau tiful girl Is the girl with perfect features or the girl who possesses a clean and healthy mind. But I maintain that no girl, no matter how perfect as to facial characteristics, no matter how pure ta to mind and soul, can be beautiful It she docs not express graco of movement and freedom to express this grace. "Oh, I am heartily disgusted with all the absurd freaks of fashion that we ctll our beautiful women." These wero the exact words of Miss Florenco M re of the Winter Garden company when I asked her for her Ideas on beauty. "The extremo styles that are being worn by tho ultra-fashlonablo set of today are spoiling forever the grace wlilch ought to be second nature to every sensible 'girl who expresses her Ideas In her move ments with the freedom and liberty of a lisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss " Sskt's4jssssssssswWBijBiiU fstlBMMBBBBHMssMlsW iml&HBBm'-M - !glj -U-Wv jPjHf KjB Miss Florence Moore and Her Smile- young animal. But still this bugbear of society flourishes the narrow skirt. Freedom has been given to some extent in the slashing of the skirt, In the Intro duction of Invisible side pleating, In cunningly devised draperies and other things from the clever brains of those who would mtke us fashionable. But the narrow skirt Is still with us. "If we would have narrow lines we must have the narrow skirt, and the narrower the skirt at the bottom, the more truly chlo and remarkable for dar ing originality Is our costume. "The narrow skirt has come to say.' We hear the words on all sides, but let me tell you something else that la coming In the wake of the narrow skirt. Wrinkles. How can a woman maintain a happy ex pression when she is forced to mince along Fifth avenue in an expensive gown which will be irrevocably ruined if she happens to take one -step a little longer than the ordinary artificial gait that she has been forced to adopt. And so there is constant worry, constant fear of ac cidents in which you would be powerless to help yourself, a constant deepening if ever so little of worry lines which have come to stay, and which are developing into genuine wrinkles just as fast as they can. "And now, perhaps, you defenders of the narrow skirt will say that if it Is possible to make anything habitual, why THE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1013. Xjj Florence Moore Discusses the 11 Wrinkle Problem t not the narrow skirt? Why should un necessary energy be expended and there fore lowered vitality ensue? But the ac tive girl is not necessarily energetic, she Is not working off an attack of surplus nerves, she Is simply naturally active and needs unlimited space to move about in. Just as a .flower needs the weeds removed about It before It can grow properly. Otherwise the sensitive tem BssBsW ftti IfLsssssassssssfissssssssHsssssssisssssssssssssi isssssslsssssK? bsssssssssssssssssBRL- RsssssssssBSSBSsssssssssssssBSBSsssssssssssl BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBlVjlJ? VlisBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB MHHK . '''PHssissssssssssssssssssssV Revelation Hy CONSTAXCK CLARKE. One spelled a message in the sapphire sky Alive with stars the other hurried by. Not careless of the spendthrift gifts of Qod, But hers it was the meaner path to trod. One cherished high IdealB, and dreamed away The pulsing hours of living day; Tho other, tired of eye and hard of hand, Worked out a life that she could understand. Ono lived for art's' sake, eheltered and alone, Remote and friendlees on. a gilded throne; The other tolled, yet counted more worth while A man's rough kisses. and a baby's smile. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus perament of the growing girl will find an outlet for Its natural activity In some other way and that other way always results In harm to the Individual. "Grace means everything to those who would attain beauty, and grace is a tal ent which is given to every ono alike. It remains with the Individual to do velop that talent or to smother it In tho dreadful tolls of what fashion de crees. It Is time for every girl to be awake and on her guard lest she be de nrlved of her liberty. Don't forget about the parable of the man with the ten tal ents, girls, you have the gift of grace within your grasp, you may have poetry of motion for the asking." The Manicure Lady By WILLIAM P. KIRK "If that wart ever comes In here again and gets Into my chair ho will think he Is getting shaved at Fish's Kddy by the oldest Inhabitant." said the Head Barber, glaring after a retreating figure. "This Is the fourth time ho has been In here and I havo caught him every time. He wants more waiting on than Caruso, and he ain't kicked In with the sign of a. tip ono of tho four tlmos. Walt till a catch htm In this chair again." "You should bo more patient and gen tle, George, said the Manicure Laity, soothingly. "As we Journey through life wo run Into a lot of queer nuts, and you milts treat them kind of forbearing, tho way you would treat a lost Child. That's the way I get along, and X find that It makes mo more happy than putting the bee to folks that Is a thorn In my side." any patlonco to sell," declared the Head Just Before Christmas Hy FRANCES L. GAR8IDE. n nm liiivlnc- onlv sensible presents hl. i-.tr." hM the woman who Is the horoli.1 In this little tale, and then she wont sown into her shopping Dag ror me money to pay for a little tin man, who, when miund up, worked a saw back and forv. for fully a quarter of a minute. Kh hm.rht this for Johnny Smith, and when sho reached the next counter she forgot she fad wiped him off her list and that It was tlino to buy for Aunt KHza. and bought a top mat win spin throe minutes. "That." she said, "Is for Johnny Smith.' Rha fltinllpntn her clfts all day and reached homo thot night With tin ox press wagons for dvpit kjn and loung ing robes for relatives who never had time to lounsc. and manicure sets where she had Intended In ami-buying wisaom to give carbet sweepers Rh hjl n&eked and wrapped Christ mas boxes all evening, and wrjen she ate supper that meat tasted HWo the Merry Christmas stickers, and she hated the plate because It was white, and so Is tuaiia lumr. nnrf twfero she pipKe ner bread bIio mechanically tied a Christmas ribbon around it. A ft Ar aiinivr ih mae with the baby Iri her arms nnd went to her room and put It to bed- Half an hour later ner nus. band walked n, and found his wife In a htavy sleep on the floor, while on tho bed lay a big bundle done In white tissue paper, and wrapped in red ribbon, with a bunch of holly on top. A card attached rend; "A small token of my love, with wishes for a Merry Christmas." But where was the baby? The husband 'searched the room for It, and had about decided the neighbors had borrowed It when the tissue paper bundle stirred. With a cry of fright he tore off the red and green ribbons, unwrapped yards of white tissue paper and found the baby Inside. Its lips were fastened together with Christmas stickers, and twigs of mistle toe were sticking from Its ears, while more Merry Xmas stickers pasted Its eyes shut, and a Christmas card was laid on its breast. The mother didn't Intend to harm her baby; don't think that for a moment. In a fit of worry and abeentmlndedness, brought pn by the distribution of thirty seven presents which must all go by mall In the morning, twenty-two that must be sent by express not later than day after tomorrow, and forty-four that must be ready by Christmas morn, twenty-one of which must yet be bought, three were unfinished, and eleven were yet to be begun, she had wrapped up her baby, and pasted it with Merry Xmas stickers, and had fallen asleep while waiting for the express wagon. There Is a warning In this little tale: It ta to the husbands, that they watch their wives carefully, and bo tender and forgiving when they find their breakfast eggs tied In ribbons, and Merry Xmas stickers and holly served as breakfast food, for it is the season when no woman with the genuine Christmas spirit is ac 11 J Barber. "I have heard y'oU recent enough telling some guy where to get off." "Never unless 1 have plently of vaca tion, George," said the. Manicure Lady.' "It takes a awful lot to get me, "When I nln't got perfect control of my tem per, of course, there Is times when-. I burn, up a little, but as a rule I try to be kind and gentle to all which comes Into my dally life. I believe I will Uva longer that way, and as Robert Moore, the Scotch poet, once wrotei. 'As' we Journey through life, let us live quite a while.' " "I don't expect tips from ey,ery ohe. sold the Head Barben "but when a man wants a lot of extra service he ought to dig down and pay for it. That's what gets my goat a wan wanting the, whole barber shop and then sneaking out with out paying mo nothing extra for my trouble," , ' , . "There Is folks In this worlAtiot b4 more they got the more they expect, observed the Manicure Lady. "The" old gent was telling mother atd.me- last night about a follow that -worked for him. It seems that the old gent was going through his factory one ds,y and he saw an 0d fellow there that, jised to work beside him when they was loys to gether. That was when father was poor and the factory was small, lie asked the oM follow If ho was, sVju, wooing; at tht Samo.' job, and the void fellow sold he was. 'Wcl,' -says father, yoU' have worked long enough. Oo 'hotne nnd Test frqm now on. and you, will get'yo'in check just the .same every week.' "That's tho kind of a snort my father Is, Ocorgo, but that ain't tho end of the story. For about, six ,montha"ba didn't sea no more of the old fellow, and kept sending hie check regular, but at the end nf the six, months the old, (eitow; actually had the nerve to come to him and say that he thought he ought to have a raise. Father thought he won Joking- at first. )iut the old fellow1 explained 'that on a'o count of the high cost of living he had to have a raise. Now If he had kept on slaving In the factory he wouldn't have ever asked for a raise. Can you beat that?" "I suppose your father gave him a raise," said the Head Barber. "Hn did not," said the Manicure Lady. "Father tied a can to him and ain't never saw him slnco. You wouldn't think any man would be hoggish enough tq ask for a raise when he- was pen sioned, would you?" . "I'd think anything." said the. Head Barber, gloomily, "Maybe he is the father of that guy I Just shaved." Cheap and Easily Made, But Ends a Cough Quickly Mow to IHake the Very Best Cough Remedy at Hosae. fully Uuaxsmteeal. This pint of cough syrup is easily made at home and saves you about $2.00 as compared with ordinary coueh reme dies. It relieves obstinate courus even whooping cough quickly, and is splen did, too, for bronchial asthma, spas modic croup and hoarseness. Mix one pint of cumulated sugar with U pint of warm water, and stir for 2 minutes. Put 2 ounces of Pfnex (fifty cents' worth) in a pint bottle, and add the Sugar Byrup. Take a teaspoonful every one, two or three hours. Tastes good. This takes right hold of a cough and gives almost instant relief. 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