St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-19

many cases, this was compliment to
the day and to the religious service.
The room was very CHEEKY, the singing
hearty, and all appeared 20 take part IN
1t with Zest. There was large choir,
an organ and several violins. Mr..
Handyslde played the cornet and had
general charge of the proceedings.
About 200 men had breakfast, and these,
at least, think that religion which
thinks about the bodies of men, and
provides at least for some needs. is good
for the soul.
The Rev. William Wilkinson gave an
address which was full of hard sense.
He said religion looks two ways; II has
TO do with the life that we live now.
with Its hopes, fears, needs, work and
play: it looks to the life that is to be in
the future, which will not end with
death. and so the Bible ever enuhrones
character, and makes it Of the very
highest imporIance; hence 1t has to do
not with the divisions of men, but with
uniting them. l do not need to tell y on
how hard city life has been and is this
winter for men who have no capital but
labor; how many honest men could not
md work at any price, and how keen
has been the suffering. and that it yet
continues. dare say you look at the
educated and the professional classes
and think what an easy time
they have. If you knew the
facts as do, you would see
how hard a lot many of them have, and
in what grinding poverty they have to
live. Can you tell NE how IL is that men
III our day crowd so into the cities?
They leave their free. farm, country
life, and think they can find charmed
existence in our towns. only to find
al .ict, In, l,tt
ence has done her work. l know free
farm life, its manliness, its usefulness,
Its healthfulnesS, and its magnlficence
OF independence. No man in all the
world Is so free as a farmer who is
frugal, prudent and industrious. lie
has the good things of life Ill all their
freshness and goodness; he is never out
OF work; never has 10 ask any man to give
hlm employ, for him the open sunshine
OF God. the fertilizing rain of heaven.
and even the keen frosts of winter
work; he is owner of the soil and master
of the situation. Don't you think there
more money in folly and in sin than
would have set them in comfortable po-
sitions OH farm? We have yet
millions of acres of railway lands, most
OF which are easy to reach, near towns
Ill Minnesota, at about 81 an acre. In
many Instances, with about SlO0. man
could start path in life on these lines
which would land him in indie
pendent circumstances, and yet there
are men here, 10 doubt, who have at
one time spend that sum. Is not that
SO? Hold up your hands who have"
Many hands went up. Then begin
life anew Take care of your money
when you do get work. DO the work
well. Respect yourself and those for
whom you labor. Make life full of
honest industry, and you yet will rise
to honor, and, it may be. easy circum-
stances. have lived i'll the country
and know it well: know city life as
few men know ii. on all sides, and am
very sure what l say 10 you now is true.
Please remember that self-help is best,
and an independent life is noblest. You
men with one set purpose, with fixed
resolution, clear heads, strong hands
and stout hearts, can soon gain the
heights of which l speak. "Mr. Wilkinson
then spoke on the distinctly religious
side of life, and the claims of Jesus
Christ upon our service and love.