The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-05-10

points as TO supply power enough for
every city street car, for electric lights,
and also manufacturing purposes. when
completed, 1t will be one of the won
| ders In modern civil engineering, and
will be capable of supplying water to u
city Of more than 100000 inhabitants.
CHURCH AND RELIGIONS.
All the leading religious denominations
are to be found here, and owing TO the
many nationaliues represented, there are
possibly more churches than any city
of the same size In the United Stntes
On last Sunday morning the writer at
tended services at the First Methods.
Church which Is one of the toniest here.
and had the pleasure OF listening TO
a sermon by the celebrated Rev. Robert
j. Burdette, of whom many of our read
ers heard something during lecture at
Hartford recently. Rev. Burdette Is a
Baptist minister. but on this occasion
was filling the pulpit Of DR.. Ldche. who
was attending the Methodist General
Conference at Minneapolis. We did not
know that Bob Burdette was a preacls
er. but he is. and one OF unusual strength,
not so much an orator. but a good rea-
soner. He preached to an audience Of
5000 on the subject IAN Open City"
Some of his illustrations were sharp and
characteristic. His idea Is that man
should be taught to avoid evil instca1
of trying to remove evil from man, and
he drawled out God did not build a
barb wire fence around the tree of for
Sunday night we went to a little church
In a suburb called the Church of the
Nazarene. where about one hundred faith
ful people worship. In a sense. 1t was
going from the highest to the lowest
In our Church attendance for one day.
but In another respect-deep piety and
pure religion without formality-we were
going from the lowest to the highest.
Speaking Of churches, We were surprise
to find that in this city there are seven
Christian Science churches. one of which
cost ,ais.oco. and another $4,000. and W
were told there are four In course Of con-
struction. This new, but old doctrine IS
getting firm grip all over the West
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CATALINA ISLAND.
No one should visit Southern Califor-
MIA without making trip 20 Santa
Catalina Island. On last Saturday morn
ing we left Los Angeles by way of the
electric line and San Pedro for the
Island which is fifty miles distant. Tween
ty-three miles by land. and twenty-seven
miles by water. San Pedro is the harbor
for Los Angeles and is probably the
greatest lumber receiving point in the |
world. Here the United States govern
ment has expended, millions of dollars |
In improving the deep water harbor and |
they are still dredging away In the III
rection of Los Angeles, and In years to |
come through a twenty mile canal, ocean |
going vessels will undoubtedly be brought
Into the heart of this city. We Were |
a little too Late to see the U. s. War |
fore been ordered to San Diego because
,f some new phase of the Mexican revo-
luton. Our voyage across to the Island
On the steamer Carbide was a rough
one, and as the steamer WINS tossed
about by the great ocean sweAls, many
IF the passengers, especially the ladies.
became sea sick. and 1t was no uncom-
non thing to see them bending over the
railing, sending wireless messages 20
he monsters of the sea. No. the writer
escaped without getting sick. This is
he dun season at the Island so far rs
visitors are concerned but our boat took
over about 400 passengers who were soon
intent upon seeing the wonderous beau
Tvs VI eiitS hOtuedan ASh<tiu, LII Sdsft ~ |
s.rising out of the sea as though It had
been tossed up In by gone ages by some
mighty internal upheaval. The most in
eresting thing to be seen by the visit
'r who has only brief time TO stay,
$ the submarine gardens. Taking passag
n a small motor boat, you are slowly
'arried around point Of the island and
through the glass bottom of the boat
'ou behold the wonderous sea growth who
assemblies a great garden filled filled
With flowers of the rarest varetes. shrub
'ery and MOSES of every description. and
he hues of the rainbow. This growth
AN be seen at depth of from D ITO rs
Get. and great fishes as well as little
mes. are seen slowly swimming around
midst the shrubbery. or in great schools
arting hither and thither In a most tan
way to one who loves to tempt
hem with the hook and line. This Is
ne Of the great fishing points on or