New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-19
PERSONAL.

The Rev Dr. stephen Northrop. OF Fort WAYNE
Ind. has been called to the pastorate OF the FIRST
Baptist Church OF Cnclnnau.
Dr Thoma, j. Barnardo. OF London. will cele-
brate the nftieth anniversary OF his birth this year
Thirty years ago he began the work OF rescung ana
training homeless boys and his success IN TINS wosk
has made his name known In every part OF the
world.
Mrs Mary Steeman DIsston. widow OF Henry
Dlsston, the founder Of the great Phadelphia saw
making works. has just died at the age OF seventy
four She was descended from James and Cath
crime steelman. whose parents among the
original coionists who founded Swedesboro. Her
GRANDPA Their WAS Major John Steelman. of Revo-
mtionary times. On her mothers side she comes
from the Stow family. John Stow. who recast the
Liberty Bell. being her grandfather she married
November o. iSi3. by whom she had nine children.
four OF them surviving her These sS ARE Ham1Sn
fourteen grandchildren ana one great srandcnlld
During her husbands NE her deeds OF Snary Tss s
she has devoted her life TO doing for others-ele-
waiting humanity and alternating sunerng.
Last Sunday the Rev. r. s. Vincent. pastor OF the
Pencader Presbyterian Church. Wilmington. Del.
announced to his congregation his withdrawal from
Tho pr.sbyteran Church. and his intention OF join
ing the Episcopal Church He has taken this step
because holds the Views put forth by profess or
Briggs and for that reason believes tha ne VIII DC
more at home In the Episcopal Church
pcmenv tells this story about Liszt: When he
wa, seven years old he already played like grown
nm master Bach's preludes and fugues One day his
IN her Adam Iiszt. who was good a-around mu-
.,c,an came home Unexpectedly and heard little
Iiszt playing ono OF Bach's four-part fugues. but
thu fueue was written in another key than the one
IN which little Liszt then playing. The father
uoa anpaIled He knew too we'll that his son had
M intention whatever to transpose the intensely
polyphonic four-part fugue =, He knew that It was
heine done unconsciousy. He asked the BOY why
he did not play It In the right key The little fellow
was astonished and asked II the fugue was not
written in the key he was playing it IN NO; II was
knows we'll what II means to transpose a compli-
Gated piece to another key; but for sevenyear-old
boy to transpose a four-part fugue OF Bach 10 key
a third below!
The contract for the Williams Memorial Library
at the Berkeley Divinity School. Middetown. Conn,
has been awarded. The plans are by f. c. Withers.
of this city The building, which Is to be erected
honor OF Bishop John Williams tEpiscopaD, OF Con-
necticut, will cost about twenty thousand dollars.
The money has been subscribed for the proposed
balloon trip OF the Swedish engineer Andree to
the North Pole The balloon will be made In Paris
az a cost or $s.Vw
Francis schlader who shoemaker In Dem
YER two years ago, Ii now worshipped as Christ In
w-Mexico He travels about the country healing
the maImed the halt and the blind, and will take no
money for his cures. At Peralta the other day he
restored the sight OF Jesus Ma Vousquez. who had
been blind for three years. Juiana Sodilo. who
had not moved her arms for sixteen years.
cured by him and Is now working In the fields
for eight days and It was found that no had during
that time eaten food. Such the stories which
honest ana truthful people tell Of this new Messiah