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New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
RELIGIOUS PESSINISN.

The prevalence of critical investigation in the
Christian Churches to-day is. Of course. due to
ihr so-callrd liberals although they themselves
are simply the resultant Of forces and tenden-
CLOS that are nj work In the greater world Of
thought and activity outside Of Christianity. III
the conservatives had the power they would
arrest the critical movement and east out OF the
Church all who take part In II. In their Opin-
ion the traditional teachings of Christianity are
divine and etcrnally true and any attempt 10
modify or reconstruct them should be resisted
as n deadly assault on the religion Of Christ
Rut II is a noteworthy fact that the conserya-
tives do not live up To- their principles Hold
ing. AS they do. that the faith they profess Is
diyincly true they ought 10 be sercnely conf
dent that it will finally prevail in spite Of all
investigation and doubt. Every conservative
ought TO be an optmst; and pcssimism ought
TO be left to the men in the Church who see
so much in It's formularcs and practices that
they would like 80 change. As n matter Of fact,
however. nearly all the pessmistic utterances in
regard to Christianity that appear to-day are
made by conservatives. It is the liberals who
rs a rule. take an optimistic view Of the future
Of Christianity, and indulge in forecasts of Its
coming tr1umphs which remind us OF the Joyous
note OF confidence that characterized the early
Church This IL curious reversal of what we
would naturally expect. One cannot take up
any exposition Of the so-called new theology
without being struck by the tone Of confident
faith that almost unconscously runs through it,.
The liberal believes. whether rightly or wrong
w. that the reconstructive work In which he is
engaged will not destroy Christianity or impair
its influence. but on the other hand, will make
II more than ever the one religion OF the world.
The conservative. on the contrary. looks on the
future with fca:. He minimZcs the present
strength of the Church and magnteS the forces
arrayed against it. He writes articles about
the decline OF the pulpit. and the falling away
Of the MASSES from the Church; and he even
goes 80 far as 10 declare that Christianity will
surely perish from the face Of the earth If this
or that conclusion Of the later Biblical criticism
| is accepted. 1t Is n strange anomaly. The con-
scrvatve believes that his traditional views OF
religion are as undcnlably true AZ Il problem in
! Euclid; but he is alarmed and indignant when
any one proposes 10 put these Views TO the test
OF an honest investigation. This attitude hurts
| the Church We venture to say that II the old
| time beliefs are losing their hold on Church
members. 1t Is due Us much to this Respondent
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
SUNDAY, APRIL s. 1894.
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign Emperor William arrived in Venice
and was received by King Humbert. - Queen
Idluokalani is said to be plotting to overthrow
the Provisional Government by night attack in
case certain countries refuse TO aid In restoring
her IN the throne -= Admiral Mellos fleet
was reported 10 have entered the harbor Of Rio
Grande do Sui - The English Conservatives
predict that Parliament will be dissolved this
month and are confident that they will carry
the general election.
Congress: Both branches in session. - The
Senate: The Behring Sea question was dis
cussed - The House: No business was trans
acted owing to the lack of voting quorum.
Domestic.-Ten persons were killed. two are
missing and many injured as the result OF an ex-
plosion in a fireworks factory at Petersburg va
- Three laborers were killed and dozen
injured by a premature explosion OF giant pow
der and dynamite at Brinton. Penn. =-
Coxeys army was heavily reduced by a
mutiny and the discharge Of unnaturazed Hun
garians. - McSloy. the fugitive Anarchist
aeitator. has been arrested in the coke regions;
all was quiet in the disturbed district -
Counsel for Colonel Breckenridge and Miss Pol
lard presented prayers TO the Court In behalf OF
their respective clients.
City and Suburban.-The Lexow Committee
continued its hearing; the direct examination of
President Martin. of the Police Board. was ended
A whale fifty feet long was captured of
Amagansett, L. I. - The Board Of Educa-
tion adopted the report of the special commits
sion for the revision of the school system. ==
New-York defeated the old Metropolitan team al
baseball, and Brooklyn won from Princeton
- A lunatic escaped from his keepers and
killed himself by jumping from the elevated road
Stocks unusually active for Saturday. but
generally irregular closed weak at about lowest
figures. Final declines rarely reached per cent
The Weather-Indlcatons for to-day: Warmer
with rain or snow. The temperature yesterday
Highest 46 degrees: lowest. 80: average. 377s.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
prOPG NI/TNG 4 TITUCW.

We did NOT suppose that the dcmoralizing IN
euoncc of the action Of the Democratic major
itv in Congress in passing the bill when MI
Uc,vitt's pithv characterization has caused to ne
generally known rs a bill 'for the colnase vi
q vacuum" would ever extend To our well
balanced and conservative Democratic con'cm
norory. The Ncw-Iork Sun But 1t mas. 'hr-
ricd away by ne contagion OF that bad eA-
ample our contemporary proposes pan ioI
or,cstinc thc tide Of Democratic rcverses ana
restoring the party to the confidence OF the
nconlo which for unattainablencSs ana aDso-
Into unthinkablcncss holds over the Bland Dill
for coming a vacuum In about the relation II
we may use a Kentucky figure of speech OF
"roval flush" 10 IAN cight-spot high.
If was after contemplating with great serious
noes "thn rnap of the late Democratic rcverScs
cvtcndinc from Rhode Island to Ncw-MeXico
ard I'tah." and n searching inquiry into the
causes. that THE Sun" questioning ut hrst
whether they have come early enough to be Il
means Of grace and then applying itself to the
all-imnortant problem OF escape from greater
imucnding disasters. breaches its astonishing
nronosition. "rhc great army Of Democrats.
f. saws. "is broken and suen.' How shall 1t
bc rcorcanizorl? How shall ruinous defeat be
iNfll'N A4'NH'
Dcmocratic Congress has been trying TO an
sNcr w authorizing the coinage of vacuum
for one thing and by striking down business
enterprises IN order to max" the country pros
ucrous for another The sun says. however:
we know of Int one way. If there Is any. 10
orcaniZc the Democratic conscience. JUST
think of that for moment as n serious propo-
sition. Why alongside of II IN" coinage OF Il
vacuum is plausible. feasible. tangible ana III
;h. highest degree practicnhic
"RcorsaniZr the Democratic conscience. III
order to avert r1linous defeat: Well. what next
Shall We rcorganizc the hind legs OF Il porpolS'
to train him for footracc? or the feathers on
n Rocky Mountain mule that he may clmo Il
tree and make his nest In the branches there
Of? When these things take place, ana 'h'
Democratic conscience * rcor=anized, W" VIII
have n hole In the ground turned bottom side
up and hang Il flag on H.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
Jtp,VESE TNDTSTRIIL PROGRESS.

A, Interesting nromisc of commercial cOmpet-
ton comes to lis from Japan. only genera
tion ago that island Empire was rcckohn
land Of m least scmi-barbarism, and was lorcI-
blv opened mp II the sweetness ana hgh' anu
Trade of the Western world. Since th'h us
progress has boon marvellous scarcesy parar
lccl In history. In politics il has evoiV'd Il
liberal representative popular government III
sociology il has cmancipatcd woman from inc
soryic place she occupies In other Asiatic lands
and given her the freedom and dignity she en-
iovs I'm Anglo-S Saxon countries. And now III
manufacturing Industries it proposes To take ITS
stand with other enlightened nations. and pro-
ducc for itself the things which hitherto it has
had to import from Europe and America.
lis latest important essay is in cotton-Spin'
ming. a trade long praciiscd there in rather
primitive fashion. The plan Is to make lIiogo
A sort Of Japanese Fall River or Manchester.
ON what scale this plan is drawn. and with
wha, potency the Japanese are preparing TO
execute 1t. appear in Il recent item If news from
Yokohama. The shareholders of The kanaga-
fuchi Spinning Factory. il is stated have
added half a million dollars in gold to their cap
ital and are now about 10 erect new mil AT
uiogo with 10000 spindlcs. liioSo was chosen
bct:iIlSp are low tntff ana COdl - 'h''P'
Girls can be- had for A., cents a day. and coal
costs only 81 80 a ton. Other companies VIII. II
is expected. bc formed and their mills built ut
Uiogo. until homemade cotton cloth drives the
imported article from the market
There seems to be no good reason why thlS
ENTERPRISE should not succeed. The Japanese
are snguarly intelligent. quick Of wit and deft
of hand They will make ideal mill operatives
The best of ma 'hincry and the most approved
methods Of work will be AT their command
And with so low expenses for labor and sup
plies. the Hiogo manufacturers will be form
dablr rivals of those Of America and England
not only In their home markets. but In other
Asiatic lands. and. indeed. throughout the
world The one new factory mentioned with IT.
| 10000 splndlrs will bc only triic compared
with the whole industry recently established IL
japan. which now numbers well on 10 half q
| million spindlcs But il is Il sign, and the con
| ditions Of its establishment are signs, Of what
we may presently expect 10 see done by these
cntcrprising people with rich soil. fine eli
| mate. low wages and cheap supplies. II VII
not be long before they will present n com
! mandinc figure in the industrial economy o.
| thc world
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
RRTSSELS AND THE HiG CE.

The general election which takes place in
Holland on Tuesday next has been rendered
necessary by the reluctance on the part OF the
Lower Chamber Of the States General 20 pass
the Electoral Reform bill drawn up and pro-
iected by the present Liberal Administration.
The aim Of the measure Is to increase the NUM-
Der of electors from 100000 10 100000, and
inasmuch as this extension Of. franchise will
result In the political extinction Of the greater
part of the men who have hitherto figured in
lie Legislature, every conceivable effort has
been made by them TO cmascuate the bill by
cunningly devised amendments. Finding that
il was Il hopeless task 10 induce the Chamber
TO commit political hari-kari, the Premier, NJ
TAX van POOrtuet obtained from the Queen
Regent a decree dissolving the House and en-
af:ing him 10 appeal 10 the country II Is al
ready known that the Government will reap
an overwhelming victory ut the polls this week.
as the vast body of the people Is strongly In
favor Of the proposed extension of the electoral
franchise
No such means OF solving the difficulty created
by the defeat Of his Cabinet Is at the disposal
OF King Leopold Of Belgium, who finds himself
confronted with political crisis Of an abso-
lutcly unique character At Brussels. as at
The Hague, the Lower Chamber has been doing
its best TO render imperative the extension OF
the electoral franchise decreed last year. True,
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

Some other means of conveyance should pe
used for the transport Of insane patients IMAM
surface cars and elevated railroads, all inc
more so as the law expressly forbids their Dclhg
handcuffed or bound. except in cases OF cN'rclh"
violence II was the absence of safeguards ol
This character which enabled madinah 10
break away from his keepers yesterday ar'cr-
noon at the Forty-second-st. station OF the 'Ie-
vated railroad and to dive hcadlons INTO 'he
street below. dashing ont his brains. BON lhe
surface cars and the elevated railroad trains
are so crowded throughout the greater par' "i
the day that the presence among the paSSen
gers of improperly secured luna'lcS aihic'eu
with mania Of suicidal, and possibly even oi
n homicidal character is unpleasant To coh'eh-
plate and might easily result in DISASTROUS
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

-. .,,o conservatives asit is to the vigor
- .ho liberals. With average people 10 iea'
,..s.. ,s to confess It, When a religious Jo"'
.'.I to,,s its readers week after week tha' oc''
,nir ,oon,e are "sapping the foundations VI VI,
.,,,,,., IN, SUGGESTING new interpretations vi oiu
.u,,,hs thore must be many Of these readers WIN
VI, a,,,l,,do NOT so much that the sappers are
, - rorditior as that the foundations are
alarmingly weak ~ ,o;,od no
...,l.,, tho conservatives and liberals? Is Chris
,;,ritv in anv sense becoming decadeht'
.,o.,,,,s neither possible nor proper Tor
socuIor journal TO give a categorical ahs"ci ~
.,,ot question This much, however, may WIFI
nronrictv bc said Those who take pessiiii'S"'
view of religion would appear 10 uo :"
tbo modcrn Church does not stand out Ill cie''
opposition to modern tendencies. ine'
.ta church to be- an exclusive body, with 10
limos of sympathy or fellowship WIFI any ~
outside of it. while the tendency VI n'o'
Christianity is to get into closer touch WIN -"
manity even II it has to throw o'erpoai" 'Vn
of its old opinions in order to 90 so. No"' VIM
rho conservatives may be theologicaiy riIh. !"
onposng this tendency 1t seems 10 us 'ii''' NY
orr I'm saving that it weakcns Chris'ahls. w
the contrary, it diffuses the principles oi
tionitv over a large area outside 'he iiii'''S V,
the Church If a piece Of hot metal Dc pi'''eu
on n cake Of ice it eventually loses us he'.''
but the ice receives it III latent forih' 30 'i'e
Churches Of to-day are spending their lor'c
dff,,sng the teachings OF Christ IN 'he "oii"
rather than in building up compact orsahM"
tions Those in the Church who DeheVe 'ii'''
the organization is everything naturally '''Ae "
Gloomy view Of religion when they see now lhe
world is growing away from their ideai. p".
those who regard Christianity as spiri'u'i
force Il rcgenerating life, believe that never oc
foro has il been more dominant in the world
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
cRtrESEyD 4ND NEW UTRECHT.

Local elections this spring from Maine 10
Texas show great Republican gains. Towns
usually favorng that party have increased thr'r
maioritics Towns hitherto invariably Demo
cratic have gone Republican for the first time
There are ample general causes for the tr"m'h-
dous change Of sentiment shown by American
voters Yet in certain places there nave pe'h
exceptional conditions. and the political r'V"-
lutions there effected are 10 be attributed /"
special causes.
There are. for example. the two Kings County
towns of Gravcscnd and Ncw-Ctrccht. tl'c-
,ions were held in them last Tuesday. In po'h
tbe Rcnunlicans. with tie aid ~ Independent
voters were successful IN clccting Supervisors.
In Gravescnd they had nearly two hundred
moiorty against Democratic majority "t
moro than three thousand six hundred NJ tht
las, preceding election for such officers; ami Ill
NcwI'trccht they had nearly fifty. against
former adverse majority of more than fourteen
bundrcd That is to say. the face of III"
re,urns NOR, than half Of the voters In each of
these towns have this year changed their party
affiliations But though there have been many
| convcrsions there rs elsewhere: though Demo
crots have bccomc Republicans. and the ind"-
nnndcnt vote. sometime Democratic, has now
SWING over 10 the Republican side. ncverthc-
loss II is scarcely credible that such changes
have been sufficiently numerous TO produce such
a political revolution as that which has JUST
J occurred.
The trlcr explanation Of il Is that on lu's
day for the first time in years those towns
| eniovcd Il free ballot and fair count. IN"
terrorism established by McKane and his fcl-
! lov-fclons was broken. and men dared To vote
as they pleased. instead Of aS some lhSol'h'
boss dictated The reign Of bogus registry. re-
pcatlng ballot box stufiing and perjurcd returns
was broken and the votes were counted as they
were cast and announced as they were counted
That is why Gravcscnd and NcwCtrccht went
Republican on Tuesday. They have been hc-
publican all alongAor at least very evenly dl-
! vidcd But the will Of the people has been an
nulleA bv the crimes Of Boss and Ring ana
Gang Now that those crimes have p'ch "N-
posed and partly punished. government "of the
people. for the people and by the people Is
| triuuuh1ut
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

Sorne Of the parishioners of a Portland CMe) Meth
odist clergyman have formulated charges against
him. Among other things. they say that ne once
went 10 a picnic wearing pair OF white pants"
that he played baseball while at the picnic In
way that indicated his enjoyment of the game AMI
that he once drank half bottle OF ginger ale and
remarked that he would Ike some more The &C.
cusaton Of wearing pants is a most serious one;
and II is to be hoped that the matter Will be siftA
TO the bottom.
Mister" said the small boy to the grocer;
mother told me to ask y9y II theys coaTs any ,Ss such
thing as sugar obeT wants 70 g trusted I"f5s @
two pounds. s."-(Washington star
Every city official Of Spring Hill, Kan. is .
woman, and the only reason why the men don't
take to the woods is that there are none
Richard Croker has several horses in training
on his Texas ranch. a dark one that Is. not out
there and ,dr Tsc 3 bfahdld IT P
Ledger.
.Is the Democratic party mad?" asks dif.
gusted Independent paper. Well. there is no doubt
that the voters are mad at the Democratic party.
Leave me now. Lobea." said Mr. Mcswatt
passing his hand nervously across his head. i
wish TO be alone for the next hour or two -
What Is the matter. Billger" inquired MA
NcSwatt. with some anxiety. , ,,, ,.,,
II have got to consult railway guide."-(Chi-
cago Tribune.
How time fiiesi In less tndn nlontH the Sodhuy
will be laughing over the venerable jokes about
the months without an r.
Mcshaughnessy-w did the people say about
my lecture last evening?
Candourlegh- things. | heard one man 70
mark that he didn't the sense OF PROFESSOR
Garner going to Africa to see II monkeys talked,
when he might have heard you at small expense
and little trou5le.-(Boston Transcript
Levi r. Plerson. OF Hudson. Mich. has erected Q
monument for himself and wife in his cemetery lot
on one side II bears the following inscription
Fellow pilgrim Help In trouble. IL you get II
comes from nature. humanit.', knowledge. here on
this earth. nowhere else think Of II. L. X Pier
SON. attorney -at-law. No charges" On the reverse
OF the stone Is the following: Levi r. Pierson,
Harriet A. his wife. They lived and died happy
and knew Just as much about the future as any
human being
The Case-"Woman dare not 10 defy
She was pale but resolute and she met the angry
eyes of the man without qualing.
give II TO me-" a.
cry burst from her lips
Brute" she shieked.
The paper futtered from her hand. With smile
Of malignant triumph he snatched Il and, return
ing 10 his coffee, perused in detail the cross-ex-
animation of Colonel Observation-Disclosures Trio'
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

an accidental nature The only wonder is mat
the number of explosions ana me deS'i"'''o"
of life and property are not inhhi'eN S'''"''
For there appears TO prevail inc ihos' ii''"
cevabc negligence in the storing S"' "1"
handling Of dynamite and other high cNpio>N r''
an illustration thereof being furhlShou u! INV
discovery uptown Of Il little chiid on i'""!
night throwing about and playing Win cd''-
ridges Of sufficient quantity and size 10 do"
up II couple Of city blocks
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

President Martin of the Police Board gave
fresh evidence before the LeXow Committee
Yesterday of his amazing callousness to the de-
mands of his official duty. He admitted his
belief that there existed for two or three years
the practice among policemen of accepting
bribes from liquor-sellers whom they detected
violating the Excise law. What he should have
done. Of course, was to find out who were the
guilty men, so that they might be dismissed
from the force What he and the other Com
missioners actually did was to pass resolution
condemning this bribery and putting an end
10 the so-called spy system, so that the poor,
weak policemen might not be tempted. Fur
thermore, Mr.. Martin calmly declared that he
hoped this disapproval OF blackmail would stop
the evil, and he believed that TO a large ex-
tent ii had done so.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

Six more of the Brooklyn polticans-One OF
them Alderman Of the Twelfth Ward-who are
under indictment for offences against the Elec
ton laws We're arraigned yesterday morning in
the Kings County Courthouse before Justice
William ]. Gaynor. All the accused pleaded not
guilty, and the fixing Of the date Of their trial
was postponed by the Judge until the prosecu-
ton decides which of the cases it will be in a
position to bring into court first
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

fore no wonder that the King OF Kings ID ~
garded among Europeans as somewhat burdeS.
some guest He inherts very old sceptre and
the traditions Of Cyrus and Artaxerxes and hs
territory and authority are of some consequencs.
IN the political combinations and arrangements
Of Europe, particularly to the governments ot
England and Russia, but either of them would
sooner pay his board at home than welcome HID
q Visitor
New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

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The Shah OF Persia promises visit to Russia
during the coming summer. but that announce
ment does not thrill the Solavonic mind with any
particular degree OF rapture. In the comparative
tables OF national cleanliness the Muscovite him
self does not rank high, but he has a certain
standing parboiling himself several times a year
and changing kaftan and gaberdine at funerals
and weddings, while the travelling Persian. II Is
understood has no ritual Of cleanliness and
leaves an unspeakabe mess behind him wherever
he goes This the case after the Shah's
occupancy Of Buckingham Palace during his visit
to England several years ago. the purgation Of
that edifce following mis- departure taking a
good deal OF time and liberal appropriation. and
causing an immense explosion of British pro-
family. According to the Mahometan rite.
which the Shah observes the animal which he
eats must be killed on the premises. as near the
spit as possible. its Interior investigated by a
professional aruspex before II Is fit for the royal
pau, and Il must be eaten with the
fingers, which then wiped upon the
beard, that flowing appendix being subse-
quenty hung out Of the palace window to
dry. 1t was at least John Bulls opinion
that such was the royal habit and It Is there