Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-07

Everything Turned to Account-You
Can't Sing Unless You Buy Two MY Five
Cent songster.
If any poor, erring mortal, male or female
has allowed himself or herself to indulge the
pleasing belief that the Minnetonka Lake
Park association has gotten up corner on
salvation, or is in any manner, shape or form
prepared to point out the marrow pathway
leading to that home beyond the skies not
made with hands, eternal. the GLOBE, at the
very outset, wishes to 60 on record as pre-
dieting that a most dismal and woeful delu-
sion is awaiting the fond innocent, from
watch he or she will be rudely awakened ere
two revolving suns shall have shed tier
placid light upon wicked and perverse gen.
Grafton. If e'er a. doubling Thomas, then,
be among tho five or six hundred souls pres
ent on tho opening day yesterday expert
ence will doubtless remove all further scru-
pies, and bring realizing sense of the vanity
of all things here below, especially when en-
glneered by Bro. keith and his Iowa con-
freres upon the principle of filling their
pockets at the expense of the religious senti-
ments and convictions of the community.
OF all humbugs,
RELIGIOUS HUMBUd
H. perhaps, the most despicablo and con-
temptible, if Lot tie most baleful in its
tendencies. Making merchandise of the
best, the purest, the noblest and the most
sacred feelings of the human heart. The
concern now in progress at Minnetonka is
case in point, in fact an apt illustration of
the old adage, which tells of DOMINIC the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in. If
yesterday is to he taken as q fair sample of
what is to come, not the slightest doubt
need be entertained of the entire truth of the
foregoing observations.
But to the record. The early train yes
terday found a large crowd of men, women
and children awaiting it at the depot in this
city, which was sufficiently extensive to fill
every coach, some five or six in number, to
its utmost capacity. At Minneapolis the
Jam was still further increased, but by the
addition of extra cars, was in some measure
relieved.
Arriving at Wayzata rush was made for
the three or four old rattle traps, yclept
steamers by courtesy, and in very short Or
der each and every one of thess
ANCIENT AND R1cKErY TUBS
was packed with human beings as closely as
sardines in o box.
AS fer as safety to life or limb aboard a
Mlnnetonka steamboat is concerned, the
public have decided conviction that
voyage across the CLASSY depths of the beau
tful lake inevitably suggests to the man of
an average degree at prudence the advisable
ity, il not the necessity, ofputt,ng his house
in order, in order to meet probable D ssibil-
tiles. Among all the
APOLOGIES FOR STEAMBOATS,
now plying on the lakes, there is practically
little or no difference, and hence no choice.
With an even show for an involuntary sky
rocket excursion to the empyrean, it must
be cautious individual who is disposed to
stand on ceremony or hesitate as to which
particular venture he makes. Accordingly
the GLOBE representative without ado board
ed the "Saucy Kate" and in due season was
landed safe and sound on the Lake Park
wharf. Each of the four boats was we'll filled
with passengers, yet one at least of the
captains was heard to complain that more
sweltering humanity was not sandwiched to-
gether in the small space next the heated
boiler.
A NOVEL SIGHT.
Safely landed on the wharf decidedly
novel sight to one in any wise familiar with
camp meetings OF "Sabbath School Assem-
blies'' was witnessed. At the end of the
wharf stood closed gate, while to the left
stood that jealous soldier of the cross, Char
les w. johnson, in a sort of half completed
shed, engaged in. selling tickets of admis-
sion, at 25c apiece or $1.OO for one week. As
the other boats landed the crowd increased,
and there old and young, women and chill.
dren, were compelled to endure the fierce
rays OF the MONDAY sun, while the slow and
tedious process of
DISPENSING SALVATION AT A QUARTER HEAD
was Como through with. With all the pre-
cision and formality of an Anticipated cashier
of two hundred years ago did that impassive
agent of Keith 81 Go. count and recount his
change, and then slowly hand over the de-
sired bit of pasteboard. With this in hand
the visitor elbowed his way to the right
of the big gate, where stood another
WATCHDOG OF SPECULATIVE CHRISTIANITY
who punched the ticket and then stood aside
to allow the applicant to enter. By the time
the hotel was reached it was found that the
hour for the opening of exercises had passed.
Few persons were to be seen about the hotel
and those few we're evidently disposed to
commune with themselves and study out the
why and wherefore of their being there The
crowd that had just landed, soon dispersed
and sought the cool shades of the surround
ing forrest, while portion wendell its way
TO the camp grounds. Just before reaching
the latter locality, the
wHEEzY NOTES OF BRASS BAND
we're heard sending forth the familiar notes
of "Hold the Fort" In covered recess
facinng the auditorium were seated the elect,
comprising some thirty-fve or forty ladies
and gentlemen, among whom were President
II. II. Gilmore, Bro. Keith and severa; of the
foreign representatives, whose names will
appear below.
THE AUDIENCE
at this time comprised about two hundred
persons, seated for the most part in the far
end of the auditorium. The seats were pine
boards nailed to stakes driven into the
ground, with rough, unplaned backs. just
before noon the exercises were opened with
the singing of the old, familiar hymn: GAIL
Hail the Power Of Jesus Name" at the con-
clu sion of which President Gilman read q
list of notables and requisite them to step
forward and take front seats. Some few re-
sponded. Rev. D. Il. Breed next read q
selection from Paups Second Epistle to Tim
othy, and was followed in prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. Williams, of Minneapolis.
p1LLsBuRY's FAILURE.
President Gilman here arose and an
nounced that on scconnt of the non arrival
of Gov. Pillsbury, who had been detained by
an accident to the steamer upon which he
la taken passage, change of programme
was nee essary. He hoped the gentlemen