The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
SHOULD READ The BIBLE
ID. O. SKELETONS LECTURE ON
THE INSPIRED
BOOK
He SAYS TT Is UP TO DATE
More So Than Modern Newspaper,
He Thinks - Small Boys
Have Good
EIOw-Up.
HE SAYS TT Is UP TO DATE

Preliminary to the organization OF a
series of Bible classes, which Up to dtae
have been attended with more than or
binary success, Mr.. Don O. Shelton, the
noted Biblical expert and author. of New
York city, gave an interesting short talk
at the Y NJ. C. A. last evening on
why Every Man Should Know the
Bible.''
"A noteworthy fact in connection with
inspired book" said Mrs Shelton, rs
the fact that it has the most extensive
circulation of any book in the world The
publishing houses in the United States
turn out annually over 100000 copies
while Great Britain is credited with
100000 copies every Year The total cir
cuiatlon III the world, according to statls-
tics, at the present date Is 1O,9GOCOO cor
les every year
The Bible is q work that is more up
to date than the modern newspaper, fer
1t never grows old. It's pages TEEN w tn
information and the truths it contains ara
unasSallable. Nations find profit in tha
Bible, for where it cannot be found
darkness prevails. The Scriptures lead
a man toward perfection of character
1t makes them Chriat-like and inspires
them to nobler deeds
Y. M. c. A. ENTERTAINMENTS.
People passing the Y. NJ C. A. yester-
day riorning thought that the skvliebts
were falling, If noise had anything +o
d" with it, but inquiry developed, tbA
TACT nat the junior boys, who are ver;,
much alive these DAYS. were having n
blowout. All week they have been IRE
pairing for the event and had, invited
TIE Minneapolis juniors over to eniov the
Occasion with them.
Mr. d. o. Shelton, who is the interra
tional secretary Of Bible study gave
tire boys a most practical talk, AID
showed them why they should have {;
roustHg big Bible class. and ACCOMPLISHED
his ann, rs many of the boys said they
were going to join at once After this
talk the boys went through their dumb
bell drill. under the direction of Grant
Mccartney. who is a thorough Iea,Ier
Iris drill surprised many of those pres
ent. because of it's thoroughness The
boys have been SO we'll disciplined th.t
there is no trouble in managing, ti1a
seventy or eighty boys who use the floor
After the drill the boys divided into
their six squads and were put through
their work by the Junior Crack squad
composed of six boys who have been
taught all the elementary and advanced
work on apparatus. AT the conclusion
OF TINS work the attendance was noted
in the squad books. An exhibition
wrestling bout between Mr.. Jos. Dawes
one of the Juniors and Mr.. Fred Burns
the assistant physical dire ctor, received
much applause when it was announced
that Joseph had won the bout.
The basket ball game between the
Minneapolis juniors and the st. P9uI
boys was great. 1t was at this time that
the din was deafening as the st. Paul
boys started off with the first goal and
kept their lead all through the two
halves Notwithstanding very noticeable
difference in the size of the bows The
boys representing St Paul were r. NAL
den and Ross Wheeler. forwards: G.
Mccartney. center; c. Durfee and JOS.
Dawes. The score was ten to eight in
favor of the St Paul boys who PLAYED
very fine passing game.
Tine obstacle race was exciting. TIE
boys had a crab race to the center oe
the floor and hustled over the ton of
the parallel bars, straddled the buck
under the horse. crawled through two
barrels and ending by sucking a glass of
water through straw Sam Wright.
f. Willsey and j. Barcl1ley were winners
of the three races run A fencing bout
By the two small sons of Physical d.
rector Weston, of Minneapolis, was given
in fine form.
After the work was finished in tha
gymnasium the Minneapolis bows were
taken down in the hall and treated to a
fine luncheon which the st. Paul bows
had prepared by their own efforts.
Jan the ST. Paul boys go to the Min
neapois association and will charter a
car for the occasion.