THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAY 17.
Rules of Living Which Hava Brought a
Eipo Age.
LONGEVITY AND HOW IT MY BE OBTAINED.
Kluhnrd Vnttx , 'the Tjloit-IIalrrd
HlnlOHinnii" from .Sain Itamlnll'a
DlHtrlot ItcllcvcM In n I.It- .
Ho Old Ityc.
_ . tVIl liti Frrtnff n.
Wjmii.N ( To.vMny 15. Special Correspond
cnco of Tin : HKI : ] . Tim oldest statesmen in
the country are the Jolliost. A man who Is
soventv can afford to bo witty , nnd ho who
has lived to bo eighty , and still feels well ,
ought to Inuith ncd bo merry nil day long.
Henntor.Justin Morrlll Is now olghty-ono nnd
ho can uncklo a laugh with all the vigor of a
boy < . \hoso voice is changing. Ho was born
In 1810 , began llfo as n merchant , then turned
fnrmcr , nnd finally graduated as n statesman ,
llabantf.s to tils seat In tbo senate lllto grim
dentb. For tblrty-llvo years ho has been In
public llfo and lili congressional career is
more than n generation. Stilt nt eitrbty , be
Is tall , well-formed and fine looking , and
though his shoulders nro a llttlo bent with
nee , his nycsaro blight and his brain still
work * . Ho Is very much nvorso to interview-
Inir nnd thu izlst of tny conversation with him
wns thnt he felt nsjonng ns ho used to bo
nnd that ho by no means considers himself an
old man.
"Como around , " said ho , "about six years
from now and I will ffel myself littod to glvo
you an opinion on longevity. At present I
rim ono of ttio young men of the day , and I do
not feel that my appearances justify mo in
Riving advice to the other boys. "
KVAItTS .IOUIVO OV OMl Aflr ! .
1'Yom Senator Merrill's I went to the house
of Senator Kvnrts , and I found here another
spry statesman of tnrco-scoro years nnd ton
who decidedly objected to being called old.
Said Mr. Kvarts , as ho walked with Jigiilfled
tre.ul Into the library :
" 1 re.illy do not fool llttcd to oxpre > s < an
opinion upon tbo secrets of longevity , nnd
ynu should call upon Mr. Morrtll for such an
expression. Ho has lived a number of years
more tlmn I , and should bo considered the
sngo of the senate. "
"Hut , Senator , " said I , "you have lived
three-scoro years and ton , nnd I would like
to get the nJvlco of such hardworking young
old men ns you nto , for the youth of today as
to lio\v they may lengthen tholr days. "
r "Well , " replied the senior senator from
New Vork , as a smile crept up over his lips
nnd stretched itself down to his shirt collar
and gradually travelled up to his twinkling
eyes , "tlio only way I Unow for young men to
lengthen their days Is to steal some hours
from the night. "
I laughed , and the senator went on to say
that ha considered his health duo largely to a
good constitution nnd n moderate degree of
prudence In his Jiving , added to good luck.
IIo then turned thocouvorsation to tbodolngs
of congress , and though ho tnlkod delight
fully nbout the senate und its possibilities , ho
youlil suy nothing nbout longevity. As I
oft , I snld , "Senator , I nm much obliged for
the Information rcirardlng legislation , but 1
would bnvo inucli preferred ono of your four-
lnmU rod-word sentences on old age. "
now jtrnoR w. s. IIOI.MAX Kiirs YOU.NO.
Judge W. S. Ilnlmin ranks with Charley
O'Neill us the father of the houso. Ho Is
nbout seventy years old , but his blood Is full
of Iron , his hair Is dark , and his eyes sparkle
with the lire of objection whenever an an-
proprinlld'n bill comes befoio the houso. Ho
IH in ncrfect pli.vsic.il nnd mental
health , walks occaslonnlly from the White
Ilotiso to the capital , and has as much
vigor as any statesman of thirty. In speak
ing of himself to imt lost night , ho saidI
fool as young as I have over felt , ana the
only sign thnt I nm old is In the fact that I
llnil myself looking backward nnd comparing
the present with the past. I Ueop up with
the times , enjoy the association of young men
and work just au hurd and as long now ns I
have at any jiorioa of my llfo. I bollovo In
hunt work ! and I bellovo that morn men nro
killed by shirking tlmn by overworking , i
think with temperance In eating ami drinkIng -
Ing , that the average man is boiiellted by
workuiK n largo number of the hours out of
tlio twenty-four. I make it n rule to got
nbout seven hours sleep every night , nnd I
> to bed when i got sleepy. My retiring
usually 11 , though I often sit up ns
Into as U or II. I then sleep ns Ion ? as lean.
My average is from six to seven hours. I am
n gioat believer in the ollllcaoy of cold water ,
nnd for twenty-ilvo years of my llfo I took n
cold ba'.h every morning. At this thno I
found that whenever I wns forced to omit my
hath through u-nvol or other conditions that
I lust my mental und physical vigor during
the day nnd telt uncomfortable. At present
I butho three or four tunes a week. "
AS TO KXKHCIfE AND VACATIONS.
"I am , votl Itnow , " continued Judge Hol-
"Jlinn , "n farmer , nnd when I nm homo In In
diana I take n jrood deal of exorcise on horse
back. Hero my chief exercise is in walking
In the open air. I believe that every man
should net out into the country or nway from
his business at n certain tlmo during the year ,
and I think I hnvo been bonullted by my
KU miner vacation on my farm. The snmo is
true of the rest taken nt the average water-
lnir-i > lapnand 1 remember a visit which I paid
10 Saratoga about ton years ago. I had been
nt Niagara witti my wife and daughter , nnd
\\-a ran down to buratoga. I had been at
Niagara to look nt the place and to spend a
° few ilnvs there. Hlght near the depot I found
the United States hotel , ami put up there , be
cause I thought It would bo cheap. I found ,
however , that I was mistaken , nnd thnt I was
In ono of the most fashionable places of the
city. 1 found among the guests many peo-
jilo'whom 1 know , nnd nmoiig others , Uooert
( Jnrrott , the president of the Baltimore , V
Ohio toad. Ho asked mo how long I wns
oiiiR t May , and I told him I was only going
to b "xoro over night , nnd I had just como
to co the place. Ho replied that I should
apenn n mouth tlieru every year , and thnt ho
considered his vacation nt Saratoga the so-
cntt of his vigor in his old ngo. Ho pointed
ait' the score of old men whom I knew in ttm
parlors , saying that they all thought as hodld
foout tno llfo-pivlng properties of the springs ,
aaa ho ndvhcu mo to try them. "
TOIIACCO AXl > MAIIIUAOK.
. What do you think of the use of tobacco
sTTf'gards ' health I" I asked.
" 1 believe that tobacco Is Injurious , " ro-
plled Judge llolmnn. "I have chewed the
weed over slnco I wns a boy and I am an
invetcruto user of it today , I think it has
Injured my health and I think I would be
butter without It. 1 am not a teetotaler and
1 am not sura whether the use of wines nnd
liquors In moderation U good. I used
to think that the Catawba wines were good
Cor health but 1 doubt this now. "
"Do you think uintringo conductive to long
llful"
"I do , " replied Judge llolmnn. "I was mar
ricd nt nineteen and my wife was seventeen ,
nnd I will celebrate my golden wedding in n
year or so. I would advise the young man
who wishes to livolonp to marry young , nnd
I would urgohlm | to bo tempornto and to
keep himself ns free as possible from worrv.
When I got worried , I po to work , and I llnd
that this generally cures me. "
UIM'UBSBXTATIVK V1VX ANII IMS COM ) IUTI1 .
Ono of the youngest old men in Washing
ton Is Representative Vuux of Pennsylvania.
Ho drones imd nets like the old-time gentle-
mail , and no wears the same style of pumps
now as ho had on wtien ho danced bcfora
Queen Victoria , nearly two generations ago.
i At sovont.T-four hols ono of the most Indus-
tfiiiua men In public llfo , and ho looks upon
himself as being In his mental and physical
primo. Hnld ho to mo last night , "a man
ought to begin to ripen at sixty-live , nnd his
jirimo of physical and mental condition
nlioulil bo between sixty.livo and nevonty-
llvo. I om seventy-four nnd I never felt
stronger In mind or hotly than I do now , "
That Is a now IJeii , Mr. Vnux , " said I.
"Tho prime of most loun seems to bo between
fifty and sixty aim I would like to know to
' ffat you ancrlbo your roninrkablo wonting
l > o\ver and health at a tlmo of life when
tunny men nro feeble I"
"I suppose , " snta ho , "It Is duo largely to
constitution and In a minor degree to toy
hublts. I am regular iu uiv eating , drinking
sleeping. I sleep eight hours evernlgbt
iitid I go to bed ut nlno ami pot up at five. I
have n cold bath ready for mo nnd I jump
Into mv bath as .soon as I got out of bed. 1
them rub myself dry , dresi nnd ta o n walk
of from ono to llvo mile ) and am back nt the
hotel In tlmo lor brraklast , Just now I
sturt out for my wnllc before dayllgnt anU I
lind that this morning walk is enough to keep
my body Iu good roiidHiou , As to my eating ,
I do not take n great deal of food nnd 1 cut
everything Unit I llko. As to drinking. I bo-
llovo that whisky Is the basis of all good
liquors and I eonllno myielf to it. I take It
straight nnd llko It. 1 have always been n
smoker and do not sco that It lias hurt me ,
nnd I consuir.o on an average nbout twenty
cigars n day I spend seven inunths of the
year In tbo country and llvo In the cltv. 1
don't worry to any great extent. I am a
Trinitarian Christian and I believe ovcrv
word that Is between the lids of the bible. I
believe It to bo the word of God Almighty
and I don't think It isn't truu just because I
cannot understand It. "
TWO Ql'KKIt Ol.t ) miOTIIdlS.
"I don't think you can lay out any rule of
llfo which will produce longevity. What Is
ono man's drink is another man's poison , and
wo inherit our body nnd souls from our an
cestors. The best looking man may have the
seeds of disease lurking within ttie Illicit
physique , nnd a slcitni s like that of grip ,
something which cannot bo seen , will take
him off line a Hath. 1 hc.ird a most curious
incident rotated , concerning n trial In the
superior court at Philadelphia about thirty
years ago , Two old inun were nmung the
witnesses. Thu hair of both was as whlto
as snow , but their skins wore clear , their
oycs were bright , and their step steady. The
judge on thu bench , who was a student
of longevity , asked the first of these Mow old
ho wns. Ho loplled that hov.n eighty-nine ,
ilu then nskod him as to his habits , and the
old mini replied that ho had been n smoker
all his llfo and that bo bnd Mover gone to bed
sober when hi' had enough innney to become
Intoxleatod. Ho Mild ho was in good physi
cal condition and that ho know no reason for
ids long life. The second witness then took
the stand , ami the judge , In the course of the
examination , put tbu siimu question * to him.
Ho replied that ho was just two years
younger than the other witness , whowai bis
brother , but that ho bad never used tobacco
in nny form and liatl never touched a drop of
liquor in his life. Now hero were two men ,
tbo offsprings of the same father and mother ,
who had both lived to this age under such
totally different conditions. It might bo that
tlio drinking mid smoking would hnvo kilted
the younger man , The coincidence proves
nothing and it goes to show that after all , old
ngo is moro a mutter of constitution tlmn of
habit. "
NOTIJI ) KXrUCSSIONS I'ltOM NOTK1) ) MIIN .
During the past few month * I have re
ceived n number of letters on longevity from
some of the bright old men nway from
Washington. I can only ( -lvo some of the
moro brief replies in this lottor. My iirst
is from CJoneral Jubal A. Early. Ho is now
soventj-lour years old , but ho says ho sees
no particular reasons for being in the excel
lent health that ho is. Mv letter from him
comes from Virginia , nnd It is r.s follows :
"LvN'i nut no'a. . SirMy life lias been
such n vnriegated ono tlinl I cannot say to
what I owe the preservation Cif my health ,
unless It bo ton naturally strong constitution.
1 hnvo no lixed hublts of work , exercise ,
sleep , or diet. As to the effect that marriage
may hnvo on thu length of life lam tinabln
to give nny opinion from experience , ns I
have ne"or expbilmontcd In that lino. You
must , therefore , look to some other quarter
for the information you am seelting. Ho-
spectfnlly , .1. A. EKI.Y. . "
Another lather unsatisfactory note comes
to mo fiom Mr. Porter , who was until a very
few ycaw ngo president ol Yule college. Ho
graduated ut Yale when Andrew Jackson
wns president and ho is now past fourjcoro.
He has been onu of the loading scholars and
hardest workorsof tbo country for moro tluiii
two generations , nnd now ho is as healthy its
n child , with the exception that lie is unable
to write. The following wns penned in a
cramped hand , and it is interesting :
"Mv ii > nr Sir : It will bo imnosslblo for
mo to comply with your request. Although
free from the disabilities of old ago , I am dis
abled from using tny pen with comfort or
freedom. 1 feel hampered nnd nnnoved by
this vexatious limitation , but I urn obliged to
submit , and 1 must therefore nsk yon to nc-
copt m } excuse , and to allow mo to Mibacribo
myself , yours truly , No.vn VUKIKU.
iiov. imtx iv : VTITIISOX AVU HIS J'IIII.OSOIMIY.
On of the hrlt'htost inombers of concress
fifty years atro wns Hon. Harvey Wutteraon ,
and ono of the brlghto.stohl young men I have
over mot is this same Mr. Ihirvoy M. Walter-
son today. Ho Is thoroughly up with tlio
times and Is as young in his thought * and ac
tions today as ho was when President Harri
son's grandfather wns In the whlto house ,
and upon my asking him one day ns to what
he attributed his wonderful Rood health and
good spirits ho replied :
"Well , one thing that has conduced to my
long living is the fact that whenever I have
stubbed my too I have not hurt mvsolf mourn
ing about it but hava gonu on , thanking CJod
that 1 did not fall down nnd break my houd. "
I wrote Mr , Wattorson a short time ago and
asked him to glvo mo his udvlco as to longovl-
t.llpm i * his rnnl v
.i.K. My DoarSir : You are pleased
to say thnt I am the youngest old man you
know and wish to got an expression from mo
as to the secrets of long llfo. Thanks to the
Great Author of my being , ho gave mo a
sound , robust constitution and a calm , philos
ophic temper. If any man over saw me angry
it was only fora moment. I tmvo had my
disappointments , but I never cried or swore
over spilt milk. To this happy faculty I at
tribute in no small dcgroo my preservation.
Men have been known to fret themselves to
death. I shall never die from worrv. Again ,
I have always been a touiporato eater. My
opinion Is that among the well born , more
men kill themselves eating than drinking.
Two of my distinguished and intimate
friends died In Washington within the past
year , nnd I shall ever oeliovo that their un
timely deaths were produced by overloading
their stomachs with Indigestible food , My
ndvlce to young men is to bo temperate in all
things , especially in eating and drinking.
My observation and experience have im
pressed mo with the belief that when a man
reaches the nge of sixty jcnrs.'and is btlll In
n good state of preservation , the length of
his remaining days will depend very much
upon himself , lie should bear constantly in
mind thnt ho can't stand what ho did thirty
or forty } cars ago. I do not believe that the
moderate use of liquor , tobacco , tea or cofTco
affects ago. lUuvnv \\ATTKII-HX. . "
Such are n few of the letters which I have
received on this subject. I .have others ,
which I will glvo in my next loiter.
FIUNK G. CAW-BNTKII.
DoWitt's Little Early Klsers. Best llttlo
mil over made. Cure constipation every time.
None equal. Use them now.
A lilonily Itoiiaiizii.
The famous lost cabin is Bomowhoro in
Oregon , and may possibly bo ft cabin
found on 1'ellcan bay and other bays by
Messrs. Lonjj , Green and Danicburg ,
says the Yroka Journal. This tra
ditional hut , which is more Intorestiiif , '
to the average minor than anything in
holy writ , is said to have existed in the
dim long ago ns the abode of
minors wlio had struck a glittering
bonanza , but who , while working i.i it ,
hud boon assailed by Indians so savagely
that all but ono were slaughtered. Ho
escaped , but was afterwards unable to
locntu the glittering llud , anil died with
the words on his lips that the Lost Cabin
mine was a bloody bonnnja. : The cabin
in question was found about six years
ago by Charley Barnoburg' . Situated in
a beautiful greenwood doll in the wildest
portion of the wild Pelican Buy , the
yawning incongruity burst upon his
vision with n suddenness that took
about two gallons of his breath.
When ho wont there recently
iu company with Messrs. Green
and LoMg , the old cabin still yawned
and the men went to tracing the dis
tinct outlines of a cut about -100 feet
long , probably made years and years
ago. The cut wn mailo through cement
ton feet thick , as was proved by cutting
a hole through it. It took tno party
nearly three days to get through it ,
when they struck u bed which Mr. Long
an experienced * iirospoctor , pronounced
blue gravel. They obtained several
colors of gold , though not enough to de
termine whether It is a pay strike or
not. In a short time they will go there
prepared to prospect.
Ilnllcr's barb wlro itnlmunt has. met with
extraordinary favor , and casas. pronounced
incuruble tiavo boon treated with success.
Kvery farmer should keep a bottle of this
Justly celebrated remedy ; ready for Instant
use.
OMAHA METHODISTS' PRIDE ,
The Now First Church Finally Completed
And Ready For Occupancy.
WILL BE FORMALLY DEDICATED TODAY ,
Description of the Now Temple anil
n JIlNtnry or tlic Cliuroti In
Onmlin Dedicatory
The now First M. 13. church , ono of the
handsomest church edifices In the west , will
. 1)0 ( dedicated this morning , the following
being tlio projrminmo :
At 10-.ion. in. UlsOiop Xowman will prcnch
the dedicatory sermon. Thcro will also bo
present nt the dedicatory services Hov. H. I.
Ivcs of Auburn , Jf. Y. , ono of the most pleasIng -
Ing J pulpit orators In the country mid a man
who has probably assisted nt the dedication
of more Methodist churches than any other
minister In the entire church. The must
will bo In keeping with the occasion. The
Brand f.I now onriin will bo heard for the
ilrst f.i I tlnio and the choir will render
a spoclnl programme of
appropriate anthem * ,
solo ? nnil hymns. The regular Sunday school
will bo held at 13 : HO as usual , and nt .1:80 : p.
in. tt there will bo a feast , nt which not otilv
members of the First church but nil Method
ists and Cb.rUtI.im of every denomination will
bo welcomed.
At 8 p. m. Kov H. I. Ives of
Auburn , Now Vorlt , will preach. Or. Ivcs
has the well earned reputation of being ono
of the wittiest nnd most pleasing and con
vincing sneakers In the Mothodlst church
,
and ho never fulls to leave a delightful mid
beneficial impression unon his audience. The
dedicatory services will continue ) through the
entire week , closing with n sermon
by Bishop U'arren of Denver nnd one
by Dr. Ives , on Sunday , Mn.M. .
on Monday evening , Mav IS , Chancellor U.
r. C'ruighton , D.I ) . , of the Wesloyun uni
versity , will proucli at the church , and on
Tucsdny evening Dlshop Newman will deliver -
liver his lecture on "Tho March of Civiliza
tion , " under the auspices of the Young 1'eo-
r-lo's Society of Christian Endeavor of all
the churches In Omuha. On Wednesday
evening Kov.V. . .1. Ilaralm , I.Rwill speak ,
and on Thursday evening , Kov. T. M.
House will entertain those who nttoml.
Friday evening Dr. .1. T. Duryca of the First
Congregational church will deliver an ad
dress nnd will doubtless nave n very largo
nuillonco. On Monday May 25 ot 10 : ; ) n , m.
Hishop II. W. Warren of Denver , will fill the
pulpit and in the evening Dr. Ivcs will bring
the week's dedicatory services to a close.
The now building Is erected on lots at the
FIRST M. E. CHURCH.
southeast corner of Twentieth and Davenport
streets , on the direct line of the cable trains
'roni ' the union depot to tbo north part of
town. Two lots were purchased in 1883 ,
jndcr the administration of Kev. H. X. Me-
Ivnlp , the area of which makes room for n
church and parsonage.
Tlio inception of the enterprise of tbo croc-
: iou of tbo new house of worship wa during
; hn pastorate of Kev. T. M. House in IsST.
Huton nccount of n difference of Judgment
among the members of the board of crustecs ,
the work of buildincr wns temporarily de
ferred. In the spring ot ISyj a local nrchl
tcct was employed to innko plans. To bo
very sure of making no error , a delegation
was dispatched to Hockford , 111. , to inspect anew
now church that tiad Just been completed in
thnt city , which had been pronounced in ex
ternal design and all that could bo accom
plished in Internal completeness u model
Methodist church. The Ilrst plans were re
jected on account of the too great cost of the
House.
Early in 1SSH , nftor delaying nearly a year
the same architect was ordered to revise the
former plans , nnd under the suggestions of
the trustees , work out such n building ns
would please their tastes and as nearly
ns might be , harmonize with their
bank accounts In its expense. An order Ind
already been Issued that the cost must not
exceed 5(15.000. ( The plans were adopted and
bids were invited for the construction of the
cdlflco.
The ilrst shovel full of earth was lifted
from the soil on the slto by the president of
the board of trustees In April. At once the
excavation was begun. Ttto foundation was
put in uud the roaring of the walls com
menced.
The basement walls on the north sldo and
west end are of red sandson ) from 1'ortnge ,
Lake Superior , laid In rocular courses. On
the other sldo and end the walls nro faced
from the ground up with red Roman brick.
Above tlio stone work on nil sides tbo .same
brick is used , except In the gables , to the top
of the walls. The dimensions nro S3 feet on
Twentieth street and ! b on Davenport. Tfco
external design of the building Is Spanish
Itomanesque , and while presenting little mas-
slvo appearance , the perspective is pleasing
ami chuivhly. The tower ut the northwest
corner , rising to n height of 12. " > feet , gives n
finished appearance to tlio structure ; nnd ,
though not elaborate , is .symmetrically pro
portioned in hooping with the cditlce of
which it is part.
The trimmings window sills , water tables ,
panels in the gr.bles und toner and the cop-
Ings-nro red terra cotta. The cornices and 1
water conductors nro of cop | > or , as also the
jacket covering the ton of the brick work of ?
the tower , extending do.va the outsldo about
llvo feot.
The roof is covered with red slate , the
peaks of which are surmounted with copper
coplnir. The tower Is covered with red Span
ish tiling , with n flninl of the same material ,
which , together with the walls , trimmings
and roof , presents no feature of color but rod.
The windows are nil tilled with costly
art class and of designs thnt are
pleasing nnd rich looking. The external
appearance of the supcrstriii'turois commandIng -
Ing and has a tubstuutlalncss In looxs thnt is
not deceiving , nnd is not equalled by any
other church odlllco in the city. HesnJes ,
the slto is in its favor. The elevated ground
on which it stands makes It conspicuous.
The tower can bo seen from almost nny pnrt
of the city. Tlio two-story vestibule at the
southwest corner makes something of a
balancing of the tower on the northwest ror-
tier.
tier.Tho entrance to the main audience room
and gallery are from Twentieth street , and
are approached by substantial stone stops ,
through henvy double doors swinging out
ward , und largo double vo.itlbulo doors , in-
sldo.
sldo.On
On each sldo of and over the main entrance ,
tbo stone is carved In appropriate designs by
an expert with the chisel. This will add
Immensely to the beauty of the openings and
as that of the front lobbies , Is Inld In a good
design of tlio. From thl lloor also the ascent
1s rnndo to the nudlenca room nnd gallery
upon neatly constructed o.ik stairs. The
ladles' toilet room Is accessible from these
stairs.
In both front vestibules stairs of good
width nnd substantiality lend to the gallery ,
affording easy ingress through wide doors to
seats that are about asuocommodallng as any
In the houso.
The cornerstone I4attho topot the base
ment walls nnd at the b.iso of the ono story
of stone In the tower nt'tho northwest corner
of the building. This Mono was laid on the
evening of July IS , IbS'.t , with ceremonies.
Olshop Newman made on eloquent address
on the occasion. t j
rjTho Internal arrangement nnd finish of the
building nro regarded a's of superior order.
Beginning with the basement story , which
was constructed for the accommodation of
the Sunday school , 4tio effect. Is agreeable.
The itnin room affords Chairs for llvo hun
dred. On three sides of this room nro class
room * separated from the larger room by
sliding doors , so that all of the space of the
lower floor may bo In use when occasion re
quires except that occupied as a kitchen at
ono corner nnd the library room nt another
corner. These rooms nro provided with com
bined lights of gas nnd clcctrlcitv.
The uoller room and great smoke stack nro
outside of the main building , nnd HO distinct ,
present n feature not usual to church archi
tecture In this cit.\ .
The decline In the ground from Twentieth
street eastward nloug Davenport street ,
affords nn ndmlrnblc entrance to the base
ment story on the north sldo near the nortn-
east corner. This entrance is from substan
tial stone steps , through heavy double doors ,
into nn ample vestibule , tno floor of which ,
though attached , that access to no other
parts Is the least Interfered with on their
account ,
The building Is heated with steam by n
boiler amply sulllcicnt to make the attendants -
ants at church comfortable when warmth Is
noaded.
Three flights , of stairs nro provided for
reaching the main audience room from the
basement , ono of which leads to the pastor's
study on the second lloor as well as the gen
tleman's toilet room and the room containing
the orcnu motor and electric .switches.
Now wo nro In the rnnln room and the first
sight Impresses the onlooker with the ex-
cbllcnco of its lliilsh , symmetry nnd com
pleteness of arrangement throughout. The
pulpit nnd Its appurtenances , the platform
chancel and railing , all of which are in eir
culnr form are constructed to suit do
noinlnationnl wants , nnd the mechanism Is
very complete and tasty.
The organ loft Is in the rear of the pulpit ,
providing room for the great Uoston-mado
instrument and the choir. The ascent to this
loft , which is nbout llvo feet nbovo the lloor
of the altar , Is made bv a pair of winding
stairs nt each sldo of the pulpit that are
mainly concealed from the audience.
The nailery overhanging the outer parts of
the audience room lloor makes a circle till it
strikes the Jnmbs o > each sldo of the pulpit.
It Is commodious and affords as comfortable
sittings us nny other part of the room. From
any part of it the hearers .can see the
preacher ] , and the speaker is within eyeshot
of < everybody composing his audience.
Tno lower lloor ol tbo audlono room nnd
the gallery are seated with pews , made in
circular form and adjusted to the curve of
the terrace on which the seats stand. Both
the lower nnd upper floors are Inclined
toward the pulpit , allowing the hearer to
overlook those soutod in front of him whllo
everybody faces the speaker. The front of
the gallery is linishod in dado work of
qunrter-siiwOil oak , on the fneo of which is a
row of electric lamps , lighting abundantly
tbo space Inside of the curve described by
tbo front of tlio gallery. Those two floors
will beat about ouo thousand , after leaving
roon\ for spacious aisles , nil radiating from
the pulpit as u center und extending from
the sp.ico outsldo the altnr to the wall aislo"
thnt is open on three sides of the room.
Monde'lssohn , Fisher & Lnwtio are the
architects of this splendid odilleo. Mr. Will
Stevens did the contract work and Mr. James
Ilaynes superintended the work throughout.
In connection with this description the fol
lowing brief religious history will bo found
of much interest :
The lirst religious services over hold in
Omaha were conducted by Kov. Peter
Cooper , a Methodist preacher , in the old St.
Nicholas hotel near the foot of Douglas
street , on Sunday , August 18 , 185-1. Tncro
wore but about twenty persons present , but
tbo services were very mucli enjoyed. A. D.
Jones led the singing and among otlicrs pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Snowden and a Mr.
Leonard and wife of Council Bluffs.
Kov. Mr. Cooper worked in a stone
quarry during the week over in
Iowa , and came to Omaha to preach
on Sunday. The llttlo flock grew under his
efforts , and In October of the following your
what was known ns the Nebraska and Kan
sas missionary district was established under
the uresidlng eldership of Kov. M. F. Shiun
of Council Hlufls. The throe stations were
Omaha City , Fort Kearnoy.Fortauknrossa
nnd Fort Leavonworth. Uev. Isaau F. Col
lins succeeded Kov. Cooper in tbo work nt
Omaha in the year 1655. Survlcos were hold
in the old cupitol building for several months
nud then thu ferry company donated two lots
on Thirteenth street , near Douglas ,
and the first church \v s erected In 185(3. (
It was dedicated In ftuo fall of JbW ! by
Elder Moses Shinn , add Uood oirtho ground
now occupied by the Omaha National bank.
Kov. Collins was succeeded by Kov. John
. Chlvlngton , who in ; ISO : ! was succeeded by
, Kov. W. M. Smith. Who remained only nlno
! months uud was obliged to leave on account
of some unpleasantness that was stirred up
by his pronounced anti-slavery sentiments.
Ho Is quoted as saying : " ! would rojotco to
sco our people wndo through rivers of blood
and climb over mountains of lloih rather than
the north should fall and the freedom of
slaves bo unaccomplished ! , " The church wns
finally sold and u now church was erected on
Seventeenth street , near the slto of the old
building now standing. , Iov. { Smith returned
to the Omaha in IbiB , nnd remained two
years , doing excellent work. Smco that tlmo
the church tins hail some discouragements ,
but the growthhas been steadily upward and
onward. At present the Methodist Kplscopal
church has sixteen houses of worship , Includ
ing missions , in Oinnhaand is in better work
ing order than over before.
Thirty years ago haac Coolt started the
celebrated Imperial Champagne. They now
nmKo 10lHx ) bottles a duv. It's extra ury.
A CKM.'INK .MICHOllHKII.hKIl ii KIDIl'H liKHM
KIIADIUATOll-Cnrc * nil dlimioi. u-cnima It kills
tbu mlcroliu or Korui , I'm up and ruUlkKl In fi. I
nd Ii Itui , Hie Utlor 2 1-2 Kalian * bvit anr
wlicru pri'pnld cm receipt of pricu or I' u l > . \Vo
li.UD Kunrnntco toourit. Tba public , tntdoanl
tobtwri lupnllud lijr Ilio Coodnmn l > ruz Cu. Mr-
Cormlck \ l.und , Omatiiit U. A. Mtilclitir , Howard
MjumoiulK J hujrtoru , South Oiuab , A. U I'oi-
lur and M , 1 * . Kills , Couucll UtuH .
1801-TWENTY PAGES.
KILLED
time , while here on the 13th inst. , riding around in a car
riage , delivering addresses , shaking hands and being ban
queted. We kill time ( and high prices ) supplying the citi
zens of Omaha and vicinity -with Diamonds , Watches , Fine
Jewelry , Silverware , Clocks , Art Goods and Novelties at
figures within the reach of.all. Genuine Diamond Finger
Rings at $2.BO , $5 , $10 , $15 , $28 and upwards. Genuine
Diamond Collar Buttons , Studs , Scarf Pins , etc. , at $3 , $ B ,
$1O , $15 , $2S and upward. Genuine Diamond Lace Pins
at $5 , $ IO , $15 , $20 and up. Genuine Diamond Earrings at
$1O , $15 , $20 , $25 , $35 , $5O and up to $5OOO. Gold filled
American Watches from $10 up. Solid Gold American
Watches from $25 up.
Special sale of fine Clocks at factory prices. A fine
Mantel Clock , S-day , half-hour strike , cathedral gong , only
$5. Fifty other styles , from $6 to $25. Great reduction in
prices of sterling Silver and fine Silver-plated ware.
Wedding Gifts a specialty. Hundreds of articles suit
able for presents at $2. $3 , $5 , $10 and upward. Large
assortment of Opera and Field Glasses , Telescopes , Lorg
nettes , Readers and all kinds of optical goods. Spectacles
and Eye Glasses accurately adjusted to all sights , by a
practical optician. No charge for testing the eyes. We
sell solid gold spectacles from $3 up. Fine steel spectacles
from $1 up. Colored glasses for shading the eyes and pro
tecting them from dust , from 50c up.
Watches , Clocks , Jewelry , Music Boxes , Spectacles ,
etc. , repaired by expert workmenat
, very reasonable prices.
COMPANY ,
Sixteenth and Farnam Streets ,
ESTABLISHED 1866. OMAHA , NEB.
6
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