Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01

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S LdYxkPoox4 June 17.--I have Just ye{ufned
from the annpnl athletic cham ionship 3bettns
Ut scathpo<k wllssrine plAce on tlle Lam
nos8hward. where NSW x6fk city and III fSx6ous
Manhattan Athletic club, in the persons II {. 3.
Myers, A. A. Jordan, l.. p. Smith, and its West
Side Athletic club, in w. II. Meek, in challenge
to decide the championships of the ensuing
year, met all England, Scotch and Irish picked
athletes this afternoon, under the auspices
the Amateur Athletic association, which holds
governing power over all athletes of the United
Kingdom as the Jockey club does over all rae
SMITH AND JORDAN.
The sport was greeted by beautiful sunshine
and light breezes. The track was freshly
gravellsd and in capital condition. That part
OF it known as the quarter mile round" was
were crowded by select county gentry, while
around the rails on all other portions OF the
ground pressed many thousands from Man
chester, Liverpool and the surrounding dis
tricts. The proceedings began with a 100 yard
race, which Cowie. Of the London Athletic
club, and the present holder Of the cup, won
easily. smith, OF the Manhattan club. was
second, for which, however, the latter receives
a silver medal Smith explained his defeat to
sSy III that he Elm IN
condition, but that under the circumsta he
felt satisfied at getting second place. The next
event was 40 yard hurdle race, ip which
Jordon came second, Cambridge University
man winning.
MYERS WINS THE CUP.
In the 44O yard race it looked at first as If
Cowie, the holder of the cup of last year, would
win, but Myers, looking and feeling remarkably
well, ran as he liked, and soon got ahead, when
mot lie. fhni.s fp rifn'S
feat, cried themselves hoarSe, Come on,
Cowie r. but Myers laughing at the fun, passed
the post as the winner The crowds crowds m Wsars
taking the challenge cup. value 40 guineas, to
keep until 1886. In addition he received gold
medal.
This race was followed by seven-mile walk
ing match, but Meek, the holder of last year,
having become professional, was absent
MYERS AGAIN WINS.
In the half mile contest Myers ran against
an only competitor-Wathen of this city.
Myers, urged by the crowd, while the officials
loudly applauded him, ran strongly, but really
more for Exhibition, for he won as he liked.
Time. pm. Is. He received another challenge
cup, value % guineas, with an additional gold
medal. This ended everything the Americans
were engaged in except the long jump, which
Jordan declined, owing to want OF confidence
in himself, although urged by Myers and other
AT the close the mayor of Southport presented
the prizes and spoke fiatteringiy OF the Ameri-
sap coming the b 0sesn h to
said. TO see Myers again. The latter has eStab-
nshed himself as great favorite with n, Ian Ian
legs and arms, trunks cherry, a diamond on the
left breast, cherry handkerchief round waist,
while Myers added a white handkerchief tied
and holding the championships, failed to APP
pear, he being lately entirely out OF condition.
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without Religion
THE SERIOTTS STRAININ WHICH MR. LOWELL
REPLIED TO SOME SKEPTICAL DINERS OUT.
Lowell.
~ fear that when we indulge ourselvesin the
amusement of going without a religion, we are
not, perhaps. aware how much we are sus
tanned at present by an enormous mass all
about us Of religious feeling and religious con-
viction, so that, whatever it may be safe for us
to think for US who have had great advantages
and have been brought up in such way that
character, do not know what would become
ofthe less favored classes OF mankind If they
undertook to play the same game.
"W hatever defects and ifnperfectiOns may
attach to a few points of the doctrinal system
of Calvin-the bulk Of which was simply what
all Christians believe-it will be found that
Calvanism, or any other ism which claims an
open Bible and proclains crucified and risen
Christ, is infinitely preferable to any form of
polite and polished skeptfcism which gathers
as its votaries the degenerate sons OF heroric an
cestors, who, having been trained In u society
and educated in schools, the foundations of
which were laid by men of faith and piety,
now turn and kick down the ladder by which
they have climbed up, and persuade men to
live without God, and leave them to die with
out hope.
"The worst kind of religion is no religion at
all; and these men, living in ease and luxury,
INDUCING themselves in the amusement of
going without religion may be thankful that
they live in lands where the gospel they neg
lect has tanned the beastliness and ferocity of
the men who, but for Christianity, might long
t,,,N- nfnrn hn;r no ~,
Sea Islanders, or cut Off their heads and tanned
their hides like the monsters of the French
revolution. When the microscopic search OF
skepticism, which had hunted the heavens and
sounded the seas to disprOve the existence of a
creator, has turned its attention to human so
ciety, and has found place on this planet
ten miles square where decent man can live
and educating his children unspoiled and
unpolluted; place where age is
reverenced infancy respected, manhood re
spected womanhood hOnored, and human life
held in due regard: when skeptics can find
such place ten miles square on this globe
cleared the way and laid the foundations and
made decency and security possible, it viii
then be in order for the skeptical lterati Il
move thither and then ventilate their views
But so long as these very men are dependen
upon the religion which they discard for every
privilege they enjoy, they may well hesitate
little before they seek to rob the Christian O
Saviour who alone has given to man that hope
of life eternal which makes life tolerable an(
society possible, and robs death of its terror
and the grave of its gloom"
MaXey Cob aud PhallaS.
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