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The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-23
COMEDY IN GERMAN.
Benefit Theatrical Performance to
Re Given at Moxert Hall.

benent ThcatrIcSI Performance to
BE Given at Mozart Hall.
A theatrical performance will be gwen at
Mozart hall this evening as a benefit TO Mr.
and Mrs. Neitmann. The play will be the
four-act comedy, 90 Dese Maenner''-Oh
These Men. Following is the cast:
Frau Schrauber.. r........Mrs. Louise Neitmann
Morland, a capitalist. Mr.. Andrew HeckIer
OlSd, MS wire .......... Miss Julia Reed
Caroline, Morlands daughter
Miss NJ Tschefiy
nr Sanbor ""o'''ei u" MpE; H. semi at
kahle .......... MIR. Neitmann
Helen, Morland's couSin .........-.. Mrs. Fiese
Haberland, her husband .......... Mr.. Pauke
Assessor Mr.. F. Steeg
Mr.. Bolman ::............ MIR Mars
Servant at Haberland's ......... Mr. He.dicke
Nina, a domestic. ......... Mrs c.. TschffeIy
Bruno " Rsden.. Mr.. Eue
Named RantOuI Receiver.
Robert Ran .oul has been appointed re eiver
in the case of Elizabeth Miohaels against
Hans Nelson ct al. The bond Of the re-
ceiver was fixed at $3.50.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-23
GEN. BACON'S ACCOUNT
HE TELLS A GRAPHIC STORY OF
THE BATTLE OF SUGAR
POINT
INDIANS NO DOUBT WHIPPED

lie Relieves That 'OId Rug" Was
Among the Killed, and That the
Indians Lost Heavily In the
COntest-He Does Not Consider
That There Is Any Likelihood of
Further Trouble.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-23

For Correct Styles
In millinery go to B. A. Schultz's, 412-414
Wabasha street. "a
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Is not quite as massive, but Is richer
in its material and furnishings, the
display II sculptured marble and carved
mahogany being quite imposing. The
musical appointments also impress me.
The building contains five organs lone
on either side of the altar, called chan
eel organs. one In the chapel below.
one in the tower and one concealed In
the lofty roof, called the echo organ.
used for responses and distance effects.
All the organs can be playsd sinful
tanoously from one of the cathedral
organs. This main instrument has
four key-boards, and 124 stops. The
five organs have 1900 pipes. The total
cost $4,000.
AS 1 have already stated. the re-
mains OF A. r. Stewart lie under the
cathedral. His wlfe's remains are also
there. Both bodies are now practically
out of danger of any human molesta-
tion. for their metallic caskets are I'M
bedded in a five foot layer of concrete.
then covered with marble slab a ton
weight. and the whole surmounted by q
beautiful marble urn. weighing $500
pounds The graves are enclosed In u
circular marble mausoleum. and the
privileged visitor can approach no
nearer than to peer between polished
steel bars, or through the fancy iron
work of the strongly bolted door. Upon
the stained-glass windows, which
ight up the grim ABODE OF ueath with
its vari-colored sunshine. are depicted
the Incidents connected with the glori-
Gus resurrection OF our blessed Re-
deemer. All the surroundings contri-
butte to make the sepulchre an ideal
resting place-the beauty of color and
.orm, the purity of the chaste marble
the brightness of the FURNISHED steel
the subterranean silence. the sacret
edifice over head-all combine to in
spire the beholder with admiration.
reverence and awe.
We left the stately tomb. the majes-
tic cathedral, the pretty village. and all
pertaining to the honorable name of
Stewart, and returned to our quarters
mt Hampstead, feeling well paid for our
visit
We left Hampstead on the 10th inst.
and came to our present address. We
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iices' even to the uttermost. You need
not doubt II. From sthat day
on, what blessing is there in
n heaven that Abraham cam
Old patriarch now and forever, Marvel
you that 1t is written here in the
Doctrine and Covenants thnt Abraham
hath passed by the angels, and Is no
more an angel, nor servant. but one
OF the Gods In the council OF the Faith
crF lie had the strength and power
OF 1t in him, because ne had made the
sacrifice.
Try Job; test him; find out how he
got this spiritual strength and power.
why, when he saw his houses tumble
about him; when he saw sons and
daughters slain; when he saw herds
OF camels and asses and sheep run of
by the enemy, he stood calmly In the
midst of these. ruins. and he said, 1.-THE
Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh
away blessed be the name of the
Lord" And when his body was raclked
and afflicted with pain and suffering.
his wife comes to him. you remember,
and importunes him to curse God and
die. Job. with that grand faith that
makes him akin to Abraham. answers.
Though He say ME. yet will ! trust
Him" Then the hand of the adversary
was lifted. Tell me. what Is there that
Job cannot do after that? What
strength must have been his-born of
this consciousness that God approved
of his course of life? tell you. such
men are able to move the heavens. to
bring down blessings for the children
of men.
, Regard the case OF Hezeliah, king of
I Judah. a most illustrious example Of
this glorious principle. Isaiah was COM
manded of the Lord to say to him:
THUS saith the Lord Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and
| not live"
When he told that to Hezebiah. the
good king was stricken with sorrow.
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companions successfully: Chas. A.Rob-
ison of Montpelier, Idaho: d. ID. Nebe-
ker of Salt Lake City, Utah; j. Nj.
kearns of Gunnison, Utah; and j. y.
Eardley of Salt Lake City, Utah. i had
the privilege of leading two souls down
into the waters of baptism on July 20,
1897.
In the latter part of August, Elder
GALLAGHER and I received notice from
Elder William T. Jack to meet him at
the railroad and proceed to '"rhe Lone
Star conference" A very interesting
at which 1t was divided into two con-
ferences, the southern is called the
Lone star and the northern the
North Texas Conference"
Joseph Coulam from Salt Lake City
was appointed president of the new
conference with j. w. Hess as his as
sstant.
Fort Worth was decided upon as the
distributing point for the new confer
ence. Accordingly 1t was decided that
Elder Coulam and I should canvass
this city. BY the city officials and the
newspaper men we We're treated very
courteously. but were informed by the
mayor that we could not preach on the
streets, as there was an ordinance
against It.. We then tried some of the
churches but were refused. Then we
applied to the sheriff for permission to
preach on the court house steps, which
was granted us.
The county building Is n beautiful
brown stone structure costing S150,000.
II stands at the head of Main street.
facing south. The newspapers gave
notice of the Mormons being in the city
and of our meetings. so we had large
crowds for the first few days, and the
people seemed nstonished at the doc
trine we preached, since in connection
with Mormonism they could think of
nothing but pulygamy. We also held
public meetings at the public square,
but public interest soon died out, SO we
devoted our entire time to visiting the
people at their homes and distributing
our literature.
FIT. Worth claims $4,000 inhabitants
After laboring with Elder Coulam two
months, new Elders having arrived
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DISCOURSE.
Icontinucd from page nine.l


help all those who seek after righteous
ness blessed are those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness, for they
shall be filled"
1t seems to me pretty clear that II In
necessary for us to know some
thing about the character of God.
in order TO exercise faith in
Him. We must know some
thing of His mercy: we must be
able to trust His justice we must have
abiding faith in His Judgment and
power, or we cannot exercise faith I'M
to life and salvation. And that we might
have this knowledge so essential to our
faith, He has sent Jesus Christ into
the world, and He was God manifested
in the flesh. If therefore you would
know God: If you would become ac-
quainted with the parsonage that sits
enthroned in the heavens, and that by
His power called worlds and systems
OF worlds into being. and who governs
and controls in them according to His
sovereign will; lf you would know
something Of the might. the majesty
and the power of this Supreme Mind
that stands behind all the phenomena
to be seen in the universe. look,
pray you. upon the great Peasant
Teacher of Judea, and in Him shall you
find all the fullness OF the Golhsad
bodily; for He was IN the image of
God, and He was and is the Mediator
between God and man, the true repre-
sentative OF the Father. When Philip.
puzzled somewhat with the seeming
mystic sayings of the Lord Jesus Christ
about the Father. said to Him. Lord.
show us the Father. and Il sufriceth
us He said-and there Is a
world of agony In the tone of it--"Have
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been so icng time with you, and yet
hast thou not known ine. Philip, he
that hath seen me hath seen the Fi-
thcr and how saycst thou then. show
us the Father?" OH slow of heart and
unready to believe the great mission
of the Lord Jesus Christ to be the re-
preventative of the Godhead here upon
the earth. 10 hold all power in heaven
and IN earth-to be God manifested in
the flesh | say to you. study God
through the character of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and you will find in Him
every mercy. every power. every prin-
ciplc of Justice. Of judgment and truth
that are the hnbitation of the throne
OF God; for in Him, as saith the scrip
ture. dwelt all the fullness of the God
head bodily. | know of no better re-
concentration TO men who would be-
come acquainted with God than to ask
them to study Him through Jesus
Christ.
The third thing necessary to the ex-
erclse OF faith IN God unto life and sal
walton Is an actual knowledge that the
course of life one Is pursuing is ac-
cordlng to His Will.
/ feel that this is not only the most
difficult part Of this subject to treat in
speech. but also the most difficult
thing for men to do, that Is, to get into
a habit of living so that you shall know
continually that the course of life you
are pursuing Is In harmony with the
will of God. Let me point out to you
how unrlghteousness affects faith;
how failure to arrive ut this knowl-
edge that your course of life is in ac-
cordance with Gods will destroys
your ability to exercise faith. And let
me say here. without entering into too
nice distinctions, that there Is n differ
ence between having faith and exer-
clsing II, just as there Is difference
between having strength and putting
that strength to use. l take 1t that you
have al, seen n man OF splendid ply
sique, in whose Joints and limbs, mus
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are now in Greater New York which
also includes villages still further east
PROSPECTS seem good for effective work
IN Jamaica. The three village papers
nave opened their columns to us. and
published a short announcement of our
presence here. which will be followed
up by other articles. If we can find a
suitable hall, we intend holding a series
OF lectures and discourse on Utah's
history and religion. assisted by few
Of lions singers stationed in Brooklyn
At present we are tracing the adjacent
villages, and reserving Jamaica for
further consideration, trusting the
press notices may stimulate investiga-
tton and open up way to the honest
in heart. We feel encouraged in our
new field. The people receive us kind
y and freely converse upon religion.
The Saints at Oceanside are in spiritual
health. We meet with them twice each
Sunday and they rejoice In the Gospel.
Friends wishing to communicate with
us will address as follows:
ID. J. WATTS.
f. f. MOSES,
MARCUS FARR,
j. r. DEWEY,
AS Fulton St, Jamaica, l.. I.
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man weaknesses and lmperfections
yet God approves of the course OF life
he leads The pages of Scripture are
luminous with instances of TINS kinu!
Look. | pray you. at the father OF the
faithful. Abraham. Tried every way.
tested at every point; touched upon the
tenderest chord OF all his soul; required
by the commandment Of God to take
the son Of promise and to place MN
upon the altar, and let the smoke tnat
should consume his flesh ascend up US
incense unto Gdd-tested To that very
point, and yet he stood the test, ne
lieving In and trusting the justice anu
mercy of God. Though the general
commandment was extant. Thou SHAFT
not KILL" yet when the voice OF COO
came to him commanding him to XIII
he stood not clubbing. or question:
ing with God, he manifested His readi-
ness to sacrifice even his son unto
Gods commandment: but when II was
clear that Abraham would not even
withhold his son from God-when the
test was completed the trial passed.
the ram in the thiUlSet was provided.
dragged out. and bound in thanktui-
ness upon the altar to take the place
of Isaac. How sweet must have been
the communion OF Abraham with God
after that, What confidence must
have been his in the presence OF God
even after that And how grand
the words that came from the lips of
Jehovah must have appeared to him.
saying: Because thou hast done this
thing, and hast not withheld thy son.
thine only son. In blessing | will bless
thee. and In multiplying | VIII multi
ply thy seed as the stars of heaven,
and us the sand which is upon the
sea shore: and thy seed shall possess
the gate of his enemies; and in thy
seed shall all the nations Of the earth
be blessed: because thou hast obeyed
my voice" oh, my friends, God indeed
calls. nay. demands. sacrifice; but God
is able to reward men for their sacri-
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ne gets forgiveness Of his sins He
remembers perhaps that only last Sab
phth he transgressed the law of God
anu unnecessarily violated the quiet OF
the Sabbath day by the noise Of his
labor know not how such a man
can exercise faith even TO heal the
SICK, TO say naught of faith that
shali take hold on salvation. Or per-
maps he remembers that he oppressed
nus brother In his wages. that he was
.ruei and unnecessarily harsh in his
household; or that he had staggered as
he walked through the streets under
the influence Of intoxicants: or perhaps
he has walked after the lusts of the
eyes'and the heart. Loaded down with
the recollection of sins and transgres-
sions such as these have enumerated
where Is the possibility of exercising
faith In God under such conditions?
Call him to the nulpit; let him strive
Tor the faith that lays hold of the pow
efs OF heaven and calls them down in in
spireu utterances to instruct and hlesa
the Saints of Goblet him stand there
ana attempt to exercise faith with sail
the recollections of these evils about
him. and what must be the result?
Win bowed head with fainting heart
II seems to me, he must quit the pulpit.
ana hrst seek repentance and forgive
ness of God. relying upon His mercy.
before he can WELD the powers of
heaven for the salvation of the chill
dren of men; for be 1t remembered. the
powers of heaven can only he handled
and controlled upon the principles of
Righteousness.
Now, my brethren and sisters, hope
you see what | mean in dealing with
this third principle essential to the ex-
ercise of faith unto salvation. Having
looked at 1t from the diverse side first,
let us look at the other side now Just n
moment--the positive side--and see
what strength comes when there IL
resident in the soul of man the con-
sciousness that. Notwithstanding hu-
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few other items. The town Tor properly
speaking, township Is claimed to be
one of the richest In the Union. II has
no Indebtedness. and has a surplus of
s4o0,000 in the bank. This desirable
financial condition has arisen from the
sale OF several hundred acres of Hemp
stead land to the late merchant-m
lionare Alexander T. Stewart Upon
the land he built whole village of fine
residences for city people, which is
known by the very appropriate name
of Garden City. One incident In the life
Cor rather DEATH of Mr.. Stewart is
worth recalling. About two years after
his burial in st. Marks churchyard.
New York. 1876, the body was stolen
from Its grave. A ransom of $4,000
was demanded for Its return, and no
questions to be asked. Although de-
tectives were employed to search for
the abductors, no clue to them could
was paid over In a prescribed way safe
to them, and the body restored. The
thieves were never discovered,
The body now lies under the church
of the Incarnation, fine cathedral
erected in Garden City, by Mrs. Stew
art. in memory OF her husband. II
cost one and a half million dollars and
was presented TO the Protestant Epis-
copal church. We had the pleasure re-
Gently of visiting this grand edifce
The virgil was most courteous to us,
and seemed to take pride in showing
his Mormon visitors the famous
cathedral In all It's details. even to the
elegant communion service, and the
bishops robes of office. We appreci-
ated his kindness, and repaid him in
kind for his Information, by telling him
of our famous structures--the Temple
and Tabernacle. We also gave him
our cards and some tracts.
Compared with st. Patrick's cathe-
dral In New York consider the Garden
City cathedral to be much superior. 1t
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lege of preaching In any of thom.
nevertheless. we held a great ma,
meetings. Leaving Elder Hess =.
companion to finish tracing The Nh.
Elder Horace l. Grow and [ canc ",
to visit the Elders and Saints Of M.
conference, who had not had n NJ,
from any of the Elders until lecortv
for several months. { lind the Ensr
enjoying good health and strength ~
enjoying their labors and a splrt \,
their holy calling.
Seven persons have been newly "A.
ded to the fold. making a total of .
members in this conference. ~
the Saints all well. We are at nresa,,
visiting the Saints at Lane. We ar-iysi
here In time to spend the New Yea,
holiday. We celebrated New Year,
eve by holding three meetings in sn,'
cession. All the Saints Were presAr,
numbering %, besides other frlends
and we enjoyed n great spiritual fear
There were also four Eclders prsssr,
viz. Elders VIM. Heaton and orsop i
Nelson. Elder Grow and myself. ",
held n meeting New Years night. Sim.
day morning at 10 O'clock We All m.,
in Sunday school. and this being III.
first Sunday In the first month in ,bs
New Year. we continued our meetlry
all day In fasting and prayer. Ther,
We're large crowd present, and n.
certainly enjoyed the day. our hear,
swelled with joy and gratitude as M
listened to the strong Testimonies born.
by those who have abided in the doc.
trines Of Christ.
The ttonian ideas have long slses
vanished from my mind as to the rdle.
ulous reports OF the Texan people. n.
/ have been kindly entertained ever
night during my mission.
JOSEPH COULAM.
Conference Presdent.
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II Is written that he turned HE
the wall and wept; and after ace %
LEFT ne commenced pleading viii isaiah
Lord, and said: win the
Remember now, o Lord h..
Thee, how J have walked beforce s.rre "
have done that which Is good II and
sight. And Hezeltiah went soro Thy
Isaiah lad not yet reached -
die court OF the kings palace md
the word of the Lord came 10 'sh.ere
saying: Mn.
Turn again and tell Hezek,., =,
captain of my people. Thus IN, "
the Lord. the God of David, thv Fsssuh
er. / have heard thy PRAYER sh'
on the third day thou shalt 60 ~, NEE re
the house of the Lord. And VII, ny
unto thy days fifteen years. W." ADJ
Tell me, what would an unripb,.
king be able to do in such a erisisun
this? Could he exercise faith ,a az
down the blessings of God? No. Ssl
this man could marshal in snnn,, oI
his petition his righteous life, and %
heavens could not withhold their 4, w
ing. There was strength, .tsere pesi'
power born of righteousness. vas
How beautifully all these prino,,,.
blend tokether, How grand Is tha su
trine OF faith as set forth in the bh1e'
trine and Covenants by the Pro ne,
Joseph. pne'
A few days ago a man who has p,..
for twenty years among our nsn sT
and who knows that we hold thesss V wv
trines sand who has witnessed the i,i..,,-
Of the Saints and their sacrifices n,
their religion, undertook to saw ,sp
! our religion is unspiritual and ua'
scriptural ] challenge tho w
tleman 10 produce. in all s,lu''
homilies that have been written ~
| religion by all the ministers Of ~
faith. anything to match these "a
trines. nj once both spiritual and se ~,
tural, and In all respects philosonh,oi
| God bless you, Amen.
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cles and sinews there reside wonderful
strength: and yet If that strength is
nut to no particular Use, what good Is
II to him? So. to some extent and In
a certain way. men may have ideas
concerning these great truths OF which
| have spoken-that is. ideas OF the ex-
iEtence of God. and some idea about
His character; but they never exercise
that faith. 1t does not become an inccn-
tive to action-it Is dormant. and con
seuuently II is like the strength in the
man | have spoken of-it Is Of little
service to them or to anybody else.
But we Will gay that here is an Elder
in Israel who believes in Gods exist
ence, knows something about His char
acter and attributes, and he is called
upon to exercise himself in the minis
try, to exercise himself, say, In the
healing of the sick: and II does
seem to me that II there is one
position in which a man can feel his
weakness more than in another, II Is
when he Is brought face to face with
those who are sick and who desire to
be healed through his miuistraton
Speaking for myself, can say. that at
such moments every weakness. every
imperfection of my own nature rises
up like mountain in front of me. The
unrighteous acts. the Numbering mis-
takes made by me in my life. all come
trooping In to break down, " possible.
the faith | would exercise. Suppose
now n man is placed under those cir
cumstances. and he suddenly remem-
bers that only yesterday he gave way
to fit of anger and passion, and he
blasphemed the name of God; can that
man proceed with the ordinance of the
house OF God for the sick? l know not
how he could proceed. The recollection
that he had spoken blasphemy against
the name of Jesus Christ ought to seal
and believe. so far az strength and
power Is concerned, would seal-hiH
lips; and while he may speak the
words, the power cannot be there, until
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Tho Work on Long Island.

Jamaica, l.. l., Jan. IL. 1898.
To the Editor:
When last correspondent "the little
isle of truck farms" (outsde of Brook
lyn) was the exclusive territory of
your humble servant, and ] could ex-
claim with the shipwrecled mariner,
~ am monarch of all I survey.
My right there is none to dispute;"
and certainly "the young Mormon FL
DER Gas was Familiarity known had
no one to dispute his claim to that
title. But my solitary state is ended.
for have three brethren now with Inc
to assist me in my duties. Our little
band comprises the working corps of
the newly-created Long Island con-
ference, and our field Of labor is ex-
.tenslve enough to keep us busy the
rest OF our mission. Within the month
we have thoroughly tracted the villages
OF Hampstead, Mineola, Garden city
and East Williston. At Hampstead we
hired hall for one meeting. and after
visiting the people at their homes. per-
sonally inviting them, and distributing
five numbered tracts. stating place and
time of meeting, we succeeded in in
ducing a dozen persons to come and
hear us. We afterwards held cottage
meeting. but not n soul came to II, so
we preached to the lady of the house
and boarder. In Justice to other
parts of Queens county, will say that
the village of Hampstead is exception
ally Indifferent to the truth. The peo-
Pile are. for the greater part, retired
New Workers, who having made sue
cess of business are enjoying Its fruits
in fashionable idleness, and evidently
feel indisposed to trouble themselves
about their future condition. While on
the subject of Hampstead / will add n