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

found III process Of inculcatiOn on tn,
Lake Park grounds is that of
questionable characterize most Shylockial
chickering's this, to say the least, is
training from which the youth of both sex
c'n DO very protitably spared for the presen,
So nothing more need be said on the educa
tional dodge. The fact remains uncontra
cited, and the explanation" won't wash
| Tue charge remains unanswered and is in
| deed unanswerable.
The facts are as has been already stated
that neither religious nor educational in
struction, but money making, pure ano
simple, is the goal aimed at by the mana or
of the association. Polonius' advice t.
Laertes: "Pnt money in thy purse,' ii
the watchword and not the decalogue mol
teachings of the Great Master.
PREMATURE OPENING.
With the view of accomplishing this great
purpose, the management threw open the
place and opened up for business at least
twelve months before they should have done
and before accommodations were provided
for the most moderately sized of crowds
This they were we'll aware of but their greed
could wait no longer, and after several
months advertising for party to take charge
of the hotel, they succeeded, and opened uI
with some forty or fifty rooms
which it was claimed were habitabls
Tlese can be said to be Sc
even in warm weather, by very strong
stretch of the Imagination. AS a necessary
result the few rooms are filled to overhowing
and in these the cots are dovetaiied
and the occupants packed as closely as sar-
dimes in a box. The remaining portions OF
the structure are of course unfinished. I'm
der the circumstances the landlord, MIR.
Hutchinson, does the best he can to accom-
modate his gue-t and render them comforta-
bic, but to man up tree it bears very
much the look that he had been imposed
upon and induced to take hold of
the establishment when his good judg-
ment assured him it was not in
proper condition. What is true of the hotel
is true of everything else in and about the
grounds. rude and unfinished condition
is visible in all parts of the grounds. Over
anxiety to gather in the shekels, coupled
with an indisposition to make too much out
lay before some return was had, doubtless is
the true explanation of the chaotic and in
complete outlook and condition of things
generally. Certainly, to. judge from the
past two days, it was from no overweening
and irrepressible yearnipR for the teaching
of the religion Of Jesus Christ that such un-
due haste and anxiousness were manifested.
THE IOWA GANG.
AS before observed, tie attendance yester-
day was in greater part from Iowa, and in
point of numbers was perceptibly less than
N the opening day. As a consequence, a
growing apprehension of failure is visible,
and by no means tends to promote the hilar-
ity and good feeling of the present manage
mont. Failure to rope in the coveted two
bits per head, is to them what Dick Swiveler
would call 'crusher," and is therefore con-
templated with wry faces and hart burning
NO INTEREST IN THE EXERCISES.
To add to the distress of the mountebank
spectators in the cause of religion, and as
if to plunge these plous souls in the gulf of
despair, the interest of the audience in the
affair is visibly on the wane. The exercises
are not generally attended by even fair pro-
portion of the moderate number of persons
on the grounds. Many prefer to lounge
around the hotel or to stroll thr ugh
the woods, while many are even perverse
enough to 60 fishing in preference.
But these Bro. Keith and the good Deacon
Gilmore, who, it is understood, is a member
in good standing of the Presbyterian church
of Cedar Rapids, will say belong to a wicked
and perverse generation if for no other rea.
son than that they obstinately persist in
singing their songs out of some other song
book and not out of that special collection to
be bought of Mr.. So-and-So, on the grounds
cheap at twenty-five cents per copy.
OF yesterdays proceedings there is very
little to report. The programme of the day
was carried out ter a measure, with here
and there slight mutilation. But as that
programme was prepared, not with the in
tention or expectation of being faithfully
carried out but with the sole intent and pur-
pose of drawing, the GLOBE is not prepared
to make itself the vehicle of any complaint
on that score, even though every part and
parcel thereof had been omitted. But as it
was partially gone through with brief sum-
mary may be given. The morning tocsin
sounded at 6 O'Clock. Half an hour later
came morning worship with decidedly thin
presence, az report goes, followed three
quarters of an hour later by breakfast, on
which occasion the assembly materialized in
much larger numbers.
Eleven o'clock found some two hundred or
two hundred and fifty persons in the big
tent to listen to lecture by Rev. L. T.
Townsend, of Boston, on "The Bible and the
American Republic" Deacon Gilmore oc.
cnpied his usual seat at the TO Q and wore
his usual serenely solemn cast of counte-
nance. The Rev. lecturer read his manu-
script in slow, measured tones, approaching
sharp squeakiness at times when he aimed
to emphasize word or point. His discourse
was somewhat rambling in its nature and
treatment of his subject. He reviewed the his
tory of ancient republics; traced their down.
fall, and assigned the causes thereof. He
declared Ben Butler was more dangerous
than Dennis Kearney, and to judge from
frequent illusions in the course of his re-
marks, it can safely be set down that the
speaker could scarcely be numbered among
the admirers of Massachusetts, cock-eyed
son. Further on he electrified his audience
by declaring in lugubrious tone that popery
was to-day threatening the safety and vel
fare of the American republic, if not actually
undermining and sapping its very founda.
tions.
He next adverted to the impending conflict
between capital and labor, and gave Jim
Blaine, whom he was proud of as an eastern
man, rap over the knuckles for his declara'
ton that tho "Chinese must Co." He took q
very doleful view of things generally, anc
declared God alone could be trusted to save
the nation from ruin./
His next topic was the war, and in The
phantom of JEFF Davis letter having been
read and received with applause at Macon
Ga, the reverend gentleman saw
or said he saw, unmis.
taxable evidence of Southern malignancy
and potent threat of impending dissolu
ton to the nation. For fact, the future OF
the country was extremely precarious. Blu,
there was one ray of light, and this was the
restoration of biblical fraternity among all
masses of our people. If the lecturer estab.
lished any one point to the satisfaction o.
his audience, it was that so far at least al
the science of governmental polity was con
cerned he was to say the least as fallible il
his conclusions, and as unsafe guide, and
as contracted in his views, as any modern
politician he had named, not excepting Be,
Butler himself or any other man.
| By this time the audience had crow
somewhat FESTIVE and manifested decided
inclination to depart without further cere
mony. When he had finished Presiden
Gilman came to the front and requested thu
audience to sing "My Country, it's of thee
Sweet Land of Liberty" which was done
after which the audience started on doubl
| quick for the hotel and dinner.