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The times., 1898-01-17
COLORED EPISCoPALIANs.
Progress of Church work Among
the Race Has Been Rapid.

the RaCp Has Been ftdIl1u
The Rev. Owen NJ Waller, rector of
st. Luke's Episcopal Church, preached
an interesting sermon yesterday morn
ing on the work of the Episcopal church
among the colored race in the United
States. The discourse was listened to
attentively by large congregation.
and was, aside from the statistical in
formation, a most interesting history
of the beginning and growth of the
Episcopal creed among the colored
people.
The work of the Episcopal church
among the colored race, DR.. Waller
said, commenced in Philadelphia, near
ly two centuries ago. and resulted in
the first separate congregation of col
ored Episcopalians being established
in that city in $780, and four years
later this community erected st.
Thomas's Episcopal Church. This was
the first Episcopal congregation of col
ored people established in the world.
and it was not until twenty-four years
later the second, st. Philips congre-
CATION, in New York city, was organ
iZed. The third was formed six years
after in Baltimore under the name of
st. James's Episcopal Church.
Since that time the progress of the
ttluTcD among the cblOEtu pcDpit ueiS
been rapid, as is shown by the fact that
at present there are about 100 churches
and chapels in the United States con-
trolled either wholly or in part by the
colored people.
From this il must not be understood,
Dr. Waller said, that there is any line
of demarkation in the Episcopal church
between the colored and white breth-
rem; and, in reference to this, he point
ed with pride to the equality upon
which all stood in the conventions OF
the church. AS a further proof, he
noted the fact of so many colored men
having been elevated to the priesthood.
OF the 10 500, ,000 of English-speaking
people in the world, DR. Waller said,
there are only about 20,000,000 without
any avowed religious belief.
The remaining millions. he said. are
divided among the adherents of the
various religious beliefs as follows:
Episcopalians. 26,000000; Methodists,
Is. .0OO, coo: Roman Catholics, 16,008.00o;
Presbyterians. 100000; Baptists. TO-
0Oo. 900: Congregationalists. 5,oOO000;
Lutherans, 100000 and Unitarians and
Universalists, nearly 100000.
The times., 1898-01-17
IMMENSE BARGAINS
This Week &C
KINGS PALACE,
MIR. MCKINLEY IN HIS PEW.
Listens to Discourse on the
Fifth commandment.

Fifth Commandment.
President Mckinley attended church
at the Metropolitan yesterday as usual.
There was Su%g--...ivi, Cnau he would
frequently attend other churches, from
that time " nen Une i,,iUng comment broke
out about the Thanksgiving sermon of the
pastor of the Metropolitan, but nothing
Sof the kind has occurred.
Dr. Johnston preached the morning ser
anon, for the first time in three weeks, yes
terday. The church was crowded. He
chose for the subject OF his discourse the
fifth commandment; Honor thy father
and they mot her" He said that filial
duty is above everything except God and
His law. There is a tendency at this
time especially. ii seems to me-" he said
Ito treat the aged with disrespecr, either
for fancied or for real faults. Our fathers
who worked during their youth to estab-
lish families and homes for us, and TO give
us the advantage OF education, often do not
have the polish that We have, the smooth
ness of speech and the eIegancies of man
ner. Sometimes as age approaches, their
temperS and their quick perceptions fail
them. 1t is not the right idea that they
are TO lac Judged rigldiy as other Inen are
Icy their apparent qualities We owe fillal
Respect to our parents no matter what their
qualities are. Even, no matter if they
are actUalyfull of iImnoralitiesandw wicked
ness. We owe this duty TO our parents, te-
cause they are our parents, and aside from
their qualities entirely.
Sometimes when we have reached man.
hood the quest ion OF how far this duty
should extend is a perplexing one, as it
cotues IN contact with the duties to the
state ana our reliow-men, but honor, love,
charity and a respectful demeanor are
always due.
The dutiful son makes the dutirul
citizen. The falHilE is the unit of the
nation. The quail ~ of obedience that
we learn in our youth make us loyal md
patriotic citizens.
The times., 1898-01-17

do not speak thus of the Church OF
Rome because of any pleasure 1t might
give me. Believe me, there are rev
priests there who realize the RESPONSE
bility resting upon them but the gem
. eral state of things is almost indescrib-
able.
IF l would tel you What i have seen
and heard you would be shocked. but !
warn YOU in advance. J. qualify my
statements and only give you q fair
idea Of the general tone of the church
"Only Is per cent of the people can
read and write, and only per cent
have any real education, and of these
almost all are possitivists and atheists
I'VE have now 1000 worShipers in
our church in Brazil and 500 Sunday
school children. They have given
s10.500 toward self support during the
past six years, and gave $4,000 last
year. The work is full ,,f promise. and
1 come this morning not to beg money,
but to ask your interest, your sympa-
thy. and your prayers for these spirit
ually destitute people,
The times., 1898-01-17
DIR. DAY EULOGIZED.
Memorial Services for the Dead
lutheran Missionary.

lutheran Missionary.
A service in memory of the Lutheran
missionary. the late Rev DIR. David A.
Day. who died few weeks ago while
returning from his field in Africa, was
held at St Marks Lutheran Church. in
South Washington, last night. The
meeting was well attended. and large
interest was manifested in the story of
his life and the review of the mission
work of the Lutheran church that ac-
companied it.
Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt, of the Luth-
eran League. and one of the elders of
the church council. delivered an adj
dress on the mission work of the de-
nomination in this country, and espe-
cially the Luther League work. He
made an interesting comparison be-
tween the beginning of the league
when the first report covering two
years showed s.. 900 collected. and now
when the last report showed $4,000 re-
ceived in like period. He made a
plea for larger generosity toward for
eign mission work and said that duty
in this direction is as large as that to
the church at home. We are not
good Christians according to Christ's
teachings if we fail in this regard, he
said
Rev. John C. Bowers, pastor of the
church, preached the memorial sermon.
He took for his text And blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord" His
sermon was a review of the work of
DR.. Day with suggestions Of the les
sons that may be learned from it by
Christians.
DIR. Day had been in the foreign
mission field for twenty years, he said.
There is no figure in mission work
now so conspicuous as his. He was the
Moses of the work in Africa, its great
est leader
He drew a picture of the early life
of the great missionary. and pointed to
the fact that he had not a college edu-
cation. but achieved all his eloquence
and power by hard work in self-train
ing. He alluded in this connection to
the many converts to the belief in for
eign mission work made by DR.. Day in
this country. in addition to his work in
Africa.
Mr.. Bowers spoke of the early death
of DR.. Day. comparatively speaking,
and of the belief of Dr. Day himself
and of his friends that many years
We're still before him to carry on the
work.
I'VE may believe" he said. that his
influence viii still work for the spread
of Christianity. though he has passed
from this world. There are many who
would not listen to him when he
preached to them in life. but surely
there are many, too, who will feel the
influence of his great life now, when
he has died in the midst OF it.
The times., 1898-01-17
stoves a source of Danger.
tFrom the Boston Post. }

Cast iron stoves for hard coal, though
In many ways desirable because they
make an even tempe erat ure possible, may
he the souree OF much danger in ignorant
hands. II the dTafts are not properly
turned carbonic acid gas and Sulphmous
fumes may pour into the room, and in
a Steering room may smother the slum.
herers before they are aware of their
danger Three per cent of carbopic acid
gas in the air of a room is fatal to
animal life, and a large sized base burner
VIII not take long TO supply this per
centage IN a close room. Such stoves
should always be carefully watched and
never handled save by experienced per-
sens.
The times., 1898-01-17
THE SAILORMAN Is HAPPY.
Canal Traffic Closed and He Nav
Court without Interrunt,on.

The brave captains of the Mary Jane.
Lucy Annie, George, Katie. and the
other staunch vessels that ply up and
down the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from Georgetown to Cumberland. are
now sitting by comfortable wood fires
and relating thrilling and not so thrill
ing stories of their summer on the
water. The sailorman is no longer torn
away from his best girl for intervals of
a fortnight. He now sits in the parlor
and helps the Standard Oil Company
make money, while he tells her that
they VIII marry as soon as he becomes
master of the Jennie Louise He is
hoping that the captain will soon be
rich enough to retire and so does his
best girl.
During the canals season just closed
which opened about March II. the total
tonnage of coal and other articles car
ried on the waterway amounted to
10000 tons in round numbers. The
great bulk of this, of course, was coal
The total tonnage figures represent
decrease over the showing made by last
year. Local trade on the canal the past
year was very good. but the coastwise
trade was not up to the standard of
former years.
The water in all of the levels of the
canal. except the Georgetown level has
been let out. This viii remain the
case until about the middle of March.
when the season of 1898 will be inau-
gurated.
The work of seinng the canal for
bass and other game fish has com
menced, the work being pursued on the
same lines as last season. The work is
carried on under the auspices of the
United States Fish Commission, assist
ed by the Maryland Game and Fish
Protective Association. All of the fish
thus caught will be dumped into the
Potomac to restock that stream. The
work last year practically saved $4,000
bass.
The times., 1898-01-17
PRINTERS HEAR AN APPEAL.
Mr. Multer. OF TIE " NJ. c. A.. An
pears Before TvnographfcaI Tuion

Mr. Multer- OF TIE Y. N C.. \. An
pears Before Typographical Union.
The monthly meeting OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 1O1, held yesterday
afternoon at Typographical Temple. was
we'll attended, and President Robinson was
in the chair. \ subcommittee of the build
ing committee of the Y. NJ G.. A. was given
an audience. and Mr.. MuIter, the local sec
retary, and Mr.. Samuel Curridan appealed
to the members of the union 70 assist in
raising funds to build a new home for the
association The appeal was listened to
with great interest and will, no doubt. he
responded TO generously by the individual
members Of the union.
The action of Secretary William ". Gar
rett in purchasing SO worth Of ticket, for
the entertainments to be given for the
benefit OF the Eastern Dispensary HoSpita!
was approved and the tickets ordered de-
stroyed.
The times., 1898-01-17
TaiInrs Elect Officers

A the last meeting of the Merchant
TailOrs' Exchange, of this city, the fol
lowing officers were elected to serve the
ensuing year: Mr.. George T. Wood. presi-
dent; Mr. W. II. Cranston, vice president;
Mr.. E. II. Snyder, treasurer. The following
delegates We're elected to the national
convention to be held at Richmond, Va, in
February next: Mr.. George I. Wood,
owen Owen, F. C. Losano; aiternates, ].
A. Griesbauer, j. A. Harlan, W. II.
CranStOn.
The times., 1898-01-17

Miss Eugenia Washington and Mrs. Rosa
Wright Smith, left yesterday for Phiia-
delPhia to join the Colonial Danes OF the
State of Pennsylvania in the celebra ton
today at Independence Hall in memory
of the birthday OF Benjamin Franklin.
Both ladies' are members of the Colonia
Danes of the District OF Columbia.
The times., 1898-01-17

The progressive ladies OF Wesifield. Ind,
issued 'WOmaRs Edition OF the West
'ield News. bearing date OF April 8, 1896.
The paper isfiiled with matte OF interest to
women, and we notice the folio wing from o
correspondent. which the editors printed,
realizing that 10 treats upon matter OF
vital Importance 20 their sex The best
remedy for Group, colds, and bronchitis that
1 have been able to find is Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy. For family use IL has
no equal. 1 gladly recommend it 20 and
5O-cent bottles, for sale by Henry Evans,
" ioIesaIe and Retail Druggist. 9ss
ST.; Conn. ave. and st. nv, and 1923
Md. ave.
The times., 1898-01-17

Baroness Won Orendorf entertained at q
tea Saturday from O'Clock until 8. The
ladies of the receiving party were Miss
Sharp, Mrs. NJ. Stewart MoultoD, Mrs. and
Miss l. Vincent, or New York Miss Lewis,
of Virginia; Miss Sterling, Of Tennessee, and
Miss Bates.
The times., 1898-01-17
Umbrellas, Gloria SILK, AAC
EISENMANN'S, sSs sSstisss 5syg8sh Pen5 St I, =.

Kentucky is as pure as whisky can be
made. Those people don't know how
to doctor liquor. and it is sold just as
it comes from the worm-pure as can
be. That crowd simply got tangled ~
with and about the three women.
The times., 1898-01-17

The dinner service of Royal Vienna
used by Vice President and Mrs Hobart
on Friday evening, at the first state din
ner OF the season, was brought by them
from abroad, and is said not to have its
duplicate in this country. The rim. Of
each plate is exquisitely wrought and
tinted, and in the ceater is painted, at
full length, some one OF the royal per
sonages of Europe. together with famed
court beauties and cavaliers.
The times., 1898-01-17

Judge ard Mrs. Alexander Holton, of
AibemarIe, Va, are entertaining a house
party of sixteen guests at their colonial
home, The Oaks" Among the visitors
from Washington are Mrs Lainer, Miss
Hamilton and Mr.. Larner Brown.
The times., 1898-01-17
Loves Stony Path.

From the Wheeling Recisterl
The Memphis CommercialAppeals says
Miss Wiihelmina Sandstone and Nehemiah
Whitestone, of Limestone Tenn. were mar
ried recently by the Rev. Mr.. windstone of
Flintstone." The path of true love al
ways was stony.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mrs. Z. Bradford Leavitt will be prevented
by Illness from receiving today.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mrs. Joseph B. how alter, wife Of the Rep
resentative from Pennsylvania Will not re-
ceive today, but will be at home on future
Mondays throughout the season.
The times., 1898-01-17
Kings Palace Reminding

Kings Palace has decided to turn their
immense establishment into an up-to-date
department store. They are going to re-
model the whole interior of the store and
rebuild the front in such way that it
VIII be one of the sights of Seventh street.
At present they are holding rebuilding
sale at the most absolutely unheard Of
prices to reduce the stock and give the
builders chance. All the stock must
be greatly reduced. Cost Is taken no ac-
count Of. The bargains they are offering
are worthy of everybody's consideration.
Nothing like them was ever offered before.
The times., 1898-01-17

Miss Henrietta Sands is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Bergen, in New York. where she
Will make a stay Of several weeks.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mr.. Justice Peck ham and Mrs. 7 eckham
VIII entertain at a dinner Saturday evening,
January %.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mrs. Heger, wife OF DR.. Heger, OF the
Army, has cards out for tea, January
20, at which Mrs. Dorst will be the guest
of honor.
The times., 1898-01-17

Nine. de Smirnoff has as her guest her
brother-in-iaw, Mr.. Charles L. Bourgeois, Of
New orleans.
The times., 1898-01-17
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In Washington a fellow can get
almost any kind of preaching he wants,
said Col w NJ Durham, of Pittsburgh.
Pa, at the Raleigh, las night. This
morning l heard Talmage, and in
walking around this AFTERNOON and
evening. 1 ran across the Salvation
Army, two or three street preachers at
the corner of Seventh street and Penn
syIvania avenue, and it looked like
every way / turned L found something
of a religious nature. Ever think how
different it was in Calvin's day? The
man who didn't think according to
Hoyle then had the alternative Of being
roasted alive or having his legs pulled
out by the roots. 1t paid man then
to be correct iii the faith and square
himself with the spiritual doctors. Now
we can select the style of religion that
suits us best and cut our theological
clothes to suit ourselves 1t is well to
live in country like this.
The times., 1898-01-17

DO you knaw that yon can have,
The Morning, Evening and sunday
Times the only COMPLETE news-
paper published in Washington
served 10 You by carrier for fifty
cents a mnutk2
The times., 1898-01-17

Mrs. Ward has Invitations out for a dance
for young people Thursday evening next.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mrs. Fuller and Miss Jane Fuller have
cards out for 8 O'Clock tea, next Friday.
The times., 1898-01-17

Mr.. w z. Hibbs, Memphis, Tenn. at
the ST. James: II see no chance for
Governor Taylor for the United States
Senate, and | can conceive of no COM
bination to prevent the choosing of
Benton Mcmillan, whom / regard as
one of the Democratic leaders of the
United States. He is strong and a
safe man, always on the right side
The times., 1898-01-17

Mr. s. L. Waters of Ninety-six. s. c..
said at the Metropolitan last night:
My town derived its name from the
feat accomplished by an Indian wo-
man during the revolutionary war.
This woman. it is said, set out on foot
to inform the British that the enemy
would attack them. She knew that the
fort was in danger and determined to
inform the officers She left her home
on the keomee river and made her way
on foot through virgin forest, swamp
and snow. AS she jeurneyed she gave
each stream of water the name of each
number of miles she had travelled be
fore reaching it. Ninety-six, my home.
was her destination. and she reached
il in a day and nights travel. 1t is on
the Southern Railroad. and is a good
old town, one of the oldest in the State.
The typical African is there in abun-
dance. and can be seen on the streets
with their hair tied up in strings in long
strands that characterized the old-rime
darkey.'
The times., 1898-01-17

Your credit is good at Lansburgh's FUR
niture House, 9Th and T sts oc3 II
The times., 1898-01-17

Instead of sending food and cloth
ing to Cuba said Mr.. Robert Aiken
of New York. at the Ebbitt. the United
States ought to send relief in the shape
of batch of soldiers and clean Spain
up. | think the butchery of the Cubans
has continued quite long enough. and
further think the fact is a burning dis
grace TO the United States.''
THE monied men who have built
houses in towns in the Indian Terri
tory" said Col. J. F. McAIurTay. who
lives in the ChoctaW section. at the
National last night. only want Con-
gress to give them the right to pur-
chase these town sites. They want to
be protected but it will take barrels
of money to buy the land"
Last night at the Arlington several
gentlemen were discussing and dis
putting as to who was the youngest man
ever elected to Congress. when Mr..
Edward Dickinson, of Richmond,
Va. said: II am satisfied that the
youngest member of the House of
Representatives was John Amber
Smith, who sat as a Republican for my
district shortly after the close of the
civil war. He was not of age when
elected, or when he took his seat
''It is a queer thing. but. nevertheless.
it is true, that the more a club restau-
rant is patronized the more it loses"
was the remark of Mr.. Eugene Haw-
kins, of Atlanta. Ga, at the Shoreham.
last night ITO maintain a first-class
restaurant or cafe in a good club
means to lose money. Club manage
ments, however, realize that to save
the deficits caused by the restaurant
would be to practically kill the club.
because it is the restaurant that
brings the men TO the club. and indf-
rectly leads him to buy wines liquors
and cigars. to patronize the billiard and
card rooms, and give the club that air
of life and animation which is essential
to the life and growth of a club. The
management of the club restaurant in
every city to make it pay is a ques-
ton which has long puzzled the board
of governors
THAT little shooting match in a blind
tiger in I<pntucl,U m fvx-nJx-a
The times., 1898-01-17

THAT little shooting match in a blind
tiger in Kentucky, in which twelve
men got peppered.'' said Col Hoyt
Wylie, of Louisville, at the Wellington,
last night. cannot be credited, as The
Times had it, to bust skull whiskey
for mountain dew made in the wilds of
The times., 1898-01-17

Il got hold of some new kind of
punch the other evening remarked
Mr.. 2. g. Autrey. of Lynchburg, at the
Raleigh last night. Il believe the
hostess called ii Bethany punch. and
said it was introduced in Washington
by Hon. John Wanamaker when he was
Postmaster General. She said that many
of the temperance people continue To
serve this punch on social occasions
There is no alcohol in Bethany punch.
it being made of orange juice and
little sugar with great deal of water.
1t is a cOncoction just about rapid
enough for an inhabitant of Philadel-
phia. and it is said to have the same
effect on its victims as cucumbers and
ice-cream mixed. So far I've felt no i'll
effects, but [ don't care for any more
Bethany punch.
The times., 1898-01-17

Lieut.. Gilmore will be Col. Bingham's
first assistant at the Presidents reception
on Wednesday, and not Capt. McCawley, as
has been announced, though the latter
gentleman win be one OF Col. Hngham's
valuable aides on that occasion.
The times., 1898-01-17

Representative Harber. of Port HUI
ron, Mich, has taken apartments at
the Riggs.
The times., 1898-01-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL EVENTS

Cards Cut for Receptions, Dinners
and Teas.
The times., 1898-01-17
Nashingfor Dental ParEors,

\. =. Cor. 7th and Sts. n ".
May Building, over A. & z. Tea Store.
office nours-s a. m. to p. m.; Sun
days, 8 a. m. to p. m 5a5-d .em
The times., 1898-01-17

President Mckinley attended church
at the Metropolitan yesterday as usual.
There was a Sugg---.-i,,i, cnau he would
frequently attend other churches, from
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-07-02
Found an Owl in the Cook Stove.

CITY Treasurer Hacheney is one OF
those old-fashioned men who get up
first in the morning, build fires, and
make some coffee for the reireshment
of himslf and the others as they turn
out.
Monday evening he laid the fire in
the Kitchen stove, as usual, before go
ing 10 bed. Yesterday morning when
be opened the stove door to apply a
match to the kindling, he was startled
bv a vicious swapping and the sight
If some hideous, sooty-iooklng goolIn,
with huge eyes and ears, which caused
him 10 lump half way across the kit
chen. On recovering his eut.animity,
he made an investigation and 1ound
that a gray owl had found its way
down the chimney through the stove
pipe and draught into the stove. Mr.
Hacheney could hardly believe his
senses, and at first imagined that some
one had been playing a bclated April
fool trick on him, but the disclaimers
Of all the family and the fact that the
owl was IiDera..y covered with soo'
and ashes convinced him that the blrc
had come down the chiEney.-Mornins
Oregonian.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-07-02
Elastic ShoestrhJgs.

Our English cousins lave added a
great convenience to the toilet in the
form Of elastic shoestrinas, elastic cor
set laces and other similar articles.
They are far superior to the old styles
of elastic cords, which a'e n--:e both
there and here. They ale remarkably
strong and durable, and give u play to
the muscles and joints, which prevents
stiffness and discomfort. For low
shoes they are simply delightful as
they enable one to havea laced shoe,
which is the neatest AMI trimmest Of
all footwear. and at theisame time to
have the give and yielding quality
which is the chief charm of elastic
CATERS. San Francisco Chronicle.