St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
SUNDAY CHATTER.

There are people who walk 80 erect in the
CONSTRUCTED and airline highway that they
never see the reckless and unfortunate fell
lows who have stumbled into the wayside
mire. They do not belong to the neighborly
class referred to in the parable Of eighteen
centuries ago. Their example is not alluring
and does not stand out fayorably in the pam
Drama OF Christianity. 1t would shock them
to.intimate that they are doing the cause
more hurt, in their sphere. than the most
blatant hereto could, but that is the verdict
Of considerate observers.
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A large part Of the current number OF the
North American Review is taken up with
criticisms of Robert Elsmere, and the vol
tunes of refutation ere becoming numerous
While this advertising causes an enormous
sale, it is rare that any person is found among
the purchasers who will insist upon having
fully read the voluminous work.
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One clergyman in Kansas has been forced
to step down and out of the pulpit because
his sermons were too long. and another is re-
quired to resign because his sermons are too
broad. The pew doZers are evidently pecu-
liar there. They should get the legislature to
ure. Short and shallow would, no doubt.
add to their popularity. But Kansas is not
the only region where people like their
preaching in small, easy doses. They will
sit for hours to hear partisan declaimer re-
cite fiction, and patiently endure dramatic
performance; but if the preacher fills full
half hour they sauirm and twist like the
average church choir. This picture is OBJ
seryable in cities like Chicago and Minneap-
oils.
In the February Harper story is given OF
a people on one of the small islands OF the
Pacific, where they were wrecked some
thousand years ago, and shut up by them
selves alone They have in the processes OF
time SO developed as to be perfect mind
readers They see the thoughts in each 9TH
ers' minds SO clearly that they have no need
of speech, and in fact have lost the ability to
talk from disuse. They would be Invaluable
as reporters for newspapers just now. They
could read the minds Of the visiting states
men at Indianapolis who only go to pay
their respects. Harrison could find use for
one.
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The organization that does work under the
designation of Christian Workers, in this
country and Canada, is said to be making
specially of looking after the homeless boys
in the large Cities or such as roam the streets
at night. Their plan is to multiply rooms
for them made so attractive with reading and
innocent games as to allure them from their
vicious street, life. There is field for useful
effort in this connection in all the cities, and
little danger Of too many workers.
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There is class of people who affect to ig-
more newspapers, and only see something
that concerns them in the sheets when their
attention is called to it. Still, they never fail
to see it. At times they relax little, and
are willing to contribute an item OF per-
sonal interest to themselves without other
requital than half-dozen copies of the paper
sent them. But no fault is found with them.
They help make up the mosaic Of society.
The human menagerie would not be COM
plete without them
A member of the Massachusetts legislature
astonished a railroad manager by returning
a pass, and the latter wrote free and easy
letter explaining that he had sent him the
pass much against his inclination, but in
pursuance Of the custom Of all the roads,
which he regarded as nuisance, and hoped
the legislature would prohibit any such issu-
ance. This stirred the bile of the lawmakers,
and they propose to impose severe penalties
upon not onlyilegisiators,b but all officials, who
accept such favors. Gen. Butler is to argue
in opposition. 1t is pretty safe to believe
that he will convince them that passes are
handy to have, especially in state where
members can nearly all go home at night.
Most of the legislatures have these occasional
little spasms over passes, but all go right ON
using them, just the same.
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One of the woman suffrage societies has
lately issued a pamphlet that makes surpris-
ing and. to the friends of the movement, en-
couraging claims, as regards the progress it
has made. 1t is alleged that measure Of
suffrage is possessed in regions having 30O.-
100000 population, and that on the CONT
nent there are thirty states territories or
provinces where the women WELD some sort
of ballot. 1t is generally le stricted to school
matters or village and municipal elections:
but it is insisted that a great educational
work is going on in that direction. 1t is not
the men who stand in the way of the full
exercise of common privileges. The women
can vote whenever they unitedly claim the
right