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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15
WILL UNION BE vALIDf
John H Converse Urges Postponement for
Year

After two years OF agitation on the question of
uaion between the Presbyterian ana Cumberland
Presbyterian churches, and after both bodies had
decided the issue favorably. the point has now
been suddenly raised the Of the meeting Of
the two general assemblies whether such a union
viii be valid and sustained by the courts. An
inent Presbyterian layr1an, Judge William M. Ian
ming, Of Trenton, declared that the united Church
would not have legal right to the property Of the
Cumberland body. and thus would be duplicated
the recent experience Of the United Free Church
Of Scotland
Another phase Of the subject to Hight when
II developed that John Fl. Converse and several
other strong men who adhere 10 the union posi-
ton are opposed 70 the proposal TO '1an through"
the union programme next week or the week after.
Mr.. Converse, who is a commissioner TO the Gen
eraI Assembly. which meets next Thursday at WI
mona, Ind. said;
have been fayo1ss to the ,s U9n IN n
oyeen ne I{I espeoay the a IS sou teo
bly, secured on a thoroughly clear and clearly un-
derstood basis, The present situation. however,
& ~ Eew y 81 d me P tbe sost c.ra
bitterness and endless tigato1 involved heartily
favor a very cautious procedure.
rneft Of the whole question for at least a year,
the matter being referred back TO en- enlarged com
mittee or 70 a new committee. with request for
% n or G TO ssd9Pe 2 eng TIE aSd ahoqdaea
Se % the Ia9 Prs52ory
Certainly ' Wop id ratEer have no union than one
that means strife and litigation.
Mr. couverss's statement was shown 20 the Rev.
Dr. Aervin J. Eckels, OF the Arch Street Presby-
terrain Church and the Rev DR.. Thomas r. Bee
Der, Of Norristown, both Of whom strongly
pressed similar opinions.
Judge tanning. who IS a Judge Of tho United
States District Court Of New-Jerssy. made this
statement:
Though union has been formally approved by
both churches. IL Il not yet effected Further ac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15

ton is necessary The Presbyterian Church has
approved the basis Of union. and also amended It's
arate presbyterian imposed upon IT. The GIm3e e1t
land Church has approved the basis or urlon ous
has not amended its standards. The doctrinal
standards Of the two churches must now pc
brought into one form, the basis of union having
settled what that form shall be. .
The Cumberland Church should now N me Tne SI
sending overtures down to It's presbyteTiss go. 1og
their Abortion amend its standards SO that they
shall be the same as the standards Of the Prespy-
feriau Church In the United States OF america.
sch procedure IS necessary to assure TO the united
Church all the legal and corporate rights and pow
ers which the separate churches now possess -,
have been. and am, in favor of union on the
basis proposed, but any material departure rom S0ql
Lived by serious trouble. In my Judgment the COM
Toitfee of the two churches should be contlnuea'
With AUTHORITY TO hold joint conferences TOT Work
Ne 81 oTf the details-(P philadelphia Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15

own Confession Of Faith and the entire acceptance
OF the Westminster standards as revised, the ques
ton Of adLninistration is still an open one Semi
naTies, COLLEGES, mission boards, etc. are on diff
ferent planes. For example, the retired ministers
and the widows and orphans of deceased ministers
Ive at poor. Dying rate In the North; in the
the bene4lciarie5 OF the united Church be paid
equal sum2 II so. which standard shall be used?
The standards Of education for the ministry differ
widely at present. Which shall prevail after the
union2 II the large minority Of The Cumberland
the Scotch PTesbyterians did, viii their contention
be upheld, that the abandonment OF q confession
Of faith is not a revision of that document, and
that. therefore, those leaving that part Of the
Cumberland Church which retains the old creed
must also surrender their claims to the property
church buildings, educational Institutions invested
funds, mission plants, etc? These and similar IN
quries VIII be raised this week in the debates on
the 'clearness Of the way"
The recent statement Of Dr.. Samuel Z. Carter, Of
New-York, regarding the terrible character Of the
Almighty rs represented In the Westminster Con-
ture from the Presbytery of Nassau for a new
creed comes before the cornmittee on bills and
overtures. Dr.. Carter does not mince words in
his statement. He believes that the God of the
Gospels and the God of the Confession represent
different Beings ard with Elijah, he calls out to
the Presbyterian Church to follow the God that it
chcosesI he asserts that the moral sense of the
people is shocked by the 'shilly-shalyiDg Of the
Presbyter1an Church as to the Confession If The
must be retained because Of the money interests
involved he says tue Westminster Confession
for which they betray their Lord"
This has been a good year for the Presbyterian
boards; there has been no charge OF tainted
money having been received by the treasurers Of
any of the boards but several millions of dollars
have been used by the missionary, educational and
Among the distinguished iaymen who are ex-
pected to attend the meetings of the assembly and
to speak commissioners or guests OF honor, are
previous assemblies ex-President Harrison and
President Roosevelt have been heard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15
NETWORK CENTRAHs NEW Filler,
Initial Trip of "The Second Empire To-day
Buffalo IN Nine Hours.

The initial trip Of 1.-THE Second Empire" dupli-
cate Of the New-Xork CentraIs Empire State FSx-
press, viii be made to-day The train viii leave
the Grand Central Station at 2:3O o'clock, and is
scheduled to arrive Buffalo at 11:S0 D. m making
the run Of 440 miles in nine hours This will make
the twentieth passenger train making tho trim over
the Central,s lines between this city and Buffalo
The schedule provides for arrival at Albany :, ?
bunaio, ll:39 and the run win be made daily ex-
traffic along the CentraPs six tract, rr1inl3 liz e.
made necessary the additional service of 'The Sec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15

union, and the latter desire to have the present
action recorded. the committee continued to see
overture IN year or two without q qualifying
difficulties in joint administration Of property
have been the chief arguments against the uniting
If fl1a bodies while the former have been answered
by the sarrcnder by the Cumberland people OF their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
AMrRIcAN T.EAGIJE sTANDING.
Baseball Items.

Cy Young of the Boston Americans has
lost 16 games by one run this season.
Noodles Hahn says the rest he has had
since leaving the Reds has done the trick
for his arm and he will be back in fast
company next season.
Wild Bill Donovan has pitched one one
hit, three two-hit. two three-hit and two
four-hit games for Detroit this season.
George Stone of>the St, Louis Browns is
the only 1efthelder in either league with
batting average of 300 per cent.
Comiskey's White Sox have played their
last game of the season at home. It would
be remarkable performance if they
should win the pennant on the road.
This week will settle the American
league championship. The Athletics will
play the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
Mike Grady is after the management of
the ST. Louis Nationals and wants to bet
he can make a first division team out of
the Cardinals.
Jake Stahl will assist in coaching the
University of Illinois football candidates
when the American league season winds
up.
Catcher Bill Marshall. who will return to
tive this season with the stick for the
Minnesota team of the American associa-
ton.
Jim Hart having conceded to Charley
Comiskey the right to play Rohr there is
no further hitch in the post-season series
between the two Chicago teams.
Eddie Plank and Chief Bender of the
Athletics were interested spectators at the
games last week between the Giants and
the Ph1ll1eS-
Barney Dreyfuss is authority for the
statement that Jack Dunn is hunting men
for the Boston Nationals. That may mean
that Dunn will run the team next season.
Bill Dah1en and Harry Lumiey lead the
National league in home runs, with seven
each. Mike Donlin has earned six pairs of
shoes. u-.tssr.f 5-s
Connie Mack is after Jimmy Sebring for
sthe Athletics. He will sign Sebring if he
can purchase the outfelder,S release from
Cincinnati. Sebring finished the season with
the Williamsport team, champions of the
Tri-State league.
In the post-season series between the
two Boston teams the clubs will share
after expenses have been deducted. The
players will then receive one-half the
share of each club.
While Joe McGinnity has not made as
good a record this season as he did last,
he can not be accused of soldering. He
has pitched more games than any Nation
al league twirler.
Hal Chase writes to California friends
that he has got over his Inconsistencies and
now likes the east. He will go to the
coast when the American league season
closes and play first base for the San Jose
club of the California State league.
While Boston fans are calling for jim
my Collins scalp President John t. Tay-
lor announces that Collins will positively
manage the Plymouth Rocks next season.
Collins already has q candidates for next
years team.
Turner of Cleveland. Burkett of Boston,
Davis and Murphy of the Athletics, and
Wallace of the st. Louis are the only
part in every game their clubs have
pIayed,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
Football Notes.

YaIe's football squad is gaining in num-
bers every day.
George Foster Sanford has taken charge
of the Yale candidates.
PENIS squad numbers "A, just enough
for four elevens.
Harvard believes she will have some
strong punters this season.
Pleasanton, the big crew man, has come
out for football at Harvard.
Crafts, a negro sprinter, is another ac-
QUESTION to the Crimson squad.
Dartmouth has a 24o-pounder in DilIing
ham, who comes from Tauton. He will
be tried out at center.
Marcus Hurley, who is hailed as a won
der at Columbia: was formerly pure
amateur bicycle champion.
Pennsy coaches say this years crop of
candidates for the football eleven is the
finest in the history of the school.
Columbia is going to put a lot of DEEPEN
it now appears is one of the speediest of
the season.
Yale backs are said to be the swiftest
and most powerful line hitters that have
represented Eli in years. The team prom
ises to be especially fleet of foot.
Tom Shelvin is not liable to shift from
end to tackle. Yale will need him this
year in his old place, where he viii be OF
the most value to that thin Blue line
Maybe there is something, after all. to
YaIe's claim OF poor material for foot
ball team. There isn't a 20O-pounder
among the candidates, and the men are
all ightweights.
JACK Reynolds, promising Harvard half
back. VIII play no more this season. In
practice he tore loose the ligaments near
the right knee cap, and the doctors have
ordered him out of the game.
The seating capacity of the grandstands
on the athletic field of the Northwestern
has been increased to 1900 by two addi-
tons on each stand. They expect this to
be banner season for the game in the
Mike Murphy is said to have discovered
a japanese student at Pennsylvania who
can play football and who is an expert at
5iu-tttSu. A rare combination that but
one that should make trouble for an ep-,
posing team.
Amos Foster. a western prophet. is the
nrst man to pick Harvard as a winner
over Yale Mr.. Foster is coach of the
Clnc1nnau university team. and he claims
to nave made careful study of the east
ern football situation.
They say that Mike Murphy is as great
an attraction at Penn Field as the foot
ball squad itself. He Is watched in eyery
move he makes, and with admiration, too.
The old Yale trainer surely has a corner
already in every Quaker heart.
]. F. Smith. who was a star end on the
Worcester academy team five years ago,
has been pounced on by Coach Reid as 3
man who should make candidates hustle
In Cambridge Smith is now out for end
on the Crimson team, having been sIieft-.
ed by Reid while he was watching the
practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
COMING THICK.
Another Proposed Trolley Line
Bound for Topeka.
New York Syndicate to Promote
This Enterprise.
THE CASH is READY.
--
Mr.. COrrigan Explains the
Kansas City End of 1t.
w. Il. Stubs Interested and to
Do the Grading.
THE CASH is READY.

Kansas City, Sept. 27.--Jelson j.
Coleman, with offices at No. 5 Broad
way, New York. has notified President
Corrigan, of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company, that ne proposes
the immediate construction of troll
ley line from Kansas City to Topeka,
along the valley tof the Kaw river.
Within the last two weeks the Cole
man syndicate has secured franchise
to operate cars in the municipality of
Lawrence, and Topeka is to be asked
for a similar right of way. No cars
are to be operated in Kansas City I'M
der the management of the Coleman
syndicate. They are to be turned over
to the Metropolitan Street Railway
company at a point near the Proctor
& Gamble soap works, in Kansas City,
Kan, and then brought to the city on
the same terms as the Leavenworth
trolley line cars.
81 know no more about this enter
prise than Mr.. Coleman tells me in a
letter to this company" said Mr.. Cor
rigan last night. II know him per-
sonally, though, and know him for
financially responsible man, and one
capable of undertaking an enterprise
of this, or a greater, magnitude. He
was out here to see me three months
ago and then went over the local sit
uatlOn with me, He told me of his
plans to get line to Topeka, but did
not say he was going to follow the
Kaw. He talked to me of turning his
cars over at Eighteenth and Kansas
avenue, and asked if we would
handle the traffic. I replied that the
Metropolitan would handle anybody's
cars if there was money in it for the
stockholders of my company and BUSH
ness in it for Kansas City. He dis
cussed the terms we are charging the
Leavenworth line and tacitly accepted
them for his own proposed company.
HE spoke of the route to Kansas
City. told him that the best we could
do for him within the next six months
would be Eighteenth and Kansas ave-
nue., but that as soon as we would
have the Twelfth street tunnel and
viaduct finished he could have a
straight shoot from Topeka right to
the heart of the city along Twelfth
street. I had about forgotten the
matter until today when Mr.. Coleman
informed me that he had financed his
company and would go ahead with the
work without loss of time. If Cole
man says he has got the money, then
he has it. for | know him to be a man
of his word"
For some months the Coleman syn
dictate has been forming. Connected
who will probably do the grading and
W. D.. Miles will also have something
to do With the management.
AS planned some months ago sur
veys and grading will proceed this
fall and the line will be rushed to
completion as far as Topeka. There
are a number of propositions on hand
for branch lines south between here
and Topeka and an extension west to
Emporia is already being considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
Hieh Price for Butter Fat.

General Manager F'orney Of the
Belle Springs Creamery company says
that the price paid for butter fat dur
ing the month of August was higher
than that paid during the correspond
ing month of any previous year At
no time was the prices less than 20
cents per pound. This is somewhat
remarkable when it is considered that
feed has been good throughout the
west and that a very large amount OF
cream has been marketed. Mr. For
ney says that there is a large amount
of butter in storage throughout the
country, and this being the case
prices are not likely to be excessively
high later in the season.-Abilene
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
ENTERTAIN THE OFFICERS.
Ladies of the Atchison Flower Parade
to Give Reception.

On Saturday evening next, at the
Byram, the ladies of the flower parade
will tender a reception to the officers
from Fort Leayenworth who assisted.
A special Missouri Pacific train carry
ing the officers will arrive at p. M,
and the reception will begin a half
hour later. The orchestra from the
post, twenty-five men, will play con-
cert in the rotunda during the recep-
ton; afterwards the orchestra will
play for dancing in the dining room.
The hotel will be specially decorated
with flowers and electric lights.
The ladies will meet at the Byram at
p. m. on Wednesday to decide about
the decorating. During the evening
the moving pictures will be shown for
the benefit of the officers and the
ladies accompanying them. The re-
ception will not begin until $3.50, and
1t is hoped the people will come and
go from $3.50 until II o'clock and not
crowd the parlors at any time in
manner to render them unsafe or I'M
comfortable. The officers will return
to Fort Leavenworth by special train
at midnight. Refreshments will be
served, but keep the T. S. B. (Family
Stand Back) sign in your mind; of
course it will be an yimpossibility to
serve refreshments to Atchison people,
SO Atchison people will politely pre-
tend they don't want any. Apparent
ly there will be refreshments for
everybody, but this means that Fort
Leavenworth people will be served
with great promptness and cheerful
ness, and AtchiSon people kept waiting
so long they will forget they are
hungry.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
Indians sIied at Pumnlxins.

Hoyt. Kan, Sept. 27.-The first In
dian agricultural fair ever held in
America was pulled off this week on
the Pottawatomie reservation, ten miles
west of here. Indian Agent Williams
was promoter of the enterprise. Only
Indians were allowed to compete, and
liberal prizes were offered. The agri-
cultural display was not large. The
that feature. "It is hard to get an In
dian enthused much over agriculture, -
said Mr.. Williams, but from this small
beginning 1 hope to develop quite a fair
in later years. The Indians all eagerly
entered the contests in riding, foot rae
ing, arrow shooting and things of that
sort, but they SHE'D at the pumpkin
show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
Diphtheria at Independence.

Several new cases of diphtheria were
reported. Only certain of the city
physicians are observing the law re-
lating to quarantine. Some physicians
permit children ill with diphtheria to
circulate among other children and no
quarantine is placed The city officials
are not attempting to enforce the state
done very soon, it is quite probable
DR.. Masterman will step in and assume
charge.
The public schools should open by
all means by october 2. but this will
not be possible if greater precaution is
not exercised.-Independ Re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
In the American Association.


Kansas City. Sept 27.-The fielding
averages for the American association
which have been recently compiled
show that good records were made last
season. Shaw, of Louisville. led the
oatchers, with an average of 1877.
Butler. of Kansas City, was close to
his mark. with .977. while Stoner was
last among the regulars, with only
Massey stands well with the first
basemen, being third in the list of
regulars. He is led by Kelly, of St.
Paul, and Dummy" kim. of Column
bus.
Brashear, of Louisville. is first with
the second base guardians. with the re-
markabie average of 1853 for 12S
games. Brashear also had a very
creditable batting average, being con-
siderabIy over the 800 mark His
showing would possibly rank him as
the best individual player in the asso-
citation.
Sutor Sullivan, whom Irwin released
early in the season, led the third base
men, while Hulswitt, of the Senators,
tops the shortstops.
have been the best among the out
fieIders, having an average of -971 IN
1874 games Nance, Of the Blooz, made
the same average in eighty-six games.
Among the pitchers, the fielding
honors go to Camnitz, of Toledo, VINO
in thirty-eight games is charged with
but three errors. Walter Frantz is far
down the list. with an average or .SSe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
4 sIo.Ooo Stake the Feature.

Cincinnati. Sept. 27-The Ohio
stake for 2:09 class trotters, purse
$4,000, was the feature event of the
Grand circuit races at Oakley park
here Tuesday. 1t took six heats to de-
eide the race. Angola. after finishing
eighth in the first heat. fourth in the
second and eighth in the third, won the
next three heats. Redlac won the first
1eat easily from Robert Nc. going the
distance in 2:07 = and breaking the
record for this event, which was
2:08A.
In the 2:19 class trotting, Glenwood
NJ. won in straight heats. In the first
heat Woody r. ran into the fence at
the last sixteenth pole after bursting d.
blood vessel and was instantly killed.
His driver. J. Miller. was only slightly
injured.
Byrl Wilkes had no trouble in win
ming the 2;10 pace in straight heats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27
GIANTS AFRAID OF WATER.
Slump of McGraw's Team Explained
by Stars breaking Training.

New York, Sept. 27.-During the
stay of the New York Giants in Chi
cago many stories have gained cir
culation that Manager McGraw is
having hard work keeping his cham
pions in the straight and narrow path.
1t is claimed that most of the rules
of training have been badly bent, if
not entirely broken, by some of the
National league leaders. That several
of the stars were "paraIyzed" Satur-
day night was affirmed by some of the
local players, who had learned of the
revelries of the New Workers through
other members of the McGraw aggre-
cation who always take sarsaparilla.
The Giants did not play up to their
standard in the series with the Cubs,
which may be said without robbing
the Cubs of any of their credit for
winning the series. The slump of the
New Workers has shaken the con-
fidenoe of their admirers, who had
picked them to win the worlds series
from the Athletics or White Sox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27

The Missouri & Kansas Telephone
company may not at this time build an
exchange building in lola.
Mr. J. D. Arnett. one of the man.
ayers of the local plant of the Missouri
& Kansas company, said today when
interviewed by a Register reporter that
a few DAYS ago he conversed over the
long distance with the officers of the
company at Kansas City in regard to
the building proposition. The state
ments made by the officers in this con-
versation led him to believe that the
exchange building will not be erected
soon.-Iola Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-27

the quarter back position on the Attn
letic club eleven and I'D to date has
clear field for the position. Birney was
considered the best all around athlete
at Missouri. He was member Of the
football, baseball and track teams. He
was called the matchless quarter.
back" Another man who may also join
the squad is Albert Hicks, who cap
tanned and played right end on last
years University of Kansas team.
Hicks is at present at his home in Be
lott.