Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-31
4 GAME OF TE.T.HBLE RYG.

little country village in Iowa possesses d
retired clergyman who is enterprising, not
withstanding his sands of life are nearly run.
He accordingly organized camp-meetine
scheme, and for two Or three seasons has
made great success and withal some
money. His success appears to have aroused
the cnpidity Of some of his ':truly good'
neighbors. They proposed to stand in with
him and knock down the oucats in partner
ship, but being the only original Jacob, he
demurred. As he had inaugurated the
scheme in that locality he proposed to reap
the reward. The s'truly good' cast about
them to see where they could
dispense salvation for cash, and be-
thought themselves Of Minnesota. Here
was fine field, not only because of the
abundance of beautiful locations, but also
owing to supposed rivalry between some of
OR cities. A committee was appointed in
some hocus pocus manner, composed of five
persons from st. Paul, five from Minneapo-
lis and two from Iowa. Practically, this
gave the Iowa men the control of the site.
and 1t soon became evident that either be-
cause their itching palms had been creased
with Mlnnetonka real estate. or for some
other cause, the Iowa parties were in accord
with Minneapolis. That wonlA give them
seven votes to five, bnt this gang of rree TO-,
cash) salvationists did not propose to
take any chances, and hence they
put on the the st. Paul branch of
the committee one member with
property interests at Minneapolis, and whose
inclinations and affiliations are all in that
direction. AS one member of the st. Paul
committee failed to act, it left but four from
this city, or really but three votes, giving
the thrifty Iowaians eight votes out OF
eleven.
With the committee thus packed they
went to work, and have, for weeks, been
playing one city against the other to squeeze
out big bonus. It was predetermined that
Excelsior would be selected, but by interest
ing st. Paul in White Bear there was an op-
portunity to bleed Minneapolis and bag
moro game. Both towns have been made
fools OF by these shrewd Iowa christians
and While st. Paul has been bamboozled into
expanding a good deal of time and wind
Minneapolis has been humbugged into
handsome cash Investment. st. Paul is decid-
eddy the gamer, as the interest on the cash
which gets into the pockets of these Iowa
Christians will not be perceptible to the
naked eye, even after thousand years COM
pounding.
This packed committee meets at Mime
apolis to. day to 60 through the farce of re-
ceiving proposals. Tomorrow thew will
meet again 10 cast their almost unanimous
vote in favor of Excelsior. The whole game
has been disreputab]e and disgraceful. There
Is no question about the movement being q
failure so far as religion is concerned. We
have no doubt that the money changers
which the Lord drove out of the temple set-
tied in Iowa and Minneapolis, and
that is why they are unable to
view religion from any higher stand
point than "ihe dollar of our daddies,'' and
all that that implies. If the cause which
thew pretend to serve is ever to be advanced,
it will be by some other agency than through
Iowa Christians. The affair will be a dis
NAL failure, financial and spiritual, and we
should not be surprised to see direct inter-
yention of Divine Providence, to make every
man taking stock in the Excelsior scheme a
loser Of money. OF COURSE they cannot lose
religion, az 3 mau cannot lose What he does