Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

8 Rev. Albert T.. George, rector OF
8St. Matthew's FL iscopal church o!
4 Boston, saw "rhe Christian recently
Gan | wrote the 70 lowin lette" to the
management, which is published by
permission: ~ desire to express my
3thanks to You for the goo and whole.
s some effects which the performance OF
'The Christian had upon ma. 1t is
only one more confirmation of the
conviction, which has grown upon me
Hof late years, in witnessing such
plays, that the theatre may become IL
sparmanent ally OF the church. Fur.
z thermorc, it is the duty OF Chris.
$tian people to support perform
3anccs where sterling truths are SO
4 seriously presented a. il 'Tha
Christiaa. Many a strong SER
tmon is presented to the erring
a by this play and many a solid
Z truth is pathetically appealed to
for recognition. When the theatre
stcnn lend its efforts to preseu. so faith
fully the practical 81 l. OF the Christim
RaS in this play it mn 1t gain the unge-
Served support OF all those people
Siwho are now perfectly willing to have
amateur thentrcals in their own par
J ishes, bat often look inditfarentIy upon
the noble elleavovs which the theatre
/ is making in this direction. sincere
ly hope tnat every believer in Ch is
4tianity will see this play and give to
sit the support and endorsement which
lit does command and rid it of the nm
n deserving criticism of some public
Journals, which see good in nothing
I except III their own colurus.'
Boston has hal fire. luent experience
with Sudden shock, and rarely more so
than during the past year, yet it was
\ totally unprepnrel for the intellige zee
that Hon. John Ii. Sullivan had died
by his own han1. He was one of Bos-
\ tons most familiar figures. He ened
the embodiment ot cheerfulness and
good nature. He had won and worn
honors not few and he had prospered
in business. But the are respects
i'll which every man is all alone
in the world. s. far rs the
public has knowl the cha act II and
career OF john II. Sullivan they have
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e''inc'' ~ 'i'S OWL purify "he' he
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,n"' 'he' 'r"S' was oe'laEeu' ne raised
n.i'ses' 'e'a;.; ,to" lo.er.! ,o llu 'pen'enee
"nu PoS'',o. n'o'e o' MS o"n e"e' Sy
a"' So.u' j't'o ''ien, '','n 'h'o"si any
i'e"N u io:.uhe' anu ny business
"hos' "se."'heSS "uu ProPfie'y no
one can qie''!oA' an" he rendered
P"n'it service oi uho'So"'e' value 10
The opening up OF the Boston gas
4 situation is an inevitable accompani-
i ment Of every sea son OF the lie gisla.
q ture. The question recurs at this
s. session on two consolidation bills
N which have been prepared by the gas
and electric light commissi pners. These
4 plans were reported bvdlrect!on OF the
4 Legislature OF last year. At that time
the situation was involved by demands
for Legislative investigation, and IL
way ont of the difficulty was found by
re.erring the subject to the commits
sion, with instructions to prepare a
scheme for consolidation. This action
was inspired by mo ives OF expediency.
The consolidation bills now come be-
fore the committee for hearing, with
public opinion apparently iudiffer-
ent with respect to the gas situation.
With the gas companies opposed to
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