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ccorU of the Early Labors ' PIONEER of Rev '
Thomaa MoCuguo
EVISION OF THE CONFESSION ,
pinions or Various I'nstnri * nn tlio
Question Trnulilo Antloltmtoit
JtounlntIons lor Olisorvlni ; Ijcnt
News ( if l'ulplt nnd Io\v.
United rrPHliytorlnn Ministers
Hov Thomas McCaguo Is ono of tlio plo
: er prcuchurs who rcsldo in Onioha , nnd
horn the cliurcti people and citizens have
e pleasure of porsonnlly honoring for
ist Inborn Mr McCnguo wai the father
' . the United Presbyterian churches of
matin , and his Ufa has been throughout a
miawhat eventful ono Ho Is a man of
usslcal education , being graduated from
jffcrson college In 1331. There were fifty
iRESBYTERIANlSM'S from the
stltutlou nt the name tlnio , and Mr Me-
ague proudly bore the honors of the cla ,
o had decided before this to devote his llfo
i the saving of souls , and after taking his
ichelor's ' degree ho ontorcd Oxford thoolog-
: al seminary , where ho devoted httniolf ns-
Iduously to studies preparatory to ontorlng
jo Christian mlnlstorv Ho hart the good
jrtuno of being under the Immodlato in-
[ ruction of Dr Clnybaugh , and gained
lucti of the inspiration of that noble und
oed man
in 1854 Mr McCaguo found himself fully
mipped for hla profosslonnl labors and real
; lng that It was not good for man bo alone bo
nltcd hlmBolf In marriage with Miss Henri-
tta M. Lowes , u most catunnblo and modest
idy iho has proved a help meet m the full
si nenso
Shortly afterwards Mr McCaguo was do
llied by the bourd of foreign missions to go
3 Cairo , Egypt , as a missionary , nnd full of
no enthusiasm and visor of youth the young
llnlstor mid Ills brldo sot sail ucross the At-
mtio for the land of Phnroahs to set of the
tandard of the cross Mr McCaguo entered
illh great teal into his new work Ho
outid himself the only United Prcsbytorlnn
minister > n Cairo and ho Immediately sot to
York to organize a mission Ho Impressed
11 bo mot with his oarncstness nnd sincerity
ticl in u short tlmo ho hart tno plonsuro of bo
ng at the head of allonrlahmgchurcb Today
hat society is regarded by the United Prcs-
lyterlnn church as Its strongest foreign mis-
olon and its marvelous prosperity is attribut
able to thn untiring efforts of Mr McCuguo
'ihreo children were born to the young cou
ple in that strange land and all three are to
day among the loading young men In the
financial circles of Omaha
After remaining in Egypt for six years
and a half , Mr McCaguo fouud his health
failing and he loturnedto America , making
his homo for nwhllo In a vlllago In Powo-
uhick county Iowa , and later enjoyed the
rocuperatlugbenolltsof farm llfo , Hecovcr-
lng his shuttered health ho was again eager
to resume tils work In the pulult and com
menced preaching at Dos Moines , and was
nftcrward appointed by the board of homo
missions to start u mission in Nebraska
Cltv
Cltv.Tho board next transferred hi in to Omaha
nnd when ho enmo here in July , ls07 , the
outlook was not very promising There
wore but few churchgoing people here , and
none were adherents to the United Prcsby-
church
/toriau
Mr McCaguo commenced preaching in the
> yS D. Hcnll scuoolhouso that stood on the
z' corner of Fifteenth and Capitol avenue , Just
H | Ht ncrosj-tho street from the present silo of
F { hucxposltlon building By the end of the
T your a United Prcsbytcrlnn society was or-
gauized A place or worship was built at
Tenth and Pacific near the spot where the
Pacific sctiool house now stands , and wan
put up without any nid from tlio board A
very flourishing Sunday school was nlso es
tablished Mr .McCaguo has always been
characterized as a man of great energy und
perseverance He was by uaturo eminently
( lttcd for the work of a missionary , possess
ing grcnt pcrsuuslvo powers nnd being a
good impromptu talicer In 1S7 ! ) Mr Mc
Caguo was transferred to other Holds and
left the church hero In a most prosperous
condition
Iluv Jumos Duncan was appointed by the
board of missions to succeed him , but rc-
innincd only nlno months Although u very
pleasant man , Mr Duncan was nioro of a
preacher than n pastor , and was considered
an able mnn in the pulpit Dur
ing his pastorate the society bought
from the Haptists the church property
on Eighteenth near woostor wnicn is sun
used by the congregation of the first churcn
Shortly uftor this the board truusferred Mr
Duucau to another Hold At present his
. . . homo is in Cedar Ilapids , In Mr McCaguo
H k was then reappointed pastor nnd resumed
I WI his old position In July , 1ST:1 : , and remained
" x until July , Its " . ) . Since that tlmo ho bus
been a uomo missionary and has doae evan
gelistic and mission work In Vermont , Kan
sas , Ohio , Illinois , Peunsyluanin , Michigan ,
Wisconsin , Iowa , Missouri , Colorado und
Wyoming At present ho is in Iowa , but
still makes his homo In Omuha
Iu July , lb75 , Ilev Joseph McCnrtnoy was
sent by the board to look after the intorcst9
of the mission nt Omnhu Ho catno here
from Prccport , III Mr McCartney was a
man of good education aud great heart and
was highly esteemed by his ( lock Ho spoke
without notes and was a superior pulpit
orator Unfortunately , ho was in dehcato
health , and although warned by his physi
cians that ha must ccasn from his labors , ho
died in the harness in 1ST7 and was mourned
by a host of friends
Mr I ) . H. Miller was appointed to fill the
vacancy and entorcd upon his ministerial du
ties In 1677. Ho was a young man who had
just gruduatod from the Allcghnnoy theolug-
leal seminary and had received his classical
training nt Monmouth college Ho wns n
very talented young man and a good speaker
. He remained pastor of the church until lt > 79 ,
fe , when ho was transferred to Martin , Mich
" " " * * At that place ho was married Mr Miller
. has developed Into a splendid minister and
- * > - has mot with grout mccess in other Holds ,
• When he left , the church hero decided to bo-
I coma self-supporting nnd dopoud no longer
! for ministers or moans on the bourd of mis-
| alons
Mr E. P. Graham was the first minister
called under the now reglmo and the church
developed greatly during bis administration
The date of his first sermon proacbod in
Omaha was April 1 , 1SS0 , and the members
of the church felt greatly elated that at last
they had n regular pastor Mr Graham is a
man of great tonucity of purpose and docs
' not know from his own experience what full
1 uro incanB Ho is genial In disposition nud
Abrowd reader of huinun nature Mr.Graham
' was bora in Oquuwka , III , , in 1851 , but
Jiassod his boyhood days in Morning Sun ,
a. In 1800 ha entered Monmouth college
nnd uftor pursuing Lis studies to the close of
his sophomore year found himself out of
money and had to teach for a while to replete
pleto his depleted exchequer Ho tlrst pro
Bided over u dlstriot school at Fairvlllo , la ,
and after teaching a full term resigned to
teach drawing and painting ut Washington ,
t la Ill 1870 ho wus called to the principal
ship of the schools at Grand Vlow , wheroJio
was highly successful ; The following year
L - he taught Lutln and Greek in the East Iowa
) Normal iiiHtitutu In the fall of 1872 bo
, again entered Monmouth college and pursued
I his studies for two years , finishing bis course
nnd winning tlio highest honors of his clas9.
Ho also distinguished himself by winning
the first prize in a contest In English compo
sition , thereby giving premise of fuluro lau
rels to bo woa by his pen After graduating
ho studied theologv under private instruc
tion fcr a year ana thou ontorcd the thoolog-
leal seminary at Alloghoney , Pa , taking a
two yours course in ono year The follow
ing year ho graduutod from the
theological school at Xenla , O. His
first cull was to Birmingham , la ,
i where ho romalned four years Ho was
| tboa sent to Omaha The churcn here was
In a tottering condition and the presbytery
was seriously discussing the feasibility of
discontinuing it The society had but thirty
' members ; the church wus dilapidated am !
{ lunounded with a wlldcrnoss of weeds and
I there was no personage The outlook was
j not encouraging , but Mr Graham announced
1 in his cburucturlntlo manner that bo bad
| > come to stay and ho managed to infuio new
_ - ' life Into the lethargic society a worn soma
F * timet more alfllcull thau startiug a now err -
r ' \ sanitation First bo caused the church and
* * grounds to bo put iu a presentable condition
nd next succeeded In getting a parsonage
built Under his puitoruto the church pros
I i rcd and lucrouncd Iu numbers until la thn
fall of 1 * > S0 the society Melt able to iparo a
sufficient number of Its rrfembora to start an
other church on Park nnentio with IIov J.
II Hcnrtcrson as its pastor In the follow
ing spring another swarm left the hlvo and
started the Control Presbyterian cliltroh on
Seventeenth ntrcot , near Cnpltol nrcmio
with Kov John Williamson ns pastor The
same jenr the nlothcr church raised
the ministers salary $100 , ceased
receiving $ -50 ! aid per annum from the board
of mission * , and put repairs on the cliurcti
amounting to tHOO About this tlmo The
Midland , the ofllclnl Journal of the United
Presbyterian church , wns moved from St
Louis to Omaha and Mr Graham boenmo its
editor , in which capacity hois still serving
Last AprlljMr Graham resigned his position
ns pastor , nnd was succeeded bv Hov J. M.
French , the present minister Mr Ornham ,
In addition to his ether labors , has written
two books Conscious Existence of the
Soul After Death nnd "In the lolls , " the
latter book having baa n larger circulation
nmong the members of his sect than any
ether book over written , except , of course ,
the blblo Mr Graham has been an ngcrcs-
slvo prohibitionists , and nn that ticket has
been consecutively n cnudldnio for the posi
tions of regent of the university , licutonnnt
governor and congressman
Itngiilnttims Tor Lout
Tlio regulations for the Catholic church
during the period of Lent as onunclatcd by
HIshop O'Connor , arc n9 follows :
1. The fast of Lent obliges nil who lmvo
attained twonty-ono years of ago Children
ever seven years are bound by the luw of
abstinence
3. Every day In Lent , except Sunday , is a
fust day , on which it is forbidden to cat inoro
than ono monl and to cat Mesh moat , A
slight collation is however , pormlttcd In the
evening , nt which tlio usual kinds of food
limy bo used , but no llosh moat ; and n cup of
tea or coffco in the morning
: i. Flesh meat Is permitted at every meul
on Sundays , nnd by dispensation once a day
on Mondays , Tuo9days , Thursdays und
Saturdays except the second and last Satur-
nays of Lent
4. The following persons nro dispensed
from both fast nnd nbstinenco , the sick , the
convalescent , ttelicato women who nro preg
nant or nursing , persons engaged in hard
manual or bodily labor of an exhausting nn-
turu ; persons of dollcntceonstltutloti , and all
tho9o who nro over sixty years of ago And ,
by dispensation granted Augusts , 1387tboso
exempted from fasting on dnvs when meat ,
cegs and lacticinla uro allowed to all , can
partake ol them as on Sundays
C. The use of bird or dripulug Is permitted
in cooking ovcry day
0. For particular dispensation , recourse
must bo had to the pastor of the congrega
tion or hisassistaut ,
7. Tha tlmo of performing the Easter duty
of confession nnd holy communion , com
mences on the first Sunday in Lent aud ends
on Trinity Sunday
Obs United States soldiers , in Dold or In
garrison , are exempt from the law of absti
nence , by n special dispensation of his holi
ness , Pope Pius IX , every day In the year ,
nxcept Ash Wednesday , the three last days
of holy wcok , the vigil of the Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mnry and the vigil of
Christmas t Jamis : O'Con.noii ,
Bishop of Omaha
Itevlfilnc tlicConfosnlon olFnith
Probably the most absorbing topic in re
ligious circles Just now is the discussion in
the Presbyterian church regarding the revision -
vision of the confosslon of faith The ques
tion has been considered for the past two
weeks by the Now York presbytery In
special session , and on Tuesday by n decisive
vote , it was resolved to favor revision
As this agitation may lead to a rupture in
tlio church , und to ascertain the fcolhic of
tlio Omaha p.istors on the subject , Tub Hue
tins obtained the following statements from
the leading Presbyterian divines of the city :
Kov John Gordon , D. D „ pastor of West
minster Chursh 1 am opposed to rovlslon of
the confosslon of faith as Ill-timed , divisive ,
and not properly within the purview of the
gcncrul assembly
1 , It is ill-timed , because of these closing
days of the nineteenth century pcoplo are
ittlo interested in theological speculations
The burning questions of today are not
creeds mid confessions , but salvation for the
souls ana bodies of mon ; not Culvlnism ,
but divorce , temperance , honesty , clean liv
ing , decent houses for workingnion , educa
tion , righteousness , churches for the mnssce ,
tlio gospel for thu poor People care very
little now whether a churcn follows Calvin
or Wesley , hut they euro a greal deal
whether it is doing anything for the weary ,
sad-eyed multitudes If It makes this lifo a
little moro endurable , and heaven a good
deal surer , they will not ask wbother it has
a revised or unrnviscd confession Wo are
all interested moro in revised deeds thuu in
revised creeds
S. It is divisive In its tendency On the
basis of certain historic documents flvo great
Prcsbjtcrian churches in Great Britain ,
about the same number in the United btatos ,
and moro than as many moio iu Canada ,
Australia and other parts of the world have
a certain fellowship Let these documents
bn revised by ono or moro , or all of these
churches independently , and in place of
growing together as wo should , wo establish
differences whoso tendency is to perpetuate
schisms und divisions A confession revised
by the northern church will iu.Utu union with
the southern church , not to mention others
simply hopeless The tendency of the
times is towards union of churches The
tendency of rovlslon is toward the perpetu
ation , if not the formation , of schisms
3. It is not properly within the purview or
thu general assembly If any change is made
in a document which is the common boritnga
and property of fifteen or twenty great
churches it should bo done by a body in
which all those churches are represented
Such a body exists In the Pan-Prosbytorian
council , That council alone is competent to
revise the confession to the satisfaction of
nil concerned
Kov E , U. Graham , editor of The Midland
There is not us much in the question of revision -
vision us many are trying to get out of it
These who oppose a change ought not to
think that the changing of a few articles , or
n few sontonccs , is the destruction of their
creed Outsulors need neither to worry or
to rcjoico over the prospect of achnngo as it
will amount to but little when it comes Of
these who favor revision , soma do Indeed
wish n slight change in doctrine ; but many
moro wish to modify merely the statement
of some doctrines und to emphasize others ;
and the most of thuin wish a
chungo of language merely , Very
few tndead wish the coufossion , when it is
changed , to say anything different from that
which u vast majority of tha church have
long behoved , It makes but little direct
difference to a vast majority of the members
of the church what is in the confession , as
, lt is not very popular literature anyhow It
makes a world or eternity of difference wtiat
a man behoves ; but very few got tholr dee
trlues out of the eonfossion To ministers
it makes but little difference about tha
chungo , for , as is onsily Been , they preach
whut they believe anyhow It makes but
very little dlfferenco to the students of the
oloay , for the professors do not teach the exact -
act doctrines of tha confossionbut their own
opinions and tlio general bcliot of the church
The csnfosslon of fuitb is the creed gcuorally
accepted , or a profession of doctrines gen
erally believed already , rathoithan n stan
dard to which all must attain und then sub
scribe und adhere What man has done man
can do Good men made that good confes
sion ; good men can make another good con
fosslon today Men inuko wrltton creeds ;
writtou creeds do not make men , There will
probably bo n revision of the creed or u dl- ,
vi lon of the church
Kov , David H. ICorr , president of .Hollovuo
college -Tlio confession of faith ncods revision -
vision , because it docs not express Culvin
ism olthor wisely , fairly or biblically
Not wisely because its form of cxproslson
at several points suggests misinterpretation
of Calvinism For Instance , Calvinism be
lieves that all children , dying before years
of discretion , are saved because in the mercy
and love of God they are elect Mho confes
sion of faith , by suving , elect infants , dying
Iu Infancy arc saved suggests that some
children who dlo in infancy may not bo saved
because they are not elect A wiser expres
sion would bo elect persons , dying in in
fancy are saved " Hotter still , among the
elect are children dying in infancy , who are
saved etc , "
Not fairly , because It suggests to the ordi
nary mind that God is unreasonable , unjust
and a monster of saltltbncss , and that Cul <
vlnists believe these things of God The
coufesslou does not mean to suggest uuch
things , Calvlaists do not bolleve them It
Is not a fair expression which loaves tbo
least room for such suggestions
Not biblically , because first , it makes very
prouilnont what tbo bible keeps in the back
ground ; for Instance , that a certam uuinber
of the human race are counted out und fore
ordaiuea to everlasting death , " for tbo
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manifestation of His ( Gods ' ) glory , "
neither nro any ( of these ) rodcemed by
Christ , olTectuallv called , Justified ,
adopted , sanctified and saved ; " second
end , it keeps in tbo nack-ground
what the bible keeps in the very fore front ; ,
for Instance , that God bo loved the world
that Ho gave His only begotten Son , that
whosoever believeth In 111m shjuld not per
ish , but have everlasting life , " and Whosoever - ,
over will , lot blm take the water of lifo
freely " The latter (3) ( ) can scarcely Do detected -
tocted on the surface of the confession ; the
former (1) ( ) are very prominent Uoth are
there , but io the very reverse of blblo pro
portion For these reasons the confession
needs revision
Other reasons for revision nro ; The
preaching of the Prcsbyteiian church is a
hundredfold moro biblical than her confession
sion- The consensus pf belief in the Pros
bytorinn church is more biblical thnn the
conscssion , nnd is a snfor guide than a
confosslon written 800 years ngo
Preachers of Presbyterian denominations
do not pronch some expressions of the con
fession they dnro mot ; they would hove the
favor neither of God nor min Dr Harsha ,
ia his grand ministry of thirteen years in
the First church of Omaha , has never said
to any of hispeoplo : "It may bo that God
has counted some of you among tha dobnita
number of the non-olect , which cannot be
cither increased or diminished ; ' if so , God
has foreordained you to everlasting death '
• Neither nro any ( ot you ) redeemed by
Christ , cITectually called , justified , adopted ,
sanctlllod und saved ( because ) the elect
only have hope of these gospel bless
ings " If Dr Harsha should now
preach flvo sermons within three
months 111 which ho should omphn-
hIzu these points as the confosslon
emphasizes them , his ministry in that church
would not continuo another year Ho knows
too well how to say the right thing at the
right time and place to ever say these things
Neither has Drs Gordon and Hondorson nor
uuy ether Presbyterian pastor of Omaha or
elsewhere preached these things , They
never will
These are ncgntivo nnd supplementary
truths of the blblo , which only God in His
Infinite love is capable of speaking of A
summary of blblo truths , in creed form ,
would bettor omuhasizo the positive truths ,
nnd may with great wisdom omit the ncira-
tlvo ones
True , we ull prouch , "No man can coma tome
mo except the Father draw him , " but wo
always end with great stress on the fnot that
the Father is drawing all men , and "Ya will
not como to mo that yo might have lira "
This is biblical Lot tha oxpresslon of the
confession place tbo emphasis correspond
ingly
Hut should revision bo pressed now ! It is
very doubtful ; first , uocausa these who op
pose revision are scared , nud are largely engaged -
gagod in trying to soara the whole Presby
terian church ; second , because of the utter
unwisdom of some who are attempting to bo
leaders for rovlslon ; third , because some ,
not many , who aspire to bo leaders for revision
vision are neither Calvlnlsts nor Presby
terians Kcpubllcnns do not like to have
democrats write tholr platform for thorn
It Is a time to bo patient I Bel love that re
visionists have Imbibed moro of thosDlnt
of tbo blblo and the Christ They can afford
to ba patient aud kindly , Tha rulers were
afraid of change , but Jesus was patient how
long !
The system of doctrine contained in the
confess'on needs no rovlslon It Is biblical ,
Tlio verbal oxpresslon of this Bystem m tbo
confession needs revision , This revision is
n necessity to the continued power of tbo
Presbyterian churches of every name Any
ether kind of rovlslon , or to any greater extent -
tent is acath It is moro godlike to have the
purpose and to work ana guido toward it
thou It is to bo in hatlx Revision is foreor
dained , yet man is frau
Ilav W , J. Harsha , First Presbyterian
Church I am not tnkinir as much interest In
the revision controversy as some of my
brethren I would far rather the watchword
of the year were Revival Instead of "Ko-
vlsion " Unfortunately the love of debate
has not been entirely eradicated fromtho
minds of mon Wo uro likely to see in the
few years Just before us a melancholy squab
ble of opinion among men who might better
bo at work preaching the everlasting gospel
to the sinful and the poor , Kvery one who
accepts the blblo as the word of God believes
in the universal love of the Father , This
ought to ba proolalmcJ It ought to bo
wrought out practically iu lifo and conduct
Cold logic is not what wo need iu the present
crisis of affairs Wo need love ana generos
ity and practical 1 ellglon Pure reason up
holds the Presbyterian confession ot faith
That theological symbol can never be dis
proved from the blblo Its statement ia re
gard to elect Infants was meant as a de
nial of the Koinan Catholic doctrine that
I only baptised Infants are saved Ak opposed
to this , tbo confosslon teaches that all infants
dying in infancy , nro saved because they
como within the scope pf Gods loving grace
nnd not because they , are baptised Elec
tion and pretcritlon are tapght ia the bible ;
but wo have nothing to do with them We
dwell inasphoro where they ought never to
bo mentioned Thu moor..Is a reality , though
it is u cold crystal without atmosphere float
ing in space Wo live jn the warm earth ,
and their are sad hearts ' around us Why
should wo waste tlmo discussing what the
moon is made of 1
Uov W. U. Hendorson , editor of Central
West The movement to revise our confes
sion of faith was inaugurated by the presby
tery of Nassau on Long Island It sent un
overture to thu general assembly ' which mot
in Philadelphia in May , 18bS , asking for revision
vision , but tbo request was not hoouod
Early in the spring of 18S9 that presbytery
roncwod Its attempt , and in a way which it
thought would command attention It sent
printed copies of its overture to all the pros
bvtcrlos throughout tbo country , asking
thorn to Join it in the request for revision
Out of ever two hundred presbytorlos only
fifteen responded aftlrmatlvely to this re
quest These overtures came before the
gonorai assembly which mot in Now York In
Muv , 18S9 , nnd the nssembly docldod by a
majority yoto to send the following overture
to the presbytoriesi "Do you desire a revision
vision of the confession of fuitb ? If so , iu
what respect , and to what extent ! " This is
the overture which the presbyteries now
have under consideration
The fuct that such an inconsldorablo num
ber of presbyteries rosppnded to tbo appeal
of tbo Nassau presbytery shows how little
interest wns really felt in the question The
church was prosooutlng her work at homo
and abroad with tireless and onthuslastlo
energy , never thinking , nnd having no
reason to think , of uny doctriunl or confes
sional difficulties which hindered her pro
gress or fettered the employment of her on-
orgies The interest in this subject wns
manufactured A few mon de
termined to enthrone a certain typo
ot theology in cue doctrinal sym
bols , and as soon as the assembly sent down
its overture , they bogaa their work through
the press The result is that every presbytery - ,
bytery in the land isatlrrod up on iho sub
ject , and the agitation is fast reaching the
stage ot whlto boat
The proposition at first wns to make only a
few verbal changes in thn confosslon to remove -
move certain so-callod Btumbllng blooks in
the phraseology of that document But revision
vision has passed beyond that stage , and now
threatens to seriously Impair the Bystom of
doctrine contained in the oonfession Dr
Philip Schuft of Now York says the present
revision movement cuts to the core of the
Calvlnlstio Bystem , " nud declarations ot
equivalent import lmvo boon made by ether
loaders of the movement Verbal revision
will not satisfy many of these men Tholr
demand Is theological reconstruction
It is this fact which makes the future so
threatening to the peace and unity of our
church There are these who , while favor
ing merely verbal rovlslon , will never con
sent to the slightest impairment of thoO.il-
vinlstio system There are many others who
are resolutely opposed to all revision The
first and second olassos will in all probability
part company Just as soon as the termor
fully and dollnltely disclose their ideas and
purposes Tnoso who belong to the third
class maintain determined opposition to re
vision , believing it to < bo not only inexpedient
and unnecessary , but that It will have an
emasculating eftoct upon the confession , con
verting it into 3 soml-Arnilnmn
- , soml-Unl-
versallstlo documonU This olass will never
forego its allegiance to the Calvinlstio sys
tem , ns expounded by Drs , Charles Hedge
and William G. T. Shodd ,
1 ' ii
fllHliop Newman Ilanqucttecl
Bishop John P. Nowinho was tendered an
elaborate banquet nt JheWindsor , hotel , Lin
coln , Tuesday evening , by the Motbodists of
the city Several hundred of the most prominent
inont parsons of the city . \vcro in attendance
and the affulr proved both brilliant and on-
Joyablo The veuorable bishop was dolightud
with the honor accorded him and was la his
most genial mood
I'ulnlt anil l'rnv ,
Bishop O'Conuor is reported to bo re
covering from his recunt Illness
The members of the < fcngregatlonal church
have Just issued a complete church directory
containing a f dil list of the members and reg
ular attendants The work is complete In
every way and contains three classifications ,
first alphabetically , then by streets , aud
lastly the names of thu business men by the
blocks in which are their offices
The next entertainment of the Young
I Men's CnrUUlu association ! to be a lecture
on travel and urt by Mr * . Kate Crary The
LIES LACES
We have just open
and will place on
SPECIAL SALE
MONDAY
our first spring pur
chase embracing allthe
LATEST NOVELTIES
IN
Figured , uOttcfl anil striped all silk
Draping Nets
New Torclion Laces
New Medici Laces
New C.M17 Laces
New Halle Yalenciciinies Lrccs
New Italia ValeiiciGiiniGs Laces
New Point Dc Gene Laces
New Vandyke Laces
New Veilings &c &c ,
ALL AT SPEOIAL PRICES ,
lady has boon an oxtonslvo traveler in parts
of tbo glebe
The members of the First Congregational
church are maKing preparations to issue a
monthly paper with news of interest to the
patrons of that church Dr Duryoa will act
as editor
At the First Presbyterian church the pas
ton Rev \V. J. Harsha , will preach in the
morning There will bo no evening service
Church of tbo Good Shepherd , comer of
Nineteenth nnd Lake streets Hov J. P. V.
Lloyd , rector Holy communion Sunday , 8
nm ; services nnd sermon at 11 am and
7 : 0 pm , and on Friday at 7:30 : pm Sun
day school nt 10 am and bible instruction
for older scholars nt snrao hour LocturOB
preparatory to confirmation on Wednesday
evening of each week You nro cordially
invited to tbeso services Seats frco at ull
times
At the Southwest Presbyterian church ,
Twentieth nnd Leavenworth Sorvicea will
bo conducted at 11 o'clock by Uov J.V. .
Jones Tno Southwest church , temporarily
without a pastor , has fortunately secured
the services of tbis eloquent young man
until Juno Mr Jones cntorad tbo ministry
in Philadelphia , where bo at once grow into
favor and built up a strong church , the re
sult of ono years work Ho comes to the
west a strong and brilliant man , warmly
welcomed by the pcoplo with whom ho is to
labor
At thn Southwestern Lutheran church ,
Twonty-slxth street between Popploton and
Woolworth avenues , llov Luther M. Kuhns ,
will preach at 11 a. m. . on Saving Faith , "
and ut 7:30 : p. m. on The KIghtcous
Man "
Hev A. Martin will preach In the First
Christian church morning and ovonlng
Morning subject , The Gospel ; " ovunlug ,
Who are Gods Elect and When and How
are They Elected I"
What a Timid Christian Did will bo the
morning theme , nnd Appetite and Passion
the evening theme at the First United Pres
byterian church tomorrow
At Kountzo Memorial Evangelical Luth
eran the morning sermon will bo on "He-
hold the Lamb ot God " Evening sormbn :
"WillYo Also Go Away " '
At All Saints ohurch , Twenty-sixth and
Howard streets , the rauslo at the 11 o'clock
Borvicowill bet "Te Deum" nnd Jubilate
in G , Smart Anthem , "I'ho Pillars ot the
Earth nro the Lords , " bv Tours At tbo 4
o'clock sorvlco "Magulllcat" nnd "Nuno
Dimlttis , " in G. by Florio Anthem for
toner solo and chorus , Our Soul on God
With Patience WnltB "
At Immunuol Baptist church , North
Twenty-fourth and Blnnoy streets , Hov F.
\V. Foster pastor Regular Borvices Sunday
morning Thomoi Thou Shalt Die und
Not Live " Evening thorn : Walt n Bit "
Sunday sohool at 12 in The publio cordially
Invited and hoartlly
Poop'os' church Sorvlco nt Boyd's opera
house Preaching morning and ovonlng by
the pastor , Hov Charles W. Savidge Sub
ject In the morning : Tomorrow ' ! Sub
ject In tbo evening : Great Opportunities "
Scats free , All are welcome Frank Smith
will load the singing ,
At Trinity Mothodlst Episcopal church ,
the morning Bubjoct will ho "Tbo Christians
Heritage " Evening a union temperance
mootlug addressed by Mrs , Woodward , state
organizer of the Woman's Christian Temperance
poranco union ,
At Immanual Baptist church , North
Twenty.fourtn and Binnoy streets , Augusto
Saarcs will preach both morning
and ovonlng Mr Saares Is from the
Evangelization socloty of London , nnd labors
gratuitously us an evangelist He is well
known ns an earnest ana eloquent speaker
A treat Is in store for all who will hoar him
tomorrow The publio will bo cordially web
corned
At the Central United Prcsbytorlan church
on Seventeenth street between Capitol
avenue und Iod o , there will bo preaching
by the pastor , Rev John Williamson , I ) . IX ,
tomorrow at 111:30 : a. m. subjeut ; Have
Faith in God , " aud at 7:30 : p. 111. , subject ,
That Stick "
Sorvicea at the Omaha Mission on Tenth
street , morning and vcning Sunday school
at ii p. in All are cordially iuvited
Hev A. M. Mann will preach at Trinity
church this niornlug , Suojoct : The True
Revival " Lccturo at 8 p. in , sublocts
Hours , Minutes and Seconas , " Teachers
and students especially invited
Plymouth Congregational church , corner
of Twentieth and Spencer streets D. A.
It Thaln , pastor Preaching IU:30 : a. m.
and 7:80 : pm Y. P. S. B. , 0:30. : Sunday
school at 13. Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7t-i5 p. tn
Trinity cathedral , Capitol avenue and
Eighteenth street , Very Key , C. II Gardner ,
SPRING INTRODUCTIONS
French and Scotch Importations in Silks , Dross Goods , Sat *
teens and Ginghams , of the latest production
CASHMERE OMBRE
CHINA StLK CHINA SILK
Kxqulsltolu coloilngsnen nllu perfect In stjlos , 21 luehos w.i > ,
$1.00
NOTD These designs are exclusively confined to us
CHINA BILKS CHINA SILKS CHINA SIL KS
All the latest shades In plain , ' 'I Inches wide ,
$1.00
DRESS GOODS DRESS GOODS
BKHOK , Alltbcnon shades , { 2 Inches wide , liandsomo and durable cloth ,
75 Cents ,
EKUOi : . Nothing but now Bhados , 19 inches wide , Kronen and all wool goo Is , the best valus
In the market
55 Cents
CABllMl' ltn Woha\e ono of Iho hirgost lines ot these goods IThey oio all wool , Pionch Im
portations , all now similes , iu Inches \\lilo at ,
50 Cents ,
CHAIil.l ltlchly doMgnad Challls The dnslgnsot these are exclusively confined to us
'ihese nro honieof the richest Importations from lmnce
55 Cents
BRILLIANTINES BRILLIANTINES , BRILLIANTINES
Auy color , all the latest ( hades Winches w Wo , worth TOc
50 Cents
BRILLIANTINE , Now Colors , Brooho Effoots , Stripes , Blnok Brocndo ,
Etc , Eto
SUMMER CLOTH
Fine light weight cloth for wnlklng dre ses , all shades , steam shrunk , 43 lnchos wide , at
$1.00.
BLACK GOODS BLACK GOODS
Wo still rotiilti tlio vopiilntion of carrylnp ; onoof tlio iiHit coniploto stocks of
roliublo Ulnclc ( ioods Now wonvca , lurdo line of Silk " \V11rp llon-
riottn , Bi'ilhaiitino , BrocntlodMolinlrs , Ktc , Ktu
SATEEN , SATEEN , SATEEN
Just oponccl' the choicest styles in French I'lfurod nnil Pluiu Saloons , nt
35 Cents
Those styles nro positively confined to us ,
CASHMERE OMBRE
Something Now ' 1 Kqunl to any silk fabric , superb colorings , choice
designs
35 Cents
SCOTCH GINGHAMS SCOTCH GINGHAMS
Wo nro oponiug dally , consignments from Glasgow , ot these ologiuit goods
New clTccts , new colorings , plain and fancy Ginghams
25 Cents
dean Holy communion 8 n. in ; morning
prayer , litany nnd Bormon 11 a. in ; Sunday
school 3:15 p. m. ; childron's service : tM5p.
m. ; evening prayer and sermon 7:30 : 11. m.
The dean will preach morning and ovonimr
Gospel Icmpor.iuco union meeting at
Boyd's opera house at ! ) p. m. , Sunday
Evangelist Cullis will lccturo on "Holshnz-
zar's feast , " All are invltea
niUiiGious
The number of Lutheran communicants in
the United States aud Canada is given by the
secretaries of the general council ns 1U55-
000.
000.Tho
The collections for the board of education
of the Mothouist Episcopal church during the
past year was MO per cent in advance of
these taken in 18SS. /
The Gospel Standard , nn English Baptist
newspaper of very strict tendencies , adver
tises that "No charge is made for inserting
the death of godly persons "
The late J. S. Atnbroso of Boston nmong
other bequests gave $10,000 to the American
board , SIO.OOU to the American missionary
association , nud 10,000 to the Now Ilnmp-
sbiro homo missionary society
Nineteen missionaries have been commis
sioned nnd sent into the Hold by the Ameri
can board since the last meeting in Now
York The contributions this year bid fair
to largely exceed these of any provlous 0110
In the history ot the board ,
Tbo British and Foreign blblo society has ,
during the oighty-ono years of its existence ,
issued from its London house alone 0,000,000
of complete bibles , nearly ! ! i,000,000 of now
testaments aud 11,815,000 nortlons of the
bible Tills makes a total of 72,500,000
boohs issued from tha London headquarters
All the money given by all the churches in
England In ono year for the cause of foreign
missions scarcely would equal the cost of two
ironclads The people nt largo pay freely
and liberally for the messengers and en- .
ginor.v of war , while part of thorn give very
sparingly to tbo spread of the nospol of
peace , says the Interior
Of the Presbyterian papers , four , the
Evangelist , the Interior , the Herald and
Presbyter and the Northwestern Presby
terian , are in favor of revision Seven uro
against revision , us follows : The Observer ,
the Presbytorlan , the Presbyterian Journal ,
the Presbyterian Banner , the Contra ! West ,
the Occidontund the Mid Conlinont
Every ministorof tbo gospel ought to feel
honored by his calling , nnd to roalUo that ho
has the best possible opportunity to do good
to mnn If Wellington had been a prouchor
Instead of a sold lor ho might not have con
quered Napoleon , but bo might lmvo drlvon
pack Pronch inildolity , that has oxertcd u
moro baleful inlluoace on the worla than all
tbo victories Napoleon over gained , says the
Cumberland Presbyterian , k
Talk about questions of the day , there Is
but ono question , nnd that is tha gospel , says
Gludstono It can and will correct every
thing that needs correction All mon at tha
head of great movements uro Christian mon
During the inuuy years I was lu the cabinet
I was brought Into association with sixty
master minds , and nil but live of thorn were
Christluus , My only liopo for the world is
In bringing the human mind into contact with
divine revelation
Four weeks ago Dr II C. Cave , pastor of
the Central Christian chinch , crouled a sen
sation by delivering n sermon in which ho
denied the divinity of Christ and the Inspira
tion of the bible , Bays a St Louis dispatch
The congregation wns divldod in opinion
upon the sermon and Dr Cave resigned ,
Ilnlf thncongrccation which supportol him
refused to accept the resignation and
pledged tM,000 ) to bulla u new church They
withdrew from tbo Central Christian church
nud hold mootlngs at Mahler's hall Mcun-
while tbo rollgious papers and Christian
ministers attuckod Dr Cuvo.und today lie an
nounced from the pulpit that ho had been read
out of the church Ho said that bo wus not
a Christian , but behoved in n God , not the
God of the bible With these words ho
agaiu tendered his resignation , Tlio congre
gation , many of whom were horctoioro
among tbo best Known Christians in St
Louis , than adopted a resolution setting
forth that tholr belief was lu line with that
of Dr Caves , and that they no longer
wanted to bo known as Christians , An inde
pendent church was orguulzod with Dr
Cave us pastor
Contribution ! * for the Oreolip
At the board meeting at the Creche , the
following contributions wcYc acknowledged :
Mrs Byron Ucod , A00 ; Mrs J , D. Crolghton ,
t2.00 ; Mrs J. Stephenson , t3.00 ; Mrs W. V.
Morse , a ton of coal On contributions
towards payment of tbo debt on the bulla
ing Mrs Kimball nnd Mrs Wallace ro /
ported as follows :
Mr II Ivount70 , $100 ; Mr Ilolcombe , $501
Mr E. M. Nash , 550 ; Mr Yates.i5 : Mr
J. N. II Patrick , ? J5 ; Mr J. II Millard ,
S25 ; Mr J. J. Brown , Si5 ; Mr lion Wood ,
J25 ; Mr Mnrkel , ? 10 ; Mr Milton Harlow
* 10 ; Mr Joe Harkor , fli ; Mr George Barker ,
$5 ; Mr Adolpli Meyer , fl
Clothing and orovisious were contributed
bv Mr T. W. Smith , Mrs Bennett , Mr
Garneau , Mrs Barrows , Mr Wugnor , Mrs
• Millard , Mrs Morse , Mrs Morroll , Mrs
Holdridgo , Mrs Woolworth , Mrs Millard
Mns W. S. Cuhtis
Assist ntlSocrotary
Dlstriot Court
Alice O'Donohoo lias commenced suit
against William Colfax ct ul to recover
$133.33 on u note secured by mortgage
Henry F. Cudy has sued John Tidemann
for $150 duo on n note secured broortgago. .
Charles It Kcatv has appllea for a dlvorca
from his wife , Ella , on the ground of de
sertion
Stillmnn S. Flngg has brought suit against
Everett S. Flagg ot al to recover 0111\ note
for $001) secured by mortgage and on a judg
ment for $ liJ ! ' 17 obtained in a Justice court
Prang E. Gillett has brought suit niraiust
S. M. Wulto ot nl to secure possession of a
check for $7.11.71 to partially satisfy a Jung J"
mentof $1,570.10 obtained in the district
court
George II , Payne and William A. Goddard
have commonrod suit ngainst Sheriff Boya
and Doll H. Edwards to restrain the former
from levying a writ of execution unon the
property of the plaintiffs to satltfy ii Judg
ment for nn alleged deficiency in the settle
ment of a former Judgment They claim to
lmvo had no kuowlodgo of the second pro
cued lng , and sot up tlio claim that the tlrst
Judgment was satisfied 111 full
County Co u-r.
William C. Paxton was appointed admin
istrator of the estate of Charles McCormick ,
deceased
Prank Brown was appointed administrator
of the estate of Minnlo Drown Hills ,
Matilda Norlandor was appointed adminis
tratrix of the estate of William Norlandor
The Bank of Commerce ' has brought two
suits against Alfred C. Griflla to recover
$1,000 on two notes
OouirnirntlftiinlUn1onitnr.
The first issue of the Congregational
Calendar , thu monthly folio Journal of tha
First Congregational church , Iiub made its
app earanco and contains considerable in
formation concerning tlio ohurch It Is
oditnd by Dr.Duryoa , , the pastor It con
tains an editorial department nnd columns
dovotcd to the church , the Sunday school ,
the Y. P. S. C. E , and church socloty notes
Notes are made concerning tbo following as
sociations : The Willing Workers , tha
Ladies socloty , the Ladies Missionary so
cicty and tha Young Ladles Missionary so
ciety _
Now EiiKlnml ExoiirslonUtB
The California excursion train provided
by the Now England Grocer , containing a
party of New England Jobbers , manufac
turers , business mon und capitalists , Is duo
in Omuha on March i. The party will take
iu tbo principal southern points , thence to
California , und return onst via Ogdou , Den
ver and Omaha , The object of the oxcur-
sisn is to obtain bettor knowledge of tha
west and its resources ,
Dr O'Cnllalinn Boslgns
Dr , O'Callahan has roslguoil his position
as pastor of St Cecilia's churob at Wulaut
Hill , and preaches his farewell sermon to
day Hugoosto the Paclllu coast to accept
a moro important position , Ills successor
Uov , P. Smith , formerly of Cheyonuo , will
preach at St Cecilia's and establish a mis
sion in North Omaha
Miil-Winior Festival
The IIolv Family parochial schools will
give their annual inld-wlnter festivul ut Ex
position ball Tuesday ovonlng , February 11 ,
A no mlnul admission fee will bo charged
The h all will bo open from U till 10 , and the
proceeds are to bo devoted to educational
purposes
Jacob II Schiff of New York bos made
Harvard university a gift of $10,000 for the
purchase of a Semitic collection There is
no museum of this Kind in tha world Har
vard has given coiulderablo attention to
Semitic studies , and has courses of instruc
tion lu all the loading Semitic languages ,
and historical oour os In connection with tha
Assyrian , Hebrew and tbo Arubla
f