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TO STUDY THEOLOGY.
The Possible Meaning of Mr.. CIeve-
lands Removal to Princeton.

r. w Lightner in Pittsburg Dispatch
Washington, Feb Al am assured by one
who asserts that he has 1t from the best
authority, that President Cleveland in
tends to devote the remainder of his life
to the study of theology. That, says my
informant is the explanation of the re-
moval of the President and his family to
Princeton.
ut is an inherited trait of the Cleve-
land family to dwell upon things sacred"
says this gentleman, who, It may be sta
ted, has been frequent and welcome cal
Ter at the white house, and as Mr.. Cleve-
land increases in years, ne has developed
anew those serious tendencies winch ne
had quite early in life, but which were
temporarily interrupted by his entrance
into politics, when he was lmpeled 70
conduct himself after the manner OF poll
ticians of the kind which often begins a
greater career by roughing II in the ward
school. Cleveland was never quite IN MS
element among the city politicians OF BUT
falo but IL was necessary ne should 40
as they did that the greater good OF aiter
years might be accomplished py ms eleVd-
ton to the governorship ana the presl-
.During all these years, when the young
man was at times apparently IN rove with
a somewhat riotous way OF living, the I'M
dercurrent of piety ran strong within him.
and he was at times tempted 10 break
away from it all and assume holy ORDERS
"a more
mad done But to turn upon ones lively
companion is not the easiest thing in NE
and Cleveland remained with them 40
ing as the Buffalo Romans did, ana land
ed in the presidency.
''If the President has not shown evil
dence OF deep religious convictions While
he has been an inhaPltant OF the whlte
all that would be construed INTO an aHec-
tation OF "A quality that few would have be-
lieved was natural or sincere, p .l. can
far stronger I'm its influence upon his
daily walk and conversation than even his
most frequent associates would have be-
levcd HIS fishing excursions were really
for the purpose Of meditation, and When ne
was supposed to be cunning Tor ducks,
with no feeling more exalted than love
Of siIch sport he was coming and pom
dering those abstruse problems which must
lie close TO the soul of even that man who
mas suffered the grossest Violation OF his
spiritual being by imperative association
With the brutal companionship that ~ 10
be fopnd IN its highest development In the
lowest circles OF political life what di-
rection the thoughts of the President took
al these solemn moments no one can tell,
and 40 one should attempt 10 discover.
Suffice II 10 say that u mas been limited,
merely IN the most delicate way, by some
Who we're his companions on these marine
excursions, that fish and ducks were the
least OF his ambitions, ana that ISOLATION
and meditation, such as the antique hermits
were wont 20 seek, were the grand pur-
poses which leo him 50 frequently TO d.
Vorce himself from his official duties az
moments that were almost critical In the
public work.
'This viii furnish clcw 10 the remark
able decision OF the President to plant
himself al Princeton, the axis around
which revolvcs The best that Is left Of the
old orthodoxy. There. In affectonate as
ISOLATION with. eminent professors, the
knightly defenders of the Calvinist view
OF this life and the life TO come. the ex-
President will 1.-Two the life of pure and
godly person, delving ever deeper and
forces. bringing 10 bear upon them that
graop OF thought that has marked his
treatment OF 50 iaany public questions. II
s,ss ttis impulse that led him, possibly
Win undue aud short-sighte1 zeal. into
the movement Tor arbitration, and the mis-
takes which have appeared IN those pros
,,e,,five treaties, waich give Great Britain
sncn mighty material advantages, are
fraseabic clearly 20 Cleveiands growing