St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-07
PARSON,
Brother Butrick Bounces the
Administration Once
Again.
A Sermon Filled With His
Characteristic Sweeping
Charges.
"A Dairy Event Of Unusual In
terest Scheduled This
Week.
Fourteenth Annual Conven-
ton of the Minnesota
Dairymen.

Rev. Wallace Butrick, the pugnacious
pastor of the First Baptist church, re-
newed his controversy with the munic-
lpal administration and made a strong
plea for municipal reform before a good
audience last night. Mr.. Butrick pre-
faced his sermon by the reading of the
statutes and ordinances governing the
liquor traffic, and INDUCED in some
rather personal and decidedly point
ed references to those whom he
considered derelict in the discharge of
their duties. They talk about the
blind pigs at Hamline and st. Anthony
Park" said he. but | tell you that thew
are not blind pigs. They are very as
tute pigs, very knowing pigs, and they
realize that it is cheaper to pay a fine
once in while than it is TO pay 81. 200
year license" The preacher severely
arraigned Mayor Winston, of Minneap-
oils, whom ne quoted as saying
TO a chicago reporter that when
the visitors to the convention
came here they would find both 81.
Paul and Minneapolis wide Open."
This statement he declared to be blot
on the fair name of both cities, espe-
ciaily when coupled with the fact that
minnesota has, nominally, at least, one
OF the strictest of Sunday closing laws,
and he declared that the MAYOR of St
Paul would have had too much sense TO
make such compromising admission.
The text of the sermon was taken
from that passage of Scripture
IN Matthew's gospel, 20 Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou which killest the
prophets and stonest them that are sent
thee; how often would | have gathered
thee, as hen gathereth her brood, but
We would not" The speaker drew an
eloquent word picture of st. Paul, nest
ling on the banks of the placid river.
with her beautiful residences, her grand
streets and her wonderful resources:
and then. by contrast, alluded to
the wiekedness which, under the
cover of darkness, stalked abroad
In the city. He declared that Christian
people did not expect the complete
evangellZatlon of the city in a day, nor
the fastening OF the millennium within a
month, but the law-abiding people of
the city protested against the open,
hagrant and wholesale violation Of the
laws, and the contempt which was
shown by the authorities for the oaths
oDof1ice they had taken. He made the
point that within fortnight the saloon
Keepers would be making their ap-
phcatiOns for license to vend
another year. There was a provision
of law by which any citizen could go
before the proper authorities. and, by
showing that any applicant for license
had violated any OF the laws governing
the traffic, could estOp the issuance of
such license. There is not, in the
whole city of st. Paul." said he, "a
Saloonkeeper who has not violated
every provision of the law. and we owe
it to ourselves as Christians and to our
country as citizens to go before the au-
thOrities at the proper time and demand
the right to be heard, that we may shut
out these lawbreakers."
Mr.. Butrick was heard with the clos
est Interest throughout, and one or two
wittlcisms at the expense of the city
officials called out suppressed litter
and some applause.