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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-13
Edward B. Clark
a DRFAnFT-L EXPERTENCE

a man was going home to his wife AMI
family. I was growing DARK HIS Rad
from the station was lonely che. and ne
vas getting along a. fast as ne. could.
when he suddenly suspected thar a man
behind him was following him purpozeiy
The faster he went, the faster the man
went until they came 20 a churcayar9-
-Now." ne said TO himself. Tn find OFT
Z he's after me-" and ne entered the
chLrchyarz
The mar followed hin Vague visions
q reviewers and garr0ssrs grew up1a
him. He male a dstour OF a p.sadtd
nlauso-elm- sd lite mar was ate. aim.
round and round
Al last De turned and faced ire fsl-
Iow, and asked: 'sWnzs the Dsckens do
yoa wznte whzt ara you following ne
sa-2~
wei. sir, do you always 70 home IKE
thfs2 an go-nE Up 70 3Cr Browns h5uss
with . parcel. and The porter al the STA
ton tod ne Il II follow zen shosl.
f1s ne place, as yoa lived next door
Are yau going home =: al tozsShst-'-
f~-rn-- ty.z~
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oPESISG or THE CRESCENT a0sFEt.
ET-REEA Epr.fe.Lsl ArEAMaaa

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Tals popu.ar h9.s. wl.s - aa4a@s = 80.
gas.is a. an sd gear rse1rf Harcn 20
great many irs9TovaH-eass haze go
made fsr tha c771f - All eoaTe~fefe~ Z
ggee.u ard fas bss. O. ssrsles 81 every
paFsfe1 ~ n aESsre8
c-z1a osea--z bz-i Mach 2 IN Tes
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tlcsa;s ~ a very lea ra.e Fursh-- l.-
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2 p DUNN.
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ANIMAL afEETING

GRAND CHAPTER OF KANSAS. or
DER OF EASTERN STAR.
Held at Hutchinson. Kan. May s-iL.
800
For the above occasion the Slnta Re
has made a rate Of one Fare for toe ruuud
trip, Tickets on sale May 7-s. Final re-
turn limit May L. Is90
L r DELANEY.
Passen ger Agent
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REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
SANTA re ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA To-
Kansas City in......-.... hours - mlautss
Chicago in..--............2s hours minutes
St Louis in...............E hours . minutes
Cincinnati ia-.......-.-...2 hours - minutes
Louisville in...-...-.-.--.st hours u minutes
Arriving at Cincinnati and Loulsvills D.
fore nooop.
Time 20 all points east and SOUTHEAST coz
respo1aing.y quick.
Most popular line 20 all poiafs
Phone lss L. R DELANEY. ARsaE
Topeka, Kansas.
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HOMEsEEEERS EXCURSIONS
GREAT Rgs~E ISL. N-0

O. Feb ard =. karen and q. Ap-a
and = TIE Grs2f Rock Islaa5 Efl sci
Ho12ssseksSs' ticses 70 poi7ts II Texas
Lcaisa1a, A-kzusas Arizona ard New
HsxLco a. Gle sare, Plus go. fsr the
ro-z3 r.p Tickets limited 70 2 DAYS
from date 90 szls
E DRAKE. D. P A
< " THOMPSON. A c. ?. 4,
Topeka, Kansas.
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sAN ASToNfo
THROUGH SLEEPER VIA aAETA Pc
ROUTE

First-class PuIlmaa Sleeping car leave.
Wichita daily VIA Santa Fe Route a. ?
4 n. Free rscii1ins chair cars On sesns
train Fer folders. rates ara rssersa-
tons apply % L ?. DELASTET.
ore dollar 3zgs FOR q ssasss lover
serth e. s'eepsng ar N re Rsck Isisa4
o. ard o hYer. fTles.ts - L.acosn AL
Omaha leaving Blchfz daily a. ,
"A. arrives I1ac9ia : a n. Omaha , ..
n NJ chsrEs = cars
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PROVISION MARKET.

Provisions were steady and strong yes
teyday. Pork sold steady, with no ad-
vance. Lard advanced Is to I7la cents.
whi.e ribs remained firm.
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IMPROVED sERvIcF

AMFEs9 ! Ri Etsi+NiGE
TO SAN ANTONIO VIA SANTA FE
ROUTE
Pullman siespers ard free chair car.
now run daily without change via Fort
worth. Allano and ABstin Comfsrtabis
from start % finish Train leaves wIeh-
ia daily a; : a n. L. r DELANEY.
Phone - Agent
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Kansas City. Mo-, April p-C1ose:
Wheat-May. G215c; July 697sc; cash. No
2 hard, s2l2c; No. 3, 5sq6l1zc. No. 2 red.
sec: No. 3. 65qSSc.
Corn-May, sac; July. $3.50; cash, No.
2 mixed, 371zc: No. 2 white. SSQ2S14c; No.
8, csc.
Rye-No. 2, Sc.
Hay-Choice timothy. s1O.ooa1o 80; prai-
re. s7.5oG7.75.
Butter-Creamery. 17919c: dairy. lie.
Eggs-Fresh, sac.
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ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, Apri, 12.-ReceiDts-F s.
90; wheat SOFA; corn. $4,000; oats, 90
600. ShIDments-FloUr. $3.50; wheat, H.
0o0; corn, 102,G.0; oats, 1Se1o.
Wheat-Lower; No. red cash. eleva-
tor. Use; track. 73i4d73tac; April lie:
May. 7o2sc; July, S7isc; No. : hard, s49
6sc.
Corn-Lower; No. ? cash. $50; track
ta1sG399+c; April, SS2sc; May. 377sc; July
SIS GSS24c
Oats-Lower: No. cash. sc: track.
35l=c; April, sc; Nay, 2l-sgz5cs July, 25zsc;
Ne. white. rs. G2Sc,
RE- .oEEar. 55lr-
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1t appeals 10 all classes. rich and poor.
old and young Christians and skspdcs-
To the student and scholar Il is a rare
literary treat; TO the average citizen 4;
is both edifying and ennobling. and 20 the
everyday reader and theatre goer II
serves as q happy and welcome contrast
and relief. as compared TO the ordinary
drama OF the day. One canno; Sit
through the performance without feeling
the benefit OF its teachings. and being
well repaid for the time and money spent
in Witnessing the production
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rAKE THE FRTsco -

afternoon train 70 ST Louis and al points
east. Train leaves union station al Ia
o. m
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FRISCO LINE 10 EUREKA sPRfSCE-
AEEANsAa

ExcUraion tickets On sale a, 80 tiaasz.
Take much needed rest and spend few
dayx az This uoted resort. TI45 for ne
round trip. Good returning nirsty days
from date % sale p. r. DUNN.
Dsrtrict Passenger Agent
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QUOTATIONS.

Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. spring. 68a89alc; No. red
69670c
Corn-No. ?, S9d397sc; No. yellow, Ac
Oats-Ne. 2. 25G25}4c.
Rye-No. 2. 56d551ac.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, s12. 1o712. 70.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. s.. T5977. o2l2.
Short rib sides 0oose). s.. 90G7. %; dry
sailed shoulders (boxed), 65sG67sc; short
clear sides Cboxed), s.. 20lf7. 30
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On the Produce Exchange, today, the
market closed as follows:
Butter-Firm; creamery, 14q1Sc; dairy,
13d16c.
Cheese-Firm: 12113c.
Eggs-F'irm; fresh, He
Dressed pouItry-Ffrm. turkeys, $40
12c: chickens lOc
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Concord. Mass. April 12-The First
parish church. one ot Conoord's best
known historic buildings. was destroyed
by IRE early today. The loss Is s2s,ooa
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GRAINAND PR5OUCE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
Chicago, April B.-The leading futures
ranged as follows:
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Daily Eagle. dsaTsssa, nc *. sses
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D4zs Eaxsa. - ssa.ss. > ss=s ~~E
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Avenue ". z. church viii give an Easter
sale Friday afternoon and evening AZ
the Suufower block Refreshments WI
Be served during the evening Ice cream
and cake. 10 cents. Lunch. Is cents
Music during the evening.
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B. F. PHILBRoOK,
RESIDENT DENTIST.
DENISON, IOWA.

High grade dental work. Teeth extracted
without pain. Office over Kelly's shoe store.
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Now, All Kim wished to cry out, for
the door that hid the three brothers Of
the Ratchet. Yet his voice refused to
come, for he was in fear of the white
policeman. Ard shaken with the dou-
BILE apprehension for his employer and
himself he did not recover power of
voice or movement until the doctor had
crossed the street and was swallowed
up in the dark doorway. Then he has
tened after him with cry in his throat
that was stilled when he saw the door
opened and a tall Chinese usher the
doctor within. He halted as the face
of the tall Chinese stamped itself on
his mind, for it was a face of much
evil, and it bore a scar that reached
from eye to chin, and there was a
malignant pleasure under it's polite air
as the tall man received the doctor and
closed the door behind him.
All Kim leaned against the post with
out the door, faint and shivering, and
put forth all his strength to keep his
teeth from chattering. He was in NOR
tai terror lest the sharp eye of the tall
brother had spied him, and the shadow
of death was even now upon him. Two
or three minutes passed, and his heart
steadied it's fluttering beats. Yet, in
stead of following his impulse to fly. he
crept closer to the door and crouched
in the corner that he might listen and
think and be out of the observation of
any one who should come along the
street. 1t was near the middle hour of
the night. yet belated wayfarers passed
now and then.
What idea was in his mind he could
not have said. Gratitude he did not
know, and friends one does not have
among the white devils. Yet it was be-
fore him that he ought to save the
white doctor from his doom, for he
was kind MASTER and it is not fit that
one should see a man go thus to his
death when one eats his bread. And
then there was curiosity-the eager
wish to know the work of the three
brothers. Thus All Kim crouched
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The Adventure of
the Vacant House.
By EARL ASHLEY WALooTT.
copyright, 1900, by Earl A. walcott.l

copyright, 1900, by Earl A. Walcottl
All Kim was a coward with the Curl
osity of a maybe. Both these things
he knew, for he had been told them of
ten by the mouth of his friend, the
shrewd Wong Chez, and his inner con-
seriousness assured him that Wong
Chez spoke the truth. 1t was due to
both that he had the adventure of
DEVILS night.
1t happened thus: On the night of
the adventure he stood in the dark
doorway two houses from the corner of
Pacific street, on the edge of China
town, in the city of San Francisco, and
it was here that he saw a Chinese pass
across the way with a sack upon his
shoulder. Now, there was nothing
about this t. attract his idle attention
bad not the bearer of the sack stopped,
looked cautiously about him and then
as cautiously opened the door of the
third house from the corner, that bore
the ITO Let" sign of the white agents.
This was remarkable enough, for no
man takes the fourth hour of the night
to examine a house that he would rent.
So All Kim speculated idly on the mat
ter and had but reached the conclusion
that it was none of his business when
he observed another Chinese to saunter
along, also with sack upon his shout
der, and after the same precaution to
see if he We're watched open the same
door and disappear in the darkness.
Now, All Kim, not being bright of
mind, was unable to think what this
might mean and after study decided
that it was a case to lay before his
friend, the shrewd Wong Chez. He
was therefore about to move from the
doorway to put this idea into execution
when he observed a third Chinese to
come along, also with sack upon his
shoulder and after the same precau-
tions to enter the same house.
All Kim at this was partly in fear,
for if the three sack bearers thought it
so important that they should not be
observed they might think it of enough
Importance to attend to the silencing of
one who had observed them, and for all
his slowness of mind it was in his
thought that before he sought the
shrewd Wong Chez it would be well to
know how many men with sacks went
through that door, So he waited and
watched with care and kept himself
within the shadow that none might see
him. There were now and then men
passing along, but none of them bore
sacks upon the shoulder, and none Of
them passed through the door with the
ITO Let" sign upon it. Yet as he
watched he was startled on sudden
to see the "To Let" sign itself disap-
pear like the handkerchief that the jug
gler throws into the air. And All Kim,
having watched vainly for further
signs Of the men who had gone through
the door, Joined party of three who
passed and, becoming one of the crowd,
went on his way to find his friend, the
shrewd Wong Chez.
ut is WELL" said Wong Chez when
the case was explained "There are
many things in life that we do not un-
derstand. We should therefore en-
deavor to learn them from those who
perchance may know more than we.
Said you that these men were of a
size?'
Industrious Wong Chez, 1 had not
said. But, as l remember them, one
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the door.
was tall and thin, and one was of mid
die size and stout, and the third was
small and spare"
did the tall man have a scar from
his eye to his chin. and did the stout
man have wart on his cheek, and was
the small man lame in the right leg?"
Indeed, my wise Wong Chez, could
not see the scar nor the wart for the
darkness, but as remember the small
man did have the trace of limp"
"You have done well, my inquisitive
Kim. And If you go to the joss tonight
pray to him for your friends, for there
is mischief afoot."
do they threaten my friends?" ask
ed All Kim iAan awestruck voice.
pray that it be none Of your
friends" said Wong Chez, with a mys-
ferrous shake Of his head, "for when
those three men went through that
door it meant no good to the man who
passes through it after them"
"Then l shall not pass it," said All
Kim, with SILVER, land l shall stop
at the house of the joss as l go home
and pray that none Of my friends seek
the place." Then, after a moment Of
silence, in which his curiosity rose SUI
perior to his fears he continued, "Does
your most profound wisdom inform
you Of the names Of the three men who
went through the door?"
Wong Chez considered and answer
ed with half closed eyes:
is there one among the tongs who
has not heard of the three brothers Of
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Between the tall brother and the stout
brother, bet on the floor, tied with
ropes and bleeding from the head lay
Chinese. and the face of that Chinese
was the face of the shrewd Wong Chez.
Between wonder that so wise man
should have been taken by the broth
ers, fear lest his friend was dead and
the lack of plan by which to rescue
the two from the hands of the dreadful
three. it was not until WoE," Chez stir
red and groaned that the words that
ing. Then he observed that the small
brother with the lame leg stood before
the doctor, grinned evilly and spoke in
English, while the stout brother with
the Ratchet and the tall brother with a
running moose held to the captive made
silent threats of death.
You will be hanged he heard the
doctor say.
''If they catch u.s." said the small
brother, showing his teeth.
"That is easy" said the doctor. 'rhe
police have only to find out the man
who rented this house, and they will
lay hands on you at once"
"The house not rented" returned the
small brother, with his evil grin more
pronounced than before.
"Why, how are you here, then?" ask
ed the doctor.
zone man he go one time. he get
key" said the small brother with ST.
lent laugh that was terrible to see. I'VE
make key all same this key. Then same
man he take key back. He not like
house. That long time ago. We have
key. We come here in dark tonight. No
, man see us come. No man see us go.
You not do all same we tell you, we
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II acould Keep out of there If acds you."
against the doorpost and strained his
ears to catch sound from the mystic
rious house. Yet listen as he might the
only sounds that came to him besides
the smooth purring Of the distant cable
that draws the white devils street cars
were the loud beats Of his heart and
the breathing that he tried to repress.
AS he lay straining his ears at the
door it came to his mind that this was
a case for the shrewd Wong Chez, and
he started to rise and go and seek him.
Then he sank back, for he feared what
might happen while he should be away
and that Wong Chez might come too
late. Whatever was to be done must be
done by him alone. The heartsickening
fear that followed this thought seemed
to give him strength that was not from
himself. He rose, laid off the Chinese
shoes that he wore, listened intently
again, and then put his hand cautious
ly on the doorknob. No sound had come
from the house while he had lain there,
and he felt assured that the three
brothers were elsewhere than in the
hall 1t was his fear that the door was
locked, but to his surprise and relief it
yielded as he turned the knob, and no
sound followed as inch by inch he
opened it. He drew his knife from his
blouse and listened again; then he slip
ped through the narrow opening and
closed the door without sound.
The darkness of the street was as the
light of day to the darkness Of the hall
when the door was closed, yet it gave
him courage, for IL he could not see
neither could he be seen, unless the
brothers had the gift Of the devils to
see in the dark. He stood for minute.
Then murmuring sound that came
from overhead confirmed him in the
opinion that the three brothers and
their victim were up the stair. Gre
puscular glow. the very ghost Of light,
came to his eyes from above, and he
OWNED that there lay the ascent.
His fears asked him If one of the
brothers did not lie between him and
the source of that light. But, reason
ing that the grip of death would by
then have been at his heart If one of
the brothers had been on the watch, he
staked his life on the desperate trust
that the crime for which they had come
had taken the attention of the three
and that none was left on guard.
So he moved forward step by step
and almost inch by inch, the fingers Of
the left hand touching the wall as his
guide, his right hand gripping the
knife, and eye and ear strained to catch
the faintest hint that his presence was
suspected. Thus noiselessly he came to
the head of the stair and saw that a
middle room was alight and that no
one stood outside. The door was but
an inch or two ajar, and Alb Kim crept
to it with noiseless progress, though
the murmur Of voices, of which he
could catch a word now and then,
would have covered his steps had he
proceeded boldly.
When he looked within the room, he
shook with establishment as we'll as ter
ror, for not only did he see the white
doctor with arms and feet bound stand
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All Kim buried his knife TN the throat OF
the stout brother.
leave you heah." And the small broth
er pointed to the floor and made sug-
gestive gestures as though the body Of
the doctor lay there dead.
"But the police will find me, and they
will know that it is murder" argued
the doctor.
police no catch US" replied the
small brother, with pride and scorn
mingled in his voice. "Some day catch
you this place, catch Wong Chez that
place." pointing to the floor. "All same
say, 'Chinaman fight; white man fight;
both get kill"
"That will not be the end of it," said
the doctor in a tone Of menace and
warning. II was in Los Angeles when
your highbinders killed two Of the
white police. Then the white men
came with guns and knives and fire,
and they shot and stabbed and hanged
every Chinaman they could find. and
they burned their Chinatown off the
face of the earth. Many were killed,
and many hundreds were hurt, and all
ran for their lives. Do you remember
that?"
Now, at these words the face of the
small brother lost something of its look
of diabolic pleasure, for even the three
brothers must tremble at the name Of
that awful night in the southern city,
where the tall brother had got his scar,
and the small brother had acquired his
limp. and the three had barely escaped
with their lives.
1--WE not want to kill you." said the
small brother, with smile that was
meant to be conciliatory. but succeeded
only in being CHASTITY. "You do all
same we say, you go home all lite"
Now, the doctor knew that his fate
was sealed, for the three brothers had
let him know too much and must kill
him for their own safety. He saw
that they but played with him to make
their pleasure, yet he bore himself as
though the brothers but TESTED with
him.
What would you have? asked the
doctor.
II tell you before. the heart Of Wong
Chez" answered the small brother.
81 cannot take it. The man is still
alive"
"He all same dead" replied the small
brother. "White devil doctor man he
like cut up dead man. Why he not like
cut up live MANI"
"Why do you want me to cut up a
live man?" asked the doctor.
I'VE like see. Some time maybe we
like do"
81 cannot kill him. He has done NO
HARM"
ooh, you think him good MANI" ex.
claimed the small brother, contemptu.
ously. "You think him all lite? He all
same come tonight to say we get one
thousand dolla' kill Wing Lee. You
think him good man, eh? He no sabby
one tong say we get two thousand fl
hudn' dolla' all same kill him." And
at this humorous situation the small
brother went off into diabolic laughter
"Then did 'one tong tell you to kill
me?" asked the doctor II do not know
the tongs and never harmed them"
The small brothers face took on q
look of preternatural cunning, and he
appeared to consider what excuse tt
give.
Never one time kill white devil?" be
said at last. And his eyes snapped ca
gerly, as though this had been the long
desire of his life; and the bodies Of the
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Illinois Central.

Illinois Central.
Going East.
No 2, Chicago s. St. Paul Limited-a.a:ls p. m
No a, Chicago Express-,a. ~ p m
No Is Omaha s. ST. Paul EXpress--6. $40 a. m
No 81. Fort Dodge Passenger-b. ;6:53 p m
No So Chicago Manifest s. Stock-d. .ll:l5 p. m
No g. Fast Stocll--c... ',,o d. III
No. "a, Local Freight. l;05 p. M
Going west.
No Omaha Limited-a. .5:5a a. m
No 3 Omaha EXpreSS-d. .l:oO p m
No % St. Paul s Omaha Express-6..7:27p p. m
No 81 council Bluffs Passenger-6.. .S:0O am
No 81 Manifest Freight-d.. ......... 6:O4 p. m
No 81 Omaha Stock ..-........ ~. 30 p IN
a-means daily. b-daily except Sunday.
daily except Saturday.
No 2 arrives Chicago 1920 a. m.
No. 4 arrives Chiago ZOO IL. M
No. 3 arrives ST. Paul 500 a. M, at Minneapo
lis T:30 a. m.
No Is arrives ST. Paul 7:3O p M, at Minneapo
Freight trains No. 90 and No "a carry passen-
gers.
Tickets sold and baggage checkedto all points.
HI. f. CASHIER, Agent
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DENTISTS.
J. G. ROBINSON, D. D. s.,
SURGEON DENTIST.

DENISON, IOWA.
From State University OF Iowa, graduate
from Northwestern University3Dental Col
lege. Chicago, also fromoState Board OF Dem
tai Examiners:by examination. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
HOflce over Burk's drug store. "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-14

A three-flfths majority of the COM
mittee on the itinerancy of the Metho-
dist Episcopal general conference favors
the abolition of the time limit of the
pastorate and will, it is said, so report.
This does not mean that the confer
ence will accept the report without
amendment. There will no doubt be a
battle royal when the main question
comes up for general debate. But the
trend of opinion seems to be against
the time limit. altough by most disn-
terested observers its abolition would
be regarded as a long step away from
one of the institutions which has
largely contributed vitality and indi-
vlduality to Methodism.