St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-23
IT is LIKE THE LETTER THAT
THE POSTMAN DID NOT
BRING.
THE PARSoN WAS FoRGETFUL
AN APOLOGY IN PUB
Lie.
REMINDER OF THE MURPHY CASE
Criticisms From the Pulpit the
Cause of the Strained Condition
of Relations.

EX-Ald Robert N. Hare was asked
yet been made by the Rev. S. G. Arnett,
pastor of the Bethany Congregational
church, at Winifred street and Stryker
avenue, for his references to the alder
mans family, contained in a sermon
the previous week. 1t was understood
that the pastor had admitted his mis-
take and was willing to confess the
fact publicly. The sermon in question
contained these passages: mot long
since the w. G. T. IT, through the
courage and self-sacrafice of one of
their number succeeded in convicting
one of our law makers of being a law
breaker. Within a few days this law
breaker is invited to the hospitality Of
mothers hearts is entertained by a.
Christian mother, and served by the
daughter of this home. Until Chris
t1an people abandon this double life
and address themselves to single life
OF personal righteousness, with no COM
promise with anything that looks like
SIN, the kingdom of God cannot come. :"
These statements are presumed to re-
Ter to dinner party given recently by
MI Hare to the board of aldermen and
other city officials, on the occasion Of
ms retirlhg from that body to accept
posltlon on the board of public works
Il first learned of the sermon yester-
Gay, said Mr.. Hare. when I saw an
lticle in the West ST. Paul Times. I
TAXED the matter over with Mrs. Hare
and we then spoke of 1t to the pastor
0[ our own church, Rev. Mr.. Avison
lie and l went over to see Mr.. Arnett
ne was evidently very much put out
py our visit. When ] asked him point
Diahk MS reasons for saying what he
dld, he said he was very sorry, very
sorry, indeed. He had been misin-
formed Who misinformed you?' I
asked. -, the newspapers L suppose
ne meant the paper / had seen the ar
ucles in. But he admitted that he had
made mistake. and he promised. yes.
he he promised distinctly, to make a pub
lie acknowledgment of his error. Mr..
AVison will agree to what I say. Now.
L wasn't over to, the Bethany church
myself today but was told 4by7a gen.
tleman who went this morning that
MI. Arnett made no reference to the
matter then. Just now [ was told that
the only thing in Mr.. Arnett's even
ing sermon which might allude to us
was his telling about Elijah's going to
conduct. Nowadays said Mr.. Arnett,
Elijah would probably be sued for
sle nder. We ought to have some Eli
JAN who could go to Mayor Smith.
But this minister Of the gospel prom
lSed faithfully, in the presence Of an
otEer minister, to retract certain state
ments, and you see he has failed to
Keep his promise. No, I don't mind any
thing he might say about me, but L
naturally object to his bringing in my
wife and daughter. When 1 invited the
board of aldermen, why, of course, I
made no exceptions, but the invitation
came from me alone, and neither my
wife or daughter were present at the
dinner. though they received the guests
on tnelr arrival: That was only simple
courtesy. AS told Mr. Arnett. it
seems to me that in making no excep-
tions among, my old associates, 1 ex-
hibited spirit that was far from be-
Ing uncharitable and unchristianlike."