The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-19
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it to st. Paul.
Mrs. W. A. Peterson has gone to
Window oH q visit.
Charley Parlo is well 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
lneton House, wa; in Luyerne last
Monday. -Iuverne Herald.
Mr.. Seney, of New York, dropped in
to 81 us on Monday. Mr.. s. wllspend
several months with friends at Rush.
more.
Mrs D. W. Chute has gone to Him
ois, haying been called there by the Sc
we're illness Of her sister, Miss Florence
Howard.
Miss Nellie Dean, of Worthington is
visiting this week with Miss Maggie
| Wilson.-l-uverne Herald.
And now Miss Wilson has returned
the ''call' and is visiting Miss 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 % years.
Sheldon Wemple, son Of f. L. Wem-
pie, of Rushmore, left on Monday night
for Minneapolis, to take a position III
| the Dry Goods house of n. 3. Harwood
& Co. He is No. young man aud
may success attend him.
E. O. 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 auctioneer Of the
West. He cent Iinly knows how to sell
goods SO rs to make them bring retail
prices. And besides he is very com
panionaDlc 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,led sutisfacti ion 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
Iuverne and Sioux Falls. In that
event, Mr.. Leland will have an evening
in Worthington and will lecture here
if the matter can be 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 4 remarkable ma
ture are occurring in that township
Our correspondent asks us to ''cxplain
this.'
Our readers are well aware by this
time that we are neither afraid nor
ashamed to confess that we are {, firm
believer in spirit manifestations aud in
what is called Modern Spirit,alsn.
We are thoroughly satisfied that what
is now occurring III Grand! l'r;liric is
exactly like what occurred in Christ
time. On the day ct fentecoSt and all
along through PauI's experience these
same Manit, statiOuS occurred, and up
on these the early Christians rested t.
prove the divine or 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 ist's 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 is the Apes
ties and disciples Of Christ's religion
were. Bat it is marching on with the
same Irresistible power which backed
and pEopayated Christianity. Medi-
ums are arising in every family and
mantle stations are breaking out i'll hoy
ell and palace. There are said to be
from 10000, 900 to 100000 Spiritual
lists now in the United States. Tive
church is honey combed with believers
and old orthodoxy is smitten with dis
casa and decay. The New Church and
the New Agea are upon us, and the fran
tic efforts oe 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 Gu,
only Say that if they will quietly aud
persistently investigate, if they will
hold circles and invite The angels to
come, they will have overwhelming ev
ldence ~ Of the fact of existence after
death;(2 OF free communication BE-
tween men and angels; (3) of the eternal
progression and ultimate happiness Of
| ovory 'n,nnn cnul
So mote it be.
One Avoca firm has 100, 900 bushels
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 Bronwich, of the Currie
Pioneer, is stimulating things with his
newspaper. Give a country good top
dressing Of brains well mixed with
other compost, and it will grow corn
and children like all possessed.
| THE ARMY OF TYPES. l..
| We find in the Pioneer Press the fol-
lowing beautiful poem written by
Brother n. P. Miller, of the Worthing-