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3afl (Ktafc E OfiELolakl Paper of ttw City 4c County Printed and r*Klihed Xvary Day la the Yeaa BY H. P. HAIX. a IT WAAASHAW STBKJST, ST. PAUL. HK SUNDAY GLOBB. 9f XOMSX the 8CHDAT OZ.0BX wffl b OB* dO&U ry. .,_ 8T. PAUL, SUNDAY. DEO. 7, 1879. UOiuo has developed a living petrified child, whose head, body and limbs are OBBi fied to such an extent that one can make no impression upon them. Its parents contem plate rearing it tenderly, BO that it may in the future become a formidable rival of Grant for the Presidency. Ix seems that instead of a couple of lions getting loose in thewoods of Southern Illi nois and eating up the denizens, it was one of Jim Gordon Bennett's Castle Garden re porters, who took with him the habits incul cated in his mind during his brief stay in the New York Herald office. A BOSTON preacher has recently delivered a coarse of sermons on "How Shall We Get to Heaven?" We don't know much about the subject, but would judge that about the surest way is to be hanged for murder. While there are doubts in the minds of the majority of Christians as to their final re demption, we do not know of the case of a murderer who was not certain of jumping trom the scaffold into eternal bliss. Ax last an Indian has been found who ad mits that he took part in the massacre of Major Thornburgh's command. Chief Jack came into camp a few days ago, and being placed on the stand gave a clear statement of the fight which, he claims, was justifiable on his part. He expressed the utmost con tempt for those engaged in the outbreak on the agency, characterizing Chief Douglass as *'a squaw man,'* the most opprobrious ep ithet one brave can bestow upon another. There is ac last a hope that the guilty parties will bo discovered and brought to justice through their own confessions and the re criminations of others. TELL, NOW York Tribune has withstood the demand for a paper every day the year nnLil the presont time, but at last succumbs, and to-day the first l^aue of the Sunday Tribune is made. Heretofore it was pub lished Monday morning and omitted Sun day. The Herald first inaugurated the plan of a paper every day in the year, Raymond, of the Times, followed some years later. Then Marble, of the World, fell into line. About five years ago Dana brought the Sun out on Sunday. The Star, the Tammany morning paper, also publishes seven days in the week, and last comes the Tribune. Every morning paper in that city is now published 365 days in the year. The GLOBE recognized the fact at the cut set of its existence that the world moved every day in the year. There is no Joshna to command a halt, either on Sunday, Fourth of July, or Christmas. A paper to be a record of this busy world must be published daily or oftener. We look forward to the time when the GLOBE will be printed three times a daymorning, noon and night, with an observance of the Sabbath by omitting the noon issue, and having but two papers that day. We do not mean three papers per day in the sense of three editions of the same paper, but three full and complete pa pers each entirely different in contents from the other. The GLOBE has already done something in advancing journalism and the New York Tribune and other imitators will find much more to learn, than how to make a Sunday paper, by watching the revolutions of the GLOBE. THE DANCE. The dancing season has fairly begun, and promises to form as important a part of our winter's social amusements as ever before. Almost every circle of society has its dancing club whioh, once a fortnight or^oftener, de votes an evening to Terpaichorean delights. The ladies think these evenings"charming and the gentlemen declare them just the jolliest thing oat. From] nine o'clock to long after midnight the revelry continues, the waltz alternating with the quadrille, the schotti=5che with the Virginia reel or money musk, until, wearied with the unwonted exercise, superheated with excitement, and Hushed by the embraces of lovers or ac quaintances, all seek their pillows conscious that the morrow will dawn and find them haggard, listless and suffering from head aches and almost utter exhaustion. Until quite recently promiscuous dancing wag interdicted by the Christian church. It was declared to be immoral and therefore unbecoming in those professing religion. There is, we are foroed to admit, some jus tice in this olaim, for every person knows in his own experience of grave immoralities directly traceable to indulgence in this amuse ment. And instead of improving, the dances of late years have been becoming more and more open to objections. Whereas the last generation was content with square dances and reels, with only an occasional round dance to lend piquancy to the close, all the fashion able dances of to-day are practically of the round variety. The steps of the waltz, the polka, the schottische and the gallop are all introduced into the quadrille, and there is in all the same familiar clasping of waists and hands, the same compressing of forma in voluptuous proximity required in the waltz. They are all shocking to genuine modesty. The SUNDAY GLOBE cannot be justly ac- cused of prudery. It has no fault to find with dancing in the home circle or among intimate friends. But the promiscuous dancing so much in vogue at the present day has a decidedly demoralizing tendency. A lady who accepts an invitation to dance with a stranger gives him consent to take liberties that should be permitted only to a husband or an affianced lover. This can not be oft repeated without perceptibly low ering her own self-esteemher own maiden ly or wifely delicacy. In another light the dance does not com mend itself to sensible people. Is it not an ab3urd sight to see a half a hundred or more grown-up men and women, supposedly ra tional, hopping around a hall like so many animated jumping-jaoks? Dancing has been called the poetry of motion by one of its devotees, but it would take a vivid imagination to discover any poetry in it. It is a patent absurd ity, senseless fashion and a harmful folly. If any lady thinks we have spoken too em phatically on the subject, let her ask herself what she would do if a stranger, formally introduced for the first time, should proceed to clasp her about the waist, and press her to him? Would she not resent it as an insult and or der him from the house with indignation? Yet, she permits far greater liberties than this at every ball she attendsliberties, which, if attempted in her own parlor, would never be forgiven. Dancing has a strong hold upon the com munity, and will retain that hold as long as it continues to be fashionable. Leap-frog wonld be practiced just as extensively if it was fashionable, and we would soon cease to be shocked at the spectacle of a party of ladies and gentlemen vaulting over each other's backs, if it onoe became the custom in polite sooiety. Yet, such a sport is no mora ridiculons, senseless or immoral, than the modern dance. PILLdRS. Feed the Bock of God whioh is among yon, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly not for filthy lucre, bat of a ready mind neither as being lords over God'a heritage, but being ensamples of the flock. IPETEB,V:2-3. Such is the duty and such the qualifica tions of a pillar of the church as described by the apostle. It is an important office which only the most sincere and earnest Christian can fill satisfactorily. A pillar of the church should set an example to all his associate members that is worthy of imita ion should live a life above reproach should walk circumspectly before his breth ren and the world, and above all should not assume to be the lord over God's heritage. In these day3 there are various kinds of pillarsother than the mere architectural supports of the sacred edificein the church. There is the financial pillara very great personage, both in his own and others' esteem. It is not neces sary that he should be a professing Christian. He generally neither professes nor practices Christianity. Ent he regards himself and wishes all others to re gard him as the patron of the church. He says the religions exercises of the Sabbath day have a powerful influence on the morals of the communityrestrain the poor from the commission of vice and reform the transgressors, and he gives his check at the end of every quarter with the air of a man who is conscious that he is performing a noble act that will cause future generations to remember and reverence his name. Ho goes to church usually about once on each Sabbath. He arrives just after the close of the first hymn and as the minister is about to begin the reading of the morning lesson. The clergyman pauses while the pillar moves majestically" down the aisle to a middle front seat, followed by his stately spouse, arrayed in silks and velvets and resplendent with jewels and precious stones. The whole congregation gazes admiringly on the pageant until the pew door closes, and with a hem and a haw and a flourish of his silk handkerchief the pillar signifies to the pulpit permission to proceed with the service. The financial pil lar, notwithstanding his conspicuous vanity and worldliness, is a useful member of the society, for his liberal douceurs, even though given ostentatiously, help to pay tne minis ter's salary and the interest on the church debt. The pillar of depoi tment is another fea ture of every religious community. He is generally of middle age and austere demean or. He makes it a point to be in his seat, accompanied by his wife and numerous progeny, promptly as the organ peals out the first notes of the voluntary. He lowers reprovingly over his spectacles at those who arrive after he has become seated or at those who venture to whisper or to smile during the service. When the hymn is announced ha is the first on his feet and joins in with a voice that is not always in tune. But it is his theory that all the con gregation should praise the Lord, and he wishes to show by his example that he prac tices what he preaches. His austerity seems to intensify as the service progresses, and not until the outer air has been reached does the gloom with which he has infected those around him disappear. This is his idea of reverence for God and his sanctuary, how ever, and he is consistent in it. The pillar of zeal is another prominent one in the churches. He is generally found at work. He acts as an usher if he can do so, and seats well-dressed strangers in the most comfortable pews in the church. He passes the contribution box with alacrity, helps everybody in his neighborhood to a hymn book, and after the service is over he stands in the vestibule shaking hands with all whom he knows, speak ing a few words in commendation of the sermon, and urges everybody to come again. Indeed, if it were not for this pillar half the congregation would go home in great doubt as to whether the sermon they had been listening to was good, bad or indifferent. They defer to the opinion of the pillar, however, and ro*ke up their minds that the minister is a ver^ever orator after all. He is the blower and striker in ordi nary to the man who occupies the pulpit, for without his kindly words pastoral changes would be far more frequent than they are at present. The social pillar is by no means an unim portant faotor in the composition of the church. He is generally young, good-look ing, fashionable and unmarried. He takes a great interest in the social entertainments given for the benefit of the organ fund (every church now-a-days has an organ fund whioh needs an occasional benefit), and is always seen helping them along. makes himself agreeable to the young ladies, pays court to the dames, defers to tue wisdom of the elders, and flatters the finan cial pillar. He is, aside from the latter per son, the most popular pillar in the church. The young ladies regard him as "just too lovely for anything the matrons as a good example for the young men of the churoh the pillar of deportment as a little too rivlous, but not to be dispensed with, while the financial pillar looks upon him benig nantly, and tells him not to marry for money, but to remember that money is no detriment to a young woman, and besides, it gives a man an opportunity to do goed. "Ah!" he exclaims, "if I didn't have a little money I could not have done much good to the church!" There are other pillars of the church that help to sustain it, which we will not refer to. But the best of all is the one described in the text: "Feeding the flock of God, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ex amples to the flock." THE STRAIGHT WAY. The Kecord of Church Services for the Day The Y. M. C. A. ServicesChurch Notes. Soman Catholic Churches, Cathedral of St. Paul, corner of St. Peter and Sixth streetsMass at 6 and 9 o'clook A. M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock P. M. Vespers at 7:30 o'clock P. X. St. Michael's church. Sixth wardRev. P. J. Gallagher, pastor. MaBB at 7 o'clock A. M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. SI. Vespers} at 3:30 o'clock P. M. St. Joseph's church, Carroll street, between Western and Virginia avenueRev. Joseph Keefe, pastor. Low mass at 7 o'clook A. M. High mass at 10 o'clock A. M. Vespers at 4 o'clock p. M. St. Mary's church, corner of Ninth and Lo cust streetsRev. D. Calliett, pastor. Mass at 7:30 o'clock A.M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock p. M. Vespers at 3:30 o'clock p. M. Assumption church (German), corner Ninth and Franklin streetsMass at 7 o'clock A. M. for children at 8 o'clock A. M. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock A. M. Sunday school at 2 o'clock P. M. Vespers at 3 o'clock A. M. Church of St. Louis, corner of Tenth and Cedar streetsKev. A. Payett, pastor. Mass at 7:30 o'clock A. M. High mass and Bermon at 10 o'clook A. M. Vespers at 3 p. CALENDAR FOB THE WEEK. December 7, SundaySecond Sunday in Ad vent. December 8, Mondayfeast of the Immacu late Conception. December 9, TuesdaySt. AmbroseConfes sor, Bishop amd Doctor. December 10. WednesdayOf the Octave. December 11, ThursdaySt. Damascus, Con. fessor and Pontiff. December 13, FridayOf the Octave. December 13, SaturdaySt. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr. ITEMS. To-morrow, the Festival of the Immaculate Conception, is a holy day of obligation, and will be appiopriately observed in all the churches. The following official notice is taken from the Northwestern Chronicle: The annual collection for the seminary will take place on the Sunday within the octave of the immaculate eonceptiou, 14th December, and on the subsequent Sundays and station days as usual. Due notic of this collection is to be given by the pastors on the preceding Sunday or station day. By order of the bishop, JOHN SHANLEY, Secretary. St. Paul, Dec. 3, 1879. Protestant Churches. New Jerusalem (or Swedenborgian) church, Market street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, Rev. Edward C. Mitchell, pastorServices at 10:30 A. M. Subject of sermon: "Eloquence, natural and spiritual." First Presbyterian church, corner of Lafay ette avenue and Woodward streetPreaching at 10.30 A. H. by the pastor, Eev. S. Conn, D, D. All will be made welcome. No service at night. Sunday School at 12 M. Plymouth church, corner Wabashaw street and Submit avenueUsual morning service at 10:30. IPreaching by the pastor, Kev. Dr Danp. Strangers and others cordially invited. Sabbath school at 13:15 p. M. No evening service. First M. E. chuicb, corner West Third street and Summit avenueUsual morning service at 10:30. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. 8. G, Smith. All cordially invited. Unity church, at the corner of Exchange and Wabashaw streetsPreaching at 10:30 o'clock A. M., by the pastor, Rev. W. C. Gan nett. Sunday school at 12:15 o'clock p. M. In the evening, at the request of the St. Paul So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, George J. Angell, Esq., of Boston, president of the Massachusetts Humane sooiety, and chairman of the executive committee of the National Hu mane society, will lecture on "The Relations of Speaking and Dumb Animals." All interested in animals or the humane education of chil dren are invited to be present at 7:30 o'clock. Central Presbyeerian church, Cedar street (near the capitol)Rev. R. F. Maclaren, pastor. Preaching at 10:30 A. u. by the pastor. Sabbath school at 12:15 P. M. No eveniug service. St. Paul's church (Episcopal) corner Ninth and Olive streetsRev. E. S. Thomas, rector Holy communion 11 A. M. Evening prayer at 7:30 P. H. Seats free in the evening. St. Paul's chapelSabbath school 2:30 p. M. Service 3:30 P. SI. MoundsviewLay service 3:30p. M. House of Hope Presbyterian church, corner Fifth and Exchange streetsCommunion ser vice in the morning at 10:30 o'clock. Preach ing by the pastor, Rev. D. R. Breed. UNION SEBVICES. First Baptist churchMajor Whittle and Mr, McGranahan. Dayton Avenue churchRev. D. R. Breed. Clinton Avenue Methodist Episcopal church Rev. L. O. Barne3. Jackson Street Methodist Episcopal church Rev. Di. Samuel Conn. Grace Methodist Episcopal churchRev. Mr. Jennings. Ooera House meeting for men only at 3 p. ai. Major Whittle and McGranahan. A meeting for ladies at the Y. M. C. A. gos pel gardens at 3 P. M., NO. 37 Wabashaw street. Y. M. C. A. SERVICES. Jail, 3 o'clock p. M. Hospital, 3 o'clock p. M. SaturdayBible class at 4:30 o'clock p. M, conducted by Rev. D. R. Breed and Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller. The Last Week of the Revival. The evangelists enter upon the closing week of their services in St. Paul to-day. While a work of the character of their'a can never be estimated, since its results reach far in the future, and its fruitage can only be tested as regards its quality by time, still it is quite ap parent that good has been done. Christians have been stirred, many neglected family altars has been reset up, and the standard of Christian living is perceDtibly higher than it was a couple of months ago not only this, but many have been reclaimed from lives of sin, among those are quite a number of young men, soon to come into prominenee in our business and social life, who have publicly an nounced their determination to have their lives henceforth guided by the counsels of him who Bpoke as never man spoke. In entering upon the last of their reg ular services the evangelists will doubtless find a better support than in the past, for it is often the case that in movements of this character many awake to the work necessary to be done at the last moment. Five services are to be held daily, commencing to-day with a meeting among the boys at the Reform school, to be followed this afternoon by a meeting in the Opera House for men, the ladies also meeting at the same hour on the first floor of 37 Wa shaw street. In the evening the Baptist church will be the central gathering point at which Messrs. Whittle and McGranahan will conduct the services, but the Jackson street M. E. Dayton avenue Presbyterian, and Clinton avenue and Grace M. E. church, will also be opened. At the conclusion of this servico the usual inquiry meetings will be held, and a special meeting for young men will gather in the chapel on Wacouta Btreet. During the week days, this programme will be changed somewhat, the meeting being a daily prayer meeting in the old summer garden, from 8:30 to 9:30 A. M., a bible reading in the Plymouth church at 3:30 p. M., immediately following which a meeting for young people is to be held in the chapel ad joining the church. The service in the even ing will be the same as on the Sabbath. ANNOUNCEMENTS. This will be the last week of the Whittle and McGranahan meetings. Thoy will be as fol lows: 1. Morning praj er meeting in the room on first floor of No. 37 Wabashaw street, fiom 8:30 to 9:30. 3 Bible readings by Major Whittle at Plym outh church every week day afternoon (save Saturday), from 3:30 to 4:30. 3. Yo ing people's meeting (not young ladies, as previously,) in chapel of Plymouth church, immediately after close of bible reading. 4. Gospel service in Baptist church nightly (save Saturday) at 7:30, to be followed by in quiry meetings. 5. Meeting for young men in Baptist chapel on Wacouta street, immediately at close of the gospel service. 6. A meeting for men only will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the Opera House. 7. A meeting for ladies only will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the room on first floor of No. 37 Wabashaw Btreet. 8. Union services to-night in the Dayton Ave nue Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Jack son Street M. E. and Clinton Avenue M. E churches. ITEMS. About 150 persons were present at the Union I around. THE SAINT PAUL SUNDAY GLOBE, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1879. Bible class yesterday, and this in spite of a raging snow storm prevailing at the time. The continued popularity of this class is a high compliment to the teachers, Rev. D. R. Breed and Mrs. Emily H. Miller, but, it may be added, one that is richly deserved. The ses sion was held yesterday for the first time in the hall at 37 Wabashaw street, and this room will be used in the future. The male choir of the Whittle and McGrana han meetings are requested to meet to-day at 3:15 P. M. in the parlor of the Y. M. C. A. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Soma of the Prominent Cases Set for Trial at the Term Beginning- To-Morrow. The United States circuit court calendar for the term beginning to-morrow is out. It comprises 114 docket cases. Of this num ber 62 are law cases 3 criminal and 50 cases in equity. Among the cases on the docket are five in whioh Horace B. Claflin, of New York, against several insur ance companies' figures. These suits are quite familiar to the public, having passed through a course of litigation in the Ramsey county distriot court, in some phase or another, and arise from the burning of Murphy's store on Third street, in 1877. The $100,000 bond oase of Alexander Mit chell and Russell Sage Against the city of Winona is docketed for trial. Gilbert' Jay Rice's case against the Pioneer Press for Btealing and publishing his lithograph maps will also come up for adjudication. John A. Mur ray et al., of Nova Scotia, will inquire why Llewellyn Levi Leathers, an American citi zen, should come it over them in palming off a bogus artificial stone for the re-erection of St. Johns, after the disastrous fire which visited it a few years ago. T. R. Huddleston's suit for services in lobbying at the legislature for the Northern Pacific railroad company is down for trial. It will be remembered he gained the suit at a previous trial, but the judgment was Bet aside on some technical grounds. In equity, the Northern Paoifio railroad company has a suit against the St. Paul & Pacific railroad company. This latter also looms up on the old question of "deben tures," ''Dutch bondholders," etc., in suits brought by H. Sahlgaard, B. H. Strieker, A. Messehasrt and Krophuller, who repre sent a minority of the Dutch bondholders, who claim their interests were ignored when the sale of the railroad occurred, which brought about a change of name to the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad company. In the course of his liti gious career, Isaac W.Webb has reached the dignified precincts of a United States court, for he is docketed as defendant in a case to which Bessie A. Judd is plaintiff. The case of Wm. L. Anderson aaainst the First Na tional bank, arising out of his partnership with R. O. Strong, on the alleged recommen dation of Horace Thompson, the president of the bank. The case wag partly tried at the last term of court, as will bo remembered, and went over on the defendant entering tLe plea of the statute of limitation. The above are about all the biggest cases which will en gage the attention of legal talent during this term. THE COURTS. District Court. |SPECIAL TERM CALENDAR.] [Before Judge Brill.] E. P. Webb vs. Catherine Eimberly Motion for change of venue. Continued. Wharton & Morton vs. W. L. Anderson Mc tion for change of venue. Stricken off. M. Mayer vs. Scully & Kemper Order to show cause. Denied. A. J. Preston vs. E. P. Barnum appeal from taxation of costs. Stricken off. F. J. Hoffman vs. W.J. Parsons objection to trial at this time. Taken under advisement D. C. Shepard vs. Johanna Johnson Motion to confirm sale. Granted. A. Tomlinson et al. vs. D. T. Parsons et al. examination of J. S. Parsons taken. John Mahoney vs. Donald Stevenson and the First National bank of St. Paul garnishee. Testimony of witnesses taken. JProbate Court, Before Judge O'Gorman. In the matter of the estate of Henry Shober, deceased. Administratrix bond filed in the sum of $20,000 and approved letters issued. In the matter of the guardianship of Clara L, Prebn. Wm. C. Pope appointed guardian and ordered to give bond. In the matter of the estate of James J. Daffy, deceased. John Grace appointed administra tors de bonis nom, and bond given in the sum of $300. In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth Hagenan, deceased. Estate assighed by final decree. In the matter of the estate of W. P. Smith, deceased. Inventory and appraisement filed. In the matter of the estate of Susan Maloney, deceased petition filed for license to sell real estate. Order made for hearing Jan. 26th. Municipal Court. Before Judge Flint. I CBDHNAL. The State vs. Levi A. Cooley embezzlement. Submitted and taken under advisement. The City vs. Edward Levy assault and bat tery. Fine of $9.20 paid and discharged. The City vs. Frederick Althen digging in public streets. Dismissed. The City vs. Frank Heilman and Charles Miller assault and battery. Continued to the 13th inst at 9 A. M. The City vs. James Welch drunkenness. Committed for three days. The City vs. James Alexander drunkenness. Sentence suspended during good behavior. The City vs. John Hansen and William Rob inson disorderly conduct. Fined $5 and costs and discharged. The City vs. Thomas Moran: disorderly con enct. Sentence suspended until the 30th inst. The City vs. James Stoors and Thomas Horan disorderly conduct. Acquitted and discharged. The City vs. William Albertson disorderly conduct. Fine of $5 and costs paid and dis charged. The City vs. Swan Oleson petit larceny. Committed for two weeks. CIVIL. Samuel D. Grema vs. The Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company action for damages. Settled and dismissed. E. Ingham vs. Mrs. M. M. Morton action for restitution of certain premises. Jurv drawn and case set for trial on December 11, 1879. at 3 p. v. Isaac Stewart vs. E. P. Webb motions by defendant to file satisfaction of judgment, and plaintiffs attorneys to file assignment. Argued and submitted. STILLWATER. F. R. Delano, of St. Paul, was in the oity yesterday. Orlando Smith paid $7.50 for being intox icated yesterday. The Social Temple admitted five new charter members Friday night. Stillwater Temple of Honor, No. 10, gen erously contributed $16 to purchase wood for Mrs. Alfred Johnson. Theodord Jassoy has become the owner of Bismarck, a handsome black roadster, which he has purchased from Isaac Staples. Jim Avery, who has been visiting at his old home in New York State for the past year, returned to Stillwater yesterday. The T. T. T. dance Friday night proved to be fully as pleasant an affair as was antic ipated. The attendance was quite large. J.F.Burke is selling blankets,blanket goods, and lumbermen's furnishing goods' generally, at wholesale prices, to Darties buying in quantities for cash. The room in the Hersey blook in whioh the telegraph and telephone office is to be located, has been renovated and repaired and will make a very pleasant office. A convict by the name cf Clarke was cut five or six places by a putty knife in the hands of a fellow convict by the name of Ramsden, Thursday. The two men are working in the paint shop, and Ramsden got the impression that Clarke was favored more than he by the foreman, and being of a jeal ous disposition, sought to vent bis spleea on Clarke. The wounds, although painful, are not dangerous, and Clarke will soon be EDUCATIONAL. A Bed Hot Discussion on the Subject of Vol canoesTeachers' Debates on General SubjectsThe Minnesota State Educa tional Association. The large attendance at the public school teachers' meeting, yesterday, in view of the inclement werther, should not pass without oommendation. An attendance upon these monthly meetings is not obligatory, but few teachers, however, are ever absent, taking as they do a lively interest in the en tertainment given and instruction imparted. The regular exercises were commenced with the following announcements of TEACHERS' MEETINGS. Teachers of seventh and eighth grades,Thurs day, Deo. 11. Principals' meeting, Friday, Dec. 12. Teachers will be paid Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 3:30 to 5 o'clock p. M. Teacheis of fifth and sixth grades, Fridav. Jan. 9. Teachers of third and fourth grades, Fridav Jan. 16. Teachers of first grade, Thursday, Jan. 22. TeasherB of second grade, Friday, Jan. 23. General meeting, Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10 o'clock A. M. Superintendent Wright made a few re marks about the closing of the schools for the holidays. He suggested that the schools be closed with some appropriate exercise, both pleasant and instructive. A half hour or more might be devoted to this exercise, but as there was to be a principals' meeting this week, when a decision wonld be reached in the matter. Following this, Supt. Wright appointed the following committee, to report at the next regular meeting: On Moral InstructionMiss Beales, Miss Tica and Miss Cummings. A BED HOT MS0USSI0N. The programme exercises were begun by Prof. Weitbrecht of the High school, who read a paper upon tljfe subject of "Volcanoes." In addressing himself to the theme. Mr. Weitbrecht ad vocated the modern theory of volcanic phe nomena, and stated the old theory that the interior of the earth was in a molten state had been generally abandoned. He adduced many scientific facts to show that the latter, or old theory was untenable, and held that the phenomena could be and was accountable solely on scientific principles, in which the water of the earth took no llttift pait. In discussing the subject the former accepted theory was reviewed and shown to be in view of recent experiments to be un tenable, or, at least, the volcanic phenomena could be otherwise accounted for than on the hypothesis tnat the interior or the earth is in a molten state. Prof. Wright queried: If the nebulous theory ol the earth's origin was accepted, the mtenor must have been in a heated liquid condition and if solid now, how did the cooling process come about'?*' Quite a little discussion took place between the two, Profs. Wright and Weitbrecht, the upshot of which was that Prof. Wright held that the time had not come to discard the theory of a molten interior for the earth to account for volcanic phenomena at least, nothing as yet had been adduced to give such a plausible solution to the question. The subject was continued by Prof. Camp bell, of the High school. He accepted the latter day theory, that the earth was a rigid mass between the rigidity of glass and steel. The greatest scientist of the age, Sir Wm. Thompson, advocated the theory that the world was rigid. said this could be proved on theorythe super-abundant mass of matter, would, by pressure, cause solidi fication. Secondly, he proved it by fact, and argued mathematically, from the astronomical fact of the precession of the equinoxes, which proved the rigidity and solidity of the earth. In illustration Mr. Campbell said if the interior were in a liquid state there would be an interior as well as an exterior moon tidal movement in every twenty-four hours, or, in other words, the diorneal motion of the moon would be fallowed by a bulge on the earth's sur face, made by the movement of the liquid interior, Mr. Wedbrecht further illustrates the subject by alluding to the principles of the arch in bridge construction. It was well known that an arch could only be made to sustain itself under certain circumstances and if extended beyond this point, the bridge crumbled of its own weight. Such would happen to the arch of the earth's surface, if the interior were liquid. Gen. Smith"Hands greater than ours have built and set the bridge up." Mr. WedbrechtThat may be, but what holds good in ordinary science holds equally good, as has been proved, when applied to nature. Mr. Donnelly thought if the earth wasn't rigid before it should be now, after the pres ent discussion. [Laughter.] To arrive, however, at some conclusion, he moved the reference to a special committee. [Laugh ter.] Supt. WrightDo you want the earth re ferred to a special committee? [Laughter.] With this the discussion ended, and was followed by a report from Prof. Slack on the subject of GENERAL LESSONS. The subject addressed itself with peculiar interest to the teachers, being in fact the suggestion of a method by which teaching might be made easier and more comprehen sive to the pupil by taking objects in nature or in or about the person of the pupil to illustrate the subjects taught. Progress in this should be made in order, and at length Prof. Slack explained how the order should be establish ed, and how step by step from simple ob jects to higher ones the pupil should be led. In accepting the report, Supt. Wright took occasion to commend the committee for the care exercised in preparing it, and the exhaustive and comprehensive sugges tions, easy of practice, embraced in it. The discussion of the report was postponed until the next regular meeting. STATE TEAHEBS' MEETING. Supt. Wright introduced the subject of the Teachers' State association's convention which meets in St. Paul on the 29th, 30th and 31st insts. He urged the teachers to participate in the meeting, and to extend a cordial welcome to the visit ors, who would probably number about one hundred and fifty. He hoped that the visiting teachers would be considered the guests of St. Paul teachers, and that imme diate steps would be taken to provide enter tainment for them. The local committee reported that Tuesday evening, the.second day, of the convention would be devoted to a social entertainment or reception in honor of the guests. ELOCUTION. Next in order, Miss Davis, teacher of elo cution in the High school, favored thejKieet ing with a recital, which had for a TOeme the love of a stage struck miss and a practi cal yonth. The selection gave Miss Davis the opportunity, of which she availed her self to the immense satisfaction of her audi ence, to display her elocutionary ability in versatility of manner required by extracts from every day conversation to the grander sentences of Shakspeare. The meeting was closed with a song by the Misses Gauthier. SiThe Minnesota Educational Association. The fourth annual meeting of the teachers of the State will take place on the 29th inst., the place of assembly being in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol. The convention will continue for three days, closing on Wednesday the 31st inst. The following is the programme for the several days, exercises partaking of a professional and entertaining nature: MONDAY, DECKMBEB 29, 7:80 P. M. A study of some Causes of physical Deter ioration in the School-teaching and school going Population. Lecture, by Charles N. Hewitt, M. D. Secre tary of the State Board of Healh. TUESDAY, DECEMBEB 30, 9:30 A. M. President's Address.Business. On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be papers and discussions on the following topics **i the pleasure of the association: Public High Schools. PaperProf. E. J. Thompson, State University. Information versus Culture. Paper Prin. L. Kiehle, Saint Cloud Normal School. Qualifications and Examinations of Teachers. PaperCo. Supt. O. M. Lord, Minnesota City. Supervision of Schools. PaperSupt. B. M. Reynolds, Northfield. The Educational Outlook. Disscussion, pene by State Supt. D. Burt. Examinations and their places in Education. PaperPres. W. W. Folwell, State University. Rational Methods in Education. Paper Prin. S. S. Taylor, Saint Paul. Sehool Government. PaperSupt. H. A. Pratt, Faribault. Language Lessons the Study of Language. PaperMiss E. C. Shanley, Saint Paul, and Prin. D. G. John, Mankato Normal School. Resultants. PaperPrin. E. G. Paine, Wes lyan Methodist Seminary, Wasioja. ReadingElocution vs. Subject Matter. Discussion, opened by Supt. Sanford Niles, Rochester. Paper, subject optionalMisB A. G. Glover, Red Wmg. The Best Method of Teaching Hygiene in the Common Schools. Paper.Prof. L. B. Sperrv, M. D. Carleton College. Natural History Studies in Primary Schools. PaperPrin. H. W. Slack, Saint Paul. Is our System of Education a Practical One? PaperSupt. W. F. Gorrie, Stillwater. All papers subject to discussion by the as sociation. Vocal and instrumental music will form a part of the exercises. To facilitate attendance and provide for the comfort and entertainment of guests, Superintendent Wright, aided by the local committee, Messrs.^ C. S. Campbell, J. Bond and J. G. Donnelly, have perfected the following arrangements: Railroad faresThe St. Paul Sioux City railroad will sell tickets to members at a uni form rate of three cents per mile. To secure this reduction persons expecting to come over this road should send their names to the secre tary of the association early, and, if possible, from the same station in clubs certificates for presentation to local station agents will then be sent them. Other roads will sell return tickets to members at one-fifth their regular rates. Certificates, securing this reduotion, will be issued by the secretary upon payment of dues. EntertainmentThe Merchants, Windsor and Clarendon hotels will receive persons in at tendance up-jn this meeting at $1.50 per day the Metropolitan at $2. Entertainment in private families will be furnished to ladies at tending, and to gentlemen as far as possible. The executive and local committees extend a hearty invitation to all friends of education to be present. Those vho propose to attend are requestea to communicate with the secre tary or chairman of the local committee with out delay. Members of the local committee will be in attendance at the office of the State superin tendent in the capitol, on and after Monday afternoon, to assign members to homes. MILITARY MOVEMENTS. The Orders Issued During the Week Past. There was something more of a boom last than the previous week, in the way of orders. At Department Headquarters. The following orders of a personal char acter were issued: Leave of absence for one month, with permission to apply, through division headquarters, for an extension of five monthff, was granted Second Lieut. H. Huntington, Second cavalry (Fort El lis, M. T.) Maj. Thomas F. Barr, judge advocate, U. S. A., judge advocate of this department, will proceed to Fargo, T., and return, on public business. Acting Assistant Surgeon Ralph BelLmed ical department, has been relieved from duty at Fort Meade, and has been ordered to Fort Bnford. Captain Walter Clifford, seventh infantry, having completed the duty for which he was ordered to Fort Snelling, by special orders No. 14,' current series, from headquarters White River expedition, will proceed to re join his company at White River, Colorado. Captain William M. Van Home, seven teenth infantry, was relieved from duty as a member of the general court mar tial, instituted by peragraph 2. special orders No. 131, current series, from these head quarters. A board of officers, to consist of Colonel John Gibbon, seventh infantry, Lieutenant Colonel Chas. H. Tompkins, quartermaster's department, and Major M. R. Morgan, sub sistence department, will assemble in this city, at 10 o'clock A. M. on Monday, the 8fch instant, to examine and report upon certain field stoves for officers and enlisted men, in vented, and to be present OT examination, by Captain Walter Clifford, seventh infant ry. COURTS-MARTIAL. Orders were issued during the week for the following general courts-martial: At Fort Caster, M. T., at ten o'clock A. M. on Monday, the 22d day of December, 1879, John Mix, Second cavalry president, and First Lieutenant Wm. C. Rawolle, adjutant Second cavalry, judge advocate. At Fort Meade, at ten o'clock A. M. on Monday, the 15th day of December, 1879, Captain Leslie Smith, First infantry president and Second Lieutenant James S. Pettit, First infantry, judge advocate. At Fort YateB, T., at ten o'clock A. M. on Monday, the 15th day of December, 1879, Major Lewis Merrill, Seventh cavalry president, and First lieutenant Winfield S. Edgerly, Seventh cavalry, judge advocate. Xlte War Department. The following are the latest items of inter est regarding army matters from Washing ton: Andrew J. Baker, company B, Thirteenth infantry, now in confinement at Columbus barracks, Ohio, will be discharged from the service of the United States without cbarac ter, and with forfeiture of travel pay up to the date of Sept. 22,1870, as a deserter, on the receipt of this order by the commanding officer of Columbus barracks. Private Frederick H. Bailey, general ser vice United States army, now in confinement at ColumbuB barracks, Ohio, will be dis charged from the service of the United States without character and with forfeiture of travel pay up to the date of Oct. 5,1&T9, on receipt of this order by the commanding officer of Columbus barracks, Ohio. Private Edwin F. Holland, company D, Twenty-First infantry, now supposed to be on duty at headquarters, department of Co lumbia, Vancouver barracks, Washington Territory, will be discharged from the ser vice of the United States on receipt of this order at the place where he may be serving. Capt. C. J. Horman, Fourth infantry, has been appointed to act as inspector of certain medical property on hand at Indianapolis arsenal, Indiana, reported as requiring the action of an inspector, and for which Assist ant Surgeon F. S. Newcomber. United States army, is responsible. MewlorkBank Statement. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.The following is the weekly statement of New York associated banks: Loans, dcrease, S 338,860 Specie, increase 2,450.3u0 Legal tenders, decrease 2,098,500 Deposits, decrease 165.400 Circulation, inorease 239,300 Reserve, increase 403,150 The banks now hold $7,674,675 in excess of legal requirements. GLOBELETS. All the preachers in the w*orld will not make epjw cheap in cold weather. 1 The Prince of Wales is to lay the foundation tone of the cathedral of Truro, anew diocese, at Cornwall. Noah was the first man who strictly observed Lent. He lived on water for forty days and forty nights. The bishop-elect of Toronto, Canada, has jost received the degree of D. D. from Cam bridge university. Dr.Kennion.au evangelist now working in New Yrk, scorns a salary, refuses collections, and pays his own expenses. Bishop Schwemitz, of the Moravian church, is dead. He was born in Salem, N. in 1816, and was elected bishop in 1874. The Rev. Arthur Swetman, bishop elect of Toronto, has received the degree of D. D. from Cambridge, of which he is a fellow. Bishop Riley, of Mexico, is now on his way back to this country. Domestic affliction in terrupts for a time hiB Mexican work. The Rev. C. H. Mead, of Laurel, Del., has accepted the position of assistant rector at the Church of the Epiphany, Washington. The Oshkosh Christian Advocate says it is too late for a boy to be good and repent of bis sins when he finds himself on thin ice. A hotel keeper may entertain angels una wares, but they must have baggage or pay in advance to meet the rules of the house. The New York Observer finds great fault with the Seventh regiment for the profusion of lot tery and chance business practised at the fair. There's one thing certain. If the Adventists stick to it they'll Bucceed at last in correctly predicting the day on which the world is to end. The Rev. Richard Lacy, a comparatively young Yorkshireman, has been appointed by the Vatican to be the first bishop brough. 0 Middles- The Methodist board ol education reports re ceipts of about 811,000 the past year. Aid was given to about one hundred students, at an ex pense of $8,000. Five Old Catholic priests have recency re tired from their ministrations in Germany. Three Roman Catholic priests have been re ceived in their places. The Catholic diocese of Iowa is to be divided. Bishop Hennessy will remain at Dubuque: an other prelate, yet to be selected, will make his home at Council Bluffs. It was a hint that ought to have au extensive application when the preacher said in the pray er meeting: "Now, Brother Smith, yon pray the last half of your prayer'' The Rev. A. B. Simpson, of Louisville. Ken tucky, has acceptedf the call given him to as sumethe pastorate of the Thirteenth street Presbyteiian church of New York nty. It is stated that Moody is dissatisfied with his "tabernacle" work, and hereafter will preach in "churches" only. It is a pity that he has not seen his error a good many years ago. Mrs. Sandy used to be a Roman Cathohc, but concludes to spend her remaining days as a Baptist. She is 91 years old. and was im mersed the other day at Sardis, West Virginia. The Lutheran calendar for 1880 gives the grand total of divisions of the Luthern church in America as containing 3,057 ministers, 5y- 376 congregations and 6S9.195 communicants. It is complained of a Philadelphia religious association that while it rents its hall to singers and musicians it draws the line at Sweden borgian lecturers as not being sufficiently evangelical. The Rev. T. Hayden Williams, of the Cres cnt Road Congregational church, London, Eng land, has issued an invitation to h"s flock to at tend a special meeting to pray for the conver sion of the devil. Dea Jelly remarked to a penurious compan ion that the kingdom of Satan was to be de stroyed, and asked him if he wasn't glad of it. 'Yes," he replied, "I suppose so, but it seems a pity to have anything wasted?" The bishop of Manchester, England, in a re cent speech, said that although he Alight not see the day, yet he daily prayed thai it might hasten when tie church of England should be the church of the people. A dearth of pennJee is threatened, and the heathen are elated accordingly. Every hand that pasues over the contribution box must drop a three-cent piece or nothing. (Pepper mints and lozenges barred out.) "Where do paragraphed go to when they die?" aeks an exchange to which another an swers that it depends on whether they repent or not. If they do, they go to join the other two thieves mentioned in scripture. The German Lutherans have in Illinois 211 pastors and 300 congregations. The Evangeli cal United Synod of the West, which embraces a large Lutheran element, has also ninety min isters and 100 congregations in the State. Dr. Smith, complaining of peisons who took up holy orders, though altogether unqualified for the sacred function, says that many a man runs his head against a pulpit, who might have done his country excellent eervice at the plow tail. Johnson Street Methodist church, Brooklyn, has just celebrated its fortieth anniversary. A pleasant part of the service was the gathering of $500 to help pay the debt. The Rev. George Lansing Taylor, author, poet and orator, is pastor. At a christening, while the minister was mak ing his certificate, he inquired the day of the month, and happened to say: "Let me 6ee, this is the thirtieth." "The thirtieth 2" exclaimed the indignant mother, "indeed, but it's only the thirteenth." The Presbyterian synod of North Carolina has unanimously adopted a resolution to the effect that as public preaching by women is op posed to the word of God and the welfare of his people, the members of the church should give it no countenance. Sunday School Teacher"My dear children, can any of yon tell why Abraham did not sac rifice his son Isaac, as he intended to? Whioh of yon can give the correct answer?" Finally, the son of a wealthy butcher says: "I know becacse he wasn't fat enough." The Rev. David Macrae, who was excluded from the U. P. church of Scotland for heresy, has been installed over an independent con gregation at Dundee, the Rev. Baldwin Brown, ex-president of the Congregational union of Great Britain, preaching ti sermon. Seven other ministers Bat on the platform. The nse of the telephone in dwellings has al ready made its impression upon the children. The other evening a fond grandmother was put ting her little boy to bed, and had started his prayer for him, when she was interrupted by his exclaiming, "That isn't the way, grandma, you should say, 'Hullo, God,' fust I" Spurgeon often drawB largely on the sermons of other ministers for material with which to fill up his own. When he does so he tells his hearers about it, and generally informs them from whom h^uotes. Ou a recent Sunday he credited about two-thirds of his discourse to a celebrated sermonizer. This is better than borrowing on the sly. According to the JPresbyterian, the diminish ing number of candidates in the church is causing much apprehension. In 1879 there were 159 fewer candidates than there were in 1874, and the process of diminution goes on steadily. Last year the Presbyterian church did not produce enough ministers out of its ranks to repair the waste made by death and removal.