Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-06
TIMELY TOPICS.

TIMELY TOPICS.
AN old negro used TO sing, "Jndge not the
Lord by feeble saints" In the last word he
"builded better than he knew
FEW years ago Bishop Scott preached
Thanksgiving day sermon. A large congre-
CATION assembled in expectation of an elabor-
ate discourse. To the surprise Of all the bish-
op occupied only fifteen minutes. he after
wards explainfd that he had said all be knew
on the subject in hand, and therefore stopped
talking. If all preachers wonld follow the
good bishops example, there would be
diminish ed number OF proliX sermons.
SOMEBODY writes TO the Boston TraUeHer
in regard TO feminine type-setters in this way:
As class, female printers are diligent and
worthy. They never "sojer;;'' they never
both er the editors for chewing tobacco; they
never prowl around among the exchanges for
the Police Gazette; they never swear about the
business manager; they 90 not smoke nasty
old clay pipes; they never strike for more pay;
they do not allude 10 editorial matters as
'slush" or ''hogwash"-in short, they are
patient, gentle, conscientious and reliable.
i DILIGENT student of the mystery Of sen
gagement rings" develops The results Of his
Investigations about as follows: ITO signal
ize an engagement diamond ring has hither-
to been chosen; but the size of the diamond
Of betrothal having been too often accepted
as measurement OF the bridegroom's for
tune it is ceasiDg 10 be an agreeable symbol
TO young ladies OF refined fiber and delicate
sentiments. Those who still cling to the cus-
tom of placing jewel Upon the hand OF a
famcce are extremely careful 10 choose flaw
less diamond, 10 matter how small it may
be. There is haunting superstition about
the perfection Of this symbol that is not with
out its uses. It is at least an evidence of the
giver's sincerity.
TIE warm season is the time for holding
camp meetings, and many such conVocations
are being held, to the manifest enjoyment and
benefit OF those who attend. Yet many OBJ
jet TO such gatherings as these for the
advancement of the cause OF religion
in the world. The late President
Lincoln, once remarked in giving his opinion
of book: ''For those who like this kind of
thing, that is the very kind of thing they
like" What is not to one PERSONS taste,
may be of decided benefit and do good to
another. Because thing is not dO-e in the
way one may prefer, il does not necessarily
follow that the way is not good one. If the
people hear the word gladly in the grove, and
are profted thereby, it is best to leave them
to their enjoyment unopposed and unmolested.
~ regard TO the distance Of the earth from
the sun, some of the revised opinions of that
luminary as the result of the most recent OBJ
servations, aided by improved methods and
appliances, are OF peculiar Interest. Thus,
the former calculations, which placed the sun
at 95, 100000 miles from the earth, and which
remained unQuestioned for so many years, are
now changed, on the highest authority, SO as
to present mean distance Of SO, 100, 600 miles.
Not less interesting are those Investigations
which deal with the solar temperature, re-
speeding (which the most diverse opinions have
existed until lately among men Of science,
these opinions differing, in fact, ell the way
from millions to the comparatively low tenn
perature of 3,652 degrees Fahrenheit. The
figures now most generally received are those
of Professor Rosetti, Of Padua, who, after the
most profound and prolonged study, places
the suns temperature st about 200 degrees
Fahrenheit. Another notable fact is the recent
discovery OF oxygen in the suns atmosphere
the frat discovery, indeed, OF the existence
Of any non-metallic element there.
BEFORE the 1st OF September it is unlawful
to shoot prairie chickens; but as sportsmen, So
called, are already, in defiance of law, feloni-
ously slaughtering the innocents, the following
pungent criticism from the pen of well
known journalist seems to be quite in place:
"The most unmitigated nuisances which
annoy those who live in the country are the
self.styled 'sportsmen.' There are various
grades Of them, but all are equally detachable.
From the city chap, in his velveteen hunting
suit, with his double-barreled breech-loader,
down to the troop of small boys carrying an
old musket which they fire By turns, each and
all of these self-styled sportsmen of high and
low degree appear 70 think that they possess a
divine right 10 go where they please, knock
ing down stone walls when they wish to cross
them, and banging away, right and left, at
everything larger than mosquito which they
may see flying about. have no patience with
these fellows, who are almost, if not quite, as
bad as sheep-kiiling dogs, and wish that the
farmers of the country would unite and agree
to prosecute for trespass any man coming on
their land with gun and game bag"
Is the power and influence Of the pulpit
declining? Many contend, with fearful an
that this is the fact. A recent
writer in a religious journal comments
on these fears, and alleges several
points to show that they are groundless.
First, it can be easily shown that the attend
ants ON divine worship were never more mum.
erous than now. There are preachers, both
in this and other countries, that
draw immense throngs Of hearers.
The motley crowds that gather
in occasional convocations to listen to the in
fdel harangues Of the great apostles of infidel-
ity are mere handful, compared with the
steady going worshipers, who attend on the
stated Draachiny of the Cosre1 II mnst in all