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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
OBEYED THEIR TEACHER.
School Children at Seattle Entered
the BuiIding With Rush.

the BuiIding With Rush.
SEATTLE. Wash, May 1S.-The dispute
between the boards of health and educa-
ton in regard to the closing of the Rainier
and South schools as a precaution against
scarlet fever reached a crisis today. Act
ing under orders from the health board
Health Officer Palmer and officer Corning
ordered the closing of the two schools
Principal Gerard of the former school re-
fused compliance and told the pupils to
enter.
A wild scene followed, the four or five
hundred children entering at the doors and
windows, some of them throwing stones at
the officers. and getting out the hose gave
them bath. The officers vainly strove to
intercept them, and 1T was not until noon
hat order was res tored by the arrest of
Mr.. Gerard and the removal of the chill
1ren from the building.
A less exciting scene occurred at the
South School, Principal Taylor being ar
rested for resistance to the order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Presidential Appointments.

The President has appointed Elmer B.
Adams of st. Louis United States judge for
the eastern district of Missouri, vice Judge
Priest. resigned, and he has also appointed
F. A. Hammond judge of probate for the
county of San Juan. Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Secretary Smiths Dauchter.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1S.-At Athens, Ca.
where Mrs. Smith has been spending the
spring, a daughter was last night born
to the Secretary of the Interior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Deadly Quarrel over n Calf.

MIDDLESBORO', Ky, May 1s.-Ned and
VIII Rose, sons of a prominent farmer
quarrelsd over a calf. when Ned drew O
pistol and shot Will dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
Mai. Gen. McCook Here.

Major General McCook, retired, is on a
visit to tfis city. He had an interview
with the Secretary of War today. He is
stepping at the Richmond.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
The Montgomery Mt Greytoyvn.

The Secretary of the Navy today received
a brief telegram from Capt. Davis, COM
nanding the Montgomery, announcing the
arrival of that vessel at Greytown yester-
day with the Nicaraguan canal commission.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
ABSOLUTELY PURE

statement of the Christian system. But would those who admire that sermon at the expense of other sayings of Christ really dispense with these beautiful words to His disciples? The theme of that discourse is righteousness, but man needs something more than that, and so the burden of this talk is love.
 He had just told them of His going away from them, but He was going to prepare a place for them, aud would return for them.
 With this assurance of His love for them He appeals for their love to Him-"If you love Me''-three times in this chapter He urges the thought.
 Christ thus makes love to Him the test of Christian character. And Is there higher, iuster touchstone of character? Can man be guiltless who turns his back upon such love as Christ's, whatever may be his other excellencies?
 And He defines this love. It is expressed in obedience to Him. Love is the test of character; obedience the test of love. They
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
BUSINESS,

Henry Clews, in summing up the last weeks business tread, presents some very encouraging views, which go 10 show that the chronic grumbler will have to take back seat for a season. He tells us that we have bright prospects for gradual and al- most sure return of prosperity. He calls attention to the fact that employers through out the country have, in consequence of the bright outlook, commenced to volun- tarily advance wages, which in itself is substantial evidence of their confidence in the permanency of the improvement which has already taken place, and in each in- stance where wages have been advanced corresponding mark up has been made in the stock in trade of those who have taken the initiative in this direction. For the first time in many years extensive railroad building is beyond doubt about to be com menced. A larger construction of mileage will probably be made in the com ing year than for several recent years past. This cannot fail 10 give considerable increase of employment to labor, as we'll as an impetus to the profit able production of iron and steel. The very large advance in leather goods of every description, with an active demand, has already put that industry back to it's former prosperity. Cotton and woolen goods are also finding an increased demand at ad- vancing prices. Business recovery is very perceplble in all directions, and the return of confidence and courage is certainly most encouraging. This change for the better is largely due to the belief that we have wit messed in this country the last of tariff and currency tinkering, as well as other detri- mental national Legislation for years to come, and from appearances there is noth- ing that meanwhile is likely to occur which will upset the present advance movement towards improvement in business affairs generally throughout the country. Bad crops, of course, would make serious set- back; but now that the wheat and corn belts are having copious rains to relieve the pro- longed drought in that section, the pros- poets for good crops are most encouraging, so that taking everything into considera- tion, there is sufficient basis for the return of good times without any serious set back There can be no better evidence of this than the increased demand that has recently sprung up for the better class of manufac- tured goods of all kinds. This is due to in- creased extravagance on the part of the peo- pie, which is 0 natural American quality The enlarged expenditures from this source open the way to more extended and profit able business as q natural outcome from such conditions
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08

the Herald, that the President, regarding the goal of international bimetallism as that for which the Democratic party should strive, will not seek to avoid the appoint ment of commissioners even to confer ence the determinations Of which are likely to be merely tentative.
 The Washington correspondent of the Times Herald declares President Cleveland is sincerely anxious for the international conference, and further hopes that the re- suit of it's deliberations will lead to the vastly increased use of silver in the mone- tary systems of the world. Until formal call for the conference be issued by some European nation, the President has no op- tion but to defer his appoint ment of com missioners. It appears, however, that he has directed the United States minister to Berlin to make inquiries as to the inten- tons of the German government, thus giv- ing diplomatic notice of the readiness of the United States to join in the conference.
 h all probability the international con- ference will be held, aud it is doubtless this probability which has strengthened silver in the markets of the world today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08

him die quickly. It Is only when you seo the soul you will help your ieiioW man. n,,. the soul in man. No being IS wholly bad, and love sees the good in man. I've seen men who seemed to have no attraction ana seen their mothers and wives ana children weep for them and say they were good. The greatest desperado has his loved ones. But if you dislike some one there IS no good in them.
 Now the scribes and pharisees did not love publicans and sinners, but Jesus dio, and so saw the good in them. some call the human heart great cavern With pendant gems sparkling in the gloom. We see only the dark, but Jesus sees the gems and recognizes their value. ms IS why aHe receiveth sinners"' He knows they are His own.
 In the parables the sheep belong ged to the shepherd. The prodigal son was Just as truly his fathers own as the one who never left him. So Christ saw in the puoilcans and sinners souls belonging to God. So today He knows each man and woman be- longs to Him and receives them back to the family of God. Jesus not only loVed these people and saw the good in them, but He saw their need of Him.
 strong. happy children, One only Is lad Iaid on a couch, pale, weak and frail. The mother often prays over the couch, the father comes to it. They need it they all say. So with Jesus, He receives the sin- ners' because they need Him.
 The church also receives sinners to uplift and save themselves. Woe to the church that does not receive sinners.
 Some men say, Fl am too slninl,' put He came to save the sinful. lie eatetn with them.' It seems to me this is more strange. You see a man on the street ana talk to him with whom you will not eat. It implies some familiarity. See how often Jesus was at feasts. He gave two large dinings At one were 15, 900 and the other 1000 and many sinners. When He left us see His simple supper to remember Him by. Today we keep that feast. ''Jesus receives and eats with ,snners.o Some one says, ''I am too unworthy, He will not receive me.' l. you propose to go on ana i've ID sin it is farce for you to be here. but Ii you long for deliverance from sin you must be here.
 God help you to hear these words, "This man receivelh sinners and eateth With them.''
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN
 CHURCH.
 There was large attendance at this church, it being the quarterly celebration of the Lords Supper.
 The pastor, Rev. j.. Barbour, spoke as follows from John xiv, 16: III ye love me keep my commardments.'
 These words are taken from our Lord 8 last conversations with His disciples. How vast the difference between these dlscourses and the earlier sermon on the mount We sometimes hear that cited as sufnclent
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.

The Indianapolis Sentinel expressed the opinion the other day that the rise in the price of silver was due to the belief that Great Britain would participate in the pro- posed International monetary conference. The New York World goes beyond this point and holds it due to the general opin ion that the United States, Germany and France will join in ap international agree. ment with or without Great Britain.
 The Chicago Times Herald thinks antici- patton by London money brokers that the Chinese war indemnity will be paid in sil- yer has had probably much to do with the advance in price of the white metal.
 Doubtless, however, the increasing like lihood of such an international conference as shall reopen the hints of the world to silver on some terms, however much at variance with the 16 to 1 demand of the nncompromising silver extremists, is the chief factor in the advance.
 There are multiplying indications, says
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
CON DUCTORS MEET.
Delegates to the Grand Convention Hold Convention Here
 Yesterday.

About thirty delegates to the grand cons vention of the Order of Railway Conduct ors, representing nine subordinate divi- sions, met in the Elks' hall, over the First National bank, yesterday afternoon.
 The divisions represented are Birning- ham, Avondale, Chattanooga, Montgom- cry, Atlanta, Lexington, Ky, Macon, Nashville and Columbus, Ga.
 The delegates met for the purpose of dis cussing certain measures that will come up in the national convention, which assem- bles in Atlanta on May 14. The meeting was a very pleasant one and the delegates were all in the best of spirits.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08

sermons are full of thought, iberality and earnestness. Many visitors attend St. Ma ry's beside the regular parishionere.
 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
 Rev. A. B. Curry filled the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church yesterday mo-n- ing and large audience was present. The text was taken fBom Luke XIV, 2: "And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, this Man receiveth sinners and eateth with them.' The last sentence was the text.
 This was the charge brought against Jesus and in the opinion of those bringing it, it was very grievious one. This is not the sense of all men being sinners, for even the Pharisees never claimed sinless per- deeply shining beyond the pale of respecta- bility; therefore, the word here means an outcast, and the term publican means the political renegade. The words, "this Man with them.'' Note these two expressions. He never denied the charge, nor did He attempt to conceal it.
 It was well-known fact that on certain occasion in the house of Simon a woman came to Him and bathed His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. Every one knows that this woman was sinner. On another occasion He met a woman at the well of Sanaria and spoke kindly to her even as He did to Nicodemus. Even the disciples wondered that Christ spoke to the woman at the well. At the house of Levi He ate with many sinners. He invited Himself to the house of Zac- charias, and when the charge was hurled at Him He was preaching to a crowd of sinners and publicans. for ''He receiveth sinners. ''
 It is difficult for us to understand how tbis course struck His contemporaries. It was right to deify the great, noble and grand, but the lower class were lot worth noticing. The pharisees thought them accursed.
 Up to Christ's coming, the noble and wealthy looked down on the lower classes, and today Il is so except with those who love the Lord.
 Christ went to the humble and lowIy for His followers. He touched the leper, He talked with the publicans and harlots, and pharisees did not conceal their surprise and disgust.
 When Mary came to anoint Him they said: ''He IS no prophet, else He would know what kind of woman she is.' But He did know, and received her kindly, and spoke to her, because 'He receiveth sim ners.'' He received sinners because lie saw in every man priceless soul.
 Man had almost lost sight of the human soul. Even the scribes and pharisees did not see ln the publican and sinners any soul, and did not soil their hands in saving them.
 In our day some men look at others as machines to make up armies to run mill, or q railroad train, and so take away their no soul? They are immortal spirits and made in the image of God. Now, Jesus saw the soul in man and even among the most sinful. He saw the soul in Levi, in I1charias up in the tree and the soul of Mary. He saw the soul of the woman of and all the others.
 It IS often said in fides do nothing for the orphan, sick or sfn icted or the down trod- den Well, If man has soul better let
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
ST. pAUL's CATHOLIC CHURCH

Yesterday, Palm Sunday, was duly ob- served at St. Paui's Catholic church. The distribution of palm branches was duly carried out. The song service was excep- tionally good, and the sermon very fine one.
 Rev. Father Murray took for his text Matthew xxi, 5: "gell ye, the daughters of Zion, behold the King cometh to the meek.''
 The reverend father spoke of the way in which the season of lent had flown by and how it had left mauy of his hearers un- changed, but others, again, had followed faithfully in spirit, step by step to the great sacrifice of Calvary.
 tomary for the priests to receive their vic- tims from the hands of the people, pay 1t much honor, and decorate 1t in various ways, and they were responsible for it's unblemished condition. It is this, the first step to the sacrifice, that the Catholic peo- ple were celebrating today.
 The priesthood Of the old law was done away with, for Christ wished to give not merely to few, but to the whole Jewish nation, tho responsibility for this great and wonderful sacrifice.
 And so it was. The people came out and received Him, went wild with excitement because of H is coming into their midst; erected trium phal arches for Him to pass under, covered the roads with green boughs, and even spread their garments
 
 and assumed the more sacred duties of the higher priesthood a few days later, when they cried out 'tHls blood be upon us and upon our children" For it was custom of the sacrificing priests to sprinkle themselves with the blood of the newly slain victim.
 The reverend speaker then impressed his bearers with the great difference which should exist between this entry into Jeru- salem and Christ's entry into their hearts, for He was received in Jerusalem as prepa- ration for this sacrifice for us, while His r, ception into our hearts should be proof of our continued willingness 10 sacrifice ourselves for Him. Nor is it ex- actly the acts that we perform that are considered by Christ, but the Will with which they are offered. From many he has asked and received the sacrifice of home, family and even life, while the lives of others are cast in circum. stances that render great deeds, as tue world judges them, impossible; but the greatest and noblest deed of all is to act well our part IS a faithful Christian, to keep over ourselves that continued and never-relax- ing watchfulness which will show to the world that religion and religious thought have entered into our very pature and have changed our formerly barren life into one
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
ACME LODGE GOOD TEMpLARs
HOLD AN INTERESTING AND vALUABI

HOLD AN INTERESTING AND VALUABLE
 MEETINe-THE GRAND LODGE.
 Acme Lodge of Good Templars held
 pleasant meeting Friday at O 'clock p. m.
 in their hall, 212R Twentieth street, and
 initiated several applicants for member
 ship and received large number of appli-
 cations for the next meeting. The pros-
 pect for a large increase in members is
 growing brighter, which may be attributed
 to the splendid address of Dr. D. II. Mann,
 right worthy grand templar, recently de-
 livered in this city in the South Side Baptist
 church, and the devotion of the members
 to this great and benevolent order.
 The Grand Lodge of Alabama, Independ-
 ent Order Of Good Templars, will convene
 Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24, in the pleasant and prosperous mountain city of Cullman, where a fine and cordial reception awaits the members and visitors. The deliberations will no doubt be such as to give increased activity and efficiency in this jurisdiction.
 The intern ational supreme lodge will con vene in bien nial session in the classic city of Boston the fourth Wednesday in June, and promises to be a great event in this worldwide work. It should be re- membered while the work is progressive as the age in which 1t fiourishes, yet it's prn ciples are ever the same. Resting on the adamantine foundations of Gods everlast- ing truth, 1t rears it's temples block by block, state by state, higher and higher, nearer and nearer the habitation holiest. The lodge TO om is a beacon gleaming over the sea of dissipation, piloting the storm- tossed wreck to home, haven, hope. GETTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. Richmond State.
 The assertion is frequently made that the | farmers of the south will vote for free silver | because they are the debtor class, and an | increased volume of currency will enable them to pay eff the mortgages on their property. In this assertion we have the | insinuation that the southern farmers will | jump at an opportunity to pay in debased | currency money that was loaned them in a sound currency-for example, pay 70 cents | on the dollar. This is charge against the | honesty of the southern farmers the justice | of which we cannot admit. But the insin | uation also involves the common sense of | the farmers of the south. By what process | of reasoning they can believe that free sil- l yer will give them more money we fail to comprehend, nor has any one revealed it. | If the average southern farmer were today l told by his creditors that they would accept | 8 cash settlement of 70 cents on the dollar, could the farmers raise the money? He would have to give 70 cents in value for the | 70 cents. How would he do it He would be in exactly the same position when free silver comes. Since the world began there has been no honest way of getting some- thing for nothing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08

THE AGE HERALD paragraphist, who yesterday wrote that "the negroes are the most pious people in the worid," meant simply to give them credit for the wide. awake, excitable and highly demonstrative manner in which they give vent to their religious fervor. By their numerous pres- ence in the South, and their noisy way of making prominent their religious zeal, they do give religious caste to the com munity; and this peculiar characteristic of the race always attracts attention. Of course it was only little slice of "pun" to intimate that there was danger in the South's relapsing into the darkness of heatheniam should the negro carry his re- ligion way off with him to Liberia. The writer don't want Sambo with his clever ways to leave us.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. :

contrite and an humble Beart.
 FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
 pr. Thomas Armstrong filled Dr. Mor- ris' pulpit at the First Methodist church last night.
 He read lesson from the 18th and 19:h chapters of Jeremiah. His text was from the 3d and 4th verses of the 18th and 1st, 2d and 10th of the 18th chapters.
 His sermon was short, but contained many valuable truths. He said that human agency was the divine plan for the salva- tion of man in the life to come, and that every soul born into the world has before it divine and possible idea toward an end of something sublime.
 He argued that Hevery person was re- sponsible to God for tte endowments of that person, and also of the surrounding advantages, but that no man is held re- sponsible beyond his endowment. He stated that the Chinaman, or any heathen, was not responsible for the unrevealed truths, but that he is only responsible for the revealed truths. The standard he said we ought to obtain is perfection in the sight of God.
 The entire sermon was along this line, and he impressed upon the young people to take advantage of the opportunities pre- sented. His sermon was thoroughly en- joyable.
 THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
 Regular quarterly communion service
 
 was unusually largeI aud the pastor, Dr. l.. 8. Handley, presented a sermon appro- priate to the occasion, taking for his text Revelations xii, 5; "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.p
 The preacher pointed to the character of John, the beloved disciple-the special friend of Jesus. How he loved his Master, and how he reflected in his life and work the spirit of the Lord; his punishment to Palmos, there cut off from his friends and associates, but not from the presence and love of Jesus. We may be separated from our earthly friends, but faith and obedience to God will ever hold us in close commun- ion with Him. John had seen his Lord in humanity; His sufferings here, His sacri- fees, His crnsif1xion-the slain Lamb. On Palmos he beheld Him in exultation, in glory, the Lion of the tribe of Judas. John saw things to come and foretold them. He pictured for us the way for peace befors God and joy forevermore. The minister closed with an earnest exhortation for faith and repentance.
 The annual narrative and statistical re- port of the Central church was read. It makes an excellent showing for the workers of the hurch, and will be pre- sented to the North Alabama presbytery, which meets at Hartsell tomorrow evening,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-08
CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE ORGANlZA-
 TllN

special meeting of the Total Abstinence society of St. Paul's Catholic church was held yesterday after high mass. It WAS largely attended and was addressed on inn portant matters by the spiritual director, Rev. Father Murray. The roll of member- ship was increased and the first Sunday in May was appointed as the day on which the society should approach holy communion in body.