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Evening star., 1896-07-02

Mems Llnen-color Duck Suits. Worth So
for 81 90.
Evening star., 1896-07-02
StcreopticOn Lectures,

Special features Of the Wednesday night
meetings will be two lectures illustrated by
stereopticon views. At the First Congrega-
tional Church Rev. George E. Lovejoy OF
Stoneham. Mass, gives an illustrated ad-
dress on Armenia. entitled 1.-The Crescent
Against the Cross" At the First Presby-
terian Church Rev. Frank S. Dobbins. Sec
Ietary of the American Baptist Missionary
Union Of Philadelphia. Pa, will give an IL
lustrated address. '"Fhe Land of the Rising
Sum-" preceded by a song service, favorite
hymns and Illustrations from great paint
ings, etc.
The early morning prayer meetings held
every morning of the convention in the
thirty-three churches which have been as
signed as headquarters for state delega-
tions are also open to the public. These
meetings begin at $50 o'clock and last until
I:15, and are frequently among the very
best of the convention.
Thursday and Sunday afternoons there
will be thirty denominational rallies. The
three tents and twenty-seven churches VIII
be used for these meetings. which will also
be open to the public.
Special Meetings for Men and Women
Saturday morning Tent Washington will
be used for an evange1istic meeting for men
Evening star., 1896-07-02
$s5.Q8.

-Cassimeres and Cheviots-in sack or cut
away styles. We've too many suits. and
were taking the quickest way of selling
them. Your chance Is tomorrow and the
half day Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

having no investments In railroads, have moth
ing at stake, and only foreign investors, repre-
senting 1.-The Money Power Of the East will
suffer.
What precise form the proposed drastic legis-
lation will take has not yet appeared. The mani
fest purpose. however is TO put an end to the
extortions by which the railroad owners are en-
rching themselves at the expense of the Kan
sas producers. At this point it is interesting 10
note that the biennial report OF the Kansas
Board Of Railroad Commissioners. just pub
lished. shows that of all the railroads operating
in the State only twO-tle Burlington and the
Rock Island-paid dividend during the year
ending last June. and Of these the Burlington
has only 100 miles of track in the State. In this
condition Of affairs it is little difficult to under
stand how the Kansas people are oppressed by
railroad corporations which transport their prod
ucts at rates that bring no returns to the stock
holders upon their investments. 1t will be in
teresting TO watch the proceedings of the Kan
sas Legislature il only to see just how they
propose to get even with the corporations
which are already doing Kansas business for
nothing
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
CaRDTy4L GIBBONS on Preaching.

The new book by Cardinal Gibbons, entitled
"'rhe Ambassador of Christ" furnishes striking
evidence of the essential unity Of thought that
pervades all Christian Churches to-day In spite
Of their dogmatlc differences. As It's title nd
Gates the object Of the volume Is 10 set forth
the qualifications and duties OF the Christian
preacher. Now. most people do not think Of the
Roman priest as dls,nctvcly n preacher. sim
ply because he is priest. His sacerdotal char
acter dlms the lusire Of his prophetic powers, at
least iE popular estimation And perhaps
Roman Catholics themselves have. without in
tending it. contributed TO the impression that
far more room is given TO the high altar than to
the pulpit In the Roman Church.
But. in truth, the Catholic Church has never
ignored the necessity and importance Of preach
ing even In the ages when the Church was most
given to the sacerdotal conception of religion.
The preaching frlars OF the Middle Ages We're.
in sense the ecclesiastical progenitors of the
Protestant preachers of n later age; and they
proved that not even high-wrought sacerdOtal
system can crush out the prophetic function In
a Church That the Roman Church to-day rccog-
nlzes the importance Of preaching Is well known.
The symbolic teaching Of a sensuous ana dra-
matte ritual will always bc effective with GER
tain people; but 1t can never take the place Of
the spoken word, whether addressed 10 the In
tellect or to the heart. The thcologans are still
disputing whether Jesus instituted Il sacerdotal
system for the Church: bnt all are agreed that
He commissioned men to preach His Gospel. and
that the preaching of this Gospel soon convert
cd the Roman Empire.
1t Is upon the prophetic or preaching character
Of the Christian ministry that Cardinal Gibbons
chiefly dwells; and what he says will commend
itself in the main. to sincere Christians Of every
name. Mr. Moody. or DR.. Macarthur or DR..
Dix would find himself in cordial agreement
with many OF the Cardinals ideas concerning
the work of the preacher According to the dis
tngushed preate. the first book student for
he should study men and women: for only thus
can he deliver an effective message to them.
Nor does his study end at his ordination He is
instructed by his parochlal visits. and the per
sonal experiences thus gained will enable him
TO speak with knowledge and power in the pull
pit 1t Ia all the more important that he should
| have n vivid realization OF this. because he Is
often likely to find himself oppressed by the
weight Of the theological armor dOnned by him
| in the seminary. In other words. the Cardinal
thinks that theology alone Is not an equipment
| for the Christian preacher. To be able to per-
| suade men he must understand them. nnd have
| genuine sympathy for them and with them
| alike In their sorrows and joys. II Is we'll for
| him. therefore. to expand his mind by travel II
| possible. and even in the pulpit to discuss tenn
peratey the moral side Of political and social
questions.
] This. certainly. Is good and wholesome coun-
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
NEw.YeRK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER G. 1896

and wits from the days Of Falstaf to those Oh
Ben Jonson and his comrades OF the Me."'"N
and thence to the era Of wills ana nu..o" D.
Among some OF the st. James-st. CLUBS th'S 'e
Iat,on between the proprietor and the ciuo mas
hecn maintained for more than century out 'hs
threatened occultaton and disappeai"n''
venerable Boobies seems to import that 'he o''
order IS passing away. and that the moder"'Aa-
,ion of the club. which now plays sucn al iii.
nortant part in the social affairs Of all civilized
countries. bids fair to be complete even IA ~"
servative London. With the extinction OF Dooo'es
q fine old crusted club tradition OF that capita
will pass away. linked with memories OF Chaf'es
1ames Fox and Sheridan and Gbbon. ana MOST
of other shining club worthless. as we" aS WIFI
procession OF robust fox-huntng nopies anu
souires stretching back almost to the Gays "
Addison and Roger de Coverley But the booo'eS
as a group have lived out their day. ana maze
their record. and II silence and desola'oh arc
now to brood upon the walls OF their p'ouu
house for a memorial. 1t has at least achieVeo
history and will not soon be forgotten
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
LONDON'S MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.

Lord Dunraven seems to hit the mark better
In politics than in craftsmanship The alleged
scandal in the affairs Of the London County
Council. TO which he called attention was at
first pooh h-poohed mares nest. II now looks
very much like n real and uncommOnly disagree
able scandal. True no money has actually been
stolen from the public funds. But larceny Is
not the only crime that can be committed against
good government or honest business. The meth
ods pursued appear to have been identical with
those Of the most brazen lOOters and boOdlers.
II the object was not the filling of private pock-
cts from the public treasury, II was the retention
of the cOnspiratOrs in profitable public offices.
which may not. after all. be so very differ
ent thing The maxim that the end justfes
the means Is not now reckOned sound morality.
1t cannot be when the means are distinctly dis.
honest and the end at best a doubtful good.
Briefly stated the circumstances OF the case
are these: The London County Council under
"Progressive' or seml-Socialist control. cstab-
lished q Works Department. which was to do all
sorts of building and other operations instead
Of letting them ont at competitive contract.
Carpentry. masonry. painting. backsmithing
and other trades were to be conducted by the
municipality. 1t was boasted that this system
would result in great gain for the public. But
1t did not so result The managers found. on
the contrary, that the showing at the end OF the
year was likely to be a bad one The Depart
ment, judged from business point OF view,
would be discredted and at the next election
those responsible for 1t would be in danger
OF suffering defeat at the polls. TO avert
this they resorted to the practices which have
now been dsclOsed-tO wit. to forgery, fasif-
cation Of accounts. bogus vouchers and what
not On one job. for example, the Department
was credited with more building material left
over and transferred to another job than had
been altogether ordered for the first. Timber
was bough, for one job at IS the standard. and
transferred to another at ia. Tricks that the
Tweed Ring might have done In the heyday
Of its power were performed without hesi-
| tatiOn. And so the Department was enabled to
pose as a brilliant success when 1t was really
a dismal failure and party leaders could point
with pride to thousands Of pounds alleged to
| have been saved. when as a matter Of fact there
was heavy loss.
Such is the indictment Of the Department. to
which 10 plea Of mot guilty. has yet been
made The friends Of the Department prac
tically admit the truth Of the charges, but say
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

the fault lies with the "crazy bookkeeping OF
some OF the officials There is too great an ap-
pearance Of method in the craziness, however
TO allow the belief that it was not deliberate ana
done with purpose The dlsheartening feature
of the case is that these things should nave Deeh
done at such time and by such men, III they
had occurred few years ago. under the old
Tory vestry system. they would have Dceh taken
as a matter of course. and as proof or TIE need
of reform. But they have occurred under 'he
brand-new. reformed system. which was sup
posed to have reduced municipal government 10
an exact science. The incident can scarcely fnli
to cast some reproach upon the whole system
Of the County Council 1t will not wholly dis-
credit it. of course that would be unjust bu'
it will strengthen the belief that not all re-
formers are superior to human faults and frall-
ties and that however men may contend Tor
this or that form Of government. "that which
is best administered is best"-for maladmhS-
tratlon is possible under the best form the WIS
dom Of man has ever devised.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
PERSONAL.

monument Is to he erected TO Won Mo''he ia
Hreslau for which the Berlin sculptor cuno m rs,o Hon
I-chtritz who n friend OF the fleio 'i"' '''''
has made the model
Colonel Thomas Holland. OF the Salvation Army
u,i,l rot take charge CT the Army In the south
"a was announced II has been decided 20 olrect
the work In the South from the North as "'
fore.
Since Bishop Keane retired from the rec'o' H''p
NJ tho Catholic University Mr.. O'Brien. prom
,nor, Catholic Of New-Orleans has died. leaving
ga coo IN the university. In "The Baltimore gu"
q friend Of the Bishop thus explains now the pc-
amos, camo 70 be made when Mr. Brien drew
his will six or ssvcn years hs hsV TO ali appear
anccs was tho full amount he intended tJ AZ St
the institution Later n Sm Z" when Bishop
Keane preached a sermon. Mr. OBrien 10 was aSdsI Cd
forcihly impressed by the preacher '""' "e "'N
100000 to his former beques'
Frederick Hill. who died the other day at MS
,or,o roar London was the last surviving brother
~ Sir Rowland Hill the postal reforfner ne WIS ,a
connected with the Postofiice Department i''
many years
NJ and Mrs. Joseph Cook are boarding at New
ton Centre Mass. Mr. Cooks health Is much i'"-
proved though he Is far from well
Tho election Of Bishop w D. Walker. of North
nako,, as Bishop of the Episcopal diocese Oh
Western New-York has been confirmed. a osnn, n,n,
iorifv Of the dioceses having given the" 'o"'0"'
to II.
one Of the list letters OF 'o'e"''s
uri,,en 10 excuse his absence from the ahhua'
d,rrer or the Omar Khayyam Club. OF when ne
was TO be the principal guest. ''lf haa pee"
able to be with you" he wrote. while feas'eu
among you should have sought to prm'nr nr ess tos
.I.a .icai and ascetic: and that wine love anu
iSorty even in this poem seem to be woras , ,or or
i.1,b xo, in ali that omar says about what con,
Germs priests and formal religion All poeas i' IL
rronbc,s have hated prests-as Il class-a.u A.
has been their vocation from the beginning 10 u"
pose 'ecclesiastlcism
The veteran illustrator. Harry Fem, whose "o,n n
,as ohounded in American periodicals. is evidently
IN have an artistic posterty apart from MS o""
,,,,,,uorob,o drawings He has passed on some
III u, w tS,s ~ his daughter Miss Lillian rem.
Her work has not hitherto been known cons,d TO d
pur',,o' ntiec,,on OF water-colors and is showing
.rnm,' t,n ,h,s week in her studio in New-ior~
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
THIRTY-FOUR PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The question. Shall the sugar IN
dustrv in the British West Indies receive pro-
lection from the home Government? Is creatng
great interest in London. - Inc so-calieu
confession of Baron Won Lutzow In the tra
Of the German editors, has maze ProIouiu
irnpression in Berlin. == Sharp nghtlng was
reported from Cuba, with brilliant victories
claimed by the Spaniards. - .rne story pun
lished by "The Daily News" Of Lordon, con-
cerninc the settlement o. the Turkish ques-
tion was denied by the British Foreign once.
DOMESTIC-A protest from the German Gov
ernment against President Clevelands retaha
tory proclamation was received by the state
Denartment President Cleveland coHl-
peted the preparation of his message 10 Coi-
cress q Chairman Hanna, OF the Repupn-
can National Committee arrived IN Wasnins
ton to begin preparations for the inauguratloh
Of Major Mckinley. - The gunboats New
Me-. in the presence of 10000 people = Inc
annual report of the Secretary Of the Navy was
made public Many Congressman we're
among the visitors to Major Mckinley in can
ton. 49,
CITY-It was learned that the metropolitan
Traction Company intended to equip lts sixth
Eighth and Madison ave. lines with new
motive power A complimentary dinner
was given for General r. c. O'Brien, president
Of the Dock Board, at the Waldorf. - Inc
Rev Dr. John Watson was guest or honor az d
dinner given by the Lotos Club - The 'tn
Regiment held athletic games. - series or
short distance cycling races. to introduce SIX
davs' international race. was held in Madlson
Souare Garden - Stocks were irregular at
small changes.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and mild Temperature yesterday: Highest, ~
degrees; lowest. 81; average. 4Oss.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

sci for the Christian minister, to whatever ue'
nomination he may belong Without such
spirit inspiring him the most complete 'neo-
logical system will not help him mllch' WINE
with it not even the most erroneous theoioe!
will altogether handicap him.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

III. 7,!jnne today consists ef7Aree Parts, fenfan-
ing thirty tor pages, and IN addition, Cofo'ed Part
Of sixteen Pages. See Maf Jonr ne"safalSr sntthe'
ven .riM a complete eety.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
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The successful Introduction Of electricity as
partial motive power on the Brooklyn Bridge.
and the provision for it's the sole motive
power In OF breakdown of the cable
which supplies the main traction force, ought
to impress the managers Of tho elevated
roads In both cities the deslrability OF substi
tuting electric FOR steam power. In connec-
tion with this matter 1t is scarcely an encourage
ing circumstance that decision has been
reached to light some Of the elevated with
gas. for II electricity were To be employed 10
haul the cars 1t would be an easy matter TO
use the same current for illuminating purposes.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

In the bright lexicon Of the Sheehans political
economy Is defined as the science OF getting into
fat places without paying the gate money.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

The Boobies Club In London. apparently about
going out. Is not the Oldest In that capital.
Brooks's. founded In lI61, being a year older.
and Arthurs. In the same street, is older still.
Whites Is the oldest OF all. London clubs were
al originally proprietary. a club was simply a
development Of the ancient tavern gatherings
which collected the gay templaxs and courtiers
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

The money power Is at It again. The mort
gage on Mrs. Leases house in Wichita KAN
has been forecosed The claim Is for only
81, 400 and costs. and don't know whether
the foreclosure best illustrates the devilish re-
venge of the bloodsuckers the base ingratl-
tudc Of the silver miners who were so well
served by the unfortunate woman
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

The NewJecsey ?arson visiting the city who
wrote to his congregation that he had witnessed
the performance Of the D---nation of Faust by
D-rosch and was suddenly recalled home to
would seem In that experience to have acquired
qualifications to sit in judgment upon n case now
occupying the attention OF another parish in
that pous Commonwealth. IL appears that
deacon in the latter communion. ncensed at the
political expressions Of n brother communicate,
irtimated to him In the full hearing Of every
prising all the persons OF leisure In the vicinity,
that his opinion on politics or any other subject
was not worth q tinkers dam The aggrleved
member brought the matter to the attention OF
the church authorities a violation Of the ordi-
nance against profanity. and they con-
sdcring It, The deacon falls back on the die
tionary and maintains that the expression Is col
loaulal and canonical and entirely vacant OF pro-
fame intent import. The volume gives sup
port to his argument, tinker's dam not being
an expletive. but an innocent device OF his craft
OF no after it has served It's purpose except
as the symbol OF minimum OF value. The de-
csion of the case will no doubt constitute a
precedent which may become important and
will be looked for with interest not only In the
parish in which 1t originated. but beyond Its
boundaries.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

On the same afternoon Mrs. S Montgomery Roose-
welt gave a large reception at her home. I'm upper
Fifth-ave 10 introduce her daughter. Miss Boyl-
ston. "A pretty young woman who assisted In
receiving by Miss Jessie Garry OF Baltimore Miss
Adene Person. Miss Jane Giett and Miss Kath-
leen Kelly Tuesday brought another coming-ous
reception-that given by Mrs. Edgar 5 Auchin-
Gloss OF No. "a East Forty -eghth-st.. In honor o.
her daughter Miss Elizabeth r.. Auchincoss Tho
young women who assisted the debutante In receir-
ing were Miss Ethel De Forest. Miss May Neeser.
Miss Anne Agncw. Miss Frances Rowland, Miss
Bertha Munde. Miss Ethel Talbot. Miss Adelaide
Fitzgerald, Miss Janewdy. Miss Helen Beaman.
Miss Mabel Huntington and Miss Sarah Gibbs
Thompson. The last-named Was introduced on the
purpose By her mother Mrs Robert Means Thomp-
SON No. East Fffty-third-st. Miss Thompson,
white peau de sole. the corsage OF which was sn
immense bouquet OF purple violets. In the line re-
butantes including Miss Dorothy Schieyelin. Miss
Daisy Iiolns, Miss Laura Satterlee and Miss Eliza
beth f.. Auchncloss. BESIDES these there were
half a dozen more young women who assisted the
debutantc to receive her mothers friends After
the members of the receiving party who were rein.
forced by an equal number OF young men; On
dfth.st gave a large tea 70 prescni her dauchter.
Miss Daisy iiollins. and Mrs ii. Pendleton Rogers.
Of No. 50 West Forty-ninth-st.. gave similar en-
tertainment to introduce her daughter Miss
Rogers.
This week there will be another batch OF coming
out receptions including that OF Mrs. George t.
Schiefelin. at her home. No. East Forty ffth-st,
from to o'clock Tomorrow afternoon. to intro
ducc her daughter. Miss Dorothy Schieffelin. On
Tuesday Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins. OF No. As
Fifth-ave. will present her niece. Miss Marion
Whitaker; Mrs. Schuyler Parsons OF No. sos Fifth
ave. VIII introduce Miss Parsons: Mrs. Peter b.
Wyckoff, OF No. % West Fifty y-sevcnthst. will pre-.
sent Miss Wyckoh. and Mrs. John u. ireland. OF
No Is East Forty y-sevcnth-st.. will give a large re-
ception and dance In honor of her daughter. Miss
Laura Duane Ireland. Mrs John Sloane Of No. SS
Fifth-ave. will formally present her daughter Miss
Evelyn Sloane on Thursday afternoon. and on Sat
urday Mrs. Robert Hoe will introduce her daughter
Miss Ruth Hoe. at a reception, which she will give
at her home No. II East Thirty -sixth-st On the
same afternoon Colonel and Mrs. Du Pont. OF
Delaware who are spending the winter in town:
will give tea and dance from to o'clock at
Sherrys to introduce their daughter. Miss Louisa
Du Pont. Colonel and Mrs. Du Pont will be et
home on January IL and 10 at No. Gas Fifth-ave.
The brides OF last week were nearly all favored
with delightful sunshine. OF the two most promi.
neat weddings Of the weok. the greater display q
taste and beauty was undoubtedly at q TbemaSo