Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMxNrs TONIGHT.

L\(ChA NE VOs
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
FoRD's THKATRR.-"T The Octoroon, or Life
in louisiana will be performed here to night,
ard all of Mr.. Ford's fine company will ap.
pear. The play is an interesting one, and
abornds in thrilling and beautiful incidents.
The play has been performed heretofore, and
always with success. To morrow night Mr..
J. :. Clarke will commence brief engage
ment-
Growers THEATRR Mr.. Edwin Booth will
tonight appear as Hamlet in Shakspeare's
great play OF that name. MI. Grover announces
sss hs MIS- Is lincoln who dssras .s 90
Booth in the character of the melancholy
prince 1t may, therefore, be expected that q
brilliant audience will be In attendance.
CANTERBURY There is a splendid company
now piayi ing at This popular resort, and among
the most prominent are Miss Dora Dawson,
the double-voieed singer, Mile Medea, the
premier danseuse, and the Sanford Troupe of
gymnasts. sc. The great ballet Of " Kim.ka"
will be performed to- night again.
VARIETIEs.-Miss Kitty Lee, Miss Maggie
Vernon, Miss Maggie Friel, Miss Lima Win
dell, and Miss Eliza Florence are all pretty
girls, and are all now performing at the Va
rietes, in conjunction with The regular COM
pany, and Tor to night splendid bill Is an
nounced.
The DAVENPORT BOYS had another large
audience last night, and as usual, they excited
the wonder of all present The many startling
display and incompf ehensloie demonstrations
made by these performers certainly. excites the
curiosity, at least, OF the vast audiences In at
tendance.
great magician and prestidigitateur, will give
another of his magical entertainments at the
Washington Theater to- night. Prof. w. is one
of the most noted mystifiers of the age, and he
always succeeds in delighting large audiences.
DIFFICULTY IN A ADMINISTRATIONS Nouels
and the Slarery Question in McKendree Sunday
sSch0ol.-For several weeks past there has been
an unpleasant state of feeling between some OF
the officers and members of the McKendree
Sunday School The Quarterly Conference of
the station it seems, some weeks since. appoint
ed Rev. w. g. Clark to examine the condition
OF the school, and he reported to the Conference
that it did not appear to be conducted on sound
Methodistical principles, that many of the
books in the library were not of the proper
character, and that the school had discarded
the "Sunday School Advocate" paper pub.
Gshed by the Book concern. New York. That
body considered the report and declared that
the school was auxiliary to the M. E. s. S.
Union, and furthermore they endorsed the Ad-
yocate and reqnested the school to subscribe to
Last Sunday week meeting of the officers
AND teachers was held when MIR. James NJ
Davis read lengthy paper, which set forth
that the school had been misrepresented to the
Quarterly Conference, and also protested
against the AdrOcdte on the ground that it's
editor Or. Wisej drew invidious distinctions
between children living in slave and free
States; and also that he had MISGUIDED John
Wesley on the slavery question. This paper,
read by Mr. Davis. referred especially to Rev.
Mr.. Cook, the author of the report, and spoke
OF him in not the miideSt terms, and was
signC by Messrs. Hardness and Davis.
warm debate sprung up on this paper, in
which Rev. Mr.. Ferris, Messrs. w orthington,
Langley and others took part, and the debate
got so warm and personal that it was feared
that q collision would take place; but before
coming To vote the meeting adjourned to
Friday night last when there was Il large at
Mir. Ferris opened the debate, and defended
the course Of Mr.. Cook He contended that
slavery was an evil, and the curse of God was
up n it The paper presented by Mr.. Days)
ne said, did not contain a fair statement OF the
action of the Quarterly Conference
Messrs Davis, Ferris, and Rev. Mr.. Thrush
followed, the latter yindicating himself.
Mr.. Hardness next obtained the floor, under
taking to vindicate his action, and also to de.
fend the school. He referred to the Sunday
S hool Advocate, stating that the Editor DIR.
Wise) had drawn invidIous distinctions be-
tween the children from different States; and
he Mr.. H read paragraph from the Advo-
cate to sustain his statement. He also referred
to DIR. Wise quoting from Mr.. Wesley phrase
bite rly denunciatory Of American slavery; the
spt aker denying that Wesley mad used such
words, at least in reference to slavery in this
country. The action Of the General Conference
Of 1896 met with his views when they discarded
FRO eeded to eulogise the Baltimore Con ference
for standing out against agitation. He spoke
at considerable length of the Sunday school,
C0ntendiDg that il was the best arm of the
church, and spoke of it's ogaHiZation 81 years
since in a carpenters shop. From three men
in that school the church originated. In con-
clnsioE, he hoped that the views of the men,
bers might be harmonized, and peace again
reignin their borders.
On Monday night the teachers met a third
time 10 consider the sui beet, and after Mr.. Da-
Wis had spoken Mr.. Cook got the floor, and
proceeded 10 answer the protest. He reviewed
the paper presented at length, and for two
hon mob fhn eta of
church on slavery, reading from different
Methodist authors and the proceedings OF the
various conferences to show what the bishops
and others thought Of the peculiar institution.
He also spoke at length Of the books used in the
school, stating that about one half Of those in
the library were published by the Book Con-
Germ, and the otner-many of them being ere.
Hgious noyels'-by other publishing houses.
He compared the singing book used in the
school-the "Golden Shower'-with those is
sued by the Book Concern, and designated the
former as not being good Methodist book.
He also referred TO Mr.. Hardness past course
on the slavery question, reading petition ask
ing the adjustment Of slavery, which was
signed by him.
Mr.. Hardness said he wished it understood
that he held those views STILL that he did not
com plain of DR.. Wse's anti. slavery sentiments,
but that he CDR. w had interpolated quota.
ton from Mr. Wesley.
Mr Cook proceeded at length to defend his
course, and concluded at about II o'clock, when
the meeting adjourned to meet another evening.
THE STEAMSHIP FAIRBAEKs.-Yesterday
afternoon, upon the invitation Of Messrs. Nor
gan Rhinehart a large um Der of guests
sembled on board the steamship Fairbanks, and
by Il cir presence testified their appreciation of
the enterprise displayed in the establishment of
a new line of steamers between Washington
and Georgetown and New York. The Fair
banks is a new vessel, but is the pioneer of a
number OF steamers to be used by the New
York and Washington Steamship Company.
She is iG2 tons burthen, III feet in length, 25
feet beam and Is feet in depth She has two
decks and carries three masts. She was built
at Wilmington, Della ware, by Messrs w. S A.
Thatcher, and it is proposed to run her regu-
larry between Washington and New York; and
she will start to-day upon her first trip. The
captain Of this vessel is Capt. John ID. Mer
shom, q regular old sea dog, who has been on
the wave all his life. Capt. M. has lately been
runr ing between New York and Hilton Head
and New York and New Orleans upon vessels
of this same company. Mr. State Morris is the
first mate and Mr.. Alfred Palmer the second
mate, while the enguie.room is under control
OF Mr.. Robert Best.
The vessel IS fitted up In magnificent stvle.