The Worthington advance., 1879-05-15
LOWER EREIGHIN.

country will have the effect to reduce
freight rates. The 5. G. & St. P. will
have to reduce or lose their business. |
Grain will probably be carried from
Adrian 1T rs low rates as from any
point north Of there on the Southern
Minnesota.
THE COMING STRUGGLE.
The recent ukase of the Car of Rus
sia virtually establishing martial law
throughout the Empire is AL acknowl-
edgement that the discomfort and des-
peration of the people has become too
formidable to be managed by any ordi-
nary police regulations. The Nihilist
organization includes all classes from
the peasant to the noble and the arrest
and punishment OF any of its members
seems only to increase its strength and
determination to overthrow the despot-
ism under which the people groan.
Meanwhile, the Socialists in other
parts of Europe seem also to be gaining
in numbers and strength and a recent
rumor says there is well-matureG con-
spiracy to assassinate all the crowned
heads of Europe, even including Queen
Victoria. All this shows, not an at
tempt to dispose Of any one or more Of
the monarchs for misrule, but wide
spread and desperate warfare upon
Kingcraft or Monarchy. The unrest
Of the people can no longer be concealed
or suppressed. It is eliminating, as
all things must culminate, and the re-
suit will be the overthrow of Monarchy
and the ultimate establishment Of free
government throughout Europe.
That kingcraft, seconded by priest
craft, will yield without a desperate
struggle, cannot be expected. A most
fearful and bloody European war is near
at hand, into which the United States
will probably be drawn, and out of
which the people will emerge victori-
Gus over the monarchical principle in
state and church.
THE TALMAGE TRIAL
The trial ended on the 9Th. There
were rs votes cast, 25 against sustain
ing the charges, 16 in favor of sustain
them and for sustaining them in part.
After the vote Talmage addressed
the Presbytery in half hour speech in
which he said:
Brethren, ! preach the best I can.
You could not stand it to hear me
preach, and l would not for salary OF
fifty thousand dollars year sit and
hear some Of you preach. If you want
me different, you will have to make me
over again; but if you undertake the
job to make me over again like unto
which of these presbyters will you make
me? Do let me have Il choice of mod
els. This is certain, will hereafter be
more intense in my way. have been
stupid long enough, in sermonizing. l
am hereafter going to be interesting if
such thing is possible. The brethren
say | am orthodox, and l admit they
are orthodox, but give them notice
that | am hereafter going to he ortho-
dox i'll more interesting way. No
more hard driving for me. | have
learned this from the newspapers of the
country. Why do all the people read
the newspapers? Because the newspa-
pers are interesting. How are we to
get our churches thronged with wor-
shippers? BY making our religious SER
vices interesting. Hereafter, count me
out OF the old way of doing things; but
l must adjourn the most of what have
to say to my .owr pulpit, where l feel
more at home and can have Il larger all
dience. Every institution has it's bright
and its dark side, and think I shall
soon preach sermon o, the light side
of the Brooklyn presbytery, as l have
explored it.
THIS hit at the fogies made some of
them very indignant, and they intimat-
ed that they would reply before the SYM
cd and, if that would not do justice,
then before the General Assembly of
the United States.
1t is easy enough to foresee the result.
Talmage will ultimately be driven out
from association with the fogies and
will head al independent church, some
:hing like Swings. To have brains and
to be original is a mortal offence in the
eyes of the straight clergy. Tai
mage has been pronounced ''orthodox, -
but even that will not save him. The
Old.f0gy churches can't stand brains
They lop off all such excrescences from
their Pharisaical bodies.
RAILROADS.
There was a railroad meeting at Man.
kato, on Tuesday last, to consider the
subject Of extending the Illinois Central
road to Mankato hy way of Austin.
The Yankton Herald says that the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
will take direct course from Patter.
sonville to the jim River, running
through Canton and passing two miles
north uf Finlay, twelve miles north OF
Swan Lake, striking the Jim River two
miles above Rockport.
Dirt is flying at and west of upper
Canton us fast rs 200 men can throw it,
on the grade of the Milwaukee road,
which runs within half a mile of the
court house. The grade stakes rul,
fourteen miles south of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Paragraph.
Yesterday the St. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad company broke ground at
Lake Crystal, OH the Blue Earth branch
Of the st. Paul 4 Sioux City road, tile
line having been adopted from the lake
via Garden City, Vernon and Winnie.
bagO City to Blue Earth City. Mitch
ell Vincent, the contractor for grading,
has a large force at work, and will push
the work forward rs fast as possible
Pioneer Press.
Hon. NJ. Il. Dunne]l has our thanks
for a copy of his speech delivered in the