The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-14
EXCURSION To SPIRIT LAKE,

Lake region, and some WHO had seen
them, inaugurated an excursion Sun
day last to our Minnetonka. The train
pulled out about nine O'Clock with some
IS excursionists on board in charge of
Conductor Bippus and Engineer Post,
both Of whom did their rrettiest to
make it pleasant for their guests and
both made hest of friends.
We noticed on board the following
parties accompanied by their families:
Conductor Bippus, Engineer Post,
Capt. Grinager, Rev. Mr.. Fagre, F. II.
Wells, F. Bloom, B. w. Lye,, W. A.
Peterson, J. H. johnson, s. 5. Hewitt,
n. v. Mcdowell, Judge Wilson, II.
Davis, e. b. Langdsn, II. M. Anderson,
and the ADVANCE man. Among others
we noticed: Sheriff Miller, Treasurer
Shepard, Deputy Clerk IF Court Ben
nett, Mrs. and Miss Clippenger and
Miss Mcmillan, Mrs. Plotts, Mrs. Thorp,
Mr.. MARITIME, Editor Bloom, G. +. Shep-
ard, NJ. 8. Twitchell aud son. Station
Agent Warren, Chas. Peabody, Mrs
Marden and son, 2Ev. sMcMan,ls, &.
Pardee, Will Ashworth, Mr.. Pe,tinger
and some others whose names we did
not get.
An hours ride brought us to the
village of Spirit Lake, and thence arun
of mile or more brought us to the
Hotel Orleans, the magnilicents summer
hotel which the Burlington railroad
company is building. 1t is beautifully
located overlooking Spirit Lake and the
main part is 4Ox42O feet, with 16 feet
piazzas all around. 1t will be opened
in few days on the oce aston of the visit
of the governor of Georgia and other
dignitaries.
After ample time to view this mag
nidcent structure and to try i ride on
Spirit Lake, the train backed up to the
village and the excursionists took din
ner and viewed the village. A number
availed themselves of the opportunity
for ride down East Okoboji lake ON
the little steamer Alpha.
Spirit Lake has a population of about
600 and is destined to he \ popular
summer resort and place of some
business Importance. We noticed some
good buildings and a number of the
stores have an ample and modern ap-
pearance. similar to city stores and
SURPRISING anything of the kind in
Worthington.
We are under obligations to our
friend n. B. Funk, of the Beacon, for
courtesies, not the least of which, was a
tour through his splen'lidly-equipp
printing office, where lie has a power
press, steam facilities, and the latest
improvements ior publishing No.
paper and doing first. class printing.
This is excursion No. l. The day
was perfect and not j'r or Il break Of
any kind occurred to mar the pleasure
of the party, so far as we could learn.
Let us have more excursions.
Worthington is to be u city, Il sort OF
a Minneapolis. and Spirit Lake is to be
our Minnetonka.
LETTER FRoM Il CHURCH MEMBER
Math. CHI. 8 verso. Aud why belodrs thou
the mote that Is In thy brothers eye but co,i-
siderest not The beam th,t Is III thi:.c own eye.
EDITOR ADvANCE:-Whilel listening
to the Rev. Mr.. krplart's discourse on
dancing we were forcibly reminded OF
that passage of Scripture, and We think
his discourse an insult to the Who'll com
munity and will do more harm among
the young than all the danes ever held
in Worthlngton. How natural it is for
our little ones to skip and dance, how
natural it is for US all to love music,
and when we hear to keep time with
our feet. The good book says there Is
time to dance. Perhaps Mr.. kephart
can tell US when that time is. Ills dis
course probably has set young people
who listened to it thinking Of things
ball room. There is enough to interest
that had never entered their minds III 4
them in a ball room listening to the
music and attending to the dancing.
And now while he is crying out about Il
little harmless amusement of the young,
let us take look Oh the other side to
greater evils and various exPedients
res orted to for raising money for re-
ligious purposes, and some of them of
a dubious aspect, (gambling) for such
an end is not very uncommon. Many
have taken their first lessons in gam
bling at church festivals and socials.
Here they meet with the wheel OF for
tune, Lotteries, grab bags, fish-ponds
aud hest Of new and popular invell-
tions. All as bare.faced lessons il
gambling as are given III any gambling
hell on the face of the earth, but they
are told that this is not gambling anC
hence are taught lessons in lying wlicl
is ever AL compartment to gambling
If. however, it is allowed that tlles'
things saver of gambling, it IS the'
taught that the end justifies the means
hence let us do evil that good may COM
is the lesson impressed. Is it strang
that converts backslide?
Novel readers are o. only multiply
, churches but ameng the new schoo
demning this flood of fiction, re;s,
= it. talk it, and preach it. Thei
r illustrations are taken from it and mos
/, Of their sermons are interluded wit
, quotations from the light literature "
the day. Rev. Gilbert Haven is re
s ported to have said ut a Methodist Sab
, bath school anniversary that alread
= nine-tenths of our Sunday school book
are fiction. What can We expect fruI
. the rising generation. generatiO
II poisoned with novels. whisky ani tc
d bacco? Which Of tho three do most t
y ruin soul and body none but the Lor
can decide. The lust Of the flesh.
J. is estimated that no less than 2O. 900.
II GOO persons use tobacco as a deliciou
Q luxury. Bishop jones affirms that til
|, Methodists of tho United States pal
l. in 1858 for tobacco used by them s.. 900
q coo while their missionary treasury WI
i6 $40 000 in debit I.asflY WHY should "