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2 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D C, SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. HEARING REPORTS. (Continued from First Page.) the benefits of this fund madeit im nt that the churches should contribute. were, he said, 3,581 churches from which | no contributions had received | during the past year. The com- mittee recommended resolutions urging the churches to more general and more generous contributions to this cause and that the ruling elders be asked to inform the people as to the operations and needs of the board. The com- mittee also recommended that Iiev. Dr. John A. Leggett, Rev. Dr. J. Henry | Sharpe, Robert C. Ogden and John Scott, whose terms have expired, be re-elected. MINISTERIAL RELIEF. Rev. Dr. John Cattell, the secretary of the board of ministerial relief, was ingited to speak, and made an address explaining the needs of the board. He spoke of the tifal need in some of the families 0 depended for relief upon the board and whose needs were but inadequately pro- vided for by the smal! sums which the board was able to appropriate. These homes, he said, were the homes of scholarly men who bad given their lives to the work of the Master. ‘The board of ministerial relief, he said, represented more thax an eele- mosyrary agency. It was the agency turough which the church discharged ite duty to its ministers, There were many ministers whose salaries would not permit them to !ay up anything for their old age. Some of the pastors in feeble churches did not receive salaries equal to the wages of the day laborer. yet their position imposed upon them greater living expenses. The work the board was doing was the endeavoring to pay an honest debt owed by the church. ‘These old ministers had s right to claim the annuity of the board. Speaking of the men on the roll, he said the average age wasseventy- eight, and the average period of service in the inistrY was within one of being fifty vears— a half century of service, so poorly paid that there was no margin from which they could save suything to provide for their deciining years. “Dr. Cattell spoke of the death at the Minis- J.. during the | ’ House at Perth Ambo year of a minister in bie by ith vear, who bad oatlived all his family. ‘There, in the Ministers’ House, he had passed his closing days. Five of the men reached their eightieth vear in 1892 and they had a touching and in- eresting birthday celebration. There was but aidor thought there of the toils and a minister's life. The key every address was of the viel address was applauded. A HOME IX THE WEST. ee. waich, he said, was say sient citizen. and which was doing wor one at Perth Ambor control, though 2: nrged egain the elders t curing More generous contri- poke, be said asa disabled uinister whose noble people had pinced him, he hoped. beroud the need of uppi) ing to the Loard of reitef. He said that ne understocd that the maximum sum $300 = year. ‘Shree hun- a year to a family meant cold es in winter, rage for raime and crusis to eat. There were some, be sai who believed that this whole matter of r tor disabled ministers calied for re shouid be taken off from the ground of senti- ment and founded on the bed rock of evernal justice. “aged minister. worn out in the service of the ebureb, called uo: for relief, bat for an ade- ; quate and comfortable support. ile spoke earnestiv in favor of placing the bureau of caring for aged ministers uf the church on a proper basis. a Elder Endaiy of Cincinnati spoke briefly but forcibly ou the subject. He appealed to the elders. He trusted that oneey resby: cs = resented here would hear of this matter when they returned heme. They belonged to tha class among whom it was not considerable dis- honorable to make money and it was their duty to raise the money req a SPECIAL COMMITTEE. Dr. Har-ha offered as an amendment to the report a zesolution providing this general as- sembly appoint a special committee to take this matter into consideration, with the view to jiaeing it on the ground where itproperly be- [onged justice, not charite. ad Dr. Haraha’s resolution were Chureh Temporalities. Rer. John Fox, D. D., chairman of the special committee to consider the management of oburch temporalities,madea report. Overtures, he said, from thirty-two churches had reached the Inst asembiy asking that an inquiry be made into the prevalent methods of managing the temporal _aifairs of churches and suggesting amendments if foand necessary. He said that the overtures indicated that there was a gereral impression that the system of trusteesbip needed revision and that there are defects in the mode of ad- ministering congregational finances. Hurtfal misundersiandings frequently arise between trustees and sessions and between the | trustees and deacons, marring the barmony of the chureb. These’ misunderstandings, he believed, arose from the lack of any provision im the organie law regulating the re- Intions of the trustees to the church. The various decisions of the general assembly and of the civil courts had done much to correct the evils, but ther bad not entirely prevented misunderstandings. A definition of these rela- s and duties could not be made mathema:- icnily exact, but something bad tobe left to Christian tact. The chairman of the committee, he said, had made some suggestions which had not_ been acted upon by the committee. These suggestions embodied an overture to the presbyteries proposing amendments to the form of government which it was thought would more clearly define the duties of officers in charge of finances. The faults, he said, lay not in the trustees or the | ® administrators’ of the system. but the sys- tem itself. The chairman also suggested a return to the deaconal government, giving to the deacons the control of financial matters. ‘The committee's report that the committee be continued with power to have wcollation of state laws bearing on of church trustees. The commit- a deliverance as follows: assembly take notice that the i relations tee also “The sufficiently appreciated by the ‘and that there are freque: trustees of congregat large, that powers and authority, especially over complaints music and the use of church buildings, which are not warranted by but in conflict with the con. stitution of the church. The assembly enjoins ‘hurches loval adherence to our form government which provides that thority of the session over all matters of orsbip is onntand at the same time Fecommends tha: all wach questions be christian d in the spirit of love and forbearance. Dr. Fox asked that the commissioners take these matters in their presbyteries, Judge Wells of Gettyabarg said that this was © practical question. He thought it impracti- that this assembly could formuiate a srs- tem that would be in harmony with the civil laws in forty or more states. He thought it a waste of time to undertake it and sugzested that the matter be passed by. Other members wanted to discuss the report, but the hour for adjournment came and the discussion wus stopped. oRzeriNas. Telegrams of greeting were read from the southern general assembly at Macon and the general conference of United Brethren in Christ im session at Dayton, Ohio, were read, as follows: Macox, Ga., May 19. To the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Chureh in the United States of America, + Washington. D. C.: ‘The general assembly at Macon send greei- ing. “Peace be within thy walis and prosperity | For our brethren and within thy palaces.” “Peace be companions’ sakes we will now say. within thee.” Janes W. Larsuxy, Joserst R. Wits0: Darros The General Assembly of ‘Chureh. Washington, D.C.: ‘The general conference of the United cen in Christ, in session at Dayton, Ohio, greetings. Apostolic benediction, See Fiatbians, 13th ebapter, 14th J. T. Honsox, Chairman. ‘The stated clerk was directed to preface mitable reeponses, and the assembly then ad- til Monday morning. THE EXCURBION To MT. VERXOS. Nearly all the members of the assembiy and many ladies took advantage of the invitation of the local committee to go to Mt. Vernon and | took the boat for that purpose at 1:30 o'clock. He said that the case of an | eth | Report on Proof Texts. The report of the committee on proof texts, Rev. Dr. Semuel T. Lowrie, chairman, has been submitted. The committee states that it has completed the work of preparing proof texts for the shorter catechism. “The form in which the committee submits the resulte of its work on the shorter cate- ‘chism is the same that was used for the like work on the confession of faith and larger cate- chism. In the official copy of the | confession of faith, which accompanies this as it did ‘the reports of 1890 and 1801, and where the shorter catechiom stands | printed, the proof texts appear, by citation of | Ehapter and verse of the Scriptures. attached to the answers where they belong, and referred | by letters of the alphabet to the clauses to which they apply. “For the shorter catechism your committee Fecommends that the proof texts be printed immediately under the answers to which they | particularly belong. as is done in the edition of | Fe roots shorter catechism with from Scripture, as printed by the board of pub- llication, "but with citation of chapter and verse preceding each text, and that the text be printed in without exception. In other respects, the committee adi to the recommendations recorded in its report of 1891, RECOMMENDATIONS. “J. That this report be printed in the minutes of the general assembly. “IL That the shorter catechism, with the proof texts proposed by your committee, to- gether with a statement of the methods used b: the committee in prosecuting its work, as 1 same bave been reported to the assembly, printed and circulated through the church sample of the committee's whole work on the proot texts, with invitation of criticism to be received and considered as the assembly may direct. “IIL That your committee be continued.” _ CHURCH UNITY. A Topic That Occupied Assembly Yes- terday Afternoon. REPORTS LOOKING OWARD CO-OPERATION AMONG EVANGELICAL CHURCHES—A PROPOSED PLAN ©F & CHURCH FEDERATION—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. LUFrom Yesterday's Asse ly Edition.) ‘The afternoon session began very promptly nt half-past 2 o'clock Dr. Francis Brown of Union ogical Seminary offered the opening g tha: the wisdom of AN INVITATION To THE PRestDENT. Rev. Dr. Kuberts offered a resolation, which hat the moderator be autbor- isis von to invite the President of ed Staves io visit the assembly at such | ized | the U: r. Dicker, chairman of the committee ap- pointed at the Inst general assembly on judicial commissions, made 4 repors submicting an over ture to be sent dowa to the presvrteries pro- | viding fur aform of trial by judicial commis- sions.aypointed either by presbyteries, synods or \ by the general assembly. ‘Ihe report was re- | caived and the recommendstion adopted that | the overtures be sent down io the presuyteries. | Chareh Unity. Dr. Jos. 'T. Smith then presented the re- port of the committee on church unity. he report account of the various mestings neld dar year and the confer- ences with the Eprscopal commission. The re- port included a lester from Dr. Herman C. Duncan, secretary of the Episcopal commis- sion ou Christian unity, expressing strong ‘of accompushing ‘the objects in view. At a session of the Presbyterian committee Dr. Green hud been requested to pre} rformed that duty. . Green was read by Dr. Smuth rt. In this letter Dr. Green | suggested that if they could not yet come to- | gether as churches they mght come together as Christians, co-operating in work. He | terred questions in which they were le 1 in the consider tion of whic they might profitably combine. ‘The letter suggested that if Episcopalians and Presbyterians could be brought together in harmonioas work ia some p step would be taken toward unity. ‘The Episcopal commisnon bad been in ses- sion in this esty this wees and had sent a reply to this letter. FROM THE EPISCOPAL STANDPOINT. This reply, at Dr. Smith's request. was read by Dr. Francis Brown. ‘This letter discussed at some length the differences between tne two commi ‘The first matter considered was that re.ating to the authority of the episcopa! ‘The commission, however. expressed its wi ingness to sacrifice even much of the law re- lating to the episcopate to bring about unity. The commission expressed itself as prepared to recommend co-operation, as sug- gested. m benevo.ent and social work. They suggested also the holding of public meetings to promote unity, to be addre-sed by speakers of both denom: aiso that the peopio be urged to prayer in the interes: of unity. THE PRESEYTERIAN REPLY, Dr. Brown also read the answer prepared by the Presbyterian commission t This avowed readiness to maxe a encrifice equally as gteat as that proposed by the Episcopal com- mission anda Learty appreval of the engzes- tions made by that commission. Further, the committee suggested the exchange of pulpits, under proper regulations, as @ means that might lead to unity. ‘Te committee submitted several resolutions. These recited that the assembly noted with pleasure the advances made toward unity, and recommended the measures thét had been sug- gested and especially ministerial reciprocity. When Dr. Brown had timshed reading the portion of the report relating tu the Episcopal chureh the proceedings were in:errupted for a moment by the applause called forta by the appearance in the church of the venerable Dr. Fatton, the missionary to the New Hebrides, ‘A PROPOSED PLAN OF UNION. Dr. Smith then went on with the report, gi ing an account of the conferences held with representatives of other denominations having esbyterian form of government. The re- sult was the recommendation that the reformed churches having a Presbyterian form of govern- ment should retain their individuality, but that a federal council of the reformed churches in the United States of America be established. A plan for the orgenization of this federal council was provided in the report At Dr. Smith’s suggestion, before action was taken on his report, the report of the commit- tee on co-operation was called for. Church Co-operation. Dr. Chas. L. Thompson of New York there- upon presented the report cf the committee on co-operation. The report related especially to home mission work, and gave the result of the conferences held with other evangelical de- nomin..ions. These results in the form of recommendations looking to a suppression of a merely denominational zeal in endeavoring to estabiish a mission or @ church in a field alrendy occupied. It was agreed that sectarian considerations should not rule. The committee recommended that the rules snggested by the conference referred to be adopted by the assembly. When Dr. Thompson had finished reading the moderator announced that it was time to prepare for the cail on the President. The reports were received. After a number of announcements were made the assembly at 4 o'clock adjourned until to- morrow morning. THE A. M. E. CONFERENCE. ‘The Question of Unity Decided Upon Favor- ably. Atthe afternoon session of the Baltimore and Philadelphia conference yesterday the question of organized’ union was dis- cussed. and after a debate of over three hours the conference decided to report favor- ably. Some held back, asserting that th time for the consummation of the union has not yet come. But it was generally thought that 2 continued separation of the two akin in religious be- be disadvantageous to both. secretary of the home spoke to the conference branch of missionary | field. He hoped the conference would render | him such aid as would enable him to carry it on more effectively in the future. Fifty-one doliars rere realized from the concert last night. Daring the session this morning the reports of the pastors upon the standing of the various ches were presented. Mr. C. H. J. Taylor, ex-minister to Liberia, ‘addressed — th lconference on the i of progress of the was respon: North Carolina, whose remarks elicited hberal applause. Dr.’ Clinton, editor of the Star of Zion, also spoke to the conference. At 12:30 the conference adjourned to pay their respects to the Presidegt ima body. ig the aiternoon session the report of the ed- ‘ucational secretary will be presented. | | churches—so nearly liefs—would race. speech ded to by Prof. 8 G. Atkins of molic way a great | SOME STRONG MEN. Notable Personages in the Great Assembly. PREACHERS AND ELDERS. A Glance at Some of the Distinguished Members—A Venerable and Honored Mis- sionary—Dr. Smith of Cincinnati—Others ‘Who Figure Prominently in the Pro- ccodings. Apart from the grest theological questions that must necessarily attract the attention of the general assembly, the personality of the men who make up this remarkable gather- ing is of itself a study that is well worth while. The assembly is a represen- tative delegate body, and it has brought to- gether in this city men from all parts of the country. They are all well known in the sec- tions of country from which they come. Many of them have national reputations as well either as preachers or writers. There are pas- tors and laymen, preachers and teachers. mis- jionaries and workers in every fieid of Chris- tian labor. Yesterday afternoon when the long line of the commissioners was passing through the cast room of the White House at the reception ten- dered to the assembly by the President and Mrs. Cleveland there one old gen- man with a snowy beard hanging down upon hie breast who received more than a little at- tention. When be reached the place where Mrs. Cleveland was standing he was given a special introduction by Dr. Bartlett. “Mrs. Cleveland, this is Dr. Paton, who was for many years a missionary in the New i fe has a most remarkable history. id spoke afew pleasant words to the kindiy faced old man before the crowd purhed him on. Hix face ‘ighted up with a pleased smile. and it was evident that he had heard something that he would remember for a long time. The man was worthy of the years he bas labored without ¢ uncouth races of the ) his work long _ befor: the influences of Chr: them at all a piea-ant dence for foreigners. ingion he will deliver a number of missionary didresses that sure to attract large crowds, | of place During his stay in Wasb- resi- sionary labors in new tieida is one of the most thrilling accounts of dangers and obstacles over- come in all the long annals of foreign mission | work among heathen people. REY. THOMAS ¢. Aman who is rapidly proving that it is no handicap to be the son of a great father is Rev. ‘Thomas Cuming Hall of Chicago, the ‘pastor of the Forty-first Street Church of that city. Mr. Hail is ason of the famous Dr. Joan Hall of New York, aud was bora in Ireland a little over thirty-four years ago. He came to this country when he was nine years of age and is now even more of an American than his father. When Mr. Hall was 17 years of tered Princeron College and was g1 the class of 79. ‘The vacation between his junior and serior Years was spent in Germeny in the study of hilosophy. In the fall of "79 he entered | Gnion Theological Semfoury and graduated in | 1882 He spent each summer during his course, and the year subsequent to his gradu- ation, in Germany, at the Universities of Ber- lin and Goettingen, giving his attention mostly | to the subjects of “Old Testament Criticism,” ‘New Testament _Introd: tion” and the “History of Doctrim In§ 18832 Mr. Hall returned to this country and placed himseif under the orders of the home mission board. He was assigned the charge of the Southgest Presbyterian Church of Omaba, Neb., which at that time bad no building of its |own.” Mr. Hail's first Sabbath in Omaha was }also the occasion of his first sermon be- fore any people, and even the event of bis first speech in public anywhere. During his stas Omaha Mr. Hallhad charge of the Christian Hour, which he continued to edit for one vear after going to Chicago. Mr. Hall's literary activity hax been mostly confined to cor | sponding for the New York Obsercer, New | York Evangelist and other religious papers. From distant New Mexico comes a repre- | sentative to the assembly who was formeny | well known in this city. ‘This is Mr. R. W. D. Brvan of Albuquerque, N. M. who is the lay delegate from the | presbytery of Rio Grande. Mr. Bryan was the astronomer of the Polaris expedition and survived the perils of a winter spent in the hard climate of the extreme north, where his arty had landed when forced to leave th ship. Upon his return to this city he was in the service of the government engaged in preparing the official narrative of that memorable expedition. He is now en: gaged in the practice of law in Albuquerque and is one of the active members of tho pres- bytery of Bio Grande. } Dr. Paton’s book on the subject of his mis- | famous minister was the oldest, and upon him devolved the care of the others. After spending a year or two in business he re- turned to his original plan of studying for the ministry. Mr. Roberts’ first charge was in Wilmington, Del. He was ordained und in- stalled pastor of the First Presbyterian Church by the presbytery of New Castle in June, 1858. The first general assembly of the reunited church made him one of the corporate mem- bers of the board of home missions. “Dr. Roberts,” in the words of Dr. Hamlin when he nominated him for moderator of the general assembly, “has acquired what very few men _have in able to acquire, namely, o three-fold distinction, as a preacher east and west, as an executive offi- cer of the oldest board of the church and as an educator at the head of one of our rising uni- versities in the middie west. He is known trom Princeton College to Puget Sound.” DR. ROBERT court. During the session of the Boston presbytery at South Boston Rev. Dr. Robert Court of Lowell and Rev. L. H. Angier of Boston were appointed commissioners to the general as- sembly, Rev. Mr. Angier was one of the thirteen that constituted the first class. entering the Union Theological Seminary of New York in 1996, when it began its work, and with one exception is the only survivor of that number. Although now in his eighty-fourth vear Mr. Angier is in con- nt demand for pulpit services, and goes into the work with all the vigor and enthusiasm which be commanded at half his present age. Mr. Franklin L. Sheppard, who was yester- day appointed chairman of the committee on milace, is a well-known iron founder of Phila- delphir and 1s an elder. in the First Presbyter town. He has been an active parti several general assemblies, having served re- satedly as chairman of im t commit ‘ees, fe is. a member of the Presby publication an t vice moderator | of the presbyiery of delphia north. He | presided ut the popular meeting which was held lastevening in the interest of Sabbath school work, erian board of MORRIS H. STRATTON. A prominent delegate from the synod of New Jersey is Mr. Morris H. Stratton, who is a well- known lawyer of Salen: and also an elder in the Presbyterian Church of that city. He was one of the members of the revision committe of the general assembly. Dr. Charles L. Thom a is one of the lead- commisvioners from the presbytery of New York. He is the pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, one of the large congregations of New York. Dr. Thompron — received his _—_de- gree = from» McCormick —_‘Theologic Seminary, Chicago, after spending two yea: at the seminary in Princeton. He received the degree of .D. from Monmouth College, Hlinois, in 1876, and in May, 1888, was the moderator of the general assemble when it met in Philadelphia, He was th- edi‘ Monthly,” in Cincinnati in 1870-1 and in 18 79+ of the “Interior” of Chicago, wit whieh pape he is still connected as an editorial writer. Besides contributions in prose und verse to current literatare he has written “Times of Refreshing; a History of American Revivals.” REV. DR. EDWALD P. SPRAGUE. Rev. Edward P. Sprague, D.D., Ph.D., of n, N.Y., is of New England descent and the son of a Presbyterian minister, the late Rev. Daniel G. Sprague of South Orange, N.J. gtaduated at the head of his class from New ‘ork University, and then from Andover Theo- logical Seminary. He received hia D. D. from his’ elma mater, and his Ph. D. from Allegheny College. He ras a member of the last assembiy in Portland, Oregon, has been an active worker for revivion, was associated with the late Dr. R. B. Welch in the preparation of the presbytery of Cayoga’s ‘Suggestions for Revision” by a supplemental creed, and is the author of the widely cireuiated “Open Letter” on the further amendment of chapter 3, section 7. His settlements have been Salem, N. Y., Meadvilie, Pa, and now Auburn, REY. DR, JOHN P. scorr. A prominent personage in the trial of Rev. | Henry Preserved Smith for alleged heresy was the moderator of the Cincinnati presbytery, Rev. John P. Scott, D. D., pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lebanon. Moderator "Scott won golden laurels during the Smith trial by the able manner in which he filled the difficult position and by the fairness which characterized his rulings. During his lcng pastorate of about _ eighteen years in what is now the Second Avenue Presbyterian Church of Detroit, he published for five years the Detroit Pulpit, was one of the founders of two of the most active benevolent societies now of that city, was ber of the board of matiage managers of Westminster College. portion of his ministerial life has been in the city of Detroit and at Lebanon, where he has now been pastor for over ten years ‘The larger DR. WILLIAM C, ROBERTS. Dr. Wm. C. Roberts, an ex-moderator ot he assembly, was born in Wales sixty-one yes ago. The Roberts family sailed for America in May, 1849, and arrived in New York about the ‘middle of June. Within | week after they reached our shores tl father, the mother, a son and a daughter died of the cholera, which was then SULLIVAN M. cUTCHEOX, Mr. Sullivan M. Cutcheon, who was yester- day appointed the chairman of the -commit- tee on Chinese exclusion, is one of the lead- ing residents of Detroit. In the nssem- bly he is usually claswed with the mode He is a graduate of Dar: 8 men. Bi | mouth College and was speaker of the Michi- | gan house of representatives during the war. the president of the Michigan constitutional convention of 1872, and has also been U. 8. district attorney and presicent of the Detroit x C. A. He isa highly successful lawver, is president of the Dime Savings Bank and of the Harper Hospital, and is a member of the Michigan commission’ to secure uniformity in laws of the various states. One of the handsomest men about the assembly, and one of the most polished gentle- men, is Col. John J. McCook of New York, whose handling of ‘the prosecution in the Briggs cave has been highly commended by the conservatives, and admired for its courtesy and fairness, at least by all who are privileged to attend this historic trial in the Scotch Presby- terian Church. Col. McCook will go down to history as the prosecutor of Dr. Briggs, as Presi- dent Patton of Princeton is known as the pros- ecutor of Dr. Swing of Chicago, for while Dr. G. W. F. Birch is the chairman of the prose- cuting committee in the Briggs heresy trial, he is the member of the committee who has taken most attive part in the prosecution thus Stopping at the Cochran is a man whose or- thodoxy Presbyterian has been called into question and whose case is only less notable than that of the now famous Dr. igs. This 1s Rev. Dr. Henry Pre- served Smith of Cincinnati, He is a professor in Lane Theological Seminary and was recently tried on the ground of heresy. He was convicted by the presbytery and at once raging in and around New York. Six orphan children were left of whom the now appealed the case to the synod of Ohio. The case will be beard by the synod next fall, and He has been a United States bank examiner, was | whichever way it is decided it is certain to be appealed to the assembly next apring, so that It promises to receive almost as much notoriety as the Briggs ‘DR. HENRY PRESERVED SMITH. Dr. Smith.in appealing his case to the synod, followed a different course from that pursued by the presbytery of Now York when it ap- pealed the Briggs case directly to the as- sembly. By some the argument is made that ‘this is a reason why the assembly should fail to take cognizance of the Briggs caso and should refer it back to the synod of New York. Smith case is bound to come up at the next assembly, and they claim that the Briggs ease might just as well be acted upon then and thus economize in the matter of time at the present assembly. presbytery of Geneva, N. Y., may almost be called a Washingtonian. Georgetown was the home of his boyhood until the time came for him to go to college, when Princeton was se- lected a his alma mater. He is now the hon- ored and popular pastor of the North Presby- terian Church of Geneva, a EDITOR AND COMPOSITOR. Rev. J. J. Gilchrist, who is attending the ac sembly as a commissioner from the presbytery of Santa Fe, N. M., is the editor of a paper ublished in tho Spanish language at Moi M. It ds known as the Spanish resbyterian published in the interests of home Rev. Mr. Gilchrist is not only the editor of the paper, but with the association of his wife he forms the entire composing force and does the press work. ‘Where They Will Preach. The pulpits in the following churches will be occupied tomorrow by delegates to the assem- bly. minister first named in connection with church is to preach at the morning service and the second one named at the even- ing service: Preabyterian—First, W. Merle Smith, Dr. Thurber: New York Avenue, W. C. Craiz, ; Covenant Geo. Alexander, *avid Jentral, Geo. L. Spinning; Metropoli- . H. Roberts, Geo. L. Spinning; West- J.P. Smith, Wm. Thompson; J. W. Pugh, John B. Rendall; Fifteenth Street. Wm. R. Coles, John Gurley Memorial, James H. Brooks, wk; Takoma Park, James S Blac! Eastern, Herrick Johnson, Frank H. Seely; Hy- attsvilie, Samuel A. Hoyt; Faith Chapel, RD. Hitt (evening). Congregational—Tabernacle, R. F. Coyle, D. M. Miller; Mt. Pleasant, C.F.’ Hickson, T. W. Monteith; Tifth, K. P. Ketchan; Lineoin Me- morial, John A. Savage. Baptist—First, Thos. 8. Hoyt, W. C. Young; Calvary, C. L. Thompson; E Street, H. Stebbins; Metropolitan, L. H. Davis, C. W. Stewart: Kendail, F, M. Shields; Grace, Jno. P. Scott, A. T. Stone; Anacostia, Jno. B. Fowler, Jno. Reid, jr; Fifth, RB! D. Hitt; Berean, J. B. Randall. Lutheran—Memorial, Lewis R. Foote, H. H. Stebbins: St. Paul's, W. A. Edie; Keller Me- morial, Ferd. von Krug, Jas. Williamson: St, Mark's, F. M. Weeks, Jas, M. Newell, Methodist Episcopal South—Epworth, Ed. C. Bali, Chas. M. Brown: Emory Chapel, A.W. Krowlton, Ed. 1.. Dodder; Mt. Vernon, Chas. A. Dickey, L. W ard. piscopal — Anacostia, David A. Sava, John 8. Ho Methodist E Clark, H. G. Pollock: Dumbarton Avenue, J. M. Maxwell, E. P. Sprague; Fifieenth Street, | J. L. Robertson, 8. B. Gordon; Foundr, james | Chambers, R’ H. Faiton; ” Fourdi ; J. 8. Hays: Gorsuch Chapel, Thompson, H.W. Congdon; _ Grace. L. Van ‘Schoonhaven, C. B.’ Nugent; | Hamline, A. N. Holiifield, W. W. Harsha; Mo- Kendree, D. A. Cunningham; J. L, Robertson; North Capitol, D. 8. Tappan; Twelfth Street, R. RB. Marquis, E. C. Drayton: Union, C. H! Wilson, RH. Carson: Waugh, R. L. Buchman, H. A. MeKubbin; Wesi F, Birch. Methodist Protesiant—Central, L. R. Foote (evening); First, L. Mason Clarke (evening); Congress Street, N. B. Renick, Jos, Matthews: North Carolina Avenue, F. H. Seeix, Abel M. Work. Disciples of Christ—Vermont avenue, Thomas C. Hall, James H, Malcolm; Ninth Street, French W. Fisher. Agricuitural College, College Park, Md., 4:30 p. M. C. Alexander. | ,yYoung Men's Christian Association, 4 p. m.— | TO MARK GEN. DOUBLEDAY’S GRAVE. Veterans of the First Corps Will Honor the Hero of Gettysburg. 4 ‘The old first army corps proposes to erect at Arlingion » monument to the memory of the late Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday, and to bring this desirable thing to pass meeting of survivors of that splendid corps was held in this city and a central executive committee appointed to devise wavs and means. Maj. Gen. C. €. Auger was chosen president, Maj. Gen, Sohn Gibboa, "vice president: Mal. H. L. Cranford, treasurer; Maj. E. P. Hal- stead, secretary, and Corpl. Charies H. Smith, assistant secre.ary: J. W. Kirkley, J. F. John- son, Captain W. Macey. Captain A. B. Jamison and N. B. Prentice of the committee. The object of this com- mittee is to enlist the hearty co-operation of every survivor of the corps, through the differ- ent associations of batteries and regiments that served at any time in the corps, and also the corps associations, all working in harmony. —_—_ A PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT, A Young Lady Badly Burned While Clean- ing Her Gloves With Benzine. At 8.05 last evening a probable fatal accident took piace at No. 101 E street northwest. Miss Nellie Chase was engaged in cleaning her gloves, using benzine in a bowl,and holding them to examine them: to see if the spots had been removed, the tluid took fire and before could be extinguished she was bi about the face, chest and hands. D was called in to attend her. Miss Chase is an estimable young lady of nineteen years of age, and it is feared by her friends that her injuries will terminate fa Even if her life is saved she will be badl; | tigured. Se The Bathing Beach. Notwithstanding the failure to obtain fands by the fineconcert given last Monday night people are fully alive to the necessity of maintaining the beach and the solicitors who are circulating books for contributions are cor- dinlly met with cash in hand. Repsirs will be immediately begun, and the beach will be open as soon as the weather is suitable. It is hoped that the contributions will be gener- ous, #0 that necessary conveniences may be made to accommodate ladies this year. A great many have expressed a strong desire to bathe at the beach. It is stated that $200 would build adozen new rooms, with fences, &c. jetties iit Behind the Scenes, From the New York Weekly. Editor—“I don’t see anything in this article. It’s dreadfully stupid—a great pile of listless twaddie on a subject that no one cares any- thing about. Why do you bring it to me?” Space Writer—“It's beat on all the other Sonera! Eaitor—“Whoop! Write six columns more of it and rush it up before 10 o'clock. Tell the leader writer to work up » tw edi- torial calling attention to it.” jemorial, John Dixon; Fourth, eo re ‘McClure; | Assembly. Jos. B. Little, J. Y. Mitchell; North, J. D. Williamson; Sixth, H. N. Campbell, Jos. Metropolitan, 8. J. Niccolis, L. Y. Grabam; | ‘DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Capt, Powell Wants to Clean Out Two Big Coaspools. THE JAMES CREEK CANAL. Considering Plans for Starting the Filth Out Into the Elver—The 17th Street Sewer— ‘The Dogs of the City and Hydrophobia— ‘The Poundmaster Makes Recommenda- tions. Bteps are being taken by the engineer de- Partment to ameliorate the condition of James days ago, Capt. Powell, in the vicinity of the first named, stopped and made a cursory examination of the place, He found that there was little or mo current in the canal, and the resuls was that the decayed matter adhered to the bottom, greatly pollating the wster, which emitted noxious gases liable to breed disease. An examination of the 17th street sewer disclosed a similar state of affairs, and Capt. Powell concinded that steps should be taken at once to remedy this state of affairs. Next Monday, in company with Capt. Derby, who bas immediste charge of the sewer department, Capt. Powell will make a thorough investigation of the subject, with a view to adopting a remedy. The are several schemes talked of for flushing these open sewers. Which one will be adopted has not yet been decided, One plan is to take a large tugboat some distance up the canal, and after securing it to the banks, to start the screw propeller, and in that way bring about agitation enough to loosen the deposits on the bottom. If this does not bring about the desired result dredges will be put in and several lines of hose turned in. Another scheme 1s to tarn a num- ber of the water mains into the sewer and bring about an artificial current in that way. This, howexer, would have to be done at low tide, for the river backs up into the canal and the pressure would retard any current. Before the plan for cleansing these ded upon the health ofticer will be sewers 18 deci directed to proceed to the localities and make careful examination of the surroun The cleansing of these sewers will followed by a general cleansing of all the sew- | ers in the t, 20 that when hot weather comes they will be in a cleanly condition. PRECAUTION AGAINST HYDROPHOLIA. Health Officer Hammett today forwarded the following letter of Poundmaster Einstein's upon the subject of rabid dogs. He says he thinks the suggestion that the veter- inary surgeon should inform the public through the press as to the aymptoms of dogs about to be attacked with rabies is proper and important, also that it might be in the in- terests of the public safety to enforce the provisions of the act of June 19, 1878. He save if the Commissioners think proper he will request a meeting of the veterinary surgeons that the matter may befully | discussed. I have the bonor to report that I have called upon Drs. Greenfield and Bushburn, veterinary surgeons, in regard to the dog’ reported “by them’ as suffering from rabies. Dr, Greenfield informed me that at least twelve doge were treated br him within a year affected with dumb rabies, and that the brains of one of them were sent to the experimental station of the Agricultural Department and used to inceulate rab- bits that afterward developed hydrophobia. From the description of the dogs so affected fail to remeniber a angle nce in the cases of thousands of dogs that have come under my observation at the pound to hare ever seen a dog act as the ‘Coctor assured me he would when about to go mad. I would respectfully wug- gest that the veterinary surgeon for the District and of the Agricultural Department be re- quested to publish the symptoms and actions of dogs in the first stages of brdrophobia or dumb ‘rabies, as well as those of fully devel- ‘oped cases for the benefit of the public. Any dog so affected should be at once reported to this office and killed. I would also call your attention to article 7, section 2, of the police regulations, which re- quires dangerous dogs to be secured by a chain or cord eid in the band of the person accom- Panying (this is the law in New York city). and any dog going at large not as stated above, may be killed by order of the Commissioners, during a period to be fixed by | them. I would also ail your attention to the act of Congress approved June | 19, 1879, section 7. as, follors: “Whenever it’ shall to appear to the be made Commissioners that there are goud reasons for believing that any dog or dogs within the Dis- trict are mad, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to issue a proclamation re- quiring that all dogs shail, for a period to be defined in the proclamation, wear good, substantial muzzies, securely put on, so as to prevent them from biting or snapping, and any dog going at iarge during the period de- fined by the Commissioners without such muz- zie shail be taken by the pourdmaster and im- pounded subject to the provision of section 3, which aliudes to unlicensed dogs to be seized during the entire year.” Before extreme 3 be adopted I would suggest that | veterinary surgeons of the District and the Department of Agriculture be communi- cated with, and their knowledge as to the Presence of mad dogs in our vicinity be ob- iained. Ifind # number of dogs running at large, but the majority wear a tax tag, are well bred, and not dangerous unless they should happen tobe bitten by a mad dog, when, lam toid. rabies will develop. Every dog that has been bitten by another suspected of rabies should be promptly reported and, if necessary, killed to remove all danger to the community.’ DRAUGHTSMAN APPOIXTED. The Commissioners this afternoon appointed Gwynn A. Lyell a dranghteman at $5 per day, under the act providing for a permanent sys- tem of highways, and Howard Mullen an in- spector of electric lighting at €3 per day. STREET EXTENSION. C. M. Carter in a letter to the Commis- sioners toda’ prays that in the extension of streets, 12th street northward through Columbia Heights be abandoned and stricken from the proposed plan, ‘The reason he asks for this, he says, is because the extension as proposed throws a cloud upon lot 14, block 22, Columbia Heights, and prevents its sale. SEWER ESTIMATES, The superintendent of sewers today sub- mitted an additional estimate of the materials required in the construction, repair and main- tenance of sewers during the current fiscal Year, ‘The estimates are as follows: Cleaning and repairing sewers and basins, 9591.65; repincing obstructed sewers, $18.52; main and pipe rewers, $785.12; suburban sewers, $405.99; permit work, 86,658.13, STREETS TO BE CLEANED. Superintendent Davis of the street cleaning department had a long conference with Com- } | | i] change in the schedule of street sweeping. He said he was convinced the service could be improved. by | change of the schedule, and experience had demonstrated that certain streets now swept twice a week really should be cleaned at least three times per week. The new appropriation, which becomes available on July 1, allowed a greater expenditure of money, and he proposed to expend €6.000 per month leaning of the streets and alleys of A DANGEROUS CROSSING. Ina letter to the Engineer Commissioner to- day Maj. W. C. Duxbury calls attention to the dangerous condition of the crossing at 14th and G streets. Says he: “Over sixty days ago the ‘and in the left stand, rise of soil is fully six inches above the street level, which makes it dangerous to carriages driven with ee ‘Tar AsszMBiy Stan for two weeks, begin- ning May 18, 25 cents. ———— Asean Ad. ‘From the Indianspolis Journal. “What in the “T guess she wants the world to know the family was able to afford a coachman.” Creek canal and the 17th street sewer. Several | while driving | missioner Ross this morning relative to =| A ROYAL VISITOR. (Continued from First Page.) the park are inn , few less his jumerable houses, toric than that in which the infants now reste, rooms to secure a tory to the festivit rood ‘ talie, Francisca d’ Assisi, de ls Piedad, &c., Infante of 8; daughter of Isabella II, and aunt to the little bor who is the present King of Spain, has in her veins the | Blood of the Bourbons, Her mother, e ees nand VIL Isa until 1868, when the people of Madrid arose. She was de; | and sent off to France, where Louis | welcomed her, and The Infanta E i i When Alfonso Spain permission was granted to sisters to return to Spain, but as lege was denied to the queen mother hood. A husband was found for the Infanta Eulalie among her own kinsmen. Her cousin, An- tonio Maria, Prince of Bourbon- ), and son of the iate Duke de Montpen- sier, was chosen. He was two years her janior, having been born in Sevilie in 1866. 1886, and that city has muce been their home. ‘They have two sons, Alfonso, seven years old, and Luis Fernando, five years old. ‘The prince, who isan infante of lieutenant colonel of the of husears and # chevalier of the order of the Golden Fleece. With the infanta are the RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDEXT. Her royal highness, the Infanta Eulalie of Spain, has been received by the President and Mrs. Cleveland, and the exact procedure which, distinguished the Tecepti of igai- taries has been toin ne ame Since 11 o'clock this morning the Princess Enlalie is officially known to be in the United S and official greeting given to the princess last night upon her ar- rival should bave made her dreams very happy’ ones the firet nigat she slept i Washington. ‘The sunshine wich flooded every apartment in the Sumner annex of the Arlington probably had something to do with causing such an early stir on the part of the royal party from the tand of Isabella, Atallevents the bistory of their first day in this city commenced at 7:30, when the Princess Eulalie partook of @ cup ef chocolate and a bisenit. The servants of the party and those of the hotel contributed also to the bustie which permeated the air at that end of the house until 10 o'clock, when the first visitors of the day, the Spanist minster, Senor Muruaga, and ‘Commander Davis were received. SOMETHING GOING TO HAPPEN. ‘The movements of the royal party could scarcely have passed unobserved, so far as get- ting in and out of the hotel was concerned, without due attention from r, who, while ‘they were waiting for come” thing to happen, could rest on the benches ‘of Latarette Square. | The ar- rival of a squad of police at 10:45 made it ap- parent that something was going to bap- pen, and very quickiv. too. fee eight rep- resentatives of civic authority made cordons of themselves up and down both sides of the en- trance to the domeins of the princess. Up came three open landaus, with ao great deal of noise and style, and just at 10:55 o'clock the roval party came out. Commander Davis escorted the princess to her carriage and after them came the Spanish minister. escorting Prince Antoine. His excel- lency the Duke of Damames, Senor Don Pedro Jover y Tover, with the Marchioness of Arco- Hermosa, stepped into the second carriage, and in afew minutes more the re; tative of 3) ain's queen regent had the threshhold of the chief executive of this nation. ARRIVAL AT THE WHITE HOUSE, The only reason why there was not s throng of people to watch the entrance and exit of the royal party to the White House was because very few knew they were coming. The Ketle crowd that half’ filled” the not any r than the usual number =o under ico, os 5 ing the carriage door, in’ all the finery dress, and Commander Davis, full dress uniform, were the first Prince Antoine, the husband of the princess, then stepped out and assisted his royal sponse todothe same thing. In fact, the three gentle- men gave ail attention to this pleasant duty. po ypiom enon ppiiay oy! y as if did not need any help at all, the gracefi pretty young matron ‘out of the car- Sho gave a quick. pleased sround her. it looked a little the instant which of the three Soctdod it very quickly. by decided it very q: y and taking her husband's it arm. Toft arm was 80 neumbered by bis uni- Thee; with quintfins of guid subrataery on | blue, with quantities 1 on it, and be wore a very much embroidered whit sbort jacket thrown over his left Therefore only his right arm was svailable, RECEIVED IN THE BLUE ROOM. Capt. Dexter walked ahead of the across the corridor to the blue the first four had passed into the distinguished visitors in the blue room, had been freshly and flowers. ‘When the visitors emerged again into a me = ie nse cca enc! it ®& smiling and gratified look. The princess came out escorted by Commander Davis. She stopped the little ‘enough to ex. in Spanish a few words the = ater. All the laughed at the royal of thie government, has always | The princess rewarded this effort around end disclosing her pearl Prettiest of pretty smiles, 4 President Clevel: id stood till the roral party “ad ‘teeth in shoulder, and where it tan aa tom of the hem it was with feather border. Thie was also con! ‘eround the hem and made a soft finish to the grain. A crashed pink satin girdle of the now ‘net was poem of ee flowers, and had pink velvet strings ted unae ‘the chin. A veil of white tulle reaching to the chin was worn, and = parasol covered ‘with Sufiy ruiiios of gray chiffon was carried, princess is @ pretty women. sbont the medium height and” rather anit Her bois ie light and che wearsit in the atte Might inet very much curled abeat MRS. CLEVELAXD's DRESS Mrs. Cleveland wore one of ber prettiest NGaIT liad ine i i In I E pul ag i i | | ' | themselves | Sn. | | ‘Stay in that: ‘will go to Chi to the Spain, is | slay in thateity will go to Chicago to attend ———__e--___—_— 4 MIDNIGHT ALARM, “You bet we do; come down.” down dressed ouly in © shiver, coat and a pair of trousers. With him came another Stan reporter dressed in a revolver, a pair of trou- sersandacoat, It was 1 o'clock in the morn- tng, and it is needless to say both o'clock. On the corner in front of @ house, in which lights were moving around in « disorderly manner, stood four men. dressed in biue coats, “It's a wild, raging burglar.” “Where is he?” “Weil, I guess be has escaped, but as soon as we ge’ some more help we are going to guard the doors. Biow again, Jim.” i Police distress call split air. Toot! toot! toot! “Can't you find hith?” asked « gentleman at the second-story window. was right up here. Isaw limand started after him. He ran down the stairs, turning out all the gas as he went. I was in bot pursuit, but be escaped out of the door.” “Are you sure,” said one of the bine-coated guardians, “avout his escaping?” “Yes, certati “Well, then we have got to do something. Jim, you guard that area door and the us will godown to the corner and find any trace.” But Jit . “Not much, ai “This here thing is off my there area door belongs to vou fellers, and can just watch it as much as you’ pl ‘There wass moment of prined then the genius of the third man cut the gor- knot. “Let's go to the station and report it” “All right.” ei 38 Hs af i H ‘From Outing. Silent asfan otter, the man moves into the water till it curls about his knees. An sways back and forth, and an insect flutters softly upon the surface of the pool some away. Quickly the arm sways again, and and again an insect kisses the surface of water, A flash of asilvery crescent, « in the water, a sudden stronger swirl in writhing current, then « sharp, metallic cord rasps out against the song of the The man's eyes bisze with « swift, eager his cheek flashes slightly: there is then guinea His right clinches upon the wand, the rasping ceases, the wand arches to ® semi-circle quivers with perilous strain, while two $720 Tivet upon a shifting, swirling maddens the water here, there, the surface, a 7 from the man’ wand carves good fight, till skill net gleams ns 5 sad again mek, a is fought Within the peari-bordered ‘What Jack Overheard in the Wuneery. ‘Harper's Young People. “I wish,” said the Rubber Cat to the Masia Doll, “that you would sing sometbing besid@ ‘the Maid of the Mill.” 4 “Tean’t,” said the Musical Doll, “It isn't ® me.” “J don’t think your hair is at-all pretty,” sf lose myself,” retorted the doll. S.IThe way you two dalle look straight ebesll of you,” said the Monker on a stick to the dolly “reminds me of something I saw once.” “What was that?” a ‘the nw “A pair of stares.” said the Monkey. “Tou ares pretty good Duck.” said the Calle? Santa Claus to the Rubber Duck. s “Well, that depends,” said the Duck, “I for eating I'd be a pretty poor duck.”