The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-08
GREAT TERRITORY
HELENA HAPPENINGS,

A correspondent of the Record suggests
that the legislature now in session pro-
ceed at once to elect United States sena-
tors for Montana, for the reason that, in
case the present Congress do not act up
on the admission, the probability Is strong
that special session will be called soon
after the fourth Of March, when favor.
able action may be expected; in which
event it would be of great practical service
to Montana to show herself prepared, 90
far as possible, to assume the status OF
Statehood.
The general passenger agent Of the G.
B. & N. r. r., St. Paul, in response to in
quiries from Helena and other Montana
people desiring to participate in the in
augural ceremonies, wires that in the
event of such representation from Mon
tana, the road would be prepared to
furnish special train to run direct from
st. Paul to Washington sufficiently ex-
tensive to accommodate all delegations
from the western States and Territories
The Harrison and Morton clubs and
flambeau corps of Minneapolis and St
Paul have signified their intention o1
being present, and also delegations from
Washington Territory, Colorado and
Oregon will participate. II such an ex-
cursion Is contemplated from Montans
the time rapidly approaches wherein ar
rangements should be perfected.
A discussion is to take place in Helena
this week between two of the capital
clergymen on the question of baptism
its mode, and whether it Is for the remis-
sion Of sins-a fruitful theme for learned
disputatiOn, which generally terminates
in confusion worse confounded. Had
the Greek word t'baptizo" been translated
with the rest of the text, when the "KinR
James" translation was rendered, there
would have been no room for controversy
as to the mode Of administering the ordi-
nance; and the proclamation Of Peter ON
the day Of Pentecost ought to be con
elusive as to its object; for he says, in
response to the cry from the multitude
s'What shall we do?' "Repent every one
of you, and be baptized Immersed in
the name of Jesus Christ for the remis.
sion of sins, and you shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost" That's pretty
much to the point and don't require any
pathological or theological disquisition ol
Interpretation. The LEADER stands by
the common sense words of the text
They mean what they convey to the com.
mon mind or they are meaningless and
worthless. We would say, therefore, te
the sprinkling fellows, who seem to be
afraid of little water, "Arise now, and
be baptized Immersed and wash away
your sins, and call upon the name of the
Lord" Who will move that we be ap
pointed umpire ut the discussion?
On the 9th inst, the Helena Record be
o0rfo nf fhn
Publishing company. The Record re-
marks in making the announcement:
'The change will increase the efficiency
of this journal as news publication il
many important respects, not the leas
among which may be mentioned that OF
receiving and publishing the full Asso
ciated Press telegraphic report, the morn
ing franchise of which, at Helena, i,
owned by Mr.. Russe1lvB HafriBon, prest
dent of the Journal Publishing Company
In addition, many other improvement,
will be made in the paper at the very
earliest date possible. It is the intention
to make the Record not only one of the
leading journals of Montana, but the
very foremost one, and this it is fair tt
assume without casting reflections upor
our contemporaries, can be readily &C
complished with proper use of thu
many material advantages accruing tt
the paper by reason Of the change
By this change Mr.. Geo. E. Boos, of tn.
Live Stock Journal, becomes manager o
the great consolidation. Mr.. Guy X
Piatt continues as editor and Mr. Lam
bert Mollinelli as city editor Of the
Record. The LEADER congratulates bott
the Record and the Journal on the uniol
of their forces, which is substantially al
array of talent and material RESPONSE
bility that must result in the production
of one of the foremost newspaper in
stitutions of the West.