The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
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Very respectfully you,
ST. CLOUD, MINI, April sth, 1868.

ST. CLOUD, MIMI, April sth, 1868.
h. Corton, C. Brioyman and Others
., GESTLEMEN. Your kind request L. before me. I
have no hesitation In pronouncing Il "stunner"
DO not see Why you should expect one of my age land
si@e) to speak in public your stage" 1t may be
SAD stale OF facts, yet can't how am to blame
rlt-but Il am no orator Brutus is" or "any 9TH
or 1nan like him." Neither am akin to Demostbenes
formerly NC. from New Jersey, who stammered In
ms speech in his carly years considerable but had
tht nonsense Knocked out of him by collision on the
camden and Amboy Rar'ad) lie made himself IA
nous by speaking to the Greeks i'll New York during
the draft. lie said
strike for your alars and your fires
Strike Tor the green grayes Of your sires"
AND zwcl glass If lager.
lle wss the author Of Byrun's poems, and Catos so
iii"quy ION the immortality Of the SOUL"
However, if yen are anxious to sell out am willing
to act as nuctoneer and will talk to so MANY o. NAV
be present at the Court House On Saturday evening
next, ON "hy these things thus! with variations
would suggest that the proceeds of this cpnRrcea
ting OF the people be devoted to the use behoof and
benefit Of the Library Association of this city, for that
society to do what they choose to with II they wsnt
TO- otherwise not.
Z: ~! - Sincerely yoar4l (E: si:5tn
FRANK DAGGErT
by the foregoing it will be seen that Dig
get', the Great, is to lecture at St. Cloud.
Everybody who wants to hear somethins
good should be at the Court House on Sat-
urlay evening. Admittance, twenty,6ys
cents. AS will be seen, Mr.. '.642" gener.
ously gives the proceeds to the Library.A AZ
ISOLATION. Let there be full house.
MEETING OF THE PREsRYTERY.
The Presbytery of St. Paul met in tho
Presb, terrain Church Of St. Clopd ,.pn Tues,
day, the 9Th inst. at =: v The opSniks
sermon was preached by F. T. Brown, n
D., Of st. Paul, and was at once 1 -lumlii-
noas and interesting exposition Of tho
promises of Jesus to be with His minister
ing servants in THO fqllnesse Of His divips
power. After the sermon; thS PrestyyteAtyy
elected Rev. J. s. Reed, of :Hpdsgny Wis.,,
| Moderator, and Rev. D 3. Jack1on, Of
Kingston, Temporary Clerk, After anum-
Der of minor matters were disposed Of,
Presby'ery adjourned Until Wednesday
morning.. e.,
That time having arrived, part Of tn
morning was spent in devotional exercises.
Following this the narratives: Of the state
Of religion in the different churches were
given.' These were of the most interesting
character, and gave evidence that good
work was being done by the gospel. From
many of The churches glad tidings were
brought; numbers had been led to give
themselves to the service Of Jesus and
christian people were fully awakened to
the Importance and responsibility of their
position. Presbytery then entered upon
its regular work. Requests were presented
from several points for the, organizationlof
churches-some of these being new and i'm
portant fields-and committees, were ap-
pointed to visit said points and if the way
be clear: to complete organizations. During
~ahe~, afternoon tho corporeat~ paft os TIE
Presby terry arrived on the train-though
late it was. no fault. Of theirs, T. Il
Through the entire session there Vas ev-
idshssa aetertninafien to push business, and
there WINS asa consequence, n..eh dispssed
Of. In the evening most eloquent sermon
was preached by Rev. Sample, Of Minneap-
oils, on the fulness Of Christ as the. Sayior
ofsinners. Much other business was trens-
acted of special character. Presbytery
will hold its next meeting at St. Peter,
August 18th. X