The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-05
HIS REPLY.
Clinton Is In
diggnant.
WHAT DALTON SAID,
Bogus Petitions Started For
Cheap Advertising.

Clinton, Dec 4.-The minds of friends
end relatives of the members Of Co.
X are greatly agitated because moth
ing has been done by the government
toward bringing home the bodies of
Clinton's dead soldiers, who We're bur
sed in Cuba.
Long ago p f. Cannon of the vol
Onteer relief committee gave the mat
ter his attention, and extracted from
the war department pledge that the
work would be done as soon as the
weather got cooler, and probably not
later than Oct. /.
The greatest indignation prevails be
cause the government has not kept
this pledge, and all the more indigna-
lion because of the seeming unwilling
ness of the department to do anything
whatever in this direction. A repre-
sentative of the committee went to
Boston several days ago to consult with
Maj. Dalton, in headquarters in
Boston. He presented the desire of
the people of Clinton and especially
INC PeAlNilASt " nave INC bptlit4S
brought home, and was heard with due
attention.
The answer that this gentleman re-
ceived surprised him. and has panied
all the Clinton people who have heard
il. The reply was:
Bringing these bodies home is a
nuisance. It's no use trying to hurry
The war department; theyTl do it when
they get ready and they won't do it
before. If you attempt to get them,
there's no telling whether you'll get the
right bodies or not Al any rate. the
bodies won't be brought home until
the war department gets ready to
bring them home
This matter viii be brought up at
the next meeting of the volunteer re-
lief committee, early this week. Sew
eral members Of the committee are
prepared To handle the war department
without gloves. although not in the ex-
pectatloa that the war department will
ton.
However, either through the voluu-
teer relief committee, or through some
other Interested organization. the cir
cumstances win be presented tn the
department as Vividly as possible. and
VIII be once more asked to do
something.
The soldiers whose bodies lie on Gu
ban soil were Privates Harry 5. T. .Jen
hlngs, Michael +. OMalley, Second.
and Private John NJ. Mcnamara. The
parents OF these young heroes reside
an CLINTON, and are anxious that the
homr. - ~
Jennings was q member of Court
Chnton. A. @. f. Of A. and of other
organizations, in which he was popular
Inc other young men also have friends
VINO now that they are dead, are
interested in seeing that their bodies
are inferred IN American soil, and are
not left where they now lie in Cuba
IT is believed that there will he no
ul1nculty in getting the right bodies as
especial attention was used in mark
ing the graves In case the govern
ment. Will do nothing money will he
Tslsec+ and a messenger sent to Cuba
especially to bring the bodies home
The much asked question of when Rev
James Fl. Moorehead the new nastor
Of the Presbyterian church. will arrive
was settled today, when a letter adj
dressed to Dea. John B. Johnson was
READ from the pulpit, by Rev. George
Iordon, announcing that Rev. Mr..
Aioorehead would be present and off,
clate at the first service in January.
he. explained that his DELAY in taking.
me service is due to the fact that his
pfesbyte[y in Scotdale, Pa. where he
now IS, does not meet until the third
Monday in this month, consequently he
can not secure his release sooner. The
announcement was received With iov
py the congregation. The flock is he
ginning to feel the absence of a per
inanent shepherd, and they believe.
besides, that Rev. Mr. Moorehe9d is
exactly the man they need
rev Nh Gordon preached a sermon
mat was remarkable for it's skilful use
of logic, to show that those who sine
hymns not taken from the Book of
Psalms are tEansgressing Gods law
OF worship. He declared that such
forms of worship as God commended
only are acceptable TO Him.
What is not expressly commanded
is prohibited" he said. Psalms and
psalms only are proper to sing in
praise of God 1t is expressly stated
that man can not understand Gods
greatness. How then shall man write
hymns in His praise? What difference
shall we make between the reverence
with which We sing an inspired hymn
anu hymn that is not inspired? We
can't place them on the same level"
Mr.. Gordon then proceeded to plant
solid blow between the eyes of instru-
mental music. He said: While it is
not expressly commanded that instru
mental music should not be used in
worship, yet great evil results from its
use, as witness the extremes to which
some Of the largest churches in the
land were going. Mr.. Gordon also said
that some people objected to the use
of the psalms in worship because OF
their distinctly Jewish tone and the
frequent reference to Jewish festivals
in them. He remarked that this obiec-
ton couldn't stand because if it did
the entire New Testament and the
Bible for the matter Of that, would be
cut off from the list. About the metri-
cal version of the psalms in use in the
United Presbyterian church Mr. Gordon
was not so certain.
= Finally he warned his hearers not to
he deceived because some persons who
Sang uninspired hymns We're blessed.