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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
SOME POSSIBLE DANGERS R0 BE
AVOIDED.
BIZ REV. f. c. MASON.

In an address given by Rev. Ed
ward g. Mason, of the National
Union (Y. 2. C. w. Executive Board,
at the Pennsylvania Convention,
some of the possible dangers of the
young peoples organization were con-
siderately discussed. We give that
portion of the address following. 1t
will do no harm for our young peo-
pie to understand these dangers as
they are portrayed by this good
friend of the Y. P. G. e., who is an
officer of the National Unien.-
EDIToR.)
Q). For ONE thing, there is danger
in large conventions like we have had
inthe past two years and expect to
have in the years to come. Do not
misunderstood me. [ would not
have our conventions any smaller,
and / hope sincerely Detroit will out
number Boston two to one. But l
repeat, there is peril in them. Some
one said of Boston '95, that it was
"fille6 with dynamic energy" But,
as the power which drives the engine
may, il improperly managed or mis-
directed, burst the same engine into
a thousand pieces, so the dynamic
energy" of Boston '95, mismanaged
or misdirected might have worked
untold harm to the cause. Where
there is a large number of people
gathered togetherfor common pur-
pose, there is apt to be more enthu-
siasm than reason. Under such
circumstances emotion sometimes
usurps the place of calm deliberate
thoughtfulness, and sentiment is
easily swayed, but difficult to guide.
If it is possible for man, by a single
brilliant speech, to capture a great
political convention, made up largely
of cool, calculating politicians trained
to self-control, what might be ex-
pected of gathering of emotional
young people. 1t tpresents marvel
lous opportunity for stampede; and
should stampede once be set in
motion, nothing could check it.
l know am dealing in supposi-
tions, but they are worthy of consid-
Grafton. 1t is a matter for the
greatest thanksgiving and congratu-
lation that the meetings at Boston
and Jersey City were so harmonious
in their workings, and wise in their
results. 1t is also something to be
wondered at. Even the recognized
fact that we had in the chair one of
the most tactful and skillful of pre-.
siding officers, does not fully account
for our good-fortune in this respect.
The delegates deserve great credit
for their moderation and good nature
during the discussions. We may we'll
believe the conventions of the future
will present no contrast to those al
ready held; but while having faith
we should also be on the alert to pre-
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CHICAGO. SATURDAY, July 10. Iss,

Page Ono.
Some Possible Dangers to be Avoided. .
our Register and Our Holidays.
Ohio Convention Trustees.
An Outing Letter.
Page Two.
The Creed Question-AR Address to tlRe
Universalist Church.
Suggestions on Church Work.
The Iowa Conventions.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Jesus in the Werld.
The Iowa Convention.
The Evolution of Man.
Death of Hen A. III. Mitchell.
Death of Maria StraGb.
Universalist Personal.
Page Five,
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page. Farm. Garden and g,airy.
Page Seven.
Our Boys aad Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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An Outing Letter.
BY EMILY LEE SHERWOOD.

"A New Arcadia.-A Boarding SchOo1 Near
Philadelphia. = John Wannamaker's
Country Seat, and Lucrctfa Motifs
Rural Home.-The Cradle Of Freedom.
Carpenters Haii-The Cincinnatus
Society's Monument of George Wash
inzton.
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The Washington Statue.

Near the entrance of Fairmount Park
the Philadelphians have set fine eques-
trian statue Of George Washington. The
event is of so recent date one need not re-
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CONTENTS.
A RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY

FIELD AGENT, T. !. MOORE.
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capitulate. It. .wou& never do to leaVe'
the city without seeing and admlmDe' ~
so-far as possible, for it seems 10 DC .ne
fate of all our monumental arr 10 ia,4
short of the ideal somewhere. Ine fni~
adelphia mondmentis no eXcePVlon W w
rule, though as "a whole the eonceptlon -
fine and harmonious. The criticism 1
would make is in regard to the horse' my
most difficult of sall Things to model 10 sun
the various. ideas Of what gentle man
saddlelho rse shoul d be. But OF one tnlhs
the arttst could ne reasonably SURF no
Virginia Y entlernan ofthe Colonlal peiloO
of such distinction as General Washlns-
ton ever st rode so heavily bodied an an
imaa as he is represented astrloe OIL 'nis
monum ent, The slender Arabian type
was the type used by the Virginia cave,
iers, and not the Percheron, eo urai
type, thi ok of body and short OF necKr oh'
sees in this statue-f Why there IS lus1 !"
much difference IN the types OF nol9e
used for carrying people OF the niene
CLASSES now as thGre was. then; anu
artist has failed I'M selection because ~
has not followed the traditions OF 0n
times close enough. T..rue, there 10
kind of poetic lia, nee Movable IN ar'
in poet and possibly the pose had som
thing TO do with ImakiJ az this steeo sec
to look out of prqportit N from some pom
of view- and better rom another ahs
Washin ton hasCn AZ haneau and fioatl
cloak, the lines.0f the drapery being p
ticularIy free and we IL managed. I'M
is the likeness know n as the "SIuai
portrait recognizable in the countenan
and he sits dignifed and alert in exp
sion, as though he we're taking s"t
ing gaze. The gro up stands on
pedastel on raise a plaza of gran
Out of the four side of this apparel
solid rock flows fou falls of water,
and broad, flowing forth as from IL
springs. On either side of these case
are grouped the al ,imals native 10
mo untains and pra tries: buffaloes,
elk, and bears. T. hey are specially
model ed and natur alin poise. East, '
North and South re typifed in TINS
put over one aurian lies MS
lie 9Th along, and on his back m
sits. Groups of Ir adians, Hiawatha a
the number, arc scattered anon
other groups. T his fine monumen
erected by the SC ciety of Cincinna
which George Wa shington was me
and the sons of whose sires still
up, as was the il ,tention they sho'
This monument cannot fail to Il
20 nth and age al ike. with the dignl
G grandeur of tn o character of tn
W hom all deligl # to call the Fat
his Country.
r, n. ,s,,o
:.
elphia which nleased me very ]
:, - quaker "euu.ns'
,;at., OF loAaoii' isns s,ls'das -
70" uplnhl hl solSno1s
ny u thS - 49,,
,,:,i.ts. II, st. az - -
ana 20 accordil
Happy c.
Nows The
- -. 0.Aeu abou
W. - IL a s1mpl
~. 0' mead is
- 81 w. anu "a 1er slendel
80 oeside hel
snt hand,
i-oiuns nei neVords #
up ear OF the
ng to be to her loving t,"to wbi
esponds in the same mani d is nosa
; undepiably handsome, ar o.1s
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Lucretia Motifs Home.

But more significant to me was the
plain stone house where that rarest, most
beautiful woman, and sweetest of spirits,
Lucretia Mott, spent all her days of a
most busy and useful womanly life 1t
presented a fat facade to the lane on
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which it fronted, some fifty feet, perhaps,
from the hedgerow that divided 1t from
the highway. That spot, hidden away
among the trees in quiet neigh1orhood,
is of more interest to most sojoarners
than Wasamaker's palace, or Jay Cooke s
once famous home. 1t is one OF the homes
akin to those of Emerson, Alcott or Haw-
thorneS any spot where they lived and
wrought for humanity is sacred ground,
however humble or obscure the place in
Other respects. Happily, genius is not
crih5ed or con6ued to any kind of regula-
tion house or home. Where it dwells, in
palace or hcvel, there is a glimpse of
heaven on earth.
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GENERAL CONVENTION.
Report of General Missionary for
June, 1897.
!. Sermons preached, 90; as fol-

1. Sermons preached. 20; as follows:
Monroe, Wis. Observation-Disclosures.
Fort Atkinson, Wis. ...............2
Jefferson, "
Austin, Mimi. .................2
Blenheim, Ont. ...............3
Ridgetown, ......,.................
Cedar Springs, Ont. t.......................1
Galveston, Ind Observation-Disclosures.
Logansport, Ind. d....................... g.
Pleasant Vallay, Ind d.~...................I
Burlington, Ky.....................
Barre, W.T.. .....................
South Barre, VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Addresses given. u. Members received
into the church, %. Young Peoples
Unions organized. g. Distance travelled.
2978 miles.
2. Financial.-Received for services
s51.55. Subscriptions secured, $50.
8. Attended Wisconsin Convention
and preached ordination sermon there.
Opened the dormant church at Jeffer-
son. Wis. Held services and made ar
rangements for future meetings. Dedi-
Gated the new church at Austin, Minn.
and installed pastor over the same. At.
tended the Ontario Convention. Reor.
ganized the church at Blenheim, Ont.
Attended the Indiana Y. P.C.U. Spent
few days in Logansport. Ind, holding
services and advising with the trustees
in regard to settlement of pastor and
other interests pertaining to the welfare
of that church. Q. II. SH1NN
HoRNELLsyILLE, N. Y, July !, 81.
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After the conclusion Of TIE annual meet
ing of the w. G. A. in Philadelphia, II
was our fortune to be invited to spend a
few days in what we have named Area
Sia, y because it proved to be such rest
full spot amoRg the hills that cluster
around the countryside in the neighbor-
hoodeF OgontG College, Chelton Hills, and
other rural places which shall be name
less
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Corbett nit. Z

James ]. Corbett, ex.champlon
pugilist Of the world, failed to-
make his appearance at the Yves
ton fair MS was advertised and
several thousand people were
seriously disappointed. Hundreds
Of people had come long distances
over the B. & O. and other rail.
roads to see Gentleman JIM
practice the manly art. Var
ious rumors have gone out to the
eRectthst he was ..sicl. !" drunk, 4
or had "broken his arm, Y but that
didsnot keep the people who had
spent their money from being
mad. Several local sports about.
ClarksbuEg have said ~ thS
time that Corbett would never
appear at Weston, and we learn
that they had some pretty stitt
bets upon that proposition. These
fellows are happy to-day, and
greet their companions with the
dreadful II told you So" Didn't
I know itg'' Z
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THE MILLS ANDTHR PRESIDENT.
From philadelphia Press, j

From Fnladetpnia frese,
Que of the most popular
phrases coined by candidate Nc.
Kin,ey during the campaign last
year was the saying that sit is
better 10 open the mills than the
minis" In his present visit to
Massachusetts President McKin-
ley is having ocular evidence of
the truth of his phrase. He is
witnessing on every hand the
evidences ofrevived industry and
of the happiness aid contentment
of a people fully employed and
receiving remunerative wages.
is a scene which cannot fail to
impress him and bring not only
momentary qualification but last.
ing satisfaction.
When the election of 1892 re-
suited in favor of a low tariff no
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WHOLE NO. 1899
cLARKsBURG ". va. OCTOBER j. 1897 wa
State vs. Criss, nsdr. $40 and

State vs. Criss, msdr.; $40 aud
cost
State vs. Pat Mel Donald. msdr.
$40 and cost.
Attorney for Cecil Reed moved
to set aside Judgment against
him.
STATE VS. Henry Skinner upon
an Indictment for rape; case cons
tinued until Sd day Of next term
Of court. Defendant released on
$500 bond. with 3. F. Williams
as surety.
ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS.
Stephen Myers and Nellie
Cotiindaffer. msdr.
Stephen Myers and Lum COT
tindaffer, msdr.
/ Foley Dis. msdr.
Jesse Highland, msdr.
Frank Able, msdr.
Jeff Boylen. msdr., 9 cases.
Lloyd Thrasher, msdr.
John Med Donald, msds., scases.
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cup,d,s Arrows.

Following marriage licenses
have been recorded since our
last report
Worthy Newton age 20. to r.
NJ Jet, age 10.
Samuel w. Carpenter age %,
to Icie B Smith. age 81.
John E Baton age %. to Della
Paugh. age %.
Lee Stout age 80. to Lille N
Holden. age 90.
Charles A Williams age "a,
to Lora M Thompson, age 20.
Geo F Morris age %, to Emma
Nutter. age q.
W HWright age "a. TO Celia
Carson, age 10.
Jos B Brown. (col.) aged 20, 70
Belle Thomas. age 10.
j b Davis age %. to Viola
Benedum, age 2s.
Thomas Stanley. Washington
d, c.. to Mary A CLANCY.
J W Childers age 2S, TO Mary
Harter, age 90.
ia Harbert age 56, to Marga
ret linn. age 40.
Lee Yerkey age %, to Ida
Freeman. divorced widow Of w \
Frush, age 36.
Jas M Morrison age 81, TO May
Lewis, age %.
Jas Findley age "A, 70 Della
Belle. age %. IS
Geo f Reynolds age 2a. 70
Lucinda Lindsay, age II.
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Adopted BY West Milford Lodge No.
1901. o. o. F.

WHEREAS. 1t has pleased AL.
mighty God to place the finger
of death on our worthy and be.
loved brother, S. B Kemper
therefore be it
Resolred, That in the death Of
brother Kemper this lodge loses
one of its most worthy members.
the church q faithful and earnest
worker. and the community a
beautiful example Of noble man.
ho6d.
Resolred, That we extend our
sympathies to his bereayed
brothers and to his relatives and
friends. commencing them to
the Grand Master Of the Uni.
verse whose will it has been to
call our brother to take the last
and highest degree,
Resolued, That a copy Of these
resolutions be placed upon the
records of this lodge, and one be
sent to each of the county papers
for publication.
Fraternally submitted in F. L.
and T.
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b. Edgar proceeded to set
D his fathers affairs and had,
Everybody supposed. found
accounted for all the prop
notes, ETC.. that came into
hands. Some time during
present summer it was an
iced that a note given by
d Goodman for S4,l14 was
d in an old drawer among
eother papers that had be-
sdto Parker. the brother Of
b. Edgar's statement is
the note had been overlook
aring the five years that have
sed since his fathers death
all that time had lain in an
Plope in the drawer. The
is written on a small piece
BITE paper with a blunt lead
sil and is worded as above:
dam positively asserts that
ever gave the note and never
it until it was produce by
nephew. He says it IS a for
and that it is unreasonable
he should be owing his
her this large sum Of money
. 1t was known that Parker
often pushed for money and
borrowed large sums since
date of the alleged note.
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Proclamation by the Governor.

reclamation by the Governor.
cot Nest I1rginia, Executive
amber Charleston, Sept. 81.
stober Goth next has been set
Ftas West Virginia day at the
hyille centennial. 1t is my
pose to be present on that day
my staff, and I call upon all
Virginia citizens who, are
DDS of progress and who de-
to bring to the attention of
entire country to the I'M
pded resources of the States
b of the Ohio river to visit
hville on that day in order
our State may be properly
fesented. West Virginia has
: coal, oil, gas and timber
fany other State in the Union.
West Virginia is a Southern
f. l hope our people will
ne in my efforts to bring
great resources to the front
eall proper occasions.
By the Governor,
G. w. ATKINSON.
N. o. DAWSON.
Secretary Of State.
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5 it Forgery7
|Ric Note Signed Adam lam
cookman. .

! .pit brought by Edgar A.
n,n as administrator OF his
4 Parker Coffman, against
Coleman is one of the
important cases that has
called during this term Of
.ourt. Messrs Lynch and
( Davis are attorneys for
|nla;utitf, while Mr.. Basel
attorney Meredith, of Fair
appear as counsel for
Il Goodman.
,ouears from the evidence
Parker Goodman died in the
! 1892 and his youngest son
l. was named as his adminis-
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Five prisoners escaped from
the Mcdowell county jail at
Welch Tuesday night oy oreaA s
inc down 8 large ceiling where
thev were confined and digging
through q brick wall. 1t is sup
n 1ne they received assistance
from outside parties
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Great Battle
TO Gain Control OF the B. & o.
Railroad.

In Tuesdays Issue of the m
teliigence,. an editorial writer
takes occasion to speak as fol-
lows: If the story that ]. Pier.
pont Morgan is about to engage
in tremendous struggle to gain
control of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad is true. one of the great
est and most important legal
fights involving vast property
that ever occurred will be wit
messed. More than that, should
Morgan be successful he would
become absolute dictator of the
railroad business of the east and
south. The resolve of the Balti-
more interests, which are repre-
sented by the receivers, to con-
test Morgan's programme to the
last. means that it will be a battle
royal.
The Baltimore &tChlo railroad,
which properly is now being re-
habilitated, is growing in value
daily, and has gained in business
to such an extent that it has be-
come a very formidable rival to
the Morgan interest, and it has
become necessary for their pro.
lection. to attempt to gain its
control.
This is why Morgan will seize
the opportunity to toreclose the
mortgage on the Chicago division,
the interest on which is alleged
to be three mopths overdue. But,
according to the statements made
on Wall street. Mr.. Morgan is not
going to have smooth sailing in
his effort; II Is announced that
Speyer s Co., who have also adj
vanced money to the road, and
the receivers will join interests
against the railroad trust headed
by Morgan. and will oppose him
in the suit for foreclosure.
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BENNRTr-ADAMs.
"A very neat announcement
card has just reached our desk on
which appears the following:
Married II Grafton, West ylfVinis,
L. II. Bennett
Lucy Adams.

and
Lucy Adams.
Wednesday, september twenly-ninth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-seyen.
At Home
after October seventh.
Mr.. Bennett is one of those en-
ergetic, promising, brainy young
men whom we always predicted
would honor his native county
and we herewith extend sincere
congratulations in behalf of the
TELEGRAM and his numerous
friends in old Harrison.
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People will talk of the weather
in spite of the hackneyed nature
of the topic. The reasons are
easily found. Weather has a
very decided bearing on physical
comfort and also on business
transactions. In the largest at.
fairs of the world weather counts
for a great deal. Europe is SUI
fering from short crops, and the
season. that is to say a term
of weather, is responsible. The
Irish blame the weather as they
open their scanty potato hills and
see the well.known omen of fam
inc. Historians say the rise and
fall of races have been largely
decided by great battles, and
some of the great battles were
determined by weather.
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The Wood county grand jury
returned an Indictment against
Mrs. Edna Hitchins, the vitriol
thrower, for the murder Of Will
liam Beatty, in Parkersburg. on
July 8. 1t is reported that Mrs.
Kitchens has been located and
will be taken there for trial.
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General Benjamin F. Tracey,
former Secretary Of the Navy.
was Tuesday nominated by the
convention of the regular Re-
publican organization for Mayor
of Greater New York.
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The thirty-second annual meet.
ing of the West Virginia Baptist
General Association will hold its
next session in Huntington, oc-
tober 1917.
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When a Popocrat on the stump
turns his gaze on the streams of
gold coming to the United States
from all points of tile compass he
mite the former howl for '.finan-
cial emancipation. Globe Demo
crat.
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1reland's potato crop is fail
ure and a great famine is looked
for unless the British govern
ment takes steps to relieve the
sufferers. The policy of waiting
until famine actually appears,
and want and death stalk over
the country, is characteristic of
England in dealing with the woes
Of ireland. Remedial measures
are postponed until they are too
,ate-t avert calamity.
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Notice.

There will be meeting of the
stockholders of the West Va.
Baptist Education Society in the
Fifth avenue Baptist church.
Huntington. W. Va, at 4 o'clock
D. NJ, October 14tn. Thursday,
1897. This is the call for the
annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the above society when all
stockholders are urged to be pres
emit either in person or proxy.
Rev. RoBT. B. SMITH,
President and A. M. Cor. Sec.
AMOS ROBINSON. sec'y.
September eS. 1897.