St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-23

w. j. Dyer and others of st. Paul. Rev. j.
L. Cary, Excelsior; Rev. Mr.. Crum, Wi
mona: Rev. E. Cary of Wabash college,
Ind, and about fifty others
THE EVENINGS DISCUSSION.
Several new members were admitted, af-
ter which the question of the evening was
taken up, and DIR. r. 0. Beard of Mime
apolis was asked to read the first paper on
the subject-The Reciprocal Influence of
Spiritual and Physical Health. His contri-
button was learned one, which was thor
oughly appreciated by the large congrega-
tion present.
He spoke frankly of the effect upon spir-
itual life of the physical follies of the day.
and plead for the married harmony of the
mind and body. He was enthusiastically
applauded at the close of his remarks.
Hey was followed by D. E. j. Brown of
Minneapolis who, in thoughtful paper,
presented some valuable ideas upon the
subject under consideration.
j. L. sCUDDER's PAPER.
Rev. J. L. Scudder of the First church,
Minneapolis, was the last regular speaker
| of the evening, and his effort was an able,
practical and spicy one, his views meeting
with a hearty response from the members
present. Among the many good things in
his paper he said:
The chief end of man is to glorify God
and enjoy him forever. Thus reads the
catechism of our youth, and / adopt this
excellent statement of final Christian phil
Osophy as the fgure-head of the remarks
which shall make this evening. | am eX-
pected to treat this subject from the min
isterial standpoint; learned members of the
medical fraternity having been retained to
present their side of the question and eX
plain those reconcile and mysterious rela-
tionshipS between mind and body which
we ministers of the gospel are generally
regarded as knowing little or nothing about.
The proposition which l shall endeayOr to
maintain and elucidate is, that every man
should be as good Christian as possible,
and as tending to this result, that every
man should religiously strive to obtain and
preserve vigorous physical health. Men
cannot enjoy God or effectually glorify Him
with weak, disabled bodies, for the body is
at once the basis and the implement OF the
mind. Impoverished health means incOm-
plete enjoyment as well as fractional and
ineXuberant efficiency. A healthful body is
a spiritual blessing, for without health one
is incapable of many forms OF spirit
ual enjoyment and is certainly
in very poor way to COM
health are almost synonymous TERMS
whereas irritability..and dependency are the
natural cOncomitants of disease. When
see q man who is eternally mourning for
Zion my advice to him is to go and take a
Russian bath, jump aStride horse or a
bicycle, row boat, run race, or do any
thing, in fact, that is physically sensible
and that will enable him to diSSipate his
gloom through the pores of his skin. l thor
Oughly believe in exercise as means of
grace.
After speaking upon the relations between
| the various organs of the body in plain
and decidedly practical manner Mr.. Scudder
closed as follows: GAS rule the members
of this Congregational club are quite a
healthy looking set and do not require any
further preaching upon this topic. May the
Lord give US all sound bodies and healthy
spirits; may we learn to regard sickness as
a form of sin, either inherited or voluntarily
acquired, and from which it is our duty to
flee, and may the ministers of the gospel,
while they abate not one iOta in preaching
the salvation of the soul, hold forth with
equal earnestness the salvation of the body"
At this point a brief recess was taken, at
the conclusion Of which discussion Of the
essays was taken up.
| The 1NFO6MAL IALhs
DR.. Pitner of Jacksonville, ILL.,, was in
troduced to the club, and he spoke briefly
concerning the interdepenence of the physi-
cal and spiritual. In the matter OF lon
gevity, clergymen stand first and physicians
follow as second, according to statistics.
The proper use of the brain with respect to
rest, was touched upon, and commended to
the careful consideration of all present.
Hours stolen from needed rest are fatal
mistakes too often INDUCED in by students.
Mental impairment necessarily follows loss
Of sleep, and to go beyond what is normal
and healthful is a great mistake.
| Rev. DR.. Dana Of st. Paul asked DIR.
Pitner what view his fraternity takes con-
| cerding the phenomena called faith cure,
and the reply was: 'sAs far as I am
aware there is no credence given among
members of the profession as to the practi
cal results of these so-called cures. 1t is a
revival of the old forms of mesmerism. We
believe there is virtue in it-in that it S
properto arouse hope in the mind of the pa
| TENT
Rev. DR.. HOvey of Minneapolis said that
young men should have symetrical develop
ment, and quoted from DR.. Lyman Beecher
on this point.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of St. Paul fol-
lowed with some timely thoughts concern
ing the definitions and terms used during
the evening, speaking in favor of the OppO-
site side OF the question as presented by the
essayiSts of the evening.
| DR.. Beard followed in elaboration of his
position, as presented early in the evening,
| and placed the mind or faith cure as upon
| the verge of abSurdity.
| Rev. J. ii. Crum of Winona was called
L oa1- 1,4
things during the five minutes that he was
that mind does have a mighty influence
upon the body. He did not believe that
| everything had been said on either side con-
corning the mind cure.
Rev. Mr.. COnant, pastor of the curch in
which the meeting was held, expressed his
gratitude to the members for the benefit
which had been conferred by the meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Chittenden, a former member of
the club, was the last speaker.
The exercises at the church were concluded
at seasonable hour and the members and
visitors returned to their homes. Rev. Dr..
| COnant and his Wayzata people were assid-
| uous in their attentions to the guests of the
occasion, and one of the most profitable
meetings ever held in this community was
the result.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
At the Excelsior house yesterday the fol-
lowing names were placed ON the register:
II. B. Baldwin, Long View, Tex; o. Groom
and wife, Jackson, Mich; w. P. Noyce
and family, Chicago; W. V. Hayward and
wife, Minneapolis; W. G. Coons and wife,
Williamsburg, Va; N. G. Willis, Kansas
City; L. F. Miller, Bloomington, Ia. j. G.
Richel, Columbus, O.; W. E. Alexander,
Chicago; John Cavanaugh, ST. Louis; R. l..
Pratt, BrattleborO, Vt; Miss Linda Fuller,
Boston; F. A. Scott, ST. Paul.
F. A. Scott of St. Paul, government