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Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28

ma mo, and that IS enough. ' Bena!aL on cold, damp. cutting, snowy day gained leonine triumph. Hardship and trouble have again and again exalted and inspired and Glorified their subjects.
 Tho bush itself has mounted higher
 And fourished unconsumed in fire.
 Well, WIG have had many snowy days within the past month, and added to tho chill of the weather was the chill ing dismay at the nonarrival of the ocean steamer Gascogne. Overdue for eight days, many had given her up as lost, and the most hopeful wero very anxious. The cyclones, whose play is shipwrecks, had been reported being in widest romp all up and down the At lantic. The ocean few days before had swallowed the Elbe, and with unap- peased appetite seemed saying, "Giye us more of the best shipping. The Nor mandie came in on the same track the Gascogne was to travel, and it had not seen her. The Teutonic, saved almost by tho superhuman efforts of captain and crew, came ip and had heard no gun of distress from that missing steamer. There were pale faces and wringing hands on both continents, and tears rolled down cold cheeks on those snowy days. Wo all feared that the worst had happened and talked of the City of Boston es never heard of after sailing, and the steamship President, on which the brilliant Goldman sailed, never re- ported and never to be heard uf again until the time when the sea gives up its dead. But at last, under most power ful glass at Fire island, ship was seen limping this way over the waters. Then we all began to hope that it might be the missing French liner. Three hours of tedious and agonizing waiting and two continents in suspense. When will the eyeglasses at Fire island make rev. alation of tins awful mystery of the sea?
Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28

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Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28

The Jews were commanded to cele. brate n jubilee feast, or national holi. day. every 50 years All Jews in bond age to their brethren went free on this feast
Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28

Lehigh is corruption of the Indian word lechau, "a fork
The morning call., 1895-01-28

ten by David-shepherd astronomer, poet,
musician, warrior and king. This man
was as great in all these accomplishments
as their several opportunities afforded. He
seems to have wondered that he was not
lost sight of, but after all there is nothing
wonderful in it; men are greater than
mere worlds and systems, and at the
same time they are Gods children.
God forgets nothing, and he made
man to have dominion over the
works of his hands. The heavens shall
grow old; the stars shall fade away and
die; the lights of the sun shall perish; the
earth and the works that are thereon shall
be burned up; the sea shall be no more.
But man is Immortal. This fact answers
all questions. The variety and extent of
mans capacity for action and enjoyment
show his divine origin and glorious
destiny. This degree of mental, moral
and physical perfection necessitates the
profoundest culture of man. IS faculties The
doors of the temple of knowledge are open.
Life is not simply question of absolute
utility. Our Lord says, The life is more
than meat and the body than fine raiment.'
In the development of our better natures,
with the Bible and nature as our text
books, and the Lord Jesus Christ as the
Great Father, we are working out the sal
walton of our souls what is man, indeed ?
He is a child of immortality. He is the
image of the invisible God"
The morning call., 1895-01-28
WOMAN AT HER BEsT.n
Rev. NJ. p Boynton Tells the Story Of Mary
at Her Masters Feet,

The story of the amounting of the feet of
Jesus by Mary at the supper in the house
of Lazarus formed the basis of an interest
preached by Rev. NJ. P. Boynton at the
First Baptist Church last night.
The sermon was meant for women only,
but there were half-dozen men in the
audience. Miss Ida Clayton, Miss Grace
Clarke, Miss NJ. Stevenson, Miss NJ. Brace,
Miss ]. Muzzy and Miss K. Batchelder
acted as ushers.
"Many live and de-" the preacher said,
s'who never know the influence of woman.
Men achieve success and are praised by the
world, when perhaps all the honor is due
to some little woman in the home. The
place of woman in the world is a tender
yet large one, a human yet divine one.
''There is much agitation of late as to
where woman is at her best. That cannot
be determined by years, nor position, nor
condition. This is an age of reform, and
will be noted for moral and political i'm
provements. But it is not in the move
ments of reform that woman is at her best.
This is an age of social power, and it is
in society that woman isqueen, worshiped
by men, a butterfly, plaything. But in
this she is not at her best Neither is she
at her best in the smoke of the factory, nor
the close atmosphere of the counting room
"But when, with womanly humility, she
comes quietly in and breaks the flask and
pours the ointment of love over her
Savior's head and feet, she may go out and
engage In reforms, If consistent; she can
move in society, become part of the bust
ness world; can retire to her home, worship
at church, go anywhere, be anything, and
at all times be at her best. When she is at
her best Christ expects great things of her,"
The morning call., 1895-01-28
ECHOES FROM PULPITS And PLATFORMS.

necessities in their eagerness to raise the
$1,000 necessary for moving into larger quar-
ters and he begged his wealthy hearers to
contribute of their abundance to the same
cause.
Sidney NJ. Van Wyck declared that the
best remedy for the distracting social
problems of the day was for employers and
employees to come more into sympathetic
personal contact. at seems to me-" he
said, "that our duty as citizens is. to go to
these people and make them feel that we
are one with them. If this one mission OF
the Good Samaritan has been such power
for good what would not be the improve
ment in our city if we had dozen such in
situations.
Rev. w. w. Bolton stated that he, like
the two preceding speakers, wished to in
terest the congregation of st. Luke's in
city missions. He exhorted his hearers to
practice the golden rule of Glove thy
neighbor as thyself, and drew touching
picture of the wretched poverty and want
that are to be found in close proximity to
riches and wealth. 'Whilst we are well
clothed, whilst we have rings on our fin
gers, many are starving, and we-some-
how we forget all about it." The address
concluded with an appeal to all present to
give personal service, prayer or aims to
the city missions.
The morning call., 1895-01-28

ishment of any who may be found guilty
of political corruption or otherwise defying
the laws of the city, he continued:
eve do not propose to allow this city to
remain in the clutches of such scoundrels
as Buckley, Rainey, Kelly, Burns and their
gangs of ballot-box suffers, who are the
unclean spawn of dives and saloons. We
shall wage a relentless war against these
debauchers of justice, even if we have to go
into the. Senate, drag them from their
seats and put them to picking jute at San
Quentin.
I'VE will show up the corruption of the
Police Department, which in its weakness
allows the gamblers to wax fat and permits
sergeants to grow rich on the blackmail
they receive from fallen women.
1--WE shall expose to the light of a search
ing investigation those who live in gilded
palaces, wear broadcloth and rent their
property to people who conduct disreputa-
Bile and immoral houses. We do not hope
to make new Jerusalem of San Fran
cisco, but we do intend to put good and
honest men at the helm of city affairs, and
we ask all loyal and fair minded citizens to
aid US. 1t is the question of the Lady or
the Tiger and we want the lady"
The morning call., 1895-01-28
PROBING FOR TRUTH.
Charges Against Louis Blank
Discussed.
BY B'NAI BIRTH DELEGATES.
The Grand Seeretary's Alleged Faults
Weigh Heavily.
BUT no DECISION COULD BE REACHED.
Interesting Reports Of Benevolent Work
Are Read at the Society's
Annual Convention.

From all parts of the Pacific Coast
representative members of the Jewish faith
gathered yesterday in B'nai Birth Hall on
Eddy street. They came as delegates to
the annual convention of the B'nai Birth
Society.
1t fell to their lot to have some serious
questions to consider, more grave than
those matters which gave interest to pre-
vious conventions, and for the first days.
work required three long sessions, the last
coming to close after midnight.
The absorbing question oyershadowing
all things else was the charge brought
against Grand Secretary Louis Blank to
the effect that he was short in his
accounts something like $13,500. Such a
charge as this naturally savored of treason
to the benevolent and fraternal spirit
for which B'nai Birth is celebrated, and
on that account it was all the more i'm
portant. Delegates reserved expression of
The morning call., 1895-01-28
EVERYDAY FANCIEs.u
DR.. Haweis breaches Upon Strikes, Stage
and Servants.

Trinity Church was crowded last evening
by an audience assembled to hear Rev. DIR.
Haweis preach from the text of every
day Fancies." Upon the subject of tStrikes,
and Labor Wants." he spoke of the
modern cry of the wageworker for legisla-
ton. This remedy, he held, would never
cure the evil. The legislation that would
be called into action by the needs of the
situation would only be along the line of
the capitalists interest.
When the cooperation of the two great
contending forces took place, when the
employer made common cause with the
employed, when the results of joined brain
and muscle were shared by brain and
muscle-then there would be heard no cry
from the weak against the mighty power
of wealth that is dominating the world.
When the cause of Christ was the cause of
all the social balance would hang level.
On the subject of the stage and the cleri-
cal war raging against it the reverend
gentleman said that the play and the
players were Just what the people de-
manded. It's frailties, like its virtues, were
the choice of its patrons.
The role of the cody parsonage or the
hero was lesson to the intelligence and
the goodness of the theater-goer, and the
part of the william, who was always pun
ished for his baseness, was the moral of
the play, without which much of its pre-
cepts for good would be lost. A review of
the best lines of the dramatic and operate
stage performers would disprove the ac-
cusation that there is no purity thereon.
Passing to the topic of mental service,
DR.. Hawe1s held that the dignity of the
servant was sinking to dishonor. 1t has
become the fashion to shunt the so-called
mental servitude off on the dark African
or the humble half-barbarian Asiatic.
Why should this obtain? Where has gone
the original nobility of the servant?
Where are the lessons that Christ taught
OF the good and faithful servant and his
service? The divine master was no re-
specter OF persons, and man is not greater
The morning call., 1895-01-28
TALK OF THE TOWN.
The People Are in Earnest
About the Reilly Dill.
IT MUST NOT PASS, THEY SAY.
One Way by Which the Obnoxious
Measure May Be Delayed.
KEEP ON TALKING TILL IL DIES.
The Resolutions Adopted at Metropolitan
Hall Received in WaShingtOn-Relief
for WOrkingmen.
KEEP on TALKING TILL IT DIES.

The action of Congress in the matter of
the Reilly funding bill is what the people
of San Francisco and of California in gen.
eral are watching at this time.
They are anxious to know whether or not
those who have the power to say and do
will become the tools of the gigantic mon
opoly and grant the prayer of Huntington
to be allowed to refund for period of fifty
years debt that is due and which the
people, not only of this State but of ad-
jacent ones, and of States nearer the seat
of the national Government, demand
almost unanimously shall be paid.
They ask that if the debt be not paid that
the Government foreclose the mortgage il
holds on the property of the great corpora
ton, and that without delay.
The meeting in Metropolitan Hall on
Saturday night and the action taken was
the talk of the city yesterday. The resolu-
tions, which expressed the sentiment of not
The morning call., 1895-01-28
YOUNG MEMS TEMPTATIONS.
President.John J. Vale ntine's Talk on the
Snhant,


1.-TWO or more brief addresses by promi-
nent business men of this city on 1.-THE
Possibilities of San Francisco for Young
Men, was the announcement that drew a
fair audience to the Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church last evening. The speakers
were John ]. Valentine, president Wells,
Fargo & Co., and H. J. Mccoy, general
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The speakers were intro
duced by the pastor of the church, Rev. w.
D. Williams, DID,.
81 can hardly say that l am prepared to
deliver an address this evening"" said Mr..
Valentine in opening. son Friday even
ing last Mr.. Mccoy telephoned me to meet
him at the Plymouth Congregational
Church tonight. | was not at the tele-
phone, but the message was delivered to
me. | afterward met Mr.. Mccoy and he
explained matters. In the end he pre-
vailed upon me to be here.
'tIn regard to our Young Mems Christian
ASSOCIATION, | am sorry to say that our
much-loved president, George w. Gibbs, is
dangerously i'll. We never contemplated
losing him, and consequently the critical
condition in which he now lies gives rise
to universal regret. At our last meeting
we, much against his well, reelected him
president. we never contemplated losing
him, and now the possibility of it happen
ing is hard to discuss with calmness.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Gibbs, great
amount of work has devolved upon me,
but nevertheless my regard for Mr.. Mccoy
is SO great that / readily put off an i'm
portant engagement to be here tonight.
Before talking about the Young Mems
Christian Association, will first of all saw
something about what makes such an in
stitution necessary. In contemplating all
the branches of commerce and manufac-
ture, can't help being struck with it's in
cessant strife. The riches of this world
are the prize, and the treasures of heaven
are lost sight of.
sThis is one of the things that makes
such an institution necessary in order
that good influences may be thrown
around our young men. Then there are
the books that are constantly pouring from
the press. There is The New Magdeline,
The morning call., 1895-01-28

in which two women, a good and a bad
are placed side by side In working out
his story the author makes the good wo-
man the most offensive. Next there is
Ships That Pass in the Night Its diction
is faultless, but its morals are, to say the
least of it, vague. 'Trilby is very good as
story, but its author slightly disparages
Christian views as we accept them. Such
books confuse our Judgment, to say the
least of it, and as such they should be
guarded against.
another point, and very tender one
with the average American. That is our
public school system. Too much stress
is laid on it as remedial agent An
intellectual education does not touch the
conscience, and without God in our schools
there is danger ahead. We all know how
wild espread is immortality in this country.
You have all heard of the recent train rob-
berries, but does any one know how rapidly
they are on the increase. In the year 1870
one train was stopped, the sides of car
blown out with dynamite and the treasure
in the safe stolen. During the last five
years III trains have been stopped and rob-
bed. The men who committed these crimes
were probably educated at our public
schools, but no Christian influences sur
rounded them.
at is among the young men just leaving
school that the association aims to labor.
1t wants to throw influences around them
that will prevent them from going astray.
In this fight the churches can help US and
we want your assistance"
Mr.. McCoy's address was on the moral,
social, intellectual and Christian improve
ment that was to be gained in belonging to
the Young Mems Christian Association.
He gave history of the institution from
the time he joined it in 1881 up to the pres
ent time, and concluded by inviting all
present to the anniversary celebration in
the new building tomorrow night.
The morning call., 1895-01-28
REVIVAL SERVICE FOR MEN.
Many Seek for Prayers at Metropolitan
Tamnle,

Temple.
The revival service at the Metropolitan
Temple last night was remarkable one.
1t was a service exclusively to men, who
were only admitted by ticket, but notwith-
standing the vast hall was filled from the
highest seat in the gallery to the lowest
chair on the floor with crowd of men, in
telligent and earnest, and just such an
audience as the finest of orators in the land
would be glad to have as listeners. The
exercises began by a sermon by the Rev. J.
Q. A. Henry, and the topic of the address
was "As the Fool Dieth."
The example and life of Abner, the He
brew general, from his youth until the
time he was killed by Joab, the general of
King David's army, was sketched in rapid
and graphic terms, and the lesson drawn
from that disastrous career applied to the
generation of young and old men of to-
day.
Ambition was one of the sins which abb
sorb mans mind to the destruction of
any thought except for present power and
greatness, and with the object of compel
ling the obedience of mankind and the
pursuit of selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
There are many men whose lives are
those of ibertines-unclean, vile, false and
depraved. There are those whose lives are
blasted by the consequences of their flag
rant SHINING. Is there any doubt that
when death comes these men, looking back
over their wasted careers, and knowing
that death is near, each one of them yields
to despair and cries out in the agony of
fear and distraction, 81 die FOOLS death" ?
The young, exposed to temptations which
our fOrefatherS escaped, are deteriorating
day by day. The scarlet woman draws
them more and more to her embraces and
there is no escape from the grave of eternal
perditien without repentance and reforma-
ton. The sin of licentiousness was the foun-
dation of Abner's untimely and disgrace
full end. 1t robbed him of higher aspira-
tons and stifed all ambition to expand
those splendid faculties which were his
natural birthright. He died. and as the
Scripture says, as the fool dieth.
At the conclusion of the address the
speaker called upon all those who desired
the prayers of the audience to arise and
many did so. An opportunity was then
given for those who wished to retire, but
more than half of the audience remained.
a hymn was then sung and request made
for personal experiences. Many spoke
and expressed the confidence and peace
which they found in believing. An appeal
for the anxious ones to come forward was
responded to by at least hundred men.
A short prayer and word of greeting to
the new converts closed the meeting, which
was regarded as most successful and as
giving decided encouragement for the
revival which has been in progress for a
week past and is under the auspices of the
Baptist ciergymen of this city.
The morning call., 1895-01-28

only those who were in attendance, but of
the many who could not find room in the
hall, were discussed on all sides, and the
almost unanimous opinion expressed was
that they voiced the feeling of the people
on the subject that has of late engrossed
the attention of so many.
There appeared to be but one sentiment,
and that was that the Reilly funding bill
should not pass
These officials at Sacramento, Who in
the manner described by A. J. Bledsoe, the
Assemblyman from Humboldt, diverted
the resolutions adopted in the Assembly in
| opposition to the bill to refund the debt of
the Central Pacific, evidently with pur-
pose of preventing them from reaching the
Senate came in for a good share of con-
domination and many expressed the
opinion that while the Legislature is seri-
ously thinking of investigating this, that
and something else, it might be well to
appoint committee to investigate those
OF their own body who tempered with the
resolutions.
"Mayor Sutro, when seen at his resi-
dence at Sutro Heights yesterday, said,
''Since last night there is not much new
about the. Reilly bill, except that at 10
O'Clock this morning, 1 received dis
patch from Washington which says: The
resolutions adopted last night received
here at IL O'Clock this morning. The lobby
is increasing
Yes said the Mayor when asked if he
had read the expressions of Senators and
Congressman from California on the re-
funding bill, which were published in THE
CALL yesterday, 81 noticed what they said,
but, he added with considerable signii-
canoe in his tone, ''they have not voted
yet.
"Assemblyman Bledsoe was at lunch
here few hours since and gave his prom
Use to do all in his power to have the Sen
ate place itself on the right side of the rec
ord in this matter"
"Are you still of the opinion that the
bill will pass2'
"Unless some good strong work is done
to prevent it. Now, | know enough about
national legislation to know that six Sena-
tors can, if they want, prevent the passage
of any bill. They can talk, and there is
no limit to talking-yes, continued the
speaker, warming up uutil little red
speck appeared above each cheek bone,
"they can talk and talk and talk and talk
bill to death. That's what can be done
with this Reilly bill"
Turning from the Reilly bill to another
matter which occupied the attention of the
big meeting on the previous evening Mr..
Sutro said:
"The resolutions in regard to securing
work for deserving workingmen at this
time is one that will occupy the attention
OF the Legislature very shortly. How, 1t
is not yet definitely settled but several at
torneys have had the subject in hand for
several days. 1t is not unlikely that it will
take the shape of bill to suspend the one
twelfth act for a time, SO as to enable the
municipality to levy special tax to create
fund with which to pay men who are de-.
serving for work that should be done. The
class of men 1 refer to are those who each
have wife and children to support, who
l,14
any. There are times when it becomes the
duty of the Government to provide work
for those who need 1t. If they do not get
it bad results are sure to follow, and that is
what ought to be averted."
The morning call., 1895-01-28
THE LADY OR THE TIGER.
Rev. E. B. Ollie Says That Is the Case With
This Oity,

Some very pointed remarks regarding
the proposed investigation of local munich
pal and political affairs by the Civic Con-
federation were made by Rev. E. r. Ollie,
pastor OF the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church, before beginning his regular serv-
ice last evening. After explaining to his
congregation that the societies and clubs
forming the federation number among
their members fully one-half of the tax
payers of San Francisco and that the object
of the organization is to purify the moral
and political atmosphere of the municipal
ity and provide for the detection and pun
The morning call., 1895-01-28

know that their business is disreputable,
for whenever they come in contact with
respectable people they apologize for their
calling and show that they are ashamed of
it.
The speaker called upon every young
man to break the letters of drink at once
and not put it off until too late.
At the close of the address he performed
a marriage service, the contracting parties
being G. A. Guinand and Llewllyn Bur-
lingame. Miss Heydee Former and Miss
Annie Keegan acted as bridesmaids and
the groom was supported by r. v. Bon
and P. ]. McVeigh.