The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-12
ST. PAUL STREETS
PUZZLE PREACHER.
SCOTCH EVANGELIST ALL BUT
4 MISSES APPOINTMENT.
DR.. John Robertson Talks Entertain
ingly Of Conditions in Glasgow as
Contrasted with Those Of American
Cities Believes In Business Men in
City Politics and Government.

Lost In the winding streets Of ST..
Paul, DR.. John Robertson, the great
Glasgow, Scotland, preacher, wandered
from place to place Sunday morning
in search of the Central Presbyterian
church, while an audience which filed
every pew in the edifce alternately
sang and prayed, awaiting his arrival.
till Sunday morning. Hurrying to a
hotel, he prepared himself for the morn
ing audience he was to address, and
the church. But the more he walked,
the more distant did he seem to be from
his goal. Finally, a pedestrian to whom
he. eventually appealed, showed him
where the brOwnstOne church lay hidden
back Of the old capitol building. DR..
Robertson entered the church just as
the audience was about to leave. His
arrival was announced after a number
of people had taken their departure,
and he delivered a belated, short adj
dress to the few who were still present.
Comes to Metropolitan City.
This morning DR.. Robertson came to
Minneapolis and took rooms in the
Waverly hotel. Here he will remain a
month under the auspices Of the North.
western Bible Institute. Each after
ence at Hennepin Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church on the general sub
ject "The Deepening Of the Spiritual
Life.' This will be a series Of Bible
studies. Each evening at the First
Baptist church at 7:45 he will lead an
evangelistic service. $685.. ~ - ~
DR.. Robertson is man decidedly,
Scotch in appearance. He is rather
stout, with q pleasant face. and wears
a short, sandy beard. Mailing from q
city famed for it's municipal govern
1hent, he is naturally interested in the
work of reform which has been going
ON in Minneapolis. f.. #S >.l~I1:y3r
.ssThe stories of American graft in
municipal administrations are hardly
understandable to people in Glasgow
said DR.. Robertson. ~1"Our municipal
administrations are run on an entirely
different system and one which proves
satisfactory. IL.
"With us, politics is not trade, but
a duty We believe that no man who
lives in city has any right to devote
hiss entire time to his business, but
should devote part of it to the interests
Of his fellows who reside in the same
city, for their good and the city's good.
Officers Get No Salaries.
stMunicipal officers in Glasgow re-
ceive NO salary whatsoever. It is true
this disqualifies men from serving who
are not financially able to give their
time unrewarded with money for public
work. But at the same time it has
proven means Of giving to municipal
office holders, honor and distinction. A
man Of means who surrenders his pri-
waite interests to devote his time to his
city, is honored and esteemed for the
self sacrifice. TBS e
EThere is distinction in office hold
ing in my country, of which the Ameri-
can people know nothing. Nor do I
believe that American politics will ever
be right till young men Of means appre-
ciate the need Of their surrendering
their own private interests and devot,
ing their lives to the subject Of city
government, in a Christian, upright
way. . a. = ,>~,'- =
"Glasgcw is city in which public
service corporations are unknown, be-
cause all the public utilities grabbed in
America by such corporations. the
street cars, the waterworks, the electric
lighting plants, ETC., are all owned by
the city. and operated with great profit
to the city's good. These large profits
are used for city improvements and
city maintenance, and ais a result The
taxes are7very low E>~-~ = =, =