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UPHOLD ACTION OF RAUTZ
First Reports of the Doings of tha Tripartite
Samoan Oommiesioni
r
CONFER- WITH CHIEF JUSTICE CHAMBERS
Given Out Olllclnlly an to the
ItCHiilt * of the Dellbvriitlona , but
Indicate Kniitu
la to JIcKiinnlttcd.
, *
APIA , \ Samoa.- May 17. ( Via Auckland ,
N.Z _ , , May , 25. ) The tiamoan commission
( consisting of Dartlctt Trlpp , former United
State ? minister to Austria-Hungary ; Baron
Speck von Stornberg , representing Germany ,
and C..H. Eliot , C. B. , of the British embassy
nt WAshldgton , representing' Great Britain )
arrived hero on May 13. ' It's first sit
ting look place May 16. Tile commis
sioners Y9ro engaged all that * morning . in
conferring with the chief JUstlce , 'William '
L. Ctainbers.i Nothing was disclosed re
garding ' { ho deliberations , but it Is ro-
ported..tbhtj they will uphold the action of
Admiral , Kautz , . the American naval com
mander.
Mutaafa'seiit the ccmimlssloners a loiter of
welcomb.n , d expressed hbpe that they would
satisfactorily end the troubles In Samoa.
. Itl4 understood Mataafa will obey the
(
unanimous order' of ihV commission , though
It Is doubtful , whether he will order his fol
lowers 'Ip disarm , , "ublesa the Malletoans-aro
first disarmed. The Mataafana will probably
dlsjicWp to tielr { hpmesjlf ordered to do BO ,
;
but they will neVcr recognize TMaliotoa.as
king , and doubtlegg 'there will ba further
trouble in' the futur9Jf the kingship Is
maintained'w . .
.pnljr.ione .or il\vf > > ; ua&e ? are knqw.n . .of the
, lvoundIngrtfOCatlvtf3-by ) ; pishelL'.flro-of. the
war ships , and * , as fthoy.-Jt'ava not rearlzed
ttio'reng"th" \ } < 5f the42uropWnVtnoym ayv160
' to greater extremes if war arises again. )
t ' - The rebels remain outsider thenines 'ln-
f1 dlcated by the admiral and. hayo strongly"
roHlficd n.anewyp.(5slU&n ( , f&lbjiffie IcValUtS
joroJbtrag tJrllled-and have'fwtffkd Multhuu.
A considerable number of loyalists has been
brought 'by the -war ships * from " other
.islands , * „ . * ; ; , , ; ' , ; / *
. , , .Hnlf the male adults of Samwv are awalt-
.lug action upon 'tho 'part ol thoACommlsslon
ill order to support .Molicfoa , '
' ' '
' Uermnna iPrvnuii't'Clii'lniH.
' The Germaiia , are preparing" compensation
claims. It Is 'understood , ono German firm
claims $ COOpp'nnd that other German sub
jects claim , $20,000' 'The British consul1 , E.
n. S. Masse , invited then ? to put In .their
claims and. it'ls undcrfitoo'd the commission
will adjudicate' , ltiem. ) * .
f '
Replying tojrquestlons "submitted to 'him
'by a correspondent of the Associated Press ,
<
Mataafa said It was the head chiefs and not
himself who began the war , ' .a tiding that they
did so because they were fingered nt power
being tak.cn Jtrora them by violence and also
because they were made angry by the chief
Justice's.unjust' ' decision.
Mataafa .claimed he had upheld the treaty
and. said his orders throughout were not to
flro upon the Europeans nnd' ' that but for this
'order the.'whpTo parfy of bluejackets would
several times have b'opn sliot down by large
bodies of natives concealed ) in the bush.
BERLIN , JMay 25.f-A Qlspatch received
*
hero from Ap\a \ , Samoa , Says the armistice
'was ' not disturbed by the arrival there of
the Samoan commission and that letters
were being exchanged wlth'tho view of dis
banding the 'rival forces , i
WASHINGTON. Msly 25 : Tus following
cablegram has been received at the Navy
department , dated Apia , May 16 , 1S30 , via
Secretary Navy , .Washington : Badger ar
rived on May 13. The Philadelphia will
.leave BO as to roach Ban FrnncUco about
June 25 , Commission may desire to return
on the BadEor , KAUTJ5.
. 'Admiral Knutz will return to the United
States -rtJlh the Philadelphia. The flagship
will pp replaced at Apia by the cruiser New
ark , which' Is as formidable Iu every respect
'as the Philadelphia , and .haying recently
'been ' renovated is In ehupo for long service.
It wps , s't rte'd for Apla'abbut six weeks ago
_ from New York , rrtaklnfj , Us way around
'South America. It sailed on the 17th Inst.
from Montevideo , Uruguay , for Valparaiso ,
'Chill ' , amj-a 'tho latter port will receive
Instructions to put straight across the Pacific
tor Apia : ' The Ntiwark Is due at Valparaiso
about the cud 'of this week , aud taking a few
dnjB to Qoal , slij1uld make thopassage across
.the Pacific by the middle of June.
'When tli6 ] comral8 lon sailed from San
Fra'ncls'co,1 It "yfn not settled whether or not
the Badger vy'as. to remain ut Apia awaiting
the convenience'of tbo commission. It was
'suppose * ) ( hat thb commission would decide
that .ma'fjtoi ; 'for , It'gelf ; , 'lf Us mission could
be 80oni'cxeciited , , then : the Badger would
Walt. The Intltrmtlon .contained In Admiral
'KaUtz's cablegram thai commission way
desire tq J tiifn on , the Badger U therefore
construed at the State , department Into an
indication ( hat It expect a to 'make short
work of .the 'n'dJu'ijtmfjU ' P.1 " 10 Sampan Im
broglio , i Of course the desire of the com
mission will bo respected by the Navy 'de
partment , and Instructions will at oncebe
forwarded toAGaptaln Mlllcr of the Badger to
renxaln tit Apia. " ' f"
i. Ci'l' l U Prolmbly 1'nnacil.
The Amferlc'an'mem'ber of the Samoan com
mission , * BairtldltTrlpji , did not make 'any
report by cable to the State department' to
day Tind all the department's Information
4 Will Uo roujtd to Its natural duties
mid your bllI6Msness , headache and
constipation bo cured If you take
Hooti s Pills
Bold by all druggists. 25 centi.
of the movements of the commission came
from the naval cablegram and the prcsa
dispatches. The officials wcro gratified to
know there had been no fresh outbreak pre
ceding the arrival of the commission and
from what Is reported of the conditions at
Apia , they are convinced that the , crisis has
passed and that the commission will have
little difficulty in securing complete restora
tion of peace. It Is realized that It will
bo no easy task to provide permanently for
the administration of the affairs of the
Islands , however , and It Is possible that this
portion of the work will be passed over for
the tlmo , and remain for adjustment when
the commissioners return to the United
States.
Respecting the approval of the commission
of Admiral Kautz's acts , It may be said that
little doubt can bo entertained hero that
such would be the result when these acts
were examined dispassionately by fair-
minded men of largo caliber , Just as they
received the approval of the president and
Secretary Hay , after cariJful scrutiny. Ad
miral Kautz's position as senior naval offi
cer at Apia will be taken by Captain Good
rich , the commander of the cruiser Newark ,
upon the arrival of that vessel at Apia ,
but of course , with the ; commission , the
supreme authority for the timeIn Samoa ,
ho will not exorcise functions as large as
those discharged t > y his predecessors. Cap
tain Goodrich Is highly regarded at the
Navy department , not only as an officer of
the highest professional accomplishments , as
evidenced by his successful management of
the naval war college for several years , but
also for his discretion and prudence In omer-
FIFTEEN BLOCKS IN ST. JOHN
Fire In Tenement Dliitrlct Leaven
One Thnimanil 1'eople Iloinclcnn
nnd CUUHUB T\vo llcntlm.
ST. JOHN , N. B. , May 25. Flro that
broke out In a building that adjoined the
general warehouse of P. Nauso & Sons , Main
street , ' north * end , * -this afternoon , did
enormous dtunago/ft leading 'underwriter es
timating tho' Ipss ijt ! ' $500,000 nn'd' the Insur-
aiwo at $300,000. ,
, . .Fpr several hours the flre's progress was
unchecked. Insufficient water supply , a
Tong term of dry weather and a brisk gale
contributed to cause a conflagration which
tor a tlmo threatened annihilation to the
wooden district where It originated.
Late tonight , however , the fire had died
'out and there is no fear of any further loss.
The warehouse was only a few feet from
the river , separated only by the wharves of
the Star Unawhich , manages the steamers
plying between Frederlcton and St. John on
the St. John river. The course of the fire
was first away from the water and In the
course of half an hour from the first alarm
ten buildings on Main and Bridge streets
were In flames.
At 5 o'clock the destruction of several
' 'buildings on Main street by the use of
dynamite stayed the progress of the flames
along the lines of the street railway and
the firemen wore able to direct their ef
forts more especially to the district north
of Haln street and including blocks of
dwellings bounded by Victoria , Mctcalf ,
Bridge , Holly , Cunard and Albert streets.
The spread of the flames was soon stopped
and during the evening the ruins gradually
burned out.
The area burned over comprises fifteen
blocks , or portions of blocks , and the build
ings" destroyed number 150.
The district ravaged by the flro was com
posed largely of tcnament houses and prob
ably 1,000 persons are homeless , a majority
of them laboring people. Two deaths are
to beset down to the flro. Miss Cunard ,
on aged woman residing on Holly street ,
wns burned In tier house and Mrs. Arnold
Mowory , who resided a short distance from
the scene , died from shock ,
Creuinery llurncil ,
FORT DODGE , la , , May 25. ( Special
Telegram. ) The North Star Creamery at
Cmmons , Minn , , Just , across the Iowa line ,
on the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad ,
burned this morning at 11 o'clock ; ross about
$9,000. The creamery was a co-operative
affair and carried very little Insurance , Some
of tlio machinery was saved , > ut the- loss Is
almost total ,
I'nteroim Silk Mlfu.
NEW YORK , May 2B.-r-Nightlngale's silk
ralll at Paterson , N , J , , was destroyed by
fire today. The factory was a three-story
frame structure and , with Its contents , In
cluding silk and 200 looms , Is a total loss ,
which Is estimated at $50,000.
VICTORIA BOWS HER THANKS
McICInley IlcoclrOH n Courteous An-
imcr to III * Cnlilt-nraiii of
CoiiKrutuIntluu.
'
WASHINGTON. May 25. The president
this evpnlng received life following cable-
grant from Queen Victoria in response to
his message of congratulation ;
"WINDSOR , May 25. The President of
the United States : I am deeply touched
by the words of your telesratu of congratu-
latloii , From my heart I thank you nnd
the American people tor the sentiments of
affection and good will therein expressed ,
"V. R. I. "
Military Kill Itlotcm ,
ST. PDTRRSDURG , May 25. Further ad
vices from Riga , capital of tlu Baltic
province of Llyonla , eay thtit the military
Iu suppressing.the .rioting betwein LettUU
and Lithuanian workmen at thnt muc ? on
Saturday and Sunday last klllel twelve per
sons and wounded fifty ,
\eirro rulutcil Green ,
Boston Green , a veil known colored man
of the Third ward , got drunk and afterward
lay down in an out-of-the-way corner of a
vacant lot and slept. Some wag with a can
of green paint and an artletlc eye painted
Boston with a coating of color to match his
name. The first person ho saw was a police
man who placed htm under arrest for dis
turbing the peace.
GOES BACK TO PRESBYTERY
McOiffert Oaso Referred to Presbytery of
New York for Settlement ,
ACTION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
Majority nn t Minority HoportK Snli-
iiiltted nml tlu > Cnir Itctnntiilcil
to ( lie Iloinc Unity for
Conn Id cruUoti ,
MINNEAPOLIS , May 25. In the
hands of the presbytery of Now York la the
fate of Rov. Dr. Arthur C. Mcaiffcrt , professor
ser of church history In Union Theological
ecmlnary. New York. The general assembly i
of the Presbyterian church ntccrcd clear , ' as I
It hopes , of the rocka of another heresy trial
when It voted this afternoon after a flerco ,
rarnrst , tumultuous aud sometimes per
sonal debate , to refer the whole matter to
the 1'reabytcry of New York , "for such dispo
sition as In Its judgment the peace of the
church and the purity of the doctrine may
require. "
When the bills and overtures committee
was announced this afternoon by Vlco Moderator - t
orator Dr. L. Y. Graham n profound sllciico
held over the assembly and the packed gal- I
lories. Dr. Wallace nadcllff , Washington , '
chairman of the committee took the apeak- I
cr'a platform and read first that part of the
report en which all members of the commit
tee agreed. It was a review of the case and
the statement of four fundamental doctrines
of the church which Dr. McQIfferl'a "History
of Christianity In the ADostolle Aert" Is hnhl
to deny.
Mnjnrlty Ilcitort.
Next Dr. Radcllff read the majority's re
port ni > J then It wns known at last that
there were to bo two reports. ThU report ,
which was ultimately adopted , loft the mat
ter to the discretion of the New York preu-
bytery.
The minority report , read by Dr. Benjamin
Lowls Hobson of Chicago , made It. manda
tory upon the New York presbytery to ap
point a committee to confer with Dr. Me-
OlCfcrt and , If ho should neither modify hie
ylews nor peaceably withdraw from the
church , proceed against him In accordance
with the provisions of the constitution ol
the churches , and that would have meant a
heresy trial , and before taking up the debate -
bate the whole assembly rose as one man
and voted for the preamble , on which all
agreed. From this 6ce j of unanimity the
aspect of the assembly was soon changed to
ono of tumult. The preamble was frequently
spoken of this afternoon ns a magnificent
now confession of faith , a doctrinal deliv
erance that the Presbyterian church la
still theologically sound to the core. The
preamble follows In full :
"In reference to overtures 131 to 139 In
clusive and overture No. 223 , respecting the
teachings of the Rev. A. C. McGlffcrt , D. D. ,
and also In reference to communication No.
140 , being the reply of the Rev. A. C. Mc-
Glffert , D. D. , to the deliverance of the as
sembly of 1S9S , the committee on bills and
overtures would report as follows :
"Inasmuch as the general assembly of
1898 , In the spirit of kindness no less than
In devotion to the truth , counseled Dr. Me-
Glffert to reconsider the questionable views
set forth la a book entitled "A History of
Christianity In the Apostolic Age , ' and in
the event of his failure to conform his views
to the standards of our church , to peaceably
withdraw from the Presbyterian ministry ,
and Inasmuch as the general assembly of
1899 has received a communication from the
Rev. A. C , McGIffcrt , D. D. , In Which he
"Tiio action"'of the assembly , as'Well1 as
the overture from the nresbytery1' of .Pitts- ,
burg , UDon'which thai-action was based ,
make It evident 'that ' many of my positions ,
together with the spirit nnd purpose of my
book as u wholo. have been seriously mis
apprehended. Such misapprehension I sin
cerely resret , and I wish here emphatically
to repudiate the false constructions that
havo- been placed upon my book in many
quarters. So far aa my views ore con
cerned they have boon and remain , as I
believe , in accord with the faith of the
Presbyterian churches and Evangelical
Christendom in all vital and essential mat
ters. "
Notm the Ileptullntlnn.
The assembly notes the repudiation by Dr.
McGlffert of the Interpretation nlaced on
his utterances in said books as belns not
in accord with the standards of our church
and his assertion of devotion to the truth
and his concern for the welfare of the
church , and whllo accepting the same us
sincere , the assembly nevertheless reasserts
Its deliverance of 1898 , condemning the
statements of said book as being such as to
justify the Interpretation so repudiated.
"And In resard to fundamental doctrines
of our churches involved in this matter , this
assembly solemnly declares :
"First It Is a fundamental doctrine of
the word of God and the confession of faith
that the Holy Spirit did S3 control the in
spired writers In their composition of the
holy scriptures oa to make their state
ments absolutely truthful , I. e. : free from
error when Interpreted In their natural and
intended sense. All seeming discrepancies
nnd contradictions In the btblo are to be re
ferred to the limitations upcn human knowl
edge. To hold that the holy scriptures arc
in any respect historically inaccurate U to
oppct'o the teaching of the confession , chap
ter i , section 4 , which declares that 'the
authority of the holy scripture for which It
ought to bo believed and obeyed , dependent
wholly upon God , the author thereof , and
therefore It la to bo received because it is
the work of God. '
"Second It is a fundamental doctrine of
the word of God and the confession of
faith that 'tho Son of God , the second per
son In the trinity , 'being ' very and eternally
Opd , of one eubstanco and equal to tbo
Father , did , when the fullness of time -was
come , take upon Him man's nature , with
all the essential properties and common In
firmities thereof , yet without sin , so that
two whole perfect and dUtlnct natures , the
Godhead and the manhood , were Insepara
bly joined together In one person without
conversion , composition or confusion. '
It Is alee a fundamental doctrine that the
"Lord Jesus In His human nature thus united
the divine , was sanctified and anointed with
the holy spirit above measure ; having in Him
all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge ;
In wLom It pleased the Father that all full
ness should dwell. Confession , chapter vlll ,
sections two and three. These doctrines of
the confession forbid any teaching respecting
the Lord Jesus which would attribute to Him
in any particular llabllty to error.
AM ( o ( lie Snurumeiti.
"Third It la also a fundamental doctrine of
the word of God and the confebslon of faith
that 'our Lord Jesus in the night wherein
He was betrayed Instituted the sacrament
of His body and blood , called the Lord's
supper , to be observed in His church unto the
end of the world/ and further that 'the
Lord Jesus hath In this ordinance ap
pointed His ministers to declare His word
of Institution to the people to pray and
bless the- element of bread and wine , etc. *
No teaching which declares that the Lord's
supper was instituted In any other manner
than by the direct personal act of the Lord
Jesus is In harmony with the truth of the
holy scripture , or loyal to the person of
Jesus Christ ,
" 4. It la also a fundamental doctrine , of
the word of God and the confession of faith
that God justified men 'by Imputing the
obedience and satisfaction of Christ to them ,
they receiving and resting upon Him and
His righteousness by faith , which faith they
have not In themselves ; It is the gift of God.
i'alth , thus receiving and resting In OhrUt
and His righteousness Is the one statement
of justification. '
"Any ( Melting which In nny way modifies
or belittles the essential net nnd the ex
elusive necwMty of fnlth In human salva
tion Is mischievous , dishonoring to the won' '
nnd sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
"This assembly enjoins upon nil session !
nnd presbyteries loyalty to defend nnd pro
tect these fundamental doctrines of this con
fcsslonnl church.
"WALLACE RADCL1FF ,
"BENJAMIN LEWIS HODSON ,
"SAMUEL , W. MILLER ,
"WILLIAM P. MERRILL ,
"JOSEPH D , HURRKLL ,
"W. 11. DROWN ,
"W. F. HINITT ,
"DUNLOP MOORE ,
"FORD C. OTTMAN ,
'JOSEPH J. OILCHRIST ,
'WILLIAM H. SCOTT.
'SILAS 11 , DKOWNICLL ,
'WALLACE MILLER ,
'JAMES A. LOWES ,
'A. M. DONALDSON ,
RODERT M'KINNELL ,
'JOHN OILCHRIST ,
"J. T. HEAD ,
"F. K. BUTLER. "
The majority report , with the slight ver
bal changes mndo for ttio sake of clearness ,
at the end of the discussion , Is as follows :
"Wo recommend that tha whole mutter
of the teachings of the book of Rev. A. C.
McGlffort , D. D. , entitled 'A History ol
Christianity In the Apostolic Age , ' bo re
ferred to the presbyteiy of New York , to
which belongs the primary responsibility
for sutli disposition na In Its judgment the
peace of the churches and the purity of the
doctrine may require. "
Minority Report.
The minority of eight set against the re
port of the majority of twelve following :
"We recommend the ndontlon of the fol
lowing : The cenernl assembly , whllo de
ploring the controversy occasioned by Dr.
McGlffert's writings , hereby direct the pres
bytery of Now York , of which he Is a mem
ber , to appoint a committee to confer with
htm , and if It should appear to the pres
bytery that Dr. McGlffert falls to modify
his vlows so as 'to conform them to the
standards of the churches , the presbytery
Is directed to use every means to Induce
Dr. McQlffcrt to withdraw peaceably from
the Presbyterian ministry. But If he should
refuse to do so then the presbytery is di
rected as the last resort to proceed with
the case lnt accordance with the provisions
of the constitution of the churches. And
in all these proceedings the presbytery Is to
maintain the spirit of Christian , kindness
and love , as well ns fidelity to the1 truth.
"BENJAMIN LEWIS HOBSON ,
' WILLIAM R. BROWN ,
"W. P. HINITT ,
"DUNLOP MOORE ,
"JOSEPH J. G1LCHRIST ,
"WILLIAM H. BCOTT ,
'
"JAMES A. LOWES ,
"GEORGE T. COXHEAD. "
'
Dr. Radcllff threw back his shoulders , adJusted -
Justed hls glasses' , and with nil his well-
known vigor , coupled with the keenest per
ception and close jointed logic , began the
discussion.
"Have patience , " "Walt a little whllo , "
"Avoid trouble , " ' "Give Dr. McGlffert an
opportunity to depart in peace , " are phrases
that were characteristic of the whole thirty
minutes.
General Conference on Ml
In the Presbyterian general as
sembly today D. W. Glass of Biil-
tlmoro caused a surprise by In
troducing a resolution dlrectlns Dr. Arthur
J. Brown , secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions , to call a conference in Now York
of all the cvanzelfcal Christian bodies to
confer concerning a harmonious arrange
ment and .distribution of the foreign mis
sions. The re&lftuVlpn also directed that tha
Roman Catb'oilcBJ'DO invited to participate
In tho'confofenco } f Dr. Brown should deem
Jt'Wlee : Thatresolutlon was referred with
out debate to the Board of Foreign Missions.
The Assembly Herald matter was taken
up. Henry W. Jessup of New York de
fended the committee that had been conduct
ing the paper since January 1. He moved
the adoption of the committee recommenda
tions , which Included a scheme for the fu
ture management of the Herald by a com
mittee of three. The matter was settled by
the adoption of the committee's report with
the added resolution that the price of the
Herald bo made 25 cents If possible.
St. Lou's ' will bo the next meeting place.
By an overwhelming aye vote the assembly
adopted the committee's report In favor of
the .Compton Avenue and Washington
churches of St. I.ouls. Dr. W. H. McKlb-
ben withdrew Cincinnati In favor of St.
Louts. Dr. M. L. Halnes of Indiana wanted
the assembly to listen to a speech In favor
of Wlnona Lake , Ind. , but cries of "No"
brought the vote. The committee on place
of raeetlnc , made up of the moderator ,
stated nnd permanent clerks , was given per
manent power hereafter to name a place of
meeting In case any place agreed upon by
the assembly should be unable to entertain
the assembly.
Dr. John H. Boyd , chairman of the stand
ing committee on temperance , reported on
the work of the special committee. The re
port of the latter committee has been given
heretofore. Dr. Boyd complained of the re
vocation of the Alaska prohibition law and
Attorney General Grlggs' "outrageous" In
terpretation of the law abolishing the army
canteen.
Appeal to SiipprenH Cniitccnn ,
Ono of the recommendations was that the
lescmbly should appeal to President McKln-
loy to enforce the anti-canteen law regard
less of the attorney general's opinion , at
least until the supreme court passes on the
matter. An attempt was made to strike out
the last clause , but It was voted down. An-
Dthor resolution , suggested by Alex DIxon
if Scranton , Pa. , calling upon congress for
additional legislation for the abatement of
the canteen evil , was carried. "Pain and in-
Jlgnatlon" are expressed that manufacturers
it intoxicating liquors have been so forward
In Introducing their wares Into the now pos
sessions. "Intemperance with Its hand en
gine , the saloon , " is declared to be "ono of
the most subtle , ubiquitous and powerful
Toes of God and humanity. "
Rev. Robert Mason of St. Louis wanted
the church to go on record as being against
my party that stood by tbo saloon.
Bishop Fallows of Chicago addressed the
assembly.
The bills and overtures committee has
been at work on the McOiffert case and Its
report Is ( scheduled for reading this after
noon. If too much time is not taken up with
this case the assembly will adjourn tomor
row afternoon ,
The McGlffert committee brought In two
reports. The majority report refers the mat
ter to the Presbytery of New York , the
minority report recommends that the New
*
Vork Presbytery appoint a committee to
confer with McGlffert it he refuses to
modify his views.
( ie ne ml Synod of Ileforiucil Church.
TIFFIN , O , , May 26. At today's session of
the general synod of the Reformed church
reports were made by the overtures commit
tee and on the work of district synods.
The Woman's Missionary society adopted
a. resolution protesting against seating Rep
resentative-elect Roberts of Utah. They
Also elected delegates to the International
Union of Women's Foreign Missionary so
cieties to be held In Washington , D. C.
A congratulatory message was sent to her
majesty , Wilbelmlna , queen of Holland , on
tier assumption of the reins of government
she -being a member of the Reformed church.
The Board of Home Missions reported the
needs of three more missionaries in Japan ,
ind recommended the establishment of mis-
ilons in China , Cuba , Porto Rico and the
1'hlllpplnes.
The Sunday School board reported Its com
pletion of the hymnal , containing 370 songs.
fraternal greetings were -wired to the gen-
orM aynoJ of the Kvangcllcnl Luthcrai
church In setfllon at York , Pa.
The ftpcclnl commlttco reported npprovlni
of the office of deaconess nnd Instructe. .
deaconesses to wcnr plain gntb , but not to b
required to pledge to continue In llfcloni
celibacy or In the deaconess vocation.
Y.M.C. A. MEN IN CONFERENCE
Admiral IMillIn nnil C'niitnln
nun the Centrr of Attraction
nt HlK Unlherlnir.
GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. , May 23. The clt ;
Is well filled with the delegates to the In
tcrnatlnnal Conference of the Young Men'
Christian association , which opened ( hi
afternoon. A special reception will bi
Riven tonight nt the Furniture Exposltloi
building In honor of the naval heroes prc
ent , Rear Admirals Philip and Hlgglusot
nnd Lieutenant Commander Wndhams.
Special Interest Is shown In the display o
the work of the Association of the Arm ;
and Navy. Secretary Miller of that dc
pnrtments reports buildings opened In Porti
Rico and Cuba nnd some eight conversion :
as a result of the work In the nrmy. /
plan proposed as to continuance of the worl
In the navy looks to the establishment o
ono naval association , In which nil the sub
associations will bo branches. There are n
present eighty or ninety vessels In tin
navy , of which only a dozen have chaplains
It Is proposed to organize small nssociiv
lions on all vessels of the navy ; also asso'
elation buildings at all navy yards. Twent ]
associations located in seaport towns havi
already granted privileges of buildings tc
sailors and vessels nt anchor In port. /
building has been secured and Is now oc
cupied by the naval branch association or
Bank street , Brooklyn , near the navy yards
Beds nnd meals are provided for the sailor :
nt nominal cost , nnd In connection are rend
Ing rooms , baths nnd games. It is ex
pected that this branch of the work will
receive considerable attention from the con
ference.
IJAl'TIST SCHOOL OX TIH3 COAST
Convention Coiinlilern Foil ml I UK In-
Mltiifloii on 1'nclllo dope.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 25. The second
session of the American Baptist Educational
society was occupied by a conference and
free discussion on the subject "Is the Es
tablishment of a Baptist Theological .School
on the Pacific Coast Desirable and Feasi
ble ? " The discussion was led by Rev. Rob
ert Whltnker of California , Rev. Alex Black
burn , D. D. , of Oregon ; Rev. C. M. Hill ol
California and Rev. A. P. Brown of Cali
fornia. "The Alms and Methods of Theo
logical Education" was presented by Rev.
A. S. Hobart , D. D. , of Youkers , N. Y.
Tdo American Baptist Publication so
ciety opened Its first session Of the seventy-
fifth anniversary this , afternoon. The re
port of the board was read by A. J. Row
land , D. D. , and presented the following
statements and facts :
In the publishing department wo have
sought to meet the needs of the denomina
tion and age by the Issue of books , tracts
and periodicals fitted not only to counteract
the Influence of the pernicious literature
which everywhere abounds , but also to give
young nnd ofd uplifting views of the truth ,
The force of workers In the missionary de
partment has been considerably increased ,
The aggregate of sales for the year is
$043,406.26 ; merchandise , $338,836.37 ; peri
odicals , $284,569.89.
The publishing department shows the fol
lowing facts :
The publications of the year , including
tracts , have been elghty-ono in number. Ol
these 1,108,250 copies have been printed. The
entire number of books , pamphlets , peri
odicals , tracts , etc. , new and old , printed
during the year Is 46,522,104 copies , an in
crease of 1,499,335 copies over the previous
year. The total number of pages printed
during the year , reduced to 16-mo size , Is
1,4 8,107,808 , being an Increase over the yoai
ending March -31 , 1898 , of 60,281,564 IG-mc
pages.
The total Issues since the organization ol
the society is 707,339,534 copies of books ,
periodicals , pamphlets , tracts , etc. , equal to
17,271,629,148 16-mo pages and equivalent tc
57,572,097 books of 300 pages each.
The report further shows the enormous
quantity of over 44,206,000 copies of peri
odicals as the output of the year.
The missionary department ohows 120 mis
sionaries and workers In the Held.
Financially , the net assets of the society
show $864,169.48.
A review of three-quarters of a century
was presented by A. J. Rowland , D. D , , gen
eral secretary. The receipts In the publish
ing department for the first fifty years of the
( society's history were $3,062,038.85. For the
last twenty years they have been $11,291-
331.69. The total amount received through
the publishing department from the begin
ning Is , therefore , $14,353,390.54.
Thrca thousand seven hundred and nine
agents , Sunday school missionaries and
chapel car workers have been engaged In
the service of the ecclety. These workers
have sold 770,275 books and given away 175-
692 more , 'besides 45.657.00C pages of tracts.
They have vUlted 1,174,100 families , held
142,263 prayer meetings and 1,462 Sunday
schools , baptized 27,231 persons and consti
tuted 1,300 churches. Never , apparently ,
was there more need for the distinctive mis
sionary work of the society than today.
rtev. K. A. Woods , D. D. , pcetcr of the
First Baptist church , San Francisco , wel
comed the officers and delegates of the dif
ferent societies In a speech reviewing the
last fifty years of the history of the denom
ination In San Francisco and the country at
large.
Rev. L. C. Barnes of Pennsylvania re
sponded to the address of welcome.
The following wore elected officers of the
American society for the year 1899 : Pres
ident , A. H. Strong , D. D. , L.L. D. , New-
York ; vice presidents , A. P. Montague , Ph.
D. , L.L. D. , South Carolina ; J. F. Forbes ,
Ph. D , , Florida ; recording secretary , E. M.
Poteat , D. D. , Pennsylvania ; corresponding
secretary , H. L. Warehouse , D. D , , New
York ; treasurer , E. V. Carey , esq. , Mont-
clalr , N , J. ; auditor , G. W. Murray , can. . ,
Now York.
Members of the executive board from 1899
to 1902 : Eugene Levering , Baltimore ; Rev ,
E. T. Tomllnson , Elizabeth , N. J. ; Rev.
Fred T. Gates , New York ; H. K. Porter ,
PlttBbur/j / ; W. C. Bitting , D. D. , Now York
City ; Joshua Levering , Baltimore ; G. W.
Murray , Now York City ; Colonel J. A. Hcrlt ,
Greenville , S. . ; E. W. Stephens , Columbia ,
Mo. ; Henry McDonald , D , D. , Atlanta , Ga , ;
J. B. Gambrell , D. D. , Waco Tex. To fill
vacancies in class expiring 1901 , occasioned
by the death of Rev. H. C. Woods , D. D. ,
Rev. Robert McDonald , Brooklyn , N. Y.
UMTEI ) IMtUdliYTUUlA.V ASHUMUI.Y ,
IlcnorlM of Viirloim HonrcU Show
Cionil ItemiltM of the Yenr'n Work ,
PHILADELPHIA , May 25. Rev. W. J.
Robinson , D , D. of Allegheny , Pa. , was
unanimously elected moderator of the gen *
oral assembly of the United Presbyterian
church at today's session. There were
only two candidates for tbo honor. Rev ,
Dr. Robinson's opponent was Rev , W , C ,
Williamson of Keokuk , la. Dr. Robinson
was escorted to the chair , where he was
greeted by the retiring moderator , Rev , R ,
O. Ferguson , and presented to the session.
Dr. Robinson was heartily applauded ,
The report of the Board of Foreign Mis
sions showed that Including the indebted
ness the amount paid by the assembly
last year was $148,638. All current ex
penses were met and the preceding two
yearn1 debt materially reduced , The year
cloied iwith an Indebtedness of $10,438.
The financial conditions constrained the
board to refuse ttio application of at least
half a dozen well qualified young men , and
a larger number of young women to be sent
to Egypt and India.
Rocclpti for the year , including the bal
ance on baud April 30 , 1898 , were $174,457.
Expenditures were $174,269 , leaving a bal
ance April 30 , 1S99. of $18S , The boftl
nuked the nracmbl- this year to make np
proprlntlona amounting to $145,7,13.
The population of the districts occuple
by the mission In India Is 1,090,000.
There are sixteen ordained American mis
dlonnrlcs In the field nnd nine native pas
tors , ten licentiates , seven theological slu
dents nnd 157 other employes of the mis
slon. The totnl Amount paid by natives fo
nil purposes wns $8,481.
The Board of Education reported con
trlbutlons to the college nnd seminary fun
amounting to $0,500 , nn Increase of $3 ,
681.62 over the preceding year. Receipt
amounted to $21S7S and n like nmount wn
pnld out.
The reporl of the Bonnl of Freedmen'
Missions showed thnt the receipts , Includ
Ing Inst year's balance , amounted to $16,711
the expenditures being the snrao.
The Bonrd of Publication stated thnt th
yenr has been prosperous nnd thnt the wor !
1m B been generally satisfactory. Receipt
were $118,809 and expenditures $187,635.
The aggregate circulation of all periodical
for the year was 4,334,075.
Dr. W. A. Reid of Pltteburg , who has hcl
the offlro of principal clerk since 1876 , wn
unanimously re-clocted.
CONOIll2iAT10.\Al , UO.tin MISSIONS
CJenernl O. O lloirnril
I'rrxlilrnt of ( lie S
HARTFORD , Conn. , May 23. The buslnes
meeting of the Concrcgntlonnl Homo Mis
slonnry society was held this morning. Th
report of the treasurer , William B. How
land of New York , showed that the debt o
the society would hnve been $60,000 les
than the $133,000 debt reported but for tin
postponement of the payment of legaclci
which will come Into the treasury In thi
near future. The expenditures of the BO
clcty for missionary work and operating expenses
pensos wore less by $60,000 thnn they wen
In the preceding yenr and with nn Incomi
from legacies equal to that of the prcccdlnf
year the debt would have shown n rcduc-
tlon of $55,000 , instead of an Increase.
Rev. L. L. Taylor , D. D. , of Cleveland
O. , reported for the executive committee
The report recommended the entrance o
the society upon missionary work In Cubt
nnd the recommendation was adopted with'
out debate.
The amendments to the constitution ol
the society providing for rotation In office
of members of the executive committee
were adopted with but few dUscntlng votes
The plan goes into Immediate action nnd
the executive committee was newly con
stituted as follows : To ecrvo until 1904
Edwin H. Baker of Connecticut ; Rev. How
ard S. Bliss of Now Jersey , Rev. Johr
Do Pcu of Connecticut. To serve until
1903 , Rev. Edward P. Ingorsoll of New
York , Joseph W. Rico of Rhode Island
George P. Stockwell of New York. Tc
servo until 1902 , Rev. Charles H. Rich
ards of Pennsylvania , George W. Hcbard ol
New York , Rov. John D. Klngsbury ol
Massachusetts. To serve until 1001 , Rev ,
Charles M. Lamson of Connecticut , Johr
P. Perry of Connecticut , William I. Wash-
burn of Now York. To servo until 1900
William H. Wanamaker of Pennsylvania
John F. Anderson , jr. , of New York , In
A. Spear of New York.
Major General O. 0. Howard was reelected -
elected president. The vice presidents ol
the previous year were re-elected. Rev
William H. Holman of Southport , Conn.
was elected recording secretary , anc
George S. Edgell auditor.
A memorial of the lately deceased edi
torial secretary , Rev. A. H. Clapp , D. D.
was presented by Joseph W. Rico of Rhodi
Island and accepted. Rev. George Ray ol
Cripple Creek , Colo. , gave an account ol
missionary work In that city and a spon
taneous collection followed , amounting tc
$143.
$143.This
This afternoon the work of the Congrega
tional Sunday .Scjiop and Publishing society
was presynt'ed. Hon. S. B. Capen of BosWn
gave1 abYount'of the seventee'n ' years'
work of the society covering his presidency.
Rev. Wlllard Scott , D. D. , of Worcester ,
Mass. , gave an account of the present nnd
future work of the society , speaking as Its
new president.
The closing part of the afternoon session
was devoted to the Congregational Educa
tional society. The new secretary , Roy. C.
O. Day , gave an accoun tof his recent ob
servations in its behalf during n trip In the
west.
Ll/TIIERANS / AHK READY FOR WOIUC.
Oillotrn Elected nnd Report of I'"or-
elun MlNNtoiiH Rnlimltted.
YORK , Pa. , May 25. The first business
session of the thirty-ninth convention of the
general synod of the Lutheran church in the
United States was called to order in St.
Paul's church today by President Hamma.
After devotional exercises , conducted by
Rev. Alfred Hlller , D. D. , of New York , the
roll was called , which showed the presence
of 238 delegates. The election of officers re
sulted as follows : President , Rev. S. F.
Brcckonrl.dge , Springfield , O. ; treasurer ,
Lewis Manns , Cincinnati ; secretary , Rev. W ,
B. Fisher , D. D. , Sbamokln , Pa. On taking
the chair the newly elected president assured
the synod that he would be the president of
the whole body , rather than of a party.
The general synod of the Lutheran church
entrusts its foreign mission work to n board
competed of nine members , six clerical and
three lay. Rev. Luther Kuhlman , Frederick ,
Md. , Is the president , and Rov. George
3choll , D. D. , Is the general secretary. The
afllco of the board is in Baltimore.
The principal mission is located in the
Madras presidency , India , with lieadquar-
Lers at Guntur. The field has a population
3f 1,600,000. Mleslonwork has been ex
pended to more than 500 towns and villages.
In the Arthur G. Watts memorial college
ind ita branches there are 883 pupils and
: wenty-two teachers. Other schools num
ber 173 , with 4,475 pupils. At the head
jf the medical work Is the hospital , Bald to
be the Uncut equipped Institution of Its kind
jouth of iModras , where more than 5,000
patients are treated each year. The bap-
llzcd membership Is 17,811 ; communicants ,
3,366 ; Inquirers , 3,324 ; Sunday ochools , 208 ,
with 10,638 pupils ) congregations , 421. There
ire at present nineteen foreign missionaries
In the field , and they are assisted by 366
native workers of various grades. Four
missionaries are on furlough In this coun
try.
try.The board also has work under Its core
In Liberia , Africa , the principal station
being at Muhlenberg. This mission sus
tained a little more than a year ago a very
heavy loss In tbo death of Rev. David A ,
Day , D. D , , who had endured the deadly
climate for more than twenty-three years.
The work In this station , like that In the
other , Is also educational , medical nnd
evangelistic , though not on as large a scale.
One of the leading industries of this field Is
the raising of coffee. Three missionaries are.
In Mublenberg , while one Is In this country
on leave. He will return In the near future
and the prospect Is that four additional
workers will accompany Win.
The receipts of the board during the blen-
nlum were nearly $93,000 , an Increase of
(12,000 ( , over the preceding one.
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NO MATTER WHAT TROUI1L.E you may
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will guide jou. Ho advises you with a
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KALDAH IS RECOGNIZED by the press ,
medical faculties aud sclontlsta generally ad
the foremost medium of modern times , and
ehould not bo classed with cheap prctcndero
and frauds who have visited the , city ; call on
him and bo convinced of his superiority over
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Ho calls you by name , tells you namen
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All business strictly confidential.
KALDAH'S Parlors at 111 South 17th St. ,
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that view to privacy so frequently desired by
those who are foreign to the knowledge of
the wonderful results of these psychic con
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25c and 50c. Gallery , lOc. Matinees Wed
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TROCADERO. ,
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Prices 25c , 35o and COc.
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