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New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
THE PUBLIC WAsTEBASKET.
Nearly All Branches of Municipal League
Report Litter in Streets.

The condition Of the city streets occupied prom
inert place in the reports Of the various branches
OF the Woman's Municipal League submitted at
the annual meeting OF the organization. held yes
ferdav morning at the clubhouse. No. l9 Madison
avenue. In most cases the reports were not Of an
encouraging character. Brooklyns only hope. Il
was said, IS in a Deputy Commissioner Of Street
I',caninE with fuller powers than those possessed
by a superintendent. Murray Hill had no fault TO
md with the Street Cleaning Department. but has
found that the habits OF the people in that neigh
borhood not conducive 70 cleanliness. Mrs
Allen GIacDoUealI. OF the Riverside brancn COM
plained that the people of the West side seemed
regard the streets Of that locality a huge trash
basket and added that while the home wastebasKet
was ernptied occasionally. the public never was
The Norrisania branch aon7 reported results along
this line. The garbage being very irreguarly co..
lected on Bolton Road complaint made to
Commissioner Craven. This on a Monday,
and Thursday the foreman OF the sector sp-
pesred IN a very humble frame OF mind and said
that he had had an extremely oaustio note from
the Commissioner. lie begged that future
plants might be directly 70 him. and since
then the garbage has been collected regularly.
Tne MoTis6nia branch has accomplished other
wonderful things. By dint Of perseverance and an
appeal TO the State Railway Commission. a shelter
was secured at the end OF the Broadway trolley
line. and after four years Of effort appropriation
has been secured 10 convert q mosquito breeding
hour is the reclamation Of TibLits Brook now used
as house drain by The people Of the neishborlood
borGered with rrees.
In the Kips Bay branch Mrs. :. NJ Barrows and
Mrs. L Tart have been investigating the station
houses. and have found them IN a shocking condi-
ton The station house III East 22d street was de-
scribe0 having only zen cells for the aCcommo-
oaton sometimes. Of twice as many prisoners. with
wooden benches for beds. no mattresses. wash
basins. soap or towels. and shocking sanitary ar
rangemonts. Appeals 10 the authorities in refer
ence 10 tle matter were met by the plea OF no
funds"
The league closed the year with s. 20 in the treas
EgT2, having expended s. g. Ms Richard Al
q2Ilch was reelected president; Mrs. Thomas r.
= aG lent NlGGf rhs4-
rtne Leverich treasurer and Mrs Josephine Red
ding as secretary.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port Of New York, Thursday, Nov s, 1905.
ARRIVED


Steamer Teuonc (Br) Thompson Liverpool October 81
and Queenstown November l. the White Line.
22l and 59I steerage passengers mails and
Steamer Samland Barman Antwerp October 27 20 he
Red star Line. with SI3 and rdse
Arrived at the Bar at $50 m Tth.
Steamer Atrato (Br) BODY Barbados October o. Trir-
dad p Ia iu1yra % Savanila q. Colon 80 Port lcn
81 and Kingston November g. Sanderson Sen. with
20 passengers. mails and rdse Arrived at the Bar az
1870 7th.
Steamer CRr) Carnan, Ayres October 5.
Santos Is and 81 Lucia 81 Bus< Jevons in ballast
Arrived at the Bar at $50
Steamer Thespis (Br Ferguson Santos October 15 Rio
IS BahA q Barbados 81 to Buck Jevons.
with B5 mails and udse Arrived at the Bar
at $50
Steamer 81 Helens CBr). Baracoa November .
NJ with cocoanuts Arrived at the Bar
Steamer Carolyn. sullivan, Carteret. A II Bull Co.
in ballast. Passed in Quarantine at POS
Steamer City MenpAis, Burg. Savannah November
3 Ocean with passengers and mdse Passed
in Quarantine at $50 m.
Steamer Iroquois Chichester. Jacksonville November
mdse. Passed in Quarantine at 2:1S p
Princess Anne. Tapey. Newport News and
folk To ola Dominion IS Co with passengers and
mdse. Passed in Quarantins at p
sandy Hook y ]. Nov s. 9;S+ nl--Wind northeast:
moderate breeze; partly cloudy
SAILED.
Steamers Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Ger. FOR Hamburg
via Plymouth and Cheroours La Lorraine Fr. Havre:
Brnndenburg Ger. Bremen: Hels Olav DAM Chris
tana Copenhagen (Aust) Naples Venica
Trieste (Nor. Port Antonio; Merida Havana
Cruz; Auchendale CBr). AMER Java etc via
ports Kish tBr Valparaiso. CalaO etc: America fSorY
Baracoa: Venetia Ger. Inagua Cape Favtien enc.
eca Norfolk and Newpor, News: city OF Atlanta Savsn
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WIRELESS REPORTS

The Minneapols which reported Sable Island at p,
yesterday when 22O miles southeast OF thai stst1
is expected 70 dock about $50 tomorrow
New York. which reported Cape Race az q a n,
yesterday when 1O4O miles of Sandy Hook IS ex-
pected % dock about
mania, which reported Race T-2A
a m yesterday when 02o miles OF Sandy Hook is
expected dock about
The Caledonia. which reported 10 Cape at II D n
on Wednesday when 40 miles station s ax
uected TO dock about Sunday.
The Pennsylvania. which reported 70 Newport yester-
dav having passed the Nantucket Shoals Light
ship al will probably dock about a m TO-DAY
La Touraine reported TO Cape Race yesterday
Pos Ton Nc
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Public Notices.
TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED az ZSe brtoanaa
way New York. until 2. Tuesday Dscehloer - ~
for the construction OF portions OF the CatsNIIa
duct. between Hunters Brook and tounory bLgoA
eys. in the Of Cortland and yorktown MestS Vns
County. and PhillpStown Putnam Courty
At the above place and hour the bids VIII % PuDLIi
opened and read The award OF AWARDED
VIII be thereafter as practcaole 4uo
nrincina1 itex in the Engineers estimate
follows:
Refill and enIbankr1ent ....... 661 600 cubic yards
FOR surface ed dressing -. 131 900 cubic yards
omen orf = i---..-- 2ff 600 cubic yards
Excavation in tunnels sIs........ 1857 900 cubic yards
Concrete masonry tunnel 1000 cubic yarus
Portland cement ........-......... $4,000 barrels
steel for reinforcing concrete 800 600 pounds
Stone boundary walls ........... 10000 linear feet
Fences guard linear feet
required faithful performances OF the con
will be hundred thousand dollars
bid accompanied by either certt
upon a national bank IN the city OF
New York, drawn the order OF the Comptroller, or
money the Of seventy-fve thousand dollars
$4,000. Time allowed for the completion OF the work
IS months after signing Of contract Pamphlets contain
further information for bidders form Of proposal
forms OF and bond. specifications and drawings
obtained Office application IN
by mail.
J. EDWARD SIMMONS.
President.
CHAS y. CHADWICK.
CHAS. A. SHAW.
Board Of Water Supply.
]. WALDO SMITH. THOS. HASSETT.
Chief Engineer. Secretary.
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DROPS DEAD ON WAY TO WEDDING

Binghamton, N Y. Nov. S-While the wedding
march being played at tho First PRESBYTERIAN
Church in this city tonight for Gordon Smith of
Deposit and Miss Mary Stuart Weed of this CITY
Airs. Francis I. Newell. OF the guests who
was little late fell dead as she was walking up
the church steps. No at the wedding knew ~
II and the ceremony was continued. Mrs Newell
was one or the most prominent and charitable
women or the city. She was the widow of Francis
T Newell who for many years was president oY
the First National Bank OF Binghamton ~ %
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
DAMAGES GUNBOAT PRINCETON.
Bark Swings in Tow and Carries Away Gear
of United States Vessel.

Port Townsend, Wash. Nov s.-Whne the Ameri-
can bark James Nesmith. in ballast from San Fran
CISCO was being towed yesterday by two tugs. she
hit the United States gunboat Princeton. lying at
anchor in the roadstead off Port Worden.
The Princeton was badly damaged her bowsprit
and forward gear being completely off by the
old wooden vessel, which escaped unscathed. The
Princetor has gone to the Bremerton Navy Yard
for repairs. The NesInith continued in tow up the
Sound
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
NAVY LEAGUE BANQUET.

The Navy League held fits annual banquet on
board the Granite last night. General Porter
president IF the league. presided Covers were laid
for than a hundred, and members of the
league from all over the country were in attend
ance.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
PROFESSIONAL MARksMAN SHOT.

lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Wilmington. Del, Nov. 6--Word reached here to-
day that II. LINN Northington. a professional
InaIksman Of Rising sun. Nd, was accidentally
sHpl Yesterday while G-ek hunting on the Susque-
hanna tlats. and Is likely TO die
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
ROTATING THE SERVANTS.

a woman who is particularly successful in the
mana cement - her servants has adopted the plan
OF rotation IN cfsce. When engaging them she
always warns them that she viii expect them 10
change about from time to time. The plan works
admiralty, she says, the chief gamer being the
everlasting fires.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
A WEDDING.
GBy Telegraph % The Tribune

lBy Telegraph % The Tribunel
Memphis. Nov. s.-Miss Mabel Victoria Wilson
daughter Of Robert Edward Lee Wilson, OF this
city, and Frank Herbert Wesson, of Springfield.
Mass. were married this evening at the home Of
the brides parents. The attendants were Miss Ida
Lee Hancock. OF Sewanee. and Herbert Wesson.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
.d.......... 900 a m LOO .
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS


Destination and steamer. Close in y. Y.
New Zealand Australia (except WesO
New Caledonia. Samoa, Hawaii and
Fill Islands (via San Francisco
m
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 6:3S Sunset 4:50 Moon rises 54 Moons age 20
HIGH WATER
AM-Sandy 1926 Gov Island I25s He'll C;a-a OK,
PM.-Sandy 244 Island l:2O Hell Ca o 2:I3
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Brings mail.
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
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November The sotoyomo from Mare r,an6 ,o
Puget Sound; the Potomac from sydney n 70
Birchy Cove. - ~
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uted. Sixteen soldiers were baptized on
the field and scores after their return
to Japan. Thirty young girls and young
women were rescued from life of shame
and returned to Japan. One church was
organized and the foundations laid for
another. According to Major-General
Kamio-himself not Christian-"hun-
dreds of thousands of soldiers, repre-
senting every class of Japanese society,
were made acquainted with the Gospel
of Christ, and when these hundreds of
thousands returned home they told their
parents, brothers, friends and relatives,
and thus many millions more of the ia
panese have been made acquainted with
the good works of the Christian religion"
Many notable spiritual achievements
have been recorded. Revivals have oc-
CURED in the Shanghai and Hongkong
Associations. The summer conferences
and other conventions have been sources
of great influence. Growing out of the
Fukien conference notable awakenings
swept through two of the Foochow col
leges, resulting in over one hundred con-
versions The National Committee of
China circulated more Bible study texts
and literature than in the preceding eight
years.
Within the past three years more than
10000 Chinese students have gone to ia
pan for purposes of study. They are
from all the provinces of China and
the great mass of them are in Tokyo The
certain future influence of this numerous
student body, together with their great
social and moral needs, led the National
Committee of China to make a special
effort in their behalf. Two foreign and
three Chinese secretaries are now at work
in Tokyo among them, and arrangements
have been made with the Tokyo Associ-
alton for large rented quarters. More
than one thousand of the students re
Gently attended series of educational
and religious lectures by a prominent
Christian missionary, when forty-ive ex-
pressed definite desire and purpose to
become Christians.
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CONDITIONS IN THE PRESBYTE-
RIAN CHURCH.

Some weeks ago the Atlanta Georgian
published an editorial in which the
Southern Presbyterian Church was cri-
ticised for it's extreme conservatism"
It's really prosperous condition and
promising outlook were represented as
quite the reverse, and unfavorably COM
pared with conditions in the Northern
Church. Some reputed instances of
narrowness on the part of ministers
and Church courts are related, which
are singular enough to have been evolv-
ed from the mazes of tradition. The
Christian Observer after commenting on
our inadequate supply of ministers
quotes this editorial to the extent of
more than a column.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Dodge, of B9inbridge,
Georgia, has published a repl.y to the
editorial in the Georgian, in which he
presents the facts in their true light,
and we are glad to furnish his letter to
our readers:
To the Editor Of The Georgian:
In your issue of November 10, in an
editorial entitled "Presbyterians Pray
for Preachers" you take occasion to
draw a comparison between the North
ern and Southern Presbyterian church
es, apparently to the disadvantage of
the Southern church.
Your language is: ION investigation
we find this sad condition of affairs ex-
lists especially in the Southern Presby-
terrain church. In the Northern Pres
byterian church it is different In it
there are churches and ministers with
more than million members, while
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der, stated clerk of the Southern Az
sembly, and hence must be recognizes
and reco omcial. My authoritn
therefore, 4or my statements is "er
cathedral"
On examination of the tabulatoa
statements we find that during the laot
thirty-two years the Northern Presbv
terrain church has experienced the fol.
lowing changes in its constituent mem.
bership: 1t has increased its numbor
of ministers from 1857 in 1874 t. :.
S4S in 1906; that is, there have been
added 3,251 ministers in thirtv-tyo
years, or 70 per cent It's candidates
for the ministry in 1874 were 767. in
1906, 934, an increase of 1877, or PIT
per cent. It's churches have grown
from 4,946 to Sis, an increase of g.
172, or GA per cent. It's number Of
communicates has grown from 495. 6S4
to 1,15S,662, an increase of 663, OPS, Or
1873 per cent. Its contributions t. all
causes have grown from $9,120,792 to
$19, ,308, an increase of $10,S72-
SIG, or 119 per cent. These figures
show up very well for that church.
which did not suffer from the ravages
of the war between the States as did
the South; whose people were not i'm
povished to the same extent, and whose
vast territory and great population are
far in excess of that which lie within
the bounds and under the influence Of
the Southern church. But compare the
records as they are now presented to
you.
During the same years the Southern
church has made good progress, and we
hesitate not to place it in comparison
with the Northern church. From 1874
70
perienced changes in it's constituency
has grown from 972 to 1,577, an in
crease of sos, or 62 per cent It's can
didates for the ministry from 1919 to
326, an increase of 1877, or Ga per cent;
its churches from 1,764 to 3,136, an
increase of 1872, or rs per cent its
communicates from 105,956 to 252,-
882, an increase of 146,926, or 1913
per cent; its contributions from ST.
III, 461 to $2,845,39S, an increase of
$1,733,937, or 1856 per cent.
Now, judge which one of the two
churches has made the better record
for the past thirty-two years. If the
extreme conservatism of the Southern
Presbyterian ministry" is responsible
for this record of the Southern church,
wherein lies its culpability? Do not
the figures show that the Southern
church has in every particular, save
one (the item of ministerial growth.
exceeded the growth of the Northern
church, with all it's advantages Of er-
ritory, population, wealth and liberal
ity of thought. Why, then, charge the
Southern Presbyterian with the crime
of depicting her ministry, decfmatlh5
her churches and destroying her inHu-
ence as a great agency of God in pro-
noting truth and righteousness among
men?
In common with my brethren in inc
ministry I recognize the critical conuI
ton of affairs existing in our church
but / am thoroughly convinced thai
a greater or less degree the same con
ditiOn DreVails in all the other chuTc 'PS'
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dQQ1ClOQS ana contributions.
Now, what is the sad condition that
exists in the one church and not in
the other? You say that it is the con-
dition that has prompted the General
Assembly to set apart day for special
prayer for more ministers. Does that
fact argue or in anywise prove that
the Northern church is in a better con-
dition than the Southern? I think not.
And it is my purpose in this article to
show that the Southern church is in as
good a condition as the Northern, and
that for the last thirty-two years has
made a better record in almost every
particular than the Northern church
has made.
l do this to disprove the argument
which you use to show why the condi-
ton exists in the Southern Presbyte-
rian church, which is found in this
paragraph of your editorial. 1.-THE wri-
ter has travelled extensively in the North
and East and West, and feels that he
has had a fair opportunity for observa-
ton, and his conviction is that the one
reason for the present condition in our
Southern church is the extreme con-
servatism of it's Minister'S
And from this you mention a few
incidents in which there have been some
questions asked ministers transferring
from one Presbytery to the other.
Now, in reply to this argument
want to say that the ministry of the
Southern church will plead guilty to
the charge of conservatism, but not
Gin extremis." We plead guilty to the
charge of inquiring into the doctrinal
belief of ministers going from one Pres
bytery to another. These are facts
which we do not attempt to deny But
as to the allegation of your editorial
that the present condition of the church
is due to these statements of yours
and that our church is in worse con-
dition than the Northern church,
wish most positively and enphatically
to deny, and sustain my denial by facts
and figures which cannot be controvert-
ed.
1t is true that there is a deficiency
in the number of ministers and we
have not enough to meet the demands.
of our churches; but it is not true that
we have 3,136 churches and 1000 of
them are vacant. There are regularly
supplied with preaching every month
in the year 1900 of these churches.
All of them have not regularly install
ed pastors, but are ministered to by
stated supplies, domestic missionaries
and evangelists. Only about 500 of
them are vacant, and many of these
have no more than ten or twelve mem
bers, and some of them as few as five
or six, though some of them are good
churches. Of the 1877 ministers in
our church 1900 of them are actively
engaged in ministerial work at home;
200 of the others are occupying posi-
lions as secretaries, professors and
teachers, or are feeble and infirm. The
others are foreign missionaries and are
oaffx Al In, 4-fo II
So, you see, the condition is not so bad
as you state. 1t is bad enough, and
greatly to be deplored, but it's cause
is not what you state, namely, "Our
extreme conservatism" and neither is
it peculiar to our church. which the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-18
SHEPHERD

Rev. Mr.. Aylesworth, of Manton, a
former pastor Of the NJ. L. church here
was calling on old friends here Tuesday
and Wednesday.
M j. B. Northrop and grandson,
were at Mt. Pleasant Wednesday.
a large delegation of the young.folks
went to Crystal Lake Friday for seve-
raj days outing.
Mrs. Frank Stearns and son were
county seat visitors Friday.
Mr.. Hodgekinson, of Alma, was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Weaver, of Grand Rapids,
came Saturday evening for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. CalvinsBige-
low.
Mr.. John Greg, wife and daughter, of
Alma. visited Sunday at the. home Of
r. d. Lemon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Fletcher were il
Alma Saturday.
Dr. c. c. Grieve, a surgeon IN tie
q. 5. navy, came Wednesday to visit
with his wife and other friends. e. Mr..
and Mrs. Grieve went to Ionia Saturday
TO visit with hi, people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Richmond spent
the Sabbath in Cadillac with friends.
MIR. J.. D. Estee and son are building
an addition to their beanery 1t will
give them room for about twenty more
pickers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-18
SHEPHERD.

Mr.. Fouts Of Grand Rapids came
an the third to visit his daughter, Mrs.
James Cavanaugh, and other relatives,
returning home ON the fifth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Northrup and
grandson were in Clare on the
Fourth.
Mrs. Calvin Bigelow has returned
home from Grand Rapids, where she
went TO visit her daughter, Mrs. Hat
tie Weaver.
Mrs. A. B. Bridewell OF Saginaw, is
visiting at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Haffer.
Mr.. Charles Gilman and two sons
Of Grand Rapids, arrived in town on
the third for visit with his brother,
!. p. Gilman.
Ben Button, of Alma, was in town
one day last week.
Mr.. K. D. Leman was a business
caller in Alma on Monday
Mr.. Dan Wilkes, Sr., has built an
addition to his house
Mr.. Giles has built an addition to his
house and had it painted.
Mr.. IT. O. Barnard has built ce-
mcnt walk in front OF his home on
Third street.
Ray Salisbury Of Ann Arbor spent
the Fourth with his parents, who re-
side in Shepherd.
Rev. J. Z. Green Of Mt Pleasant
delivered a fine sermon Sunday at the
Disciple church.
Alvah Grubcr and wife OF Alma,
visited at his parents Jacob Gruber
and wife. on the Fourth
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-18
CENTRAL PINE RIVER.

There will be an ice cream social at
the Day school house for the benefit OF
the Sunday school, Friday evening
All come.
Edna Yats, who has been visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. f. Stone,
returned to her home in Owosso, Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Reed visited at VIM.
Stones Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould were entertained
at Dave Wilkinson's Sunday.
Mary Brady visited Rena and Rilla
Mills Sunday.
George Boyer's baby, that has been
very sick, is much improved.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. II. J White called on
his uncle, eager Rice, Thursday even
ing, and found him seriously Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dawson were en-
tertained at F. Rogers, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moore were call
ers at Mr.. Cooks, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Slone visited
their daughter, Mis- y. l.. Pratt, OF
Alma Sunday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-18
SOUTHWEST ARCADIA.

Mrs. J. GARNER was cauedto Owosso,
Saturday, by the serioOs illness of her
father.
:. Weatherell and family We're guests
of Mr.. Root and wife, Of Sumner, last
Sunday.
Mr.. Crane, of Adrian, Mich, is visit
ing at w. O. Ilutchinson's.,
Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Hutchinson
visited their daughter, Mrs. Lloyd
Howell, of Middleton, last Saturday.
Jessie and George Saxton visited.rela-
tives near Shepherd, over Sunday.
Owing to the storm, Saturday evening,
there was small attendance at the
Cleaner social.
j. G. Yerian and wife spent Sunday
at w Merchants of New Haven.
Mrs. Murvim and daughter, Stella, of
Pewamo, are guests Of the formers son,
Louis Murvim and wife.
Rowland Saxton went to Ionia,
Saturday where he has employment.
Mrs. Cronk and niece. who have been
guests of Mrs. j Merchant for some
time, returned to their home in Lansing
last week.