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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
EDUCATION AND EVOLUIION.

WHAT THE BROOKLYN ETHICAL ASSOCIATION IS
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS SEASON.
The Sunday evening lectures given before the
Brooklyn Ethical Association year after year have
become a recognized educational force in BROOKLYN
For a considerable period the meetings OF the as
ISOLATION were held in the Second Unitarian Church
which Hospitality opened its doors for the propaga-
ton of the ideas for which the association stands
but last wear il was decided to seek more central
situation and the Pouch Mansion, in Clnton-ave
was selected the headquarters OF the association
The lectures of the present season VIII take place
there on alternate Sunday evenings, beginning on
October 10 and running through to April 20. except
that there will be an interval of three weeks be-
tween the lectures on December p and January i,
and Of only one week between March % and
March %.
The opening meeting of the will be held
two weeks from tonight and VIII be Huxley me-
mortal meeting The princpa. speaker VIII be Pro-
fessor Edward ID. Cope. OF the University of Penn
sylvania who was recently elected president OF the
American Association for tho Advancement or
Science His subject will be Thomas Henry HuX-
ley. the Teacher OF Evolution" Brief addresses
will also be made by the Rev. John W. Chadwick
Daniel Greenleaf Thompson and other speakers.
The remainder Of the will be as follows:
"Heredity and Education" Or. Martin J." Ho-
brook editor Of "'The Journal of Hygiene; En-
yI~onment as Factor In Education. Il. sidney
Sampson; 1.-THE Home as an Educator Mrs' Louise
w Kneeland second vice-presideni OF the Ethcdl
Association: Religion as Factor in Education
the Rev Duren j. H. Ward, of Dover, ~ H.; "Evo-
nt,on OF Educational Systems" the Rev. Edward 7.
Powell Of Clinton, y. y; Educational ldeals OF
the Present Day" Miss Caroline i. lie Row;
"Chidren's Rights in Education" DR.. Lewis G..
lanes president Of the association; Education by
Expression" Walter J. Kenyon assistant supeTin.
tendent OF public instruction in stockton, al
Natural Science as an Educational FACTOR, Mel
son j. Gates; Art in Education JON ,: T 5
ure " Miss Ellen r. Kenyon training Tor CitlZeh-.
shin" Judge William J. Gaynor; Rec,amauo yos Il
Prison Association: ''Educational Theory IN the
fight Of Evolution" Professor A. e. Dolbear' OF
The general topic Of the course is Evolutionary
Principles Applied to Education ana !, pron Tbs
meetings viii be held at A5 p. m. and each lecture
Is 10 be followed by a brief discussion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

giving up that place special duty in New
York until July. 1898. DR.. Glhon received his edu-
cation in Philadelphia and at Prince ton College, ana
was professor OF chemistry and toxicology In the
PHILADELPHIA College Of Medicine and Surgery In
ls53-5A He entered the Navy in 1876, and was in the
sloop-of-war Portsmouths boat November Is,
1856 when It was fired on by the Chinese I'm the at
tempt to pass the Barrier forts In the Pear! River
near Canton. taking part In the engagements which
resulted in the capture OF the forts After service
In various vessels which kept him busy until 1850
he was sent TO the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, re-
naming there little over year. He was In the
brig Perry cruising off the coast OF the Southern
States when the Confederate privateer Savannah
was captured. From 1862 to 1865 ne tine ST.
Louis which assigned 70 special duty hunting
after the prvateers Alabama. Florida and Georgia
and after the war sent to the Portsmouth yard
senior medical officer. III was on board the
Idaho when that ship wrecked in the memoir
able typhoon OF September o. 1869, and for services
In the Portuguese colony at Oily. the island Of
Timor and the Portuguese men-of-war Principe
Dom Carlos ard Sa da Bandera received from the
King OF Portugal with the consent OF Congress the
decoration OF knight Of the Military order of Christ
For services to the British men-of-war Flint and
Dawn he received the thanks Of the British Gov
eminent and for similar services to the Free ,
gunboat Scorpion those of the commander -i.--.---
OF the French East India Station.
After special duty in Brooklyn in 1870, he was
attached to the Marine Rendezvous in Philadelphia
and a member of examining boards in that city
and Washington. Three years later he sur
goon OF the fleet on the European station and after
a brief interval Of duty with the expedition of
Florida returned to that post. At the request
OF the chief OF the Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery
he designed and superintended the construction Of
the model hospital ship for the Centennial Expos-
ton OF ls7e. and at that exhibition presented his
ambulance cot, which was approved by the boarl
OF officers. and adopted for use In the Navy. He
promoted to be medical director in 1879, and
has since then. seen service in Norfolk Va. Wash
ington ID. c.. Mare Island. Cal. Brooklyn and New
York being transferred 10 the post which he va
Gated yesterday. in charge OF the medical headquar
tiers in Washington on July ). 1895
AS writer medical subjects DR.: Gihon has
taken high rank some of his writings being in use
as textbooks. In addition 10 his editorial work OF
THE Annual OF Universal Medical Science the
Handbook OF the Medical Sciences" and the
twentieth Century Practice OF Medicine he has
written nearly thirty volumes on technical matters
relating 10 the science which was his life study
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
A CLEVELAND PHENOMENON.
From The Cleveland Leader.

Water quietly fell In the Cuyahoga River and IN
the Cleveland Harbor about thirty inches Thurs.
day About a haif-hour later II gradually rose to
its accustomed level. No helv.y-aden vessels were
coming In at the time, and there ground
ings. The phenomenon almost escaped the notice OF
the river men. Lieutenant Blanchard. OF the Are
boat Clcvelander. at the foot Of Superlor-st no.
ticed an unusually strong current down the
river. An hour LATER, when the incoming tide
brought back the waters. the river fluid limpld
and pure. Captain Motley OF the life-saving crew,
observed the recession OF the water During
storms" said the captain yesterday. 1T has not
been uncommon for the lake 10 fall or rise for per.
haps six inches. according to the direction Of the
wind. southwest breeze usually lowers the level
and squall from the northeast raises IT, Not
since l have been here. however. have l seen the
level fall distance OF two feet * did
Thursday. The skTs In the breakwatcr close 10
shore were left high and dry land. Twenty
minutes later TIE water was hack TO Its ordinary
level" At the time peculiarly black elood hung
over the lake northeast OF the harbor. Ii Is con.
Jectured that gaze OF cyccnlc strength, but OF
comparatively limited area developed over the lake.
which drove the water so furiously before that the
level behind II fell. When the storm passed away
the water returned, 1t came in a wave which broke
It's force upon the breakwater and along the beacS
west OF the harbor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
oyry LITTLE or THE JEWELRf IAhEN

The police Of the Thirteenth rrec,n.' "r,e III.
..a,od Yesterday that diamond 1ewelry valued at
,oos had been stolen from the home OF Mrs Mar
garet Me;cafe. the wife of joseph Melcaife' real
go dealer AZ No Sls Throop-ave The diamonds
wore kent in tin box in buygau drawer ana
the KEY of the bureau was Kept 'unaer the carpet
In a corner Of the roorl
- Ashard and when they returned In the even
inc found the bureau drawer open and the jewery
Missing The robbery Is believed to nave peen
b3dInp place OF the hey. The missing jewery con-
sisted Of two cluster diamond rings ana par OF
sn bog contained jewelry worth $500 but the thief
or thieves Only took the artc,es MENTIONED Inc
nolice are investigating the robbery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

william A. Fritz 1881 and 1888: John A. Quintard.
ISM and 1887; Or. Paul Fl. Kretzschmar. 1889; George
Klnkel, 1891
All were Democrats. except Mr.. Fritz. and several
OF them had been members OF the Board OF super
yisors before being chosen to preside over and re-
strain that body. All Of the SUPERVISOR Large
are now living. with the exception OF Dr. hretz-
SEMINAR. who Died In 1891 while holding Office. Two
OF them, Mr. Meyonbors ard Mr. oIintard, i'm
proved their opportunities while in Office to study
law and were admitted to the bar. the former
afterward becoming counsel to the Board OF super
vsors and the latter counsel TO the Board of Char-
ties Commissioners.
Now that the Board OF Supervisors In Kings
County Is soon TO expire, 1t is interesting 10 re-
call that the first Board in the county met in
Gravesend in April iIl4, under an ordnance or
warrant issued by Robert Hunter. acting Colonial
Governor OF the Province OF NewYork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
Bloomingdale Bros, ,,, a' a's s a';;; s...

will give series of lectures through the fall and
winter months. ,.,,,,
The Empire Club held a reception at Eblings
Casino on Wednesday evening w. j. Mcdonald
was the floor manager and Joseph A. Segel chair
man of the Committee of Arrangements.
The condition of the streets near the Southern
Boulevard at Hunts Point has caused many COM
plants The Boulevard itself is In the condition or
many uptown streets preparations having been
made for laying pavements, but the work being
unfinished, the streets remain In almost inpass-
able condition. with little prospect OF the speedy
completion OF the work Of Improvement. west
chester-ave. Is also In bad condition and resf'
dents the Boulevard little prospect OF 70
lief before the winter sets in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
DIR. NAIL AND NORTH CAAoLINA GUIDE.

From The Raleigh q. O MOVIE HHu VDsVTVeI.
THE late Rev Dr. Charles IA. Hall, rector Of Holy
TRINITY Church, Brooklyn y. y, Was roma OF get
ttnr into toe mountains Of North Carolina, FAR
,ion He loved come In contact win the haTdy'
unjetiered mountaneer. lie esteemed man as
man lie never tired OF teling o! an incicent that
nrgt gave him a knowledes OF the inbred hatred or
The revenue officer. Going up the mountains w;th a
guide. they came TO a deep IaN'He III d 'h'ch.y
wooded part OF the mountains 49,, III,
MAN Killed over there last week said the GUIDE.
What had he done?" asked Dr. Han
.'ReventIe officer" replied the guide.
"But persisted DR.. Hall. what crime had the
officer committedY , -, -.
lie was the revenue officer again said the
guide 49, ,... M, rru oo,,,1 Ia oo.,-
yirced that The fact that the man was a revenue
oiIicer charged with breaking up moonshine stils.
as crime enough In the eyes OF his guide FOR the
esyerest punishu.ent-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
A STORY OF NONTE CARLO.


In the good old days OF NJ Blanc 1t was the
custom go the story goes. directly a suicide was
found. TO stun his pockets full OF bank notes.
This was done TO prove that his Losses AT play
were not the cause OF mis- hurried departure from
the shores OF time The last person VINO receive
this generous treatment was | believe an Amerl-
can. he was found lying IN one ,, OF the gTei
boit.e labelled Poison" by hG side. The secret
agents OF the bold Blanc Instantly stuffed his
pockets full OF gold and NOTES preparatory 70
they nlled him as full OF lqcre as he could hold
than the suicide leapei to his feet raised ms ha
exclaimed Thank very muchl' and went of
10 enio, himself with hA-s nswiy acnnired wealth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
4 UATCHMAN 7HOCCHT TO BE BURNED.

DAVID CoNLoN MISSING SINCE THE FIRE on
THE LIGHTER DANIEL REEVES.
The steam lighter Daniel Reeves. lying at Thirty
second-st, South Brooklyn. was destroyed by lire
early yesterday morning. and II is feared that the
Waterman, David Conlon, fifty years old, was
burned to death at the time. An hour before the
fire broke out Conon said goodby TO a number
Of friends and said he was going on the lighter
After the flames had been extinguished fruitiess
search was made for Conlon.
The boat was owned by James Williams, OF No
1853 Thlrd-ave, and Robert Wetherbee, Of White
hall. ~ y. 1t valued at $3.50. The loss Is
fully covered by insurance. The cause OF the IRE Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
FLAG PRESENTED TO 4 SCHOOL,

Lafayette Post. No. 49, about w strong u'iueI
the command of Colonel Henry H. Adams went
., 1.lmsfors \ Y yesterday afternoon TO pre-
cent an American flag to the new school at that
place. The presentation was made by Colonel
Adams who told his audience and the young men
and women OF the Westchester County scnoo! OF
- nrlncinles and facts which the nag symbonzed.
After the flag had been formally received the
School Commissioners o. the place save the Inem-
Sers OF the post Rhode Island clamDake
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LAST TO HOLD THE OFFICE.
THOMAS FITCHIE. THE KINGS COUNTY
SUPERVISOR AT-LARGE.
THE OFFICE WILL. EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR-MR F,TCHIE's REsoLUTE oPPo-
sTTroN TO JOBS IN THE BOARD
or SUPERVISORS.

When the annexation OF the town OF FlataTds 10
the city OF Brooklyn is consummated at the DC
ginning of next year. Kings County and Brooklyn
will become convertible terms. and the Board OF
Supervisors Of the county WI. to use language IA
mar in legal circles. cease and determine The
duties which II performs VII then fall upon
the Board Of Aldermen. Al that time there viii so
out of existence an office peculiar to Kings County
the Office OF Supervlsor-at- Large now heid Dy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
DIR. ALBEIT LEARY GTHON RETIRED.

BRILLIANT CAREER OF THE NAvY's SENIOR
MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Dr. Albert Leary Gihon. the senior medica.
director OF the Navy was placed on the retired list
Yesterday having reached the limit Of sixty-two
years Dr. Gihon is well known in Brooklyn and
New York medical circles. he was in charge OF
the Naval Hospital from 1888 until 1892. and after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.
MAYOR SCHIEREN'S DAUGHTER TO
CfIRIsrEN THE BROOKLYN.
BEGINNING OF THE DEFENCE OF COLONEL FOR
NETWORK IN THE YARD-NoTEs ABOUT
NAVAL MATTERS.

NAVAL MATTERS.
Miss Ida May Schieren. the daughter of Brook
,vn.s Mayor. has been chosen by Secretary Herbert
"a christen the cruiser Brooklyn which is 20
ne launched at the shpyard OF tho Cramps on
wednesday OF this week. Miss Schieren will prob
snly 20 10 Philadelphia Wednesday, In company
with her father The christening ceremony will con-
ais, OF the breaking of bottle Of wine on the
how Of the ship she starts for the water. This
..ection Of q chr.stener meets with genera APP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

COMMISSIONERS HARD AT WORK ON THE AFFAIRS
OF THE CoNCoURsE- REsUMING WORK IN THE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

As has been said. the first SupervIsor-at-Large
was William j. Osborne who elected n jude
OF the City Court In 1856 for a term OF fourteen
years. and who will at the beginning OF next year
become Justice Of the Supreme Court. with which
the City Court viii be consolidated In accordance
with the provision OF the new Constitution. Mr.
Osborne's successor in the office was George L.
Fox. who was elected In 1873; and the other Super
y.sors-at-Large have been az follows: James How
ell subsequently Mayor for two terms. and now
president Of tho Bridge Trustees. elected In 1875;
Samuel Guthrie. 1s77. John d. 3L-s,.b0rg. IID;
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good quality
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

Rev. D. G. Greene, ID, who has
been in Japan twenty five years, long
enough to enable him to view Chris
tian work here with a fair perspect-
i've, in an address before the Tokyo
Conference spoke of the future of
Christian Missions as decidedly hope
full. During the last few years sew
eral forces have been working against
Christianity. But those forces are
only exaggerations of those which
have prevailed in Western countries.
Japan, owing to the peculiar constitu-
tion of its society, is very sensitive TO
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

the metaphysics of God instead of the
psychology of man. Theology and
religion are practical and historical
sciences. They have their founda-
tion in psychology and not in meta
physics. The data for their construc-
tion is to be found in consciousness,
experience, history, language, litera-
ture and institutions, and not in the
assumptions Of metaphysical philos-
ophy.
But his metaphysics is as suicidal
as his method is false. In all the
reasoning of his thesis to show that
man can not know God as the infinite
he assumes that the infinite is guam
tity and not a quality. If the infinite
is the quantity of all being, instead
of the quality of one being, as he
assumes, then the finite does not ex-
ist, and his argument is unnecessary
as the all is the infinite and there are
no finite minds to whom the knowl
edge of the infinite is impossible.
This is logical suicide, as it not only
proves that man does not know, but
does not exist.
Herbert Spencer has derived his
agnosticism from Mansel and makes
it the basis of the FIRST principles OF
his system of Positive Philosophy
He holds that we can not know the
infinite and supports this proposition
by rehash of Hamilton's and Man
sells arguments. But while he denies
to man all knowledge of the infinite
claims that we must assume his OK.
istence as the self-existent cause oi
all phenomena. He will not give tc
this self-existent cause the name, but
he ascribes to it the attributes of God
We cannot know the infinite, but we
know that he exists as thebasis of all
philosophy and science; we know he
is the omnipotent and omnipresent
cause of all phenomena.
The agnosticism of Spencer like al
other forms of the same theory, il
without unity and consistency, and
involves the same logical contradic
tions that we find in the writings ol
the other advocates of the same doc
trine. 1t is not constructive but g
destructive system. 1t does not build
up, but pulls down. 1t does not
create, but destroys.
CAMnEN. O.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12
AGNOsTIoIsM.
BY REV. WIN. TUCKER, D. d.

Agnosticism, as philosophy, is a
system of negations based upon the
assumed limitations of the human
mind. 1t affirms no positive philo-
sophical, scientific, theological, or
ethical truth. What it teaches is not
truth, but the impossibility of know
ing the truth. What it reveals is not
knowledge, but mans inability to
know. Man does not, and cannot
know anything but his own ignor-
ance, is the one positive affirmation
of agnosticism. But this affirmation
destroys itself; for man cannot know
his own ignorance without knowing
himself as ignorant, and also know
ing that there is something of which
he is ignorant. To affirm ignorance
involves the partial knowledge of
some mind that does not know, and
of something that is not known,
which is destructive to the claims of
agnosticism. A mind that is so linn
tied that it cannot know the truth,
cannot logically affirm that it does
not know the truth, if the affirmation
is true.
Agnosticism impeaches the verac-
ity of consciousness and denies the
trustworthiness of mans intellectual,
moral, and spiritual faculties. 1t is
by the use of these faculties that man
has acquired knowledge of spiritual
and material things - of physical,
chemical, vital, mental, moral, social
and religious phenomena. If human
nature is trustworthy, and conscious
ness is a reliable witness, then GER
tainty of knowledge is attainable by
man, and agnosticisu is not true. If
mans nature is not trustworthy, and
the testimony of consciousness is not
true, then for man there is no truth and
if agnosticism is true it is impossible
for man to know it. We cannot use
the faculties Of man to prove the
truth of proposition that afiirms
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

the great world movements. In this
very sensitiveness to the great world
movements DIR. Greene sees hope for
Christianity. The great movement
which is now at work in the world is
one which tends toward unity. The
forces which underlie it are essential
ly Christian. Japan cannot resist
this movement, coming as it does with
all the momentum given to it by
Western nations. There is reason to
believe that when Japan responds to
this movement the development along
Christian lines will be much more
rapid than that which has taken place
in other countries.
The Influence of the Mission.
In speaking of the great liberal
movement in theology which has been
at work in America, and which, true
to the law stated above, has had an
exaggerated influence in Japan, DR..
Greene made a statement which
ought to be reassuring to those per-
sons, if there should happen to be
any such, who have fears that the
Universalist missionaries have ten
dency to be too liberal. The state
ment is that the influence of the rep
resentatives of the liberal denomina-
tions, in connection with this tenden-
cy of the Japanese to extreme liberal
ism, has been distinctly upon the con-
servative side. Coming from an Or
thodox this ought to have some
weight, and assure the denomination
al censors that we do not need casti-
cation.
Two Thanksgivinss.
hope it is not against the law to
eat two Thanksgiving dinners within
week. The Japanese have holi-
day of the 23d of November, which
corresponds somewhat to our Thanks
giving day. 1t is called Shimshosoi
or New Food Festival" In fact it is
a sort of a Thanksgiving for the har-
vest of rice. We have established the
custom of observing that day in true
American style. But our mission cir
Gle has become SO nearly reduced tc
point that we were moved to call in
assistance from without. Conse-
quently four ladies and one gentle
man shared our turkey with us. They
were all from the "Church of the Dis
ciples." We have found that observ.
ing the Japanese day has decided ad-
vantages. On the following Thurs
day we dined with Methodists and
Baptists with great success.
At last the joyful news has reached
us that some one is coming to help,
and is even now crossing the ocean.
He will be right welcome. We have
already planned some good things
for him in the shape of work.
| TOKYO, Dec. 6. 1894.
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