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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-22
FIRST FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Bryan, Texas.

During the year 1897, under the
leadership of Rev. A. M. Stewart, M.
A., a number of Baptist people, who
believed in the freedom OF the human
will and open communion, were or
ganized into a Free VIII Baptist
Church. Forming congregation that
took liberal attitude and that were
to join hands with other denomina-
tons in practical application Of the
Gospel of the Son OF God to present
human needs. Rev. A. M. Stewart
was called as the first pastor and
served the church for a number OF
years Those who were honored at
that time by call to official positions
were, Deacons j. l.. Edge and T. A.
Searcy; trustees, A. NJ. Stewart, ]. L.
Edge and T, A. Searcy. They erect
ed the church building in which they
continue to worship in the year 1899.
This being the youngest plant in the
organized church life of the city, it's
first years were marked with strug-
giles and sacrifices. Many disappoint-
ments, however, only seemed to bind
the hearts of the people closer to-
gether, producing a sublime faith that
overcame difficulties until they we're
firmly established as one OF the great
moral forces of the community. The
present membership numbers 100 res.
ident members, with a large number
that moved away and have gone out
by letter, spreading the good news
that whatsoever will, may come" Many
have been called into the heavenly
mansions. This church, while small
in numbers has been a power in the
community, standing in an uncompro-
missing attitude toward every social
and moral evil, the Champion OF a
character clean as the revelation OF
God and the blood OF Jesus implies.
Besides A. NJ. Stewart, r. L. Morris,
]. ]. Tatum, T. C. Ferguson. T. A.
Searcy, w. T. Wood and r. E. Law
less have served as pastors In the de-
velopment and directing OF the church
life. The present pastor, Rev. ]. ].
Tatum, is serving the congregation
the second time.
The following auxiliaries OF the
church are doing effective work and
adding to the efficiency and strength
OF the church as a saving institution;
the Sunday School, of which T. A.
Cloud is superintendent; the c. f. So
ciety with Harry Edge as president.
and the Ladies' Aid Society, under the
leadership Of Mrs. C. H. Holmes as
president.
The following named gentlemen are
now serving the church in official ca
pacity: Deacons, J. l.. Edge, w. g.
Reynolds. Thurston Cole; board mem
bers. advisory, ]. L. Edge, C. L. Eden,
James Mike, Walter Barron, W. w.
Foster; Finance, NJ. s. Edge, w. G.
Reynolds, win Cloud; young mems
work, Noah Cole, Walter Holmes,
Harry Edge, Claud Massey and Morris
Tatum.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-22
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH.
Origin and Brief History.

In the spring of 1854 the Rt. Rev.
Alexander Gregg, D. D., first Bishop Of
the Diocese of Texas, made visit to
Millican and held, for the first time,
Episcopal service in the schoolhouse.
At this time the family of George d.
Haswell were the only known Episco-
palians at Millican. Again in the
spring of 1866, the bishop visited
Millican, holding services and admin
istering baptism and confirmation, to-
gether with some rites of the church.
In August, 1865, was organized the
Mission of st. Andrew, and by license
from the bishop lay readings were
commenced and continued with great
regularity to the close of the year.
"The Rev. R. l.! Seely made us a
visit and we were gathered together.
George D. Haswell, Mrs. Eliza Has
well, Miss Lizzie L. Haswell, Mrs.
Mollie Conger, Frank Clarke and his
sister, Miss Mollie L. Clarke; Messrs,
H. II. Sanger, j. P. Austin, DR.. and
Mrs. Young, Mr. W. H. Frazer, Mrs,
Parthenia Ann Inglehart, and others
rot confirmed we're present. The serv-
ice was we'll attended and the great
est respect shown to the ceremonies
and worship of the church. From
Original Manuscript Report.
During the year 1867 there was no
diminution in the interest of the peo-
pie of Millican to our worship, as
there were a goodly number received
by baptism and confirmation.
On the 9Th of September, 1867, the
last service of worship of the Mission
of st. Andrew took place in Millican,
owing to a serious epidemic of yellow
fever from which almost all fed. 1t
was from this cause that the members
of the mission removed to Bryan,
where the work was almost imme-
diately resumed with the additional
membership OF the communicates Of
the church here. Preparation was
made to form a parish, and to raise
means to build church edifice, the
Central Railroad having donated the
property on which to build.
con the 18th day OF December, 1867,
we held two services with lay read
ings and then, 1t is to be hoped with
the blessing of God, we resigned the
Mission OF st. Andrew into the hands
Of the wardens and vestry of st. An
drew's Church.
(Signed) GEO. D. HASWELL,
FRANK CLARKE"
The first church structure was a
frame building, erected and conse-
Grated in the years 1S67-6S. This was
replaced by the present brick build
ing, 1S74-75. For nearly forty years
this house Of God has stood through
sunshine and storm as a spiritual
home, doubly consecrated by the lives
of those who have entered its portal.
Solemn recollections and glorious
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. r. Finley, Pastor.

At the spring meeting Of the Presby-
terry of Brazos in the year 1867 COM
mittee was appointed to organize a
Presbyterian church in the city Of
Bryan, Texas, In pursuance Of their
duty this committee, consisting Of
Revs. james Wilson and ]. R. Hutch
ison, met in Bryan on the fourth Sab
bath in November, 1867, and organized
a church consisting of twenty-four
members, all of whom had formerly
been members of the Presbyterian
Church at various places but who had
come to live in Bryan and who then
and there made anew their profession
OF faith in the Lord Jesus and their
desire to renew their allegiance to
Him and His cause.
Mr.. Champ Carter was duly elected,
ordained and installed to office as
ruling elder, but shortly thereafter he
removed from Bryan and Mr.. Alexan-
der Allen, who was already a ruling
elder, was installed in place of Mr..
Carter. In the fall of the year 1870
Mr.. c. /. Evans was also elected an
elder of the church, but during the
winter of 1871 Mr.. Evans mysteriously
disappeared and was never heard Nof
again.
The first pastor of this church was
Rev. ]. r. Hutchinson of Houston, who
came up twice month to preach
here, and at that time the church did
not have house to worship in but
obtained the use of an old warehouse
in which services were held.
In the year 1869 the church deter
mined to build house for their use
in the worship of the Lord, but as
they were all poor people they could
not afford to employ a carpenter to
build the house, so they raised enough
money to buy the lumber and the men
OF the church. under the leadership of
Mr.. L. ID. Stockton, then an elder Of
the church, determined to build the
house with their own hands, although
they were not carpenters. However,
they raised enough money to employ
Henry Johnson. negro carpenter, to
assist them in cutting the framing,
and by the first of January, 1870, they
had the walls up and the roof on. The
floor was laid of rough, undressed
boards, and rough planks supported
on blocks were used for seats.
The writer has often heard the old
negro carpenter. Henry Johnson, now
dead. boast of laying off the framing
OF the church, and particularly OF how
he built the steeple, supporting it by
queen truss"
The Presbyterian Church OF Bryan
has the peculiar distinction Of being
the only church whose members ac-
tually built their house of worship
with their own hands, and up to the
present time they have always depend
ed solely upon their own membership
to meet all the needs of the church.
During the forty-six years of our ex-
istence we have had ten pastors, as
follows: J. r. Hutchinson, J. M. Coch-
ran, w. II. Vernon, j. w. Sexton, l. j.
Daniel, J. A. Hall, ]. d. West, ]. w.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-22

Hamilton, ]. T. Caughley and j. r.
Finley. The number of members has
varied from the original twenty-four
to one hundred and sixty-three, and
we now have about one hundred and
hirty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

the longest on record. for In 1908 Ale1-
ander Craigie, Of Perth, won prize
for the longest beard. The length
was seven feet two and one-half
inches. Another competitor, gen
theman of Llandudno, was nowhere
with a stubbly growth of only four.
feet Two inches. Mr.. Craigie began
to grow his beard when he was TWEEN
ty-five years of age. He wore it usual
~ folded up inside his waistcoat, and
trimmed so as to look like an ordinary
everyday sort of beard.
The worlds record, however, was
held by Robert Latter, of Tunbridge.
Wells, England, who six years ago
boosted of a beard no less than six
teen feet in length, which he wore
wound round his waist. Mr.. Latter,
who at that time was seventy-eight
years of age, began to grow the beard
when he was about thirty. At first he.
cultivated two curls beneath his chin,
and as their length increased he used
to wear them beneath his waistcoat.
these curls attained such a
length that for his own comfort he
had to enclose them in a bag, which
was renewed every birthday. Ulti.
mately Mr.. Latter plated his beard,
and as it became too large even to be
carried in a bag, he wound it round
his waist, and used to say that it was
an excellent chest-protector and a
good deal warmer than anything he
could buy.
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SOME WONDERFUL WHISPERS

S. G. Brinkley, native of South
Carolina, claims to have the longest
beard in the states. It's total length
is five feet four inches, and, until he
cropped the ends recently, to make it
more convenient to handle, it meas
ured six feet two inches in length.
Mr.. Brinkley conceals the beard in
a bag beneath his shirt, and has worn
it ever since he was twenty-five years
Of age. He is now fifty-two. It is
not cultivated, but an unlimited and
spontaneous crop of whiskers. At one
time Mr. Brinkley used to shave regu-
larly, but when he was about twenty
three his beard began to make it's ap-
pearance with remarkable speed, and
from one weeks end to another his
face would literally be covered with a
soft and luxuriant beard. At last he
begun to get tired of continually clip
ping and shaving and decided to let
the beard grow, to see how long his
whiskers would get, and before the
end of the year they We're Ut his feet.
? Mr. Brinkleyh beard Is by no means
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
GUEST BOOKS MADE COSTLY
Really Attractive Idea Liable to Be
Source of Serious Inroads Upon
the Average Purse.

A charming modern fancy is found
In the guest book. It's adoption has
arisen from the cost of entertaining,
for in most country houses the week
end is an institution. No doubt the
motor had good deal to do with the
fashion, for in remote places where
visitors used to be few and far be-
tween, friends are now cordially well
coined. Guests set their wits to work
to find a few original words of greet
ing, for the old fashioned sentiments
that were wont to decorate country
hotel albums are not suited to the &C.
casion.
Vellum is the latest binding to find
favor, and this year some exquisite
workmanship and designing have been
lavished on these useful books. Tones
large and ponderous are displayed
where entertaining is done on a big
scale, and for the modest but charm
ing cottage or quaint old hall there
are moderately sized books bound in
vellum richly illuminated with scarlet,
blue and gold, and fastened with
leather thongs. Some designers choose
their inspirations from old missals;
others select margined volumes of a
couple of centuries ago, and there
is also leaning to the beauties Of
Italian renaissance workmanship.
fooled leather is often favored, some
of the models offered being exception
al in their designs, as we'll as in the
way in which the work is executed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
SOME BEST DISHES.

J. Recipes which are great favorltes
with one person might not be at all
appreciated by another, and yet it is
safe to assume that most people en-
JOY the plain things best.
Waffles.-Mix and sift one and a
fourth cupfuls of -four with fourth
of teaspoonful of salt and half tea
spoon of soda. Separate the yolks
and whites of two eggs, beat we'll, add
a cupful of thick sour milk to the
yolks and stir in the dry ingredients,
and add three tablespoonful of melt
ed butter after folding in the whites
of the eggs. Bake on a well buttered
waffle iron
Finnan Haddie.-Cut fish in strips
and put into a baking pan, cover
with water and place on the back OF
the range and allow to heat slowly;
simmer half hour, drain and sepa'
rate the fish into fakes by using two
forks. Add half cup of thick cream
and four hard cooked eggs, thinly
sliced. Season with cayenne, add a
tablespoonful of butter, melted, and
sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Goldfish BaIIs.-Cook pint of pota-
toes, CHARTERED, in three pints of wa
ter until tender: drain, mash and beat
until smooth; add a tablespoonful OF
butter, pepper and salt, if needed, and
a cupful of picked Goldfish. When cool
add beaten egg, form in balls and
fry in deep fat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
PRINTS FOR THE NURSERY
Attractive characterization That the
Average Household Is Well Able
to Afford.

Fascinating prints for the walls of
the day nursery come in attractive
frames and are not too expensive for
the average mother to avoid.
Nature prints, as the colored photo
graphs from nature are called, repre-
sent open air scenes at all seasons OF
the year. They are in dainty frames
of black or circassian walnut and sus-
pended by gold tinsel cords.
Prints on papier-mache from pic
lures by the old masters, make attrac-
tive decorations for the nursery and
interest little folks because of the
biblical subjects which they repre-
sent. Most of them are framed In
passepartout and are really inexpen-
sive.
Framed in brass and covered with
isinglass are hosts of charming little
prints by various famous modern art
lists, whose theme is child life. OF
glass and hammered copper are pas
separtout frames for impressionist COL
or scenes, chiefly of the Orient, and of
character likely to interest ju.
veniles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
FEEDING TAME GOLDFISH

At Logan, near the Null of Gallo
way, there is a most interesting tidal
fish pond. A rent in the cliffs facing
the Irish channel admits the salt wa
ter through narrow assure, protect
ed by grating, into a circular rock ba-
sin some thirty feet in diameter and
twenty feet deep.
The cliffs rise high all around.
Stone steps descend on one side to
ledge leveled into footpath at the
waters edge. No sooner does the Wis
itor's football resound on the stairs
than the green water, hitherto motion
less and apparently lifeless, becomes
peopled with large brown fish arising
from the depths, gliding and dashing
about in a state of great excitement.
These are cod, which, caught on lines
in the sea, have been transferred to
this pond to be fattened for the table.
They are fed daily by the keeper, and
experience has taught them to connect
the sound of footsteps with their
mealtime.
Formerly clappe7 used to be rung
to summon them, but this was no
more than a trick CT the stage. The
football on the stone is quite enough
to awaken them to activity. Most of
the cod, being deep-water fish, become
totally blind in captivity from excess
of light; but they become so tame and
accustomed to their keeper as not
only to feed out of his hand, but some
Of them allow themselves to be lifted
out of the water. One may witness
the strange sight of huge cod, more
than four feet long, dangled on the
knee like a baby, his mouth stuffed
with mussels and limpets, after which
he is returned to the water with q
mighty splash. On the table these fish
thus tended and fed, prove much bet.
ter than fish brought straight from
the open sea. .'.
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JEWEL FADS ARE NUMEROUS
Black Ribbon-Seed Pearls to
Ornament the Jabot.

The new watch bracelet is mounted
on a narrow black MORE ribbon, hold
ing on the arm a very fiat watch,
either square, concave or oblong in
shape, made in platinum and encircled
with diamonds. Instead of the black
velvet ribbon, colored ribbon may
be worn, or else a band made of very
tiny seed pearls, says Paris cor
respondent.
Then again, there is jabot made
by a clever employment of seed pearls
mounted so as to initiate the delicate
tracery of lace. The gold bags are of
a very fine supple mesh and fashioned
with gold of different shades. The
meshes are often placed in different
ways so as to initiate the ir1descence
of silk and MORE. The chain to which
the bag is fastened may be replaced
by thick silk cord the same color as
the gold, and on which are jeweled
slides with stones to match those in
troduced in the mounting. One very
pretty purse may be noted. It Is in
platinum, with black and white stripes
alternating with bands Of little seed
pearls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
ROMAN BONES IN ENGLAND

The extension of the lnhrmary al
Chester, England, has led to the dis
covery of the graveyard used by the
twentieth legion of the Romans dur
ing their occupation of that city. The
Chester infirmary occupies site
which is locally referred to as the
plague field" The site seems to have
acquired it's unsavory name from the
fact that casual discoveries of human
remains had led to the supposition
that they were the victims of the great
plague. The recent unearthing of re.
mains in larger numbers on the site
of the extension of the inf1rmary led
to an investigation by Prof. Robert
Newstead, who now reports that the
evidence proves conclusively that the
infirmary field was not used as bury
ing ground during the outbreak of the
plague, and that all the burials which
have been so far unearthed belong to
the Roman period.
-Four distinct types of graves have
been uncovered. One is tomb form
ed of local sandstone, evidently rep
resenting burial of some Importance.
as the walls of the tomb are covered
in plaster, and the dome of the struc'
ture originally stood out in marked
contrast to the surrounding surface
of the land, forming a distinct tumu
lus. Some of the graves were formed
by placing Roman roofing tiles bear
ing the stamp of the twentieth legion
upon the floor and also at the sides.
the legionary stamps always facing in.
ward
Another type of burial was formed
by placing roughly hewn sandstone so
that V-shaped trough was formed for
the reception of the body A fourth
type of grave consists of simple
trench, dug in the solid clay at depth
of not more than two feet from the
original land surface.
The Roman origin of the graves is
borne out by the fact that bronze coins
of the Emperors Antonius, Plus and
COmmodus have been found in them.
Such coins were placed usually in the
mouth Of the deceased, and are gen
orally referred to as "Charon's pas
sage fare" to expedite the passage of
the soul across the Styx, as it was be-
lieved that the person who had not re-
ceived the usual rites of burial and in
whose mouth no fee for the ferryman
of the Stygian lake had been placed,
would wander hopelessly on it's banks,
while a decent interment and small
coin would obviate any disagreeable
inquiries that Charon. might else be
inclined to make
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RUSSIAN new YEAR GAMES

The Russians, who are great at for
tune telling and also very supersti-
tious, have a number Of curious GUS
toms connected with the new year.
One of these u for single ladies and
gentlemen to send out their servants,
or go themselves, to ask the names of
the persons they meet on a particular
street, or on a certain square; these
are believed to be the names of the
persons they will severally marry.
Young people, on the evening of New
Years day, play the famous dish
game, in which each one puts an arti.
Gle into a big dish. and as the trink-
cts are drawn out the fates of the
drawers are told in prophetic stanzas.
In some of the provinces it is fash.
ionable to pay visits in masks.
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ado to the first mixture, beating con-
tlnually. Bake thirty minutes in a
moderate oven. They may be baked
In gem or muffin pans
Goldsmith Salad.-Take halt a cup
OF apples minced fine, add a fourth of
cup OF celery and fourth of cup
OF hickory nut meats, fourth of
cup OF minced olives and green pep
pers mixed. Mix all with mayonnaise
dressing and serve, if for extra occa-
slons, in pepper cups.
Veal Croquettes.-Put pint of veal
through the meat grinder, add a ia
blespoonful of salt; a tablespoonful of
lemon juice and a generous sprinkling
OF paprika. Melt three tablespoonful
of butter; add two tablespoonful OF
finely minced onion, three tablespoon
fuls of flour and three-fourths of a
cup of veal stock or milk. Cook to-
gether five minutes. add two eggs well
beaten; stir until thick. Mix with the
veal and cool. Shape, allowing a
rounding tablespoonful for each GRO
quette. Dip in crumbs, egg and
crumbs and fry in deep fat. Serve
with or without white sauce
Calls Heart.-Wash the heart, re-
move the tough portions, stuff with a
good stuffing, season we'll with salt
and pepper and bake in the oven for
two or three hours, basting during the
roasting. Serve with boiled onions.
Cinnamon RoIIs.-A delicious CHINA
mon roll can be made of ordinary bis
cult dough, rolled out, spread with but
ter and thickly sprinkled with brown
sugar or maple, if you are fortunate
enough to have it, then a sprinkling
of cinnamon and roll up and cut. Put
in the pan as close together as posi-
BILE, as in the raising they spread out
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-H<<<-1N.
Bowery Snob.

John A. Weeks, who was recently
elected president of the New York His
torical society, condemned, at lunch
con in a Fifth avenue club, the snob.
1--WE have in America" said Mr..
Weeks, many families with records to
be proud of, but neither in America
nor any other country is there an ex-
cuse for snobbishness.
But we find snobs everywhere
even in the lowest places.
"A shabby fellow who once begged
drink in a Bowery saloon, said to the
bartender:
"I thank you for this glass of beer,
but, although l may have to ask such
favors occasionally, am a well-born
man and proud of my descent
"'Well, it seems to have been rapid
said the bartender"