St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-14
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that started the discussion of the ques-
ton us Marriage a Failnre% How
would it do for some minister of the
gospel, who has been a successful
preacher, to start an agitation Of the
question. SIS the Pulpit Failure?"
One is just as problematical as the other.
The arguments in support of the propo-
sitiOn that marriage is a failure are
numerous, and yet those who advance
these arguments admit that if our mar
riage laws were abolished the fOunda-
ton stone of society would be removed.
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Marriage itself is not failure, but
there are great many married people
who are. The same may be truthfully
said in relation to the pulpit. The pull
pit is recognized to be the foundation
stone of religion, public morality and
social order, and yet the power OF the
pulpit as public educator is unques-
tionably on the decline. The fault lies
with those who fill the pulpit. They
are not fulfilling their mission as public
teachers, because they fail to keep pace
with the progress of the age. The
power of the pulpit is declining, and will
continue to decline unless it can be
raised to plane of broader intelligence
and liberality.
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1t was mistaken mercy which ended
the prison term of MICHAEL GoRMAN, a
Sing Sing convict. He had been in the
penitentiary for thlrty-three years, and
when he walked out into the world as
free man. the other day, he was worse
off than if he had died inside of prison
walls. Life can have no attractions for
the individual who has no friend or
acquaintance in all the wide world, and
no one who cares to become his friend
or associate.
In an interesting article in the Century
magazine for the current month, Ed
WARD z. CLARKE, of the New York
Evening Post, divides our national
history into four political generations.
The first was the constructive gener-
alton, from 1899 to 1926; the second is
called the compromise generation, and
included the period which gave the
nation its CLAY, WEBSTER and CAL
| HoUN; the third generation commences
with the election of LINCOLN and the
ascendency of the Republican party,
and runs down to the restoration of the
Democratic party to power. According
to Mr.. CI.ARKE'S division of political
ages, we are now just fairly beginning
the fourth period.
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1t is singular how few men of special
prominence are i'll public life who have
Tapped over from tine third to the fourth
generation. JOHN SHERMAN is re-
ferred to as almost the only connecting
link of importance between the third
and fourth generations. The only other
two conspicuous political leaders of the
third generation now living are HAM
NIBAL HAMLIN and JEFFERSON DAVIS.
They are the only survivors of those
whom CHARLES SUMNER found in
Washington when he first entered the
United States senate thirty years
ago.
In talk with ex-senator MORTON S.
WILKINSON few days since, he fell into
pleasant reminiscent vein and gave
some interesting recollectionS of the
men who were the giants of the third
political generation. Referring to the
men of eminence whom Indiana turned
out during that period, Mr.. WILKINSON
was of opinion that HENRY S. LANE
was head and shoulders above
them all. There were two other
LANES who attained celebrity in ma
tional politics, but neither of them
was to be compared to HENRY
S. Next to henry S. LANE possibly
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS was the great
est man Indiana produced. OLIVER P.
MORTON was man of striking ability,
but lacking in all other elements of
greatness. DAN VOORHEES, and BEN
JANIN HARRISON belong more properly
to the new generation. 1t was not
alone for their ability and eloquence
that HENRY S. LANE and THOMAS A.
HENDRICKS were conspicuous, but for
those shining graces Of character which
attracted other men to them. When
either made friend he held him for
life.
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DWIGHT L. MOODY, the evangelist,
who arrived in San Francisco few days
ago. has decided to spend the winter on
the Pacific coast. He will go to Port
land this week to commence series of
evangelistic meetings in that city, and
will begin his revival work in San Fran
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GERTRUDE RIvEs, the younger sister
of AMELIE RIvEs CHAMBER, is extreme
ly fond of horses and is a daring rider.
Fox chasing is her favorite amusement,
and she always leads in the chase. She
is almost childlike in appearance, but
has any amount of pluck. Her father
owns handsome collection of horses,
and she spends much of her time in the
stables, directing the grooming of her
favoriteS.
Somebody played an awfully mean
trick on Senator JOE BLACKBURN on
his fiftieth birthday. The day JOE was
born his father filled large bottle with
pure distilled Kentucky bourbon and
leid it way in his cellar, with lnstruc-
lions that the cork was not to be re
moved until the boy baby up stairs had
reached the half-century stone on the
turnstile of life. There the bottle
stayed until few days ago it was
taken down, the mould and the dust
brushed off, and it was forwarded to
Washington to do distinguished service
at the semi-centennial celebration
which was to occur at the home of the
Kentucky senator. Pretty much every
member of the senate was invited to
ha thera and take sswQa dran;j Of this