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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-20
NO BOOK LIKE THE BIBLE.
DIR. first Says the Scriptures Cam
not Be Summarized

Dr. Hirst chose the last clause of the
twelfth verse Of the second Ephesians for
his text at Simpson Memorial Church last
evening:
That at that time ye were without Christ.
Deing aliens from the commonwealth of Israel
and strangers from The covenants of promise.
having no hope and without God In The world
Dr. Hrst said neither philosopher
stoics nor epicures could devise anything
that would supplant the word of God. lie
said worldly man might drink from the
cup of joy and be merry. but there would
come day when he would discover to his
sorrow that an adder lurked In the bottom
of the cup. Christians who placed their
faith in Jesus might sometimes tremble
when thrown in the way of temptation, ho
said, but the rock upon which they built
their faith would never totter.
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GOD IS EVERY WHERE.
His Goodness and Power Peryade
All Human Life.

Last night at the Second Unitarian
Church the usual large audience greeted
Rev. Leslie w. Sprague. who preached on
Gods Abode" it being the second SER
mon on the Lords Prayer.
After reviewing the history of the
thought of Gods abode, be declared that
Jesus did not teach that God is located
either in a temple or in any special place
10 the sky.
Greek philosophy" said the speaker.
recognized the eminence of God, and He
brew theology largely localized the duty.
Both tendencies are seen in Christian
thought.
Science has brought new emphasis to
bear upon the thought that God is every
where. whereas it was once said, Who by
searching can find God Now it Is best
Said. Who searching can fail to find him p
God is the life within every law and mode
Of motion. His dwelling is the light of
setting suns and he is in the mind of
man.
With illustrations Mr. Spragua tried to
show how science proves God to be perma-
nent, and declared If God Is not the resi-
dent forces of life as we know them then
surely be has pretty strong rival.
Declaring that God is in nature and 10
man. the preacher proceeded to show that
this thought would correct many errors of
theology. "If God is in ALL" he said,
then life must be good. There is no need
10 flee from the world. The old trinity of
evil, 'the world. the flesh and the DEVIL is
broken up, and with no devil anywhere a
holy trinity is formed of the world, the
flesh and the God
''If God is in all. human nature is not
wrecked, but is good-the natural man
divine. Heaven lies about US in our in
fancy, and il it does not in maturity the
reason is that we have become unnatural.
II God Is in all there need be no special
revelation. He cannot be contained 10
book.
IF God is in all, all human experiences
must be good. None are without him.
God being everywhere there is no need
10 die In order TO go to him. He is with us
whatever our lot."@
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THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
God lnCarnate Coming to Be the
Savior of Man.

GOD Incarnate Coming to Be the
Savior of Man.
Rev. w. II. MOrelaDd preached on the
Good Samaritan" at st. Luke's Church
yesterday. He said: This story was in
tended by Christ to be an epitome OF tue
Catholic religion. The Good Samaritan is
God incarnate coming to be the savior of
simple men. This is the true faith and
the only gospel to which the world will
ever listen. Humanity, bleeding with
many wounds, says: Show us a God who
cares. who comes where we are, works
with MS hands. is abused as we are, hun
gers and suffers as we do, and we will fol-
low him. Don't mock us with the alb
straction of a good God. who sits in
heaven and has never taken the trouble to
do anything for us since the world began.
God is here in Jesus Christ TO bind up
your wounds. This is the old and ever
new gospel.
IF there had been literal command in
the law to help dying man, the priest
and levite would have obeyed it, But be-
cause the command was general to love
ones neighbor, they would not. A spirit
like this is seen among Workmen, who
Will not lift a finger to tasks which are
not of their department, in contrast TO the
active. obliging emDlOye who is ready TO
do more than he is hired TO do
y tremendous test Vi CudTdcl6E is 10
see what devotion a man will give to
duties that are left to the promptings of
his own heart If we say every time we
are urged TO acts of love and public spirit,
Where is the text requiring ihis?' we do
not know what benevUlence is. To be a
Christian is not TO obey set of rubrics.
1t is to be full Of Chrisrs spirit of service
TO humanity.
"The text has a special meaning for the
Episcopal church. We glory in our orlho-
doX faith and Catholic priesthood. We
do well, for these are of God. But the
spirit of love is greater still, rs the soul is
greater than the body. The Jewish
church was the true church in Christi
day; its ritual and faith were correct, but
it was doomed, because 1t had lost the
spirit of love. So let US take care not
only to hold fast our apostolic faith and
order, to make our churches beautiful and
our services brilliant, but to excel in love,
TO burn with sympathy for humanity S
needs. to prove the value of ear Catholic
life by making the churchman the oblest
citizen the town contains"
The rector announced a visit from the
Bishop for confirmation on October a.
and asked those who wished instruction
TO send him their names.
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-20
Revival Meetings Begun.

Rev. S. NJ. Martin. D. D., began a series
of evangelical meetings at the West Side
Christian Church on Bush street yester-
day that will probably last several weeks.
Dr.. Martin comes to San Francisco with
a fine reputation as an evangelist and 1t is
expected that his meetings will be we'll at.
fandaH.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates OF Departure From San Francisco.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
rived.

Arrived.
SUNDAY, August lS.
Stmr San Juan, Johnston, % days from Panama
aud way ports: pass and hidse, to Pac Mail S Co,
Stmr UmatiIa. Hunter, 6l hours from Victoria
and Puget Sound ports; pass and mdse TO Goodall,
Perkins Co.
Stmr Gypsy, Jepsen. hours from Santa Cruz
etc; produce. to GoodalI, Perkins & Co.
Stmr Weeott Nordoerg 2I15 hours from Eel
River; pass and mdse. to Russ. Sanders & Co.
Stmr Whitesboro, Johnson. IA hours I'm Green
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Co; 10 eds bark, to Higgins & Collins,
Stmr Mexico, Hall, 6212 hours from San Diego,
etc: pass and mdSe. to Goodall. Perkins & Co
Stmr State of California, Ackey, 80 hours FIN
Portland, via Astoria A hours; pass and mdse,
to GoodaI Perkins Il Co.
Stmr Farallon. Roberts, IA hours from Clallam
Bay and way ports; pass and mdse, to Meyer
Ackmann.
Brig w Lucas. Poese, days from Hoodsport;
piles. TO Darby Laydon & Co.
Schr ocean Spray, Nielsen, "a hours from liver
sens LanuIng; So eds bark and 40 eds WOO, to
Iversen,
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining unclaimed in the POstofice at San
francisco on MONDAY. August 20. 1894
E1y- To obtain any OF these letters the applicant
must call for advertised Letters" and give the
date OF the list If not called for within two
weeks they will be sent to the ead-Letter ON ce.
Ahrahams Andrews Miss @ e
Abbot Geo Andrews Mrs A
Abbot GeoE2 Annet Rob
Abbot Mrs Nathan Appleton Il
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
Inyestir.,ion an.. On.

During the afternoon Senator Caffrcy and ex- Congressman Ben Lcfovre were bc- fore the commttee Both witnesses vol untecrcd their appearances. Their names had been connected with the operations of the Sugar trust In Its supposed efforts to influence Legislation by Mir. Edwards in his letter to the Philadelphia Prcss In which he asserted that senator Caffrcy had drafted the sugar schedule In a com mittec room of the capitol In the presence of Mir. Hayemoyer and others friendly to his interests, including Mir. Lofeyro, while the finance committee was waiting ip an' other rpon
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
General Markets.

NEW YORK, May 29.-FL0UR-State and western easier to sell: city mills patents, S4.056 i.30; winter patents, S}2j6335; city mill clears, s3.55G3.oO; winter straights, S2.6OG2.e5.
 WHEAT-No. red fairly active and weaker on warmer weather west, rains in Kansas and Nebraska and easier cables; yesterdays buyers were energetic sellers this morning. July, 57ss Et5Sc.; September, B0lD6Ol4c.
 CORN-No. 2 dull, but steady on reports that frost had done considerable damage; July. f}1sc.; September, 4i16c.
 OATS-No. 2 dull and easy with wheat; May. H1sc.; track, white state. fs15c.
 BEEF-Duli; family, Sll@l3; extra mess, s.
 PORK-Easy; new mess, Sl3Gl3.5O; family. sl3J0obl4.
 LARD-Essy; prime western steam. S7.2s, nominal.
 BUTTER-Firmer: state dairy, l21l6Ixc.; state creamery, l+gl1c. CHEESE-Barely steady; state, large, sic ss4c.; small Sl4Gl0c.
 EGGS-Stesdy; state and Pennsylvania, L20 &c., western. lllxd l2c. SUGAR-Raw weak; fair refining, 25sc.; cen trifugal, s5 test, 2J4c.; refined dull and weak: crushed, 434GS4 l5-l6c.; powdered. 4l4G4 1-l6c. TURPENTINE-Steady at S014 46bA34c. MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, 2Slt36c. RICE-Steady; domestic, i9oc.; Japan, 4141 Esc.
 RosIN-Fifm; strained, common to good. u2i}t6l,2s.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
The Evil Eye In Nicaragua.

It is a prevailing belief among the inhabitants of most of the Central American republics, especially the h. dians and ''Low Spaniards" of Nicara- qua, that after person has been ex posed to the sun or is from any cause agitated or fatigued a glance from the eye of such person will cause sickness or death in the one upon whom it falls. The notion seems to be that the poison ous animal heat escapes through the eyes, and that its effect is especially blighting to young infants and children who may be exposed to its baleful infiu ence. The Spaniards as we'll as the na- tive Indians of the countries mentioned speak of the ''evil eye" as ''ojo caliente, !" or "heated eye," and they hold it in such dread that small children are al- ways sent away and babies covered with a cloth when any one approaches who is known to be extremely tired or over heated Besides the above, they also be- lieve that intoxicated persons have the power of the ''evil eye" abnormally de- veloped. They are taught from childhood that person possessed with an "evil eye," or "ojo caliente," can ''Sither with look or break bones with a wish. !" Nearly all the children of those coun- tries wear charms made of alligators' teeth and corals as a protection. St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
AN ACTRESS WEDS.
JULIA MARLowE mARRIEs HER LEAD
 ING MAN.

She Is Now Mrs. Robert Tnbcr-The Hcn-
 eymoon to He Spent In yermont-Her
 Husband VIII Play In Her Company. aud
 They May Appear In London.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Miss Julia Marlowe, the actress, and Mir. Robert Ia ber formerly her leading man," were married at St. James F. K. church at Twenty-second and Walnut streets, this city. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph H. Blanchard, rector assist ed by Rev. Arnold H. Hord.
 The first intimation that Miss Marlowe and Mir. Taber were to link their private lives together came about a week ago, and Miss Marlowe ut that time candidly ad- mitted that marriage was intended. MT. Taber," she then said. "is one of my old est friends, and we have actually grown up together in theatrical work. We do not expect to retire from the stage On the contrary, we hope to be together in the same company, and in the love of work with which iS certain sense we have be- come identified" '"
 Miss Marlowe's family name, as the license shows is Miss Brough, and she Is 2S years old and was born in England, but has lived in this country since she was very young. Mir. Taber is only n flow years older than his bride. shortly after her arrival at the Stenton the party col lected and were driven to St. James church in a couple of large carriages. With Miss Marlowc went Mir and Mrs George Woodward, and Mir Tabcr was ac- companied by his mother and sister.
 The first two weeks of their honeymoon and possibly the summer will be spent at the country place of the groom's parents
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
Eccentricities In Palaces

The King of Siam, who, according to late reports, has had a palace construct ed which he can submerge in the sea at will and so live under water whenever he chooses, is not the only monarch who has indulged in eccentricities of this sort.
 For instance, history has preserved the memory of the ice palace built by the Russian Empress Anne, who pun ished several of her dainty courtiers by compelling them to pass the night in this great chamber of state, where they were almost frozen to death.
 The Czar Paul, ancestor of the present Emperor of Russia, constructed a room formed entirely of huge mirrors, where he spent hours walking to and froin full uniform-a singular taste for the ugliest man in Russia.
 One of the native princes of Java cooled his palace by making stream fall in a cascade over the gateway, and the Indian despot Hippo Sahib placed be- side his dinner table life size figure of a tiger devouring an English officer, the roar of the beast and the shrieks of the victim being initiated by hidden machin- cry Harper's Young People.
Connecticut western news., 1894-05-31
Eight Tons For Three Horses.

The great establishments have set a standard of good and humane treatment by which the London horse has greatly benefited. Better and larger stables, good food and litter and steady work, with regular days of rest, have heightened the life and improved the physique of the London horse. A good brewers horse, standing 17.2, was weighed by Mir. Cor don and tipped the beam at just over the ton. The driver weighed 20 stone i2 pounds! The van, fully loaded, 6 tons 15 hundredweight, to which must be added the harness, making total with the driver of nearly eight tons.
 Three horses draw the whole, and it was stated that, on the average, three horses now GO the work which four did 20 years ago The vans have improved, the roads have improved, and the horses have improved, especially the horses - London Spectator.