St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-29
GAY PRESBYTERIANS.
The Two Alliances Meet for a
Racy Evening"

The Presbyterian alliance of Mime
apoliS entertained the Presbyterian
alliance of ST. Paul last night, in the
parlOrs of Westminster church, and had
a most enjoyable time. At several
time. Prof. George E. MacLean pre-
sided in an able manner over the
feast of reason and the flow of soul,
while prof" John Dorner, assisted by
an able and efficient corps, took equally
good care of the banquet part of the
programme. The parlors presented
gay and lively scene when the 200 guests
present were seated at the numerous
tables that took up all The room in the
spacious Darlors. At the conclusion of
the banquet, Prof. George E..
MacLean in the most felicittous Ian
guage welcomed the st. Paulites to the
SANITY City with all the ardor of an old
topper. and his sentiment was applauded
to the echo. Hon. J. w. Cochran, of St.
Paul, responded in manner that
proved him quite brilliant humorist,
and concluded his short and pithy adj
dress with q story that brought down
the house. 1t was to this effect: In
the High school in the SANITY City a
few days ago, among other questions
asked, was, Now, where was st. Paul
born"' and the answer came at once in
"Tarsus;" but before second had
passed away little imp at the bottom
of the class yelled out: THAT'S where
Minneapolis got left"
A good deal of comm otion was caused
last week in Chicago by the structures
naHn Inv q nailu Nayvc anrrncnnn1an+ Of
Milwaukee, upon an address delivered
by versatile DIR. LOrimer in the latter
city. 1t was all about a few stories told
by that eminent divine from the pulpit.
but they were simple Sunday school
tales to the free-andeasy, sketchy, 60
as-yOu please yarns spun by the various
ministers in their addresses last night at
that Alliance meeting of frater-
nifty. and there is little risk in
going astray to remark that had Rev.
Robert Christie, ID. D., told some of the
stories he did before John Knox, of
whom he spoke in so brilliant man
ner, that eminent divine and patriot
would have incOntinently retreated in
pious horror. Rev. Robert Christie was
followed by Dr.. Burrell, who spoke elo-
quently On the subject of John Calvin.
He spoke substantially as follows: my
brother Christie has stolen SO much
time in eXpatiating on the virtues of
John Knox and has run into my time so
much that | shall speak for just about
moment so my SecceSSOr Will have a
little time for his discourse. John Cal
vim is the sentiment of this evening, and
very properly have I been chosen
to represent him. Why? Because
| am the most orthodox minister pres
ent. Calvin was not the father of Pres
htrfn 1fcr,1 fl,nt To-
call him the foster father, or better still
the father in-law. A young man was
one time eXpounding in a Jealous man
ner the tenets of Wesley's faith when
his elder corrected him and said: DO
not say WeSley'S scheme OF religion:
rather, say Christ's. That's all right,
replied the young man. 1T NAV be
Christ's, but Wesley improved upon it,
John Calvin found things dark and
looked over the trees of the forest for
light and hewed his way to it till he
found it. Calvin improved religion,
found out the dark spots and let light
in. Brother Christie took too long, so
he would have to deny himself
talking too much and divide Calvin into
three heads; that was good enough for
him. Laughter Calvin found out the
error about infants. They used. to say
viz AiSuiS OiiNS WHY 1cOb IL OlCJ ulull U
grow up and be good. Calvin put that
away because he found Christ
said no such thing, and SO
he put this evil away. Historians
have said John Calvin was an Ameri-
can in spirit anyway. They have said
st. Paul was Yankee, because he said
4 reckon but Bancroft and the Span
lard, CASTELAR,, have both affirmed if it
had not been FOR men of Calvin'S stamp
America had never been. We will,
therefore, III the future have to honor
John Calvin and his battle axe and leave
George Washington and his fruit tree to-
silence and oblivion. TO further prove
the tenaclty Of John Calvin, ga steady,
sturdy, staunch believer" he told of a
parson who said he believed the Bible
word for word all through, and SO
opened its pages before his congrega-
ton and commenced to read about Noah
and the ark where page was cut out;
so he read straight ahead, "Noah's wife
was 800 cubits high and fifty cubits
broad and pitched inside and Out,"-
well, well, my brethren, he paused to
say, / never read that before, but its in
the Bible; I'll believe it anyway" The