The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
FULTON IN SERMON
PROMISES SCANDAL
Tells of Minister Who Sudden
ly Discovers Real Con.
ditionS of City

A thinly disguised representation of
St Paul, entitled THE Revival of Dead
town, or Pastor Timothy's Spiritual
Dynamite" was the subject of the Rev.
John Mayhem Fulton's morning dis
course at the Central Presbyterian
church Sunday
The life and growth of the tabled
city of Deadtown from the time of it's
inception until it had reached the mag
nitude OF a large railroad center was
the scene pictured around the pastorate
of the Rev. Timothy.
Starting with the text from Matt
xiii, 3. And he spake many things unto
them in parallels" Rev. Fulton said:
The parable was the favorite form
OF instruction with Jesus. 1t is added
to the several parallels of Jesus that
when he had finished the people per-
ceiyed that he had spoken it of them
Today VIII speak of the parable of the
Rev. Timothy's spiritual dynamite"
Timothy in Deadtown
Forecasting that the history of the
Rev. Timothy would be tale dealing
with the immortality of American cities,
and also with the church as il some
times is and as it should be, Rev. Full
ton told in parable form the story Of
the three years pastorate of the Rev.
Timothy in Deadtown.
Beginning as a place where the men
from the lumber camps and levees along
the river congregated, Deadtown had
attained the dignity of a city before
the Rev. Timothy was called to the
pastorate of Calvary, the-most wealthy
and aristocratic church in the city. He
superseded the old pastor, who had for
years labored in the spirit of the true
religion. but who was considered too
FI acrl,ss
great success. Taking a philosophical
text, the Rev. Timothy had handled it
with such literary skill that it was lis
tened to with pleasure by his aristo-
cratic audience. He was eagerly ac-
/ cepted by the church and for three
years he fed them each Sunday with
the mental pabulum of up-to-date
| literature and theology.
1t was finally borne upon him that
the eloquent lectures he was delivering
were not bearing fruit in the CONVEX
sions of people to Christianity. Becom-
! ing convinced through a closer ac-
quaintance with the wickedneSs of the
city that he was pandering but to the
wishes and prejudiceS of his wealthy
parishioners, the Rev. Timothy finally
| threw off the yoke of aristocratic thral-
dom, and in sermon briStling with
damning facts concerning the disgrace
full conditions existing in the city made
plain to his congregation that thence
forth he would take up the fight for
civic righteousness, and the Christian
iZing of the city.
Appeals to Congregation
After delivering a scathing arraign-
ment, in which he accused the city of
being politically corrupt, morally bad
and that its educational and other vital
interests being jeopardized through dis
honest officials. the Rev. Timothy closed
with an appeal to his congregation to
amend these disgraceful conditions.
No effort was made on the part of
Rev. Fulton to localize or individualize
the characters in the parable. He sim
ply told the story of the church work
of the Rev. Timothy, interviewer with
the history of the city of Deadtown.
The illusions in many instances were
plain, and the lessons to be drawn were
understood by ALL