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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

ana conviction have their supremacy in
our human nature, our human nature
is one with the Infinitely good and true.
Better to believe in no God at all,
to have no dreams of heaven, TO say
that you will go down with the wreck
and ruin of the race, than to worship
what the spirit in you knows to be
cruel and unjust, and seems to be the
fruit of hatred rather than love. To
SHUT your heart and mind against the
prompting of your nature to receive the
truth, is another sin against the molly
spirit. To love your opinion better than
the truth, to assert your dogma against
the truth, is to sacrifice the noblest
power God has given you to the die
tates of your pettiest vanity.
There is one prolific source of these
sins against the holy spirit, making us
doPmatic, nursing our pride of opinion,
destroying in us all humility and open
mindedness. It is our assumption OF
knowing so much that we don't know.
such people mistakeably put the Bible
IN the false and monstrous position of
an infallfble authority, and that today,
more than anything else, is playing the
mischief with that decent modesty, the
sense OF his limitations every man in a
Christian pulpit ought to have l can
point not to one, but to a hundred,
AOASS' OSIAldliC, Htlle-IuluuSu -HGIli
who would not think they knew half 10
much, but they have the book And
every crude and literal Interpretation
they put upon it becomes to them, not
their ignorant and incompetent conjec-
ture, but the wisdom of the highest. the
very word of God. Such a man knows
very little of the infinite order even
now, and much less of its workings to
all eternity. But this man, with his
imagined oracle, imagines that he
Knows. He proceeds to settle the fate
OF his fellow-men forever Out of his
knowledge, which is ignorance, he sets
himself up as the dictator Of our des-
tiny, and good men grow sick and tired
as they listen to him.
Let US priests and preachers quit
knowing so much that we don't know.
we are not in the councils of the in
Unite. We are not fit to know how God
is judging men, We haven't the wis
dom or sympathy to deal as God daais
with a single case The mischief does
not end with knowing so much that we
don't know. The man who puts the
Blble to that false and evil use as an
intalllble authority, comes to know
SUCH fearful lot that isn't so.
Thus we get men shrieking Infdel
at those who learn to know little bet
ter or believe a bit more sanely. Then
let US be true to the holy spirit in us.
hushlng the voice of reason and con-
science for no word of priest or church
or creed or book, and we shall learn
TO know the truths of God as quickly
and surely as we need to-"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
THE DoUBTING THOMAS.

Rev. Robert Bruce Of Huddersfia,d
West Riding district, England was a.
the pulpit at Piedmont church yester-
attending the congregational conyenl
ton In Boston, and his sermon yester-
day was very able one. His snhtect
was The doubling Thomas and his
depletion Of the difficulties under wbinh
the apostle labored was thoroughlv M
derstood
He likened the trials of the apostle ia
incidents which tend to discourag 20
every one in life. Rev. Mr.. Bruce Is o5s
of the most noted divlnes of EneIand
He Is an ex-chairman Of the Conrre-
gational union OF England end WaIes
the highest honor conferred upon Con,
gregational member of the clergy IL
is chairman of the school board IN ~
native city, Huddersffeld, Witch iiss
about the size Of Worcester He is also
president Of Yorkshire, Eng, Congregs.
tional College. Rev. Mr.. Bruce left ves
terday afternoon for Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
THE PARK THEATRE.


An extraordinarily bright entertain
ment is promised at the Park theatre
this week. Among the big performers
are Hugh Stanton and Florence Mo-
oena In q one-act play, For Reform;"
Gushman, Holcombe and Curtis in a
singing act called The Music Teacher"
monkeys.
me Vitagraph will display a series Of
new pictures, among them "Mephistos
castle and what happened to the man
VINO went there" This is considered to
De the finest picture in the great list OF
moving series.
Of those seen last week these are re-
tanned: Unwilling Grant monument"
The Columbia and Defender" and
The triple lady"
performances are given both after
noon and evening daily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

one and he got the South Atlantic
squadron, whereupon his friends ex-
claim that this does not comport with
his dignity, and they raise the old cry
of discrimination. If there has been any
discrimination, obviously it must have
been directed against the senior ad-
mirals rather than against Schley, for
to him was first given the flying squad
ron, which was expected to be the most
active naval factor in the Spanish war,
and now he gets a desirable sea assign
ment while admirals of higher rank
must be content with shore duty. APP
parently nothing short of a specially
constructed fleet and a European junket
will satisfy the Schley partisans. But
what is their great political motive that
they should carry the fight so far as to
threaten the president?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
ST. cARRIEL's oRPHANAcE
Thousands Will Attend Foot Ball
Games For Its Benefit.

The general con mittee of those who
have undertaken the work of raising
the necessary funds for the mainte-
nance of the st. Gabrieps Orphanage,
which is under the care of the Sisters
OF Mercy of High street, met yesterday
afternoon in ST. Paul's Hall on High
street, and listened to reports to the
several sub committees In charge of the
work of the fair and of the foot ball
game to be held at the oval. The spe-
cial committee in charge of the foot ball
game made a progressive report, and at
present it looks as though at least $1,000
would be made as the result of the
game.
The committee consists of the Misses
B. e. Kelley and Nellie A. Kearney.
They reported that they had met with
great success in the disposition of the
tickets for the game. There have been
1000 printed. and 1900 of them are now
in circulation, with small prospects Of
their being returned The game will be
a good exhibition and will be between
Holy Cross and Trinity College 1t is
the first time that they will ever line
up on the gridron, and both are out to
win.
The proceeds Of the game will be de-
voted to the orphaEage, and both teams
have volunteered their services. The
oval has been given free by H. H. Bige.
low, tickets printed by p ]. Judge,
posters by Stobbs, the latter to be put
on the bill boards free of charge by
Fiske. The committee has met with a
good reception when they have asked
the aid of any in the furtherance of the
plans for the game, and have met with
even better success in the disposal of
the tickets.
All the schools of the city have been
visited by the ehterprising committee
OF two, and they have left tickets with
the Worcester Academy boys, the
worcester Polytechnic Institute and
the high schools and all organizations.
Mrs. Daniel J. Kelly, who has charge
OF the refreshment table, Is not doing
as Wen as she expected, and will hold a
whist tournament, probably in Colonial
Hall There will be a meeting of the
men who are interested in the advance
ment of the work of aiding the orphan
age, and next Sunday afternoon ths
general committee will meet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

1t is surprising to read of protests
fagainst the friendly sympathy ex-
pressed by the Orange Free State for
the Transvaal Beers. Not only is the
feeling as natural as common race and
common interests can make it, but the
twin republics are bound by an alli-
ance offensive and defensive. The act
i've cooperation not only of the Orange
Beers. but of thousands in Cape COL
ony and Natal, is one of the helps on
which Uncle Paul Kruger can count
with certainty, and England has all
ways known that her own troubles
would begin long before her troops
crossed the river Vaal. This is one of
the formidable features of war in South
Africa. Despite optimistic figures to
the contrary, conservative observers do
not estimate the actual fighting strength
Of Gen. Joubert's army above $4,000
men. even if boys Of 16 are counted in
the ranks. but this force might easilv
be raised to $4,000 by achievements
from the neighbering Boer provinces.
Compared with England,s present
strength in South Africa, and consider
ing the enormous difficulties of trans
'portation, provisioning, forage and
water supply, the Boer army would be
overwhelming. Indeed, the outbreak
OF hestilities promises nothing short of
anarchy in that section of the world,
and both Kruger and Chamberlain un-
derstand this perfectly. The hordes of
natives who hate the Beers and fear
the British would care little whom they
attacked. if only it be a white man.
Vhe prospect of general uprising of
savages, therefore, is SO ominous that
ut may be deemed one of the most po-
tent of all the influences that are work.
ing for peace.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
e piece will prove more popular.

Western farmers have cause to re-
joice in their big corn crop, since the
market for it is constantly widening.
Aside from the growing foreign demand
for corn as an article of food and the
enormous quantity consumed in distil-
lation. it is one of the sources of sup
ply for smokeless powder. Hundreds of
thousands Of gallons of corn whisky are
used in the manufacture of the new ex-
plosive, and on that account, perhaps,
the farmers will not consider that
standing armies are entirely an I'M
mixed evil
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Against Frank B. Sanborn's rainbow
predictions of democratic gains in the
state election may be placed the scath-
ing denunciation of George Fred vii.
liams by ex-Mayor Ramsdell Of Lynn
who declines the nomination as state
auditor Mr.. Ramsdell is not the only
democrat whose sense of justice was
outraged by the proceedings of VIII
liams' packed convention. The breach
between the two wings of the state
democracy has been widened by the
despotic tactics there employed and the
rank and file Of the party never had
more obvious inducements for stayine
away from the polls Neither the ticket
nor the platform was of their making
for Williams gave their representa- dives
no chance to participate in the bust
ness Of the day. He and his agents
ruled everything.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

William Lloyd Garrison's appeal for
the support of Mrs. Baker and her chill
dren, which The Spy printed yesterday
is guarantee that at last her affairs
have been entrusted to one in whom the
people may have confidence. The an
nouncement that the benehciaries will
not appear again in public shows that
the ill-advised attempts to exploit wid-
ow and orphans as circus advertise
ment of a misdirected reform, have
failed. 1t is time that the poor woman
had rest and an opportunity to re-
sumo the commonplace activities OF
home life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
WHIMSlCALTTIES.

we nave the wireless telegraph,
M, Inc horseless carriage, and
ne cowless milk, the grapeless wine
Are everywhere at hand.
NOW doctors, with their microbe scare5
~ YOU'D Ike. full well, ween,
40 nave the kissless maiden, too,
appear upon the scene.
But. come what may through human skill
New fashions teach us that
me chances are we never will
Behold the birdlsss hat.
Chicago Times-Herald,
blllyI said Sandy Pixies, IF yer had
EeL Shoice OF dis less bizness, what wud
hi, PEI Z, horseless carriage or chainless
Chicago News. '
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Opaaesosnt glass~is one of the rela-
EiEely new American products which
have Ssptd1y risen to prominence in the
export trade. NotsQnany years ago, it
was supposed that this could be made
successfully orlyan Europe, but now its
artistic qualify Is rated so high that it
finds a ready market in Germany,
France and England. Here is another
Dnstance in which the protective tariff
has built up. a thriving industry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for ~
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ing, nervous feet, and instantly takes M
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sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Francis Wilson has learned the old
lesson. that-it is as easy for the leopard
to change his spots as for a humorist
topeFsuade the people to take him seri-
ously. At any rate, news comes that
the seriousness and nathos are to be
rigidly edited out Of thesnew operetta,
''cyrano de Bergerac," and the Wnso-
ntan dialect feeling and humor as rig
idly edited into it. Victor Herbert will
write three or four new numbers, and
with these alterations it is hoped that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Rooseve1tSs interference with the
DaWey parade Is cited as an example of
hs@rropensNyS9or,go offtat haif-cock.
The governor is innetuons, but it is
proof cSsh1s courage and honesty that
heas 90 ready 70 coyrectyan error when
Dneels Is discovered In this way he has
ssspsal times given evidence Of q broad
sHtnded1ess that does not belong to
emaIkmen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

The FOrty-saxth regiment now num-
bersanins hundred strong, which would
&esn to Indicate that the.anti-expansion
aeAhatson hass3ailed to agitate the peo-
PIE deeply. A few recruits have come
from o6ffside New England, but the
bulx.os the regiment is of Yankee blood.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

The squaw men will hold their cele-
brat&on when Aguinaldo comes. The
rest of the MASON will celebrate this
week. When DRwey's name was men
8fonedtn an n4sAiulperialist meeting at
Boston there was silence. Aguinaldo's
eEoug9t forth xociferous cheers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

1t is difficult to understand what
Maryland politicians expect to gain by
persistently bulling the Schley stock.
The admiral would stand better In the
market If they would keep their hands
Off. There are nineteen rear admirals,
many Of whom outrank Schley, and
there are four flag assignments to be
distributed among them. scbiey wanted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

If the Organizes suffer a reverse in
Nebraska this fall, the Bryan delegates
nominated at the Williams convention
last week will be out of q job. Bryan
will be dead horse in the national con-
yention.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Rev. A. B. Coates OF Beverly makes
the prohibition party his debtor BY &C
ceptng the nomination for governor.
The ticket would seem quite unnatural
without a representative of the clergy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

Saturday the Shamrock performed
well on a reach. How is she on a lift?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
If THE BABY IS CUTTING rEErH

IL lib BABY is CUTTING TEETH
Be sure and use that ola and well-tried
remedy Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child. softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for diauhoea- Twenty-Five cents bot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

TO REGULATE THE STOMACH. liver
and bowels and promote digest ton take
one OF Carriers Little Liver Pills every
night. Try them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYEIoF ARGUS: He
is HoNoRABLE If he DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF THE COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25

MONDAY. SEPTEMBER ss. 1899.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
TALK ON MISSIONARY WORK.
Rev. and Mrs. William Jessup Spoke
in Second Church.

At the missionary meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Second Presbyterian
church. Mrs Selden Blair presided,
Rev. Or. Robinson offered prayer. Mrs.
+. II. Brewster conducted the song SER
vice and Mrs. George Price read the
seCretary's report
Rev. and Mrs. William Jessup made
addresses. They have been engaged in
missionary work in Syria and are
spending their year of rest at Mont
rose. At present they are guests of MIR.
and Mrs. James A. Linen at their coun-
try place Linair.
Mrs. .Iessup spoke cf the hardships,
trials, sorrows and Joys of their work.
Among the trials mentioned were the
Misunderstanding which exist among
the natives that the missionaries labor
FOR money chiefly. anG the retrench-
ment continually advised by the home
board, necessitating the closing of mis-
sions
Mr.. Jessup made an address in which
ne spoke on request of his own person
al experiences. He is stationed at
Zahlch, in the south of Syria, a town
OF 10000 inhabitants. The speaker took
MS audience on a tour to the various
stations, Triroli, Hamaeth, Beirut and
HUNS with the intervening out sta
tlons. His talk was most interesting
and large audience listened with
close attention
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
TWO TAX COLLECTORS.
They Were on the Stand in the Lang.
staff Contest.

Among the witnesses examined in
the Langstaff election contest yester-
uay We're John d. Jones, tax collector
or Taylor, and Bernard Kennedy, tax
collector of Olyphant. Other witnesses
examined were:
First ward, First district-William
NJ. Davis.
Fifth ward. Third dstrict-Henry p.
Evans, David Hopkins, John Phillips,
Daniel j. Reese, David Howells, Will
lam Jones, Thomas ]. Price, James A. .
Morgan, Evan w. Jones, William W
paws, William F. Davis, Otto GeneII.
Eleazer Morgan, William Phillips. Will
lam y. Williams, John Griffiths, Joseph
d. Morgan, John L. Jones, John f.
Jones, ST., William II. Evans, John
Armstrong, John X. Phillips, William
Anthony, Thomas Armstrong, John
Phillips, David Collins. William NJ
Williams, Thomas H. Williams, David
Evans, Michael Gavin.
Thirteenth ward, Third district-E
H. Davis, Thomas Souterly. jr, Thomas
Souterby, sr., John Souterby, Wallace
Johnson, Philip Alworth, Alvin Meyer,
Dr. ]. L. Rea, j. d. Mason, Horace
Altemus, Walter Wilbur, A. L. Lord,
Jonathan Williams, William Osmond,
William NJ. Franklin, o. Coleman, S.
c. Harmon, Andrew NJ. Fine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
REPUBLICAN COUNTY coNvEN-
TON.

In pursuance OF resolution Of the Re-
publican county committee passed AT a
regular meeting held on Saturday, Aug.
10, 1899, the county convention will be
held on Tuesday, September 20, at 2 p.
m. in the court house, Scranton for the
purpuse of computing returns and trans
acting such other business as shall be
brought before It,
Vigilance committees will hold pr-
mary elections on Saturday, September
49, 1899, between the hours of and I y. m.
Each election district shall elect at said
primary election three qualified persons
to serve as vigilance committee for the
next ensuing calendar year. whose names
shall be certified to on the returns to the
county convention.
Candidates who have thus far regis
tered their names with the secretary and
those who are desirous of registering will
observe the requirements of rule I, which
reads as follows: Each candidate shall
pay his assessment TO the county chair
man at least twenty days before the pri-
election. or his name will not be Nk,h
mary election, or his name will not be
printed on the official ballot" Satur-
day, September g. is the last day for reg
istering and paying the assessment.
T.. n. Willard, Chairman.
J. T.. watkins, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
Laundry Happy.
ACKAWANNA
THE"
Laundry
sos Penn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN
BANKERS MEETING.
VIM. H. Peck and Frank L. Phillips
Back from Cleveland, o.

Wm. II. Peck, cashier of the Third
National Bank and Frank l.. Phillips,
cashier of the Traders National Bank,
have returned from Cleveland. o.,
where they have been attending the
twenty-fifth annual convention of the
American Bankers association \
Nrh state in the union is entitled
TO one vice president and Mr.. Phillips
was elected vice-president for this
state b. the Pennsylvania delegation,
numbering about fifty bankers.
When the roll of states We're called
each state selected a speaker to speak
for it regarding the general condition
of trace, etc. Mr.. Peck was chosen to
speak for this state and in the course
of his address he paid a high tribute
to the industrial worth and activity OF
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
Scranton Business College Notes.

Day and evening schools will re-
open on Monday with a large enroll
ment.
Mr.. Frank Gavan has an excellent
position in the Stock Exchange, New
York city. He draws handsome
salary.
Mr.. Howard Davies has secured
situation as book-keeper for the Hill
side Poor Farm.
Mr. Fred Gray has resigned his pl ace
with the Scranton Dairy company to
accept another with the Scranton Axle
work.
An application from another railroad
company for a young man, book-keepcr
and stenographer. An out of town
position.