Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1890, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. [4f r88. 19 MARCH 9, 1890.--TWENTY-FOUR PAGFS. M. HELLMAN & CO0., Cor. 13th and Farnam Sts This W eek. Without Reserve, All Heavy Weight Overcoats and Suits M. HELLMAN & COMPANY, At 33z PER GENT DISGOUNT TO GLOSE 0UT. 1981 SAINTS AND SANCIUARIES. Resume of the Religious Events of the Week. THE MISSION OF ST. BARNABAS., Fathor Huntington, the Laboring Man's' Fricnd—Onristian Indians —Status of the Geueral Confer- ence—Church Dircotories. Father Huntington. Rev. Father Huntington of New York wil take charge of the ten days' mission at St. Ilarnabns. Father Huntington is the son of Bishop Huntington of the central New York diocese, and is a graduate of Harvard university. In the presence of his father he and two other young priests were professed somo eight years ago by Bishop Potter of New York us members of tho Order of the Holy Cross, whose mission it is to labor among workingmen. 'Fo further this end they established the mission of the Holy Cross in the Lenement quarter on Avenue A, in New York city, wnore they have worked for the last six or eight years. Father Huntington advocated the election of Henry George as mayor of New York. He1s well known in that city on account of Tus radical advocacy of the single tax theory and bis work to nsshago and ameliorate the deplorable condition of New York's poor. He was a promising student, and declined one of the best livings in the gift of the church to continue his chosen work, The first heard of him in tho west was at the Spring valley coal mines duting the recent strike, where he appeared alone among the infuriated miners, gave them the secret sign of the Knights of Labor, showing that he was one of thew, and by his counsel and in- fluence prevented a great awount of trouble. ‘The letters O, H. C., which he writes after his name, signify that he is a member of the Order of the Holy Cross, a society the mem- bers of which devote their time and energy to tne betterment of the coudition of the worthy poor. Father Huntingtoo has devoted covsider- able time toward the amelioration of the poverty stricken oclasses in New York who ‘are huddled together in tencment houses. fu & talk on that subject, Father Huntington says: “The people of the west do not know so much about tenement life as the citizens of New York, but in your western cities I have seen just as squalid poverty in teuements as I have ever witnessed in the American metropolis. “The principal evil in such a life is that the children must grow up amid such sur- roundings. They are never alone and know no privacy. Onoce when I was in a New York tenement house I was with a lLittle boy in a roow and I went down stairs for » min- ute. He came runuing after me snd asked if I wasn't coming right back. The little fellow didn’t know what it was to be alune. “The children go to school and leurn to read and write. The girl wants refluement and cultivation and the boy has ambition, Neither can be nurtured in such a place. Poeple say, ‘Tuke them to the coautry.’ 1 have taken a orowd of young boys to the country but they becuue homesick aud lonesome, They couldn’t understund it ‘Lhe mon can't better their condition for laok of wages. People say, ‘Send them to the country and let them get work.! I know what that s, Idressed as a laborer and went in to try that plan, and it was two weoks before I could fina a place, 1 would have starved if it bad not been that I bad money in my packet. “The tenement house man gets married at about twenty-two years of age. That's about the only variation of the mouotony there is in such a life except dying, The young couple buys some cheap furniture With & glossy flnish, a cheap clock and a fhmily Bible, too heavy for use, snd go to housekeeping. Ina few months the gloss On the fursiture gots worn off, the clock stops and the family Bible gets tarnished. ‘The baby comes and the husband has to wark birder to meet expenses. He becomes ndent, and so does the wife, and they n 10 sk down, 80 that their children 4 in 1ife just as they did. ‘“Ihree solutions bave been offered ns & remedy to this evil. First, there is legisla~ tion, the making of laws regarding the building of tenement houses. Second, the plan of establishing small parks through the city. Third, model tenement houses. For the first plan T will say that legislation has utteriy failed. The park plan would only serve to raise the price of reut in the tene- ments near them and drive the very poor still further dows. The model tenement- nouse plan has proved to be an utter failure. There is only one plan and that is the single tax, Thave lived eight yearsin tenement houses and know just how loathsome they are with the foul gas, the dust, the water 1 the cellars and the numbsrless other evils. “Charity is no solution of the question,and I don't beliove in_ charitable instituions. They should Qo right by the people and ro- turn to them their right to the land which they have made valuable. The single tax plan 1s, I consider, the only solution to this all-absorbing question.” During Father Huntington's stay here he will speak two consecutive Sunday after- noons in the Boyd opera house on the labor question. By the courteous permission of the Union Pacific authorities he will address the men at noon each day at the Union Pa- cific shops during his stay. . Wake Up. The meeting of the “commission of bish- ops,” the seven Methodist Episcopal minis- ters appointed ut the last goneral conferenco to make final arrangements for the next gen- eral conference, will be held in Chicago in May. In case Omaha has sufficient money plodged to pay the expenses of tha conven- tion—which are estimated at $35,000—the commssion will have nothing to Go in the premises. But, should Omaha default, the members of the commission will decido where the great comference shell be held. As is known, greut pressure nas been brought to bear upon the commission by other ambitious cities, and the general ar- gument presented by them 1s that Omaha cannot furnish ample accommodation for the entertainment of the delezates. Fvery citi- zen of Omaha knows that this is not true, but the declaration of these envious cities remaius by vroofs, A large committec of prominent citizens of Omaha was appointed to secure pledges for the expensos of the confercnce, but either tbrough inactivity or lack of co-operation, the members have been unable to secure pledges for more than balf the amount nec- essary to pay the expeuses of the conference. St. Lows, Chicago and other cities have the amount pledged ulrcmle‘, and will duplicate if necesssry, and if in the next seven or eight weeks suMcient money is not guar- anteed by Omaha she will lose the great conference of the Methodist KEpiscopal churches of the world in 1892, Omaha Indian Presbytorians. Rev. J. M. Wilson of the Casteilar steeet Presbyterian church has been at the Omuha Indian agency the past week participating in gospel meetings in progress there. The agency is about twelve miles from Decatur and the Presbyterians have a very flourish- g church there composed entirely of ln- dians, The buildiug is known as the Black- birde' Hill church. Nearly all the converted Indians in the ageucy are mewmbers of the Presbyterian church, Rev. Wilson reports that a law and order league is being formed by the aboriginoes on no reservation, the object of which is to prowote the general weltare of the Omahas through the following mean: . establishing the legal status of the Omahas under the laws of the United States and the state of Nebraska. their transition state. 3. By encouraglag the Indians to conform to said laws. 4. By protecting them in all the rights and ‘)rlvl oges of citizenship, 5, By educating public opinion and senti- ment smong those who are in any way con noeoted with or intorestod in them as to their true condition and needs. The other Omahas are urged by the mem- bers of the league to learn what is required of them under the laws, and then conform with the same, especiaily with those having reforence to the marriage relations, shesond. mg of chilaren to school, -and the sale and use of intoxicating liquors. Since the aliotment of lands all persons married according to Indian custom are re- quired to get licenses and be married accord- ing to the laws of Nebraska, and a violatioa of ths law will be followed with arrest aud prosecution. The league urges the Indians to have their marriages recorded in the county records to secure the inheritance of wives and children. The New M. K. Church, The splendid new edifice being erected by the members of the First Methodist Episco- pal church at Twentieth and Davenport 1s now under cover and will require only about two more days of brick work, excepting that on the tower. In about ten days, if the weather permits, the plasterers can comn- mence work on the interior, but this will not be done until the spring fairly opens. The interior of the building is to be fin- ished in oak and the seats are to match. Thursday Rev. P. S. Mernitt signed the con- tract for the new pews, and he says that they are to be models in beauty and solidity. ‘The basement, which is as large and wall lighted as most churches, will be finished first. The opening exercises in that . room will be held the second Sunday in June— children’s day. The occasion will be a mem- orable and historic one in the carcer of the church, The formal dedication of the struetare will not occur probably until Septembor. when the tower and all other parts of the building are finished. The editice will be a happy combination of beauty und utility and will be a surprise to the citizens when it is com- pleted. T N Omaha Charch Directories. The church directory has becomea neces- sity to most large congregations, and@ num- ber of the most progressive pastors of the city have caused such volumes to be issued with a complete list of their parishoners and their place of residence. Advertisements sufficient to pay the cost of 18suing the edition are generally secured and a handy book is furaished for nothing except the labor of getting it up. These directories prove of great service both to the pastor and members of the con- gregation in calling upon each other, The books are made so that they are easily c: ried in the pocket and are ready for ref ecce any time a person is visiting among members of the congregation. Counsiderable data is also contained in the books that is often desired ana could not be secured other- wise without considerable trouble. Probably the handsomest and most com- plete church directory in the city is that got- ten up by Rev. Gearge M. Browa, the eater- prising pastor of the Hanscom Park Metho- dist etfurch. In addition to the list of names and addresses there is a history of the church, a complete list of all the officers of the church, Saaday school and societies of the congregation. ‘The book is neatly bound in oloth, The directory of the First Congrogational church is in pampblet form and is very handy, haviog the list of members first in alphabetical order, then by streets and then by biocks or buildings, the last named oias- sification comprising, of course, the business men of tha congregation. ‘The directory of the Castellar = street Presbyterian church, of which Rev. J. M, Wl 18 Dastor, is sumilar to that of the Hanscom Park Methodist church i ar- rangement, but 18 smaller and in pamphlet form, Tev. Anton Paulu, Rev. Auton Paulu, the pastor of the new Bohemian Presbyterian church, comes here with a number of flattering testimonials con- cerniug his labors in the past. Among them is & letter from Rev. E. A. Adams, pastor of the Bethlehem church at Chicago, who writes in glowiug terms concerning the work performed at Chicago sud ut Prague, Second Fresbyterinn Church. At the annual meeting of the members of the Second Presbyterian church, J. M. Laine was re-clected an elder for the full term of three years. Nelson Miner was also elected elder for the same peried. A. P, Maclay and Will Auderson were alected wrus- tees. At the meeting of the trustoes sue fol- i lowing organization was effacted: President, r. S. K. Spalding; secrotary, A. P. Maclay; treasurer, Charles A. Westerfield. Y. M. C. A, Young men’'s meeting Sabbath afternoon at 6 o'clock, addressed by Rev. J. W. Jones, pastor Southwest Presbyterian church. Sub- ject, “The Home of the Soul.” All men are cordially invited to theso services, Rooms opeu daily from 8 a. m, to 10 p. m, Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. Strangers always wel- come. CHURCH NOTILCES. {#™All church notices to be sure of publi- cation in Saturday’s issue must be sent in by Eriday eveuin, Newman M. E. church, Rev. J. E. Ensign, pastor. Preaching mormng and evening by presiding elder, Rev. G. C. Clendening. Sab- bath school at 12 m. Evpworth league prayer meeting, 6:40 p, m. Monday evening, Sab- bath school anniversary and social. Parents of scholars especially invited. At the South-west Presbyterian church, corner Twentieth and Leavenworth sureets, sermon by Rev. J. W. Jones at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, *“The Revela- tions of the Cross;” evening subject, “Fountains and Pitchers.” A welcome for everyone. Take the Park avenue motor line,” Sunday, March 16, and thereafter, the morning servico will begin at 10:30. Lutheran, St. Marks, Twenty-first and Burdette, J. G. Grifith, pastor. Morning servico 10:20, subject, “The New Birth.” Evening service at 10:80, subject, “The Handwriting.” The music at the 11 o'clock service at All Saints church, Twenty-sixth and Howard, will be: Benedicite and Henedictus, Flori anthem Saviour of the World,” Go contraito solo, “Love Not the World,” 'Suilivan. At the 4 o'clock service: Cantate and Deus in G, Macfarran: anthem, SUnto Thee, O Lord, My God,” Florio; of- fertory, “Come Unto Me, Ye Weary," Dykes. Free sirtings proyided for strangers. At Immanuel Baptist church, North Twen- ty-fourth and Binndy streets, the pastor, F. V. Foster, will have for his morning theme, \ake Thyself From the Dust;" evening theme, “Sinking.”” The pastor having quite recovered from his recent illness is very de- sirous of seeing all the church members and regular attendants on Sunday, Sabbath school at 12 m. The public cordially wel- comed. Seats free. 2 Central United Presbyterian church, on Seventeenth street between Uapitol avenue and Dodge—Rev. John - Williamson, D.D., pastor. Preaching ay"10:3 Woman's Missionary #oc tuank offering service &Y 7:30 p, m. Rov. John Gordon atitf wife, of the West- minster Presbyterian'¢hurch, left on last Monaay for Colorado, where it is believed Mrs. Gordon’s healtf’‘will improve by a cbange of climate, | % ‘Trimitycathedral, Capjijp] avenue and Eigh- teonth street. Very ey, C. H. Garduer, dean, Holy communiop, 8 p. m.; morniog litany sermon, 41 a. m.; Sunday 150 m.; cml3 '8 service i:45 p, 0. evening prayor uu:f service 7:00 p. m. Dean Gardoer will ppeach morning snd cvening. 0 06 Plymouth Congregational church, corner of ‘I'wentieth and Spencer streets, Dr. A, K. ‘Thain, pastor. Preachiug at 10:30 a. m. and 7:80 p. m.; Sunday school at 13 m, Y, P. 8. L . at Regular weekly prayer meet- ing at 7:456 Wednesdagdvening. At the Southweste¥u Lutheran church, Twenty-sixth street between Poppleton and Woolworth avenues, Rev. Luther M. Kuhus will preach at 11a. m., on “God's People, an Evidence of Curistianity,” and at 7:30'on “The Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Services will be held iu the First Presby- terian chureh, both mornive and eveving, In the morning the I P, 8. Mornill, pastor of the Kirst Methodist Episcopal church, will preach. ln the evening the pastor, W, J. Harsha, D, D., will preach, his subject bein, The Devil's Short Roads 0 Success.” First Baptist Church—Freaching at 10:50 W. mar, pastor. theme, “Bocoming & Christian Young;" evening thame, *‘Prodigal Son Habbath Y] Leaving Home.” hool at Prayer moeting Wednesday evening at 7:50. Y. P, 8. C. E. prayer meeting Friday even- ini at 7:30, All are cordinily invited. Seats free. The pastor is preaching a series of sermous Sunday moruings to ebildren and young peoplo and 1n the evenings is giving a series “of oight lectures on ““The Prodigal Rev. A. Martin of Omaha will preach in Hunt's opera_house, South Omaha, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Everybody First M. E. Church—Seventeenth and Da- venport streets. At the morning service, 10:30 a. m., by exchange, the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. W, J. Harsha of the First Presbyterian church, Evening servico at 7:30, when the pastor will preach on the sub- ject, “"Sin’s Tragedy Re-enacted.” Sabbath school at 2:30 p. m. Y.P.S. C.E. av6:30 p. m. Young men, strangers the city, especially invited. All seats free and the pubiic welcome. Rey. P. S, Merrill, pastor, 1814 Chicago stroct. ‘The tep days' mission at St. Barnabas’ church commences tomorrow. The order of services for the week will be found below, A most cordial invitation is extended to the general public to attend. / The Rev. Mr. Huntington. who conducts the mission, will deliver a public address at Boyd’s opera house at 4 p. m. Sunday on the labor question. His subject will be *The Message of the Church to Employers,’ Schedule of mission services at St. Barna- bas’ church: “ SUNDAY, MARCIH 9, 1800, 7:30 a. m,—Holy communion and brief in- struction. 9:30 a. m.—Matins. 3 11 a, m.—Litany, second celebration and sermon by the missioner. 2:30 p. m.—Special service for onildren, 4'p. m.—Address to men;: subject: “The Message of the Church to Employers,” at Boyd's opera house, admission free. 7:00 p. m.—Practice of mission hymns, 7:80 p. m.—Mission Service and sermon. EACH WEEK DAY, 7:00 a. m.—Holy communion and vrief in- struction, ) 8. m.—Morning prayer. :00 & m,—Second- celobration, struction. 12:30 p. m.—Instructions in the faith, At U. P. shops. p.'m.—Special service for women, ) p. m,—Children’s service. 5 p. m.—Tvensong. 5 p. m.—Practice and mission hymns, 7.45 p. m.—Mission service and sermon. Rey. N, M. Mann wili preach at Unity church in the morniug. Subject: *“The Con- tinuous Development of Religious ldeas,’ Sunday school at 12,15, People’s church, Boyd’s opera house, Sab- bath, March 9, 1800. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. C. W. Savidge. Morning 10:45, Laughter;” evening 7:30, ‘‘Marriage.” nging led by a grand chorus choir of 100 voices and orchestra, conducted by Mr. Fraoklin 8. Smith., Seats free. All are welcome. Sunday school at 8 p. street mission between teeuth streew. Jobn A, tendent. Rev. A, Marun, the pastor, will preach in the First Christian church morning and evening. Morning theme: ‘“‘The Christian Ministry.”” Evening: *“The Turee-fold Character of Jesus." e —.— RELIGIOUS, The Wesleyan Methodist last vear lost forty-two ministers by death—thirty-four in Great Britain, five in Ireland, and three in with in- m. atthe Dodge ‘I'weifth and Thir- Glllespie, superin- ‘T'he large stone church of the Methodists Johnstown, Pa., which cost more than $100,000, and which' withstood the recent flood, has been thorougbly refitted and re- opened, ‘The pove has dutermined to authorize the publication of all Vatican documents refor- ring to the takiog of Rome. The book will cover the time from 1550 to 1870 and will of necessity be of great iuterest, Mohammedanism in Turkey is evidently declining. The multiplication of mosques has almost ceased. Ouly one new one has been erected in Constautinople—one for the private use of the sultas Mrs, Grover Cleveland has long been member of the Presbyterian church, and a week ago she was joined by her husband, who united with the Central Presbyterian church, New York city, the Rev. Wilton Merle Smith, pastor. In different parts of the world, under the auspices of sixteen differcat socioties, there twenty-seven vessels engaged in mission- work. Six of these are employed 1o the Pacific ocean, and sixteen of them along the coast OF on the rivers of Africa, In the statistics of the Protestant Episco pal church in the United States there 18 an increase in the number of Sunday-school scholars for the year 1888-50 amounting nearly to 33,000, nearly a quarter of the in- crease being in Pennsylvania. E Of the moresthan four thousand students who have joined the volunteer movement for foreign missions, about one-quarter are women, One huadred and ninty-five huve already ione abroad. The movement is strongest in eastern colleges, but i extended to the wust and the Pacific coast. ‘The French government has declined to reinstate Rev. John Jones, missionary of the London society on the island of Mare in the Pacific. He has been laboring there thirty- three years and a large proportion of the peonle bave been converted through his efforts. “ He was removed from the island at aw hour’s notice by the French officials at the instaace of the Roman Catholie priests. ‘The religious statistics of Germany show 20,360,847 Kvangelicals, mcluding members of the Lutheran Reformed and United churches, 16,785,734 Roman Catholics, 1 2 ans, Methodists and other independent 503,172 Jews and 11,278 ‘“‘un- i the 125,58 1independent 60,000 are Bapuists, of 20,000 are members of Baptist whorn churches, It 18 reported from Rome that the pope, during the illness of his brother, Cardinal Pecci, broka his vow not to leave the vati- can during the reign of the house of Savoy, and visited his’ brother at the Barbarini palace. When the pope received news that Cardinal Pecci was at the point of death he could no longer restrain his affection, and entered the cardinal’'s coach and drove to the palace, taking no precaution to disguise himself other than by holding a handkerchief to his face, He returned to the vatican quietly and unobserved, ———— A WYOMING 1IDYL, Owl Creek Lost a School Ma‘am, but Dutch Nels Got a Bride. The people living on Owl creek, Fre- mont county, Wyoming, are having a great deal of troublein getting school ma’ams. Or, to be more accurate, they have a hard time in keeping them. Not long ago a very satisfactory and alto- gether charming young woman who bad been secured after considerable effort on the part of the school trustees to take up her abode there and teach the young ideas of Owl creck how to shoot, caught the eye of one of the es- teemed citizens of the township, and to quote the laconic statement of another esteemed citizen of the same Arcadian precinet, *“The Hon. Dutch Nels and the school marm was spliced.” Another teacher was secured, but she too has forsaken her hopeful charges tor the path of matrimony, A correspondent thus describes the nup- tials of the Ion. Dutch Nels and School Marm No. 1; The school on Owl creek is cl H and the school marm is married, In this and all other new communities it is a source of great trouble to the inhabi- tants thereof to get a school started. Our trustees, however, succeeded in surmounting all the difculties in the way and procured a young lady teacher but before she taught school & week she was engaged to be married. At the end of the first month she guve, up school to fullill the engagement. = At the marriage of Sage Brush Nance the squire had to have the bride roped and tied down before he could proceed with the ceremony. In this case there no trouble on that score. The squire and Dutch Ned were ab- sent on the round-up when the bride secured the license from the county clerk. Armed with this document, she procured a man and team and started to buat them up. When she got to the Big Horn river, «hich is the county line, she found that they had crossed over and were on the eve of starting to Chicago with the beef. Nothing daunted she got the drivee to unhitch, take one of the team-norses and scour the adjoining mountains for the squire and groom. This was no casy task, the driver having no saddte. But, taking into consideration the im- portance of the oceasion, he persevered and finally succeeded in finding them about fifteen miles from the river, Nels succeeding 1n inducing the squire to go back - into his own county and tie the knot. as it could not be done on the river. Calling the boys together the 'squire informed them that there was going to be a wedding and for those who wished to see it to come along. At this the boys turned the herd loose and started on a run for the river, The squire says: “‘Boys, this won’t do. All of you who were present at the wedding of Sage Brush Nance stay with the cattle this time and give the others a show.” This point being settled, they again started for the viver and did not stop till they arrived on the west banl thereof, where they found the bride in waiting. As soon as the last of the ° dripping cow boys arrived from out of the stream the squire dismounted, hung his hat on a sage brush, told the bride and groom to catch hands and suid: Do you accept each other us man and wife and promise that you will ass one another in rounding up the future young school muams or cow boys, as the case may be?” Being answ squire said: *‘In the name of the great territory of Wyoming I declare you man and wife, and hope that no mavericks will get out of this herd.” that side of ved inthe aflirmative, the ————— The Way They Changed. The Chicago & Northwestern changed time. trains run: The morning passenger leaves Omaha Union Pacific depot at 9:15 every morn- ing—same as usual. The limited leaves daily at 4:30 p. m. and arrvives at Chicago 8 o’clock next morning. It is the same popuiar, ele- gautly equipped train, vestibuled, chair car, diner and new sleepers, direch from Omaha, and in addition now c ries a superb sleeper for Omaha passcne gers exclusively, Omaha patrons are appreciating this. The Fast Eastern Mail leaves Omaha at 9:15 p. m. daily—after business hour Avrrives at Chicago 1:25 next afternoon, Makes good close connections with limited eastern trains on all lines, or gives passengers the afternoon in Chis cago. Northwestern dining cars and new sleepers on this train, Passengers for points where **Lims ited” and “‘Eastern Mail” trains don’t stop take the night express at 6:15 p, m. daily—except Snturday. nng;zv:;ua hecked [rom residence 3 T, d 2 have This 18 the way their G , R. R, RITCHIE City Pass. Agt. Gen. Agt. City office 1401 Farnam st ‘Telos phone 561, - Are You Going o any point east, west or south? Tray- el viu the Burlington route, Elegantly equipped vestibule trains of Pullman palace sleeping cars, reclicing chair cars, seats free, dining cars and day coaches run daily from the Burlin ton’s own deput in Omaha, thus avoids ing transfers, Trains leave Omaha as follows: To Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis and the east 9:45 a. m., 8:16 p. m., 9:16 p. m.; to Lin« coln, Denver and the west 8:50 a. m., 10:05 &, m., 6:55 p. m.; w0 St Joseph Kansas City, St. Louis and the soutd 9:86 &, m., $:45 p. m, Ticket office 1223 Farnam street, and depot 10th and Mae 80n st8., Omaha, 7’