REFORMING THE CURRENCY
Progress of the Work Undertaken by United
Btatcn Monetary OommUslon ,
FIRST CF ITS KIND IN THIS COUNTRY
Protection of ( lie Trcnniiry
Until * Upon ( he ( ] 1il ItpNvrvr
.Hotter . lltiiiUlnir FiiclllllfN I'or-
nonnllt } ' of CoiiiiiilNNloiiorn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 19. The business
men of the country Intend io ask a hearing
ttt the coming session of congress. The
.Monetary . commission , which has been Bit
ting hero at Intervals since the 20th of
September , has not yet made a great deal
of noLis , tout the members have been work
ing hard upon a measure of currency re
form which they propose lo present to con
gress with the business fcntlmcnt of the
country behind It. The movement has been
one of the working business Tnen. frcm the
oulfiot ami has been Independent of tlifl
Bankers' association or any other borfiy of
*
purely financial men. The plan for con-
certcd action toy tha business In.torcsts
originated with the Indianapolis Board of
Trade and was given form by a committee
headed by iMr. 'Hugh II. illanna of that city.
The hard fight over silver last year which
followed thrco years of financial depression
and anxiety convinced .Mr. lHanna and his
associates that Important changes wcro
needed In .the currency system , and that It
was Jilgh time Tor business men to Interest
thonmeivcB In the subject. They called a
preliminary confcrcrico at Indianapolis In De
cember lait , when It was resolve * ! to Invite
the iboards of trade from all over the coun
try to send delegates to a largo conference
In January. Tlio outcome was a delegate
convention , which adopted resolutions de
claring for the gradual retirement of the
paper circulation and the substitution of n
banking currency. An executive commlt-
tee wns appointed , with Mr. Hanna as the
chairman. This committee was Instructed
to ask congress to authorize the appoint
ment -of a commission to study the currency
problem and report a bill for the action of
the two houses. It was In pursuance of this
request that President ' .McKlnloy sent to
csngiess his message urging the appoint
ment of such a commission. A bill for the
purpose pawed the house of reprcssntatlvtw
on July -4 , ibut was not acted upon by the
seriate. ( Mr. Hanna then called a meeting
of the executlvo committee , who proceeded
to act unbder the alternative power given
them by the Indianapolis convention to ap
point a cotnmUslon of private citizens. It
Is this commission which has been at work
upon a comprehensive scheme of currency
reform. Their iplan Is approaching comple
tion and will probably bo given , to the pub
lic at about the time cf the meeting of con
gress In December.
FIHST OF ITS KIND.
The project of a commission of experts for
dealing with the currency has not before
teen tried In the United States. Such
commissions have frequently ibeon named in
Europe aiwl their reports are among the
most valuable contributions both to theore
tical and practical finance. One of the
< bcst written of these reports was that of
the British Gold anil Silver commission In
1SSS , which discussed the various phases of
the silver question and the arguments for
and against bimetallism , but concluded with
the recc/mmendoitloni that Great ( Britain ad
here to the gold standard. A commission
of ths ! sort was appointed by the govern
ments of Austrla- < Hungary In 1892 , and paved
iho way for the restoration of specie pay
ments after an experience with Irredeemable
paper almost umbroken for 100 yoarsi It
was * ho report of a similar commission
which led to the suspension , of free coinage
In 'British India In 1893 and the adoption of
a fixed par of exchange for the silver rupee.
Those are only a few of the later reports
of this character. The Bullion report sub
mtttcd to the British Parliament In 1810
has Tjcen famous as a political classic from
that day to this , and the Inquiries made In
regard to Iho failure of the English bankIng -
Ing act after the crises of 1847 and 1857 arc
almost equally Interesting. The commis
sion now sitting at Washington may make
a report 'Which will mark an epoch In Amer
ican finance In mutfh the same way as tht
Bullion report and the report of the In
dlan Currency oommls.ilon in "British " finance
A report , outlining the conclusions of the
commission. Is to tie given to the public
within a few weeks. The more elaborate
presentation of arguments upon every de
tail o the proposed 'measure ' Is ibelng pre-
parcd under the supervision ot Prof. Laugh-
lin , the author of "A History of 'Bimetallism '
In the United States , " and may require so'-
oral weeks more for Ito completion.
The Monetary commission now In scgalon
in this country differs from those appointed
abroad in the fact that It Is distinctly repre-
acntatlve of the business Interests mid hap
no ofilclal character. Some of the delegates
to the Indianapolis convention believed tiia'
a commission coming thus from the heart o
the bvslness community would have oven
greater lnflueno than a political commission
named by the president. President SlcKin-
Icy 'Is understood to have declared that he
Tvua Immensely pleased with the character
ot the appointments made upon the commis
sion and that he could not have made better
selections If they Siad been left to him.
" \Vhat Is hoped by the , prompters of the work
la that the report of the commtcsicn will bo
approved by all the boards of trade which
Edit delegates to Indianapolis , and that < hl&
unanimous demand of the organized repre
sentatives of the business community will
command the respectful attention of con
gress. One of the striking facts connected
with the service iof the commission Is the
disinterestedness with which the members
liavo given themselves to the work. Mem
bers cf the executive committee have de
voted many days to the work , and the mem-
burn of the commission are serving without
any compensation beyond their expenses.
The majority of them are giving their time
at Uio sacrifice of 'Important business Inter
ests , becatibo they believe that the condlttcn
of the country Imperatively requires a radi
cal reform of Iho currency system.
iMr Hanna and. his associates worked hard
to secure thoroughly representative men on
the commlbslou , and were greatly pleased
when thuy obtained the roraent ot Judge
Edmunds of Vermont to ecrvo as chairman ,
Judge ICvlinunils is recognized us ono of the
Bieatest lawyers In the country , and Ms word
carried greater weight during his long
ecrvlco In the senate from 1SGG to 1891 than
that tt almost any other member. Ho was
recognized as absolutely honest , almost un
limited In Information and unrivalled In
clearness of Intellectual vision. Theeo great
qualities ho has brought to the service ot the
commission. He hesitated at flcstto take
the llmu necessary from the large practice
Which has developed since ho voluntarily re
signed from the senate six years ago. Ho
nsEiirci ) Mr. Hanna that It would glvo htm
ercnter pride to bo associated with this work
thart any other which could possibly bo sug
gested , | and he finally concluded that ho
would make the sacrifice , jjr. Charles S.
Falrchlld , who succeeded Daniel Manning as
Mr. Cleveland's secretary of the treasury ,
represents tbo great financial Interests of
Js'ow York. Another member of the com
mission , Mr. Stuyvcsant Fish , Is ulao a New
Yorker , but hla Interests Ho In the west.
Ho has succeeded , as president of the Illinois
Central railroad , In securing tdo hearty co-
opcratlou of every employe of the system
( which ho has Inaugurated ot selling them the
clock of the roud upon small Installments.
Tuo purpoto ot tbo Indianapolis committee
MAGICALLY
EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT
FOR WEAK MEN
'OF ALL AGES
I , NO MOKEV IN ADVANCE. Won.
iorful appliance ud ncleutlflorom-
caic * oul on trial to our reliable
man. A vrorld-wldo reputation Imck of
thla offer. Every olatnclo to hanpr married
life romorcd. Full trcuKtb , aeYclopment
nd touo ulveB to every portion of tbe body ,
I JTalluro - Impossible ) : ngo no barrier.
| AQARAST >
„ , BUFFALO , N. V.
wan to n > iko the commlislon essentially rep *
racntntlvo of the btitlncss community rather
linn ot bankers or of political economists.
Mr. Klsh , Colonel George K. Lelxhton of St.
lx > tils , the vice chairman ot the commlsalon ;
Mr , T. O. Hush cf Alabama , Mr. W. n. Dcnn
of Minnesota , Mr. .1 , W , Fries of North Carolina
lina and Mr. Louis A. Oarnctt of CaHfornh
are cspecVilly representative of this Idea.
JudRO Kobcrt 8. Taylor of Indiana Is a lead-
In t , ' uttornoy , but also has IOTRC buslncrs In
terests. Mr. C. Sttmrt Patterson of Phila
delphia and Prof , J , Laurence Latighlln of
the University of Chicago represent the
banking hnd economic sldo ot the connnisulon ,
ind their special training r.r.s been of blp
value In perfecting the details of the work
under discussion.
TWO GREAT PIIODLRMS.
The two great problems upon which'tho
commission has npetit many hours ot debate
relate to the protection of the treasury .
against raids upon tlio gold reserve by means '
of the legal tender notes and the extension of
letter banking facilities In the thlnly-acUloil
sections ot the country. The commissioners
appreciate the sensitiveness of tbo masses
regarding the withdrawal of tbe greenbacks
without putting something adequate and bet-
.cr In their place. While the commissioners
aavo not put their conclusions In definite
form , It Is probable that they will provldq
'oa gradual retirement of some of the paper
noney bf the government as other currenty
takes Us place. This other currency will
probably bo Issued by the national banks.
The commissioners hope to disarm the prcju-
llco against national banks by putting It
In their power to cx'.cnd a more generous
nccommodatlon to the public than has here
tofore been the case. Many of the commis
sioners believe that the opposition to the
latlonal banl.s which exists In some quarto s
Is duo to the very fact that the banks hive
beoit restricted by existing law In granting
credit as liberally as they would be able to
lo under a better system. Many arguments
Itavo been presented to the commission In
Favor of a currency based substantially upon
ranking assets. This means that a bank nny
losuo notes for circulation as money without
depositing United States bonds In the cus
tody ot the United States feastircr , an re
quired by existing law In other words , that
a bank shall have control of Its banking
Capital Instead of surrendering It to the cus
tody ot the United States , or any other per
son or corporation for non-banking purposes.
It Is not proposed , however , to permit b.tiiK-a
to Issue notes freely upon their general M
sots without ample provision for thelf safety.
Safety Is ensured In Canada , \\ho3o banking
system Is thu model of many of those recom
mended to the commission , by the main
tenance of a general safety fund In the mis
ted.v of the government , contributed by the
binkd , by making the circulating notes a
llrst lien r.n the assets and by authorizing the
Rbscssment of shareholders , if necassary to
redeem the notes , to tac amount ot their
holdings of the capital of thu bank.
SOMD OF TUB PROJECTS AHEAD.
The Issue ot circulating notes upon bankIng -
Ing assets prevails In nearly all the solvent
banking systems of Europe , but Is a some
what novel proposition In this count y after
thirty-three years of experieneo wi'h a dif
ferent system. Just how far the commis
sion will go In this direction has not boon
determined. Steps toward such a currency
have been recommended In the Baltimore
plan , the report ot Secretary Carlisle In 1S9I ,
several reports by Comptroller Eckeo ! and
the recently published plan of Secretary
Gage. Some conservative bankers are a 11'-
tlo timid lu granting the power to Issue no.03
upon asscta to the small banks of the south
and west , and may criticise such a policy If
It Is embodied In the report of the commis
sion. The great weight nf the opinion ot
nearly all political economists and trained
financiers Is likely to bo thrown Into thb
scale In favor ot a currency based upon as
sets , although tney may dlffeIn regard to
details. The argument which Is most pow
erful with those who advocate this system
of no'o Issues is the fact tint It will promote
mete the creation of banks In the south and
west , and will enable them-to extend credit
on much lower terms than Is now done. This
Is the case In Canada , where rales of Inter
est at the branch banks In remote corners of
Manitoba and the Interior provinces arc only
a fraction of J per cent higher thin in Mon
treal and other commercial centers.
The work upon a measure of currency re
form has been going on steadily since Sep
tember 20 , when the commissioners held
tholr first meeting. Several days were de
voted to general discussion of the cur'cncj
outlook and three sub-committees worj then
appointed to consider the several subjects of
coinage , tlio government ucmanii notes aim
the banking system. The commission lies
adjourned on several occasions for a week
at a tlmo In order that the members might
icturn homo to attend to their personal af
fairs , but the work has not been neglected
during those Intervals.
CHARLES A. CONANT.
CO.NXU1I1MT1US. .
A 70-year-old lover at Coventry , England ,
finding , as Iho wedding day grew near , that
he had not money enough to pay the ex
penses , drowned himself In a ipornl.
Two rivals In TilUn O. , engaged In a prlzo
flght to decide who should marry a girl
they ibcth loved. Then the girl wedded the
stakeholder , who had promoted the battle.
In all affairs In which CurUd Is a principal
the stakeholder usually wins.
First Lieutenant Count Ado'.ph von Ootzen
of the German embassy at Washington ,
whose engagement to Mrs , 'M. ' S , Lay of
Washington Is announced , Is the head of
i well known German family whoso estates
% ro in the Province of Silesia.
Just outside the town of Cape PorpoUo.
Miss. , live the oldest married couple In tht >
United SLatca. They are.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Manuel , and they are 101 and 98 years of
ago. respectively. The aged pair have lived
together for seventy-seven years and are still
'aappy.
A Washington paper tells of the way a
certain wldci.v who was married for the
see > jnd tlmo last month evaded a dilemma
She promised her first husband that no
matter what happened she would wear his
ring as long as she lived. She couldn't quite
bnlng herself to wear two wedding rings ,
so well , she simply bad the 'date of her
second 'wedding and her second husband's
Initials engraved In tl.o first husband's ring.
She tells of It with honest pride , too.
MUs Lowry of Michigan has gone to Mla-
surl to organize the Missouri girls Into antl-
lolncco leagues , wboeo members will pledge
themselves not to marry any man that defllro
himself with the noxious weed. Hut un
fortunately the outlook for the success of her
efforts IH not bright. The girls of Missouri
are charming and desirable , like the girls
of other states , hut If they force the Mis-
iiaurl men to choose between them and the
Missouri meerschaum , the stofilo and the
quid they are morally certain to be shocked
grievously ,
'Christmas day , 1890 , a party ot Sholbyvllle ,
Ind , , 'bachelors ' dined together , and while
heated with wine and otherwise Irresponsible
and foolhardy they entered into an agree
ment to marry btforo Christmas , 1897 , or
forfeit $100 each to each jncm'bur ' of the party
that did marry. Of course they expected that
the publication of these facts would bo of
some Interest to " 'Woman ' , lovely woman. "
but they did not anticipate that 3,000 of the
fair tvx would take pen In hand to do what
little they could to save the forfeits for the
various members of the party. Yet such was
the result.
Hawcls , In his reminiscences , tells of an
extraordinary courtship In Union county ,
Tennessee. "I was In the 'frog pond * district
of the county , when a young man rode up lu
front of the cabin where I was stopping and
spoke to a girl who was dipping water from a
cr-rlng. 'Howdy , Sal ? ' 'Howdy , Tom ? '
'Come Jump en the boss an' go to Krwln with
me. ' 'What fur ? ' 'Tor git married. ' 'Hut
yo' hain't done co'ted mo ylt. ' 'I know I
hain't , but 1'vo been too pestered with work.
I alias Intended to marry yer , though , ' 'But
I hain't got no do's , ' remonstrated the girl.
'Well , we'll rldo on yon sldo of Krwln to
Sister Mag's In tbo cove , and I'll git yer a
dress. ' 'Sho'ly , Tom ? ' 'Sbo'ly , Sal. ' 'Whit
klu' of a dress ? ' 'Best ( bar Is In Lowe's
EtoV Not another word was said. Sal
dropped the- bucket and Jumped upon tbe
horee. ahoutlqg to her mother , 'Mam , mo
an' Tom is gain' tor git married at Erwlu !
We'll be by hero lu tha mornlnV The mother
started as if to call her back , but tbe horse
was galloping down the lane , and she wcut
and carried off tbo bucket of water without
comment , "
lliicUlfii'M A ml on Salve.
The bwt ealvo In the world for Cot * .
Drulees , Sores , Ulcers. Salt Hhcum. Fever
Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Cbllblolus ,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles or uo pay required. It U guar
anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents cer box. For eala
by Kubn & Cq.
The New in Neckwear
The latent styles arc our latest arrivals
and thero's ome of Ilio most clegnnl neck
wear creations ever produced.
Wo place on nnlo Monday our recent Gloves-
purchase from ono of Morton's largest No such assortment of Dress and Street
which
manufaclurcrs of waterproofs
wo purchased nt 331-3 per cent less than Oloves can bo found elsewhere nil the popu
nctiial cost to nmkc lar shades such gloves as wo can guarantee
to be right.
230 men's black diagonal Mackintoshes
with cnpo our prlco Is Shirts
$1.75
_ When the season opened wo had no shirts
150 men's fine Trlco Mackintoshes
left over these wo nro showing nro all new
with cnpo mndo to sell for $ S.O > our
"this " fall that the
price Is means they arc popular
kind.
$4.75
We are Agents
103 men's box coats absolutely wtiler-
proof made to sell for $10 our price For the Manhattan and Monarch Shirts and
$5.50 Stutgartor Underwear.
COO Indlei' nil wool cnshmero , two cape . . WILLIAMS & SMITH CO. ,
blue Mackintoshes velvet collar '
made to ' sell for $ $ our price Taihrs and Furnishers 1404 Fanram St
- $375 '
'On6 Idt of Indies' very flno Bos'lon'cnpo
Mncklntoihcs largo rolling collar
the latest novelties In green prey f.
blue utid bluck made to sell for $25 f.r * *
our price Is Why Not Smoke ?
$13.50
Misses' two-cape nil wool cashmere Especially when you can buy
Mackintoshes good Cigars at the price wo ntuno.
$2,75 THE GIJNIiRAL AKTIIUK
Omaha Tent & Rubber 3 Concha Elognntcos for . . . . . . . . iJOo
3 Perfcc'.oa for . 26o
Company , 1311 Farnam Pcrfccto Sublimes , each . IQc
MERCHANT'S CLUH
3 Hoqucts for . v . , . 20c
3 Hosa Perfcctos for . 25c
WE DON'T CUT GOLDEN CROWN
3 llegalla do I'nrls for . 20o
3 Invincible * for . "j o
SEVEN FOR 25 CENTS-
LOOK flT THIS : Is the way wo soil nil the popular brands of
5 cent cigars. Clc : r I Invalids wo'vo just
received a now fresh at ck of Stucholbcrg's
$1.00 for Lamb5rts Llstcrcnc ,59c Clear Havana goods atiit prices.
23o Laxative IJromo Quinine W. C NORRIS' Cut PHcoCliar Store ,
for I T * s. W\JS\l\U 140fi I'nritiuitSt.
$1 00 Pinkham's Compound
for 70c
* : ' of Cod
oVistcnrn'8 70c
Fountain . Syringes , warranted , , S If your window
51.co to
Atomizers , nil rubber nttlncd , I "I glass is broken
extra good , on'.y
T.T there is side
Atomizers , _ . a
perfume ,
for .2cr. 2 dratt if your
. . . . . . . stove is cracked
Counh Svrup. Hoarhound , Tar there is side
nml Wild t'horry ( the old fiiHh a
ioned kind your mother used ) . - draft it not
UnCmnr < ? , ? FEA KU ? " tllC llm ° " > only checks the
° pthlic , , Rcmo'"es-Humpnrcys.
M '
m '
Munyon's , linllentlnc's
our price jof - heat but is hard
wi-cka on Iljillontlne's , nil euros , 3 23o _
bottles for 2oe-no one else . '
sp cheap. on the coal pile
- " " get your
J. A. Fuller & Co. , stoves always repaired in time by the
14th and Douglas.
No Slot Machines or other
1207 Douglas. Tel. 960.
Gambling Devices.
NEBRASKA is noted the world Ttt Protected Order Woodcraft A regular Thanksgiving
t key Day Popular and Progressive
/ /
over for its beautiful fall % lunch every day
Is almost here 'ots of -
peep
' Woodmen
weather it's
equally noted for '
p e have be n coming' our
severe winters when they do- w.iv : preparing for it. It's of the World
started that brings usto coal b tjecjune our line of Cary- t
' ingjSets is unexcelled by any H'diifcil. i y
we sell co.il The Caterer
house in Omaha Our iiopular-wnd original features commend
the oi'tlor to favorable consideration.
a ton of Wi 'vo t n soml carver for f > 0ca sot. S500 to SR.OOO Henefits at Death. Omaha's best people dine here
20110 A Imtlor nni for 7."c a button's ! one for
91.00 a sitlunilcrfcfotis sot fur Jl.r > 0 We ' Gmdcd assessment rates. A $100 monument . The same people buy our
at thn of deceased membti.
p'aceil grave every
pounds know you can appreciate a good tlihiR i'ayinent of assessments and dues cease at the
when you see so a k yon to come and end of 20 to 30 years according to OBC at Join- Chocolates
Ins. KiniTBency fund keeps assessment nt a Italian
see. , minimum. 10,030 members , tl.SOO.COO.OO losses
paid and o\er 00 monuments erected to date.
ftU. . ADDRESS : the most delicious of all.
TEL. .102- Garter Hardware Co. . J. C. HOOT , SovtrrvlK" Coiiiiuaiiilcr , or
. , Cleric.
JO1IX T. YATCS Sovereign
lirown IMock 20S S. 16th St. 1/105 Dotif-ias St. Sliooly llloclc , Omaha , Nell. 1520 Farnain.
A Child Can. Buy as Cheap as a Man.
intr Wo tire the show- linust- Yc'i've Used Ceylon Tea Each Man
have in
bU'lliCtijll of We our
How About. Coffee ?
Christmas Ceyion ' window a
Wedding and In our workshop is particular'y pan -OXFORD-
* of in the
13 ir th water
day
Pro ents in Commencing Monday morning wo nro successful with some particular pan is a shoe
silver n ivel- goiii toervo till c.tlloi1:1 wi h a cup of part of Plumbing or Heating , and , a shoe of absolutely
tied jiolil en straight Ceylon Coffee. It'b going' to
ameled while all are good at all-around
ware- bo maQo in an Oriental Collee pjt lutely water
cut umbrella [ > las sets served with rich cream and Miyu' if wor.c , whin an order comes in we tight construc
diamonds you like your collco that wtiy. D.in't try to send the man , or men , who tion comfortable
think would like to it ?
oiid watches yon you try
in the city. are specialists in the kind of ble and nearly
See our show indestructabe !
windows Our35s-3ibs. fsrSl.OO work required.
the ideal win
thu.ii the lowest. prices lower Java anil ftboha Blend KRUGER BROS , ter shoe heavy doub'e ' soles calf
LEA.D3 THEM ALL. , '
A. MANDELBERG lined they're no liigher priced
, -THE PLUMBERS- than some that are not waterproof.
1ea& Coffee
LEADING JEWKLI2K. Omaha Co.
N. E , Cor. 10th and Farnain Streets. 14)7 ! DOUGLAS ST. Tel. 1270 l lo Furnam. A.D. . MORSE , 1517 Dougla s.
TUB \VICIIl.\i DAY.
njmunil CUicncc Stcaman.
I.
"Swoethenrt , imme the dny for nie
When wo two shall wedded be.
Make It cro another moon ,
Wbllo the meudowB nro In tune ,
And the tiecB nro blossoming ,
And the robins mnto and Bins' .
\\lilKIH > r , love , and name n day
In this metry month of May. "
"No , no , no ,
You shrill not escape mo sol
I..QVO will not forever wait ;
Hoses fuilo when gathered late , "
II.
"Fie , for shame , Sir Malcontent ! '
How can tlmo bo better spent
Than In wooing ? I would wed
When the clover blossom's red ,
When the nlr is full of bliss.
And the sunshine like a kiss.
It you're gnod , I'll grant a boon ;
You shall have me , sir , in June. "
"Nay , nay , nay ,
Girls for once should Jmvo their way.
If you love me , wait till Juno ;
Hosebuds wither , picked too BOOH. "
Arnold's Jlroino Celery cures headaches ,
lOc , 2Co and 50c. All druggists.
Thcro are about 200,000 white Baptists In
Texas.
The Methodist Episcopal church Is reported
to have 10,000 members In Oklahoma.
The American Baptist Publication so
ciety published nearly 40,000,000 periodicals
last year. i
It Is said that the archbishop of Canter
bury advised his clergy to burn tholr ser-
mona when they had preached them three
times. i i
The centenary of Methodism 'In Wales Is to
bo celebrated by raising by 1000 a 1'irse '
gum of money for the clearing ot debts aid
tbo erection of new chapels.
Rev. J. A. Thompson has preached' '
for a congregation In Thomasvllle , Oa. , for
< blrty-tbreo yours and has just dad his first
vacation -la all -that tlmo. lid took ten days
for It. i
Tbo Primitive -Methodlcta and Bible Chris
tians ot England contemplate uniting , and
the name "Urltlth Methodist church" has
been suggested as suitable tor the united
churches. )
Dr. Lamton , * bo succeeds Dr. Storrs as
president ot tuo American # Qird { ol
Missions , 'Is pastor of tiio Klrst Congregu-
ttonal church of Hartford , Conn. He Is a
graduate and trustee' of Arahcrst college.
A doit and dumb pupil being asked the
quciitlon , "What Is eternity ? " icplled , "The
lifetime of the Almighty. "
Joe Job , n Chinaman , has recently been
ordained In the Congregational church and
has sailed to preaih to ills countrymen.
Bishop Fowler tea It costs the United
States $120 a 5ear to take care ot an un-
Chrlstlan Indian # nd but $7 to care for a
Christian Indian.
V. D , David , a converted Hindoo , who' has
preached In nearly ovcry country of the
world , now threatens to descend on Chicago.
Ho fonietlir.es preaches eighteen hours oi < a
stretch ,
The English Weslcyan Methodist church
recently rejected an proposition to exclude
liquor dealers from/church / membership , on
'the ground that "sotradlcal a measure would
bo damaging. "
The "Children of ( Mary , " a society In the
Hainan Catholic church , celebrates this year
Us golden jubilee , ' /1'Jie society was approved
by I'opc Plus IX on Juno 20 , 1S47 , It now
numbers 1,700 branches and Includes 100,000
members.
Hoy. David Brunor , an old Kentucky
clergymun who hoar nerved more than fifty
yoarii , lias heard confcislons of rnoro than
10,000 persons , has baptized 3,600 and has
married 2.COO coujiUi * .
The original portrait ot Mrs. Susannah
Wesley , mother of Jphn and Charles Wesley ,
iias come Into the possession ot the Wesleyan
Methodist backroom ) authorities of London
and Is deposited at , tbo conference office.
At sixteen Djilscopal churches within a
500-yard radius of the Mansion ) House , Lon
don , the attendance on a recent Sunday num
bered only 1,090. These churches cost an
nually 25,000 , thus making each attendant
cost practically over 12 a year.
Bishop John P. Newman has returned to
Saratoga Springs from his extended trip
across the continent. Slnco ho left , the
latter part of the summer , ho has traveled
more than 7,000 miles , and ban presided over
five conferences of the 'Methodist ' church.
Ilov. W. H. Coeaum , who created something
of a sensation by hla speech at Plttsburg In
regard to Mr , Rockefeller's gift to missions
last May , has withdrawn from the Mission
ary union and uultcd with iho Christian
Alliance.
A remarkable revival recently occurred at
Mllledgevllle , G . , during which the con.
verts met In a prominent bquaro and built
a bonfire , Into which they threw their playIng -
Ing turds , dice , etc. It Is stated that a store
keeper thus destroyed COO new packs ol
cardii.
Tuelve thousand fctaff and field officers ol
the Salvation army wcro present at the
recent memorial services , conducted by Gen-
eiul Booth , on the seventh anniversary ol
Mrs. 'Booth's ' "promotion to glory. " The
Forvlecs wcro held in Clapton Congress hall ,
London ,
According to the Brltlfih and Foreign Bible
society tt'port , the number of languages Into
which the whole blblo has been translated Is
107. In addition to three , the New Testa
ment hao been translated Into 101 languages ,
thus making the number of languages into
which It hnu been translated 20S ,
The people of India have great confidence
In medical missionaries , s la evinced In
the fact that the native people lr and around
Madura City , most of them heathens , have
contributed 2,000 for the erection of a ho&-
r/ltal In that city , to bo the property of the
American Board ot Missions.
Hov. John 'W ' , Doughtery of the Apostolic
church of Hlchrnoiid , Vn. , has startled his
congregation by the promulgation of an
edict that after Sunday next the use of
tobacco In any form or dealing liv It as an
article of trade will debar any person from
holding a membership In his church.
Ono of the pulpits from which John Wcnloy
preached stands iir front of a Wesleyan
chapel at Wednesbury , England. It con
sists of a horse-block ; from which the
founder of Methodism preached no less than
forty-five ( sermons. In his tlmo It stood by
the side of a building In ono ot the open
spares of that town.
Dr , Hicks , the English bishop of Bloem-
fonteln , South Africa , Is a distinguished
scientist as well as theologian , having
carried on honors and prizes In chemistry ,
biology , anatomy and animal physiology In
the University of 'London ' and at Cambridge ,
and 'being the author of "Standard TextBook -
Book of Inorganic Chemistry. "
Superintendent Wlshard of the Presby
terian syi.od In Utah has 1,000 members In
the Mormon field , a largo majority of whom
are from Mormon families , The Presbyterian
church has 1,110 members , a large proportion
of whom wore formerly Mormons , and the
combined forces of Protestanlsm report 5,181
members , many of whom , were formerly mem.
bera of the Mormon church.
The board of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor is to bo reorganized and en
larged to Inclmle tb ? preside. ; si Uio UU >
unions , and bo composed of not less thai :
100 members. The denominational icprcsoa-
tatlou of the board la to bo retained. Tlu
by-laws of the society have also been al
tered.
The court of Pope Leo XIII comprises 1,000
persons. There are twenty vnlots , 120 liou-ie
prclatce , 170 privy chamberlains , six cham
berlains , 300 extra honorary chamberlains ,
thirty ofilcors of the noble guards and sixty
guardsmen fourteen ofllccra of the Swiss
guard and palace guard , seven honorary chap ,
lalns , twenty private secretaries , ten etewards
and masters of the house and sixty door
keepers.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew , a society
of men In the Protestant Episcopal church ,
organized In 1883 , has at present nineteen-
twentieths of Its membership In this country.
There are In the United States 1,220 chapters ,
with 12,000 members ; In Canada , 312
Ichapteis , with 1,500 members ; In Scotland ,
I twelve chapters , with 500 isembers ; In
' Australia , forty chapters , with 500 members ;
In tlio West Indies and South America , sixteen -
teen chapters , with 300 members , and In the
Church of England , tbirty-nlno chapters ,
with 350 members.
It Is announced that the two hundredth an
niversary of the reopening of St , Paul's
. cathedral In London , December 2 , will bo
commemorated by a great Mabonlo service ,
the tradition being that Sir Christopher Wren
was master of the Lodge of Antiquities. This
ledge was the oldest In England , and used
to moot at a hostelry In the churchyard
during tbo building of the cathedral. It Is
aluii believed that most of the workmen were
Free Masons.
At tbo General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church North ( one of the four
ecclesiastical divisions of the Presbyterian
church In the United States ) It was reported
officially that the total contributions for the
year ending on ( May 1 , l&'Jl , were $13,298OC7.
Of tula sura $4.600,000 was devoted to
charitable purposes , tbo remainder being for
congregational expenses. In 1810 the
benevolent contributions of the name church
were $100,000 , and the average of gifts a
member was 99 cents. 'During ' the present
decade the annual average has been H-90.
( Prom I860 to 18DO tbo total population of the
country Increased 09 per cent , farm property
Increased 100 per cent , church property 296
per cent , total wraith 302 per cent , but the
missionary contributions of the Northern
Presbyterian * Increased 400 per cent.
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