Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-03
SALVATION At A DOLLAR AND I
a HALF FOR THE SEASON.

The Minneapolis Tribune last evening is
pleased to remark:
The Lake Park association is an enterprise
in the success of which the whole state il in
terested, and the hostility manifested by the
St. Paul papers towards it, because the grounds
happen to lie nearer Minneapolis, is an exhibi-
ton of petty jealousy and bitterness painful
to witness in these broad gauge times.
The GLOBE has no opposition to offer to
the Lake Park association or any other
similar association per Sc, but it is proud to
be ranked as an opponent of mountebank
aud speculative Christianity. The GLOBE
regards the Lake Park association
as clap-trap affair, sort of
religious circus, designed to make specula-
ton out of Christianity, and consequently
considers it fraud. Many good people
have been drawn into the matter, and are
thus unwittingly giving countenance to the
fraud, and it is for the purpose of undeoeiv-
ing those who really desire to advance the
cause of Christ, that'the GLOBE makes the
exposure.
Without going back to the inception of
the enterprise, which was scandal upon
true religion, we refer to sheet which We
have before us, entitled 'sMinnetonka Park
Graphic, published by the Minnetonka Lake
Park association" This publication an
nounces that "Sabbath school assembly,
is to be held, commencing August 6 and
continuing two weeks. In large, bold type
it is announced that Gin order to defray ex-
penses" an admission fee of twenty-five
cents will be charged, or for one dollar and a
half the visitor will be entitled to season
ticket. 1.-TWO or more lessons in Bible and
Sabbath School work, with all the other ben
Gifts of the park at twenty-five cents day.
This is the official announcement of the
charge for salvation. Following this comes
the statement of the cost of meals, tents, etc.,
and this epitome of "business -
The association has arranged with parties to
have on the ground stores where goods may be
purchased as follows:
!. One or more stores of general merchan-
disc.
2. Two or more stores for the sale of books,
stationery, Sabbath school supplies, &C., &c.
3. Fruit and confectionery store; and with
this lunch counter, and place where may be
obtained ice cream, lemonade and other tenn
perance drinks. A bakery.
4. Store for cottage and tent supplies,
house furnishing goods camp equipments, etc.
5. Photograph gallery by one of the best
artists in the Northwest.
6. Meat and fish market. Hunters and
tishermen's equipments.
z. A tirst-class laundry.
.. Lumber yard, and such other stores and
branches of business as may be found neces-
sary or desirable.
Just what connection 'stores for the sale
of general merchandise" also s'house fur
nishing GOODS :'ice cream, lemonade ga
photograph gallery" "lumber yard" etc.,
have with edible and Sabbath-school work, -
and q meeting for the inculcation of Chris
tianity generally may not be clearly per-
ceptible. Doc Keith and the thrifty Iowa
gang who have worked up this speculation in
the name of religion may be able to tell, but
from the pagan standpoint it looks as
though the Lake Park fraud was calculated
to bring discredit upon the cause of Christ,
and the less all honest Christians have to do
with it the less disrepute will be brought
upon genuine Christianity. If there was
occasion for scourging the money changers
out of the temple, as recorded in history, a
small army of bullwhackers could be profta-
bly, employed in renovating the Lake Park
at Minnetonka, with its ''stores,'' "fsh mar
ket,' photograph galleries. ''ice cream
and "lumber yards.''
AS Gov. Pillsbury is down on the "small
bills'' for the opening address, we suggest
that he inaugurate the Lake Park fraud by
referring to book in the State library, with
which he is, perhaps, familiar, and reading
the following:
Jesus went up to Jerusalem and found in
the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep and
doves, and the changers of money sitting: and
when he had made a scourge of small cords he
drove them all out Of the temple, and the sheep,
and the oxen, and poured out the changers
money, and overthrow the tables; and said
unto them that sold doves, take these things
hence: make not my Fathers house house of
merchandise.