The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-14
OF ST. PAUL'S SALVATION,
HeV. u. III. Gamble, of Hebron
Church, Talks of Good City
Government.

A special salvation service, which
savored slightly of politics, was held
last night at the Hebron Baptist
church, Ada and Robe streets.
After the opening hymn Rev. G. H.
Gamble delivered a prelude to the reg
ular evening service.
He referred to the work Of .Iesus
Christ In Jerusalem, and took for his
text these words from Luke xiii. "a:
On, Jerusalem, oh, Jerusalem, that
NlIeth the prophets and stoned them
who were sent to thee"
The speaker alluded to Christ as a
patriot, and said he loved Jerusalem.
his native land. Those that desired
to be Christian patriots should seek
not only the Christian salvation of the
individual, but also work to the end of
the city's salvation. This, he said,
should be the work of the Christian
church.
Our city's salvation" he continued
depends on the character of it's peo-
pie. We are all inclined to believe that
the little circle in which we move rep
resents the city's life but this is a mis-
take. Though there are 1000 gathered
In the various churches tonight, repre-
senting the Christian church, there
are many more thousands in various
ether places who must also be recog-
nized
ITO do good work for our CITY we
need to know it in every ward and
precinct in the city, and as we seek for
definite knowledge of the character of
our people we should be honest and
recognize the faults and weaknesses of
our citizens, as well as their strength
and excellence
he who recognizes the true sftua-
ton is the truest friend of both man
and city" -e'ii
me two main points of the prelude
were strong illustrations of the char
acter of the people and the Character
Of the government. In seeking the
Guy salvation. he said, the citizens
should do all in their power to advance
II, and 1t was advancing and pro-
crossing and improving.
Inc reason for many disappoint-
menus With the present city govern
ment, ne said, was that the officers In
cldrge mad not the power and courage
tnat they should have to enforce its
laws. He emphasized the fact that
the saloon element and the elements
OF SIN were constantly at work to
make themselves felt, and often SIM
ply stood In an attitude of criticism.
we salve," he said, public opinion
and condemnation while we wink at
the otner fellow. so that he will know
that the laws of our government will
not be enforced
1t was much easier for the neon1e
TO point at the laws and say how thew
should be carried out than it was for
executives to enforce them. We. as
christian citizens, in seeking to know
the moral and individual conditions Of
our city should not go as a moral band
or individual to our haunts of sin as
investigators, but should go instead
In the spirit of Jesus Christ.
1t is a very poor policy to whine
about broken laws, but it is always
found that those who do so are the
ones who fail to show up at the pri-
maries in the political life In which we
live. If primaries were to be held on
a night appointed for prayer meeting.
! would be in favor of letting the la
dies run the prayer meeting while the
men went to the primaries
In order to have right win in our
city our citizens must pay the price,
which is earnest personal effort"
In closing his prelude Rev. Gamble
said: When the salvation of our fair
city shall have been wrought out st.
Paul will be truly the jewel city of
America"
Following the prelude the congrega-
ton sang "'Quit You Like a Man."
which was followed by the regular
Sunday evening service