THE O FATIA BAILV BEE : TIIFBSDAV. OCTflBET ? 20 , 1898.
MORE HUMANITY , LESS CREED
Sentiment Voiced by Speakers at the Liberal
Congress of Religions ,
COMMON GROUND FOR ALL TO MEET ON
TTTO l.ocnl Pnnlnrn AVIilremt llir Con-
re * i PlnonHMlon of Some
frnctlcnl I'rciblentM
Tnkrn Up.
Led bv Rev. H. H. Peabody of Home ,
N. Y. . In the voicing of the Lord's piayer ,
the Liberal Congress of Religions began Its
second day's session nt the First Congre
gational church. Dr. E. 0. Hlrsch of Chicago
cage , vice president of the congress , pre
sided. Secretary Jcnkln Llojd Jonen cnn-
jnoraled the different sections of the coun
try represented by the delcgales and asked
for spontaneous expressions from the dele-
calcs. Ilcscnnsos came from Dr. Penbpdy
ot Rome. N.V. . , Prof , rishcr of Colorado
.Springs. Prof. C. Hanford Henderson of the
Pratt Institute , Brooklyn , N. Y. ; Miss Colson
nf Ida Grove , la. . Mrs. Strong of Chicago ,
1'rof. E. P. Powell nf Clinton , la. , Rev. S. R.
Carthron of Syracuse , N. Y. , and several
ethers.
Dr. John McQuold of the First Methodist
Episcopal church nnd Rector T. J. Mackny
of All Saints' Episcopal church were
espied In the audience , and Inasmuch as
they could not bo present the evening
previous , they were called upon. Dr. Me-
Quold said :
Wo Methodists claim to be a broad-uilnded
ml liberal people ; we join with the Cnl-
tarlaus In singing their hymn , "Nearer , My
God. to Thee. " I know of an Incident In the
life of John Wesley showing that he enJoyed -
Joyed great Intimacy with a Unitarian m'n-
ister. He enjoined liln fellow IHIcvors to
read carefully ono of hl sermons nnd to
nbldo bv Its Injunctions Wesley did not
doubt that bin friend would also bo found
in tbo klncdom of heaven.
Tbo old spirit nf Intolerance and Bcctarl-
nnlsm Is dying aw.iy. nnd while wo hold
< cnaclounlv to our Methodist doctrines we
gladly i-larp handii with nil who uro Inter
ested In tbo inllftlnc of humanity.
Dr. Mockay explained how n cold had kept
him awiy thf night before. He appreciated
the feast of good things Pr Jones would
bring , and welcomed the delegates as truth-
brlngers. They had not brought their own
narrow views with them , as Naarnan , the
Sjrlan captain general , did his two mule-
loads of Syrian soil , when he went to the
prophet , Ellaha , lo worship Jehovah. The
present time he considered ono of a great
jellglous revolution. "The whole religious
bystcni Is about to bo overturned , " ho said.
"Something is radically wrong. We have
all got to come back to the Sermon on the
Mount , or else go to smash. "
The great change of religious thought
would como through the schools , reasoned
13. P. Powell of Clinton , la. After n few
more expressions pertinent to the work and
scope of Ihe congress , Rev. Jenkln Lloyd
Jones read a paper on Its problems , the
eubRtanco of which was :
Worth of
At the outset , before going to the dls-
cuflslon of the problems of the congress ,
thtro Is grcal temptation to discuss the
congress problem Itrclf. I take It for
granted , from live ytan > ' experience In the
work of this congress , that Its sphere of
operation Is recognized and the character
nf its fruits better known. In my corre-
frpondenco with 500 ministers few letters
failed to bring forth responses , and In no
Instance came u discourteous word or a
dogmatic rebuff. Not only Is the day of
theological division passing , but even that
of theological analysis Is giving place to the
day of humanitarian BVnthesls.
The experience of the congress for these
flvoyears , and the correspondence- > our
secretary , warrants the assumption that the
Jtnltv which It seeks is far removed from
indifference nnd Intellectual npathv. Only
hard thinking and much philosophy will
make this concress all tt could bo desired.
The congres * problem Is simply a problem
< omlnc out of an aee of combination and co
operation. Competition nmonc the nectB Is
already beginning to become disreputable ,
If I read the stuns of the times arleht thl *
tongrcss U a nymptom ot the times and
represents a human need.
We nro told on many hands that the con-
Kress Is lee good to live. Its Ideal too hlet
to be realized , that the day of union wll
como. but the time is not now. There nn
JUBiiy , therefore , who withhold their Rvnv
pathv and support. But one ot the nrob'
loms'of this congress Is to demonstiate thai
no dreim Is too beautiful for rcllelon. nc
ideal too hlKU for It to realize Its tnsk if
to show that Us dream Is constructive , noi
destructive. Its Intellectual develnpmcn
would not interfere with the cccleslastlca
onvlronment of any man. but rather enlatci
religious boundaries nnd expand Us fnlrtt
U seeks to broaden life bv deepening i
where U Is.
This congress Is to make Methodists mori
worthy of Wesley nnd Whllflcld , It say
to Presbyterians : "Enable Instead of de
crado the teachings of Calvin. " It. look
lipon Catholic. Buddhist. Jew. alike a
srprebontntlven of a God-religion that en
ilrlfB the earth that all aio representative
of that religion of good will , of law and lov
that today Is here and tomorrow will h
more fully here. Our main problem Is note
to create some new fellow ship , but t
expand the fellowship that already exists
It Is ours to vindicate orthodoxy In so fa
ns It represents the need of human souh
nnd It Is ours to make heresy legitimate I
ho for as It represents the honest groping
of the human heart. We are here to lessc
dogmatism , to reduce the cruelty of fee
tarlnn Intolerance , to mltlEatn the Imbeclll
tics tf denominational rivalries and churc
competitions.
Somr IM-nctlcnl Prolilcinx.
Some of the ptacllcnl problems of th
congress were then gene over , Mich as th
questions of finance , propaganda nnd orgat
iratlon. The aim of the congress , said Di
Jones , was to unite In neighborhood rathe
than in doclrlnal bonds In a church "c
the people , by the people and for the pec
! > ! P , " such as were not associated with an
other organization. The need of suppoi
for the organ ot the congress , rlic pope
published' by Dr. Jones , Known as the Ne' '
Unit ) , came In for contddeiabla attention.
ThU was followed by a discussion h
President Thomas , H. M Furring i
Wnshta , la. ; Prof. Powell of Clinton. N. Y
and others. Dr. Thomas said ho felt th :
riut day of th test of things by huma
judgment had arrived. The matter <
properly supporting Dr. Jones' paper wt
icfetred to the board of directors , whlc
was to meet In Iho afternoon
So far as proper literature for propagam
was concerned Dr. Hlrsch said he cou
easily raise J500. Ho took occasion , thong
BloodPoisoi1
W.K KWvx
Staunton.Vn says : J"I vvnanfllictw
witti Contagious Ulood 1'oifon , am
the best doc torn did inn no good
In Jaot. I spumed to get \vorau ill
i\iA \ whilo. I took almost every an
called blood rernedy , but they dii
notiench tliedisease. Atthendvlr
of n friend , 1 then took S. 8. S ,
and bewail to improve , I uontinuci
the medicine hnd it cured mo com
plotcly , and foe ten years I hav
nuvpr had a sign of the dlaeaso t
to return "
s p I
S v Vfc I
_ Jpm jfa
( Swift's BpeciRo ) U the only remetl
which can eradicate Contagious BIoo
Pniion. Itisfitmranteed purely legetabl
Hook on > lf-trettment inailed free b
Swift Sp cifie Company , AtUr.tu , G .
to explain the splrtttml situation among the
Jews , raying "A m.in can declare th
iloctrinp In a Jewish pulpit of total de
pravity and vicarious atonement and he vvlll
not be taken to tank by his congregation to
long a he does It with beautiful words and
In a sweet voice , hut he would probably
preach somebody out of hli congregation It
he should state certain obligations Incum
bent upon wealth. " He told nf his oun
experience with four Chicago rich men who
refused to pay their water tax for some
pretfxt or other , and the howl and storm
raised In his church , not over his heresy
theological , but hh heresy economical. Ho
hoped the consrcs would go east next ,
where Its Hgia Is needel. Ho , himself , he
remarked further. U regarded as the great
heretic among the Jews , hla name being
u pd to frighten children to sleep , whilst
the announcement that Hahbl Hlrsch Is go
ing to preach a sermon In New York keeps
all the other rabbin awake.
Vnliii. > ( f OrKntil/ntlon ,
When the laughter provoked by Dr.
Hlrsch's witticism had subsided , llcv. .1. H.
I'nlmcr of Cedar Haplds , la , read his paper
on the "Valuo and Feasibility of State Or-
canlmlon. " In the past ho had felt that the
rhurch had been wasteful of UB energy had
wasted too much effort on dogma and not
enough on life , too Intent upon thr stability
' Partition walls and the dress parade of
enomlnatioiul conventionalities and not In-
erested enough in the wants and woes of
hrlstlanltv. Ho dilated upon the progress
nado so far In the work of organl/atlon.
> r Jon PS said a atari had already been
nndo In the direction of state organisation
n Illinois and Iowa , though In New York
oral organzatlon seems to be deferred for
le present.
A telegram announced the InablHty of
.nbbl Isidore Lewlnthal of Nashville to ar-
vo In time , so his paper on "One Ytar Aft r
ho Nashville Congress" had to be post-
oned
H was decided to have the social reunion
nmorrow- evening Instead of Saturday cvcn-
ng.
ng.Tor
Tor this evening the program of the con-
; ress Is a sociological oue and Prof. C. Han-
ord Henderson ot the Pratt Institute , Brook-
yn , N. Y. ; Rev. Frank Crane of Chicago ,
ormcrly pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church here , and Prof. N. P Oil
man of the Meudvlllc ( Pa ) Theological
chool are down for papers.
This afternoon a. mating of the directory
f the congress was held to transact 111
xecutlvo business
On Monday evening there Is to be a reccp-
Ion of the Woman's National council at the
Irst Congregational church. Members ol
lie Mothers' congress , the Woman's National
iuurago association , the National Woman's
lellef corps and the National Women's
Christian Temperance union. Among thobc
xpected to be present are Susan II. An-
bony , May Wright Sew all , Rev. Anna Shaw ,
Mrs. Anna M. Ollphunt and Mrs. Solomon ,
he president of the Woman's Jewish coun-
11.
McctliiK f tlic Illrectorn.
Other than the directors the members o
'ho congress mostly spent the afternoon a
: ho exposition The question of finance !
was the main one considered by the dlrcc
tors at their meeting. The otllcers of Ihi
congress for the ensuing year vvcro alsi
nominated. Dr. II. W. Thomas of Chlcagi
111 continue to be Its president and Jcnkli
Lloyd Jones its secretary. The next meet
Ing | g to be held In some city east of Chicago
cage , but the exact place was left to a com
mltteo composed of Dr Thomas , Sccrotar ;
Jones and Prof , Powell of Clinton , N. Y.
To sociology the evening session of th
congress was devoted. There were tw
papers presented , the first being by Prol
C. Hauford Henderson of the Pratt Instl
tuto of Brooklyn on "The Social Con
science , " and the ( .econd by Prof. N. r
Oilman of the Mcadvllle ( Pa. ) Theloglcn
school on "What the Rmployjsr Might Do t
Settle the Labor Problem. " The former wa
Ideally socialistic In Its trend , while th
latter was quite practical and mnttcr-of
fact. From Prof Henderson's point c
view the amelioration of conditions mus
come through an Increatlng social sen
Bltlvenes and growing moral conviction c
the privileged classes now enjoying certal
advantages and from the standpoint of Pie
Oilman the employers of labor arc alread
doing much In many wavs In behalf of th
thousands they employ. Rev. Frank Gran
of Chicago could not be present on accour
of sickness In his family. Rev R. A. Whit
of Chicago , who was to preside , was als
absent , so Dr. Hlrsch took the chair. Ml'
Hamilton of Unity church contributed th
vocal part of the program.
In Introducing Ihe eubject of the evenln
Dr. Hlrsch dilated upon the Importance c
Iho science ot sociology. The dominant Ide
of the spirits ot the French revolution , th
English encyclopedists , Rousseau , Adai
Smith and others , all humanitarians In thcl
way , was Ibat of "man as an individual ,
hut ancient Aristotle came very near th
truth when he said that "man Is a politic ;
nulmal , " nnd man In his social clmrack
and responsibility Is now being conHlderc
bv the thinkers of thu day In this mast <
si'Icnce of sociology The Manchester phi !
ospohy of the state "as a great policeman
Is being generally discounted , argued Rabl
Hlrscli. and ho paid a tribute- the "gre !
teacher of Nazareth , " whose personality , I
said , was fired with the truth thai or
man belongs to another and that huma
e-oclotv Is not a pyramid slowly rising froi
base to apex , and whoso matchlesH eloquent
h.id made the hilltops of Palestine glo
with hope for humanity "He who lived an
died for others. "
I'roltltMiiN lit Sot'inl Science.
Prof. Henderson sketched out , to begl
with , the attitude ot the moio fortuna
classes of boclety regarding the condltlor
nt the fcss fortunate. Ho rather satlrUt
the blummlng tendencies ot a great mai
well meaning pc-oplo as .1 form of "charitj
which does not effect ninth good. Tl
problem of self-sustenance , Insert upon tl
essential of self-preservation , was dlscussi
at length and the specter of want was coi
lured up before the rather large audlen
In all Its htdeousncss. He could better ui
derstand now why for years afterward i
much was said about the civil war , It wi
, r-cratibo the heaits of men had been fin
with the Idea of freedom the freeing
t the black slaves. In this connection 1
said
Todav the work to be done Is the frceli
of the whites who are the slaves of the I
dustrlal and commeiclal conditions of t
age , end ot thcso slaves theic are fiO.000,0
men. women nnd children whoso condltlp
are becoming inch year more and morn I
tolerable. Thev ought to be freed throu
the operation of a power which has nev
yet failed In am thing It started out to r
compllsh , the operation of a human co
sclonco concerned with nodal condltloi
Thcv will bo freed bv the c-onacienc-o
America Whatever rnlcbt bo said to t
contrary , people aio not free. Here In i
publican Amviica. In fcplic of our republic
Institutions we also have a class more orl
Hexed than any in Europe and which
manv cnses docs not even possess good ma
ncrs. exploiting Ihe laboi of others and c
prnprlatlng to Itself the generous bounty
nature. While the problem of n fair llvl
nnd the realization of a competency Is i
dirtlcult to one reared among the mld <
. Classen and roseeseed of n fair decree
, j education crminon sense and honesty. :
! 1 am constrained to F.W that no one c
amaes .v fortune bv honest labor. Ptoi
are llockluc Into the cities from the count
nud on all Bides are seen brutality a
fqualor , the signs of a hopeless human sir
crv There are some who make upclogy
this. Thev bav the people know no bet
and do not mind their w rctchednesj. I
Urn masses do mind It und their vvretehi
ursti is apparent to nil who caro.
The conditions of the poor In New Y <
were vividly poilnjed b > the speaker as
fixed upon society the responsibility
them The problem of living , he said ,
now taking on a now form how to lionet
tarn a living with unspotted hands. (
might wlthdKnw from active partlclpallon
In afAlrs. llkt ToUtol. anil ( hat would ho
ii-tter than guilty complicity , but the In- j
dividual cannot wholly separate hlmrelfj
from the social solidarity. When the social
conscience was fully aroused Ihe liberation
would como through a general desire on the
part of each member of society to purge his
own soul ot the stain of oppression.
What I" iftir front iniili | > \ < -p .
The other sldp was given by Prof. Oil
man. "Tho laboi1 problem IB not one. " he
said , "ot settling an assumed conflict be
tween labor and capital " Ho found three
factors labor , rapltsl and the employer.
The function of the employer Is unique ,
being that of bringing capital and labor to
gether , ami he considered Ihe labor problem
that of obtaining a better relation between
the emplojer nnd his emplove. Emplojers
of labor had been altogether exposed ton
much to philanthropists , who would pre
sume to dictate to him how ho should run
his business and charge him with hardness
of heart because ho will not pay higher
wages than the market wage and shorten
the hours of labor , whereas all he can do In
many cases is to hold his own head above
I water and frequently he finds that his own
| salary for superintending the labor em-
plojed has come short Generally ho has
been everj bit as good a philanthropist as
ati > other because In hard times as well ns
good he has kept his men at work. He
docs not stand In the way of productive co
operation and as for socialism ho knows that
the time Is not yet ready for that. The
great trouble Is that many confuse phllan-
throphy with business and try lo mix
things that radically dltfer. To epitomize
part of the very exhaustive address ot the
speaker :
If the employer represent * the bialn of
the Industrial machinery one great function
of the mind Is to form high nnd beautiful
Ideals The question Is , What do reason
and good will demand of the employer ? The
brnlu that must contrive what the many
hands nri < to accomplish needs to be moral-
l/.ed as to what It shall devote Itself to as
well at to be congratulated for what It has
done Modern sociology has proven that th' '
Insular economist anil unldeal employer ol
the early decades of this century In England
were wrong and that the amiable Lord
ShaftcElmry , Thomas Carlyle , the man ol
letlers , and Robert Owen , HIP ablest cotter
spinner of hln day , were right when thej
pleaded for consideration for the workers ol
the factoid.
SOIIHMiiNtn lotHim. .
The employer to do hlji patt must be moi <
than silent He should ntudy the satiltarj
needs ot his help His attitude should hi
rational and concillatoiy toward trade !
unions Ho must franklv accept the prin
ciple of factory legislation as reasonabli
ami dcsliablu. Ho will frankly welcome th
expiesslon of the national will which placei
the gcuciul welfare above the InterostB o
any ono cln"s and which ha the right ant
the responsibility to HCO to it that ono clasi
Is not exploited for the benefit of anothei
and overworked In consequence. Hn wil
therctoio accept the requirements-of itanlta
tion such as proper lighting , ventilation nn'
heating. He will regard the trades untoi
like tbo 11 ust as an emluilng element of i
modern civilization , which wise men maki
the most of instead ot trying to flght Com
pulsory arbitration Ih a misnomer. The bet
er way Is to establish in his factories com
mittees of conciliation and arbitration am
here settle ull his dimcultlcs without golni
mtslde. Several states have boards of ar
bltratlon. He will desire to wee his em
iloyes well boused and In-nired against eli
ige. Ho will assist them ns much as possl
bio to have their own homes. He will nls' '
nuke It possible for them to acquirp stocli
Prof. Oilman gave a long list of freai
employing concerns of tne country whlcl
show a lively interest In their emploves b ;
ndlrect pioftt sharing and establishing pub
Ic libraries and club houses. Some pa ;
them nice dividends on their deposits. Thi
methods of the Vanderbllts. Andrew Car
ncgie , the Illinois Central , Chicago , Burling
tou & Qulncy , the Baltimore ft Ohio and th
I'onnsvlvanla railroads , Home of the Nev
Bedford mills , the Ames and Fairbanks concerns
corns and many moro of the same kind Ii
the way of letting their employes In on th
acquisition of stock , Insuring and pcnslonlni
them , establishing club houses and endow
ing great public Ilbrarle * were enumerate
by the speaker from data gathered In hi
own personal observalion.
Inlornatlonallsm Is to be the subject fo
tonight. President DavIA Stair Jordan c
the Leland Stanford ( Jr. ) University of Call
fornla Is to be one of the speakers. He ar
rived yesterday.
din-ton Hell ! for Itoliliei-y.
Gordon Hardy , Clarke , Neb. . Is a guest 1
the city and has made his headquarlers I
various saloons Yesterday he went Into tl
establishment of Henry Morton , near SI ?
teenth nnd Jones streets , carrying a watc
and chain and $15 In money On his d <
parturo Iho pioporty was missing , bavin
been taken from the stranger while he wi
only partially conscious of his surrounding
A detective vli'lted the place and found tl
chain on Morton's person , together with
knife Identified as Haidy's. Morton
charged with larceny fiom the person.
Ilnrklcn'N Arnica SnUr.
THE BEST SALVE In the world for Cut
Bruises. Sores , Ulcers. Salt Rheum , Fev-i
Sores , Teller , Chapped Hands , Chilblain
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , nnd positive :
cures Piles , or no pay required. It is gua
antecd to give perfect satisfaction or mom
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sa
by Kuhn & Co.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
Colonel W. F Cody Is nn Omaha vlsltc
II , Babcock and F. C Shattuck of Ncena
Wfs. . are In Ir-e city.
Oeorge H. Chase , S C. Smith and F. ,
Craig are exposition visitors from Mankat
Kan.
John Simmons and family of Phlladelph
arrived hi Omaha yesterday for a season
the exposition.
M. A. Oroshart , M. H. Ooolhy , J , Lac
J. M. Lcmmon and Joseph Hoogan of Ra\
llns , Wvo. , came to Omaha yesterday on
business trip and will lemaiii over to tal
In the exposition.
J. J Chtors , E Buchanan , J. F. McRo
ert" , John McRoherts , Samuel Chlors and
Salisbury of Sterling and William M. Lov
W C. Heeler and W. E. Leap of Slater a
n party of Colorado visitors who arrived
Omaha yesterday to visit the exposition.
Nebratkans at the hotels- James C Elllo
A L Krause. West Point. E. D. Oou !
Fullertou , W. E Rockwell. Red Clou
Adolph Folda. Howcll , Longlll Fair
Clarkson Mr and Mrs Tom Adams. Oerln
Willis McBride. Madison. P. F. McCullous
M. Brennan. Alda ; Dr A O. Hamilton.
C. Bancroft , Springfield ; B. R Colborn. LI
coin , Hugh Anderson , Palmer ; A. J. Wrlgl
Tecunueh , W. M. Oess , Dunbar ; C. ' ,
Watson , Valentino , R S Work , Hastlnp
Henry Merryman , Grctna , T C Cantwt1
Scotia , M C. Fuller , Alda , Alex Ahrei
: h Grand Island.
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
Two cameras were stolen from the Re
ert Dcmcster exhibit at t'io Liberal Ai
bulLJInc on the grounds
A deft pickpocket secured S25 and t
railway tickets from M. It Conn. 2921 I
In
clflc stiect. wblle he wi" shopping.
Mrs. Borgaard of Mlnden Neb had 1
of pocket picked of her pocketbocd contain !
1C $1 und two railway tickets on a Sherm
ot avenue cur
lie The North Omaha Improvement club v
ofet bold Its regular meeting on Thursday ovt
et UiR , October 20. ot Marsh's Uall. Thlrty-fl
in and Ames avenue
ile Mrs. J. E. Davis. 1557 North Nlneteei
rv f'treel. ' suffered the loss of SIT to a snc
( id thief , who entered her bouse durlnc 1
v- temporary absence.
Q
Christopher Peterson , n carpenter. I
nt from a ecaffoldlinr a distance of thlrty-f
feet and sustained never * Intcrnnl Inlurl
Hu Is at Ft Joseph's hospital , Illn ho
rk Is at bOT South Hlchth street.
he There will be a meetine of the Urlt
for and Canadian-American club at 431 Ran
is bulldtiiR on Thursday night at S o'clock
make final arrangements for the banq
tiy nnd to wind un the club's nftalrs , rull
teiiiuuce Is i-euutstcd.
ODD FELLOWS CRASD LODGE
Little Baldness Attempted at Opening
Seuion Beyond Hearing Reports ,
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER
llroonl for < l c Ycnr Slum * n llcnltli }
( irnu-th Snernl > exr I.otlKP * In-
Ntltutril ntirt litprrnncil Mem-
lirmhlii In Old One * .
When Grand Master Charles Patterson of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows called
the annual business meeting of the organi
zation to order > osterduy at 10 a. m.
In Odd Fellows' hall. Ihere was a full rep-
rcsenlallon present from nil Ihe cities and
towns of the state. The meeting was opened
with a prayer by Rev. P. C. Johnson ot
Ohioa , Neb. Then followed the roll call ,
which was responded to by all the lodgea
enrolled In the organization. The amount ot
business transacted at this opening session
was very small , as the members did not
proceed immediately to work and the in
tervening delavR wore numerous. Most of tnc
time was devoted to the grand master's ad
dress and the discussion concerning the vari
ous reports of the grand officer.- ; .
Following the roll call. Grand Mastei
harlcs Patterson delivered the annual ad
dress , he said In part
( irnml MnMcr'n Aililrcim.
Brethren : With fraterml greetlncs I wel
come you lo Ihls. our forty-first annual ses
sion , and this grcellne Is extended with mon
than ordinary pleasure for the reason tha
you meet in the eitv which vou honored Ii
the election of vour grand master.
Since our last reunion the nation has en
imaged In a war waged In Ihe Interests i <
liumanltv nnd the down-tiodden neople o
Cuba. And-as we recall the slorloua vic
tories achieved bv our gallant men we a
Odd Fcllov.s. can feel a deep s nsc of nrld
In the knowledge that our fraternity wn
largely represented In both nrmv nnd navv.
When the first call for 100 000 volunteer
went forth to the nation and the musto
rolls were made un. 21.645 of that nunibc
worn found lo be membc-s of the "Trlnl
Link. " thus showing that our brethren or
faithful to their countrv , " and ever read
to do battle In the cause of truth and Ills
tlce. In our own stato. In the First Rwnn
nnd Third reglmenlg. this order was. nnd If
most credltablv represented.
Referring to the condition of the order I
this Jurisdiction , we can with considcrabl
pride point to a most "ratlfvlnc Increase I
membership the net coin for the vear beln
402 members , Renewed activity Is wltnessp
amen ? the brethren , renewed Interest Is din
played on nil sides ; the lethargy of the pa <
has been shaken off , and the future Is brlgli
with promise.
I confidently predict that the coming yea
will be ono of prosperity and inctensc
growth for our beloved order.
H < * 1 > or < N Filed fur Cnnnlilrrndon.
When the meeting was ready to hear tt
reports of the various grand officers for tt
year n motion was made to dispense wit
the reading of these reports and to fllo thei
with the committee for consideration an
acceptance. The motion was passed wlthoi
dlscusMon nnd the reports wore according !
handed to the committee with Instructloi
to return nn answer on them at the aftoi
noon session.
The grand master's report related to U
lodges Instituted during the last year , dli
pcnsatlons and appeals for aid granted ar
refused and Ihe anniversary proclamatlo
There were four subordinate lodges and 01
Rcbekah lodge Instituted , and it was ct
joined upon all grand and subordinate lodg
to take appropriate action to commemora
April 26 , lhat date being the scventy-nlnl
anniversary of the ordeiv |
The grand secretary'jreport showed
membership on Juno SO of 0,708 , th
number being an Increase for tl
, j year ot 102. The amount paid du
. ' Ing the year for relief lo members wi
j $11,360,27. The balance icportcd to be :
. the treasury at present Is j-J.962.2o. Refe
| i Ing to cho membership of Rehckah lodg
f the report reglbters1,090 , showing a ga
. ot 269. *
r The report of the grand treasurer coi
firms that of the secretary In regard to tl
imount of the balance In the treasury. Tl
grand representatives' report chlelly coi
cerns legislation of the order and shows
o be In a flourishing condition througho
ho countiy. At 11:30 : o'clock rhe meetli
adjourned unlil 2 o'clock.
AftiiiioonMKxloii'n AVoi-U.
The afternoon session was called to ord
by Grand Master Charles Patterson ai
Chaplain P. C. Johnson offered a praye
\11 the business transacted , being matte
hat relate to the lodge ana ot Interest
members alone , was referred to a seer
* session. Previous to adjourning until todi
at 9 o'clock the follow lug committees wo
appointed :
On Credentials- . P. Gage. W. H. Bargi
J. L. Alvlson. John A. Davis. E. S. Dav
On Finance E. P. Smith. F. S. Dlmlck ,
S. Gosney. J. J. Galloyly. E. K. White.
On Judiciary George W. Morris , J.
Hoagland , F..N. Prout. N. V. Harlln , D.
Stlmson.
On State of the Order A. H. Weir. H.
Strelght , A. C. Welch , John G. HlUler. 0.
Beavers.
On Legislation D. H. Wheeler. C.
Smllcv. C. Hedrlck , C. E. Thompson , '
E. Boday.
On Charters H. J. Hudson. H. C. Mart
J. A. Goodrich Hans Brlggs , J , O. Moore.
On Returns E. J. Fair. J. G. Hllder ,
H. Mller. J. V. Hlnchman. W. L. Glbbs.
On Appeals D. M. Mcllhclmy. J. E. M <
rtson , Jackson Gygcr , T. J. Evans , J.
Sawyer.
On Mileage J. M. Shlvely , J. F. Lcng
O. L. Edwards. W. M Allen. H. Gargow.
On Distribution George N Beels , Rul
Prvor. D. M. Morris. H. G. Breitenflcld , Jo
B. Ames.
On Degree of Rcbekah John Evans , C.
Marquarah. C. Chrlstcnscn , S. O. CoglU
C. E. Cunfield.
ANM'AI. CO\Vn > TIOOK
p.
Xclirnnkn S < nt < * - \ nHcinliljCo in en 1
K - tlir for TrniiMictlmi of niiMliii-Ni
The fifteenth annual session of the fit ;
assembly of the Daughters of Rebckah v
held yesterday In Odd Fellow B' tomi
President Belle C. Bolshaw of Lincoln cal
1 ,
iho meeting to order and Chaplain Lucre
Tompklns of Madison offered the open !
uraver. The roll call was answered
everyone of the 137 lodges belonging to I
t , assembly and then President Bolshaw del
prod her annual address , In which the bu
ness to bo transacted was outlined and
more important happenings of the year co
merited upon. The president's report for
vcar the wed that eleven new lodges hi
been Instituted with a total membership
273 , making the number of new mrmb
admitted during the year S33 , a gain of
morn than last vear. In this report >
milliner ! a history of the order since Its
ccnilon In 1S52 until the present day :
the various stages of growth , together w
the good accomplished by the order , w
described an Incentives to renewed eft'c
foi the future
Koilow Ins the president's address and
port those of the secretary and trcast
were read and referred to the commltt
for further action. In the main they r
suited the simo facts as the president's
The first business of iho morning scse
was the adoption of a new constitution i
hv-laws. This was made necessary by
i\ \ legislation of the sovereign grand lodge
ivo Dallas , Tex. . last year. At 12 30 o'clock
? 3 assembly' adjourned until 3 o'clock. '
3ne
ne officers present were Belle P. Bolsh
president , Lincoln ; Mary C. Spcrry , A
ah president Beatrice : Anna E. Marshall , w
den. Hastings , Anna B. Crawford , fcecreti
Lincoln. Mary E. Stunt , treasurer , Oma
7.oe risher. marshal , Pfattsmouth ; Lucn
Tbottipklne. chaplain , Madlion ; Mae Sum :
Insldo guardian Wahoos llatllo Wcbl > ert ,
outsldo guardian , Kenrncj , Maud Grlftln ,
conductor. Tckamah
After the tension terminated the Executive
Board , consisting of Sadie Wright , Mary
Hanson nnd Esther Wlall of Omaha , served a
dinner for 300 guesU In the temple for the
benefit of the proposed state homo for Odd
Fellows.
Occupied un lloutllit' .
The afternoon session wna opened with a
pra > er by the chaplain. Then Past Grand
Master Williams of Washington addressed
the assembly on matters relating to the work
of the order. In the course of his remarks
he paid the women n high complement OH
the clllclencv of their methods In conduct
ing the meeting. Following this address tno
trustees of the proposed orphans' homemade
made their report for the year , showing that
$2,495.12 had hi-cli contributed toward the
endowment fund of $23.000. The vlcn presi
dent's report related to foreign correspond-
cnco and the work of lodges In other Jurisdictions -
dictions , particularly the work connected
with maintaining orphans' homes In other
cities. After the reading of greetings from
other states there was nn address by Past
Grand Master Jones of Kansas. He com
pared the work of the women with that ot
their brothers hi the grand lodge , com
menting on the many alms mcmbcis of the
Kebcknh ha\c In view and expressing the
hope that they would nil be realized When
Mr. JOIICH finished hU address It was & -30
o'clock nnd the assembly voted to adjourn
until 0 o'clock this morning.
COLD IS NOMSTACLE
( Continued from First Page )
other feature In connection with the Ne
braska exhibit. This was in the nature o
decorations nut up by Messrs. Nouns am
Marshall. There were two huge pyramldi
of apples , one at cither end of the Nebrask :
space , and In addition there was a floral p.cci
In the shape of a horseshoe , In which wen
worked with tube ro es the words "Slam
ITn for Nebraska.1" Beneath Ihis Ihero wa
a largo cornucopia , from the horn of whlcl
fully fifty bushels of apples had run ou
and spread over the table. Then from th
beams , columns and celling there were loin
strings of npples of various colors suspended
breaking the monotony of the bate wall
and the hitherto undccoratcd space up to
ward the rafters.
Taking everything Into consideration tn
nnd it convince
dav was n great success
the thousands who tasled Ihe fruit that Ne
hraslta Is ono of ho great apple states e
the union.
No attempt was made jcsterday by an
ot the states other than Nebraska to glv
away fruit. Some of them , however. pu
un a great show. Every exhibitor In th
building added to his tables and made th
attractive than I
general appcaiance moio
has been for months.
STOCK SHOW r.TS A OOOI ) CUOWI
TliniKxnmln
Fnrincrn Till I" Much
i
tlio Flue AiilinnlH.
Even with the grounds In a soggy nn
sloppy condition In the vicinity of the li\
stock show , the barns wetu crowded wlr
people all day yesterday. The bulk ot th
crowd was made up fiom the farming eh
ment. the members of which were prcser
to learn something new relative to cattli
horses , hogs nnd sheep. They \lsited nil t
the barns and inspected all of the animal
In the pens , many ot them with a vlow t
I. making purchases for the purjioa-i <
strengthening their herds at homo.
Slnco the opening of the show the nalc
have been larger thun at any t tal'o fair o\ <
held in the countiy. They have cxcetde
the sales made at the World's fair and tl !
end Is not > et. One dealer' In hogs , FO !
a twenty-five of his animals Tuondny , Tiearl
all going into Nebraska. The prieea r < tnpc
e from ? 100 to $ GOO per animal. Anoth <
dealer who had a Jot ! of flno cattle In tl
s ring , after taking his premiums , sold foi
bulls and three cows. These sales are on ]
two out of many nnd in all Instances tl
most satisfactory prices have been secure
n moat of the put chasers paying cash and tal
Ing the discount that ) usually goes nlor
with sales that are made on time.
Although the weather was bad and tl
grounds were muddy yesterday , the judg
i- resumed their work and practically llnlshi
It , there remaining a few animate
to bo passed upon today. No n
tempt was made toward taking 11
competitive animals Into the she
ring , which , by the way , was n sea
mud , ranging from six Inches to one feIn
In depth. The animals weretaken out
their stalls and examined while standing
the vacant spaces between the doors. Th
was Just as satisfactory to the Judges ai
the owners , but 1t did not } please the spect
tors who were anxious lo got a view of tl
ribbon wearers
Everything Is In readiness for the f
stock show , which was scheduled for ye
t'erday and postponed on account of the I
clemency of the weather. If the weath
Is fair this afternoon It Is quite likely th
the fat animals will bo brought out to
paraded through the Midway and the bli
tract. However , should the weather be ho
the dnto will be extended until such tlr
as there Is sunshine. With the fat call
trhcro Is not so great a desire among ownt
to get home , as the cattle are here and ta
Ing on additional flesh rach day. The ewers
ers know that there will he u sale for :
of their fat cattlo. as the representvitlv
of tlio South Omaha packing houses ha
told them us much.
U.
Woman MeptH nn Accident.
Mrs. II. J. Beaumont , an exposition vl
Itor from Hartford , Conn. , sustained < iu !
serious Inlurles by u fall on the steps IVa
Inn to the Auditorium ycslerday afternoc
r. Ghe sllDued and fell heavily , breaking 1 :
rlKht leg just below the hip. She was lak
to the EmcrKcncy hospital , where the frt
S. ture was reduced and slio was made as co :
fortablo as possible until the could
moved.
le \iintlicr MIMTi.iiU'i-c K
dS John II Cook , the Milwaukee's special <
le. curslon agent , arrived In the city yestetd
le.ed
ed with a party of forty , ull of whom ca ;
: la from the vl.-lnity of West I'nlon , In
ng said that had It not been storming wti
by
ho
v- Bo Ycu Want
v)1
)1-
)1bo
11ho We are sure you do not. Nobody
ho wants it. Bat it comes to many
ve thousands every year. It cornea to
of thoie who have had coughs and colds
; rs until the throat is raw , and the lin
ing membranes of the lungs are in
as flamed. Stop your cough when it
nnd firit appears , and you remove the
nd great danger of future trouble.
Ith
; ro
rts
e-
erer
rer
> es
re-
re-
ion
ml
the stops coughs of all kind * . H does
at BO because it is a soothing and heal
the ing remedy of great power. This
he makes it the greatest preventive to
iw , , consumption.
Ice Two tlzej ; * 1 00 ; 50c. At all drnggUts.
> r Medical Advice Free ,
Writ * freolT lltlier rtlcul ri In jour
tia
icr ,
the party pulled out fully 1..0 people would
have come along. Mr. Cook returns to Iowa
tonight nnd will work up several big ox- (
curtdons for next week , lie na > s that there i
arc thousand of people ) In eastern Iowa
who arc anxious to visit thu exposition and
will do so if thu weather Is pleasant ne.U
w eel ; .
IIOAKT IUJIJP run TIM :
Iniiltilii Mrrcrr Will < ! lnHU Wnrdu
M Wiirni IVnxl.
Today Captain Merner will plvo a dinner to
the GfW Indians of iho Indian congress nnd
In Indian lore It promises to bo a swell nf-
fMr. nt liast the Indications arc that the
dinner will swell the stomachs of the lu-
dlans. Thetuonu will consist of roast ox ,
lo.ut hog. ronst mutton , roast potatoes , 1,000
loavua ot bread and apples for desert.
stctdny Captain Mercer conceived the
Idea that It would bo the proper thing to
give u grand farowcll dinner lo the Indians
who I'.avo been here for FO long n time nnd
with thU Idea still in mind he purchased a
big fat ox , two large h > .gs and two sheep ,
besides twenty bushels of potatoes nud five i
barrels of apples. Last uignt this purcha'c
was carted to the encampment and prepara
tions for the feast commenced The ani
mals wcru killed on Ihe grounds , Ihe hutch-
cilug being done by the Indians , the work
bolng supei Intended by Sheriff Sam Staitzer
of Sarpy taunt ) . This drew an Immense '
crowd of men , women and childen. ) all o (
whom stood around In the mud wntchtng thu
proceedings , apparently with a great deal ot
Iiuciest. After the butchering had been fln-
lahed. a bfintclrcular wall of sun-dried brick
was constructed on the touth tddo of the
adobe house , built by the Pueblos , and in
side of this a cord 01 more of dried wood was
placed and llifd. After tnc wood burned
down pretty well to coals the carcasses of
the animals wore spitted and placed over the
fires , the ends of the poles that had been
urn through the bodies being held by
crotches driven Into the ground. All of last
night this flro waa kept up , Indians being
detailed to bilng on the wood and pile It
around the ro.ibting cnrch sc3. After the
roasting of the nit.it was well under way the
squaws fell upon the potatoes and com
menced paring them. This work hey fin
ished u ohort time before midnight. The
apples weie stoied away In the Indian sup
ply depot , where they will bo kepi until Iho
dinner U ready to seive.
It in Ilgured that b > 10 o'clock this mornIng -
Ing the feast will b read > to i-piead At S
o clock this morning Chief Caterer Stnrtzci
will commence the cooking ot the potatoes.
These ho will put Inlo huge ketllCF which
will bo filled from Ibe drippings of the
cooking carcasses of the animals.
Just befoio It Is time to stait the toast
the white people will bo dilvon olT the
grounds and the gates will be locked during
the balance of the day , or until the Indians
have eaten their (111. ( This action Is to ba
taken upon request of a number of the head
men of the different tilbcs , who have ex-
picssed a desire that for once the Indians
bo allowed to cat without being watched or
disturbed by white people.
Harm-It Ci-lit a 1'orlnnc.
The hanuicst and afro the saddest man al
the exposition vesterday was J. W. Bar-
nctt ot Waterloo , la. He oamo to Omaha
the first of the week and jcsterday re
ceived a telegram announcing the death ol
an uncle , II. P. Darnell , at Portland , Ore
In addition to the simple Announcement o
the death the message conveyed the furthei
intelligence that before leaving this mun
dane sphere H. P. Barnctt executed a wll !
nnd that 1 > y the terms of the document hi
bequeathed all of his property , both rea
and personal , to his nephew , J W. Biunett
who has been made rich by simply UK
'
slroko of n pen.
Q
, "niiiinnnil Illck" n ( Indian YlUnm- .
The Indian village at the exposition
all astir yesterday when "Diamond Did ,
put In nn appearance. He was given i
warm welcome by Geionimo end other chiefs
us well as nnny men and women of dlfteren
tribes whom ho had treated kindly In p 8
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1 OUIdVILI.V. K- M W VOIIK. K. 1 ,
yearn They nmnlfcited their personal re
gard for him ni their medicine man by the
many lions nnd luarty Hlmkc * of Ihe hatul
The do * tor v\lll eii'citnln the chiefs at tin
theater thl * evi'tiiiu : Ho ha > opened ortV i
at thn HotiMiau on Kurnniu street , \vhcr > .
ho will remain n few weeks
Admitlillilirn fret- .
At Its meptlng jcsterdny afternoon Ihe
executive committee resolved to admit uu
Saturdav free of charge all children up to
the age of 11 years There ta no leBtrlctlon
on this be ) end the age limit.
Accotdlng to the direction of the Lifavctt *
Memo ! Ill commlMslou the children of ?
John's parochial fohool assembled voitorday
afternoon to honor Ameilran greatest heic
rrnnco'a noblest non and liberty's unselfish
advocate a > ul soldloi Masters Vincent
ti > cr and Trancls lltigee and Miss Sadi"
Carey read m-nllv vMitt''n lIMo. Iral o savs
and all the children Joined In the singing of
imtilotlc bongs. At the close of the exe-i
clRi-3 Hcv I1 A Murphv. chrcotoi of schools
congratulated the chlldien on their patn
otic colebiatton and i allowed brlctly Ihe llff
of L.if.iyclttand dwelt cspei-lallv on the
distinguished pail ho took In securing
American lixlepi-iuU'iicw Then Iho children
presented theli uwtllbulloiiK which will go
tow aid the election of a suitable monument
In I'.irln to the- memory of Lafnu'tto nnd
which will alin be n metnnil.ll lo the gener
osity und patriotism of our American chil
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Cecliwitli Genuine Round Oak Stoves , $11.00.
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Cole's Hot Illast Heaters $9 75/
Colo's Air TlRht Stoves . . . . 'J3.50f'
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