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Reason and the Bible.

To THE EDIron OF THE SUNNI: In an ed.
toral OF Sunday. June T. under the heading " The
Battle over the Bible" you say that they will meet
TO bow down before tas divine In Its authorship.
revelat on ari inspiration which 1t is ineNpressibly
sinful to subject to the test of human science
Are the children OF God not to use their reasoning
faculties in the Interpretation of their Fathers will
That they dispute His meaning is nothing strange.
seeing that His will is not the only one which has
been Contested"
According to the tran slation or Interpretation.
rendered into English. some OF His children have
been disnherted. Very many disagree 9th that
Interpretation. Is 1t "inexpressibly sinful u as
certain and expose the motives OF these according
to whom these have been disnher.ed. by appeal
ing the case TO the highest tribunal known among
men, i.e, the Court OF Reason. and by that Court
correct their mistakes? Ia not scholarship founded
on reason2 We should not bo afraid OF that word.
The worl Lugos means pure reason John l., ~.
As the Rev. Mr.. Savage recently remarked:
when reason Is ruled out OF court. 1t is clear that
there is no reason left for any thing"
WHEELING, W. Va. June .. ". II. RiSEHARr
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Good Progress in Samoa.

The latest news from Apia is gratifying.
Both MATAAFA and MALIEToA TANUs are
willing to abide by the decision OF the
tripartite commission, and are dlsarming,
MATAAFA alone having turned In 1900
guns Tho visit OF this chief to the com
mission on the Badger was itself an indica-
tion of his submission, while the departure
OF the Philadelphia with Admiral KAuTz
showed that the crisis was over.
While it is too early yet to call the work
OF the commission a complete success, 1t Is
entitled at least to the credit OF securing a
cessation Of hostilities. and also mode Of
decision as to the Kingshlp which will be
accepted on ali hands II. as s reported,
1t is considering a reduction Of the cost OF
administering the local Government, 1t will
have further claim on the good will OF
tho natives and the resident traders.
Another point gained is that the German
representatives in Samoa, who have so long
been acting apart from the British and
American, are now acting with them, as
the Berlin agreement contemplated
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clans Of Egypt deliberately declare that when
In practice out Of 100 cases healed 90 to the
10 Of materiA medica."
Mother" EDDY reluctantly foresees
great dangers threatening our nation-im-
perialism monopoly. and lax system OF
religion" She made no mention Of the
number OF deaths caused by her scientific
therapeutics.
Many OF the nonresident Scientists WIS.,
tied the Mother Room" in the church, a
suite OF apartments fitted up for Mother ="
EDDY and having already some Of the char
acteristcs OF shrine:
The walls and floors OF these rooms entirely
covered with mosacs in elaborate designs. A large
oil painting Of the table and chair used by Mrs.
EDDY while writing Science and Health with Key to
tho Scriptures Adorns one side Of the room. The
windows arc all pictured and the appointments are
OF the richest and most beautiful character These
rooms were tsstefully adorned with cut flowers"
We set down these facts as facts and
without comment.
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surrender wholly their theological position.
They could not possibly get together unless
all hands were ready to accept the rational
ism OF the extremist.
The tone OF the formerly religious papers
which have now secuarized themselves
shows very clearly that they have no def
mite religious belief to surrender, but are
substantially agnostlcs with charity and
sympathy for all kindred skeptloism. This
absence Of anything like religious convic-
tion lie accompanied by pretentious but
feeble neutrality In politics " the Mug
wump sort. They seem TO be banking on
the theory that there Is large demand for
insipid political essays; but We question II
they will find the investment profitable
Undoubtedly there are some minds incapa-
BILE Of digesting anything stronger than lit
erary and political slops. but the continued
vlgor OF the race indicates that they are q
small minority only.
The secularzed religious newspaper
therefore, has not improved itself by the
transformation, but rather has shown that
its excuse for existence was lost when 1t
ceased to perform Its distinctive Office. 1t
Is now neither fish, flesh nor good red
herring. and every healthy and vigorous
intellectual appetite rejects it as a SAVIOR
less and unnutritlous diet.
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Communion Sunday at Mother "
Eddy's Church.

On Sunday 2,45o persons were admitted
to membership in the First Church OF
Christ Christian Scientist, in Boston. The
whole number OF members is reported to he
nearly 900 Four communion services
were held during the day. and 5000 per-
sons are said to have attended. Visitors
were present from thirty States, and from
Canada, the Bahamas, England, Scotland
and Australia. Among them were the
Countess OF DUNMoRE and family, two
daughters of Sir JAMES RAMSAY OF BantH,
Scotland. and Prof. Hermann S. Herring,
Second Reader in the Second Church of
Christ, Baltimore, and Associate Professor
In the Electrical Engineering Department
OF the Johns Hopkins University.
The services consisted OF an organ vol
untary, the singing Of one Of Mother"
MARY BAKER EDDY's hymns, reading from
the Scriptures, 1.-The Lords Prayer with
the Christian Science spiritual interpreta-
tion OF the same, another hymn, solo,
and the reading Of Mother" EDDY's
Message" Mother" EDDY stayed at her
home near Concord, n. H.. to avoid the
enthusiasm OF the worshppers
We take this passage from Mother
EDDY's copyrighted Message"
ION comparison, 1t will be found that Christian
Science possesses more OF CHRIsT's teachings and
example than all other religions since the hrst cen.
tury. Comparing our scientific system Of meta.
physical rapeutics with mAtera medicA We nnd1
completely overshAdows and overwhelms IL, even
Is AARoS's rod swallowed up the rods Of the mAgi;
kAA
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Whit L. His Nationality .

To THE Enron OF THE suS-Sir: In speaking Of
the late r. Flowers successor in business you re.
ferred to Mr., A. n. Brady Of Albany and went on TO
say that "he was an Irishman. any might
guess. but his parentS emigrated to France in $780,
where he was born in 1919" Now had an argu
mont with friend as to Just what nationality he TO-
I commended that as he born on French soil un.
derthe French flag he is a Frsnchman by birth and
an American by adoption. My friend contended that
he WAS Whist his parents were. that Ia, Irish.
that the blood tells and that II he had been born In
China he would not he Chinaman or II in Africa a
negro.
Mr.. Brady parents emigrated to France. where he
born. but he left France and emigrated to the
United States or what nationality his children
contend that person takes his nationality from
the country in which he was born. But II my friend
is right Mr. Bradys parents are not Irish but Rus
sian, their father and mother were born in Russia
and II person does not get his nationality from the
place OF his birth. whore does he get IT. RUSSIA.
BRooKLYS June y.
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What Does the Assistant Solicitor
Mean?

We have received with some surprise a
letter from the Hon. FELIX ALEXANDER
REEVE OF Tennessee, Assistant Solicitor OF
the Treasury for the Department ofJustice,
setting forth his views as to the proper
management Of the war in the Philippines
and the Presidents duty with regard to a
call for volunteers.
What surprises us Is not that the Assist
ant Solicitor should desire to express in
print his opinions about the management Of
the wM. That is his privilege as private
citizen, IL he cares to exercise IL under the
present circumstances.
The thing that does surprise us greatly
in the Hon. FELIX ALEXANDER REEVES
communication Is the remarkable assertion
with which he prefaces his opinion that
misfortune will ensuc in the Philippines
unless Gen Otis is promptly and largely
reinforced
Hitherto he says, 1.-THE United States
has chosen its enemies with great pru-
dcnce."
What does the Assistant Solicitor OF the
Treasury for the Department OF Justice
mean to say?
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The Antitrust Conference.

Governor SAVERS of Texas has invited the
Governors and Attorney Generals Of the
several States and Territories to go to an
antitrust conference at st, Louis, Sept
90. There is a suspicion that Democratic
politics isat the bottom OF the proposed con-
ference. and Governor SAVERS is reported as
saying that "if the Republicans fall to re-
spond it will be taken for granted that the
party which they represent Is opposed to
the antitrust movement" Consequently
II will be the duty of the Republican Gov
ernors and ACCOMPLISHMENTS to go to st.
Louis Everybody is understood to be
opposed to the Trusts. although the Trusts
don't seem to mind It,
In the call for the conference Governor
SAVERS seems unconscously to take the
wind ont the sails of the great Democratic
armada now preparing to attack the Octo-
pus. He wants more and uniform state
legislation against Trusts:
liam firmly of tile opinion that if as many
twrnt" states can be- induced t, adopt uniform
policy in reference to this generally admitted evil
AMI will enforce such policy with hrmness, impair
talty and vigor. relief will surely and quickly fol-
low Itrannot he doubted that State action ia nee.
essary, and that uniformity in the enactment and
enforcement of legislation is Indispensable
There may he States that are unwilling
or unable to rise to the height OF the Texas
and Arkansas view Of Trusts but talk on
the subject will not hurt anybody and will
be relieving to Governors like JOE SAVERS
and DAN JONES and ACCOMPLISHMENTS like
the Hon. JEFF DAVIS of Arkansas. The
city of st. Louis, halowcd by tho memory
of the antitrust dinner and famous as the
site of Col. NOSE WETMoRE. is the inevita-
Bile meeting place.
II the st. Louis conference is frank, it will
adopt this resolution:
"W1srsds. Trusts are considered to be evils by all
political parties; and
"Wh'r,1s Neither Federal nor State legislation is
able to ahate these evils, lie it
"Rsso'rsd. That the Who'll" subject be relcgated IN
tho committees on platforms OF the various political
conventions, stat" and national, and TO future
ferences. with fun power to resolve until the
come home"
But this, wc fear is too much tainted with
common sense.
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| the unarmed In Duzon with the zest with
which they might engage at home In a
| battue Of jackrabbits. Burning and loot
| ing, thievery and coldblooded assassina-
ton, no quarter for the prisoners, whole
sale massacres OF women and children, have
been the rule Of military procedure In the
Philippines, II the Erening Posfs repeated
and unqualified statements are true. The
war has had no parallel for savage inhu-
manity in the whole history Of the ages OF
civilization.
Now appears Prof. WoRoEsTER, a civilian
now at the scene Of the alleged atrocities,
reputable and competent witness with
unsurpassed opportunities to ascertain the
truth; and he directly informs the New
York Erening Post that it has been lying
from first to last about the conduct OF our
army in the Philippines. His denials arc
specific and comprehensive:
Il have personally inspected all bsttsnelds from
Caloocan to Malolos. Once was In the neld before
the wounded we're removed and repeatedly l was
there after the dead ware buried. never saw
single woman child wounded or dead.
II have found. on tho contrary wounded rebels
whose injuries had been dressed by American sur.
geons before the firing had ceased. and who had
gent wounded were brought to Manila and tended in
our hospitals taken care OF In private hospi-
tails. the Government paying all the expenses.
1T Ia absolutely false that any order was ever is
sued looking toward the killing OF men who might
he captured.
Tho natives themselves report that the troops
have saved property and protected life during the
recent operations, and the effect OF their conduct
has been excellent.
Tho accounts Of alleged atrocities printed in
American papers are copied by the insurgent press
and cause incalculable harm. They cost good
American lives
This plain statement Of the truth about
the humanely conducted war In the Philip
pines Is addressed by Prof. WORCESTER
directly to the Evening Post Of this city as
the chief OF the newspapers whose per-
sistent falsehoods are causing incaloulable
harm and costing good American lives.
What Is the effect upon the chief OF the
slanderers OF American manhood? Not
even one word OF such unwilling retraction
as the Springfield Republican, its associate
In the Infamous business felt Itself COM
PEELED for decency's sake to make For
three days now Prof. WoRcEsTERs con-
elusive statement has been In the posses
sion OF the Erening Post; not ono word Of
confession, OF retraction. or OF shame.
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Prof. " Worcester and the Two Defamers
of American Manhood.

The two newspapers in this country which
hlv" hn"n most impudcntly and persist
entity slandrrous in accusing our soldiers
III the Philippines of atrociols inhumanity
AZ" the New York Erening Post and the
Springfield Rcpublicm. They are the chief
da}amcrs nf tn" American manhood that is
lighting in Ia" Far East under the Amcri-
can flag.
The Springfield RppubIcdn is the less har-
dcn"d OF the two. 1t has consented to the
humiliation of publishing editorially the
recent pronunciation Of some of its favOlte
fn!srhoois by Prof DEAN G.. WORCESTER,
now III the Philippines as a member Of
President MCKISLEY's Commission. The
Springfield Republican specifically retracts
one outrageous lie about barbarous
bombardmcnt of Mnlabon, followed by II
Wholesale slaughter OF women and children
in the captured town. The Springfield Re
publican rctracts this lie with an hypo-
critical expression Of pleasure that Prof
WORCESTER is able to testify that Malabon
was never hombarled ut all, and that not a
woman nor a child IN Malabon was killed ;
there were no women and children there
when our troops entered the place, All
that it wants. says the Springfield Repub-
Iicdn in substance, is evidence that the lies
1t has been printing so ndustrously and
60 gcofully are lies SO when convicted OF
on" lie it simply shifts its ground to others
not yet specifically exposed.
much tougher subject is the Ere,ing
Post of this town. Beginning about two
months ago, that newspaper has published
almost daily every SANDER which malice
could suggest or ingenuity devise concern
ing the behavior of the American troops in
the Philippines. Ii has represented our
soldiers as demons OF fcrocity, our officers
rs butchers of mediRval hcartlcssness in
their treatment Of prisoners, of the wounded,
and OF nOn-combatant Filipiuos Whenever
the Erening Post got hold Of falsehood or
an exaggeration written by some silly vol
anteer to impress the boys at home with an
idea OF his martial devilishness it has
paraded the same with exultatlon. When
ever particular falsehoods were lacking for
tho day, it has filled the gap with general
charges of its own, improving on the lies
previously published.
As recently as May % the Evening Post
was r"iterating its former assertion that
the fact is now fully established that in
many cases the rule has been that oar
troops take no prisoners" The disposition
made OF Filipino prisoners, according To
this newspaper has been to murder them.
Til" American officers have so ordered and
the American soldiers have obeyed The
Evening Post has pictured our Western
regiments shooting down the helpless and
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The Eddying Sentiments of Canada.

MONTREAL, June 5.-Although the press is
more or less guarded in its comments about
the Alaska boundary and the other questions
in dispute between Washington, Ottawa. and
London. and some OF the papers only touch on
them as lightly as possible there Is good
deal OF talk going on in places where men meet
to discuss politics. At a gathering the other
evening OF a number Of what may call fairly
representative mon OF all shades OF politics.
some very interesting views were advanced
One was that another Ave years would see
Canada part of the American Union, the argu-
ments in support OF 1t being political and
economic The increasing social ties between
the two countries were also alluded to as
among the strongest forces at work to bring
them together The general opinion seemed
to be that apart from tho facilities en-
joyed by England In being able to send
troops and war material across the con-
tnent by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
there was no real interest felt in Eng
land about Canada the few English emlgrants
coming into the country being cited as a proof
The present relations between the metropoli-
tan State and the colony were described as
purely artificial. principally maintained in the
interests OF a select circle OF politicians and
their hangers on. for whom a change OF flag
would mean political humiliation. The grow
ing discomfort among the people with their
economic condition was spoken Of. and the
opinion was freely expressed that the only
remedy for the chronic irritation kept up by
Interested parties between the two peoples was
annexation: and the sooner 1t came the better
For some reason or other the discomfort with
the Government at Ottawa for it's gu bservence
to the English Colonial ONCE, to the detrimont
OF Canada. seems to have made great Roadway
during the past few weeks; A friend sug-
gested that It was because OF the ostentatious
miitary preparations going on all over Ontario
and Quebec, the citizens here being made
aware OF them by the marching OF soldiers
through the streets and the rattle OF the rifle
firing at the exercises across the river.
In Ontario the economic conditions do not
improve. and among the farmers the discon-
tent with the provincial administration grows
stronger. A case was brought under my notice
two days ago OF person who holds m mortgages
on anumber Of farms In one OF the most favored
districts OF Ontario who has been unable to
collect his interest for year yet dare not fore
close because he cannot farm the land himself
and no one wants TO rent or buy; Some places
he has let out on rent bring him in nothing
for he cannot collect rents that are not earned
Yet it is with such conditions confronting
them that both the Dominion and provincial
governments keep on heapinR up debt and Tia.
bity on thRcountry for imperalstic purposes,
and 10 show their loyalty and gratitude for the
titles and decorations with which they are be-
spattered.
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Jung Lu and KanE vi Now Rule China.

from me NORTH CANA EdiIv keIUt.
According to our native correspondent at Pekin
China is now ruled by two Manchus- namely the
Grand Secretary Jung Lu and the Assistant Grand
Secretary Kang ". The Empress Dowager defers
implicitly 10 the advice Of these two mon tho ara
clever enough to give the credit and
OF all their decisions to the Empress Dowager. Tho
great Rmbiti IN Of Jung In is TO he proclaimed
Grand GenCralissimO Of the forces OF the whole EN-
pre- and he has been working his best to bring the
10000 or 80 900 men under his special command in
Chill province up to the best stata possible as far
as within him lies in regarl to modern equipments
and discipline. Hence he does not often Interfere
in purely civil departmental matters, these being
generally left T. Rang VI who has the reputation OF
being bigot and the bittcrest enemy Of the Reform
party. Jung Lu, who is more OF a soldier being the
neAre t living relative of the Empress Dowager has
naturally the most influence over her He IL much
less Of bgot AMI has hitherto always counsclled
moderation and efectually prevented the sword.
and FIRE policy OF Rang vi against the Reform party
and against all fore gners for that matter Jung In
therefore. possesses more popularity among the
masses than any half dozen mGndArins put to-
gether in Pekin.
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Foreign Notes OF Real Interest.

"whitaker's Almanack" has been dramatzed ana
put upon the stage at the Crystal Palace in speed
tacular review Of the events OF the year called The
Dream OF Whitaker's Almanack."
juno bugs arc thick in parts Of Germany this year.
At Brody school children lately gathered 25}4 hun.
dredweRht from a 1oacre teld. Some one has
figured out that this means ,27o.o 900 June bugs.
Sir Thomas o Conner pore. Bart. has been elected
from the room he lived in with his family at Cork
because he was unable to pay the rent of 80 cents
week. He Is the eleventh holder Of the title which
dates back to 1891
NJ. Dcschanel President of the French Chamber
Of Deputies since last summer. has already smashed
three bells in calling members to order. The bell
he began with had lasted unhurt from the begin.
ming OF the Third Republic.
A. Brest they expect to break record in construs.
ton by launching July ~ the IT, 5O4 ton Sutrcn.
which was begun on Jan. g. The record Of ak
months and twenty days will beat the seven months
and a half in which the Jena built
Gregor samarow. author Of the sensational pol IT,
cal romance I'm Scepter und Krone" has Just
been convicted of l6se majestic at Vienna under his
real name, Oscar Needing He was accused ot insult.
ing the Austrian Emperor and the imperial family
in recent novel,
do sheep drink 2" is the question with which tho
Wesmtn'ter Gazette has started the British silly a.
son. II has aroused bitter controversy soma
writer's standing up for the p almists and Words.
worths observations. while others try to prove that
they know nothing about sheep.
After taking snap shot OF Tenby Church recently
an English photographer was puzzled to md on his
plate the image Of vessel dressed in bunting and
upside down. He read in the newspapers ext day
OF launch at Pembroke seven miles away and COM
cluded that he had photographed mirage
Belgium is trying to rival Germany in queer law
cases. Brussels WAgnerite has sued the Theatre
de la Monna'e for the money he paid for admission
TO performance of "Rheingold. because the lights
were turned down according to the Bayreuth tradi.
ton and he was thus unable follow the opera in
the lbretto. for which he had paid franc In the
theatre Other Brussels enthusiasts threaten 10 take
pocket lanterns into the theatre so as to he able to
read the score. At Liege delicate point in the
ethics Of ringing the bellcord OF train has been lie.
cdcd. bridal couple were riding in compart.
ment when two young men entered and began to
make fun Of them anu to tell vulgar stories The
husband asked them % stop, and on their refusal
pulled the alarm signal ard stopped the train Tho
two rowdies were nned in police court for making
disturbance. but the bridegroom was also nned for
stopping the train without Justification. The Court
OF Appeals. however decided that the use of tha
alarm signal under the circum stances was justin.
able though the District Attorney made the strange
plea that As the bride was married anythinR mighA
be said in her presence.