The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-22

woman could learn in half the time it
took a man.
Rev. Lewis H. Keller, of Minneapolis,
spoke OF the Pilgrim and the Ultimate
American" as a response to the address
OF Rev. Mr.. Hughes. Mr. Keller said
that the notifications of character had
been infinite since the time Of the pill
grims, but that there were several
traits which would always be found
In the native-born American traits
which came down from the pilgrims
One OF them was the great rugged
honest conception of the pilgrims God
The speaker said that q better concep-
ton Of each mans individual duty
would do much to better the world.
better the church. better politics and
the condition of the Minneapolis city
hall.
John D. Baxter, Of Minneapolis,
proved to be the happy thing Of the
evening. His address was exceedingly
Witty. He was In hearty sympathy
with the old non-confcrmists who
broke away from their early connec-
TONS and started a church Of their
own. He told how church in Mime
apolis had done the same thing and
had organized a new body ION the icy
shores of Lake Harriet, among the
aborigines of the plans, among the
Woodchucks and other wild beasts OF
the forest, and there far from the
habitations of men were trying to carry
the gospel" Mr.. Baxter told of the
settlement of 156 people in 1929 at Ply
mouth. There were twelve cows owned
by the colonists and finding that uni
VerSal ownership was a bad thing. the
colony was split up into groups OF
thirteen, and each group was given q
cow 1t was soon found that the
principle which actuated the latter-day
"a g
1T developed in course of time that
Miles Standish owned a whole COW
himself. The speaker believed that the
only way to be a Christian and own
an interest in a cow, was to own the
whole COW. Mr.. Baxter pathetieally
described those five-hour sermons OF
Elder Brewster in We olden> times, and
commented on the difference between
the ancient and the modern sermons
Miss Annie Sanborn won high enco-
miums for her address upon the ''Lega-
cies of the Foremothers." Miss Sam
born spoke of the effect of the social
Whirl upon women in general, saying
that sometimes she feared that the
Pilgrim mothers had. left nothing be-
hind them except their spinning
wheels. She spoke at length upon the
sterling character of the mothers of
colonial times. Her home was her
kingdom. In 1t she planned, inspired,
directed and taught. Her latter day
daughters have inherited her zeal, even
II it was running in new andN novel
directions Miss Sanborn mentioned
the evolution of the woman of the
present day.
THE eternal woman has organized"
remarked the speaker, land her influ-
ence may not be felt now but in the
twentieth century we will be the rich
er for this fermentation" She be-
ieved there would be puritan house
wives in the twentieth century, who
would be college bred. She will be
educated in all the arts, in science, in
hygiene, in the art of household duties,
and, moreover, she will be wise, low
ing, strong and Christian, showing
that the strains left by the fore-moth-
ers had, after all, been retained as ma
tional characteristics.
The last address was delivered by
Hon. Fred G. Stevens, member-el
OF the next congress. His topic was
National Prosperity as the Outgrowth
Of the Forefathers. Mr.. Stevens said
that greatness Of a country was not
to be calculated by it's magnificent
piles Of masonry, its palaces, its aris-
tocracy of wealth, not in it's mines or
minerals, but in the homes and con-
dltionS of it's common people, and their
honest principles.
The following members were proposed
for membership in the club and will
be voted upon at the next meeting:
Rev. Richard Brown, William D.
Jones, w L. Shepherd, Geo. B. futile.
w. 5. HARDWOOD, Rev. Edwin s. Pres
sey, Rev. F. A. Sumner, Supt. w, H.
Houlton, Rev. William H. Medlar.