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The Washington times., 1903-12-28
PRESENT GENERATION
LAST BEFORE MILLENNIUM
Prof. Prescott Declares Persons Now
Living Will See New Heavens and
New Earth" Established

All signs mark the present generation
as the last and as the one in which the
God OF heaven will set up His king
dom. according to Prof w. w. Pres
colt. the Seventh Day Adventist. who
delivered his third address last night
at the Masonic Temple Prof. Prescott
is editor Of the Review and Herald -
the organ of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists. The subject of his address was
Prophecies Concerning the Setting Up
Of the Kingdom OF God" He said IN
part:
The prophecies OF the Bible deal
very fully with the question of the king
dom Of God. They set forth with much
definitenesS the rise and fall OF the
Kingdoms of earth. and point TO the
time when all these earthly kingdoms
will pass away. when new heavens
and new earth will be created lisa,
XVII; Rev. kid. and when the king
dom OF God VIII III a renewed earth
The book Of Daniel is largely occu-
pied with prophecies Of this character.
and VIII richly reward the patient effort
OF the thoughtful student of the Scrip
ture- In the second chapter Of this
book we have a remarkable line of
prophecy in the dream of Nebuchad-
nezzar, the King Of Babylon, and the
inspired Interpretation of the dream, as
given through the prophet Daniel
The inspired Interpretation OF the
Kings dream is SO plain that 1t is only
necessary to call attention TO it's per
feet fulfllment up TO the present time.
and the nearness of the final event
predicted-the setting up of the king
dom of God"
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
THE GOSPELS GENIUS
DUE TO SIMPLICITY
Last Sermon Of Passionate Of the Rev.
Finley B. Sapp at H
Street Church.

The Rev Finley B. Sapp, who. for
two years. has been pastor of the II
Street Christian Church, preached his
last sermon there last night. The Rev
Mr.. Sapp will take a much-needed rest
before accepting a call to another pas
torate
The subject Of the sermon last night
was ''The Genius of the Gospel" The
pastor said that By reason of its sim
plicity the gospel is conceivable by all
and adapted to all men. learned and I'M
learned. kings ard peasants. TO the wild
man in the forest and the nobleman in
his palace.
1T is So" said the minister. because
II is so adapted to the needs Of the heart
that nothing else can satisfy its long
ings as the message Of salvation in
Christ. AS long as the heart aches.
there is a balm: as long as the soul
thirsts. there is a perennial fountain. 1t
cannot be localized. because it's needs
are universal. and all sons OF one com
mon father must become brothers be-
fore the goal Of the gospel is reached
and again because there comes a time
In the life of every man-even those
who have worshiped their own gods
when a dark yawning chasm stretches
out at their feet and the heart calls out
to grace unknown. Lord. save or per-
ish'"
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
CATHOLICS COMMEMORATE
FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN
Pontiical Mass Sung by Bishop Van de
VyveT, of Richmond.

Special services were held Yesterday
morning in st. Stephens Roman Cath
Ole Church. Twenty-hfth Street and
pennsylvania Avenue, when the feast
OF st stephen was commemorated.
Ponthcal mass was sung by Bishop Van
de Vyver, OF Richmond. Va, assisted by
the Rev. James a. Smyth. Of St To-
seph's. as deacon. and the Rev. Father
Drum. of the Apostolic Mission House
in Brookland. as subdeacon.
The Rev. Thomas S. Lee. Of ST. Mat
thew'ss was the assistant priest. Mgr.
Diomede Falconio. apostolic delegate 20
the United States. was present in cope
and inter. and gave the apostolic bene-
diction at the end Of mass. His de- cons
Of honor were the Rev. Jerome Dough-
erty of Georgetown College: the Rev
Edward X. Fink, OF St Aloysius, and
the Rev. James +. X Mulvaney. OF
Holy Trinity An eloquent tribute 10
the life and character of St Stephen,
patron Of the church. was delivered by
the Rev. Francis 4. Mccarthy of st
AlOysius Church.
One Of the chief features Of the cele-
bration was the excellent musical pro-
gram given by the choir. with orcbcs-
trail accompaniment. under the direc-
ton OF the organist, Eleanor Gillen.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
TO DELIVER SERMON
AT COMMENCEMENT
The Rev. Oliver johnson Will Give Baccalaureate
Address at College of William and Mary

The Rev. Oliver Johnson of South
Carolina, well known In Washington,
where he has frequently preached. has
been chosen baccalaureate preacher for
the College of William and Mary at
Williamsburg, the colonial capital of
Virginia. He will deliver the address at
the next commencement exercises.
The College of William and Mary is
five miles from jamestown and seven
miles from Yorktown. The original
buildings were designed by the great
English architect, Sir Christopher Wren.
who designed the Cathedral of st. Pauls.
London. BY its charter it was entitled
to n penny a pound on all tobacco ex-
ported from Virginia and Maryland. 1t
was also constituted the surveyor-gen-
eraI of Virginia. and. as such. in 1749.
after George Washington had pursued a
special course in land surveying. il APP
pointed him one OF its surveyors. At the
time OF his death Washington was
chancellor of the college, an office he
had accepted at the close of the Revo-
luton, the Bishops of London having
been his predecessors in that Office.
In 1776 William and Mary was the
wealthiest college in America. but suf-
fered severely during the war which
followed. Itself a result of the Revolu-
ton of less. it's students were enthusiast
tic friends OF the Revolution of 1I76.
One of its graduates wrote the Declara-
ton of Independence. several OF them
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
FRESHMAN DECLINES
TO DRIVE DEAD NEGRO
George Ryan Whipped Up His Horses
and Left Pallbearers With Coffin
on the Sidewalk.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S-"Tu not
drive niger dead or alive" said
George Ryan. born in Ireland, when he
was sent on Saturday with q hearse to
the funeral OF Charles Taylor, a negro.
He kept his promise and the funeral
was delayed two hours.
Taylor lived at 9l5 Wolf street. He
died on Tuesday last. and the funeral
was set for Saturday. Undertaken Can
ker, who had charge of the funeral.
did not have a hearse at the time and
ehga ged one from Undertaken KimmerIe
Ryan, an extra man. was sent to the
house with IL. He waited until the pail
bearers bore the body from the house
They had almost reached the hearse
when he saw that they were negroes.
That don't 60" he said. 'I'n not
drive niger. dead or alive
With this remark he brought the whip
down on his horses and sped away.
leaving the pallbearers standing with
the coffin on the pavement. When he
reached his stable Ryan told his troubles
and was ordered back
IF a dead niger stands between me
and my job" he said, Il don't want it.
It's him to drive me. not me to cart
him and I won't do il 3"
Ryan lost his job. Hearses seemed
to be above par on Saturday and il was
not until two hours later that Under
taker Ganker succeeded in procuring
one.
When Mrs. Taylor heard the Irish
mans remark she faint ed. When she
recovered she declared that II was not
her intention 10 resort to legal action
against the undertaken.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28

signed it, and many Of them maintained
it In war and adorned 1t by distin-
guished services in peace
The college suffered also in the war
between the States. but Congress gave
earnest and special attention to the
voice of this oldest of Southern col
leges when paying claims for damages
which United States troops had done
to college property in the States of the
Southern ConfedeTscy.
The claims of the college for relief
from Congress were presented by Lyon
@. Tyler. a distinguished lawyer of
Richmond. now president of the college
faculty. a son Of John Tyler. and born
In the White House while his father was
President OF the United States. Senator
Hoar. of Massachusetts, son of Har-
ward. then a member of the House of
Representatives, in advocating the
claims of William and Mary on the
floor of the House. recalled the ancient
ties that bound Harvard to William and
Mary. the two oldest of American col
leges: recounted the part that each had
played in its respective section of coun-
try toward kindling the fires Of liberty
In Revolutionary days, and declared that
the mother of the Discs and Adamses
would gladly in tho hour of calamity
extend her right hand to the mother of
Jefferson and Marshall A beautiful
painting of Senator Hoar Is one of the
pictures adjoining the reception hall %
the rejuvenated William and Mary.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
CHRISTIAN ISRAELITE
DIES IN OLD ENGLAND
New Hampshire Man Declared Himself
the Prince of Peace, Many
Years Ago.

PORTSMOUTH, y. H. Dec. 2s.-The
announcement of the death at Wren
thorpe, England Of Daniel Milton. who
claimed to be the Shiloh OF the Chris
tian Israelites. was of much interest to
the elder residents OF this city, where
he was born and lived until about 1850
His father. Samuel Milton, was famous
as a woOdsawer. his ordinary Jays
work being six cords of pine wood. one
cut to the stick. Daniel Milton attend
Cd the public schools Of the town and
vas a trifie more studious and consci-
entious than the average boy. Later
he went 70 the Shaker settlement in
Canterbury. n. H. to live, and remain
ed there several years.
When approaching manhood Daniel
returned TO Portsmouth to learn the
trade of shiDwright. At this time. be-
fore he Joined the Christian Israeltes.
he was very eccentric in the matter of
food. He was as averse TO eating any
thing which grew underground as he
was to eating meats or fish. Frequently
when working In the shipyard his meals
through the day would consist solely
Of bread and water, but he maintained
that that was sufficient and the meager
diet never seemed 20 reduce his strength.
His familiarity with the Bible was as
tonishing. If verse of any consider
able length, selected at random any,
where, was read. he could instantly
name the book and chapter where IT
could be found.
His Interpretation OF the meaning of
certain passages did not always coin
eide with that commonly accepted but
he could always support his opinions
with numerous texts and rarely failed
to silence. II not 10 convince those of
his fellows who ventured to question
them.
Some years previous to 1850 David
went TO New York, where he worked for
years in the Webb shipyard. He built
a house In that city. which later was
burned. He married the daughter Of a
missionary OF the Christian Israelites.
became an ardent member Of the sect.
and after a time was made a judge by
the New York body. He then annouced
himself as the long expected shiloh"
or Prince OF Peace OF the sect and in
1856 went 70 England.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
ORGANIZED JUSTICE
VS.. ORGANIZED CHARITY
Friendly Criticism of Jacob Riis' Plan
of Abolishing Slums and Bettering
Condition of the Poor.

Organized Charity and Organized
Justice was the subject chosen by the
Rev. Alexander Kent of the Peoples
Church. for his sermon yesterday morn
ing. The sermon was a friendly criti-
cism Of the plan of Jacob Riis for
abolishing slums and making good citi-
zens of their inhabitants Dr. Kent
said. in part:
I'VE are obliged. in self defense, to
have organized charity. because we
have not organized Justice. ! have
nothing but words of praise for the
men and women who. touched by the
want and misery Of their fellows. give
themselves to the work of afrording
relief. and of helping them into con-
ditions Of self-support. inspiring them
with courage, with wholesome ambition
and with self-respect But let no com
munity imagine for a moment that its
duty is done when the charities of the
city are well organized and ample pro
vision is made for all deserving poverty.
and aid afforded to all who desire to
work their way into better conditions
The very first duty Of society to every
one Of its members is to see that the
doors Of opportunity TO earn a human
living stand always wide open, and that
all have free access. It is also the duty
Of society TO see that no man lives
on the earnings Of others; that business
is so organized as to secure to every
worker. as far as possible, his fair
share Of the product created II ar
rangements are such that every man
gets his fair share of the product he
neips 10 create. no man can get more
than his share; no man can get rich
on Of other mems labor. One man may
get much more than another but only
because he earns more. He cannot ex-
plot others and grow rich on their
earnings"
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
SPEAKER CANNON GETS
PANAMA FROM MANILA
Strange Christmas Present That Should
Have Been Delivered in the Hot
Days Of Last Summer.

speaker Cannon has received a
somewhat belated and rather unseason-
aole Christmas present 1t wasn't in
tended exactly as Christmas gift, but
coming at this season of the year was
regarded as such by the genial member
from Danville who presides over the
deliberations OF that sometimes tempes-
tuous assemblage Of statesmen which
comprises the House of Representatives.
IhC present was beautiful Panama
lat. sent to him by an admirer In Ma
Mia 1t reached Washington as long ago
as last April. but it did not reach Mr..
Cannon until Saturday For the past
eight or nine months II has been repos-
Ing undisturbed with a lot Of useless
papers. estimates. pamphlets, and docu-
ments Of the Fifty-seventh and previous
Congresses in one of the rooms OF the
Committee on Appropriations, where
Uncle Joe" had his office for number
OF years And so all last summer the
sun as It shOne down in Danvilie was
detected from the head of the Speaker
to-be by a lid Of much coarser fiber
and of domestic manufacture.
The hat came to Washington from the
Philippines by mail, inclosed in a paste
beard tube such as is used to mail cal
eEdars and maps, and was addressed to
Mr.. Cannon, United States Capitol
Washington, d. c." Il was received by
Mr. Cremer, one of the clerks to the
Committee OF Appropriations Mr.. Can
non was at the time in Cuba, and Mr..
Cremer. thinking that the tube con-
tanned nothing OF Importance, tossed IL
Into the bottom drawer Of his desk with
out opening it, and proceeded to forget
all about it,
Saturday he was cleaning house"
preparatory to moving from the room OF
the Committee on Appropriations to the
office Of the official stenographers OF
the House, having been promoted 10 be
one of their number. Among a lot of
forgotten documents he CHANGED to
come across the battered mailing tube
which came from the Philippines. and
tore IL open To his establishment he
found that il contained Panama hat
of finest texture. closely woven. as soft
as silk and made double. He admired
1t for a moment and then placed II upon
the postage scales before him. He
saund that the hat weighed but one
ounce. 1t is a specimen of the best
workmanship. could easily be folded so
as to go in ones vest pocket and would
not occupy as much room as a small
roll of Treasury notes. Ii was great
~ admired BY the Speakers friends at
the Capitol Saturday. and the lowest
estimate Of value placed upon il was SO.
She's a besuty. isn't she, boys2"
said the Speaker as he placed the hat
upon his head and admired himself in
the looking glass. Outside the wind was
blowing a gale and the thermometer
registered below the freezing point.
Things may get pretty warm here
this winter. he added as he thought Of
the weather. but 1 guess l can get
along without this bonnet until next
June" and he placed it carefully away
in his desk.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
CHRIST IN THE WORLD
DIR. HARLAN'S SUBJECT
Associate Justices Son Fills
Local Pulpit.
THE SAVIOUR TRULY HUMAN
Sign of His Divinity Awaited by
Mary-Gave Men New View
Of Humanity.

DR.. Richard II. Harlan, son OF As
sociate Justice Harlan. and president
OF Lake Forest College. in Chicago.
preached the Christmas sermon at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning. He said that Christ,
who came at last. after angels long
had sung of His coming. and the hearts
of saints had long ached for Him, was
still in the world. From this fact, many
lessons were to be drawn.
DR.. Harlan's text was: And II came
to pass. as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds
said one 10 another. Let us now go
even unto Bethlehem. and see this thing
which is come TO pass. which the Lord
hath made known to us.
Our Christ" said DR.. Harlan. was
truly human, passing through all the
stages of human life.
we can imagine the anxiety Of Mary
as she looked for some sign to show His
divinity. for IL Is probable that in the
first thirty years of His life there was
nothing TO mark Him from other men,
save His kind thoughtfulness and His
purity of character. In the wilderness,
even. when he was confronted with
those temptations of which we can form
no adequate conception. He won the vic
tory over them by His human strength
alone.
Then. there is the lesson Of His d.
vinity. There was at first no evidence
of it. but in the light of subsequent
events there is nothing so convincing OF
it as the victory won by that helpless
babe over the world
The hospitals of Washington and Of
the world. DR.. Harlan declared, were
built by the kindly influence of Jesus of
Nazareth.
Before the first Christmas" said the
speaker. God was over and above us
Since then He is a God with US. not
only a loving God, but one who loves.
actually loyes. His people"
DR.. Harlan held Christ unveiled the
Ideal Man. that he came to make men
brethren and give them a new eye with
which to view humanity.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
VENGEANCE OVERTAEES
PHILADELPHIA GHOUL
McNamee, Notorious Grave Robber of
Two Decades Ago, Found Muir
dered in Quaker City.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 28-After
being pursued for more than twenty
years by the fear that death awaited
him at the hands OF some negro, the
graves of whose dead ne had violated,
Frank McNamee, one Of the most no
torious ghouls in America. and the
head Of the syndicate which two decades
ago stole scores of bodies from the
Lebanon Cemetery at Nineteenth Street
and Passayunk Avenue, was found with
his head crushed in az Fifth ard Wal
nut Streets Saturday night. He died
yesterday morning without regaining
consciousness
Owing to McNamee's remarkable his
tory and TO the fact that he is supposed
TO have been Swallowed for many years
by negro lot holders. the bodies OF
whose relatives were stolen from
Lebanon Cemetery, the police are max
ing thorough investigation. Strenuous
efforts were made at the hospital to re-
store him so that he might tell who had
assaulted him.
McNamee and his fellow-ghouls de-
spoiled scores OF negro graves In Leb-
anon CenSetery to furnish bodies to
college for dissecting purposes. Before
they were caught by a party OF news
paper men they had taken more than
20 bodies. one lot alone having been
robbed OF fifty-hve- Tn syndicate had
contracted 70 supply the professor OF
anatomy at one of the city colleges with
the bodies at IS each
After the ghouls were captured the
stationhouse was surrounded by armed
negroes bent On vengeance. An organ
lied attempt was made 70 get at the
prisoners. Indignation was afterward
expressed at the light sentence re-
ceived-two years-and a price. It -
said. was put on McNamee's head
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
ST. PAUL'S CONGREGATION
HEARS OAKLAND DIVINE
Candidate for Passionate breaches on
Necessity for Training.

The Rev. William Kelly, of Oakland
Cal, preached yesterday morning and
evening at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
His subject in the morn.ag was The
Necessity OF Training.
In all countries" said me minister.
there are at least tTO classes-the
criminal and the law-abi1ing. What is
the difference between these classes? 1t
Is a difference In training. one grows
Up In the atmosphere OF vice and the
other i'm comfortable homes, with re-
spectacle parents and proper surround
ings."
The Rev. MIR. Kelly is one OF the can
didates to fill the pastoTate at St. Paul 5
Church made vacant by the resignation
of the Rev Mr.. Moot. The congreSa-
ton will hold its election on January II.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
GOD AS INTERPRETED
81 CHRISTIAN SCIENC &C

The services in the two Christian
Science Churches yesterday were slmi-
lar TO those which have preceded The
sermon was based upon extracts from
the Scriptures. interpreted by co-rela-
tive passages from Mrs Eddy's book,
Science and Health With Key to the
Scriptures" The text was from Psalms.
God Is the Lord. which hath showed
US light"
The sermon brought out the different
concepts Of God held by various people.
and explained the Christian Science idea
of understanding Of Him. God is the
infinite mind. the only power. intelli-
gence. and love of the universe. Jesus
because he had such a clear understand
ing of this. was able to make such re-
markable demonstrations of the divine
power over all the forces of mind and
nature.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
FOR THE SAENGERBUNO

The Washington saengerbund held a
Christmas festival last night at it's club
house in Q Street northwest. The prin-
cipal feature was a large Christmas tree
bearing a gift for every person present
Frank Claudy. president OF the So
ciety. made a short address on the sig
nifcance of Christmas and at it's con-
clusion was presented with a gift from
the ladies auxiliary, The presentation
was made by Mrs. Fred Carl. who in
turn received a large cluster OF vio-
lets.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
WASHINGTONIkNS WIN
WATER COLOR PRIZES
Especial to The washington Times. }

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. pa Bier
in Palestine" a water color by Jules
A. Dieudonne. of Washington, is one of
the sixteen pictures, among others, on
display at the American Art Society ex-
hibit here. which has found a purchaser
Mr.. Dieudonne IS the winner OF a silver
medal at the exhibit A silver medal
was also awarded to Walter Paris, of
Mashin.ton.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28

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The Washington times., 1903-12-28
HUSBAND BESIDE HER A CORPSE

MANTUA. n. j.. Dec. 2S.-When she
arose Mrs. jeremiah Wood turned TO
awake her aged husband but was dazed
to find him cold and sim In death Mr.
Wood had complained of slight illness
when he retired Christmas night, but
nothing serious was expected. Mr. Wood
was a retired farmer. seVenty-three
years old. Heart disease is supposed to
have caused his death.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
ADDRESS AT MISSION
BY WELL-KN0WN WORKER

The principal speaker at the meeting
az the Central Union Mission last night
was Mrs. Jennie Smith. who is known
all over the country because of her
religious work among railroad employees
Her subject was the interrogatory
What say we OF Christi In answer
ing the question she said that happi-
ness in this life and that to come can
only be attained by earnestly and hon
estly taking hold of the Savior and
clinging TO Him.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
WIFE FORCED TO SEE
BIGAM0US WEDDING

SILVER CITY, lows, Dec 81. NJ.
Faith, weH-known resident OF this
town. was arrested for bigamy- He
married May Welch last Saturday in the
presence Of his legal wife, whom he
forced TO act as a witness to the second
marriage
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
INTERESTING SERVICE
N LAFAYETTE ThEATER

The address delivered yesterday after
noon by the Rev. c, II. Hatman In the
Lafayette Theatef was an Interesting
one. When the minister finished his
discourse and invited his hearers to
'eta.sd up for Jesus" eight declared
Their slves as having decided TO follow
the Master
The Rev. Mr.. Yatman teok for his
subject, The Sowing and the Reaping. g"
based upon Hosea VIII.
The Washington times., 1903-12-28
CHARTERS GRANTED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

The J. E. Bucl1lin Novelty Company
was filed today. The capital stock is
900 and the incorporators J. e. Buck
lin, G. c. Esher. and Olph de Thiessy.