The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02


Advent. In the Greek church there are
six. They are intended as preparations
for the commemoration of the advent Of
Christ. On the first Sunday we pray to
be enabled to cast away the deeds of
darkness. Popular custom in the Euro
pean countries has marked the Advent
season with quaint and peculiar observ-
ances. Today the sun is due to rise at
1908 q. M, and set at 4:29 p. m. Full
moon next Thursday.
The International Sunday school lesson
today is about the "Rich Young Ruler
the topic being found in Matthew xix,
1913 The golden text is Mark X, "a:
Children. how hard is it for them that
trust In riches to enter the kingdom of
Cod. The Christian Endeavor and Ep-
worth League lesson from Matthew XIV,
1-S. and is about Spending Time ard
Taking Pains for Christ The psalmist
says: SO teach us to number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wis
DOM These words contain the very
essence of the profitable use of time.
We are but minutes-use us well;
or now We are used We must one day
Who uses minutes has hours to use
lose"
Andrew Young, chief sanitary inspec-
tor Of Chicago, says: Nearly all the
churches of Chicago are filled with air
bad enough to hasten the death of the
people who attend them They never
are properly ventilated. They are kept
closed up tight all the week and become
surcharged with germs until they are
worse than any theater in the city.
In England and other foreign countries
they nave the problem of tombs under
their church floors to contend with, but
mere there Is nothing of the kind Our
churches are we'll built according to
modern plans. are usually roomy, with
little or no plumbing to occupy our at
tention, and they should have the best
Of ventilation. On the contrary, the air
in almost all is as bad as if not worse
than the air in the tombs Of the churches
of the old countries"
A correspondent writing from Georgia
tells Of a negro entertainment at which,
in lieu of printing on the tickets mot
transferable" a notice was posted over
the entrance to the hall which read: mo
gentleman admitted unless he comes
himself" religious paper in COM
menting says it might be a good plan
If notice were posted over the doors
of the churches reading: mo gentle
man admitted to church membership I'M
less he comes himself to church serv-
ices, the mfdweek meetings included.
The presence of wives or daughters not
accepted as a substitute for the attend
ance of the man himself" Certainly
religious duty is thing which is mot
transferable" There is no such thing
as proxy piety.
Rev. David Morgan will lecture this
afternoon at o'clock, at Assembly hall,
Third and Wabasha, on Conditions, the
Cause and Cure"
Two weeks ago today, the presidential
election being over, the first uncensOred
news by cable from the Philippines since
the American occupation of the islands
came from Manila. 1t was a recital
of renewed activity among American and
Filipino troops with account of several
engagements
Today, Dec. 2, is the anniversary of
the birth, in 1859, of Sir James Edward
Smith, English botanist and physician;
of Pedro H. de Alcantra, in 1926 the last
emperor of Brazil of Laura Bridgeman,
in 1929, the celebrated American bind
deaf mute, the first of her class Of I'M
fortunates to be educated.
Rev. DR.. Hills claims that the five most
famous buildings in the United States are
Independence hall, Faneuil hall, the old
South church, that part of the White
house in which Lincoln signed the eman-
cipation proclamation and Plymouth
church The church made famous by
Henry Ward Beecher certainly deserves
a place among the historic edifiees of the
country.
Wisconsin raised 100000 pounds of
tobacco this year, or three times as
much as Connecticut produced.
OF 34, III immigrants who arrived in
New York during the past fiscal year,
about 1901 were Italians, half of whom
could not read or write their own Ian
guage 1t is entirely too much to assume
that these swarms of immigrants who
have lived to adult age without learning
to read or write their native tongue will
be able to master the language and GUS
toms of their adopted land, and thus fit
themselves for American citizenship.
Yet that is the legal presumption. The
men who bring with them the vices of
Italian cities, and who SOW the seeds of
violence and the deadly vendetta, are eX-
pected to settle down at once into peace
full, Industrious and intelligent citizens
Of the United States. Without any more
conception of our institutions than a
child, they are intrusted with votes.
sailor was knocked down by street
car in Philadelphia the other day and
had his shoulder dislocated A patrol
wagon started with him for the hospital
and on the way jumped over a rut in the
pavement and the jar reset the shoulder
When he got to the hospital the surgeons
found the shoulder all right, bandaged
it and sent the injured man back to his
ship. This incident, however, does not
of necessity furnish an argument against
smooth pavements and good roads
There are seven regiments of
Irishmen in the British army in South
Africa. These are the Enniskillen fusi
leers. the Connaught rangers, the Royal
Dublin fusileers, Royal Irish fu ileers, the
Royal Munster fusileers, the Royal Irish
regiment and the Royal Irish rifles
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Weber, living near
Oshkosh, Wis, after married life of
fifty years, are seeking a divorce She
says he is cruel and she has never been
happy: -. 80 4
Just think of the following, written
by Ovid many centuries ago: Money
nowadays is in high repute; money con-
fers offices of state; money procures
friendship; everywhere the poor man is
despised''
See Proverbs 4th Chap. 18th and 18th
verses:
''Then choose at once,
May the Lord guide thee
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The people of England indorse the war
against the Beers, hut no subscription is
being taken to buy house for Joe Cham
berlain.
How came you to be civilized?"
The heathen wept, wept he,
And exc replied, 1.-The Christian.
He got the drop on mel"