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The times., 1897-06-21
a SERMON ON KOREA.
Rev. Mr.. Moore Tells of the Spirit.
ual Darkness There.

The p,ilpit Of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church was occupied yesterday morning by
Rev Samuel F. Moore. a rewly returned
missionary from Seoul, Korea.
The spiritual darkness Of tie masses in
Korea can be felt" sad Rev. Mcoie, and
the lower cla sses are very much aveTse TO
the PRONUNCIATION OF the Christian doctrine
in their land. The King of Kolea and the
principal officials, however, are very
friendly TO Americans and 10 missionary
worl in the country. The king, in fact,
has expressed thanks to tie Americans for
their friendly interest in behalf Of Korea.
"The churches used by the missionaries
in that country are small, consisting gener-
ally Of two ROOMS, at right an giles to each
other, one for the men and the other for
the women. The missionary, standing at
the angle Of the Tooins, breaches the
gospel simultaneously TO the men and the
women Society in that country is dt
Nided into many steps or classes. For
each class there is a particular style of
discourse; for the higher classes high
flown and flowery langua ge, and for the
lower ciBsSes palmer and less extravagant
phraseology. There are no public schools
in Korea, aud the mental darkness of the
masses is very great. They have several
songs written i'll Chinese characters, and
these they sing over and over, to their
great edification. The great mass OF tn.
people have never heard of God, and wor-
ship idols
Ancestral worship lin vogue In China
and Japan. The ancestral tablet consists
OF a block of wood, in the center OF which
is a narrow cell, wherein are supposed TO
repose the spirits OF ancestors. These
tablets are objects of great reverence, and
are to he found only in the houses of the
heads Of families or clans. Besides ances-
tral worship the people worship other
spirits Some of these spirits are supposed
to reside in old baskets. These baskets
are kept In the household for hundreds of
years. Into these baskets are thrown at
certain times fish bones and other delicacies
for the edification of the spirits. Against al
this superstition the missionaries have to
cor tend.
''The 10 900 900 Koreans are sitting in
darkness and the demand for more mis-
siouares is urgent. Fourteen new mis-
sionares are wanted there immetiat
Fourteen young men In this country have
sgnified their readiness to go to that
field, hut the missionary board have not
the resources to send them there.
''The missionary Work in Korea is of
an encouraging nature. There are many
converts. The missionaries have all along
encouraged converts to establish churches
for themselves, with the result that there
are many Christian churches maintained by
the natives, that are in a measure inde-
pendent Of the missionaries
The times., 1897-06-21
Ar RYLAND NJ. e. CHAPEL.
DIR. Hartsock breaches Eloqueutiy
on the starry Banner.

DR.. Hartsock breaches ElOquentiy
on the starry Banner.
Flag Day was celebrated at Ryland NJ E.
Chapel by the preaching Of special SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Hartsock, last
night. TIE occasion was noteworthy also
because of the presence of several councils
of the Junior order OF American Mechanics
The pulpit was draped with American en-
signs and embellished with American
daisies.
Rev. DR.. Hartsock reviewed the history
of the American flag, and introduced
many eloquent appeals for greater and
more devoted loyalty TO the emblem of
the republic. Then he told of the signifi-
canoe of the flag. The blue stood for
perseverance, the white for purity, and
the red for courage in defending the right.
The stars that twinkled in the firmament
of blue typified the glory OF the States.
He told OF some OF the associations that
cluster around the flag, of the storms of
shot and shell, and the scenes OF fire and
blood through which it has passed. lie
recalled the brave men who had carried
that flag into the white deserts OF the
ArcLtC regions. through ele SuHsSssich
wilds of the South, and to the tops OF
towering mountains.
Tie friends or the flag looked upon II
with pride and its enemies with terror
Wherever the American saw his flag he
felt sense of security. 1t was the pledge
of civilization and of Christianity. DIR.
Hartsock said that he sometimes wondered
where our fathers had got that flag. Some
times he thought that angels might have
clippcd ont a section of the blue heavens
aud brought it down to earth asthe symbol
of the American republic. He gave
thought also to the heroes who had slied
under that flag He wanted to see the time
when the star Spangled Banner would wave
triumphantly alongside OF the cross Of
Christianity, when ma Kind should be
Gree and God should be honored.
The service closed with the singing Of
America" and prayer The councils OF
the j. O. A. NJ represented at the service
were Andrew Jackson, Valley Forge, Jas
per, Potomac and Constellation. Amer
lean Guard Council No. 1, Senior order
OF American Mechanics, and American Flag
Council, Daughters OF America, also at
tended.
The times., 1897-06-21
MCKINLEY AT CHURCH.
fhe President Hears DR.. Goncher
of Baltimore, Preach.

fhe President Hears DR.. Goncher,
of Baltimore, Preach.
The Rev. DR.. Goncher, president OF the
Woman's College of Baltimore preached at
the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church yesterday
morning President Mckinley attended the
service, and there was a large congregation.
though the announcement that DR.. Goncher
would preach had not been made In al-
vance.
President Mckinley attended alone yes
terday. 1t has been his usual custom to
take with him some friend. People visit
ing with him at the White House are
invariably asked to 60 to church with him.
accompanied him. He occupied his pew
alone yesterday, however
DR.. Goncher chose for his text Matthew
xxv:37, from the parable of the servants
and their talents. His sermon was on
the subject OF the use of the gifts that
God has given US.
God gives US our talents, hut not n
full. They are in trust He works through
us for the betterfnent OF mankind; FOL
the betterment Of the world. With oul
talents 1t is our bounden duty to do oul
best work, and TO do it for his glory We
will fail with our talents and he like the
servant who hid his one talent in the
ground, if we do not"
Dr. Johnston, the pastor of the Metro
poltan, announced the annual Sunday
school excursion to Marshall Hall, next
Saturday.
The times., 1897-06-21
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS.
Sermon of Rev. L. L. Thomas at As
bury a. NJ. Il. Church.

The colored students of the city were
addressed last evening at Asbury A. E.
Church, by the pastor, the Rev. I. L.
Thomas, on the Benefits and Objects of
Education
The church, which was crowded to it's
utmost seating capacity, was tastefully
decorated. Within the chancel were the
portraits of many of the colored race who
had become famous as leaders. Con-
spicuous among these was a handsome
portrait of Hon. Frederick Douglas hung
high above others. Special music was
ren dered by Il choir OF fifteen voices un-
der the direction of Mr.. Lewis, Mrs. Jarvis
presiding at the organ.
During the evening Mrs. Sadie E. Tyree,
of the Metropolitan A. NJ E. Church choir
sang with much effect, ''MelodioUs Name y
The Rev. MI. Thomas took for his text
the admoniton to Isaiah, "Show your
selves men, This, he said, was not only
an admoniUion, but also an appeal, and as
applicable to the generation OF today as
it was in the time ofIsaiah.
While admitting the benefits of all text
books and other good books, he said there
was none more helpful to the student in
directing him in the accomplishment of
his life's object than the Bible, and adj
vised that it be made constant study
always.
He then appealed to the students TO
consider the great sacrifices being con-
stantfy made for them by their parents,
and urged them to make the best possible
use OF the opportunities given them.
The reverend speaker then spoke of the
danger points which confronted the stu
dent. These he enumerated as inatten-
tion, lack of application, and lastly but
worse Of all, self-conceit and bighe aded-
ness. This latter, he said, had caused
scores and scores of graduates OF the high
schools to be backing boots on the streets
today. Our education, however, cannot
be complete without religion, aud So we
Should be ever mindful that we keep
in mind cur relation to God
The times., 1897-06-21
LUTHERAN GENERAL SYNOD.
DIR. Butler Tells OF His Visit to the
Mansfield Convention


DR.. L. G. Butler, of the Lutheran Place
Memorial Churco, devoted his services yes
teTday morning TO talk upon the doings
OF the General Synod of the Lutheran
Church, from the annual convention OF
which, held at Mansfield, Ohio, from June
to 1s, he has just returned.
The general synod" me said, lis smaller
than most general bodies in the Lutheran
church of the United States It repre-
sents about 10000 communicates, while
in the entire church there are over one aud
a half millions. The synod-that is, most
fthechurchescompOsing theveTnac-
ulaI il their services 1t is actuated by
the most liberal spirit and fTaternizes with
all Christian churches
Dr. Butler then went on to say that the
general synod, like other bodies of its
kind, performed its work by means Of
boards and found that plan very effective.
There We're special boards on the subjeGts
of home and foreign missions, church ex-
tension. home for disabled pastors, and
the like.
The reports brought in at the cOnveu-
tioD TINS month were very encouraging
showing an advance all along the line
in the work of the church. among other
things il was reported that in the 500
churches in the synod there are over
l 600 Christian EndeayOr societies, prob
ably larger number proportiOaately than
in any other body. Another encouraging
report was read by the delegate from
the Urited Norwegian Lutheran Church,
who stated that the church he represented
as a body was in favor of temperance.
This should effect ALLY DENY the state
ment so frequently made that all foreigners
opposed the temperance movement DR..
Butler closed by reading set of resolu-
tions adopted by the convention favorins
prohibition and sabbath Observance
The times., 1897-06-21

must take care of it, and if the opportunity
came to take in an outlying islam or
SO, we should not hesitate to do 1t. IRIS
observation brought down the house
Mrs. Thomas Noyes sang the star
epeneled Banner" the juniors sang Co
lrrnhia,- and small American flags We're
distributed throughout tue audience. Miss
Mary Taylor recited, Freedom Our Queen,
and Miss Cowlng gave violin solo.
Flag Day exercises were held by the
Kindergarten and primary departments OF
Calvary Baptist Sunday school in the
Sunday school room. There was prayer by
Mrs. Mower, an address by Pastor Green,
singing by Mrs. Noyes, and recitations by
Cecil Bateman, John Bristow, Richie Nc
Lain, Genevieve Kinnear Ely, Evelyn Smith
and others
The times., 1897-06-21
GLORY OF THE STARS.
DR.. Ingalls, Sermon at the New
York Avenue Church.

York Avenue Church.
The usual Sunday evening services were
held at the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church last evening at O'Clock.
Rev. DR.. ingalls,, the pastor, delivered a
forcible and eloquent sermon, taking for
his text, lone star differs from another
star in glory" He said in part:
"When Paul said that 'one star differs
from another in glory he was only teach
ing the progression of life; holy develop
ment The idea of the Holy Ghost is such
sanctified Development.
Continuing, DR.. ingalls, said that God
did not fling the planets fullorbed into
space, but that they came out of the
earthquake, and the fire, and shock. God
is sending men every day into the furnace,
the Wilderness, and into danger, In order
the. the. may come out Of their trials
purified, to take their places as stars
In the firmament God he said, lis
making such stars always"
The times., 1897-06-21
A M1N1sTER OVERCOME.
Rev. Mr.. Jenkins Falls in His Pull
pit from Vertigo.

Rev Paul jenkins, rector or the Episcopal
Church at Tcnnallytown, was overcome
with an attack OF vertigo while cnant-
ing the creed during the services yes
terday morning. He felt the attack COM
ing upon him, but before he was able
to get to his seat he fell over upon The
floor and rad TO be carried from the church.
The services were brought to an abrupt
close by the misfortune
A physician was summoned and the rec
tor soon revived and was seat to his
home, No 211 First street southeast, where
he was reported as much improved last
night n
The times., 1897-06-21

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The times., 1897-06-21
The Georgetown Elocution Contest

The annual contestin in elocution atGeorge-
town College will be held In CASTOR Han
this evening at O'Clock. The speakers
will be: W. E Fox, 81; +. Donoghue, 81;
T. ]. O'Neil, 90; =. I. Cauthorn, 80; j.
A. O'Shea. 90; Fl. s. Harrington, 80, and
l.. J. Cullen, 80. The judges are Senator
Wellington, of Maryland; Representative
Bgundidge, of Arkansas, aud Lieut-Sands, U.
S. A Pefore the judges reader their de-
cision there Will be distribution OF
premiums among the prize winners OF the
academic department OF Georgetown.
The times., 1897-06-21

Hundreds Of thousands have been in
duced TO try Chamberlain Is Cough Remedy,
by reading what it has done for others,
and, having tested its merits for them
selves, are today It's warmest friends. For
sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Retail
Druggist, 93S F street northwest, and
Connecticut avenue and s street north
west.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
The INVADING TRAMP ARMY.
LefflDsVell'S Band is on the Way to
This City.
Alleged Threats to Take the Town
of Lodi by Storm Last
Evening.

Up to a late hour last night there was
some reason to hope that the gang of
men shipped out of San Francisco to
prey on interior towns might disband
at Stockton or strike out from there in
some other direction than toward this
city.
During the day no news was received
of the movements of the new army
of invaders, but late at night they were
heard from at Lodi, as this dispatch
shows:
"One hundred and sixty of San Fran
cisco's unemployed arrived here this
afternoon. They lined up at the depot
at p. m. to capture the freight train,
but the trainmen had received instruc-
tons and ran past the town without
stopping. The unemployed company
marched back to the race track, and
are camped there tonight. Little was
done for them here, and the town is
excited over threats to take it by
| force"
The officials of this city have as yet
taken no steps to determine what shall
be done with these men when they get
here, and the prospect is that, for the
| lack of some definite and determined
action, they will soon be Swarming in
our streets and demanding aims, and
the city will have its old experience to
go through again.
Either something will have to be done
to send them on, or they will be kept
out of the city, or else will scatter over
| the place and annoy and brighten Wo-
men and children, and it would be well
to determine before they get here just
what course will be pursued. When
| the Coxey armies came upon US few
years ago it was found necessary to do
something after they had caused the
people no little trouble and anxiety.
One thing is certain-men of common
sense, who are seeking work, would
not band themselves together in this
way The only way for them to get
| anything to do is to scatter over the
country By travelling from town to
town in a body and demanding money
and food they prove that they are not
the kind of men whom people are dis
| posed to help. There are enough OF
them to terrorize a small community
and to "eat the people out of house
and home"
Fortunately, Sacramento is big
! enough to cope with any such band.
1t may be necessary to give the men
some food, if they come here hungry,
but it is questionable if it would be
good policy to help them in a way
that viii encourage them to travel on
| in an organized body.
If encouraged to do this all other
tramps will be organizing into bands
for the purpose of demanding tribute
from every small community they may
! see fit to visit.
The haying season is now coming on,
and there must be some demand for
labor among the farmers. But the only
way these men can get work is to dis
band and let each one hustle for him.
self
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
The Emperor of China'S English.

For some time past the Emperor of
China has been taking lessons in Eng
lish and likes to air his knowledge
whenever he gets a chance The other
day the Viceroy Liu of Marking rec
commended to the throne a Taotai
named Ii, who boasts a knowledge of
foreign affairs and his Majesty at
the audience asked the Taotai whether
he knew any English. Having been
recommended for his knowledge" Lii
Taotai had to sustain his reputation
and SO replied Yes forgetting appar-
emily that his imperial master had
studied English and was still studying
the language
Then came the attack. The unlucky
Taotai was bombarded with How do
you do?" Are you well?' Thank you,"
''Sit down." Have you been to Eng
land?" and the like, spoken with a rich
Manchu brogue, in rapid succession.
The poor Taotai was completely bewil-
dered of course, and instead of seeking
for an escape by declaring in tones of
respectful admiration his extreme Won
der at the imperial eloquence he began
kowtowing on the polished marble floor
| His majesty was so Disguised at this
display of ignorance on the part of the
| audience-seeker that he roundly abused
| in Manchu the now trembling Taotai
| for daring to come before him ION q
| borrowed reputation" The unlucky
| Taotai was then almost driven from the
audience chamber with the injunction
ito keep an English book constantly
under his nose for three years, at least,
| if he wished to succeed at all in that
linei'-North China Daily News.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
ONE MORE RUN.
The Coursing Season Will Close On
Sunday Next.

The coursing season will end on Sum
day with two fine Stakes-a sapling ana
and an all-age stake-of sixteen entries
each
The Ieashmen have been furnished
excellent sport this winter, and are 10th
to have it ended but the weather is
becoming so warm that in a few weeks
it would be cruel to run either dogs or
hares. and to prevent all mishaps the
management has decided to close the
park until next winter.
The ground is in fine condition now,
as are also the hares, and the last day s
coursing will probably furnish the best
sport of the season. Ed Caravan will
judge and T. Farrell win do the Slip
ping. Below is the draw:
SAPLING STAKE.
Nethercott Bros. Valley Boy against
r. Faltrick's Lucy COnroy.
c. Alvords Eleta A. against Neither
colt Bros Valley Maid.
Sullivan & Heinrich's Firebell against
J. McDonald's Tinker.
Hall & O'Neil's Pathfinder against J
S. Hanrahans Mercury.
F. Kaufmann's Annette against w
McCurdy's Bachelors Maid.
j. Tevlin's Tick Tick against J. Melon
AIDS Joe Murphy.
NJ. Rainey's Little Idle against AL
kali Kennels Pride of Pool Box.
j. S. Hanrahan's Innocence against
Walsh Bros Duhallow.
ALL-AGE STAKE.
James Duffee's Boss Bully against F
McDOnald's Gazelle.
Devine & Powers Straight Tir
| against Ed Walshs Paderewski
Sheehan Bros. Governor Markham
against j. Tevlin's Forget Me- Not.
Haycock & Levering's Captain Memo
against F. McDonald's Angelina
T. Kennedy's Little Delight against
j. L. Heenan's Harry S.
j. Tevlin's Flashlight against r
Runners f. V. d.
j. Corcoran's Old Cy againGt McMa-
hon & Mangan's Lily of West
T. Farrell's Ruinart against E. Cor
deS' Slower and Slower
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
Making Diamonds,

Chemists have recently, and in pub
lie, made actual diamonds, comparable
in every respect, save one that of eize,
with natures most valued product But
the crystals so manufactured have,
while true diamonds, been so micro
scopic in proportions as to be of no
commercial value. Now, however,
United States Consul Germaine. at Zu-
rich, reports to the State Department
that Mr.. E. Moyat claims to have
discovered a process by which dia-
monds of larger dimensions may be
produced
In principle his process is similar to
one already used-that is to crystalline
carbon cut Of iron and steel by means
of high pressure and high temperature
Yet there is an Improvement in the
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
Whaling at AmaganSett.

Away out on the eastern end of Long
Island almost as much at sea as
though it were an island by Itself, is
the little fishing village of Amagansett
1t lies directly on the ocean, and has
neither harbor nor Wharves nor ships,
yet it is known far up and down the
coast as a whaling town, for it is
at this point, strange to say, that the
whales come nearest to the land; they
are sighted first within a few miles of
AmanganSett.
The weather seasoned surfmen, who
fish through the breakers for food fish,
will give you a dozen reasons why this
is so, and why their little navy is
unique among the fishing fleets of the
North Atlantic Coast; but they are
mostly guesses, and we only know that
the whales have favored Amangansett
thus for many years. During all the
summer and fall the hardy fishermen
who live in the gray cottages among
the dunes set their nets for blue and
weak fish, but from the end of winter
to early summer they become fishermen
Of more heroic cast, and chase and
take and land the biggest fish that
sWimS-the whale. Nearly every sea-
son whales are sighted by the life
savers who patrol the beach, or by the
lookout at the life-saving station, and
when one or more of them are taken
the occasion is one to be marked with
a white stone in the history of the
sleepy little village.
One of these captures took place in
the latter part of February this year,
an unusually early date. The we'll
known signal from the life-saving sta
ton, Whale in sight" at once put the
little village in a fever of bustling
preparation.
The crews of the half dozen whale
boats hurried to their posts, and the
entire population flocked to the beach
to see the start of the venturesome
chase. No details and no precautions
are neglected; the boats of this unique
navy are regular-built whale boats, the
tackle the best that money can buy,
the men are worthy of the work, and
their calling acquires a new dignity
from it. They are no longer fishermen,
but hunters of big game.-Harper' s
Weekly
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
SOCIAL EVENTS.

A few relatives and friends gathered
in the parlor of the Golden State Hotel
last evening to witness the wedding of
William W. Breeding of Michigan Bar
and Miss Mary A. Wolfe of Americas,
Kansas. The groom is widely known
in the eastern section of Sacramento
County and is a son of Mrs. Mary A.
Breeding one of the pioneers of that
vicinity. The bride arrived yesterday
from Kansas where she had been for
the past year. She, however, has spent
five years in California, and is a grad
uate of the State Normal School at San
Jose, and is one of the most popular
teachers in this county. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. j. E. Denton,
pastor of the First Christian Church
Afterward a quiet little home party
was formed, and honest and hearty
congratulations were showered upon
the young couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Breed
ing will begin married life at their cozy
home near Michigan Bar, and will carry
with them the we'll wishes of hosts of
friends