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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
TO FILL BRICK Church
DR.. w. P. Merrill Will Give the
Boys Military Training.
FUTURE SOLDIERS OF GOD
Chicago Man Who Takes DR.. van
Dykes Old Pulpit Shes at
Discussing Heresy Cases.

rHp,N the Rev. Or william Pierson
| HA Merrill assumes charge OF the
w Brick Presbyterian Church there
will be added to the population OF New
York City a clergyman who believes IN
cultivating the military spirit among boys
as a means of filing the house Of worship
of the future with men. who finds his most
Measurable diversion in shooting the rapids
Of some small stream in an Indian birch
bark canoe and who In the face of heresy
charges that have rent his denomination In
numerous localities recently boldly an
nounccs with all the vehemence OF which
an athletic frame is capable that the Pres
| by,erian Church ought TO be big enough
and broad enough 10 hold any man who be-
lieyes in Jesus Christ. You cannot draw
| him into "a discussion Of Jonah and the
whale. but If you ask him whether preach
ers should take an active part In politics ne
replies at once:
Most assuredly they should If a great
moral Issue is involved in campaign II
not they should stick TO their own pusi-
ness"
DR. Merrill has been the pastor OF the
Sixth Presbyterian Church OF Chicago SIX
teen years and is the moderator OF the 'H'-
cago Presbytery. Recommended TO the
Brick Church by its former pastor. Dr.
Henry van Dyke. he received unanimous
call to its pulpit recently June he an
nounced TO his congregation In Chicaso
that he had accepted the call and would
come 10 this city about October to take
III his new duties. With him will come ms
wife and two children, boys of two and
seven years.
During his Chicago pastorate Dr. Me:riii
has lived in n plain two story white stone
front residence in Aldine Square it'le
private park where fountains play here ana
there among the flower beds and trees and
where rustic bridges and little, artihciai
knolls break the monotony of the otherwise
level Chicago landscape. There. watching
his boys tumble in glee on the greensward,
ne was found by a correspondent for The
| Tribune
.'Bovs need all the outdoor air and exer-
else they can get" he said. both summer
and winter. 1t gives them foundation
for a strong constitution and good health
| in the future
Bit it's the school hour now and nat
urally It would he expected that your
seven-yea old would be in the school
nom" said the ministers visitor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
PHANTOMS AT STOCKHOLM.

There arc three other kings now living
who share with King George the distinc-
ton OF having witnessed spectral appa-
Yitions-namely. King Frederick Of Den
mark. King Gustav of Sweden and King
Haakon of Norway. The experiences Of
the three monarchs IN question occurred
at Stockholm some eighteen or twenty
years ago. when the Crown Prince of
Denmark. now King Frederick. was pay
ing visit with his wife and children to
the late King oscar. The present Queen
of Denmark. at that time the Crown
Princess. is q Swedish princess and a
niece Of oscar.
One day during the stay of the Danish
royalties King Frederick who is perhaps
the most level-headed and ter-of-fact
of now reigring sovoreigns, happened TO
enter q room for the purpose of getting
some article which he had forgotten
there earlier in the day. but backed out
OF IL, pale and trembling declaring that
II was full of armed men who had forced
him 70 retire. He added that they were
another occasion Prince Charles NOW
King Haakon) was writing letters in
salon illuminated by lamps and a num-
Der OF wax candles when. suddenly rails
Eng his eyes from the paper. he caught
sight Of a man arrayed in eighteenth
century costume standing at the othcr
side of the table and gazing fiXedly at
him. Prince Charles jumped up from his
seat with the intention OF starting
around the table and throwing himself
upon the intruder, who, retreating to the
wall. vanished from sight.
Nor was this all. on the last night Of
the stay OF the Danish visitors the Crown
Prince and the Crown Princess OF Den
mark were seated at a table with King
Oscar and his eldest son (now King
Gustav playing whist. The expression
on the Swedish Crown Princes face sud
denly attracted the attention Of the other
players. He had become as pale as
death. His cards had dropped from his
hands and his eyes protruded even mora
than usual as he gazed into. vacancy.
d. King Oscar, thinking that his son had
become i'll, seized him by the shoulders.
with the object Of rOusing him, where
upon Crown Prince Gustav exclaimed
that he had caught sight of the blood
stained apparition OF some unknown per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
WORK ON HUDSON MONUMENT
10o-Foot Shaft Already in Place anu
Model for Statue Completed.

Karl Bitter completed last week NJ
model of the figure OF Henry HUDSON "'"N"
is TO surrlount the Hudson monument -
Snuvten Duvvii Hill since srounu We
broken for this monument on July o. N'.'
and rho cornerstone was laid by Governor
Hughes on September % Of the san'e 49,.
the work OF erection has proceeded ou'ss'
until now the handsome fluted column
signed by Walter Cook is complete e"'
ready for the statue and tablets
The monument In its elevations Is syn"
bolical of the history OF the HUDSON ~ IT,,
The base and shaft are ~" iee'
concentrating the centenary o. r..,
navigation. and stand on a hiii 81 49,,
high. making a total elevation OF ." -
svmbolical Of the SOGrh anniversary Oh :,
sons VOYAGE. The figure OF HUDSON.
feet high. will make the total e'e''
above sea level Sl5 feet. ~.
Mr.. Bitter has been two years " ~,
pairing for and executing his moueh -
carefully studying "Hskluyts No!a -.
end examples OF weapons used .! '.,,.,s
OF Hudson's time In the Noe IAN.
Zeughaus I'm Berlin. the museum RAJ
burg and elsewhere, he cone'uu .,.,n
mariners setting out for voyages 10 60.
lands equipped themselves WIN SUI" -
and weapons as could easily be oo''a
The s,uIntor has therefore repfeses.,.
Hudson I'm a morton and lea'he' q,
suCh as he may have worn ..ssy
protection from the Indians lu'' IN,
knee brooches OF the period. ano ms ard
for protection in landing al the 80
tramping through swamps or pf'''V N,
sword. closely copied from one ..cou
koeniellches Zeughaus. is his only "'''
OF offence .,,,o-
From artistic considerations the sou .,,.
would have been glad to invest 'ne ~
with n long cloak but on account lot.
altitude and the necessity for clear.a.
lines. he has used a short CLOAK Oh f.s,oos
design because Spain dictated the faS"
of those DAYS. as France dieta'e' ..,y
later. The bearded face. when Is s,,a.,
ideal. as there is TO contemporary fr,.
of Hudson. gives him n strong anu
what careworn expression. n
on the base OF the monument are IN
placed two sculptured tablets, whse
be modelled by Henry Nj. Shrady' .,
This monument Is being erected ~ ~
vate subscriptions under the direcuv ere
the Hudson monument committee WIis
Hudson Fulton Celebration comm, n:
composed OF James Douglas
George w. Perkins, Cleveland H. rsy
William n. Muschenheim and joan -.
McKolvey The total cost OF the ~, ,.p
ment, including the shaft. statue a'| 80 40
lets. will be about $1,000. OF wh'o" .ute
has already been raised The co'"' .,oA
invites contributions to complete Wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
TOO HARD ON CHICAGO.

THAT IS too severe for Chicago respond.
Cd DR.. Merrill Chicago may appear TO hs
the most wicked. but this is because vices
ar. more open ana fragrant than elsewhere.
Vice I'm other cities Is concealed. There
arc rowerful elements working for good ia
Chicago and they will conquer vice
Then you are not leaving Chicago BE-
cause you believe its reformation Is a hope
less task, but are going to New York I've.
cause there are more wicked there 10 re-
deem?"
As in all controversies over alleged here.
sizes in the denomination. Or. Merrill smiled
and replied automatically:
"My only reason for going East IL that
I believe / can accomplish more for the
Church than by remaining here really
aid not like 10 leave Chicago, but felt that
must
"The Brick Churchs si2. 900 salary Is
double that which the sixth Presbyterian
paws" was suggested. Did that prove
magnet?'
Not one word was said about salary In
the negotiations" was the reply. Il did
not know what my salary was to be until
after I had accepted the call The salary
question would not have figured II II had
been announced beforehand that 1t would b
small"
Then Won believe the salaries Of preach.
ers are ADEQUATE whatever they are. al
though minister occasionally leaves the
pulpit FOR business and sometimes for the
stage because he cannot support his family
through exposition Of the Bible?
What have said about my own salary
is all would care to express on the ques-
ton OF pay for clergymen."
Or. Merrill believed there should be no
hesitation IN facing heresy trial II enc
seemed necessary in the denomination oW
as a general rule they should be avoioe'
except when grave offences were alleged.
He reiterated his belief in broad Presoy'
terIanism, preferring IT to quiobing over
trivial affairs" that in reality did not az
feet the great principles OF religion.
DO you approve Of ministers going INTO
politics?" was asked Of DR.. Merrill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
APPEARANCES OF QUEEN BEss.

The late Empress Frederick, mother
Of the Kaiser. and one Of the cleverest
women Of ner day, Intellectual, and pos
sessed Of a common sense and scientinc
pent much more masculine than feminine
In it's nature. always insisted. TO the DAY
of her death. that while reading IN the
roval library in Windsor Castle durlhs
enc of her visits to her mother the late
Queen Victoria. she had seen perfectly
plainly the spectre Of Queen EIlzape'h
rass through the ROOM
The library at Windsor has always
been asserted to be haunted by the VIZ
gin Oueen: and in Queen Nictoria's reign,
when the library was used as sort OF
,ouneing room for the officers Of the
court on duty az the palace. captain ~
l,eger Glyn. of the Grenadler HudIuS'
grandson of the first Lord WolNertoh'
also very matter of fact officer, not
given TO romancing. made an ofiiclal re-
no., If the fat that while writing in the
library an apparition, in the saro /"
which Queen Elizabeth is always por-
.raved glded through the room before
his owes. this tending TO corroborate the
story of Empress Frederick Another
nerson who claims to have seen the
Ghost in question, is Mrs. Davidson vic
az the present Archbishop of Canterbury
in the DAYS when her husband was Dean
of Windsor. and she lived with hin AT
,ba dean's house. within the castle pre-
cincts.
Houghton Hall. once the home OF the
Walpoles. now owned by the Marquis OF
Cholmondeley. and let on long lease 10
the American born Cora. Countess OF
STAFFORD. is supposed to be haunted o|
that unhappy Dorothy Wapole VINO
married Charles. Niscount ToWnsheno'
while another supernatural inhabitant OF
Houghton Hall is the ghost OF man WHO
was killed by his brother in duel IN
the anartment now used as a billiard
room while staying at the hall. George
~ on one occasion visited Houghtoh
Hall and had arranged to stay there
week for the sake of the shooting, but on
the morning following his arrival ne IN
sisted ON taking his departure immedi-
ateN after breakfast roundly abusing
his host for placing him in room which
he knew to be haunted George claimed
to have seen ard heard uncanny sights
and sounds during the night that ne
spent there, and, while he refused to
enter into any details, he never after
ward spoke either TO his host or to the
latter's brother. although they had been
until that time favorite members Of the
monarch's household.
1t is useless to speak here of the White
Lady of the Hohenzolerns of the Little
Red Man of the Tuileries and Of those
other familiar epectres that are said 10
make their appearance on the eve Of the
death Of one OF the members Of the
reigning house. for the appearances of
these spectres are usually restricted to
sentres. to subaltern officers Of the
guards and to servants. In fact, the
only historic occasion on which the
White Lady Of the Hohenzollerns is said
to have appeared to a reigning monarch
was when she showed herself to Freder-
lex the Great, who, according 10 Car
| lyle and To the most authoritative his
! torians of his era. Immediately after
ward turned his face to the wall, re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
THE REV DIR. WILLIAM P. MERRILL.
.d o Chilean, Presbyterian Church of New York

A. D. Porter. the regimental adjutant, who
has been appointed secretary to Deputy
Police Commissioner Mckay, will not re-
sign from the regiment,
Company X of the 23d. Regiment has
elected First Sergeant James W. huooell
second lieutenant. Company a. Captain
Lamont. VIII go on three days march
out next Thursday TO Blue Point Long
Island.
Tventv-fve members Of the 1st Battery
Cantain John L. Organ. have started an
innovation in the National Guard py sun
hitting TO incubation with ant-vpholo
serum. The remainder of the battery Noluh-
teered for the treatment but there was
not enough serum TO go around.
The ist ID and Sd batteries, under COM
mand OF Major David Wilson Will march
10 the state camp a Peekskill as bat
talon The start will he made on Friday,
Iulv + and instead of following the line or
the Hudson River the batteries will take
an easterly route near the line Of the Har-
lem Railroad.
In the sth Regiment First Lieutenant NJ.
q Hatfield has been promoted TO a cap
taincv and has been assigned to command
the 29th Company. Second Lieutenant Fer
dinand G. Schussler has been made first
lieutenant and assigned to the 29th Com
pany.
First Lieutenant Franklin Mead recently
appointed in Company l., l4th Regiment,
has been commissioned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

mo we don't do that any more" An.
svered DR. Merrill. Since the putI,e
schools took up manual training and the
teaching Of sewing and the household arts
and sciences we have found that the chu-es
need not do so much OF that. We paid
more attention to teaching music--chorai
singing. We have two large choruses bu,
had to train them myself, because the
employing Of music teachers even for TIA
poor Of the church is expensive
Or. Merrill declined to admit that he wa,
an accomplished musician. All he yoaA
own was that he might he said TO har
at least one hobby, and that was music
II is true, however. that he Is one OF .hs
best musicians In Chicago a pianist ana
vocalis, as we'll In addition. he Is COM
poser Of sacred music. He is an enemy OF
rag time.
1T Is too early" continued Or. Mers,n
TO say that have any special plans for
my work in New York. There Is affiliated
with the Brick Church another congresa.
ton over which shall have charge Thar
Is Christ Church. Since ] accepted the
call to the Brick Church J have learned
that Christ Church has called as It's pastor
the grandson OF ny Old pastor az New.
buryport, Mass. The association with hin
will be a constant reminder Of happy times.
Chief advantage OF the connection. how.
ever, will be the chance for enlarged
church work through the institutional I'm.
dcrtakings OF Christ Church. Its roof
garden. gymnasium and other branches.
which keep hundreds OF young people in.
terested in religion every day OF the week
as we'll as Sunday. afford p much greater
opportunity OF doing good than is found at
the Sixth Presbyterian here"
THE Rev. Austen x. De Blois, who ac.
cepted call to Boston pulpit few dsY
ago, departed with the remark that Ch.ca-
s. is the wickedest city in the world DO
YOU agrce with him." was asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
POLITICS IN THE PULPIT.

They should go into politics for all they
are worth when a great moral issue isln'
yolved." he said III there IL 10 sucn Issue
they should stick 70 their own business
After being graduated from Union sem
mary Dr. Merrill was pastor OF Trinity
Church. Crescent Hill, Philadelphia lO'
four years He went TO the sixth Preso''
terrain Church in Chicago IN 1885, remain
ing there until now. His call to the bres
Church was due 10 a sermon he preacns'
at Union Seminary after Or. van DYKE ie.'
the Brick pulpit The sermon created su'n
a favorable impression that DR.. van D!"
was sent TO Chicago to learn whetner W.
Merrill would consider change. MS
port as an envoy brought forth the call 'h''
was accepted. -,
Born in 1857 at Orange. y. j. Or ae''"
was educated at Rutgers college oe'ne
graduated in 1857. He is member ol VI.
Kenwood Country Club. OF Chicago anu
finds recreation in tennis and golf.
There's nothing quite so exhilaFau"s'
though" he said. as canoeing Gown
rapids. I learned that when boy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

West l99th street at 10 o'clock. Defendant
Camp of United Spanish War Veterans and
Monroe and Aspinwal posts Of the 6. A. X.
will also participate in the excursion.
delegation of officers from different
states was in Washington last Tuesday
where il appeared before the Military
Committee of the House and strongly
urged the passage of the bill providing for
federal pay for the militia. The officers
present from New York included Adjutant
General William Nerbeck, Colonel l. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Members of the eth Regiment are busy
preparing for the state camp near Peeks-
kill. TO which they will proceed next Satur-
day morning by train from the Grand Cen
trail Station. Tire 9TH will relieve the sd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
NO HURRY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL.

1.-THE public school is a grand institu-
ton" continued Or. Merrill but young
children don't get enough outdoor air there
NJ boy went 10 the church kindergarten.
but now I am teaching him at home, so that
he can play outdoors until he is old enough
and strong enough 10 withstand the con-
finement of the public. school room He VIII
20 n school when he is eight; that is the
risht age tor children TO start in the public
school"
DR. Merrill led the way into his study
where he was asked what innovations ne
expected 10 introduce al the Brick Church.
II see in New York" he said, "a vastly
enlarged field Of opportunity for work that
we have been doing i'm Chicago good
many years our church here is not
wealthy. but we have accomplished much
In spite of the handicap of lack of means.
What the church needs most is men. You
can build toward the attainment OF that
end by using the proper methods to inter-
est the BOYS Outside the main line or
spiritual work we have devoted energy 10
institutional plans. Among the boys we
formed a military company, drilling in the
chanel Of the church. This proved of great
benefit in keeping them interested in the
more serious part OF ,he programme. Inc
bows of the first company are now sixteen
and seventeen years old and ara enthusl-
astic Sunday school workers and home mis-
sionaries We had 70 organize cadet corps
among the younger BOYS. so powerful was
the example set by the older ones. All
those boys will be soldiers of the Church
as long as they live.
Besides. we supplied gymnastc appa-
ratus and taught the youngsters healthtul
athletic sports. all in the chapel where on
Sunday we held Sunday school, as we
could not afford a gymnasium"
And you taught the girls domestic SCI
ence and how 10 make expensive looking
dresses of cheap Materials
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

son standing at the other side OF the
table. and that it had afterward glided
out through the wall.
OF course, all this may sound RIDICULOUS
and childish TO ordinary persons, who do
not believe in the supernatural But
even they would experience an uncanhy
feeling II forced by circumstances 10
live in a house which had been the scene
o. suicide or murder. Now, OF all the
royal palaces of Europe. there Is none
that has been the scene OF so many
ira gedies as that of Stockholm. Its
foundations. more than thousand years
old. may be said to be literally sodden
with blood. To such an extent has IL
ALWAYS had the reputation, even in for
mer centuries. Of being haunted. that II
has been twice RACED to the foundations
and reconstructed. with the object of dis
lodging the supposed ghosts. Official
records are preserved In the royal
archives. and also in the national IL
hrary Of stockholm. Of extraordinary
of a spectral character. not
only TO King Gustavus III. but also TO
his ministers and courters-records OF
which ] have copies before me here but
which are too lengthy to quote, ana
which do not rightly belong in this let
tor. which deals only with visitations OF
this kind TO modern rulers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

fused to take any further medicine or
nourishment and died.
EX-ATTACHE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-14
Sumter school OF Music.

The recital and closing exercises OF
the Sumter School OF Music were
quite a success. The exercises were
held in the auditorium of Lincoln
graded school Thursday evening. June
Sth. 1911.
The program was exceedingly good
and showed thorough training on the
part OF the dlrectress. The audience
was not very large. because OK the
rain on the regular appointed night,
b"t very appreciative. The solos.
duets. "tc we're we'll rendered by the
S'tle music pupils.
The program ne was as follows.
Music-Orchrstra
Invocation.
Music-Orchestra
instrumental Duet-Misses Ethel
and Lucille Richards.
instrumental Solo--Miss Hattie
Moore.
Duet-Mlss Juliet Arthur and
Master Leon FriersOn.
Instrumental solo-Master John w.
Moultrie. Jr.
Instrumental solo-Miss Ruth Nc
Doweu.
Action Song-Eight Girls
Monologue. The Dumb Twins
Miss Ruth Mcdowell and Twins"
solo. "l'd Like to be Like Gradma"
Miss Julia Dyson.
Instrumental Solo - Miss Emma
Hanna.
Poses Plastique CPatomime) -
Eight Girls.
Music--Orchestra
Instrumental solo-Miss Harriet
jefferson.
Song. Life is a Sec-Saw"-Several
Boys and Girls.
Instrumental solo-MIss Beatrice
stoney.
Song smile. Smile, smile"-six-
teen Girls and Boys.
Instrumental Duet-Miss Beatrice
stoney and Mrs. r. l.. PrioIeau.
Pantomime. "Jeptho's Daughtcr"-
Three Girls.
Song. "Come Little Girl and Tell
Me"-Eighteen Girls and Boys.
Music-Orchcstra.
Benedictlon.
Mrs Eugenia l.. Prioleau. Dircc-
tress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-14
TO TAKE LONG AUTO TRIP.
DIR. Fred Il. Ellis To Leave Here S,uu-
day An His Car for New York
City.

From The Daily Item, June 0.
Dr. Fred f. Ellis will leave here
sunday for New York in his automo-
bile from which place he viii sail
for England sometime about the first
of July.
DR.. Ellis recently purchased the
lease of the Lyric and has had the
motion picture house remodeled and
the latest and best pictures put out
by the manufacturers Of the films
have been shown here since he took
the place in hand. He has been en-
gagged in the moving picuture business
for a number of years and ran two
houses in Columbia for some time
prior to coming here.
DR.. Ellis latest venture is to estab-
lish motion picture houses in Eng
land. where he hopes to meet with
still further success. He and his fam
lily will so over to England for this
purpose in July.
DR.. Ellis will spend about two
weeks in New York where he will
have two rolls Of films made showing
his horse, Don Filano. He expects
when he comes back to this country
in the fail to try to get some Of the
syndicates which make the picture
films to come down South 10 make
pictures showing the work in the
cotton fields, and other things Of in
terest to people outside Of the South
In the automobile party will be DR..
Ellis. his wife and son: his daughter
will sail from Charleston, carrying
with her the baggage belonging to
the family.