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Areas ga square miles.
Pepulation-32,5 ,577 in 1895, an increase OF
~ per cent. in years.
Banks-Three National; capital and sur
plus 8, ,222, ,OOO Three institutions for saw
ings.
yaluation-s32, ,612, ,484. Net debt about
four millions. Tax rate, S1.65 on each 500
worth of taxable property.
Electric RailUdys-24 miles, connecting
with all suburban towns. Three systems
the Pawtucket Street Railway, running in
the city and suburbs; the Interstate Rail-
way, running to Attleboro and North At
tleboro; and the Union Railway routes,
running between the city and Providence.
The Interstate has "a miles of road in all.
Mdnufdcturers-Imm thread mills,
print works, machine shops and foundries;
cotton, wooden and bair cloth mills.
Rdilrodds-On the main line of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ;
distance to Boston 40 miles; to Providence,
the capital of the State, miles; 1856 trains
pass through the city daily.
SsA0ols-25 school buildings IL brick
and modern structures; number OF teach
ers employed, 100; one business college;
three large and modern parochial schools.
I've Home of Cotton Industry in Amer
ico-First cotton spinning frames In the
country were put in operation on July IL
of 1870. Cotton Centenary Celebration was
keld Sept. %, 30, and Oct. 1, 2, Sand 4, 1890.
World Renowned Water Works-Water
pressure in Main street square 40 pounds
to the square inch; water mains 6s miles.
Hsghways-Total length Of streets, 12S
miles; six miles of paved streets; 13 miles
Of roadway macadamized.
Ssrers--An excellent system of IS miles.
Uader the Guidance of % Churches
Many with magnificent edifices. Aggre-
gate church property nearly o million
dollars.
Excellent Paid Fire Department-Few
IL any, cities can show such low rate of
fire losses.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
LIFE I'm THE CAUCASUS.
Abduction OF q Beautiful Georgian Prin-
cess by an Admirer.

Abduction Of . Beautiful Georgian Prin-
cess by an Admirer.
Transcaucasian society is excited
over the abduction 6 the young, beau
tiful and rich Princess Marie Tzulu-
kidze, daughter of Prince Samson Tzulu-
kidze of Kutais, one of the wealthiest of
the old Georgian families of that part
of the Caucasus. The young princess is
only II years Of age, but nowithstand-
ing her youth had many aspirants for
her hand among the impecunious sprigs
Of nobility of the province Of Kutais.
A short time back the young lady with
her mother went to fete given by a
member of the family who had hand
in the plot.
The usual gayety Of Georgian fete
prevailed, and tOasts drunk in the light
wine Of the Transcaucasus added ami
nation to the occasion. But amid the
clinking Of glasses to the pledge "Allah-
ver-di"-God give you health-and the
singing of the Georgian bacchanalian
refrain, "mraval jamierre, with which
it is the Georgian custom to accompany
each toast, neither mother nor daughter
had q suspicion Of what was coming.
Toward the end Of the entertainment
the lady Of the house, under pretense Of
a headache, left the company, followed
by the other ladies present, the young
princess straying to part Of the house
by herself.
Suddenly one Of the more audacious
Of her admirers appeared, and in spite
of her cries and struggles carried her of
to carriage that was in readiness and
sped away with her, his fight being
covered by his accomplices The mother,
almost beside herself at the loss of her
child, started in pursuit, but up to the
writing Of the news had found no trace
Of her. The Princess Tzulukidze, mother
Of the young Princess Marie. IL charm
ing woman Of high attainments. speak
ing English, German and French with
auency, besides Russian and her native
Georgian. New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
GREECE AND TURKEY,

Europe is evidently going to stand
calmly back and see Turkey whip
Greece, if she can, that is, what part of
Europe is not engaged in giving actual
aid and comfort to the Sultan's troops.
The inconceivable attitude of Europe
on all matters touching Turkey is, we
confess, a large sized puzzle to us. The
Armenian butcheries have not been
stopped, although the so called
powers" have whereased and where
fored and resolved and shaken their
fists at the back OF the Sultan time and
time again. If Abdul Hamid is to
stand in history a. . man who defied
all Europe amid the most dastardly
atrocities he is making good progress.
Is Europe afraid? Hardly. The
idea is folly. Does she approve Of
butchery9 We hope not. Or, like tho
esteemed New York Herald has she
managed to make herself believe that
the Sultan is q humane and tender
ruler. We are disgusted with the whole
affair. II Europe was at the head of a
life insurance concern that held block
OF Armenian policies she would see
things in different light.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
THE PERRlNE GRANT.


otepfAthsr Of Mrs. Grover ClsvelAnA Gets
HE Riehts NJ Last.
The famous Perrine grant, some %, :
900 acres, located near Miami, Fla. Is
now finally settled, Secretary Francis
having issued patent to the heirs. Dr..
Perrine, stepfather Of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, being the principal bene6-
ciary. The title to these lands has been
gravely questioned and attempts have
been made to open them to public set
tlement. But when il became known to
whom the patents were issued, IL prac-
tically settled the question.
The original grant was made by con-
Rress in 1888 TO DIR. Perrine Of New
York, a celebrated botanist, who con-
ceived the idea Of propagating certain
kinds of rubber plants there. He was
killed by Seminolss, his wife and chill
dren compelled to flee to the swamps
and his houses burned.
Settlements were made there later
and all traces of the grant lost till 1862,
when his heirs again attempted TO get
possession. The matter has been hang
ing fire ever since, being interrupted
by the civil war. Not until Cleveland
was president did the heirs make strong
efforts TO regain the land, with the pres
ent success There is much discomfort
over the decision.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

Asbury Lucas porter at 102 North
Clark street, wa colored man till two
years ago, when he sustained severe
shock from q bolt Of lightning which
struck the ground near him. Now he ID
turning white.
Shortly after the shock an insignif-
cant white spot appeared ON his hand
1t grew in size, and spots showed ON
ether parts Of the body, growing in
size too. They spread, and at present
there are three blotches left on his head.
One Of these, on the cheek, has already
begun to turn white.
Lucas is 20 years old. He says he has
some white blood in him. His parents,
he says, are light, and his sister is al
most white. He was born in the south,
and has been in Chicago for six years
He says he was never sick but once,
when he had typhoid fever five years
ago.
When he first saw the pale spots on
his dusly skin, he owns he was fright
ened, but he finally consulted physi-
elan, who told him he was turning
white and probably would lose all Of
his original color in a few years.
His hair is what is sometimes describ-
ed, when found ON colored persons, a.
red, but Ia a. kinky a. that Of the most
pronounced negro.
Lucas ia In the best Of heAlth.y
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

The public schools are OF vital con-
Germ TO our community. No class Of
citizens should be indifferent to their
welfare. II is the duty Of every citizen
to take lively interest in an institu-
tion that is SO important factor in
our municipal life. In this connection
the proceedings OF the school commit.
tee at it's last meeting are worthy Of at
-tentive and impartial consideration
Among matters of less importance two
questions Of special interest 10 the peo
pie were before the committee.
The case of Miss Friedenberg's re-
moval was passed upon by giving the
petitioners leave to withdraw. IhiI
was proper disposition OF the matter
and. IL may be noted, was the unani
NOUS action Of the beard. Afsuredly
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
MAY GO TO CUBA.
Clara Barton's Offer to Go There Accepted
by Spain.

Clara Bsrton's Offer to Go There Accepted
by Spain.
Miss Clara Barton, ON her return
from Armenia, offered the services of
the Red Cross for relief in Cuba. Some
flaw coming up in international law,
Miss Barton promptly offered the indi-
vidual services of herself and her officers
in relieving the destitution in Cuba,
provided an amount sufficient to take
the field was furnished. The following
letter has been received from the Span
ish minister:
DEAR Miss BARroN-I duly communicated
TO my government the proposition made by
you to go to Cuba, with the view OF conveying
the aid Of the American people to the sufferers
in consequence Of the war. ! have Just re-
ceived q cablegram from the Duke of Tetuan
informing me that the government of his maj
esty the king OF Spain, after consulting the
commander in chief, accepts your benevolent
offer. arm instructed in the same cablegram
TO convey to you the thanks Of her majesty the
queen and the Spanish government for your
gracious Intentions and views. Believe me,
very respectfully yours,
e. DUPuY DE LONE.
Miss Barton and her officers are ready
to leave for Cuba IL the American peo-
pie desire to intrust funds or other ma.
terial to them for distribution among
the homeless, sick and destitute Of thai
island, which distribution has SO urg
emily been desired by the American peo.
ple
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

Advertise your wants In the Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

Canovas is reported as saying that
Gen. Weyler will remain on the island
in his present capacity. AS the general
has never been anything more than q
spectator. his retention will not seri-
ously affect the result.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

The war cloud is giving its semi
annual exhibition in Europe. It is q
long time since Greece was able to
make any considerable impression upon
history, but she may do it this time.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

II the colleges hold out all of the re-
tiring cabinet members are SURE to be
provided for.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16

One thing Rhode Island is. pretty
sure of. She will get one or more post
Offices under the new administration.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25

Milouna Pass and the defle through
which the Turkish army of invasion
poured few months ago. On the
west it is also accessible by single
pass, except during the heavy SHOWS
of winter. The view from the central
ridge of Mount Pindus, looking
across the great Thessalian plain,
with Olympus, Ossa and Pelion
standing out distinct On the eastern
horizon is one of singular beauty and
grandeur, though that from Thau-
maci, the modern Domokos, where
the Greeks made their last stand
against the Turks is, perhaps, grand
er. Levy describes the scene from
this point as that of a vast sea which
stretches below as far as the eye can
reach.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
THE NOBILITY OF LABOR.
BY REV. L. M. ANDREWS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10

The nobility of labor has long
been theme delightful to poets, in
spring to sages and prophets, and
charming to all the noble and good;
but when l have beheld about me
the oppression toll suffers, and the
injustice done those living in the
sweat of their faces, l have wondered
if the mobility of toll" may not have
more fatterers than friends? And
then, I have feared that the greatest
foes to toll may be the toilers them
selves. Many now opulent, who have
risen from the ranks of toll, are it's
worst oppressors; and many who
hope so to rise, already despise labor.
But the great and good of all ages
ever honor toll. God worked. Jesus
was carpenter and worked when he
became minister, because His "Fa-
ther worked" So, too labor is di-
vine. But what good cause or good
person has not been prosecuted? !?
Even Christ, the life of the world
the savior of men, was betrayed and
crucifed; and it would seem that
operators are willing to starve and
degrade the toll that gives them their
dividends.
Toll in our country is today put up
to the lowest bidders, and all the
worst, the low and vicious, the de-
graded of every race, are invited to
compete with educated citizens. 1t
is a shamel Did this nation set up
an American standard of citizenship,
as it should, and bar out all below it,
the shackles of labor in America
would fall. 1t has been suggested
to colonize on reservations, like In
dians, all adults who cannot read and
write and speak our language, and
prohibit their employment off their
reservations. If we confne the toll
of the nation to honorable men,
labor will be honored; but so long as
we offer a premium for the ignoble
we shall find labor despised, de-
graded and starved.
Slavery was really abolished be-
cause it degraded labor and reduced
educated toilers on the farms and in
households to the level of slaves.
So now, we bring our educated free
men to the level of the alien paupers
and ignorant serfs imported to com
pete with our children in the struggle
for life.
1t has ever been the policy of this
country to iealously guard the
honor and promote the intelligence
of toilers; and when the nation
slackened its vigilance in this. the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25

the thousands, labor was not less en-
nobling. And the men who feed the
millions of earth today, from all these
fields must not be degraded. God
will forever bless and crown with
honor the worlds busy workers who
give food, and homes, and comforts,
and free institutions to us all. The
vagabonds. the army of dissipated
idlers-whether penniless or control
ling millions-these are the worlds
ignoble that must never bear rulel
"The meek inherit the earth" "The
dilligent stand before kings" All
can proudly say,"My Father worked,
and l work."
SANTA PAULA, CAL
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This World.

l do not hesitate to cay that the first
and paramount aim of religion is not to
prepare for another world, but to make
the best of this world; or, more correctly
stat ed, to make this world better, wiser,
and happier. 1t is to be good. and do
the most good we can, now and here.
aud to help others 10 be and do the
same. 1t is to seek. with all our might,
the ighest welfare of the world We live
in. and the realization of its ideal great
ness, nobleness and blessedness.-C Card
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
THE LANSING CHURCH.
SANTA PAULA, Cal.

HEREWITH we give an illustration of
the new Church of our Father, Lansing,
Mich dedicated Sunday, September
18th, and print following description of
the building from the State Republican
of that city.
The capital city has for several years
been able to boast of some of the hand
soonest churches in the state and the
completion of the new Church of Our
Father adds still another to the list
Although the latter, which is erected
upon fine piece of property at the cor
ner of Capitol avenue and Ottawa
streets, willed to the society by the late
Mrs. Sarah E. " Emery. does not rep
resent as large an expenditure of money
as several others in the city, it is beau
tiful structure and is sc Cond to none in
fine workmanship. 1t is constructed
according to the Gothic style Of archi
lecture and was designed by Earl II.
Mead of Lansing. The building is Sc
by 72 feet in dimensions and the entire
cost, including carpeting, ETC., has been
S16,5OO. Stock brick was used in the
construction of the church, and the in
terror is finished with handsomely
grained oak.
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EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
BY PRESIDENT 1. M. ATWOOD. d. D.

TT might not occur to everyone to
thank Prof, G. Fl. Mead Of the Hartford
Theological Seminary for publishing bis
paper on 1.-THE Fatherhood of God" The
opinion is general. even among sound
and approved Congregationaiists. that
DR.. Mead might have employed his
acute critical powers to better purpose
than in an elaborate attempt to show
that God is not really but only tigura.
lively the Father of men. But on our
mart we like to have the most important
doctrine of Christianity searchingly ex-
amined. The foundation Of the founda-
tions should be secure. The Father
hood of God is rightly esteemed the
chief doctrine of Christianity. If it is
illusory, or if unhsppily it is not doc
trine of Christianity at all, the fact
should be known. We feel under obli-
CATION to Prof. Mead. therefore, for sub
jecting the doctrine to a rigid il rather
late examination.
The position taken up by Prof.
Mead ie, that whenever God is said, in
the Scriptures or elsewhere, to be the
Father of men, the meaning is, that he
is their creator, guardian and bountiful
benefactor. merely. He could not be the
father of anyone to whom he does not
sustain the relation OF male parent"
says DIR. Mead. Unless we can establish
such physical relationship of God to
man that man is not the "son" of God
and God is not his father. The effect of
this reasoning is not merely to prove
that all men are not the children of God;
it proves that not one is or can be liter
ally and actually a son of God God is
called the Father of mankind by figure
of speech, as Washington is called the
Father of his country. And men are
said to be, figuratively, sons Of God
when they resemble him in character.
The position is fortified by an ex-
animation of nearly all the passages in
both testaments which have been sup
posed to teach that God is really the
Father of men. Though the argument
is visibly strained throughout and the
exegesis of particular passages is re-
morselessly cut to pattern, DR.. Mead
has no special difficulty in so applying
his theorum as to squeeze the Father
hood out of Old Testament and New. II
it is impossible for God to be the actual
Father OF men, il he can be so only rhe-
torically, why OF course the Scriptures
cannot make him SO. Prof. Mead finds
that the teaching of Jesus and his apos-
ties, notwithstanding few rather
troublesome statements to the contrary.
is uniform to the purport that God is
the Father of men as a race only in a
fgurative sense.
But DIR. Mead fnds Jesus teaching
and the apostles teaching and the
church from the beginning teaching,
that Christians, or "the redeemed" as
he describes them, are in a peculiar
sense children OF God. and that God is
in the same peculiar sense the Father OF
Christians. But if the major premise
OF his argument is valid God can no
more be the actual and literal Father Of
saints than of sinners. The physical
relationship which he asserts is neces
sary to constitute any one father Of
another, no more pertains to 1.-THE re-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25

A DISPATCH to the London Times from
st. Petersburg says; THE reports that
Professor Andree's balloon has been
sighted in the interior of Siberia are not
believed here. Captain Kovonko. the
leading aeronautic expert in Russia.
firmly discredits them. He asserts that
if Andree ever returns it will certainly
not be in mid-air. as the balloon could
not have kept up beyond twelve days"
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On the first floor are located the Sun
day-school rooms, ladies' parlors and
very commodious kitchens. closets and
toilet rooms. There are five class rooms,
and the seating capacity of the entire
Sunday school department is $50. These
rooms have been prettily carpeted with
brown and white carpet. The church
will be lighted with the Welsbach
burners and the fixtures are brass.
Three Alexander furnaces will be used
for heating the church. The contract
for building the edifice was awarded to
John Blasius & Co.. who have put up an
exceptionally fine specimen of work.
manship.
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The seating capacity Of the audito-
rum and the balcony is 554. The seats
are an innovation in that line of
church furniture. They are handsome
oak chairs, concert build, and decidedly
more comfortable than the old time
pews. In accord with them, divan,
upholstered with brown plush, to cor
respond with the pulpit, has been pro-
vided for the minister. The room is
carpeted with carpet of conventional
design and light green in tone. Above
the pulpit is the inscription "And I. if
l be lifted up. will draw all Men unto
Me- On the south side is inscribed
"Our Father. God is Love-" and "All
Souls are Nine"
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war of the rebellion resulted. We
ought to be warned by that expert
erce to relax no efforts to ennoble
labor. 1t was our judiciary then, led
by Chief Justice Taney in the
"Dred Scott" decision, that precipi-
tated that crisis. Let us pray God
that this history-degrading labor
by our judiciary-may never be re-
peated. Let our judges rather fol-
low the precedents of Bunker Hill,
of the Wilderness and Appomattox
yea, of the proclamation of eman-
cipation-and declare the law to he
on the side of liberty and the nobil-
ity of toll, as the sword decided.
We have heard much of late of
government by injunction. But God
gave decision making labor honor
able; even he himself toiled and built
the worlds and enjoined all to eat
bread by the sweat of their faces and
to honor industry and the hand of
toil-and woe be to him found in
contempt of this divine injunction!
Our toll should be educated and
given conscience through the beauti-
full ministrations of the Christian
religion, supplemented by adequate
remuneration.
The nation is based on the free
holder of the soil, and the genius of
this nation demands ownership of
homes by it's citizens. The policy of
the nation was, from the colonies, 10
encourage small holdings of land;
after the revolution it was to make
freeholders of all farmers, and land
was sold to settlers in fee. simple
Advancing still further, the political
issue of 1856 was made: mo exten
sion of slavery; free labor; free soil;
free speech, and free men," In 1857 8
petition weighing six tons was
presented to congress praying for the
free homestead law-which became
a law in 1861.
The campaign of 1860 was largely
a revolt against the Dred Scott de-
cision, dishonoring toll and threaten
ing to invade free states with sla-
very. The issue of freedom won;
and then followed the rebellion and
the great war that destroyed slavery
During that war-and as one of it's
victories bill passed congress
to establish agricultural colleges in
each state. So was the policy of the
nation shaped to make toll honorable
and educated and respected. Then
we could proudly read the text, my
Father worked hitherto, and work"
and realize that is is God-like at
tribute to toll.
In 1860 our poets sang:
BY all the blood our fathers shed,
By all the victories they have won,
Stand up for freedom as they did
At Yorktown and at Lexington!
And again:
Leave the plow and draw the sword
Till shackles fall, and tyrants see
That freemen rise and speak the word
That makes all labor honored-free!
With such a magnificent history
behind us, what shall be our record
in the future that opens it's arms to
welcome us to greater Christian
works, and thoughts and plans more
generous and noble9
The toiling masses, under God,
are supreme in America; and no
power can long dishonor or oppress
the toiler unless he him self is traitor.
When God worked building worlds,
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CONTENTS.
uHICAaO. SATURDAY. SEPT, e5. 1897.
Page One.

SATURDAY. SEPT. a5. 1897.
Page Ono.
Editorial Briefs.
The Cradle of Hellas.
The Nobility of Labor.
The Lansing Church.
Universalist Thought.
Page Two.
IN We Need a New Creed?
Central Ohio Association.
New Books.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Europe's New Invalid.
The Profession of Faith.
"Brimstone Corner" Boston.
The Lansing Dedication.
Recommendations Based on Experience.
Universalist Personal.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page SIX.
The Family Page. Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
News of the Week.
Church Notices and In MemOriam.