The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-10
Sabbath Lessons.
. Notable Days.

| desire for glory in war, sometimes one
| of the vices to which it's people have
! most universally and, readily yielded. One
! of the grea test of the national sins today
| in the civilized nations of the world Is
/ the sin OF intempera1fce. Intemperance
/ is national sin of France Germany,
England and America = The drink traffic
| is extended and protected by law Thou
sands in high places, and in low places
| are moderate or nabftual indulgers in
! intoxicating drinks The greatest woes
4 of the people are 1.-The direct or indirect
/ result of the wide prevalence of this
] gigantic evil, ard yet the nations seem
| powerless in its grasp.
''They catch them in their net"
| The curse of intoxication is not a
modern evil entirely. There is not an
age that has mot been crippled in its
| progress by it. And in ancient times
| those who loved their land and fellow
men and served God opposed the use of
| strong drink and pointed out its disas-
| trous effects upon the Individual and So
ciety.
| Habakkuk 81 burden was "a burden of
I complaint at Gods seeming slackness and
4 Indifference toward the prevalence and
power of evil, but Gods forbearance can
not last forever. The purpose of His for
| bearance is to arouse repentance but if
sin is not repented3 of and abandoned
/ it will be punished, even the national sin
I of intemperance. The curse of. God has.
| been pronounced against intemperance,
/ and it will be executed. Woe to them
| that are at ease in Zion and trust in the
| mountain of Samaria, which are NAMED
4 chief sof the nations, to whom the house
| of Israel came - that drink wine
in bowls and anoint themselves with
! the chief ointments, but they are not
! grieved for the affection of Joseph
/ The matter of the army. canteen has
1 awakened great interest and earnest dis
| cussion. No lover of good order objects
! to every army post having zag please MT
reading room, with Sale Of refreshments
/ and appliances for recreation. The sol
4 der should have all the helpful infllI-
.ences 'prssible.s What we. do object to
and firmly oppose is a drinking saloon
/ for soldiers run by the government or
/ anyone else. Great manufacturing con-
Germs have, fitted irefreshment rooms for
/ their employees where food can be had at
4 cost and rest and recreation had in hours
/ of leisure. But no establishment, not
i even a brewery or .distilleryss ever. opened
j a saloon for Its employees. Even these
establishments will not permit drunken
ness in their wefkmen and prefer men
who do not drink. Many railroads and
manufacturers will not employ drinking
|Zmen. The laboring man is learning that
/ he must be sober to be Skillful, and
skilled labor is what has put the United
States in the worlds van in industry. The
/ soldier is no longer a loafer or ruffian.
/ He is a skilled and trained expert in
military science and art He must be a
4 sober man to get and keep his place We
i must a bolish the saloon and Danish
4 drinking customs for our Industrial pro-
/ lection as we'll as for our religious adj
vancement.
NOTABLE DAYS OF THESSyEEK.
i Nov 10 is the twenty-third Sunday
| after Trinity in the church calendar.
i -s4sJ
| Nov. 10 is the anniversary of the birth,
in $40, of Mahomet, the Arabian prophet,
and founder of Islafnisnii of Martin Lu-
i Their, German reforIner, in 1883 a.of Oliver
| Goldsmith, Irish poet, in 172S; of Friedrich
| Schiller,-German poet, 1853.
Nov. II is st. Martins day, in honor of
the French bishop of Tours, for whom
is named the fire spell of wealth
er known in Europe as st.
Martins summer, and in this country as
! Indian summer. A similar spell of
bright weather prevails in many eoun-
tries at this season
Nov. 70 is the anniversary of the birth,
/ in 1915 of Richard Baxter, English die
vine and writer; of Elizabeth Cady Stan
! ton, in 1915, American lecturer and advo-
cate of woman's rights
Nov. Is is the beginning of the Mo-
hammedan month Shabaam, twelfth of
| the year, 1873,
| Nov 13 is honored in the Roman caIen-
dar for ST. Britius, who succeed ST. Mar
tin in the bshopric of Tours, France.
Nov Is is the anniversary of the famous
| showers of shooting stars in 1888, in the
United States. 1t is also the day of ST.
Augustine one of the greatest of the
Latin fathers and authors.
Nov IA is the anniversary of the birth
in 1903 of Jacob Abbott American au-
thor: Arson Burlingame in 1922, Ameri-
can diplomat; ofsW A. Wheeler, in 1888,
American editor and author
Nov. Is is the anniversary of the birth
| in 1873 of Sir VIM. Herschel; of r. II.
Dana in 1857; of Thurlow Weed in 1877.
Nov 10 is celebrated in the Catholic
| calendar in honor of ST. Machatus, bishop
| of St Malo, France. He is the patron
/ saint of that city.
! Nov. 16 is the anniversary of the birth
in 1911 of John Bright, English orator and
statesman; of Manton Marble in 1885, one
/ of the founders of the New York World.