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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

Yesterday tho "First Church OF Chris
tian Science " in Bryanston street, Mar
BILE Arch, was dedicated with impressive
devotional ceremonies. In England
Christian Science is, comparatively
speaking, new expression of religious
sentiment, but in the United States 1t has
been known since 1866 when the Rever-
end Mary Gloser Eddy, the "discoverer
and founder, gave IL to the people as an
ideal of spiritual enlightenment tran
scending any system OF thought yet ad-
vanced.
The dedicatorv services began at ii 80
H. m., with the reading of some passages
from the BiDle, and the Interpretation
of the same from the Christian Science
textbook. "Science and Health" This
was followed by "a rather long program,
the most interesting features OF which
were the history of the inception ana
progress of the work in Great Britain,
and tho serInon by the present. pastor,
Mrs. Julia Field King, who gave lucid
explanation OF Christian Science at the
evening services, which were held at
O'Clock.
The work of recapitulating tho progress
of the cause in England devolved upon
Sir Douglas Galton, VINO Is a devoted All
herent. sir Douglas, who read from
manuscript, said that the audience was as
sembled TO dedicate. with simple and ap-
pIopriate ceremonies, that building to
the services OF the one God-Omnipoten {
Mind. 1t typifcd ana symbolized the
''bouss built without hands" and was
an outward confession of spiritual conse-
Grafton to His services. The oommencement
OF the work in England dated back TO
1890, when Miss Annie Dodge OF New
York came 10 London 60 sow the seeds or
the New World message. Miss Dodge
was most successful In the work of heal
ing, and held meetings which were well
attended. but in autumn, 1891, she re.
turned TO America.
A short time later Mrs. Freshman was
sent here to take Miss Dodge's place, and
she remained year, carrying on with
which Miss Dodge had laid the founda-
tion. After Mrs. Freshman departure
the work was continued in desultory
way by English neophytos, ana it was
not until 1894 that there was residene
worker. in the person OF Mrs. j.. Blanch
Ward, wEo came To London from Bedford,
and at whose advent the regular system
which had bean discontinued for time
was resumed. Mrs. Ward held meetings
in her drawing room. but In January,
1896, this proved too small, and Portman
rooms were secured for the purpose OF
the sunday services. In April, 1896, at
the urgent solicitation or the English
Scientists, Mrs Eddy, the mother of
the movement. directed Mrs Julia Field
King of st. Louis, Missouri TO proceed TO
London as pastor of tho first church.
Under Mrs. Field d-king's guidance the
congregation increased until the Portman
rooms uecaine too small, and the
Scientists then decided TO secure home
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

CHASTITY legend from the marts OF trade,
EVERY man for himself" and writing
there instead the kindly motto, Let us
DO consderate of one anotherP
Still still In mutual sufferance lies
Tue secret of true living:
Love scarce Is love that never know
The sweetness OF for2iving
Rev Charles :. Vedder. ID. d., Pastor
Huguenct Church, Charleston, ;. &.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

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MILL Nor go NO saw YoRN.

Atlanta, Gu. Dec i.-Mr. Hoko Smith,
secretary Of tho interior announced in
the Atlanta journal yesterday that there
is no foundation for the rumor shat he in
tends TO move TO New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

and sixth days. The author frankly con
fesses that geolosists find fish long be-
fore this but he sta ties that the Bible does
not mention marine plants. and the word
translated, great whales" must refer 20
the great reptiles. the ichtnyosaurus and
pleslo saurus. Their geology would agree
with the bible that birds and these rep
tiles belong 20 the fifth stage of creation.
Geology confirms the Bible also by de-
claring the creation Of mammals last In
order before man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

Both the Bible and geology distinctly
affirm the separate creations OF each
species Of animals and disprove the theory
that the higher order OF animals, In
GLIDING man himself, have bee n developed
from lower forms. III it were true that
one order or genus was developed into
another, the book asserts, we ought TO
lind somewhere in the rocks specimens of
old with the new, but such Is not the
case.
The Scriptural history of creation is
one OF phenomena, not causes or pro-
cesses. 1t remains for science TO step i'm
as tho Interpreter, filing out the blank
spaces in accord with the Bible. The
tendency among biologists is To greatly
shorten geological time, among theolo-
gians TO lengthen their estimates of man =
existence on earth. 1t would not be at
nll strange II all agreed that Adam was
created about fifteen thousand years ago.
and what has been called prehistoric man
Is really descendant OF Adam. Mr..
Perce's theories are certainly startling.
ana the mass of scientific support and
authority which he has called to his aid
Is overpoweriDg. His book should arouse
no end OF discussion.
Warren X. Perce is one Of the best
known lawyers aJ the Providence bar lie
has practiced here for mary wears aud at
tanned nigh rank in his profession. A
prominent advocate OF the principles OF
Prohibition. lie has also been recognized
as one OF the most Jealous workers tor the
promotion Of religious sentiment III the
community
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
KEROSENE ERElGHT REnucE.

kFKOStNE FNEIFHI NLUUNED.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. l.-The railroad tariff
committee has reduced the freight ON kero-
scue between Baku and Batoum on the Black
Sea, from 10 to ~ kopoclSs per pood, in view
Of encouraging exports.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
Science and the Bible
Practically Agree.
THE STARTLING THEORIES
Presented by Mr.: Perce in "Genesls
All MOiern Science"
SIX DAYS FOR THE CREATION.

Was the earth created in six days' Is
the Bible right. and are Its critics wrong;
Can the conflict between the Bible and
science be amicsbly adjusted at last? 10
these queries an Affirmative answer is
given in a striking volume called
"Genesis and Modern Science, which is
just from the press. Warren II. Perce the
well known lawyer OF this city. is the
author OF this remarkable book. He has
team at work on it for some 20 years. and
his explanation OF the process of creation
and It's literal agreement with the Bible
is not only sensational, but has the ring
OF plausibility.
MIR Per interprets the Bible through
the sciences OF geology aud astronomy.
The theory that the solar system was
created in six days mot days. however rs
judged by modern standards). is scien-
titically demonstrated. The Bible, Nh.
Perce AYERS, is not text book of science.
IL the first chapter of Genesis had set
forth the creation OF the world in full
detail. with the origin and laws Of matter.
the constitution ana movements of the
sun and planets. such statements could
not have been understood ut that time
But tho Biblo must re consistent with
science The scriptures need not say
everything but all they say must be true.
Starting with the. e.nebular hypothesis that
the planets revolving around the sun
were in the beginning rings OF flaming
matter. thrown oil by the sun, Mr.. Percs
holds that the earth and other worlds
were formed by the cooling and condens-
ing OF these rings In ths cold atmosphere
The inner part cooled first anu drew
together, leaving the outer mass still
flaming with incandescent light. This
was the creation of the first day out OF
prlmeval darkness--the outcome Of the
command, Let there be light"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

The inner part cooled first anu drew
together, leaving the outer mass still
flaming with incandescent light. This
was the creation of the first day out OF
prlmeval darkness--the outcome Of the
command, Let there be light"
This mny be said TO explain away. In n
measure, the point urged by some critics:
"How could there be light upon the earth
before the sun shope upon Iit, which WAS
not until the fourth day. according TO tho
BibeY' Science and the Bible are at
one here. But ages were consumed in this
process How can IL be called a dayy The
day could not have signified the time be-
tween sunrise and sunset. for there was
10 sumo earth in our sense. Yhey were
only masses of glowing gases. The real
definition OF day according to Mr.. Perce
must lie u period or darkness followed by
a period OF cosmic, or solar. light. The
first day. thon, was ages long. succeeding
the night Of chaos.
AS the mass OF the earth cooled down,
becoming more dense. 1t glowed less ana
less. some of Its substance passing from q
gaseous to n liquid state, and the atmos-
phere was formed, reaching, doubtless. TO
the moon Through these vapors the light
of the earth grew DINNER ana DINNER,
and at last glowed no more. This was
the second night.
The vapors cooled by the air fell in rain
and cooled the earth, and then rose by its
hear, forming clouds The ocean was then
boiling water, but as it cooled steam no
longer rose, the waters We're divided from
the waters. there were clouds above.
oceans and lakes Deneath. Then first the
suns rays reached the earth, piercing the
vApory clouds. This WIS the second day
and again science and the Bible agree.
But nowthe earth was still cooler, and the
inner portion having cooled mora ra pidy
than the outer the crust was not evenly
supported, and fell IN ridges, like an
apple when the pulp mas dried and the
skin becomes wrinklsd. The ocean flowed
into tho valleys and the mountain tops
appeared just as the Bible states: LET
t8e dry land appear.
Geology shows which portions Of the
earth thus first appeared. Ihey are author
itatlyely said tc be- the a2oic (without
life) rocks which underlie Canada. New
foundand and similar geological founda-
tinns. In this way the most solid part OF
the earth and the heaviest was toward the
north. and as IL emerged from the water
tho centre Of gravity of the Garth was
changed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04

Il had been revolving with it's equator
perpendicular TO the ecliptlc (tha path in
which the earth travels around the SUM.
1t now swung around on account OF the
greater weight at the north wbicn was
attracted by the sun, until the equator
was coiufident with the ecliptic. The con
sequence OF this was that the northern
hemisphere, always turned to the sun.
would have one amending day, the south
ern perpetual night This is precisely the
case with the moon today. The same
side OF the moon is always presented TO the
earth.
Science shows that the Arctic regions
wcrs formerly the warmest norton OF the
earths surface Their temperature, geolo-
gists say, mast have been tropical Tho
great cecil beds of Greenland aud North
cumberland prove this, for cool is nothing
but tropical plants which have decompos-
ed undey water. Myrtle and tree ferns
flourishei in Greenland, and water lilies
iloatod on what are now Al ctic lakes. The
theory thst the sun shono upon the north
ern hemisphere alone Is said To be the
only explanation Of the formation OF coal
in the north aud its absence from tho
land south of the equator. 1ho third day,
then, corresponds 10 w1at the geologists
call the paleoZoic age, which was Que
long day for the northern hemisDhere
whore the vegetable life sroken of on this
day in the Bible was created IN great
luxurlance.
And now comes one of the most start
ling OF Mr.. Psrce's theories. This third
day, he claims, might have continued
foreeer If the earth had not again changed
It's position relative to the eCliptic. But
just as it mad swung round at the close Of
the second day 50 again change took
place, though due to "a different cause. 4 ha
south, being in perpetual night and 80 far
from the sun vas soon covered with lee.
As this ice grewthicker and eAvier the sun
drew the great weigBt toward its,lf, an
the earth's angle changed to that u our
time.
Then fret was there n variation ~ sea-
sons as recorded Of the fourth day In the
Bitlo ana the stars and sun began 20
play their part upon the whole earth
Mr.. Pcrce calls attention % the iact that
here the Hebrew EiuIe usss the wofd for
making or appearing not crcaiing
Geology. IL would appear, also supports
this view, showing that some great
change took p.sce at the Gloss uf the
psieozoic age
With the mesozoic age capIe the NTH
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
Women on the Stump.

"One of the most impressive sights 1
ever witnessed occurred during the re-
cent campaigns in England" writes
Miss Willard in the Cincinnati Com
mercidl-G Gazette. "The son of a dis
tinguished lady was a candidate for
Parliament. At a large meeting, where
possibly five thousand people were as
sembled, the young mans gray-haired
mother mounted the rostrnm and made
a speech for him. She told of how
she had watched over him in infancy,
and how she had done all that a mother
could do to keep his feet in the straight
and narrow path.
"She told of sending him to Oxford,
and how he had graduated from that
great college with distinguished honor.
She said he had always been good to
his mother, and she believed that such
a boy as that would be good to his fell
low-countrymen. Such a cheer as
went up when the Old mother said this
l never heard before or since. The
men went wild. They gave three
cheers for the boy and three times
three for the mother, and they gave
them with that vim known only to En-
glishmen. If the men of the United
States would only think 30, the women
could BIZ Of great assistance to them in
their campaigns"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
More TrOuble.

"It always seems 10 me-" observed
the exchange editor, "that the word
ginger ought to rhyme with finger"
"It wouldn't do" replied the fnan-
cial editor. "Ginger has more snap
about it,"
"What do you do your thinking
with?" retorted the other. "You can
snap your finger, can't you8"
"You couldn't snap your finger if
you didn't have a thumb, could your
You would have thumb trouble to"
"You talk like a man who has swal-
lowed about three fingers of gin"
III you are trying to get into a GIN
ger jar with me-"
"Don't get snappish."
81 didn't start this fuss. You are
trying to cook up a rhyme between two
entirely different thing .":s.ra
They're not entirely different. You
have heard of putting a finger in a pie,
haven't your"
"Weli, who aver heard of putting
ginger in a pie?"
"Ah, hal You never ate a squash
pie, did you? You'd be pumpkins in a
kitchen, you would"
"If you didn't talk 80 much you
would have time to put more ginger
into your work."
And they glared at each other and
breathed ard.-Chicago Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
SELECTED POETRY.
withheld,

The summers heat is %parching the fertile field and
plain,
That shimmers In the sunshine, that glistens in the
The rustling of the barley, the quivering leaves of
corn
when the soft breeze sweeps thro' II, at eve or
dewy morn,
Each whispers the same story of hope to fruitful
field
1t needs both rain and sunshine to bring the har-
vests yield.
The summer time still fingers, yet Autumn comes
apace;
Earth'o harvests ripen slowly, in the sunshine of
His grace,
In the rain of sad a%fiiction, in the dew of sorrows
night,
Meath the radiant bow of promise that spans the
heavens with light,
The harvest hasteth, comethl the reapers, where
are they2
DO they linger thro' the morning? are they lettering
thro' the day.
Alas, the shades of evening, too surely soon must
fall,
And o, for the tardy reapers, II 1t be not garnered
ALL
within my shaded IN | lie with arms a fold
No more among the toilers, the olden place 1 hold;
No more, though l may listen, do l hear the earnes
call,
Come for the harvest waiteth, come o ye rear er
ALI"
Though my poor hands are empty as | seek tn,
golden gate,
May not the weak ones serve, They who only stant
and waltz Laura Brigham Boyce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
Domestic.

A MEAT train on the Chicago and North
western railroad ran into eight empty cars
on the side tracklat Boone, Iowa, last Thurs
day. Several train hands were injured m
the entire meat train was wrecked.
A BICYCLE scorcher was responsible for
the death Of Mrs. Nj. A. Morton, who was
instantly killed in a runaway at Chicago
last Thursday. The scorcher with ele-
waited back and bent head, while bowling
along at a rapid rate collided with a horse
driven by Mrs. Morton. The frightened
animal became uncomfortable and dashed
down the street colliding with a lamp post
and throwing the unfortunate woman from
the vehicle. She was instantly killed. The
scorcher was thrown from his wheel but
remounted and rode away before he could
be ap~prehended.
FIVE boys attempted to cross the Piscata.
quaog river at Manchester, N. H., last
Wednesday in a rickety scow, less than
twenty-five feet above the falls at Bald
wins bobbin shop, and as a result three
were drowned. The boys, whose ages va
ried from seventeen TO twenty-five years,
started out with nothing for oars but pieces
Of boards for paddles. The river was ex.
tremely high and the swift current carried
the boat towards the dan with alarming
rapidity. The young men all jumped as
the scow hung for a minute on the flush
boards, and landed on the rocks below the
falls.
THE police department Of Kansas City
begun last week working women prisoners
at breaking stone, the same as the male
prisoners. The police commissioner adopt
ed this rule upon recommendation OF Chief
Quarles, who argued that women prison.
ers kept in idleness were not sufficiently
punished. "They do not object to going
to jail at all; in fact they seem to like it,
the chief said. The police commissioner
have adopted regulations for the innova-
ton. The women will wear coarse overalls,
the same as the men. They will have no
skirts to impede their work. The working
OF the women prisoners will be the first ef-
fort of the kind ever made in Kansas.
A CLOSE estimate OF the number OF dele
gates that attended the National Christian
Endeavor Convention at San Francisco
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21

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is a medicine suited for any season,
but perhaps more generally needed
when the languid, exhausted feel
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and Alternative is felt. A prompt use of
this medicine has often averted long
and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in coun-
teracting and freeing the system from
the malarial poison. Headache, indi-
gestion, constipation, dizziness yield to
Electric Bitters. Fifty cents and 81. 90
per bottle at @. Blakely's .:drug,store,
Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
The Engineer.

Where the engine thrills and the white steam fills
Your eyes as you hurry by.
With brow austere the engineer
Sits resting quietly.
His face is dark, but a glowing spark
Lights up his eyes so keen.
He has naught to ask; he has done his task,
And has done well, l ween.
Or, perhaps, before, mid rush and roar,
Lies the hardest run in the land,
He must clench his teeth, set lips beneath,
And take his life in his hand.
But his head is clear-he knows no fear.
And, clasping the throttle-bar,
He cleaves the dark, as the soaring lark
Mounts up to the clouds afar.
But deep in his thought he forgetteth naught
OF his overwhelming care.
The smile on his lip is the gay wave.tip
That the solemn oceans bear.
He would rather far. at the throttle-bar,
Culver with deaths alarm,
Than that any soul under his control
Should come to the slightest harm.
And so through the night and the sweet daylight
Our grimy heroes stand,
With a million men in their keeping, when
They dash across the land.
They have sped through flame, where no succo,
came.
Save that their brave hands brought;
And they fell at their post, counting life well lost
For the rescue they had wrought.
They may think us cold-those hearts of goldl-
But silent lips may hide
A soul of flame, which fain would claim
Rays for these heroes tried.
And whenever I pass the engine glass
Through its shining pane I peer,
And breathe a prayer for the brave man there
God bless the engineeri
-Kate TTnson Clark
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21

A learned professor was in Edinburgh
one wet Sunday, and, desiring to go to
church, he hired a cab. On reaching
the church door he rendered a shil-
ling-the legal fare-to cabby and was
fomewhat surprised to hear the cabman
say: "Twa shullings, SIR" The pro-
fessor fixing his eagle eyes upon the
ex%tortioner, demanded why he charged
two shillings. Upon which the cab
man dryly answered: We wish to dis
courage travelling on the Sswbuth as
much as possible, sir."-Tid- Bits.