The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
SUNDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

The following from Psalm lvi.. /. is
what he Chinese would be repeating
IL they knew it:
BE merciful, O. God, to me.
For man would me devour;
am hard pressed. for many join
10 get me in their power"
A writer in lions Herald seems TO
think there will be dry time in heaven
for those who prefer Sunday papers to
the Bible for reading. He says: ST do
wonder If there will be any daily papers
IN heaven to read when we get there!
IT there is not, fancy 1t will he a dull
place for many of our church members,
especially on Sunday. Shut up all day
to religious reading, and especially to
reading the Bible, imagine will be pref
ty dry business for some Of U.S."
The recent visit Of Dr. Charles A.
D1ckey, moderator Of the Presbyterian
general assembly, to the Twin Cities has
given an impetus to the twentieth CEN
fury movement. For local work the
Presbyterians expect to raise 100000 in
the two cities. DR.. Dickey dur
ing his stay here called attention
to the need of Presbyterian hospital in
the Twin Cities. He stated that he knew
or no better way in which the twentieth
century effort OF the church could be
signalized than by the establishment and
endowment of such an institution. The
idea is not entirely new one, though of
recent years very little has been heard
Of It,
DR.. Ohage has not yet finished paying
Tor the public baths. The next season
is drawing nigh. Much money is being
spent for much less worthy purpo es.
Let st. Paul back up the doctor in his
splendid effort to make these baths the
model ones of the country. Last years
experience proved that the public needed
and appreciated this enterprise.
In the opinion Of Bishop Cheney. of
Chicago, extravaganza in dress is a sin.
In an address the other night on the
question, "Is the Wearing Of Fine Cloth
ing and Jewelry Sinful?'' he said: ''The
New Testament deals in contrasts. ST.
Peter in his text compared two kinds
of ornaments-frst, the ornament of
meek and quiet spirit, the other external
dress and decorations. In his comparison
he shows the first is the most desirable.
1t is evident that God loved the beauti-
full On the other hand there Is such
thing as attention to dress which is sin
ful For an example, take the woman
who goes beyond her own or her hus-
bands means. That is sin in the eye
of God. But person says: There GER
tainly can be no sin for expenditure SO
long as my income warrants it. My an
swer to that is that we are responsible
for the influence and example we set to
those who have not large incomes and
who try to dress so we'll that they ex-
coed their means. Nothing is more COM
mon than for girls or women working in
the shop, factory and office to be led into
extraVagant ways in dress and decoration
in attempting to equal those who have
money In abundance. I appeal to those
of you thus situated to set these girls
and women an example. They are sin
ming and so are you"
Look around you and figure out how
many men there are within your circle
of acquaintance who ever did thing
in their lives. worth patent, or utter
ed thought Or idea worth copyright
Yet according to Carlyle, "a healthy SOUL
imprison it as you will, in Squalid gar
ret or shabby coat, will assert it's heaven
born, indefeasible right to conquer off
ficulty, to do work, and even to feel
gladness.''
Senator Clapp's name does not appear
in the important votes during the last
hours of congress on the measures affect
Philippines. The vote refusing to ex-
tend the constitution to the Philippines
stood As to %. The Spooner amendment
to give the president full control of
everything in the Philippines passed by
a vote Of AZ to 81. Senator Hoar said: 81
am opposed to the proposition contained
in this amendment to commit to five men
despotic power over 100000 of men, yet
I bear in mind that that power is now,
and will be for some time in the future,
exercised by one man. I do not, there
fore, think it wise to bring on an extra
session Of congress by what would in the
end be unavailing opposition" He pre-
dicted that the proposed legislation would
wipe out the last hope that the example
that the United States is to continue to
work out its great result In the ideas of
the downtrodden people Of the rest of
the world" you may" he declared, In
conclusion, talk about benevolent as
similation and use other honeyed phrases.
but your act is pure. simple, undiluted,
unchecked despotism.''
A great many people talked impressive
ly Of ''the wonderful nineteenth century,
who did nothing to make it wonderful
and a great many will talk ponderously
of the problems Of our opening TWEEN
tieth century who Will do nothing to
solve them, says the Herald and Presby-.
ter. The fact is that, whatever century
we may be living in, there is nothing
to take the place Of conscientious and
faithful service, doing with our might
what our hands find to do, and doing all
to the glory of God and man. Such lives
shall make any age wonderful and will
solve all its rising problems.
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It Is observed that the German Baptists
known as Dunkards, of whom thousands
have located in North Dakota during the
past few years, have rule which re-
quires the deacons Of the several congre-
cations to make semi-annuaI visitations
to every member In good fellowship and
ask, among other questions, Are you
in complete harmony and peace with
every member of your church?' In this
way the Dunkards show their apprecia-
tion Of the Pauline teaching that we are
''all members one of another" Is that
not a good plan?
Mark Twain the other day said that he
was in favor OF freedom in the practice
OF medicine as In religion. ''Tha state
stands as rock of Gibraltar for the
liberty of spiritual ministration of ones
self Now, why should the state make a
distinction between that spiritual or re-
ligious liberty and medical liberty?"