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The record-union., 1894-06-21

alize those whom somebody with more
faith has built up. Christ spoke with
authority. The man who is proclaiming
Christ's gospel must feel that ho has au-
thority OF some kind back of him. The
Romish priest rests upon the authority
of the church or the infallibility of the
Pope, and has power. We may not like
his power or the manner in which he exer-
cises it, but we cannot question his pos
session of it. Heretofore the Protestant
minister has rested upon the Bible as his
authority. The kernel of the history of
the power, progress and victories OF
Professionalism has been Thus saith the
Lord. AS preacher OF the Word he has
been helped by the Holy Ghost, blessed
of God. and had success. The great re-
formers were translators of the Bible,
publishers of the Bible, preachers OF the
Bible But if instead Of preacher OF the
Bible, the Protestant minister becomes its
critic. where will his power be?"
There has been great deal of super
stitious faith in the supernatural" says
the New York Oast{OOk, but there has
also been a great deal of irrational preju-
dice against it, What is meant by this
oft-used but not always understood
phrase? Does it mean a power superior
TO physical nature? Every one but the
crasSeSt materialist believes in the super
uldLSYldl, Do1IeNSS GudL bil6 Vi uldH
is superior to his body, and in some sense,
and within certain narrow limits, supe-
rior to, and able to exercise control over,
the material world and it's forces. Does
it mean a power superior to man? Every
one but the crassest atheist believes in
the superhuman--believe that there is
power above and beyond man, which
exercises an influence, ii not q control,
on life, both physical and spiritual.
Why should it be thought incredible that
this Some One should have revealed
Himself to man in the only way in which
such revelation is possible-that is, by
dwelling in and maniiesting Himself
through a human life? 1t is this mani
festation which distinguishes Christian
ity from all other religions, and makes it
the power it is and has been. Take this
away and it ceases to be Christianity, and
becomes simply an ethical system or d
theological philosophy. Religion may be
either Tower of Babel built by men to
reach the skies, or a New Jerusalem let
down out OF heaven among men, or even
combination of the two. human en-
deavor inspired by divine gift of spirit
ual life. But it is not possible to reserve
the gift and deny the divinity. He who
attempts to eliminate the supernatural
from Christianity attempts to transform
the New Jerusalem into a Tower OF
Babel"
The record-union., 1894-06-21

SARsAPARILLA AND IRON. G ct it from
the sole agent, McMorry, 53I M st.
The record-union., 1894-06-21

''A correspondent of the Presbyterian
after describing the action of the General
Assembly condemnlng Professor Smith,
says, 1t is TO be hoped now our church
is to be given rest But such hope is
vain. and our Presbyterian brethren will
find it out" says the Christian Register
(Unit.) OF Boston. THE spirit of inquiry
and the spirit OF truth cannot be silenced
by an ecclesiastical fiat. There are such
things as growing pains. and the Presby-
terian Church must experience them.
By and by it will cease to consider ampu-
tation as necessary for foot which has
outgrown the shoe it used to wear. Ques-
tions which have been decided wrongly
are sure to come up again. Presbyterian
ism cannot absolutely close its ears to the
voices and shut its eyes to the light of the
day. By and by it will consider it just as
foolish to extinguish the light which
comes from spiritual leadership as it
would be for great body of travellers in
the Mammoth Cave to blow out the lights
of their guides, and cast the torch bearers
into aDysmal darkness"
The record-union., 1894-06-21

The following is from the New York
Examiner (Bapt.): ''1t is said that q
young woman recently ordained at Pitts
burg is the eighth of these to be thus
formally inducted into the Baptist minis
try, so far as the vote of council and
church can accomplish that result. Each
church under our polity may decide for
itself whether such an ordination is to be
accepted by it. From one point of view
this is unfortunate, since this power of
choice has resulted in the laying OF the
hands of the Presbytery upon eight Sup
posing the figures to be correct). On the
otner hand, each church is still at liberty,
if it chooses, to consider the authority of
the New Testament greater than the au-
thority of any church, council or GUS
tom and it may decline to recognize
these so-called ordinations of any bind
ing force whatever. A UNCONVENTIONAL
newspaper has the same liberty as a
church. The Examiner does not recog-
nize any such ceremony as an ordination
to the Gospel ministry. The first requi-
site to proper ordination is duly quail
ited candidate, and we believe that
women are forever excluded from the
office and work of the ministry by the
explicit teachings of the New Testament.
So long as we hold these teachings to be
authoritative we must treat as null and
void any ecclesiastical act that is in plain
contravention of them"
The record-union., 1894-06-21

Religion is the relation of person to
a person, never that of the mind to
IDEAS" remarks the Interior (PreS.) of
Chicago. ideas are often associated with
this relation, but where they are retained
they must be of the simplest and most
obvious kind. The Roman Catholics re-
ligion is his relation TO the priest and his
patron saint, and, in a dim way, he has
ideas of the Pope and of God. The Prot
estan's religion is his relation to the per-
son Of Jesus Christ The associated ideas
which divide Protestants into sectS are of
the simplest that are possible. What
could be simpler than the idea upon
which the Baptists build their sect. div
ing under water, an idea that is familiar
TO all aquatic birds and animals. The
CongregationalistS have for their very
simple idea local self-government; Meth
odists have heirs, getting religion and
the enthusiasm which follows. lie must
lose his religion frequently in order to
have solemnly enthusiastic time when
he finds it again. The Universalist has
for his, that all will be saved. The Pres
| byterian's is, once saved always saved.
! He amplities that simple idea into va
| riety of expressions, but that is what
they all mean. The Episcopalian's idea
| is religious ariStocracy. He simplifies
| this into exclusivenesS and a hierarchy,
which are borrowed directly from the
| feudal system. No idea is simpler or
more familiar to the mind. The child
gets it among the first impressions. OF
course, in these times, we must protect
ourselves, or some rascal will charge that
we say that these ideas are the founda-
tionS of the SectS named. Their fOunda-
tions are personal relations to Jesus
Christ; these are distinctive ideas. We
have mentioned these facts as evidences
that a sect cannot be constructed for the
maintenance of any fad of scholarship,
because the people will not trouble them
selves to understand it, and would not
care anything about it if they did. But
people will maintain and even die for a
simple idea.'
The record-union., 1894-06-21

Referring to the work of the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly the Congregations
dttSt of Boston says: 1T is not strange
that the Assembly. possessing such ideas
OF its powers ami prerogatiyes, should not
from its ministry, but should attempt to
put itself in position to discipline theo-
logical Summaries themselves. 1t pro-
poses to acquire control of the funds of
these institutions, aud, practically, the
appointment OF all their instructors and
Boards OF Directors, The Assembly
showed what it wishes to do by it's treat
ment of Lane Seminary, recommending
that its directors and instructors be
changed and distinctly refusing to eX-
punge from the report adopted words
which placed stigma on Professor h.
D. Morris. the only remaining professor
iii the institution. 1t is safe to predict
that the Assembly will not succeed in
getting control OF the seminaries. There
are probably legal obstacles which can
not be overcome to transferring the care
of the funds from Boards of Directors to
the Assembly, but if the seminarles can,
it is hardly probably that they will. sur
render themselves to the government of
body as little qualified 10 manage them
by acquaintance with their needs as it ap-
pears to be in sympathy with reverent
scholarly investigation. Some time the
Assembly will retrace its steps, but not,
probably, till after long and sharp con-
test within itself, perhaps not till it has
stoned some of the prophets to whom
future generations will raise monu
ments."
The record-union., 1894-06-21
IN RELIGIONS REALM.
Expressions From the Various Re-
ligious Newspapers.
The Religious Thought of the Day as
Expressed in the Sectarian
Press.

"We are glad to notice." says the Liu-
ing Church (P. E.) of Chicago, ''that. from
the point of view of those who are in fa-
vor of a kind of Christian unity
which would sacrifice the essentially
catholic character of tho church, the letters
Of the Bishops to the Independent were a
huge blunder, and have done great mis-
chief. We sincerely trust that mis-
chief has been done to the cause of the
radical unionists which will be found
irreparable The Bishops have already
shown that they never contemplated such
an Interpretation of the declaration on
unity as would stultify the church and
emasculate the episcopal office itself of
all real significance They are not yet
ready to reduce the American Church
to the position of Protestant sect or de-
nomination. 1t is true that the declaration
disowned the intention of absorbing
the sects, but the course of discussion has
made it abundantly evident that there is
no alternative between absorbing and be-
ing absorbed. AS for the suggestion that
the Bishops sitting as a House Will speak
with a different voice from the same
Bishops in their individual capacities, we
repudiate it as unworthy of our fathers in
God"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
Annex Takes Up the Room.

at should be distinctly understood that
there is room enough in the High School
building for the High School proper" said
a ~well-known teacher. THE trouble is with
the annex composed of pupils who study
German and are not a part of the High
School, and which should be separated
from the latter. We shall have nearly q
thousand pupils in the High School, ana
shall need all the room next year. Besides.
the recitations of the annex are thirty min
utes, while those of the High School are
forty-ive minutes, and very naturally the
changing of classes under such conditions
causes confusion. There are about two hun
dred pupils in the annex, and it seems that
room might be made for them elsewhere,
as there is no necessity to mass them in
one building. 1t would be very much better
to take the annex out of the High School
building for the reason above stated. There
utilized to advantage about the High School
and Training School on the South Side"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
ROOTS & co. FAILURE
DEBTS OF OVER $4,000 wITH FEW
AVAILABLE ASSETS IN SIGHT.
Firm Gave Parry Company an Abso-
lutte Bill of Sale and Other
Creditors May Sue.

The storeroom at No. 17 South Meridian
street. formerly occupied by Roots & Co..
dealers in carriages buggies and bicycles,
has been closed and the employees are now
seeking other employment. All the stock
on hand and available assets of the concern,
which is an Incorporation, nave been turned
over to the Parry Manufacturing Com
pany in a bill of sale. Roots & Co. have
been handling various lines of wares and
purchasing from various points. and the
most of their creditors are probably outside
the city. They handled on consignment
goods from George Enger & Co., of Gin
cinnati A few days ago a representative
OF that firm came TO this city and found
that goods had been sold. He took posses
sion of all goods on hand shipped on con-
signment by Enger & Co. and required
Roots & c. to assign to the former firm
certain notes and drafts to secure the
amount due for goods sold and not ac-
counted for. The Parry Manufacturing
Company learned of this and, through its
attorneys. Morris. Newberger & Curtis,
made a demand upor Roots & Co. for i'm
mediate payment of the amount due TO
them. Roots * Co. owed the Parry COM
pany $500. In settlement of this indebted
ness they gave the latter an absolute bill
of sale of all assets. The amount OF the
assets is not equal TO the Indebtedness TO
the Parry company, and the other creditors
will probably realize nothing on the dol
lar" on their claims.
Daniel Roots. of Connersville, is at the
head of the concern. He is not in the city.
The total indebtedness of the company ex-
elusive of the Parry debt is estimated at
between 49, 900 and 10000. with nothing TO
of the company have sent representative
to this city to secure a settlement of their
claims. Suit may be Instituted TO set aside
the bill OF sale to the Parry Manufacturing
Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
FALL CREEK BRIDGES
NORTH-END PROPERTY OWNERS
WANT MORE OF THEM BUILT.
Mississippi-Street Residents Hold n
Meeting and Appoint Committees
Saving in Controllers Office.

The people living on North Mississippi
street south of Fall creek are just as anx-
ious to. see their streets improved as the
people living on Capitol avenue, and be-
sides they also want a boulevard. 1t will
be necessary, however, before they get a
boulevard to obtain a bridge over Fall
creek. The street is we'll built up to the
creek, where the residence district abrupt
ly terminates.
Thirty-ive or forty property owners met
last night at the corner Of Twelfth and
Mississippi streets to appoint a committee
TO set the movement for a new bridge on
foot. E. p. Fulmer presided. Several of the
gentlemen spoke of their call at the Board
of Works office to breach the matter to
the board. President Wildman wanted to
know what the bridge would cost. 1t was
thought that SIC, 600 or $4,000 would be re-
quired. The board agreed TO hear further
petitions for the bridge and TO consider
them. The meeting last night appointed
Messrs. Charles w. Bridges, Capt David
Braden, Charles Berner and James A.
Fletcher a committee to confer with the
Board Of Works. One argument cited in
favor of the bridge is hat Mississippi
street would furnish the most direct route
to Crown Hill. The property owners would
like to see the street improved all the way
out. Meetings will be held by the interested
property owners every Monday night till
some action is taken by the Board of
Works.
There is also a sentiment among a num-
Der of property owners on Pennsylvania,
Alabama and New Jersey streets, on both
sides Of the creek, that another bridge
should be built between Meridian street
and Central avenue over the creek. Most
Of this territory north of the creek is not
within the city limits and the county could
be called upon TO pay a portion or the
costs of a bridge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
POISON FROM POTASH.
Strange Malady of Little Marie O'Neal
Who Had Sore Throat.

Little Marie O'Neal is suffering, ap-
parently. from poison at her home, No. so
South Illinois street. She is dangerously
i'll, suffers intensely. and the two physi-
clans in constant attendance upon her are
fearful of the result. Mrs. O'Neal, the
mother of the child. is a solicitor in the
employ of a life insurance company. Last
Tuesday evening she called i DIR. Nc
Shane to look at her daughter, telling the
physician that the child was suffering
from a peculiar malady. DR.. McShane
found the girl with a raging fever and but
half conscious. The face presented a pc
culiar blush appearance, and the doctor
found that this cyanotic condition covered
the entire body. He Immediately began to
inquire if remedies had been prescribed,
and learned that a few hours before the
Child had taken chlorate of potash in a
considerable quantity.
On Tuesday morning Marie complained
of a sore throat. and shortly after dinner
was sent over TO Nashs drug store for
five cents worth Of potash: The clerk
crystallized drug. He had no hesitancy
in selling the potash, as 1T is not consid-
y WASH or in Moderate doses. Marie was
unable TO tell the physician how much of
the drug she had taken, but her little sis
She thought that Marie had used as much
as a teasDoonfpl Of the potash. 1t was in
was taken within a period of several
hours. The child did not know whether
Marie had used the medicine as a gargle
or had swallowed ii. She did not begin TO
feel the effects of the drug until late
tuesday afternoon. She accompanied her
make a number of visits without COM
plant. Immediately after their arrival
home the child seemed TO grow very iii
and the physician was summoned. DR..
McShane. after an examination of the
case, was convinced that the child had
swallowed a considerable quantity of the
potash. He appreciated the gravity of the
sufferers condition and called in his part
ner. DIR. Brayton. Since Tuesday evening
the child has remained in a stupor, and
the singular color of the face and body
continues. The physicians agree that chlor-
ate of potash poisoning is very rare, and
this is the first case of the kind to which
the attention or the medical fraternity has
There are other complications connected
with the case which the physicians say
are very unusual.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
The Arrest of McAfee.

Special TO The Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-John McAfee. who is
wanted in Indianapolis on a murder charge.
was arrested to-day in Evanston. Last
December McAfee, it is claimed, killed a
police officer in that city and succeeded in
escaping arrest. He was followed to Chica-
go by officer Thornton, but was again sue
cesSful in eluding arrest. To-day he was
located in Evanston and arrested by officers
Trent and Geyer. of the Evanston police.
officer Thornton returned with the prisoner
TO indianapolis tonight. McAfee was be-
trayed by a colored woman, IL is said, with
whom he had been living for some time.
He came 10 Chicago, he says. after a visit
10 St. Louis. after committing the murder.
and secured a position as bartender in "A
saloon on Custom House place. While
there he became acquainted with Blanche
Moore. a mulatto woman, aid the two
were soon living together. TO weeks ago
the couple quarreled. She claimed that Nc
Afee had transferred his affections to an
other woman on the avenue, and the two
separated. Then the indianapolis officer
appeared. and he looked up the Moore
woman, and she succeeded in learning from
her rival that the murderer was in Evans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
COUNTY JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Republicans Will Meet OF September 1
-POpulist state Meeting.

The Republican county committee has
called the adjourned meeting of the coun-
ty convention to nominate a judicial and
a legislative ticket for Sept. 1. A num-
Der of the delegates to the convention
were old soldiers, and as the Grand Army
encampment in P%ittsburg begins on Sept.
s, and as many will leave this city to at
tend the Knights of Pythias encampment
at Washington in August, il was de-
termined to hold the convention on a date
between these two occasions.
The month Of August will be somewhat
lively in a political way, as the Demo-
Gratis and Populists will hold meetings
here the middle of the month. On Aug.
ii, the day before the Democratic State
convention, the Populist State central
committee will meet here. 1t Is believed
in some quarters that they Will attempt
to have the Democratic convention indorse
some of the Populist nominees. The Ma
tional League of Democratic Negroes will
also meet here the day before the State
convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03

The remains of Col. ]. L. Trumbull, who
died in Chicago Wednesday. will reach this
city on the Monon at 3:45 this afternoon.
when they will be transferred to the
Pennsylvania lines. He was a member of
George II. Thomas Post in this city years
ago and was, when he died, a member of
George II. Thomas Post of Chicago, the
commander of which telegraphs the above
announcement, and the officers of Thomas
Post earnestly request all member of the
Grand Army who can TO be at the Union
Station on the arrival of the Monon train
10 pay their respects TO the memory OF
the dead soldier. The interment will be at
Centerville, Wayne county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
J.. P. DUNN PERSONALLY APPEALS.
He Wants the Assessments of Big Cor
pOratiOns Increased.

Jacob P. Dunn, editorial writer for the
Sentinel, yesterday served notice on the
County Board of Review that he would
personally appeal from the decision Of the
board in the matter OF the assessments cf
the Indianapolis Water Company, the Citi-
zens' Street-railroad Company, the Con-
sumers' Gas Trust Company and the In
~dianapolis Gas Company. Mr.. Dunn says
no peopl,. seemed to interest themselves on
the question of the assessment, and he
would appeal from the decision of the board
as a taxpayer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
Articles of Incorporation.

The following enterprises filed articles Of
Incorporation with the Secretary of State
yesterday:
Iowa Hedge and Wire Fence Company,
of indianapolis; capital stock, $4,000. Di-
~rectors, S. r. Holt, Thomas Taggart. II.
W. Miller, L. ]. Robinson, Leon o. Bailey,
James r. Henry, John r. Wilson.
The Walhalla Mining Company, of In
dianapolis; capital stock, $4,000. Directors,
]. F.. Barker, C. b. Feibleman, Carl Will
liams, Hyman Cohen and 5. 5. Gorby.
The Bloomington National Savings and
Loan Association gave notice of increase
of its capital stock of 500, 0oo, making a
total of $780, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
July Municipal Bills.

The Board of Public Works has allowed
bills for the month of July as follows:
Street repair account, exclusive of pay rolls.
$940.72; city engineer, s95; parks, s125.9 80; Gar
field Park, $3.50. 20; City Hall, including ST.
500 annual rental, $1,941.G; public buildings
and insurance, $50: furniture and fixtures.
S1.15; blank books and stationery, $640.36:
advertising and printing, $120.19; street
openings and vacations, 50; Tomlinson Hall
~janitors, 1895; Tomlinson Hall accounts,
$4i.45; repairs to Pogue's run, $500; Charles
G. Brown Expenses to Washington, De-
troit, etc. $3.50; streets and alleys, $140.53;
sewers, exclusive of salaries and expenses
Of sewer gang. Si41. 10; Bloyd-avenue fire
~cistern, 81 .095: fountains and wells, $1 Go;
Newman-street bridge, $2.035. 90; public
light, Sc. 95S.O6; assessment roll clerks, $3.50;
total 500 220 az
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
Orphans at Fnirview Park.

BY the courtesy of the Citizens Street
railroad Company the children of the Or
phans' Asylum were given a happy day at
Fairview Park yesterday. Two cars were
provided and seventy children of the insti-
tuition were taken out and treated to all
the delights OF the Park. In their neat
little uniforms they were dressed, and the
teachers and attendants OF the home and
a number of the members of the board of
managers accompanied them and assisted
in caring for them. They rode on the
merry-go-round, had games and luncheon.
and altogether enjoyed the treat as only
children can.