Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
GILMORE'S GRAB.
ANOTHER SORROWFUL DAY FOR THE
PIOUS FRAUD.

PIOUS FRAUD.
General Hegira of the Sunday Victims Yes
! terday Morning - Tho Grounds Almost
Depopulated, and the Deacon in the
Dumps in C0nsequence-A Heather Chi
nee Scheme for Reviving Interest in the
Speculative Religious Swindle-The Plan
Crafty Explaipcu by tho Deacon's Crafty
Co-laborer-Scenes and Incidents of the
Day.
With the departure Of the early boat yester-
day moraing from Minnetonka was inaugural
ed general hegira of those poor unfortunates
who had been kept there over Sunday for the
double purpose of securing full days board
out of them and preventing them from tempt
ing eternal destruction of the flesh and the
devil by mixing with the outside world, and
pos sibly joining of those sinful Sunday excur-
sionists, which in the estimation of the sancti-
monious exclusives of Lake Park are every Sab
bath travelling the broad pathway to death and
ruin. The hegira was so very considerable in
point of numbers as to n arly depopulate the
institution and leave the select" alone in
their glory, without single unregenerate to
vex their pious souls or make them afraid.
This is the very fate which the self-righteous
deacons Gilmore and Keith, feared would over
take Minneapolis and St. Paul churches upon
the institution of the park, and which, in the
fullness of their Christian charity, they deter
mined to prevent by closing their gates on Sun.
day and keeping out the crowd. on that day
only, when it would never do to collect the reg
ular admission fee, and when there was conse-
ouently no object in attracting thither saint
or sinner. The pious frauds say they closed
the gates on Sunday for fear the city
churches would be depopulated. but
''wssh'' with any one who knows them. But
the fate which. if they are to be believed, they
essayed to avert from the city churches over
took themselves yesterday morning. They
found that those whom they had inveigled into
spending the Sabbath in their midst had gotten
enough of such company, and had decamped by
the very first opportunity which presented
itself.
THIN DAY.
Yesterday was decidedly the thinnest day of
the session. The morning exodus, as above
stated, reduced the attendance of Sunday fully
one-half and the loss in numb ers was not made
good bv accessions from the early up train. In
fact Minneapolis sent fewer than on any pre-
viOus morning. and if this state of things is to
continue, Gilmore, Keith & Co. may as well
throw up the sponge and close out without
further ado.g
Upon arriving at the park the GLOBE found
the situation of the day previous unchanged.
The same air of lone mess nd quietude pre-
vailed-in fact the place wore deserted aspect.
A few loungers were observed about the hotel
and here and there in the grove small groups
were seen seeking to while away the tedious
and lonely hours until the time arrived for the
departure of the evening train.
THE oNAGoN.
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they designate the spot where the morning
exercises are held, and which has h eretofore
been described, q group of just about fifty per-
sons were found some thirty feet in front of
the speakers stand. Rev. Mr.. Breed, of this
ard the proofs of its divine origin. Mr.. Breeds
ability as a lecturer is we'll known, and on this
occasion it is sufficient to say that he handled
hissubject in his usual clear and perspicuous
style.
THE DEACON.
While Mr.. Breed was lecfnring he occupied
the stand alone. For the first time, and the
GLoRE deems it asomewhat remarkable circum-
stance, it was noticed that Deacon Gilmore
failed to occupy his accustomed ''post of honor
on the stage, and that in his humbleness
feo+ 9ad TIA taken .+.aa Sea seat at the the
arrayed in all his accustomed sanctimonious-
ness. and looking as meek as any lamb in all
the flock of the Minnetonka fold. If possible
he looked more humble and sanctifed than
usual, as if his conscience bad just been scared
by perusal of the faithful pen portrait of
himself in the GLOBE, and his soul had been
brought to a realizing sense of his own un-
worthiDess. But such thoughts as the above
found no Judgment in the pious deacon's soul.
The deacon is marvel of
HEATHEN .CHINEE INGENUITY,
and was simply cogitating over the nice little
scheme which he was about to spring upon the
little audience in front of whom he sat. The
Job had already been set up and the pins nice
ly arranged. All that remained was to spring
the trap and the thing would be effectually ac-
complished. Accordingly, just after Rev. DR..
Breed had taken his seat. The deacon's chosen
vassel, Rev. Mr.. Crafts. arose and with
most mysterious tone and air, re-
quested all officers of the
Park association who were present to decamp
instantly and without further ado. He wanted
the audience to remain and act upon mat
ter of vital Importance to them, to the cause
of religion and to the great work in which they
were engaged, and in order to do this the more
effectually, and that their action in the prem.
Uses might be free and untrammeled, it was
essential that the officers should leave the
grounds forthwith. Atthis the good Deacons
Gilmore and Keith, who had er gineered the job,
arose and putting an air of as much sur
prise and astonishment into their faces as pos
sible, slowly took their leave. When they had
gotten beyond the rope which is stretched
around the enclosure and which marks the
dead line between sancticy and worldliness, the
Rev Stoplpigeon arose and with bated breath
communicated to the anxious listeners the
weighty secret under which he was lettering.
The mountain labored and at last very
small mouse made its appearance.
APPLYING THE SCREWS.
Rev. Crafts commenced his revelation by
they were engaged was, he believed, dear to the
hearts of all present. The Lake Park Associa-
ton had been formed with the view of carry
ing on this work, and in order to do this effec-
tually was entitled to and should receive the
hearty cooperation and material assistance of
all who sym pathize with the cause. The work
of the association SO far had been well done.
and, he believed, had met with the hearty CO.
operation and support from those who had
attended. But the cungre CATION were well
aware that the association "a godly band of
brothers though they were) had enemies, and
we're beset by the wiles of the flesh and the
devil. 1t was we'll known to them that false
| reports as to the Sabbath School Assembly and
| its doiugs had gone forth, and thereby the good
cause was belied and DETAINED. 1t was also a
fact that many Who had visited the Park had
left under false Impressions, and had
carried with them ideas and feelings
which, if disseminated to the outside world,
would create false impressions and result in
injury to the association and the great and par
amount interests it represented. He had called
this meeting (as he had been directed by the
willy deacons. Bros. Gilmore and Keith. but he
| didn't say SOY, to consider the matter and
| adopt such measures as would counterfeit the
false impressions which had been sent abroad
by the unregenerate, and that they might be
L IL H. Al Il
charge of dictation from the officers of the as
ISOLATION. he had requested them to leave.
This was little gauzy, and the audience we're
disinclined, evidently, to swallow the bait,