St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-23
RAISING The WORLD.
How Some of the Minneapolis
Ministers Would Have 1t
Improved.
Opinions Publicly Expressed
by Simmons, David, Black
and Sample.
Rev. William Wilkinson'S In
teresting Talk on Educa-
ton in England.
Death Of John Evepard--Bra-
dish On Track Low
ering.

A movement has been started in New
York that has for its object the better
ment of the world by cooperation of
the churches with one another and the
press with all of them. Several Mime
apoliS pastors touched upon it yester-
day. Some of their opinions are given
space this morning. Rev. II. NJ. Sim
mons. Unitarian, said:
''POwer is always gained by union,
and why cannot men unite in moral
work as far as they agree? When
Christians, Jews and hosts who are
neither agree that wrongs should be
diminished and kindly feelings culti-
waited. why cannot they unite in saying
so, regardless of their theological differ
ences? These differences are. of course,
natural, and must be allowed. When we
cannot agree as to the character of a
person who lives among US, but one
thinks him almost a saint and another
is sure that he is a ScOundrel, we cam
not be expected 10 agree about some
person who lived around the earth 5000
years ago. But we ought not to be made
enemies by such or still deeper differ
enceS of opinion. L ought to be quite
willing that my orthodox neighbOr
should believe am going to hell, and
he ought to be just as willing that l
should believe he is not going there.
And though we cannot agree about
what was done in Judea centuries ago,
still if we agree about what needs to be
done in America today, why not unite
in trying to get it done? By snch union
our moral efforts would be vastly
strengthened, just as the weak rain
drops have but to be united to make the
reSistless river.
''And union not only increases our
moral power, but it enables us TO use it
more wisely. By uniting we correct
each others errors and deluSiOnS and
impracticable dreams, and gain the
wisdom which is quite as necessary as
enthusiasm in all good and lasting
work. Let all schemes of reform be
agltated freely; let associations be
formed to urge all humane movements
which can be devised. though they go
so far as the British satirlSt who pro-
posed a society to abolish the origin of
evil. But it should also be remembered,
as another said, that we are all fallible
mortals, even the youngest of u.s. and
representatives of all societies, religious
and secular, and of all parties and pro-
LESSONS, should unite now and then,
not only to increase their moral enthus-
lasm, but 10 correct it by learning of
each other.
''How far the proposed union of pull
pit and press may succeed. remains to
be seen. Preachers are apt to be rather
select in their associations, and news
paper men do rot always love each
other, and both will probably be some
what cautious in committing themselves
to deep and abiding union. One of
the clergymen SAID he feared the pro-
posed movement was only filtration
without much intention of permanent
marriage, and probably such mar
riage would bring some connubial
infelicities and perhaps soon give
grounds for divorce. But if such
union could be kept it
would doubtless be highly beneficial.
The press is not so pure but it might
gain something from the moral devo-
ton of most of the clergy. and the mo-
rality of the pulpit is not so broad but it
would be bettered by the larger outlook
and more practical thought of able edi-
tors. And we may be certain that what
ever both agree upon and combine to
enforce can be enforced. Let ministers
urge movements that are humane and
practicable, and let the press preach
them to its far larger audience, and they
will surely succeed"