St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-28
IRELAND AT STILL WATER.
The Archbishop breaches a Sermon
to the State Prisoners.
IMPRESSIVE, SOLEMN SCENE.
The New Lines Of Street Railway to
Be in Operation About
June 1.

of that distinguished prelate and re-
markable man, Archbishop Ireland.
was an event long anXiOusly antici-
pated, both by the inmates and the
many citizens who coveted the pleasure
of attending the services at which he
would fficiate. At the early mass fifty
received the holy communion, and of
these. twenty, including one female
prisoner. were confirmed by the arch
bishop at the low mass held at 1890
o'clock. At this service Rev. Father
McCarren, assistant pastor of st. Mich
ael's, acted as celebrant and Arch
bishon Ireland occupied the throne
with Rev. Father Murphy. pastor of st.
Michael's, as attending priest. After a
sermon by the archbishop, the sacri-
fee of mass continued and
the rites of confirmation conducted.
The prison chapel never presented a
more beautifully, solemn scene. more
impressive service, or held an audience
nlficance of the occasion. In fact at the
close of his remarks the archbishop. in
recognition of the spirit that seemed to
pervade all, said: Though | have
spoken to hundreds of thousands in
! great halls and in large cities all over
the country, never felt So near to.God
as have here to-day with you, and
| have to thank you all for the most
| devout attention you have accorded
me-" The archbishop's address was
! simply devoted to presenting evidence
| of the existence of an all-WiSe God. an
exposition of the plan of salvation and
an exhortation to accept Jesus Christ;
| and was eloquent in its forcible SIM
| plicity, manifested by reason of the
cOnsummate tact with which the
speaker reached the heart and mind of
each among SO many of such different
mental and moral composition.
The speaker sal d: Science teaches
us many things; but Oh the borders of
creation science stops and says: Whence
| all this?' Reason answers: From
cause beyond, all powerful and good
| from God. the One Great Eternal Cause
The word of the atheist has been spoken:
vet there is no atheist in the possession
| of reason but believes in his heart there
| is a God. TO the atheist | return the
answer of Scripture: The fool hath
said in his heart there is no God He
says it in his heart, not with his reason.
He wishes for personal reasons that
there be no God, and the wish is father
to the thought. In this cold world,
where so many of us find little justice,
even little recognition of our good deeds.
where wickedness and injustice often
flourish and find approval. could
answer: No. life is not worth LIVING
| if it were not that beyond this life
of God. There is in the scriptures
a. passage, especially touching you.
where, in declaring Christian virtue.
| OF defining the performance of Chris
tian duty, Christ said: II was in per-
sen and We visited Me-" and on the
other hand, specifying the neglect of
such duty; 81 was in prison and We
visited Me not" 1t is you He loved and
loves. A kindness done to you He feels
done to Himself. Whatever the world
may say or think of you, I've good. not
for the sake of the word. but for Christ's
sake" The musical portion of the
service was magnificently effective in
the work of the combined chOrS of st.
Michael's church and of the prison. the
rendering of the '.Veni Creator" being
chapel was again filled with prisoners
ana all the visitors that could be &C
| cemmodated at the lecture of the arch
bisnop on temperance, delivered with
| that characteristic force and effect that
| has made him among the very foremost
and most brilliant champions of the
temperance cause. At this service the
choir was assisted by orchestral accom-
paniment. The gracious visit and work
of the archbishop will be long remem-
bered at the prison and among those so
fortunate as to have heard his words.
SIFTINGS.
ARENAS Day. employed as sled tender
by Musser, Sauntry & Co. at All Rich's
Ann river camp, was killed instant
Saturday by an accident similar to tn
which caused the death of William l.; ne
on TOtoyatic last week. Day was lOa i
ing the last log upon the sled when
portion of the load gave way and
crushed him. He was a native Of
Maine, unmarried, and had lived in
Saltwater but short time. AS he had
no relatives here, his remains we
buried yesterday at Bronson, in the
Ann river region.
The two lines of street railway to be
first built and operated by the new COM
pany, as announced in yesterdays
GLOBE, are from Water street up Chest
nut to Third; thence to Laurel; out
Laurel to Owens; and from the state
prison down Main to Chestnut; Up
Chestnut to Third: out Third to Bur-
lington, and thence by the easiest
direct route to South Saltwater. 1t is
expected that these lines will be in Oper
alton by June l, 1889.
The local Knights of Pythias propose
to produce damon and PytiliaS" at the
opera house for the benefit of the lodges
benevolent fund, which has been ia, her
heavily drawn upon this winter.
John Scott and his sister, Miss l. B.
Scott, left Saturday for a short visit 10
their former home in Carver
The Criterion Dramatic and Concert
company appears at the opera house to-