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Evening journal., 1888-08-04

bodies, and in Rome, almost within tho
shadow Of the Vatican, large crematory
Is IN almost daily use.
IN the United States the progress Of
the movement has astonished its warm
est advocates. When DR. lie Moyne built
the first crematory at Washington, Pa,
there was much talk of appealing to the
law to stop him, and the first incinera
ton Of corpse was published in all the
papers as a sensational item; now there
are incinerations almost daily, and Gre
nation societies are so numerous that the
public no longer consider them. The
Fresh Pond, Long Island, crematory,
opened Dec A. 1885 has already con-
sumed POO bodies, half of these being those
Of Germans, as that people generally favor
the process -
of Hon. Robert G. Ingersoll's remarks
over the coffin Of Courtlandt Palmer il
can only be said that they were in the
very highest style Of pagan oratory. He
had not the inspiration which moved
Pericles in the wonderful address over
the Athenians who fell in battle, vet
there is remarkable similarity between
the two addresses, and lngersoll's Is the
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FIVE O'CLOCK EDITION.
a STEAMBOAT LAUNCHED.
A New Boat for the old Dominion
Line at Pussy and Jonesss.

A New boat for the Old Dominion
Line at Pussy and Jones's.
The new steamboat for the Old Dominion
Steamship Company was successfully
launched from Pusey and Jones's shipyard
this morning. The small company that
was present at the launch included several
lady friends OF the officers and employees of
the Pusey and Jones Company. George v.
Eloat, experimenting engineer of the
steamship company, and James A. Smith
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, who is also connected
with the company, watched the launch
from the yard.
The National Ensign hoated from flag
staff near the bow OF the vessel aud the
American Jack from a staff near the stern.
Only few persons besides the carpenters
were on board when the boat went into the
water. At O'Clock, the tide being at its
highest point, the workmen began knocking
in the wedges beneath the vessels keel.
Then the blocks were knocked away from
under the stern. the last stay sawed apart,
and the boat started towards its natural
element. With increasing speed the vessel
slid smoothly and swiftly off of the ways
into the water. The propeller turned as 1t
touched the waite from the pressure on it's
blades.
No name has yet been selected for the
new boat and ii was therefore not christ.
ened. 1t was hauled up the wharf under
the shears where the engine and boilers
which are ready on the wharf will be put
in. The cabin and joiner work win
be pushed forward. The steamer
is expected to be ready for services
about September Let. The engine will be
about $50 horse power. The boat will run
between Norfolk and Suffolk, Va, stop
ping at intermediate points on the Nanss-
mond river.
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DOING GOOD WORK.
What the Homeopathic Hospital
Has Done Thus Far.

what the Homeopathic Hospital
Has Done Thus Far.
The Homeopathic Hospital gave out since
the opening over 300 prescriptions. The
actual number OF patients that have been
treated in the hospital. classed in depart
ments, is as follows: Medical, 81: surgical,
II; maternity, 2; a total Of so cases re-
curing physicians attendance. There has
been but one death since the hospital
opened. This was the case Of the
unfortunate laborer, who had been here
from Ireland, but one week. he had been
working in the not sun and had drank too
freely Of ice water. He was taken to the
hospital in moribund condition and died
she next morning. The cause OF his death
was sunstroke. He was really beyond
reach of medicine when taken to the hospi
tai.
In the Surgical Department at present
there are four cases under treatment. There
have been thirteen discharged since Febuu-
airy TO- None have died. In the Medical
department there at present five patients
under treatment and 26 have been dis
charged since the opening. The beds in the
Maternity department are not at present
occupied.
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An attempt was made this moring at
o'clock to rob the house Of Frank Pyle, at
9th and Franklin Sts., by two men, one OF
whom stood guard under a tree opposite
the front Of the house, while the other
tried to pry open kitchen window. Mr..
Pyle and his family were out OF town, at
his farm near Hockesson, but Robert
Grub had been left in charge to watch the
premises, with instructions mot to shootn
until it became necessary. Hence when
Grub heard tho noise at the window, he
shouted. The man at oncs lit out, jumping
over a fence into the street. Grub could
not resist firing, however, and sent four
bullets in the direction Of the fugitive.
GIubb believes that be hit bis mark as the
fellow limped as he went down the street.
A policeman came along minute after the
racket was over Mr.. Pyle's residence was
robbed in similar manner several years
ago, the burglars getting good deal OF
boOtY
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CLOSE MILITARY POLICY.
A Wilmington soldier DIsgusted
at Being Cheated.

Wilmington soldier DIsgusted
at Being Cheated.
A soldier boy came into the EVENING
JOURNAL office THE morning and expressed
his disgust and indignation at the authori-
ties who, he said, had sent back to this city
the time record Of the encampment for the
purpose OF having the eight days Of service
reported reduced to seven days. I'VE re-
ported for duty said the young
soldier, ''at O'Clock on Tuesday
Jelly II, and were mustered out at D. m.
sn Tuesday, July "a. II that does not make
eight avs, pray what doesl And then We
only get 81 day. am TO get 81 for eight
days service. lost the best part OF two
weeks and at least S25 10 wages. At this
rate the next annual encampment will be
short Of its best men. OF course the fellows
who 60 for the whiskey that they get, ths
is, the fellows who are too for d
OF whiskey ever to 20 to war,
will be there. They might as well, for
most OF them are out OF jobs; but we men
who work can't afford to serve the state at
that rate. Eight dollars Is little enough.
However. wouldn't say a word against
81, il 1t were not that we were going to be
cheated out Of one day.
Then, too continued the militiamar,
Everybody said that we were fed we'll IL
Is not true. The newspaper correspondents
did not tell the truth exactly. The grub
was merely tolerable. and it cost as good
deal for things 10 eat
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AMERICAN HOuEsrEADs.
General Harrison Speaks of the
Blessings OF Our Governments.

General Harrison Speaks of the
Blessings OF Our Government.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 4.-Psrhaps the
most imposing demonstration vet made by
citizens from outside the city since the
campaign opened resulted yesterday from
the joint efforts OF Montgomery and Clln
ton counties. In his address to bis visitors
General Harrison said:
Your interests have had harmonious
and amazing growth under that protective
system to which your representatives have
referred, and you rightly demand CON
tinuatlon of that policy for their further
advancement and development. You are
in large part members OF the Republican
party. You have in the past contributed
your personal influence as well as your
ballots to the great victories which 1t has
won. Among the great achievements Of
our party think we may worthily mention
the passage of that beuefcient act OF Leg
islature known as the Homestead law. y
IL was impossible to the old parties. II was
possible only to party composed of the
sturdy yeomanry OF the free states
tApplause II has populated our territories
and newer states with the elect OF our
citizenship. ItIopened q way 90 an owner
ship of the soil to vast number of our
citizens. and there is no surer bond In the
direction of good citizenship than that
our people should have property 10 the soil
upon which they live.
The policy Of the subdivision OF the soil
IL one that tends TO strengthen our national
life. God grant that it may be long
before we have a tensntry that is hope
lessly such from one generation to another.
lApplauss1 Ths condition of things which
makes Ireland a land OF tenants and
which holds in vast estates the lands OF
England must never find footing here.
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bis next political venture will be ns candi
date for clerk of the Circuit Court forI
Kent county when DIR. Beck's term expires.
10 is understood that Mr.. A. 2. Barnes. a
member OF the Worcester county bar. would
take the nomination, Mr.. J. E. Tylor. the
editor OF the Easton Gazette. has been fire.
quently spoken Of. Other men more or less
available, and whose names may 20 before
the convention, are James w. Waddell Of
Dorchester, c. I Westcott OF Kent, James
Todd of Caroline and Littleton Dennis of
Somerset Baltimore Sun.
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DEMOCRATIC ACTIVITY.
Three Campaign Clubs Organized ID
One Week.

The Sussex Journal, Of Georgetown,
Del. says that Cleveland and Thurman
Club was organized at Brideeville, in that
county, on Wednesday night, with a men,
bership Of 90. William Gray was elected
president, R W. Brentwood secretary, and
J. I. Jacobs treasurer.
A Democratic club was organized at
Frankford, Del, on Thursday evening.
with membership OF 40. Everett Hickman
was elected chairman, c. M. Lynch score.
tary, and Elijah Cary treasurer. Ii is
called the Frances Cleveland Democratic
Club.
The Democrats at Georgetown met 10 the
sheritf's office and organized a campaign
club, electiug Alfred P. Robinson president.
Edward d. Hearn secretary and P. G. Pen
mel treasurer. d. I. Marvel, r. c. White
and L. 7. Salisbury were appointed TO
draw up constitution
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A SIGN OF THE TIMES?
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE Mr..
cOURTLANDT PALMER.

Christian Minister and an AgnostiO
oniciated and the Body was Cremated.
Does Any Special Significance Attach TO
These Facts?
The late Courtlandt Palmer was an ag-
nostic, political liberal and an amateur
In science. a rich man socialist, and the
founder of the noted Nineteenth Century
club Robert g. Ingersoll Is the much
more noted orator and agnostic, whose te-
lief Is so nearly a complete negation Of all
belief that he is pleased to be nicknamed
Pagan Bob" Rev. Richard Heber New
ton is noted clergyman Of the Episcopal
church, whose tendency Of recent years
has been toward latitudinarianism in be-
lief and extreme liberalism in association.
And, finally, cremation is the scientific
disposal Of the dead BY incineration, a
method which has 20 gained favor Of late
that almost every city now has its crema-
tory. These four statements serve to in
troduce the relation of an affair which
yividly illustrates certain tendencies Of
Thought in the United States, especially
in New York ~.
The rich Qnd semi-socialist agnostic bade
his friends farewell with all hecalmness of
Socrates, took an anmsthetic and died; his
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aIists. This Characterization might be
disputed by the reverend gentleman and
his friends, and it is possible the secular
eye is not trained sufficiently for the
proper distinctions; suffice it to say that
in his final summary. or "Study Of Gen
esis, MIR. Newton maintains:
That none of the Pentateuch was com
pleted till 300 years after Moses death;
the law was not given by inspiration, but
was growth, and the history back Of
Ezra is largely fabulous; the older patri-
arehs were fabulous demigods of Semitic
legend. Nimrod was am allegory, Adam
simile, Abraham a composite, the lives
81 several sheiks condensed into one, the
Hood a prose poem, the tower Of Babel
simply Hebrew rendition of the Babylo-
Man tower of Bel which they had seen in
exile, and the whole Book of Genesis a
loose compilation of old traditions and
manuscripts so unslSllfully put together
that Shem outlives Abrahpm, though the
latter died very aged, and two coA.radic-
tory accounts are given Of the creation
such, rs near, we repeat, as the secular
mind can comprehend 1t, is the faith of
the reverend gentleman who very nppro-
priately joined Pagan Bob in such re
hgious ceremonies" as were fitting at the
incineration Of an agnostic.
When the body Of Courtlandt Palmer
was turned to white ashes IN the crema-
tory at Fresh Pond, Long Island, the wri-
ter made inquiry and was much aston
ished to learn the extent to which faith
IN and practice Of incineration has ex.
tended. Not only is there q cremation
society in every great city in Christen-
dom, but there nre hundreds Of cremnto-
Iries, large and small, and many thousand
bodies have been cremated. Straneest
Of all, perhaps, though the Catholic
church does not favor il, the practice has
gained most rapidly III Italy. One fur
mace in. Milan has consumed some / 200
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

Five cars will be shipped to-day to the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western rail.
road. Two cars will be shipped to the
Catasauqua and Fogelsville railroad In
Pennsylvanis.
The deck OF the large mast schooner
win be all laid in few days.
Alexander Mcdonnell has accepted 20
sition in the shipyard.
Benjamin +. Cleaves had two of his fin
gera mashed while placing kelson yester
day.
The 3-mast schooner of David W Hunter
Of Bath, Me-, arrived to-day with a cargo
Of lumber.
MArvin's now yacht is lying 10 the docB
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EFNEHE1N Wv WsTN II - -. -.
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Daily, except Sunday
Leave DUPONT sos a m, Newbridge =.
m. Arrive Wilmington 0.a2 a. m.
Saturday only.
Leave Reading 1900 . m. Arrive Birdsborn
~ 30 p. m. Leave Dupont 100 D. M NewbrIdee
Newbridge Z. 30 p. m. Arrive Wilmington vi y
m. - -
Sunday only.
Leave springfield Ogd a. m. Warwick 10 AZ
q. IN. Arrive st. Peters 10 40 a. IA. I.enve
springfield $50 p. M, Warwick 3.97 D. m. Ar
rive at Sc. Peters 400 D N.
For oonnecfiens 1t Wilmington at b 40
Junction. at Ohadd's Ford Junction, at Coates
Vile ans Wayneaburg Junction, al Birdaloro a 4
Rsading. see timetables at ali stationA
BOWNESS BRIGGS, General Passenger Aoens
a. q. McCAUSI4AND. superintendent.
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Roman senate that he considered death
the end Of all activities, and Ingersoll only
says that no one can know the contrary;
yet he says it in a mournfully sweet
English with which the ponderous and
sonorous Latin Of Cesar cannot be com
pared. Socrates, like Courtlandt Palmer,
said he could die without fear. because it
was silly to fear that Of which wo could
have no knowledge, and lngersoll vir.
tnaliy says the same; but Plato and
Aenophon could reason themselves into
the faith that Socrates still lived, and
our modern pagan fails even Of that.
His Grafton is indeed mournfully sweet,
but It IS at the best negation, he can
only tell MS that we need not despair; he
cannot bid us to hope.
J. II. BEADLE.
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Of Washington. Indeed, whenever a
prominent man in that city is FRUSTRATED
by disease in the summer season it is con.
sidered absolutely essential that he be re.
moved. President Garfield, after having
been shot by Guiteau, was taken to Ell.
boron, y. j., and Gen. Sheridan, who has
been suffering with heart trouble. was
taken by boat to Nonquitt, Mass. where
he now is. It IS expected that Mr. Ran
dali will remain at Castanea during the
summer.
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

At the Union Street Park this afternoon
Ellis Hulse Of this city run 100 yard foot
race against ?. ]. Grifien OF Philadelphia,
champion all around athelete Of the
country. The contestants started shortly
after 8 oclosk and Griffin won in 1o1l sec
onds. The prize was 800. A large amount
OF money was staked upon the result
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

Ross has removed from l16 Market
st. to his new store 210 Market with a
large stock Of latest styles of Hats,
White Shirts, Neckwesr, Hosiery, Un-
derwear and Notions at the lowest city
prices. Money returned il goods are
not satisfactory.
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Is called to Miss L. Steinicken's stock
OF ready-trimmed Hats and Bonnets,
which have been so reduced in price
that it will astonish you. All goods
reduced in order to reduce stock. Just
received few new fall shapes which
we are selling 20 per cent. less than city
prices. Call and Bee for yourself.
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body was burned
at Fresh Pond,
Long Island; Rev.
Heber New ton
OBLIGATED relig
iously for the fam
lily, and Robert G..
Ingersoll, by re
quest of the de-
ceased, delivered
tho farewell ora
tion consigning
the departed TO
the eternal forces
Of nature, work as
they might, and
exh orting this
mourners TO the
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RAILROADS.
WlLMlNGToN & NORTHERN RAILROAD.
w Time table, In effect July s, 1888.
GOING NORTH.

II. stahen... $50 10 20 f.25 5.55 49,. l424 500
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Daily, except Saturday and Sunday, leave
fniiadslphia, B. a. o. X. r., 400, no D, M.
Chester b. a o. r r., SOL, $40 D. M; Wilnninrs
sen, s.lo p. M. y. & o. Junction, 626 p. NJ.
IN saturday only will leave Wilmington al
5.sg N, NewhridEs b.45 y m. Arrive Dupons
IVY M. Leave Wilmington 1fi5 M, New
prlaRe II 80 m. Arrive Dupont ii56
IN.
on Sunday only VII leave st. Peters
a., Malwlcs ~ u a m, Springfield 1924 a
@@1Ns SOUTH.
Daily Sunda
Daiiy lex Sunday only
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was small reason to hope, there was GER
tainly no reason to despair. Mr.. Palmer's
mode Of death was not n suicide, unless it
may be called so when man prepares for
a surgical operation with but one chance
in a hundred that he may survive it; yet
he went to his death with calmness and
firmness no Greek or Roman stole ever OK
celled, and both the Grafton Of the great
agnostic and the sermon Of the minister
were in harmony with the life and death
of their subject and not out Of harmony
with each other. The whole affair is well
worthy Of study.
-
Courtlandt Palmer was born IN New
York in 1913 Of an old Dutch family as
his first name indicates, and was brought
up in the Dutch Reformed faith. but early
became a free thinker. He was educated
at Williams college and graduated at
Columbia Law school. Inheriting a for
tune, he gave himself to travel and study,
and soon became an advanced radical On
most subjects. Though wealthy, he was
much more a socialist than is the average
worlSingman, and devoted his entire time
to literary pursuits, chiefly in aid of his
radical views. He adopted the motto of
Cicero, AS am man, everything per-
tanning to man concerns me-" He there
fore advocated the establishment Of closer
relations between the different sections of
society; was an ardent supporter Of
schools for technical training; encouraged
associations Of laboring men; and to fur
Their promote discussion founded, in 1880,
the Nineteenth Century club. A million
aire, he labored in the interest of the poor;
a man of distinguished connections and
aristocratic associations, he boldly opposed
the execution of the Chicago Anarchists:
man Of singularly pure life and austere
morals, he opposed the methods Of An
thony Comstoek; and, denying the truth
Of all evangelical creeds, he went to his
DEATH with a clear mind, as peacefully as
a wearied child sinks to sleep. And,
strangest of all perhaps, though in such a
career he antagonized many in their most
cherished beliefs, he rarely melted hostil-
ity and still more rarely made personal
enemy.
After Withdrawing from the Dutch Re
formed church Mr.. Palmer adopted the
philosophy Of Cqmte, and was therefore
popularity called positivist. He assisted
in founding the Society Of Humanity
the Manhattan Liberal club and the Free
Religious association; was president Of
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

Water pipes are being laid from 2Sd st.
to kiverview on the Philadelphia pike. By
this means East Lake Park will be supplied
with water, as well as the new Children's
home. hobert Salisbury, living near 2sth
and Market sts., was the first to tap the
pipe.
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sheria,s sale.

Sheriff Lambson sold the property at 2l5
Tatnail street at the Court House this after
noon to Alexander Cooper for So, 200. The
property was owned by Susanna Miller
surviving mortgaRor, and Isaac Miller ad.
ministrator Of William Miller deceased.
Evening journal., 1888-08-04
Overcome by Heat.

A coiored teamster was overcome by
neat this morning while hauling load OF
straw from Mifflln farm, near McDonoueh.
st. Georges hundred. 20 this city. He was
laid up this afternoon at Weldinls coal
yard.
Evening journal., 1888-08-04
Slreet Oar Errensinn.

The turn-table at Vandever avenue ant.
Claymont street at the terminus OF the new
extension has been in position for several
days. The road bed has been paved and it
is expected to run cars over the track early
next week.
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finer. He had 20
confess that he
knew as little Of
the present state
Of W Ii at wa S
Courtlandt Palm
er as Cicero knew
Of those h @
mourned, and yet
: the Grafton is
. more touching
than that Of Cice-
70. Julius Caesar
o,,. r.-r.a.l - A.
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A New M. p. church.

A movement is on foot to build an NJ. P.
church near school No 81. Sussex county.
The COMMITTEES have collected s4l4sl for
the purpose thus far.
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

at a recent swell Paris wedding a new
idea was started. The largo plate glass
window Of the coupe was taken out, aud
n ITS place network Of orange blossoms
perfumed the air.
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Mr.. RANDALL's RESTING PLACE.

Castanea, Near Wayne, Pa, and It's Al
vantages.
Castanea, Mrs. Ballangee Coxe's conn.
try house, near Wayne Pa. where II Il
hoped Mr.. Randall will regain his health.
IS admirably situated for such a purpose,
The place overlooks the Chester valley
and Valley Forge, and l. the distance the
Evening journal., 1888-08-04

The exchanges of the Wilmington banks
az the Clearing House to-day were
Sic. SSO.sS and the balance, Sl5,529S7
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The best -four in the city is called [.
& g., sold by Nichols, 81. and king,
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$50 bbls. Of l.. & @. sold in six weeks
Best hour on earth. Nichols, 10Th and
K.-S.
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highlands above Con.
shohocken. Tho air
is pure and cool, and
on the whole an in
valid may be expected
TO have q much bet.
ter chance for health
than in the hot city
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Never put OF until tomorrow what is
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10 bra nds.of Flour kept by Nichols,
9th and King. Trys.L. g. G. and be
happy.
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gersoll, and from Julia Ward Howe TO
Governor George Hoadly, took part ia
the discussions; and the church ele-
ment, as it was called, was so well salts
fed that many Of its representatives insist
that the free platform Of the club must
be maintained as O sort Of memorial of the
deceased. Of course, however, there have
been jars among the members of the club,
and one of them, following close upon Mr..
Palmer's expressed sympathy with the
Chicago Anarchists, came near disrupting
the club. =
Rev. Richard Heber Newton was born
in Philadelphia Oct. 81, 1910, was gradu-
ated from the University Of Pennsylvania,
and ordained deacon in st. Paul s church,
Philadelphia, before he was 90 years
old. IN 1866 he was ordained priest, and
after short terms Of service elsewhere be-
came rector of All Souls Protestant Epis-
copa church in New York city. He has
been q voluminous writer and his works
IN order Of time, from 1872 to 1885. plainly
show steady change in his theology He
followed the usual course. First maintain
ing that there are degrees of inspira-
ton" next, that 'sthe Bible contains the
Word Of God and much more " then that
the Word of God is found in many other
books besides the Bible, and finally that
there is no such thing as perfectly pure
revelation, but the Word Of God comes
to US like every other good gift, mixed
with dross or chat which it is our task to
painfully eliminate. In 1Se2-S3 he preach
ed o series Of sermons. in which he main
tanned that many other books were as
truly inspired as the Bible, including in
that list many so called Oriental scrip
lures. This brought on him ecclesiastical
censure and a church trial, and since that
date his position, 70 to rc--lc- &C, IS
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the New York Gro
nation societyand
the American Sec
ular union, aided
in setting up tho
III beral journal
called Man, and
finally founded
the s ON c W j a t
aristocratic Nine
tenth Century
club, "withaview
to making mental
ii b ert Y fashion
able. " An d Ii @
succeeded. M e a
and women Of ell
shades Of belief,
fro m President
McCosh to Bob In.