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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

tistry was put in, and an infant depart
ment for Sunday-school work was added
The present pastor, Rev. Henry l. Lou
than. was called December H. 1895 and
entered upon the duties OF the pastorate
January /, 1899. Mr.. Louthan was born
al ..Nielrose." Rappahanuock county, Va
but was reared in Clarke. He was eau-
Gated at the High School at Berryyliie.
richmond College. and the University OF
Virginia. He enters upon his work filed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

the General Association OF Virginia ex-
tends greetings to the Baptist hosts WIN
assemble here to-day:
Baptist Young People of America;
greet your coming TO the state OF Nir-
elnia. Others with far more eioquence
than / can command and with a SIN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
STUDY OF GODS WORD
UNIONS PLAN OF ACQUAINTING THE
YOUNG WITH 1T.
The CHRISTIAN CULTURE COURSES,
Explanation of the Three Depart
ments of study, and How the Mate
rial for Each IL Prepared-To
Broaden the Work.
BY GeneraI-secretary Il. L. Chivers.

In ,the work Of the Baptist Young Peo-
PIES Union Of America emphasis has been
placed from the outset upon educational
plans which would lead Baptist young
people to an intelligent acquaintance with
the Word OF God. and with the distinc-
tive principles and work of their de-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

nomination. Zeal is good. but it ought
TO be according to knowledge. Enthusiasm
Is desirable, but if it is to be fruitful OF
hest results II must be guided and tenn
pered by Intelligence Christianity Is pre-
eminentlv a rational faith. 1t is light tor
the understanding as well az warmth for
the affections and energy for the VIII
and guidance for the practical cond1ct
of life. Ignorance is the mother Of super
stitiOn.
A Christian faith is not a blind, eyeless
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
THE OLD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Barton Heights. Virginia avenue anu
Wickham street.
Alabama and Arkansas
BAPTIST. Pine ana Albemarle streets
Michigan and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Street chrlstan. sis's west MarshAh
street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

with 10y and your minds with truth, ana
that YOU may return 10 your work re-
freshed and strengthened. and i am surS
that the memory OF your presence VIII
llnger among US like the glowing twilight
OF some bright. departed day.
A. Z. OWEN,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

aa elected pastor Mr. Jones resigned In
,--e. l@a During these two years the
''1in1erallp grew 20 about 200.
July 1883, the present pastor Rev
' Tucker, was called from
'.a"esEile and Cloyerport Ky, 10 be-
.lhe pastor OF this people. But as he
''-.a Hol we!l take charge until the fall
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

greet you. especially because Of the hal
lowed influence that you yourselves Will
bring to our borders. We are happy that
such an enthusiastic multitude OF pious
and consecrated people shall tread the
soil Of Virginia. believe that great in
fuences will flow from your meetings to
every part of the Commonwealth that
will awake it to new life. l hope that
YOUR stay amongst US will FIJI your hearts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
PINE-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.

the church and pastor much ENCOURAGE ,sa
by Increasing signs Of prosperity: Inc
membership numbers 5ls, with Suhuay
school Of 600 pupils.
started In a. Biacksmith-shop'
The Howard s. Grove Baptist chulen, IA
Northeast Richmond, grew out OF pIpS
er-meeting conducted by the M'ss'oh'''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

tons for Messiah; second year, The Lie
Of Christ; third year. The Dawn OF Chris
tianity; fourth year. Struggles for Dis
tlrctive Principles
ANALYSIS OF THE BIBLE.
During the coming year there will be
some notifications Of this course. Be
ginning with the LIST of October. 1899. the
young people will be asked not only TO
read the historical books Of the Bible.
but also to study an analysis Of the con
tents OF the books. The reading OF set
portions OK Scripture daily may become
little more than mechanical and may
fail 10 give a clear or connected idea Of
a given book as a whole or Of the special
contribution which 1t makes to the sum
Of Scripture teaching. With this end In
view careful analyses will be prepared
and a summary given OF essential re-
ligious teachings. This department will
be under the direct supervision Of Pro-
fessor Ira NJ. Price. OF the University oil
Chicago.
The lessons in the sacred literature
course for the year will deal with the I'M
portaut and interesting question OF Mes
sianlc prophecy. The specific title will
be "Foregleams Of the Messiah and
under this heading twenty-five lessons
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME.

nv the President of the General As
sociution of Virginia.
The Dispatch is honored In being the
medium through which the president OF
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day, on the theory that the greater the
remove from the usages Of the older
Churches, the nearer 10 true godliness-
For more than century after the
end Of Cromwell's republic and the
downfall of the Puritans in old Eng
land many Of the ideas of the Puritans
of the Cromweilian time prevailed
throughout New England. Christmas
was not recognized in either religious
or social way by the early settlers of
Massachusetts, Connecticut and the
other colonies in their neighborhood.
Thanksgiving was the only festival
which had any vogue in that quarter
until well along in the present century,
except among the Roman Catholic ele-
ment of the population. In fact, only
within the past quarter Of a century
did December p begin to differ in any
essential particular from the average
day in the calendar of the descendants
OF the original inhabitants Of the New
England States. In the Middle States
and IL the South Christmas obtained
both religious and social recognition
from the first. The Dutch and Ger
mans Of New York and Pennsylvania,
the Roman Catholics of Maryland and
the descendants of the Cavaliers in
Virginia and some Of the other South
ern colonies ald States had no share in
the Puritan view of the matter. In
New England, as well as in the rest of
the country, the great festival of the
closing week Of the year now finds as
general observance as it does in any
other part of Christendom.
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Eleven Girls Die By Firs.

QUINCY. ILL.,, Dec. l2.-While the school
children. of st Francis paroch ial school
were rehearsing to-day for Christmas
entertainment one of their dresses caught
FIRE from a gas jet anI 10 minutes later
four of them were burned TO death, two
died an hour later, and five others died
before midnight. Half a dozen were
burned more or less severely.
All were between 9 and IL years of age.
Helen Soebbing and several other teach
ers, Father Nicholas and Prof. Frank
Mushoid, were painfully burned in try
ing to save the children.
Three or four little girls were dressing
for the rehearsal, and others were group
ed in the wirgs of the stage near the foot
of the stairs descending from the dress
ing room. The girls in the dressing room
had nearly completed their costumes
when one of them brushed against the
gas jet. and in an instant her dress of
cotton and light cloth was abl ze. she
screamed and ran out of the room, com =
municatiDg the blaze to the others.
One OF the girls with her dress in a
blszs, jumped out of small window
into the stairs leading to the stage and
then down the stairs into the groups OF
children. They were all clad like her,
and the fire spread with incredible ra-
pidity from one to the other. There
were IA children in the cast of the Christ
mas entertainment. aud only few escaped.
II was all over in 10 minutes. aud in that
time four perished, seven were fatally
burned and others more or less severely
injured
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HAVANA. Dec. 2i.-The battlesniP i7N
as len here Today for Washington, hAF-
ing on board Isl bodies Of the Maine VIZ
tims. which a few days after the oio"inE
up of the battleship were buried IN the
,...,,,.t,,ry hers. The bodies. on being eA-
humed. were newly cofiined aud place"
in the mortuary chapel of the eeme' 'Iy
until the work WAS completed. lh- '0l
collins were placed on the Texas iI
o'clock this morning and at 10 o'eioeN 'n7
Texas left
All the remains were thoroughly oisin-
,ac.ad. A difference was found between
the number Of cofins entered on Chap
lain Chidwick's list, which WAS l5i, aud
the sc,uai number Of collins exhnmed.
search was made through all the =
graves in which the collins were buried
but the missing three were not found.
Father Chidwiek said the difference
could be explained by a clerical error al
the time Of interring. as he WAS very busy
at the wharf giving INSTITUTIONS ana
IDENTIFYING the bodies, and could not SUI
perintend every detail.
The superintendent Of the cemetery,
who buried the bodies, says that owing 10
all the remains not being buried the same
day, it is quite possible that a mistake
was made in the counting. he was Ger
tain no bodies were lost. Captain Green
also says he does not believe any bodies
went astray.
Persons who were desirous Of photo
graphing the proceedings at the cemetery
were not allowed to do so
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

TIE anti-Quay newspapers Of Penn
syivania are falling back upon the
proposition that in appointing Quay
G pvernOr Stone violated the State Con-
stitution, says the Philadelphia Inqui-
rer. Here is the concentrated essence
OF the opposition as expressed in one Of
the noisy Insurgent organs:
The evidence multiplies that Mr. Quay
committed a fatal blunder for himself
when he had Governor Stone set aside
the Constitution Of the State and make an
appointment himself.
II so happens .hat there is a docu-
lnsut extaBt known as the Constitution
of the United States. The Constitu-
ton Of the United States under certain
conditions gives Governor the right
TO appoint. We believe that those con-
ditions have been complied with by
Governor Stone, and the Senate will
decide for itself whether Quay is eligi-
ble. Under no circumstances eau q
State Constitution become superior 10
thu Federal Constitution, and II the
greater instrument gives power to the
Governor, a State Constitution nullify-
ing these powers could not stand FOR a
moment.
1t is senseless for the Insurgent news
papers to denounce Quay and Stone at
Canstitution-break when the closest
of the Constitutional students Of the
United States Senate believe that the
Gov sTnor has simply maintained the
rights given him by the Constitution.
The case Of Senator Quay viii not be
debated before the middle of January,
and although the Insurgent organs are
making a great deal Of fuss, we doubt
If many of them would be at sll scr,
prised to see Senator Qnav seated.
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Don't Accept
Substitutes

with delight the change in the law fix
ing the minimum school term at seven
months, because it relieves them from
criticism for taking a step which they
felt ought to be taken and which they
hesitated 10 take through fear Of incur
ring the ire of taxpayers
The heao Of the department express
es the hope that at no distant day the
increased revenues of the common-
wealth will warrant the restoration OF
the state appropriation TO $500, 600,
and that when this day comes liberal
sum will he set apart for the promo
tion of township high schools.
The report shows that there are
nearly 2S, 600 public schools in Pennsyl-
yania These schools are in charge Of
2S. .S29 teachers and are attended by
1,152.352 pupils, an increase Of nearly
10000 over 1888. DR.. Schaeffer states
that the seven month school law brings
an additional month Of schooling with
in the reach Of over 100000 children.
STONE AND THE CONSTITUTION.
"The anti-Quay newspapers of Penn
sylvania,'' says the Philadelphia In
quirer, "are falling back upon the
proposition that in appointing Quay
Governor Stone violated the state con-
stitution. Here is the concentrated
essence of the opposition as expressed
in one of the noisy insurgent organs:
The evidence multiplies that Mr..
Quay committed a fatal blunder
for himself when he had Governor
Stone set aside the constitution Of
the state and make an appoint
ment himself
at so happens that there is docu-
ment extant known as the constitution
of the United states. The constitution
of the United States upder certain con-
ditions gives a governor the right to
appoint. We believe that those con-
ditions have been complied with by
Governor Stone, and the senate will
decide for Itself whether Quay is
eligible. Under no circumstances can
a state constitution become superior
to the federal constitution, and if the
greater instrument gives power to the
governor a state constitution nullify-
ing these powers could not stand for a
moment.
1T is senseless for the insurgent
newspapers TO denounce Quay and
Stone as constitution breakers when
the closest of the constitutional stu
dents of the United States believe that
the governor has simply maintained
the rights given him by the constitu-
tion.
The case OF Senator Quay will not
be debated before the middle of jan
uary, and although the insurgent or
gans are making a great deal OF fuss
we doubt If many Of them would be at
all surprised to see Senator Quay seat
ed"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

THE Department of Agriculture has
estimated The wheat crop Of the coun-
try in the present year at 81, ,000, GOO
bushels, which is considerable of an
advance upon some of IFS figures ear
lier in the year. Usually the figures of
tie Government officers are below those
made by competent private investigat-
ors, and 10 the present irstance they
are under some of the estimates made
hy outside sources. The wheat yield of
1858 was estimated at so, 600 COO BUSH
els, but as q large quantity was left over
from last year the actual supply in the
next eight or ten months will not be
much less than il was twelve months
earlier. There is not much OF a chance
for great advance in wheat, notwith-
standing the activity in business and
the generally favorable trade condi-
fionS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saved
Mrs. HAYES From an Operation.
LETTER 70 mas rIEkHAr no. 6..sssl


DEARMRs. PISKHAN-Words cannot
express my thanks to you for your kind
advice to me in regard to my health, l
had been running down in health for
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with good doctors and taken a great
many patent medicines. My trouble
began when my first child was born,
had very bard time and after it's
birth would have severe flooding spells.
After ry second child ! had very
good heath until last winter when
again became pregnant and suffered
very much and miscarried- ] came
very near dying, and the doctor said /
must have an operation. which fright
eled me very much, and concluded to
write TO you for your advice, and take
your medicine. Was troubled with the
whites, great pain in back and hips,
sometimes when lying down or sitting
was unable 70 get up. Would have
such pain In groins could hardly walk.
can say / have never seen any
thing SO wonderful as Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Sana-
tive Wash. Your remedies have done
wonders for ms Hoping that many
of my suffering sisters may be led to
take your medicine from reading this
letter. remain, sincerely yours, Mrs.
MARY HAYES, HARDISsBURs, KY"
Letters like the foregoing should
convince everyone that Mira. Piukhau,'s
advice is certain help.
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The evolution of Christmas as a so
eiai festival of ational observance
among the English speaking peoples,
says the St Louis Globe Democrat, is
an interesting phase Of social evolution
Fyr December p. I652, Evelyn has this
entry in his diary: christmas day. No
sermon anywhere, no church being per-
mitted TO open, so observed at home
The next day we went to Lewes,'am,
waere an honest divine preached. -
The England of that particular day
was hostile 10 any recognition of Christ
mas or of any other of the holidays Of
the Catholic or Anglican Church. That
was the timeo of the Puritan aseendency.
The war of The Parliament against
Charles I. had Just ended. Charles had
been executed, and the Puritans, under
Cromwell, were everywhere triumph
ant ia Great Britain. During the
Cromwellian commonwealth, which
was established year after Evelyn
made this entry ia his journal, It wSs
the cusl Om OF the Puritans to fast on
Christmas and feast on Ash Wednes-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
TWENTY LIVES LOST
By Terrible Nine Explosion in Fayette
County.

UNIOSTowS, Pa, Dec. 2i.-The living
have all been rescued from the Braznell
mine, which was wrecked by gas ex-
plosion yesterday, and the search for the
dead i now under way. Twelve bodies
have been recovered and the work Of
recovering the % or more men supposed
to he still in the mine will be hereulean
task. Mine officials from all over West
ern Pennsylvania are or the ground and
many are eager to Join in the search. but
the Obstacles 20 be overcome in the III
fsted mine will require days Of bard
work.
The awful force Of tho explosion is just
becoming known. The re>cusrs report
that the interior of the mine is a mass Of
wrecksge The wagons were blown TO
pieces and wedged in the passages with
pit rails. ties, props and coal in such a
mass that ii takes as long 10 open a pas
sage ss it would TO drive new heading.
The roof has fallen in and blocked the
mine Ribs were blown away. leaving
the roof TO settle down over large areas.
The worst thing the resouers have to
contend with Is the stencil of gas and de-
esying flesh, which fills the mine almost
TO suffoeatiOn and sickens the workers in
little while. AS fast as men become
overcome they give way TO fresh volun-
teers and the work continues unabated,
but il will require several days and
nights work to clear the passages.
IL viii not he possible TO accurately
know the number # dead until the
mioe hss been thoroughly explored
and the cause of The disaster will not be
known until the men reach the seat of
the explosion.
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THE House passed the financial bill
Monday by vote Of $50 to $50 Every
Republican voted in the affirmative.
Eleven Democrats joined them in sup
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
Once Convicted of Treason.

HUNTINGDON, Ind, December 2l.-Col.
l. P. Milligan died at his home in this
city to day. de was 81 years old ard his
name is familiar in national history. In
lsG4 he was arrested on the charge of trea-
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senienes was eommuted to life imprison-
menG Later the case was presented tn
the supreme Court and James A. Garfield
made one of the arguments in Colonel
Milligan's behalf and the prisoner was
released
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