Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-24


Tie Res 4 Dewitt Ialnssg~. the f.
tnoes hft<-.Eitn pastor. eas guest ~
The keai fcf breakfast ss'steFsls> naofn
ing. ana dia . ehAr@cisflsfislails i@i
szsa<s~sue fhine he arrived fss.nl isen
ton Harl-ar ~ cle sAd threw "a oscf
eat 81 4 chair a. The cfice. Nten ise
went % he rsx,m he gfAi.t~,d Il a. his
hsnd aud started al = zUl kalt fos The
stairway A package dnoplsd pnt u fis
pocket. bat he paid 10 attention. a. a.
Soms tine afE*rNafsls Clerk la hur
noiicsa the ban1iie ana picked Il nla lie
Mas startled g. ssce = rall Il gfernii4ck a..
almost sultigseni a. pay ellsfch uei't
The nsoHes res rrtnrntd % TIE dSstih
gnlshe.a preacher. sho said there pas a
little matter II k-8op IN the lssscsaEe
Thea Mr.. Iailnagc - ho al al 1ults iae
ileses that virtue II lie oen fcN afi -
thanked Mr. Ia Rue. Il am on uls way
10 Dcfr,lt and ih~nce a. the e&rt s,.id
the great disciple q himself. There
ha= been little financial trouble ~ the
tabernacle. fiuf ! do mol care O. taik
about IL. II II q matter that Vii he
Strengthened out ia lime. We have
virtually built three churches there. and
II has becn heavy arain upon Tie con
gfegaiion, but | have confidcnre IA the
ability ~ the men Who have the matter
10 charge. aud do not think the Al
mighty Mil allow our church "a '.e taken
from as DO think the world III getting
BETTER" repeated Mr.. Iaim4ge a. the
conversation turned Meet assuredIs l
do. ! am certain 81 H. We are onisaing an
era II greater humanity. notler fellow
feeling and more generous Impulses
We ARE living ~ sn atmosphere ~ truef
love. higher theology and better religion.
The world is growing better 10 spite ~
Isssimists and csnsus. There 10 more
sunshine in life and more unselfiah de
soiion fo the cause IL humanity. of
coufs~.. in our evolution from the Puri-
tsnisn ~ earlier times. there hss been a
tendency 10 go too far tho other Nay,
but the reaction Is coming and men are
slowly hut surely striving 70 follow more
closely IN the steps of the Gfeat Master
and do unto others as they would -
done by. The world is not 80 bad ss the
scoffers would have us believe. To la
sure, ii Is none too gosd. bat have ali
abundant faith in my God and iny re-.
llgion. and believe in my ininost heart
that the ieaven ~ chrisi'r doctrine Il
hove and charity will ia time heaven the
whole lump II humanity.
The Hon. J. j. Wooimsn a Paw Paw.
superintendent IL the worlds fair agri
cultural exhibit. and Judge j. q. sanls
dell 81 Traverse City. superintendent ~
the pathological exhibit. are guests IA
The Morton. They are in the city -
consult with President /. Nj. Weston.
Michigan will he disgraoed at the
worlds fair unless the legislature grants
an appropriation" said Mr.. Wooimsn
last evening. at h Ito bad that parti-
sanship should have been permitted "a
enter into the matter. Mlchsgan's repn
tation is at stake and Ne meet the none,
10 save her from disgrace stall have
hopes that the legislature will grant the
appropriation. but there il nothing at AL
certain about IL. The state will 40 re.
republican this spring" said Mr.. Wood.
man in referring to the political situa
ton. The pluralities will not he ~
large. because the vote will bc lighter
hat the ticket will he elected just the
same" Mr.. Woodman Is one ~ the old.
est republicans in the state He helped
form the party al the famous convention
held in jackson in lsJ6.
Every few months somebody reyives
the fake that we intend a. build an
immense hotel on the property az the
corner az Lyon and Ottawa streets. said
Dudley Waters in The Morton yeSter
day. perhaps we are. bat II We are. W
do not know IL. We may build hote
and we may build livery stable III