The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-19
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call Monday.
b. N. Carrier has been to Minneap.
oils for several days.
DR.. Craft has been on a few days Wis
it to St. Paul.
Mrs. w. 4. Peterson has gone to
Window or q visit.
Charley Psrlo is we'll liked as post
Office clerk. Multum in Pardo.
Gov. Miller and his assistant, Mr..
Peterson, have gone into Iowa on a
tax paying tour.
Dan. Shell, proprietor of the WORTH
ington House, wa; in Luverne last
Monday. -l.uverne Herald.
MI. Seney, of New York, dropped in
to 81 e us on Monday, Mr.. s. wllspend
several months with friends at Rush
! more.
Mrs. D. W. Chute has gone to Him
OILS, haying been called there by the Sc
we're illness of her sister, Miss Florence
Howard.
Miss Nellie Dean, Of Northington is
visiting this week with Miss Maggie
Wilson.-Luverne Herald.
| And now Miss Wilson has returned
the ''call" and is visiting Mis- Nellie
Dean in Worthington.
D. Shell returned on Tuesday even
ing from Prairie du Sac, Wis.,, where
he was called on account of the illness
| of his father, who died on the 18th.
He was one of the early settlers in the
place and had lived there 2s years.
Sheldon Wemple, son of E. L. Wem-
pie, of Ruslmore, left on Monday night
for Minneapolis, to take a position III
| the Dry Goods house of n. 3. HARDWOOD
& Co. He is No. young man and
may success attend him.
E. 0. Kimberly, the genial and gen.
tlemanly editor Of the Sioux Falls
Times, passed through on Monday last
and made us one Of his ever welcome
calls.
Auctioneer Geo. Devore, of Sioux
City, who sold the Barlow stock, is
known as the,pioneer auctioncer of the
West. lie cclt .inly knows how to sell
| goods SO as to make them bring retail
prices. And besides he is very com
panionablc gentleman and is we'll liked
here.
We acknowledge very pleasant call
on FRIDAY evening last, from Hon. s.
P. Leland the distinguished lecturer.
Mr.. l.. was returning from Luverne
where he delivered two lectures, giving
unboun'}ed satisfaction if we may judge
by the Herald. lie expects to start for
Europe in five Or six weeks to labor in
the interests Of Irish relief, and before
going will probably return to lecture at
Luverne and Sioux Falls. In that
event, Mr.. Leland will have an evening
in Worthington and will lecture here
if the matter can he satisfactorily ar
ranged. Let us hear him by all means
"E.yPLAIN THIS"
BY reference to our Grand Prairie
correspondence it will be seen that spir-
it manifestations OF a remarkable ma
ture are occurring in that township.
Our correspondent asks us to ''eXplaiI
ths.'
Our readers are we'll aware by this
time that We are neither afraid nor
ashamed to confess that we are Il firm
believer in spirit manifestations a!:u in
what is called Modern SpiritllaljSm.
We are thoroughly satisfied that what
is now occurring in Grand Prairie is
exactly like what occurred in Chri3t's
time. On the day of ientecost and AL
! along through Paul's experience tEcst.
same nlaniI, stations occurred, and Ur-
on these the early C!!ristia;ls rested t.
prove the divine OF supernatural origin
of their religion.
This Modern Spiritualism is passing
through the same experience that early
Christianity passed through. It is
scorned and opposed by bigoted and be-
sotted priests and church people, just
as CHI lists religion was when it came
in. The mediums and advocates Of the
new outburst arc prosecuted, ostrac;Z
ed, Stunned. cried down and even kill
ed III some INSTANCES just as the Apes
ties and disciples Of Clrist's religion
were. Bot it is marching on with the
same irresistible power which backed
and propayated Christianity. Medi-
ums are arising in every family and
mantle stations are breaking out i'll hoy
el and palace. There are said to he
from 10,0O0,0 900 to 100000 Spiritual
lists now in the United States. Tive
church is honcy-combed with believer
and old orthodoxy is smitten with dis
casa and decay. The New Church and
the New Age are upon us, and the fran
tic efforts of the clergy and their fol
lowers to stay the great ocean of spirit
influence which is overlooking The
world, only remind us of Mrs. Parting.
ton standing all night and pushing
back the Atlantic with her mop.
TO our Grand Prairie friends we can
only Say that if they will quietly aud
persistently investigate, if they will
hold circles and invite the angels tC
come, they will have overwhelming ev
| idence (1) Of the fact of existence ;,ftpl
DEATH; (2) OF free communication b..
tween men and angels; (3) of the eternal
progression and ultimate happiness OF
| r,,r"y ,n,,,nn cn,,l
So mote it he.
One Avoca firm has 100000 hnshes
of corn in crib and is still buying.-
Sheldon Mail.
That country about Avoca always
was Il good corn country. But the
chief reason for this big corn crop, we
think, is that Bromwich, of the Curvie
Pioneer, is stimulating things with hi:
newspaper. Give country good TOY
dressing Of brains we'll mixed will
other COMPOST. and it will nrQW COLI