12 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEE SO, 1891" HOMES FOR THE AGED. Charitable Institutions Where World's Cares Xever Enter. the THE LAST DAYS MALE PLEASANT. Boat Old Folks Can Gain Admission These Retreats. to .A GOOD CHARACTER TOE MATX QtJALITT Pittsbun; has probably more charitable institutions than any other city of its popu lation in the United States. Every form of need is provided for. "Whether it be a hos pital for the sick, an asylum for the blind, or a home for the orphan and aged. There is never any lack of hnmane people to give their assistance. It will surprise the aver age Pittsburger to know that there are up ward of a dozen establishments in the two cities de oted to the care of the aged and helpless. One of the best known is the Home for Aged Protestant "Women, at Wilkinsburg. A handsome building, standing on its own Bpacioas grounds, it affords a retreat for 52 old ladies at present The full capacity is 61. Qualifications for becoming inmates of the Home are not hard to fill. Candidates forthe Home must be residents of Pittsburg or Allegheny, over 60 years of age, Protest ants, and of good, moral character. They must be vouched for by some reputable people, and they must pay $200 on entering. The fee is taken chiefly to give the inmates a feeling of independence. The sum will not go very fir in providing for them, the Home beins: supported by voluntary contri butions. Miss Jane Holmes established the Home "0 years aco, and it has been watched by charitable ladies of the two cities ever tinea HOW THE OLD LADIES LIVE. The matron, who is in full charge of the Home, is Miss Elizabeth Carter. She has an assistant, Miss L. Hulty. There are ieveral ten-ants, the old ladies not being able to do muui more than keep their own rooms in order, and some w ho are very sick are not able to do even that. Each inmate lias her separate room and arranges it to her own taste. Thus the Home is one in very truth, and the old iadies who pass the evening of their lives there do not feel that they are in a public institution. Many of them make little fancy articles that are" dis posed of at the annual fairs, thus giving them a little pin money. Such of the inmates as are too feeble to walk upstairs have their rooms on the first floor. There are services every morning in h neat little room that has lieen fitted up with a reading desk and other conveniences for public worship. The Home is essen tially a Christian institution, and there is an atmosphere of content that can spring only irom the prevalence of that sort of t-pifit. The house is kept as clean and neat as it is possible to conceive, and it would be hard to think of a plaoe more suited to the needs of people weary of life's battle than this quiet house nestling amid the syca laores and maples of the foothills of the Allcghenics. TVHEEE THE MEN ABE CAEED FOR. In the same grounds, but at the other ride, is the Home for Aged Protestants. This is for men and Women, too. That is , to say, they take single men, not couples, but no single women. The latter are cared for at the old ladies' home. As in the other branch, the inmates of the Home for Aged Protestants -must be over GO years of age, and poscs the same qualifications as at the other place. There are 28 inmates at pres ent, including three married couples. The place is in charge of a matron. The Proteb.ant Home for Incurables is a model instit tion of its kind, it is situ ated on Butler street, Lawrencevillc. The nortion devoted to the women is a a brick I nds. It buildine in the midst of its own ground stands Inch, so that a view of the burround isg countrv is ohtainablt from the windows on every side. The taott notable character istic of "the place is that it does not seem in the least like a hotpita1 There is no smell of drugs, and no indications that every in mate is sullering from some insurable ail-' ffient. There ar? :t-! women in the female department, the youneest of whom is 16. She is a sufferer from that painful and hope less c-:n.plaint, white swelling. She is per fectly coi.teuted, however, and it would be diftvs'l' to imagine her more comfortable any-c1" -te else, No one is taken under 16, and most of the patients are hi the latter part cf life. SU' BATHS FOIS THE OLD WOMEN. One of the excellent features of the house is a "sun parlor." H is an established fact that a sun bath is good for invalids, as well as those who are well. In this sun parlor one can sit in the sun no matter at what time of day. There are windows all around it that is on three sides and the super intendent, Mrs. M. F. 3IcCartney, says the beneficial effects of this treatment can hardly be over estimated. She is very much interested in her ork and she takes a motherly pride in her household. She has a dislike to anything savoring of an "insti tution," and it must be said that there is no suggestion of it in the home that is under Ltr charge. There are several strict rules to be ob served by those who are desirous of becom ing inmates of the home. They must prove that they are utterly destitute of this world's goods, of good "moral character, and without Irlends who might be able to take care of them. This home is intended for the really needy, and the directors feel that they would be doing injustice to some one ofthisclars were they to take in people h ho might be able to'live in comfort inde pendent of them. A fee of 200 is de manded before the entry of a new candidate, but this is with the same idea as prevails at the Wilkinsburg b,ome to prevent the feel ing of pauperism that would perhaps trouble the patients were they to think that they had not done anything for themselves. THE TTASI OF CASH BAKS NO OSE. The 5200 is easily raied by the members of the church with" which the candidate has been connected. There has never been a case in which inability to raise this sum has kept a patient fiom the home. Miss Jane Holmes founded this home, and the direc tors are i ell-known philanthropic women of Pittsburg and Allegheny. The matron is Mrs. L. McVey, and the head nurse Miss Hannah Hamin. The men's department of the home is a frame building of eight rooms, a stones throw from the women's home. There are eight inmates at present. It is carried on in about the same style as the women's de partment. The head nurse is Uobert Pat terson. The Episcopal Church Home, Fortieth (tieer, was established many years ago for the benefit of old ladies and orphans of the Episcopal faith. The women must be over M years of age, and the children must be alone in the world and the offspring of Episcopalians. The women pay 5100 entrance fee, and are provided for for life The- must have been communicants of the church, and their application is required to lie endorsed by their pastors. The building is a large brick structure, on a hill, opposite the Arsenal, containing 40 or 50 rooms. MUST BE 2IEMBE3S OF A CIUJBCH. There is a separate wing for the old ladies, so that they will not be disturbed by the children, and there is a large play ground for the youngsters. The home is like a hotel in some respects. Old ladies may pay their board in the nouoe and be independ ent, if they choose, but they must possess the same qualifications as the others, in the matter of being members of the Episcopal Church, etc. Many of the children are brought to the home by a parent or other relative, with the understanding that their board shall be paid regularly. The board is 'vnid for a week or two, and then the rela tive Vsapj.:a-s, and the children are left a charge upon the home. They are never turned out, however, and there several children in the home now who commenced as pay scholars, and erded by becoming charity inmates. There is no regular fee for the board of the children. This is reg ulated by the circumstances of the frienda of the youngsters. In some cases only CO cents a" week is asked, and even this is not always paid. Once a year, in June, a fair is heid m the home, at which fancy articles are sold, for the benefit of the home, and at which a large sum is realized usually. Last June the net earnings were 52,000. The articles are made by the ladies who manage the home, and the fair is always one of the social events of the year, to say nothing of the benefit it is to the home. TWO OF THE ALLEGHENY INSTITUTIONS. The Christian Home for women, on Locust street, Allegheny, is a commenda ble institution. It was established by Mrs. Felii. R. Urunot for the care of old women who are unable to attend to their own wants. Ho particular qualifications are necessary, beyond their being in need. Mrs. Brunot gives the institution . her personal attention. She inquires into the circum stances of old ladies whom she thinks may need a home. If she finds them worthy she brinss them home and sees that the rest of their lives is peaceful and happy, so far as it can be made so by careful attention and freedom from annoyances. Besides the old ladies their are several young women who are given a home here. "This home is non sectarian. On T.iylor avenue, Allegheny, there is the Widows' Home and Tenement House. This is also under the presidency of Mrs. Brunot. The inmates are charged 53 a month for their rent. They can earn their living by going out to sew. wash and other employments. The lades interested in the Home give them work, and they generally contrive to live comfortably. If, from any cause, they are unable to pay their rent, the ladies pay it for them. But it is expected that the women shall do all in their power to maintain their independence. AN INTERESTING MEETING. Coal Operators Protest Against the Pro posed Manner of liallding the Twenty Second Street Bridge A Compromise Proposition Refused Decision Reserved. The meeting yesterday morning of the coal operators with the representatives of the Twenty-second Street Bridge Company, at the Monongahela House, was interesting in the extreme. The hearing was held bv Colonel W. E. Merrijl, of the United States Engineer Corps. The bridge company pre sented a plan for two 325-foot spans, and Colonel Merrill stated that he was ready to hear any argument they were ready to set forth. Captain Harry Brown reviewed the situa tion at some length and was followed by Captains Clow, S. H. Wood.Addison Lysle, Gould, I. N. Bunton, W. "W. O'Xeil'and Gilmore. The burden of their arguments was that there was not sufficient room, the proposed bridge being too close to the dam, and wound up"by demanding a 400-foot span and two 190-feet" spans. Mr. Ferris, representing the bridge com pany, said it was their desire in the prepara tion of the plans to deal iairly with the rivermen "We recosnize their interests," said he, "and are willing to do all that is fair. Since hearing the argument on their side we will go farther. Inasmuch as we would like to have the bridge built quickly, we will agree to one 350-foot span on the Pittsburg side and two 250-feet spans. That is all we can offer, and as the river is 780 feet wide at this point, we think it a fair proposition." Captain Rodgers said the law clearly states that there shall be no obstruction in the river. "You people want to build a bridge," he said, "and say you will cive us such and such. Think "of it! "Why, it is the rivermen who should say, 'We will allow you so much. "Within recent years creat encroachments have been made. You "call attention to the Jones & Laughlins bridge, with a span of 325 feet That is not a factor. Why? Because the new bridge will be nearer the lock, and the danger creater. And furthermore, when the Jones " Laughlins bridge was built the present laT did n eli!j: v t , ioionei luernu men siatea mat ne wouia like to have them agree on a definite plan and offered as a compromise to build a 375 feet span and two 2021 feet spans, which is half way, and might be agreeable. This did not suit the operators, and as the bridge company would not make any further con cession, Captain Brown, on behalf of the coal exchange, left the matter in the hands of Colonel Merrill to decide. His decision will not be rendered for several weeks. ASLEEP FOB F0TJB YEABS. A Modern Rip Van "Winkle Puzzling; Physi cians of a New Jersey Town. Hackettstown, If. J., Sept. 29. A remarkable case of protracted sleep is puz zling physicians here. Michael Farnan, who was employed as a watchman in the Faetoryrille tunnel of the Delaware, Lack awanna and Western Railroad, went to his house from his duty on October 20, 1887, returned to his bedroom and went to sleep. Since that time he has had but two or three brief intervals of consciousness. It was at first thought that Faman's condition was dne to water on the brain, and physi cians treated him for that disease. Their efforts, however, had no effect. After they had abandoned the case, in the April fol lowing his falling into slumber, which had in all that time seemed perfectly peaceful, Farnan awoke one morning and recognized members of the family. He appeared per fectly rational, but did not have any reali zation of the time that had intervened since his last waking. He fell asleep again that night and remained unconscious for six weeks. For more than three years Farnan has been sleeping soundly. During this time many changes have taken place in his family. A son and a daughter have died, but the sleeper knows nothing of it All sorts of expedients have been tried in the meantime to arouse Farnan from his stupor, but without any effect. Blisters have been placed on the back of his neck and head, but he did not even notice them. "Melmn's Food and I are old friends, it having fulfilled all the conditions demanded of it at my liandSj" is the testimony of a well-known physician. W Men's Fine Fall Overcoats. 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Come in and look at the quality. You'll be as tonished. Campbell & Dick. Exposition Offering. Your picture free, and handsomely framed, given away jduring the Exposition, by Hendricks & Co., Ko. 08 Federal street, Allegheny, witn every dozen, uabiaets, ?1 THE COMING WINTER. A New Prophet Has Arisen and Pre dicts Cold Weather Ahead. INERTIA, THE MOON AND SAP FLOW. The Three Circumstances on Which Bases Ilis Knowledge. He HIS PAST PROPHECIES IUT THE MARK Perhaps you felt uncomfortable yester day, oppressed by the sense of something unusual impending. Maybe you didn't want to get up in the morning, lingered longer than usual about dressing, didn t care for breakfast, and ' lay around all day discussing the emptiness of life and the hol low mockery of things in general. And possibly you will feel the same way to-day, and to-morrow, and the day after. And you will wonder in a dull, despairing way what has come over you. Yolhr doctor may give it some name and prescribe doses. But don't you believe him. It's "Inertia." Fortunately, says a writer in the New York Sun, the state of lassitude won't last long, for the "Inertia" is going to break through soon and then everything will bo restored to its natural tone. All these conjectures and predictions are based upon the authority of a gentleman from Foster's Meadow, Long Island, whose reputation as a prophet has spread for miles around that little village. His vulgar name is "William P. Francis, but he is more usually nddressed as the Springfield Prophet, Attention was called to him by the follow ing letter: STORMS LIKE SPRING TIDES. "Foster's Meadow, Sept. 23. "Sun's Astronomer: "Dear Sir Do you know of any person that can foretell of storniB one year In ad vancer lean. There will bo a storm about the SOtn of September. I have not missed one since 1S82. (There aro certain periods of storms that occur every year.) ' In rojeard to storms, they are Uko spring tides, occurring on or soon aft" n certain time. I have had bulletins nii.c I in the Foster's Meadow postofllco. j 11 ." ' r.d wit nesses to sign their naruei -..at 1 wasoor rect. There is a storm p ri-x im-h Septem ber 25 to October 3. .u...(l like to meet w itli you and explain more fully. Please r d drcss "War. P. Francis, 71 "Foster's Meadow, L. L, X. T." Areportcrwentdov.il on the first train that left X - Island City after the Prophet's le .or was received. The station agent at Foster's -Meadow hadn't heard of Mr. Francis, but everybody else in tho village seemed to know him. His home is in a little white cottage about three miles from the depot. He and his family occupy one half the cottage, and some Germans oc cupy the other half. A little man, bent with age, and whose face was decorated with white Galway whiskers, announced in a tremulous voice that the Prophet wasn't at home. HIS HONOR BEGINS AT HOME. He was the father of the Prophet and spoke of him with veneration and awe. Was Willie a real prophet? Well, just ask Mr. Eemsen, the big farmer over near the toll gate on the plank road, or the postmaster,or any of the biggest farmers around. Didn't he have ocular demonstration of his wisdom when he went to plant his turnip seed and his green peas? What was it Willie had said to him? " 'Pop, he said, 'it's time you were a-pnt-ting in yer turnups.' Well, I didn't pay any attention to that, for the peas were as green as could be, and the turnup seed wa'n't right either. Willie kept repeating that 'twas time, but I didn't pay any attention to what he said. That day he said to me, 'Pop, come down in the woods and luk at the maple trees.' I went down and he told me to cut into a tree. I cut the bark and it looked to me as if the tree was dead. I told him so. 'You come down here with me at midnight' says he, 'and you'll see the sap runnine.' Well, by eosh."l laughed at him. I didn't want to go that night, but he made me, and sure's you a-sitting there the sap was running. Well, sir, the peas and tur nups he planted came up beautiful. I planted mine three days later and they all rotted. 'Pop,' he said, 'when the sap's run ning, that's the time to plant the seed. It's God's time.' And I never saw him miss it vet. He's been a-studying of the weather for a long time, and now' he knows jnst all about it" HIS REPUTATION SPKEADS. But there were lots of strangers to testify to the correctness of the son's predictions, the old man said, and they would tell all about him. Several of the farmers wanted to go into partnership with Willie. He wasn't strong, but his knowledge enabled him to tell just what a farmer wanted to know. Mrs. Francis, the prophet's wife, was seen next She looked disappointingly good natured and healthy for a prophet's wife. She, too, was full of praises of her hus band's wisdom and she talked in one breath of his studies in astronomy and the big car rots that he had raised for the larmer who hired him. He was away just then, in the city, she said, peddling vegetables. He didn't sell the produce of the farm in the mar ket, but peddled it from door to door, usual ly in Brooklyn. Four chubby children, two boys and two girls, played in the garden. -They were the prophet's heir. The reporter went down to the postomce and talked to the postmaster. He knew the prophet, and believed in him, too. On the wall was pasted a scrap of paper with a pencil-scrawl, which read: Prof. Francis prophecy 1891 mild winter. Bain December 4, 1890. Early spring. "W. S. F. Bain December 31, 1S90. Kain or snow January 27. RainFebtuary28. Bain May 18. I prophesy January 2G was coldest day. It was evening when the prophet reached home. He proved to be a very slight, narrow-chested man, with nervous ways. His brown ey.es were sparkling and dancing all .the time. THE PROPHET'S PEP.SONALITT. He wore a neat brown moustache and lit tle tufts of hair below the cheek bones. The lines of his face came almost to a point at the chin, spreading as thev went around un til at the top of the head they were far apart. The head was flat on top, and the skin of the face was drawn tight His expression was illumined with the light of enthusi asm. "Oh, yes, I'm called the prophet here abouts, ""he said. "I can tell about storms a year in advance. How do I do it? By de ductions in astronomy. I tell you, the whole secret lies in the action of the sun and the moon. That' what makes tides, isn't it? Well, the effect is just the same on lakes and rivers and springs as it is on the ocean. Tiiat's what makes the Bap flow in the trees. Now, I read some time ago about the sap flowing at tho same time in Pennsylvania as it does here. But the man that w'roto that didn't know what made the sap flow. I know. It's the moon. The earth moves around the sun once a vear, doesn't it? Well, that makes four seasons. It takes Mars two years, so there's only two seasons. It takes the moon 18 years, and that makes the beasons longer, don't you see? I can tell things a year in advance. I can do it by looking at the way the moon is situated toward the earth. Ye see, the moon's drawing all the time; got its effect on tho earth, you know. If the shadow of the moou touches the earth, that means lots, you know. I can't do much without you iello we, I tell you. Then" I study the plants and the trees. SELLS HIS PREDICTIONS TO FAKMEES. "I've been foretelling since '82 now, and I haven't made any mistakes. Mr. Eueckel, the postmaster, puts up my bulletins. I haven't put up any lately because the formers who buy my predictions don't like to have me make them public. They say to mo that they've paid for 'em and I "haven't any right to put 'cm up free like that. They pay me from S3 to ?10 apiece. I've sold a good many this year. I tell 'em just when the storms will come and when to plant I guess you'll find they arc all satisfied. "I foretold that last winter was going to be mild. Mr. Eensen, who has a big ioe pond, came to me about January and asked me whether he would get much ice. I told him he wouldn't get any, because the only cold weather of the winter had passed. I had told others that it would be cold for a short spell in the early part of the winter and then there wouldn't be any more ice. Well, Mr. Kemsen felt sorry. He said he might have saved $2,000 or 83.000 if he had come to mo sooner. I told him he would get plenty of ice this winter. So he will. "Things are going to be changed this win ter from what they were last year. It's been mild for tho past three winters; this time its going to be cold. Last year we planted peas and potatoes on Washington's birth day. This year it is going to be mild in the early part of the winter and cold afterward. I knew how it would be last winter, and told feople so. You can see they trust me when tell you that the postmaster came to me and asked me what kind of a winter it would be. I told him he must put in a big supply oi coai. A COAL DEALER BENEFITED. "He has a coal yard in Springfield, near Jamaica, and sells coal to tho farmers. He didn't stop to ask anybody else, but bought 800 tons a pretty good deal for a little country place like this. Mr. Eemsen is fix ing his icehouse, too." The prophet showed the reporter an old school astronomy which he had studied and various clippings from newspapers on astro nomical subjects. Then hebrougbt out some papers, signed by half a dozen farmers in the vicinity, testifying to the correctness of his predictions during the past year. He also had this list of predictions made for the past two years: February, 1891 Plant peas and potatoes, 17 and 24. March Plant peas and potatoes, 17 and 24. April Plant peas and potatoes, IS and 20. Plant carrots, parsnip, beets, cucumbers, beans, oorn, 13 and 15. Bain, 19 May Plant com, carrots, beans, 10 and 12. Bain, 16. June Plant squash, carrots, beets, 6 and 9. Bain, 13. July Plant turnips, celery, 4 and 0. Bain, 10. August Plant turnips, 1 and 2. Rain, 6. Plant sprouts, spmacn, 27 ana so. Soptemuei-Eain, 3. March, 1S90 Plant potatoes, 9 to 27. Bain, 1G. April Potatoes, 5 to 10. Bain, 12. May Carrots, parsnips, beets, corn, beans, 3 to 6; oorn and beans, 15 to 18. Bain, 9. Juno CaiTots, 2; squash and turnips, 26 to 29. Bain, 6. July Turnips, beans, cabbage, 9, to 12. Bain, 8 and 30. August Sprouts and spinach. 19 to 22.Baln, 28. The moon was out and the stars were shining when the prophet and the reporter started for the railroad station. NATURE PREPARING A RAIN. "It looks clear enough now, doesn't it?" asked the prophet as he sniffed the air. "Don't look like rain now, does it? But you wait until to-morrow. It won't rain then, I guess, but it will be working. Nature will be getting ready. You'll be gin to notice the force of it Natnre will be going ahead getting ready, and she'll keep on working, working until everything is shipshape and you'll see it break loose. Mind, now, and see if it don't rain pretty close to Tuesday, The moon is drawing all the time and soon the sap will begin to flow, and that'll show. You see, that force when it works is wonderful. Inertia is what it is. That's it. It's great. "Now is the time the farmers want to Slant their spinach and sprouts. If they on't they'll lose, sure. "I don't bother with local rains, but I have the big storms down fine. I foretold the equinoctial last year. There are lust ten big storms a year, and before each the sap flows in the trees. I can tell within half an hour of when the sap will flow in tho maples. I've told the farmers here, and got them to set their pails so they wouldn't lose their sugar. The first sap flows usually in February, just be fore the first storms. That's when the first seed ought to be planted, just before the storm." By this time the prophet and the reporter had reached the station, and could hear the telegraph and telephone wires singing. "There," said the phophet, "d'ye hear that humming? That's the same power as makes the inertia. There's electricity in that. It's the same power that the load stone has over tho needle. Then there's the polar' current, too. That has ito force. Isn't that what Peary went to discover? I think that's it. And I believe the same thing is in the Kecley motor." A BARONESS SEEKS A DIT0ECE. -Tho Bnsband of a Niece of John Jacob Astor the Defendant In the Ca Sioux Palis, S. D., Sept 29. There is no member of the Sioux. Falls divorce col ony who stands higher in the 'matter of so cial elevation than Baroness Destuers, wife of the Belgian Minister in Paris. Before her marriaga she was a Miss Carry, niece of John Jacob Astor. Yesterday she filed the complaint This paper was served on the Baron in Paris Saturday, and he has cabled instructions to an attorney to make an appearance and defense. The complaint recites that ever since their mnrriage the Baron has pursued a course of extreme cruelty toward the plain tiff. While in Paris, France, in 1880 and in 1890, -the Baron applied foul epithets to his wife; that on June 14, 1891, defendant, by fraud and false representation, attempted to procure her incarceration in an institution for the confinement of insane persons. It is maintained that the Baron was anxious to control his wife's estate, the annual in come of which is estimated at 60,000, and to do this it was necessary to prove that she was insane.. To escape the evil scheme of her husband the Baroness left at midnitrht. with her maid and a box of jewels, the. noma oi ner nusnana in .fans. PENHINGTOK'S AIR BHIP'GOHE. It Was Caught by a Storm, Blown Away.and No Troco "Was Found. St. Xotns, Sept 29. Pennington's air ship, which was under a tent at the fair grounds, in readiness for a trial to be made Saturday, when the athletlo sports will be in progress, was oaught up by the storm which passed over the city yesterday after noon and blown away. As no trace of the ship has been found, it seems probable that it was destroyed. The trial has been abandoned. The ship cost 520,000. Tho First Victim Dead. Thomas Molloy, one of the victims.of -the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad wreck at Lin den station last Friday night, died at the Mercy Hospital yesterday from his injuries. His home is at Shaner station. The body is at the morgue, and the Coroner will hold an inqnest this morning. A Good Suggestion. If you have valuables keep them where they will be safe. The safe deposit vaults of the Farmers' Deposit National Bank, 68 Fourth avenue, offer you seourity, strong vaults, perfect ventilation, good light, spa cious coupon rooms, separate apartments for women. Boxes rented at S3 and up. ward. 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When the Com mittee on the Revision of the Westminster Confession made its report to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Detroit last May it was decided to send this report out to the 216 Presbyteries for criti cism, with the proposed alterations and ad ditions to the Confession. The action of the different Presbyteries on the report are to be sent before Decem ber 1 next to Eev. Dr. W. C. Eoberts, the committee's Chairman. The committee will then discuss thoroughly all suggestions offered, and prepare its final report to be presented to the General Assembly of 1892. A great many of tho Presbyteries have postponed action on this report ontil the October meeting, but a sufficient number have already passed upon it to make a com parison of their views very interesting. Twenty-four Presbyteries from New York to Wisconsin "have acted on the report at their meetings this month Seven New York Presbyteries have been heard from, four of the Michigan Synod, three each of the Ohio and Iowa Synods, two of Wiscon sin, Indiana and Illinois and one Presby tery of the Pennsylvania Synod. It is a very significant fact that only four Presbyteries announce their unqualified ap proval of the report Seven others give their general approval of the report, but suggest more or less unimportant changes. The other 13 all have important changes to recommend, several differing radically from the position taken bv the committee on the doctrine of predestination and election, while one or two disapprove of the commit tee work as a whole. A COMPKMOISE BEVISIOX NOT WANTED. The Presbytery of Rochester, which held its fall meeting "last week, has a number of vary vital changes to make in the revised Confession. The third chapter of the Con fession, "of effectual calling" as revised by the General Assembly's committee, was the principal point of attack. Section 7, of this chapter as amended bv the committee, says that "the rest of mankind are ordained to dishonor and wrath for their sins," as it stood in the original. Rochester Presby tery believes that this whole section should be stricken out In their discussion of the report the mem bers of Rochester Presbytery showed clearly that they did not believe that the Revision Committee had gone far enough. It was the general sentiment that the harsh doctrine of predestination and foreordination had been toned down in parts, while in other places it had'been allowed to stand in all its orig inal severity. In the Albany Presbytery a special com mittee was appointed to consider the pro posed revision, and their action which was approved by tho Presbytery, is the most striking of alL It is a square acknowledg ment of the impossibility of any revision on a compiomise basis. The report adds: "This Presbytery be lieves the time is not yet ripe for accom plishing a satisfactory and permanent re vision of our Confession of Faith. The bibical and theological controversies in which the church is at present engaged are not sufficientlydecidedforanybody of men, however able or scholarly, to decide what modifications of the Confession are destined to endure. "In view of these facts, tho Presbytery of Albany declines to approve the action of the General Assembly's committee, and re news its demand for a brief Evangelical creed, which may be used alternately with the present Confession as a basis of sub scription by the officers of the church." THE CONFESSION CONTRADICTORY. The Presbytery of Chemung, N. Y., ap proves of the work of the committee with a few verbal recommendations, but at the same time its members reaffirmed a resolu tion passed last year that it was their de liberate opinion that a brief and simple ex pression of the svstem of doctrine contained in the Confession would be much better than a revision of the old creed. Another Presbytery which has come out in strong disapproval of the committee's report is that of Chester, Pa. These are some of the criticisms which were agreed upon in Presbytery by a unanimons vote. "First: Some of the changes suggested, if finally adopted, will make the confession self-contradictory. Second: Some statements which are modified in the confession, remain unmodified in the catechism, which are of equal authority with the confession. Third: The modification in the statements of the system of doctrine which are suggested will not deliver us, as we believe, for the mis representations and perversions, which were a ground of appeal for revision. Fourth: The Westminster Confession is the common heritage of all the Presbyterian churches in Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada and the United States. This work of revision, if carried out, will raise another wall of sepa ration between them and us, and we long for a closer union. Fifth: This report of a committee of such ability is itself a proof that the confession cannot be successfully revised." The Presbytery; of Maumee, O., approves the report, but with a very vital exception. It does not approve of the treatment of tho doctrine of predestination by the com mittee. APPROVED "WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS. Fort Dodge Presbytery, of Iowa, has acted on the report very similarly to Mau mee, and the action of Kalamazoo Presby tery is much on the same line. The Presbytery of Madison. Wis., voted a "general approval" of the report, but asks for the "omission of section 5, of chapter III, so as to exclude all mention of a fore ordination to death." The Presbytery of Flint. Mich., is not satisfied with the committee s treatment of chapter III. ThePresbyteryof Dubuque disapproves of the committee's work in two important particulars. Winnebago, Wis., Presbytery has ap proved the report of the Revision Commit tee with a few exceptions. The Presbytery of Long Island has a long list of criticisms to present to the Revision Committee. Section 7 of chapter III, which states that a portion of mankind are or dained to dishonor and wrath, the Presby tory would omit entirely. Other changes are equally radical. The Presbytery of Columbia, of New York, would strike out section 3 of the chapter "Of Effectual Calling," which re fers to infants dying in Infancy. Zanesville Presbytery, O., does not ap prove of the statement that all persons who are incapable ol being outwardly called are redeemed unless they are of the "elect" Hock Jttiver, ill., presbytery accepts the report with but one exception. Schuyler, 111., announces its approval with a few ver bal amendments. SOME SLIGHT CHANGES DESIRED. Vincennes, Ind., Presbytery commends the report highly and gives its unanimous approval. Mahoning, O., Presbytery approves the report. Hudson, N. Y., "cordially approves" with a few exceptions on technical lines. Monroe, Mich., Presbytery approves the re port as a whole, especially the two new chapters. Champk"n N. T., Presbytery declared itself '-satisfied" by a vote ot" 8 to 4. Grand Kapids, Mich., and Iowa City Presbyteries approve the report with slight changes. The great variance in the action of Pres byteries shows that a task awaits Dr. Bob- erts' Committee on Revision when it meets next winter. Reports are in from practically all the Presbyteries which have yet taken up the matter of revision, but 85 per cent otthePre8byterios are yet to be heard from. If the proportion of objections to the com mittee report is kept up in the Presbyteries yet to act, the committee will find that it must practically begin its work all over again. ONE LITURGY FOR ALL. DK. CANFIELD PLANS TO ESTABLISH AN AMERICAN CHUECH. In the Matter of Creed TVIde latitude Will Be Given An Arrangement the Author Hopes "Will Bender His Suggestions Ac ceptable to Many Denominations. Chicago, Sept. 29. To unite all the Protestont churches in the United States, except the Episcopal, under -one form of worship is the object for which the Rev. Dr. A. J. Canfield, of St Paul's Univer salist Church, is striving. His idea is to establish an American chnrch, which, while allowing all the latitude asked in the mat ter of creed, shall conform to one liturgy. Dr. Canfield does not think the different denominations can ever be united on mat ters of belief, but he believes they can be bronght into closer relations in their emo tional religion. With this idea in view he has proposed a liturgy which he expects to use in his own church. The liturgy is at present merely a tentative effort, and it is by no means certain that it will be adopted in its present form. "I have taken the Episcopal prayer-book formy model," said Dr. Canfield yesterday afternoon. "Of course I have not used the same language, as some of the forms of ex pression are antiquated and oumbersome. I think the tendency of the present day is rather too much toward intellectnalism. People go to ohurch and listen to a sermon as they would a lecture. It is merely an in tellectual treat, not an act of worship. My idea is that the congregation should take part in the services and allow the emotional side of their religious nature to find expres sion. Moreover, the closer the relations that exist between the different denomina tions the greater influence they will have in religion. My church St Paul's is con servative, and our creed is not essentially different from the creeds of Presbyterian or Congregational churches. However, there are Universalist churches in the West which deny the divinity of Christ and hold all sorts of erroneous beliefs. They have noth ing to do with Unlversalism proper, thongh, and their ministers have no right to iden tify themselves with that faith. CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS AROUSED. Dr. Canfield's liturgy has created con siderable excitement among the more con servative members of his church, who re gard the innovation In anything but a friendly light Some of them think that their pastor is going over to Episcopalian ism body and soul, and have an idea that he is attempting to carry his congregation with him. Dr. Canfield, however, says that nothing Is farther from his thoughts. The liturgy has not yet been submitted to the church; in fact, it is still in the hands of the printers. When published it will be a book of 150 pages, and besides the regular morning and evening prayers, will contain baptismal, marriage, burial and various special services. In order to make it possi ble for all Protestant churches to use the liturgy, it will contain the creeds of each, which can bo read or omitted, according to the wish of the clergyman. All that Dr. Canfield wants is uniformity in the form of worship, saying that when it comes to the sermon the preacher may perform whatever leats ot theological gymnastics ne sees nt Perhaps the most radical difference between Dr. Canfield's liturgy and the one in use in Episcopal churches is the omission of the apostles' creed. Another startling feature in the liturgy is the fact that there seems to be a careful avoidance of references to the Trinity. As ' in tho Episcopal liturgy, Dr Can field's service opens with the reading of Scriptures. Then, in place of the "Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, etc.," the following is substituted: Beloved in the Lord, we have ascain assem bled together as the disciples of Jesus Christ to render thanks to God lor all his mercies; to confess our manifold transgressions; to renew our Rood resolutions, and to recom mend ourselves and all our concerns to the care of onr heavenly Father. Draw near to God and Ho will draw near to you. Pnt your trust in Him and vou shall not be disap pointed. With humble and contrite hearts let us approach the throne of heavenly grace. AN OMISSION AND SUBSTITUTION. The general confession and the declara tion of absolution or remission of sins which follows in the Episcopal service are omitted, and in their place the following is inserted: O God, tho Creator and Preserver of all men, trusting In Thy loving kindness and tender mercy, we come into Thy holy pres ence ana Dring to xnee our aevouc onennxs. injci Ulli Purify us, we beseech 'Ihee, from all guile; unite us to one another in the bonds of love and peace; pour down upon us Thy spiritual gifts and grant us every blessing In Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. The next change is in the Gloria Patri, which is as follows: Minister Now unto the King eternal, Im mortal, invisible, the only wise God. Poople Be honor and glory through Jesus Christ for ever nnd ever. Minister Praise ye the Lord. People The Lord's name be praised. The omission ot all reference to the Holy Ghost, which is prominent in the Gloria Patri of the Episcopal Church in this pass age, is worthy of note. In fact, from this portion of Dr. Canfield's litnrgy it is said that Unitarians will be able to derive con siderable oonsolation. After the Gloria Patri follows the "Venite Exultemus Donrino," the same anthem that is used in the Episcopal liturgy. But the Gloria in Exceltis is changed. In the second para gnph instead of a direct invocation to Christ, thus making Him the God, the lan guage is this: O God, through Thy only-bejrotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh away the gins ef the world, have mercy upon us. Through Him that taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through Him that taketh away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. "Through Him that sitteth at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord; Thou only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high In Thy glory, O God, our Father. Amen. SCRIPTUEE-EEADING OMITTED. The Te Deum and the reading of Scripture ore omitted, but the collects for peace and grace and the prayers for the President, the church, and the conditions of men are given without material change. At the conclusiop of the general thanksgiving there is another change. Instead of the words, 'Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory, world without end," Dr. Canfield's general thanksgiving concludes simply with the words, "Through Jesus Christ, our Lord." Throughout the entire service but one reference is made to the Holy Ghost, and that is in the familiar benediction, which is as follows: Ttie grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God. nnd the lellowshinof th Holy Spirit, bo with us all evermore. In the evening service the same changes are noticeable and there is the same evident care in refraining from a specific acknowl edgment of the Trinity. Dr. Canfield, however, is by no means solicitous that the churches adopt exactly his form of service. He has prepared the liturgy, he says, as an entering wedge and is willing to amend it as the wisdom of the churches suggests. He hopes and believes that it will 'be the forerunner of some kind of a service which shall be common to all the Protestant churches. Whether his liturgy will be accepted by St. Paul's Church or not is still a matter of doubt. A meeting of the members will be held at an early date to discuss the question. Dr. Can field says his work will doubtless he criti cised, but he is prepared for that, as he by no means claims that it is beyond improve'-ment. PREPARING FOR THE FAIR. The Ladles' Aid Society of tho Southside Hospital to Make a Bis Effort In No vemberVarious Committees Named at Yesterday's Meeting. An important meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Sonthside Hospital was held yesterday afternoon in the Guild House of St. Mark's, Eighteenth and Sidney streets. The president, Mrs. McMillen, was in the chair, and there were about 75 people pres ent There was a great deal of enthusiasm, and the indications are that the work to be done to make the intended entertainment for the benefit of the hospital successful will not be allowed to lag. At the last meeting a committee was ap pointed to see whether it would be possible to obtain the use of the old postoffice or Old City Hall for the entertainment, that was to take the form of a fair, and to last a week. Mrs. McD. Bryce reported yester day that the postoffice was unobtainable, because it was to be put in use by the Gov ernment as soon as the mail department moved nut The committee does not think Old City Hall will be suitable, so it has got terms for the Central Rink, which will be much better for the purpose than either of the other places mentioned. The commit tee recommends that the entertainment be given in the rink from the 16th to the 21st of November. The report Mas adopted nnanimonsly. The-ladies will now go on with their preparations. They invite the co-operation of the members of all the churches. They will serve dinners to the gentlemen every day, charging 50 cents each. The viands are to be of the very best, and the society hipes that business men and others will patronize it The following ladies have been chosen to manage the work that is to be done: Executive Committee Mesdames McD. Bryce, Redman, McMillen, Percy P. Smith, Sweeny, Spandau, M. Patterson, G. B. Hill, Oready, J. il. 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