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church condition nH'' "o"> n EAAAoiA'
that church and rectory be built On it. Rev.
Ut: Stanley, after being associated with DR..
Gilliss. succeeded HIM rector and he was in
turn followed by the Rev. DR.. William Pinkney,
afterward bishop. DIR. Pinkney's able. ener-
getic and loving ministry was greatly blessed.
and his personal power and popularity won for
him the episcOpate. On his resignation of the
rectorship the Rev. Orlando Hutton. DID,. was
chosen rector and on the close of his faithful,
ministry In the parish Bishop Pinkney resumed
the rectorship on condition that an associate
be given him. In 1873 Rev. DIR. John Fl. Elliott
became associate rector
For some years it had been felt that new
church was needed. and some funds had been
collected for the purpose. In 1874 the corner
stone of the new church Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street was laid, and the con-
gregation entered into possession in December.
1875. The cost of the building and furniture
WAS $4,000. and with interest s2O5. OOO or
this amount Mr.. W. W. Corcoran gave about
800, 900. The other vestrymen and congrega-
ton gave with great lberality. improvements
including a new organ and costing about
Sl4,O 900, have lately been made, all o; which
has been provided for by the liberality of the
congregation.
The church has two missions. one to colored
people near the Freedmans Hospital and the
other to Cinnamon. On the death of Bishop
Pinkney DR.. Elliott became rector. The Rev.
A. j. Smith is assistant minister The wardens
are MIR. Charles b. Maury and Com. W. K
Mayo. The vestrymen are Mr.. Charles King.
Gen. J. c. keltOn, Hon. J. X. McCammon,
Messrs; C. N. Bolten. W; d: Cabell. F. H.
Mott. r. G. Lewis and DR.. w. T. Hood
Rev. DIR. John II. Elliott rector of the Church
of the Ascension, is a native of South Carolina
the ancient town of Beaufort being his birth
place His father wasa clergyman and cousin
of the late Bishop Elliott of Georgia. After
graduating at the South Carolina College Dr.
Elliott studied the law for several years, and
then, deciding to enter the ministry, he took
theological course of three years. After offici-
| ating in two parishes in his native state and in
one in New Jersey he accepted the rectorship
of St. Johns, Cincinnati. He became presi-
dent of the standing committee, rep
resenting the diocese in the general
convention. In 1873 he accepted the
associate rectorship Of the Church of the As
cension, Washington, the late Bishop Pinkney
being rector, and he succeeded to the rector
ship on the bishops death. He has been for
many years a member Of the standing commit
tee Of the diocese, and has four times repre-
scented the diocese in the general convention
In 1880 he was elected president OF the diocesan
convention in the absence of the bishop. Dr.
Elliott is president of the Pastors Alliance of
the District of Columbia, and Mt the last con-
ventiOn of the diocese was elected president of
the standing committee.
St. Marks.
St. Marks parish, in the Capitol Hill portion OF
the city, was organized in 1869, next after St.
Pauls in point Of time Its name was suggested
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THE CONGO TREATY
Mo- Yet Approved by the United States
Grounds of the Senate Opposition.

M. Vet Aurrox.,1 nv ,h. u,,..a s.....
Crounds of th. ss,.,. ou,,,s,.,.-
A number OF inquiries have been received al
the Department of State from philanthropic
organizations and individuals ma to the failure
~ tbe Un;,oa S,.,.s oo,,o.un.. =, - a.
os.a -. A." 50 o. " AZ
"onerenco W .he oohso treaty, tne nnsA ratin'
cation OF which must be exchanged before the
end of the month. This treaty is an agreement
to SUPPRESS the slave trade fine sale of breach.
loodira a.. .r,,,,d ;n.ox;..n,, :, a. 60.
.,:a.n' NJ "s .'nu i'ai's ~ 'ne oons.
uis'ric' Oh equa'oriai Africa ana nearly All oil
the great powers Of the world have Joined in
accepting its obligations.
The State Department has replied to fhese
inquiries that the subject is still under con.
siderati by the United States Senate in ex.
ecutive session, and the department does no,
feel at liberty to discuss the matter generally.
but that it is proper to SAY as result of cor.
respondence that it is not improbable that the
treaty will 20 into effect at the appointed time
in respect to all of the sipnatories excent the
United States. and that it will be left omen 10
this government to give its adhesion here
after The department has been workino ~
this end. and the Senate having failed 10 tale
definite action. that WAS ali that could he done
pendind further action by the Senate This
treaty was negotiated at Brussels and
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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
Parishes in the District and Their
Rectors.
SOME POPULAR DIvINEs.
Sketches OF the Protestant Episcopal Par
ishes In the District-Churches That Figure
I'm the Early History of tho City-Ths Oldest
Rarish.

There are sixteen Episcopal parishes in and
close by the city Of Washington, and owing tc
the recent active events in Episcopal circles,
attention il especially directed toward them.
Besides the parish churches representing
these parishes ths-e a-e number Of ohape.s.
The recent convention OF the diocese OF
Maryland held in Baltimore spent considerable
portion Of its tine in the discussion of Wash
ington's Episcopal church affairs and provided
for a now parish. tine church to be erected near
Dupont Circle. An important announcement
at the convention was that Of gift Of $50 200
for the endowment Of a cathedral to be built
in Washington AMI Of $40 600 for a new church
a: Columbia road.
At the convention Of Washington held this
week at st. Paurs Church much time was spent
in discussion OF the Anacostia Church troubles,
and it was decided TO make earnest effort to
raise money for this church. n New York lady
having promised $1,000 II s5,OOO more could De
raised without debt
The Oldest Episcopal church in the city lin
its is Christ Church. Washington Christ
Church was the parish church of WASH
ington parish. which originally included
the whole city, and is still the legal name
of the diminished territory assigned to
that church in the southeast portion OF the
city Washington parish was formed IN 1884
and the present Christ Church dates from 1907
The oldest church and parish in the District
is Rock Creek parish
The second parish organized in the city
limits ST. Johns. The third was Trinity
parish. the name being suggested by its being
The third
Christ Church.
Clustering around Christ Church, Washing
ton are innumerable traditions and interesting
fscts The church and parish are among the
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Of the ladies Of the congregation. assured the
success Of the enterprise. The estimated cost
Of the church at that time was SIS, 900 and .
debt Of only q, 900 was left
Since the opening Of the new church the
At Easter, 1887, the last payment hquidating
the entire church debt was made, and on June
of the same year the church was formally
consecrated. Many Improvements have been
made on the building and especially in the
church, rich in memorial windows, every win
dow being now filed with memorial glass. A
new rectory costing slS.000 has recently been
constructed, and last Easter the debt on this
was extinguished. The communicates ct Christ
Church number over 800.
Emmanuel Parish.
Owing to the earnest efforts now being made
to build new church no parish in the District
contains more elements of interest than Anacos-
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Foreign Diplomats I'm Chicago.

Al noon yesterday the distinguished guests
of foreign diplomats in Chicago, accompanied
by the reception committee, took carriages and
were driven through Lincoln Park and along
the lake shore drive. On the return TO the city
at 2 O'Clock a stop vas made at the residence of
Editor Joseph MediIl. where an informal lunch
con was served. Shortly after O'Clock the
party visited the worlds fair headquarters.
They were shown the different department. and
finally taken to Chief of Construction Burn
hams office, where over two hours were spent
in examining the plans aud the details Of the
construction work. The visitors returned to
the auditorium for q short rest before dinner
and last night witnessed the performance Of
'Beauty and the Beast st the Auditorium
Open House.
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greatly prospered, and in the st. Johns Work
ingman's Club, which he founded. . proof Of
his ability is shown
81. Paul's.
The recent convocation was held in St. Paul's
Church on sd street, one Of the neatest and
prettiest Of the city churches. st. Paurs
Church was founded in 1856, when it was cut
off from the large parish of st. Johns. Work
was begun in the same year on the present
church building While the building was in
course Of construction services were held in
rooms over q grocery store at the corner of
20th street and Pennsylvania avenue. The
parish Of st. Pauls is geographically small
one, extending from 22d street to the boundary
thence around on the borders of Rock creek to
25th street, to and thence to 23d again. II it,
however. large in its congregations its COM
municants numbering over $50. There has
been a notable increase of membership
during the rectorship of DIR. Harding The
members of st. 1eul's congregation do not, by
any means, all live in the parish, but are scat
tered all over the city.
The first rector Of this parish was Rev. Au-
gustus jackson. who presided over the church
VIM. Barker, who gave way to Dr. Harding in
1887. While DIR. Barker was in charge the
church building was enlarged and a new chan
eel added. Recently a building has been
erected adjoining the church for the use of the
Sunday school and the residence of the assist
ant.
The splendid music has always been
one of st. Paurs characteristics. II
was the first church in the city to introduce
tine choral service starting with it in 1866.
From St. Pauls other OF the churches have
adopted the idea until quite a number Of them
now have surpliced choirs. The music of st.
Pauls was raised to its high standard mainly
through the efforts of its organist and director,
MIR. John p. Franklin. who acted in that Ca
pacity for many years. Upon his retirement.
about two years ago, on account Of ill health,
he was succeeded by MIR. d. b. Macleod, who
was the first organist to introduce the choral
scr vice at St John'a
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by that Of the Rev.
Mark L. Odds, for some
time rector of Christ
Church. who took the
first steps toward form
ing this parish out of
his own. and whose
surviving friends cher
ished his memory in
this way while dedicat-
ing the church to the
holy evangelist, st.
Mark. Mr.. Odds sue
cessor, Rev. Charles Fl.
Shields, invited Rev. A.
Floridus Steele to take
charge of the mission,
which was soon erected
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New York letter 70 the Philadelphia Py~ss
sayE In the best social circles here there has
been whispered for few days little hint
which has absorbed ali interest in other topics.
Never have the charms and popularity OF ths
whom the nation regards - theirs, been 20
apparent This hint 10 one that women tsll
among themselves with that quiet and delicious
joy that the suggestion OF coming maternity
always creates, and IL h for higher honor
great once brought him, that the most cordial
sympathy and tendsr though yet tacit con-
Grstulasions are extsnded 70 this wooer and
winner Of ens Il ~ fAirsst end 1ess Gs.ssess
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from strong personality
of its present rector.
Rev. DR.. Addison, Ii an
interesting study. The
first services were held
in Trinity parish in 1880
under the direction of
Rev. Henry Vandyke
Johns, who was the first
rector. The congrega-
ton at the time wor-
shipped in the court
house. Afterward it
was decided that a
church should be built,
n -. n n
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Gathering Of Jewish Ministers.

The Jewish Ministers Association of America
will have it, thirteenth annual conference Mon
day, the opening session Of which will be held
at the Madison Avenue Temple in New York.
Some Of the papers and addresses to be read q
the conference, which will last several days,
will be ''Some Unexplained Items In Tslmudic
Theology" by Rev. DR.. Kohut; 'Prison Visit
ing" by Rev. A. N. Radin; IAN Evil and Ii
Remedy" by Rev. DR.. Iiowixi Of Philadelphia.
Reports will also be received from the commit
tes on the proposed system Of Jewish theology.
This year the date Of the convention has been
set after tho Jewish Pentacost, until which fos-
tival all Jewish ministers are very busy with
the regular congregational duties. and Thu viii
doubtless resuls in larger ATTENDANCE than
usual This u the oldest aud largest rabbinical
association in the country. Ii officers arr
Rev. Drs. Gotthsil Jacobs, De Sofa, Nendes,
kohut and Wise Of New York, Rev. Dr.. Jas
trow Of Philadelphis, Rev. Dr. Sold Of Hid
more, Rev. DR.. 1aaker Of Boston and Rev. Or,
Harrison Of Brooklyn.
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ing one Of the hand
soonest church edifices
in the country. Tn !,
parish of the Ascensi.,.l
began its existence in
1874. The Rev. Dr. Gil
liss was the first rec Tor
and the founder Of the
Church of the AsccL-
sion. Services were held
at frs. in a small
buildin. on H street
near 9Th. The congrI :
CATION grew rapidly
and in 1S45 entered its
new church, built on
a lot on II street givon
by Mrs. Van Ness to the
Protestant Episcopal
oh .,rah aol,x,
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on the Feast of the
Epiphany, January 6.
1912, at the house of
Mrs. Easton, corner of
/ and 10Th streets, it was
decided to organize a
new congregation and
to adopt the name of
Epiphany Church. A
vestry was elected Au-
gust 10. 1912. and the
parish was admitted by
the convention of the
diocese Of Maryland in
May, 1874. The corner
stone Of the church edi-
flee was laid August 10.
1913, and a plain rec
tangular structure with
low ceiling and pointed
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few antiquities which the
church in this country
can boast. being the old
est parish within the
limits of the city of
Washington and one Of
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT the
colonial church became
organized into a national
and provincial church.
The history of the parish
l. so closely interviewer
with the history of the
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locality, is Rock Greek
Church. out among the
hills and wooded slopes
of its own big church
yard st. Paul's is the
name of the church and
Rock Creek of the par
ish. and together they
form a link between the
American church lie
and the ancient see Of
Can't e T bury. Rock
Greek at one time in
cluded all the territory
lying between the Poto-
mac and the Fatuxent
rivera and aNtaulipo
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tia parish. Mr.. Daven-
port, the minister, 10 an
earnest, hard worker
and II his efforts In the
direction Of setting the
church on its feet again
are not successful il
will be the fault of the
Washington Episcopa-
lians. not his.
Anacostia parish was
set off from st. Johns
parish, Prince Georges
county. by the conven-
ton Of the diocese of
Maryland in 1869. The
first board Of vestrymen
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Rev. Alfred Harding,
the present rector Of st.
Pauls, is one of the
youngest men in the
Episcopal ministry in
Washington, this. being
his first independent
church. He is q grad
uate of Trinity College.
Harvard, a member of
the class of 10. After
his graduation from the
university he went to the
berkeley Divinity School
at Middletown. Conn.
from which he gradu-
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No Substitutes

For Royal Baking Powder. The Royal.
is shown by all tests, official scientific, and prac.
teal, stronger, purer, and better in every way
than all other Baking Powders Its superiority
is privately acknowledged by other manufac.l
turers and well known by all dealers
If some grocers try to sell another baking
powder in place of the Royal" it is because of
the greater profit. This of itself is good evidence
ofthe superiority Of the Royal" To give greater
profit the other must be lower cost powder, and
to cost less it must be made with cheaper and
inferior materials and thus though selling for the
same. give less value to the consumer.
LOOK with suspicion upon every attempt to palm of
upon you any baking powder in place of the
"RoyaL" There is no substitute for the "Royal'
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position. The parish
was founded in 1865
and the first service
was held on the 18th of
June by Rev. r. ".
Lowrie, then acting as
assistant to DIR. Pink
ney, rector OF Assem-
sion. The corner stone
of the present church
building was laid on
the 18th of June, 1866,
and on the Oath of De-
cember, 1867, the first
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Ex-Paymastsr Ward Of the Dslav.es ana
Hudson railresd hss bssn found short in hi
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Among the pretty and picturesque city
churches the Church Of the Incarnation. at
18th and n streets northwest holds a high
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Trinity

he size and standing of Its congregation, from
ts pas. history, replete with great names, and
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st. Marks

St Marks parish, IN the Capitol Hill portion Of
the city, was organized in 1869, next after st.
Paurs in point Of time. Its name was sugpested
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than Montgomery county and in more ways
than one the most interesting church in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-11
A BIG CROP OF CRANKS.
THE LATEST INSANE AssAIL.z st AP-
PEARS AT BOLIVAR.

A Liberated Lunatic Suddenly Becomes
Violent and Attacks the Family That
Befriended Him-Narrow Escape for
Several People-One May Yet Die.
GREENsBURG, Dec. 1o.-[Special. 1.-The
family of George Fisher, Of Bolivar, mar
rowly escaped death at the hands of mad
man last night John w. Mack, of West
Fairfield, Indiana county, who had just
been liberated from an insane asylum, came
to the home of Fisher and was given lodg-
ing for the night About o'clock in the
morning Mack become violently insane.
Tearing the bed clothes to pieces, he seized
slat and proceeded to break everything in
the room.
In an adjoining room to this were
Fishers mother-in-law and two children.
They were separated from the madman' s
room only by thin partition. Down
stairs Fisher and his wife slept, she being
an invalid. Fisher hurriedly dropped a
bed tick out of the window. He wrapped
his wife in a comfort and dropped her upon
the tick. He then entered the room occu-
pied by Mack, only to be knocked senseless
by the madman, who was trying to force
open the door of the room in which the
helpless little children were screaming with
terror
By this time the neighbors who heard the
noise arrived, and Charles Fisher came upon
the scene at a moment when the insane man
was about to deal the prostrated form OF
Fisher another blow. Mack was knocked
down by a well-aimed blow from one of the
men, and was securely bound with rope.
Fishers injuries are serious, and the fight
will probably kill his wife The place
where Mack had been confined was Bethany
Home, the "Divine Healing" Institute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-11
COLLUSION CHARGED.

Tho Motives of . Western Lawyer Ques-
tioned-He Represents People on Both
Sides of Big Mining Company Suit-A
Peculiar Fraud Exposed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1o.-[Special IA
peculiar fraud has just been exposed in the
new suits against the Consolidated Virginia
brought last week by Theodore Fox. He
has employed as his counsel in these suits
Seney G. Sieberst, who now is one of the
lawyers of the Hale s. Norcross Company
in the pending suit brought by Martin H.
Fox.
s'Sieberst's connection with the new
SUITS" said mining man to-day, "is clear
proof that the suits aren't honestly brought.
He can't serve both sides, and all his con-
nections are with the mining and milling
ring"
1t was also learned to-day that Sieberst,
last June, compromised a suit against Gould
& Curry with young James L. Flood for
$4,000. Sieberst was the attorney in the
case and old million aire Floods estate was
made party to the suit. Sieberst sug-
gested that Flood could secure a release Of
his fathers estate and substitute himself as
defendant if he would pay this sum. Flood
paid it, and Sieberst kept the 81, 900, giving
Theodore Fox, whom he represented, $500
When these facts became known to the
Mining Stock Association, both Theodore
Fox and Sieberst were asked to resign,
which they did.
In the suit against the Hale & Norcross
Company, to-day, the plaintiff closed his
case. He secured the admission of one
damaging bit of evidence. This was that
the Hale & Norcross shines, which the Su-
perintendent of the Nevada mill testified
never assayed above $40 ton, were taken
to outside assayers, and the assays ranged
from $40 to $50 ton.
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SMALL PAY FOR A WHIPPING.
A Kansas City Made to Fork Over Dam.
ages for q Mob's Action.

A Kansas City Made to Fork Over Dam
ages for a Mob's Action.
TOPEKA, Dec. 10.-[Special. lin the
United States Circuit Court to-day, the case
brought by Robert S. Scaife against the
city of Girard was concluded and given to
the jury The action was brought by Scaife,
a contractor, against the city to recover
900 damages sustained at the hands of a
mob in that city. Scaife had contracted to
put down cement pavement in Girard.
While thus engaged he boarded at the Com
mercial Hotel. He had not been boarding.
there great while when it was alleged he
was circulating slanderous stories concern
ing Mrs. Tinker, the landlady of the hotel,
and her daughter.
On September 2, 1890, while at the Santa
Fe depot, in Girard, Scaife was approached
by two persons, one of whom knocked him
down, and the two then led him to the
Commercial Hotel, where mob was in
waiting for him. There, in the presence of
the crowd, he was compelled to submit to
whipping at the hands of Mrs. Tinker The
woman used horsewhip, and wore it out
on Scaife, giving him at least so cuts.
Scaife brought the action for damages under
a statute making cities liable for the action
of mobs The jury, after being out several
hours, returneda verdict giving the plaintiff
damages in the sum of SIG.