St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-03
A CROP OF "WlLO OATS.
HARVESTED LAST WIGHT By REV G.
L. MORRILL,, OF MiNBEAP0LfS.
GOLIGHTLY LIVELY. AS USUAL.

GOLIGHTLY LIVELY. AS USUAL.
Lecture In First Baptist Church
Not in Favor of 2BluS Laws
Minneapolis and st. Paul Au-
thorities Criticised-Eyii Occu-
pations In General Roundly
Would Like to Be
Mayor "Just Once" : Some
Good in the Press, but Not All.
The young men of the First Baptist
monthly meetings for meD. Rev. q. l..
Morrill,, of Minneapolis, who was a
claSsmate of the pastor, gave the open
ing address last evening. The chapel
was crowded. The subject was wild
Oats" The address was applauded at
almost every period. and some of its
portions were as beautiful and touching
as anything to he found in the English
language. and throughout the sentiment
sought TO be inculcated was Of the nigh
est order. There was grdat deal of the
purely hOiIlli III IL, anu oO'iiF Wiot
that was sensational. The opening was
a reference to the GLOBE reporter (the
only reporter present), whom he well
coined with the assurance that he knew
just what he would say. but assured
him that he would give him something
that was lively.
He called attention to that character
nf tteab tly me N n irh -
archer, if his arrow gees amiss, to lie
about his bow in order to shift the
blame from himself; but the laws Of
nature are chamgeleSS; like causes in
all ages and climes produce like effects;
as men SOW SO shall they reap. Nature
is wise and orderly mother. He who
Sows corn in May cannot expect 10 reap
sugar cane in November. The young
man who sows wild oats in his youth
cannot expect to reap honor in his old
age, While the cities are the recog-
niZed cradles Of religion, art and the
higher culture, they are also the hot
beds of vice. The foundation of the
first city was laid by Cain, the murderer.
He referred to Sabbath breaking aiii
the tendency of the times to MAKE tie
Sabbath day of dissipation rather than
of rest and worship, and to the saloons
and brothels as being so vile that they
would have disgraced he'll in its palmi-
est days" He was not in favor OF the
so-called blue laws. (which never did
exist except i'll the mind OF the colossal
liar" but did want proper guards
thrown about the Christian Sabbath.
"What is your mayors nameY' he in.
quirad. Wrong" some one responded
THAT Is right" Mr.. Morrill, replied, and
then proceeded to roast the evils exist.
ing III the Twin Cities singly and col
lectively, without further direct refer
ence to the individuals composing the
city government.
He first paid attention to the gamblers
-"Ishmaelites whose hands are against
the laws of God and man." and said
their ''outfits were closely related to the
counterfe'terS' dies and the burglars
kits" and denounced every fern of
gambling from ''the lottery down to
grabbagging and fishpouding in the
fashionable church." insisting that 'sin
all places and under all circumstances
when Dame Fortune promises some
thing for nothing she lies" Progress
i've euchre and poker for mental adj
vancement or hign-toaed pleasure" was
placed OH the same footing as other
forms Of gambling.
lie quoted the oft-published statistics
as to the distiller, the retailer, the
farmer, the drinker ana the devil, Civ
ing the wages of each in connection
with the liquor traffic, referred to the
public schools and ''oid glory" and sug-
geSted that he would like to talk an
hour and fifty minutes on the public
school question as he felt, il he had time,
and they would see him safe home after
he got through. He insisted that
''either free rum or free government
must give way" that every interest OF
the saloon was opposed to good govern
ment, and to the best interests Of so.
ciety. THE only good thing 1t is possible
to say OF the saloon is that it is closed"
The SALOONS were the fruitful source of
crime; the Haymarket murders were
planned In the saloon. He urged alb
Stinence for themselves, moral SuaSion
for the seller, law for the distlller and
utter annihilation for the liquor traffic."
be was mot Democrat, because they
believed in free whisky; not Repub-
llcan, because they are DetWiXt and be-
between;" not Prohibitlonst. because
when he was arrested for his battles
| for the cause not one of them came to
| his aid with a God bless you. He
wasn't sorry they got it where the
| chicken got the AK"
| He roasted the social evil in its turn,
| and demanded that the iibertine should
bear at least his portion Of the shame
| instead of mercileSS heartIesSneSS for
the magdalen. He knew members in
| the church who would rent their front
| parlors to the devil to run a hell in if
he would agree to apply ice water to
| the coin given in payment, SO it would
not burn their fingers"
| He said he would like to be mayor of
| Minneapolis one term. He would not
! get there the second but would make
the most of his position while he was in
and assured them that they intended TO
/ turn EustiS down.
| The dlSreputable theater and CO.
QUOTES came i'll for scoring and he
characterized "high society'' as the
| DEVILS most obedient servant, God
| didn't "eXpect the young man to be a
monk, but there was no need of his be-
ing monkey" He roasted the bill
| boards as being ''obScene guide boards
To dissipation, pandering to lust and in
citing 10 crime" and gave attention to
the bad books where their smartpess
consists of smut, and said while Luther
thought printing gift from the gods
If he were here now he would huri his
ink stand at it believing it to be the
devil. He acknowledged some good
III the press but found much to de-
dounce. He closed with an appeal fol
social purity, for Christian lives as be
ing certain TO lead to the best results il
earth life and to happiness in the flu
ture.