The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
EXPRESSIONS FROM VARIOUS
RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPERS.
The Religious Thought of the Day
as Expressed in the Sec
tartan Press.

doing when they heap roses upon a
coffin when the form within it is life
less and knows nothing about it.-Ex-
| change.
Who knows that the spirit which so
recently inhabitated that lifeless form
is not aware of all that is going on
about the silent clay? Who shall say
with certainty that the spirit cannot
take cogniZance of the grief of the
loved ones whom it has left and note
with icy the evidences of that love so
shown in the floral wealths distributed
about its earthly home? For one, we
assuredly believe that the spirits of the
| departed can and do see what is 60
ing on in the world they have left be-
hind, and that every sob, every tear,
every word, every act in their COM
memoration is cognizant to them To
be sure, we have no evidence to offer
in support of this belief, but neither
is there any evidence in support of the
| idea that they are not so cognizant.
1t will be sad day when the beautiful
| custom of covering with flowers the
departed as they are borne to their
last resting place shall have fallen into
desuetude. 1t is the last expression
of love for our dear ones of which we
are capable, and by all means it should
be persisted in and perpetuated.
SHOULD KEEP THEM OUT.
Yraka Journal: Extraordinary efforts
are being made by the Administration
to keep European anarchists out of this
| country. Our immigration laws are
not rs specific as they might be in
prohibiting the landing of anarchists,
but as there are more ways to kill
dog than by hanging, so there are more
ways than one to keep anarchists away
from the United States, and all of them
are being utilized by immigration Com
missioner Powderly, who is also ac-
! lively assisted by the diplomatic and
consular branch of the Government SER
vice. The officials of several European
| Governments are also lending their as
siStance to the efforts that are being
made to prevent anarchists even MAX
| ing start for America All of the
| steamship companies have also been
notified that they must comply strictly
with the Act of 1891, which provides
that any foreigner who enters our ports
! in violation of the law, through the
ignorance of the inspectors, may be re-
turned at the expense of the transpor-
tauon company which originally
brought him here. This law throws
great responsibility on the shipowners.
who must not only bear the expense
| of transporting the anarchists or any
| other Illegal immigrants, back to the
| place whence they came but must
MAINTAIN them between voyages The
penalty for failure to comply with this
law IS $500 fine in each case, and the
vessel cannot leave port until the fine
is paid.
CALF CROP.
Los Angeles Record: John G.. Carlisle.
eX-Secretary of the Treasury under
| Cleveland, prophesies a free silver loss
OF strength in this falls elections: ana
that by 1900 the party will be fully re-
/ constructed upon ''the lines of sound
finances and good government" Then
he says, the prodigal sons of Democ-
racy, who have been lured from home
by the promise of a permanent and sue
| cesSful alliance with their ancient en-
emles, can return to the house of their
fathers. But Mr.. Carlisle omits to
say what the outlook is for a big calf
crop.
THE ATHLETIC AWAKENING.
| Oakland Tribune: This is an athletic
age. Cycling, baseball, hunting, row.
ing, boxing, football and mountain
climbing clubs all attest to the fact
that the development of physical man
| is receiving considerable attention and
the constant breaking Of records is
proof positive that the thrones of evo-
luton are practicable in this regard
The world will be all the better for
this athletic revival, for a sound body
and clear mind seem a natural Sc
quence.
AS far as baseball is concerned. 1t
may be almost called an epidemic I'M
der its present conditions. This is due
to the fact that all interest in the sport
has been practically dead for num-
Der of years, and the reawakening
brought with it the influences of stored
up energy and interest. The national
game is good one. The sport is clean
and absolutely without an element of
brutality, a striking contrast by the
way to the methods of the football
| field
Cycling has at last got down to SEN
! sible channel. Century rides are rare
and it is we'll that they are for they
meant overtaxing the strength and
subjecting the constitution to needless
strain. The individual who used to
crowd into Sunday ride from Oakland
to San Jose and back quickly discov-
cred that his weekly holiday, instead
of recreating him, left him tired and
worn, and the result has been that a
| twenty or twenty five-mile spin is now
the outside limit even of the most am
bilious distance-covere They know
they are able to ride the century if
| they want to, but as there is nothing
to be gained thereby and much to lose,
! they are now satisfied with an ordinary
spin in and around the suburbs. In
this way cycling is healthful and pos
sessed of its best PLEASURES, and there
is now no question that it will always
hold its own as one of the favorite out
| door amusements, especially as it is
one of the very few that can be par
ticipated in equally by members of both
sexes
Taken as a whole, the athletic awak
ening is good thing. 1t means invig-
Grating exercise, sound lungs. quick
eyes, self-reliance and a feeling of in
dependence, so although it may carry
a little i'll in its train it certainly con-
veys more than enough good to give
1t balance on the right side.
THE CURRENCY.
Santa Rosa Democrat: Contracting
the currency if carried to the logical
end, means the gradual absorption of
all independent producers, beginning
with the small and weak, and work.
ing its way up through the stronger,
each grade giving up the struggle as
CTa of he