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New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
SOCIAL SERVICE COMMISSION"
Northern Baptist Convention Creates One to
Study Social Work of Churches

The Northern Baptist convention at It's recent
session in Oklahoma City. created a social ser
vice commission which was directed to make
study OF what is being done by the churches in
the field of social service, and from time to time
to report its findings to the convention The COM
mission has nine members. and these men came
together before the adjournment of the convention
and outlined their work for the coming year The
first public statement has just been made by the
commission. and 1t takes the form OF suggestions
to Baptist state conventions.
The commission suggests that at all the state
conventions to be held this year there be some
consideration of the social aspect OF church work
the obligations of the churches toward society
Some Of the pressing questions of the day, IL is
suggested shall be discussed at the stated meet
ing so that the Church may not only inform Itself
of those needs of society which it Is qualified to
supply, but also that there may be brought about
a closer relation between Church and society FOR
the benefit and upft of both Some of the topics
for discussion which suggested by the social
service commission are: The Kingdom of God
Among Men, The Relation of Christianity to So
cial Life THE Church and the WorkinSman
Temperance Reform" Civic Righteousness
THE Meaning and Function of the State" THE
Family and Its Dangers THE Saving of Chill
dren" Practical Charity" and allied topics
In its published statement the commission asserts
that 'the great duty of the hour Is to carry tho
Christian ideal and the Christian spirit into every
part of mans social political and Industrial life
Any effort which will improve by a hairs breadth
the condition of a single human soul is well worth
making Any service which will help any life In
any way is the translation into deed OF some ar
ticle of the Christian faith There are no human
Wrongs that cannot be set right. There are no
alien and un-Christian causes to the Christian
man The whole problem Of how men shall live
together and share in the good things OF life is up
for rehearing and teaching institution Will be
listened to unless in these matters 1t can give
sane and courageous leadership
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
NORTHFIELD MEETINGS.
General Conference of Christian
Workers to assemble July 81.

The call to the twenty sixth session of the North
field Conference for Christian Workers, one OF tia
Mortified summer conferences established by tia
late Dwight l.. Moody, has just been sent out from
East Northfeld Mass The general conferences
will be held this year from July 81 to August n
and the list of speakers includes many familiar 10
friends of Northield Among them the Rev.
j. Stuart Holden. of London: the Rev. DR.. W. I.
Watktnscn, of London: the Rev John A. Hutton
Of Glasgow: the Rev. Or Hugh Black Dr. r. A.
Torrey and DIR. II. G.. Underwood of Corea-
The music and singing during the conferences
will be in charge of Charles NJ Alexander ana
George c. Stebbins. The post-conference addresses
will be given between August - and September
90 The Rev. J. Stuart Holden will deliver them
until about September I, while the Rev. DR.. G.
Campbell Morgan will have charge between Sep
tember and 90
The daily Bible class of the conference Will be
under the leadership OF the Rev. Or. A. T. Pier.
son. of Brooklyn. wAile lectures viii be given by
a number of other well known Bible teachers
Special Bible lectures later in the season will BE-
given at the Northfeld schools from September y
about November l.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
MANY 1MM1GRANTs FROM CANADA.
Increase in Numbers and in Personal Prop
erty Shown by Records.

General 7. S. Sharretts member Of the Board OF
United States General Appraisers. said yesterday
tha. the records of the appraisers warehouse in
this city indicate steady increase in immigration
10 the United States from the Canadian
border and apparent increase in the personal
property and wealth brought in by such immi-
grants. The eastern section Of Canada, from Lake
Superior to Quebec furnishes a large number OF
these Immigrants. and the move toward this coun-
try is particularly noticeable in the Province OF
Ontario.
Many of these immigrants said General Shar-
retts -are well TO do farmers, who arrive with
cattle and other stock for their homes. and
a number Of them have bought farms and made
other ventures into new fields in Northern and
Western New York The United States is encour-
aging this form Of immigration by permitting
household effects TO in free OF duty Cover
nor General Gray Of Canada has been quoted as
saying that $1,000 Americans had eIigrated to that
country II may be true Northwest Canada,
with its rich and fertile SOIL may draw those who
brave its climate. but the larger immigration
Is coming from Eastern Canada TO the United
States"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
CAUSES OF SUICIDE TABULATED.
Salvation Army Finds in Chicago That Lack
of Employment" Heads the List.

Chicago July 17-Ffve Salvation Army officers.
among them Brigadier Alexandec MCMILLAN. tne
founder and head Of the anti-suicde bureau, VIII
leave Chicago this week TO take command IN Var'-
parts of the United States Ourihs 'ie s.o.
- 49,. .;nca tho anti-sulcide bureau started
four hundred men and women have applied for ao-
vice at the headquarters.
In prepartng 2 final report Of the work OF his
department Brigadier Mcmillan has compiied
,she OF ..causes of desire TO commit suicide Lack
NJ e-nnovrn.n. heads the list with the entry
..drink' q close second. Then come gamDhhs
financial difficulties" family troubles and nan
a dozen other causes of less frequency twenty
seven ascribed their desire for death 10 ioheesS'
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18

The discussion and mental distress" wnicn nave
been caused in certain quarters of the Episcopal
Church by the amendment to Canon - adopteo
at the last General Convention have received no
announcement from Bishop o. w. Whitaker, OF
PENNSYLVANIA Amendment to Canon 10 permits
bishop to invite ministers and laymen OF other
denominations to make addresses on special oc-
caeons in Episcopal churches. Some time ago
thirty clergy and thirteen hundred commuh'can'S
in Bishop Whtakers diocese addressed a letter
TO him asking him to refrain from exercising the
permission left at his discretion by the canon
In his answer to this letter Bishop Whitaker
strongly condemns the excitement which has been
raised the amendment to the canon, and says
he can see no reason why he should grant their
request.
mo one can more deeply regret than I do the
mental distress of OF our communicants
through fear Of what may be coming upon the
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
NEWARK COUNSEL'S WIFE ATTACKED.
Furniture Polish Agent Forces Way Into
House and Grabs Mrs. Nugent.

While Mrs James Nugent. wife OF the City Coun-
sci of Newark was alone in her home at NO. ~
Hill street yesterday the bell rang ana when ene
onened the door a burly stranger forced his way
in and tried TO sell her furniture polish
She told him she didn't want the stuff and ordered
him TO leave the house He paid no attention to
her hut instead began to polish chair In the hail.
When she repeated her demand he turned his
attention TO the piano. Then he demanded Is Tor
tho nosh he had used. Being badly frightened
and thinking he might leave the house II she
would give him some money she handed coin to
him. but instead Of going he grabbed her and she
began to scream. He then fed Three hours later
she summoned the police
With q description OF the intruder, plain clothes
men secured the city but could find no trace OF
the fellow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
INSANITY MAY BE sLAYER's PLEA
Heron Says He Doubts That He Can BE
Tried on Murder Charge.

New, Rr,,nswick n J. July Il (SpecaU.-Archi-
bald Heron who killed the Rev. Samuel s. b. u.
Prckitt probably VIII plead insanity Wnen ar
raisned IN court While the man acted ranonahS
when arrested and taken to JAIL MS ac,s .ous'
,-.re not those of a man who stood within the
shadow of the electric chair and who realized the
seriousness Of his crime
When Charles Rogers, the warden. told MIN To-
day that the grand jury would hear MS story On
Monday and that he would be tried on cha1so VI
murder the following week, he said:
II am not going to do anything until my VIE
comes TO see me- 1 am expecting her at any minute
now I doubt very much whether they can try me
on that charge anyhow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE NEEDS.

IN view Of the fact thai the lowest bids for re-
storing and adding 90 the Kings County Court
House which damaged by fire some months
ego exceeded the appropriation of 10000 by 100000
rhe justices Of the Supreme Court in Kings County
wrote yesterday to Controller Metz. saying that in
their opinion the additional expenditure would be
unwise.
They ask only that steps be taken at once TO
restore the court chambers their former condi-
.,on which they say would be sufficient for the
time being To do this would probably take less
than $4,000 and would include the addition OF an
other story 10 a part OF the courthouse
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
LETTERS STOLEN FROM NEW OFFICE
Bundle Tossed Out of Window by Accident
Grabbed bY Man.

bundle Of letters aimed at a Philadelphia man
h., houncine out Of the window and grabbed by a
man who happened to be standing In the street.
were the circumstances Of the nrst robbery in the
new Hudson Terminal branch postonice shorty
before midnight last night
The man who grabbed the letters when they fell
ont of the window gave his name as Frank Web
.ter of No 2257 Second avenue. He is under arrest
at the Church street police station and the post
office inspector has been informed and will begin
an investigation this morning The police say the
letters were passed to another man, who escaped
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18

Church as a consequence Of the adoption OF this
amendment. Some of these nave been driven by
the excitaton Of their emotions to the verge OF
insanity I pity them from the bottom OF my
heart says Bishop Whitaker. whose letter, as
well as that Of the petitioners is printed In full
in THE Churchman,' of this date.
But I never more certain of anything than
I am that there is nothing in this amendment 10
justify such a state OF mind. continues the
Bishop II firmly believe that the fault is not in
the amendment, but In the extravaganza and un-
warrantableness of much that has been written
and said of 1t. and awful responsibility rests
upon those who have needlessy and recklessly ex-
cited such fears
Bishop Whitaker is of the oldest bishops In
the Episcopal Church. having been born In 1850,
and has been Bishop of Pennsylvania since 1871
The strong condemnation he gives in this letter to
those who have become excited over the amend
ment to the nineteenth canon corresponds IN a
way to comments of Bishop Grafton. OF Fond du
Lac. the detection of the Rev Dr. McGarvey
and others, printed in The Tribune of yesterday.
In regard to declarations Of the petitioners that
the privilege of granting permission to persons
outside the Church to speak to congregations had
been abused Bishop Whitaker says he was una
BILE to discover that this true.
II have sought locate these very many in
stances. but have been unable to do so; on the
contrary, 1 have found but very few which any
one has characterized as abuses, he writes
"A part of these 1 know to be absolutely false
no such persons were described had been IL
censed, no such utterances reported had been
made; of another part do not know that the re-
ports circulated false, but there good rea-
sons for believing they were.
Il do say that there have been no mistakes
made In the of the permission which the canon
authorizes. I do say emphatcally that there
is no evidence justify the belief that there have
been very many, and 1 am confident that neither
the faith once delivered to the saints. nor Apostolic
order, is n any danger from the exercise OF the
liberty which is allowed by the amendment
Having consid. d.red prayerfuy and carefully
from every point of view. the request which has
been made by the signers of the petition. am
constrained to answer that feel should have no
moral right to deny the request OF any rector or
missionary Of the diocese. should he ask my per-
mission for any Christian man. Of whose religious
belief and character 1 had satisfactory evidence
TO make an address in accordance with the pro-
visions OF Canon 49, 1 am, therefore, unable TO
grant the request which has been addressed to me
by the signers of the same"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES
BISHOP WHITAKER CONDEMNS OPPOSITION Io
CANON 1a-CALL TO NORTHFLELD CONFERENCE.

day." Mr.. Webb born in Hudson. n t. IN
1876. He successfully city editor OF Ine o'
Iosenh Daily Gazette associate editor Of THE
St Louis Morning Journal and editor OF Inc
Missouri Republican" White on the last paper
he was appointed by President Cleveland. In 1881,
as consular representative OF the United states
at Manila In 1881 he began the study OF tne
Oriental religions having access to an exceIient
library of 1900 volumes and devoting from four
to seven hours day to II. He began with budan-
ism and then turned to Islam, becoming wnony
converted 10 Mahometanism several years iater
Mr. Webb is the official representative or Ma
hometanism r the United States, and was us
speaker at the World Congress OF Religions IN
Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
LAurERBAcH ON 1MM1GRAT1oN BILLS
Opposes at Jewish Chautauqua Assembly
Measures Placing $25 Head Tax.

Buffalo July 17-Miss Corinne B. Arnoio, VI
Philadelphia spoke at the twelfth assembly OF inc
Jewish Chautauqua Society to-day. her 'opio'
.s.Relieious School Management was also dis-
o,s.ad bv Rabbi Marvin Nathan OF Philadelphia
and Rabbi Barnett A. Elias, OF Charleston. D. =.
In an address to the society last night Eowafo
Iauterbach Of New York. president OF the L'oera.
Immigration League, bitterly attacked proposeo
bills to place SIS head tax on Immigrants anu
making education qualification for entry into
the country.
Until there is an educational qualification placed
on the voters OF the country" said MT Lan.eroach
there cannot in fairness be such quannca1ion
placed upon immigrants.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
UNWRITTEN LAW, MISSOURI PLEA.
Brother Killed Sisters Sweetheart After a
Family Conference Had Been Held.

Huntsville. Mo-. July F-Miss Beulah Carter the
sweetheart of Thomas Ba&by, Jr, who shot
and killed by her brother Irving here two months
ago sitter family conference, told the wit
stand to-day in her brothers trial for nur
der the incidents that led up to the tragedy
II loved Tom she said. in answer to a ques-
ton, "and he eeid ne loved me- She testified
that Bazby had betrayed her.
During q part Of the trial the women in the
courtroom asked to go out, but only several
young girls offered TO stir in response TO the re-
Quest The courtroom crowded many women
teng present
Irving Carter shot and killed young Bagby while
the latter calling Miss Carter The de-
fence will plead the ''unwritten law
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
JERSEY DENT lists ELECT OFFICERS.
Dr.. F. c. Gregory Succeeds President Wool
sey-Dr. Irwin for Examiner

Asbury Park. July II (speciaD-New Jerseys
State Dental Society elected these officers To-Day
President F. G. Gregory, Of Newark: v1ce-presl-
dent c. H. Dtlks, Of Trenton; secretary. Charles
A. Meeker Of Newark treasurer, Henry A. Hull
OF New Brunswick. Doctors Meeker and Hull were
reelected. The new executive committee consists
of Henry Fowler. of Harrison; Harvey 1redel. OF
New Brunswick; Wallace F. Naylor. of Somerville
and w " Hawke of Pennington. DR.. Alphonse
Irwin was recommended to Governor Fort for ap-
pointrnent as a member of the State Board OF Den
tai Examiners. The legislative committee named
by the retiring president, Dr. Woolsey, consists OF
J. E. Duffield Of Camden; F. L. Hindle. OF New
Brunswick; c. H. Dilts and E. H. Ginnelley, OF
Trenton and J. s. Vinson, Of Newark.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
A CONSUL WITH MUCH BAGGAGE.

II required a special lighter yesterday TO transfer
the baggage OF Charles Milon de Peilon. recently
appointed French Consul al Galveston. TO the Nal
lory Line steamer Nueces at Pier Is, East River,
from the Fabre Lines yeneza, lying Brooklyn
The French ConsUrs party consisted only Of him
self, his wife and daughter, Miss Jeanne de Peon.
but altogether he had seventy-fve pieces of bag
gage, not including hand luggage. Seventy OF the
pieces, the greater number OF which were trunks
OF various kinds in bond from Paris to Gal
weston. The F,renchman. who sails for his post on
the coast liner Nueces at IL O'Clock to-day. re-
CURED five trunks during his stay of nights in
the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
NAY REMAIN MYSTERY
No Progress Made in Finding Hazel
Drcw's Murderer.

x-s
uystssy behind which lies hidden the secret OF the
siay1r OF Hazel Drew, the story Of the tragedy OF
~ abandoned mill pond. may never be 1'ftsd.
eansvharc. possibly among the charcoal burners
IN tie hills beyond Taborton on one OF the lasns
= - vicinity or perhaps the city OF Troy, the
perpesrasor of the crime may be mingiing witn
thoos who endeavoring to bring him to justice.
% banning is the mystery that after almost
week OF careful Inquiry along the paths wnicn
ussht lead to fts solution the Investigation has
ecms almost a stancstn
Where Hazel was on the night OF July and nntii
she waa seen on the lonely road leading to Tabof-
ton the following evening. when she IL supposed 10
have met her death. is problem that the author'-
ties have vet to solve.
THIS accomplished. the motive and the murder
remain to be accounted for. Murder, accident ana
sutcide theories abound. but Yacts are few- Even
the reward OF $1,000 which the county has onefea
N en- incentive 10 further activities IN the case
has not served to bring out anything OF a heii'fui
character.
Letters are beginning to reach the hands OF Dis
tr1ct Attorney OBrien. containing Suggestions
Some stve names of those who, 1t is said. may
know something about the case. A few received
to-day were unsigned.
Nouhere has II been shown that Miss Drew had
a real love affair While on her trip TO New fork
xf,h Carrie Weaver they had male companions
according 10 Miss Weaver. They sought the shell
ter OF the Young Women's Christian Association
for the night spent N the metropolis
No arrests are likely TO be made for some Tine
as nothing has developed. the officials say, that
would warrant their taking any one into CUSTODY
unless il be to hold them witnesses and thus far
skere appears be disposition on the part OF
those Nkely TO be called TO testify before the
coroner 10 away
District Attorney OBrien said tonight that the
!ncueet would be held before next week When
the date is determined, sessions will probably be
held In Averill Park and Troy The District Attor-
ney is not satisfied with the information In hand.
and wants make further investigation
District Attorney O Bren received to-day a letter
from Mrs Nina Jones, whom Hazel visited in
Providepoe. She said Hazel came alone and had
no naie company while she with her. Mrs
Jones is now living In Wateryflle Me.
waterville. Me, July 17.-Mrs. Nina Jones. who
has been mentioned in connection with the Hazel
Drew case a resident OF this city, but could not
be seen tonight Her husband however, told OF
the friendship which existed between his wife and
Miss Drew, and said the latter had been fire.
Quent visitor 10 the Jones home while they lived
IL Troy. Miss Drew, he said, had few men ac-
Quaintances. but there was one man, who. accord
ing 10 Nj Jones. had asked the girl to marry him
Mr.. Jones said that this lived in Troy, n. Y,
and as a dentist
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
cHnnREN,s wHooP1NG COUGH PARTY

DuneIlen July II (speciaD-A whooping cough
, y,as given Yesterday afternoon by Edmund
Terry the eleven year-od son Of William E. Terry,
. member Of the Board OF Education. to eight Of
his Young friends-al Of whom are suffering from
that anent-
Young Terry had been looking forward 10
,,rsbday marty He was taken sick with whooping
,,o, last Monday and il looked though he
,.orld NOT be able to his party after ALL There
&c a slight epidemic OF whooping cough among the
children of the borough and Mrs. Terry conceived
tbe idea Of finding several OF her sons friends
among the list of those suffering from the malay
The lads had q whooping good time
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
BAR SON OF GENERAL RlvAs.

San Francisco, July district immigration regu-
,a,ions to-day prevented the landing OF Humbert
R,vas the twelve year-old Of General Rivas. of
the Salvadorian army. because of trachoma. With
the Central American republic on the verge OF n
other revolution General Rivas decided TO seas his
SON TO the United States and place him in
school The boy arrived to-day on the Pacific Mail
.,..n,er Peru and will be taken back to Salvador
ON the steamers return trip
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
SEVEN MEN BREAK JAN.
Pick = Lock in Toronto and Get Away-Two
Escaped Before In Pennsylvania.

Toronto, Ont. July H.-seven prisoners escaped
from the Toronto jail this evening and have NOT
been captured. The men picked the lock OF tne
aoor leading into cell in which the scaRold used
sor executions is erected. and then broke through
the wall Tho escaped prisoners are J. G. CiarS
and William Jones. awaiting extradition to New
Castle. Penn, where they broke jail a few weeks
ago. Robert Snow, who escaped from the Inous-
trts1 School last week and re-arrested yester-
d.y. Alexander Rose awaiting sentence for as
sault. Harry Churchill. alleged pickpocket, want
ed at st. Paul. and Edward Tell and John Cope
land alleged sneakthieves
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
CORNERSTONE ROBBED "a YEARS AGO.
Theft Discovered When Wcrkmen Raze Jer-
sew City Lutheran Church

The theft of the contents of copper box In the
cornerstone of the old st. Johns German Evangef-
cal Lutheran Church, in Farview avenue. Jersey
City, twenty-four years ago. was discovered yes
terday by workmen who are removing the OLD
church to make site for a new cdi1ce
They Informed the Rev. Gottlieb Andreae the
n,.tor who has memorandum Of the articles
naced IN the box when the cornerstone was laid,
on June e. 1884 Coins historical documents and
napers were taken. The box was left covered only
Inv boards overnight and the next day was sealed
without further examination
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
ARREST ALLEGED EXPRESS sWINDLER.
Involved in Shipping OF Pack
age Of Excelsior Burned in Transit.

Philadelphia, July 17.-Charles Wolfsohn was ar
rested here to-day charged with completely IN a
conspiracy to defraud the Adams Express Com
pany at Indianapolis out OF $4,000 by sending
package of excelsior supposed to be worth tnat
amount and which, 1t is alleged, was 80 arranged
as to be burned in transit. The character OF the
package was discovered by an express messenger
and the plot revealed.
Edward Mcdonald, alleged to have been con-
aected with the affair. has been arrested In Louis
Vile and according to detective OF the express
company papers involving Wofsohn were discov-
ered In his clothing.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
a,poeR FOR FREE TRADE WITH CANADA.

Chicago. July IA dispatch 10 The Record
Herald" from Victoria B. C. says: Il favor now
taxing down the tariff wall and making intercourse
between Canada and the United States free
te+ween the different states OF the Union,' ssid
Herman Ridder. the New YORK Journalist. who is
making tour of Canada. yesterday. IF
NO, bring that about now then reciprocity between
The two countries should be agreed upon The IN
,as.S af Canada and the United States being
,s.,os, :, seems to me that il is only question
:, ,,,,. hen In the interest of both countries they
v,,u unite under general government ana Can
IL. h.c..ne mart Of the great AmeEAnAa renaahnc"