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New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
TRINITY WASTED IT'S MONEY.

Il think that Trinity has wasted its money. In
stead of maintaining St. Johns. they have thrown
the away. They have taken Goals 10 New
castle. Now they robbing the poor people OF
ST. Johns their chapel. I do think the facts
Justify it. There is still much TO be done in
that section Of the city that It really as
though the work had not been given a fair trial
I would suggest for instance. that the iron
gates Re removed from the chapel grounds and that
the hundreds OF truckmen working in the neigh
borhood every day be permitted TO sit the stone
steps and enjoy the shade of the pcrtico in sum-
mer. MONDAY services might he held there for
them and their interest aroused in many other
ways. The right could do IT, but II has not
been tried.
With such a quantity Of material there to work
with I am surprised that the idea has not occurred
Trinity although Phillips Brooks used that
method with downtown business men.
Trinity has failed altogether in the rast. rs IN
the present. to the vision Of proper future
for her property. Instead of building model tene-
lnents for instance. and entering into the social
spirit of making what you use not harmful but
helpful. Trinity. like most other property holders,
will not recognize its moral purposes. Any saloon
keeper has moral sense of obligation to the
community than property holders Of Trinity's type.
In 1894 Trinity even fought the Tenement House
Commissions improvements.
1T is said that plans are contemplated now for
betterment of conditions. If II IS A good
thing that Trinity is doing something for right
eousness Trintys vestry includes Of the
best men that have. and l that they
will do the right thing IL they only the
vision"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
POLICY OF sELF-AGGRANDGzEMENT." a."

Ii is The Trinity chareis but ST. Georges,
Grace. St Bartholomew's. Holy Communion ST
Thomas's. Calvary and ST Michaels, to mention
only part which have been the origlnators ana
promoters Of the great spiritual. educatlonal ana
missionary movements in the Church and city
Having entered on a policy Of self-aggrandlze-
ment. it became the policy of Trinity to add every
few years a chapel to ts list. sometimes in
the poorer regions where they were needed nut
sometimes in the richest and best church sections
of the city. and these latter were made twice as
beautiful and costly the former
Instead of assisting weak churches to stand aione
by gifts of land il attached them TO itself
them chapeis An irresponsible and self
perpetUating corporation with enormous and IN
creasing revenue. adding not churches to the do
Cese hut chapels to itself, Trinity is creating an
imperium in imperio. which. ever increasing in size
threatens serious danger TO the Church.
'Dr. Manning will undoubtedly accomplish great
deal Of good for Trinity Church.. DR.. Peters said
Tribune reporter yesterday HE is an able
business man. To him ] certain the public at
large and the Episcopal Church in this city IS
specially indebted for the first statement that
Trinity Corporation has issued in many year.
think that his policy will tend toward the improve
ment of the parish
4 regard il extremely unfortunate at the
present time point of view that the closing
of St Johns should have come 70 the front and
been decided it has. I feel that the corporation
is making a grave mistake. do not consider that
ST Johns has outved its usefulness. but in their
blindness there are intelligent people who caanot
this.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
BELIEVES IN CLASS CHURCHES.

DR.. Peters, in his Annals Of st. Michael's" in
relating how All Angels became a class church.
says:
ST. Agnes which. in the of Trinity
almost half a century before Trinity had spent
more than twice the which spends on
churches in poor localities, unable provide for
themselves was a pewed church This not
for the reason generally assigned for selling
renting pews. the need of revenue, but apparently
because Trinity Corporation believes in class
churches sort for the wealthy and another
for the poor Here we're realized precisely those
conditions which Dr. T. II. Peters described.
DR. Peters added that, a result of the estab-
li.hn,ent of St. Agnes a class c.urch many
who wished be numbered among the Socially
elect abandoned st. Michael's and gave their
support 10 the richer church
Trinity Corporation IS practically sef-perpetuat-
ing on Palm Sunday. and again on Easter. Il is
announced in all the chapes OF Trinity parish that
-he annual election will be held Easter Tuesday
Ever, male comnlunicant of the parish who has
made his communion within the year is eligible
20 vote AS a matter Of fact these meetings which
ere held in Trinity Church the evening Of the
ruesdav following Easter, are sparsey attended,
"a 3, is a case where those present TO sue
ceea themselves else propose members to
+sra +re pIacss of those who may wish to resign
.ro,r service this way the few members OF the
CONGREGATION who may be present representing
7r-ini,v Church or the ckapes have little or no
voice and have noe numbers enough to raise any
opposition to the nomination and election of the
regular ticket did they wish TO do SO.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
LOOKS AFTER WEALTHY MEMBERS,

It Is a matter of record that when Trinity Church
appropriated large for the erection Of ST.
Agnes Chapel, in 9lst street, there protests.
II questioned whether Trinity, the wealthiest
church in New York, doing well in spending
such large sum in providing accommodations for
some Of its wealthy members who lived in that
part of the city. asked why these persons
were not encouraged to build their own church,
carrying ont the original policy and receiving a
grant of land from Trinity for the purpose.
It said that the prospective members of ST.
Agnes were able 10 raise sufficient funds to build
a chapel without help and that in giving them
such a large Trinity robbing the poore'
people Of the parish who were in greater need of
assistance. 1t asserted that the Episcopal
Church in New York would have been benefited
more by the Strengthening Of her missions.
1t is charged thai Trinity is inclined look
TO the interests OF her wealthy members
than provide for the needs of the poor. 1t is
said that st. Agnes Chapel of which the families
Of Colonel William jay and Justice Vernon NJ.
Davis members. is the tail that wags the
dog and that what the people of St Agnes
decree becomes law in Trinity corporation whether
satisfactory 10 the rest the parish or not also
that st. Agnes accepts dctation from no one"
Astonishment caused by the publication of
the amount received by Trinity for pew rents The
figure that appeared in the corpora on's certified
and audited statement, the first since 1911, was
$4,000. This has been explained by the state
that all pew rents in Trinity parish are low
Only at Trinity Church, St. Agnes and Trinity
Chapel are pew rents required. and not ali the
pews in these three churches are rented.
In st. Agnes there 200 pews, of which 175 are
for rent As q matter of fact, there are seldom
than 125 pews rented, and the charges for
these vary from s19 so to $500 year Probably
the total received from St Agnes in pew rents is
not more than $1,000 year. The rents in the
other churches proportionatey low.
1t is said to be that St Agness congregation
is composed entirely of persons able to build
their church. The communicates list in
cudes people Of all classes but nevertheless there
is enough wealth in st. Agnes to support itself and
perhaps other churches besides it is
asserted.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09

and IN 1874 and again after the erectlon OF
Trinity Chapel ir IsS. an effort vas nade o. 'e of
rectors of the leading city churches ana some q
the broadest and most spiritually minded lalIneIi
to have the Law of 1873 repealed that the nat'tt
of the control CT the property and ;he manner OF
its might be decided by the courts 49,.
Trinity accused by them Of abusing 2 tFuSss
intended for the Church At large, and especially u
diverting the funds Thiuh should have been useu
in support of work among the spiritually ara nhdl.
cally destitute 20 the erection and maintenance OF
hIxuriously equipped chapels for its own weaIthg
members. AS a matter # law Trinity won. tht
Legislature refusing to revoke the anendntent o.
1914 and thus deciding that the property heiphgeu
70 Trinity Corporation such and not 10 the
Church in New York at large
But whatever the Legal rights in the case may ne
probably most thinking chu-chmen outside OF Irin- @
ity Corporation believe that the older poncN Wa
nrac actCsly and morally correct the policy when
hest carried the intention OF the original trust
and the policy best calculated tn promote the m
terests Of religion and of the Church in New fork
There be question that much greater en-
cheney in church Development and missionary work
obtained by the development of separate par
ishe=. The huge accumulation OF FUNDS IN tle
hands of one Tporation has not tended 20 the
promotion oe aggressive spiritual activities
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
CORPORATE TITLE CHANGED.

b & tie vote iE council. the chancellor deciding
TrlniIy's request granted in 1914. and the
Eftls changed The Rector. Church
Wardens TestTymen in the City OF New York ;"
tire grants made 10 separate parishes. and the
erection OF - Georges into separate parish
validated. ard Itgh: 20 Trinity elections
conhrsc 20 members ot Trinity Church and
cf1apels
Tkfs understood to be merely a matter Of
protection OF property, however, and not pro-
vision Cor the Intended change Of policy. and for
7ytssay thereafter Trinity. in fact continued
TO foster the erJvth OF independent churches CIV
ing cach church which VAS organized some lots
OF land assistance in money. both. Later
fhts r9iicy changed and ihA present policv
ADOPTED. which has Hooked first and foremost 10
she erossth of Trinity parish by the erection of
chapels.
he neg olslv morally. but also legally ndefensibe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
ISAAC CLEMENTS
DEATH OF WARRIOR STATESMAN
AT ILLINOIS SOLDIERS HOME
AT CAMILLE.
Party in Southern Illinois
Died MonGay. Aged
7c Years.

Ike Clements died Monday morning
at his home in Danville, H.. in his
T2nd year. He was for many years
one of the big men in Southern iii
nois Republican politics The Car.
bondale Free Press gives this story
concerning him:
Isaac Clements was born in Frank
lin county. Indiana. March 81 1897.
his age at the time of death being -
years AMI mouths His parents
came to Indiana rom the state of
MARYLAND. mcyiG< to Indiana NJ an
early dat" and were numbered among
the pioneers of the Hoosier state.
His father was a soldier in the war
OF 1872
The decedent acquired an educa,
ticn at the Ashury University. now
known as DePauw University at
Greencastle IND. graduating second
in his class n 1853 He had resolved
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
Government Launches.

The three government launches tina.
passed down the river Sunday, stop
ping In this port for supplies, were
under command of Capt ]. G. Hitch
cock. Il. S. Quartermaster's depart
ment They were 81 feet long, 7foot
beam; with screw propelIers. They
came from the lakes and are going to
the gulf for coast artillery service
The hardest part of their 3000mlie
journey is over Coming to the
Mississippi river from the Great
Lakes the greatest rifficulty was
found in navigating the drainage ca
raj. In some places it was only -four
feet in depth and the steam launches
draw nine feet. They had to be drawn
over rocks and mudbanks by teams
and winches. and were nine days in
coming through the canal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02

collection of the special tax asses
meni levied for the making of said
local improvements amount, in the ar
rregatc. to the sum of Four Thousand
Four Hundred and Fortynine Dollars
and Seventy Cents ($4,4l9.7o). and
showing that the cost of said local
improvement. including the cost and
expense thus far Incurred aud here
after TO be incurred. IN making aud
collecting the special tax assessment
levied to pay for the construction Of
said local Improvement and of letting
and executing the contract relating To
the construction of said local i'm
provement. and the ra'd estimate
amount required TO pay the accruing
I'M crest on the bonds issued AMI to
be issued by the said City of Cairo to
anticipate the collection of the spec.
ial tax assessment levied for the
making of said local Improvement.
amouut In the aggregate 10 the sum
of -Four Thou sand Six Hundred and
Four Dollars and Twcnty-siX Cents
fS4 sol 26), and showing that said 10
cal Improvement has h"en finished
and completed by the City Construct
ion Company. the contractor making
said local Improvement ami showing
that the said local Improvement. as
finished and completed by the said
City Construction Company. conforms
substantially to the requirements II
the original ordinance providing for
the construction Of said local I'M
provement and showing that said 10
cal improvement was accepted by the
Board of Local Improvements of the
said City Of Cairo Illinois. on the
31st day of NAY. A. ID. 1893: that the
said Board of DccaI Improvements Of
said City OF Cairo. On the said 5lst
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
CLEVER ACTORS
At OPERA HOUSE
WILLIAMS AND CULVER AND THE
REGORARS AGAIN TODAY
NEW PICTURES AND ILLUS.
TRATED SONGS.

The Begorrars and Williams aud
Culver appeared again at the opera
house yesterday afternoon and last
night, and by their clever acts
strengthened the good impression tley
have made upon the patrons of this
popular theatre As previously stat
cd in these colum = Inc Bcgnrrars arr
a pair of the cleyorest ring artists
ever seen in Cairo Mrs. Re%error's
feat of squeezing through a steel rin2
abaut ten inches in diameter while
she balances a glass filled with water
upon her forehead, is most daring,
the audience being held If GREATNESS
suspense only to burst into prolonged
applause when the dainty little artist
successfully finishes her act THIS
is only one of the daring acts perform
cd by them individually and together
Williams aad Culver compose tho
clevcrest comedy team seen here this
season MI Williams is a parodist
with a ready wit. and a dislike for al /
"chestnuts" that makes a good i'm.
preston quick. Miss Culver is one oi
the prettiest and wittiest soubrettes
in the vaudeville world, and her sing
ing is hard to heat The Williams
and Culver act Il called An Auto
Trip, and it is rightly named, for il
is fast, frolicsome and funny, keeping
the audience in an uproar of laughter
during the entire piece. "A sure cure
for the blues" These two vaudeville
acts will be seen mere today and to.
night for the last time Tomorrow
and Friday there will he no vaude
willie and picture shows on account OF
the commencement exercises OF the
two high schools. the students of the
Cairo High School graduating Thurs
day night. and the colored students
Friday night,
There viii he an entire charge OF
moving pictures aud illustrated som
today, with Mr.. John Nixon presiding
at the piano and rendering the illus
tratcd songs. as usual Mr. Nixon de-
serves great credit for his work.
which is exceptionally good. He fills
the bill to the satisfaction of the many
patrons of the opera house Admis-
sion ten cents. Matinee and night
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02

to embrace the Iesal profession and
accordingly began he study of law
under judge ]. A. Matson at Green
castle So diligent had he applied
himself that he was at once admitted
to the bar after graduation.
u, came to Carbonate in the lat
ter part Of 1859 or early part Of The
year 1869. His first work here was
tho finishing ont the school year for
orc OF The teachers in the schools Of
this city. In 1860 he commenced the
practice Of law in Carbonate aud
with the exception Of certain pei RODS
when he was in congress or holding
ether official POSITIONS. he continued
the practice Of law in this city from
1850 until assuming the governorship
of the Danyillc soldiers home.
Tho family lived here continuou ly
after his marriage in 1864 to TIE
time of their removal to Danvillc in
1879
he was married in 1864 to Miss
Josephine Mutt. daughter cf Rev.
Cyrus Nr't president If the Indiana
state University at Bloomington, that
state
Four children were born 20 the
Union. three of whom survive Frank
cf Carbonate. and Lewis and Robert
Of Danvilie. Ono other sen died ~
childhood and IS buried IN the wood
lawn cemetery IN this CITY De
ceaspd IS survived hv two sisters
also. beth of whom reside in InIiana.
In the Ninth Illinois.
1t TIE hIeattng oEt If Tho Ci,ilI
var, he entered the service of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02

Union army. enlisrfng in the Ninth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry MS second
iieuteant. lie served his country
valiantly until August, 1864, partici-
patlng actively In many Of the en-
gagemtn of the war, He was three
times wounded and was twice pro
noted before he was mustered out
as CAPTAIN.
Official Positions.
After returning from The war he
resumed the practice of law in Car
honlale In 1867 he was appointed
Register in Bankruptcy and served II
hat capacity until 1872, when lie was
elected to congress as a Republican
from this district, thfn known as the
18th district lie was again a candi-
date in 1874. but though failing of re-
election, dWhe state district by a
thousand votes in the district.
During the administration of Presl-
dent Grant he served for time as L.
S pension agent with headquar. ers
at Salem.
A few years later. he was ap
pointed to the same position by Prrsi-
dent Harrison, his headquarters then
icing in Chicago. In 1877 he was
appointed by Go. Cullom a mem
her of the board of commissioners of
the Southern Illinois penitent airy at
Chester, serving in that capacity for
several years
In the early part Of the administra-
tion of Gov Tanner he was appointed
superintendent Of the Soldiers Or
phans Home a Normal and after
holding that position year or two,
was appointed by President Mckinley
TO the post of governor of the Ma.
tional Soldiers Home at Danville,
holding this position continuously 10
his death-for about ten years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02

day Of May. A. u. 1909, also filed in
said County Court its certain written
application or petition showing this
filing by 1t in said court of said writ
ten certificate and asking the said
County Court 10 consider aud deter.
mine whether or not the facts stated
in said certificate are true, and ask
in. the said County Court to tx
time aud place for a + 7riur IRON he
sail petition and to enter the ans
Of record; that the said County Court
aas made aud entered of record an
order fixing the 21st day or June, A.
y. 1909, at the hour of nine O'Clock.
s. NJ as lie time. and the county
court ROOM in the county court
house. in the City Of cairo. in the
County of Alexander and State Of Illi-
nois. as the place for the hearing on
the said petition
All persons desiring to do So may
file objections 10 the said GER
tifcate or tho said petition.
on The hearing Of All petition
or to both of them. in said court. on
or before the said DAY fixeI by the
said court Tor the hearing Of said 70
tition. and NAV appear in said court
and make heir dctrnse thereto, If
any defsnse they have. not 1T r IN n
nine O'Clock. A N. Of the last namel
day
Dated this 5lst day Of MAY. A. n.
1909
GEORGE PARSONS. President,
Z. {. SCULLIN.
VIM WAGNER
T. c. CANNON.
FRANK FERGtt SON.
THOS w WILLIAMS.
Board of Local improvements
Of the City Of Cairo, Illinois
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS /
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The river marked $50 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing a
rise of ] of a foot in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported from
points above here yesterday as fol
lows: aPrkersburg z. Mt Carmel 3.
Florence 1.3, Riverton z, Johnson
willie 6.
The Major Slack passed TO the
lower river yesterday light
The Dick Fowler was in and out
yesterday from and to Paducah.
The City of SaltiIlo should he out
from st. Louis today bound for the
Tennessee river.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
HARMFUL MEDICINES

cannot be sold by sny druggist in
America today except under penalty
of the law, This is what the Pure
Food and Drug Laws has accomplish
ed for the people, Such standard
preparations, however, as Lydia L
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
which for thirty years has stood the
test of time and complies with all the
conditions of this law, will continue
to be sold by every reputable druggist
in the land
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02

The crow is the enough and daw OF
Shakespeare, the raven OF Poe, and the
jackdaw, maybe and rock of English
story writer's. His inky highness Is a
remarkably cunning bird, and an ar
rant rogue, but superstitious withal,
for, great corn thief that he Is. a com
mon white string strung on poles
around field will keep him out better
than would tight fence mile high.
If you have gun you can't get near
him; otherwise you can. | have seen
him steal hens egg out of a nest and
fly off with 1t, and he did 1t by run
ming his beak through the shell at one
end and holding the delicious morsel
close to his breast by bending his
neck, and so flying away. New York
Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
The Lost Leisure.

Leisure is gone-gone where the
spinning-wheels are gone, and the pack
horses and the SOW wagons, and the
pedders who Drought bargains to the
philosophers tell you. perhaps, that
the great work Of the steam engine Is
10 create leisure for mankind DO not
believe them; II only creates a vacuum
for eager thought to rush in, Even
idleness is eager now-eager for
amusement; prone to excursion trains,
art museums. periodical literature
and exciting ovels.-George Eliot.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-02
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES
Via Illinois Central &. r.

NORTH OF CAIRO tickets will be
sold at rate of one fore for the round
trip to points in Illinois where the
fare is less than S400. Minimum sell
ing rate Sleu.
SOUTH OF CAIRO. one fare for
the round trip to all points where the
fare is less than 500.
Train No. Il leaving Cairo at 500
a. iH. and train No. 20 arriving at
1875 .. m. now run on Sunday.
For further Information apply to ].
II. JONES, Ticket Agent, Central
Union Station.