St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-26

3 26, 1894.
the stain of crime, and that last night
was the happiest of their lives. thev
having accepted and died in the faith
of Jesus Christ. His last duty was per-
formed, and tine pastor turned his atten-
tion to the moral lesson it taught.
Sam WY Brothers. Keeper?"
is a question that should be taken home
to every heart In the world. Fathers,
where are your sons? mothers, where are
your daughters? brothers. where are
your sisters? Probably ere now they
have wandered on the road to ruin and
1t is too late TO reach out the protecting
arm which you have so long neglected.
Do the mothers and fathers Of today
give true Christian training to their
children? Is it not fact that in many
homes the actions of the parents are
such as to mislead the children even in
their early infancy? Parents are prone
let their children have their
own way too early in life, and
when they attempt to put on
The check rein III after years, they
find that their control is gone. Mothers
are too prone 10 see their daughters,
while yet in tender years, take to the
dancing parlor, and should they excel
in this particular line they lay the Hat
tering JUNCTION to their souls that it is
cute. Fathers see their sous early form
habits which they know must lead Cn
to rum, but if it partakes of public
nature In the line Of sports, they look
upon it as an accomplishment. They
are both charmed with their intellect
ual training, but not till their downfall
comes are they aware that they have
neglected the greatest training of all
their moral training. No wonder, then,
that detectives are frequently seen
about the house. and young men and
women are wanted for committing
crimes.
Warning to Mothers.
The instincts of the parents will be
reproduced in the children, and. while
no stones should be thrown at the
houses of the two unfortunate boys, let
it be warning to you fathers and
mothers-as you train your children SO
shall they grow up. This is more par
ticularly true of the mother, and all
mothers should guard their actions so
as to be model and guide for their
offspring. All people are sinners, but
as AN instance of the confidence child
has in its mother may be cited the story
of athe young prince Of Hokenzollern,
who, when told this, said: MY father,
he may be sinner, but my mother,
never" The Hohenzollern family was
the boast of the German race, and to
such mother the credit was due. The
early knowledge of sins and vices was
the cause of many child's ruin, and q
careless training gives children VIC
tory over the mother which, when they
grow up. is too strong to overcome.
Saloons Produce Crime.
The pastor then took up the liquor
question. aud told bow the two youths
blamed their first downfall to whisky.
Ermisch had said that all the saloon
keepers were against them since they
had shot and killed one of their class,
but they did not apparently think that
they were themselves to blame for
the horrible crime. 1--WE were
brought to it by the red liquor they gave
us to drink, and that made US mad and
crazy. They are as much TO blame as
we are." Rev. Bolt said he did not
wish to speak against the saloons, but
he did protest against the awful drink
ing habit that is so common in America.
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in Germany. and told of the action and
work against their evil influence that
were daily conducted there. The fear
full drinking habit was the cause of
crime, and its indulgence by the young
without the check Of the parents
brought the crime back 10 the parents
door. There are two other causes which
aid and spread the disease of crime.
They are the press and cheap literature
in the form Of novels. The press ex-
cites and feeds the flame by using its
power of description instead Of turning
that power in the direction Of the moral
teaching which is shown by the event.
Unwholesome books distort the mind
and create unnatural desires for eXclt-
ing scenes. Parents are careful as to
what food their children eat so as not
to ruin their stomachs; why not ex
anime the literature they read to see
that the brain is not ruined? Another
bad feature of American institutions Is
the delay of the courts. He had spoken
TO the two boys nearly year before.
while imprisoned for an 0tfense. and
they said they desired to lead better
lives; but after several months of i'm
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courts, they became embittered against
all law aud order, and when released
were more hardened criminals than
ever.
The Veil of Secrecy
In conclusion Pastor Bolt spoke feel
ingly of the last days and hours of the
co demned. He desired to draw the
veil of secrecy over these scenes, but
would say that both of the boys died
happy III the faith of their Maker and
Jesus Christ, and had accepted Chris
tianity. Their earnest desire that their
sorrowful ending be made the means of
public demonstration, i'll order to save
other souls from their fearful fate, was
surely an evidence Of their complete
reformation. He also desired to draw
the veil OF secrecy over their last words,
but they went to their death with words
of prayer on their lips. Remember. o
fathers and mothers, dark clouds are
lowering o'er your household, and it
will require all your care to dIspel
them. Remember, o brothers and sis
ters, the duty you owe to one another.
Let us all remember, "Am my BROTH
er's keeper"
A brief benediction and closing
hymn ended a most remarkable and
successful service. Nicolaus Bolt is
certainly entitled to great credit for his
efforts in the line of religious teaching,
as well as having performed holy duty
to the dead.