Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-02
~synnEc Scene at q Funeral.
EXCITEMENT CAUSED By "A PREACHER's DESUNCII

church, on 18th street southeast There were
present In the church besides the members, the
khights OF Pyy.....as. independent order OF Me-
enanSs, Grand Army OF the Republic, and the
Union Veteran Corps, OF which bodies deceased
was member. These gentlemen appeared with
out regalla. X ". Jonathan Blanchard, of Wheaton
COLLEGE, ILL.,. arose to deliver the funeral discourse
The audience soon evnced much diSa pprobatIOn
Tor IL was soon apparent that the discourse was
an tnvectye against secret societies. Mrs Ackers
sister OF the deceased, became hysterical. and
her SobS ana cries created much excitement " Inch
was tDtenSin Il In few moments when she faint
eli Mr Blanchard simply requested that the
with his address when Mr. Walter Brown and
others walked up to the front OF the pulpit and
SAID that the family desired that he cease and that
Mr. Morgan, tie pastor of the church should finish
the service.
Nj. Blanchard said Mr.. Ford the father ofde-
cea,nd, nai requested him TO offifiate and asked
81. Ford ii 1T Was not So Mr.. Ford replied tnaI it
was 50, but perhaps he had better stop, Several
called TO Mr. Blanchard to SIT down, and there
AckerS ha1 been taken from the church and to a
nPi hhnrinS house, where Dr.. Donohue, surgeon
un,ier Whi II she revived. lir. Blanchard at once
loft the Church with companion. Rev. Mr..
Moran c2ncinded the service. and the cortege
formed and proceeded With the remains to Glen
wood. whore tho interinent took place. Mr..
R'anchart. IL appears Vas invited 20 preach the
sermon by Mr. Milton Ford, the father of the dc
ceased, who is "A III, mber OF the National Chris
tian association. OF Which Mr.. Blanchard Is the
president. 1t was announced to the secret socle-
not Otherwise and therefore they were not pres
ent in regana.
TUE LUTnEE STArUg-A picture OF the Martin
Luther statue lent by Mr.. Welemeyer. or New
oFN city, chairman Of the statue finance COM
mttee, was displayed in the Memorial church yes
terday. The pastor OF the Memorial church
stated yesterday that friend had generously pro-
posed at his own cost 10 finish the three spires of
the church, on condition that the congregation
and its friends raise $4,000 toward the debt o. the
Church within two years.
DEATH OF VENERABLE EPISCOPAL CLERGYMAN.
The Rev. VIM. f. lockwood, il well-known clergy
man OF the Protestant Episcopal church. died of
heart disease Sunday morning ut St Thomas rec
tory, Garrison Forest. Baltimore county, near
Owinga' Mills, in the I'D year Of his aye. He was
q native or Vermont, but had been the rector OF
the Garrison Forest church fer upwards OF 30
years. Before coming TO Maryland he was the
rector OF an Old Virginia colonial church. situated
son Forest church IS one OF the oldest churches
In Mary9n nd, built, It Is believed In the time of
George II. OF imported bricks brought from Eng
land.
EVENTS IN THE CHURCHEs.-Rev DR.. Cox
preacheda sermon to the Independent Order OF
evening. A large plumber OF members of the
Order was present. - Rev. Reuben Sallens
preached in DR.. Suntierands pulpit yesterday
In behalf Of the McAll mission. In France. Rev.
Robert McAil presented the same subject at the
Western Presbyterian church yesterday after
noon and at the congregational church In the
evening. At The anniversary OF the Sunday
school Missionary society at the 15th-street Pres
We're made by Rev. Robert McAll and Rev. NJ. L.
Berger.
THE WLLCoRPs FtIR--At meeting Of the W.
/. !. corps lair committee Saturday night it was
decided that the klmball cabinet organ should be
voted 10 the wife OF the honorary member OF the
corps receiving the highest number OF votes. Glib
son Bros. have presented slyer-mounted COM
posing stick TO b. vo ID to any journeyman prln-
TX n IL
yer punch bowl and .adle VIII be voted the most
popular hotel or saloon.
ABSENT IISDED.-An a Lt-minded lady passen-
ger in an street ear yeter lay. AFTER ringing the
something. The car sdriyer waited for her to find
what Was missing. and after moment gentle
man inquired: What have you lost, madam?'
''My parasol," she replied "Im sure brought it
In with me-" looking around as If to discover who
hau ftoen H. INT that 1t tn your hand madam?
is, she replied, and out she went
DEPRAvITY.-Scrgeant Johnson and Privates
Shilling, Bfeen ana Daily, about 80 O'Clock Satur-
Gay night, made q raid on an alleged house Of
kept by c0lOred woman named Eliza
at No. 1913 street, below the avenue,
and put her AMI three female bOarders under ar
rest and locked them up. This morning, in the
Police Court, Mrs. Hammond was put on trial for
keeping a bawdy-house. Two colored girls named
Minnie Gibbons and Julia Rae, who gave their
ages as thirteen, stated that Saturday night Mrs.
Hammond sent after them to their houses, and
fore they knew what she wanted of them, and
took them into room where there was white
man, and tried to get them to submit to him.
Other evidence showed that this place was one OF
the lowest and most dangerous OF the kind In the
city. No evidence was offered for the defense, and
Judge Smell committed the defendant for six
months in default OF fine OF 800
MARRIAGE LICENsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to John
ONeal and Ellen DOnOhue; W. L. Booker or Buck
tngham county, Va, and Mamie LiaS, OF Hamp-
ton county, Va. Albert Green Hall, OF New York
city. and Anna Nay Stouffer.
"SSowBALL" AT LINCOLN HALL-"Snowballn is
the seasOnab!e title OF the farcical comedy which
Will be produced at Lincoln hall tonight for the
benefit OF the Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital by a company OF clever amateurs, con-
SiSting or young people well known in society,"
The seats have sold rapidly at Metzer0tt's, and a
large and rather notable audience is expected.
among the principal workers In the enterprise
The comedy IS very bright one, and it will be
produced with a careful attention to details not
always seen in affairs OF this kind. Tickets in
Guiding reserved seats, are one dollar.
SALE OF STUFFED BIRDS AT AUCTr0N-Walter
b. Williams Co., auctiOneers, will sell on Thurs
day and Friday, April 5th and 9Th, at II O'Clock a.
~, $50 and I'D p. H., large and valuable collec-
tion or North and South American stuffed BIRDS
from &. s. Galbraith, OF New York. They will be
on exhibition Wednesday, April 4th. See adver-
tiScmeQt.
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