The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24

| ElliotGs 9Oth birthday Anntversary'
"Chinese Exclusion" was the topic of
the second in the series of sermons on
China" given by Rev. DR.. Mitchell In
the Grand Avenue Congregational
church, last evening. The text was,
'"Thou Shalt Not Steal" DIR. Mitchell
! said in part.
80 it has gone on the Chinese yield
| ing slowly and unwillingly point by
point, even the forms of friendly inter-
course, and any talk to-day about
China being on friendly terms with any
country, or any country enjoying the
confidence of China is absolute nom
sense. They hate and dread us all, and
would gladly push us out and slam the
door in our faces. AS to this last effort
| to do it, it was murderous and treach-
erous but then. our great Christian %
nation, Russia, proceeds also by muir
der and treachery. Murder and treach-
cry are even the resort of trampled
down weakness, and Furthermore, the
Chinese haven't murdered any more
foreigners, nor so many, as you Ameri
cans murdered negroes last year, and
in much the same way through low
You must not judge any people by its
lawless element.
THE situation must be judged by the
great question which underlies the
whole Has the foreigner any right,
there? For 5000 years the Chinese
have never asked Of the foreigner but
one thing besides to go and that was,
not to come. Have they no right to
exclude foreigners? 1t is an easy ques-
ton for you Americans to answer with
your Monroe doctrine, your protective
tariff and your emigration laws. The
English and Americans do not hest
tate to say that the Russians have no
right to take Chinas land, neither have
the English and Americans any right
to take China's trade, If she doesn't
want them to. But, you say, we will
do them good. Not only is that, If true,
beside the argument, but it never has
been true. Not only has China the
real curse of your opium trade of more
Importance than all the rest, but when
ever you go with your other products,
machinery, cotton mills, kerosene oil,
steamboats,, you go in the irresponsible
souless way of your modern industry,
liIIONlu5 IlllilOnS u ADllltSG OUT Oh
employment and running thousands of
households. The foreigner even sent
his agents through the tea district,
stole the art of grading and curing tea,
and Chinese tea culture has fallen off
loo, O00,0 900 pounds year. But then |
you call him a savage, because he
doesn't love you and your methods. Do |
you love them, yourselves? You, who
are ten times better equipped to en- |
dure them and cannot run a coal mine |
or street railway without fighting"
Fair Haven Lodge No 2, Degree of !
Honor, will meet this evening at
which time it is expected there will be ,
initiation exercises by the degree team.
At the close, after lodge exercises, light
will be served A large J.
is hoped for, as matters of .
are to be considered
The republican caucus to nominate
town officers, will be held at the East
Haven Town Hall, Wednesday even
ing.
This evening will occur the republi-
can caucus in North Haven S. P |
Tuttle the town clerk for over twenty
five years will probably be renominat-
ed. Henry L. Todd is the first select
man and Clarence Frost the second Sc
lectman. The democratic member of
the board is Herbert Blakeslee. r. T.
Lindsey, treasurer, will probably be re-
Mr., Lindsey has been fill
ling out the unexpired term of the late
Hayden Todd.
r. II. Cloudman OF Portland is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. N A. Beebe of Pine
street.
Rev. Augustus A. Bickford of this
city, preached at the Grand Avenue
Baptist church yesterday. The pastor
Rev. Il. w. Stone, who is recovering
from Illness was in the pulpit at the
service in the morning and
spoke few words of greeting to the
and thanked them for
he expression of sympathy and many
acts of kindness shown during his sick
ness and since his return home. He
said he hoped to be able to preach next
A very pleasant gathering took place
n the parlors of the East Pearl Street
VI, E. church Friday afternoon, it be-
ng the Goth birth anniversary of Mrs
Mary j. Elliot. The reading circle of
he Kings Daughters gave social and
invited the older members of the
'hurch. The afternoon was passed
With readings, music and monograph
selections were given. A fine supper
vas served, Mrs, Elliot cut her birth
lay loaf and each guest took home
1iece of cake. Mrs Elliot was con-
graduated upon the OCCASION the
quests expressing their wishes for
many more returns of her anniversary.
The pastor of the church, Rev r. T. Nc
Iicholl, was present and took supper. .
Those present We're: Mrs. Mary ]. FL
lot, Mrs Clarissa Sanford, Mrs. Lucy |
\. Brooks Mrs. Maria Gladwin, Mrs.
ane futile, Mrs Elisha Larkins, Mrs.
Nary A. Johnson Mrs. Martha Chase,
Hrs. Emily Pollard, Mrs. Mary Augur,
Hrs. Frederick Mansfield, Mrs Mary
deachan, Mrs Mary c. futile, Mrs
Catherine Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
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