The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

missing member of the family. and on
July there was a family reunion in
the mining town of Jobs, in Ohio, where
the sisters live. The gray-haired moth
er came from Scioto county to Join in
the rejoicing over the finding of her
daughter whom she had long mourned
as deao. There were many relatives
at the celebration.
During the Civil War Catherine Nc
Cormick married John Burton and
moved away. They changed their liv-
ing place many times, and owing to
the irregular communications at that
time all trace of them was lost in a
Few wears. When search was made,
long after the war was over. no trace
of Catherine could be found.
An application for a pension made by
/ the McCormicks caused a renewal of
the search for Catherine which was
carried on for years with the only re-
suit that the family came to regard
her as dead
In the mean time. Lizzie Mccormick.
the second sister had married John
Vein, miner and twelve years ago
they moved to Jobs, o. The sisters
hNed within stones throw of each
other, but they remained in absolute
ignorance Of the relationship they bore
eacn other until remark about the
part of Scioto county where both were
the discovery.
The majority of the New York wom-
Ell who frequent the race tracks have
nicknames by which they are known
among their intimates. Mrs. Kern
ochen is designated as "Two-Year-
Old" which is perhaps one of the least
Objectionable of this class. Mrs. Stuy-
Vesant Fish is referred to as 1.-The To-
ker." The husband of the very charm
ing Mrs. "Ollie" Hartman is called
The Watch" while such names as
Pocket Adonis," Pussy" 1.-THE Ca
nary, The Tattler." Never Up"
lie" and Goat" are culled from an ex-
tensive, nonelegant, but wholly express
sive list.
According to the views of Bishop
Coleman of Delaware, woman ought to
wear their hats in church On a recent
sunday morning, in All Saint Episco-
said:
am about to speak of a matter
winch some may think of but trifing
Importance, and yet which requires to
pc treated in such manner as not 20
give offense needlessly 1 shall try to
speak kindly.
have been credibly informed that
during the season some women (not
Eelawareans) have come to the serv
ices here without their hats
l wish to say that we have no such
custom as this in the church in D4.a-
ware 4
And 1 must certainly ask that no
such custom may be introduced here
1t may appear to some as a matter
not serious enough to deserve sucn no
tice at my hands
Inc G
| think 1t beneath him to give directions
concerning it l am not Indifferent 10 it,
The injunction against such appear
| ance on the part of women in the sane
tuary is clear and positive; ami the
church has uniformly repeated and en-
forced 1t during these many successive
! centuries.
FOR women, therefore, to come to
J church with their heads uncovered is
/ both unscriptural and unchurehly.
1t Is matter so closely qiied to
the reverence due these holy places
| that 1t certainly is not amIss in me to
draw your serious attention to it in an
age and country go prone to irreyer-
! ence and lawlessness
The fancied comfort or even the
real comfort, of the Individual for a
few minutes is not to be alleged as a
| SUFFICIENT excuse for violating the Ire-
vi
Many women suffer for a long while
no little discomfort in other ways so
| as 10 present and maintain an appear
ance that is to their liking. Better By
FAR endure some discomfort shan vio-
late holy precept and example.
What would be thought by these
| same women of men who should de-
liberately take part in religious wor-
ship in the church with their hats on?
And yet IL is just as bad for them to
do so with their mats off The same
rule that applies to the one class of
worshippers applies to the other
The evasion Of the Scriptural pre-
cept bearing upon this point of the
contention that st. Paul intended it
only for his Corinthian disciples is al
most too inadmissible and ground.ess
to deserve a moments consideration.
Such principle of Interpretation
once allowed would soon overthrow the
authority of the Bible and of much
that is invaluable which has been .
pased upon It's maxims and ordinan-
ces.
III we are to acknowledge the au-
thority of only those portions of the
scriptures which commend themselves
to our own predictions or changeful
opinions, it will not be long before, by
one and another portion of the COM
munity, the entire volume is made of
no effect.
much prefer to take my stand even
in comparatively minor things, by the
side of St. Paul and calmly await the
judgment of those who do not wrest
the Scriptures to their own destruction.
When the bishop ceased speaking a
murmur of surprise ran over the con-
gregation and Indignation was plain on
the faces of the bonnetless Then
when the benediction had been pro-
nounced, they fluttered out of church
with an air of offended dignity
Since then there has been so much
talk about the incident that it has
clearly been the sensation of the sea-
son.