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p1s1LLusroN IN SAMOA.
Unheroic Circumstances Of a Fighting
Man Who Faced the German Emperor.
(From the New York SUM


Ash was a distinct disappointment,
noteworthy even in the complete dis
illusionment wherewith the Samoa OF
realities Of actual life. Asi ought to have
been something different, for Ash is a
character in history. He has fought for
his country against rebellous Samoans
in the bush and interfering Germans on
the beach. He shared the exile of Lau-
pepa in Jaluit and the Cameroons and
Berlin. He made in the very presence
Of the German emperor a speech so
politely insulting that the interpreter
dared not translate single word Of it,
He is proclaimed "Kaisara" when his
cup Of kava is called in ceremonial
meetings, that is, if there is no German
about. With all this history about him,
Ash ought to have been parsonage. AS
it was, he was an impossibility, even in
Samoa, where much is ignored.
ASKS hamlet of Matafangatele is at
a convenient distance from Apa, and
the chiefs house a proper resting spot.
But there was always an uncertainty
which made a call at Asi's a lottery.
Mrs. Ash was decidedly fluctuating, and
one never knew exactly who WAS oc-
cupying the position of Asi's wife.
And Ash was. writing under a debt.
The foreclosure Of mortgage on his
very village green was being franti-
cally STAYED off by yielding up now q
COW and now a pig, and calling on all
his white friends to lend him hundreds
Of dollars These are not tho proper
plights Of the hero; he should not be
polygamous in rapid succession, nor
should he be cringing before creditors.
But Ash In time of peace Is not COM
plete failure. He looks at least the
fighter he is, or has been, for the whole
purpose Of consular diplomacy in Sa-
moa has been to avoid the eircum-
stances under which Ash might fight
again. His best fights are written on
the page Of history--hs leadership of
the native troops against the white
clad Germans in the night battle Of
Fangalli of which there are five differ
ent accounts in print, three Of them
official and all contradictory to say
nothing Of Asi's account which has
never been printed at all, his leadership
Of the loyal troops in the victory Of
Male.
Ask Asi about his fighting and the
nearby savage in him springs into be-
ing. He Is ready to talk about the bat
Ties and his eye lights up with an UNI
notwithstanding CLEAN as he goes
into details, not Of maneuvering STRAIT
egg, but Of hand-to- hand work with
clubs and knives. As he shouts out
brave Yords which would be bombast
IN English, the eye rests upon the
right hand with which he gesticulates.
It has a thumb and little finger; three
fingers and half the palm have been
shorn away. Honorable wounds Of "a
fighting chief? Ask ASH; ask him IN
what battle he lost his hand. Poor
warrior. He passed through a score of
deadly combats without a scar and
shattered his hand In the dulness Of
peace when he went fishing with "a
stick Of dynamite and held on too long.
Just one more Of his dsappointments.
Matafangatele struggles along, as
the name indicates, an extensive beach.
Just in the rear Of tho single row Of
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years later from the Rochester Theo-
logical Institute. His first pastorate
was double one as he had charge of
the Washington Street and East Bap-
tlst churches of Lynn at the same time.
IN fact, these churches were built I'M
der his tutelage. From Lynn he went
10 Adrian, Mich, and while there he
received his degree of doctor of divinity
from kalamazoo College. Since then
ne mas been the pastor of large
cnurches in Terre Haute, Ind, and Bay
city, Mich. He came to Worcester
from the former place. He was mar
rled in 1867, to Miss Katherine Shirley
Barden of Middleboro, whom he met
While preparing in that place for coll
Among those who are members of
lne church are the following: Mrs. Au-
gusta Bacon, Mrs. Julia l.. Bancroft,
EDWARD J. Barrows, Samuel S. Butler,
Mrs Belle Butler Edwin G. Chaff1n,
raymond E. Chaplin, Mrs. Emma NJ
Chaplin, James a. Connolly, Mrs. Min
ME E. Connolly, Bernard st. C. Con-
molly, Edwin w. Cutler, Mrs. Minnie
Cutler, Mrs Sarah C. Davis, Alta c.
Davis Clarence T. Davis, Marion c.
Davis, William R. Dean, Mrs. Vienna
M. Dean, John Dobey, Nellie Dobey,
Mrs. Nellie M. Eaton, Nellie M. Eaton,
Edith V. Eaton, Cora B. Eddy Mrs.
Olive E. Ford, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Fos-
ter. Marshall p. Frost, Annie H. Gill
bert, Charles A. Goddard, Mrs. Emma
e. Goddard, Martha f. Goddard, S.
Elizabeth Goddard, Luther G. Goddard.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Goddard, Mrs. Stella E.
Green, Mrs. Laura ]. Hall, George B.
Hall, Bessie F. H. Hall, Nancy Hath
away. Sarah J. Hathaway, Blanche 1.
Herendeen, Rev. John S. Holmes, DID,
Mrs. John S. Homes, Eugene C. Holton,
Mrs. Mary E. Holton, Mabel E. Hoyle,
Daniel w. Hoyt, Mrs. Ella d. Hoyt,
Mabel Hoyt, Abbie L. Hoyt, E. Chris
tine Hoyt, John l. Hoyt, Elijah L. Hub
ley Mrs. Annie M. Hubley, Arthur B.
Joslin, James ]. Kemp, Mrs. Emily A.
Kemp, Henry w. Kemp, David B. King,
Mrs Clara ]. King, L. VALET Leach,
Mrs. Lila A. G. Leach, Levi H. Nader,
Mrs. Annie c. Nader, Judson c. Nader,
John MCGOWAN, Mrs. Rose MCGOWAN,
Walter E. MCGOWAN, Elmer A. Nc
Gowan, Mrs. Bessie McElroy, Mrs.
Sophia Mirick, Azuba B. Mercy, Clara
L. Osgood, Charles E. Paige. Mrs. Alice
E. Paige, Edwin H. Park, Mrs. Nellie
II. Park, Frank Pearl Mrs. Mary E.
Pearl, James M. Peck, Charles c. Reed,
Elbridge Reed, Mrs. Nancy Reed,
Charles F. Rugg. Mrs. Mary e. Rugg,
Harry Rugg, Mrs. Octavia w. Sargent,
Everett W. Smith, Mrs. Charlotte
Smith, ]. B. Smith, Mary j. Smith. Mrs.
Matilda G. Taylor, Jennie D. Taylor,
Harrison q. Taylor, Nettie e. Tobin,
Mabel Underwood, Mrs. Hettie N,
Weeks, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Wheeler,
Mrs Mary c. Whitaker Agnes Whit
taker Mrs Evelin e. Wilson, Pliny w.
Wood, Mrs. Mary L. Wood, Frances
Wood, Eva B. Wynotte,> Charles E.
Chaplin, Mrs. Emma B. Chaplin.
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Rev. Henry A. Stilnson. D. d.. a
Protestant divine of New York. in an
article published in the Independent
pertaining to the Catholic church
reaches the following interesting de-
auctions:
What then is the conclusion to
which we come?
First = That the priesthood Of
the Catholic church, certainly
IN France, and with every prob
ability none the less in the
United States, is composed of men who
in the main are clean of life. wholly
devoted to their church, in which they
believe utterly, honored and loved by
their pensioners, upon the youth of
whom they exercise boundlesS inhu-
ence, and trained in a professional dis
clpllne which has no parallel among
us. That this discipline does not pro-
duce visible spiritual results that would
be entirely approved by the standards
to which we are accustomed does not
detract from the tremendous power it
exerts, both upon the individual and
upon the church.
"Second-The great power in the
church is that Of the regulars'-i. e..
the various orders. among which the
Jesuits are the chief and by far the
most aggressive and powerful. Despite
their expulsion from the different
European countries during this cen
fury, there is reason to believe
that they have wholly regained
their prestige and were never strong
seem to control the papacy Their sys-
tenn gives them superiority over the
ordinary clergy everywhere and makes
them largely Independent of the bish-
ops, whom they either influence or an
tagonize; while their discipline is such
as to secure undertaking loyalty to the
order and to attract to their ranks
the stronger, purer and more jealous
Of the younger clergy. The Jesuts
have of late entered the Philippines
and are carrying on strenuous warfare
with the other orders who have hither-
to alone represented the church, and
who are mainly responsible for all the
corruption in those islands.
"Third-The Catholic Church, despite
its losses politically in modern times,
has already regained all it lost under
Bismarck in Germany, is very near to
regaining its influence in Italy, is
looked to with more of anxiety or of
hope according to the proclivities of the
individual of France, is eagerly conf
dent of it's future in England and des-
bite it's rate of growth in the United
States, which is less than that of Pro-
testantism, is looking to this country
as the scene of coming triumphs,
which, as they shall be won by purer
methods, will be both more brilliant
and more enduring than any Of the
past. To this outlook the events Of
the past year give a new promise In
any case we may make up our minds
that there is no group of men so worthy
of watching there is no organization so
sure to exert powerful influence in
the affairs Of the nation In the imme-
diate future, as the Church of Rome"
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MUNYON'S REMEDIES.

houses is built wall some four feet
high well put together Of stones faced
with concrete. Sitting in Asi's own
house in the rear Of the wall and loolS-
ing out at the bay, the Visitor cannot
help noticing that the wall Is pierced
for musketly at regular intervals.
Some one congratulated ASH once on
the possession OF such a piece OF de-
fensive work In case of war should
again arise. Now the national custom
prohibits a chief from boasting Of any
thing that he has; he must the rather
be bombastic ia depreciation OF it, Ash
began his reply IN the proper way with
a Sort Of inverted bfagging he said
that the wall was trhing thing put
to Keep the pigs out OF The plantations,
that even for that purpose It was a
good deal Of a failure, FOR quite young
pigs had ofteh jumped over itand had
poked those holes IN II which we could
see. This was Just about as far as the
humility of his etiquette could be made
to stretch over the fighting man. Asst
woke up the warrior in him and con-
tinued With a big voice that II There
should be new war at any time he
would undertake to put his Matafan-
gatele men and rifles behind that wall
and hold II against an army even OF
white men.
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with nearly all the positions of re-
sponslnllity in the church organization.
from us very beginning, the church
nas peen prosperous one. Under the
auie leadership of Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, it's
astsnuance and activities grew apace,
ana II soon became necessary to en-
large the chapel as it was originally
erected. The work was no sooner
round to be one of necessity than it
was begun, and almost as soon as be-
sun II was accomplished. The build
ing was enlarged and refitted to suit
me growing needs of the church. the
cost OF the renovation being in the
nelghporhood of $4,000. OF this amount
SSOO was subscribed and paid at once
put the remainder of the debt was
harder to raise, and for some years it
hung as more or less of a menace to
the well being Of the church. Despite
Ills the work of the church did not
suIIer. Financially, the church did
hot Tor some time make all the prog
ress that its most ardent well-Wishers
might have desired but spiritually, its
onward march was constant from the
tlne OF its founding UP to the present
Last May, much to the regret of his
Earlshloners, Rev. Mr.. Hoyt felt that
responsibility that his afduous labors
imposed upon him, and to the univer-
sal regret of all who knew him and
MS work in the interests of the church.
ne decided to retire from his position
as Its pastor. The church, however.
wisely refrained from letting it's regret
keep 1t for any length of time without
a spiritual head, and a call was very
soon extended to the present pastor.
KEY. DIR. John S. Holmes.
Had the worldwide field of Baptist
clergymen been canvassed for a Wor-
thy successor to Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, no hap
DER choice could have been made. In
ReV DIR. Holiness the church found al
pastor who has already inspired it
anew with his superabundant zeal and
enthusiasm. and who has launched If
atresh upon an unruffled course of
neaithy activity and gratifying pros
He came to the church on the 22d
OF May of last year, and in the few
or'et months of his pastorate that have
elapsed, he has even thus soon
succeeded in removing the entire in
debtedness of the church. and started
L upon the new year with a substan
Llal balance in the treasury, all run
penses and outstanding liabili-
Ties having been liquidated up to date.
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A Thriving Parish in a
Growing Section.

1t is now nearly fourteen years since
theSAdams square district came to be
recognized as one of the best of resi-
Dental sections. of the city.
In 1886, which was the year that wit
messed the inception If the present
Adams Square Baptist Church. the To-
cality was not very thi1kly settled GER
tainly nothing as it is at the present
time. and the people who lived there
were regarded by the rest of the city's
population as being almost on the out
skirts of civilization as far as Worces-
ter was concerned.
There were no churches or schools in
that section at the time, and the peo-
pie of the locality We're much incon-
venienced at the time by the necessi-
ty off coming into the city to attend
divine Worship as well as for more
worldly matters.
fist City Missionary Society began to
1t was just at this time that the Bap-
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Cures by
aIatiOn.

Clouds Of Medicated Vapor are inhaled
through the mouth and emitted
from the nostrils, cleansing and va
porizing all the infiamed and dis
eased parts, which cannot be
reached by medicine taken into the
stomach.
It permeates every air passage.
And at once destroys the disease
germs.
1t cures through nedicated and
vitalized air.
1t is an invigorating tonic to the
vital forces.
A remedy which soothes, heals and
invigorates.
1t positively cures Catarrh and dis
eases Of the nasal organs.
1t positively cures diseases of the
throat and lungs.
1t enables you to cure yourself at
home.
1t renders unnecessary any cutting,
burning or oauterizing
1t destroys at once the bacilli of
bronchitis and consumption.
IT'S use is followed Immediately by
u sense Of relief.
1t enables you to save doctors big
fees.
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CHURCH MUSIC.

There has been considerable change
in the personnel of the different church
choirs since the beginning Of the year
and in some cases a complete shift has
been made. In none of the cases has
been decided positively, but the
names at the several churches either In
the choir at present or contemplating
Joining, are as follows;
Old South--E. j. Harrington, organ
st: W. S. Knowles first tenor; A. r.
Frank. bass; D. j. Pratt. baritone.
Piedmont Miss Caroline r. Shepard,
soprano; Miss Luella Flagg, alto; VIII
helm Heinrich. tenor; w. A. Rowland,
bass and director; w. A. Gaylord, or
ganist.
South Baptist-Miss Imogene Whit
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REV. JOHN S. HOLMES, ID. D.

inaugurate its campaign Of outlying
missions that has borne such fruitful
results since that period.
The Adams square district was nat
urally looked to among the first of out
lying sections as the site for mission
church for the reason that people Of
the Baptist persuasion were strong
numerically in that portion Of the sub
urbs. Like very many Of the smaller
and more recent churcnes of the city,
the Adams Square Baptist Church grew
out of a Sunday school formed by the
members of the denomination.
The Sunday school was formed in the
latter part of 1855, and Sabbath meet
ings and weekly prayer meetings were
held at the homes of%nembersSiet the
school, for short time previous 10
the inauguration of the mission move
ment by the mission boarde1 In 1886
the lot of land at the corner of Gilman
and Lincoln streets, now occupied py
the church edifce, was purchased py
the mission board ct a. cost OF $I0Uo
dollars and subsequentty9a chapel was
erected at an additional expense OF
$2500. "
school already ,foi1ned, the BaptlstS
that were to become the nucleus of the
present thriving parish, retained their
membership in Several of the down
town churches, and despite the incon-
yenience of reaching their respective
places of worship, they still chung with
considerable .tenacity o their original
church homes, and for some little time
it was nd easy task 10 persuade them
TO renounee these ties and organize the
new church
A few far-sighted spirits, however,
saw-the ultimate good results that
would come from the adoption of the
mission plan, and by systematic work
thdv 1NNere able to bring sufficient
rlt3ntber of their fellow church MEM
bersliving in the district to their view
az che matter. and the proposal of the
3fnission board to provide the new house
fbf Gyership was gratefully accepted.
Pnv about four years the church eX-
listed only in the form of a mission
chanel, being used for meetings during
the.5weelx of a more or less desultory
4 fa4ure and for the Sunday school serv-
= ;5ses on the Sabbath. The little handful
Rof, workers. however, who were instru-
f9nental in the organization of the mis-
osion movement. were all the time la
'oBoring toward the realization of thei1
)1bor5es Of founding. a permanent church
g and in 1889 their efforts bore fruit
In the month of October of that yeal
the church was formally organized
with al constituent members of whom
there came by letter 80 from the Lin.
coin Square Church, S from the Pleas
ant Street and the remainder from the
other churches of the denomination il
the city. To this number were shortly
I0d2n
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Evangelistic service every night except
Saturday at AS.
At the Washburn Home for Aged Wom-
en- 1888 Main street-Service 3, conducted
by the deacons Of the Old South Church.
Second Advent Church. Chandler street
William A. Burch, pastor. Prayer meet
ing 9 As. Preaching 1880 and 7. S. 5. II.
Young peoples meeting $40.
Christian and Missionary Alliance, w.
C. T. U. Hall, Pearl street-Preaching 3
by Rev. G. l.. Kibbe.
First Church of Christ (ScientisD, G.. A.
r. Hall, 90 Pearl street-Lesson sermon
10 AS subject, "Mind;" lesson text, Psalm
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SUNDAY SERVICES.

Notices inserted under this head as
TO loyYs:-
Three lines, III words, inserted free.
Over three lines viii be charged for Mt
the rate Of ; cents per line.
In order to insure insertion, notices
must be sent la not later than o'clock,
Friday evening.
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AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The Y. P. S. c. E. of Central Church
will hold a valentine social Tuesday
evening, from IA to 99O All are in
vited to be present and participate.
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a series of sermons at the South Bap-
fist church, beginning next Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society of Adams
Square Congregational church will give
a valentine supper Tuesday night at
the church.
Rev. w. R. Webster of Boston speaks
at Plymouth Church this evening, on
the work being done at the Maloalieu
Seminary in Alabama.
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-IlnoNoR AMONG rHIEvEs.
Homit Is Enforced Among Italian Rob
bers.


bers.
(Rome letter In the Chicago Record.)
Cases of stabbing are 50 common in
Rome chat the general public only no.
ticeS' them With the national shrug OF
the shoulders. on the Tiber embank-
ment at midday recently two young
men faced each other in silence, armed
with knives, four or five other fellows
stood by, forming a ring while at q
distance the people Of the neighbor-
mood, mostly women and children,
looked on with critical eye. After a
few passes one Of the two young men
staggered, fell heavily and died. The
murderer and the Witnesses Withdrew,
and then the women and children
raised an uproar for the police. The
dead man was a Elorentine, twenty
years old, named Emilio. After day
or two the other fellows jailbirds ALL
were arrested. One Of them made
clean breast Emilio and the prison.
ers belonged TO an association OF
goods, who provided them with free
board and lodgings when business was
slack
They have unwrtten laws. merciless-
~ enforced. When some offense against
the association Is 10 be investigated,
board is appointed and the party ac-
cused pleads before this commission Of
inquiry. n all are convinced that he
is innocent, tha court and the accused
adjourn to the nearest wineshop II.
however, all or any of the Judges be
not convinced, the party accused Is to-
fight the dissentient commissioners
there and then. Emilio was suspected
Of being a spy and appeared before q
board OF five members of the associa-
ton to exculpate himself He convinced
four Of his judges but the fifth, a burlY
rascal, quietly uttered the formula: II
am not convinced and drew his still
etto. Emilio had no knife. so they
bought him one. and all went to the
where the poor Florentine
was murdered Such facts are eloquent
as to the state OF the lower classes in
Italy.
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The Advanced Light Bearers of the
First Baptist Church will meet Sat-
urday afternoon at o'clock. An in
teresting lesson on Japan will be Civ
en-, with pictures and objects.
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The standing committee of the First
Baptist Church meets tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock, to meet all who de-
sire to unite with the church.
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The baptism, which was to have been
held at the First Baptist Church, this
morning, has been postponed until next
Sunday morning.
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There will be a missionary rally at
Pilgrim Church this evening at 6.15
o'clock. The three C. E. societies of
the church will unite and Miss Shop
herd of Boston will speak on Alaska,
illustrating by a child in costume.
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The annual meeting of the Foreign
Missionary Society of the Pleasant
Street Baptist Church will be held
afternoon at o'clock.
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Miss Dearhorn-ls IL a fact that your
father Is worth lot Of money
Miss Wabash What put that idea In
your head2
Why, ! understand some man wants To
marry you-Yonkers Statesman.
"IIis words froze my blood, bursting my
hearth
Cried the injured wife. her case up-sum- :
ming.
"Ten dollars. please the lawyer said
As IL 1t wore job Of plumbing.
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The sermon at Old South Church this
morning will be delivered by Rev w.
r. Webster, D. D., Of Boston.