Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1894, Page 7

of Cleveland's Baking Powder rounded teaspoonful THE EVENING STAR, MR. CHILDS DEAD The Oareer of the Distinguished ' Publisher and Philanthropiat. HOW HE BUILT UP A GREAT PAPER His Constant Devotion to’ Good DEFENDING THE ADMINISTRATION. The Treasury Policy on the Bond Is- sue Criticised and Upheld. The Stewart bond resolution occupied the attention of the Senate ell of yesterday and then was made a special order for Wed- nesday next. Mr. Vilas took most of the time defending the proposition taken by Secretary Carlisle, and speaking to an amendment proposed by him. “Congress may by any act of appropria- tion,” said Mr. Vilas, “direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay out any portion of the money in the treasury, whether derived from the sale of bonds or not. Whenever Congress authorizes the payment out of the treasury of any money, ‘not otherwise ap- Propriated,” if there is no other money in the treasury except the gold he is thereby authorized to make the payment from that fund.” “There ts a question,” interrupted Sen- ator Teller, “as to whether the gold reserve is not money ‘otherwise appropriated.” When Congress says to the Secretary of the Treasury he may for a specific purpose bor- their ready The ti dence Loudoun and Shen: “There has not been such a winter for farmers in Virginia in ten years,” said a Loudoun county man _ yesterday. the exception of a little spurt of cold in November, there has not been frost enough to kill grass. The ground has not frozen and we have been plowing whenever we pleased. Of course, the snap last week checked things all at once, but we are go- ing again now. I have just returned from @ journey of sixty miles, horseback, west- ward from the Potomac to the Blue Ridge. A finer sight in midwinter you never saw. All along the route farmers were plowing farmers in the Loudoun and Shenandoah valleys have finished their seagon’s plow- ing and have their hands and teams {free for other kinds of work till spring opens. Such an opportunity does not often come. . Works and Charity. THE FARMERS’ WINTER. iy All the Plowing Done Over in doah Valleys. AN INTERESTING BIOGRAPHY “With| George W. Childs, publisher of the Pub- Ne Ledger of Philadelphia, died about 8 o'clock this morning. Philadelphia’s Best Known Citizen. Mr. Childs was probably as widely known as any man in the United States, and there can be no doubt that he was by far the best known resident in Philadelphia. His Popularity in that city was wonderful. He was a familiar figure on Chestnut street, from the fact that when he was in the city he always walked to and from the Ledger office, and so regular was he in his habits that if he did not appear on the street at about the regular time people began to in- quire whether he was ill. The news of his last illness spread over the city in an most incredibly short time after he was tacked, and inquiries as to his condition be- gan to pour into the Ledger office within a few minutes, and a keen interest was shown until the hour of his th. fields and hundreds of acres were for planting. A majority of the imes may be pretty hard, but Provi- has helped us out with almost mir- Yow money there is an obligation upon him, | aculous weather. If we could work every | *"pw5 nul the hour of hig death. and it is a breach of public duty on his| winter as we have this, we could pay our] ,.0 S11, a0! yet his constitution was very part if he uses the money for any other| debts in the course of time, even if we purpose.” “There is no specific amount of reserve fund,” said Senator Vilas. “There never Was a limit fixed to it. Whatever Congress airects the Secretary of the Treasury to do he must do. His duty is to obey Congress. Congress is the board of directors of this treasury bank, and he is their agent. Senator Vilas,continuing, declared that he had no idea that there was any intention to touch a dollar of the gold reserve, unless future appropriations made it necessary. ‘The Senator said he would have consider- ed the Secretary of the Treasury as un- worthy of relief if he had not at this time, after repeated attempts to arrive at some solution of the question, taken proper steps to fortify the treasury against the perils which beset it. Senator Hoar declared that there was no- where entertained any more probability that within the next six months, or within any reasonable time, there will be any necessity for any more money in the treas- ury for the purpose of redemption of United States notes than there is that there will be a@ war with the Australian possessions of Great Britain. It is well known if any money is gained from the sale of these bonds it is the purpose to put it in the treasury with one hand and take it out with the other to pay current expenses. ‘he Secretary of the Treasury is not borrowing it for the purposes of redemption, and that position is too ridiculous for discussion. he proposition of the Secretary to under- take to exercise the power of borrowing money, as he proposed to do, for the pur- to which he intended to apply it, was nothing but a usurpation. Under the policy of those who defended the administration, said Mr. Hoar, the whole ocean of executive is low sawmil wheat faster proces: anda small with ginia wheat very seems more ditures was compelled to flow through a iitte pint of power. The spectacle baal was present e continued, of democrats delivering non- sermons on patriot- The guage of the statute. lution ———————_-o+—__—_ NOT FROM THE WOOLY WEST, But From Virginia, Comes This Story of Snake and of Cow. A reporter for The Star shook hands with Col. Joe Jeans last night at the Metropoll- tan and got a snake story in return. The colonel hails from the blue ridge country of Virginia, and believes that his favorite piece of geography rests directly on the collar-bone of Atlas. He is a typical Dixtan from the creased crown of his slouch hat to the high heels of his thin soled boots. Geysers of tobacco-tincture gush from him at regular intervals, and he can hit a knot hole at every squirt. He has @ very positive way, which is calculated to give listeners an overdrawn idea of his truthfulness. The reporter applied to him for a story which would look well in print, and Col Jeans, shifting his quid and splashing a brown blot on the tiled floor, said: “I'd talk poler- tics wuth yer, but I'm er dimocrat and just feel mighty tired. Awl my folks air dimo- crats, sir, from the root of the’r family tree tew its highest crotch, and no one of us, sir, ever brought the’r vermillion blush 0” shame tew the’r brow of our kerlonial ain- cestree by votin’ ainything but the’r dimo- erat ticket, but this here administration git's me. Yer know that we have a power- ful lot o” snake down in Ole Virginny, God bless her, sir, whare I live. They air as thick as leaves in Vallumbrosa or files in fan time.” The Quality Only Suffered. ‘Then Col. Jeans launched forth into his narrative, which ran as follows: “The particular hobby of mine fs raising fine cows. All of my family have this hob- by; it's a family trait. Sookfe, one of the best cows, had been in the habit of giving about four gallons of milk daily. One morning, however, when I bathed her and got down into position for business, I found that she had gone dry. She seemed sort of nervous, and switched her tail and twisted he> head around and lowed as though try- ing to offer an explanation. Of course, in the country, when anything goes wrong like that, we always say “Tramps” the first thing, and that is just what I said. Weil, the only way I could see out of the diffi- culty was to pump in some more water and shin the cans to Washington. “Next morning Sookie seemed to be suf- from nervous protration, and she s as dry as a tariff speech. That night aded my gun for bear, but the tramps i show up. The next morning Sookie as absolutely fll, and refused her break- fast. This trouble was not only wearing me out, but It was playing hob with the washer in my new cucumber pump. That night I shoveled sawdust all over the cow barn floor and raked it down as smooth as concrete. The next morning, instead of the sawdust being cut up by the foot prints of %, & squirmy, wiggling trail led from ¢ to a hole just above the barn sill. Followed the Wiggle. “I followed it. Out along the dewy grass it led. Wiggle, wiggle it went across the road, ove> a ditch and through an upland meadow for h a mile to an old fallen tree at the base of a mountain top. The old log was hollow, I started a smudge fire at one end and pretty soon the smoke was | lution The gress THE private, the kid- sician jue to this chronic healing clates he bas rolling into the de ing trunk. I sat down at the other end to await developments. | of 400, Socn a brown,flat head lifted itself through | fom o i The little eyes were blazing heir ets. The mouth from t aa wender vi- me exposed [| able ab ng-bang. The/| s wor he reptile b>gan to un- | hardiy under and flop. More | careful y came out, and f-om wound in the head a stream of ef the shed forth. It boiled out by the With this it 4 rolled on through the ened flood. After many “tions the snake died. It elve feet long, with sixteen n iy had been » that when 3 a toy bal- rattler, tw: appoint s and y which I shippe fon west day bad more fat in i could not get rich. In some places the fruit trees have been swelling. Everywhere the birds are singing as in springtime. Water have had neither rain nor snow. Steam blast and the grist mills are also busy, with business, by the way, somewhat. The old- long ago ceased to grind wheat for fiour, as they could not compete against the new northern Virginia pretty thickly and com- petition among them has resulted in great advantage to the farzaer. days and get a barrel of flour for it. mills have brought the price of flour down to $3.60 a barrel in some places. they contain just as good machinery and their capacity runs usually from 50 to S barrels a day, which ts all that the yield of wheat in their vicinity requires. Vir- age as ever. This year there was a good deal of land left for spring plowing, which will be used for corn, that crop having been to trucking and small fruit raising for the Washington market. Our people are learn- img that the later market is apt to afford good prices and that around Norfolk cannot produce a supply all the season through for this city, Balti- kind of land up our way for small farming Tenure of United States Judges. ordered a favorable report on the reso- The first Tuesday in March will be given by the committee to hearings on the reso- chusetts to secure recognition of the Deity and of Jesus Christ in the Constitution. President at six years, and making him in- eligible to succeed himself was called up. An amendment was offered making the term of office four years and providing that no President should succeed himself. The amendment was discussed and adopted. A vote on the resolution as amended was then taken, and it was rejected. The res- olution fixing the term of members of Con- and laid aside until the next meeting. - (NWS NEW OFFICES. ELEGANCE AND CONVENIENCE COMBINED—A PERMANENT WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR HIS ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC METHODS. In Interviewing that greatest of all living mag- Retic specialists, who has by his many wonderful cures during the past year, both in public and ip “TI confess I like great things, especially suc- cessful things, and I dislike failures. 1 would rather shake the hand of a successful bootblack has gone by when anything counts in medicine (as in busizess) but success. The successful phy- Will come to the front, while the unsuecessful doc- tor will remain iu the rear and abuse him.” Per- haps the largest and most successful practice im Washington is that of Dr. S. J. Damon, who came entire stranger. of demonstrating bis ability to cure all manner of the first course of public clinfes over 300 poor sufferers were cured, successfully treated by the doctor and his asso- over disease in the same hall by treating upward have beem attended most intelligent people of Washington. he bas so thoroughly men they have been deciared genuine. large and commodious bullding at 608 12th st. n.w., second door from F st., having completely cutgrown his former place, expense in fitting up this new valids,”” kind nearer th delicate. He was of a highly nervous tem- perament, and with the attack which prov- ed to be the beginning of his last iliness came almost complete nervous prostration. ‘Those who knew him best belleve that he Was never a thoroughly happy or contented man after the death of his boon companion and business partner, Anthony J. Drexel. ‘They were elmost inseparable in their com- Panionship, and it was a hard blow to have so near a friend carried off so suddenly. George W. Childs Drexel, the youngest son of the deceased banker, was several years ago determined upon as the one who should succeed his father in his interest In the Ledger. The senior Drexel owned a half interest in the paper, and this iterest became the property of the son upon his father’s death. Young Drexel had been carefully educated and trained with this end in view, and he showed a remarkable aptitude for the career which had been chosen for him. Shortly after his father’s death his name was placed at the head of the editorial col- umns of the Ledger as the publisher, along with that of Mr. Childs’, as “editor and proprietor.” Mr. Childs’ Private Office. Mr. Childs’ private office in the Ledger building, which has long been regarded as one of the interesting institutions of the city, is dally visited by many people from abroad. There is a waiting room opening on one hand into the general office and on the other into the private office. There was an entire absence of formality in Mr. Childs’ method of seeing and being seen, a delight- ful freedom from red tape, that put every one at ease. The architecture and decorations of the room itself are in the Queen Anne style. On one side of the room is a screen of painted glass panels. The center one con- tains the portraits of Guttenburg, Faust and Schaeffer, inventors of the art of print- ing from type. Other panels contain figures emblematic of the art of printing. in springs and streams, because we lls are everywhere running in full coming in at sixty cents a bushel than it can be ground. The flouring is changing base fashioned grist mills s mills. But now roller mills dot He can take six half bushels of wheat to mill nowa- ‘Thess These roller mills look like toys compared the huge ones at Minneapolis. Yet farmers will gradually return to raising and put in as large an acre- small the past two years. ‘There also to be an increase of attention the truck country and the north. We have the finest only needs brains and capital to de- this very important industry there.” —._—_. House committee on judiciary has of Representative Oates of Alabama te change the tenure of office of justices | One exhibits Mr. “Childs motto: “Nini of the Supreme Courts to ten years and to| sine labore,” and on four others, in old do away with the system of retirement. | Paslish. ts painted the command: “Let there be light and there was light.” The walls are thickly hung with portraits of prominent men and women, and every- where are pieces of bric-a-brac and furni- ture which have a history of their own. A feature of the office is the gallery of por- traits of actors and actresses, all of whom had found thelr way to the office to pay their respects to the owner and to present his or her portrait. Henry Irving leads the long Ust of actors, and Sara Bernhardt that of the actresses. A charming portrait of Miss Julia Mar- lowe recalls the first visit of that young actress to Philadelphia. The full-length portrait of Sara Bernhardt, painted by her cnilas te and Lt wm by her to Mr. hear photographs of Nilsson, Scalehi, Modjeske, Janauschek, Charlotte Cushman, Mrs. Kendall, Albani, Nordica, Nevada, Langtry and other arttists. Almost every object in the office has attached to it @ personal note and voices the personal gratitude of some one. For years Mr. Childs had been in the habit of presenting each of his lady visitors with a souvenir cup and saucer, His Three Homes. Mr. Childs had three homes, which he and his family occupied at different seasons of the year. His town house on Walnut street is a white marble structure and is one of the most imposing edifices on that street of aristocratic homes. His country home at Wootton, Delaware county, is surrounded by sixty acres of beautiful grounds. The lawn is said to be the most beautiful of any In this country. Here the hospitality which Mr. Childs ever delighted in had one of its principal theaters. The roll of vis- itors includes many distinguished strangers. In addition to his town and country houses Mr. Childs had a handsome cottage at Long Branch, adjoining that of the late A. J. Drexel. Career of George W. Childs. ‘The career of such a man as Georzb W. Childs is full of instructive lessons in per- severance and industry. Born in Baltimore in 1829 of parents in the middle walk of life, he recetved a common-school educa- tion and entered the United States navy when only thirteen years of age, where he remained for fifteen months. Even in that comparatively short space of time he gain- ed a knowledge of order and discipline which later on so marked his conduct of affairs. In 1844 he went to Philadelphia, as he thought it afforded a better oppor- tunity and a broader field of business than his native city. Although depending entirely upon him- self, young Childs, then only fifteen years old, soon managed to obtain employment in the store of a bookseller named Thomson, at 6th and Arch streets. Here he worked early and late, applying himself to business in @ manner unusual to boys of his age. He took little interest in the customary sports of the lads in his neighborhood and found more enjoyment in acquiring a thor- ough knowledge of his business. In this he succeeded so weil that his employer soon recognized his value and entrusted him with work requiring Judgment and tact. He at- tended book auctions to make purchases, and by the time he was sixteen he regu- larly attended the great trade sales in New York and Boston, where he purchased whole editions at a time. First Venture in Business, At eighteen years of age he had saved up a few hundred dollars, and with this lmited capital he resolved to set up in business for himself. He obtained a small room in the building then occupied by the Public Ledger, at 3d and Chestnut streets, and began business. Here he worked hard and success attend- ed his efforts. He soon gained an exten- sive acquaintance among publishers, and was recognized as a young man of great business talent. So favorable a reputation Was not without its advantages, and by the time he was twenty-one he was offered a partnership in the publishing house of R. E. Peterson & Co. He accepted it, and the tirm was changed to Childs and Peterson. of Representative Morse of Massa- resolution fixing the term of the at three years was also discussed DR. DAMON RELIEF OF SUFFERING HUMANITY BY made his name a household word, he said: than covered hand of a medical failure. The day who cures his patients when others fail city a little over one year ago almost an Soon he began in a practical way diseases by giving public lectures and clinics at Builders’ Eychange Hull. At and upward of 1,400 were at his private offices. Again this winter demonstrated his most wonderful power who had utterly failed of obtaining relief Il other sources. These lectures and clinics over 60,000 of the best and Is it any he bas such an enormous practice when demonstrated his remark- bility? Oftentimes the cures performed are derful that people who witness them can believe their own eyes, but after the most scrutiny by some of our most sclentifle The first month Dr. Damon took possession of the He bas not spared “Mecea for in- and we feel sure be has today the best ed and the most elegant institution of the n New York. The doctor informs lectures and yove hall at inday night at ey admission is but it ts all geutlemem to be accompanied by et Me at No m SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. my Lon eg went to work with oe as tl possessed good judgmen: business re Peterson increased rapidly. Mr. compiled a work entitled “Familiar Sci. ences,” the sale of which Mr. Childs push. ed to 200,000 copies and had it placed in the list of studies in many schools, where it etill is retained. beosare 7a ba eins was a hand- excited much attention, the most notable ease being that of Parson B. Brownlow of Tennessee. Childs and Peterson took 2#d- vantage of the sensation and issued a de- subject was the cause of this exception to Mr. Child’s invariable rule. Among the other successful books pub- Ushed by the firm, many of them by his ad- vice, were Allebon “Dictionary of Au- thors,” Bouvier’s “Law Dictionary” and ‘Inatitutes of American Law,” Sharswood’s “Bi tone” and Lossing’s “History of the Civil War. Public Ledger Enterprise. All this time Mr. Childs had one object in view. Nearly ten years before he had said to a friend in his little office at 3d and Chestnut streets that if he lived he would become owner of the Public Ledger. The gentleman to whom he spoke, Dr. R. Shelton Mackenzie, was deeply impressed at the time, and years afterward recalied them in @ letter to Mr. Childs, when the latter had become proprietor of what long has been one of the most prominent and widely read newspapers in Philadelphia. In 1836, three Journeyman printers—Messrs. Swain, Abell and Simmons—determined to start a penny paper in the Quaker city. Its first office was in the Arcade, which extended from Chestnut to Jayne street between 6th and 7th, and its editor was Russell Jarvis, « bold dashing writer. The Datly Transcript, another penny paper, was afterwafd consol- idated with the Ledger, and its title has ever since on the paper. The Led- ger at once gained the sympathy and sup- port of the respectable portion of the com- munity and was compelled several times to enlarge its size ard remove to more com- modious offices. After the war broke out the price of white paper, and other articles necessary for its peas advanced to very high figures. bor and material doubled in price, and in 1864 the publishers of the Ledger were losing money daily. Every issue cost $480 more than they received for it, the annual loss being $150,000. Mr. Childs learning that the publishers were anxious to dispose of the paper looked carefully into the matter. He made a close calculation of the expense of publishing it, and despite the advice of so many of his friends, who thought he was throwing his money away, purchased the whole property on December 5, 1864, for a sum only a little in excess of its annual Mr. Childs immediately showed how the paper could be published at a profit. He doubled its prices and increased the adver- tising rates. The change was at once felt and subscribers and advertisers dropped off in considerable numbers. Then Mr. Childs conceded a point and reduced the subscription price from twelve to ten cents a week. This brought the old subscribers back, the circulation and advertising gradually in- creased and in a short time the paper was firmly established on a substantial and paying footing. In the meantime Mr. Childs worked earn- estly and indefatigably. He superintended every department and for several years did not leave the editorial rooms until mid- night. He began by making various changes in the character of the paper. He made the rule that no advertisements having the slightest taint of bad morals should appear in it and though In this respect he lost thousands of dollars, he was more than compensated by ean = 7 of ad- vertisements for which the er has jong been noted. -_ Conservative Management. While exercising this careful supervision of the advertising columns, Mr. Childs dia not neglect the news and editorial depart- ments. Nothing was allowed to appear in the Paper that would wound the feelings of any one, and any attempt at sensation was care- fully avoided. The effect of these rules was seen in the constantly increasing business and circulation of the paper. The building at the corner of 34 and Chestnut streets be- came too contracted, and in 1866 the hand- some brown stone building at 6th ana Chestnut streets was purchased and on itr be the present Ledger building was erect- In December, 1892, a fire in the building destroyed the editorial, reportorial and com- posing rooms, but these were shortly after- ward restored, and Mr. Childs built in addi- tion a large and commodious annex on Samson street, above 6th, which is com- pletely equipped as a printing office, ana can be availed of at once should fire again visit the building on Chesnut street. Liberality and Charity. Amid the cares of business Mr. Childs al- ways found an opportunity to do good with the wealth he had accumulated. His liber- ality was proverbial, and there were few public movements to which he was not a contributor. A window of stained glass was put up in Westminster Abbey in memory of George Herbert and William Cowper, at Mr. Child’s expense, merely from a sugges- tion made by the late Dean Stanley. He al- so contributed handsomely to the monu- ment to Leigh Hunt and the window in memory of Thomas Moore at Bronham. Tée his munificence was also due the Shakes- peare drinking fountain at Stratford-on- Avon. He also, in conjunction with his friend, the late Anthony J. Drexel, gave the $10,000 which formed the nucleus of the fund used in establishing the Printers’ Home at Denver, Col. His liberality to his employes and his constant and unremitting generosity to those in distress have become a household word in Philadelphia. He was a patron of almost every charity in the city, and to each he gave freely and cheerfully. Friend of the Great. Mr. Childs’ social qualities attracted to his home the leading people of almost every nation as his guests. Among those who were glad to call him their friend were the late Emperor of Brazil, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Dufferin, Dean Stanley, Canon Kingsley, Charlies Dickens, Longfellow, Holmes, Bancroft, Gen. Grant and George Peabody. In the vast array of friends with whom he corresponded were Washington Irving, Wm. H. Prescott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edward Everett, Horace Greeley, William C. Bry- ant, Thurlow Weed and a host of other prominent men. In the summer of 1887 Mr. Cleveland ap- pointed Mr. Childs one of the board of visitors to West Point, and he was unan- imously elected chairman by its members. He signalized his visit to the academy by having the portraits of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan painted and placed in the guest hall, and also by having headstones and tablets placed on the graves in the cemetery. Mr. Childs was frequently so- licited by his fellow citizens to become a candidate for various public offices, but in- variably refused. He preferred to do good in a quiet way, and in this way he did it largely. —— Lost Parents and Husband. ‘The sad news of the death of Dr. Samuel H. Knight at Pasadena, Cal.,on Wednesday last was received here yesterday. Dr. Knight, who was the son of Mr. Octavius Knight of this city, left here about a year ago for California, in the hope that the climate might stay the progress of con- sumption. His wife and her mother, Mrs. Ogden Wyckoff, shortly after the death of the father and husband in this city last fall also went to California. The death of Mrs. Wyckeff soon followed, and now Mrs. Knight, having in the short space of five months lost both parents and her husband, will return with her infant child to her friends in this city. She will be accom- nied on the long journey by Mr. Edward night, who reached Pasadena just before his brother died. of Boston, Mass., Scrofula writes: I have al- ways suffered from hereditary Scrofula, for which I tried various remedies, and Miss Della Stevens, SSS I amnow well, Iam ‘grate- ful to as I feel that it saved me from a life of untold agony, and shall take pleasure in speaking only words of praise for the wonderful medicine, and in recommending it to all. ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mafled free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA- IN THE CHURCHES. Moody and Sankey will begin their great crusade in Washington next Wednesday might. Their arrival has long been looked men, so that there may be no hitch nor de- lay in their plans. Under guidance of the committee on means and workers, prepara- tory services have been held all this week in churches in different parts of the city. The committee on music has aided Mr. Percy 8. Foster in organizing and training & choir of 1,000 voices, which sing splendid- ly both as to spirit and as to musical effect. This is thought to be the largest choir which Mr. Moody has ever had to work with. The committee on hall and ushers has selected about 200 young men, repre- senting about forty-six churches in the city, who are well acquainted with and have been thoroughly instructed in the difficult work they will have to perform. The com- mittee on printing has had posters printed and pasted up, and hand bills distributed and left in public places all over the city. The finance committee has succeeded in getting about $2,300 pledged from repre- sentative business men, the churches and individuals. Between $4,000 and $5,000 will be easily obtained after the meetings have begun. & special committee has conferred with Mr. Hill, the architect of Convention Hall in reference to the seating and capacity of the building. Mr. Moody will stand on a con- siderably elevated platform about 120 feet out from the K street side, with the choir banked in bebind him, thus facing the en- tire audience. This is an arrangement hitherto untried in gatherings at the hall, and one which will make no difficulty in hearing the speaker in the extreme north seats of the building even. In short, every- eants, but are In no way to come to a de- cision on any one. The Universalist work in East Washing- ton is On Ji of 13th and L streets northwest, will begin @ new course of lect: soon. The subjects and dates are: For February 11, “The Stor7 of Gideon:” for 18, “Samson, the Strong Man;” for February 25, “David and for March 4, “Absalom, the Fast Young Man;” for March 11, “Heze- kiah, the Kingly Reformer,” and for March 18, “Nehemiah, Patriot and Statesman.” The trustees of the general convention of the Universalist church of the country held thing 1s ready. thelr quarterly meeting recently in New All indications point that the meetings! york, at which time Dr. Rogers was in at- Will be fruitful. The average attendance | tendance. A social of the Christian Endeavor So- ciety of the Central Methodist Protestant Church, corner of 12th and .N streets north- heid last week at the home of time enjoyed by all. J. D. Kinzer, the pres- ident of the Maryland conference, preached at the church last Sunday. improve- ments on the church are now im progress, the embankment has been cut down and, tn fact, things are getting very near comple- tion. Rev. G. W. Honey, a former member of the church, has been appointed as a pas- tor at Kent Island. at the preliminary meetings this week has been estimated at about 3,000 a night over the city, which is surely a good A prominent pastor, who has had long ex- perieuce in church work in this city, said the other day that in his opinon not for twenty years had the religious sentiment been more manifest than it was today in Washington, nor was there ever a better time for a great and successful revival. Beginning with Wednesday next meetings will be held every afternoon in the church- es, and every night, except Saturdays, at 7:30 o'clock, Mr. Moody will speak in Con- vention Hall, corner of Sth and K streets northwest. Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey are both expected to arrive some time Wednes- day, and before they leave there will be not so much as one black sinner in ail Wash- ington, the streets and homes will be filled with angels, the policemen will be out of a job and the courts will be things of the past. The chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and the chapter of the Daughters of the King of the Ascension Protestant Episcopal Church, corner of Massachusetts avenue and 12th street northwest, gave a| { reception last Thursday night to all the other chapters of those two organizations in the District. The reception was, of course, very largely attended, many young people thronging the church. An address of welcome was made by the pastor, Dr. Elliott, and a program of music and other features was carried out. In the parish of the Ascension Church a congress has been formed, consisting of members of six of the chapters and societies of young people im the parish. The object of the organiza- tion is to bring together once @ month ali the different workers to make reports of special work done and to become better ac- quainted with one another. The first meet- ing was held at the residence of the rector last Wednesday, was well attended, and after the business was over the members lingered to enjoy an hour of social inter- course. The chapter of St, Andrew belongs to this congress. < The English evangelist, James Wharton, is still stirring hearts at the Plymouth Con- gregational Church, on P street. Many have been converted, and still the interest is going on. There will be a meeting and reception of the McAll Auxiliary at the Covenant Pres- bytertan Church, corner of Connecticut avenue and N streets northwest, on the evening of February 16. The occasion will be one both pleasant and profitable and is looked forward to by many. An ress will be given by Rev. Charles E. Greig, well known as the head of the work of the McAN Auxiliary in France, and the suc- cessor to the late Dr. McAll. After the address the members of the society will adjourn to the chapel of the church, where they will receive their guests of the even- ing. The McAll Auxiliary is a very influ- ential society with Mrs. Admiral Rodgers as the president of the branch in this city. At the Assembly Presbyterian Church, corner of Sth and I streets northwest, the fourth evening of a series of monthiy Sun- day evening services with hymn writers and their hymns was spent last Sunday night. Miss Annie Steele was taken up, some of her hymns were sung an@ Rev. George O. Little, the pastor, gave a sketch of her life and work. For some time among the colored Baptists of the city, which is the most widely repre- sented denomination among the colored people here, there have been two associa- tions working for the interests of the churches as a body and similar in character to the Baptist Association of the white These two associations are the Washington Baptist Association and the Mount Bethel Baptist Assoctation, each of which has about an equal number of sup- porting and allied churches connected with it. Besides these two organizatior how- ever, there is a Baptist Ministers’ Union, composed of all the colored Baptist preach- era in Washington, which holds regular meetings. In this it has been found of how much more value the union is, because it represents all the churches, that the at- tempt is also being made to unite the two associations. This attempt is not entirely a new idea, as the matter has been talked of and urged by many for some time past, but lately it has been coming very prom: inently to the attention of all from several sources, It is more than likely that within a short while the organizations will both unite and not two, but one association will represent the colored Baptists of the city. ‘The troublous question of securing an assistant pastor for the First Presbyterian Church, corner of 41-2 and C streets north- west, looks still to be far from solved. ‘To simplify matters, however, a subcommittee of three has been chosen from the general committee of twenty-three to give all can- didates a trial and invite persons to preach. This subcommittee consists of Octavius Knight, chairman; C. L. Du Bois and Dr. G. F. Johnson. There is no fixed salary at- tached to the position and the committee is willing to pay a man what he is worth. Considerable work will fall to the lot of the assistant and a good man is needed. So far during this month the con- vocation would have probably taken piece this month, at which time some of the En- glish temperance representatives who took part in the meetings at the world’s fair ‘would probably have been secured. As it is, the convocation will probably be held dur- the latter part of March. . Felix Mayse, the chief of the Chero- kee nations and now a great preacher,spoke at the Second Baptiet Church, on 3d street between H and I streets northwest, to 4 large audience last Sunday evening. Last Sunday night was quite a time at the Central Union Mission, when the ninth anniversary of the conversion of Mr.Sweeny was celebrated. A large number of persons were at the services. Mr. Sweeny was the first convert of the mission. entertainment for the benefit of the Brookland M. E. Church was very success- ful. Mr. Carl Boyd gave an instrumental solo, Willie and Mabel Boyd delighted the audience with quaint songs and Mrs. B. EB. Murray, Mrs. C. H. Hospital, Miss Rhoda Cookey, Earnest Smoot, Miss Mary Hollidge and others took part with great credit. The members of St. Mark's P. E. parish assembled Thursday night a sociable held in the parish hall, where all had an opportunity of meeting Rev. David Rich- ards, who is officiating as rector of the parish, and who, it is understood, will be elected permanently to that office when his residence in this country has been long enough to satisfy the canon rule on that subject. St. Mark's parish is showing many signs of prosperity, and already there is talk of id the pretty church at the corner of 3d and A streets southeast. DARING SCHEME FRUSTRATED. A Bank Robber Took Reporters Into His C dence. A daring scheme to waylay s bank mes- senger and rob him of from $10,009, to $15,- 000 was frustrated in Philadelphia yester- day, and the conspirator, Victor H. Echorn, was arrested. On January 14 an advertisement appear- ed in a Philadelphia paper asking for the services of a “reliable man of nerve.” It was answered by George U. Thomas, a dis~ engaged New York reporter, and subse quently by Frank J. Mullins. Echorn, who had inserted the advertisement, communi- cated with both men and unfolded to them a plan to rob the messenger of the South- wark National Bank when the latter should yesterday take from $10,000 to $15,000 to the office of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufactur- Ex-Shorif of Uis‘er Conaty. Hon. Davis Winne Owes His Health to Dr. David Kemnedy’s Favorite Rem- eday. SHANDAKEN, N. ¥.—One of the most promtzent men tu Ulster county is the Hon. Davis Winne of this town. 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