St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
Trustees Protest Against the
Observation-Disclosures OF
Some Ministers.
One of Sheriff Beams Deputies
Identifies the Bogus POST
Office Inspector.
Charles ArmeS and John Malm
Meet Death Unexpectedly
by Drowning.

of the early morning cooled the atmOS-
phere and ushered in Sunday of quiet
ness and rest, a Sunday OF large attend
ance and orderly behavior on all parts
of the grounds. There were on the
ground fully 1900 people, and the OPEN
ing of the encampment was the most
auspicious thesassociation has ever eX-
perienced. On Saturday evening many
of the trustees of the association and
men interested in the camp meeting be-
came a little anxious as to what would
be the success of the undertaking dur
ing the next two weeks, but the attend
ance of yesterday and the success OF the
services of the day almost entirely dis
PEELED these anxious thoughts. These
anxieties have arisen ON account
of the opposition which many of the
Methodist and other ministers and MEN,
bers of Twin City churches, and espe-
cialy those residing in Minneapolis,
have shown to the methods of conduct
ing the present encampment, and their
refusal to participate in the exercises.
The MethOdiSts In camp are saying but
little on the subject, but are thinking
considerable. A short time ago the
Methodist ministers of Minneapolis de-
clared against leaving the gates at Red
Rock open on Sunday, on the ground
that it thus became public Sunday re-
sort. The trustees of the association
did not see fit to coincide with their
opinion, and now few of the Mime
apolis preachers refuse to even mention
the camp meeting at their Sunday serv-
ices. The trustees of the Red Rock as
sociation, who are among the prominent
Methodist ministers and laymen of the
two cities, do not intend their rules and
regulations shall be prescribed by a
few who each year have found
it convenient to growl at the man
agement. This morning an article
was published by one of these brethren
in morning paper. He asserts that
the annual conference declared against
the running of the Sunday train,
whether they be to a camp meeting or a
base ball game; and further, that it
counseled all to carefully avoid these
forms of Sunday desecration. Con-
tinuing, he says that Red Rock is run
by a private corporation. and is not
recognized officially by the Methodist
church. The Red Rock Methodists take
exception to these statements. They
argue that this camp meeting, having
the salvation of souls in view, has as
much right to be situated upon rail-
road as church has in being located in
central place in the city, close to
street cars, and has as much right to re-
ceive the advantages thus provided.
the Burlington road, DO not give us
any extra trains on Sunday and in
compliance with other requests they
have changed the time of running of
those trains which would interrupt
the services. The trains that are run
are the regular ones. They claim they
cannot have Puritanic Sunday without
Puritanic surroundings. These people
who are now finding fault have found
fault about other things. They for
merly said they believed in using home
talent, and that they found
SAM JONES TOO TRUTHFUL.
When Mrs. Palmer was here they said
she preached too much on holiness.
This year the camp meeting was given,
for great part. into the hands Of home
ministers, and now they are not here
and find fault about Sunday trains rum
ming to the camp grounds.
DR.. w. W. Satterlee, the prohibition
apostle, said: II cannot understand
why these few Minneapolis ministers
act as they do. If God can afford to
come here cannot see why they can
not come. These ministers have found
fault with outside attractions, but it has
taken these attractions to draw even
these ministers. They would come
Jones. I tell you more people
have been converted here in the past
twenty-three years than there have
been in twenty-three of their churches
in the same time. / want to say that
this association never makes cent, and
every year the trustees must 20 downin
their pockets to meet the expenses"
Trustee Hasty, of Minneapolis, said:
81 have no time for those faultfinders.
The most prominent of the Minneapolis
Methodist ministers are strong sup
porterS of the meetings, and are not
with those who object to the opening of
the grounds OF Sunday"
Five O'Clock prayer meetings opened 1
the devotional services of yesterday.
At s o'clock W. W. Satterlee had Bible
reading, and an experience meeting in
tervened between this and the morning
services. which occurred at 1890
o'clock.
The opening prayer was made by DR..
G. II. Bridgman, president of HamIine
University. Bishop Fitzgerald an
nounced that the text of the morning
sermon would be found in Joshua iii. 5.
''And Joshua said unto the people sane
tify yourselves for tomorrow the Lord
will do wonders among you" A brief
account of the events leading up to the
utterance of this command was given.
Continuing the preacher said: I'VE
stand and look :out upon the scenes of
those times and we think of another
scene, the time when Jesus repeated
this command. Between these times
and the times Of Jesus Christ we find
given by Jesus Christ Himself. And as
the promise was fulfilled in those times
it will be fulfilled now. The Lord says,
''Sanctify yourselves" In spirit we are
to be religious. Christians and not world
ly. So long as we live here we must 1
come IN contact with the world. We
owe duties to society and to our
country, and it would be folly for us to
seclude ourselves from the people
whom the Lord desires us to do good to.
We understand that we are to do all
these things are unto Him. Further. we
are to consecrate ourselves to holy uses.
We must pray unto Him with the spirit
and not offer our prayers in formal
names. The highest service that can
be rendered to God is the service given
to Gods creatures. A Pharisee may
pray and sing, but who ever knew one
Of them to go alone into dark cellar
and minister to one of his fellow men.
We also must render true service to the
church which Christ has established.
When one santifes himself he does
all these things to which we have re-
ferred. Some may be here this morn
ing who think that it is impossible for
them to obey this command. There are
many men here who, If they thought
they had a talent, they would
come and lay it at the feet of Christ, but
the great tempter comes and says that
you have none, and too readily you