Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-23

or opening of the Worlds Fair broke
out like incipient measles in occasional
spots at the Methodist minister's meet
Ing. 1t first showed in DR.. Drew's
prayer and forced itself to the surface
under the head of unfinished business
and as a sort of malignant pustule on
DR.. L. 8. Henson's address on "Theo-
logical Crotchets."
DIR. Henson had been expressing his
belief in personal devil. The longer
the good doctor lived in Chicago the
more convinced he was, h, said, of,the
existence of personal devil, II can
imagine personal devil squatting like
. black toad at the ear of Justice itself
and debating the decision of the
court, and then, after the Judgment
had been rronoun ed, slapping the
Judge on the shoulder and saying:
well done. l couldn't have written
at better myself.
This palpable slap of Chief Justice
Fuller pleased the assembled ministers
and they applauded the sentiment
over and oyer a. ain and cried amen"
''That's sor and That's business"
Then DR.. Henson Won more aEa even
louder applause by saying: "One of
the best signs of the times is to hear
the devil howl as he does this morning
in the Herald. 1t shows that some
body is stepping on his tail"
The Methodist meeting was we'll at
tended. DR.. &. +. Vaudeville presided
and the preliminary devotions were
conducted by the Rev. Il. w. Drew Of
the Winter Street church, who prayed
that the many strangers who would
come to Chicago would find the Lords
L. e..
the enfoGcement of the law of God. The
question of adjournment for the usual
summer vacation was brought up, and
some one suggested that in view of the
probable large number of visiting
clergymen the weekly visits might be
protitably continued. DR.. Drew, re-
spending to this suggestion, said shat
in view of the action of the directory
and the courts, the Methodist minis
tiers and people would give the Worlds
Fair the go-by and the number of
visiting Methodists would not be so
large as to Warrant continuing the
meetings. This proposition was
cheered.
Rev. Mr.. BruShingham asked that
Rev. l.. Mclean, who was present,
would inform the meeting as to the
legal status of the question of opening
the fair on Sundays.
DIR. Hitchcock deprecated entering
on a discussion of the matter. We
have not time to discuss the subject
now" he SAID. If we get into Il dis
cussion Of It we will likely have a
warm controversy. i think most. of
the ministers have read the newspapers
and know the status of affairs"
But DR.. Hitchcock's sentiments were
not those of the meeting. A dozen
ministers called for d statement and
Rev. l.. Mclean of the American Sa D.
bath Union stood forward. Dr. Me-
Lean said: "I hose ministers who
have read the papers have no doubt
seen the tribute paid to us in
he Herald this morning. ] con
slider what is said in that editorial
high compliment" OF the case in
court DR.. AcLean said: The decision
was rendered on purely technical
grounds and the merits of the subject
were not gone into at all. Tho court
held that the nitcd States had no
money interest in tie fair and 50
threw the ca eout. Now the case be-
gun by Wanamaker * Brown and
other stockholders to have the
fair closed will be pushed. / have
just come from the court, and we will
have time set for the hearing of the
case. The plant ifs in this suit have
q money interest in the lair and their
rights cannot be ignored. We shall
SEX to bring out every phase of tn
controversy and to let the public know
all the facts" IT
DR.. McLean's remarks were loudly
app,auded.
The set paper to be read at the meet
ing was on MY Theological Crotchets,"
by DIR. Hensol, who, although .
Baptist, had been invited to address the
Methodists. DR.. Henson began by
paying his disrespects to certain of his
critics who called him a humorist.
"The newspapers have said 3d.
said the good doctor, "but the news
papers often say things ] don't
like. The rascally elitor of the st.
Paul Pioneer Press alluded to me as
the 'endman of the Baptist denomina-
t on'-and he didn't say which end
either" DR.. Henson's paper was philo-
sophical and abstruse, and was re-
lieved of the hcaviness unavoidable in
discussing such subjects as original
sin, the atonement the devil and re-
generation, by the witty side remarks
of the essayist.
DIR. Stemson said he believed in
personal devil and said it was no more
reasonable to question the personality
of the devil and his imps than to dis
pute the personality of God and the
angels. In connection with this phase
of his subject the doctor made the re-
marks given above.