Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-17

after dissolution to the things they loved so
well on earth? The Platonian philosophy
maintained the pre-existence of the soul be-
fore its appearance in man, and that in its
sojourn in the body it retained some dim
"reminiscences of it's prior state. The only
objection to the truth of this theory, in the
case of the Minnetonka Christian apostles,
is that the "reminiscences re.
tanned of the soul-insplring quar-
ter are not dim-far from
it indeed, but as vivid, distinct and glaring
as the MONDAY sun. But the GLOBE is not
disposed to be captious or technical, and
will merely add that if mems souls, after
death, pass into other bodies of this or that
kind, according to the life led on earth, the
souls of the Lake Park saints need never ex-
pect to find any other abiding place than
within the narrow confines of the silver
quarter they loved so we'll on earth, and even
here it is doubtful whether the accommoda.
tions furnished are not altogether more
roomy and spacious than those enjoyed in
the flesh.
GILMORE HAS THE BLUES.
The ''denominational day. boom having
had its run and passed away, Deacon Gill
more's domain was well nigh deserted, yes
than one hundred passengers all tQld, and
these must have in great part belonged to
tho class of unregenerates, if any judgment
can be formed from the attendance at the
exercises. At any rate, the Iowa Pecksniff
could muster only about seventy-fve per-
sons, all toid-the officers and attaches of
the concern comprising large portion of
these. The very first glance at the assembly
put more mournful and solemn visaged
cast upon the deacon's phiz than
is its wont and he became SO staggered there
at that it was some time before he could
collect his wandering thoughts sufficiently
to call for "Hold the Fort" from ''dot leedle
Scherman band,' and a song from that
cheap song book, and thereby apply the
soothing balm of music. sweet music, to the
troubled soul. The deacon naturally, like
Cassius, hath lean and hungry look, which
intensities and spreads funeral pail over
him, when his pious soul is vexed and the
coveted quarters are not forthcoming. When
this had been done, the truly good sheep of
the fold grew more composed, and finally
settled down to business without even at
tempting one of his usual set speeches.
YESTERDAYS SMASH.
At II o'clock Rev. Arthur p. Pierson de-
livered lecture which he called "Prophecy
and History and Judging from the manner
of its reception by the limited audience, the
lecture must have been stale, flat and I'M
profitable = certainly so to his hearers,
though in it's goodness of heart the GLOBE
hopes 1t may not prove wholly improbable
to its author, and that he may be lucky
enough to squeeze his pay out of the bank
rupt fragments of the Clear Lake association.
now being exhibited at Minnetonka by Gill
more, Keith & Co.
The afternoon session was characterized
by prosy lecture by Rev. Isaac Crook, en-
titled: "Apollos tho Eloquent" and later by
another lecture ''Unruly Boys,' by M. G.
Hazard, editor of the Sunday School Teach
er, of Chicago.
THE PROGRAMME.
To-day will be observed as usual-in
moral way peculiar to the eospel-peddling
band of saints who congregate and have
their being in and around Minnetonka. The
wicked steamboats,, on which the usual
divvy is enforced, will not be allowed to
land during the day or to blow their whistles
opposite the sacred fold, nor to do anything
else calculated to disturb the pious medita-
tions of the assembled devotees at the
shrine of grace and goodness. The morn
ing sermon will be preached by Rev. Arthur
Pierson and the evening discourse will be
led by Rev. Mr.. Chaffee, of ST.. Paul.
THE SUNDAY D1vvY.
Such at least is the contemplated pro-
gramme for to-day. How far it will be car
ried out remains to be seen. It may be
that the sanity band will suspend operations
in toto and all go a-fishing some of these
pions brothers, Elder johnson in particular,
are especially given to Isaac Walton's recrea-
ton, and in their zeal sometimes forget the
run of days SO far as to trespass little on
the Sabbath. Right here may be noted an
instance of beautiful consistency on the part
OF Deacon Gilmore and his cody crew.
On the two Sundays during the Sabbath
school assembly no steamboats, are tolerated
at the wharf of the Park. Then holiness
and godliness as exemplifed by Dea-
cons Gilmore and Keith and Elder
johnson, are there, and no contact with the
wicked outside word will be tolerated. But
on any other Sunday, when the saints are
not presumed to be in session, the ungodly
boats can land and meet no opposition,
provided always that their owners are will
ling to divvy and plank down. Everything
is cash, you know,with the truly good Christ
lans, except when it comes to paying their
lecturers and employees. Then the rule is
reversed, and the boot is mysteriously on
the other foot. Circumstances change cases,
and the rule finds no exception among
Deacon Gilmore's anointed. Still the unre-
generate world would like to know how and
why it is so wicked for boats to land on these
two particular Sundays and not on any other.
pECUNIARY TRIBurATrONs
The Minnetonka Lake Park association
presidency, held by the Clear Lake Lucifer,
who was summarily expelled or rather kicked
out because of a secretive tendency in regard
to the monetary proceeds of the concern, is
not q bed of roses-a fact which the expelled
Iowa deacon begins now fully to realize.
The good man, SO it is reported, is in guam
dairy, and does not know how or where to
begin to relieve himself and his association
of the incubus of debt which hangs over it.
He says (but he neglected to tell the GLOBE SOY
there are $50, 900 of unpaid subscriptions still
outstanding and the good-truly good deacon
claims these are owing almost entirely by
Minneapolis. What says Bro. Keith to this?
Where is Bro. Seeley, and why does he not
produce his little book which shows that
Minneapolis has discharged her obligations
almost to man? The GLOBE dislikes to |
create dissension in the ranks of the faithful, |
but there is certainly a-well, mistake, some
where. Bro. Seeley is an honorable man,
and the GLOBE is not inclined to question |
his statements. Whence, then, comes Dea-