Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1890, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY DAY, FEBRUARY EARLY DISCIPLES OF Jony, How They Laid Baptist Founda- tions in Omaha. ‘r‘om KERMOTT TO LAMAR. A Line of Common Place, Energetio, " Capable ana Fre tly Brilliant Expounders of the Bap- tst Faith, Omaha Baptista, Early Baptist Ministers. Along with other vicissitudes tho First Baptist church has suffered a painful variety in its dynasty of pastors, and, in that re spect, ita carcer has been unfortunately more checkered than that of any of hor sis- ¥y ter churches. Providentially, the pretend- ors have been fow and the church has pros- vered so that she has propagated half a score of missions which have developed into strong church organizations, Rey. W. J. Kermott was tho firat regular Baptist minister in Omata. _He came to this city in the fall of 1886 from w Mexico and remained hers four years, during which time hie organized the Baptist socicty and de- voloped it into a flourishing organization. Mr, Kermott was a man of liberal education and a born missionary. Hoe possessed siendid exacutive ability and powers of organizing. As a congressman or head of some groeat col poration, he would have achieved great suc- ceas, but he chose to devote his energies to the nobler causo of Christ and to accumulate treasures that moths do not corrupt, Karly in 1870 the foundation for the present aplon- did church edifice was laid, but befors Mr. Kermott had the pleasure of seeing the structure finishea he was called away to other fields, Since then he has been as highbly successful in his work as he was hete, and through his efforts thres or four strong st socioties huve been estub- lished in various parts of the west, Rev. J. W, Daniels was Mr. IKormott's successor. He commenced uis pastorate here November 1, 1870, Mr. Daniels was a well educated man and proved a good, con- scientious pastor, who prayed earnestly for the salvation of mankind and enjoyed the Rood will of his flock. He was about forty i‘curs old and had an interesting famil 1o remained only until Octobor 20, I l{ll son,J. H. Daniels, still resides in this city. Rev. E. E. M. Burnham noxt filled tho I)ulplt temporarily, while the people wero ooking for a pastor. He preached in the church for nearly a year. Mr. Burnham was then in the prime of lfe and was considorable of an evangelist, He was av ardent advocate of revival mee! 1ogs and was always in his sphere while urging sinners to seek the anxious seat. FHo was o gentleman of collegiate education as his chaste and choice diction indicated and was regarded as a man of considorable talent. He remained until March 21 of the following year when n regular pastor was engaged. This gentloman was known here by the name of R J, H. Ruby., He was an actor by profession and & minister only by exi- oncy. He flashed upon this community ate in the year 1573 and his career, liko that of a meteor, was brief but briliant. His long dramatictraming upon the stage served him in good part and & minister of more splendia declamatory powers never presided over a congregation in Omal Crowds flocked to hear him every Sunday and e Baptist society was complimented on every side for its good fortune in securing such a gifted minister, Unfortunately Mr, as true to his profession and was ouly acting in his new rolo. He still retained vices which had characterized him as a foot- light favorite vossessing an overwhelming love for wine and other allurements. The good people of the church would not at first elieve the sinister reports concerning this e'aquent and earnest brother, but when his t:u6 character was made manifest they be came shocked beyond measure and his pas- torate suddenly terminated in May, 187 Rev, J. M. Donnelly of Port Huron suc- ceeded him and was ordained September 13, 1873, He was & man of about thirty-five and was thoroughly educated, having ree ceived a collegiate educalion preparatory to his three years theological training. He was 8 mon of thought and nolish. Unfortunately, his wife's health was very poor while she was here and thinking that the change of climate was the cause of it Mr. Donnelly re- signed his position and went to Chicago, Rev. O. T. Congersucceeded Mr. Donnelly and was endowed with the powers of pastor November 22, 1874. He came from Lincoin whore he had established a First Baptist church and left it in o most prosperous con- dition. Mr. Conger was a hard-working, earnest, christian minister, but for some reason his toil here avaled but little, He was a mau of noble and spotless character, but he suffered from ill- health while here, and this was thought to be the the reason that the chur did mnot proser more during his administration, He endea his pastoratoe Murci 1, 1876. Later he recovered his health and aid effective work in other fields, Of the career of his successor, Rey. Lloyd Morgan, the Baptists of the city speak with disgust. Mr. Morzan was a handsome and dushing young man of ‘about twonty-oight, who came here from Ch . Ho was mar- ried to a sweet and bright young woman,and was the futher of two pretty childron. e was a man of magnetic powers and was a most eloquent and persuasivespeaker. Again the auditorium was thronged every Sabbath, and the Baptist church became a popular place for Sunday resort. Mauy people expressed the opinions “Novw that the Baptists have finally secured a good man, they had better try to keep him.” But these comments me from persons who judged him oniy by his intellectual powers and knew nothing of his moral weakness, After he had been preaching about four months a lady member of the congregation, almost frenzied with indignation and shameo, went to the deacons of the church and as- tounded them with the story of a cruminal «- U888ult made by the pastor. The Rrood brothers would not believe the story at firs and the lauy then threatened m'\;x:vn!‘l.fi; pastor arrested. Fearing the disgrace that this might bring upon the church the deacons summoned Mr, Morgan and, in the of his accuser, he acknowledged hi . The two deacons then gave him twenty-four hours in which to leaye the city, nd when he complained that he had no wmone they furnished bim with $00 from their own urses. Ho then went quietly to other mem- e of the congregation stating that he was ddlflhl:l.vd::::wot l,lu:1 city gn business 08 and ou the strengt Of this borrowed considerable money, &l: then fled and hus never been heard olvlinu. The members of the congregation were somewhat surprised on the following Sab- bath when the resignation of their pastor was read, and outsiders shook their heads and spoke disdainfully of the church mem- hau""unt knawma when they had a good man.” About this time the church became in financial difficulties and the members be- 1ng unabie to meet the obligations incurred in erecting the church bundiog, the struc- ture was udvertised to be sola at u sheriff's sale. The day set for the salo arrived, the crowd had hered to bid anda Cutholio clergyman bad the money in his pocket with which to purchase the building. At this juncture Mr. W, 't. Seaman appeared on the scene and most generously advanced the wouney to meet the churen debt. Rev. E. H. E. Jamieson became Avgust 15, 1876, ouly a few day! sudden disappearance of Morgan. He was a most unique —and uoble charscter and bad passed g _ most remarkable career. ke had enlisted in the Army as & private at the outbreak of tne . war aud by the timo the great rebellion was ended he Was wearing the epaulets of a captain us a reward for his bravery aua gallantry, After belug mustered out of service he' ontered into the profession of journalism mnd rgse rapidly from the position of a reporter to e ohalr of managing editor of the St. Louis Globe: He then became converted and ro- solved to consecrate his talouts to the cause of Christ. He entered the miunistry and through his earnestuess has led bundreas to #coopt the faith, Ho was & man of tireless energy, & close bible student and 8 most clear ana forcible speaiker, He possessed rare faculty of bewg able to speak without notes, and from his long dus. ©oipline as a newspaper mau he understood " uost thoroughly bow to approach all mau uer of men and was ewinently successful as » He found the church building uu- finlshod, and immeaiately set to work to Wuzlll. it and succeeded. Under his ad- ministration the church prospered, and he remained as roligious mentor for four years, up to that time the lomgest pastorate of noy minister who had had charge of that flock. Ho proached his farowell sermon August 25 1580, « Rev. ). W, Harris beoame pastor October 0, 1850, and proved the most popular minis tor the church ever had. Ho 18 a genial gentleman, aod possesses the faculty of adapting himself to the peculiaritios of every one. He made many sacrifices for his church and did all 1n his power to strengthen the society and win souls to Cnrist. He nad the satisfaction of bringing tne church to & higler standing than it had ever occupied before. He was a good extemporaneous speaker and ably handled all modern ques tions of reform. During his administration the church was handsomely furnished, He romained as pastor 8iX years, two years longer than Mr. Jamioson. He severed his connection with the church October 1, 1586, and embarked in the real estate bu; Ia the following Kebrua Lamar, the presont pushing and pastor, took charie of the church, and with his work the public is well acquainted. Camp-Meoting 5 The North Nebraska conferonce of the Methodist Eniscopal church, to which Omaha belongs, hias decided to hold its annu, np meeting on tho grounds of the Christian park and assombly association at Fremont. These grounds are said to be admirably adapted for camp-meeting purposes and were laid out for Cliautauqua and religious use. The park association has entered into an arrangement with the conference whereby the latter organization names certain of the trustees of the association and acquires a part interest in the same, by which they have tue use of the grounds for camp-moet. ing purposes. The grounds comprise scventy acres and are about a mile from Fremont. At the annual mecting of the association Tuesday evening the following ofiicers were elected: President, Jacob Fawcett, Omaha; first vice-oresidont, J. V. N. Biles, Fremon! ond vice-president, A, J. Auderson h third vice-president, J. W. Shank, Central City; socrotary, Alfred L. Atwdod, Fres mont; troasurer, Willam . Smalls, Fre- mont. Exccutive Committee — Jacob Fawcett, chafrman; J. V. N. Biles, A. L. Atwood, William 3 A, M. Walling, Leigh: igh; C. Cro well, superintendent of grounds; J. I, Hanson, Fremont. Baptist Kevival Mertings. The series of interesting revival meetings in progress at the Baptist church under the managoment of Culliss and Sargent and Pastor Lamar commenced three weoks ago. There has existed an earnest and constantly increasing interest. Thero have been con- versions every night. The singiog of Mr. Sargent has proved an effective factor in the work. He is the fortunate possessor of a cultivated high tenor voice of great flexi- bility and compass. - His services have been invaluable in the meetings. It is expected that the throngs at the First Baptist will be greater tonight than they were last Sunday night. Several hundred will probably not be avle to got into the buiding. This will suggest the propriety of foing early, Mr, Culliss will preach both morning and night and a stirring time is expected. A special feature of the Sunday servico will be a special meeting at Boyd's opera house at 3 p. m*, whon Mr. Collins will de- liver a lecture on ‘“The Men of Tomorrow." While the lecture is specially for men, ladies are heartily weicome. Tickets of admission were distributed yesterday for every seat in the opera house. If anyone holding a ticket cannot go, ho is reguested to hand it to somo one else. Seats will be heid for those hold- ing tickets till ten minutes to 3. After that hour the hall will be thrown oven to all. The doors will open at 2:30 and the service will begin promptly at 3. Mr. Sargent will ren- der some beautiful songs, Bellevue College. Tuosday was the day of prayer for col- leges and Rev. W. J, Henderson of this city delivered the sermon at Bellevue college in the religious exercises held at that institu- tion, J Rev. Mr. Henderson reports the college in 8 most prosparous condition. The new three-story dormitory is under roof and will soon be finished. Aparatus for neating the building with steam is beingout in. The colloge has no 1indebtedness carried over from last year. While other western col- leges have consumed property or incurred debts amounting from 30,000 to $100,000, Bellevue has paid all debts and not consumed $2,000 worth of property, Dr. Kerr, the new president, besides bein, more or less associated with college work al! his life, recently spent nearly two months 1 the east visiting the leading institutious und studying the planof work of thuir presidents. By spring two or three additions are to be made to the faculty. Another Retirement. Mr. Harvey W. Schaschke, the eficient assistant general secretary of the Young Men's Christian association, has resigned, to accept §a call to the general secretary- ship of the Macon, Ga., association. Mr, Schaschke has been with the society here about nine months, and, through his persis- tent conscientious efforts with Mr. Jenner, succeeded in making the association builaing a pleasaut resort for the young men of this city. He has made many friends during his sojourn and leaves for the south accompanied by the heartiest goed wishes from a multi- tude of young men who esteem it a privilege to have met him. The Omaha association will be a big looser by his departure, First Prasbyrerian Sunday School, At their lato annual meeting the teachers and officers of the Iirst Presbyterian Sun- day school elected tho following ofticers for the present year: Superintendent, Georgo A. Joplin; first ns- sistant, P, L. Perice; second assistant, Will- iam T. Robinson: secretary, Mss Addie treasurer, L. C. Denise librunln; A. Joolin; assistant librarian, Miss V. O, McGaw. The secretary's report showed an enroll- ment during the past year of 386 scholars, twenty-one teachers and eight officors, mak- ing a total of 425, The Sunday school collec- tions for the year amounted Lo $508,37, Order ot the Holy Cross. The priests of the order of the Holy Cross have been invited by Rev. John Williams, rector of St. Barnabas, to conduct a ten days' mission in St. Barnabas church, trom March 7 to the 16th inclusive, and the invita- tion has been accented. Among the mission riests present will be the well known 'ather Huntington of New York, who has devoted his life with his fellow priests to the work of brivging ubout a more Christian re- lation than now exists between workingmen aod their employers, Ministers with La Grippo, Rev. W. J. Harsha has been contined to the house for two weeks with a severe at- tack of la grippe, but is now convalescing. Rev. F. W, Foster of the Immanuel Bap- tist church has also been in the grip of the same complaint, but has recovered suffi- ciently to take his place in his pulpit again this morning, e CHURUH NOTICES, First Baptist church, straogers’ Sabbath home, corner Fifteenth and Davenport streets, Preaching at 10:80 a. m. and 7:50 p, m. A. W. Lamar, pastor. In the morning KEvangelist Culliss will preach, In the even- ing Culliss and Sargent will conduct revival services, Subbath school at 12 m, All are cordially invited. Seats free. Revival sery- 1ces continue during this week. Everybody made welcome, At the Seward Street, Methodist Episco- pal church. Rev. H. A. Craue, pastor, wil preach Sunday morningon “*Balm in Gilead”. and inthe eveniog on **Strange plunts in a Gardea.” ,Revival services will be conduc- tod every eveuing next week except Satur- day, sud thé people are invited to attend these very profitable meetings, Rev, Willara Scott will preach‘in the St. Mary's Avenue Congregutional church both morning aud evening. Tn $ho moraing mem- bers will be received, baptism administered, and the Lord’s Supper comwemorated. In whe evening the topic will be to vuny people on “Good and Bad Manners.”—Y, P, 8. C. E.nhn‘:rtmz ou Sunday evening at :45 o' A lmmaouel Baptist church, North Twenty- COLLUMBIA CIT¥! The gem of the Flowery Kingdom of OKLAHOMA, in Indian Territory. The home of the public are familiar wit climate, its grandly fer THE LOCATION. Columbia City Is beautifully located on high ground between the north and south branches of the Canadian rivers, about 16 miles south- west of Oklahoma City, and about the same distance from El Reno, in the S. E. 1 of Section 13 and N. E. ¥ of Section 24, all in Township (11) eleven, Range 6 west. Itis right in the midst of a vast and immensely fertile agricultural region, In location, surround- ings and prospects, Columbia City has no superior in -the United States, The sales of the past week surpassed our most sanguine expectations. The rapidity with which these lots are sell- ing is surprising. Itisonlyad- tional proof that the people of Omaha and vicinity know a GOOD THING when they see it, and avail themselves of a golden opportunity when they have a chance. Don't delay any longer. Select the lots you want at once, while you have a large number from which to pick. If you have a few dollars to invest, we invite you to call and give our offer a thorough investigation, as we have failed to find a person— after a thorough investigation —that has not bought and brotght their friends to make a selection before all the best lots are sold. In this day of great wisdom, you will meet people without a cent to purchase a meal; yet they are “over zealous for your welfare,” and will advise you not to invest. your money where it will return you a thousand fold; but, like them- selves, let it slip through your fingers and never own a foot of real estate in your life. I, Thomas Burrell, Mayor of Columbia City, will remain in Omaha for two weeks to tne improvement of the city. Laying out streets, planting trees, build a scho cessary. Call on or address, OPEN EVENINGS UNT fourth and Binney streets, Rov. W. Fos- 1 bath school at 3 p. m., Thirteenth and Dodge Gillespie, superintendent. A Saunders street near uming—Preaching at 10:30 a. m . m, by the Rev. Richard Hug] Sundry school at 2 Firat Congregational church, Rev. J. T. Duryes, pastor, Ninetcenth and Davenport Preaching at 10 Sunday school at 13 m. dially invited, ter, pastor, will preach, _Morning _theme: “The Ministry of Suffering.” Evening theme: “What Do You Think of Christ?: | ¢ Morning service will close with reception of new members and the communion of the Lord’s Supper. The public cordially wel- comed. ‘Trinity Methodist Episcopal chureh, cor- ner Twenty-first and Binney streets, W. K. Beaus, pastor. Preaching, 10:30 a.m, and 7:80 p.m. Morning subject What is a Christial Evening: 'he epted Time.” Sunday school, ) p.m., M. M, Hamlin, superintenaent. Young people's meeting, 6:30. Seats free. ‘The people mado welcome. Rev. N. M, Mano will preach this morning at Unity church; subject, ‘“The Periodicity of Revivals.” Subject of evening lecture, ““How Wo Weigh the Stars,” People are recommended to bring their note-books to the lecture, as facts and figures will be given nov easily accessible, Bishop Worthington will officiate at hoth services at St. Matthias }'ree church, At Trinity cathedral, Capitol avenue and Eighteenth street, the services will be as follows Holy communion, 8 a m.; holy communion and germon, 11 & m.: Sunday school, 8:15 p. m. ; children's service, 8:45 . m.; evening rrui‘ur and sermon, The dean will ofMciate at all sorv. At the Southwestoran Lutheran church, ‘I'wenty-sixth street between Poppleton and Woolworth uvenues, Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, will preach at 11 a. m.. on “Common Saly. tion,” and ut 7:30 p, m. on “A Priceless Ransom,” At Kountze Memorial Evangelical Luth- eran, the morning services will includs in- fant' baptism, reception of new members, ri's supper and the sermon, Psalm ““The Lord is My Portion.” Even ‘Cities of Refuge.” At the Central United Presbyterian church on beventeenth streot between Capitol avenue aud Dodge, thers will be preaching by the pastor, Rev. John Willismson, D, D,, tomorrow at 10:30 a. m, subject: “Christ in the Prophecies.” The evening will be oc- cupied by the Women's Missionary society. An interesting brogramme. All are invited. Services will be held both morning and nvanlng in the Mission chapel on Tenth treet between Dodge and Capitol avenue. These services are a special invitation to all such as have not been blessed with & large share of the good things of life. There ali will find a welcome. Pareuts and children are most cordially invited o be present and unite in the services. ° Peoples’ church—Service at Boyd's opera house. Preaching by the pastor, Kev. Charles W. Savidge, at 10:45 a. »., and 7:80 p. m. Subject in.the morning, *I'he House of Hope.” [ the evening, *The Triumphs of the Gospel.” Seats free aud all welcome. Fraoklio Smith will lead the singing. Sal h theihistory of this gardenispot ot America b tiIIe soil,erystal spring water,health givi will nétioccupy your time by rehearsi eautiful Indian Territ ng mineral s’orings,its exten ng these accepted facts. I G T 2 e L) | NN 08 [# ] T Sfouls e~ e g g n *Y Alwfn|— B M Slwlnl=iz s e =192} 001 {99, & <o |; 29 + 2l o8 HOMAS BURRELL, Room 215 Sheeley Blk, N. W, IL 8 O’CLOCK. Justodian Lea P. Beatrico have been holding echools of in- struction in various parts of the state. session was held at Hastiops on Tuesduy, which was attended by & number of ofticers from neighboring lodgus. EDUCATIONAL. a. m. and 7:30 Judge Hammond, formerly chancellor of the Iowa law school, has accepted the invita- tion to deliver the university oration at the June commencement. A reacher near Allentown, Pa., suspended 8 scholar for swearing in Pennsylvania Dutch, and the affair has caused o division in the local schoel board. The committee on science and the arts of the Fraukliu institute of Philadelphis, has Elliott-Creason medal Ottwmar Mergenthaler of Baltimore for the invention of the linotype macl Miss Keunedy, aSan Francisco school ma'am who was dismissed by the school committee in 1587 without any cause, has been reinstated by a decision of the supreme court, with $5,000 for pay in the RELIGIOUS, Rev, Dr. Wayland Hoyt ot Philadelphia has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church in Minneapolis, The Italian chamber of deputies by a vote of 106 to 98, has passed a bill depriving the clergy of the direviion of all chavities, The vatican organs vigorously condemn this In four years the Lutheraus have erectod V. were German, 7 33 Danish, 3 ftinoish, 2 nian, 8 Tcetandic. £ An effort is bewg py American institute of York city, For this pu# offered on coudition Ithav $15,000 more be raised. There should befifteen men enough interested in the work, tujs. institute 15 doing under Dr, Deem’s diry amount needed. The German ministér qf the interior has just given the Evangelig, Ly for East Africa permigdion to hold a lott in Berlin for the purposg,.of raising funds for the erection of & i zibar. The prizes in the ings by the best livin ‘Two hundred thousand, at 75 cents apiece. 5 e to endow the The pharmacy department of the Iowa state university will iatroduce a now feature this year, in the shape of a i This will begin early i April, and extend ‘The present prospect is that the attendance on this course will be al- most as large as that of the regular course. Peking umversity is an educationa) euter- prise projected by the Methodist Episcopal chureh in connection with its mission work It is only the form of the enter- t was begun as Wiley in- ‘The development of the mstitute into @ university awakens a grest deal of interest in the Flowery kingdom., Shawmut Congregational Boston, Mas., William Elliot Griffins, D. D., pastor, has responded to the urgent call o the missionaries of the Awerican board in Jupan for more remnforcements. send home and support for one year, as eyangelist 1o the national capital, Mr, Keizo Koyano, & graduate of Ambherst college ana Andover theologi Another Adjutor of the Christian Brothers, who has ia charge the erection of the beauti- ful De La Salle nstitute in Chicago, now ays that of the whole amount needed to pay for it $64,000 have been sub- soribed, and $30,000 remain 1o be subscribed. Hrother Adjutor, though three hundred pounds, is an indefatigable worker, and if anybody can pull the institu- tion through he can, Twenty-two churches, representing pine denominations, are uvited in & wonderful work of grace ia York, Penn., under the di- rection of Messrs, Munhall and Lowe, the New York Independent. Huandreds have God, and vhe city is greatly A spacious new market hous s $5,000 has been pring course. ugh te 3 CHioh to Bubscribe the | taetis cavongeie 0 hospital in Zan- ery will be paint- kets will be sold prise that is ne T. K. Sudborough, master of St. John's lodge, has received a letter from William E. Murdock, master of Joseph Webb lodge of Boston, thanking him and otber masons in the name of the lodge, for the care wken in the case of 8. K. Gurney, the young man who died suddenly 1n December last. was @ son of Silas Gurgey, a member of Joseph Webb lodge, who was unable to leave home on-account of the sickness of his wite and telograpned to *‘Any Masont in Omaba’ Lo take charge of the remains and send them east. This telegram was by Sudborough, who complied with the request. A number of membvers of lodges in this city went to South Omaha Thursday night to vl}." Beelive lu%u worked the M. M. banquet was served o ton, IlL, has just issued its catalogue for Of its eleven departments, four—law, dent istry, medicine, plarmacy~-are in Chicago, ageregating 571 students, The Evanston de- partents of the university enroll about one thousaud. ~Adding 213 iu Garret Biblical - stitute, virtually its theological department, gives Evanston it least twelye hunared stu- dents and the institution eighteen hundred. Of these, 253 are in tho college of liberal arts, and about five hundred in the propara- tory school. This 18 an increaso all along the line over the attendance of previous vears, weighing over anded to Mr. e No. 184, The lodge reo, after which a ® pleasant evening Grand Master Johu J. Mercer of Omaha rented and fitted up 80 as to seat 2,500 per- sons comfortably, and the meotings ure held there. A choir of 200 voice leads” the sing- g, . The Rev. George Thomas Dowling, D. D., who resigned the pastorate of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church, Cleveland. about a year ugo, where he had been settled about emven yours, and passed out of tho denomi- nation on accouut of its close communion, is now pustor of the Madison Aveunue Re formed church in Albany, N, Y., an his- toric church which in ten yes will cele- brate its two hundredth and ieth anni- | scriptive of the fish native to lowa waters. versary, N ebrasza Colony. The ory, its unsurpassed sive coal fields, ete. The fact that these croakers exist cannot be disputed, as the following letter will prove: The Letter Answered. Omaha, jan. 29, 1860, M. T. BURRELL, 1sq., 215 Sheely Block, Sir: Have you the townsito ennote ment clause with vou? and does a purs chaser of a lot have to go and make im- provements upon the same in n spoci- fied timo, and doos he have to bid more when the plat is dedieated? [am told that when wo buy warrantee certifi- cates we have only tho first chance. 1 somebody bids more, if we don’t want to lose our lots. we must come up. And further, if a squatter jumps the lot and builds, what redress have we? And to sutisty a few cronkers sevoral of us would like to sco a statement in i BEE next Sunday, (if you aroe going to advertise any more), or a general argu- ment as to legality and assurance to pur- chasers of a title to lots purchasoed. Kx- cuse mo from not signing my name, s 1 don’t want to be ridiculed by my ace quaintances. I remain, Vary vespectfully yours, UNKNOWN, In our brief spuce we will auswer the several questions Land for a more detailed statement, if readers will call at our ofice it will be cheerfully given, We have the townsite enactment, and would refer you to sections and 8, U. S. R You need not improve your lots until it svits yoursef. Your WARRANTEE CERTIFICATE is a bond for deed and entitles you to your property fiest, last and always, Sections 2,387 and 2,388, U. S. R, S, Thero is no law to prevent a squattor from jumping your front yard, but n carlond of law to jump him out. Would advise you to squat on the jumper. We invite your closest investigation as to our transactions and as to the titlo right to sell. ete., and resvectfully vofor YOU 1o sections 2387 and Do not deceive yourself still further, and think the world has stopped mov- ing. Donot think that cities will not spring up in the future asin the past. Do not think you are too late, beneflt by your past experience, and do not let this opportunity pass without taking advautage of it, if not for yourself, for your children’s sake. No matter how young they are, make each of them a present of least one lot. and by the time they are twenty-one years of age, these lots will be worth a small fortune. It would have been thus in your case, if your father had invested a few dollars in some flourishing city and given the lot to you. In this way place your chil- dren on the stepping stone to fortune, A word of advice to the young man who is working for a salary, I care not in what ty. Do not deceive your- sell by waiting until you got a fow thousand dollars und then invest, as you will never get the ‘‘few thousand.” To- you can spere from ten to thirty dollzrs; invest at once, und as Colum- bia grows your wealth will increass, and hefore you know it, you have the few thousands you are looking for and trying to save. You have not been able tosave it from your earnings, yet you have it. Where did it come from¥ From the few dollars you inves! Columbia. Do not let another day go by without securing a lot in Columbia, and be happy. and issue certificates. The proceeds of the sale of the aboy are tohbc devoted ol house and such other improvements as the mayor and city council deem nea Cor. 15th & Howard Sts., Qmaha, Neb. lowa bas just been published. It consists of pers, firet, “Auatomy of the Gorgon- 4 valuablo monograph on the corala of the Bahama (slands, ombodying in part the results of Prof, C, C. Nutting's trip to tha islunds last summer and his dissection of specimens. 1t is illustrated by ten fing plates ongraved from Prof. Nutting's draw- ings. presenting the anatomy of the coral “ingect” in overy detail with absolute fidol- ity. The second paper is on the “Nativo Iisnes of Towa,” by Prof, Seth k. Menk of Cedar Raghds, and is tho first of @ serics do. There is scarcely a daily averago atten- When Mr, Moody was collecting money for | dance of ten in a school population of from his Biblo institute Le bolted into John Uro- rar's office day und_ said, with some roughness: **Mr, Crorar, I have eot to have $100,000,80d I want you to give it to me right away;" and Mr. Crérar replied_in the samo 'Mr. Moody, you can't get it; so Mr. Crerar was not a great admirer of Mr. Moody's methods, ana was the last man on earth that Mr, Moody ought to have tried to carry by storm. As John Crerar was ‘sucha shining exam- ple of Christian gonerosity it is a sbame that 1t has to be said that the champion ingrate of the ;lgu wias one of his hillll]wem 'Ah;l \v‘ul a Lol ot and his famuly for years before his death a left him a good-sized fortune in his will. Yet, when Mr. Crerar's remains were taken to New York for interment he did not even care to follow him to the grave, In the Japanese university at Tokio the language of the country and the German are used us mediums of instruction in the m ioal faculty, and eight German profess lecture in this department. The law depart- ment is divided 1nto three sectious—a Japan=- ese, a German and .a Irench, aud all three languages are used. In all the other depart- wents the Eoglish language alone is em- ployed, The students in the English depart- ments, oo, must be eficient in the German language before they can enter upon their course of study. In general the Germans are exerting & provonderance of iufluence on the higher education of Japan, The Northwestern university, at Eva It makos tho following showing: ‘The second bulletin of the laboratories of natuial sclance of the State university of onp hundred and fifty 1o two hundred at enach village in Alaska. Fifty thousand rou- blos are oach year appropriatod from the iu- perial treasury of St. Poteraburg for aid to the church and the support af schools in Alaska. Part of the church revenucs is de. rived from the sale of candles at funerals and marringes and from the rent of church property devoted to secular purposos, which the Greco-Russian church, under the pro- visions of the treaty, was ailowed to retain. This 18 not very vaiuable, howover, as a source of rovenue. 1o Russian chucchos among the Aleuts of the seal isiands of St. Pavl and St. George in_Belring Sea, are, in the industrious wage-earning people of thess islands. s The Great Rock island Routs, In changing timo ou Sunday, Nov. 17, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifio Ry. have considerea every point of in- terest to the Omaha traveling puolic, 1f you are going to Des Moines, Chicago or auy voint east, our solid vestibula Jimited train is just what you want, Leave Omaha at 4.25p. m. arrive in Des Moines 9:30 p. m. and Chicago 8:30 a. m., diniug car for supper leaving Council Bluffs and for breakfast before reachln& Chicago. This train is also equippe with the finest sleepers and chair cars made by the Pullman Co., which- leave from the U. P. depot, Omaha,every day at 4:25 p. m., making elose connections at Chicago with all trains for easterm points, %n addition to this magnificent rain we have two other daily trains to Chicago, leaving Omaba at 9:15 a. m, and 5:15 p. m. For information as to routes, rates, time, etc., call at ticket office, 1305 Farnam street; telephons 782, 8. 8 VENS, General Western Agent, e The old style of dressing-table has bean revived and 0ld silk und muslin drosses, aud. petticoats cut up for mirror ruflo and vas lances.