The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-21
Annual Meeting Of the Trustees oil Inc
John T. Slater Fund.
DR.. CURRY ELECTED CHAIRMAN
n, Oh. Educational Committee-Mr. Blaines
CondItion-Dr. Heber Newtons heresy
Case-New York News.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND TINES,
NEW York, May 20. 1891.

hold their annual meeting here to-day.
Ex-President Rutherford b. Hayes pre-
sided. and there were present Senator A. ID.
Colouitt of. Georgia, Rev. Dr. Broaddus OF Ken
lucky. William Slater Of Norwich Conn.,
Hon. ]. L. NJ. Curry of Richmond
President D. C. Gilman of Baltimore.
Md. Morris K. Jesup. William L. Dodge, and
John A. Stewart. of this city.
The report of the treasurer showed that
S47.45O was distributed during last year
among thirty-six different institutions IN the
South resolution was adopted apprOprl-
ating $500 fOI next years distribution
among the freedmen's schools of the South.
A resolution of thanks was passed for Bishop
Haygoods services during the past nine years.
DIR. CURRY SELECTED CHAIRMAN.
The retirement of Dr. Haygood having led
the board TO consider its future policy, tney
have decided 70 entrust the general manage
ment of its educational problems to specia'
committee acting under the direction OF the
board DR.. }. l.. NJ. Curry. OF hlchmonq' na5
boen elected a member of the board and
made chairman of the educational committee
Senator Colauitt and the Rev. ~
Broaddus. are associated with INN ana also
ex-offico the president. secretary ana treas
urer of the board. .-..
On the distribution of the Slater income
concentrating the attention upon compare
lively small number of institutions thar es-
pecially deserve encouragement In declu-
inc which TO aid attention will be paid to the
geographical position OF schools
An ATTACHMENT OBTAINED.
Sweetser. Pembroke & Co. have obtained an
attachment against property IN TINS city De
longing TO Henry and William Morris, whole
sale dea lers in dry goods of North Carolina,
s.. ~ q duo gllkg and gatlQS QellE-
cred between November -, 1890, and May 10,
The steamship Majestic carried TO Liver
pool this afternoon s4.250,0OO In gold ana
300 passengers.
Secretary Blaine is convalescing. but his
feet are swollen and he cannot wear his shoes.
Mrs. Blaine says no arrangements for leaving
here have as yet.been made. She also denies
that her daughter Hattie Is engaged TO be
married
THE LUMBER BOYCOTT OFF.
The lumber boycott is practically off and
the labor unions have practically backed
down before the strong position 1tthe lumber
dealers.
The CITY of Paris arrived on her first trial
trip since her accident last fall in six days one
hour and thirty minutes. Among the pas
sengers was Mr.. Halford, private secretary OF
the President.
Signor Corte, the Italian consul at New
Orleans was passenger on the Inman line
steamship City of Berlin. which sailed Tor
Liverpool this afternoon.
DR.. NEWTON KEREsY CASE.
The Rev. DR.. b. F. Decosta, who obtained
the signatures 10 the petition addressed to
Bishop Potter asking that the Rev. Dr.
Heber Newtons religious views be made The
subject of investigation by the Protestant
Episcopal Church, is authority for the state
ment that Bishop Potter has announced his
intention TO act In the matter.
In his address on Bible study before the
Congregational Convention to-day in Brooklyn
Rev. DR.. Briggs, the Union Theological pro-
lessor, reaffirms his position on the interpre-
tation of Bible truths; he believes III scientific
examination.
At the Protestant Episcopal Convention Of
the Diocese of Long Island to-day Bishop
Littleiohn announced that ex-Judge Henry
Hilton had donated 100000 TO the cathedral
foundation. with the condition that portion
of the income be set apart to provide for a
portion of the support OF the sec house.
TO THE UNNAMED CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Resident SOutherners are now contributing
toward the erection at Luray. Va. of a mOnu-
ment to the unnamed Confederate dead. 1t
is to be of bronze. The statue will be Of
heroic size and will cost about 10 600. When
ever there is anything of this kind 10 be done
in the South there Is a prompt appeal 10 the
Southern colony in this town, and the fact
that the Southern Society year book Is pretty
widely distributed throughout the Southern
States facilitates the work of getting at the
members OF the colony. There IS a half
serious, half-humorous notion among the peO-
pie Of the South that their fellow-men who
reside here are peculiarly prosperous, and the
idea is somewhat prompted by the appearance
of the luxurious house OF the New York
Southern Society.
DIR. BRIGGS on BIBLE STUDY
At the second days session of the COnven-
ton of the General Association of the COngre-
gational Church OF the State of New Ork in
Plymouth church to-day Rev. Charles \.
Briggs, who was specially invited TO attend
the Congregational gathering, spoke on the
subject Of Bible Study
DR.. Briggs announces his intention of sail
ing for Europe by the Umbra on the 30th.
Most of his stay abroad will be applied to
study at Oxford. He will return about the
middle of September fully prepared TO take
firm stand before the Presbytery, who viii
likely trv him during the winter
An open letter from the Rev. DR.. w. S.
Rainsford TO the vestry and members of st.
Georges church has Just been published as a
circular. In 1t the rector makes "A plea for
contributions sufficient TO raise the church
endowment TO siOO 600. He also suggests
that there should be an endowment of $4,000
for q deaconesses' home created.
CHURCH NOTES.
The Rev. Dr. Ellis Stevens has resigned the
Office of archdeacOn Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese of Long Island to accept pro-
fessorship in the University of the city of
New York. Dr. Stevens will make visit 10
Europe before taking up the duties of his
new Office.
Mrs. Luella H. jenkins, of Wilkesbarre
Pa. the first woman to complete the two
years course of training and study in the
Now York Deaconesses' Home and Training
School of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
has been admitted to the order of deaconesses
in the Park-avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. The Home has recently received
81 800 in donations and ~ 200 more are
needed for the work of the coming year
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Chesapeake and Ohio: Second week of |
May, 1891, Sl6S, 442; 1890, Sl47, 46I. Increase.
500 9Sl.
Norfolk and Western: Second week f May.
1891, sl95. $685. 1880, Sl76,093. Increase. 49, !
462.
Louisville and Nashville: Second week of |
May. 1891, s342, 1856; 1890, S34S,7 no. Decrease,
1886. From July /, 1871, Sl6,S7l 1915; 1896. |
S16. 492, 5l9. Increase, 1919, 456.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Among the late arrivals here from the South |
is Mr.. Charles W. Wood. of Elizabeth City,
n @. Mr.. Wood says that many of the |