New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-25

against the efforts which were being maze WY"
great vigor TO obtain foothoid 1or '"o -,
nuisance In our state. The lottery pecp"' "uu'u
retaato<i rs best they could, using their h''e' 49,
influence TO bring my labors 10 nauglt shorty "r'c.
I finished speaking man whom didn't Know u'ppcu
mo nm thc shoulder and said he had llstened 10 lily
spocch and desired to give me something lot NY
church. Then he handed me n check ior 'nou'"
dollars II was Elliott r. shepard
WORKING FOR SABBATH oBsERVANcE'
co,ono, shcpnrd became widely known through the
American sabbath Union, which wns orgnhAeu 1"
1888 lie was chosen president ut That tinc ahu Wild
reelected nj each annual meeting since that uhc'
AT the Presbyterian General Assembly, held IN fnna
dclpb,o in May 1888 he appointed chairman ol
the committee TO represent that Church IN Nauon'i
and undcnominaticnal movement In behalf OF the
American sabbath Associated with him were TOW
crnor James A. Beaver. OF Harrisburg Penn inc
Roy Drs Byron sunderland, Of Washington +. L.
Monfort Of Cincinnati; lIerrck Johnson Oh 'Eicaso :
= J. Niccolls Of 1T. Louis, and Robert D. Irumo"'i'
q San Francisco. on November ~. 1885, 'he rep
rrscntot,yes appointed BY various denominations met
AZ Colonel -hepard's house in New-lork tny Ut MS
initiation when after careful debcraton the lnitiai
stens wcrc taken TO form the American >nbbath
Union The American sabbath" says OF this feature
CT his work:
"rndcr the leadership and by the aid OF President
shepard the literature Of the Union. the appears from
the platform and I'm the columns OF Inc Ma' """ ia
press the unifyng OF Sabbath forces throughout the
countrv the several hearings before the COLUMBIAN
Commission and Congressional committees, have maze
tho Sabbath ouestion one OF the most prominent as IL
s ono az the most important. Issues OF inc day'
Colonel Shepard is tho chairman OF the committee
on sabbath Observance OF the General AsoemDi! vi
the PRESBYTERIAN Church, and rs II part OF his duy
prepares and reads the annual report on ms s"'lcc
ot each annual meeting Of that body
on January H. 1898. Colonel Shepard addressed the
House Committee on the Columbian ENPoH'ion IN op
oosit,on 10 the opcnng Of the Worlds Fair on sunday
In hi, nddrrs, he said: "God originally inS'itmteN
the sabbath Mt tho creation. An"iward' ana "S d
punishment for sin. God made II necessary appareh,
for man 10 labor continuously seven days III 'c wen
but Immediately Instituted. As part OF Ills system VI
,cdenpton from the curse, that One-scventl OF inc
time should be delivered from H. and 1t should mol De
necessary for to labor that oncsev"n'h Par. vi
time. lie then set forth His own example ana Ills
rea sons ana advanced arguments IN the fo"r'i N"
mandmcnt 10 mankind why they should keep this Inv,
which lie repeated from the top OF Mount sinai Al
terwari, when our blessed Lord incarnatc in
PALESTINE lie approved and maeniied that law. say
ing: Il came not to destroy. but TO fulfil The law
lie gave us another point on the sabbath which was
that the Sabbath was made for man, and not man Tor
tho sabbath and that the Of Man. Lord. Ia LORD
also Of tho sabbath. In other words. II Is par Oh HIS
patrimony. given TO Him By our Father who Is IN
Heaven and every ono who attempts 10 cut IL o" III
any way robs Jesus Himself
Another form OF philanthropy In which Colonel
SHEPARD was Engaged the Morrell Liquor Cure.
for the r,.cue Of men addicted 10 drink lie gave
gr,,it deal OF money to carry TINS woik Oh, ana
with gratifying success, II was said
ENTERTAINING MANY CLEEGYMES.
Colonel shepard was much Interested In The work
of the American Church History sodeiy and when
# was in session In this city two or three years
Mi, tod ne Of the city meet
the oniccrs and mcmbcrs II the society AT rccep'
ton In III, home. lie took great delight In DOING
pleasan, things Of this nature. When the General
Assembly train Was vending Its way across ihc
continent last May he trlcsIapIcd 10 stau1n which
party would reach about meal'inc' ana Invited II"
whole parry pnr,ake OF the dinner "A, his "Apcn>c
r ,Gdq.cd Sia a Mrod die Gccr Conf rene in
sion In the city In "a" interests OF alhbath ohSrr
vance. and 'hcn went on to Portland where Il"
spoke on the subject.
In May. I-9I, col,ncl shepard went 10 Detroit
In "A private car. and - thu train neaTed il~ ne
.en, through the train To invite two rresby'eiinn
corsy men and thor "ivrs To- dine with him ana
". Il. Morra III. private secretary; Msr dr.. d'nh,r
The train passed oneida. the hos, said
& ps wears 9 p %hen aa a'S y 70 m %a IN
Ncwrors, some Gentlemen GamS 10 ny oncr one day
TAIN o, sioooo knew very n,re of the cai.c
they represented. but promised TO take their
and yf r nrd T." nnmany n and %hn ncy r.
turned for their answer toll them the $1,000 was
temptation Tor me 10 Keep 'h'r pdpTe. must
say that $4,000 n good deal ~ money. and the
promises held ont were fattcring 10 young man.
but It'd them would hnv" nothing to do With mn
Institution wnirh r.pUdial"i ID" marriage lie.
let the retainer go md have never had ans rause
regret II. but pass through this beautiful
valley without being reminded Of nv early lcfal ex-
pcTlcnce.-
\ friend Of Colonel shcpnris said last evening
10 II Tribune reporter: zone feature Of IL" COlOn"ls
HE s. ould be- noted that he has passed
Though having II In hls power on many occasions
10 publish facts regarding his critics which would
have Inundated tf'fn and been rich feast for the
pnic. he carefully r'ir,lnei from doing The
same was true In legal cases In whlch h. In
orcs'cd he preferred 10 lci his own cause and his
own name suffer rather than bring forth fnrtS IT,
his possession which would crush those opposed t.
him
Another characteristic ~ the man his mi
form refusal 10 let us name be- prrpeunied bv the
Gifts which lac mad" to Institutions In only
two rascs. out ~ The many opportunities which
came 10 him. nj, wish violated AM vet the
very opposite has been affirmed Of him. hut | nm