St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-26

half OF temperance, purity, the sanctity
OF marriage and the definite teaching of
the true faith.
A striking feature of the encyclieal
letter is the somewhat novel yet practi-
cal method of dealing with the temper
anee question. While admitting and
deploring the evil effects of the sin of in
temperance on the life of the church
and of the nation, the prelates warn
the believers against the false principle
embodied in the doctrine of the prohibit
tl0nlStS In this country, and which in
their opinion threatens to creep into
the English church and vitiate much
useful work. Highly valuable as they
believe total abstinence to be as a means
to an end, they emphatically discoun-
tenance the language which condemns
the use OF wine as wrong in itself, and
express their disapproval of reported
practice among certain English church.
men of substituting some other liqnid
for wine in the celebration of the holy
communion.
The letter calls upon all believers to
rally around the standard of high and
pure morality, and in vital connection
with promotion of purity the prelates
insist upon maintenance of the sane
tlty of marriage, which is defined to be
the center of all social morality. They
express regret that the sanctlty of the
marriage relation has been seriously
compromised by the facilities of divorce
which the legislation of many Christian
countries has provided. According to
the language of the encyclical letter,
the Sanctity of marriage as a Christian
obligation implies the faithful union of
one man with one woman until the
union is severed by death. Instructions
have been issued to missionaries in
poIygamous countries to protect and
maintain the Christian conception of
marriage, believing that any immediate
and rapid successes which might other
wise be secured in the mission field
would be dearly purchased by any low
ering or confusion of this idea.
The observance of Sunday as day of
rest and OF worship is urged as having
direct bearing on the moral we'll
being of Christian community. Sug-
gestions are offered which are hoped to
be of assistance in solving the problem
of socialism, and the care of emigrants
Is made special subject for the con-
siderat!on and sympathy of the be-
levers. That part of the letter which re-
lates to the definite teaching of the faith,
and the necessity for improved church
methods in the matter of teaching the
young is emphasized. Godfathers and
godmothers are urged to fulfill the duty
which they have undertaken for the
children whose sponsors they have
been. In conclusion the archbishop
and his ecclesiastical associates urge
the Importance o. union with the
Scandinavian, Old Catholic and other
denominations between whom and
themselves there exists no bar like tina
involved in the dogma of papal infal-
libility.
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
Surely Mr.. SCHEFFER has no occasion
to be disgruntled at the result of the
Republican primaries last evening, for
he won as decisive victory as he did at
the Democratic primaries three weeks
ago. So far as the result is testi-
monial to Mr.. SCHEFFER'S personal
popularity in this community, it must
be exceedingly gratifying to him and to
his friends, and so far as he was the rep
resentative of the anti-boss and anti
corporation element in the party, his
triumph is source of qualification to
all people who are opposed to ring
domination in politics.
Yet there were some features of
yesterdays primaries which were eX-
ceedingly repugnant to all citizens who
have partiality for honest and honor
able political methods. There has never
been political contest in Ramsey
county in which so many evidences of
corruption were visible. 1t is openly
charged and not denied that money
flowed like water, voters were bought
and sold like sheep in the shambles,
and certainly no special effort was
made to conceal the corrupt meth
DDS that were being employed. If
one-half of what the friends of
the opposing candidates say about
each other is true, there was never
known such corrupt state of affairs in
all the history of American politics.
The individuals who were loudest few
weeks ago in shouting fraud against the
Democratic primaries, where there was
no fraud, and no indication of it, were
the most active yesterday in peddling
corruption.
1t would be foul blot upon Ramsey
county if such proceedings went unre-
buked. Speaking on behalf of the bet
ter class of our citizens, the GLOBE
places the seal of condemnation upon
these corrupt methods, and unhesitat-
ingly avows that whenever the oppor-
tunity is given at the polls the honest
people of Ramsey county will make an
example of the men who have brought
this disgrace upon our community.
SUNDAY CHATTER.
1t would be an interesting statement,