St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-06
CHAT FROM CHICAGO.
Extravaganza Assertions Of an English
Prophet Unheeded by 1rreverent
Ohicagoans.
Ohrists Second Coming and the Millen
mum Predicted to be Near
at Hand.
Novel School for Actors, Both Profes
sfonal and Amateur, and Its
Curriculum.
Frivolous Way in Which the FrolIc-
some Fay TempIeton Regards the
Marriage Tie.

Correspondence of the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The day Of phropets
is not yet passed. but in this generation OF
unbelef seera and sOOthsayers have but
meager followings. and hoe pretty hard
rows. Even so important an announce
ment as the coming of Christ On fixed
date does not meet the attention it perhaps
deserves. for the great army of unbelievers
cries ''Chestnuts! we've heard that one be-
FORE" and dismisse the matter from fur
ther consideration. Now and then individ-
uals are found whose professed faith in the
early coming of the Lord it were charity to
attribute to weak intellects and perhaps
it's only disordered mental condition. and
not the hope Of gain, that inspires the
prophet The good people of st. Paul may
build their ice palace and enjoy their WIN
ter sports for ten years to come; but the
eleventh year. that is in 1896, the world at
large will be too busy reading newspaper
interviews with Jesus Christ to take much
interest in spots and pastimes. At least,
so says the Rev. M. Baxter of No. 10 Bak-
erhouse court, st. Pauls. London. This
gentlemen last night delivered his first
lecture on the Signs of the Times, the Sec
ond Coming of Christ and Millennium, in
the First Methodist chulch In this city, his
audience comprising forty six Caucasians,
one Mongolian. three Senegambians and
one Albino. The speaker is little man.
with red nose, small, sharp eyes and a
very luxuriant beard, and an elegant
speaker, somewhat after the style OF some
of Dickens orators. Indeed, Dickens
rnr,l1 how Anfi rhf tod In, infin In
scenes of that meeting. DR.. Baxter warned
his hearers to be On the Qui yive for the for
nation of
THE TIN-HoRN CONFEDERACY
and the subsequent rise of the eleventh lit
tie horn footed by the angel Gabriel. He
asserted that Gods making of seven year
covenant will cause unusual stir and excite
ment The midnight cry, The bridegroom
cometh. go We forth to meet him." will be
SO loudly proclaimed by the extensive
preachirgs of second advent truths that all
the virgins, or Christians. are predicted to
rise from their present comatose state in re-
lation to Christ's coming, and great revi-
val of religion will ensue. This midnight
cry will be given just before the coming Of
Christ, and when He does come it will not
be to burn or kill the people, but to estab-
fish a polyglat empire over all the nations of
the earth. This transaction will occupy a
period of three years. at the conclusion of
which Christ will again ascend to heaven,
but will return at intervals of about three
months duration to attend to affairs Of
state. This second coming Of the Saviour
will take place. rain or sh ne, In the winter
of 1856. The lecture was startling ii not
convincing. and when the speaker had fin
iShed a vOlley of questions were fired at him
by the audience. These he declined to an
swer. giving the lateness Of the hour as his
excuse. One little old man declared he
couldn't reconcile the second coming of
Christ with the Trinity-he couldn't see
how the Trinity could be separated. DR..
Baxter replied that Christ was probably
with them in body at that very moment.
He comes and goes away, stays perhaps
any length Of time, but we don't know
Him." Then the lecturer called upon all
those present who thought the millennium
near at hand to stand up.
ONE MAN STOOD UP
and four went out of the door. The lee
turer further stated that the Lord had al
lowed some people to make mistakes. They
had put nickels in the contribution-boX
when they had intended to give quarters.
and being $3.50 short in the hall-rent the
box would again be circulated. Here there
was a unanimous higera to the fresh air of
the street. leaving the lecturer to tx up
matters as best he could with the church
trustees. The speakers theory and argu-
ments might have been taken from the lit
tie pamphlet published by that eminent
theologian. August Robe OF st. Paul, so
like are the opinions of these two great
prophets But Chicago Is too big and too
busy town for such sde-shows, and Rev.
Robe will do well to work rural circuits If
he contemplates lecturing tour.
Theater-goers in the Northwest will re-
member Samuel Kayzer, the Bunthorne in
patience" as presented by the Chicago
Church Choir company three years ago. AS
all elOcutioniSt Mr.. Kayzer has long occu-
pied high rank. and when he founded
school of dramatic art last year, In conEec-
ton with the new Chicago opera house,
every one predicted success for the genial
Samuel. And success it has proven, for
already there are more than one hundred
members of the school. This school is not
a place where actors are made. neither are
situations in dramatic companies guaran-
teed nor diplomas given. And herein does
it differ from bogus schools. The school is
divided into three departments, private,
professional and professional. The
private pupils avail themselves Of any cho-
sen branch of the curriculum; the profess
sional pupils are educating themselves for
the stage and are allowed to appear as aux
ilaries on the stage in regular dramatic
companies. For this service they receive
no salary, but the school. in consideration
for such service. IS given the use Of the
stage during the afternoon for rehearsal
and
AN AMATEUR PLAY
soon to be put on. Barrett, Clara Morris
and others have already drawn upon the
school for additions to their companies.
The curriculum is extensive, twenty in
structors being employed, who teach every