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not be sorry that to establish this ma
ton he drew his sword in battle, and
braved vituperation in peace. The dan
gers that threaten us may be real
enough. The evils must be removed,
but the nation :need not be destroyed.
OF the signs of helpfulness and ele-
ments of safety Mr.. Shutter men
toned two. First Of all the
very liberty to which we owe
many of our perils. The press, the
stump, the platform, are so many safety
valves! The noise that is made some
times is simply the warning rattle that
tells US where the serpent liesi Our
public schools stand to-day upon
firmer foundation, for the cutlery against
them that showed where danger threat
ened. The national flag that waves
over them shows two things. First
That the schools belong to the state,
and not to any sect. Secondhand the
arm of the state is pledged to protect
any institution over which its flag
waves. The very freedom of unbridled
criticism is our safety. What is worked
Oft in words is so much taken out of
deeds-the violence that goes into the
tongue is taken out of the arm. Sup
press it and it becomes a concentrated
power that shakes aud rends--let it
have the freedom of the air, and it is
as harmless as puff Of smoke. 1t may
get into the eyes and cause annoyance.
but it soon dissipates. Out of freedom
of expression grows discussion. Free
discussion brings out what truth there
is to be found. Fostered by the spirit
of liberty there comes in the second
place the feeling of loyalty. MIR. Shut
ter gave few of the elements in our
civilization that fostered loyalty, and
closed by emphasizing private own
ership in land. He said that any man
man would fight for a government
under which he could possess a home,
and which protected that home.
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What the Minister Of the
Present Age Must Do to
Gain Popularity.
How the Minneapolis Churches
Are Falling Into Line
With the Age.
Some Churches Which Have
Aceeded to the Demand
of the People.
Who They Have to Preach to
and What They Do to Ee
Interesting.

There are preachers and preachers, but
the preacher who can satisfy the Min
neapolis churchgoer must be more then
mere preacher. He must be an orator.
he must be thinker. more or less. He
must be something of an actor. He
must be trifle radical in some way,
He must verge upon the sensational.
The good old orthodox preacher who
thunders forth against sin and who
threatens his congregation with brim-
stone, fire and many pronged forks,
with little demons on the end of them,
will not do. He has been tried in the
pulpit, and the people have said ''pass. -
The preacher of to-day must be a
man who is up even with the world on
every topic. He must be a newspaper
reader. Of course he occasionally de-
hverS himself of sentiments which are
anything but complimentary to the Sun
day newspaper, but he is required to
read them just the same-and he does
it. Time was when the average man
went to church more through a sense
of duty than anything else. He went
with the full expectation of hearing the
same thing preached that he had heard
since he was little boy in pinafores-
and he usually heard it. He generally
went with the premeditated design of
going to sleep during the SermOn-an0
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to-day never goes to sleep over the ser
mon. The preacher won't let him.
Even should he by some chance drop
into a peaceful snOoze, in spite of the
minister's impassioned discourse, he
runs great risk OF having his ribs stove
in by a nudge from some excitable
neighbor who is carried away by the
preachers powerful periods.
1t there be any one who doubts that
what have been mentioned are tile prime
requisites ia a successful preacher, let
him but examine the records IN eOnnec-
ton with the Minneapolis churches.
The sacred ediices which are well filled
every Sunday with earnest worShiperS
are the Ones who have in their pulpitS
the men who possess the characteristics
enumerated. Let it be explained that
the term wOrshiperS does not mean
that all who go to church go there to
worship. Whereas the old-timer went
often through sense Of duty, the man
be amused. But to return to the minis
tiers themselves,
Take a glance over the ministerial
field in this city and notice how time
has changed all things. The change
did not come in one night, but
it came. The change has not be-
come complete yet, but it is so
far along as to be quite noticeable.
The Plymouth congregation was one of
the first to demand something in the
pastor beside the old time-worn subject
of eternal damnation. The attendants
at that church felt that they must have
a pastor who could talk literature and
philosophy and politics if need he-some
one who could amuse them-and so
they extended call to DR.. Thwing.
They secured him and are happy.
While DR.. Thwing is not particularly
emotional, he is built on far different
lines from the Congregational ministers
who have heretofore done service in
Minneapolis.
The Westminster church was without
pastor. DIR. Thwing, only one block
up the avenue, was attracting good
deal of attention on account of his SER
mons, and the Westminster people be-
gan to cast about for some one who
would make the brown-stone church
popular. They hit upon DR.. Burrell,
made him liberal offer, secured him,
and now his church is certainly popu-
lar. While DR.. Burrell may be crank
on certain topics, he is certainly pow
erful speaker. courageous fighter, a
! hard hitter, and man who does not let
his profession debar him from taking an
interest in the affairs of the city, polit-
zeal or otherwise.
When DR.. Burrell came to Westmin-
ster DR.. McKaig was holding forth from
the pulpit of the Hennepin Avenue
Methodist church. DR.. McKaig was
fine man, well liked by his people. His
doctrine was of the good, old-fashioned,
orthodox Methodist order and no flaws
could be found IN it. But one thing
was lacking. DR.. McKaig had not
drawing powers. He could not compete
successfully with his more eloquent and
sensational Scotch brother. so of course
he had to go and DIR. Tiffany was Sc
cured. DR.. Tiffany had built up quite a
reputation in Chicago and it was
thought he was the proper man for the
place. He has not been here long yet;
neither has he startled the city. He
will have to do something out of the
regular order or he will have to give
way.
Not long ago the First Baptist church
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MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

Wednesday afternoon next the board OF
education will hold a meeting.
The North Minneapolis Improvement asso-
citation will elect officers next THURSDAY
evening at the A o, q. W. hall, in Hunts
block.
The fancy grocers are working I'D an In.
terest IN display of fancy groceries at the
next exposition, this having been suggested
by the Northwest Trade.
There was temperance meeting at Labor
temple Yesterday afternoon under the aus
pices of the Swedish prohibition club. W. s.
Upper led the speaking.
Capt. W. 81, Whelan has gone to jackson.
where he will inaugurate a two weeks en-
gagement in temperance work under the aus
plces OF the state lodge L o. G. T.
At the meeting of the Nationalist Tuesday
evening in the parlor Of the Brunswick hotel.
Rev. j. s David will lecture on 1.-THE Advan-
tages and Moral Aspects of Socialism,
W. NJ. Regain. general manager of the ex.
position, has issued invitations to the news
paper men to a collation. to be served Thurs
day evening at the new Office of the exposi-
ton.
The evening Of March 4 the semi-annual
meeting of the Knights of Labor building as
ISOLATION will be held at Labor temple. Four
directors will be elected and other important
business transacted.
The rooms fitted up in the North side high
school building for the use of the branch
library are completed and ready for occu-
pancy. 1t is expected to open the library to
the public this week.
Samuel W. Lindsay, a well-known con-
ductor on the Great Northern short line died
at his home, 100 Island avenue, Saturday
He was twenty-nine years of age and leaves
wife and two-year-old child.
There will be a special meeting of the
Homeopathic Hospital association this even
ing at 1880 at the hospital. Ali members are
requested to be present, as important bust
ness is to come before the meeting
AT the Murphy club at IU6 Reuoanina,,o
nue.. last night, speeches were mady by Mr..
Pratt and Mr.. Whitcombe A very proftable
meeting was held. Tonight handkerchief
social will be held, at which REFRESHMENTS
will be served.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore lectures this even
ing at the Church Of the Redeemer. corner Of
Eighth street and Second avenue south. By
request she Will give her brightest and best
lecture. entitled TWENTY-FIVE Years on the
lecture Platform"
Relation of Art to Christianity" is the
topic OF a lecture to be delivered at Calvary
Baptist church next Wednesday evening nv
Rev. G. L. Morrill,. Rev. D. d. McLaurin
will illustrate the lecture with q large nun
Der of stereopticon views.
The Norwegian Total Abstinence society
gave temperance rally and social at DAMN
hall Saturday night to an audience that com
pletely filed the large building. Prof. o. J.
breda gave an interesting lecture on Ibsen's
Per Gynt which was followed by musical
and literary programme.
This evening the Hennepin County Sean
d1navlan temperance society will hold q
meeting at the Labor temple. Prof. Oftedal
Will preside and speeches will be made bv
Rev. NJ. Falk Gjertsen, Rev. o. P. Vangsness.
Rev. Gynild. Rev. c. j. Petrie. Rev. FranI
Peterson and others.
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THEATER PATRONS.

For almost the first time since its
erection, the crowd that assembled at
the Grand Opera house last Saturday
afternoon was worthy representative
of the kind that weekly filled the Min
neapolis theaters, the Pence and
Academy of Music, when those places
of amusement were at the height of
their glory, years ago. Over ten
hundred children's tickets were sold.
say nothing of the adults. About two
hours before the time announced for the
curtain to go up the little ones COM
menced to assemble, and by 1:SO
the entire street was literally
damned. Although the entertainment
given on that occasion was most
worthy one, as well as entertaining,
and tended to inspire patriotism in the
breasts of young Americans, still it
cannot but be noticed by those interest
ed in such things that the methods used
in attracting children never change.
That does not mean on this particular
occasion. but always. Itseems that our
forefathers struck the keynote in gain
ing the patronage Of children, or rather
their parents. because the consent of the
parents has to be gained first before the
child is given the price of admission.
The solicitor goes around to the schools
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THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK,
A Sermon on the Period Delivered
by Rev. M. ID. Shutter.

Dy rev. NJ. ID. shutter.
Rev. Marion D. Shutter spoke yester-
day morning at the Church of the Re-
deemer ON 1.-THE National Outlook"
After referring to the holiday of yes
terday and its significance, he said: 81
am not quite certain that Washington is
to be congratulated upon being dead
nearly hundred years. If that wise
and serene face looks down from the
bending skies, much must pass beneath
it to occasion sorrow and Indignation:
but much more to thrill with Joy and
inspire with hope. Although Wash
lngtOn died almost 100 years ago, he
lived long enough to see the 'meanness
of our politics. No man who rendered
to his country such services as those of
Washington was ever more Shamefully
abused. Letters were forged that
showed that he proposed to abandon
the Revolutionary struggle; he was ac-
cused of drawing more than his salary
from the public treasury; the news
papers were down on him and published
the most venomous things. l am
inclined to think that Washing
ton would not object to living in
our own day. The fact is the good old
times" were something of a humbug.
AhSiO 10 liz OiiuO lihO btlO pIcScuts Il6
moment now passing is the best that
ever dawDedl Many writer's find mel
ancholy pleasure in raising spectres
around the prospects of our republic.
There are men to whom everything
seems constantly at the brink Of ruin.
"ChaOs is cOme!' "The Philistines be
upon thee. Samson"' they cry, and at
the same time feel that the locks OF
Samson are shorn, the giant helplessI
1t is always best to look matters sauareIy
in the face. Dangers are never removed
by blindness. Destruction is not averted
by crying sPeaceW At the same time
l do not believe the outlook for our
country was ever more hopeful. Wash
ington-could he return to-day-would
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ADJUSTMENTS.


The Bostonians commence their an
nual engagement tonight at the Grand,
presenting their greatest success, "Don
QuiOXte," which is the product of the
combined efforts of De KOven and FL. B..
Smith. Barnabee appears in a we'll
known character particularly suited 10
his style of comedy, that of the eccentric
Don. Tomorrow night sPygmalion
and Gaiatean will be seen, .'Don %
will be repeated at the Wednesday
matinee, and the other new opera,
"Suzette," will be given for the first
time in the city Wednesday evening.
The advance sale has been large.
The sale Of seats for the long looked
for engagement of 1.-The Gondoiiers''
will commence tomorrow morning at
the Grand box office.
Manager Daniel Henderson, of the
Chicago opera house, is expected in the
city Tomorrow.
Nick Roberts Specially company open
weeks engagement at the Bijou to-
night. A first-class speciality perform
ance is promised.
The sale of tickets for Mrs. Emma
Hovey Williams concert at the Harris
tonight presages full house.
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DIR. SIMMONS SERMON.
An interesting Talk on the En-.
IArgin3 Idea Of God.

ioTSiIis% ASlCa O1 you.
At the First Unitarian church yes
terday morning Rev. III. M. Simmons
delivered an Interesting sermon on the
'Enlarging Idea of God" He said that
the present decay Of doctr.n mes about
Deity makes many fear that modern
thought will end in atheism. But such
decay and fears have often come before,
and the expected atheism has at length
proved to be higher theism. What
seemed the denial of Deity was only
the denial of some Outgrown definition
and asserted larger meaning in the
term. The idea of God has remained
through all revolutions of thought, and
from, each seeming ruin has risen
broader, higher, purer; and seems
thereby to promise that it will so re-
main aid rise, again and always, ever
lasting and ever eplarging. Newton's
theory of gravitation, for instance,
seemed the denial of God at first, but
was afterward taken as new proof of
divine perfection. Even the doc
trine that God was too good
: to burn men by the million forever,
seemed at first the denial of him. and
UnlyerSallStS were greeted as atheists:
but it has since been seen that the athe-
ism was on the other side, and that the
real denial of God was in the doctrine
that made him a demon. So the teach
ing that God is too great to have died in
the person of Jesus seemed another de-
NAL. and Unitarians were thought still
worse atheists: but it is beginning to be
seen that the real denial of Ged was
rather in the doctrine that He was slain
one day by few soldiers, while the idea
that DE could not die is far more rev.
erent one. So modern science seems
atheistic to many, but its revelation
OF a divine power working every
where through laws that we can
trust, working always the miracle of
advancing life, smiling upon us in the
beauty of human faces and filling us
with the warmth of human affections, is
already showing us that we have a far
greater and better God than our fathers
knew.
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lost its pastor. The other leading
churches were doing so much to draw
the people within their doors that the
First Baptist people concluded that
they must get hustle on themselves
and they did it,. They held out an in
vitation to DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of Phil
adelphia, and that gentleman decided to
accept. Dr.. Hoyt is orthodox enough,
and. added to that, he is preacher who
seeks to excite the feelings of his hear
ers by smile, by metaphor and by MINI
icry, SO 1t Is probable that he will be
successful.
No discussion Of the ministers is COM
plete without some reference to Rev.
o.. l.. Morril, commonly known as Co
lightly. While Morril has been longer
in the city than any of the gospel de-
lineatOrs mentioned before, he does not
command the attention the others do,
because he lives in the Eighth ward.
Morrill, is nothing, if not sensational.
He must be part and parcel OF sensa-
ton, else his digestion is out of order.
he always carries a pair of boxing
gloves with him, figuratively speaking.
and he never hesitates about putting
them on. Morrill's main guy is his
hatred OF ROmanism. and it is by his
diatribes against that religion that he
attracts attention. He occasionally Joins
hands with some of his brethren of the
cloth. and formulates a plan for the
better government of the city, but the
plan usually fails, and he is compelled
to fall back upon ROmapOphobia.
! Then there is Rev. c. a. Mable. of the
Central Baptist church, who is not I'M
like Morrill, in his means and capacity
for attracting attention. He, too, has
| bean here some time, but he never re-
! ceives special notice outside of his own
church unless he hears some large wasp
buzzing in his head gear, when he
throws off all restraint, turns himself
Loose until his force is spent. and then
sinks back into his former place, as
| water, after discharge, flows back into
| the mouth of a geyser. His popularity
| depends in great measure upon his
,. sensationalism.
Episcopalians are conservative in
| matters of religious innovation, but
even they have taken to getting minis
tiers who are likely to attract notice.
Gethsemane parish. when forced to seek
new pastor, turned toward Rev. j. j.
Fande, who has a reputation as a work.
er, and also as an orator. Mr.. Fande
seems to be hard, earnest worker, and
pleasing, forcible speaker. He is fully
up to the times, and, no doubt. will
come as near the popular" style of
| preacher as GethSemane wants.
There are other ministers in the city
who doubtless deserve mention as pos.
sesSng all the qualities which go to
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he did go to sleep. The pastor invaria-
bly, intended to give his parishioners a
dose of gospel something ike three
hours long, and to his credit be it
said that he carried out his intention to
the letter. He did not care if his con-
gregatien did go to sleep. although in
some places, as among the early Puri-
tans. there was a regularly appointed
individual whose duty it was to keep
the people awake. The pastor was paid
to preach the gospel, and, with con-
seientiousness that was cOmmendable,
he earned his money. His hong SER
mons might sometimes have been
prompted hy desire for revenge, be-
cause of the smallness of his tithes or
the light weight of the donation party
but let that pass. The age of all these
tbings-especialfy outside of the rural
districts-has gone. The churchgoer of
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COFFEE JOHNS PRoTBGE.
The Boys Father Claims That He
Was KidnaDed.

There are some new developments in
case which appeared before Judge
Emery Thursday last. At that time
Harry Kistner, lad of twelve years of
age, was brought into court by his
mother, who charged him with stealing
S. gold piece from her. She charged
HIM with being incorrigible, and wanted
him sent to the reform school. The
judge saw into the case at once, and
roasted the woman for wishing to get
rid Of her child. At the time Mr..
Fiohette, commonly called Coffee jain.
offered to adopt the boy, and Judge
Emery took the offer under considera-
ton.
Now to c0mplicate matters, the father
OF the boy. Andrew Kisner, has just ar
rived iu the city from Wisconsin, where
he claims to be sawyer in one of the
large mills. He Immediately applied to
Judge Lochren for a writ of habeas
corpus compelling the mother to pro-
duce the boy in court Monday morning.
The story told by Kisner is that his
wife obtained decree of divorce from
him in Wisconsin, the decree giving
him the custody of the boy and the
mother the girl. He claims that the
mother kidnapped the children, and he
has been unable to find their where
abOuts until the article in the paper in
formed him. The matter will be argued
in the district court TO-DAY.
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make the successful minister, but there
is not space here to particularize.
The ministers whose names are left
cut are heard of oftener in minis
ters' meetings than anywhere else.
But they must have the qualities mem
toned at the beginning of this article.
else they would not he tolerated in Min
neapoiis. The minister of the day must
arouse the people. He must be able to
make his listeners SO far forget them
selves as to break right out in meetin'
with applause, which is often done in
Minneapolis churches. The artist has
attempted to delineate one of these
scenes. But candor compels the asser-
ton that, from the picture, it would be
hard to determine whether the persons
are applauding from joy or attempting
to drown the minister's voice. The in
distinct lines represent either more peo-
pie or the dust which is being kicked
out of the floor.
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The Eight-hour Movement.

A labor mass meeting was held at
Harmonic hall Saturday evening, which
was addressed by noted local speakers,
Rev. III. II. French, ex-Gov. a. r. Nc
Gill, A. III. Edwards, A. B. Martin,
editor of the Labor Union, County
Commissioner John B. Swift, and
Others spoke at length upon the eight
hour movement, and recommended
plans for legislation and self-govern-
ment to bring about the desired end.
The prevailing tone of the addresses
was to the effect that the movement
would win in the end,
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Backed the Wrong Horse.

Robert Bell. laborer, has been for
some time dallying with the black
boards in the Columbia, with varying
fortunes. Finally the horses got into a
bad habit of not running his way, and
he lost his pile. In consequence he is
trying to get back at fortune by suit
against Frank Shaw to recover 1856. the
amount he claims to have lost. He
claims that the largest share of the
money lost was legacy he had re-
ceiyed from Scotland.
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ORANGE BLOssOMs.-Florida Orange
" Blossoms are now'in season and ready
for mailing. They will be packed In boxes
with the beautiful Spanish Moss, which is
greatly admired and is a curiosity Put up In
75c. Stand $3.50 boxes, ana sent prepaid
Write for Catalogue of Florida Curiosites.
which will be out in a short time. Address
o. T. JONES.
Jacksonville. Florida.
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A Lake Train.

Nelson Williams is the prime mover
In an attempt to have the Great North
ern railroad othcials put on a train run
ming to Lake Minnetonka on April l. A
petition has been circulated and pre-
sented to the officials. with thirty-five
signers. The petition, asks that the
represent the leading property owners
of the lake. and they are all of the opin-
ion that the Hotel Lafayette should be
opened by May Is, in order that the de-
mands of the cottagers may be met.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Dealers at Home or Abroad
viii find it to their advantage to sell
Lillibridge-Bremner Company Crackers,
Cakes. Bread and Candies. Their goods
are always fresh and best quality.