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The herald., 1897-12-06
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Worlds Debt to the Jews-Rev
A. G. Smither

"A. " Su11 LuCT
Rev. A. c. Smither preached last night
at the First Christian church upon THE
Worlds Debt to the Jews" The Jews,
said the speaker, are an intensely inter-
esting people, whether viewed socially,
financially or religiously. AS people.
as a race, they have held to the doc
trine Of monotheism, to the doctrine that
there Is but one God.
The Jews stand as living witness OF
the authenticity Of the word of God, of
the divine origin Of the Christian relig-
ion and Of the relation Of God to the race.
The preservation of their identity amid
their strange history stands as marvel,
a thing not explicable by ordinary laws.
Furthermore, they are today fulfilling
prophecies uttered concerning them by
Moses more than thirty centuries ago
1t is dull student of the word Of God
who does not see this going on. Such
prophecies could only have been uttered
by the power Of inspiration.
The world is greatly indebted to the
Jews because Of their contributions
toward the origin and growth Of Chris
tianity. On his human side Jesus was
a Jew Of Abrahamic ancestry. The types
and shadows and prophecies of the Jew
ish people all pointed to the coming Of
Christ, the Messiah. God has placed
Palestine, the home Of Israel, In the
center Of the great nations Of antiquity.
It was surrounded by Babylon, Ninevah,
Egypt, Greece, Rome and Macedonia,
the centers Of the great nations OF the
past In their struggles, each with the
other, they were met on Palestinian soil
and became acquainted with the relig-
ious ideas Of the Jews.
Then In his providence, by their cap
tiyities, God scattered the Jews amona
all nations, and they went everywhere
carrying with them their religious faith
It was then brought about that all the
great nationas Of antiquity were i'm
pregnated with the religious teachings
of the Jews. At the time OF the coming
of Christ all nations were in expectanc!
OF the coming of some great one wh'
should revolutionize history. The Jew
were thus used Of God for preparing thu
world for Christ and Christianity wa
ts flower and fruitage.
Many Jews accepted Christ and be
came Christians. Most Of them rejectet
him because he did not come In the con
ditions they had expected him. II tn
bible may be accepted as true, Goo ye
has a great work in store for the Jews
who are to be used by him for sub1ugat
| ing the nations of the earth to the eros
of Jesus Christ.
The herald., 1897-12-06
MO VACANT PULPlTS FILLED

prompt hDn. He Is the indwelling God,
who has foreseen ali from the beginning
and provided for every contingency.
A third principle is the oneness of life,
both in this world and all others-past,
present or to come. We accept the scien-
tific doctrine OF evolution as the ration
al explanation Of the universe. We be-
lieye. Furthermore, that the eternal en-
ergy from which all things proceed" is
none other than the intelligent, benign
ant will Of God, the divine volition work.
ing to uphold and inspire the universe.
This belief in evolution gives us new
assurance of life to come. Death does
not end all; it Is only an initiation into
a higher form of existence. From mo-
mad to man, from atom to angel, the as
cent Of life is continuous.
Fourth, we believe in the unity OF
man. Darwin and the Old Testament
agree on this point. But still more as
sured is the spiritual unity of mankind.
Under all Emergencies of government
custom, color, cline, which divide the
nations, their common humanity unites
them. We are all brethren.
Finally, the unity of religions IN re-
lligion. All the various PHILOSOPHERS and
theologies, all forms of worship. pagan,
Jewish or Christian. spring from one and
the same soil of human feeling ana
thought; all answer to mans need; all
have something in them of the divine.
None are perfect, absolute or final. rev
elation Is continuous and eternal. Goo is
| still in his world reconciling man to HIM
self. Whichever road we take joins the
| hroad highway that leads to him.
| Christianity is the latest born and best
of the religions Of the world, a younger
sister Of the other great systems OF faith
and worship, more richly endowed with
sweeter promise and hope. 1t is our way
The herald., 1897-12-06
Practical rhsosophy

At Blavatsky hall. 62b West Fifth
street, last evening the address was Civ
en- on the subject, Practical Theos-
oply." The practice Of universal broth
erhood was brought forward a. the ex-
qualification of practical Theosophy in
daily life and living in accord with the
anner voice. The great need OF the
world today IL that all should recognise
that brotherhood is both a law and .
fact in nature. and that all the innumer-
able units or individuals In the world are
SO inseparably interviewer one with the
other that no one can help or injure an
other without doing as much for himself.
The herald., 1897-12-06
point of length Of service IN the United

point Of length Of service In the United
States.
Ex-senator Carlisle. when q friend,
Just before the recent elections, asked
him IL he were going to speak in Ken
lucky, answered that he would II he
could leave his practice, but" he added,
IT must make a living, and. you see,
have got through with that 10000. 600
made out Of the bond sale. and must
hustle."..;-
The sculptors NM. Tony Noel and Le-
due have submitted to M. Vallon. mayor
Of Chantilly. a plaster model OF the
statue of the late Due d'Aumale, which
Is to be erected in Chantilly. The duke Is
represented at about the age Of fifty-five
on horseback in a generals uniform. the
figure recalling his appearance at the
time he commanded at Besancon. The
left hand Is holding the reins Of his
charger, the right reposlng on his hip.
while the eyes seem to be sweeping the
horizon.
M. Czernik. the we'll known Russian
chemist, has examined two minerals
from the Caucasus, with very note
worthy results. One Of them Is a kind Of
coal, the ashes Of which contain con-
a siderable quantity Of the new ele-
ment helium, along with several rare
J and precious earths used in the manu-
! facture Of incandescent mantels. The
other Is called cerite, and consists MAIN
/ ly Of the new element argon. The most
remarkable thing is that these two new
elements have never before been found
in minerals in pure state, but only in
chemical combination with other ele-
ments.
Madame Dreyfus' petition on behalf
of her husband to the pope, written III
Latin, is exceedingly pathetic. After
enumerating the reasons for a new trial,
it concludes: "Lucie Eugenie Dreyfus,
at the feet Of your holiness. humbly sup
plicates the compassion Of the father OF
the aCtholic church. She declares that
her husband is innocent. and the victim
of judicial error. He being isolated
from his fellow men, this appeal is
signed by his grief-stricken wife, who
through her tears, gazes at the vicar OF
Christ as the daughters of Jerusalem
looked upon Christ himself on his way to
Calvary"
The herald., 1897-12-06

Of salvation from selfishness and sin.
To this Unitarian fellowship, rational
and reverent, free and faithful. preserv-
ing what is best in the past and reaching
out to what is divinest in the future. we
invite all men, that they, with us, may
know the glorious liberty Of the sons Of
Cod
The herald., 1897-12-06

godly life, that we may be hlltd with
all the fulness Of His love; that We may
do His will; work faithfully In His vine
yard-and at last inherit that eternal
life at His right hand.
The herald., 1897-12-06

the past year and assistance had been
rendered sl.2ss times. Over 40 had con-
fessed Christ.
The herald., 1897-12-06
A Chicago Sequence

When marriage IL not a success di
vorce1s its successor. Chicago News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
MORGAN on CHINA.
Thinks United States Commercial In
terests There Should be Protected. s

Thinks United States Commercial In
terests There Should be Protected. s
New York. Dec. 2T.4Aecording to d
Washington correspondent of the Her,
aid, Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, OF
the committee ON foreign relations.
said tonight that it would be impossi-
ble for the United States to remain
conipIacent should European nations
undertake the disniemberment Of Chi
ma. Senator Morgan salt 80
IF partition involves the abr0gatioa
of treaties, this country would be left
TO make terms again with each Euro
pean nation separately in the territory
TO which its sovereignty extended.
Therefore, unless the powers now am
bilious for territorial extension take in
TO account the Importance of American
commercial relations with China, il
would be necessary for the government
10 intervene in self-defense.
IF the session is absolute, then
American interests must be taken care
OF through the treaties between Amer
lea and the countries to which the alb
sOlute cessiOns are made respectively.
II the territory is given up merely for a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
ALASKA COMPANY FAILED.

Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 2I.-By
the steamer City of Topeka, which has
arrived from Juneau, ii is learned that
the Newell Gold Mining company and
Berner's Bay Mining and Milling com.
pany have passed into the hands OF
receivers. The receiver is Il. +. Cas-
sci. of Juneau, formerly of Seattle:
Thomas | Newell was president ana
manager of the companies which nave
been in operation since 1888 and which
embraced more property than any one
corporation in Alaska. Besides the
Newell mine and Berner Bay mine, the
company own large interests ON Doug
Lass island and 16O acres of placer
mines in the Silver Bow basin. The
heaviest stockholders in the company
are eastern men. No estimate OF Ia
bilities and assets has been made yet
Forty-eight thousand dollars in bull
lion from the Treedwell Mining com
pany was brought down by the Topeka
and was transferred for San Francisco.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27

time there will he mixed responsible
ity and it is good time for intervention
and the exercise of American diplom-
acy. The occupation of a part by Ger.
many and the prospective occupation
of other parts by various European ma
tons is an effort to complete a Gordon
of offense to American commerce from
Vladiyostock to Marseilles or to Liver
pool. That Gordon is being stretched
to contract the trade of six hundred
millions of people who now have direct
trade and intercourse with the Pacific
ocean. There is a great deal in the
Chinese problem that vitality interests
Americans and which seems to demand
immediate consideration from the
State department and Congress-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
HARBOR BUOY INSPECTION.

New Orleans, Dec. 27.-Mr. William
ST. John, of New York, the general
representative of the Pintsch Gas com.
any, that furnishes all the gas buOys
TO the United States government for
the lighting Of harbors, arrived in the
city Saturday night from Galveston,
where he went to inspect the nuoys
now III service and to see about supply
ing, some new ones. F.,,r - q
Mr.. st. John will be here until to-
the buoys in Galveston ,harbor out Of
working order because they had not
been properly attended to, otherwise
they would be all right.
The shippers of Galveston want five
more buoys in the harbor, and gen.
eraI petition is now being circulated,
and win be presented to Congressman
Hawley asking for a sufficient appro-
priation to accomplish that end.
{ Mr.. ST John vii be here until to-
night when he goes to Mobile. he
has been in conference with Lieut..
Wadhams, commander u. S. n. eighth
lighthouse district, and movement
will be placed on foot to get some five
gas buoys for the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi river. Mr.. st. John Thinks the
approximation can be secured, and that
the haibor will soon be lighted so that
vessels can sail at night as well as in
the day.
From here Mr.. st. John goes 10 Mo
bile, where Oh Tuesday he will take
the steamer for Tampa thence TO
Jacksonville. Brunswick and Savan-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
THE PHILA. FAILURE.
Plan for the Conservation of the Pro
perry and Payment of Creditors.

Plan for the Conservation of the Pro-
perty and Payment of Creditors.
New York, Dee. PA meeting of
the friends of William NJ. Singerly
will be held in John G.. Johnson's of
flee at 10 O'Clock this morning in Phil
adelphia when it is expected plan
for the settlement of the affairs of the
Chestnut Street National bank and the
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings
Bank company win be reached. The
outline oft he plan, according to a cor
respondent of the Herald is as fol-
lows:
There is to be an issue of Record
Publishing company stock, which will
be sufficiently large, in addition to the
assets of the bank and the trust COM
pany. to enable those institutions to
liquidate upon a basis of fifty per cent
cash and fifty per cent Record stock.
This proportion may be changed after
a complete examination has been
made of the assets, but it is the basis
of the present calculations. The
scheme is declared to be the only feas-
ible one to provide for the successful
voluntary liquidation of the accounts
of Mr. Singerly and the two compan-
les and it is strongly urged by those
of Mr.. Singerly's friends who wish to
extend to him competent assistance
at this crisis. Comptroller of the Cur
rency Eckels term of office expires this
week, and he expressly desires to have
| the matter settled before his success
or takes charge. If this plan fails
to receive the approval of the credit
ors and receivership is started, il is
said they will get considerably less
than dollar for dollar and will be conn.,
| PEELED to wait long time for that.
Under the receivership the stock
holders of the bank will be liable to a
demand for the payment of money
equal to their holdings of stock. In
| the case of the trust company, only
| one-half of the 100000 capital stock
has been paid in and the stockholders
are consequently liable to an assess
ment of S2o0,000.
! George III. Earle, Jr. and Richard
| y, Cooke, the assignees of the trust
| company, are the leaders in the steps
now being taken. Mr.. Earle is presi'
| dent of the Tradesmen's National
! bank and the Finance company of
! pennsylvania and Mr.. Cooke is pres.
ident of the Guarantee Trust and
| Safe Deposit company and it is said
that one of those institutions, probab-
ly the finance company will, If the
| plan goes through, assume the task
| of conducting rhe liquidating.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
WANTS ANOTHER RACE.
Chase Wants Another Race With the
Man Who Bested Him,

Chase Wants Another Race With the
Man who Bested Him,
New York. Dec. 27.-Arthur A
Chase, defeated by Jimmy Michaei
in the thirty-mile race III Madison
SQUARE garden Saturday night, is
anxious to. race again. His manager,
w. +. Walton, is negotiating for an,
other trial. Chase had no complaint
to make about his defeat, except to
saw that he was dissatisfied with his
pacing. In this complaint all the BIZ
cycle experts agree with Chase.
INV, pacing teams were made up of
good men," said Chase, ''but they were
too irregular, and did not work to-
gether. They rode fast enough, but
they made pick-ups badly and at no
time did they work together with The
regularity and smoothness that such
a race as l was riding demanded. On
the. contrary, Michaers men worked to-
gether with the precision of machines,
and he was helped along at the same
points where l lost time and ground.
Il AN" anxious to meet Michael
again in another race, but l should
want The, next race planned better, j
'SnOnlu nuuCu ,preIer 10 rue dSdinst
Michael out of doors, on bigger and
broader track than the one in the gar
den, but as that Is out of the question
for some time to come, we have tried
to arrange second race. in the gar
den. l do not care to undertake the
race, however, before two weeks, as
| wanted that much time in which 10
straighten myself out and get over
the shaking up i received SATURDAY
night. Two weeks, it seems, ls;.too
far off for Michael. ISL. IN,
IF we should ride again IN the gar
den will certainly make every EFFORT
to get better and more regular pacing
Another great improvement for both
Michael and myself would be 10 have
tbe nacemakers start on the sides and
fins do away with the danger on the
steep graded turns"
Dave Shafer, manager of Michael,
has given a decided answer to Chase's
proposition for a new match, saying
that Michael is to go out of training
after the present week. II a match
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
PEARsALL POINTERS.

:. Pearsall, Tex, Dec. 26.-Jessie Strait
OF Hondo is visiting friends here. ,
sA sociable was enjoyed last night
at the residence of Mrs. d. A. Hen
.drick. -
Miss Kate Hudson of Virginia, is
visiting her brother, Judge Hudson, at
Pearsall. .,ty,s,ss. ". !. 1,
B. f. Walker of Eagle Pass. return,
ed to Pearsail Friday.
II. B. Applewlite and Jno. Wolfe re-
turned Friday after a Short visit ia
San Antonio.
Miss Bessie Pranglin returned home
for the holidays from college in San
Antonio.
A dance is to be given at the resi-
dnece of ]. +. Foster tonight.
Mrs. VIM. Bennett is spending some
weeks visiting in San Antonio,
Christmas has been very uneYent-
full in Pearsall, this year. Nothing
outside of a few parties has taken
place.
Although the past wet weather OF
the last few days has been OF benefit
to the range. little water has been put
out and ranchmen are beginning to
need water badly for their stock.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
PRESS CLUB .LEAGnE

New Orleans. La. Dec. 27.-James &
Mccarthy. of Philadelphia, chairman
OF the executive committee of the III
ternational League of Press clubs, hal
issued circular, signed by himself. =
NJ. Leveque, j. i. Charlouis and Frank
G. Brownwell, containing some. inter.
esting information about the meeting
of the league to be held here February
II. 1898. The circular says:
''rhe eighth annual convention of the
international League of Press clubs
VIII be held in New Orleans. La. Feb
ruary 10. 1898, and to continue three OF
four days.
The New Orleans Press elui; * ar
ranging an interesting program for the
entertainment of the visiting delegates
and their guests.r
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
THE HENRY GEORGE MEMORIAL

New York, Dec. 27.-The largest con-
tributors to the Henry George memoir
ial fund, which now exceeds $4,000
are Seth Low, $1,000; T. f.. Walker,
Birmingham. England. $1,000; Tom l..
Johnson. $1,000; Joseph Pulitzer. ST.
600: Andrew Carnegie. $1,000; August
Lewis. $500; Thomas G. Sherman.
$500; Isador Strauss. $500; John +.
Crawford. $500; Charles Stewart
Smith. $3.50; Arson Phelphs Stokes,
$3.50; Kennedy Tod, $3.50; and Edward
Shepard, $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
OFF FOR SOUTH AMERICA.

Denver, Col, Dec. 27..-Bishop Warren
of the NJ. f. church, who is to make
a missionary tour of several South
American countries, has just received
final instructions from New York city
concerning the work which he rs to
do. Besides holding conferences he
will take formal possession of $4,000
worth of property which has just been
donated TO his church.
BishopWarren will leave Denver Jan:
IA next. Mrs. arren and Miss Aliff
will accompany him. Z The party will
90 from Denver to New York city.
There they will take the steamship
Advance of the Panama Railroad and
Steamship company, going by it to
Colon, ON the Isthmus of Panama.
At Panama they will embark for Val
pafaiso on the steamship Imperial, of
the Chill Steam Navigation Company
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
WEATHER FORECAST.
FWair tonight and tomorrow.
(, RACES RESUMED.
Yesterdays Results Satisfactory-To-
DAYS Entries.


days Entries.
With beautiful weather and very
good attendance the midwin'ter race
meeting reopened yeterday afternoon
at the Jockey Club track and a lively
card was the result, which gave gen.
eral satisfaction to all, though there
were some surprises and considerable
money changed ownership. The re-
suit of the races was as follows:
First race: Billy Boy, even money
107, won; Tommy Tucker, 1O7, 4 to 8
second; Joe Cotton, 40, to ], third
Time, :3S II; distance, 3-S mile; purse
$50; $50 TO first, $40 to second and S.
to third.
Second race: Clan Campbell, 112 up,
to ., won; Grey Dog, 100 up, even
money, second; Trilby, 104 up, 2 to 1,
third. Time, 1:24, distance, "a mile.
Third race, for United States cayal-
nv horses; weight for age: Kleber of
X Troop, ridden by Baker, 3 to 2, won;
Duroc of ID Troop, ridden by Hastings,
8 TO =, second; Kruger of X Troop,
ridden by Carter, to /. third. Time
:2S IL: distance, IA mile.
Fourth race: Praicre Jack, 155, Z
to 10. won; Leap Year, 115, 5 to 1,
second; Hospital, 115, 3 to 2, third.
Time. 90; distance, IL mile.
Fifth race: Blitheful, SO. / to 2,
won; Paninni, 100, 3 to 2, second;
Dickey Norfork, 100, to 1, third.
The races Will be held from day to
day now. under the new management
and the public will be given the best
possible entertainment for their mon
ey. The entries for today are as fol
lows:
First race, IL mile: Getaway 100,
Leap Year 109, Hospital 100, Lula
Horton 100, Winnie Davis 100, Queen
Mozart 100.
Second race, 2-year-olds, IL mile:
Nora s. 105, Blithful 10, Inconfta 105,
TrNoicy 40, Billy German 105.
Third race, IA mile: Billy Boy 114,
Fog Horn 100, flanagan 100, Joe Cot
ton 112. Humming Bird ia, Little
Vulcan 100. 40
Fourth race, "a mile: Gray Dog
1O4. Mary Barnes 104, Backaway 100,
Clan Campbell III, Burke, Jr., 104.
Fifth race, y fur1ongs: Dickey
Norfork 107, Annaheim ia, Paninni
1O9. Lou Martin 100, Trilby 104, Lat
ropia 107. Tommy Tucker ia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
INJURED IN A TRAIN WRECK.

Liberal, Mo-, Dec. IA wreck DC
Cured at the Memphis roads depot nj
this place last night. Local train No
rs broke in two on the down grade
coming into town and the two sections
came together in front of the station
Five persons We're injured, two serious
". The injured are Miss Tillie Smith
of Liberal, Miss sheldon. Col. lessic
Poore, of Golden City, and Floyd Quin'
tard.
Miss Smith is still unconscious. The
conductor and one brakeman were
SLIGHTLY injured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
FIREWORKS ACCIDENT.

Some boys were shooting fireworks
and loading iron gas pipes with pow
der on Ruiz street, near the West End
car line yesterday and one boy, the
son of Mr.. Joe Bryan, conductor on
the West End car line. was severely
cut in the face by piece of gas pipe,
which exploding, burst and struck
him. A doctor was summoned and
took several stitches in the boys
wound. The accident was very pain
full. though the boys eyes were
luckily saved from powder burn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27
MrsTRIAL FOR MISS ST. JOHN.

Tampa, Dec. 2T.-The trial Of Rene
st. John, which has been in progress
here for a week. has ended and the re-
suit was a mistrial. The jury stood
eleven for acquittal and one for cone
victiOn. The defendant Will have
another trial on Jan. IL, and il is more
than probable that she will be aequiI-
ted. Miss st. John is charged with
the murder of Hon. r. Thompson. at
Erist, ON October 2. and the trial Ssas
been the most sensational ever held in
Tampa. Eight of the most prominent
lawyers in Florida represented either
the state or the defense. Among those
who appeared for the defendant was
the Hon. NJ. b. McFarlane. a prOmi
nent criminal lawyer AID collector Of
customs at this port.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-27

can be made within that time Michael
viii 90 against Chase again.
Shafer is determined to give Michael
a long and needed rest, and no per-
suasion can alter his plans. Michael,
too wants TO stop hard work for a
time. The little Welshman says he
has earned rest and means TO have
n