Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1892, Page 8

R D mmmmmm— BLAME LIES IN THE CHURCH. Rev, P, 8, Merrill Thinks Religion in Omaha Has Lost its Savor, REV. W, W. CRANE WRITES ON BAPTISM Why Sprinkling is as Efceacions as fmmer- slon—Rev. Dr, Harsha Talks of the Dutles of Municipal Authorities —Other Sermons, Rev. P. S, Merri pastor of the First Mothodist church, preached last night upon tho *Morals of Omaha.” Following is a synopsis of the discourse: Galations iv, 4-10: “Am I therefore become your onemy bécauso I tell you the truth?’ Paul says, “I belioved, aod’ therefore have 1 spoken.” Positive men may be misrepro- sonted, but hardly misunderstood. I sup- pose péople who know me expect me to say what [ think on any subject 1 talk about. 1 make no claim to infallibility, but Itey to bo honest, I believe in Omaha ana always speak ac cordingly. 1 like it as a placo to live. Cli mato is all I want. City government as good as any city of its size. Saloons ns well con- trolled. Schools as good as those of Phila delphia, I think. The future velongs to Omaba, It must become a great ci friends in the east who got lettors from mo say I nm becoming a crank on the (future glory of Omaha, I have been cnough of a friend of Omaha to be allowed to talk a littis about some of hor faults, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend.’” Then what 1s wrong! The morals of the city are about like the morals of other cicies. The city is too moral and not pious cnough. The churches seem to lack the evaugelical force to convert men or even to draw them. The religious life of tho city 1s at low tide. Bvory minister and everybody knows this. There are as good Christians here as any where, and as bad _ones. Where Methodist churcties can produce no revivals there is something wrong with the churchbes or the place, or both. I think the churches ought 1o make the place right. There are two mis- tukes made in dealing with the religious life of Omaha, which 1s slowly improving What the Trouble Is, 1irst—The cry of enemy at honest critics. 1t is good to love one's city. He loves it most who will kindly study its faults, not to de- stroy it, buv to build it up by correcting them. Christ was tho best friend Jerusalea ever had, but_he tearfully pointed out its wenk spots, No use to put our fiagors in our ours and bawl out, “Groat is Diana!” That will mako matters worse. Socond. We doctor symptoms and not tho disease. Coated tongue is a symptom. Thongh the patient cannot tusto the differ- ence between a sugar plum and u green per- simmon, the disease is deeper down. Bad breath is asymptom. *Odors from idom’’ held in the mouth are no remedy. The cause remains. Loss of appetite is a symptom. o prescribo duinties is folly. So the coated tonguo of the spiritual man, a seared con- science, is a symptom the patient prafers the green persimmon of error to the sugar plum of truth. So tho foul broath that reeks in the stench of profanity, irraverence, creating a mulodorous moral atmosphere. o loss of appetite for tho gospel is but a very bad symptom and not to be cured by tid-bits of open fair gates, Sunday base ball and other concessions to desecrations. The disease is Greed for Gain. Only an- other symptom, you say. True, but the dominating one, though strictly but another symptom of the general discuse—sin, Now the people here are generous as elsswhore, Kunsas City, Donver, New York. Chicago, may be bad as Omaha, but I think tho great advantages and marvelous growth of our city aggravate enterpriso into an absording passion hore. -No wonder. This rush for dollars is the plague of our age. Monopoly is its extreme development in tho rich and anarchy in the poor. The rich are arvogant because they havB, Lho poor aro sour bacause they have not, monay, and both are wrong at precisely the samo point. I make no charge of wholesale meanness against our peopio, but say that undue desire for wealth pro- vents gosvel enterprise, Many who o to cburch take their business alon with - them. The masses are too bu gotting money, or too sulky be- cause they are not getting it to go to church at all. You say I preach for money. Yes and no. I did not come west as a missionary goos to Africa. Icametogive my boys o Detter chance annd the developing splendors of the great west. Personally, I could do as woll east. 50 wo arc all hero to better our- selves somehow. That is legitimate; but not to better ourselves anyhow at all, forgotting eternity. % Its Effcet on Morality, Now this excossive, abnormal enterprise affacts public morals wost unfavorably. Our private morals are vetter than our public morals. You say not so. Public morals are but the averago of private morals. Lot us see. (ood people condone what they would not do. Public policy does not actually ropresent private conviction of the peopie. This is 10 prohibition sermon, but I want to take a feature of the license system for illustration. Why must license feos ba applied just s0 as to do most harm? Also fines on lowdness? Does anybody believe but that to make boys and girls beneficiavies of these evils must liberalize their consci- ences toward them? If our city must have theso fees why not apply them’ differently ! We are 50 glad to have our taxes reduced that we do not bother about the details. Privatoly wo don’t believe this 1s right, publicly we let it go. Our souls aro auni- ilated 10 the corporation. How to Re y This, Vho is most to blame! The churches, Newspapers, schools, political parties are what the churchics makes then Either the church moulds society or society moulds tho church, Churches being made of common human stock, are sorely tempted and too ' often fall. They compromise and modily their gospel and life to suit conditions. There aro church members and church sympathizers enough hero to straightsn out everything that Is erooked. They demand little and get it. They concede much and lose about all, A [ragmentary Christianity and a fractional gospel are not tho thing. To give over to the world the sacred Sabbath for theater and base ball and other amusements, to dilute the gospel of grace, to obliterate the dis- tnetion between veligion and worldliness is to trifle with fatality, 1 will probably got myself into ministerial disapprobation.” Itead wy text, b That is all the relation course. 1 believe a consecrated church can save Omaba, aud therefore say it. Ihe Cross is inightier than the dollar mark. it bus to this dis- BAPTIS RNMENT, Some of the Salient its of This Most Democentle Church's Systom of Control, Rev. S. E. Wilecox preached at Culvary Buptist church last eveaing the first of a series of sermons on “What Baptists Be- lieve, and Why.” The phase touched on wa “Church Government—Religious Liberty.” The other subjects of the series will vbe ““Why We Do Not Sprinkle Infants,” “Why ‘We Immerse Ouly,” and “The Lord's Sup- por.t! ‘Phe speaker stated that a denominational discussion was useless so far as obtaiuin converts was concerned, but that it was woell for Christians to have a reason for the faith that was in them and to educate the young. The Baptists differ from other denomina- tlons in some nN‘lm:ln, buy in the main all evangelical churches agree. Of the points of difference as regards ehurch organization and government, the first to bo noticed is that the Baptists have no creed except the Now Testament and no articles of faith, There is no such thing as the Baptist church as a territorial organization. Wo speak of others as the Methodist chuech or Catholio chureh or Episcopal chureh, but of the Baptist churches. The Scripture tells of the churches of Asia, the seven churches, mu churches of Galatia, and so it 1s with the ?llu!. 'here are four forms of church govern ment, and to give them political terms, the first might be called the autocratic form, Here tho power 18 vested iu one person, as nm ohurch of Rome, with the infallible or supreme pontiff at tho head % sacpud 1s the aligarchio form, or gov- ernment by & fow perpetuated offices, as the Mothodists, Moravians and Eplscopaliaus, The third 18 the republican form, & govern: ment by a representation of the people, such &s followed by the Presbyterians and Luther- singular thren. ans, and the fourth is the demooratic, or & government by tha people collectively, & tho Bapuists, Disciptes and Congrogational ists. Detalls of Baptist Government, Tho Baptists choose a pastor by a vote of tho people, as by a showing of hands, and it i3 80 in all our management. Another differ ence is that wo have only two suthorized kinds of church officers—ministers and dea- cons, and only the former are divinely authorized, We havo no bishops, cardinals, primatos, diocesans, You can find nothing about them in the Now Testament, which we follow for our government. And the same is true of the Congregationalists, Disciples and substantially the Presbyterians. The Bantists beliove in perfect voluntari- ness of church membership, as our church is a voluntary institution. Mon are aot born into it. Religious belief Is a spiritual chunge that liborates men and makes them gratefnl subjects of their liborator. T fa; nnot be voluntary church members, hence we do not baptise them. Concerning tho Baptists many distinguished men have spoken true things. John Locke szid, “Tho Baptists were the first and only exponents of true liberty,” and he lived more than 200 yenrs ago, Goorge Gervinus, in Island in his History of the Nineteenth Century, says: ‘Hero in a little state the Buptists fostered the fundamental principles of liborty boefore they were taught in Europe.”” Herbert Sheats said: ‘It is the and distinguished honor of the Baptists to have first repudiated all coercive power over tho conscience of mau with reference to religion.” Judge Story said “In the code of laws established by the ptists in Rhode Island we read that con- science should be froe, and man were not dissuaded from worsnioing God as their ds demandod.” George Bancroft said: \limited conscience and freedom of mind is the trophy of the Baptists.” speaking of Rbode SPRINKLED OR SOUSED? sy Concern inistering Baptis ~T'o the Editor of Tne Bee: In Tue Bee of January 4 isa letter from Rev. C. B. Allen, reforring to a sermon of mine which he says appeared in your paper of December 28, 1501, I desire a little space for reply. Please iet it be understood by ail partios that T have neither provoked nor de- sired a newspapor controversy, Mr. Allen had a perfect right to leave tha Methodist church and ministry. [ndeed, with his changed convictions it was his duty to do so, as he was “kinaly” informey by liis presid- ing elder. He also had aright to give his reasons publicly. But when he sent them to tho public press, or allowed them to go there, he and his advisors must have known that his statements would be as publicly reviewed 'mu criticized, and a counter statement made, specially wiien he closed with what might bo accepted eithor as a slur or challenge, or both. 1 have a conscience to satisty in per- forming the ordinance of bapuism. If my brethren have not they must answer to God for 1t. We avowed a ‘‘conscience void of offenso toward God and man,” and a readiness to give reasons for our faith and practico whick are satisfactory to the great majority of Christians, Mr. Allen asserted that ‘‘people who have been immersed are never disturbed as to the correctuess of the mode.” This | denied and cited vhe 2ase of Dr. Emory J. Haynes, now of the People’s church in Boston, who was so disturbed about it as to restudy the subject thoroughly, after which he camo to the con- clusions heid by the Methodist church, both as to subjecis and modes of baptism ana honorably withdrew from the Baptist communion, I al¢o spoke of one man whom I bad known that was baptized by sprink- ling, by pouring, and by immersion, and was still disturbod about it, and the last 1 knew of him he was leading a wicked life. I might have spoken of Poter Edwards, the Scotch divine, who after ten years in the Baptist ministry wrote a book ‘against the doctrines and practices of that denomination on this subject. Oxaa, Jan, 9. How Was Christ Baptized? Mr. Allen then presents three statements in the form of a syllogism: “First—Thero is no evidence, biblical or historical, that Christ_ was baptized threa ways. All agreo thathe was baptized but ona way. “Sucond—There is no evidence, biblical or historical, that Christ over intonded any- body to be baptized in any way different from himself. ; The contrary is possibly log- ical, “Third—Then does not the as the ordinance become a command? tainly does.” Tn the ficst proposition Mr. Allen sots up a man of straw. No sane person ever claimed that Christ was baptized three ways, In the second place he assumes that he was im- mersed, to_which all do not agros. For proof he offers only the pictures of Christ in the water., To this Dean Whitmarsh, for- merly himself a prominent Baptist minister, veplies that not one of the ancient pictures ropresents Christ as being immersed. Bishop Worthington wrote me a_personal letter, in which he says that he has himself scon’ in the catacombs at Roma ropresentations of Christ receiving baptism by pourin Until it is proved that Christ was im- morsed, the second proposition is without weight, and_the conclusion absurd. Ho further says: “I declare, without fear of refutation, that the word in tho Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Latin, from which we got our word baptize, means to dip, otc., as tho forcible, the main and the raal ana literal meaning.” He ought to have known, if the scholar that ho claims to bo, that tho word vaplize comes alono from tho Greek and is not found m Hebrew or Syriac. 1t is latin- ized as it has been anglicized. Authority for Sprinkling, Let us see about its mearing, In classic Greek it is used of the pr of dyemg the hair, which is hardly immersion. In tne Septuagint translation of tho old testament, Leviticus xiv, 2-7, it is used to render a pro- cess which LOllld not have been immersion, for it 1s impossible that “the living bird, and he cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssyo” should be immersed in the blood of the doad bird. In Danfel iv., 33, which describes how King Nebuchaduezzar lost his reason and was driven out to live like the cattle, wo reaa that *‘his body was wet with the dew of heaven,” and the word used to doscribe tho wotting was “‘bapto,” which is hardly immersion, Let us look at the New Testament, Turn to Revelation xix., 13, which portrays the Son of God as a conquering warrior in a ‘ivesture dipped in blood" (bapto). Look back to Isaiah xlill,, 1-4, from which this comes, and read, “aud their blood snall be sprinkled upon 10y garments, and I will stain atl my raiment.”’ Sea Matthew xxvi., 3: “He that dippeth (bapto) his hand with me in the dish” does not mean immerse uis haud. The sprayiug of tho Israclites in the clouds is in I, Cornithians x., 1-2, referrved to as abapusm, It was the Egyptians that were immersed and drowned. But iis argument aguinst tho baptism of children is certainly “clover;” outif it proves auyibiog it proves altogether too much, Ho says: “When God wanted children_cireurn- cised, he commanded them to be. When he came and wanted belioyers baptized, he com- manded them to be. Wa are not obliged to any gentleman for their cleverness in trying to make it appear that our Lord forgot Him- self whon He did not command children to sprinkled as well as *'to be circumsised of mode as well It cer- Not Altogether Literal, Then, sir, 1f you accept notbing except by oxplicit command of Christ, by what au- thority do you observe Sunday as the Christien Sabvath ¢ Christ kept the seventh day Sabbath. By what authority do-you adinit woman to the sacrament of the Lora's Supper! Chnst never commanded it. If only believers ave to be baptized, because 1t suvs, “He that believeth and is baptized shall bo saved,” thon infants, which are 1n capable of helleving, ave lost, for the next clause says, *he that believeth not shall bo damned, Laccept Mr. Allen’s apology for the im- plication that we weranot conscientious, and wish him heaven's bost blessings upon his life and winistry. If he dces not, us he ex- pressly states, wish for coutroversy, ho will cease the public agitation of a subject upon which men and denominations may intelli- gontly and consclentiously differ aud bo equally plous and useful. Yours faithfully, H. A, CRANE, Pastor Seward Street Mothodist cuurch. IN THE SUBJUNCTIVE, ey, Dr, Harsha Discusses t of Publiec OMeials, Last night Rev. W. J. Harsha at the First Prosbyterian church preached on *City Government and City Morals.” He said: My text will be found in Joshua the twea- Moral Duty THE OMAHA tieth chapter and the fourth verse: “The Elders of the City,” This exprossion brings to our minds a truly unique period in th world’s progress toward popular govern moent. There was a time when tho “patriarch was everything. Ho was the oldest member of the household and to him everyono yleided implicit obedience in family, in socioty, in city and in state. We preserve something of the merit of this in- stitution in_our rather humorous method of speoking of the town council as the ‘city fathers.”’ Indeed, there is a sense in which the powers thav be must exercise paternal authority over the happiness and morals of the entire community. But a city council finds its best prototyne in the “elders of the city,"” mentioned in the text. In nine places in tho biblo this expres- sion is used. The first tolls about a man who might go out to cut wood, and the bead of bis ax might fly off the handle and kill a comrade. The caso was to be brought before the “elders of the city.’ and they were to decide whetker the man was guilty of murdor or not. Hore the elders dcted as judges, And it seems, from the other cases where this form of government is mentioned, that they performed also the functions of a coroner’s jury, a bureau of charities, a divorce court, a tribunal of last appoal and a bench of reprimand for wayward sons and daughters. Gideon appealed to the elders of the city in his controversy with Zaban and Zalmunna. Boaz laid his love affair with Ruth bofore them. I3zra tells how a &ort o senate was to be formed by collecting the elders from a numbor of cites, And 1n the text the elders aro said to preside over the citics of rofuge to see that every fugitive received his rights, Those early city councils had onerous duties. ‘Thoy seem to be men chosen because of their age and dignity and wide experience. dappy would a city bo which had a council of tboso who truly were wise, experienced and dig- nifiod. What the Authorities Might Do. Now, [ want touisclaim any intention of criticising the members of our present council. Tt is not for mo to say whether they are fulfilling their duties wisely or not. But I may venturo to suggest some thoughts which may be of service to them, and may help us 10 assist them in their task of governing the oty I am impelled to do so .by the recent discussions as to the morals of Omaha, ‘The rulers of the city, including not only the council, but the mayor and police conim sionérs, and the Board of Education, the police judge and the police, and all who have a hand in the administoring of our affairs and the execution of our laws, have a mighty tusk lmd upon them. To the citiés the vicious classes flock. In thecities the hetero- goncous character of immigration is par ularly noticeable. “Ring rule” and “gang rule”” and “thug rule” are all fouud in cities Loy bave ro place in the country. Henco itisno light matter to bear authority in a place like Oraaha. I particularly like Father cCartby’s suggestion as to the bill boards upon our streets, The pictures there displayed are often a shame and a disgrace to any civillzed community. I believe that our uuthorities should paste them over with dead black paper whenover they are offeasive to upright moral taste, as thoy do in Philadelphia. I am sure thata caveful eye should be kept upon all obscene pictures and literature wherever they are presented for sale. The sentiment of the community ought to de- mand in single voice that low performances and dance halls sbould bo banishea ouce and l?‘mvar from our fairand beautiful metrop- ol And I am positive that our laws as to Sun- day rost, as against work, sport, beor gardens and night theaters should be vigorously enforced. Let us not stay our voice or our endeavors until this has been accomwplished. 1 hove that every good citizen, as well as overy church member, will realize the im- portance of protesting against theso ovils. Wo are heve training up 75,000 childven ana youth, ana nothing should be allowed city government that could offénd the éve or pollute the morals of one of these plastic souls, in whose nands the future commerciai importance of our city will rest. U's Positl Omana, Jan, 10.—To the Eaitor of Tag | Ber: Mg attentioa is called to an editorial in Tie Suspay Bee on “Has Omaha Grown Moro Wicked(” I agree with that articie i every particular on the subjoct of our city’s moral . An ijustice is done mo und my churoh, however, that I velieve vou have the honor to correct. You speak of a certain proacher who has made his reputation by sensational preacting and observed Omaha for ten vears. Now, of course, that is not I I need hot defend myself against the charge of sen- sationalism, and | have been here but little moro than two years, and never commented ou the morals of Omata in my pulpit in any such way. But you goon to say that said sensational minister has quadrupled his con- grezation and built a $100,00) church. Thas is I “Things is mixed” somehow. Personally, I shail be very glad to submit my friendship for Omaha to the test of my utterances aud acts, past or futare, alongside of any minister, pig or littia. ‘Truly yours, P.S. M Postp the Sermon, Owing to the inclement weather last night the congregation at tho First Christian chureh, Twentieth street and Capitol avenue, was small, and for that veason Rev. T. K. Cramblet, who was to have given his views on *“The Baptismal Controversy,” decided to postpono his sormon on that subject until next Sunday night, when he expects to have a larger audience. ' Instead of talking on im- mersion, he delivered a discourse on *Christ as a Wonder." Pride is the Cause, Last night at the People’s church Rev. C. W. Savidge continued his discussion of work for woman, his theme befng ““The Reason Why Our Girls Refuse to Become Domestic Servants.” Pride on the part of the girls ho held as tho fivst reason. Pride on the part of the employers thesecond.. Failure to treat servants as they should bo the third, and lack of religion the final and great reason. He cited instances to show the weight of his arguments, and urged on both ministers and servants the importanca of coming closer together. Decided to Drop It. Rev. Dr. Allen of the First Baptist church was to have preached on “Our Creed De- fended"” last night, but did not. Upon e tering the pulpit Dr, Allen stated that he bad talked with Dr. Crane, after tho Sunday church notices had beon given to the pape and that they had agreed to stop the contro versy. T Sick headacho yiolds to Busoham's 2ills. AL WIN Summer T ER TO nds vin Route The Wabash are unow selling trip tickets good returning June 1, 18! to all the winter resorts in Ten- nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North und South Carolina, Louisinna, Arkansas and Texas, The quickest and best route to ths Hot Springs of Arkansas, Foe tickets and full information in reguard to east or south call at Wabash office, Farnam street, ov write G. N. Clayton, RS, To the Wabush round ites Organizing, There was only a small attendance at tho meoting of the Koeley Bichloride of Giold club beid at Louis Paist's parlors in the Con- tinental block yesterday afterncon. The committes on constitution and bylaws sub- mitted a report. It was docided to apply to the Dwight Bichloride of Gold Club of the World for a charter and become a membor of the world’s leaguo of clubs, ‘Tue bylaws of the Dwight association were adopted, and the application_for a_oharter will bo clrcu- lated among Dr. Kecley's graduates for signers, Another meeting will bo heldat 2 p. Sunday next. m Ll Solld Tralus From Omaha, Vestibuled, electric lighted and steam heated, with the fluest dining, slesping and ruclmlng chair car service in the world, via the *Chicago & Omaha Short Lane” of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Double dail train service, leaving Omaha at 1 p. m. and 6:20 p. m., with no transter at Coun- cil Bluffs as heretofore. Apply 1501 Farnaw street for tickets and further in: formation or aadress [\ A, NAsH, C. C. LINCOLN, Gen. Agt Qity Pass. Agte DATLY BEE. MONDAY, JA HABITS OF FUR BEARING SEALS | Btories of That Peenliar Animal by Special Agent Lavender, RAPIDLY FOLLOWANG * THE BUFFALO. arful Slaughter.of the Seals by Poachers ~Thelr Extermisation But the Mat- ter of n Few Years-Tales of the North Pacific, ““You may think it a singalar statoment but you will find it true, nevertholess, that San Francisco is very near the geogeaphical con- ter of the territory owned by the United States,” said Captain A, W. Lavender, spe- clal agont of the Troasury department to Tie Bek the other day at the Paxton hotel. “I don’t undevstand how you ure goiug to make that appear.” *asily enough, "replied Captain Lavender. “Just spread out your map and take a com- pass or a string, if nothing botter, and describe a ol with San Francisco as the center. and let tho circumference line cut through Maine and swing on around. You will find that Alaska and the Aleutian islands will fall almost entirely outside of the circle. The majority of the people of the United States do not avpear to realfza that we own a tre- mendous area of country up there, and thut it might ba made the source of a great amount of wealth.” Captain Lavendor spent niueteen months in Alaskan tercitory, most of the time upon the island of St. George in charge of the great seal breeding rookeries as special egent for the Umted States. He was appointed from South Dakota and sailed from San Francieco in May, 1890, He returned from Alaska but a few weoks ago and will make Omaha his headquarters until next soring when he expects to return to St. Goorge island to guard the seal rookeries for another vear, Alaska’s Winter Weather, “We landed at Unalaska,” said the captain * 1 relating his experience in the far north, nd aiter a fow days pushed on to the home o{ the fur senl, the islands of St. George and Paul. Theso islands are about 245 miles llullhhufl. of Unalaska. 1 was dotailed to take charge of St. Georgo island and see that no poachers were permittod to Kill seal in that vicinity. I found good, comfortablo quarters thero and to my Aurprise all last winter the thermometer did not register anything below zero. “The island of St. George contains thirty- threo square miles of territory, It is practically a barren rock, but it is the natural home of the fur seal and the samo may be said of St. Paul 1sland. There are about 300 uative Alasians on tho island and they live entirely upon the revenue they receive from the North American Mer- chants Fur company which has a contract with the United States government controll- ing the exclusive right to take seals upon the two islands or in the Alaskan waters under the jurisdiction of the United States. ““Thero are a groat wany peculiar things about the sealskin industry. In the first place fur seals ars very peculiar animals. They cannot be domesticated, They soon aie when removed from the climate of the Alentian islands. Ana yat they don't stay there all tho year. Thoy begin to arrive at St. Georgs and St. Paul islands in. May and they leave the islands 1n Augast or early in Soaptember. The bull seals fll'l'ivn first and each animal selects particular spot upon the bareen cliffs, or oHesay A g e them, varying from twenty to fifty fest'squaro for a sort of a harem. In a few weeks tho female, or cow, seals begin to arrive. Then there is terrif fighting among the bulls. They fight like domons to get possession of the cows. Thoy are polygamous inm their social life, Each male, or bull, will-have from twenty to fifty wived: They estabfish rogular barems thoro on the cliffs and guard their wives, with the most constant vigilance. Peculinr Famlly Habits, “Protty sonn after the cows begin toarrive they give birth to their young. They give oirth to but cne pup each year. And now I will tell you the strangest feature of the life and habits of the seal. ‘T'he bulls take care of tho pups while the cows go away to feed, The cows go and come between the rookeries and fish banks miles and miles ‘out in tho Bering sea, but the bulls stay thereon those barren rocks all summer herding the pups and gururding them without asolitary thing to eat. They live by absorption of the fat that is upon their bones when they arrive in [ have seen & Dbull seal caro of fifty pubs with not move than fifteen or twenty cows or mother | seals about them. T'no vest were away feed- ing. T pups, of course, aresuckled by theie Wohthum until they are able to swim and eat sh. **When the bulls come ashore in May they are groat, sleek, fat fellows, weighing from 400 to 600 pounds, but when their season of vigilance and fasting is over they are nothing but skin and bones. The pups are old enough to wean by about the middle of August and then tho fomales or mothers | leave the rookeries. The bulls or masters of the harems stay, however, until the pups haye ull learned to swim aud then they take the drove of young ones and depart not to ve- | turn until the following spring.” **What kind of seals are killed by the fur eompany and how are they taken ¢ ‘“I'ne young bull seals do not establish harems ~until they are four or five years old, because they are not strong enough to fight their way ‘1nto the possession of a rookery and into the good graces of the females who are seeking u protection for their anticipated offspring. Well, these voug bulls o off to themselves upon a different part of the island, You will sometimes see seveval thousand of these young gentleman seals all in a herd together. These are the ones solected to bo taken for their skins, The natives aro employed to drive them up away from tho water in greav droves, sometimes 1,000 or more all together, When they get them half a mile or so away from the water they go in umong them with clubs and knock them on the head. A very light blow just in tho right place will kill a seal. They aim to kill only the 2, 3 and 4-year-old seals because their fur is the best.” “How do they drive the animals to the killing grounds eful Slaughter of Cow Seals, ““That is another peculiar thing. The na- tives do that. Bcys ana young men can do it. They take small pieces of seul bone or tusks and malke a+snapping, eracking sort of sound by beatings them together. This frightens the seals:and they hustle along to- gether like a flockof sheep.’ “Did you havemmuch trouble with thieves or poachers aboutttio islands last summor (" “‘We had vory litle trouble with poachers daring 1o come to'the islands, but the unlaw- ful ktlling by poanliers out in Bering sea wus something shamefal, The poachers shoot the female or cow seals when they leave the island and go out to the fish banks to feed. The slaughter of the cow seals by thoso thfeves must have beon something frightTul last year. Every time a mother seal is kifled during the suckling uime that means the:death of a pup, for the voung one is sureto starve to death, The pups all look alike,, hut the mothers know them aport und they will not suckle any but their own, So thedteath of a cow means the death of & pup. Avone time last summer we estimated that there were 20,000 dead pups on tho rookerios of Bt. George island. Those dead pups probably represented tho robberies committed by the poachers in shooting the mother seals, ‘There were nearly 100 thiey ing poaching vessels in the Bering sou last summer. We estimated that they killed dur Sha NUARY 11, 1892 fng the summer not less than 60,000 female [ sonis. ‘“The poachers only get about one-fifth of the seals they kill. They shoot them in the water and if they iill them outright the seal Is vory likely to sink before the poacher can gouto it It is necessary to simply cripple the seal 50 it will flounder about in the wat until the boat with the harpoon men can get close upon it." what is a raw seal skin worth 1" *‘They run all the way from £16 to #5 ponding upon the quality of the fur.” “ls the number of seals decreasing up there in the Alaskan waters " Rapldly Disappearing. *On yes, very rapidly, ana it 15 wholly on account of the ‘devastation of the thioving ponchers. If the poachers wero entirsly driven out of the Bering sea the fur company could take 100,000 seals every year in the manuer preseribed by the wovernment, which I “have described and yot the number of seals would in- crease. If somothing more effocive is not done soon, though, the seal industry will 800n be u thing of the past. The peachers will in a very fow years destroy all the seals. If the seals were properly protocted the gov- ernment of tho United States might realize a revenuoe of £1,000,000 a year from thoso two small islands. Itis an industry, you see, that should ve preserved.’ “‘What was the magnitude of tne United States fleot in the Alaskan waters last sum- mer!? “We had the cruisers Mohegan, Thetis, Alert and Merriam, and tho English bad the Porpoise, Nymph and Pheasant. Tho Eng lish had agreed, you know, to assistthe United States 1a driving out the poachers, but we did not succeed very well becauso they were permitted to stay in Bering sea. T'ho poachers muit be entirely routed from Bering sea before the rookeries can properly be protected. 1 hope that the coming con fe; ence betweon Dr. slerriom and Prof. Men- denball for the United States, Dr. Dawson of Canadu,and Sir Baden Powell of England will rosult in A move thorough and unitea effort to put a stop to the outrageous siaugh- ter of seals by the thieving poachers.” Native Alaskans, peaking of tho native Alaskans Captain Lavender said: “They are bright and very peaceable people. During my nineteen months residence on the isiand 1 don’t re- member of a solitory arrest of a native Alaskan. They area vory religious people They all belong to the Greek Catholic church. The great difticulty at present is that they svoak tho Russian langunge and their priests say mass in Russian. The government is endcavoring to got English sehoois started and will encourage the send- ing of English speaking priests among them, If thoy once get English speaking priess they will soon all talk and read tho English language.’ de- e CAPTAIN BOURKE COMPLIMENTED. Words of Praise from the Washington Star « for a Gallant Sol 3 Tho Washington Star of recent date priuts the following complimentary notice concera- ing Captains Bourke acd Hardie and Liet tenant Langhorne: Up to tho present time but three United States armyv officers have attained marked distiuation in connection with the endeavor tosubdue Mr, Garza. 'These are Cavtains John G. Bourke and Francis G. Hardie and Secoud Lientonant George T. Langhorne, all of the Third cavalry. Two of these ure ractically Washingtonians, Captain John 3. Bourke is especially well known here. He tirst came to the national capital as a private in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavairy. He was a boy then, but his fighting nature had made him enlist in the union army. For three years—until July. 1865 —he did his best to upset the rebellion. Then he went to the military Academy upon an_appointment oviginallv promised him by President Lincoln. Four years of peaceful study followed, but after graduation there came years of activity. ‘Wherever there was trouble among Indians there could Bourke be found. He was Gen- eral Crook’s right hand for a long time, ren- deritg loyal and efficient service to his com- mander and the country. While campaigning he gathered an enormous quantity of his- torical, topographical and generally inter- esting information and some of 'this he has put in book form. *‘The Snake Dance of the Moquis,” “On the Border with Crook” and several scientific troatises of an etnnological nature hav made for the captain a literary reputation of the bighest order. General Sheridan appro- ciated Captain Bourke's ability as an author and it was under Sheridan’s instractions that he was detailod to duty in this city. Vhile herc he was sergeant-at-arms of the famous pan-American conference, accom- panying it on its historical tour through tho country. Last April Captain Bourke re- joined his regimeut and was at once sent to Tort Ringgold, whero he has since been statloned. Captain Bourke is married—-his estimable wife was Miss Horbach of Omala —aud rejoices in the fact that he is father of three of tho prettiest little girls in the western hemisphere, S Use Haller's Barbed Wire liniment for cuts, old sores and spraius—horses and cat- tle always get well. e L COTTON PRODUCERS. Southern Agriculturists Reduce the Area t Mexris, Tenn,, Jan. 10.- ing, in the parlors of the Peabody hotel, there was hold a conference between the commissioners of agriculture of the various southern states who attended the convention of tho cotton growers on the previous day regarding the action of the convention, and thoy agreed on the following memorial : The commissioners of ugriculture represeit- ing the states of Alubama, Aricansns, North arolinu, Georgin und Tennessee, boing im- pressed with the necessity of the red tho ucreaze of cotton and the r divorsi- fication of the crops for hom umption, hereby endorse the nction of the cotton grow- ers and_worchants convention, held in city of Memphis. Tenn.. on tho Sth diy of Junuury. 1803 do earnestly appeal to ail agrlenlinral and worcantile orzanizations, consisting of alllane ranges. stato and county wericultural socioties, hoards of trade. cotton exchunges. chiumbers of conmerce, v, also Individual farmers and merchants, sist and co-operate with us in securing forogoing result, wnd to this end reco:n mend the general and loeal adontion of the wetion of the convention pledging the rductia Petitioned Be Plant to Costorday morn- ction of tho usolvey 0 and rocoms ganization of state, cou townships to act, elther” independently or through ulroudy orgunized svicties us miy ba decmed best, and witl most readily fnsure the beaefits arising from concert of decreased production of cotton for o 1802 JORN ROBINSON, Of North HECTOR D. LANE, Commissioner for Alabama, D. G GODWIN. Commissioner of A M. F fon and yeur olini. loulture for Tonnessco. LOCKE, i Acrio X Cone Comm -~ Gessler's Magio tea headichesin 20 min utes. 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