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CHURCH VERSUS LODGE
Alarm at tho Iuroads Mado Upon the
Church by the Secret Societies.

Prom the ConOrcoanona,rt


What shall be the attitude Of the Church
toward tho secret orders which have multiplied
SO rapidly throughout the country during tho
no problem is more serious or beset with
greater complications. J., The problem would 10
mSo II these bazs
place which the lodge holds in the affections OF
great anxiety. sad though the confession ion is,
it must be Acknowledged that come men
give precodence TO the secret society over the
Church. II the meetings conflict. the success
ful competitor for their presence is the former.
religious gatherinEs like those at Saratoga.
hut they will go long distance to be present
-, AT The last meeting OF the Vermont Congrega-
tionalists at tutland. the subject aroused the
Christians In such interests were set one side,
because few thought that the formal protest
would embarrass them In their efforts to coun-
teraet the banefpl influences Of those societies.
Christian concerns In his own community
were suffering on account OF them. Several
MhS ave IN TOWNS o. only tw in
We believe that Vermont Is not exceptional
orders,wll DO found strongly intrenched all
power and tbe deret aoa
OF Christian men from the Church, and too
often we fear from the STRAIGHTFORWARD s0rVi0e
OF their Master Recent figures, carefully com.
piled, :how that Boston has 243 churches to
59g lodges: Brooklyn. 355 churches to sos
lodges; Chicago, 1884 churches to 1858 lodges
and the same proportion obtains in other cities
Tho fact that some OF these orders employ a
chaplain and have an ornate ritual. that they
conduct religious services and preside over
funerals does not mako them religious. least
and his Christianity at a lodge room and never
feels the need OF a church, is wofully defective
In his idea OF what religion and what Chris
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1t VIII Not Work.

President MoCosH Of Princeton tells the
Philadelphia Press that he is In favor of "a
shorter and simpler creed" than the West
minister Confession. He wants creed that
Presbyterian ministers will absolutely be-
leve in and preach from their hearts.
The inference, of course Is that they do
not 80 believe In the Westminster Confession
though at their ordination they all de-
clared with great soemnlty that they sim
cerely received and adopted 1t, "as contain
ing tho system of doctrine taught In the
Holy Scriptures" But how can they
believe any the more in the new
creed proposed by President MoCosH
when he requires that 1t shall not
take lone jot or little from the great
cardinals OF religious truth as they are for
INFLATED In our Confession"2 The Commit
tee of Revision appointed by the General
Assembly OF last spring was also instructed
10 make no changes which would impair
tho integrity OF tho Calvinistic system,
though the very doctrines In which the
Presbyterian ministers do not believe, and
which they refuse to preach. are the foun-
dations OF that system.
President MCCosH's plan is to get over
the difficulty by giving In his shorter and
simpler creed especial prominence to the
love OF GOD for His children" Yet the
Calvinlstic doctrines of total depravity.
election, particular redemption, effectual
calling, and the perseverance of tho
saints are to be left unimpaired. by President
MoCosH's advice and the command OF the
General Assembly. The Confession al
ready declares that COP Is most loving,
gracious, merciful, abundant in goodness
and truth, forgIving inlquIty, transgres-
sion, and SIN" The new creed could not go
further than that; and whatsoever the form
OF words 1t used to express "the love OF GOD
for His children" there would still remain
the distinctive Calvinistio doctrine that
"some men and angels are predestInated
unto everlasting life, and others foreor-
dalned to everlasting DEATH" and that
these angels and men, thus predestlnated
and foreordained, are particularly and I'M
ehangeably desiHnedi and, their number iS
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90 certain and definite that 1t can
not be other increased or diminished"
The shorter creed could not make this
statement clearer and more compact, for 1t
is perlectin Its brevity and perspiculty. Put
ting In general statement Of the love OF COP
would In nowise lessen the force OF the irrev-
ocable decree by which from all eternity"
for His own reasons, His own pleasure, and
His own glory, Con elected some Of His
creatures for salvation and others for dam
nation. Any addition to the form Of words
would he more rhetorical surplusage, I'M
worthy of thcoloSians like those appointed
on the Committee of Revision.
II tho Presbyterian ministry believe In
Calvlnism no longer and refuse to preach
It, the Only consistent course Is to throw
owe: the Westminster Confession entirely,
and to set about the construction OF a new
c'c ID, with every trace Of the rejected Cal
Vinism omitted and Universalst doctrines
substi, uted. As Prof. BRIGGS OF the Union
Theological Seminary has said, the contro-
versv over revision has only begun, and
will last the present century out. The pro-
posed compromise will not work.
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500 MONUMENTS MUTILATRD.
Metal Ornaments Stolen from Father Raf
feiner's Holy Trinity Cemetery.

Metal Ornaments Stolen from Father Raj.
feiner'S Holy Trinity Cemetery.
Thieves have recently been at work in tho
pretty little Holy Trinity or Rafrener Como.
terry in East New York. where nearly rs. 200
German Catholics have been Inferred since It's
establishment by Father Raffeiner forty years
ago The rule which Father Rafeiner made
that no stone monument should be erected in
the cemetery, and that there should be no dis
play OF wealth, has given 1t unique appear
ance. moderate wooden or galvanized iron
monument topped with crosses, cruci6xes, or
elded cherubs or lambs, marks thousands Of
graves. Nearly 500 OF these monuments have
been subjected to the mutilating chises and
hammers OF thieves. and most OF the orna-
nents upon them have either been destroyed
or carried OIL. The lonely surroundings gave
tie thieves ample opportunity for tho work.
and 1t was not until yesterday morning that
promptly made to Police Captain Dunn. and no
Superintendent Philip Haslach said:
More than 500 monuments have been de-
spoiled or INITIATED 1t must have been done
within two or three days. and there must have
been several men engaged In the robbery, as
the great weight OF metal stolen could not
have been carried of by one man. Some OF it
has probably been concealed In or near the
cemetery. The value OF the articles stolen Is
oyer $500. Tho object Of the thieves is proba-
bly, TO break up the images and sell them for
Junk
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RLlHArsK1 IN LONDON
The nigh ThesssPhIoaI Frisstess Sets
Up Her Throne.

From TdntB fdtr.
| Nine Blavatsky Ia the fountain head OF
the new religion, the loadstar OF those who
Geek for truth The High PTis n To- Rsb the
hand. And her disciples lounge and kneel
tured smile, competing for the honor OF giving
her q light, or an ash tray, or OF tanning her
VIII an indian 1Sss sSs san, Not much Hot
cigarette cigar ~" Don soir. Jieli5to,' These are
an ssth@Stic sort Of way; Each word Is i re- !:
Seived with enthusiastic mnrmurs AM ID
Poor humanityl What have we come toll
dous crowd gathered az The dSor 81 u 4y venue
TSs IS the he sh iss fEtaTc
where spacious room on the ground floor -
resembles a church with its Gothic wooden
ceiling and little logRias at one side cabalistio
siens and mystic animals adorn tho panels.
the future or is il our astral she'll ANYHOW,
ourioBities, too. human curiosities2
There they sit, row upon row; all possible
%ose ~ So o ali SSe
heveIed locks and wlstiul eyes-imases OF
At the, far end Of the lodge a platform is
erected from which different members OF the
nOlu NellueT III
nor at sarah Bernhatdts. nor in Parliament
was there ever such an Interested and ntten-
tive audience, drinking the very words from
the lips OF the speakers-some bending forward
with one hand to the ear. like MIR. Gladstone
when Il Parnellte Is addressing the House:
others with their face buried in their hands,
showing by deep Rrunts OF satisfaction, or an
occasional startling " bravo" that they are not
asleep. MI sinnett spoke 2 few pnctp9ns
Besant announced that some foreign members
had some remarks to make. Dutch and
Swedish lady read rambling reports on the
spread Of theosophy In their own countries
Then hush came over the assembly: " Mr.
Keatley will give his experiences In America
a Thepsophists trip to the New World" There
was nothing new in his speech nothing to re-
abouts and commonplaces however eloquently
put Then Mrs. Besant came on again, repeat-
ing In other words the speech her brother In
Buddha had Just made. She. 100. spoke OF the
meaning OF theosophy, but without explain
ing anything; 1t was mere lodging. trying TO
look as II she were explaining things and not
explaining them at all. i oil seemed so oyero
ing her ,praise-hers,, the creatress OF their
creed. An faces lighted up In ecstasy; all
hands capped endless applause!
Then the common herd having fought their
way out. the select ones trooped to the end Of
the room. where Nine. Blavatsky, Familiarity
called " II: 7. b." was reclining In state to- re-
ceiye the homage Of her devotees. Crouched
shapeless Indian idols who crowd tho temples
OF the East in oil their gilt and dust-covered
glory. For an hour the fanatics addressed her
IN awe-struck tones. some etoopnR on their
knees, other kissing her hand, even the HON OF
her garment, all lost in ecstatic admiration!
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RrIdEe Improvement Piano Wantsa.

This has been Issued by Bridge President Howell,
Notice hereby Evon that the Board OF Experts ap
pointed to prepare plans for the improvement OF the
termini OF the New York Brooklyn Bridge In tho
two cities will receive plans for the of the
termini from any person who may choose to submit
them. Plans must DO in writing and must DO accom-
panied by drawings No compensation will be given to
any perAon for plans drawings submitted unless
plans Or Cravings or some portion thereof shall DO
board OF Trustees "
The dscieon OF tho Board Of Trustees upon all the
Questions relating 70 compenaeton shall DO nnAl and
not subject TO question or review. The plans be
tubmittsd TO thu Board Of ETperA AddraSsod to C. W.
buckholz secretary At tho ohco OF tho bridge truS
tees on or before Sept, Due notice will be Civ en-
will be heard.
Any information concerning the subject matter can
be obtained at any time at the ONCE OF the OF
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RonomInating a President.
Our esteemed Democratic contemporary,
u R.ItA,ln Q1,n-fcr nnnnnrhn.

Our esteemed Democratic contemporary,
the B46Gto OOsTt0-, remarks:
Sfesidsut Hszzrsor WIN b. the logical candidate of
III party IN lee1 OF course there are many Repub-
fioens wne donoe like him but what are they going do
sbsuthi Tnsy have put the harden upon themselves
~ tnSvmhavo ~ along with IL asboSt they can"
Tho fault OF this opinion comes from the
Qbt1te's applying to Republican politics Its
sttn uneffaoed impressions Of the situation
with which It was 30 prominently concerned
In 1853 There are two pretty certain
methods for President to get himself re-
nominated. He may mako himself indis-
pensable to his party by his successful
MANAGEMENT OF Its affairs in some great
crisis, or he may succeed In 80 committing
it TO some outside issue that to abandon 1t
would be too humillatng confession OF
failure, and to reject its inventor would
amount to the same thing. That Is what Is
called putting ones party In n hole. II from
either OF these causes party has become 30
onveloped with the personal fortunes of
President he becomes its natural candidate.
Fortune and Gen. HARRISON have saved
the Republicans from any such crushing or
unavoidable necessity as that. There has
been no crisis either through the dispense
LlOu OIL 1EOViueUCo OF lTOm tne eCCeH-
tricities Of the President. 1t is true there
has been no political illumination from the
Executive Mansion that any man has yet
seen. All the light that has come from the
White House to direct the Grand Old Party
on its regained path has been the reflection
from its whitened walls; but il there has
been pltfall dug for that organization since
1t got back to Washington, it has not been
the work of BENJAMIN HARRISON. The most
conspicuous act on his part to attract
public attention has been his acceptance
Of gift cottage at Cape May Point; but that
Is essentially a personal matter, and in no.
wise calculated to bind party to the re-
nomination OF the beneficiary. In fact, II
BENJAMIN HARRISON should from any rea-
son slide Off the Republican baggage wagon,
It would neither go slower nor faster than 1t
did before; there would be no effect, either
practical or sentimental. The link between
the President and his party Is in reality as
Ohadowy as 1t was before he was nominated.
The Courier, though. may perhaps be COM
pensated with the knowledge that in its
diagnosis Of the Republican situation 1t is
not alone. There Is doubtless man,
solitary though he be, who agrees with it. |
the Hon. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
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DIR. DAWSON of the Canadian Geological
Survey says that nearly million square miles
| In that country, or about onS-eighth Of the
total area OF this continent. are as yet practi-
cally unknown. The annual reports Of the
Geological Survey and Interior Department OF
Canada have q peculiar interest from the fact
that they are to q considerable extent records
OF original discovery. The greater part Of the
Canadian Northwest is well known only along
its water courses and some OF the explorers
OF the scientific bureaus are now pushing away
from the rivers and lakes to map the regions
lying between them.
In the large region embraced between Great
Fish River ON the north Great Slave and Atha-
basoa lakes on the west, Reindeer and Ratchet
lakes on the south, and Hudson Bay on the
east. we find on the maps large number Of
rivers and big and little lakes. II Is a curious
fact that all these rivers and lakes have o
place on tho maps upon tho authority OF only
one man. Mr. HEAREE. who wandered for three
years through this region over 1870 years ago.
We may infer from the changes the Canadian
explorers have been making In tho maps OF
other regions that these rivers and lakes will
probably appear under quito different aspect
whom modern exploration reaches them.
The largest UNEMPLOYED area In Canada is the
interior OF Labrador. almost 100000 square
miles for mapping the larger part Of which we
have scarcely any information at all except
Eskimo reports; and yet II those reports are in
any degree Trustworthy. there are many inter-
estnR discoveries to be made in inner Labra-
dor. including the big waterfalls OF the Grand
River, reputed to be the highest In the world.
which no white man has yet visited. 1t will be
long time before our own continent ceases to
furnish fresh geographical news.
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xORr Asphalt PATEMEvra
On TsP or Existing Favements aad In Frsn
OF All Hospitals.


The Board OF Estimate authorized yesterday
the issue OF s192,50O Of new park bonds to pay
J. @. Lane t57,5S4 and Robert l.. Walters $780,
e66 for surveyors fees. and Franklin Bartlett
$5,250 for legal fees, on an order from the Su-
preme Court
Commissioner Gilroy reported that he had
S9307l left out Of the million dollar annual ap-
preparation for street paving. He recommend
ed that the money he spent in repaving Fif-
teenth street from Fifth TO Sixth avenue, Sew
enteenth street from Fifth to Sixth avenue
Fifty-third street from Fourth to Madison ave-
nue. and Forty-lfth street from Madison to
Fifth avenue with asphalt on top Of the pres
ent granite pavement The repavement Of
Madison avenue from Fifty-elRhth to Sixtleth
street with asphalt on concrete foundation
ana OF Duane street from Washington to Cen
ire street wi tn granite blocks was also roc
commended, 4 resolution was adopted order
ing the, work done by contract 1t was also
neclded 10 extend tho asphalt pavement on
twenty NTH street from Filth avenue to Sixth,
and; on the motion OF Mayor Grant to lay as
phalt Placements in front OF all the hospitals.
The request OF the Park Department for 49,
goo to straighten out dangerous curves in the
for further report from Superintendent Par
sons. Incidentally. Mayor Grant said that tho
carriage drive In the Park is too narrow In
places, and shou ID be improved by taking the
width OF the Birdie path into it., A new bride
Tath around the outside OF the Park would
then be necessary.
The Park Departments application for $780,
0O0 to carry out the plan. OF removing the
menagerie to the little meadow was luid over
In the absence OF President Gallup.
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PLANNING FOR THE CHICAGO FAIR.
Gen GOahOrn Contributes Hts Experience
Too Early TO Choose Director-GeneraL

Gen. GOshOrn Contributes Hts Experience
Too Early TO Choose . DireetOr-GeneraL
There was a five hours conference between
the subcommittee Of the Worlds Fair Com
mission and Gen. A. II. Goshorn at / Broad
way yesterday. Thers we're present Thomas
W. Palmer ]. T. Dickinson. Jaihes A. McKen-
zie. A. Il. Ewing. NJ. B. Harrison, and j. II.
Breslin, representing the Commission. and ex-
Gov. Mccormick OF Arizona. one OF the Com
missioners OF the Philadelphia Exhibition In
1876. who was present for consultation. The
object of the conference was to discuss the
administration Of the Exhibition and to decide
what should be the functions Of each commit
tee. Gen. Goshqrn went oyer the entire ground
gave the committee tho benefit OF his expert
ence., The committee will report to the gem
eral Commission, which meets In Chicago next
October Mr.. Palmer left for Washington i'm
mediately after the conference. The other
members OF the visiting committee will leave
for their various homes to-day.
Gen. Goshorn said after tho meeting that the
report that the ofllce of Director General was
t. be offered to him by tho committee waa
without foundation. He said tho committee
didn't know yet what the duties Of Director
General were
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DIa.,t Run All Night Cars.

Corporation Attorney stsckler appeared before Jus
ce stsckler in tho Fifth District Court yesterday to
prosecute the horse companies that are charged
with negectinE to run cars all night
All the railroad lawyers except John NJ scrbnsr for
the Dry Dock road, wanted All adjournment He had
an Anawer ready to tho city'B complaint which he
wanted ned IL denies tho authority OF the Hoard or
Aldermen to pass the ordnance, whchS further char
toTo void. '' " ''N
clients to comply with the ordinance for the present
Corporation Attorney seckor said he was willing I'M
DER those circumstances to consent to an Adjournment
ons mat ne would prosecute every complaint presented
the defendants to ole anGW erS and ESpt is AZ az
peremptory date for trial - - 'A'
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MR. HAzAHDs BUSINESS AFFA1RA
Argument in Suits brought Against Him
by His Vito and by His Former Partner.

Argument in Suits Brought Against Him
by His Vito and by His Former Partner.
Two points in the litigation over Rowland N
Hazards business affairs were before Judge
Andrews in the Supreme Court, Chambers.
yesterday. The first was in the old suit OF ohm
P. CaswelI, In which he sought to enjoln Haz-
ard from using the name OF Caswell Hazard 4
Go. in his drug business. Caswell was success
full In the lower courts. but the Court OF Ap-
peals overturned the Judgment The applica-
tion yesterday was by OK Judge Rowland, Haz-
ards counsel, for an allowance OF 81. 900. Haley
Flske opposed the motion contending that his
client had a judgment against Hazard which
he could not collect and that II tho allowance
were granted II would be practically giving
Hazard an Offset to the judgment
a.: The other matter was the application to con-
stituted by Mrs. Sarah J.. Hazard against
Hazard, who was her husband to set aside as
iraudu! ent certain transfers OF stock OF
Hazard Hazard \ CO to the Western National
Bank. Moses r: Crow, and others. Mrs. Hazard
has since died; but her counsel, Abraham
Gruber,, stated that the action would be con-
tinHed, but that the death OF the plaintiff had
wanted an adjournment Counsel for the
bank opposed the application. as 1t was
anxious to dispose Of certain stock OF the
which cannot be collected. A similar reauest
was made by Mr.. Thurher's counsel Judge
Andrews reserved decision on the question OF
allowance and granted the adjournment In the
assets OF about 100000 to cover $500 Of
stock
- Judgment for 81 ,o9s.5 SO was entered in the
County Clerks office in favor OF Maria l. Lee
against Rowland N. John c.. and Herbert
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r. BINGHAM BISHOP IN JAZZ.
A Memory OF HIs BueHet.shop Days Dis.
turhs His rnrrmIt of Pool HelllnE.

turbs His PursuIt OF Pool 5elIing.
T. Brigham Bishop. onoe a noted bucket
shop man and now frequenter OF Clifton
races, lives at Clifton with his wife In hand
some style. He was arrested yesterday morn
ing In the Benedict building on Broadway by
Deputy Sheriff Terry, and Judge McAdam
committed him TO Ludlow street Jail In default
OF $4,000 ball In a suit to recover $4,000. The
arrest was made uDon an order obtained by
Lawyer M. j. Stein upon the complaint OF Mrs.
Julia L. Rotsch The complaint alleges that
]. X. Hetsch the husband OF the complainant.
had printed stock quotations for months for
Bishop In 1886, and at the suggestion OF the
latter had deposited $4,000 with him. Bishop.
saying that this arrangement would be moro
convenient for Hetsch than deposlting in q
bnnk. and that he could draw upon the deposit
at any slime. Bishop said this was a branch OF
his business, entirely separate from his " buck
The rise in wheat in May, 1885. and the lease
Of the West shore to the Vanderbilt ruined
bishops bpcEet-sh business, and he, went
South IN 9 hurry; Mrs. IIetsch alleges that he
took the $4,000 belonging to her along with
he gave the key, OF his safe to n clerk, who took
s stat snd dOWn FCTdS but fhSp
and came North again. Hetsch got 5000 in
cash from him one day but he SAYS he never
Bishop is over six feet tall and splendldly
built man. and has a fine black mousteche and
opened ONCE IN the ee Wees budn 0lso Whera
he placed racing bets on commission"
The be 4 not n, the first time deputy shsrs have
committee complaining that he had had to
sSys the co% m the tp that led 70 he
witness stand The committees tried TO sub
pPna Bishop too. but he kept out OF the way.
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THE SQUADRON or EVoLUzIoM
An Accident on tho KearsarEe That May
Prove Fatal to tho Captain Of the Gun

AN Accident on tho Kearsarce That NAV
Prove Fatal to tho Captain or the Gun
BAR HARBoR Me-, July pa grand drill OF
the men from the ships Of the Squadron OF
Evolution took place at Slows Park this after
noon, about 700 mon participating While
practising with heavy guns outside yesterday
an accident occurred on the KearsarGs which
may prove fatal The same gun which sunk
the Alabama was the offender After discharg-
ing a shell weighing $50 pounds it turned
striking the Captain Of the gun in the templs
making q severe wound. The man was carried
to the hospital on board ship. The firing con-
tinued until d O'Clock.
An informal reception will be given at the
Louisbnrg tomorrow evening to Admiral
Gherardi and officers A grand reception was
held at Kebo Valley tonight.
NEW LONDON, July 2i.--The torpedo boat
Cushing arrived this evening from Newport
and will leave for New York in the morning.