Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-24
American Institute Of Mining Engi-


The American Iustituie Of Mining Engi-
neers held an evening EeSsjol az the Smith
sonian Institute last evening. MeSsrs. T.. B.
Cox, W. +. Shinn and A. l.. Holly were aD-
pointed a committee on transportation for
the members on the Centennial excursion.
NeSSTs r. W. Ray nond, A. l.. Holly and +.
h. COXe were appointed a committee to con-
fer with a similar commission of the Ameri-
can Society OF Civil Engineers on the prepa-
ration of form OF technical education. Os-
void j. Heinrich, OF Virginia. read an essay
upon the "MidIothian CoIIiery In 1s76."
Twenty-One new membe were elected.
Prof Henry WurtZ, OF Hoboken, y. j., read
an elaborate PAPER upon geometrical chemis
try, showing the application of geometry to
chemistry.
TO-DAY.
Papers were read and discussed on "What
steel IS" by Prof Fred. Prime, jr.. of Easton,
Pa. "On the effect of manganese on phospho-
rus in STEEL" by DR., A: Wendell, of Troy, Ny.
Washington Society and the Clergy.
VIEWS OF A PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
RECTOR.
M Dear StdT:-l always read you, and do
not often trouble you with communications;
but your report of the Methodist Preachers
and Society" temptS me. / suspect that you
sent your roguish reporter TO mat weekly
meeting" and that he was "invited out"
before proceedings began. But IL DIR. New
man did say that ''yOu cannot go to any of
these gatherings without drinking and
dancing, so much the worse for DR.. New
man. and do rot wonder that he has "given
up going" And If other clergymen did fol-
low, "cOndemniug, in the strongest laa-
guSge, the effort on the part of certain par
ties to cover their sins by inviting clergymen
10 attend such places l think that those
clergymen might be better employed in de-
nouncing worse sins.
Washington is a bad town in winter and
during "the season." and Washington so
ciety" exposes one to great and perilous
temptations. Bot "Ball," and even n
.,round dance" is not sinful per Sc. And we
washington clergy have sins enough to
fight, without lnVenting new oSes. They
certainly took wine, and, | am afraid, thew
dsrced, at the maria &c In Cana. The Son
Ci Man came eating and drln king, aud They
said: Behold gluttouOUs man and a wine
EtbbeT, friend OF publicanS and sinners -
But He said: "WIsdOm is justified of all her
children" Let Us hsht the abuse, and not
the use, Of things lawful. What have we to
put in the place OF Washington society dur
Ing the sea. or? Aud what is the benefit Of
destroying mems lives" If you do not
1 believe that there are a great many good
ard CeVOut Christian people, who have little
choice In dis matter OF conformity TO the
world who are forced by their official re-
lstions into social temptations, which often
prove 10 be their ruin, and | should like to
see any reform ia Washington society that
would make social life less perilOug. Rut
the Christians OF Washington society are the
salt that keeps ii fcom publication, ADD the
tone OF Washington morals Is a. wholesome
as IN any city OF my acquaintance. aud the
way to make II still more wholesome, is for
the clergy 10 cast in their lot with the DaD-
pie among whom they dwell; to set them a
good example, of early hours and mOicra-
tlon In all things, and not TO suffer Washing
ton society TO become the prey OF carpet
haggsTs," "Cfiice-seekers," and ClobbyisfS -
IL the clergy cannot DO that, VINO can? $50
Jonah went out OF the city, and sat on the
east side OF the city. and then made him a
booth, and sat under II, I'm the shadow. Till
he might see what would become of tba city1 >
Then said the Lord, dOast Thou well IN ne
angry TIE Centennial camp meeting OF
the Methodist preachers of Washington ma ?
be ext ected 10 De held next summer on the
heightS across Benping's bridge. The church
men ard Roman Catholics OF Washington
begin Lent next week and stop all this nO1-
sense "shOrt off, But "there is a time To
laugh and time to weep"
JOHE VAUGHAN LEWIS.
Rector OF 81. Johns Parish,