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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
PLANNING A DINNER FOR DEWEY.
PROMINENT MEN OF THIS CITY BEGIN FUND
FOR A DEMONSTRATION IN THE
ADMIRAI'S HONOR

ADMlRALS HONOR.
While II is not known just when Admiral Dewey
will return from the Philippines, plans are already
under way 10 give him great dinner when he
gets TO New-York. 1t may be months before he
gets here but thirty-seven public-spirited and
prominent men have subscribed 800 each for a
dinner for the Admiral when he does come The
ilst u expected to swell TO hundred. and In all
$1,000 Is expected for the fund The list Of guests
ana other details are undecided yet but the dinner
II present plans carry. will be at the Waldorf
astoria: III is said that the Admiral has been adj
vieed OF the plans for the dinner and has said that
ne Goes not know when he will be here but will be
glad TO attend when he does come Until some
date can be definitely decided everything must be
held in allegiance aside from the steps already
taken NP ""e"NS
Those who have subscribed and are promoters Of
Ine RriEposed dinner are John Jacob Aston o. IL.
George r. Bidwen George 6. Boldt, James
j: Coogan. Henry Clews, John D. Crimmins John
Claim, Richard Delaneld w. Fairchild Ros-
well p. Flower, Charles r. Flint Robert Hoe c
Oliver 1selin. John c. Juhring Edward Lauterbac en-
Chsrlss A. Moore Charles W. Mackey, Emerson
McMillin Levi p. Morton. Lewis Nixon r p
QieStt s Thomas c Plat. Jacob ,RHppert, tr, r.
Charles A. schieren John II starin Louis Stern,
J.. C. Weir and William Ziegler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
GILMORE MAY BE COLONEL.

THE PROBABLE CHOICE FOR COMMANDER OF
THE NEW SECOND REGIMENT
Trenton. May (speciaD. -Colonel Gilmore. OF the
4th New-Jersey Volunteers is spoken of as a proh,-
BILE choice for colonel of the I'd Regiment In
the recognized National Guard. Colonel Chambers
has been favored by many for the place but he
was recently appointed member OF General Sew
ellis division staff and is not a candidate for the
I'd Regiment colonelcy, while Colonel Gilmore would
like TO have the place. He Is retired Regular
Army officer and has decided 10 make Trenton his
home. and will undoubtedly have the support Of
the officers OF the companies in the new I'd ReCi-
ment which formerly belonged to the 7th
Colonel Lee. OF tue old Sd Regiment is also IN
derstood 10 be candidate for the coonecy but IL
is doubtful whether he would have much success In
q contest against Colonel Gilmore. who because OF
his Regular Army experience. would be looked upon
a valuable acquisition to the National Guard OF
the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
ADMIRAL DEWEY IN GOOD HEALTH
STATEMENT OF IHh oLYMP1As sURGEoN-wILI.
Return BY WAY OF SuEZ CANAL

RETURN BY WAY OF SUEZ CANAL
San Francisco May Ton the steamship City
Of Peking. from China and Japan, DR.. f. Page
passed assistant surgeon. L. S. N. and surgeon on
the flagship Olympia for the last year and half
He makes the following statement regarding Ad-
miral Dewey's health:
Admiral Dewey is in perfect health He has not
been more than twenty miles away from Manila
since May last. and he has not felt the necessity
OF physicians aid in that time. The reports con-
corning the Admirals physical condition have been
grossly exaggerated. The climate OF Manila Is
enervating. OF course. but the comma nder OF the
feet has been no more affected by II than any one
else
THE people Of California will be disappointed at
not seeing Admiral Dewey for he has determined
to return TO the United States in the Olympia by
way OF the Suez Canal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
ADDJTJoy TO CHURCH PLANNED.

Elizabeth. May (speciaD-The Roman cathono
Church OF the Holy Rosary. which Is the youhse'
Catholic church In Elizabeth. is about TO DO en-
iarged In order TO meet the growing needs OF 'h'
congregation 4, aha
The attendance has increased so much IN tno
last few years that the building has become w
small The structure is TO be raised one no
higher and an addition OF thirty feet is TO he nass
TO Its length. The work. II Is thought. WIZ S ~
finished by fall. The rector OF the church ID the
Rev. James j. Smith, OF Newark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
HORIZONS IN THE SOUTH

Chattanooga. Tenn. May (SpeciaD.-The second
days session OF the presidents and elders Of the
Mormon Church in the Southern States held
here to-day Tonight the elders held public meet
ing in the Auditorium. and addressed large audi
ence Eminent Mormons from Salt Lake City. IN
GLIDING John Smith and Elder Little. addressed the
meeting Representatives from missions all over
the country present including New-York The
Mormon Church from reports presented. Is becom-
ing strong through the South. especially I'm the
mountain country of Eastern Tennessee and East
ern Kentucky. Five hundred elders will be sent out
from Chattanooga In the coming year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
THE TRANSPORT THOMAS IN PORT

The United States transport Thomas. Captain
Gibbons. arrived here yesterday from Guantanamo
and Baracoa. with ffty-hve cabin passengers and
$50 men of the 5th United States Volunteers. The
cabin passengers are the officers Of the regiment.
their families and few civilians. The regiment is
in command Of Colonel H. H. Sargent and will go
70 Camp Meade. Pennsylvania. after its release
from quarantine. The transport will be held until
this afternoon. and If all are well aboard, she will
then be released
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
BARGE CREWS UPSET.
HOBoKEN OARsMEN HAD A LIVELY TIME
OFF COMMUNIPAW.

OFF COMMUNIPAW.
The Valencia and Rosedale boat clubs, OF Hobo
ken celebrated the opening OF the boating season
yesterday by sending two barges each 10 Stapleton
Staten Island. On the return trip an eight-oared
barge owned by the Valencia club and six-oared
barge belonging to the Rosedale club capsized off
Black Tom Communipaw. and several men had
narrow escapes from drowning. There were thirty
three men, twenty-five Valencia men and eleven OF
the Rosedale crew. in the water at
H. p. Heydt OF Westinghouse. Hoboken. who
belongs to the Valencia crew, was rescued by Adam
Schmidt he going down for the last time
John T. Miller saved John Balyntne, also OF the
Valencia crew, from drowning The Rosedale men
were picked up by a sloop and taken to Hoboken
with their barges The Valencia swan to the
pier OF the National Storage Company and maze
their way TO Communipaw, where they took trolley
cars for Hoboken. leaving their barges behind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
BURGLARS MAY POSTPONE wEDDJyc ron,

Glen Ridge May Observation-Disclosures early this
morning broke into the home OF Henry Menser in
Forest-ave.. and after drugging his son Henry
stole roll OF bills amounting TO more than 500
which the young man had saved In preparation for
his marriage. Menser is 70 be married on Wednes-
ding tour. $3.50 w.
Menser awoke later than usual and found A
window leading into his room open and the room
IN topsy-turvy state The trousers In which he
had the cash were on the door and the money was
gone. "~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
ARRIVAL OF THE MCLELLAN

The United States transport Mcclellan. Captain
Brickley, arrived yesterday from San Juan. Ponce
and Santiago with seventeen cabin passengers and
100 discharged soldiers Among the cabin passengers
were Captain Leighs, Of the Signal Corps and Cap
tains Nolan and Reed. Of the 9Th United States
Volunteers; W l.. Moulton, George Powell, Z. Jif-
kins. c. H. Hamilton r. S. Caswell. r. NJ thinner
man, J. h Bland. T. II. Mann A. S. Betancourt
and T. j. Walker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
MEETING OF NEw-EyGLAyD SOCIETY

The annual May meeting OF the New England So
ciety will be held tonight In the Art Rooms. in
Montague reception will be held at o'clock
10 be followed by q musical programme at $50 and
a buffet lunch at e:i5 The music will be furnished
by the Glee and Madrlgal singers OF New-York
Walter Henry Hall. conductor. and solo singers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
ANDREWS MAY GO TO COLORADO.
BROWNS FORMER PRESIDENT TO BE ASKED To
TAKE CHARGE OF STATE AGRIcULT-
URAL COLLEGE

Colorado Springs. Col. May (SpeciaD-Ex-
President f. Benjamin Andrews Of Brown UNI
versity. now Superintendent OF Chicago Schools,
will have a formal offer OF the presidency of the
Colorado State Agricultural College recently va
Gated for political reasons. In reply TO letter
from Governor Thomas, he warrants the inference
that II elected he would not decline the honor.
popular In Colorado. The Fusionsts now In con
troll. are anxious to secure him at the head Of the
States educational interests. The salary Will be
fixed at a liberal figure and other inducements
will be made TO secure his services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
DEATH or A YoUyG NURSE.

Orange. May (SpeciaD.-Miss Margaret McMur.
thy OF the Orange Training School for Nurses. dea
In that institution early yesterday morning sno
was Canadian and was In her hrst year at tne "a
sttution. She was only twenty-one years old. sno
was general favorite In thu school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
SUICIDE OF a NEW-YORKER.

Colorado Springs. Col. May Especially George
Koehler, who came here two years ago from New
York where he had lived most Of his life blew
out his brains through dependency to-day He
vas seventy years old. He was member of
8olon Masonic Lodge. In New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
TO ENTERTAIN TIE BELMONTS.

Lexington. KY, May 7.-Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont will 60 to Beaufort stock farm on Tuesday
70 accept the hospitality Of Mr.. and Mrs II. p
deadiey for week or ten days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
WATER LOST BY LEAKAGE.
p,prs ppoxrS Ry CoNTRAcTIoN-oRANGE o.
FICIALs TO BE ASKED TO INVEST
GATE THE MATTER

Orange. May : (SpeciaD.-At the meeting OF ,no
New-England Society OF Orange last heh' ."'
question of the water supply OF orange was VS.
cussed The statement of James c. Bayies IN
naner road before the society at its last meet
ing that not over 50 per cent OF the water en'e'ns
the pipes OF municipal system reached inc .s sUn
sumers had been challenged because o. the az, Ihs
statement was confirmed by number or men VIZ
testified TO breaks having occurred IN tneH ~ ses
mines outside of their houses, in numoer OF 49,
The pipes having been broken entirely on oy Cor
traction the water leaking away Tor months ve uat
The break was discovered although there was NV
the slightest indication OF leak on the surlase
The Committee Public Welfare was oit nS',cs
TO investigate the matter and to endeaNoI 70 ~
the city officials TO make tests TO determine '"'
amount OF such leakage. -, .os,,,ai
for contagious diseases and urged It's members ~
contribute TO the building fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS ON THE oL1NDA

The German steamer Oflnca arrived yesterday
from Baracoa, Gibara and Nuevitas. with ninety
six passengers. most OF whom were discharged SOL
ders Of the Sth United States Cavalry and 18th
Infantry Only two officers were board-J p.
Young, surgeon, L. S. A.. ana e. g. Cruckshank.
Y f5a-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08

Mr.. Ocott retired stockbroker. and his
home was at No. 100 Montague-st.. Brooklyn. His
son when seen at the house last night snid that
Nj Ocott had left home two days ago. intending
TO go TO Albany. He did not think his father had
committed suicide. and said that he had suffered
OF late from heart disease. which probably the
cause OF his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08

DEGREE or Ill. d. FOR RUDYARD KIPLIyG.
Montreal May 7.-Rudyard Kipling has agreed
= a.ccspt the degree Of LII D. from McGm Uni
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
HORATIO L. OLCOTT A SUICIDE.
TRAGIC DEATH OF BROOKLYN MAN IN A
CoOPERsTowN HOTEL

COOPERSrOWN HOTEL.
Cooperstown. n Y. May 7.-iIoratio L. Olcott OF
Brooklyn. committed suicide by laudanum poison
ing at the Central Hotel in this place last night.
He arrived here Saturday at noon. and in the
afternoon went for a drive. He bought an ounce
Of laudanum at drug store and returned TO his
room about o'clock. He gave directions 10 be
called a: p. m. At that time he found I'M
conscious. He died at a. m. to-day.
Mr.. Olcott cashier OF the Cherry Valley
Bank OF Otsego County anti 1895. He left letters
10 his family and to the undertaken. He was
about ifty-hve years old. and he left a wife. two
sons and three daughters. living In Brooklyn.
Dependency IL given the cause OF the tragedy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
/ contains within Itself nothing which can

II contains within itself nothing which can
cause death.
Moreover there is In the nature OF man
q desire for immortality. Il Is impossible
for a natural desire 10 be in vain Every
Intellectual nature desires. naturally. to
live forever not only as a species. but as
an Individual Intellectual being desires
happiness and tends toward 1t, and that
beatitude which is It's last end and which
can perfect its being and give to II perfect
peace and quiet. God alone, who is In
initely perfect. can do this. So the soul
tends by its nature to God, to eternity, to
immortality. Restless hast thou made our
hearts o, God, and restless shall they re-
main till they rest in Thee" says St. Au-
gustinc.
The very idea OF God bears with Il be-
lief in immortality for man, God is the
beginning and end OF all ~ am the Aloha
and Omega-the beginning aud end" God
from the very infinite perfection OF his
nature can not create and rule, but by a
well ordinated love. But God would not so
love his creatures unless he directed all
| things. even our happiness, to Himself as
lie last end He alone can be the adequate
end of creation, and all creatures are for
the manifestation of His glory "The
world" says Bactantius was made that
we might be born. We are born that we
may know the Creator both OF the world
and OF ourselves, viz: God We know Him
that We may serve Him and we serve Hif-
that we may receive immortality as the
reward OF our labor"
Christ declares that man is immortal
when He says, 81 viii raise him up ON the
| last day And again, Come ye blessed OF
! my Father, POSSESS the Kingdom prepared
! for you The mission OF Chrigt's church
IS to bring man to the happy fruition OF
/ this promise.
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) THE SERMON. !
\ How II Should BE Prepared
and How Delivered.
I~~~%N<~NO~N~%<I

This paper was read before the Pastors
Association by Rev. A. II, ReNor, pastor
of the First German Methodist Episcopal
Church South. and is published by the
request OF the Pastors Association.l
This Is a wide subieot-too wide for the
limits of such paper as l am expected
10 present. Indeed, whole books have been
written upon any one OF the many subdi-
visions of which the subject Is suscepti-
BILE. II Ce paper should prove too long,
hope you Will know where TO lay the
blame. II the necessity OF condensation
has rendered the contents somewhat frag-
mentary, your intelligence mag be relied
upon to supply omissions. The fact that
am addressing men of God whose average
term of pulpit service exceeds in length
my own. while somewhat embarrassing,
obyiates the necessity of being very cir
cumstantal. You are all more or less ia
miliar with the homiletical standards:
therefore | have not taken the time or
pains to review or quote any of them.
preferring to give you the impressions of
personal. II none too extensive, acQuaint-
ance with the subject;
1.-THE Preparation and Delivery of Ser
mon We can't we'll treat the two to-
gether, for preparation is supposed TO
antedate delivery. Again, we cant enc
tirely separate them, for there is often a
readjustment of plan aud reinforcement of
sermon material during delivery. OF the
two. however the more satisfactory plan
will be to treat preparation" and "deliv-
cry separately.
THE Preparation OF & Sermon" Though
slightly ambiguous, l understand the sub
iect as referring more TO the finished ia
brlc than to tbs methods of its maEufac-
ture. How much lime to spend in sermon
making, as compared with other pastoral
duties. what helps to use, aud other ques-
tions, important enough in their place.
assume 10 have no place here. The sub
ject den ends rather a study of the SER
mon itself. and the relation of its COM
ponent parts Nor is my task one OF ex-
hortation. ] must assume that you all
realize your od-imposed pulpit RESPONSE
bility, and that our true sermon wisdom
you recognize in the bible your CHIEF
magazine OF sermon material. TO be sure
the pulpit field is wide enough to accom-
modate all intellectual acquisition; but we
have all observed how Bible argument
or illustration affects the serious nearer
tain fascination in observing how the
preacher Is drawing his material fresh
from the storehouse OF scripture. You also
readily admit that the sermon which real
ly moves is the one which incorporates the
character and spiritual force of the preach.
or himself
Not so readily perhaps will we agree
upon the part which the pen should EN-
ploy In sermon making. We can't all worl
by the Same rule. but II Is safe to say thai
a large majority OF the preachers In thii
country write TOO little. Many seem t,
think tho writing habit cutivates fas
tidiousness OF style and hampers free de
livery. A few have regarded IL as I
grsever OF the Holy Ghost AS a mattel
Of fact the pen cultlvates accuracy en-
riches yocabularly and spurs the flank o
jaziuess. Reading sermon Is differ
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quate to explain this universal craving
the very idea requires corresponding
reality-else we have been Knocked In our
constitution, Surely we have not been
made in order to be duped
Again. immortality is necessary to the
completion of the powers and energies
which have been implanted within our
nature Our longings, hopes, intmauous.
aspirations, can give no account of them
selves and are birds with broken wings"
unless there be a future life where fulfill
ment Is possible.
with the proven fact of the great demon
stration-the resurrection of our Lord from
the dead--comes an assurance of immor-
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nothing of a spiritual world, though it
leads the mind up to problems which re-
qnire it to postulate a spiritual world.
Rational thought, however, is unable to
DO more in the face OF its own problems
tlan to assert that there is a spiritual
world. The Bible seers, on the other hand,
reveal spiritual world seen with spirit
ual senses, touched and opened for the
purpose world peopled with men and
women who have passed from earth, and
live in the enjoyment of every faculty
and sense and power. though in spiritual
and not in natural bodies
Tradition in all ages, among all peoples,
confirms this revelation, which proves its
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
BY the Most Rev. John ] Williams. 7
Arrhhtehan 90

by the Most Rev. John j. Williams, n. D.,
Archbishop Of Boston.
Immortality Is a fact Of nature. Co
existent with the universal belief aud per.
suasion of Supreme Being; OF an Infinite,
All Powerful and Al Wise Governing
Power. has been the ever-enduring idea
OF life beyond the limit of physical
death. Error, crime, passion and all that
comes from a sensual nature may have
from time to time dimmed this light of in
tellectual nature. but that II has never
been totally extinguished is manifested
by the religious ceremonies and funeral
rites of all tribes and peoples
The wlsest and best Of Pagan philosoph-
ers have but dived deeply into the inner
mos recesses of the soul and evolved de-
veloped and demonstrated this natural
truth to mankind. The dogma OF Christian
faith. the teaching OF its most eminent
and sanity disciples are but witnesses to
the word and sanction OF God Himself II
await the resurrection of the dead and
the life of the world TO come"
The soul of man can not bur be immortal
by Its very essence, being made after the
image of God. and is by essence simple
spiritual substance, self-suhs isting, inde-
pendent in it's intellectual action of the
body, and having no part Of matter In It;
not composite, but simple What is so by
essence is indestructible and immortal for
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validity. because 1t persists; and survives
in spite of opposition. 1t explains the phe-
pemena of life. 1t explains the facts OF
consciousness II satisfies the intuitions
OF the soul. 1t accounts for and justlies
the withheld competitions of life" in this
world. Therefore ] believe death Is the
gate to the souls real lifs where man
lays aside the outer garment Of the body
and awakes to consciousness IN his spirit
ual body In the spiritual world which is
the soul of this world and in 1t rs the
soul is In the body, as a cause is IN It's
effect
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know that we have building OF God ="
Aside from the Christian argument we
can say in the words of another: "Immor
tally is faith of humanity, a belief Of
the race, one of the great cardinal con-
victions OF the world. 1t was not born of
argument, it will not perish by argument.
Like the faith in God, 1t has its root in
the primeval instincts, the original soul OF
human nature"
J. \ \
SwEDENBoRGIAN.
BY the Rev Lewis Pyle Mercer, PASTOR
General for Illinois, Church OF the New
Jerusalem. Chicago
The best evidence of immortality Is the
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pREsnyTERrAN.
BY the Rev. Henry NJ Booth, D. h., Ill.
D. Late President Auburn Theological
Seminary Auburn n Y.

BY the Rev. Henry NJ Booth, D. n, Ill.
d., Late President Auburn Theological
Seminary. Auburn, n Y.
deceased since symposium was ar
ranged)
The conception of the future life rests
upon the assurances OF the divine word and
upon Christian consciousness Is there no
rest which may meet our divinely inspired
aspirations? Is man, at his best--wheu
his thought and objections go out after
holiness and heayen--a delusion? Can i'll
be true that "a soul that's born of Cod
is Knocked and doomed to bitter disappoint-
ment--its expectations vain and worthless?
Just as we should not hesitate to sail
forth from secure harbors upon a track
less ocean, in expectation OF reaching am
other continent OF which we nave heard
SO in the supreme journey we accept the
statements OF the Son of Man concerning
heaven and the course thither Christ
promises Immortality; from the first hou,
OF His public ministry to the last, He was
engaged in an endeavor to persuade men
that death does not end all
That spiritual life whose expansion Is TO
continue forever comes to the hour Of
death as the heir reaches his majority
or the scholar his day OF graduation Life
is still real and earnest. New responsi-
bilities announce themselves Beyond the
material and visible this mortal puts on
( immortality.
~ \
DISCIPLES or CHRIST.
I BY the Rev Edward Lindsay Powell. d.
| ID, Pastor First Christian Church,
Louisville, Ky.
An Inherent love OF life is part OF our
/ original endowment and belongs to the
I race. II Is too strong and too far-reaching
to be satisfied with an existence of a few
days or years immortality alone is ade-