The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22


to procure a suitable room for the next
general meeting of the association (to-
gether with such citizens as may be dis
posed to attend), to be held, most proba-
bly, in the court house. on WEDNESDAY
evening next, when q full attendance OF
all favorable to the object is earnestly
requested. Several short addresses, 1t is
expected, will be delivered on the occa-
sion, whereupon the books will be open
ed for the enrolment of such members
as may feel disposed to join the associa-
ton.
The following is the draft of the sub
among the citizens OF the place by the
committee, consisting of the following
gentlemen, viz: Messrs. J. w Hamilton,
Richard Gordon, c. w, Carpenter. D. c.
Jones, George Cady, 6. W. Holmes. o.
A. Benjamin and N. P. Longford:
We, the undersigned, DESTROYS to show
our appreciation of, asp-well as to lend
our aid and assistance to the efforts
now being made among the young men
Of st. Paul to start Mercantile Library
association in our midst, do subscribe
seVeraliy the amounts set opposite our
names. The design is to place this. in
stttutton, when chartered. upon foot
| ing with those Of a similar character in
the large cities of the East; such as, for
Baltimore, Cincinnati, etc, so that all
persons of respectability. of whatever
class or condition in life, the scholar
equally with him possessed of but
common school education, may enjoy the
advantages of an interchange Of thought
! upon the various topics presented there
ny: The great benefits derived from such
institutions none will question; nor will
any one question the need of such an In
sutution among US at the present time
Inc enterprise is one that must enlist
the Sympath1eS of the entire community
ana we feel assured that this appeal for
their support will not be in vain.
Inc regular initiation fee is S.. but
larger sums than this which persons NAV
QlSDOS6d COrih
gratefully acknowledged. Lists will be
!e1t also at the different hotels and Dub-
nc places where persons so disposed NAV
nave an opportunity of subscribing
On motion, the request was made that
me several papers in the city lend their
ala by publishing the proceedings.
-6arWood lglehart, President
1t u Sharp, Secretary.
SUPPLEMENT D.
From a journal kept at the time I am
enabled to give some details in regard to
the lecture course of the winter 1S59-e0
The Christian association and the Mer-
camille Library association had lectures
IN turn every Tuesday evening. each as
ISOLATION selling tickets enough to secure
!. expenses.
Col. u, A Robertson opened the course
oelofe the Merchantile, his subject be-
Ile' Inc influence of the Climate of
minnesota Upon Man and Woman" II
doctrines taught by the colonel that we
nave no sudden changes of temperature
IN Minnesota. They are all described nv
EaVe-l1ke lines, full and deep, but not
angular, received the shock of a sudden
and tremendous depression in our tenn
perature shortly afterwards But In this
as in some other of his theories the
coIonel seemed to be little discomforted
by facts.
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by the Rev. John Mattocks, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, and for a time
superintendent of schools, on the ''Phvsi-
cal History Of st. Paul" from the stand
point OF the geologist A report of this
excellent lecture, column in length. Is
to be found in the Minnesotian of that
day
The third lecture was by our accom-
plished citizen, Gen c. c. Andrews. on
The Elements of Civilization" He was
followed two weeks later by S. r. Bond
talented young lawyer of our CITY at
that day, on THE Characteristics Of
Greatness" and he by Gen. ]. H Baker
on Soul Life"
But perhaps quite as interesting NAV
be some account of the UNIQUE and spon-
taneous Saturday evening reunions of our
citizen membership in 1860. We had Sc
cured new quarters on the ground floor Of
the Greenleaf building, on upper Third
street, near Market In a casual confer
ence as to our opening of the new rooms
Mr.. H. M. Knox said, "Why don't Won
invite some speakers and have a time D.
So speakers were invited for that even
ing, among them Col. Robertson and Nh,
Mattocks, and the occasion proved to be
so pleasant and sociable, and so in the
l11ie of what every one felt was needed
IN the rather scant intellectual commerce
of that day that before we broke uD Mr.
MattoclSs said, why cannot we meet
mere next Saturday evening, and every
Saturday evening? We wish to have a
place to meet and talk-this room is the
very place for that" The suggestion
met with universal favor, and thus were
Instituted series of unique and rather
remarkable reunions, week by week.
wholly informal, at which questions OF
living interest We're discussed The ell
mate of Minnesota was suggested as the
subject for the next meeting, and when
the time came proved of too much inter-
est to seem sufficiently dealt with In one
evening, and so it was continued for che
week, Mr. D. c. Shepard being appointed
to prepare paper on the subject mean
time. This he did. with general accent
ance. The subject for the next week was
THE New York Ledger Style of Litera-
ture Still later subjects were Trans
portat1on-we were without mile OF
railroad-and Emigration" en- which my
journal notes, Won Claim made most
laughable speech
Rev. Mr. Mattocks whom some of our
citizens will still well remember, was
perhaps the best ''talker' at these reln-
ions. which served an admirable nur-
pose in the development of the home tai
ent and the intellectual life of our city.
By March, 1862, the Civil war was on.