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A "HoME" FOR DRUNKARDs.

Among all the movements for reforming
drinking men, that Of John G. Woolley
commends itself to us most highly. At
Rest Island, Minnesota, he is estab ablishing a
Home for them, not an institution" but a
home in the best sense Of that word. There
they will have opportunities, under most
full surroundings and eniployments and re,
ligious infuences-to break the chains that
bind them. Mr.. Woolley Is working with
heart, soul and strength to accomplish his
grand object, aud desires the help of every.
body. He writes: "Help me build the Rest
Island National Mission. We are turning
men away every week because we have no
buildings. Wehave the land, but must have
the cottages, and stock, and tool, and books.
Send checks, or dollars, or dimes" We
sincerely trust that this appeal will receive
a warm response. Address John G. Wool
ley, Lake City, Minnesota. Signal.
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TEMPERANCE.
ALCOHOL NOT A REMEDY.

DR.. N. 8. Davis, President of the Chicago
Medical College, says: because tho sensa-
tions of alcohol are generally considered
only, many individuals are ever ready to
prescribe intoxicating beverages to relieve
the baby's collie, to strengthen the mother,
to relieve the fathers weariness. and to pre-
vent the boys and girls from taking colds,
and of course doctors and people are all
united in calling them tonics stimulants
and restoratives. Alcohol does not lessen
the effects of evils, but diminishes the con.
sciousness Of Il cir existence"
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RELIGIOUS READING.
A WISII.

We'll.
There's legend old of the midnight watch
That at sound of the midnight bell.
A voice rung out through the silent town
And the cry was "All is well"
"Alps well"'
Oh, friend, when thy midnight hour shall
come,
With the sound of the passing knell,
MAY voice ring out to thy weary heart
And the cry be: "All Is well"
"All's Well!'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-30

The BARRIERS of Kansas City recently
resolved to do no shaving on Sunday.
But as that is the only day in the week
that the people of that town indulge
in such q luxury, the BARRIERS have
called o meeting for the purpose Of
considering the propriety of rescind'
Ing the original order. ..
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THERE was one Incident IN the En-
peror Williams visit to London which
shows ccnclusively that he is man OF
excellent Judgment in some respects at
least. He got quite badly stuck on an
American girl.
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A GOOD many American ladies are
not going to Europe this season. The
novelty of smuggling things home IS
worn off, and there is no longer any
fun in it and therefore nothing to go
for
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started on 1CS uuSSlOn, CoinluS eouenn neAo
out of the rosy bowers of the sky, and all
the rivers and lakes and seas smiled at its
coming. The gardens hloomed, and the
orchards ripened, and the wheat fields
turned their silver into gold and health
clapped its hands, and joy shouted from
the hill tops, and thu nations lifted their
foreheads into the light, and the earth had
doxology for the sky. and the sky an an
them Tor the earth, and the warmth and the
sparkle, and the gladness, and the foliage,
and the flowers and the fruits, and the
beauty. and the life, were the only answer
tie west wind made to the lnsolence OF tEe'
east winds Interrogation
Kindness to all! Surely it ought not to
be difficult grace to culture when we see
towering above the centuries such an ex.
ample that one glimpse ought to melt anG
transform all nations. kininess brought
our Lord from heaven. Kindness to mis-
creants, Kindness to prosecutors, klndness
to the crippled and the blind, and the cat
aleptic and the leprous, and the dropsicai,
and the demoniacal characterized Him all
the way, and on the cross, kindness to the
bandits suffering on the side OF Him, anu
kindness to the executioners while yet they
pushed the spear, and hammered the spikes
and howled the blasphemies.
All the stories Of the John Howards and
the Florence Nightinsales and the Grace
Darlings and the Ida Lewises pale before this
transcenlant example of Him whose birth
and life an death are the greatest story that
the world ever heard. and the theme OF the
mightiest hosanna that heaven ever lifted.
Yes, the very kindness that allowed both
hands to be nailed to the horizontal timber
| OF the cross with that cruel thump! thump!
| now stretches down from the skies those
same hands filed with balm for al our
wounds forgiveness for all our crimes, res
| cue for all our serfdoms.
And while we take this matchless kindness
| from God, may it be found that we have ut
| tered ou. last bitter word, written 0ur lase
cutting paragraph, done our last retaliatory
| action. felt our last revengeful heart throo.
| And it would not be bad epitsph for any
| of us if by the grace Of God from this time
| forth weliyad such beneicent lives that tho
COMMISSIONERS chisel could appropriately cut
! upon the plain slab that marks our grave
! suggestion from the text: HE showed Us no
little kindness"
But not until the last child of God has got
ashore from the earthly storm that drove
| him on the rocks like Mediterranean Euro.
| cIydons, not until all the thrones OF heaven
| ara mounted and all the conquerors
! crowned. and all the harps and trumPets and
| organs cS heaven ara thrummet or blown or
! so1nded. and the ransomed of all climes
| and ages arc in full chorus under the
jublisnt swing Of angelic baton. and We
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iOcKeQ ana Tue GdCo OF your lips ur0ty
closed and your tongue shut up.
What place Brooklyn would be to livein,
and all the other cities ano neighborhoods to
live in. if charity dominated! What II ali
the young and old gossipers were dead! The
Lord hasten their funerals! What If TITLE
tattle and whispering we're out OF FASHION! +!
What if in ciperins out the value OF other
peoples character, in our moral arlthmetlc
we stuck to addition instead of satisfaction! !!
Kindness! Let us morning, noon and night
pray for it until We get it. When you can
speak gooI word for some ons speak it. 1t
you can consciantiously Civa letter OF conf
mendatiou. give it. Watch for opportunl-
ties for doing good fifty years after yol are
dead
All my life has been affected by the letter
Of intro luction that the Rev. d.. Van Vran-
ken, Of New Brunswick Theological Semi
nary, wrote for me, boy under him, when
l was seeking settlement IN which to
preach the Gospel The letter gave me my
first pulpit. DR.. Van Vranken has been
dead more than thirty years, yet l feel the
touch of that magnificent old professor.
Strange sensation was it when l re-
ceiyed a kind message from Rev. Thomas
ruaro, OF oalJlmore, Jne grea1 Me5nooSI
orator. six weeks after his death. By way
OF the eternal worlds Oh, no, by way of
this world. I did not meet the friend to
whom he gave the message until nearly two
months after Thomas Guard had assembled.
| So you can start word about some one that
will be on its travels and vigorous long aft,r
| the funeral psalm has been sung at You
obseouies Kindness! Why. IL tfty men
| all aglow with it should walk through the
| lost world, methinks they would almost
abolish psrdition.
Furthermore, there Is kindness OF action.
| That Is what Joseph showed to his out
rageous brotherA That Is what David
| showed to Msphibo,hsth for his fatnsr
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
81. Johns z. q. Church.

ST. Johns p. e. Church, which has often
been called the State Church because more
Presidents have worshipped there than at
any other, stands at Tho corner Of II and
enlarged In 1920. In 1t have worshipped
Presidents Madison, Monroe. John Quincy
Adams. though the latter was a Congrega-
tionalist) Martin Van Buren, Though no be-
lOnged TO the Dutch Reformed church, dar-
rison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore Though
the latter was Unitarian. Pierce, Buchanan
and Arthur Presidents Lincoln, johnson and
Grant have also attended Divine serevices,
although not steadily. Its interior reminds
one very forclbly OF the old, dim English
country Episcopal churches.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
SUBLIME LODGE or SORROW.
The Military order of Washington
la

The Military Order of Washington to
Hold Memorial Service.
The sublime Assembly of Sorrow, Mill
tary Order of Washington, in memory of
General George Washington, will be held
at Albaughs Grand Opera House on Sun
day evening next, and elaborate prepare
tons are being made by the committee
having the matter in hand.
The programme is a lengthy one, open
ing with the overture columbia" by the
Marine Band. Then will follow the en-
trance of the grand officers and members,
and after the opening chant, Put US Not
to EebulSc," the assembly of sorrow will
open; funeral Grafton; entrance of funeral
procession in three scctions-irst the
march Of the torch bearers, march OF the
children and the Stanford Rifles.
Part . includes deposit of flowers, pro-
ccssion to the tomb, ceremonies at the
tomb, and the concluding ceremonies and
bencdiction.
The grand officers are: Grand Com
mander, Harrison Dingman; Lieutenant
Grand Commander, NJ. Emmett Urell:
Grand Prior, John Twecdale; Grand Mas
ter of Ceremonies, Thaddeus X. Sailer;
Grand Captain of Guard, George II.
Walker; Grand Musical Director, John
Philip Sotisa; Hon. j. NJ. Wiley. treasurer
reneral w. q. Raines, secretary general
Hon. 4. J. Holmes, scrgeant-at-arms
Hon. c. w. Adams, doorkeeper.
The following gentlemen compose the
executive committee: Hons. Charles s.
Baker. John NJ. Wiley, William Il. Mason,
John G. Tarsney, Benja Dutterworth,
William q. Stahlnecker, Charles b.
Smith, J. Logan Chapman, George w. Il.
Dorsey, Felix Campbell, Thomas j..
Clunic, James j. Bclden, William d..
Bynum, George Il. Bowden, William IL.
Grain, John q. Sawyer, John II. Wilson,
John Raincs. Isaac II. Goodnight, Marcus
A. Smith and Il. A. Enloe.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
ANOTHER MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE.
One to he Built by the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy at Alton.

One to lie Built by the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Mt Alton.
II has been definitely announced that
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road
will build steel bridge across the Missis-
sippi River at Alton, Ill. A large corps
of civil engineers has been surveying and
taking soundings of the river here for
two months past. II is affirmed on OFF,
cial authority that the contract for grad
ing track from a point opposite Alton
down the west shore of the Mississippi
into st. Louis has been let to construc-
ton company of st. Louis
There are many reasons why the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy wants this
bridge. The company now pays, 1t is said
$50 GOO year for the privilege of crossing
the bridge at st. Louis and as much more
for the use of terminals. 1t has recently
invested Si,000,000 in extensive property
in North st. Louis and by crossing the
river here it will form connecting link
between the two great systems of the COM
pany, east and west of the Mississippi.
This will make the run from Chicago to
st. Louis seven miles shorter than the old
route and the road will enter the city on
It's own ground 1t is rumored that the
Big -Four and st. Louis, Alton and Spring
field Railroads are also ia the scheme and
will cross the river here.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
THE MINISTER'S CONFERENCE.


Yesterdays Session of the Congrega-
tional Churches.
The afternoon session of the Washing
ton Conference of congregational Churches
was called to order at $50 yesterday by
President l.. II. Latham of Baltimore.
After prayer Rev. II. A. Lawrence read
paper on Means and Methods of Personal
Religious Culture" He recommended the
bible to his hearers as the greatest of all
religious literature, and after it came the
works of great religious writers, lives of
distinguished men, and histories.
Rev. Edward Eells jr., spoke of "Chris-
tian Work. as Gods training school for
the rewards and immortal glories of
heaven.
The paper was discussed by Rev. Il. o.
Tode, Rev. $. NJ. Brown, and Mr.. Albert
Parr.
The home missionary committee made
their quarterly report, showing the great
amount of work accomplished by the COM
mittee.
Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson read paper
ON "The Condition and Needs of the Attic
Esquimaux in Alaska, with special refer
cnce TO the work of the American Mis-
sionafy Association" Dr. Shcldon's posi-
ton as United States Superintendent of
Education for Alaska makes him thor
uughly cCnversant with his subject. He
described the lamentable state Of the Is
q,imallx, and said that the death rate cx-
ceodod the birth rate fifteen to one. lie
stated that their greatest need is domestic
RENDERS, such as are used by the Lap
lDndcrs.
Dir. Jackson urged the conference to
push the bill now before Congress making
rovisions for the relief Of the Alaskans
in that direction.
The evening session was largely at
tended. The principal speaker was Indian
Commissioner Morgan, who argued that
While it was not In the province of the
Government to introduce religion among
the Indians he thought that there should
he churches in connection with all the
schools for the aboriginees. Had the In
dams been properly instructed in the his
tory of the true Christ this mythical mes
siah would have found no place in their
minds
Rev. w. A. Duncan of Boston also
| spoke on the Indian question. On motion
| of DR.. Newman committee, consisting
Of DR.. G.. L. Presbrey, Rev. w. Il. Pond
and Jude Grey, was appointed to urge the
| passage of the bill now before Congress
| Tor the relief OF the Esquimaux.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
Corcordn Art Galiery.

The Corcoran Art Gallery Is at the corner d
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth street
opposite the War, Navy and State apartment
1t Is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days free; on other dbys Except sundays 9
small admission fee IL charged, This gallery
although not to ba compared with the grea
Old World galleries, Is nevertheless a yer!
creditable Institution for so new countr!
as the United States. II contains among othe
original objects Powers great statue of tn,
"(ireek Slave"
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
AnOtheri
From he Bosto,, Ga=etfe.


Again las the trusted cashier, re-
srected citizen, a prominent member of
the church and an active worker in the
cause of religion, one against whom the
breath of suspicion has never blown, gone
astray. This good man specialized in
stocks, and when fortune was unpro-
pitious he used the funds of the bank of
which he was cashier, and when he lost
this money also he resorted to the old pro-
cess of striking forced balances TO cover
his pilferings. False entries were also
made, and this highly-respected person
showed the usual instructive familiarity
with rascally devices for successful THEY
ing that come to the surface whenever n
pious bank official descends to betraying
the confidence placed in him.
1t is not surprising that men should
steal; II is not surprising that smooth
tongued hypocrites should succeed in ex-
citing belief in their integrity; 1t is not
surprising that good repute should have
its due influence in arousing confidence in
him who possesses it; but it is surprising
that, after banks have been robbed by a
long line of men with 'hitherto unblem-
ished character" prominent as church
members" and ardent "workers in the
cause of religion" it should still be posi-
bic to plumber them, as defaulting cashier
Harold Il. Spaulding has plundered the
Aver National Bank.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18

The vaerancy list in Police Court to-day
included Thomas Chinn, George Sails
bury, Isaac Woody, Jane Cannon and
Frank Brown. All of them were sent to
the workhouse except Brown. The latter
said that he had reformed and had been
Judge Miller sent him to the farm.
HE was begging ON Harveys corner
last night, when the people were going
home from the theatres" SAID Officer
Weldon, "and saw him try to borrow
money from two men, but he did not
get it."
On account of his recent good behavior,
the Judge took his personal bond.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18

what Persons, Prominent and Other
Mise. find 10 Interest Them.

What Persons. Prominent and other
wise. Find TO Interest Them.
officer lIollenbergcr---It seems strange
many men of sound mind aud
good health will deliberately come to
u station-house aud ask for nights lodg
ing. In doing 50 they place themselves on
record rs Migrants, for we always take the
name, age, birth and occupation of those
who come and ask for place To sleep.
Many people you know, have too much
self respect to suffer such degradation and
would prefer n bed in snow bank tn one
in station.housc. The applicants for
hunks used to be more frequent than they
are now. This is the season Of the year
though when they have TO be provided
for, for in the summer they can sleep in
parks or on the banks of the river. These
fellows, Us rule, are not of the criminal
classes.
When a man is honest and frank enough
to come and ask for n place TO sleep IL Is
safe to conclude that he has not stolen
anything. Thieves are careful to keep as
far away from police station as possible.
There are some worthy cases in this class.
Their uncomfortable mania for whisky or
the gaming table generally ends in penui-
lossness, but they are not criminals or va
grants nj heart. They have to sleep at the
station aud work the free lunch counters
until they can get on their feet again.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18

The fracture-strengthening hoop on the
muzzle of the ll0.ton gun of the Sans
Pareil has been replaced and the gun has
been fired "again." 1t has been ascer-
tanned that the gun droops more and more
side, this latter defect not having been
noticed in the previous guns. OF course
il Is not necessary to state that with q
downward and sideward curvature accu-
rate aim is almost impossible; besides,
when an l,SO0.pound projectile is reyol-
wing down the bore at an enormous veloc-
ity, with eight sacks of prism powder
expanding in explosive power, there is a
chance of the powder and projectile OK
erting their force on the muzzle of the
gun, and not on the alien war ship or fort,
But, after all, only seyenty-hye rounds
can be fired from the gun, and already
five or six have been shot, 50 that II Is
quite possible the gun may never be in
action.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
VETERANS WIVES IN CONVENTION
Woman's Relief Corps, Department of
rOtolnnc, Hnyo u Meeting.

Woman's Relief Corps, Department of
Potomac, Have u Meeting.
Woman's Relief Corps, Department of
the Potomac, began their second conven-
ton at G. A. II, Hall last night. A large
number of ladies were present, and Mrs.
Joanna Turner, department president, was
in the chair. The roll call showed seven
individual corps represented and sixty
delegates present,
The president S annual address reviewed
the work Of the past year, and spoke en-
couragingly of future work. Reports
from other officers were read. Since the
Department was organized six months
ago, 1896 has been distributed to needy
soldiers and their families; clothing, food
and other things to the amount OF 1888.
Individual members of the corps have
contributed literally in many instances.
AT meeting to be held tonight the De-
paItment officers will be elected
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
A Prisoner with an Excuse.

Gibson Waters, young. colored man,
was fined $40 this morning by Judge
Miller for the larceny of few remnants
of calico from in front Of the store of
Sylvester II. Smith, in Georgetown.
Waters said that he had not supposed
that the remnants were worth anything.
That's the trouble with you" re-
marked Judge Miller, you can't resist
the temptation of putting your fingers on
everything you see. This is not the first
Petit larceny"
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18

At the last meeting of the Washington
Congress of the North American Endow-
inent Associates an organization was
perfected, and the following officers elected
Tor the ensuing year: DR.. w. W. Foster,
president; DIR. j. j. Whitley, yice-presi-
dent; II. w. Olmstead, secretary; f. Il.
Walker, treasurer; +, &. Severance, con-
ductor; DR.. r. Il. Gibbs, guard; DIR. II. b.
Holiiiield, sentinel Regular meetings of
the congress will be held on the first Mon
day OF each month.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
ECHOES OF COLLEGE DAYS.
Graduates of tho University Of Michi
gan Have n banquet.

GrHuuates oil the University OT Michi-
gan Have banquet.
In the prcttily decorated tea room of
Wizards Hotel the male and female
graduates of the University of Michigan
sat around the banquctng table last night
and fond memories of the past were re-
called.
Before the dinner business meeting
took place in the parlors, and the follow
Edwin Willots; vice.presidcnts Senator
Cushman Davis, Hon. Henry Strong, Rep
resentativc Walter !. Hayes and Rufus II.
Thaycr; treasurer, Duane l. Fox; secrc-
tary, Irwin L. Smith.
During the evening the following toats
were responded to:
The Regents" J. III. McGowan;
Speech" DIR. William T. Harris; The
Signal Service" Cleveland Able; Science
Geographical Survey" Marcus Baker
The University and Politics. Hon. NJ
Brosius; "Arbor Day" j. Sterling Nor
ton; Medicine and Woman Grace
Roberts; "Old Times in Michigan" j.
Logan Chipman; "rhe University and
the War" VI. NJ. Boothman; The Uni
yersity ON the Pacific slope" Senator
Allen; THE University and Education, ="
j. NJ. Gregory
Chapman, 'i7; Edwin Willets, %; Cleve.
land Able, %; Representative Cutcheon,
81; J. II. McGowan, '6l j. II. Mcclure,
'G3; Representative Hayes, '63; Represent
tatiye J. w. Owens, '65; Senator j. Il. Al
len, 90; Job Barnard, 81; 3ergeant-at-
Aims Holmes, 90; Representative Bro
| sius 'GS; Marcus Baker, 20; j. G. How
land, 20, Francis W. Jones, 7O Rufus II.
| Thayer, 20, w ii. Mckee, ~ Charles
| If StoWpll -, II = Wood ward 10. II
w. Austin. rs; Mrs. Louise Reed Stowel,
! '76; Donald Mcpherson, II; Miss Grace
Roberts, rs; William Donally so; Duane
f. Fox, 81; G. l.. Spencer, 70; Miss Rose
| Giddings Haines. SO; ii. III. llaincs, 'S5;
| Miss Eilic A. Southworth 'S5; Arthur IL.
Whitlark, So l.. +. Smith, 'S6; Rcprcsen-
taiiye Shiyely, SO; Il. G. Runyan, 80;
Charles III. Cooley, 80 Miss Satia Jewett
Hyde, 81; Mrs. Charles IL. Cooley, 49,
Chester IL. Rowell 'ss; Miss Il. NJ Gar
| rigucs, 80; Clark II. Mahan, 80, and Mis-,
| Cora NJ Rowpll 40
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18
on THE SALVATION ARMY.
airs. darlington Booth Eloaucntiy De-
scribrs Its Work.


scribcs Its Work.
Mrs. Darlington Booth, the daughter of
prominent Episcopal minister in Lon
don and the wife of General Booths son,
moved very large audience to cnthllsi-
asm last night at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Booth is a
sirgtlarly attractive woman and possesses
a very pleasing voice and an excellent
style of delivery, earnest aud almost pas
sonatc.
Mrs. Booth, who is the leader of the
work Of the Salvation Army in New York,
said that she was there for the purpose of
pleading the cause of the Salvation Army
and describing its work. Her language
was simple and direct, and therein lay its
charms.
Rev. Dr. Hamln of the Church of the
Covenant opened the meeting with read
ing and prayer. Then Mrs. Booth took
the platform, and for over an hour aud n
half she held her audience with her mag
netic voice, After she mad finished every
body felt that the Salvation Army was
yindicated, and very generous oontribu-
ton followed.