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"“*" "HE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 189¢--TWENTY-FOUR PAGE! THE BISHOP-ELECT Dr. Satterlee’s Work in Calvary Par- ish Described. by a Visitor. GREAT EXECUTIVE ABILITY DISPLAYED A Power for Good in the East Side of New York. ARMYOF WORKERS Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 3, 1896. That the church militant is now, as al- ways, 2 popular institution, is exemplified im the election of Rev. Dr. Henry Yates Satterlee of this city to the new Protestant Episcopal bishcpric of Washington, which he has accepted subject to the approval of the standing committees in every diocese in the country. There is ne reason to doubt that this formal approval will be given. The bishop-elect has an established repu- tation as a rector with an aggressive policy both in foreign and domestic affairs, but particularly within the limits of Calvary parish, where he has waged a hand-to- hand conflict with the world, the flesh and the devil for thirteen years, rejecting all compromises and holding out no terms but unconditional surrender. Concerning the field in which he has fought it may be truthfuily said that any churchman look- ing for trouble with the powers of darkness Gould not have selected a more prolific ter- ONE OF DR. SATTeRLeL remainder of the morningDr,-Satterlee gives to his sermons and writings, which are numerous. Parish calls, the visits to the sick and needy whom the rector’s as- sistants report are specially in need ‘of his services, occupy mest of the afternoon. A total of about a week in each mogth is given by the bishop-elect during” after- neons to the committee meetings of his workers. Every Monday afternoon he has what he calls a “council of war” with his seven ministerial assistants, and another in the evening with the heads of depart- ments and parish visitors among the laity. Dr, Satterlee goes but little into society. He found soon after coming to New .York that, were he so inclined, he might attend social functions nightly. He is.devoted to his family—his wife and a daughter at home and a son, a missionary in North Carolina—and spends ever evening not occupied in church work at his domestic hearthstone. Mrs. Satterlee is thoroughly in‘sympathy with her husband's, life-work, and is an able helpmeet in his efforts. She is at the head of most of the organizations of wo- ™men workers in the parish, and, with her daughter, Miss Satterlee, is connected with the choir of amateur vocalists which make the week-day services at Calvary an at- tractive feature. A Student and Writer. The rector is a hard student, as well as a hard worker in other ways. His books ere at his elbow constantly, and follow him wherever he goes. He utilizes his spare Moments during the day in reading, and does not confine himself to theology and church periodicals. On the current litera- ture of the day he is well informed. His Jast book dealt with a discussion which was yet warm in the newspapers and maga- zines. It explained the views of Dr. Sat- terlee in opposition to the holding of the parliament of religions which gathered at the world’s fair. Its title, which very ap- propriately indicates the opinions of the rector, is, ““A Creedless Gospel and a Gos- pel Creed.” A more ready medium for the expression of Dr. Satterlee’s views is his vigorously edited church paper, in which he deals with questoins of public morality with a zeal that has made his influence felt ali over the city. By way of literary recreation, the bishop- ritory than the east side of New York, in which Dr. Satterlee’s parish is located. Bishop Potter has alluded to it as “the most difficult parish work in New York elty.” The problem of mitigating the hard social conditions of which poverty and crime are s0 prodvctive on the East Side is one that has for years engaged the attention of the city’s wealth and fashion. Dr. Satterlee’s church cannot be ranked among either the ultra-fashionable like St. Thomas’ or Grace Church, or among those possessing an enormous wealth of endowments, like Trin- ity corperation, which controls millions in real estate for the benefit of its ¢haritable undertakings. Calvary’s membership is not lacking in an aristocratic element—peo- ple of the highest social standing — and numbers among its congregation persons whose names are inherited from the Dutch settlers in the colony of New Amsterdam; but its worldly possessions are smal! com- ared with those of some of its wealthy West Side neighbors. Personal Magnetism. ‘There is an element of success aside from these things, however, which makes itself evident in the East Side work of Calvary. It is best described in a military term that is popui: used in backing Yankee pluck and ingenuity against European strength and material resources. “Personal equa- ets such offensive and defensive stor of Calvary. He is a general in or- ganizing and a born leader. By some mys- terious, magnetic process Bishop Satterlee has gathered around him an army of hard- working Christians, who give time as well as tithes to the campaign, which he plans and carries out in a manner that is as marvelously tematic in all its details, even to bookkeeping, as a great commercial enterprise. The nal traits of such a character, if considered, may throw some light upon the secret of Dr. Satterlee’s influence. The ¥ector is a man of splendid physique, tall elect reads Dante, Browning and Lowell. ‘When he leaves the city on a summer va- cation tour, as he does every year, several volumes of these poets are always in his traveling bag. These journeys are directed alternately to Europe and America, the rector one year spending his vacation in Some quiet country resort at home, and the next seeking fresh inspiration and in- formation abroad. Of foreign lands, he has seen most of England and Italy. It was white in London that he first became deeply interested in work among the poor, through acquaintance with the present Bishop of Bedford, then rector of Spital- fields. Visitors generally find the rector, as the writer did, in his library, a great, cheerful apartment, made historic-by meetings held there in connection with general church enterprises, such as the provisional com- mittee for church work in-Mexico, church university, and the, Parocbial. Missionary Society for Church Work in the United States. When writing, however, Dr. Sat- terlee prefers the retirement of his den, where he can work in solitude and without interruption. It should be known that on questions which have divided churchmen the bishop- elect has taken a moderate stand, though he resents any imputation that he is con- sequently a trimmer who tries to please every one. He regards the position of the church as that of the New Testament—so holy, so high, so real, that high and low churchmen and all men would feel its power, There is no separation, he affirms, between Christ and His church, because the church is the body of Christ, and Christ, as a king, priest and prophet in heaven, is constantly working through the church, according to His promise, ‘Lo, I am with you always.” ‘The truths that Christ teaches, Dr. Satter- lee declares, are universal, and every true man must féel théir force, to whatever school he belongs. This, Dr. Satterlee says, is not his policy. It is conviction. Aid to the Civil Authorities. The enforcement of the Sunday law by SATTERLEE’S CHURCH. ings. During his senior year the young man applied to twenty-two members of Congress for an appointment as a cadet, without success. The private secretary of the last Representative whom the young student approached said: “How much will “Not a red cent,” indignant’ you give?” tiy exclaimed young Satterlee. ‘We've already been offered $500,” replied the secretary; and the youth turned away in disgust, and with less eagerness to enter the govern- ment’s service. Soon after he entered the General Theological Seminary, though so ignorant of church affairs at that time that he had some trouble in finding the institu- tion. Work Among the Poor. For seventeen years after his graduation Dr. Satterlee’s light remained in a measure hidden in the little Dutch Reformed village church at Wappinger’s Falls, N. Y., where he was called as the assistant of a pastor who was born before the revolutionary war. Then came the desire to return to his native city to labor among the poor on the East Side, a locality with which he had become familiar in youth. Dr. Satterlee’s friends know that Thomas Carlyle’s “Past and Present” had much to do with the deter- mination which brought him here, full of keen conviction that the wrongs of the poor should be righted. The views of the rector on this subject were well matured when he came to the metropolis, in 1882, and he be- gan at once to put them into practical shape. Dr. Satterlee started with the theory, which he still holds, that the poor and degraded need not only the gospel, but fresh environ- ment, to lift them out of their wretchedness. His’ observations convinced him, however, tat it pauperized able-bodied men to give them anything but the gospel free. Out of these ideas have grown Calvary’s famous Kast Side institutions. The principal of these are the Olive Tree Inn, where 300 lodgers find a clean, comfortable bed every night for fifteen cents or less; the Galllee Mission, adjoining, where the spiritual needs of the lodgers receive attention; the Galilee Restaurant, where a poor man can get a roast dinner for ten cents and a break- fast of bread and butter and coffee for five cents, 600 1 day sometimes availing them- selves of the privilege during hard times; and the Galilee wood yard, where men with- out money can always earn food and lodg- ing by doing a certain amount of work. In this way these benevolent institutions have all been made self-supporting, asking aid from the church only for the relief of spe- cially needy and helpless _ individuals brought to their attention, and, in fact, con- tributing to such cases themselves. Between 9,000 and 10,000 men were lodged and fed last year as a result of work in the wood yérd. Some other environments which Dr. Satterlee supplied to keep East Side men from evil associations are a workingmen’s Cae a reading room, gymnasium and boys’ club. = ‘This “rescue work,” as it is called, 1s not confined to the men and boys. The corps of East Side women workers which Dr. Sat- terlee has organized is probably the most able in the city. It numbers one visitor who is famous the country over as “the angel of the tombs,” Mrs. Foster, a lady of wealth and many accomplishments, who devotes her life to the service of unfortunate and destitute women whom she finds in the police courts and jails. There are a num- ber of “angels” connected with the Arch- deaconry Society of Calvary, and wrongs which they have righted for ignorant and oppressed women have commanded for their work the respect of the whole community. Only a glance at a few of the many be- nevolent enterprises of Calvary parish is permitted here. Enough have been recited, however, to demonstrate the practical ideas of the bishop-elect, and their practical exe- cution under his capable and business-like management, which will soon be applied to the affairs of the new diocese of Washing- ton. er « HE COULDN'T FORGET IT. Thought His Wife Rather Overdid the Christmas Present Giving, From the Chicago Post “Pll never forget my first Christmas in Chicago,” said the old resident,meditatively. “Was it a merry one?” asked the young man who was lounging about the club as If time hung heavy on his hands. “Merry!” exclaimed the old resident. “That's no name for it at all. It was down- right lively. I think my wife realized after- ward that she rather overdid the matter.” “Tried to surprise you, did she?” “She not only tried to, but she succeeded. You see, she always was an enthusiast in everything she undertook, and she had been taught that Christmas was a day to be cele- brated above all others.”” “Bankrupted you in getting your presents, I suppose,” suggested the young man. “Well, not exactly,” returned the old resi- dent reflectively, “but her presents came very near bankrupting me later. However, they are a good deal of comfort to me now, so that I can’t say that I regret it.” “Now!” ejaculated the young man. “Do you mean to say that you still have them?” “Certainly.” “And how long ago was this Christmas?” “Eighteen years ago.”” “Eighteen years! Great Scott! That's a long time to keep a Christmas present.” “Two of them," corrected the old residents| quietly. “May I ask what they were?” inquired the young man, after a pause. 2 “Certainly. Twins; both girls,” replied the old resident. “I told you that I thought she rather overdid the matter at the time.”” oo A New Treatment for Burns. From Current Literature. According to a Berlin physician, thiol is highly approved as an application in the treatment of burns in all degrees. The first step is to wash the surface with a very weak soiution of corrosive sublimate, then remove whatever cuticle hangs loose, taking care not to break any blisters that are whole. The burn is dusted with powdered boric acid,then the entire burned surface and a considerable portion of the healthy skin around it are painted with a solution of equal parts of thiol and water, then a layer of greased cotton is kept in place with a bandage. This is undoubtedly a very scientific way to han- dle a burn, but for the masses of people, many of whom live some distance from drug stores and doctors, there is nothing better than the old-time application of pure lard and flour. It is well worth while for every housekeeper to buy some pounds of pure leaf lard, render it with the utmost care, and put it while piping hot into pots or bo tles that may be hermetically sealed. A cupful of lard, mixed with flour to form a soft paste, may be applied to a burn without loss of time. The experience of years has demonstrated that if this application is fol- lowed up, there will be neither scar nor irri- tation following the healing of the injured part. — and robust in appearance, and of com- manding presence. The fire of youth is in his ruddy eks though fifty years have slightly xrayed the mustache and the narrow side-whiskers which extend the full length of a kindly face without hiding a strongly set chin and lower jaw, which are full of determination. In his voice there is manifest power and self-control, dignity and enthysiasm. In conversation his tone is pleasant and well modulated. In the army that he commands Dr. Satter- lee is probably the hardest worker of all. He appiies his systematie methods to his perso Labits as well as to the cam- paigns of his church. One of Dr. Satterlee’s Days. To this fact may be largely ascribed his sound health. The doctor is an early riser. ‘He manages to make his toilet, breakfast and walk a mile and a half every morning before daily prayers, at 9 o’ciock. By that time there are visitors waiting to be seen on all sorts of errands, connected with the numerous benevolent enterprises of the parish. Each gets a few minutes of the Tector’s time, a little advice or encourage- ™ment, as may be needed. Then there is an executive session, as long as may be neces- sary, with the parish agent or the rector’s secretary or some of the assistant clergy— ‘who number seven in all—during which the ,Parish business receives disposition. The i | Theodore Roosevelt and his associates, which has caused a political upheaval here during the past year, has found a champion of the practical sort in Dr. Satterlee. The rector announced at the beginning that he approved of the closing of the saloons, and that he was prepared to back the efforts of the police in a practical way. He kept his word, and there is said to be only one place in Calvary parish where liquor can be bought on Sunday. That is in a tenement k-easy” which hes so far defied the ingenuity of all police and other inspection. Young men from Calvary’s temperance society—which supports two amateur mili- tary companies—have regularly visited ev- ery® saloon in the parish since the reform administration undertook the enforcement of the law. W! jiolations were discover- ed, the rector ré@eived a prompt report, and compelled the police commander of the pre- cinct to take cognizance of them id to suppress the evil. Dr. Satterlee does not believe that Sunday liquor selling ts a ques- ion for local option, and is opposing with all the power of hig voice and pen the prop- osition that the legislature submit the vexed question to a popular vote. Dr. Satterlee’s fighting qualities were not acquired since entering the ministry. In his youth he had a strong predilection for the army, and wanted to enter West Point. To this his father refused to consent, until he graduated from college. So he entered Coiumbia, still clinging to his military long- ses. Origin of Tobacco. The prophet was taking a stroll in the country, when he saw a serpent, stiff with cold, lying on the ground, says the Conte Arabe. He compassionately took it up and warmed it in his bosom. When the serpent had recovered it said: “Divine Prophet, listen. I am now going to bite thee.” “Why, pray?” inquired Mohammed. “Because thy race persecutes mine and tries to stamp it out.” “But does not thy race, too, make perpet- ual war against mine?’ was the prophet's rejoinder. ‘How canst thou, besides, be so ungrateful, and so soon forget that I saved thy life?” “There is no such thing as gratitude upon this earth,” replied the serpent; “and if I were now to spare thee, either those or an- other of thy race would kill me. By Allah, I shall bite thee.”” “Tf thou hast sworn by Allah I will not cause thee to break thy vow,” said the prophet, holding his hand to the serpent’s mouth. ‘The serpent bit him, but he sucked the wound with his lips and spat the venom on the ground. And on that very spot there sprang up a plant which combines within itself the venom of the serpent and the com- passion of the prophet. Men call this plant by the name of tobacco. =: NEW PUBLICATIONS. U SHERMAN'B [ONS OF FORTY JOHN § x ‘8 RECOS.LECTION YEARS IN THE GUSE, SENATE AND CAB- INET. An tob ~ In Two Volumes. Illustrated wi ‘traits, fac-simile letters, ‘The Werner Co. seenes, Ge. Citleago: ‘The. This work hes glroady. been well intro- duced to America readers, owing to the extended notice ithas ‘received in advance of its complete publication. The references of Senator Sherman to ‘certain political events of the past,:fm which he prominently figured, markedit gor one of the most read- able books of this, end of the century. It now appears in handsome form, finely hound and profusely illustrated In the best fashion. ‘The Star has quoted from its pages at such length in the recesit past that an extended review of the work; at this time is unneces- sary. eae LOVE AND LAUGHTER. “Being a a Legacy of Rhyme. Be }. Burnett. York: G. P. "Putnam's Sore, O° Bumett: New = Mr. Burnett's death in April, 1894, at San Antonio, Texas, greatly shocked those of his many friends in Washin: 2n who saw in him great possibilities for the future, both in his chosen profession of the law and in the literary fleld, which he entered at an early age. His poems have now been col- lected and published in a handsome volume, accompanied by a ‘portrait, and prefaced with a sketch by William Winter, the noted writer on dramatic eriticism, The quatrain, says Mr. Winter, with which this book closes, “simply expressive of sweet and patient resignation and of the ecstasy of sublime faith,” was composed a few days before he died. There is an epigrammatic quality in many of the shorter poems by this talented young man that marks them for an exceptional welcome in these days, when the world loves a witty saying, and loves it best when neatly expressed in a verse. But the better work is done in the more serious style, and there is that in the |. longer poems found in this volume that causes a sincere regret in the hearts of even those who were not acquainted with the poet that he was not permitted to his charraing work. z See IN THE COURT CIRCLE. _A Tale of Washington Lite. | By James A. Edwards, Washington: The Columbian Publishing Co. Stories of life at the national capital are not uncommon, but it is seldom. that one receives the success of “In the Court Circle,” written by a young Washingtonian, which has gone into the second edition, and is about to be translated into Scandinavian. WALKS IN OUR CHURCHYARDS. Old New York. ‘Trinity Parish. By Felix Oldboy ohn Flavel Mines, LL.D). New York: George Gottsber- ger Peck. Washington: Brentano's. “Felix Oldboy’s” sketches are familiar to Many others than New Yorkers, who are directly interested in the delightful sketches among the old inscriptions of Trinity churchyard, surrounded by the bustle of the greatest business center on this@ontinent. This nom de plume is a famillar one to many In other c! .s who are fond of such researches, and the present compilation is apt to be weleomed by them. A WRE\TH OF VIRGINIA BAY LEAVES. Pooms of James Barron Hope. Selected and by his Daughter, Jancy Hope Marr. mond: West, Johnston & Co. 9 Capt. Hope, who died the day after he fin- ished nis memorial ode to Robert B. Lee, read at the dedication of the Lee monument at Richmond, Va., was one of Virginta’s best-known men. The poem that he read at the Yorktown centennial in 1881 attracted wide attention. Thése two poems are in- cluded in the vohive that his daughter has now published wnd¢r its appropriate title. THE BOSTON CHAI Boston: Lee & The author of these clever riddles has made a book that Will be valuable to the home circle during the long evenings of winter. It is attractively presented, and has included several pages, conveniently arranged, for preserving the solutions of the indtvidual owners of-the volume. ‘The preface announees’that after an interval a complete list ofrthe correct coanisten tot solutions will ted Kich- = By Herbert Ingalls, SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL VEY TO THE RETARY OF NTERIOR. 189 Charles D. W or. rt I Mireral R>sou nited States, 1894 ee Pro . Day, chief of vision, Government Printing Hi eponest AND omit fam ata, Chicago! wae VENUS. The Primeval Wi I Creations and, <igantle “Monsters Ws Pope, MD.. author of “Th Rose of Shenandoah, JOURNEY TO Wonderful iy Gustaved Mohowk Chief,"?' “The UThe Boys. ia Blue,’ “The. Medical Student, “Geology and Genesis,” “jumey to 31 &e. Boston: Ayena “Publish Co AUS DER. DEUTSCHEN LIMrERaTUR. . 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It would bave greatly exceeded this amount had not num- bers of Buddhists worked without any rec- SELSESSEPOCOS OLS LOS OLE PFOOCD —the “WILSON DRESS SHOES” for ladies and gentlemen are the cheapest Price, $1. PHARMACY, SOLE AGENTS, on receipt of price. Prescribed by physicians. Always wins hosts of friends wherever its supe- Sent, express prey to any of the country PI prepaid, part a ompense. As the structure neared completion the committee having the work in charge was much perplexed as to fire insurance. They found that no company would assume the in the end. It is our con- stant aim to make them the finest—regardless of cost. Bargains in Long Hair Switches. Fisk on such a valuable wooden structure $3.50 up. SATISFAC- $290. Formerly $8.00, the danger of destruction by fire being very si 50. Formerly $6.50. great, and thus the premiums would amount TION GUARANTEED. asa B00. Pormerly. $10.50. REE to an enormous sum of money. At last the Shampooing, ete. committee decided on a design devised by ‘Try our “Curlette,” for Keeping the heir t= Dr. Tanabe. Numbers of powerful foun- tains were constructed, both exterior and. interior, which can be made to play on all Wilson, 929 F. 403-304 5. HELLER’S, parts of the structure at the same time. Usually only one great ornamental foun- tain is playing, rising to the great height of 157 feet. This is probably the largest arti- ficial fountain in existence, emitting $2,080 gallons per hour. In case of fire all the wa- ter pressure is directed through the num bers of exterior and interior fountains; thus every part of the structure, both inside and outside, could 30 be drenched, and any conflagration soon extinguished, = Husbanding the Minutes. From the Examiner. It is wonderful to see how many hours prompt people contrive to make of a day. It is as if they picked up the moments the dawdlers lost. And, if ever you, find your- self where you have so many things press- ing upon you that you hardly know how to begin, let me tell you a secret: Take 1d of the very first onc that comes to pend.” You will find the rest will.ell fall into line, and follow after like a company of well-drilled soldiers. If it’s anything regarding church or Sunday | school, we have it. Every Sunday School teacher —and scholar ought to have a copy of our Pelou- bet’s select notes on the In- ternational Sunday School Lessons, only QOc. Cc. C. Pursell, 418 9th St. $a2-160 Ladies’ Evening Gowns —Gloves, Slippers, ete., cleared immaculately and “done up” to look their smartest by our mal less process, Reasonable charges. Drop postal—wagon will call. Anton Fischer, 906 G St. Jal-te 720 7th Street N. W. Eck IF ALL OTHERS FAIL, CONSULT DR. CZARRA, 16 Fourth st. ne., Washington, D. ©. ity—All Chronic,’ Nervous, and Skin Diseases, Indigestion, Liver, Kidney, Bladder and U les, Piles, Fistula, Stricture, dc. > METHOD for permanent and quick all PRIVATE diseases and Woman Hours, 9 to 12 a.m., Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. Go to Siccardi, Bargains in Hair. yona fide bargain prices are prevail. : can select from the finest let Goods ever shown ip zu uth St., Formerly lise Bway, 3. st now. And ot ig eh