The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
THE PASSING THRoSG.

Rev. Dr. Behssods. Of the Cesssai Coasrsga-
stonai caufea OF Brooklyn. . disfingutshed
meuh<s Of the eserxy in : city OF maay churches
and many distinguished eiesgyuea. II IN this
city. the guest OF his daughter and son-in-aas.
Mr. ana Mn. h r. Cook. The doctor h aAcrs
Man vita ssroaG, smooshsaavsu lace, ana -
not In the least sysrso 10 . pieasans:y. my
fail name" he said last e~ening. '.is A. J. T.
Beh!ends: ~ least this 10 ~ mucn - viii ac-
knowiedge 10 owning Ny church, the Central
Congregational. u "A old parish, established out
In the 6eida forty years ago. bus now
In the center Of Brooklyn's population.
We have N auditorium capabla Of seating
about 90 persons and no gallery. The s1iace
cost abou: efss.Om. 1 hare besn there about
even years. succeeding Rev. e. n. seudder,
D. d., scd am the third pastor OF the church
TIE growth OF the city Of Brooklyn since
came there 10 something remarkable. This Of
course Is due TO tie big bridge TO New YORK and
10 the system OF elevated rallYozdA But Il 10
more 70 be noticed IN the business development
OF the city than Ia anything else We were
city OF homes and small retail establishments
few ysars ego To-Day We lave great retail
a. those in New York. A. . whole
sale business OF course New York city
VIII elvays lead suppose" Speaking OF late
church msssers and Of the. now famous Briggs
caSe. DR. Behrends said: II think the Prosby.
terrain church IL committed TO Q yeactionary
policy BY the act OF the General Assembly in
dealing with Briggs. II must not for one min
IN any way . anality. The Presbyseriaus are
only beginning this fight II seems TO me- they
are hshind the times in It; behind The other
churches. behind even their own church - IL
exists In Scotland, and cs3taiaiy not
20 liberal as the leaders OF the Pro-
testant Reformation themselves, men Ike Luther
and Calvin. Verbal inerraney In the way In
which the Presbytefisns insiSA upon II was NOT
. part Of the older belief In scotland they
have got away from IL and We in Congregational
circles never hsd the question - an issue at all
What becomes OF the cisim that every word and
letter 10 inspired when IL has been proven that
there are 10000 errors Of various kinds found
In the textss This hes been proven conclu-
eiveIy and how any one eau maintain the old
idea OF verbal. literal inspiration seems In
capable Of explanation. The Bible - . record
OF q revelation aud Of essential truth II differ
ent thing. Among " Congregationaltsts We are
far past the controversial point on this Ques-
ton, but ! am afraid our Presbyterian
friends are just getting into Il I regret this
extremely. - II must result in cfippling an
organization with which We Cougregationalisss
are friendly and one whose main OBJECT II the
same ~ ours. The doctor has never visited
the Sound before and expressed surprise Ut
what he saw. particularly ct its enormous for
ests. He viii preach at Plymouth church next
Sunday evening
Robert Sutherland. of the Posr-IxrELLroEN.
GER composing room. has just returned from
the meeting OF the International typographical
Union At Chicago. He reports having had .
great time and says the fair 10 the greatest
thing in the world. Among other things he
saw the various typesetting machines. The
MAg AZ A.AA d.
Il out o! date already: the Rogers Il built the
same principle ~ the Asrgsnthaler. but 10
simpler and cheaper, aud does not get on: Of r.
pair 30 easily. The Paige machine,
which sets type, 10 the marvel Of the
nineteenth century. Ordinary type 10 used,
but IL must be specially nicked and each letter
must have different nick. in order that tho
automatic distribute: may put each In its
prope. box. Type now in use can be re-nicked
and used. A speed Of 1900 ems per hour II
easily attained. The machine 10 run BY steam
and the operator plays . keyboard. The de-
seriptions OF the machine sent out from Chicago
have been scofted 1t. but Dir sutherland says the
half has not been told. Each machine will dis
pisce dozen hand compositors. factory IL
aud the Chicago Herald will b the 6rst paper to
equip its ONCE. The machines cost twice a.
much - the linotypes, but they do several
times ~ much work per hour, and do not get
out OF order. Tho legislation proposed ct
the International Union, Mr.. Sutherland says,
included. among other things. . proposition
to establish . district representation scheme,
which was Overwhelmingly beaten. At present
each union existing In the different cities slecss
delegates direct to the central body. Il WAS
proposed that districts b established In which
the unions would have direct representation.
and that these districts should then send dele.
gates to the international body. This plan was
voted down by overwhelming majority.
The proposition to give women compositors less
wages than men Tor the same work was also
defeated.
The Canadian Pacific excursion OF teachers OF
the Seattle public schools to Chicago left at 9;a5
o'clock last night on the steamer Sehome The
party goes TO whaicom, there disembarks and
takes Canadian Pacific cars direct to Fort William
on the north shore OF Lake Superior in Ontario.
Thence they go by boat through Superior by
way of SAINT Ste. Marie ana the Mackinaw ex-
cursion route through Lake Michigan TO Chi.
cage This trip was especially planned tor the
party by the seattle agent of the Canadian
Pacific. t. W. McGnui. Several other parties,
not teachers. awaited themselves OF tho
opportunity making altogether party
of forty-two. They were as follows.
Prof Edwin Twitmyer. u. II. Dawson, Prof.
Charles 4. Pagan, e. H. Cotton, Miss Emma l.
SUBWAY, Miss Mary shumway. Mrs. Ii. r. Nc
Culiough, Miss NJ. /. Mccullough, Miss Belle
OR. Misc Piper. Mrs J. A. White, Miss White,
Mrs H. C. kouian. Miss j. {. Routan. Miss A. c.
Roetsn, Miss II. +. HIDE, Mics t. HYDE, Mrs
Charles Hyde. Miss Austin, Miss Flower Miss
Bishop. Miss Carr. Miss HI. Mrs A. L. Culver.
Miss Jennie Culver. d.ss Mary culver, Nias
Cas-. Mss Thompson, Mrs.. Chaffae. Miss
Schlecel. Miss Hssehlas., Miss Dswuey, Miss
Hammond Mr.. II. l.. Hammond. Mr.. II. X. Mes
sick. Mr.. Thomas Alexander. Mr.. aud Mr.. Boil
ton. In addition TO the above there was party
OF four from Olympia
+. J. Powers has returned from pleasant two
months trip through the East. including = visit
TO his former home near Montreal. which ho
had not visited for weusy-shree years On his
Way East he visited his brothers In Iowa. Then
no went 10 Qaebec, aud on nj. way home wss
accompanied far as chicago by a sister. The
Iowa broN.ess mat them in Chicago and the
family had pleasau, reunion while visiting
the great fair. Aitoge,he. i; was delightful.
trip TOT M. Powers
Mfs John 6. Barne. left for he. former home
Ia Monticello IL. en- sunday afternoon having
ecea called there suddenly on zccoun: of the
serious Illness of her father.
Dr. ami Mira William Baiiey returned home
yesterday after an absence OF several weeks
visiting a. iheis cid home IL Tennessee and tho
Words fair.
II. II, Warner. manager Of rroaman'. Iycsuu,
1heaser Com IAny. IS ia the city, arranging for
the com psnys appearance here next week
>. Friedman, THE wei!-kaowa merchant. fo,
merry Of seSftle but now o: New Nhatcosu. w.s
IN The city over sunday
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