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tian activity and to foster the spirit of
loyalty to the church.
AS to its membership, the league admits
any society of whatever name. connected
with Lutheran congregation or Luth-
cran institution Of learning. At the Pitts
burg convention societies CT upward of
twenty-five different names We're repre-
sented.
Each society admitted to membership is
entitled to one delegate, each district as
socation to three delegates, and each state
organization to ten delegates in all conyen-
TORS
All conventions are to he held biennially
the time and place to be determined by the
convention or by the executive commit
tee.
The officers of the league are presi-
| dent, one vice president for each state or
saniZation in active membership, a record
ing and an assistant recording secretary,
a general secretary and treasurer. The
present officers arc: E. F. Eiert of New
York city. president, and who is also the
editor of the Luther League Review, the
official organ; Leal'der Trautman of Pitts
Eurg, Pa. general secretary; w. c.
Stoever of Fhila delphia, Pa, recording sec
rotary; Miss Nesta +. Severinghaus of Chi
cago, ILL.,. assistant recording secretary.
anu Cornelius Eckhardt of Washington D.
c., treasurer. The president general sec
re,ary and treasurer, with ten other men,
Ders, constitute the executive committee
and have the power to execute ad interim
any business that may be deemed urgent
and to consider and act upon matters fer
the welfare of the league.
Interest in this organization has con-
stantiy been on the increase ever since the
h'st convention Not alone by the religious
press Of the Lutheran denomination, but
other UNCONVENTIONAL papers and maya
zil es. as well the secular press, de-
voting much space to the work
The next convention, which will be held
IN is9S VIII in all probability go to New
York city, as the delegation from the
league of that city go instructed to extend
an invita- ton.
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He Was Just Wond. ring.

From the San FraI cisco Post
A small boy in Alameda found a lovely
sand heap i'll front Of his fathers house
the other morning, and he built roads and
houses until he was tired of playing III the
dry sand. Then he carried; a bucket of wa
ter and mixed up beautiful mud puddle
1t was warm day, and the wet sand ap-
peared so cool and soft that he sat down in
it.
The boys mother happened to be brush
ing her hair at that moment, and. glanclng
out of the window, observed him cooling
himself. She led him around to the wood
shed by the ear, and found she would have
to remove his clothes before she could take
him into the house.
1T seems as if Providence had designed
it, she mused as she glanced al the half
naked boy and the hair brush, so she pro-
ceeded to bring the two together in Wig
orous style. Then she took him in, put
clean pair of trousers on him, and made
him sit on a chair He did not cry, but
sat scowling defiantly.
Nov, look here, Frankie" said his
mother. II don't want you to sit there and
sulk. don't like to punish you, but 1 had
to do it."
"'Taint that" he replied promptly. 81
was Just wondering If women that lick
their little boys with hair brushes 60 to
heaven"
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administration of both her public and pri-
vate charities.
by begging" says one who has tried 1t,
Il have procured for myself never less
than dollar and half a day in money,
to say nothing of bread tickets. meat tick
cts, coal tickets. bath tickets and tickets
for chocolate. l have procured clothes,
medicines, money TO pay my rent, and rail-
way passes. Cite me any object you please
an easy chair violin, a pair of eye
glasses, wooden leg, a baby's cradle, a
bouquet to place on your table-and imme-
diately L will have 1t offered you by a
charitable society Fer, as a fact, there
are, among thousand others, societies for
giving easy chairs to paralytics, musical
instruments to destitute artists, eyeglasses
TO the near-sighted, cradles to the new
porn and flowers for the sick. You need
only TO get your name upon their lfsts-un-
fortunately for the worthy poor of Paris
"hen the philanthropist asks the police
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of the Chicago Luther League. That of
the city by the mayor OF Chicago, George
b. Swift. The responses will be made by
Mr.. r. f. Eilert, president of New York
for the Luther League of America; for New
York, MIR. j. +. Dinkey: for Pennsylvania,
Rev. II. l.. Raugher, DID; for Kansas,
Professor c. F. Peterson: for Illinois, J. y.
Oakl=af; for New Jersey, Robert Dickson
for Ohio. c. Swenge; for Wisconsin, Rev.
w. II. Frck; for Indiana and Kentucky
Rev. j. y. NJ. Iiegler. The number of stat9
leagues has increased from five, the number
Organized when the first convention was
he'll! 10 nine. This session will conclud,
with reception TO the delegates and their
frieads in attendance.
\ business Sessions.
The business sessions will be held in the
Y. NJ G. a. Hall, and the second session
On Wednesday morning, will be devoted al
most entirely to business The program of
the third session, Wednesday afternoon
Will, in addition to business, include ad-
dresses and papers on the following special
topics pertaining to league work: The first
VIII he Church Music" by Professor f.
Muench. Ph.D., of Charleston, S. c., who
edits the Luther League Column in the
Lutheran Visitor of that city: the second
"fIduCation," by Miss Vesta E. Severing-
haus of Chicago, and chairman of the press
committee for this convention. and the
third, The Official Organ of the Luther
League by Rev. q. a. Bierdemann of
Utica, n. Y.
The fourth session will comprise three
Simultaneous gatherings in as n1lny
churches, ard will be held Wednesday
evening. The addresses and papers will be
as follows: At Holy Trinity Church, cor
ner La Sale and Elm Streets Rev c.
koerner, pastor-"Twentieth Century
Christianity" by Rev. Luther NJ. Kuhns of
Omaha, Eeb.; The Luther League as an
Inner Mission Agency in Large Cities" by
Rev. +. y. kaehier. Buffalo, n y and
Our Young People and the Reformation, -
by Rev. II. Louis Baugher, ID, of Get
tysburg, Pa.
Al Bethlehem Swedish Church, 5Sth and
Atlantic streets-"The Value Of Trained
Christians by Rev. Carl J. Petri. Phi. D.,
of Minneapolis, Mimi; THE Relation of
Our Church to the Future of Our Country -
by Rev. r. G. Holland, DID, of Charles
ton, S. c., and Our Church and Her Mis-
sion in the World by Rev. s. A. Ort DID,
LID, president of Wittenberg College,
Springfield, Ohio.
At Trinity Norwegian Church, corner
Peoria and Indiana streets-"The Rising
Generation of the Lutheran Church." by
Rev. f. G. Lund of Minneapolis, Mimi ;
The Mission of the Lutheran Church in
America" by Rev. F. w. E. Peschau of
Greeasburg, Pa. and Lutheran Opportu-
mites and Responsibilities" by Rev. S. A.
Barnitz, DID, of Des Moines, Iowa.
At all Of these meetings the full lturgic
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What! Fine beggar from fifty to d nun
dled dollars?
Certainly. And make him pay tout of
his hoard.
The frugal beggars of the gay French
capital have boards fiched from the As
slstance PuLiique, trickcd from the charir-
able societies, drawn from the pockets of
a deluded, thoushtless, charitable. pleas
ure-lovfng public. There are those who
would have had the government confiscate
entirely the $4,000 francs of Father An
tome, the dear old sraybeard who begged
Tor more than twenty years before the
gates of Notre Dame de Paris. Ey cry tour
.st will remember him. HIS savings, ii ap-
pears, were concealed in his false hump
Wnen he died Il feliow-beggar stole the
hump and all. But the law gave It 10 his
n.iIS.
In order to separate the worthy from the
unworthy. 1t is proposed to institute a bri-
sade of police solely charged with The re-
preston of begging. SuCh special Drisades
already exist In Paris. one Is constantly
occupied with the anarchists; another has
the watching Of confidence men, three card
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men and cianGestine gambling houses: an
other regulates the exuherance of certain
ladies on the highway, while yet another
deals with burglars. Such specialization
should he extended to the crime of pro-
fessioEal beggary, which drains more mon
ey from the public purse than any othel
public evil.
There are 5eggars who never solicit, who
simply weep in oinnibuseS and accept the
money that is offered them. 1t is not for
bidden to weep in an omnibus. is it? I,
Will be in that day when the severe moral
ity Of the BeranSer-Passy-Paulin group OF
reformers Is forced upon the conscience OF
the gay French capital.
Method of Suppression.
It is certain that the common policeman is
clumsy fellow to establish the good OF
tad faith of one who holds his hand out
Els testimony is usually: ION such day
and SO forth, / saw the prisoner giving
himself up to mendicity."
The judge-"Did you see him receive any
thing?''
Yes. Two or three times"
And that is all.
The man has begged, has received two OF
three cents, and that is sufficient to damn
him! If the police acted more scientifically
they would. instead of being content to es.
tablish the fact, go back in each case tc
the cause.
The Plan is to divide all Paris into cir.
subscriptions, each to be under the surveil.
lance and responsibility of special agent
Each time beggar is signalized to him, he
will have him shadowed by one of his as.
sistants, obtain q full report on him and
following the report. have him arrested OF
sent to receive public assistance as one OF
the worthy poor.
Under such police regime the thousands
OF families who now exploit the public and
private charities Of the city to the detri-
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Should lie Encouraged.
From the Chicago Pest.

From the Chicago Pest.
The blonde seemed troubled
Il don't know what to make of Harold, &"
she said. HE has been attentive to me for
a long time, but somehow he never seems
to come to the point"
4 don't believe you have given him suffi-
clent encouragement" replied the brunette
must know that 1 look upon him with
favor"
"Oa. well, that doesn't cut any figure" :"
answered the brunette "Just give him a
strong hint that your father is able to sun
port ono more, and you'll find that it's all
right" "
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services will be used and there will be an
abundance of good music.

services will be used, and there will be an
abundance of good music.
The Last Day.
The fifth session, Thursday morning, will
be devoted principally to business. The
sixth. Thursday afternoon, will include ad-
dresses on special topics pertaining to
league work. Organization" by E. Aug.
Miller of Philadelphia, Pa; "Sociability and
Its Position in League Work. by Rev.
John A. w. Haas of New York, and Int
erature," by Rev. H. F. Scheele. Staunton,
Va
The seventh and final session will be a
grand rally meeting Thursday evening,
and will be held in the Auditorium.
Addresses will be made by l. x. Motter
of Lima, Ohio, on ''The Growing Apprecia-
ton of the Lutheran Church's Power"
Our Church. Her Spirit, Duty and Des-
tiny" will be presented by Cyrus r. Lantz
of Lebanon Pa. Martin Luther-His Life
Work, and the Influence of His Character
on the American People," by Senator-elect t
George l.. Wellington Of Maryland. and
THE Influence of Christianity on American
Institutions" By Judge p. S. Grosscup of
Chicago, Ill.
Special efforts have been made to make
this closing meeting at the Auditorium the
largest and most representative gathering
of Lutherans ever held in this country.
The list Of speakers noted above shows
that the program is one of exceptional
merit. The music will be furnished by a
the grand Auditorium organ. Luther's
battle hymn-"A Mighty Fortress Is Our
Goodwill be sung by the entire audience.
THE Luther League Rally Hymn will be
sung at every session The words of this
hymn were written by Mrs. Lillian w. Cas-
saday Of Philadelphia. Pa, and the music
by Rev. Geo. c. F. Haas.
Objects of the LenSue.
AS stated, the Luther League of America
was organized at Pittsburg, Pa, last Oc-
tober. Nearly four hundred delegates rep
| resenting twenty states and the District
of Columbia We're in attendance. 1t is ex-
Iected that more than twice this number
will go to Chicago.
The objects of the league are to encour-
age the formation of the young people 5
societies in all Lutheran conGrega tions in
America, to urge their ffiliation with their
respective state or territorial leagues, and
with this league. to stimulate the various
young peoples societies to greater Chris
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five years and more
Paris has been suf-
fering from an epi-
demic of manifest
and visible distress
among the very poor:
and the re hest and
most charitable city
of the world now
stands aStounded at
her growing inability
to cope with a social
trouble that does
small credit to the
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which there exists an organized establish
ment for the obviating of mendicity."
But where is it, then" says the beggar,
"this public establishments to which I
should address mySeif?
1T is at Beaugency-seventy miles from
here
And if the beggar says, II will try 10
walk those seventy miles without begging,
since it Is forbidden the judge, in conf
mon honesty, will have to answer him, 1T
will be useless. because if you do not pre-
sent yourself to the bureau al Beaugency
with high projections they will not take
you in.
The reformed law will also define beg
gary. The man who is miserable and
who, for one cause or another, cannot
earn his bread, commits nc misdemeanor in
asking charity. The improper act is only
punishable on condition that it might have
been avoided" say French jurists But
they continue, 1.-The man who has money
in his pockets and yet asks aims; he who
can but will not work; he who by his mis-
cradle costume, by making use of hospital
discharges bought from the wine shop
keeper, by using fraudulent maneuyers to
persuade the public of the existence of an
imaginary situation: he who, after having
left his wife and children. in order to drink
up more money than would suffice an hon.
est man to live, dema nds your pity saving
that his children die CT hunger; all these
guilty cnes are committing swintiles and as
swlndiers. rot as beggars. should be sent
to prison.
faSOraDle to Crime.
He who, under pretext that he is an or
gan grinder and that his official permit
authorizes him to play and sing in public
establishments Gncuding reputable wine
shops), accompanied by his children over
sixteen years OF age, conducts his children
to the door or the interior of certain ill
famed establishments, such a man or .wo-
man commits the crime of eXcitation des
mineurs la debauche and ought to have
five years of prison.
He who, while there exists a creche in
his quarter for the care of his children, OF
school to which he should send them. ex-
poses them for entire days to the riyor Of
winter. rendering them ill and killing Them
Who at the same time has the air of loving
thein with the most profound affection
such man or woman is aE assassin, and
as such he should be punished after proper
constitution of the fact.
Yet all these crimes may be openly com
mitted in France" says one of the reform
ers, "on condition that they shall be ac
companied by little begging IN order tina
the guilty one may escape the rigors G.
the law and get off with three months i'm
/ rrisonment for 'Inendcty.'"
On all sides the present punishment fol
begging is declared to be too great or els,
too small. Three to six months. or any
Imprisonment al all. is un just when applied
to an unfortunate: il is Il der:Sion when ap
piled TO a professional 4 more startlina
proposition. however, is the substitution o
heavy fines for Imprisonment.
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PARIS BEGGARS
Failure Of Attempts Made to Check
Public Mendieaney.
IMPOSING CN CHARITY INSTITUTIONS
Instances of Professionals Who
Have Accumulated Property
LAW S ARE pow ERR ES S

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
PARIS, France. November ., 1896
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them A cripple in such family means an
extra income of $50 year in wooden legs
alone. Their names are on the lists of
every municipal charity. All the private
charities contribute to them. 1t is for
them that charity feasts are held; they
have the dates and lists of all of them.
They are false blind men, false lame men,
false paralyZed men.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harry Williams OF St, Louis. who was
reared by Chinamau, is the only white
man who is Highlander.
A huge paper maohe elephant for ad.
vertising purpose caused lawsuit at
81 Louis.
John Bowlin, Missouri farmer,
bought two brass bricks and thought
they were gold,
Mrs. Caroline Spiegel's horse ran
away with her In n cemetery at 81.
Louis, dashing out her brains.
The worlds supply OF raw sugar OK.
oeeds that Of 1895, despite Cuba's short.
age.
A mob drove negro stavecutters out OF
Altoona, Ky, shooting nine OF them.
While out coon hunting at ST. Charles,
No, Henry Guttermuth accidentally
shot and killed Sam Wolf. They were
intimate friends.
Over the settlement OF a debt Of sis
William Gee shot and killed William
Magnus at Macon, No.
BY a new turn in the law under
which George Washington Davis, ne
gro, was given a life sentence for wreck
ing train and causing II persons 60 BE-
killed near Lincoln. Neb. he viii be lib
Grated or will get new trial.
o. r, Erwin, brakeman was knock
ed from a train At Richardson Tex,
by wire and badly injured.
Corsicana, Tex, will have a new fire.
engine and an extension ladder and IRE
escape.
o. G. Boyd. fell from an engine neal
Strawn Tex, and was severely hurt
He was a brakeman.
The Norwegian plow company al
Dubuque. a.. has made an assignment
Liabilities. slfo.00o; assets, $4,000.
Maynard Helay, who fell from train
near Overlook. died at Ardmore l. T., d
his wounds.