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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Committee to Determine It's LOca-
ton Will Visit Indianapolis.
'ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. Sept 10-The committee
having upon it the duty of selecting a place
for holding the Methodist Episcopal Gen.
eral Conference of 1900 expects to visit a
number of cities during the next few weeks
for examination and consultation. The COM
mittee will go to st. Louis, to Chicago to
Indianapolis, to Cincinnati and to other
cities, but indications at this moment point
to the selection of Ocean Grove, This indi-
cation arises not as much perhaps from the
act of the committee, for it has not acted,
as from the makeup of the committee
membership There exists among some
leading Methodists. both West and East,
feeling that Ocean Grove or any other
Eastern city ought not to be selected. The
general opinion is that st. Louis should be
chosen, or, failing in that, Chicago. The
argument is that the missionary secretaries
are this year giving their attention to the
Pacific coast, and the missionary commit
tee, made up of all the bishops and a large
number of others, is to meet in Providence.
The middle West is neglected. If ST. Louis,
Chicago or even Indiana Methodists make
a determined effort the great conference of
two years hence can, it is said, be secured
for the West. Coming at the end of one
century and the beginning of another it is
to be most important gathering. The COM
mittee, of which the Rev. Henry W. Spell
meyer, of Newark, N. j.. is chairman, is
awaiting communications upon the subject.
The missionary committee of the Metho-
dist Church, to which all missionary mat
ters of the denomination are reported on
years that the General Conference does not
meet, will assemble in Providence on Nov.
Q. Previous to it strenuous efforts are MAX
ing to raise funds to pay off the last rem
nant of the debt The features of the year
in Methodist missionary matters have been
the success in wiping out all but about ST.
600 of a debt that reached at the beginning
of the year, $1S6,OO0, and attaining, in spite
of the war, which interfered to some ex-
tent, the largest total for missions ever re-
allied. 1t now looks as If the debt would be
paid off by the end of September, and it
seems certain that the society's income will
exceed any year in its history. The work of
the Providence meeting consists in mapping
out tasks for the coming year, apportion-
ing money for the same. and maintaining
the missionary spirit of the church. Metho-
dists have but one society for both home
buttons from churches in the proportion of
50 per cent. for foreign to 45 for home. A
matter to be considered this year is new
work in Cuba and the Philippines, which,
II undertaken, will neceSSitate a special ap-
peal to the churches for funds. The secre-
work in all of the new colonies except
Hawaii.
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A DIFFERENCE IN FAITH.

A DIFFERENCE IN FAITH.
The thought. then, is that the difference
between thronging Christ and touching
Christ is a difference in faith. They are
unlike in motive.
A short time before this incident, null
titude suffering for lack of food had had
their wants supplied Unexpectedly, and in
a way they could not understand. Some
of those now around Christ had been there,
and they wanted to kr ow " bat this strange
man would do next. They had heard mar
veous lessons of love and wisdom fall from
his lips, but they wanted more miracles;
even now they speculate upon the next ex-
element
That company was just like the idlers
around the street corners now, who at the
first excitement rush and crowd and get
in the way, but do nothing. Too ignorant
or lazy for useful work, all they care for
is something to quicken their sluggish blood
They run after any wonder; their motive,
idle curiosity.
Some in that crowd are too lazy to earn
their bread, and they are off after the
loaves and fishes. They care little for the
teachings, and would, indeed, prefer that
they be left out. And, in fact, they are not
really heard, but they go in at one ear and
out at the other Only an almighty dollar
can arouse such drones, and even then, they
will hardly reach cut the hand for it, it
must be flung in their very faces.
So other low, foolish motives might be
given which lead tn the rude jostling of the
Christ They all lack true worth. A sigh
of penitence would bring down the balance
and send them tossing in midair; for the
motives which lead to erowding have no
spiritual force.
But on the other hand, touching Christ
follows urgent need. For years this woman
had suffered. Now she has reached the last
extremity. Human aid has failed complete
ly. No physician has known anything of
her case, and, her property gone. she can
do nothing. The Christ is the only hope,
and unless she can touch Him and move
Him to use His power, death only can fur
nish relief.
Just so, all tuching of the Christ is the
last resort, ofttimes. While there is any
further personal effort to be made, and we
rely upon that alone. there is no real
touching. for no right effort is put forth.
There must be an expression of need and
of faith. What was the secret of this wom-
ans power that SO moved the Master? The
faith in that touch thrilled Him like an
electric current.
You put your hands down upon the wires
leading from distant station and you find
no effect But once again you touch the
wires and you are thrilled to your Utmost
being stimulated In every fiber, almost
burned. Yet the eye sees no difference
What does 1t mean? An electric battery
a dynamo is at work now. and its subtle
force brought by the wires acts upon your
nerves with startling power. You are on
the circuit
So there was a subtle force in this
womans magnetic touch. There was a bat
terry OF loving trust at work. and when she
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Intrigue Prevails, but Progress VIII
BE Made If the Emperor Lives.

Correspondence Of the Journal.
PEKING, China, Aug. 4-Ths wretched
capital is and has been for some time the
vortex of Vaccinations which would have
caused even Macchiavelli to blush, since
browbeating was resorted to whenever
scheming and plotting failed Since the
death of Prince Kung in the latter part of
May the Forbidden City itself has suffered
an internal revolution, terminating in our
old friend Lii Hung Chang being once more
on top. This is, of course, the work of the
Empress dowager Ii, the old acrobat, is
now the autocrat of the Tsung Lii Yamen, or
Foreign Office, and has practically thrown
his country into the arms of Russia Cor
rupt as Ii Hung Chang is known to be, /
think the report that he has sold his coun-
try does him wrong. Ii is patriot as
much as a Chinaman can be so. Although
he has always been covetous and grasping,
love of money was not the reason he was
a Mandarin and simply followed the tradi-
tons of his class. The passion most dear
to the octogenarian's heart is revenge. His
whole history proves it. and this passion
is directed against the Japanese, who hurled
poor old China from its rotten and worm
eaten pedestal and with the same blow frus-
trated Lis long cherished scheme When Lii
the coronation he signed the treaty which
has recently been made public; but Russia's
return for China's sacrifices will not bear
the light for some time; yet Russia would
probably have paid the debt if Dewey's un-
expected victory had not compelled a
change in the programme. And now the
Empress dowager is backing Ii
As a first consequence Wing Tung Ho, the
imperial tutor, has been dismissed from all
his offices, Wang Wen She. who was a very
fair governor of Chih-Li, was made a MEM
Der of the Tsung Ii Yamen, and last. but
not least, the Official Gazette has been filed
with imperial edicts. some of which must
have been very disagreeahle reading to not
2. few of our Mandarin friends First there
is Sheng Ia Jen, the director of railways
That supreme genius of corruption paid an
enormous amount for his appointment. and
1t looks very much as If his investment win
prove loss. Bulldozing is so much cheaper
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round he was hit in the head. receiving an
ugly wound. He was lucky 10 escape as he
did. for the police is powerless.
1t is not only at Kobe that foreigners are
subject to assault; foreign ladies are no
where safe in this country. declare upon
my honor that l would sooner escort lady
friend through the worst part of China
than in broad daylight through the streets
of Tokyo. They simply cannot pass with
out being insulted, and no redress can be
obtained. The Jill. a progressive, honest.
native paper. reports that last Sunday even
ing while a missionary was preaching in
the Christian chapel at Shibaicho, Shiha.
Tokyo a miscrcaEt threw sand in bis face.
inficting painful injuries.
In Yokohama a German named RischlSi.
stoker on the Hamburg-American liner As
turia, was stabbed to death by four Jap
anese while a great crowd was looking
placidly on. An English sailor was also left
for dead on the street. and the Japanese
courts dare not interfere with this now
favorite pastime of these seoundrels. am
preparing list of eutrages committed upon
law-abiding. reputable American citizens
since the time Mr.. Cleveland signed the
outrageous revised treaty. This list will
prove a powerful advocate for q strong
navy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
THE VOICE OF THE PULPIT
THE SIGNIFICANT TOUCH AND SOME
OF THE NEEDS THAT LEAD TO 1T.
A Short Sermon by Rev. Leroy r. Grif-
fin, Pastor of the First baptist
Church, New London, N. III.

AS He went the people thronged Him.
And a woman who had spent all her living
upon physicians. neither could be healed
OF any, came behind Him and touched the
border of His garment And Jesus said,
Who touched me?-Luke viii, 42-A5
Look at the picture which makes the set
ting of these words. Appealing by His
deeds of mercy Christ has gained the ear
of the great multitude and is teaching the
immortal truths.
But see! Who runs hither in hot haste.
forcing his way through the throng, even
TO the Master himself? Can it be the noted
ruler Jairus? It is, in truth. Look at him.
See reflected in that countenance the dis
consulate home where death enters to bear
away the loved child. The anxious crowd,
moved TO pity, mark the effect of the
fathers overlooking heart. There stands
lie. the Christ. Is He unmoved? No stole
Gaze that but earnest sympathy as He
listens TO the tale of sorrow and sets out
to aid.
Now mark one in that crowd. 1t is a
poor woman and terribly afflicted. For
twelve years she has suffered many things
OF many physicians in her vain search for
relief. She believes that Christ has the pow
er % heal-even that there is virtue in His
garments sufficient for her need. For she
said, If l may touch but His clothes / shall
be whole" So she pushes her way into the
crowd and with trembling hand touches the
hem of His robe.
Passing, then, the familiar story of the
way in which Christ changed that house
Of mourning 10 a house OF feasting, let us
take a closer view of the different conduct
Of the woman and the crowd.
To the Masters question the disciples re-
piled in surprise The multitude throng
Thee and press Thee and sayest Thou, who
touched me?" All, there is world of
difference in the pressure that is intended
10 convey meaning. You are elbowed and
jostled by the surging tide of crowded
thoroughfare or a dispensing audience and
you pay no heed But let friend who dis
covers you there touch your shoulder or
press your arm to gain your notice and in
Htantly you recognize in 1t distinctive
touch--the contact is full of significance
and arrests your attention at once.
So Christ. with his infinitely greater SYM
pathy and responsiveness, perceived even
the more subtle pressure upon his garment;
and further. that virtue had gone out Of
him." The crowd presses him on every
hand. jogtles him at every step, yet he needs
It not The woman merely touches his gar
ment and he stops IN his absorbing errand
OF mercy. inquiries all the reasons for 50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
JAPAN AND KOREA.
Tokyo the Scene of UnprovOked At
tackS on Foreigners.

Correspondence of the Journal.
TOKYO Japan, Aug. 10-It is my I'M
pleasant duty to record again several in
stances of unprovoked attacks upon for
eigners. 1t is only short time ago since
some Japanese brutes at Kobe amused
themselves by taking two young girls, push
ing them into the water and for some time
preventing them from getting out. Kobe
has justly very unsavory reputation, so
much so that the several consuls were COM
PEELED to take concerted action. A star
chamber council was held and the only
tangible result was maudlin proclamation
from The governor, in which he called as
saults to murder "horse play" The nasty
fact remains that Japanese officials are
afraid of the coolies, and England can't al
low Russia to give Japan the thrashing
which she deserves from every civilized
nation. On the 18th OF July of next year our
citizens will be transferred to the jurisdic-
ton of these Mongoiians. whose courts have
thus far proved travesty on Justice. The
Joi, or anti-foreign spirit which prevails
among all classes, will cause many an
American to give up his business and leave;
and l venture to predict that Hon. Edwin
Dun, the arch promoter of the revised treaty,
will be among the first to seek pastures
new.
Mr.. Roeper. Of Kobe, was entertaining an
old school friend now in business at
Vladivostock; after dinner they took
stroll along the Minatoguwa. when they met
a party of coolies, who evidently proposed
to take hand in the entertainment. The
two gentlemen did not relish this part of the
programme. and took to their heels. This
induced the Japs to fire salute in the form
of a volley or rocks. one of which struck
Mr.. Roeper In the back. and when be looked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
Revolution Threatened in Korea.


Correspondence of the Journal.
SOUL, Korea. Aug. This capital seems
on the eve of another revolution. There
is considerable talk of forcing the Emperor
to abdieate and of appointing the crown
prince in his place. These Orientals cannot
do without plotting; it is an open secret
that the Emperor wishes for nothing better
than to let somebody else take his job The
Japanese are at their old tricks again. They
are crying, whining. and bowling for the
concession for a railroad between Soul and
Fusan. The government is pleading that it
is establishing railroad bureau of it's own,
but the Japs won't hear of an excuse. To
put the screws on, they insist upon the pay
ment of an indemnity for murdered Jap
aneSe, and as the Korean treasury is in
chronic state of depletion, they fancy that
they have the officials at their mercy.
Staneh, old Clarence r. Greenhouse is doing
all he can to bolster up tottering govern
ment. and he has no sinecure. Only the
other day he was called upon to make peace
between Cabinet minister and the German
consul general, Mr.. Krieng. 1t appears that
this foreign dignitary had applied for
mining concession which was refused upon
some ground, the real reason being, prob
ably, that the natives would like to keep
something for themselves. Krieng then sent
for this Cabinet minister, and when he came
saluted him with very emphatic box on
the ears. ] can understand that the min
listers feelings were somewhat ruft1ed.
When asked how he settled this information
al difficulty Greathouse answers with
chuckIe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11

strange an act, commends her faith and
sends her away healed Her touch thrilled
the master because it showed new force.
faith.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11

AS He went the people thronged Him.
upon physicians. neither could be healed
Of any, came behind Him and touched the
border of His garment And Jesus said,
Who touched me?-Luke viii, 42-A5.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-28
Largest But One,

Columbus, o., Dec. 26.-State School
Commissioner l.. d. Bonebrake has re-
ceived the following letter from Pres
ident Fred W. Peck, OF the Lafayette
Monument Fund Association:
Hon. Lewis d. Bonebrake, Commits
sioner OF Common Schools of Ohio
Dear Sir: l am this day in receipt of
your esteemed favor of the 23d instant
with enclosure of draft for $4,275. SO,
which, with the $121.SS, your small ex-
pense. makes total of $4,397.41, re-
ceived by you from the school child
rem OF Ohio. There should be added to
this S886.55 received at this Office by
Mr.. Dawes at Washington, making the
total of Ohio up to the present of $5,-
1884, the largest amount contributed
by any single state, excepting Illinois.
II take this occasion on behalf OF
the Lafayette Memorial Commission
to compliment you ON the result of
your work and to thank the Governor
and children of Onio for the keen ap-
probation of this movement evidenced
by them.
FERDINAND w. PECK, Pres"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-28
A Nearby Endorsement,

The Wheeling Register of Dec, 9th
las the following to say of 4The
Wheel of Fortune" which appears at
he Auditorium Thursday, Dec. 20:
The Standing room only" sign was
out at both performances of "The
Wheel of Fortune" at the Grand Opera
House yesterday Manager Feinler
was fortunate in securing such a
strong company for his Christmas at
traction. The play is one of genuine
interest, with many melodramatic
features and special scenery, and with
an abundance of very pleasing comedy.
1t was presented by cast of excep-
tional strength. The specialties in
troduced during the action of the play
by w. j. Sully and Miss Grace Beebe
were very well received while Miss
Matte Keen's rendition of new songs
between the third and fourth acts,
fairly took the house by storm at both
performances. The Wheel of For
tune will be repeated tonight, and at
the matinee and evening performance
tomorrow
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-28
The Gar as a Singer.

The czar of all the Russias has
among other domestic possessions a
very charming tenor voice. He has
been we'll trained, and though bis voice
is not extremely powerful, it Is Of very
sweet quality. OF course he never uses
1t except for the benefit of a very few
favored ones, but an an6edote has leak
ed out fthe St. Petersburg circle con-
cerning one night when his imperial
majesty did honor his court by the
sound of voice. The evening drawing
room at the. Imperial villa at Levadia
chanced one night to become musical.
The emperor that night was in very
good humor-excedingly gay, in fact.
He would sing a. song and he did so,
much to the delight. of everybody.
Then he turned from the piano to-
ward his highly apreciative audience
and with that amiable impulsiyeness
and frankness of speech, which lend so
great charm to the imperial domestic
circle, his majesty laughingly ex-
claimed: Well, my children, my en-
emies say many harsh and unkind
things of me and accuse me of being
destitute Of many capacities, but / de-
fy them to say that l cannot sing as
well as the best of them. Chicago
Record.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-28
Mistake of an Army Surgeon.

The medical records of company II
of the Seventy-first present an odd
case of mistaken diagnosis. During
the night attack on San Juan Hill a
private named NARROW was lying some
distance back of the trenches, and Just
behind him lay Corporal Sutton. All
the men here were exposed to a rak-
ing fire, and at a certain moment Slut
ton lifted himself a little and turned to
bid some soldiers behind him lay
clossr to the ground. That second a
,MausAf bullet passed clean through
MaifoW's body, entered Stutton's back,
passed hearty through his body and
landed aglnst a rib on the right side,
which was froctured. simultaneously
with this shot Sutton turned to the
front and feeling the jar on his brok-
en- rib, but feeling nothing in his back,
concluded he had been sturck in the
breast. And SO he reported to the doc
tor who examined little later.
The doctor found bruise on the
right side and rib in two pieces, but
saw ma bumet wound, since none was
there. So his diagnosis was that Slut.
tou had been injured by the butt OF
his own rifle, driven into his side when
the bullet from Marlow's body struck
lit. And this opinion was confirmed in
! the hospital later on, was confirmed
again on board The transport, and II
was not until Sutton reached the
hospital at Newport News, weeks after
the shooting, that the bullet hole in his
back was discovered and the bullet 1t,
self located near the fractured rib.
In explanation of this seemingly i'm.
probable affair, it should be borne in
mind that soldiers on the field of bat.
tie have no chance to take their shirts
OFF for days at a time. Also, that the
small wounds of entry by Mauser bull
let's often bleed not at all, but close III
quickly, leaving only a small rec
mark, easily overlooked Finally, Il
was natural that Sutton should thinl
that the injury had been inflicted
where the bruise was and where h,
felt the pain. How can man be ex
pected to know that discoloration OF
his side had been caused by blov
from within ?-Leslie's Weekly.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-28
Leprosy in Perry County.

Columbus, O., Dec. 26.-Secretary
Probgt, of the State Board of Health,
returned today from the hills of Perry
county where he went to examine the
Garry family two children being eff
fected with Asiatic leprosy. DR..
Probst states that there is no douLt
that the disease from which the child
rem are suffering is the real Asiatic
leprosy, and arrangements have been
made to care for them in the future.
DR.. Probst saw Iphe two patients, one
of whom is a young woman about 21
and the other a girl of IL. They are
pronounced lepers. The disease has
advanced very rapidly in the case of
the woman. One hand is almost gone,
and her toes are beginning to slough
away.
The child is only JUS. developing the
dreadful disease "- ?" ''
The disease is inherited. from the
father, soldier named Garry, who
contracted it in the Southern country
during the Civil War. He died many
years ago. When the disease appear
ed in her children the mother con-
cealed it and kept it from the public
as long as she could. Finally, unable
to support the family with the aid of
her pension, she had to appeal to the
public for charity. This discovered
the condition of the children and there
was great excitement at the time 1t
died away, but has now been revived
again. with the result that the isola-
ton of the family has been determined
upon. The mother will go with her
children to the refuge and nurse them,
agreeing not to leave the lines set
about the place or to mingle with the
out side world. In thus resigning the
pleasures of the world for her affiict-
ed children, the mothers affection is
shown. The township authorities will
keep her supplied with the necessities
Of life delivering them near the
house.