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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03
History of MethodiSm
In City of Alexandria
From 1774 to the Present Sect Has Been an
Important Religious Body There---OId
Church and Branches.

appointed by the conferences of the NJ
z. Church"
In 1906 Mr.. Bushby regranted the
property without condition, and Richard
Libby. NJ Sexmith, and w. LAmphier
sold It to Priest Neale" for a Catholic
church.
First Official Notice.
The first official notice of Alexandria,
Fuirfax county, as a charge, was In
the reporl Of the conference of 1871
Ezekiel Cooper was first appointed in
that year. On the 18th of November.
1872, the conference was held In Alex
aadria, but there is no return of ap-
continents or members in the society.
IN 1893 Alexandria appears again, with
a preacher jeremiah Cosden: mem
bers, ffty-eight white and forty ne
Rroes The Baltimore annual confer.
ence of 1924 designated Alexandria as
a station. There were sixty white mem
bers and forty negroes. John Bloodgood
was appointed preacher in charge for
the first six months, and Thomas An
derson for the last six months.
For several years before building the
little house of worship in Church Al
ley the society worshiped In a hay loft
Of Samuel McDougal on the southeast
the third story OF the stOrehouse which
still stands After the sale Of this church
in Church Alley lot was purchased
from william Hartsorn for 81 900 on the
east side of Washington Street where
the old church now stands. The 'Metho-
dist Magazine" published in London in
1904. gives a long letter from one OF the
trustees. Cherries Slade, q hardware mer-
chant. giving a detailed account Of re-
markable revival of religion then in pro-
gress there under the direction of Bish-
Cd Asbury, which resulted In adding 80
members to the church.
Four bodies in Alexandria have come
out OF the original church. First in lI9i
or thereab bouts was the O'kelly secession
The second was the Methodist PrOtes-
tant secession, about 1879. Third, the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. IT
IS4S and the fourth was the Free Meth
odist Church in 1873. 1t is the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which is now
holding in its superb edifice opposite tho
old church building a session of the same
Baltimore conference which assembled
here I'm 1871. though some changes In
church relations have since taken place
| This Methodist Episcopal Church, South
was established in Alexandria in 1S48 and
held service fer a long Sime IN Potomac. :
saloon. the basement OF the present Ode
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COAL DEALER MOVES
INTO LARGER QUARTERS

Owing to the great increase in his bust
ness, William J. Zeh, the Well-known
coal dealer has leased the two-story
building at 1877 G Street northwest The
first floor IS devoted entirely to a sales
room. and is arranged in a most con-
venient manner for the comfort of his
patrons
The second floor is arranged for Office
work. and here the large force Of en-
ployes IS well provided for Mr.. Zen has
been in the coal business for twelve
years, and attributes his great success
TO Chree principal features, clean coal,
prompt delivery, and attractive prices.
His many branch yards are located n
all parts Of the city.
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Priests Sermon Led
To Suicide of OwenS
RedemptoriSt PreaChedAgainstM Marriage Be-
tween Catholics and Protestants-fianCee
Wrote Breaking Engagement

UTICA. y. Y. April 1.-The will of
John Owens. a young business man Of
this city. whose home was in the near
by village Of Remsen. has been filed for
probate. It leaves most Of his $4,000 es-
tate to the young woman whose break
Ing Of their engagement caused him 70
commit suicide. With the exception Of
a sister Mr.. Owens relatives are cut on
by the will and they will contest II.
The engagement was broken by Mr..
Owens flancee as the result of a ser
mon she heard a Catholic priest preach
in St. Josephs Church. in which marri-
ages between Catholics and Protestants
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Alexandria has had two Methodist
conferences in session there this month
The second Of them has occupied the
past four days. and will. it is expected,
close today or tomorrow.
MethOdists were found in Alexandria
within twenty years after John Wes-
ley originated his societies in England.
Fairfax appears on the record for the
first time in IVA, and is never lost aft
eUward The report of that year is
thirty members.
William Bushby may well be nam
ed as the founder of MethOdism IN
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PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE
TO ARRANGE CELEBRATION

District Commissioner Macfarland
today recommended to the Board Of
Commissioners that a committee of ar
rangemeuts for the celebration Of Dis
trict Of Columbia Day at the St Louis
Exposition on October 20 next be ap-
pointed. the committee 10 consist Of the
followir-:
The former Commissioners Of the Dis
triCt of Columbia lOw residing in the
District, the president and the secretary
Of the Washington Board of Trade. the
president and the secretary Of the Bust
ness Mems Association, and the publish
orc of the Washington daily newspapers.
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Dher Lyles. still survives. During the
civil war the Southern Church was
taken and used as a hospital and the
meetings Of the congregations were
suspended. In March. 1866. the Balti-
more conference took charge of the
Alexandria congregation and has since
retained it. The pastors have been the
Revs. James Duncan, Anthony Dibrell.
Robert Michaels. Jacob Manning. Davis
=. wills. w. c. BloUnt. ". W. Duncan,
George w. Langhorne, William f. Mum
sey, Ezra F. Busey, J. II. Waugh, W.
X Boyle, John Kern, r. Smithson, w.
J. Young. r Z. Carson, J. T. Williams.
r. Y. Register. and the Rev j. p.
stump, the present popular pastor.
The membership Of the church now
reaches over 100. and viii probably soon
reach the ! 900 mark 1t has Il sunday
school of over 800 pupils, with J. r. Alex
Snder superintendent
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DETECTIVE O'DEA'S CHILD
Is BURNED WITH LYE

While playing In his mothers yard
yesterday Joseph O'Dea. the young son
Of L. ]. O'Dea. OF 122I H Street north
east. found a can with little I've in It.
and was burned about the face ans
hasds in consequence of sprinkling him
self with II.
The child was taken to the Casualty
Hospital in the patrol wagon Of the
Ninth precinct, and later taken to his
home
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PRIVATE T. F. HAVILAND
DROWNED IN PHILIPPINES

Thomas F. Haviland. a private IN
Company 1. Fourteenth Infantry, was
drowned in the Philippines on March 20
and his body was not recovered. 4 dis
patch received at the War Department.
this morning from General Wade an
nounced HaViIand's death
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were strongly condemned. The young
woman is a devout member OF St 10
seph's Church.
RedemptOrist priests have been hold
ing a mission IN the church. and they
have earnestly denounced mixed marri-
IN this city.
Mr.. Owens was to have been married
in June He received a letter from
him fiancee announcing the breaking of
Of the engagement and on Saturday,
after telling his mother OF its receipt
he shot himself through the head A.
ter mailing the letters to Owens the
young woman left for Buffalo 10 avoid
meeting him
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ONE INDICTMENT FOR
SPRINGFIELD LYNCHIkG

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. April 2.--The
grand jury which has been investigating
the lynching of Richard Dixon made
partial report to Judge Mower yester-
day. One indictment was returned. 1t
was against Earl Sulkins, who was ar
rccted several days ago for being i'm
pIicated in the lynching.
This step was taken because Police
Judge }. J. Miller reduced Sulkins
bond to $780, and he was about to be
released from Jail. Sulkins will be ar
IA ,gned Monday on the indictment.
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The Original Members
OLDEST HACK DRIVER
I'M CHICAGO IS DEAD

CHICAGO. April 2.-ChaTles Blair, the
oldest hack driver in point Of years as
we'll as service, Is dead. He was eighty
one years old. For nearly half CEN
fury he had been ''jehu' in this city
Among those who were his patrons in
olden DAYS were Abraham Lincoln. Cen
eraI Grant. Stephen A. Douglas. Edwin
Booth. Joseph jefferson. Edwin Forrest,
William / Florence Lawrence Barrett.
John L. Sullivan. Paddy" Ryan. John
Morrissey. Scores Of others also rode
after him, who We're prominent in their
various occupations.
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Fellows Hall in North Columbus
Street There the Rev. James A. Dun
can carried on one of the most remark
able revivals among the young men OF
Alexandria that has ey eT taken place In
that city, and the Southern church was
so far advanced that on september p
1850, the cornerstone of the present build
Ing I'm which the conference is now held
was laid by the Masons during the pas
tOTate Of the Rev. DR.. Leo ROsser. aud
the building was completed in 1852. only
q few years ago the church was entirely
remodeled and IS now not only one OF
the finest churches in Alexandria, but
also one Of the most superb of the
Southern churches in Virginia
The Original Members.
The original and most effective mem
bers Of the church at its organization
were William E AtwelT, Robert Hunter.
James Sangster. Harrison Bradley, and
Benjamin II. Berry. only one, Christie
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SMALL FIRE IN HOUSE
3314N STREET N w.

One hundred and fifty dollars DANA e
was occasioned in a house located at 1914
y Street Georgetown. by fire, discovered
yesterday afternoon. Firemen responded
TO the alarm. which was sounded from
box 70, and kept the blaze confined to
the upper part of the building.
The blaze is said to have originated
from sparks flying from nearby chin
ncy.
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CHANCES OF COLLEGE MEN.

President Finley. of the New York
city college. estimates that the college
graduate has one chance in forty Of
succeeding in life, whereas the mau
who has not been to college has Only
one in 10000 President Schurman. OF
Cornell takes a similar view. but Pres
ident Hadley. of Yale, thinks that sue
cess is q very loose and indefinite word,
and that the evidence Of biographical
dictionaries should be taken with much
reserve.
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Alexandra. In July. 1870. he convey
cd TO the trustees of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church in AleXan-
drIa forty-three by eighty three feet Of
ground on Chapel Alley, near the rear
Of the present Catholic church, upon
condition that they should erect there
on a house of worship devoted exclu-
sively and for all time TO "the preachers
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TORPEDO DESTR0YERS
ORDERED TO GALVESTON

The torpedo destroyers Whipple and
Worden have been ordered 70 sail from
Pensacola on April for Galveston,
where they VIII join the cruisers Min
neapolis and Hartford
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sUPERsTITIoUs PEASANTS.

During a drought in the government
OF Perm, Russia, last summer. a deacon
had a lightning rod put on his house
The peasants were greatly interested IN
it. but when they learned that il was
used to divert the thunderbOlts they got
greatly excited, and concluded that it
had caused the drought They prompt
" proceeded to demOlish il. and rain
after they were confirmed In their be-
lief
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-05-07

prophecy was literally fulfilled and to-
day the site whereon it stood is but
Il barren rock where fishermen resort
to dry their nets. Identical prophecies
We're uttered against Sidon, Babylon,
Carthage and Pagan Rome all Of
which have had their fulfillment and
we are witnesses Of these visitations
of Gods vengeance which came upon
those cities because of their corrup-
ton, brought on by wealth and luxury.
We might continue this history, and in
the destruction of Jerusalem and Con-
stantinople, the devastation wrought
by the barbarians of the north, who
poured their fiery hosts over southern
Europe and northern Africa; the wars
of the Reformation and the Revolu-
ton show the same aveAging wrath of
divine Providence, because of the cor
ruptions induced by wealth and it's at.
tendant luxury.
Socialism, with it's denial of God, it's
rejection Of Christ, it's hatred of the
Church founded by Christ, it's gospel
of wealth and its dream of an earthly
paradise, cannot solve the social prob
lem.
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DULUTH NEWS.

Last Sunday evening, at the cathe-
dral. a procession was held in honor
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it being
the opening of the May devotions.
Wednesday and Friday evenings dur
ing this month devoions will be held
at the cathedral.
St James court of the Catholic Or
der of Foresters held most interest
ing meeting last week. a number of
applications for membership We're re-
ceived and several important matters
of interest to the order We're discussed.
a very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at st. Clements church, Wednes-
day morning of last week, when Miss
lulu =. Macy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Macy, Of Kelsey, Mimi,
formerly of Duluth, became the bride
of Timothy O'Flaherty. The bride was
attired in white silk trimmed with lace
and a white picture hat to match and
was assisted BY her sister, Agnes, while
the groom was supported by Mr.. John
McCullum, of Alpena, Mich. The we'd
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sofa will endeavor to beat their Iowa
brothers. Mr.. Martin says he wilk
never forget the sight that he wit
messed last Sunday in the Iowa town.
st. Elizabeth court, G. O. f., raised
1925 at an entertainment given recent
ly for the benefit of the new school
fund.
Miss Dacey left last week for Bos-
ton, where her marriage to Otto G..
Hartman, of this city, will take place
June LIST, at the home of the BRIDES
sister.
r. F. Murphy, who for the past
eighteen months has been connected
with the Marshall-Wells Hardware
company, left for Forest Lake, Mimi,
last Monday to engage in business for
himself.
Matt Doyle left last week for Evel-
eth on business.
P. HI. McGraw has started work on
his new residence, to be erected at the,
corner of Fortyseventh avenue west
and Cody street.
John Mcdonald returned home last
week from Saginaw, Mich, where he.
went to attend the funeral of his
father. Mrs. John Mcdonald and Mr..
and Mrs. James Mcdonald will return
to West Duluth this week.
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ding march was played by Miss Edith
Blackwood, the church being prettily
decorated by the young ladies of the
sodality of the church, of which the
bride was a member. After the cere-
mony a reception was held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Walsh,
212 w. Third street. The bride was
formerly an operator for the Duluth
Telephone company and the groom is
on the mechanical staff of the Evening
herald. Mr.. and Mrs. O'Flaherty will
reside on Sixteenth avenue east.
A regular meeting Of the court will
be held next Tuesday evening and a
full attendance is desired.
The Twentieth Century Progress
club held an interesting meeting at the
home of Edward Dormedy, Fifty-sixth
avenue west, last week.
p. Fl. Martin, state chief ranger for
the Catholic Order of Foresters, has
returned from trip through the state
in the interests of the order. While
away he attended initiation ceremonies
at Oelwein, Iowa, where class Of 700
were introduced into the mysteries of
the order. Nearly 1000 visiting Cath
olics from near states, many from
Minnesota, were present at the event.
Mrs. e. L. Hannegan left last week
for New York city, where she will
make her future home with her son,
Ernest Hannegan.
Miss Agnes Callahan, who has been
sick at st. Mary's hospital for some
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progress during the past month. More
than fifty candidates passed the re-
Quirements for admission and entered
into full fellowship of the order Sun
day afternoon. j. L. Barry, of st.
Paul council, who had charge of the
preliminary work of organizing here,
came down Saturday morning to make
arrangements to entertain the large
crowd that was expected to visit
Faribault Sunday. The degree work
was conferred by team from the st.
Paul council who are capable of doing
some excellent work. \ special train
brought the La Crosse and Winona
councils here.
Waverly, Minn.-Martin Boyle, one
of the old and respected pioneers OF
Wright county, died at his home in
Woodland Friday, April ODD, at the age
of 81 years. He was born in County
Galway, Ireland, in 1923, and came
to America in 1914, locating in
GAINESVILLE, Wis. In 1857 he came to
Minnesota and settled in Woodland,
where he remained until his death.
The funeral occurred OH the 9th ult.
from st. Mary's church and the inter-
ment was made in ST. NIary's cemetery.
The following acted as pall-bearers:
John Devaney, John Phalen, John Nc
Neeley, j. II. Burke, Joseph Kopple
and Anthony Raitor.
Credit River, NIinn.-Sunday morn.
ing, May LIST, Mrs. James Hickey, of
Cedar Lake, Scott county, passed away
at the ripe age of IS years. Services
were held in st. GATHERINGS church
Tuesday morning, the Rev. p. f. Kelly,
of Credit River officiating in the ab.
sence of Rev. Father Rhatgan.
Cedar Lake, Minn-Rev. Father
Rhatigan was taken to st. Paul Satur-
day, April 23d, by his brother for rest
and treatment and, we are glad to
learn, is much improved, he being in
st. Mary's hospital now. Rev. Rhat-
CAMS health was none too rugged and
the arduouS duties of his two parishes,
to which he attended very faithfully,
brought on illness from which we hope
he will soon recover
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b time, is around again and regaining her

time, is around again and regaining her
health.
The engagement of Miss Margaret
McGraw and II. G. Eischen was an
nounced last week. The wedding took
place Tuesday morning at o'clock at
st. James Catholic church, at West
uuluth. During the past week a num-
Der of delightful entertainments have
been given in honor Of the bride. They
will be at home in Duluth.
William Jennings Bryan was a dis
tinguished visitor to our city last week.
He met many of his friends, who were
deliver a lecture.
st. James court, No. 614, G. o. F.,
held its regular meeting last week in
Gilley's hall. After the routine bust
ness of the order had been transacted,
State Chief Ranger Martin, who had
just returned from the big initiation
ceremony at Oelwein, Iowa, gave
short description of the affair. He said
that it was one of. the grandest and
most imposing sights that he ever wit
messed. Over 5000 Foresters were
present, delegations coming from a
number of states. There was special
train from the Twin Cities which car
ried over 400 members. At this cele-
bration a class of 700 candidates was
initiated into the Catholic Order Of
Foresters. Plans are under way to have
such ceremony in this state next fall,
when the courts Of the state Of Mime
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SOUTH OAK IA.

Married.-The marriage of Mr.. John
Determan, of Mitchell, to Miss Carrie
SiebeE, of Hutchinson county, is an
nounced from Parkston. The happy
event was solemnized lately at st.
Peter and Paul's church, Starr, and the
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
John Hermeling, pastor The young
couple have host OF friends who unite
in wishing them a long and prosper
GUS life, in which the Standard desires
to join. Mr.. and Mrs. Determan took
the south-bound Milwaukee train soon
after the ceremony, en- route to Sioux
Clty, where they visited friends and
are now settled down to housekeeping
on farm near Parkston.
Mr., P. I. McG9yern, one of Mitch
ellis best business men, has returned
from Palo Alto, Cal, where he spent
the winter with his family. Pats chill
dren are attending the Stanford uni
versity at that place. He expects to
remain in Mitchell until the beginning
of winter, when he will return to Cali
fornia. Mr.. McGovern still owns all
his property at Mitchell.
Died.-Mr. James Snee, a native of
the county Of Sligo, Ireland, aged 4S
years, died Of heart disease on the even
ing Of the 23d ult. at his home in Port
land township, Deuel. county. Deceas,
ed was a plasterer and stonemason by
trade and had been working on the
date of his death in the northern part
of his county. On his returning home
for supper he complained to his wife
of not feeling we'll, and being a long
distance from physician, she pre-
pared a plaster and placed it on his
side, after which she attended to her
household duties. In little while she
returned to his bedroom and found
that life had just departed Deceased
came to Deuel.. county eighteen years
ago and later on moved to Saltwater,
Mimi. In '0G lie moved back to South
Dakota. The funeral took place from
Rcvillo. Grant county, on Wednesday
forenoon, where requiem mass was
celebrated in the presence of a large
congregation, and the final absolution
being pronounced, the remains were i'll
TERED in o. aolic cemetery.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Walsh, Of Yankton, has
just been receiving a visit from her
brother, James Murray, of Cuba City,
Wis. MIR. Murray was delighted with
South Dakota, particularly Yankton
county, and lie thinks some of locating
there permanently. He returned to his
home Wednesday of last week.
We are panied to learn that Mrs. d.
Erred, of Chicago, whose serious ILL
ness we reported in our last issue, is
no better, and grave fears are enter
tained Of her recovery. Her sister,
Miss Libbie Hickey, is with Mrs. Elred
at present.
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First communion prayer books and
rosaries at the Standard Catholic book.
store, 81 Fourth street south.
The Press., 1904-07-06

South wiIIington had the quietest Fourth for several years Jos kings bury and Wm- Thurston. with w. IT Halls large brass cannon, and James Smith with the old Wm- Parker can non, began the celebration at daylight. and they were heard late into the evening. The display of fireworks was very small The greatest at traction of the day. which furnished an opportunity for several amateur photographers, was the team driven by Miss Pearl Maine, said team being a young COW hisched to carriage and decorated according to the latest known ideas and fashions. and this was the team that met Louie Korper and Mis- Maud Remington st the station. and in which they were es- corted to MT. Korper's home. Such . reception is accorded to very few to none but the elect. in fact.
 D~BsvSIIe-
 The Fourth passed off rather quietly around here.
 Mrs. James HoyIe has returned home from a visit with friends ct Westford-
 Charles Miller is again able to he around. after his accident of some time ago.
The Press., 1904-07-06

The ruad crew have ba~n rrpafrinx the bridge here the prss wesk
 The crew of ItaIiAns who w~rs working for Demond & Fisk have moved away-
 MT. and Mrs Gearrs Nichols and Mis- Maad Potter of South wiIlinwton were in town Saturday
 At the school msetinw che foIIowfnw officers were elected Denpi~on Wmlk- CT, district communities. Charte= Walk- CT. secrefary and trcasurer- \ vute of thanks was given to th~ trmrher and officers for their ins-r-~t ia th~ school she past year It is vxpectssi that Mrs. Robbins will tearh again when school apnns.
 ws~-- w~~.s~w.
 The Msthodists win have no servics Sunday.
 K@.rt.x H-..-.&.
 Miss EsheI Bartlett visited friepsi- in Stafford Sprinws IaSs we~k
 The Fourth of July picnie hold in Samuel BartLett's erpve was nm en- jOyabIe affair. between forty snsf afty being present Pleasing femtur~3 uf the afternoon wsrs snuws and rscita- tions by Mrs Frank Orrutr. MrS. D. l.. Royce. Ew Bruoks ansi several d the children. Miss Marion Papp sang a fins selection.