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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

One tent-fiap was wide open, and down py
the water could hear low spiasn''s
sound. -.
We we're too anxious about our property
to think much Of danger, as we rusne9 oue
of the tent and down to the waters edge.
In the dim light we could see a DARK OBJECT
gliding out on the river. ), ,-.a Toa
"On1y two canoes here" exclaimed y, ION,
angrily. tits Bristles and the Duke. There
= Get me a paddle, quick" ! shouted.
And, as Tom sped up the slope | dragged
the nearest canoe to the water ana jumped
was out again in hurry, as volume OF
cold water surged up around me. ;.
/ pulled the canoe on shore, turned it oyer,
and lust as suspected, a long slit had been
cut in the bottom, along the keel-poard. a
hasty inspection showed the otner Canoe ~
be in the same condition. ~,
just then Tom came back on q run, with
: s @Tbe e. paddles are gone.' he shouted "and
all our fishing rods, and my little tin box anu
: w Without waiting to hear more I rushed up
= NV W. worst fears were realized, I had fool
;shIy placed my coat just inside the entrance
The thieves had carried i On, ana my wa1cn
Here was a pretty state OF affairs, indeed
for with two damaged canoes and no pad
dles at all pursuit was out of the question.
Our canoe trip was hopelessiy spoueo.
III have an ideaP' cried Tom, suddenly;
"If we can patch up one Of the canoes and
paddle across the river with our hands, we
NAV catch train at Frenchtown Station and
cet ahead of those rescals. don't know
ANYTHING about the timetable; but there
ought to be one along pretty soon, should
think"
Toms suggestion cheered us up wonder
II, less time than it takes to tell, a lantern
was lighted and we were working away at
my canoe, with stout needle and thread
The rent was sewed tightly shut, and then
hot cement was dropped on thickly and
pressed into the pores Of the canvas with a
aThat will do,' said Tom. 1T won't leak
a drop now, Pm sure Jack, win you stay
here at camp until we come backy
Jack did not like the idea OF being left
alone; but, seeing there was no alternative,
ha bravely consented.
Tom and quickly got into the canoe, At
the last moment we remembered the hatch
covers. and with these we made better pro-
gress than we could have done with our
hands.
The rapids below camp were not very dam
qerous We passed through them safely and
landed within hundred yards of the French
town station.
Every light was out in the village. but a
feeble lamp was burning on the depot plat
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WORSHIP IN THE OPEN AIR
FOUR MEETINGS OUT OF DOORS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Rev. ]. z. Smith Tells How to Get
Good Things Out Of Life-St.
Adams Services.

Under the blue vault of heaven yester-
day afternoon many hundred Washing
tonians attended religious services Four
open-air meetings were held in Franklin
and Lincoln parks. on the Rosedale play
grounds and in the Cathedral Close on
Mount st. Alban.
Rev. j. E. Smith, pastor of the Brad
burn Methodist Church, spoke to the au-
dience In Franklin Park. taxing as his
text the words Of Matthew. xi:2o-"Come
unto Me. all ye that are weary and heavy
laden. and 1 Will give you rest"
The reason why We do not get amy
good thing out of life,' declared the
preacher. rs because We do not put any
thing good into life This is because there
is stili that calling yoke of pride and
selfishness and worldly indulgences
Life is the finest Of arts, and Christ
came to teach us the art of LII Some
great ONCE building NO teggars or ped
dlers or agents admitted The Lord Jesus
has no such signs over His headquarters.
Poor blind beggars entered into loving
association with Him and found their
sight when He looked on them.
''Christ's invitation to the weary and
heavy laden is call to begin life over
again upon his own principles. Watch
My way OF doing" He says. Follow Me.
be meek and lowly, and you will ind
rest
At Lincoln Park.
The Need Of Jesus Christ for Men To-
day" was the subject of an address 10y
Rev. c. p. Wiles. pastor of the Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church. before a
large audience at Lincoln Park.
At the Rosedale playground Mr. w IL.
Shipman, assistant secretary OF the Y.
NJ. c. A, presided and the address was
made by Rev. j. f. Smith, pastor OF the
Epworth NJ. E. Church South.
Chaplain H. S. Brown OF the Washing
ton barracks spoke TO the hundreds who
gathered around the peace cross on
Mount ST. Alban. taking as his subject
The Building OF Character" Rev. g. Z.
F. Bratenahl, rector of St. Adams
Church. conducted the Episcopal service
OF prayer and praise.
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was seized with a fatal illness and
breathed his last. The news of his death
was the signal for universal mourning
in Ireland. and thousands Of the clergy
and laity came from the remotest dis
tricts to pay their last tributes Of love
and respect to the greatest of mission
aries.
st. Bridget Ranks Next in ireland.
ST. Bridget, who ranks next to st. Pat
rick in the veneration of the Irish, was
the daughter Of nobleman, and was
born at Fochard, village near Armagh.
in the year 40 Her great beauty and
her fathers wealth and position caused
her to be sought in marriage by several
of the princes of Ireland. but early In
life she became a convert to "the new
religion consecrated herself to its serv-
ice. and retired to a forest near Kildare,
about twenty miles from Dublin. She
built herself a cell in the trunk OF
great oak. around which grew a great
religious community She died Febru-
airy l,J25. at the age Of Seventy-five years
For many years the nuns of Kildare
memory The bright light that shone
in kildare's Holy Flame" was suppressed
by the Archbishop of Dublin for fear 1t
would be interpreted as pagan prac-
tice.
The body of ST. Bridget was originally
buried at Kildare, but in the year 1lS5
was translated with great solemnity to
Downpatrick, attended by the pope's le-
gate fifteen bishops and great number
of clergy. Her head was carried TO the
convent Of Neustadt Austria, and in 1887
was removed to the Church of the Jes-
uits in Lisbon.
St COLUMBIA, or ST. Columbkille, died
while kneeling before the altar OF his
church on the island OF Iona. little after
midnight, January Q. 397. He was oriSi-
naIly buried In his monastery and his
body was removed to Downpatrick the
same year as that OF st. Bridget.
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CONGRESS HEIGHTS NEWS.

! A meeting of the vestry of the Congress
Heights Protestant Episcopal parish was
held at the residence of Rev. William
lBrayshaw. rector Of Esther Memorial
Protestant Episcopal Chapel. The flnan-
cial status Of the parish and chapel was
discussed Rector Brayshaw presided.
| 1t was planned to hold in the town hall
the evening of September 8 q reception to
Mr.. Brayshaw, recently returned from
Europe.
Mrs Edward J. Newcomb. who has been
visiting relatives in Richmond. Va. has
and Esther place. accompanied by her lit
tie son and daughter Mrs. ". B. Clark
Of Richmond. her mother. returned with
her. to be visitor for several weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Spaiding has returned to
her home on Alabama avenue. following a
visit to Nomini. Va. Miss Grace Spald-
ing. who has been visiting In Philadelphia
and Atlantic City. has returned.
Miss Pauline Adams Of Charlotte Hall,
Nd. who has been the guest OF Mrs.
returned home.
Miss Nettie Richter OF Alabama avenue
is home after sojoTn in Atlantic City
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. II. G. Spencer. wife Of the pastor
Of Congress Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church. who was i'll In 6ibley Hospital.
in Washington. following surgical OPP
GRAFTON, has been removed to her home
at 4th and Savannah streets. where she
Is confined to her room. She is improv-
ing rapidly and It is expected she will be
able to be about within q week.
Two new rural free delivery routes. ex-
tending into the contiguous sections OF
Prince George county. Md. will be In OPP
Grafton November / next One route will
serve Giesboro and vicinity
The second quarterly conference Of the
Official board Of the Congress Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church has been set
for tomorrow evening at the home OF Rev.
H. G. Spencer. the pastor. Rev. Mr..
Barnes Of Ryland NJ. e. Church. Wash
ington, will preside.
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KILLED IN AMBUSH BY MoRos.
Philadelphia Soldier and Teacher in
PHILIPPINES a Victim

PHILADELPHIA. August 31.-Mrs. ID.
NJ. Burleigh Of 1923 Cypress street is
awaiting further details of the shooting
down in the Philippine Islands of her
son. Albert L. Burleigh. private in The
18th Regiment. United States Infantry.
According to the information received he
was ambushed and killed by five Moros
the evening OF June 80. Burleigh. who
was doing duty as a school teacher az
NAHUM, was on his way to the army
post at Jolo. in company with Moro
boy of fifteen years.
Bur,eigh made brave fight. The ma
tive, not waiting to see the extent OF
the Injuries inflicted on his American
friend. made his way to the post and
notified the soldiers of their comrades
death.
Burleigh was buried July in the Joio
military cemetery. Young Burleigh was
popular with his fellows, entertaining
them with song and dance. He was
twenty eight years old and unmarried.
His mother will have the remains
shipped to Boston, where they Will %
Inferred.
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DR., v. C. ALEXANDER RESIGNS
FIFTEEN YEARS PASTOR OF
WEST STREET CHURCH.
Has Accepted a Call From the First
Church Of Roswell,
New Mexico.

Rev. DR.. ". c. Alexander. pastor for TIT
past fifteen years Of the West Stree
Presbyterian Church, has presented hi
resignation to the congregation. con
gregational meeting will be held Septem
Der l3 to take formal action on the lettel
of withdrawal.
DR.. Alexander leaves Washington TO De
come pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Roswell, n. Mex, accepting thu
unanimous invitation of it's members.
He has been away during the summer
Oh his vacation. A large congregation
greeted him yesterday morning at TIT
first service he has conducted since hi
return.
At the close of the service DR.. Alexan
der told his congregation he had a spe
cial announcement to make and read al
follows:
lin the latter part Of the month o.
June there came to your pastor unani
nous call from the Presbyterian church
Of Roswell. n. Mex. Certain conditions
were attached to 1t that rendered 1t i'm
possible for him to accept it. During hi;
recent vacation these conditions were re
moved.
I'm view of this fact your pastor fel
that here was a manifest call to anothe
field OF labor. After most careful consid
felt impeiled to say to the Roswell church
committee that If his present chars'
would release him, he would accept theiI
call.
'All these facts took place during YOU
pastors recent vacation. He. therefore
avails himself of the first opportunity I,
resign his pastorate of this church. So
long continued. it being the third Presby
terrain pastorate in point Of length OF serv
Ice in the city of Washington.
He asks that the officers will call
meeting of the congregation at an earl
date to take action upon this resignation.
and II the congregation will comply wit,
his request for a dissolution, to unite with
him in asking the presbytery Of WASH
ingtOn city to dissolve said relationship
and grant him dismissal to the presb,-
terry OF Pecos valley.
Trusting that this request will lie
, granted and that Gods richest blessing
may rest upon this church and this be-
loved people. your pastor hereby tenders
his resisHst ton, to take emect October /"
the fifteenth year Of his pastorate at the
Vest Street Presbyterian Church. Te
came hare from Matawan, ~ j., i'm 1853,
and during the intervening years has
been active In promoting Presbyterianisn
in the ca pital.
He has been prominent in Christian En-
deavor work and for several years Was
president Of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Missionary Union. He has long
been an active member Of the Presb'-
terian Alliance and is now one of tie
managers.
He was born in Lewiston, Pa, aid
graduated from Lafayette College and the
Princeton Theological Seminary. He has
town, Del, and Matawan. n. J.
DIR. Alexander will begin his pastorae
in Roswell. n. Mex. the first Sunday in
October. remaining here until that time
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ST. PATR1cK's GRAVE, DowNPATR1cK.

| Ireland in 1915. 1t was rebuilt and
| burned again in 1912 Lord Grey, who
was sent over by King Henry VIII to
quiet Ireland. Drofaned and destroyed it,
as he did everything else in this section
| in his attempts to extermnate the
| O'Neills.
| Lord Grey's Proclamation
Lord Grey was executed in the Tower
| of London in 1541. The fourth charge
| in the indictment against him was that
| "He raised ST. Patrick's. his church. in
the old ancient cite of Ulster and burnt
the monument of Patricke. Briged and
| Colme who are said to have been there
| intoombed. That without onie ant
from the King or Councill he propnaned
! the Church of St Patrick in Downe,
turning it into a stable, after plucked 1t
down and ship the notable ring of Bells
that did hang in the steeple, meaneing
| TO have sent them to England. had not
| God of His Justice prevented his in
iquitie by sinking the vessels and pas
SengerS wherein the said bells should
have been convicted"
| In the Annals of Ulster. under date of
| 1J3S. it is recorded that the monastery
| of DOWne was burned and the relics of
Patrick. Columcille and Briget and the
| image of Catherine were carried OFF"
| The Oldest inscription in the church
| Is on a tombstone erected to the mem
| DRY of Edward Lord Cromwell and
| Baron Oakham, no relative of oliver
| Cromwell. but great-grandson of
| Thomas Cromwell, the famous minister
OF Henry VIII, who after the pacifica
ton of the country. obtained possession
of the Downpatrick estates. which con-
/ tlnued in his family until 1892, when
| they were purchased by David Kerr
and in 1874 sold to the late Lord Dun
| leath, who now owns the largest part
of the surrounding country.
| At the time of the reformation the
monks of Downpatrick refused to sub
scribe to the new ordinances and were
/ driven out of the monastery The his
tory of DOwnpatrick is quite vague
| from that time until affairs uuiete ed
| down. but from 1867 the records are
complete.
John Wesley at Downpatrick.
The Rev. John Wesley visited Down.
patrick in ITS, and in his diary he de-
scribes the ruins of the abbey of Saul as
far the largest building have ever seen
in the kingdom. Adjoining 1t is one OF
the most beautiful groves which l have
ever beheld with my eyes. 1t covers the
sloping side of the hill and has vistas Gu,
through 1t every way. There is a mos,
lovely plain very near to the bic
ruins of the cathedral" Wesley visited
| Downpatrick on four different occasion:
| between ITS and 1855 and during caci
visit preached in the grove he describes
| using as a pulpit the pedestal upon which
| a statue of st. Patrick formerly stood
/ Perhaps the most celebra ted resident OF
| Downpatrick was the Rev. Jeremy Tay-
lor. who while bishop of this diocese
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ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 81. 1908.
While at the fair here Saturday after
noon Jesse Hyatt, a farmer of the upper
section of the county, was the victim of
assault at the hands Of Horace Ricketts,
of Derwood, three miles west of here.
Ricketts, asked Hyatt to change dol
lar and was accommodated. Shortly aft
erward he approached Hyatt. and with
an oath. Informed him he had not given
him the right change Hyatt insisted ne
had made no mistake.
Ricketts, dealt Hyatt blow. infiictine
a cash just below the right eye. Rick
etts Immediately started to make his
escape but was followed and arrested be-
fore he could get out of the fair grounds
He was required to furnish bail for his
appearance at hearing.
said to have been under the influence OF
liquor 1t is said he used brass knuckles
when he struck Hyatt.
John Williams, colored. several nights
ago took horse belonging to Thomas
Barnesly. young farmer residing about
five miles from here. and rode the animal
to camp meeting without asking Barnes
ly's permission. When the. horse was re-
turned late that night he showed signs
of having been roughly treated. Barnes.
~ swore out a warrant charging Will
liams with statutory taking. He was
unable to furnish bail and is now in jail
here awaiting the November term OF
court.
]. Braener Nicholson and Edward .Ay:
ton have returned from an outing al
Colonial Beach. Piney Point and other
resorts down the bay.
Miss Mary Windham of this place and
Miss Eunice Knoreline OF Washington
have returned to Rockville from Win.
chester. where they spent several weeks
visiting relatives.
A movement Is on foot for the estab-
lishment OF first-class hotel at kensing-
ton. 1t Is proposed to organize a stock
company and 1t is understood a number
of citizens have signi1ed willingness to
invest.
After visiting friends at Kensington
Rev. James r. Marshall. formerly pastor
of Warner Memorial Presbyterian
Church there. and family left today for
their home at Oak Park ILL.,. where DIR:
Marshall is pastor of an influential
church. DR.. Marshall occupied the pull
pit in the kensington church yesterday
morning.
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lights Of the county that q woman was
Ineligible to the Office Strongly urged to
accept by leading citizens Of the town,
she Saturday took the oath OF ONCE be-
.ore Justice HawxhurSt.
She attended a meeting Of the board
hat day and participated in the business.
eaving the question Of her eligibility TO
De settled by contest, should the higher
authorities take the matter up.
Miss Gundry Is proprietress Of the Vir-
Einia Training School here. When the
Falls Church Bank was organized the
stockholders. recognising her business
qualifications. unanimously elected her a
member Of the board Of directors. She
was also made a member Of the loan and
finance committee, and has taken great
interest in the management OF the bank s
affairs.
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Summit of hill. plain. digniied pile
o; perfect proportions, with square
tswer and four spires-in no way impos-
i..g. but beautiful In it's simplicity.
The walls are made OF irregular stones,
which were evidently picked up in the
surrounding fields and laid in thick NOR
t':r without dressing There are bOuIders
o. various sizes. blocks of slate sand
some. limestone and every variety of
: ones. which were fitted in with great
il genuity and lavish use of mortar, which
il harder than the stone. Some time ago
Wen certain repairs were undertaken the
I-aSors found that they could split the
some easily. but it was Impossible to split
t:Ie mortar which has been the case in
several ancient buildings.
The interior of the church is said to be
Precisely as it was originally built, there
having been no change in the arrange
Iaent. Most OF the columns which sus-
tain the arches and several of the arches
were part of the original building
erected in the fifth century. The Annals
81 Ulster give the names of the abbOtS
EhO had charge of the monastery built
~ connection with the church. as far
tack as the year $50, although there are
SEVERAL wide gaps in the records of the
eSghth. ninth and thirteenth centuries.
Che abbey was plundered and partially
destroyed on no less than eight occasions
Between the years S24 and I'LL. and the
-@nnals of Ulster give the particulars of
each invasion.
Was Plundered and Partially De-
stroyed.
In HI Sir John de Courcy the most
powerful and able lieutenant of Strong
low. who assumed authority over the
:4ngdom of Ulster. made Downpatrick his
&rincipal residence and erected there a
&rong castle, the greater portion of
hich remained until about half CEN
,ry ago. At his time the church and
he monastery were occupied by Angus
MAN monks. who were driven out by de
ourcy and replaced by Benedictines from
le Abbey OF Chester. England. and the
Ilurch was rededicated in honor OF ST.
atrck. having previously borne the name
! the Holy Trinity. And de COurcy gave
ne abbey a liberal endowment. He also
N-ected a Celtic cross, which is believed
h, be the same that was recently recov-
tred in fragments. carefully mended and
3owments of the Downpatrick Abbey
1ere four of the principal ferries across
&c rivers Of Ulster. forty-seven town
Snds.' which probably correspond to our
G,wnships and every tenth animal upon
Inc farms of Ulster. OF the extensive
snonastic buildings erected by de Courcy'
generosity not trace remains except the
Soundati lions. and these are covered with
Sle accumulated debris of four centuries
3he inhabitants of DOwnpatrick and all
S7e country around have used the ruin
Is quarry for building material. Near
" all the old houses in the village are
.iade of materials from that source.
The monastery was plundered and
;urned by Edward Bruce. brother OF
Robert Bruce. the Scottish chieftain. who
caused himself to be proclaimed King o.
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Earl of Rosse Dead.

LONDON. August 31-The Earl OF
Rose died here yesterday. Lawrence
Parsons, fourth Earl Of Rose. was born
November IL, 1910. He was a repre-
sentative peer for Ireland since 1868. and
was chancellor of the University of Dub
lin Since 1855.
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Funeral Of Miss Blanche Hopkins.
Special Correspondence Of The STAR

LAUREL. Nd, August 81. 1905.
The funeral OF Miss Blanche Olive Hop
kins, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson
Hopkins. took place yesterday afternoon
from the family residence. Rev. Andrew
Reid Bird offlciated. assisted by Rev.
George alexander. The funeral was very
largely attended. Mrs. Eva Walsh, a sis
ter of Miss Hopkins. resides in Washing
ton. The pallbearers were Messrs. Clar-
ence Merson. Horace Beall. Emory Don
aldson. Richard f. Fulton. Fred Hall and
Harry Beall. lnterment was made in Ivy
Hill cemetery at this place.