The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

leeaIu teudin. And forgie US a cor i'll
deeuS, as we cen fargae thae wha did
us NJ ana lat US no be siftit; but save
Us rae the Ill-Ane; for the Groom Is
!hlne am; and the MIGHT and the glorie,
Tor evlr and evir, Amen"
1t may be news to most of our readers
TO learn that Pope Leo XIII. has a con-
lessor, and every week the head Of the
church kneels before Mgr. Pifferi, an
Augustin friar. and confesses his faults
ike the merest sinner, saying as the hum
nlest of the faithful would do, L confess
to the Omnipotent God and to
you, father, because 1 have sinned.'
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The idea and hope of immortality
is strongly implanted in every human
mind, because every living being feels
that life and intelligence cannot be ami
hilated. AS Goethe says:
No being into naught can fall,
The eternal liveth in them all.
In ai1-existence take delight-because
Existence Is eternal; and fixed laws
Preserve the everything treasures
w men thrill the All in glorious measures.
Nazareth, the city in which the Savior
spent His youth and early manhood, is
one of the important centers of Palestine.
1t has improved very much in the last
twenty years, having nearly doubled its
about 10000 people. The Greek church
leads, the Mohammedans are second and
the Latin church is third. The city has
paved streets, and every family owns its
own home.
These warm days a cry from a baby
means: ATTEND to me. I need some
thing" And one thing the little ones
need is cool water. a few sips at time.
The Emperor William is full Of fevered
restlessness. Today, like an Oriental, he
bows before aAfavorite idol. and tomorrow
he drags it through the streets and filings
it into the river. He is contantly saying
things to startle the nations. If he was in
the newspaper business his would be the
biggest yellow journal in Europe.
Confuctus is not in any sense worshiped
in China he is venerated as Americans
venerate Washington and Lincoln. His
system of ethics has done much good in
creating character, and what 1t fails to
accomplish among his people is not so
much due to defects in the system, but
rather to the inherent tendency in human
nature to follow more british instincts.
The school vacation is about half
through. The remaining days before the
doors open again will hurry by There
is time between now and the opening day
for teachers and school boards to consid-
er the addition to the traditional three
RS of another three. Right, Rectitude
and Righteousness. Let these be taught
without the INTERPRETATION of Bible or
theology, Thousands of children have no
ethical or moral training at home.
Can Love Survive Pinching Poverty?"
is the title Of a magazine article. Pow
GytTy fc T.1I@a +,Nr.v1
to locate the pinching point Ten dollars
day in some families would approach
poverty as much so as 80 cents in another
family
Edgar Saltus, when asked his prefer
ence of prose works, said he liked the Old
and New Testaments best. Those not
familiar with these books will find to-
day good time to begin studying them.
1t is claimed by those who have stud
! led the subject that more money intended
for charity goes to unworthy than to
worthy objects. The real professional
beggar can usually reach the heart of
the tender person much easier than can
the unskillful worthy unfortunate.
There are all kinds of societies, but the
latest and oldest of these is what is
called the Early Rising Association,
which recently held it's first annual
meeting in London. The rule IS, every
| member must get up before the sun rises,
and just at this season 1t is pretty early.
And no exception is made of Sunday
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The largest church in the world is St
| Peters cathedral in Rome 1t is 6121a by
4461a feet in size, interior measurement
From the pavement to the top Of the
cross is AS feet The foundation was
! laid In 1850 and 1t was finished in $780, Its
cost is set down at $4,000, 900.
Thirty-six years ago today Farragut
| fought his famous battle in Mobile Bay.
Lashed to the rigging of the Hartford,
he said a swear word about torpedoes.
and his ship led the way to show her con-
tempt or fearlessness.