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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22

plantations relative to the position Of presiding
officer in the Assembly, Dr. Hairs denial was
received with smile. He then told Of the
great unity prevailing in the Board OF Home
Missions. and Of the splendid devotion OF the
ministers and laymen who compose the Board
He was especially hearty in his praise OF the
laymen who carry heavy burdens. but give a
great deal Of time to the cause OF home mis-
sions. He said that there have been eccles-
astical troubles in New-York and its vicinity.
but never once had they been discussed In the
rooms of the Board Partisan matters mad
never entered its meetings. Referring to the
suggestion Of Mr.. Sterry looking to the re-
commitment of the names OF DIR. Hastings and
others he said that IL would be painful to
him and to others II changes which had been
suggested should be made. He had read with
profit though he was no longer young man.
PauIs advice to Timothy: That the servant
OF God should not strive" He felt certain
that II the step was taken to-day which was
contemplated IL would drive from the ranks
those toward whom the Church should show
meekness and magnanimity. Fortysx years
ago the speaker began his ministerial life as a
home missionary, and he urged upon the
preachers present to preach sermons upon the
evangelzation Of the country.
Dr. Hall was frequently applauded during his
brief address. and 1t was evident that the mo-
committee In order to show why certain men
should not be reelected would fail. but Mr..
sterry renewed his motion. feeling sure that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22

OF which the Rev. Thornton b. PenneIa ,s vonnp
tary. also received warm praise. me the
peoples societies and Sunday-schoo' 70 AT
Presbyterian Church were urged 10 n,"H Home
least an annual offering 10 the boaru u
Missions. p,r,bdav
The Sunday following washington -" IN The
was set apart as National rallying ga! ~, -, 20
interest Of the Board. The Assembly ooh As.
set apart the first sunday evening Of eaca Of
sembly meeting to consider the tt ill., mis-
young peoples work for home ana io'e ,s.sarnhiv
sions' Several overtures before the Asse fnr
show that there exists a widespread u.' ,ooether
national organization that snali DIM ru,,.oS and
the young people Of the PRESBYTERIAN Cnu, ,,or,na
increase their knowledge of their own den r. md
ton. and their love tor the history, n
organization Of the Presby terrain Sn dir,,ni sb
is desirable to accomplish this withou. ~. snrora,
ing the usefulness or effectiveness OF ,ns " han
existing organizations in the Churcn. IL ho,i no
suggested that such an organiZauoi, To-. 80,
estahished hv the present Assembly. plan now
before a committee provides for one WIZ, .,ar W.
not IN any way be rival OF the Cni''''"" '
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invited TO the platform and sat beside DR..
Charles L. Thompson. also Of New-York. an ex-
Moderator of the Assembly and a former pas
tor Of the Assembly Church. Another ex-Mod-
orator seen on the floor in the afternoon was
Professor Willis G. Craig. of Chicago. All of
the ex-Modcrators OF the Assembly have been IN
vited to the reunion service on Thursday even
ing, when President Patton. of Princeton Col
lege: President Booth. of Auburn Seminary. and
DR.. Roberts, the Stated Clerk will review the
history of the Presbyterian Church, speak of
its distinctive features and influence, and fore
tell its future.
DR.. Hall presided at the popular meeting this
evening in the interest Of home missions. but
he had word to say this morning. not on the
work of the Board. but on its membership.
The standing committee had recommended the
reelection OF President Thomas s. Hastings
of Union Theological Seminary: John Crosby
Brown. vice-presdent of its Board of Directors;
DR.. Charles L. Thompson, DR.. James S Ram
sey, Walter NJ. Altman. and Robert Hender-
son. and the election Of William b. Corbin. to
succeed David b. Ivison who had resigned. and
Dr. Wilson Phraner. TO fill the unexpired term
of Dr. Teal of Elizabeth. who died last sum-
mer When this resolution was presented
George E. Sterry. of New-York. asked that 1t
be recommitted to the committee In order that
the members Of the New-York Presbytery
present as commissioners might appear before
the full committee. General Beaver announced
that this resolution could be offered later when
the recommendations were taken UP In their
order Mr. Sterry replied that he could offer
It at once II he had unanimous consent. NO
one objected but the presiding officer decided
that the secretary OF the Board. DR.. William {.
Roberts, should be heard on the general work
Of the year.
After DR.. Roberts's brilliant address DIT
Hall was invited to speak. The president said
that he had few observations to make in be-
half Of home missions. but he preferred to de
fer them until the evening. He took occasion
AZ the outset OF his remarks to say that while
ne had been chairman OF the Board for good
many years he had never yet canvassed for the
position. In view OF recent letters and ex-
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yOTES OF THE STA CE.

The programme OF the Garrick Theatre LOT tne
o,rder Of this week has been somewhat
...o.d on account OF desires that have been ex-
pressed for certain OF Mr.. Manshelds plays. This
evening and on Saturday evening Beau Brumme, M
Iii, ,,a Given tomorrow arms and the Man. anu
"n Friday evening and Saturday afternoon prince
Karl"
Michael Hcumann. of Terrace Garden. received
,.natch Yesterday from Carl Zeller. the composer
q, "Der Oberstegcr." thanking him for the produc-
.,o, and expressing his delight at the success
amh,ccb his work achieved. Herr Ieller Will arrive
here in q few weeks to conduct the revival Oh De'
Vogelhandler. better known as The lyro'e""'
large audience attended a concert given 'ast
X,ght at the Mendelssohn Glee Club Hall for the
ho,eat Of st Mary's Hospital for Children me
prooramme included songs by Albert @: Ihies ana
kiss Louise Gerard. Miss Jennie O'Neili p0tter III
= monologle by Charles Barnard. entitled Which
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co simple a matter as recommitment would be
granted. He promised for himself and others
who desired this action TO stand by the re-
suit as loyal Presbyterians. He said that he
arose to oppose the nomination Of brethren
named In the report with great hesitation. but
he was informed that important churches In
the West were unwilling to contribute TO the
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FL|NT'S FURNITURE.

bedroom Paror. Library and Dining Room Fuinuss
~ the workmanship and a Interesting p1'cess ~
Flint's Is West 23d-st
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,ooror cocietv or Of the Westminster League.
hut which shall seek 10 secure unity IN ueno'" !.
national work. first. BY ESTABLISHING "a uu rh,,rch
information concerning the Presbyterian Churcn.
and second by arousng and stimulating interest,"
in the work Of the board If the Church;
The Assembly answered an overture to-uay rem va,
tive to the monthly payment or missionaries W
the Home Board, to the effect that TINS shou'u We
done Hitherto the missionaries have peeh pau
quarterly Among the other overtures a"sw''cu
was one asking that the Salvation ARMY Dc iev"s
nized as n church. The answer given was that
since the Army did not claim to be a chuicn. .ni.
could not be done. To an overture ask',s VI" 10, !
the Assembly should recommend the use OF the III
dIv,dual communion cup. the answer was sturned
that the Assembly saw no reason for chahsihs inc
primitive method OF administering the Loru sup
THE Church at Home and Abroad reported a
deficiency Of s2G75 and circulation 81 1888
copies \ committee was reappointed ana a '.so /,
luton was adopted commencing the mnsaAlnc a, -.
recommending its wide extension through the
Church. ,h
c,use 81 ministerial relief In earnest speech.
ord tho Assembly recommended the raising oi
5000 600 for the coming year. The cause oi Inc
freedmen was presented by DR.. John !. biacK-
burn. Of Kentucky and Or +. / Co""n l'.' a. -"
rotary II the board Or. Cowan gave these ils-
urcs showing the progress ~ the negro race our
ing the las, thirty years: Their" ar" Z'o'' puo'.o-
school tcachers nfty-seven college presidents:
800 theological graduates IN the ministry ana
= 700 other men who have studied Tor one or
two years In theological s"ninaries' ana az" are
now preaching. 400 ply s.cians prac,iSins. %nI
~ them editing medical AMI surgical
formal 300 LAWYERS graduates ~ law schools
slxtv-nvc dentists and siNty-hv" pharmacists.
tn arc 200 newspapers and four maya
lines edited hv c1lorcd mon In 1899 the color"d
nrople contributed 100000 for education ana paiA
taxes on property valued al S2siolp.ylo 'H' nun
Irod hooks an poetrv biography. religion. science
and general literature have been written ~
coloreI men. essays. poems ana "th"r ATN'''s
have been published In ne leading magazines "l
the country Four banks and thirty seven huii'ihg
and loan associations are also conducted by th"in
Tomorrow the Boards - Foreign Missions. Eau.
cation and Aid FOR Colleges and Acaaenlcs VIII
have the flOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22
PEACE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Az ATTEMPT MADE TO KEEP LIBERALS
OFT OF THE HOME MISSIONS BOARD.

~ FAILS woEFuLLY AND LEAVES ONE WOMAN IN
STATE OF MIND-rHE DAYS PROCEED
INGs DEVOTED TO THE WORK
OF HOME MISSIONS.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInuNE1
pttsbnrg May 21.-Having disposed Of the
GREAT seminary question which had occupied
their attention for three days. the Presbyterian
commissioners assembled this morning in the
historic Third Church to take up the regular
work Of the Assembly. Three standing COM
uittees and one special committee reported
THOSE concerned the Board of Home Missions
Freedmen. Ministerial Relief, and THE Church
Of Home and Abroad the monthly magazine
.nublished In Philadelphia. General Beaver. the
Vice Moderator. occupied the chair during the
morning hours. giving DR.. Booth oppor-
,unity 10 rest little and see the beauties Of
pittsburg When the Board of Home Missions
was before the Assembly. the Rev. Dr. John
Hail. of New-York. president Of the Board, was
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In addition to AL this the sum o, $1,000 wa, Of
lerei to the boards a few days after the purchase
as an advance on the price. This sum OF
money cou.i have been secured IN cash n the "afuS
hal been Wiling 70 sell. II s reasonable 70 con
clude. therefore. that the boards nave that az
ditlona money va,ue In the property ms i l,,p
during the year wncn there was no mcVnie tio ~.
rentals The boards have never fe,t AT .iperty 10
use th.se permanent funds In putting up Dui. ilhs'
beyond what would h. necessary ior SAFE h''s'-
mcnts and working accommodations So,
careful estimate has been made OK me pr4Da r
income from rentals from the building inoush %,
fr'y nrishaI vet twenty leases have ,lretly heen
made Tho Indications ar that the remainder VIA
b.. rented equally od terms In mat case, tnI ~
r.nfs vi. iav per cert tho principal. AFFORD
FREQ accpmn cations 10 the two boards ana yIr. 4
handsome anrua sum ,nat 81" De pu' ~ a MA ~
borrowed money ls TO be pii! ont 81 me proceeds
% The sales u present property OF the boar IS M
diioas and believed 20 b" sA.'r IN N iF"Sol
House than IN s'ocks or landS l"o e.hI',s'.ts II
have each already offered arg" sfis 'oW'rl ne
cancellation - any onishtol tnAt MAJ not .. sat
lsHel On 'he competition = ihr building DINERS
may follow their eNamp." ,..
Simultaneously w.;h the appearance ~ pamph'";
.,,f,lrlrp CRITICISMS ~ the mission building.
the receipts " the Bard or Home Missions began
10 fa m a. an 1arnlns rat, nr'nE bns oysr
those ~ the preceding year. on an average ol fV"'
a month unit. March. wn"n they fei. on |sh"p as
compared with the receipts ~ Marcn. W., IL ~
inr,phlc, hai with the unexpected decline In re-
ccp;s The fact = simply stated mere On a'So. IN.
raurh,e, ust referred the treasurer OF the Home
Hoard s. no, able 20 borrow money 10 Ply the sal
.re4 q nls4louarics already Overdue. Mess Inc
Assembly can suggest SOM relief. tho missionaries.
20 f,r a. can upw h' seen. must g through th'
whole summer without their pay. The board mas
,osse, through many q severe monetary crisis but
The present f. the mogi threatening ana hardest 20
meet The building fund Is kept absolutely sepiratc
from the moneys intended 70 meet current "xpendl-
,urcs These are uncontrOvertei facts. not sur
misses deductions 81 reason inf'rences or pFed'c-
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Gnrouean Qopertls emeMts.

II EUROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS will nnd
the London ONCE Of The Tribune u y1sst stssse
r. C.. . convenient place leave their advertisements
ard subscriptions for The Tribune.
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and Mile. Pilar-Morin in the pantomime promo
Comedine.'
K. NJ Holland and Joseph Holland have aoonooned
their plan of a starring tour for next season. They
have been unable to secure a suitable play.
DIED wHILE LEARNING TO RIDE 4 DIcrcLl

Saratoga. ". Y. May 2i.-captain William
Mitchell United States Army, retired fell dead at
$50 o'clock this morning in the Saratoga Casino.
where he vas endeavorng to learn to ride bicycle:
Drs Swan and Travers pronounced II case OF
cardiac apoplexy. Captain Mitchell came here on
May IL, and was . guest at the Franklin House
He was apparently about sixty years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22
ppouyyEyT ARRIVALS kT THE HOTELS

EvERETT-Princc Francis Joseph OF Battenberg.
Daniel Magone and the Rev. DIR. Henry NJ Fled.
FIFTH AvENUE-Charies Emory Smith. OF Phlla-
as,nh,a HOIIAND-William 7. Adams cOlver
Optic.). OF Boston. MARLBORouGh-Wnna
Barnes IT,. OF Albany. ana Johh O'e" "o""AA
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Great Western Railway
of England.

PASSENGERS FROM AMI III AMEnASA
HAVE THE CHOICE OF
THREE ROUTES
BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND LONDONs
1.-The Royal (OxfOrd) Route,
1.-The Worcester. Route,
;i-The Hereford and gloucester Houtes
The Railway passes through some OF tnS
Most Picturesque scenery IA the CO0utry3
while tho Historical AsSOciati0ns connectec
with many Of the towns are OI the SFe"tess
The foi!owing are some of the places which
CHEsTER-one OF the ancient cities u
sHRES.sIi RY-Rich in Antiquarian interest
WAHWlCk-For Warwick Castle. ,..
LEAMINGTON-For Kenilworn Casue ,Sux
Clin and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shakespeares birthplace.
FENNY-COMPrON-N the battlefield OF Eoss
Hill. and Sulgfave the ancestral nome "
Washington
OXEOKp-The city Of Colleges; ,.,o,r., ..
William Penn, the founder u Pennsylvania
and WINDSOR CASTLE. the home az
THE FARES TO LONDON ARE,
fst class, 81. OS, ed class ~.;Ii :sd class 4.OSs
Dngxnrc checked thrOuG.t between Liver:
pool and London. saving passengers all
trouble. . .oo,. , co>,s
TICKETS can bc obtained at Messrs. COOK SONS
OFFICE. 26i 262 Broadway, NEW YORK. single
America available for months ana
return tickets for @ months from date OF issue.
HENRY LAMBERT. General Manager.
paddInxton station, London. April. 1880
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22

mn rxcongrossman stephen W. kellogg. OF
rnnnccticut PARK AVENUE-Rear- Admiral
stephen r. Luce United States Navy ST JAMES
Million, y Uazen CHIEF of the United States
Secret Service. WAI.DoRF-EX-P President vasau H3
%, pond Of Detroit and George Westinghouse. jr
NJ P.ttsburg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18

"A MOUNTAIN HOLLOW WAY UP THERE. "
soldier, In the ragged remnants Of .
butternut uniform, came up to Gen
Leo as no sat on the verands of his
house and saluted very respectfully.
The general saluted In return, and
asked the man what he wanted.
General" said he, there's fifty
more Of us fellows round the corner. !"
Indeed Why don't they come up
70 the house7"
"Too ragged, general. They're rag.
geder'n me. Now, I'll tell you what
we're after, general. We hear that
you're to be tried for treason. Now
we've got . mountain hollow way up
there, where nobody can't ret. There's
right smart Of good land In II, and II
you'll come along, we'll work the land
for you and take good care Of you, and
you sha'n't never suffer wantl''
Lee was much affected. He called
the rest Of the ragged veterans into the
house, and while he told them that 1t
would not be proper for him to hide In
the mountains or to seek escape In any
way from whatever might befall him,
him, he was very grateful TO them for
their offer,
They went sadly back to their noun
tain hollow, but soon afterward under
stood that they were free to take up
the ordinary employments Of life
among their fellows, and that none
were to die or lose their liberty for
their part in the war.-Youth's Com
panion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18
BIBLES FOR The WORLD.

Nearly Two Million Volumes Sent Out By
the American Society Last Year.
NEW YORK, July l0-The seventy.
ninth annual report Of the American
Bible society, which covers the work
Of that organization In printing and
circulating the Scriptures during
the past fiscal year, has just been
published. The society has distributed
more volumes in China during the
year than In any preceding year since
II began It's operation there In Japan,
too, the committee has been able To
accomplish great deal Of work among
the soldiers Of the Japanese army.
More than 100000 Bibles, Tesla
ments and integral portions Of
the Bible were printed by
the society within the year,
over 100000 Of them on the
presses In the Bible house and the
others In foreign lands Through pur.
chases OF additional volumes the total
number printed and procured by the
society amounted to l,s5s,674 copies
OF these 0l7, 1903 volumes were issued
from tho Bible house and 634, O25 In for
eign lands Of the volumes issued from
the Bible house, lol, 100 copies were
sent to foreign lands and are not
counted among the issues In foreign
countrieA OF the issues Of 047, 1903 vol.
umes from tho Bible house, $3.50 have
been for tho homo supply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18

n agltatsd ~ II hsS, Eases ana
Anna Quiet being restored, the prsai-
dent briefly congratulated the people
on the occasion which called out such
unrestralned enthusiasm, and said that
a arrangements were being made for
. more formal celebration he would
defer his remarks until that occasion;
"for," said be, II shall have nothing
to say then II It Il all dribblsd out Of
me now"
He said that - the good old tune Of
"Dixie" had been captured on the 9th
Of April, he had submitted the ques-
ton Of It's ownership TO the attorney
general, who had decided that that
tune was now our lawful property
and no asked that the band should
play II, which was done with : will,
Yankee Doodle" following. Then the
president proposed three chsers for
Con. Grant and the officers and men
under him, then three cheers for the
navy, al Of which were given heartily,
the president leading of, waving his
hand; and the laughing, Joyous crowd
dispersed. Century.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18
STEAMER BURNED.
The Cibola Floats Down the River Mass
Of Flames.


Of Flamss
LEwIsTowN, n Y, July l6.-Shortly
before II o'clock this morning the
handsome steamer Cibola, Of the Mag
ara river line, which plies between here
and Toronto, was discovered to be on
FIRE at her dock. The flames spread
with great rapidly and soon enveloped
the steamer and communicated to the
dock. The steamer broke away from
her mornings and hoated down river,
mass Of flame. She burned TO the
waters edge, and her hull lies on q
sand bar between here and the mouth
Of the river. The fire on the dock
spread TO the American hotel and for
q time threatened the New York Cen.
tral depot. The dock and hotel were
almost totally destroyed and the depot
badly scorched. When the flames were
discovered In the Cibola the crew and
a few passengers were aboard and
asleep They were quickly aroused
and all succeeded In escaping with the
exception OF the third engineer, Will
liam Hammell, Of Toronto, who Is
missing. lie was known TO have been
in the engine room at the time the fire
but has not been seen since,
and II Is supposed he was burned TO
death. The total loss will probably
reach $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18
Nebraska Crop Situation.

OMAHA, Neb., July l5.-Whcat har-
vest Is In full blast throughout the
state. The yield is fully up to expecta-
tons The crop will average two
thirds Of full crop The corn crop is
estimated Of $1,000, 900 bushels, and
its condition was never better. Thq
cst yield is not as heavily estimated,
being less than two.thlrCs Of crop.
Present indications are that tue
creditors Of the Campbell Commission
Co. will receive at least os per cent Of
their claims, and possibly 100 per cent.
II Is reported that two prominent
packing companies from Chicago and
New York have their eyes on the Reid
packing plant with view to locating
In Kansas City.
Kansas City cyclists are arranging
for three days race meet the last
week in August, 10 eclipse anything
ever held In this section Of country. II
viii b. held OF Fairmount park.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18
Brought Rain BY WItchcraft.

WICHITA, Kan, July l5.-lt has been
raining solid week in the Caddo In
dian reservation, supposedly as a'result
Of the nominations Of Squirrel, an an
Client Indian, who claims that the great
spirit has given him the power to make
rain. Lewis Hornbeck, editor OF the
Minco, Ok, Minstrel, vouches for the
story, md he says the Caddo Indians
are so wild over the magic art Of SPUR
rel that they worship him as a god.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18

Ann oAhHhAo WknA AhAVA WAN ~ Ass
could cause Ill this mighty pother In
the air Of Washington; and II their nap
In the gray dawn was disturbed with
dreams Of guns and Of terms Of armies
surrendered TO Grant by Lee, they
awoke later 10 read Of these In the
daily papers, for this was Secretary
Stanton's way Of telling the people
that the army Of northern Virginia
had at last laid down Its arms, and that
peace had come again.
But the great news had really reached
Washington the night before Palm
Sunday, and few newspaper men
and others Of late habits, who were up
through the darkness and the damp.
ness Of those memorable hours, had
sent the glad tidings all over the union,
from Maine to California, and had
then unbent themselves In q private
and exclusive jollifcation. When the
capital was broad awake, and had
taken In the full value Of the news,
the fever heat that had fired the
city on the day after the fall Of Rich
mond did not return. Popular feeling
had eliminated then, and after that
great event there was nothing that
could surprise US, not even II JEFF"
Davis himself had come to Washington
TO surrender.
The streets were Shockingly muddy,
but were all alive with people singing
and cheering, carrying flags, and 50.
luting everybody, hungerlug and
tMrsting for speeches. Gen. Butler
was called out, among others, and he
made a speech full Of surprising
liberality and generosity towards the
enemy. The departments gave another
holiday to their clerks, SO did many
business flrms' and the treasury en-
ployes assembled In the great corridor
of their building and sang "0ld Hun
dreth" with thrilling, even tear-com-
polling effect Then they marched in
a body across the grounds to the white
house, where the president was at
breakfast, and serenaded him with
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner NOAH
Brooks, In Century.