The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-22

DR.. David N. Beach, of MInnenpoIIz.
and z. 8. HOIbroOk, of Chicago,
Deliver Addresses-The Latter
Makes Some Pointed References
to Spain, Which Are AppInuded,
Washington's birthday was f1tttngly
commemorated last evening by the
Minnesota Congregational club, which
met in the Peoples church. St Paul.
and listened to patriotic addresses by
Rev. DR.. David N. Beach, Of Mime
apolis, and q. S. Holbrook, the Chicago
sociologist.
bers Of the club and ladies who sat
down to a banquet shortly before Z
o'clock.
When the hour for speeches arrived.
the president of the club, Rev. DR..
Samuel G. Smith, made a few remarks
touching upon the day and the occa-
sion. and introduced Rev DR.. Beach,
whose subject was 1.-THE Religious Mes
sage Of the Nation"
DR.. Beach traced the development of
religious and church purity from the
earliest times and the notifications OF
the earlier teachings made by the Epis-
cOpal and other Protestant denomina-
lions. He showed how the religious
movement had been steadily toward
tolerance and the adaptation Of the
church life to the necessities of men
and the gradual unfolding and evoIu-
ton of religious ideas.
The revivals at the beginning of the
century, the remarkable awakening in
1S40, the wave of religion which swept
over the country during the Civil war,
and the present extension and deVel-
opment of the mission field were all
considered by the speaker as signifi-
cant of the growth of the religious
spirit in this country as we'll as in
other lands.
The application of religious principles
and impulse to practical life was illus
trated. Dr.. Beach said. in the careers
and works OF Jonathan Edwards HOr-
ace Bushnell, Henry Ward Beecher
and Philips Brooks and other great
leaders Of religious thought, whose
message to mankind have a peculiarly
American stamp.
Dr. Beach closed his address with an
examination Of the organic life of the
religious movements and the teachers
of religious life in the history of the
American nation.
The other address was that which
was delivered by Z. S. Holbrook, who
followed DR.. Beach. Mr.. HolbroOk Is
sociological editor Of the Bibliotheca
Sacra, and his speech on THE Political
Message of the Nation" was expected
were his hearers disappointed.
Mr.. Hoibrook paid an eloquent tribute
to Washington and his great successors
in the presidency, Jefferson and Lin
coin, and laid stress upon the debt
which all good Americans owe to their
country and their government. He
finally touched upon present events.
81 care not" he said, whether Spain
blew up the Maine; care not whether
De Lone spoke the truth or not; diplo-
macy that is not based upon honesty
is treacherous and tricky and hollow
and any nation that adopts Machiavel-
liam ethics will end as Spain is ending
bankrupt in government, finances and
morals. We may have occasion to cure
that nation of It's bad propensities If
we have to teach that nation a lesson
we want to do 1t not with blood
thirsty revenge, but thoroughly-we
want to do 1t we'll"
This sentiment was greeted with ap-
plause.
Mr.. Holbrook spoke Of the struggle
between liberty and authority, and said
there was battle on between the senti-
mental school in political economy and
that of Adam Smith.
ga Chicago professor" continued Mr.
Bolbrook, said recently that he could
not convert man today because he
had to convert him to a wrong system.
IS it right to say there is nothing to
convert a man to? Yet these are the
men who teach US. They are like the
Eastern reformers who have buttons
which they press and make Jesus
Christ dance on the other end Of the
line. We say confidence is fading