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THE LOUNGER IN THE LOBBY ,
"Iho Rlvah" and "The Heli-at-Iaw" at
the Grand.
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J&TTRACTIONS & FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
lingo .toko on Charles Ilnyt While
the WoU A .Student's
llcultal Munlenl unit
Dramatic ,
When T looked over the brilliant audience
assembled at the Grand last evening to do
lion or lo those \ctoran nctors Jefferson and
1'Ioienco , 1 could not help but wonder If
" * * In that representative
trf ) ro wns anyone
nsHumblagu of the wealth nnd fashion of
Omaha , present at Mr. Jefferson's ' Initial
perfoimaiiLO of the part of Dr Pnngloss In
On ! man's comedy , " 'llio Heir nt Law" which
oc < Mrrecl nl Laura Ktcno's ' theatre In New
York In August , IhST ,
A good long tlmo ngo that !
In former days the plcco was a great
favorite nnd Iho names of John Sleeper
Clarke , Wllllnin Warren , John Brougham
and others equally famous , occur In the
history of the play , but of late years it has
not lit en seen.
For thut matter tnlchty few of the good old
comedies icinuin on the boards. Possibly ho-
cause the people have outgrown Ihcm and
thnn again there are j > o few aclors now enjoy-
jo > ing the smiles of lliu public who have the
ability to dominate the roles which wcto
Huc'ccsses n generation ngo , made so by the
ability of Iho men who have since quietly
dropped from the bough.
The play Itself affords n fair sample of the
r.iUiiUiinsiind artillclalillcs of tlio Lomedyof
a hundred > enrsngo.
Unsigned lo satlrlyo Iho existing sjstem of
education amons the rich the play presents
n broad surface for the V.OI-K of
the actor and the part of Dr. Pnngloss ,
L.L I ) . , A.B.S. Oxon , can bo donci much loss
daintily than Jefferson does It nnd with much
less ri'lliu'd effect without doing violence to
any appaiuit Intention of tlie author. It is
fortunulo that Jefferson's conception of the
part con tines itself \vlthln thu limits of scrl-
ou study , for how euslly could it bo made a
burlesque or broad farce , Just ns Ihe humor
of Ihonctor might suggest. The part itself is
ono little In sympathy with modern tlmus nnd
unless Invested with something moro of
human interest thnn its author perhaps In
tended. would appeal but feebly to our feel
ings today ,
Wo nro almost too far removed from the
Utnes of which It treats to fully appreciate
the s.itlro as n satire only and It needs something -
thing to awaken our sympathy In order that
the impersonation may hold our attention.
And this is exactly the quality that Jeffer
son throws about the personality of Dr.
t , Pangloss. lie manes him a real man nctu-
Y atcd with real Impulses within the nanow
line of his training. It requires no great
stretih of the imagination to picture the
actual mental condition of the worthy pro
fessor , stunned Into helplessness bytboco-
lo.ssal Ignoiancoof his noble pitron , and his
scenowilh Daniel Dowlas bring him to a
knowledge of the true position which ho
holds louurd his employ ers.
Of course Pnngloss Is \ciry weak and very
flexible cicMturc , but ono cannot bolp but feel
that If ho lived today his rcwuids would have
/ beennmplcr , his position ono of much greater
* < dignity.
v Ills in these points Hint Jefferson's con
ception of the part approaches gicntuess.
It Is to this spring , high up in the moun
tains Hint we must go for that conMinunalc
nrt of wliirh this great comedian is master.
In all tlio details of Jcllci son's work ,
whether shown In Hip , In Mr. Gollghtly , In
Bob Acres or In Lr. Pangloss , wo recognize
Iho muster hand that has losl nothing of Us
though Its owner nmy bo
"Htnndlng with reluctant tint
Whwo tlio biook and river meet. "
Florence has a throughly congenial nan iu
Kcliial Ilnnic.spun ; nothing half so goou has
been clone in the line of character \vorlc In
the past decadu.
Until I saw him as the farmer I thought
Billy Florence's Cap'ti Cuttle Iho most de
lightful impersonation I had over seen ; uutv
I don't know which I like best.
There was no sophistication or obtrusion
of tbo individual in Florence's Homespun.
Ho was actually the honest yeoman him-
BUlf ,
'Thoro was n heartiness In the personation ,
n unlvoto so unconscious of the aetor , so des
titute of the set device , so clearly and un
mistakably plnyotl out of the ho.irt , that ono
could not help but wonder where the nctor
wns who could take up the nmnllo of Flor
ence when ho lays It tenderly down at the
signal of OKI Apo.
Mr. F. C. Bangs , another of the old timers ,
played Lord Dauhcrly , nncl played it verj
well. So well , indeed , that ono could nol
help but congratulate one's self In belliij
present to witness his success ,
Frederick Pauldlng , who is to become n
star next year , gave n clever bit of acting a ;
Dick Dowlas , while Viola Allen Invested Iht
part of Cicely with Interest.
Mine. 1'onisl who played Lady Daubcrly
Is to Now Yorkers what Airs. Dio'v *
to Phllndelphians , the most do
llghtful old lady In the world. Ilci
presence In n bill is. suio of bringlne out :
houicf ull of friends , who npplaui her en
trance with oven moro favor than tlioydothi
star.
star.Her performance was delightfully ploaslns
nnd It wus n real treat to see her In so thor
ouchly a congenial part.
The rest of the cast were qulto in keeping
with this rare copartnership of art.
Yesterday afternoon the Grand h Id a no
tnblo audience , assomblecl to witness the pro
( luction of "Tho Itlvals , " by the Jefferson
Florence coinp.iuy.
The company Is much the same as Itva :
last year , and the performance as highly enjoyable
joyablo as that of n year ago ,
Mr. Jefferson wasnn inimitable Bob Acres
not only representing the Hob of lilehurc
Sheridan's ' cabinet , but the world ho lived in
Asacritlooncosnld : "Thoro Is lavender it
his clothes , canary on his lips nnd univalrj
in his boots , though all Imaginary. "
Mr. Florence's portraiture of Sir Lucius
O'Trig er grows moro mellow and men
unctuous u itli the years.
Tlioro Is no question that Mr. Florence
fully Illustrates tlio spirit of Sir Lucius , as i
fluttered In the mind of Sheridan.
What moro need bo said I
Of MrDrew's highly sensonct
Mrs. Malnprop nothing bettor cai
bo said than what has boon sail
by the critics of this country
It is so great a portraiture that ono canno
bolp but marvel ut the versatility of this , th <
youngest old woinnn on the stage.
Mr. Bangs played Sir Anthony In n vor ;
rollned manner , probably ho Is not so humor
ous us his predecessor in the role , Mr. Vnr
rey , but still ho makes It a much more dc
ligbtful character study.
The L.ullaof Miss Allen could have beoi
moro languid and j ct not In the least liavo dc
traded from her piquant loveliness.
Mr. Pauldlng pmjs Captain Absolute re
inarUably well and emphasizes his claim ti
being ono of tbo very best young actors nov
on the singe.
Ono can hnrdly believe It. but Mrs. r
nnd Mr. Florence played together In
stock company nt Providence forty years age
Yes nnd Mrs. Drew plajod In ' "Iho Bel
nt Law" with Joe Jefferson's gr.uultn.ther.
This grandfather of the present co medlar
another Joseph Jefferson , from whom th
present takes his name , was horn In 1774 an
dlcdinlbUJ. Ho was u native of Plymouth
England , and came to America In 1TU5.
Mrs. Drew wns also born In England Jam
nry 10 , 1818. She wns therefore soventi
three years old lost month. As a child n <
tress she was known as Louisa Lane. Sh
came to this country when n moro baby wll
her mother Mrs. Kitilock , who , up till he
death which occurred in Philadelphia thre
years ago , was n great Hrst nlghler nn
never inlsscil un opportunity of seeing he
daughter on the stage.
After a lour as n Juvenile star Louisa Lan
Joined the bowery theater and next cam
west nud married Henry Hunt , After h
died she became Mrs. George Massop. Ho
second husband os n line singer and clove
comedian who died suddenly nnd a year late
his widow married comedian John Drew ,
The latter Is also dead , Drew's theater I
Philadelphia having been owned and mm
nged by him previous to his demise. Hi
widow now owns and manages the proporti
Mr. Florence was born iu July , lb3l , nil
r. Jefferson In 1S'"J. THE LOUNQEK.
Dronscn Howard's beautiful nnd popuh
Play , "Shonntidoah , " which closes n nucces
xul engagement at the lloyd this ( Sundaj
evening , la founded on certain incidents i
tuo late war , principal among which U U
famous rldo of General Phil Shcrtdnn to
Winchester , "twenty miles nwuy , " The
scene depleting "Fighting Phil , " ai he roilo
down thu line "amid n storm of hiuzni , " Is
ono of the crcnlttt feature * of the perform-
ntico. Hut it Is not the grim glimpse * of war
thut nro given In It tlint linvo popularized
"Sueimndonli. " It U the ixvcct liunmn im-
turo , the tender heart touclioi , the appealing
lovoof nwlalerly love-making that U Intro
duced nt proper pointt. The \vootniof ? Our-
trudo Kllinglmtn by Colonel Kcrchlval West
pees direct to tivcry woman's heart , and the
letter scene Jmt before the retreat of the
union forces from Winchester H n full revelation -
elation of the coyness and cleverness of the
6ox under tlio circumstances. There Is
abundant humor In It , too , anil it possesses
nil the qualities of a successful and Rreat
play.
play.At
At the Grand opera house this evening
Mortimer's PxtMc-t of Jollity and fun , In the
form of the brilliant musical farce comedy ,
"Lurking , " will Do glvon full sway. DurltiR
n recent highly successful ciigHKutiient nt Iho
Wnrder fir.inil , the leading theater ut Kansas
City , the Times of that city said : " 'Lark-
Intr'tlio new musical fnrco comedy present
ed nt the Warder Crand last nluht , Is a good
'enl better thnn Its .unpromising pictorial
irintliifj would Indicate. It has the ono es-
entlnl of farce comedy success clover peo-
ilo. They nro all clover , and there are sev-
ral very sitccessful merrymakers. The pro-
ectors of this enterprise , both ns tolls \\rit-
iK and Its niannecincnt , had nothing In mind
ut aspect dty dish for the present popular
usto , and In that object they seem to have
> \icccclcd \ , ns most of the features \vcro en
ured last night and seine of I hem several
lines. Two 'Lurking' husbands , ono with
i trusting wife and ono with an
ixnctlntr better-half , a nilschovtous servant
irl and hur butcher lover , and two police-
ncn are the principal characters In this
; allopadc , The play is introduced with a
.apical SOIIB by Miss Dolllo Foster , entitled ,
'I Wouldn't Huvo You Know for the
, Vorld. " It is now here , but itisrointn-
scout. It mailo n very exceptional hit , con-
IderliiR that It was the llrst feature pre-
-Otitcd. Hut Miss Foster , who Is costnntly
remindful of Kato Castluton , Is a particularly
ileasliifj soubrette and unmistakably the star
f tlio company , She baa a peed voice , ns
ins also Miss Lida Wells , who plays the
rusting wife. Miss Nellie Ashcrton Is an
ixtremely handsome woman and dresses
ivcll. Mr. II. J. iMortlmer does some very
icceptnblo work. Mr. James MeAlpln makes
a hit with pugilistic tendencies. ' ' Reserved
cats at 50 , IK > and - . " > cents , will go on Halo at
0 o'clock this morning ,
Thn engagement of Maputo Mitchell , who
ins long been one of the prime favorites of
Omaha's theater-going public , opens tomor-
ow evening at the lloyd , the bill being
'Fanchon. " Tuesday she will pluy "Lorlo"
and on Wednesday evening "Hay , " the play
' .n which she has emphasized her former sue-
Losses.
For years Maggie Mitchell has boon Amor-
ca's leading soubrette in the widest meaning
uf that much nuusod word. Her creations
arc all lifo-lllco and , In their way , lust as dis
tinct as these of JelTerhon and Florence. They
are full of vivacity and innocence and they
depict with equal \lvidncss the humorous
and pathetic.
Miss Mitchell Is a great lover of animals ,
pspeclally horses and dops , und nt hot' sumner -
ner homo nt Klberon. N. , ! „ she has an ex
pensive stable , in which eight horses , well
c.iral for and finely groomed , await her or
ders. Attired In ncloso HttiiiKliahit , she is
up and across the country long before the
-ehtof the household , and It Is by talcing so
nuch exercise In the open air that she pets n
complexion that is the admiration of all who
know her , while it gives her rugped health
and un unusually strong constitution.
Cora Tanner who comes to Boyd's opera
louse Thursday , Friday and Saturday next ,
ivns filling an engagement last week at the
Columbia theater , Ch'.caso. The reception
tendered Miss Tanner , as she stepped upon
the stage , was one of n naturouover to ho for
gotten. It was in Chicago that Miss Tanner ,
as a girl nf fourteen , made her ilrst appearance -
anco as nn actress. There were nrnnv warm
fricmds in the audlenco who had watched
with pride and pleasure the gradually
hi Ightcnlng star of this bravo Chicago girl.
Miss Tanner commenced her theatrical edu
cation in tlie davs of the stock , with that su
perb disciplinarian , ,1. II , fttuVickcr of Chi
cago. It was under his tuition she had the
opportunity of studying with such mistresses
of the dramatic art as Cushmun , Adelaide
Ncllson , Lucille Western and others. Her
close attention and devotion to the simple
duties of the beginner , attracted the atten
tion of the great Cusbman , who on one oc
casion called Miss Tanner to her side and
spoke thus cncouragcly to the young girl :
Child , " asked Miss Cushmnn , "do you wish
to bccoino an actress ! " "OhI of all things. "
replied Corn. "I see you nro attentive , " said
the great tragedienne' , after a careful sur
vey of the girl. "I believe you have talent ,
study and try to forget you are pretty. "
Rlanngcr Lawlor of the Eden Museo again
this week presents a line list of specialty ,
vnudovlllo and variety attractions , together
with u number of freaks , curiosities nnd
oddities. Captain Baldwin , the nrmloss
painter , can well bo termed the armless
Houiruorcnu , so well does ho execute his
paintings with his pedal extremeties. Ho
was bom without nrms nnd has educated
himself to dispense with those useful mem
bers. The Nebraska tiiplets will be put on
this week. These wonderful little children
weio born in Howard county , Nubiaskn ,
seven months ago , and are he.ilthy , fat and
cunning. Their father is a noted Grand
Army man , well known throughout the
state. The children will delight the
many mothers who may visit them.
In the two theatres a special programme , has
been arranged and n number of ilrst class
performers secured. The Kortcn sisters in
their descriptive song , "Tno Lone Grave , "
nro iiiito | a novelty. Paul La Drew , the won
derful female impersonator and burlcsqucr ,
is a fun maker of the Ilrst water. The An
derson In others are singers of national repu
tation , especially Master Perry , who , it is as
set ted , can sine ttircu notes higher thnn
Madame I'attl.
The New York circus opens a month's en
gagement at the Coliseum next Tuesday
evening. There nro twenty people In the
company , many of thpm having been con-
ncvtod with Barnum's ' nnd Foropaugh'a
showsj Winter circuses nro a great feature
in eastern cities , nnd it is to bo hoped they
will provo as attractive In the west. The
company Is an unusually good one , and will
no doubt provo a great attraction during
Lent.
TUB SPOILS OP OFFICE.
Democratic Clerks are Getting the
llcncllt of Them.
"There will bo a now man coining to take
your place , tomorrow , " was the wording ol
several notes that wove left on the desks ol
republican clerks Friday.
The slaughter commenced in the ofllco ol
Plumbing Inspector Dennis several days ago ,
when Chris Doyorand Henry Dunne , two ol
uU Inspectors were lot out and their place :
llllcd by democrats. Frlilav uvon'ng Ki
Tailor , who served as an inspector under
Duncan nnd ono year under Dennis , was told
that ho need not report for kduty yesterday 01
any other day , and yesterday morning t
democrat was in his place.
The war was carried into tbo city clerk's '
oftlco and Ed Cone , the journal dork of tin
past three years , removed to make room foi
Charles MutllicUon. Harry Counsman , latt
deputy city clork. was also told to stop worl
on the tax list , n Job ho was placed at by Citj
Clerk droves , This raised qulto a row , a :
Groves promised Counsmun work until tbt
t > w roll was completed. sTho work has beet
aid out and fairly started by Couusman , ant
his democratic successor will have an oas\ ,
tlmo of it. Both Counsman and Cone blauii
Groves for their removal and claim that then
was no cause for It at all.
In Dennis' onice , 1'hll Smith , who wai
Chaffco's opponent In the counciltnanlc ilglv
in the Seventh ward , has succeeded Boyei
nnd A. Murphy of the Second ward has UUci
Taylor's place.
No OHO has been put on tbo tax list Ii
Couusnmn's place.
"McDonald , the now police couit clerk , Is i
republican , " s'lid ono of the removed clerki
yesterday , "nnd Groves btlll has ono re
publican working for him and I suppose the ;
will soon Join us. " _
Omnlm ledge No. 11 of the Switch
men's Mutual Aid association of Nortl
America will plvo it3 llftli iinniml ball n
Exposition hull on Monday evening
The switchmen nro the hnppiest lot o
all the labor organizations , and the !
Gtilortntmncnta are always urijoyabl
nllalrs.
Mr. Ovldo Musln , the celebrated vlolinlsl
has been created oftlecr of the order o
N Is hum Tftlckar , by the bey of Tuuli ,
FAST IN THE WILDERNESS ,
Its Annual Commemoration Will Ba ID-
nuguratecl tbo Presant Week.
LENT7\S \ OBSERVED BY VARIOUS CHURCHES ,
The .Methodist Hospital Project nnil
the General Conference Work
fur the Mission News ol'
Local Churolies.
The forty days season of fasting and
prayer known ns the "Lenten Season , " be
gins this year on February 11 , which Is next
Wednesday.
Thii event was originally n tlmo when
Christians abstained from eating anything
but the very plainest of food nnd gave up tea
a great degree nil secular and social pleas
ures nnd occupations , The time was called
"Lent , " it is said , because the days begin to
lengthen ami because the ancient Greeks
lived through that season prlnclpa'ly ' upon
the lentil plant. Modern society has very
much modified the formerly strict rules for the
observance of the Icntcn season. It is in
tended , of course , to eommefno-
rate the forty days fasting of the
Lord in the \\lldcrncss and Is
made a time of special sorrow for sins com
mitted nnd of fervent and sincere supplica
tion to God for simplicity and purity of
heart. Many of the evangelical churches
have ceased to observe Lent In the manner of
its early observance and others simply make
it n season of partial relaxation from the
luxurious and fnshionnblo enjoyments of
the ago. There are a great many people , however -
over , in the churches which hold on to the
observance of Lent ns a part of their creed
who spend much of ttio time during these
forty uays In quiet meditation ana prayer
and in self Inspection , seeking earnestly
nnd honestly to free themselves from
the natural slnfulness of the flesh and
acquire moro of the pure and unselfish mo
tives that characterized the life and labor of
the meek nnd lowly Nazarcno , who prepared
himself for the trying scenes of his eventful
'Ifo by n foity days'fust In the wilderness.
The call sent out by the Episcopal church
'or Its members to prepare lor the Ionian
icason contains the following as its moro
prominent injunctions : "Again our mother
church sends forth the lenten call for tyer
children to fast in rcgaru to sensual gratlflca-
Mons , worldllness ia every form ana nil
larthly pleasures. She calls you away from
hcso to a feast of spiritual things , to solemn
houghts of repentance , to a more fervent
'nlth in our suflcrlng Saviour , to a moro fro-
lucnt and earnest use of the means of grace ,
: o a closer walk with God in Christ , to a ro-
icwing of the Holy Ghost.
"Seek to understand yourself , Sot apart
some period of each day for the resolute scru-
tinty of your own character. Trace your
: notivcs to their source. Test yourself by
Christ's teaching. Take his precepts oho
after another , in turn , and ascertain to what
extent you nro living them out Lent is a
time to search not for the 'mote' but for the
'beam.1
"Alms-giving is linked with fasting and
prayer by our blessed Lord. Lent Is a time
of special self denial and gives , therefore , in
creased means fur tbo exorcise of alms-giv
ing. Paying our debts , providing for our
own necessslties , whethorspiritunl or physi
cal , expending money for our comiort ,
whether at homo or in church ; none of these
things are giving of alms. Kemembcr this
Lent the poor nnd the needy with larger gifts
for the Master's sake , and he will repay \ou
with richer gifts of grace. "
Bishop Patricks lays down the following
rules fpr Lmit :
"Let every ono of us lay aside on this Lent
our fine clothes , nnd let us retire ourselves as
much as possible , making no visits , nor will
ingly receiving any , if nothing but civility
oblige us to it ,
"Let the time bo spent in this retirement ,
n reading and prayer ; in examining our con
sciences , and bewailing our offences : in tak
ing a view of the miserable state of mankind ,
nnd imploring the Divine mercy towards
thorn , iu .laying to heart the sufferings of
many of our Christian brethren , and such like
exercises.
"Let the rich , csneclally those who llvo do-
iciously , deny their appetites , keep a slender -
dor table , and punish their excesses with a
harder fare ,
"Drink no wine nor strong liquors without
necessity : make no feasts nor accept of in
vitations to them.
"Givo alms liberally , and frequent the pub
lic prayers ; forbear musio and dancing , and
such like pleasures.
"Vinally , let there bo n general abstinence
from all manner of recreations , unless the
preservation of health uiuko them necessary ,
nnd then use thorn privately. Leave the
playhouse quite empty , and make the
churches full ; go to no public shows , nor
meetings , but spend the tlmo when you come
from church , insetting things right nt homo. "
The General ConlVronce.
Bishop John P. Newman of the Methodist
church returned last Tuesday night from u
professional tour of eight months. During
nls nbbonco ho visited the Sandwich Islands
and Japan and held conferences In Oregon ,
Washington , Mississippi , Louisiana , Texas
nnd Arkansas. Ho attended the semiannual
nual meeting of the Methodist bishops In
Washington and the annual mooting of the
church extension society lu Noti-York. Ho
conferred with the late Secretary Wlmlom
regarding the proposed force bill and the
necessity of the republican party giving
earnest attention to the financial condition of
the country ,
Speaking of the work necessary to secure
the Methodist general conference for Omaha
in 180J Bishop Newman said :
"All that Is necessary now is to get n reli
able guarantee that the SJ.l.lHX ) needed to en
tertain the delegates \ \ ill boforthcomlng when
called for , and I anticipate no serious
dlfllculty in that respect. There will bo dele
gates hero from every civilized nation on the
face of the earth , and Omaha can well afford
to pay for their entertainment and reap the
gloat bcnellts that must como froni bringing
so many people to Omaha. "
The Methodist Hospital.
"It would have made your bones ache , "
said a well known Methodist minister to
TUB BEG , "to have heard the deliberations of
our minister's meeting last Monday morn-
Ing. It was the regular , weekly meeting ,
and the hospital scheme cnmo up again.
This tlmo It came up In anew form. There
were several ladies present , and they
informed the clergy that were almost
ready to proceed with the hos
pital. They had secured u , very favorable
option on n homo and hud secured the dona
tion of enough furniture to furnish four
rooms complete. They had secured subset In.
tlons for almost Jl.OOU beside and tnoy had
only begun to canvass. Thov felt sure that
they could soon sccuro enough asslslanco to
open the hospital nnd begin to treat patients.
Now the ministers were pleased to know that
the ladles had been successful In soliciting
funds for the hospital but they thought that
the ministerial association should legislate
some upon the management of the hospital.
"This hospital scheme has boon talked
over nnd over again nnd all their talk has
amounted to nothing. But when the ladies
got hold of the scheme It began to move. The
ministerial brethren are bubbling over now
with ndvlco nnd nroposod rules and regula
tions for the ladles' hospital. "
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
At the members' rcceplion on Monday evenIng -
Ing , February 0 , In addition to the business ube
bo transacted , an attractive programme will
bo rendered , Including the following iiura
bors ;
Eolo , piano "Wnk'ngof the Lions"
Jllss Alma Itlngor ,
Selection Kiiturpean Quartette
Movtis. Joluihon , Hull. Minionund Johnson.
Solo , kojirano "Day Druntii" btrelczk
J1Ullullu Dally ,
Selection Kutorpcan Qunrtettt
Kxtonslvo arrangements are being made t <
Insure the success of the reception nnd an Interesting
tore-sting time is expected. Refreshment ;
will bo served. None but members admitted
The general secietarios of the Nebraski
associations will meet in conference at No
brnska City , February 18 to 15. A full at
tendance is expected ,
The New York Symphony club will glvo i
concert In the Star course of the Omahi
Young Men's Christian association on Marcl
5. This club has u very excellent reputatloi
lor superiority In concert work.
Among the Workers.
Tvrcnly-lhreo persons united with the Cos
tellnr street I'rcsbytcrL-in church la t Sun
day.'m
There are 1,010 Sunday scllo-il scholars In
the ten Sunday schools of tht Congregational
churches of Omaha.
4
Hov Charles O. Storllmaof Pine Hldgo
agency preached Inst Sunday nt the Lowe
avenue Presbyterian church , ,
The Knox Presbvtorlan clmrcU Is experi
encing a great revival in spiritual interest
nud many nro Joining Iho church.
Dr. S. P. Merrill lectured before the Omaha
commercial college last FrWav afternoon
upon the subject of "Manhood nnd Its Possi
bilities. "
The St. Mary's ' Avenue ch'tlrch Chautau-
qua class ( free to all ) mecUrBvory Monday
evening nt the Munse , on Twenty-seventh
street near the church.
Hov. Charles W. Sividpo still continues the
special services at the Newman Methodist
church and m.iny are leaving the paths of
sin to cast their lot with the church.
Kov. A. WY Lamnr of the First Bapllst
church has boon requested to go to Fremont
and assist In n union meeting to bo held by
the Baptist nnd Presbyterian churches of
that city.
The Hanscom Park Methodist church is in
the midst of Iho most encouraging revival
Ihnt has over been known in lhat Dirt of thu
city. The church has been remarkably
quickened and scores are Joining for the
llrst tlmo.
Key. H. L. House ol the Beth-Eden Imp-
list church will probably go to Minnesota
next May when ho relinquishes the work of
his present pastorate. He is troubled some
wllh throat difllculty and Ihinks n change of
climate will be a bcnctlt to him.
Tuesday evening , February 10 , the Wo
men's Foreign Missionary society of the First
Methodist Episcopal church will glvo n Jap-
ancso tea nt the church , Twentieth ana Dav
enport slreels. Young ladles In Japanese
costumes will servo refreshments.
Evangelist N. S. Hooplngarner is holding
a meeting at Iho Sownrd street Methodist
church and Is meeting with marked success.
Ho is a young man of great earnestness and
has considerable unctuous power that wins
bis hearurs to the gospel ho expounds.
Ilcv. S. M.Varo of the Second PresbyterIan -
Ian church Is moollng with remarkable suc
cess la his revival services which have been
iirprogrcss for several weeks. Thirty-seven
people have united with the church and still
the gooil work goes.
This Is the day upon which all the Congrega
tional churches In the United States are ex
pected to make the annual contribution
to the homo missionary xvoilc. The
four mission churches in Omaha will Do
supported bv the three self-supporting
churches of the denomination. It will ru-
quire § 1,200 to usslst the four mission
churches , which are Saraloga , Cherry Hill ,
Hillside nnd Pane Place. Tlio greater part
of this amount will bo raised by the First
and the St. Mary's Avenue churches.
The Omaha Christian Endeavor union held
its regular semi-annual business meeting last
week and elected the following oflleors for
the ensuing six months ; President , T.
P. Cramer of the Second Presbyterian
church ; vice-uresident , L. E. Lucas of
Seward street Methodist Episcopal church ;
recording secretary , Mr. L. E. Roberts df the
First Methodist Episcopal church ; corres-
Dondint' secretary , Miss A Hathaway of
Hlllsldo Congregational church ; treasurer ,
E. G. Jones of Iho First Chiistlnn church.
The union is in a flourishing condition , both
spiritually and financially ,
There was a house full of children nt St.
Timothy mission Thursday night to attend a
phonographic entertainment. The man with
the talking machine failed to appear , how
ever , and Hov. Heedy , who has ehiugo of the
mission , was obliged to arrange a programme
of songs nnd recitations right on the spot to
fill the unexpected vacancy. With the assist
ance of May Ellberry , Efllo Kllberry , Peter
Peterson , Louie Peterson , Gundy Olson ,
Frances Bilberry nnd Miss , Lou Hcedy , Uov.
Reedy madagcd to give the children a
very cnjo.\able entertainment , and notwith
standing the dlsappointiucut on account of
the non-npnearanco of Iho phonograph , the
Httlo ones went homo well pleased with the
evening's entertainment.
ItKLltllOVS.
Rev. Mr. Junor of Now York cit > hns made
a snrt of religious census of that town. Ho
estimates thut Ihero aret In New York 2'J5a33
hcalhcns ,
Key. W. E. C. Wright of Kentucky , field
superintendent of the Boston Missionary so
ciety , has been looking over the ground ut
Helena , Ark. , wilh a view of establishing a
normal school for colored people under the
auspices of the society.
Key. Neville Funning of the Oak Pant
Congregational church at Minneapolis was
taken suddenly ill at the conclusion of the
morning sermon last Sunday and died soon
after of apoplexy. The subject of his text
was : "Is Lifo Worth Living ) "
iVrchblshop Wllllarcs of Boston will celebrate
brato on March 11 next the twenty-fifth nn-
nlvrrsary of his episcopate. It will boa grand
event for the Catholic church as there aio li0 ;
parishes , aggregating half a million people ,
to participate in the celebration.
Hov. Silas Wright , n colored preacher of
the African Methodist Episcopal church ,
who Is quartered at Uock Springs , Md. , where
there are many colored miners , is a typical
negro , and will some day bo ns famous as
"De-bun-Uo-Movo" Jasper. Ho is bright and
speaks fluently.
Among the de-legates appointed by the
bishops of the Methodist Eplsronal church ,
south , to the coining Kcunienial Methodist
conference , nro Governor Scay of Alabama ,
and Jarvis of North Caiolina. Senator Col-
quit of Georgia , Judge A. D. Bright of Ten
nessee , Chancellor Gniland of Vundorbllt
university and General It. B , Vance of North
Carolina.
The great congregation In Iho Church of
the Unity , in Boston , broke forth In hoartv
applause last Sunday when Hov. Minot J.
Savage , their pastor , announced his deter
mination lo remain with them rather than go
to Chicago. Mr. Savage is.In . his seventeenth
year in the Unity pulpit. Ho said that ho
could servo the cause of free thought and of
true religion as well in Boston as anvwhoro
else ,
Of the 8,579,307 , Catholics in the United
States , according to the onicial directory of
the church just Issued , tlio number in this
section is put.down ns follows : Province of
St. Louls-St. Louis , l vr > 0 ; Cheyenne ,
7,000 ; Concordia , 12,000 ; Davenport , Wi.OOO ;
Dubuque , 150,00 ; Kansas City , 28,4111 : St.
Joseph , 17,501 ; Leavenworth. (50,000 ( ; Lin
coln , UO.OOO ; Omaha. 00,000 ; Wichita , 8,000.
Province of St. Paul St. Paul , 1UO.OOO ; Duluth -
luth , 48,301 ; Jamestown , SM.OUO ; St. Cloud ,
30,000 ; Sioux Falls , 40.0UO : Wluona , 60,000.
Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Bso bldg.
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THkOSOI'ilV.
It Is astonishing to note how few people
have a clear notion as to the moaning of the
theosophlcal movement. Some look upon
theosophy ns a now dispensation with Madame
amo Blavatsky as its pqip iand prophetess.
Others again seem to bo possessed by the idea
that It Is a kind of a hanky-panky business
for the propogutlon of Insanity nnd the pro
duction of phenomena. And yet as n matter
of fact this grand old title covers a system ol
philosophy moro profound , than any now ex
isting , and moro subtle than oven the meta
physics of modon German thought. But it ib
not alone to Us Ideas tha .thix > soptiy owes its
pro-eminence , for it Is Intensely praollcal. being -
ing founded on on Intin'uto knowledge na
ture. Modern science vio\ved through a thco
Boplilo lens assumes a beauty nnd a depth of
meaning which no lover of iknowledgo can af
ford to loso. But U is not .with science that
theosophy has principal ! to do , but with llfo
in all Its various forms of manifestation. Ani
It may with perfect trulh bo called "tho
science" of llfo explained by n transcenden
tal idealism which may bo called the science
of light. This latter term seems probably
moro vague nnd poetical than Is suited to
pracllcal tastes of our age , but ' 1
is duo to the fact that from a study of the
subllmo teachings of a wisdom religion. Into
which thcosophioal writings claim to fern
themselves , wo emerge with a clear conccp
lion of the existence around us and In us o
nn ethereal something similar to sunllglit.but
which Is active for us only as an Invisible
presence , and which Is aptly called the Ugh
of consciousness.
This nil-pervading energy of self-perception
transforms evorytnlng , whether organic o
Inorganic , Into conscious oxUtenro. To till
conception of u universe nf light begot of the
activity of an infinite consciousness mav be
traced the explanation of thu word tbeosophy
It means , accurately translated , "tho wisdom
of tbo Clods. " Every atom and molecule
very slinpo nnd form of cnrthlv life , Is Iho
oprescntntlon of a my of this light of llfo
vhlch , In them , nro personified. So that 'ays
f consciousness licconio imprisoned lu ma-
crlnl bodies which thus become potential
3ods. Thcosonhy , therefore , when It tries
o unravel Iho mysteries of nature Is brought
nero nnd moro into contact will these eaptlvo
ssoncos nnd explains ever moro fully the
vorklngs end the wisdom of "Iho Clods. "
Theosoohy hns often met with undeserved
obuff from people who might olhcrwlso have
iccn tempted lo study It , through nn Initial
indcrstniidlng suggested by the inclining wo
ittach to the uonl. Divine wisdom ( its
Itcrul translation ) does not mean the wisdom
of God in the scaso attached In our day to
ho term , but rnthor that of "the gods" ac
cording to the Ideas possessed on the subject
> y the Alexandrian school of philosophers ,
aim this suggests to us cither the belief In n
nylhlc.il inxlliology ; or else , If explained ,
ho explanation scorns too far ( etched to be
erlously entertained , That this hitter
hould seem so Is not to be wondered ntslnco
> oforo wo can understand what Is meant by
'the gods" sufllciently to real)70 ) Iho practical
realty of their existence , \\o must undertake
n thorough analysis of Iho nnturo of physical
ktiil psychic life , and lenrn how thojo blend
n n spiritual union more or less latent In
every form of matter ; endowing them with
n godllko potentiality. In the ago of fnlth
vhlch characterized the rise nnd decline of
Jicek ethical philosophy , when Iho word
hcosophy llrst came Into use , tlio existence
if the -gods was nn accepted fact ; and this
jllucl acceptance llrst vulgarized ana then
entirely destroyed the dcllcato conceptions
which underlay their rnlson d'etre. It Is to
10 hoped that in these dajs of criticism and
if reason , no such fate awaits the revival of
, heso undent truths , a revival which gives
hem all the nddcd significance duo to our
ircscnt knowledge of nature.
Still It must bo admitted that faith Is nec
essary nt the outset of theosophlcal Inqulrv
nn inquiry which rewards the student with
onccptions of life far surpassing the dreams
of the mostcnthuslnstlo votaries of modern
clenco ) , And this is surely not too much to
, sk , for many nf us glvo an unquestionable
nith to the operation of the existence of it
jorsonnl God. While even the skeptical are
iccessarllv compelled to make use of this
acuity. For Just ns no religion can get
ilong without n little faith , so no action in
oven everyday llfo can bo successfully under-
akon unless wo have faith In power to carry
tout. There-fore , theosophy pleads for that
nlth which precedes Iho llrst not of Inquiry.
t says , "You need only to have enough to
carry you through tbo work required by ix
study of Iho facts and theories which 1 shall
iresent to you , nud then If you have used
our reason , faith will become knowledge. "
iut these nro not the only dlfllcultlcs with
vhlch theosophy has to contend with ; there
s ono obstacle woven into the
very spirit of the age , and which pos-
osses a powerful deterrent Influence.
t is the prevailing spirit of monotheism If
volook nt life from a materialist's point of
view wo feel sure Hint thcro is but ono "llrst
cause , " while theosophy seems to talk of
of many. If wo are believers In church
dogniDs , wo recognize the propriety of but
onu God , while hero wo have a plurality.
Wo shall , In fact , put up our hands in vhtu-
ous horror , wliother wo are saint or sinner , a
nofesscd follower of tbo churches or of
nntcrlallsm.
This determined monotheism would indeed
novo fatal were It not that theosophy is in
ittict agreement with this idea. True , it , of-
'ers to teach us the wisdom of "tho Gods , "
jut it also recognizes one , the cause and tlio
Leather of all , beloio whom It hews In
silence , refusing even to name Him. Hereon
on this distant apex of the unlveise. both
ihllosophor , materialist , and churchman
hay meet In ono common bond of union.
or hero is the ultimata idea which ration
alists arrive at , the ono God monotheism
claims as the soutvo of all.
THOM is WILLIAMS ,
Fellow Theosophlcal society ,
Holly Lodge , England.
A contributor writes that any questions
jearing upon theosophy , submitted to him
Enough THE Bru will bo cheerfully answered
jy him. _ _
JWt/Slt'.lfc / AM > V It AM. ITXC ,
In a recent Interview Mrs. Thurber said
she would revive her operatic scheme next
season.
Marie Van Zandt Is singing with great suc
cess at St. Petersburg , and is said to earn
$1,000 per night.
Mrs. McKco Hankin , Kitty Blnnchard that
was , has been engaged to appear in a great
revival of "The Two Orphans" with Kato
Claxton.
A New South Wales critic ungallantly re
cords his opinion that Mrs. James Brown
Potter's ' voice resembles the tones ol u pho
nograph doll.
Miss Helen von Doenhof , formerly of the
Boston Ideals ; Louis Labiccno and Emma
Abbott's Monteprillo have gone to England
to join the Carl Uosu company.
" " i. . " is
"Shipwrecked" ( . o. "Schiffbruchig11) )
the somewhat sensational title of u now opera
Just completed bv PaulGelsler , nnd to bo
brought out by the indefatigable Hamburg
impresario , Polllni.
Arrangements hnvo been mndo for the
presentation of "The Henrietta" in London
in the spring nt the Aveuuo theater. The
part of Bertie will bo played by an English
comedian , Mr. Hobsonnotcaring'togo nbtoad.
Colonel J. H. Mapleson will bo Henry E.
Abbey's right hand man during theoperabea-
son next year. At present ha is n musical
ugont in London , but what ho does not know
about Italian nnd Fionch opera isn't ' worth
knowing.
Justin Huntly McCarthy and F. C. Burn-
and , each of whom had conceived the idea of
writing a play founded on the story of "Car
men , " have agreed to worn in concert. Their
piece , when completed , will bo produced by
Mrs. Langtry.
There is something sublimely funny In Al-
vln Jostyn's unconsciously egotistical remark
that ho has "had all the glory there is in
reaching the topmost rung in the ladder of
dramatic fame. " This has been discounted
but once when John L. Sullivan made that
little speech about "mo 'n Bootl ; . "
That vccalist who caused so much curiosity
and some anxiety as to her falo MUs Laura
Scblrmor has como to the surface ncaln " , ap
parently none the worse for wear. If she
were , as the stories went , in the sultan's
harem , she hns withdrawn therefrom , and al
though balling from Constantinople , Is now
safe and sound In Paris , where she is renew
ing her studies in music.
We nro accustomed to thinking of Edwin
Booth in tragic parts , but theio are still "a
few of us left" who love torecallhlstriumphs
ns Don Cesnr : , as Benedict and In other
classic comedy roles , says the Detroit Free
Press. Ono of the most delightful of his
lighter Impersonations was Petruchlo. He
grasped the subtle humor of the nart and
portrayed It , from first to last , with uncom
mon brighlness. Ho seemed not only to be
controlling n lovely but too hlgli-spirlted
wife , but to bo reading her and his auditors a
moral lesson In a pleasant vein , ilis cx <
pression of tenderness , in voice and manner ,
toward the penitent Knthcrlno was delight
fully natural , and in the very midst nf his
apparent brusquerio thcro was n softening
sorrow about his speech , as if ho really was
hoartsoro nt having to appear coarse anil
commanding toward a woman whom he
longed to take in his arms and pet like i
spoiled child.
"WKONG END FIUST. "
Dr. Duryoa's Criticism of tlio Public
Kotmol System.
The second mooting uf the Omaha Teach'
ers1 association was hold In the high school
building yesterday morning. There wen
about sixty of the teachers present.
The committee appointed to draft a const !
tution and by-laws made ils report. Tin
constitution was adopted in detail , will
some amendments , among them bcln {
ono pertaining to membership , male
ing any ono in the city Intcrcstoi
in school work , eligible to mcmbarsulp In tin
association ,
The membership fee was fixed at { 1 pci
annum.
Dr. Duryea was Introduced by Iho chair
man , and stated that his understanding o
the aim of Ibis association was the increasi
of power In the work of teaching. Howoi
afraid , ho said , that hla hearers had too oftei
met with resistance In the administration o
their powers , hut Jio had nothing lo say , par
llculany , on that point.
The true aim of the 'association as ho un
derstood It , wns to promota the growth am
development of the mind of the pupil so as ti
bring out it-s best features in order to make I
strong to light the baltlo of llfo. Most of hi
hearers , ho said , hud attended normal school
and had varied experience in tbo methods o
successful work.
The best efforts of tbo best teachers wcr
iftcn unsuccessful nnd thu speaker dcvolcd
its attention to thocaiucs of this failure nnd
ho best means to overcome them. The fall-
ire was often the lack of eo-operatton on the
mrtof the pupil. Falluro often resulted
rom a lack of interesting features In Iho
school work.
The speaker said ho could easily conceive
hnl a teacher might delight In teaching and
contemplate with pleasure the results of
vork well done. Ho spoke of a well known
cncher In Boston who had n class of twelve
niplls. These were boys who were eager to
lovelop their minds and co-operated with Iho
cachcr. When n boy showed a failure to ro-
pomt lo Iho teacher's effort , ho was sent
iway and his place filled by another.
This method , Iho spenker remarked ,
vos impossible In a public school , but
t served to Illustrate his theory thai n
cnihor could only bo successful when Iho
mpils co-operalo wllh him. The public
ehool system wns organised "wiong end
Irst. " A teacher would begin with the
owcst grade niul gradually enlist each
> f Ihe pupils who were willing to try their
> est.
"If wo enable Iho teacher to do that work
vhlch Is necessary In Iho Hrst grade , there
vould bo less need of it In Hie second nnd
sllll less in the third. If Iho cooperative -
operative principle could bo instilled
nto the minds of the pupils in the lower
jnules Ihero would bo less necessity for such
vork In the higher grades. If the schools
vcro properly orgnnlzed there should bo
small classes in ibo lower grades so lhat Iho
enchers may bo nhlo lo work upon the sensi
bilities of the pupils ; then the higher grades
could bo as largo ns needed. " ,
The speaker denounced the system of giving
n teacher lllty small pupils' In the lower
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grades. Hofnvorctt having small classes of
twelve or twenty In the lowest grades.
According to the modern Idea , tlio tca h" ! ?
was expected to do all the work nnd trans
form the pupils Into educated beings without
any effort on the part of the pupils. If the
classes were mndo smaller , the teacher might
bo able to Inlluonco hur pupils by her person *
nllty , but with the present system of largo
classes in the lower grades , such personal ln
lluenees were Impracticable.
The only hope of any change lu the system
was through the people nnd the doctor
thought the touchers could do
great good by instilling Into tbo
minds of the boys the necessity oC
having good ami Intelligent men nt the head
of school matteis. Tl'cso boys would bo
voters before very many > oars and It was
thought then that n change must bo wrought.
In closing ho ihu'll nt seine length on the
good to he derived from Inllucncing the sense
of honor in the pupil. Through this the most
desirable results might be attained. In the
course of his experience ho had had occasion
to correspond with the loading educators of
Knropo , nnd had boon Informed that tlio most
successful system had boon based on n roll-
anco on the honor of the pupils.
At ttie conclusion of Dr. Duryoa's address
the association proceeded to the election of
oflleors with the following result ! Prof. H.
P. Lewis , president , L , .1. Hlake , vice-presi
dent ; Miss Muttlo Powell , recording secre
tory ; Miss S. Bunker , corresponding secre
tary ; Miss Cooper , treasurer ; executive
committee. President Lc\us. Treasurer
Cooper , Miss Valentino , Miss Brunor , Miss
McCarthy.
The regular meetings of the association
will bo held on the llrst Saturdays in Octo
ber , December , February , April and Juno.
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