Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-07
BRAVE THE WORLD.
ENGLISH MOBILES NOT IN OF
THoDox FOLD.
Titled Personages Who Have Depart
ed From the Traditions of
Their Ancestors,

London Mail: To be pronouncedly
unconventional in religious convictions
is an ordeal that few people-evet
those moving in humble social circles
have the courage to face. How much
more difficult. then. must it be for wei
known and highly placed personages &c
publicly affect striking departures IRON
she orthodox.
Jet the British peerage contains sew
cral examples OF an unfiinchine adhe
sion to religions that no doubt entail
many sacrifices socially on the dlstln'
guishea followers of those beliefs.
T4atterly failing health has prevented
Lady Sarah Sladen appearing as fire.
oucntly as was her wont IN the
drawing-rooms Of the West End. But on
the rare occasions on which Lady Sa-
rah-who is daughter of the eighth
Earl of Cayan-now enters society she
makes A novel and much observed fie-
Ere. She Is generally dressed in the
uniform OF a Salyationist with the
stereotyped bonnet and the gilt ; on
the collar Of her tunic. Lady Sarah IS
sergeant major in this organza-
ton, which works for the spiritual I'M
provement of classes AT the opposite
pole TO that in which the titled Salvan-
ZIONIST was born.
1t was by degrees that Lady Sarah
Siaden came TO Join the army. Circum.
stances seemed to work to an newt
able end First. the distinguished Of
ficer. who ultimately became her hus-
band. was a Jealous religious worker
Lady Sarah met him at Woolwich on
her return from a visit TO Canada, and
he was showing her round the arsen-
al when stopping before furnace, the
Young ally observed That glowing
fire reminds me of the Tefner who viii
one day. thy the silver" Not long after
Captain Sladen and Lady Sarah were
married
Sometime later Lady Sarah accord
ing TO All the World. ATTENDED a Saliva
ton Army conference in Edinburgh,
and TO her establishment an official re-
quested her TO pray next Lady Sarah
refused The official thercupon pleaded
ON his knees tha she should be granted
"a spirit OF liberty Lady Sarah yield
ed to the appeal
For the first six months she was an
auxiliary" then she became a sol
der" and wore the uniform. Lady
Sarah, It Is said had TO endure much at
the hands of her friends; but she came
through il all trlumphantly.
More curious still is the religion OF
the Earl Of Marlborough He is Budd-
hist After prolonged radiug says
his lordship. II have come to the con
clusion that the faith proclaimed by
our Lord Buddha is the only one | know
10 answer all problems of life satisfac-
torily and clearly
He has vast estates In Yorkshire, the
coal on which brings him in about
4 81 900 year The earl as was his
father. is a bright and scholarly writer.
1t may be remembered that few years
ago a sister to his lordship became the
wife of Prince l.owenstein-W erthcim
who mysteriously disappeared soon af-
ter the wedding and was mortally
wounded while fighting in the Philip
pines,
Everybody knows that the Earl OF
Dunmore is Christian scientist. lie
a tended the recent meetings at Boston,
Mass. for the turtherauce of the move
ment he has SO much at heart
His lordship is a great traveller. His
I
Mrs where he shot the famous owls
foil"
Lord Dunmore's devotion to Chris
tian Science can he well understood if,
as is said he was cured through its
agency of a serious malady which had
dehed every practitioner consulted.
Lady Ramsay is another distinguish
ed Christian Scientist Moreover, soy
cral Of her daughters arc "healers."
The Duke of Northumberland is an
iryinGite--th the faith established by Ed
ward Irving. Carlylos great friend His
grace is a quiet reserved man not
much given 10 society The Percy
family 10y the way. possesses the
unique distinction OF being entitled 10
burial within the walls Of Westminster
abbey
ino Earl and Countess Of RadnOr arc
Spiritualists The earl is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of "A fine voice and his uppun-
euts went SO far as Ia say that his ya-
talizatiou aud not his politics won him
the seat iu South Wits True ii is that
Hundreds Of people of opposite political
convictions used Ia thJuug his meetings
hear him sing Do We Ken lchu
reel'' Lord haduor is connection ~
De leader of me house OF commons
anu curious coincidence is that Inns
'HrdShip's town residence is IN Ballum
sace
'rhe carl was one az tho FIRST VI p
80 volunteer for South Africa While az
1'Oemfuntrtn he contracted ruteru
to'cr. and had very severe attack
Lady Badnur is @ convincing and olo-