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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-11-21
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MARYLAND Affairs.

Browns majority, 81, 147.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Bluebeard Jr,, or Fatima and the
Fairy" returned to the Grand opera
house last night and was presented to
good house. The piece processes much
of the beauty whic h made the produc-
tion a notable one last season. though
the performers are by no means DIP to
the standard of those of last year. John
ID. Gilbert is the Benzine, the part -es-
sayed by Eddie Foy, last season. but he
can hardly be classed with that come
dian. The Ayesha (the ugly sister, is
impersonated by Miss Jessie Villers,
who proved herself to be an actress of
considerable ability. She is painstak-
ing in her efforts and makes the
most OF the part. Miss Dorothy
Morton is the Fatima of the cast. She
is bright, a good singer. with some pre-
tentionS as dancer, and outrankS her
sisters il personal charms. The Hebrew
Twins were entertaining in their songs
and dances. Ted Peifer was the Mafti
of the occasion. He possesses baritone
voice of questionable quality, a slender
figure and 1.-the pair of legs. Expert
ence may make of him good comedian.
He is spontaneous, and created a great
deal of laughter during the evening.
The balIets are led by Mile. Paris, who
is the best danSuese seen in this city
during the season. Bright costumes.
novel dances and spectacular scenery,
with shapely girls in tights, and fairly
good chorus constitute pleasing features
of the performance. The transforma-
tionS are of that brilliancy for which the
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

The annual commencement exercises Of
Emanuel academy occurred Saturday night
at Bethlehem Lutheran church.
The funeral of John A. Fitzpatrick who
died from injuries received in lumber camp
some six weeks ago. occurred yesterday aft
ernoon at Westminster church.
j. II. Coolidge, Il well known lumberman of
Minneapolis, died at Plymouth, Wis, Satur-
day, from apopleXy. He went to that place
about month ago to visit his nleces, and
was seized with illness, from which he died.
The Choral association will hold a business
meeting at Dyer's music hall Tuesday even
ing at s o'clock at which full attendance
of the members is requested. An important
discussion concerning the future plans OF the
association will be held.
The Central Minneapolis Improvement as
Eociation, the organization formed TO secuce
a bridge across the river at Sixth avenue
south and to turn the old court house into a
CITY market. will meet at George McNeir's Of
fee in the New York Life building this after
noon.
There were two calls for the fire depart
ment yesterday alternoon-one about 2
O'Clock by fire which occasioned about $500
damage to the residence of w. s. Mott, at sos
Sixth avenue south, and a still alarm from
Grand opera house box at 5 O'Clock, which
proved TO be given without occasion.
1t is announced that the bakers, at meet
Ing held Saturday night, have decided to go
out on a strike June l, and are preparing Tor
iOCh -OuI. 1IOpIl6lOIS, however. UO lOI
seem 10 think there is much danger of the
men striking, and say the present wages are
satisfactory to competent men.
The Norwegian holiday, May II, falls on
Sunday, and there will be no procession.
Normanna society will however celebrate
on the 10th and nth, the exercises taking
place at Normanna hall. A ball will be
given on the evening Of the 10th, and Sunday
afternoon and evening will be the time for
oratory and music.
nm.
of the organization of Division No. 2, A. o.
II. of Hennepin county on the evening of
May 20, at Dania hall. will be most enjoya-
BILE event. 1t will be a reunion of No . and
ladies and also all friends outside the order
who desire to attend.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
HIS LAST ROAST.
DIR. Burrell Attacks the Sunday
Theater VehementIy Some
Hard Words.

The Sunday theaters, or rather the
two that have been more recently
thrown open to the public-the Grand
opera house and the Lyceum-got
warm blast from Rev. DIR. Burrell at
Westminster church last evening. The
reverend gentleman based his attack
chiefly upon three letters he said he
had received. One from professional
Actor" one from Regular Theater-
Goer," and third from some one else
who praised Mr. Conklin. the former
manager, and viciously attacked the
present management. DR.. Burrell re-
ferred to the two theaters as the Sub
lime" (meaning the Grand and the
"Atheneum" the Lyceum). Such an
attack as made by the speaker and his
correspondence If made by newspaper
would doubtless result in libel suit
which would return great many thou
sand dollars in damages, as the entire
assault was made with the animos of
injuring the business of the two
theaters. In opening his tusilade
DR.. Burrell said the struggle for
law and order, so far as the opening
of theatels on Sunday was con-
cerned, had been a one-sideed one
Now the two leading theaters of the
CITY lldu D66n given GO Guo uSNil anu ILo
vulgar mob. No self-respecting Chris
tian," he said. "can contribute one dol
lar of support to these places of amuse-
ment, nor can one who expects world
ling to respect him contribute one dol
lar of support to them. The manage
ment of the theaters has not thought
lessly crossed the Rubicon of decency,
and is now not only antagoniZing Chris
tians, but all good citizens. Nor could
it be claimed that public sentiment had
demanded the opening of the theaters
on Sunday. The meager patronage at
these theaters last Sunday evening" ="
which the speaker vouched was small,
"was sufficient denial to this plea.
The drama," he said, 'shas no heart, no
conscience, and must be reached only
through the pocketbook of the man
ayers"
After delivering himself of this phil
Epic. Dr.Burrell proceeded to read a
letter ne said was from an actor who
had been taught by Christian parents to
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11

but one creed, and He is Christ. All the
church dogmas belittle Him. The i'm
personal pronoun is too small to hold
the object of our faith. 81 know whom
| have believed" Not what. but whom;
not it, but He. There is but one Christ
to trust; there is but one trust in Christ.
lhere IS but one Lord; there can be but
one loyalty. Every formulated and dog
maflc system, every church creed ar
cues a misconception of Christianity.
Unity in creed means unity in Christ.
Archbishop Ireland thinks Protestant
ism is falling to pieces because the
creeds are crumbling. On the contrary,
that is its most hopeful sign. 1t is
really getting away from Rome. The
dogmas are lamentable heritage from
the unholy Roman church, and when
FroteStants are completely divorced
from them it will be free for complete
marriage with Christ. Thus, too, it may
become united, but not otherwise, it
would seem.
This modern world is yet to feel the
power OF united action ou the part of the
Protestant church. There is a great
bridge across the Niagara river. The
architect of it was asked if it could be
broken down. He said: "You NAV
run your heaviest trains of cars over it:
you may strike it with the most power
full instrument, and l will not fear for
1t. The only thing that | could fear
would be an army of soldiers passing
over it keeping time to music. l would
rear that the tramp, tramp. tramp would
sway the bridge and break its moor
ngs?'
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
ONE LORD, ONE FAITH.
The Crumbling of Creeds a Hope
full Sign.


Yesterday morning Rev. w. J. Lha-
mon, at the Church of Christ, preached
upon Zone Lord, One Faith" Jesus
stands alone, he said. Beside him there
is no equal. Moses, David and Isaiah
were great, but they are not to be COM
pared with Christ. Socrates and Plato
were at best only prophesies of Jesus.
Contucius and Buddah were great,
but erring teachers. They claimed
no finality for their missions,
and left their people with no
power of progress. In Jesus alone
there is sublimity of moral perfection,
a teaching that is all whole and whole
some and a revelation of the Father
that is full and final The perfection,
the sinlessnesS of his manhood, the
wholeness of his doctrine, the majesty
of his claims, the historic sublimity of
his death and resurrection mark Jesus
as the perfect man and the revelatOr of
the one true God. He is the one Lord.
His crown of thorns marks Him for
that. He is the sun in whose presence
all the stars hide their faces.
AS there is one Lord so there is but
one faith. Christian faith is personal.
1t is the trust of smaller, feebler soul
III d SIcdttIs StIOnStI Olic. Tdllu III
Christ is the brotherly reception of His
brotherhood. Faith in God is the child
like reception of His fatberhood. There
is nothing metaphysical about it, nor
mathematical. nor scientific, any more
than there is in the kindly relations be-
tween a father and his child. One
wholly ignorant of the Nicene creed
may receive Jesus as his Savior
and God as his Father. In the
light Of this relationship ali mere creed
statements are futile, and when they re-
place it they are disastrous. There is
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11

respect the Sabbath, which went on to
say, among other things. that the
theater attaches are compelled to work
for cOnscienceless managers, and if the
matter was left to them the theaters
would be closed Sunday to give them at
least one day of rest in the week. "The
mercury falls in the moral thermometer
of Minneapolis when its theaters opens
Sunday" this letter concluded.
The second letter was an eXtrayagant
attack both upon the management of
the two theaters and the theaters them
selves. Its purport. without repeating
the farcical language used which at
tackled their character. was that now no
self-respecting lady could and no gen
tleman should attend the Lyceum-Dr.
Burrell took the precaution to call it the
''Atheneum." ''Why," walled the
writer, ''dOes not some enterprising man
or men build theater which can be
given over to the management of some
good man like Mr.. Conklin?'
The third letter was from a regular
patron of the theaters, who said that the
theaters were not only pernicious to
grown persons, but even to children.
Nov, after this if you go there to
blush, it's your own fault" Numbered
DIR. Burrell, and then he added sweetly.
raising his eyes to the ceiling with sat-
lsfed air, ''let US all unite in singing the
fOrty-fOurth hVmnO -
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
THE SUNDAY THEATERs.
Rev. III. NJ. Simmons Thinks They
Have a Certain Right to Open.

Rev. III. NJ. Simmons Thinks They
Have a Certain Right to Open.
The throwing open of the two re-
public, the Grand opera house
and the Lyceum theater. seems to have
stirred the ministers up to making
set fight against the ''deadly
opposition" Several specimens of
pulpit oratory on the subject of Sunday
amusements are given. A calm discus
sion of the question on a broad
view of the situation by Rev. William
Wilkinson, of st. Andrews Episcopal
church, rabid attack by Rev. d. j.
Burrell, of Westminster church, and a
sensible dissertation by Rev. II. NJ.
Simmons. of the First Unitarian church,
who spoke as he always does-With a
view to both sides of the question. The
latter gentleman said, at the conclusion
| of a sermon upon "Recent Heretics,''
/ am not at all desirous of Sunday
theaters and should prefer not to see
them. l think quite likely there is not
| much call for them, and that it is poor
policy for proprietors to open them.
Still, if proprietorS want them, what
right have we to prohibit them? We
have right to shut the saloons which
make men drunk and disorderly. We
have a right to prohibit base ball, if
that makes noise enough to an
noy the public. We have right
to prohibit anything which too
much disturbs the day for
the majority who wish it kept quiet.
But theater-going does not disturb the
quiet of the day any more than church
going, and not so much as the driving
| on the streets, which is so much pract-
ticed even by religious people. 1t is
hard to see how the city has any more
right to interfere with the hearing of
Shakespeare on the stage, than with the
| reading of Shakespeare at home. There
may be laws against it, but it is hard to
see the justice of such laws. quite agree
with clergymen in wishing to see Sunday
kept orderly and used for noble pur-
poses. | want to see churches, libraries
and everything educational kept open
on that day. So far as theaters are ed
ucatiopal or humaniZing, there seems to
be no lmpropriety in opening them. 1t
may be that they would keep some peo,
pie from worse places, and would ac.
commodate some people who cannot at
| tend at other times. But the question
for the city is not one of accommodation
or of religion, but one of more equity.
And, by the principles of equity, il
would seem that if people want the
aters, and will keep them orderly. then
it is none of the business of the preach
ers or public to interfere.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
A CATHOLIC DEDICATION.
st. stephens Church Blessed and
Formally Opened to the Public.

ofmally opened TO the Public.
The new St. Stephens church, located
at the corner of Clinton avenue and
Iwenty-secOnd street, was dedicated
yesterday in accordance with the rites
of the Catholic church. The structure
was blessed by Archbishop Ireland with
attending priests and acolytes,
and was thrown open to the
public at 1O:3O in the morning.
when solemn high mass was celebrated,
Very Rev. Fr. j. l. Keane, president
of st. Thomas seminary, being the
celebrant, Rev. Dr.. Heffron, of St.
Paul, deacon. and Rev. Il. j. Gibbons,
subdeacon. Archbishop Ireland then
delivered the dedicatory sermon, which
was an eloquent effort, full of inspiring
words for the future of the church. He
also preached in the evening. The at
tendance was very large on both occa-
sions, many of the Catholic clergy and
prominent Catholics being present from
other parishes, st. Paul, Duluth and
other points.
The church is a handsome structure
OF the Gothic style of architecture and
was erected at cost of about $6O, 900.
1t is built of Bayfield, brownstone, and is
surmounted by spire which rises to the
height of $50 feet, being Surmounted by
a gtlded cross. The church is eighty
five deep and SiXty-five feet wide at the
tranSept. The ceiling and interior fin
ish is in harmony with the exterior arch
itecture, the pews, doors and other wood
work being in red oak. The church
will accommodate 200 people, but can
be made to hold 400.
There are several handsome stained
glass windows. one of which, copy of
MurillO's immaculate Conception" de-
serves special mention. 1t is by Tiffany,
of New York, and is triumph of art in
glass working. There are also three
handsome rose windows, one in the
Clinton avenue front and one in
each transept. They were gifts
to the church from the Girls
Sodality, the st. Vincent de
Paul's society, and the ladies of the Ro-
sary society. The walls will be orna-
mented also by magnificent painting
of "a Dominican Father in His Pull
pitt" painted by Espinosa about 1850. 1t
is a recent gift of Mrs. James j. Hill to
the parish.
The erection of this handsome church
is due largely to the untiring efforts of
Rev. Fir. f. p. Kenny, who has been in
charge of the parish since it was organ
lied in 1885, and who to a singular de-
gree has succeeded in arousing and
maintaining the love and enthusiasm of
his parishioners who have grown i'll
numbers from a small nucleus to q con-
gregation of 1000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
THE WEEKLY PRESS.

The ministers of this city are about to
make all organized night against the
Sunday saloon and the Sunday theater.
The difficulty with these fights is that
they are too spaSmodic in their charac-
ter. The minister has so much to do
that only small portion of his time can
be given to active work outside his pas
toral and pulpit duties.-Progressive
Age.
Good people, who properly object to
Sunday theaters, are wrong when they
class the Sunday theater with the saloon.
The theater, as such, if not of necessity
Inherently bad morally. for it is consci-
entiouSly patrOniZed on week days by
many discriminating church members
and other persons of high moral stand
ing. Theatrical managers in Sunday
performances cater to what they believe
to be popular demand. They Sunday
theater. like Sunday base ball. Sunday
shopkeeping and Sunday work and play
OF all kinds, must be considered in their
bearing on Sunday observance. If they
interfere with the proper peace and
rest OF those concerned, they should be
deplored, and as far as possible prohib-
tied, but the matter is not one to be
easily controlled by legislation. 1t
must be largely governed by popular
sentiment.-The Spectator
John Lally says: You fellows need
not worry about the highway to the
Minnesota river. By the grace of the
late legislature. that has been declared
comfy road and will be maintained
as SUCH" John was one Of the most
stalwart workers for the bridge two
years ago, and early in the session this
winter he had bill drawn up to suit
the requirements. Representative Matt
Walsh introduced it and it passed in
regular order. The bridge will prob
ably be open for travel by the first OF
the month or sooner, and we ask the
commissioners to see that the county
road is in shape to use at that time
South Minneapolis Telegram.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
THE RUIN OF CHILDREN.
Mrs. S. Nj. i. Henry Says 1t I.
CauSed nv the Home

Caused by the Home.
''Why do so many children of the
church go to ruln?" This was the ques-
tion that Mrs. S. NJ. 1. Henry, of Evans
ton, national evangelist of the w. c. Il.
u. tried to answer at the Park Avenue
Congregational church yesterday after
noon. The same question, in different
form. was asked Mrs. Henry once, and
at the time it was poser, but since
then.She has made study of the sub
ject, and it has come to be to her the
most important one in connection with
her work as temperance evangelist.
At the time she said that she was sure
of one thing. ''It- was not the fault of
God that so many prayers of Christian
parents were apparently unanswered"
She had had no reason since then to
change her opinion and had become
thoroughly convinced that the fault was
entirely confined to the home. She
thought that when they could stop the
tide of emigration from the circle OF the
church and Sunday school into the
places of vice they would have done
much towards closing such places up.
sit was possible for woman TO make
a good and upright man out of her SOL,
and lily white woman out OF her
daughter. The fathers must bear their
responsibility, but it was on account of
some failure of the machinery of the
home that the child went to ruin'':
After making this sweeping declar-
alton, Mrs. Henry spoke of a few little
things that she held were responsible
for the child turning towards forbidden
things. The first was: 'Staying out
doors after supper" She would have
the children put to bed before it got
dark, and would not have them know
what darkness was until they had
reached discretionary age. Cigarette
pictures were the first step towards a
sinful life that good many children
took.
The coin tossed to the children by the
father called forth little advice to the
fathers and mothers present in the audi
ence. 1t was all right for the coin to
be tossed, but the mother should see
that it was wisely expended and not let
the boys go off by themselves and buy
cigarettes and beer with the money.
1.-THE reason that so many boys slipped
down the incline which leads to destruc-
tien was because they did not know the
value of money" Mrs. Henry thought
tia wonder that more children did not
go to the bad when she considered the
things Of the world that they were
obliged to see every day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
Chicago Opera house is noted. Same

Chicago Opera house is noted. Same
bill all week.
Charles A. Gardner and a capable
company opened weeks engagement
yesterday to fair house at the matinee
and crowded house at night at the
BiJou. "Faderland'' is comparatively
good roma ntic comedy, written around
Mr.. Gardner's style of acting and his
specialties, which are of the J. K. EN-
nett school. His dialect is refined and
pleasing, his singing happy and his
dancing light and graceful. These
features of his acting are nicely distrib-
-uted through the play, depicting the
bright side of the simple and wholesome
German peasant life. All of the COM
pany are singers of more or less merit,
and fully equal to their parts. A good
stage villain, child actress, happily
disposed spinster. and widow who can
| love with the ardor of youth constitute
the rest of the characters of the play. A
melody seems to run through the entire
| performance that made hit with the
audience.
The Wilburs presented ''Pinafore" to
a good house last night at the Lyceum.
Inc old. familiar music of that once
popular, but now forgotten. opera was
generously applauded. The swelling
line with the music, while at others
| they were eXcellently rendered. The
regulation staging was not wanting, and
MISS KerWin was sprightly JOsephi inc,
and Mr.. Clark, who sang in excellent
voice, was Capt. Corcoran. Mr. Conley'S
voice was somewhat frail for his solo
parts, but he looked handsome sailor
and appeared to be conscious of it.
Tonight the greatest of all mesmer-
lists, Prof. Herbert l.. Flint, and his Sc
lected company of bright Lights
opens weeks engagement at the
Pence opera house. His performance is
simply marvellous, and his company
enjoy the reputation Of being thoroughly
first class.
A new "Swede" comedy, entitled
"Pete Peterson" will take the road
next season, with the well-known come
dian, Kirk Armstrong, in the title role,
under the management Of L. w. WiSs-
mann.
Seats will be placed on sale at Dyer
Bros music store this morning at S
o'clock for Col. Robert G. Ingersoll'S
great lecture. Shakespeare and His
Creations" which will be delivered at
the Lyceum theater next Wednesday
night. Col. Ingersoll's views on this
grand subject has attracted the atten.-
tion of the civilized world. His lecture
here will be the third time he has de-
livered it in America.
All seats will be sold at 10 cents at the
Tuesday matinee at the Lyceum theater,
when Fra Diavalo'' will be given. To
night ''Nanon" will be seen. Last
evening nearly every seat was filled to
witness the last presentation of Pima
FORE"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
A COMMON SENSE VIEW.
Rev. William Wilkinson on Public
Law and Popular Pleasures.

Rev. William Wilkinson, at st. An
drew's Episcopal church last evening.
preached upon righteousness Exalteth
Nation" The rector said:
The church exists in the world in the
true and deep interests of harmony.
Its first business and its supreme de-
light is, or ought to be, III getting the
will OF God done on earth. Yet it is
possessed of common sense as we'll as
divine grace. And it knows full well
the terrible fact that we are not in an
ideal state, but that as individuals and
as communities we have to do with
things as they are, and not as they
ought to be, and that the battle between
right and wrong is constant one, car
ried on from age to age with ever-chang-
ing fortunes, but that time and God are
on the side of rectltude. People should
all be gentle, pure, true, honest, indus
trious, deyout and sincere in their love
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11

The French Canadian association at its
last meeting decided to celebrate the national
fete of st. Jean de Baptiste on June ~ The
executive committee to have charge of the
arrangements are: Revs. Soumis and e.
Martin. MessrS. F. Il. Leroux, Z. Demeules,
c. Bazinet B. Thibault and I. Boutin. The
preparations will be made for festivities on a
scale that will be long remembered by the
participants
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
PATENTS.
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