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George o. sperow, membsr OF s;,p died
nent berkeley county CIV. va ann Ne
Friday at his home near Bedins'o,s ~ SIR.
was seventy-eight years old. ana - -.nd-
yived by three children. eignteen hi,arer.
children and three great-g1andcn,,nU. ;r.d
f Ta wss a farmer but had been rs s r.
for some years. He was an elder 81
PeuAxtArlan Church
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Conroy Goes Home.

Wild" Conroy left for home last night
over the Atlantic Coast line and win be
In Washington by the time the team
reaches there next Wednesday. Conroy
had a slight bilious attack. but bad fully
yeCorDc06r On khAL Eua h h1zeonh -AplGsAhn
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

the need for virile activity by the laymen
of the church, and the convention agreed
with him; second, he urged the possibility
of devising some definite means Of secur-
ing this activity and the convention de-
clared it could be done; third. he asked
how? That led up to the cruX of the ques-
ton, and everybody got busy to answer
the inquiry. 1t was finally decided that
the only feasible scheme was for the lay
men Of every church throughout the coun-
try to effect an organization and systema-
tie the rwork and go at it.
Out from that convention, then, flowed
the stream that is coming up to It's flood
tide of enthusiasm and overflowing into
these seventy-five conventions.
But even then the movement Jagged
somewhat. 1t did not seem to gain any
decided momentum. Something was lack
ing. The convention idea, It was agreed,
would have to be developed before the
movement could be brought up to the
maximum stage OF usefulness.
And the convention idea was put into
tangible form right here in Omaha.
In February, 1907, under the guiding i'm
pulse of Dr. Charles Edwin Bradt of Chi
cago, central district secretary OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

Board of Foreign Missions Of the Presby-
terian church, three days convention OF
men Of that church from all states and
many foreign lands was held at the
Omaha Auditorium. The slogan of that
convention conceived and put in working
form by the indomitable Robert speer
head Of this Board Of Foreign Missions
was The Evangelization OF the World
in This Generation" It was the first
such gathering in the history of this
or any other church. That convention has
recently been made permanent and will
hold annual meetings in Omaha.
This convention, attended by Dr. Hunter
Corbett. the oldest of Presbyterian mis-
sionaries, who has spent more than forty
years in China, and other patriarchs of
the church, was pervaded with the spirit
of missions. 1t was counted a pre-eminent
success and other churches took pride in
its work.
This Omaha convention gave to the Lay
mems Missionary movement, then only
about year old, its practical form and
fighting shibboeth. II set the example for
the convention idea and contributed the
slogan, The Evangelization of the World
in This Generation" And most Of the men
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
DIR. HQrTER C. STUNT
NEW YORK c1TX.

who helped make that 1907 Omaha conven-
ton the success II was are helping to push
forward this Laymen's Missionary move
ment. For, after all, both are compre-
hended in that one broad, progressive
spirit and definition which includes all
the advanced enterprises Of militant Chris
tlanlty today-the Forward Movement"
BY far more men are united in this
present warfare for the salvation of hu-
man souls than marched to the front at
the beginning of the civil war. And up to
the present, at least, they are as COM
pactly and Systematically organized and
determined. The organization is a most
remarkable fact The movement spreads
over the entire United States, which is laid
out in divisions and these divisions and
states are subdivided into counties or dis
tricts. Take Omaha for example: 1t is
the center Of district comprising eastern
Iowa and northeastern Nebraska and as
far west as Kearney, and then in each
county there is substation or center.
At such times as the present when a big
convention is being held, as In Omaha and
Linclon-Lincoln, 1t should be said, is a
center for southeastern Nebraska-spealxer
are sent out from the main center to as
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

paper was enhanced with clinical illustra-
tiOns
Dr. w. +. Mllroy Of Omaha read an in
structive paper on the Increasing Mortal
ity in the United States from Heart. Brain
and Kidney Lessons" the general purpose
of which was to direct attention to the en-
ormous increase In deaths from these dis
eases and to offer suggestions and to elicit
discussion as 10 the reasons therefor and
what may be done in the way OF remedy
Or. w. o. Henry OF Omaha gave during
the session an interesting report OF the
Sixteenth International Medical congress
at Buda-Pesth, Hungary, which he at
tended last year.
There were numerous other papers OF
equal Importance to the medical profession,
but more OF a purely technical character.
These are sufficient. however, 20 indicate
the broad scope Of the papers that are pro
duced before the society at is annual and
semi-annual gatherings.
The Medical Society Of the Missouri Val
ley Is in close affiliatlon with the American
Medical association and will send repre-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

many towns and cities and villages as Is
possible. Henry F. Kieser. chairman OF
the committee on deputstion, which has
charge OF this work, sent forty-five men
into as many places in Iowa and Nebraska
to spread the gospel of this Laymens Mis-
sionary movement In many places union
meetings of the various churches were
held and to many Of the places the men
went more than once. Prominent men in
the public and private affairs of Omaha
gave their time to this work. Clement
Chase, the chairman Of the central CO.
operating committee, spoke in various
places in the territory covered by this
division and went further into foreign
territory, visiting Kansas City and Topeka,
and he and Dr. w. NJ. Davidson spoke
also at Des Moines.
This same sort Of campaigning is done in
every state and every county In the United
States. making the crusade thorough and
complete.
So far as the conventions are concerned,
they are prepared and conducted on the
definite system of clever ALTERATION
prayer, press, men, personal touch. The
founders and conductors Of this movement
20 back to that Haystack meeting in 1906,
lne origin OF modern missions, 1lfSl ana 10
the Fifth Avenue church meeting second,
for their cornerstone and find it in prayer.
Prayer" they tell you, rs the best of
all, so put It first. It never gets so dark.
but you can see up. Therefore, when the
outlook is bad, try the up-look. We can
succeed with prayer, without it we do not
deserve success"
Five committees form cardinal points in
the convention work: A central co-operat-
ing committee, pastors cooperating, exc
cutive, COMMITTEES and special Each
committee is carefully selected composed
of the men best suited for the particular
work and the men who will work and not
shirk or leave their duty for the other fell
low. Men active in the community, of
big brain and business ability, are put in
the front rank Of this army. The founders
have not overlooked or minimized the inn
portance Of giving dignity and prestige to
this movement, exercising, therefore, the
utmost discrimination in the selection Of
the leaders. In Omaha and in other cities
the result is that as able men as the COM
munity affords are enlisted In the work.
This commands certain respect, which
might be lacking without such men. 1t
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clan. 1t is a postgraduate school, where
all may sit with profit to the other, and
where each practitioner is expected to bring
the best he has and dispense it at the
shrine Of brothery love.
Among the more distinguished visitors at
the receiving meeting OF the society in
Omaha were DIR. Leonard Freeman of Den
Yer, president OF the Medical Society Of
Colorado; Dr. Edward Evans of La Crosse,
president OF the Wisconsin Medical So
clety, and Dr. Frank Parsons Norbury Of
Hospital, lll., president OF the Mississippi
Valley Medical society. Drs. Norbury and
Freeman delivered valuable and instructive
addresses at Thursday evenings session
OF the society, the former upon the subject
OF The Physical Basis Of Mental Diseases 4"
and the latter on THE Use OF Local Anes-
thesia in Surgery" DR.. Evans read a paper
OF deep professional interest Thursday at
ternoOn upon The Neglect OF the SaoroD
lilac Joint by the General Practitioner"
Another important paper OF the sessior
was that by Colonel John NJ Banister
L. $. A., chief surgeon Of the Department
OF the Missouri, on Certain Facts n
Ophthalmology OF Practical Importance q
the General Practitioner"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

united strength and energy of many
churches.
Where and when do We find the origin
Of this movement?
In 1906 a handful of pious men held .
prayer-meeting beside a haystack in a small
New England village In 1905, the centen-
airy Of this haystack prayer meetng-nov .
famous event in the history Of the church
was celebrated at Fifth Avenue Presby-
terian church, New York, and at that meet
ing. in reality, the first step was taken
toward the actual organization Of this pres
ent movement The men al this grand mod
ern city church. so impressed by the spirit
Of that humble haystack meeting they had
met 10 commemorate, felt the need of some
energizing force that would prompt them
and enable them to exert their efforts in
way that would count. They were practical
business men, for the most part And they
had left their places Of business that day
for this meeting. 1t proved to be a Pento-
cost They were all with one accord In
one place" "And they we're all filled with
the Holy Ghost" A little after some OF
Siese business men met again In a prayer
meeting. They began at o'clock in the
afternoon and concluded at 5.
But, while the spirit of desire and en-
thusiaSm did not die out in these mems
hearts, they progressed little further than
the point of realization that some sort of
tangible, definite organization was re-
qulred to put into practical form the CON
victions of that solemn celebration, And
finally this crystallzed force came at the
national convention of the Student Volun-
teers-a foreign missionary organization
at Nashville, Tenn in 1906. A young busi-
ness man--possibly he was of that Fifth
Avenue church company-brought the
proposition before that gathering. He de-
clared that II the business world could
maintain gigantic organizations for the ex-
tension of its enterprises why couldn't the
church? He saw no reason why the church
couldn't. He made a comprehensive address
on this line OF thought He was terribly
in earnest. enthusiastic, and his enthusiasm
was catching II caught others, and before
that meeting was over definite plans had
been laid for this movement which is just
concluding it's convention in Omaha and
has held or will hold similar conventions In
aseventy-five other cities in the United
States between the months of October,
1909 and May, 1910
First, this young business man presented
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
NIIxup In ReIntIonship.

double wedding at Canterbury, England,
recently, has produced a remarkable re-
lationship tangle The parties We're Moses
Skeats, e. retired publican, and Florence
cole, 3i J. Wigley OF London 20. and Flor
eaCe Skeats, 40 The bridegrooms were
wiGoWers and the brides splnsters. The
marriages took place together, Mrs. Wig
ley is the daughter OF Moses Skeats whose
wife is the sister Of his youngest sons wife,
thus as well as being sister-in-law to Moses
Skeats youngest son. she is also his
m0ther-in-law and mother-in-law to her
own sister while Moses in addition 70 be-
ing father OF his wife's sisters husband is
also his brothsr-ln-law.
should there be any issue Of the marriage
between Skeats and Cole the relationship OF
the child to Skeats' sons children, OF whom
there are several, would be difficult to de-
eide, as these youngsters besides being
grandchildren to Skeats are also his
nephews in consequence OF this second mar,
riage,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
south Caroliua wedding.

\ very unusual Wedding was solemnlzed
al the Mary Help Catholic church, Aiken
5. G, Thursday Gfte noon, when Mary
Glover and Joseph Williams. both lcolCred,
were married, Father Lannisan officiating
THIS was the first time a colored couple
tal ever married IN a white people, $
church In Aiken, and consequently It drew
a ,arse crowd, both white and colored,
Both parties TO the match are well-knowu
Aiken colored people, and many of their
friends were present TO witness the cere-
mony.
The bride and her attendants were
dressed neatly and becOmlngly in whit2,
and the bridegroom and his attendants
wore Prince Albert suits with white gloves.
After the wedding the bridal party re-
paired 20 the rome Of the brides mother
Wh,rc largely attended reception was
held and whore many presents, gifts OF
both white and ,olCred people were dis
paved.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
The Wrong Party.

There are two young men Of st. Louis,
partners in Il business concern, the younger
of whom for a long time was addicted to
the habit OF reading to the other extracts
from letters of "A tender nature penned by
young woman of Chicago signing herself
claire"
Not so very long after the elder partner
returned from an eastern trip in time to
attend the wedding reception Of his friend
and business associate,
In his best manner the senior Of the firm
offered his congratulations to the bride,
Il do not feel that ! am addressing a
stranger" said he, seeing that have
frequently had the honor and pleasure OF
hearing extracts from his darling Clai1es
letters"
Il beg your pardon" responded the bride
into whose eyes there crept curious ex-
preston, but my name is Violet."-'New
York Independent,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

A paper that attracted considerable com
ment was that Of Or, r, Willman Of St
Joseph, Mo. on ERRORS In Mind Healing"
The gist Of his paper was 70 show mind
healing, its errors, dangers and commercial
aspects OF the healing cults; their pernicious
influence at all times and more particu-
larry I'm this modern day, and the remedial
means now at the command OF the general
practitioner,
Or. S. Grover Burnett OF Kansas city
presented paper Friday on THE Reasons
Why the Indifference OF the Profession 20
Morphinism Should Be Changed" The
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

ment and horror. what in the world u
she doing In a place like that?''
why what do you expect7" was the
surprised rejoinder Of the farmer. ''Whers
in ther thunderation else would yS keep
a mule?"
"Oh, see" smillngly responded tha
parson, as light suddenly dawned upon
him. you have struck the wrong house;
what you are looking for is the veterinary
surgeon who lives next door."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Descendants to share.

Srmons on race suicide viii never
trouble the conscience OF Mrs. Jane Nor
ris OF Land Gap KY whose descend
ants already number $50 and who say
she hopes to live 10 he 100 years old.
Mrs. Morris is the mother Of fifteen chill
dren, Of whom eleven are living. She has
leG grandchildren, Of whom ninety seven
are living; Sl Observation-Disclosures, Of
whom forty-three are living
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

sentatives to that association, which will
meet in ST. Louis in June. The society Is
increasing rapidly in membership, nearly
thirty accessions having been made to the
society during the meeting just closed. Its
membership embraces the foremost pract-
tloners in the Missouri valley, and while
all OF it's meetings are invariably greeted
with a large attendance, yet so large Is its
membership that the personnel of attend
ancs varies largely with each meeting, be-
cause of the widespread extent Of its mem
bership roll.
The Omaha meeting is regarded by the
society as one of the best held in recent
years both as regards interest and import
ance.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Quaint Features of Life
Narrowing Cat story.

HIS narrowing cat story comes
~ from Cornville. Ne, via the
Bangor News; ''In order that
- her kittens may grow up we'll
NklE6lENt trained, Maggie, an old cat
49, owned by Mrs, Della Annable
fttas the kittens one at time, keeping
the others back until their turn. The cat
has three kittens. A few days ago the
mother brought a mouse into the house.
The three kittens came running to her,
but she had decided which kitten she
would give the mouse to and kept the
other kittens away by cutting them. The
same day she brought in another mouse
and she gave it to ore of the other kit
tens. The next day she caught another
mouse and gave it to the third kitten.
When the mother had caught the fourth
she stood before the kittens and ate it
herself"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

Mooney said, man ui"N' "P "
dence Of a preacher In a small town over
in Jersey and after violently ringing the
doorbell told the parson that BIZ Bowkers
Sally was awful sick with collie or some
thing Of the kind and wanted him to come
right out.
The good dominic knew Bill Bowker; also
his wife sally, and thinking that spiritual
advice was wanted, he picked mp a prayer
book and accompanied the farmer 10 the
wagon.
Il am sor-y 20 hear that Sally Is sick"
remarked the preacher in a sympathetic
tone as he was about TO step into the
vehicle do you think that her condition
is danEerous7'
Cant tell" replied the farmer 'shs
has been lsyin' down In ther stable all
ther afternoon"
Lying down IN the StableH exclaimed
the parson with a look OF mingled amaze
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Short Stories


list how naturally some inter-
noes may be drawn was mus
trated by a story told the o'her
afternoon by city Clerk Thomas
: Mooney OF Burlington. one
evening some time ago. MI
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
DR.. CHAS. WOOD FASSETT.
EDITOR TTEDIcAL HERALD
ST JOSEPH M O.
cEEcRETARy


meeting Of the MeS'oo' So
Of the Missouri Valley closed
RS=sSS IT'S session at tue l,o...y .
lak0SalI Omaha, Friday evening with
- about $50 members in attend
ancc, In point OF character Of pspers pro-
duced before the society the meeting was
one OF great importance and has seldom
oeen equaIied by similar gatherings of the
society
The Medical Society Of the Missouri Val
ley Is not by any means a local organiza-
ton but is one of the greatest medical or
CARNATIONS in the west, its membership
embracing practitioners from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Rocky mountains. and
may be Justly regarded as the prlncinaI
organization OF its kind in the central
west
During recent years it has been the GUS
tom of the society to hold its annual meet
ings In Council Bluffs, Ia, the semi-an-
nual meetings being held elsewhere At
the last annual meeting in September 19Oq
these officers were elected: President.
b. Somers OF Omaha; first vice president
G. r. Woodson OF st, Joseph; second vice
president f. b. Tiffany OF Kansas CITY.
treasurer, T. b. Lacey, jr., OF Council
bIuttsi secretary, Charles Wood Fassett
OF st, Joseph. An effort was made during
the recent meeting OF the society to amend
the bylaws providing that the annual meet
iEgs might be held elsewhere than ar
Couheh Bluffs, but the proposition was
carried over until the next annual meeting
In September at Council Bluffs.
The purposes of the society are best ex-
pressed IN the observation appearing on its
annual programs This Is free lanee'
scientific body with no politics or ethical
chickering's 20 clog its wheels OF progress
Any reputable practitioner OF regular medi-
cine, which is recommended by two mem
bers Is eligible for membership" Hence its
principal functions are for the literary and
scientific ediflcation Of It's members, where
members are not merely expected to learn
something 20 their advantage but to i'm
part something OF value to a brother physi-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
A shnt NJ pop.

An irritable old farmer and his un-
gainly, slouching son we're busy grub
bng sprouts one hot sultry day "heA
the old man suddenly stumbled over Q
small stump.
Gosh durn that everlastin' stump no
exclaimed - wish it was in hell"
The son slowly Strengthened up from his
work and gazed reproachfuly at his
father.
"why, you oughn't to say that pap"
he drawled you might stumble over that
stump az in some day. Everybody
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
yIcIdInE 10 fhe NInIority,

A philadelphia physician. In declaring
that insanity was frequently productive OF
sound logic tempered by wit, told the story
Of a patient he once met In an asylum.
He came across this patient while stroll
ing through the grounds, and stopping,
spoke to him, After a brief conversation
ON conventional topics the physician said!
why are you here2"
simply a difference OF opinion" replied
the patient Il said all men were mad,
and all men said l was mad-and the ma
Jorty won on'-Lippincitt's Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
An East Indian verdict.

In case Of one Of our Indian courts
a jury had before 1t evidence that could
not be I'm any way shaken. When the
concluding stage had been reached the
following interchange Of conversation took
place between the judge and his colleagues
in the administration OF justice:
Gentlemen. are you ready TO give your
verdict?'
Yes"
What is your verdict2"
our answer is, sir, that you can do as
you like with the men that have confessed.
but we acquit all the rest
But Is II possible that you have EstFhed
the evidence2"
Evidence like this can always be fab
ricated."
"Do you find that as regards these pris-
oners II has been fabricatedT'
Evidence can be fabriCted,"
80 the evidence is untrustworthy9'
Unless a man confeases. who can tell
he 10 yr'-Bombay Gazette.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

1T since Abraham Lincoln issued
his call FOR troops TO save the
republic has battle cry so
reused and rallied men OF Amer
lea as that sounded by the
I.avrucn'g Missionary movement.
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the fatherlard. The trust lately began
the development of large ancestral as
well as newly purchased properties near
Berlin, Vienna and other German and
Austrian towns. Here 1t saw the adVan-
tage of doing it's own development. so 1t
gained control of the Boswan and knauer
corporation, the biggest building business
in Germany. Soon the trust went into the
hotel business, threw up in Few months
the gorgeous Esplanade hotels in Berlin
and Hamburg, and then looked about for
further work for it's active hands. Ii
was quickly in possession of the splendid
theater known as the Neue Schauspiei-
haus, in West Berlin, which was built at
a cost of $4,000
In the department store business the
princes trust is interested in Wertheim's
gigantic store, In the Le1pzigerstrasSe,
and several others. and 1t Is behlnd the
This last store cost 100000. 1t CLOVIS
and glitters with bronzes and colored
marbles, luminous fountains and other
adornments, all in secessionist style; II
has Rialto bridge copied from venice,
and is altogether. if not the biggest, at
least by far the most gorgeous and costly
department store on earth.
The energies of the princes trust are
not confined to Germany. Together with
the Deutsche Bank 1t, controls the Levant
and Union steamship lines of Hamburg
and the German Palestine Bank In
Madeira it runs a hotel and sanatoriun1
Its greatest recent achievement. however.
took place in this city. 1t fought duel
for the control of the Berlin General I'm
nibus Company, and ousted decisively the
banking house of Bleichroder, which is an
ally of the Rothschilds The princes vic
tory was complete. and now they are re-
ported to be planning to get control OF
Berlin's street car and underground sys-
tens While thus branching out more
and more into urban enterprises. the trust
has not lost grip upon its original idea
which is to develop the millions of acres
of valuable agricultural and mineral