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PROBLEM, FOR sKEPTICs.
An Eloquent Sermon by DIR.
Smith,

Rev. Samuel G. Smith preached his
first sermon in the new Peoples church
yesterday morning. Every available
service, and DR.. Smith, gratiied at this
large audience, preached a most elo-
quent sermon, taking as his topic,
''Problems for Unbelieyers." The dis
course was based upon the denial of
Christ by Peter, as given in Matthew.
XVI, z. "rhen began he to curse and
swear, know not the man."
Peter in his denial" said DR.. Smith,
twas overcome, as you and | have been
sometimes. by the power of the visible.
He was in the grip of doubt, and he sur
rendered. Flaming torches, a lawless
mob. courts of law and the surrendering
Jesus bred skepticism, and that strangled
him. The God-revealer was totally
ecIipsed in the suffering man. 1t is
plain that Jesus of Nazereth was to him
somewhat different from that which
many of us have seen in Him. That life
prelude to the throne seemed at length
to only lead up to painful overthrow.
There may have been some excuse for
this impetu0us, rash, and warm-hearted
man: but you and will still blame him.
that he surrendered all the past, and all
the hope of better future, to the
TYRANNY of that dark-brooding present.
He had much to give up. All the sweet
communings of quiet seaside and solemn
mountain were vanished from him; all
the rich faith that he manifested at
Casarea and Philippi was gone. All the
superb wisdom and healing power the
Master had exhibited counted for moth
ing.
In this time of ours, tossed on wild
sea of untrust. many men feel that II
they are to keep at1oat intellectually, it
is needful to tighten ship. In the
struggle with themselves and their age,
many men are throwing overheard car
goes of old traditions and old faiths.
Such time and such spirit demand
especial care. In the storm we must
not. in order to live, throw over such
vital necessities of the spiritual life
that we find it impossible to maintain
ourselves in the quiet sunshine of
calm sea. No man can give up the
essence of Christianity without invOtv-
ing himself in such difficulties as are
beyond human power to solve. The
Christ is so inWoven with the best
human development that he who denies
Christ denies also the good in history;
but he who denies the historic good
breaks the vital current COnueCtiuS Hill
with all the best in humanity.
stood on the Rigi and saw storm
go hurtling down the mountain side to
lash Lucerne into fury and to wrap with
gloom the villages which fringed it's
banks. To the people below there was
nothing but peting rain and the en-
comprising gloom; but where | stood
the sun laughed upon the clouds, and
with his rosy fingers painted a com
plete rainbow crown and laid it on the
brow of the storm. And the far white
heights of the mountain tops slumbered
in serene majesty, like symbols of
eternity. So there are spiritual heights,
if we can climb them, where the clouds
and storms ofearth may be seen from
the upper side, and where the radiance
OF Gods light and love furnishes corO-
nets for earths tempests, while we be-
come companions of the serene and un-
disturbed splendors of Gods wider
realm.
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THE LADIES SOCIETY.
An Auxiliary On Which the Life
ofthe Peoples Church Largely
Depends.

An Auxiliary On Which the Life
ofthe Peoples Church Largely
Depends.
The first auxiliary organization to
grow out of the Peoples church was
the Ladies society. Making under
clothes for the happy heather who
revel in their wickedness on South Sea
islands, plecing bed quilts to be raffied
off for the good of the cause, passing
around subscription lists and assem-
bling the community at SOC. head to
assist at the last sad rites performed
over the fiat, t1abby bouies Of a few
drowned oysters, do not, In this in
stance, constitute the aid given
by women to the church. The
society numbers one hundred
mittees, that embody the most pleasant
regulated by four officers: Presi-
dent. Mrs. E. E.. Scribner; vice presl-
dent, Mrs. j. Ross Nicols: treasurer,
Mrs. E. j. Hodgson; secretary, Mrs.
Jennie E. Straight. The charter mem
bers seeded from the First NJ. E. church
to unite with DR.. Smith, and their
prompt action. responsive to the in
spiration he furnishes, has been an in
dispenSible element of the success of
the Peoples church. The society was
named by Mrs. John Nichols. when the
following ladies had effected the or
ganiZatiOn: Mesdames E. e. Scribner,
C. e. Marvin, John Nicols, J.
Ross Nicols, II. P. Pilkington, E.. j.
Hodgson, w. F. Graves, j. w. Routh,
Ii. G. McCarty, Cratzenberg. Bowman,
G. l.. Johnston, A. ID. Brown, ID. S. B.
Johnston and Jennie E. Straight. The
aim of the society is to carry on that
part of church work usually allotted to
women, paying special attention to the
development of good fellowship among
the congregation. For the conventional
communion of saints, in which each
saint carefully draws on his glove before
shaking the hand Of another, they pro-
pose to substitute the healthful, stimu-
lating, personal contact of men and
women attracted by a common impulse
to benefit humanity. Monthly sociables
are held in pleasant contrast with those
wire-draWn social m0ckerieS where good
men and women, with subdued agony
and patient resignation, congregate to
enjoy their mutual misery. The different
committees are appointed with regard
to the adaptability of different women
to certain lines of work. Those with
dominant originality form the commit
tee of entertainment-Mesd j. Ii.
Woolsey, E. j. Farnham. Fannie Will
iams, Neil Murray. A. &. Hawkins, w.
ii. Dixon, w. Fl. Montey. A. Cratzen7
berg and H. c. McCartey. Those who
are blessed with that rare gift. tact,
comprise the committee for visiting
strangers-H. G. McCartey, D. S, b.
Johnston, IL. l.. Pilkington. A. d.
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EXCELS ALL OTHERS.
The Largest Protestant Church in
America.


America.
The partial completion of the Peoples
church on Pleasant avenue enables the
congregation to hold services in the
lower floor of the new edifice. The am
phitheater, OF upper portion of the in
terror, will be finished and ready for
occupancy April IA, upon which day the
dedicatory service will be held.
The Peoples is the largest Protestant
church in America. and second in size
as to seating capacity. The dimensions
are 1O4xl33 feet. larger than the Tai
mage tabernacle in Brooklyn, N. y,
whose seating capacity is the greatest
in the United States. There are $500
individual opera seats in the main audi
torium, and ample room for 1000 per-
sons extra. The room where services
will be held until the dedication will
seat from 1900 to 1.500, and is a model
Of modern lecture rooms.
The floor in the auditorium gradually
inclines toward the pulpit, atfording a
full view of the speaker from the re-
cOny extends around the room, meeting
at the pulpit and gradually rising on
each side An ornamental arch over
the organ will be an especial decorative
feature. Acoustics and ventilation
were perfected after much study by the
architects, and DR.. Smith prides him
self upon the success of every appoint
ment.
The building will cost 100000 when
completed. Twenty thousand dollars
were paid for the grounds. and the
organ. which will be magnificent in
Strument, will cost $4,000.
The estructure is uniane among St.Paul
churches. 1t has been planned with an
eye to the modern idea of making the
place of worship great social center.
With fine auditorium and every prepa-
ration for the fitting observance of re-
ligious services, there will be such ac-
cessories as to draw upon and quicken
the intelligence. crafty social instincts
and, so far as is possible, bring every in
clinatiOn toward the better into the
service of religion. The new Peoples
church building and society will be an
everyday church, in some respects,
after old Catholic fashions.
1t is expected there will be some
church work to do during every twenty
four hours and it is intended that the
building shall be in constant use.
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STABBED IN THE BREAST.
Young Simon Dillon Killed at Dan
bury, Conn,

DANBURY, Conn.,. Feb. 1o.-Simon ].
Dillon, who was stabbed and killed
early this morning, was twentythree
years old and son of the "Widow"
Dolan. who keeps a resort OH Ives
street. Dillon and James c. Chambers
had just left Mike Brannis' saloon. and
were intoxicated. They met four men
near Still river bridge, and Dillon got
into quarrel with one of the strangers.
Chambers pulled him away. but mo-
ment later he ran back and renewed
the quarrel. Shortly afterward he fell
in front of the Grand Central hotel,
calling for help. He was carried into
the hotel, ana died in a few moments.
1t was found that he had been stabbed
in the left breast, a large bl od-vessel
being severed. Internal hemorrhage
ensued and it proved fatal. Dillon was
a professional gambler, and was consid
cred an expert in handing cards. The
police think they have clue to the
murderer, bat up to this evening no ar
rest has been made.
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MAKING A CABINET.
The Miller and Platt Factions
Hopelessly at Variance.

Hopelessly at Variance.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 1O.-The
recent visit of Senator-elect Mcmillan,
of Michigan, is now said to have been
for the purpose of urging the selection
of Senator Palmer as the head of the
new department of agriculture, and that
he went away satisfied Michigan would
get the place. His visit, however. has
given an impetus to the talk of Alger
for the war department, which had died
out some days ago, as it was said, be-
cause of remOnstrance against
his appointment by Senator Sher-
man. Mai. Calkins, who was
for several years a member of
congress from the Thirteenth Indiana
district and the Republican candidate
for governor of the state in 1884. has
just returned from visit to New York.
He went upon private business, but
while there closely observed the situa-
tion, and the results thus obtained will
be given to Gen. Harrison. He regards
the situation there as being too deeply
!. involved for the general to settle it sat
isfactM'ily by cabinet appointments.
He says the farmers and all the church
elements support Miller, while the party
machinery is allied to Platt, and that no
peace is possible between the two fac
tons. r. A. Dudley, an intelligent col
ored man of Americas, Ga, is in the
city. He was delegate to the Chi
cago convention, and one of the
two Georgia men who voted for
Harrison. He calls to present to the
general his views as to the treatment
that should be accorded the colored
men of the South. He says that to
ignore them in the distribution of pat
ronage, as has been urged by some of
the Southern delegates. would be to
destroy the Republican party in the
South. He will call upon the general
tomorrow. The anti-Foster delegation
that was reported as being on its way
here from Columbus has not yet put in
an anpp9r1Dpp
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Denegre was made assistant superin-
tendent, III. r. McGregor secretary,
and M. p. Gilbert, treasurer.
A feature of the Peoples Sunday
school is the music rendered every Sun
day by the st. Anthony Hill stringed
band. About 800 children and
young people are numbered among the
attendants of the Sunday school. They
are skiilfully instructed in Scriptural
lore by the following corps of teachers:
Mr.. Chapman, Miss Lizzie Wright, Miss
Stillwell, G. A. Skinner, Mrs. c. IL.
McCarty, Misses Ada Finch, Libby
Mrs. ID. S. B. Johnston, Miss Judson,
Miss Carter. G. l.. Johnston, Mrs. E. E.
Scribner. Miss Edith Lott and Mrs.
Barnard,
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INTELLECTUAL FEATURES.
Cables Idea Of Home Culture
Clubs and the lyceum.

While travelling last summer, DR..
Smith met George w. Gable, who put
forth his now widely circulated idea of
home culture clubs. On his return to
st. Paul, DR.. Smith at once introduced
the idea in the Peoples church. Mrs.
II. G. McCarty, Misses Anna and Lizzie
Wright, Miss Holden and Miss Carter
have each organized two clubs. The
plan is to assemble not more than eight
persons one evening each week for the
purpose of reading. and so to develop a
taste for self-culture that shall influence
home life. elevating It's tone and max
ing it more attractive. With the ex
ception of Mrs. MeCarty, who has a
natural aptitude for all good work. and
an earnest love of books, the other
ladies who have organized clubs are
teachers in schools in the city, and are
thus specially qualified to succeed in
the task Of mental development.
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YESTERDAYS SERVICES.

A Prophecy and Sketch of the
Congregation and Choir---The
Sunday Schooi--Its Leading
Workers.
It is a painful task to assume the
role of .Cassandra in the midst of the
happy congregation of the Peoples
church, but. if the change of hour for
morning worship from IL o'clock to
1890 doesn't cost Dr.. Smith few femi-
nine souls. it will be either because
women. have no souls to lose or because
the fair members of his flock are those
anomalies in lazy world-persons who
hate to lie abed Sunday mornings.
Half-past 10 in the morning comes at
least one hour earlier on Sunday than
on any other day of the week. Getting
to church by that time means frantic
rush and none of the finishing poses
and pattings and shaking-downs before
the mirror that go SO far toward paving
the way for the entrance of divine
grace into a woman's soul. A short
sighted man might suppose that, de-
prived of the peace of mind that comes
of the consciousness Of being well
dressed, women might more easily be
brought to a sense of their need of the
righteousness lHdt pIOuuceS peace But
it is an historical fact, though history
may have neglected to record it, that no
woman ever had any mind for 9
salvation, OF was ever won,
from the error of her ways. so
long as there lurked withing her gentle Z
bosom single fear that her bonnet is /
Oh crooked, or the narrowing suspicion
that her back hair is tunfbling down. q
An unsOphisticated male Christian
might have supposed yesterday morn
ing, from the uneasiness of some of the
good sisters around him. that they were
under conviction; while all the time
they were only suffering with that
horrible sensation of being half.
dressed, that comes of a hasty toilet.
Even DR.. Smith caught the spirit of dis
trust in ones personal appearance that
was afloa., and became doubtful of the
modest intentions of his crayat.
1t was another bond of SYM
pathy between him and every
women present to see him now and then
quietly slip his hand around to make
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the Bloomington conservatory, Illinois,
and the conductor of a Shakespearian
club in Bloomington. hence she is we'll
fitted to lead in the movement she insti
tuted. As result of her efforts the
lyceum of the Peoples church came
into existence with Mis-. Straight. pres
ident; E. J. Hodgson. vice president;
and Miss Bachelor, secretary.
additional official duties are discharged
byan executive board composed of Miss
Carter. chairman: Mesdames r. G. Nor
gan, C. G. Fairchild and c. l.. Johnston.
Meetings are held every two weeks,
when an original paper is read, fol-
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belongs to the former class. He was
educated at Cornell college, Iowa, grad
uating from there in 1872. He after
wards took postgraduate course in
philosophy at Syracuse university,
New York, and commenced the
study of law. But Dy the process
of natural selection, the church
took him out of law and appropriated
him to her own uses. He never studied
theology. The perpleXing problem of
computing the number of infants souls
required to pave a square foot of the
pleasant paths around the burning lake,
or the number of angels that can be
comfortably accommodated on the point
of needle, never exhausted his brain,
and it was with a clear head and as
clear conscience that he began his
ministerial career, riding a circuit in
Iowa. He had been member of the
Upper Iowa conference for seven years
when he was transferred to st. Paul
and became pastor of the First Methodist
church here. The faith IN the benefit of
cnange and the love of something
new that operate in the administration
of the Methodist church to break up
pastors home every three years and
move him on, dealt kindly with DR..
Smith. 1t only moved him into the pre-
siding elderShip of this district, with no
change in his home. On the expiration
of his term as presiding elder he was
returned to the First Methodist church.
Here the ''divine discontento@- that had
directed him from the law to the min
istry led him to cast about for broader
basis on which to establish his
altruistic efforts. Ali existing re-
ligiOus denominations drew too mar
row bounds. 1nclining to certain
Ideas of the Episcopal church, he found
the restraint of others CALLING. Calvin
barred him from Presbyterianism, and
greater love of church freedom than
of the Puritan and Pilgrim kept him
out of the Congregational society, just
as desire for liberty rebelled against
the limitations of other sects. The out
come OF the conflict was his conception
of the idea of church organized on the
basis of the apostles creed, with gov
6rument Dy the congregation,
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over the Seven Corners bank that COM
pletely praralyzes the little imps of
Satan who dance in malicious
anticipation about the smokeless,
clickless quarters Of the Y. nj. &. A.
There is really no difference between
the Bethany club and any social club,
save that gambling and the sale of
liquors are prohibited. The same system
of dues exists. making the Institution
wholly self-supporling. Its relatlon to
the Peoples church lies in this-all
rules for its regulation are subject to
the approval of DR.. Smith. General
meetings are. held once month. when
an informal debate on some popular
question is the leading attraction. There
are between fifty and seventy-five active
members. In addition to those already
named, there are among them MessrS.
A. G.. Briggs, Sheldon, R. G. Morgan,
c. W. Horr, Theo Blase, Williams and
j. A. SWenSOn.
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THE BREAD OF LIFE.
How DR.. Smith Breaks It--The
Sunday School

Dr.. Smiths sermon yesterday morn
ing, as usual, gave evidence of the hold
he has upon the people. They assume
the proprietary interest in their leader
that all devoted followers exhibit.
With clever agument, brilliant perora-
ton, OR the even tenor of his abrupt,
discursive ways, the eyes of the 1000
were upon him; old women regarded
him with the fond gaze of doting
mother, old men with the approving re-
gard of a wise father, and young women
with the reverential admiration due
superior brother-their own in some
Instances, and others the superior
Brother of somebody else.
Immediately following the service
Sunday school was held. While the
Peoples church was body without
home, two Sunday schoolsswere con-
pnned-one on ST. Anthony hill. the
other at Seven corners. Yesterday re-
Organization was effected and the two
Bere merged into one. The new super
faitendent and pastors aid, D. c. Eg-
gleston. of Ohio, not having arrived. j,
". e. Corning was appointed tenn
porarily to fill his place. w. G.
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THE NEW CHURCH.
The Spirit That Led to Its Forma-
tion-.Red-ROck RaIiefS

tion---Bed-Rock Beliefs.
The spirit of progression moved all
but one of the trustees of the First NJ. E.
church to sympathy with DR.. Smiths
idea; and when, on the 1st of January,
1888, he preached his farewell sermon
to the members of that society, it was
rallying cry to as many as it
bade farewell. The trustees who re-
tired with him were Messrs. ID. S. B.
Johnston, j. r. Nichols, Hezekiah Hall,
e. j. HOdgson, E. Z. Scribner and G.
i. Johnston. On the 21th of December.
1887, these gentlemen, in company with
others, had met in the Office of G. l..
Johnston to discuss the organization of
a Christian church on an undenomina-
tional bases. There were present DR..
Smith, Messrs. E. J. Hodgson, G. E.
Marvin, j. R. Nichols, ID. S. B. John
ston, w. f. Graves, Hazekiah
Hall, P. H. Gotzian, w. H. Dixon,
C. G. Fairchild, q. l.. Johnston, ii. p.
Pilkington. E. E. Scribner, M. P. Gil
bert, Pinzka. A. d. Brown. A. ID.
Davidson, j. M. Jaggar and Capt.
Straight. DR.. Smith was unanimously
invited to become pastor of the new
church, and religious services were
held at the Grand opera house the Sun
udy following GIIdI OH WHICH Ho anu lllS
adherents. went off like the first gun
at Fort Sumter, from the fold of the
First nj. E. Articles of incorporation
and rules of the church were drawn up
by DR.. Smith and adopted at meeting
held Jan. Is, 1883. On the first day of
February roll call containing 14O
names was read, and the first Off
GERS of the church were elected.
The Peoples church was on earth,
endowed with all its social and religious
rights, proper, powerful being. Or
thOdoXy looked upon it askance, beset
, with strong doubt that amounted to per-
feet disbelief in its propriety. But even
Orthodoxy has since Indirectly set the
seal of approval upon it when the Con
gregati0nalists admitted into their fold
the Strangers church, OF West st. Paul,
which is governed by the articles Of in
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vAsHTI AND,BETHANY CLUBS.
Institutions That Furnish tn g
Pleasures of Club Life to Both
Young Women and Young Men.

Institutions That Furnish tn Q
Pleasures of Club Life to Both
Young Women and Young Men.
The Peoples church has been Won
derfully fortunate in effecting social
organizations that embody the prudent
compromise which insureS the greatest
amount Of happiness. Mrs. III. c. Nc
Carly, who founded the Vashti club. is
notably woman who builds her good
ness up without getting it so high it
topples over on the other side, like
Romney Leigh's, and makes sort OF
badness. Unlike many pious souls
striving for the worlds redemption, she
wears her halo under her bonnet when
her patients in ignorance of the oper-
alton while she is reforming them.
as nicely as modern science extracts
teeth without pain. The ostensible aim
of the Vashti club is purely social en-
joyment; the hidden spring OF Its being,
however. works in the direction of the
protection of young WOmen-prOtectl0n
against the world and their own ignO-
rance. 1t initiates the methods OF its
founders, and instead of forcing
struggling victim into a corner and with
tracts and blunt instruments OF moral
suasion accomplishing her regeneration,
it wooS a young woman to communion
with people infected with Christian
endeavor aid before she realizes her
exposure she has caught the contagion.
When she regainS consciousness She
discovers, that her old self has cauter-
lied and dropped off, and that she is
much the stronger and fairer for the
attack. a library and parlor have been
set aside for the use of the club in the
new church building. The rooms will
be open at all times to the members,
who will find there the expurgated lux
uries of mems club life. The society,
as an offspring of the Peoples church,
naturally establishes itself on a broad
basis. All young women are eligible to
membership on signifying desire to
possess the privilege.
The membership at present numbers
fifty. Mrs. A. d. Brown is president,
Miss E. A. Whitney secretary, and
Mrs. C. Ii. Johnston treasurer.
Every fourth Monday club meet
ing is held, at which, when
business affairs are disposed of, q
chatty discussion Of some author
gives mild, unforbidding literary
tone to the intercourse of the members
that encourages no flaunt of single
blue stocking. The second Friday OF
each month a social evening, is spent
similarly to that enjoyed last Friday
evening at the residence OF Mrs. j. Ross
Nicols. Prominent among the mem
bers are Mesdames H. G. McCarty. E.
j. Hodgson, A. j. SwensOn, the Misses
Anna and Lizzie Wright, the Misses
Pierce, Misses Anna Sutton, Olive
r.
Lott, Whitney. Morgan, Root and
Smell q
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To Extermin ate Yel1ows.

DOVER, Del. Jan. 1O.-Representa-
tive Sackett introduced a bill in the
house of delegates yesterday which is
intended to exterminate peach yellows.
1t applies to that part of the state lying
south of line drawn through the
lower part of Kent county. 1t provides
that the owner of any orchard neglect
ing to remove any diseased tree. after
being notified, shall be fined $50, and
any person selling or shipping fruit of
such diseased trees shall be fined S25.