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Tuskegee. Mr.. Washington tells in an ar
ticle in the September Atlantic Month
ly, in which he explains more fully than
he has before explained the philosophic
and economic basis of the Tuskegee sys-
tenn. Since it was part and parcel of his
own intellectual growth. good proper
tion of the article is photographed.
After a narrative of his own awaken
ing, he explains how the Tuskegee
school unfolded itself, f,-beginning with
nothing but teacher and few pupils.
The economic fallacy that lay at the
foundation of slavery,-a fallacy as ap-
piled both to the master and to the
slave,-was it's Encouragement of thrift.
A lack of thrift was necessary part of
the philosophy which regarded manual
labor as degrading.
The starting point in the elevation of
the negro is to teach him the economic
and moral valae of thrift. The first
step, therefore, is to work out of the uni
versal bondage of a credit SYSTEM
which with the population of the Black
Belt became debt of system.-to quit
"libin' in de ashes,' as one of the visit
ors to Tuskegee expressed it.
The revolution in education in practi-
cal affairs, in morals-the regeneration,
in fact,-that has come from the appli-
cation of the practical system that has
brought this about in this section of
Alabama, is as inspiring chapter in the
"care and culture of men" as can be
found in the annals of our educational
life.
1t was this revolution, by discovering
a method of wide application, that made
it especially appropriate that Harvard
should confer an honorary degree on
Mr.. Washington. Not yet past forty,
and with the best part of his life before
him, his work as he explains it in his
Atlantic article, will give him secure
and historic place among the builders
of American civilization.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
THE PROCESSION OF INSTRU-
MENTALITIES.
BY THE LATE SUMNER ELLIS.

Faith is not an end, but means to
an end. And in this respect faith is
ranked with almost everything else.
The whole universe abounds with
conditions that are rather potential
than final, that partake more of the
nature and office of Instrumentation
and intermediation than of ends. Or,
viewed in another light, the world is
full of ends that are not ends; that
resolve themselves into means; that,
like successive points in the growth
of the plant, open out into continuous
reaches. The truth probably is this
There is but one absolute end, and
that is moral and.spiritual perfection,
the full ripeness of Christian charac-
ter, the estate called holiness or
Wilderness. All else is preliminary
and provisional to this end. All other
ends are really but means,-links in
the providential chain that stretches
on and on, even unto the full saliva
ton of our souls.
The world is mainly machinery,
and to him who sees it Alright, look
ing through it as man looks through
telescope, thatswhich appears afar
off as the final intent and meaning of
all, is the star of holiness, the radiant
orb of our perfected being. We may
find more things joined with faith, as
means to this, than we had counted
on. This missionary alliance is a
broad one.
There is ascloser relation between
every order and type of instrument
talities, than that of simple resem-
blance in their look ahead, in their
reference to ends beyond themselves.
They are all allies with faith, as we'll
as instrumentally like it. They mean
the same thing, afar off, it may be,
but really, as the first joint in the
stalk means the same as the one last
developed away up next to the ear,
or as the roots striking into the
ground mean the same thing as the
limbs spreading in the air on which
the fruit hangs. Faith is only a
closer and more direct agent of saliva
tion, means less removed from the
one common end of life.
But everything in the scope of the
divine plan-and it ought to be so, in
the deeper purpose of man-strikes
hands with faith in this great work of
perfecting life and making the finite
like the infinite.
went with a friend to see the
steam-shovel work; and l saw very
clearly that the steam-shovel and
were co-workers, and that it meant, a
good ways off, just what the sanctu-
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MACEDONIA.

The Turkish province bearing this
name has not the precise boundaries
which it had when the father of AL
exander the Great was on the throne.
Still it occupies nearly the same terri
tory. Its soil is fertile, its climate
pleasant, and were it wisely governed
it might be delightful region. But
it is tyrannized over by the Turk and
is of course oppressed. 1t is not sur
prising therefore that some of its in
habitants have broken out in revolt.
Near as the province is to Greece, it
is liable to be influenced by it. The
spectacle of Greece, too, enjoying a
degree of freedom, md displaying
energy and prosperity, is one that
wakes in a susceptible people de-
sire to throw off the Moslem yoke
The Greeks of course sympathize
with them as with the Cretans, and
not few of them have passed over
into MACEDONIA. The Turkish soldiery
are showing the same brutality that
cursed Armenia, and are now encoun-
tering a fierce resistance. News comes
of successful engagements on the
part of the Macedonians, and the
flames of war threaten to light up the
whole country.
Unfortunately for European optim-
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lists, the Macedonians and Cretans are
so much nearer the countries that are
upholding the Sultan, that people
are compelled to know more of the
barbarities of the Turk than they did
when Armenia was made pandemo-
mum. At present there is great ac
tivity on the part of the Austrian,
German and Italian ministry. The
Cabinets of Russia, France and
Great Britain, have been crying
peace, but there is no peace.
They have allowed themselves to oe
deceived or amused by the promises
of the Porte, but meanwhile outrages
continue. The people of both Mace
donia and Crete have been goaded
into rebellion, and the Turk alone
cannot reduce them to subjection.
Will the people of Great Britain
tamely acquiesce in Lord Salisbury's
dispatching a British feet to help
Turkish corsairs? Will the Germans
or Australians passively look on when
revolving outrages infuriate oppressed
peoples? Doubtless Londoners found
great delight in witnessing the es-
pousal of the British princess to the
Danish giant, but they cannot help
sympathizing with the Cretans and
Macedonians; and when popular
sympathy is fairly kindled it can
blaze into frenzy. Despots may
dream solely of securing dynastic
interests, but God thwarts mean sell
fishness. s.-ReU. NJ. Goodrich, IN PaaU-
tatcEet Chronicle.
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out its origin and to take adequate
means of preventing it's recurrence.

out lt6 origin ana TO take adequate
means of preventing its recurrence.
The Hartford Conn Times says: All
this terror, suffering, and danger came
from a superstitious notion, supple
mented by utter lack Of self-control on
the part of children and grown people.
Decent self-restraint would have obvi-
ated all danger. Itlooks as il education
in that direction were quite as much
needed as that in books.
The Boston Transcript says: Adults
are swayed in masses by ideas little
more absurd than the flight of LOO
children in the veritable belief that
Satan had appeared in person. The
terror of the ignorant mothers of all
nationalities in this thickly populated
district proved almost as difficult for the
police to combat as the 20 teachers in
the various rooms in the school b1 lid
ing found the fright of their pupils.
The police had fairly to fight their way
through the crowd of women surging
toward the school building to protect
their young ones. The unreasoning
terror which can take possession of
child from a sensible household is a
difficult thing to control, but when 1000
Rivington children add their dramatic
instincts Of rivalry to natural supersti-
ton, their scare" 10 devil panic must
be tren. endous.
The New York Herald says: This
devil-seeing business must be brought
to a conclusion. Whether there is
real devil or not, with horns, hoofs, and
other peculiarities, must be left to the
theologians; if there is one. and he ever
comes to New York, he certainly would
not be stupid enough to spend his energy
on the children in our grammer schools.
There is much more profitable business
for him to attend to. Hysteria
will create anything, however ridiculous,
and the best way to cure hysteria is
with slender birch rod. In the present
instance little severity, properly ap
piled. will put sudden stop to all the
nonsense about devil-seeing.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly,
New York. says: The true corrective to
devil worship-and all fear of the devil
lie kind of worship-is the study Of
nature and of the powers inherent in
nature. 1t should not be difficult to
make children feel that there is really
no scope left for the devil in the world
as we know it to-day. OF course, il
their parents or Sunday school teachers,
on the other hand, tail them that the
devil goes about like roaring lion seek
ing whom he may devour, the more
wholesome teaching which we are advo-
eating may be Sc far antagonized. No
effort should, however. be spared in the
public schools to put all the thoughts of
the children on a natural and rational
basis. and thus as far as possible to Sc
cure for them immunity against hurtful
and degrading superstitions. This Incl
dent should be taken to heart by teach
ers generally, as showing the importance
of knowing what thoughts are really en-
gaging the minds of their pupils.
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.

Mr.. Booker T. Washington, the col
ored founder and president of Tuskegee
Institute in Alabama, is beyond doubt
the foremost living man of his race and
one of the most useful and notable men
10 America. He has more clearly worked
out a system of education that is
adapted to Southern conditions than
any other man who has attacked the
problem. His special work of course is
the application of this system to the re-
quirements of his own race; but it is no
less applicable to the conditions of both
races in the South.
How he came to work out the system
that is in such successful operation at
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HUMAN NEEDS AND GOD.
BY REV. j. H. FARNswoRTH.

81 AM GoD. There is none else."
Isaiah xiv. %. The Christians God
is being. He lives, and loves, and
is loved, and to him all human beings
are related as finite offsprings of an
infinite parent. There is an almost
universal belief in human immortal
ity. Some think that this is nature
in man, developed in proportion to
his circumstances. But there must
be an intelligent personality back of
it which caused it to be. Further,
man is essentially personality. Man
must be personal. He is not simply
a mere fraction amid the rash mass
called humanity.
In the moral world there are un-
numbered evidences of design. If
there is design in book, the truth is
plainly seen. Before law there must
be law maker Each human being
is just the same the child of an in
finite creator. God is not an absent
force. but literally person. Things
do not create persons. Intelligence
alone creates intelligence. The things
we must have in this world are being
supplied us because we cannot pro-
duce them. Every moment we must
n
ious about these supplies. We were
made SO. We take these things as
matter of course. They are so plenty
that we cease to marvel at their boun-
ty. We do not forget God, but every
day and hour we forget his bounty.
1t is not simply law, but the loving
care of God, who sends the seasons,
and takes care of dependent man.
When you disobey some moral law
you have peculiar shame -facedness
toward the Great Ruler. You are con-
scious now.
Yet again, man is religious being.
He is born to worship. By the neces-
sity of his nature man must worship.
Those who worship flowing rivers
and the stars, are in the belief that,
moving in the waters and looking out
from the stars, is the person of God.
In the waters or in the planets they
find the signs of their God. To wor-
ship is reverential love. Hearty love.
People who bow in fear before God do
not worship him. In reverential,
hearty love is worship. There is one
who can no more cease to feel an
interest in his children than you or l
could lose our grasp of some child of
ours that goes astray. Could we do
that? Do not dare to make me out a
monster by saying that under any
circumstances l would give up my
child! Am l better than God? What
is my poor affection compared to his.
Our Heavenly Father is searching for
and will search for his children until
the last one shall be found.
NATIcK, MASS.
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CONTENT IT'S.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. SEPT. 8. 1896.
a RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY

Page One.
The Procession of Instrumentalities
Human Needs and God.
Macedonia.
The "DeviI Scare in New York School.
Booker T. Washington.
DIR. Nansen's Expedition.
Quotation Column.
Page Two.
A Record of Cond uct.
Christ and the World.
Bible Translation and Circulation.
Forthcoming Books.
Noted Men and Women.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
EDITORIAL:
Tennyson and the Vindictive Idea of God.
"The Doctrine of Fixity."
Political Ethics.
William NJ. Littell.
MumfOrd Family Reunion.
The First Minister'S Meeting.
Universalist Personal.
Exchange Notes.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page. Farm, Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In MemOriam.
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THE DEVIL SCARE IN THE NEW
YORK SCHOOL.

Ne,U York Tribune - From the
way in which the children of the East
Side schools have been frightened by
the rumored appearance of the devil
one would be almost tempted to be-
lieve that he had gone back 200 years
or more to the days of witchcraft and
it's awful fears and dire penalties.
Two such panics had already broken
out within a week among the children
of the East Side who attend the pub
lie schools, when another one threat
ened for the moment to destroy the
lives of the boys and girls who went
to Grammar SchoC.. No. o. The
building is at the northeast corner of
Stanton and Sheriff streets, and is
attended by about 1000 children.
The story that the evil One" was
abroad among the schools endeavor-
ing to steal away some Of the little
ones, has evidently been the talk of
the East Side for some time, and
when the cry was started after about
25 of the youngsters had reached the
building, that Satan himself was in
side, there was stampede for the
streets and for home. The children
in the street took up the cry, and in
a few seconds the greatest excite
ment prevailed. The frightened chill
dren ran into each other, crowded
and pushed one another, at the same
time crying that the devil had come.
Men and women from the tenements
near by, ran from their apartments
and added to the excitement.
In little while the street in front
of the school was crowded with men,
women, and children, and it looked
as though some of the little ones
would be trampled to death. A
stranger in the crowd started the re-
port that the school was on fire, and
this intensified the excitement.
While the police and the school jani
tor were trying to calm the frightened
children. several of the teachers in
the primary department arrived.
They took in the situation at glance,
and at once induced the children to
go into the school building. A few
minutes later they had all the little
ones in their classes singing their
morning songs.
Soon the children forgot all about
the devil and their fright. Several
children fell in the rush from the
Fairgrounds and were trampled on,
but 80 far as could be learned none
of them were injured. After the panic
the teachers stationed monitors from
the grammar department in the play
grounds to bring children through
the yard as they came into their class
rooms. Many of the children were
afraid to go through the yard alone
on account of the talk about the
devil.
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The New York World says: If it is
true that teacher in the Rivington
street school No. A, originated the scare
by threatening that 1.-The devil would
catch" children who disobeyed. that
teacher ought to be turned out of the
service at once. She violated the law in
thus teaching a theological doctrine.
Worse still, she propagated superstition,
which it is the supreme object of educa-
tion to eradicate from young minds.
One other thing needs to be said. This
scare is essentially hysterical. Every
school teacher ought to know that a
stern word of command is sufficient to
control hysteria. If our teachers do
not know this or do not apply their
knowledge their fault and failure are
shameful. This devil scare is reproach.
1t is for the board of education TO find
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-13

wAsnIsoIoN, d. g., Jan. H.
For n number OF months Secretary
HOso Smith has been making au iu-
yesligatlun OF charges preferred
against Governor Hughes, oi Atlzous.
The charges weru filed mainly by
Arizona Democrats, who began lot
wnrding complaints Rote than wear
age. Tho allegations were that Goysi-
nor Hughes misuseu HE office ~
various wRyt; that ha hai taken
wrongful procedure In disposing Of osT-
tain tults In the courts; that 10 had
made unwArranttd payments OF $50 =
month salary TO relative, and, among
other thiugs, iailsu to support tue
Democratic candidate or candidates iu
one Of tue Tecebt local elections. The
In vsstigalion has been maJo by repre-
,outstives Of the department, and the
roper. 10 voluminous one, embOdying
conflicting statements by tho parties 10
.iiv contention.
Secretary Smith thus far has not Dc.
tefmined upon the course he will puI-
sue, but will decide within n short time.
No charges have been fled la the de-
paTlment recently, and tho statement
fiOm Ariz)na that the grand Jury had
lmpeaohed 9oysrnor Hughes and the
territorial board as well, IL thought here
10 be- based ON action taken several
months ago.
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ssaertlons made yesterday In tho Vest
minister Gazette that Gefmsny's att.
tude on the American question had
ailenaled Great Britain anu rad driven
II TO accept rapproohemeut with
France. The Westminster Gazette
added that there was absolutely no To-.
tention on the part OF Great Brltain To
enter the Franco Russian ALLIANCE, any
more than the dfeibund, but Great
Britain had become, II was hoped,
better friends with both France anu
Rnssln, to which the Tagoblat. roplies:
ESQ England has sought hitherto a
pint d'appui In the dTeibund. Ger.
many would not have nstictd that had
II not been for England's cBpseless
colonial intrlgues. The uniustitiable
abuse in the English press Of Germany
Ia proof Of such an Intimacy. II this
be 90, Germany reJoioes that England
honceiorth Will shed the fuullunt Of
her favor on the swoibund." (RusslA
and Franco
The Hamburger correspondent DO.
olArsa that there Ia no question VI the
rogatlon OF the sUzerainty OF Great
Britain over the Tfansvaal, because
tho TTansvaal has not recognized tue
British suzsfainty at any time since
1884.
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there Ia bitter political Fight for cleo.
tioa "a senator. Blackburn and his
friends are attending the burial oi
Representative Wilson. Hunter has
had an all.day reception and recol vel
hundreds OF c0ngratulaiofy telegr ams
Tho laws provide for bsllJting the
tecond TueaJay alter the assomblnge
OF the legislature. Blackhufn's ftlen %
say there will be no Joint ballot Tueg-
day, January 2ltt, " filitueierlng VIII
prevent It. The special election for
Wilson's successor viii he January
10Th. Blackbutn'S men viii have tho
new Dbmooratic member here Tuesday,
January 2lsi. They Insist no ballot
will DO taken I'LL he qualities.
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HilIod liz - Mob.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. H.
Patrick Morris, n white railroad hand,
anu his coloted wife met terri bio fate
Mt midnight last night. InUy lived In
a flatO0At near the Westwogo wharf Of
the Texas 4 Pacific, few miles above
the city, on tho opposite bark Of this
river.
On account OF their difference IN
color, a. well ~ the charge that they
Kept IA visordtrly place Tor negrovr,
there has been growing sentiment
against lhem. They were sitting up
Ia their boat when n BODY OF men came
down and SGT fro 10 tho hull. Tney
sought refuge on shore, ana rs soon ~
they made their appearance they were
fiddlod with bullets. Tho woman wac
killed outright, but the man fell Grip.
pied and the two were burned to Rshes
with tbs boat.
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ALASKA noUSoAnY DISPUTE.
Senator Davis Has rouud Nothing TO
ArbtrRts.

hrbitrnta.
WARRINGTON, ID. g., Jau. i2.-Son-
ator Davif, VI the committee on
foreign relations, has been giving con.
siderable attention TO the Alaskan
boundary disrute. lie has found moth
Ing In his Investigations which would
cause min to change the lluos whlch
have always been undotstood a. tho
boundary, ana upon which both coun'
ttlos have been preceding for many
yeafs. lie says thas the only question
Ia dispute 10 whether the tea marine
leagues from tho ocean meant from tue
mAinland OF from the adjacent lslande.
Mr. Davis says this does not even pre-
sunt case for arbitration, because II Ia
mauifeslly plain that the shgfo oi the
mainland Of the continent 10 tho basis
OF tue true llue. II " also evident
from tho selection OF tue mountain
range az line that the men who drew
the byundafy agreement meant that
the line should he ten leagues
from the ocean where II touched tue
mainland. Islands, be snid, always
10 with the shore, aud when question
artists o. 10 whether 40 LELAND, no mot
ter 1T what time settled or claimyt,
belongs 10 one couptty or auOihof, 1
goes always to the country owning tho
mainland, n tho mainland In hui acent
30 II IL with tho leland VI tho Alaskan
archipelago. Thny became tho pro.
perry OF Russia, because Russia owned
the maiolsud OF tho shore, aud tooame
the property u the United States when
Alaska was sold 10 this ouuntfy.
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wIm rnblI.h .Vsne.uelan rapsr,.

LoNDoE, Jsu. l2.-rhn BandarJ,
the Jouservativs gov fnmsnt o'gap,
rays editurally this morning. "lhe
Cabinet this morning decided TO pub'
lish tho Venezuelan papcfs al the eArli-
est possible moment. We gladly take
tnls opportunity to beat testimony 10
the mAgnanimouh AllituiV ~ the
American patton 10 us AZ q time when
countries Ices generous Though iAv0f'
abe opportunity had arisen for adopt.
lug toward usa tone VI insult, u not Of
menace. Ihia conduct was worthy "
the Americans, anu has materially In
llu-nC "a L1rd Salisbufy'H decision,
Urho maintenance ~ tfiei d'hip with
America il ways n Of oouaiderau IA
with Englund. We cay tnis 10 The
American people with tho absolute
candor OF doep.seatd cordially"