The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-24

Bishop Scores Fifth Avenue

Bishop Scores Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK, March 23.-Emphasizing
the remarks previously made to the Bible
class by District Attorney Jerome on
The Civic Responsibility of the Individ-
ual." Bishop Henry c. Potter said:
IDEAL civic government can never be
attained merely by statute. There must
be prevailing sense Of the Importance
OF individual responsibility. District At
torney Jerome deserves your thanks for
the frankness with which he has suggest
ted to you young men your duty.
Il was told after a recent autumnal
municipal election by one who took the
trouble to ascertain the facts that along
both sides of Fifth avenue, from Wash
1ngton square, where l live, northward
to Central park, only thirty eight resi-
dents of that thoroughfare had remained
at home on election day to vote. The rest
had gone to their summer homes for a
holiday or had gone off to play golf or
to indulge in some other pastime"
Canadian Poet HOnOred-
The Canadian Society of the City Of
New York gave a dinner at the Ark
wright club to DR.. William Henry Drum
mond, of Montreal, the Canadian poet and
dialect writer. Thomas S. Bartindale, the
president of the society, presided There
the shape of a white satin pamphlet, bear
ing two of Mr.. Drummond's poems and
his autograph, was presented to each OF
the diners.
Missionary Returns to Mother
A great deal Of curiosity has cen arous-
ed among church people by the sudden
return Of the Rev Robert Dalzell SchOOn-
maker, who was sent out by the Presby-
terrain board of foreign missions to At
RIGA. Mr.. SchOonmaker came back on the
steamship TeutOnic, having given up the
intention of preaching the gospel to the
heather, and his explanation for this
abandonment of his chosen life work re-
veals a curious mental struggle after
eight years preparation for the work,
ending in a decision to which he was
helped by the advice of the Rev. John
Watson, the famous Ian Maclaren He
asserts that he returns to take care of
his mother, and devote his life to her,
and that DR.. Watson had advised him
that this was his duty
Tammany budget SvyeIIs-
Mayor Low and his colleagues in the
board of estimate are IN a quandary as
to how they can trim The budget of $751;
0O0,O0O bequeathed to them by the Tam
many administration without involving
themselves in serious trouble with some
of the borough presidents and the heads
of departments. While estimates from
several departme nts for the revised bud
get are missing, it is evident the gross
sum asked will be more than $100 coo. 600
in spite of the mayors cautionary notice
sent to department heads. directing them
| to cut as deeply as they could into the
| Tammany advance
! When the board Of estimate begins its
! hearings on the revised estimates it will
| have to apply the knife frequently and
! deeply in order to keep the expenditure
| for 1902 within the $1G0. 900 mark
| AnnrchistIc Poster Mystery
The police are trying to learn the sig
! nifcance of posters spread brOadcas
| through the city, it is believed, by thu
| local group Of Italian anarchists TIL,
| group is the one with which Bresci tn,
| slayer of King Humbert, was identified