The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-16

as las also II. &. Uallett.
Wheat is all cut and some are stack
ing.
Parts Of Murray county received a
visit from the choppers, but so far as
we have heard they have done no
harm. B. W, W.
SEWARD.
The Seward school, taught by Miss
Ella Gibson, closed on the 9TH Witli.ap-
propriate exercises, consisting of di;,.
logueS, songs, recitations, and select
readings by adults. At 2 O'Clock a
bountiful dinner, furnished by the Ia.
dies of the District, was partaken of by
about Is persons. The occasion was a
pleasant one and will long be re mem
bered by the children.
Attorney Clark tells a good story a.
bout a conversation which he heard at
the Merchant at st. Paul, the other
day. Man from the grasshopper dis.
trict comes in, sits down and begins to
read the bill of fare aloud. Friend
asks, GLOW are things up your way?''
Man answers: "Roast beef,'' 'Plenty
of grass >oppers," ''Turkey,' "Lots
of grassloppers," ''Succotash," "Nu,
merous grasshoppers," "Stewed To-
matoes," ''grasshoppers.''
Miner & Parsons have received Cir
cular from the Miller's Association,
Of Minneapolis, asking for samples OF
Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye and other
grains for exhibition at the coming
State Fair. They ask for samples in
the straw and also in packages of
threshed grain.
Any farmer having good samples to
exhibit should send them in to Miner
& Parsons, so that they may reach Min.
neapolis by the 28th of August. Give
name of grower, township, county, va
riety of grain and yield per acre.
A facetious history OF New England
says that the Puritans came over to en-
joy religious liberty, and that they
didn't propose to be interfered with,
and so they fell to burning witches and
prosecuting Quakers and Baptists, who
differed from them in religious faith
Hadn't our bigots better build a bon
fire il the Park and burn those who
dare to think for themselves.
Rev. F. F. Lewis took advantage OF
the fact that the iron was hot and
preached sermon last Sunday morn
ing at the NJ. E. Church on "Angels, .
from the text: "Are they not all min.
istering..splrits?" He dwelt first upon
tile strength, wisdom and rapid move.
ment of angels, as revealed in the Bi.
ble, and cited::the facts that three an.
gels came to Abraham and ate with
him, that two came to Lot ana remain.
ed over night in his house and then
hurried him out of the city; that an
angel came to Daniel and touched him
and stood him upon his feet. AS to
those angels who appeared in human
form and ate with men, Mr.. L. express
ed the belief that the bodies were real
ly those of men which had been taken
possession Of by the angels for the time
being, just as evil spirits took posses
sion of mems bodies in Christ's time.
AS to the Office Of angels, Mr.. L.
said the Bible revealed that they are
ministering spirits, and that we owe
many Of our deliverances from danger
to their help. He expressed the belief
that they are with us, and that they still
do, on occasions, manifest themselves as
they did in Bible times.
This is good Bible doctrine and is
our own belief in all essential matters,
because it is both rational and scrip
tural.
A friend, who is q regular reader of
the ADVANCE, and who has always
thought it was too much of "war pa
per" writes US under date of August
5th:
Do you know that I think you have
treated the Journal admirably for some
months for Won hovQ hold v0,r off a .