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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , O TOBEE 12 , 1890-TTTEN T\r PAGES , 11 \\OEN \ \ IN THE The CoB ja9EC4 ef the ifoTe to A.dait Tb n to the Gtnera.1 Ooafaence. TWO DIVINES WHO FAVOR THE HOVE , Two.Vcxv I'n itor * Admitted to Oumlm Tultill * v\ltli Interesting facts About Slimy Otlicr Preachers. An Important matter to be determined Ic the Methodist EpiMttpal church within the to * t few weeks 1 the admUsion ofwomen as lay ddecates to the peucral conference of the church. At the last pcneralcoafertmccn resolution was adopted calling for aa elec tion in every McthoUUt church In the couo- try during the months of October and Xo- vombtT ferine purroso of piling the mem bers an opportunity to vote ujioa the question. "Shall women bo elipiblo as delegates to tho- electoral and pcncral conferences o' the Methodist Eplscopal church ! " TTic mnttcr has aroused a sf IritoJ debate through the religiojs papers and In the minor a < sembltcs of the church In the vest It Isbolletcd tto church will bo ovcnvhelm- Ingljrln faxorofthe odml sonof ! wo-nen as dclofrates to the general conference , but the meaure has some very formidable opponcats In the east. Dr J. M Buckley , editor of the leadlas church raper of the .Mctbodlst de nomination , the New York Christian Ad\ocatc , b fighting the trensure. Ho devotes a column or more each week to the subject. Ills arguments are l > osed npon the liberal interpretation ot stbo scriptures and he alw claims that this move is simply the cfloits ol the no man suffracisU to use the ihurch as a cat's paw In furthering their ends It will be one more step pained , he says , one more point conceded to which the suflrag-ist leaders will point In justification of their demana for the rijut of franchise in civil affairs. On the other hand , such -women as Miss Frances Wlllard , Mrs . \nfie F Newman of Lincoln , sister to John M Ihurstcn. Mrs. Bishop Newman and manr others , supported ondcncouracedby many of the loading di vines andbistops of the church , arc making an auprosslve ncbt for the admission of women as lav delegates to conferences Spe-akine of the subject to a BEE reporter Dr I' . S Merrill , pastor of the First Meth odist church of this city said : " 1 have heard but little In ray church about the approaching election , I apprehend , how ever , that not only In our churches herein Oinaha , but all over the west the proposi tion to admit vromen as lay deleptes will be carried by a la rjc majority. I think so because tt Is In keeping with the trend of ourciviliiatlonandwithtbe spirit ofourpro- prcsslve people. So fur as 1 am concerned , personally , I am in favor of It. I don t ee how we can avoid itWe find the hand of woman lajrinp hold of almost e\erjr calling in life and entering Intocompetltlon , side by side with men.Ve find women setting tvpo at the cases wefina them in the practice ot marine and of law. Wcfind thernlceplnp books and attending to all manner of routine work in the vast workhou < o of our busy mercantile life Jnaddition to this we , as a church , hare admitted women as bclnp eligible to membership In our quarterly conference- ' . Women are eligible a * stewards of our church.Vo accept tbeir assistance in the financial department of the work. We also elect them as class leaders , acceptinc their assistance In the spiritual department and tbe < e two admissions make them clisihle as members of the quarterly conference. Now , If they are eligible as members of oar quar terly conferences , why not admit them to tncannual nod general conferences ! This is but an openlnc ncdgc , howecr , and the leading men of the church see much more beyond this simple admission of the women ns delegates than the superficial thinker would suppose. When women shell have b n admitted as members of the law-making body of the church , the hlchcst body of the cbu'rch.thennhatls to hinder them from Vxlnp licensed nnd ordained to preach or from becoming bishops in the church ! That will be but another step and a very easy one when tney are once admitted to the floor of tbepcncral conference" "Do jou thinV that women should be li & censed to preach a * men are I" "I can think of no great objection in tne licensing of women to preach where poet may bo accomplished by it. We have incur church now. some powerful evangelists who are women , but they have no license. Mrs Van Cott Is a notable example. She is nraennble to no conference because she Is neB B member of any. Yet , we , as a church silently recognize her creat power in the pulpit. Miss Francis \VUlara is another nnd 1 mlcbt mention a score of them. AVhert a woman possesses the abilitv und the desire to do good in the pulpit , eeo no reason why she should txs prevented from poinp into the ministry Ihere arx'somo objections to the calling of a xvoman to the jiulpit but time will probably regulate those \\e \ could hardiv expect woman to take part In a war if one should break our , yet we arc pradually concediujr to her nearly every npht that men claim in the country I know of one ludicruus incident la connection with a wo man's work In thepulBitbutcventhediBcul- ty under which she labored may possibly lwadjusted so as to become less of a barrier than it now seems to appear. The lidy to uhom I refer was not a member of the Meth odist church She vas a married woman nnd was decidedly talented She asked her- congregation for a vacation and it wxs granted She stayed away three months and returned with a baby in her arms" "Do you think the proposition tondmittho women \ \ ill be carried I" "Yes , sir , 1 thln < it nilL It is the trend of the tinies , the outgrowth of this pre pressive cHllization This matterls sure to lie decided sooner or later In favor of the ad mission and he who opposes It is simply kick ing ncainstthe pricks' ' " Uov Charles \V. \ Savidgo said that ho . hoped the day would soon come when women mlRht bo ordained to preach Jmt as jncn ar * . "May the Lord speed the day , " said he. "There are many noble women In the world , and I do not believe In restrictiiiB their usefulness sltn pi ) because it bis not been customary for women to speak from , the jmlplt I believe in tfUncr every body a chance to do all the good they can. " Mretlnc of Director ) . Y. M. C..V. The reiruUr monthly tneetlne of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian issociation was held at the building last evo- nlnp. nlnp.U'illlam U'illlam Fleming , president ; Mr. \ \ ' . "V ! Blabauph. Dean Gardner , Dr \ \ ' F. Mllroy , W. J. Van Aenum.V It. Druznmond , J. Y. J'hlllippl. Ceorge A. Joplin , A. D Schermer- born , Charles E. Williamson and \V II Uus- ell vcre present The report of the acting general < secretary , Hazelton , showed the work of the several departments to be la a flourishing condition The attendance on the physical department Is increasing , that at the religious meetings Is HO per cent larper than It was in Aujrust , Thrvecommlttcrt ure well orgranl'ed with 100 members. Evening classes arc la opirution with good attendance. The report of the membership secretary , Mr. Itevnard , showed an. incronse of forty- five ilurinthe ironth The report of the finance committee showed in oxce&s of receipts over txpendlturw for the month of $1(0. Considerable routine business was trans- icuxl , after which the report ol thelectuw rommltteo was taken up und after discussion adopted. The report contemplates a course of entertainments to bo known as the "Star course , " to consist of seven lectures by well kuoxvn ponllemfn of Omaha , including Col onel T 11 btanton , iVyd Ny , lion IJena- ] rain I ! BirroMs , Hon. James W. Savage , Mr W 11 AU under and Ulstiop Newman. Three concerts one bv the Lotus Cjlee club t'f ' Bciton , one tiv the KcvVork Sx'raphony tlub , andoneundrrthe auspices or the T 1C " quurtctte , Mill l given. Course tickets trill be sold for { - % tha objoot bcins to m uVe tUe cour > o a souivo of rerenua to aid in the horltof the asiociatlon. TickeU will be on lalo teen \Jl - U tie purpos to pun tie canvass for subscript ! on > 'jri Her direction of Mr Xa.ua , as fast & 4 praitic3bl ( > The dpt | rs ffxlsan- puine of the success of the work for the coming year The rMltsion Hoclety. Tb gr ftt nu > slon meeting at Minneapolis lost treek was att nd l by a very larse and representative bed ; of the ConrrecntJonal chaKh. The impor tant question of the assembly was .Shall the close corporation urreiider to the church. The great missionary society , with an annual Income of over 6 < TXX ) ( ) . has tteen manar.otr all the forein missionary work for the Conpivgitloioal church for year * , hut of late there has Ixcn a desire among many to have the doors of this , corporation opened and to ctvetbf church a chance to seetoorecf the practical vxorkincs of the missionary effort. TlinnlcneUini : i ervcc . A call has been Issued to all mission work ers and chanty organizations of the city re questing them to meet at the Young Men's Chriatlal association billdln ? Tuesday even- Inc. October 14 , for thepurpo e of discussing ways aid meaas for carrying oat the de- sli n for providing suitable Thanlt'riving ser- \icea , dinner , etc , for the jeoplo deiwndent upon the mission for the support. It is proposed to civc an entertainment at the Grand opera houc N'ovember ii. the pro ceeds of which are to be dMdeo ono-nalf to be apportioned equally between fat. Tim > thv mi i > n and the retrainingonehalf to be di vided equally between such other societies as may take part In the movement. The Hoi ) Family M An Interesting mission is in prozress at the church of the Holy family under the ans- Dices of Fathers Moeller and Vandcr Er- den of St. Louis of the Society of Jesus It uw ojicaed list Sunday and Kill be con tinued until next Snadiy night. During the past week the evening esercisca were demoted eiclusiicly to ladies The present week , the services at night will be In the Interest of the men Tills mission Is the first service of the kind held in Omaha since ISvl The exercises have been larcely attended and in many Instances the selling rapacity of the church has been severelj taxed. The success of the mission is evidenced by the fict that the holy ta-rament has been administered to eight hundred communicants during the pojt week Thesubjects to bo discassed this week \vtll te similar in chara ter to the themes heretofore considered , all calculated to in spire honest rnoralitj and to conduce to spiritual meditation on the [ art of the people attending the mUsion This mcrninc at 10 V ) o'clock Father Hillman - man will celebrate high miss ind Father Moellerwill open the seri ices for tn men The following prosrrammo will be observed until the couclu'lon of the mission Morning o o'clock , mass and instruction , C o'clock , mass , 7 o'clock , mass , S 30 o clock , mass and sermon. Afternoon a o clock , stations of the cross , " 30 o'clock , rosary ermcn , benediction. Confessions will be heard from 5 o'clock In the morning until 12 noon , and froa 230 p. m. until 10 .30 p. m. Church The South Tenth Street Methodist church starts in upon the new conference with about two hundred members and all in good workIng - Ing order The First Methodist church will not at tempt to dedicate lu splendid new building until next sprintr The congregation will continue to worship in the basement during the winter The Sundar school at the Jewish temple on Harney street opened last week very encour- agini-lv There were seventy-rive pupil * prr ent. This will soon be one of the largest Sabbath schools lu Oinaha Rev C W Savidge likes the good old- fash ioned way of rincinga bell for church serv ices He thinks there are not enough church bells In Omana Last Sundav he said , jok ingly "I believe 1 will buy a larpe cowbell and go up and down the streets on Sunday morning and \\ake the people xipso thev may get ready for church 1 believe I would have a perfect right to do that If I wished to People ple who sell milk and Oread nnsa ballon the street and I have some thine that is a great deal bet ter and of moro Importance thaa rnlU and bread " Her. AVillard Scott of St Marv's Avenue Congregational church Is a very practical man He lees to later with his hands and if he had a large back yard would probably lav out a coed sized trardcn e\cry summer The beautiful lawn upon which the grass is just getting a start about the church at the head. of St. Mary's avenue Is the result ol his ef forts He leeled the ground and sowed Iho seed and now watches it with great care and pride On rainy davs he mar bo seen on the lawn with a ganlen knife cutting out the odd weeds that are taking root in the younij grass. _ _ _ xu TICES. Church of the Good Shepherd , corner Nine teenth and Lake streets Kev. J P. D. Llwyd , rector Holy communion , S a , m ; regular service with sermon by the rector , U a. in and 7 3O p m. . Sunday school , 10 a. m ; short service with a ten nluute address every Friday evening at 7 30. All persons are cor dially invited to these services The young men of Xorth Omaha are especiallv requested to give an hour of Gotl's day to His service ana will be heartily welcomed at the Good Shepherd Scats free at all services Kev. Dr Gilbert De La Matt r wilf preach in the Fin > t Methodist EpUcopal chnnh , Twentieth nnd Davenport streets. , at lu 30. Dr De La Matyrasfor three years the pastor of Fir > t church andhisold friends will be glad to see aad hear him once moro Central Cni'ed Presbyterian church. Sev enteenth street , between Capital a\enue and Dodge street Prvathing 10 M a. m by the pastor , Dr John YVilltau > on. Therne "The Captain of Our Salvation. " Cotrmumon after morning sermon. Young people s meet- ingat 6 9J p. m E\euing services at T 30 p. m Subject : 'Como and See , " .All are in vited. faeatb free. First Universalist church. Rev Q. H. Shlnn , pistor Services 10 45 a m and 7 SO p m. bun day school lira at Goodrich hall , North Twenty-Court ! and Haul streets. Sub- JetUs Forenoon 'Christlaniiv a Con8kt " Evening "Universalisa la I'irtialist Churches " Trinity M. E church , corner Twenty-first and Binnov streets Kev W K Bean , pas tor Morning service , 10 3O evenlnir , 6 X ) ; Sunday school , 12 m ; young people's meet ing , 6.30 p m. Preaching by the pastor morning and evening. Morning subject "The Secret of a Church's Growth. " All seats free. The people are made welcome. Young Men's Christian association buildIng - Ing , corner Sixteenth and Douglas. Free reading room open dally , week days from i a. m to 10 p m , Sundays from i to6 o m. Gospel meeting Saturdav night , conducted by Uev C V SaviJge. Bible cl.i-ss Sunday morning at 9 o clock Younsnen's meeting Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock , addressed bv Rev A J. Turkic , pastor KounueMemona ! L-itheran church- Subject'KelUion in a Busv Life. " Music by the male chorus , as sisted by the Leslie quartette All are nel- coine. First M E church , ccrner Twentieth and Daren port streets Kev P. S Merrill , pas tor I'lvuchlnp Sunduvs at 10 3O a m ana. 7 10 p m iorning subject : "Asking forthe Old Paths. " Sundav school at . ' 30 p m. "Young People's Society of Christian En deavor ever } Monday e\ealngat 7 .W o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 o cluck All oats free and everybody in- vtted. Pa > iora Kaldence , is 14 Chicago street. Trinltv catheural , comer Capitol avenue and Eighteenth strvot , Very Kev C H. Gardner , dean Holy communion , b 00 a m. ; Corning prayer , litany and sermon , 11 a. in. ; Suadaj school , 3 .15 p m. , children' ! sen ice , 3 15 p. in ; evening prnver and sermon. 7 45 p in. Dr Doherty wtl officiate at all ser vices. Westminster Presbyterian churchTweatv- nlnth und Misoa strolls. I'roaching by trie pastor , Uev John UorJon. D D , at 1O 3) a , m , on "The. Dlfleroaca Betneon Man and < iod , " aad at 7 .30 p. ca , on "Jesus In Social Life. " Life.Velih \Velih Presbyterian , Blunder * street , near Cumlug < . Hev J It. Johns , pastor Sen-ices Preaihmpat lOa. in. and 7.3O p m : Sun- dav school at 10. ) a , m. Mornlaj subject , "The CVmoitlon of Peace. " N"e\\raan Methodist church , Twenty- stveath and St. Miry'i avenua. Preachlnp 1) ) ) the poster Uev Ctmle * W. Saridge , at 11 , JO a. m. and 7 p. m. Subject in the morn- in ? , "Power to v'ltne s " Subject In the etenln ; , "The Harvest Past. " Splendid music by Frunfclln riaith and his ctoir. Scats free. Ail are welcome. First Congregational chun-h. Nineteenth streets , Dr , J. T , Duryca , pastor , rest It-nce , 2101 Ca street Sandsy mornins sorvlCM at lo TO , Immediately f 1- otved by Sundav ox > l Exening jervicoi ut i W. Y P S C E at ? 41 p m Fri a > nyer and prais * nxctlncsVedaesday evening at 7li All are welcoin . All Saints church , Tweoty-six'.h and How ard streets , Kei. LouU 2Sahaer , S D T. , rec- or Service nineteenth S-tnday after Trinity Holy coDiniunkmT 50 a m .Sunday school 9 ft. m , nxsrnlnr ssrvico 11 a. in , choral evening 4pm The music at th 11 o'clock services will be "Te Oeum and Jnbl- ate" in F Hi ! . anthem "He that fchall En- itarc to the End " Mendelssohn \t the 4 o'clock service , "Masrnlflcat anil Xnnfi iitnittls" In V Hlles. anthem , ' -Grant us , Lxird , we Beseech Tho" Bambv. Free Ittlags provided. All welcome. Unity churcn. Seventeenth street neir Ca.is Her. N M. Mann , will pr ush In the roorain ? on "The KlncJom of Heaven" Sunday school and Emerson class at 12'15 p. m. m.South South Tenth street M E. church Qmr- erlv nrvtlng services , love feast at 10 a ci , preaching at 10 . I'renchlniz by the pre siding elder , Kev. T. C Clendcnmg at 7:45 p. n. , to bofollowexl oy the ad minis t ration of he Lord's supper. Every one cordially la- vitcd. Southwest Lutheran church , Twenty-Sixth street between Poppleton and AVoolworth a\cnues. Rer Luther M ICuhns well preach at 11 n. n . on "Tho Veiled Heart , ' and at p in , on "CoKpanionshlp In Solitude" First Presbvterian Church , corner Dodre and SeMnth streets ben ices at 10 30 a , tn. and 7.45 p. m Preaching by the pastor , Rev.V. . J. Har ha , D D. Yoang people s meeting at 045 p m. Rev. M. J Grablo of Xetvton F.UU. 0 , x lll preach in the First Christian church , corner of Capitol avenue and Twentieth streets both morning and evening. Sunday school at9.30a m. Voune People's bociety of Christian Kndeavor at 0 JO p tn. Kountzo Memorial Lutheran church. Six teenth and Harnev Regjlar church services at 1030 a m and 7 TO p m. Sabbath * chool at 12 m St Matthew's mission Sabbath school , corner Fourteenth and Center streets , at 3 3U p m. Young people's prayer meeting atfi 3Op m The pis tor , Rev. A J Turkic , will preach In the mornintr on "The Tender ness of God , " and in the evening on "The Conquering Sword Grasp. " All are welcome to these services. St Mary's Avenue Congregational church , comer of Twenty-seventh strret Hev. Wil- lard Scott , pastor Sen ices at 10 W a m. and 7T > p m The Lord supper will be ad ministered In the morning and members re cth ed. Sunday school at noon Chapels at 3 o'clock Youn ' Socictv of ? I'eoples Chris tian Endea\ mrcting an hour before evcn- inp service. Evtnlng ermon on 'TemDta- tion , ' with prelude on "Unfair Journalism , " the first of a series of Sunday evening prel udes on topics of tnc day. KELIGWC3 , Schools and classes are to be opened In Boston this winter for scientific bible study. Dr. Talmae preaches Sunday mornings m the Brooklyn Academy of Mu < ic and Sunday ctenings in the Xew York Academj of Music. The American mi-sionary association meets In Northampton , Mass. October 21 Dr. F. W Guasaulus of Chicago is to preach the sermon. The 103d anniversary of the Moravian So ciety for Propaeatlnsr the Gospel among the Heathen was celebrated In Bethlehem , Pa , , recently A search for the oldest clereytnaa In Eng land snows that Rev. John Elliott , vicar of Kanduick , will be 10O in three montos. He preached up to the age of ninety-fiae. About fortv missionaries have sailed for fields of work in Burxnah , Assam and India this mule. Tne rooutas appointees of the American Baptist missionary union. Kev J. S Meyers of bprinpheld , Mo , has decided to come to Omaha and become pastor of the First Christian church He is said to bo an able man and a A cry energetic worker. The United Prwb.vterian church of Scot land has sustained a se\ere loss in the death of Prof David Duff , who occupied since 1 70 the chair of ihurch nistory in the theological hall in Edinburgh. The Catholic bishops of the United States will meet InSt Louis on October 10 to se lect available names to bo sent to Home from \\hic-h one may bo selected as a suc cessor to Bishop 0 Connor. The German Catholic bishops have issued a pastoral letter In which they praise Em peror \ \ llliam lor his attitude on the social question , and reiterate the declaration that the church is the best healer of soual Ills The United Presbyterian church will soon see the interior of tne handsome new church pomguo on Emmet street , near Twentv-nrat. The structure is built of bnck and stone ana U1 seat nearly Hve hundred people. It will co-t about fU. Methodist laymen are voting this month ( the voting will bo finished next month ) on the admission of nom a to the general con ference. It is reported that there is a wide spread feeling in the west in favor of admls - sion. A similar report comes from Baltimore. As the result of recent revival meetiups al Cleveland , Tenn . 350 converts Sunday Joined the churches of their choice as follows Methodist Epi-copal. South , 101 ; Methodist Episcopal1 , Cumberland Presbyterian , 7t > Presbyterian , 41 , Baptist , 34 , the Disciple of Christ. SO. The lif teenth congress of Catholic Jurist consults will be held early this month at Au- pcrs , France , under the presidency of ben utor Lucien Bmu Among the subject * to be considered are , socialism in vanous forms the financial system , militarism and aencul tural affairs. The congregation of the First Baptist church will observe the special thmtc offer ing of the jear todav at 10.BO a. m. Th < 4 eirnini.-b of one day will t > contributed by e.u-h of the members and friends of the con- eregation. and short addresses will bo mode by the pastors and leading members of the cnurch. Abo.it thlrtv of the congregation of the First Christian church at Plattsmoath vis ited Kev. A. H Keed and wife \Valnu' ' Hill last Thursday in a body. Uev Keed is pastorof tbo Plattsmouth church but retains his residence In Omaha. The party came up in the forenoon aad returned at 4 o'clock to Plattsmouth. The Churchman expresses disbelief of the report that the Wshopof Ohio has requester the Uev. Mr. MucQueary "to leave the Episcopal ministry" on account of heretica views It holds that Mr. MacQneary could not leave the mini--try ; ho could not , nor could anv earthly power do U , divert hlmsel' of the ministerial character. Through missionary oparations , the English Baptists have built up a stronp church in Jamaica. The Jamaica Baptist union , which is now forty years old , has , in this pbriod , nearly doubled the nuraoer of its members , hav-inp now 33,703. It has 10 churches apalnst forty six in IsH'Jvhile the number of Its native ministers has iucrcasei from three to twenty-six. In the Catholic contrress at Coblentz , M Windhorst , the load ins Cathulic of Germany made an earnest pl ° u for the restoration o the temporal power of the pope. He also urged the disarmament of Europe. Wemus cultivate aad spread the sentiment , ho * said that there ought to bo no moro wars , tna national disputes should not be settled br arms , but bv arbitration At a meeting of the official board of the Southwest Presbyterhn church , held Wed nesday evening , It was decided to extend a call to Dr K Is" AtkU > on of the First Pres bytcrian church of Quincy , 111 Rev Dr AtVlsson 1s an able man and the congregation of the Southwest Presbyterian church fee ! that it has oeen veri fortunate In s ; unng a loaaer wto will build up the church in all its departments. The Uaptist ministers' conference o Omaha and vicinity lus united - cry cordially in an invitation to Bev H M. Wharton. IJ D , of Baltimore to hold a union revival ser vice durinu November. It is undersuxx that Dr Wharton will come , and a meetlnc- the Baptist pastors , deacons and Sunday school superintendents will bo held at th Younp Men s Christian association rooms on Thur Jav evening next to p erfect arrange ments for the meeting MrVhirton has a cnurch in Baltimore , but does special war ai oai an evangelist. He is sold to b * a man of unique trifto for Interesting all classes. Dr. Birner , no e nnd throat , Be bldg Newspaper Man's Little Boy frushln g In breathlessly ) "Papa , yoo'd a' enjoyed bein down where I was Just now , 1 11 bet , ' Newspaper Man ' 'Why , so , jny ouf" Boy "Man T llotTn ' a three-story buildln' aa broke Jlrs. ilerccr , manicure , 401 Bco bldj BEN7 FRAXKLLVS BEOCEST , it Ha ? Failed to Bellize the Purpo of the Philosopher , CHANGE IN THE APPRENTICE SYSTEM , Why ( lie Heirs Propose to Contest the Will A Tnlk "With One of Them Who lies tiles in Ornnlm. In the orphans' court in Philadelphia re cently a I1100 was filed by the heirs of 3ennraln Franklin , proving tnat tha sum of :1UOXO : now held by the board of city trusts unil known is the Franklin fund be turned oter to them , alleging that the provisions of his -will arc In violation of the rule of per- vtultles in common law Under this will , irobated In 17M , Frualtlm bequeathed In ' , rut to the cities of Phlhdelphla'and Boston each 1,000 to be laves ted m the formof loins at 5 per cent Interest to 'mnrnod joung art- fleers1' not over the age of twenty-five , to as sist them In establishing themselves In busi ness. He had In view the accumulation of a arge fund for the purposes sw > cifled At the expiration of 100 year = the romiindT was to be reinvested for NX ) years more. The first x > riod havin ? elnp ed , the Philadelphia fund reached about SlwrjOjaad the Boston nearly ? 100,000 The suit will be d cided In Philadelphia before action is taken at Boston. but in the meantime the trustees in the latter city have been served with notices. There are o\er flft ) heirs in thi > movement. It transpired that Cohnel Dallas P. Bache of this city , medical director of the depart ment of the Platte , \vas one of the heirs of [ he great philanthropist. Heas accord- incly c-alled on by a Btr reporter regarding the contest of the will a" J spoke as follows : "I represent the fourth rent-ration Sarah Franklin , who was Benjamin Franklin's only dauphter , was marned to Huhird Bicbe , ana she died in 1 < N her husband dyinpin I'll. "In 1TCO Benjamin Franklin s will was pro bated Bv this will no left it 000 each to the cities of Boston nnd Philadelphia in trust , to be invested In loans at J per cent interest , for the benefit of young uarrled artisans not over the a e of twenty five years It was in tended to assist them in establishing them selves in business The evident intention of the testator waste to ha\e this trust fund accumulate for 100 years A portion of the fund was to be dis tributed for public service' , and the re mainder was to be allowed to stand for 200 years. There has been a great deal of difference with repard to the way in which the ln\e tments have increased in value In the two cities inwhich they were onginailv made. In Boston , the actual value of the Investment todais NJO , < XX > , while in Philadelphia it U but * U i. < XW "I nm unable to tell vou how lone It is since the heirs thought of dlsputine the will , but they recently found erne ill * > jral use waste to be made of the Phlladelnhia accumulation , and this started the Inquiry resulting in the present litigation "The attornevs retained in Philadelphia on behalf of the heirs are Messrs George Wharton - ton , I'eopcr A. Sidney Mr Biddle and Uus- < ell Duane. The consulting counsel in Bos ton is John Chiptnan Gray , who is a brother of Judge Gray. of the supreme court of the United States. Mr Gray is the author of "Gray on Perpetuities , ' ' probablj the greatest legal authority on the particular oranch of the law which relates to this ca e ' The contest 1 > based on several prounds The primary and most important one is what is known as perpetuity in common law "This Ian does not prrmdefor the invest ment of a legacy beyot-d the period of twen ty one years after the ife time of the lepatce , the onlv exception beln ? in the case of funds devoted to chantv. "It is claimed that Franklin's plan did not contemplate chanty , from the fact that he arranged for interest to be charged on the loans , and it is also claimed that bis purpose has not been fulfilled , owing to the netrlect and indifference of the trustees , both in Phil adelphia and Boston , out more especially in Philadelphia , where the investment has fie- ured out about one-sixth leas than it should according to the figures of the testator " Franklin had In view the welfare of thou sands of apprentices who , after serving an apprenticeship and havine a certificate of good moral character , and Doing warned and not yet twenty-fhe. were privileged to bor row from this fund on condition that two re spectable citizens became their sureties The philosopher had in his eye the growth instead of the decadence of the apprentice ship system in vogue in those early da vs , and be had rather a golden picture in his mind of the fruits such a sum of money would brine forth , so that in his will be counted with comparative certainty on the realization at the end of Id ) years of a sum amounting to il3lOuO , or f i.15,000. From this sum ± 1 < WOOJ was to be devoted to municipal improve ments , with especial reference to a w ater supply from the 'Wlssabickun and the im provement of navigation on the Schuylkill river , and the remaining 31.000 was to be reinvested for a period of another 100 jear * , at the expiration of which he anticipated it would have reached at compound interest thoflattemir sum of 1,000,1)01 ) , which waste to be divided between the city and state , the city to receive i.lixw,001 and the state ia.'OOO.OuO The same provisions applied to both the citle = > of Boston and Philadelphia. Among the direct and collateral nelrs who are parties to the suit , and \vhoha\e held meetings since last Apnl to discuss the pro priety of brineinc proceedings at law. are Mr . E. D Gillespie , the well known organ- izcrof chantabloentcrtainmentsMrs. I'erry , mother-in-law ol Dr.VlUiim Pepper , James May Duane , Mrs Sophia I rum. Admiral Hanvoodof 'Washington. and several other naval officers , Norris Williams and others The decision of Chief Justice Gibson in the case of Hilhard vs. Miller will be largely drawn upon for precedents in this case. EUUCAT10.YVL , How the Schools Will bo Ef fected If Prohibition Prevails. The report of the board of education for the year ending July 14 , IsOO , has made its appearance and presents an interesting array of figures , It shows that during the school year the sum of $371,352 43was paid into the treasury , of which amount ? U3,17303 was received from licences , JJO.CUO from fines , 70,513 9s from taxes and 30,03" 50 state apportion ment. The expenditures t r the year amounted to H4&M 1 , tfGOO botoc paid to the superintendent , ? XU,5V5 10 to tbo teachers , r , U5 2s to laaitors , ? 17U7C3 for repairs on buildings , $12,533 .b * for rent , and the balance for general running expenses of the school * , including ? 13,330.W , which was paid as interest on bonds. In the reportof the president of the board , that gentleman says "At the inet-ting of the board , held June 25 an cstimito of expense , for the ensuing year was presented aad adopted as follows Fur the support of : bOols . . . Tor thoireotlonof bqlldinis . 2TiOC For the paynuntof Merest on bonds. . ISM * Kortne lnU.lntund . 5.00 For poclal taics . . , . S.WO Fur Insurance . , . 1,0(0 ( Makln ; a total of . . . . . > &OAC Thirty thousand dollars of this amount is for other than current expenses , and the re mainder Is a reasonable provision for the in- causing current ospenstis of the schools. A copy of the estimate was presented to the city council but no levy bated apon this estimate can be made before February next , and no money of suih , levy will be available until the following August "A serious difficulty is liable to arise In case prohibition is a 'opted Our usual source of revenue received la January would be cut oil and all hilts -unpaid January 1 or con tracted afterward would have to wait pay ment until tne follow ing August. " The report of the superintendent shows the schools to be working in a most satutactory manner , with a laiye Increase in attendance over the preceding Near. Of the la.-.Vjpupilj enrolled , 3 18 were In at- tradunoe every day dunnvr the school year , 3 > i5 were in atwudaoce IS ) days and MO wore prt at at the M.hooU ie s than twenty da\s there were4O , oiurel pupils enrolled o wt.ca 1'J were ba zi J16 giM. The MEYER JBRO.BONP11NY * * * Successors to MAX MEYER & BKO. , Establish ! 4 \6. \ Jewelers , Diamond Iipite and Silvwsi Sixteenth and Farnam Streets Omaha Neb , - - - - - , , LARGEST , FINEST and CHEAPEST Jewelry Establishment \Vestof Chicago. GRAND OPENING SALES FALL AND WINTER , 1890-91 with an RNTIRE \E\V STOCK , VALUED AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS. Rich and Sparkling Diamonds From the old and New Mines , Set in finest Gold Mountings Of the latest designs. Gold Watches by the bushel ; With Chains and Charms to match , Engagement Rin s for Maidens O A > > Whom the Young Men wish to catch , Novelties in Sterling Silver Ware , Plated Ware and Fine Cutlery. ACAR-LOAD OF CLOCKS , BRONZES AND BRIC-A-BRAC beau tiful and useful pieces for gifts at prices ranging from ipl.OO up to $8O.OO each. The latestprod.uctions of every well known pottery Royal Worcester , Royal Berlin ; Crown Derby , Royal Dresden , Royal Han over , Doulton , Italian Faiance , Etc. HANDSOME BANQUET AND PIANO LAMPS at $8 , $6 , $7-BO , $10 , $12.80 , $18 , $2O , $23 , $35 and Upward. LARGE ASSORTMENT FINE SILK UMBRELLAS with Sil ver , Gold and Natural Wood Handles , at $3 , $4 , $3 and $6 each , worth $5 to S1O. OVER TEN THOUSAND ARTICLES IN SOLID GOLD , Silver and r'ine Rolled Plated Jewelry , including Breast Pins , Earrings , Finger Rings , Studs , Collar Buttons , Cuff Buttons , Chains , Charms , Necklaces , Bracelets , Etc. , Etc. , from 28c up to $5O each. DIAMOND JEWELRY of every Description for Ladies or Gentle men at Prices Ranging from $2 up $ SOOO. THIS IMMENSE STOCK must be SEEN to be appreciated. Friends , customers and strangers are invited to call. Store open from 8 a.m. to 6:3O : p.m. Open every Saturday evening till 9 o'clock. WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. KEEP YOUR EY E ON THIS--Protect and improve your sight. Normal vision restored Held. nche . of "PERFECTION" SPECTACLES OR EYE-GASSES. - cured. By using a pair our - t2TThey nt-o he BEST in the world. SOLIDGOLD SPECTACLES , any style , from S3 up. FINE STEEL , SPECTA CLES , any style , from SI up. COLORED GLASSES for shading the eyes , from 3Oc up. Every pair fitted by a PRACTICAL , OPTICIAN. OCULIST'S ORDERS FILLED. Opsra Glasses , Field Glosses , Tele scopes , Aneroid Barometers , Thermometers , Etc OUR PIANO DEPARTMENT is larger than ever. We ure Sole Agents for the Stein wiy , Chicker- ng , Knabe& Vose P anos , the bestin the world. New Pianos from $2OO up. Organs from $3O up. Easy terms. MAX MEYER & BRO. COMPANY , CORNER SIXTEENTH AND FARNAM STREETS , . - - - OMAHA , NEB. Dodpe school contained the greatest number , eichty-se en. with hard second , were there Of the schools were sixty-one thittj-ugnt n the citj , colored pupils were enrolled at twetv-eipht. Those where they were not en rolled being Ambler , Central park. Daven port , Eckerman. Forest , Fort Omaha , Gib son , Saratoga , Vinton and West bide In the hitrh school the total reeistration was 533 and the average of the pupils 15.S vears. In the prammar department the reg- stration was 3,130 and the average age U.I ears. Dr. Eirney cures catarrh , Bee bldg , IJIl'IETIES. Sinners cannot enter a plea of "not guilty" in heaven. "What are you mad about , Satan 1" "I haven't had my fall share of the Prophets " Sunday School Teacher My little girl , what must you do to be forgiven I L. G. Sin , sir. "You sav Jimpson is a responsible man } " Oh.ve , he sits In the 'amen corner'at church " He trial giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord , but there seems to bo a good deal of distrust of the security. Preacher readinc ) I asked for bread and ve pave me astoae. Jeweler ( suddenly wak ing ) Eh ! How many carats I St. Peter Who are jou ? Xew Arrival n amateur photographer. St. Peter You will nnd the dark room down below. "Well , " said the cannibal , smacking his lips after dinner , ' that missionary may hae been a saint ! ) man , but he wasn't very gcxxl. " She Children all go to heaven when they aie Ho Probably that is why people so generally believe that phosts walk at mid night. First Shade ( before the rates of Jasper ) Hello , bro Second Shade Whist' Don't let St. Peter hear my name. I'm traveling incog , until I get Inside. "What did the minister preach about to day ! " "Future punishment. " "Ho didf" "Yes ; he said ho hoped to continue preacn- ing throughout eternity ' "Brother Buckskin Bob will please stand at the door nhlle the collection is beiug taken up and let no one escapo1 said the frontier missionary in a ringing tone. "Deacon Lariat > ed will pass the hat. " "The angels in heaven wear robes , I be lieve. " remarked Bloobumper , between the whiffs of his cigar. "Yes , " snapped Mrs. Bloobumper , "and the angels In the other place wear smoking jackets. " She ( as the anthem is beine sung ) O , Isn't that music heavenly ! He ( who Is not ex actly a membcrj Yes , but the chorus might be a trifle better lookin ? Would you mind letting me loorf at your -libretto a mo ment < "Bi-udders , " said the Rev Poindexter Cranberry , with aa Imprcssne air"de whole course of nature is reflated'cording to yer wants Ef ther coal nm don't sell 'null coal ter ouy him cr winter ulster , jer may be sure dat It ain't col' 'nutf ter need one. " A penulno epitaph In a cburchvard in Madrid. "Here lies Juan Pinto , the Sninlsh Orpheus On reaching Hea\en he Joined In the chorus of the archangels , ; but the mo ment the Deity heard bis voice he cried out : 'Silence , you rabble , and let us hear the illus trious Juan Pinto" " 'And what U shame ! " I asked a hoary- s ace. Ho primly smiled nor paused to ponder lone- . But gruffly answered , "Shame , my son , is what" We mortals feel whene'er our friends do wrong " Dr. Birnoy , nee and throat , Boo bldg. co.v.i mini. rr/Ks. "I'll bo a sis hold on' " she cried , As be took aim to ba\e her life , "Put upyour pistol , don't be m d , 1 simply was about to add : 111 be a sjst-ematic wife " Adonis There's one thine I couldn't stand and that's a wife who oulj be utsrnally put ting her hair up in curl p8p"rs Matronly Friend Have no fear , Mr Adonis. GlrU don't tro to any such trouble after they go married. The bosket with thousand ? of otben was shipped away , and n few davs ago "Flora" W.U. relcioed to receive a letter from her ab son timer In Xonh Dakota He had pur chased tne basket of grapes and had raai the mf af.-e A reconciliation lias m > alUx and tb > > wedding blls will suan ring Frederic * Weaver of Bnxxiyn N Y waste to marry iliss Anna tjftxne , a cLariaio ? bra ictte , residing with her parents at Flushing , I. Great preparations were made to ccle- irate the ceremony , but at the last moment ho prospective bridegroom failed to appear and has not been seen or heard of since. J. R. Robinson of San Jos < > , Cal , put a note n two boxes of fruit both of which reached a Chicago firm. Both of the notes nere dated at San Jose and one of them read as follows : 'If the purchaserof this box of fruit knowsof any -\oung worna'a that wants a peed home and husband , one who is not afraid to work , she can ba\o a comfortable home and a good lusband " ' A. French doctor at Winooski , Canada , named Patanad fell In lovowith Catherine 2ollltis , the beautiful daughter of a farmer. 5he refused to irive him her he rt but Jf-st- ncrly said one day that he might have it after she was dead , llecently the girl died of pneumonia and was buried in the parish : hurch yard Patanad dug up the body in the niphtremoved the heart and disappeared. A young couple of Nauvoo , HI. , were to bo marned. but a lovers' quarrel separated them The voung man went away and nothing was icard from him for three years This fall the maiden was among the scores of grape pickers employed in the \ineyards. bhe brooded much oer her absent lover , and In a lit ol yearning desire wrote on one of the little baskets of grapes the following mes sage. I'nED Como bick to me. I love jou. jou.1'LORl. . Frank E Wilson of Des Molnes , la , some years atro married a chavnini ; lady thcro and thev lived Happily in Capitol park until Mrs Wilson discovered that Frank was jnyins ; attention to another woman living near their home She grew \ cry jealous , and matters were further comnllcaiod ba letter from the east from .Mrs Wilson's first husband , whom she had long mourned as dead Her murriaco contract with Mr Wilson was accordingly annulled and she went to live with her first husband , but for so mo reason is now living alone In Des Moines. The North China Xews rolats a case in which a Chinese pirl , recently deceased , was married to a dead boy In another \lllagj "It not infrequently happens , " the writer ex plains , "that tha son in the family dies be fore he Is married , and that it is desirable to adopt a grandson The family cast about for some young girl who has also died recently , and a proposition Is made for the union of the two corpses in the bonds of matrimony If It is accepted there is a combination of a wedding and a funeral. In the process of which the decea ed bride is taken by a largo number of bearers to the cemetery of the other family and laid beside her husband " In this case the real motive for the ceremony was the deslro to hive a showy funeral at the expense of another family " A romance dating back thirty-five years culminated in a happy marna o In Chatta- noopi the other day The parties were George " \V Cloz of Buffalo , N Y , and Mrs. Cook of Galena , 111. They b3came engaged , and the young man went west to seek his fortune. Fallin ? at first , hoceuiCl to write , but , succeeding at last , went east to redeem his promise , and founU that the laly had married Since then the mitrimonlal pirtner of each hid dleJ. and the survivors hid not seea ecchothv until yestcrdiv , when , the gentleman en rwto to Florida , the lady to Atlanta , they m-it in Cin cinnati. Mntualexplanatioas follow d The love of their youth was renewed , and In Chat tanooga they were made husband anil wife and went on their wiy rejoicing. Dr. Birnov cures cauirrh. Bee bldg- . California Ij\cur fons. Pullmin tourist sleeping cir excur sions to California and Pacttlc coast points leave Chicago every Thur = duy , Kansas City every Friday via the Santa , Fe route. Ticket rate from I'hioajjo S47 50 , from Sioux City , Omaha. Lincoln orKansas City i35leepin ? car rate- from Chici o il per double b rth from Kansas City i3 par double berth Every thing furnished except mt-ils. These excursions are personally conducted by experienced excursion maiiijTers who accompany parties to destination , FOP excursion folder containing1 fall particu lars and map folder nnd time table of Santa Fe route and reserving of aleepinj. ; car berths , address S. M. Osjjood , gen eral agent , E. L. Palmer , freight and passenger agent , A..T. ifc S. F. railroaJ , 130s Farnam street , Omaha , Nebraska. Mrs. Mercer's manicure parlors for ladies and gentlemen are atlUJ. . Professor Harper of Yale university wil gi\e both of the old testament courses Pro fessor William H Hyder of Andover tncolo - ical seminar } will give the first new testa- mentcourse. Therevtlll also bo t\\ocoursea In class work , both in the old testament and in the new. The old testament classes will bo conducted by Professor Harper The now testament class for beginners In the Gnck testament \ \ ill be in charge of Professor Mar * cusD. Buell of Boston university. Dr Ulrnev cures catarrh , Boa bldg. Rathburis Business College , COR. SIXTEENTH & CAPITOL AVE , It is ourlntentlnn to ci\ea ietP4 ! r f oblfot le sins in the Hep fr m ilrnc to tlmp and firth * purp < is . we shall mlnnl i o > ou l > M < utcr f ii'iyjuuf * wuuljierj IruiuKit tu if ii > a ai In , ; rilly j jt ti 'in Hui , n t a our lllu > tritlon tie Is iiul' 111 to Win wall atx > utiu OBJRGT LE1SSON ISO ? . ToiryMa what are lliee men doing ? . Jfj. l > hln ; my * nn -V > hat do they uspoet to catch ? M i uekf n my mi TiiMwy WTliat do ther use for bait ? Jf i. Clieup buard anil pruiuiMi * of ( Mj llloo . Tummy I o tlit-y < nu-li umnrV J/u Not nuir turf us-d to * etery rnnny bat now , rTMtte nieVirs refuca to blt . The wheel 1 * fllllnz rapidly the attendance tM-liijt a * Ur utai any tliou li t yar Com * and > ue ui. hverjrtMu , ; tau Lit per itlnlits lu a t > u ln < - i cauoitiou. RATH BUN , Ell'LVG & CO , , Omaha ,