Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-24
MATTERS ACROSS THE RIVER.

TIE WASHINGTON AND OHIO oRAnRoAD-UNPLEAsANf
RuMoRs-ARE THE VILLAGES ON THE VIRGINIA
SIDE TO BE LEFT OUT IN THE CoLD?-wHAr WOULD
BE THE WISER PoLICY-sHrPHERD IN NEW ROLL
HE breaches AT FALLS CHURCH
Correspon dence Of The EVENING STAR.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, May 21st 1884
There is report In circulation here, that the
Baltimore, Cincinnati and Western railroad COM
pany have bought the Washington Ohio rail-
road, or bid 1t on 1t Is also reported that this
company contemplates constructing a branch, or
extending the Washington Ohio from a point
some thirty miles west OF here across the country
north of Washington to Baltimore. That they in
tend also to use the Washington Ohio track from
this place Of extension for freight business, and
that they will take the people along the road
from this place OF extension into your city as live
stocE But there may be nothing I'm this report,
Railroad companies build their roads where in
their opinion the greatest amount OF business can
be obtained. Let me estimate the business which
would be without doubt obtained, IL the company
should continue TO use the Washington & Ohio
from the point thirty miles away TO this place,
row Gauge road led to Washington. The distance
would be six miles from here, and from the re
ported contemplated point OF departure, thirty-sx
miles to your city. II would be Tor
THE INTEREST OF THE COMPANY
to build this six miles OF road, and IL would give
business boom that would be marvellous TO this
whole thirty mile stretch OF country. 1t is a
try with a beautiful undulating superficial area,
with water as pure, soft and sweet as ever welled
from mountain spring; possessing salubrious con-
latitude and Astounding in attractive situations
for rural homes and for the establishment OF de-
srable summer resorts This place, without
miles OF direct road to your city was ready for the
trains, accommodations for from one hundred to
one hundred and nifty summer boarders. Prof.
Grsham's Sanitarium-one building for which is
already completed-and the others, with the In
crease OF facilities OF transit to your city would be
built at once. Only little less than here, at
Falls Church, would be the effect on the towns OF
Vienna, Herndon, Clifford and FarmwelL These
towns would become substantially suburban WI
lages to the capital OF the nation. The fruit grow
ing about this place is very extensive and includes
every variety known 70 the latitude How long
would IT be ere this thirty miles OF country would
York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Cleveland ana
suburban towns7 In a business view, would it
not be the true interest OF the b C. & w. COM
pany to use the Washington Ohio road with the.
for their through passenger trains?
SHEPHERD IN THE PuLPTr
The Rev. Jacob X. Shipherd, OF Peruvian guano
company fame, preached at the Congregational
church in this village on Sunday evening last Tho
Inconsistency between the character OF q true
preacher OF the Gospel and that OF an acknowledg-
ed wouid-have-been purchaser OF Officers OF the
government TO serve private pecuntary ends, rs %
In one person The Rev. Mr. Shipherd remarked
preliminarily that he should not deliver any rosy
sermon, but one OF hard facts; that HIS father was
minister, and that he. the son. had been educa-
ted for the ministry and for that alone and that ho
learned nothing I'm that preparation but what per.
tanned TO the ministerial positions that he began %
preach, and all went agreeably for some year,
and then ne became SATISFIED that men aid not
sshalf believe" what he preached He LETT the min
istry and went down 20 1--we among those I'm the
common paths OF life, and had remained theree
since Now when he preached IL was a. layman
to laymen.
The salient points In his sermon, which was e..
temporaneous, were that he did mot understand
Gods plans and purposes; that He by express ex.
ercise OF His wisdom and power conducted an
things; that nothing happenods that He had mn0o
all things made for our use: that Christ WAS a
unassumng and an unknown person for 11rQ
years OF His Life, and that then he denounced
all the religions OF His time; that II He were -
preach in any one OF the pulpts Of thi. place oac
He would not be invited TO preach there egaaA
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those times
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