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Will Be the Title of the First Lecture
in Eeply to Dr. Brings.
DB. BDKRELL TO START THE BALL
With an Address In Eehalf of Orthodoxy,
This Evening.
INTERESTING COMPARISONS AHEAD
fFrECIAL TELBGItAM TO THE DISrJlTCTt.l
XEW 1'oek, Jan. 16. The course of Sun
day evening lectures at the Church of the
Covenant, where Br. Briggs has been ex
pounding his views, and where the belief in
the Bible's inerrancy has been bo vigorously
assailed by several of the speakers, has
been viewed with a great deal of alarm by
that section of the Presbyterian Church
that still holds to the old orthodox views.
Rev. D. J. Bnrrell, pastor of the Marble
Collegiate Church, has arranged for a series
of lectures on the same general plan as
those in the Church of the Covenant and
the Church of the Puritans.
The general topic is "The Bible Under
Fire," and the whole course has been laid
out for the avowed purpose of demolishing
tbe arguments of Dr. Briggs and his
friends. .
Tlio FIrmt Lecture To-Night
The first lecture is to be delivered to
morrow evening, on "The Inerrant Bible"
by Dr. Burrell himself. Xext Sunday even
ing Dr. "William Henry Green, Professor
of Biblical liierature, in Princeton, will
speak on "Tbe Anti-Biblical Higher Criti
cism." This lecture, by a prolessor from
the very stronghold of Presbyterian ortho
doxy, will be of special interest.
It will be interesting to see how the
audiences attending these lectures compare
with those that have been filling the Church
of the Conventant for several Sundays. The
lectures of Dr. Briggs and of the leaders in
the Liberal school are practically under the
direction of the Union Theolocical Semin
ary, for Dr. Mcllvaine, the church's pastor,
is one of Union's directors, and many of the
speakers are trom its faculty. They have
been watched, accordingly, with a jealous
eye, by the Presbyterians of the "West, who
haTe declared their opposition to the liber
alism of Union, and thus of Prot Briggs.
Detroit to lJe Keprated at Portland.
Dr. Joseph G. Jlonfort, of Cincinnati,
said recently regarding these lectures:
TTo believe the influence or the action of
the Xew York Presbytery and the current
lectures will Increase the number of Ills
(Dr. Uriels') frienas on Manhattan Inland;
lint if Paris isFrance New York is not the
United States, nor is the New York Fresbv-
lery the 1'resDyterian Churcu. The Church
gnoke at Detroit and will speak again at
Portland. I' Dr. Brings will only print his
lectures it will be a jrreat advantage to ttan
Church, i l:o plainer the cae Is made the
better. "When the end come It will be found
that New York City willbe the chief suffeier
lu the explosion and the exodus. Her min
isters and her people will bo in a state of
solution, and m order to cystjilllzation, ac
cording to their elective affinities, every
church will have an experience of refiner's
Are and fuller' soap.
The course of.lcctures now in progress In
Xew York will doubtless do some harm in
other sections of tnechutcli. Its effect upon
the students of Union Rill be damaging.
Yoanc men, under such a pressure, are
tempted to cut loose from parents, pastors
and presbyteries, and when they get tnroupli
and return home, duties difficult and deli
cate will require the attention of sessions
an d pi esby teries.
Apain, the few ministers in the various
presbyteries who are defenders of the new
views and of the men ho hold them, may
wax bolder, in view of current utterances in
New York, and cive trouble to presByteries
and congregations; but the gain in the whole
church, when compared with the loss, will
be as ten to one.
I j man Abbott's r.eeture a Corker.
The lecture of Dr. Lyman Abbott in the
course especially disturbed a large number
in the church, and this is what the Xew
York correspondent of the Herald and Pra
lytcr had to say about it last week:
I bear that the lectures delivered in the
Thurch of the Convent are to be published.
Iiut it is safe to say that Dr. Lvman Abbott's
will not be amonc them. It is simplv scan
dalous that such a lecture as his, delivered
there two weeks ago, should bo listened to
in a Presbyterian Church, in the presence of
the pastorand a number of the New York"
cleiv. It was, to say the least, a gross
breach of good taste, that he shouldattack
tne cardinal doctrines of Presbyteriau
iMii from a Presbyterian pulpit. So of
fensive were some of his utterances that
n number of people left the church, where
tip n the lecturer kindly informed tho audi
e .ce that he had no intention of shocking
anybody, but he did not regard the Bible as
infallible, even as a rule of faith and prac
tice. His criticism of the decalogue as a
code of morals seemed to gratify his audi
ence, particularly his remark that a man
Jnicht keep the whole law, and yet be unfit
for decent society in the nineteenth cen
tury. The successor orHenry trardBeecher
is likely to be an excellent snbstitute lor
Moses. Dr. Abbott's contemptuous refer
ence to the vicarious atonement of our Lord
was equally noticeable. Many of those
present seemed charmed with his original
description of it, as the idea of one God suf
fering in order to propitiate another God, or
v.ordsto that ellect. Other jests of the lec
turer caused no more th.in a smile, but those
ho had found Prof. Briggs a trifle dull felt
t nat they had bad a delightful evening.
A SWELL CHURCH SCORCHED,
BUT NOT TOO BADLT FOK THE PKEsr.
BEST TO WOKslIIP TO-D Y.
Dr. Hamlin's .Sacred Edifice in Washington
Damaged to tho Extent of 810,000 Tho
Auditorium TJnlnjnrr d Except by Wntor
Many Notables Attend Services There.
Washington, D. C., Jan. IB. While
Dr. Hamlin, the pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, was engaged in his study in the
church this afternoon he noticed a smell of
smoke coming apparently from the direc
tion of the basement of the chapel immedi
ately adjoining the church in the rear. He
found a fire had broken out in the base
ment, A general fire alarm was turned in.
The flames had started in a room in which,
is located a gas engine. They spread very
rapidly, and it was not long before they had
worked their way up to the second floor and
ignited the woodwork in the large Sunday
school room. Thence the fire progressed
upward, and soon the ceiling and
roof of the chapel were burning, but
after an hour's vigorous work the fire
was got tinder control. Although the en
tire interior of the chapel is gutted, it is be
lieved the damage will not exceed $10,000.
The auditorum of the church suffered little
or no damage except from smoke. Dr.
Hamlin's valuable library was saved.
The Church of the Covenant is situated in
the most aristocratic part of the city, and
mnnvof the high Government officials and
prominent residents of Washington attend
services there. The President and Mrs.
Harrison also have made it their church
home.
It was not very long before the fact that
the church was on fire was generally
known, and the streets and doorsteps in the
vicinitv were crowded with people. These
included the President and Vice President,
who witnessed the progress of the fire
from a position of advantage near the burn
ing church. This is the second time in
three 'years that the Church, of the Co ve-
i IT te j ;ri t icon ik.
nam nas suucreu misiurium:. j.u iwj iuc
large front tower, then in process of con
struction, suddenly collapsed. The loss
sustained by that accident was about 520,000.
UNEMPLOYED people can easiest securo
situations by advertising in THE DIS
PATCH'S cont-a-word column.
THE FIRST OF THE WINTER TOURS TO
WASHINGTON, D. C,
Via the Pennsylvania Hallroad,
Will leave Union station Thursday, Janu
ary 2L This will give an elegant oppor
tunity of visiting the National Capita, at a
time when all departments are open to visi
tors, when Congress is in Bession, and the
city in its most beautiful season. The rate
for'the round trip from Pittsburg will be
S9, good ten days from date of sale, which
permits of stop-over privileges in Baltimore
within the limit Correspondingly low rates
will bemadeirom principalstationsEast A
special train, composed of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches, will leave at 9 A. M.
Tickets are good on any train that day, ex
cept the "Pennsylvania Limited." Pull
man sleeping cars on night train. Parlor
car seats, and berths in the sleeping car can
now be secured in the company's office, 110
Fifth avenue. The dates for following
series of these special excursions are: Feb
rnary 4, 11 and 25.
DOS'T KEGLKCT A DMMVJS VISION.
For tho Children.
"In buying a cough medicine for chil
dren," says H. A Walker, a prominent
druggist of Ogdeu, Utah, "never be afraid
to buy Chamberlain's Cough Beniedy.
There is no danger from it and relief is al
ways sure to follow. I particularly recom
mend Chamberlain's because I have found
it o be safe and reliable." 25and50-ctnt
bottles for sale by druggists. ttsu
Prior to Annual Stock-Taking.
Immense bargains in ladies, gents and
children's winter underwear during the next
20 davs, to close remaining stock, at H. J.
LTncVs, 43S-410 Market street .
Yes ! Yes !
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE FINAL CUT.
Greatest Slaughter in Cloaks
THAT HAS EVE1 BEEN HEARD OF.
We are determined not to carry over a single one of this
season's winter garments, and in order to clean them out quickly
die final cut on prices has been rnade. We propose making
figures do the talking for us to-day we simply ask readers to
carefully scan the following list and decide for themselves
whether or not this establishment is headquarters for genuine
bargains in Capes, Cloaks, eta
READ! REFLECT! BUY!
Here- is what we offer. If any other house proposes such
reat inducements we are satisfied to take a back seat:
Astrakhan Trimmed Jackets, $3 75, for
merly $3 45.
Ki-al Seal Plush Jackets, H 50, formerly
$9 75.
Heavy Cloth Newmarkets, H 50, formerly
$12 50.
Fine Fur-trimmed Eeofers, full shawl,
$6 15, formerly $10 45.
Extra fine Fnr-triTnmcdReefors,fuIl shawl,
$7 75, formerly $13 50.
Extra lino full Moufflon ncefers.full shawl,
$0, lortnerly $22 50.
Ileal Seal Plush Sacqnos, $D. formerly $20.
Krai Seal Plush Sacques, $16 50, formei ly
$30 0J.
Ileal Mink-trimmed Reefers, extra quality,
$9, formerly $20.
Tan Reofers, $2 50, formerly $5 75.
Our 40-inch rich Long Cloth Capes, $9 75,
reduced from $24.
Our 40-inch rich Long Cloth Capes, $14 75,
reduced from $30.
Fine Sealette Capes. $6, $5 50, $7 50 and $8;
all worth trom $15 to $20.
Real Astrakhan Capci", $7 50, $8 50 and $9 85;
worth from $18 to $25.
Ladies' Mother Hubbard Flannelette
Wrappers, $1 45: good value at $3.
Ladies' Mother Hubbard Flannelette
IVinppors, $2 45: worth $4 95.
Fine Flannel Waists, $1 85,reduced from $3.
Jllnck Cashmere Jersey?, 75c and $1, were
$1 50 and $2.
-NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OUT INTHE COLD
You'll need a good, warm Overcoat ana an
extra heavy Suit. 'Tis better to out your
money in such than in the hands of doctors
and druggists. THEY take our medicine,
why shouldn't YOU?
HERE'S OUH PRESCRIPTION:
1 extra heavy Merchant Tailor-made
Ulster, made up for $35 $12 00
1 very line Kersey Overcoat, made up
for $40 $14 00
Ivory fine Chinchilla Overcoat, satin
lined, made up for $43 :..$14 50
1 extra heavy and well-made Suit, made
up for $30. : $12 50
1 pair extra heavy-weight Pantaloons,
made up for $12 .'$3 75
To be taken and worn Immediately after
you pay lor same.
OUR SIC,
MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS,
516 Smithffed St..
Specialists for Men.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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FURNITURE.
WORTH OF GOODS
Sl.00
Poor fellow wearing out what little eye
sight he has left, when he could just at well
save it by calling at our office and having a
pair of eye glasses fitted to his eyes at a
small cost.
0U CEL5BRATED
Best $1.00 Spectacle on Earth
Uvery popular, ar.d deserves especial at
cntion. They can not be bought anywhere except
rrfESSMAN OPTICAL CO,,
43' Federal' Street,
AHeshrny, Pa.
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A weeping. Reduction:.
Do Yon Eat?
Dear customer, will yon kindly lend me
your eye for a few minutes? lam interested
in this little story, ycu will be more than
mashed on it if you are going to continue to
EAT.
There is abundant supply of everything
in the line of groceries, no famine, no
fccarcity, but, dear reader, get out your pen
cil and ficure how ridiculous low-priced
thoMi goods are when you consider that all
coods must be first-class or your money will
be cherlnlly refunded.
I will give with all resular (510) orders
rnd upward the benefit "ol the lollowing
prices:
37 cans Boston bated beans. SI 00
5 lbs granulated sugar. 1 00
20-lb box London layer raisins 1 2o
20- lb box Muscatel raisins. 1 20
18 lbs good cookinc raisins ...... 1 00
I" lbs boneless codfish 1 00
7 Ihs roasted coffee (fresh ground) 1 00
8 lbs white clover honey(strained).... 1 00
CD bars family soap 1 00
Wiffh yourgoods family scales 1 95
SO bars Map (5 cents size) 1 00
lbs tea (in all varieties) 1 00
3 lbs 50c tea (all varieties) 1 00
4 sacks good grade family flour 5 00
4 sacks best Minnesota flour 5 80
Sj lbs rolled oats 1 00
6 lbs dried Limabeaus 23
6 cans concentrated lye 25
1 gallon Xew Orleans "molasses 29
r lbs currants 25
T lbs Bio cofi. SO
C-loot step ladder, complete 98
1 clothes horse (4 wing's, 6 feet) 85
2-Ib can best baking powder in United
States for 20
I box mold tobies 69
3 !b rood smoking tobacco 17
3 ib choice chewing tobacco 19
Tomatoes, per can 7
Apples, per can 5
Jolden pumpkin, per can 7
California white cherries, per can 14
California Bartlett pears,, per can 17
California black cherries, per can 33
rincst mgar ham, per pound 85X
Goods delivered to all parts of two cities.
To parties living out of the city will prepay
freight on all orders of S10 and upward.
Send for price list before ordering.
Jas. J. AVeldon,
Ko. 201 Market street, corner Second ave
nue, Pittsburg.
THIS WEEK. -
500 Gold Fllled-Caso Elzin Watches, for
Liales and Gents, $10 50, $11 50. $12 50.
LOOO Bovs and Girls' Stem-Winding
Watches at $3 63.
200 Solid Silver Watches, $1 9S.
350 American Railroad Watches at $4 49.
Every watch warranted.
BERNARD E. AR0NS, JEWELER,
SOLE OWNER VOLTAIC DIAMONDS,
A FEW DOSES
OF
RHEUMATICURA
WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE
A NEW MAN.
That old Rheumatism
that has been troub
ling you for years past
will entirely disappear
after you have taken a
few doses of the medicine.
TAKE NOTICE A1 our Ladies' Suts will be closed 'out im
mediately at Half Price and less in order to make room for Spring
Goods now arriving.
Mackintosh Bargains.
112 Cloth Mackintoshes, $4, $4 50, $5, $G, $0 75
to $3 60, worth $15 to $J0.
All our Cape Xowrmarkets, In navy, black,
tan nnd gray, at greatly reduced prices.
Ladies' Hose.
Black Ribbed Wool, 193, were 25e.
Fleecy-lined Balbrlggan, 19c, were 25s.
Gray Wool Ribbed, 25e, were 33c.
Black Lisle, fancy tops, 33c, 'Wero 50e.
Come this week for any of the special values enumer
ated above. Remember, our bargains are not in the news
papers only they're always on the counters when advertised.
Corsets and Underwear.
Cardinal U. P. Corsets, $1, "were $3.
Odds and ends,fi95, were $L
Odds aud ends, 4.2c, were 60c.
Ijanfo sizei French Woven Corsets, S3e,
were $1.
Giay Ribbed Vests 25c. were 50c
Ecru Lilo Vests, 25e, were 3Sc.
White Merino Vests COs, wereSOe.
Ginv Ribbed Wool Vos C2o, were $1.
Children's Kiblied Gray Vest?,22c. were33e.
Jjulics' Ribbed Skirts, '50c, wore 75o.
All Muslin Underwear at special bargain
pi Ices.
WE
ARE
GOING
90 .'. CENTS
II
Opposite City Hall.
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TAILORING.
Correct Winter Suitings and Overcoatings
II. & C. i AHXERS,
Merchant Tailors, 420 Smithfleld st.
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TO SELL
CHEAPER THAN EVER THIS WEEK.
Prices are a power in the Furni
ture trade. This is clearly proven
at the CORNER TENTH STREET
AND PENN AVENUE. While
other stores are empty PICKERING
is daily crowded with eager buyers,
with smiling faces.
When they see the
quality of the goods
at the prices asked
who would not be
pleased ?
LAY GAR PETS
FREE.
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LAY Gfl RP ETS
FIEE.
CARPETS.
JiBLCATlUAU
Go Fifth Avenue.
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RHEUMATICURA CO.,
616 Psnn Aie.
7Mce,i3-noperl)ottV. PITTSBURG;,
For sale by all druggists.
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Eyes Examined Free.
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CANCERS
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Hpnd for tfjtlmon.
G.n.McMlchael. M.D.,
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VOSNEU & BEST, HEAL ESTATE
j aueixs, .io. 0 anu7 sum avenue,
corner Wood street, Pittubnrg, Pa. (Actual
UiiKiness College Building.)
The most compotent ami reliable real e
tatc agents in the city. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Properties placed in onr hands to
he bought, sold, rented or otherwise dis
posed of trill receive onr undivided atten
tion until n satisfactory disposition of them
is made. IVe solicit the patronage of tnc
pnblic generally. Jal7-l00-3wsu
U U II fl I SIXTH STKEET.
COTtnY CoUejrfato Department,
CUBKY Normal School,
CDKKT English Training School,
CURRY Bnsinesi College,
CURRY School of Shorthand,
CURRY Conservatory of Musio,
CURRY School of Elocution.
CURRY Faculty and Discipline,
Call or send tor catalogue. H.
President.
The Best.
The Best.
The Beat.
Tho Best.
Tho Best.
Tho Best
The Best.
The Best.
M. EOWE,
0C21-51
PICKERING
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THE HOUSEFURNISHER,
Cor. Tenth St. & Penn Ave.
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SMiT'S AT IT AGAIN ! ANOTHER GUT IN WATCHES !
Owing to the great success of our Silver Watch Sale the past week, we will ofler for
this week only a LlOlf GOLD-FILLZD CASE, guaranteed for 15 years, with a genuins
ELGIN stem-winding and setting movement, warranted two years for time, at the unheard-of
low price of 810-
SOLE AGENT FOB CHEMICAL DIAMONDS
Cor. Liberty and Smithfleld and 311 SmitMeld Street
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
SMIT'S,
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CLOSING OUT
SALE.
Being about to close out our business we offer for
sale our entire stock of PIANOS and ORGANS
at greatly reduced prices. We have a large
stock, including a full assortment of the celebrated
CHICKERING & SONS' PIANOS.
ECHOLS i CISHU. CO.,
LIMITED,
146 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY.
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That Happy Period and Popular Event So Anxiously Looked Forward to by Thousands of People,
O.VK-Cent-a-VTord will secure a situation
n Til rJJ'l'ATCHS-walntco.nmns
Joins; Golncl
500 chenille covers 1J4 yards square, 69c
this week at the cash store.
Tnottjrrojf Bkos.,
Allegheny.
STRIBL
OF MEHN
Has again come to gladden the hearts of the innumerable patrons of the Mammoth Concern, at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street The same eminently fair and impartial rules which have governed
these Free Distributions in the past will again be adhered to. Here they are :
Rule I.
The distribution will
commence
Every Morning
At 9 O'clock,
And continue till 6
o'clock in the evening.
Saturdays
Till 10 p. m.
Rule 2.
A purchase will go
Free
Every Five Minutes; 1 2
purchases will go free
every hour; 108 pur
chases will go free every
day, and 156 on a
Saturday.
Rule 3.
The first purchase
will be given away at
9.05 o'clock "in the
morning, the second at
9:10, the third at 9:15,
eta one after ' the
completion of every five
minutes until $lns
Rule 4.
The lapse of every
five minutes will be
Indicated by the
Loud Ringing of a
Large Bell
Placed, in ,
Full View in
Entrance.
Rule 5. -
Whatever amount of
money first reaches the
cashier after each five
minutes' lapse, whether
it be -50c or $50, will
be immediately hand
ed back to the purchaser.
Rule 6.
Every department and
all kinds of goods will
be included in this free
distribution, and the
finest Man's Suit or
Lady's Cloak will be
given away as cheerful
ly as a ide article.
Rule 7. Rule 8. Rule 9.
The cashier, whose On each day we shall Employes of the
every action can easily publish the names and house and
be watched by anybody, residences of the peo- Wholesale
receives all pie who got their Buyers
Payments in Purchases Are rigidly excluded
Regular order Gratis From
And in full view -of the On the Taking part in the Free
public. Preceding day. Distribution.
This Free Distribution Will Commence To-Morrow Morning at 9:00 O'clock,
And if you're wise you'll come early and often. While it is by no means certain that you will happen to get your purchase for nothing, you may. Somebody must, every 5 minutes. And, if you don't
get your purchase free altogether, you will surely get it for about half or one-third the regular price, for, in spite of this free distribution, our great reductions will remain
throughout the month of January. To Be Brief: By participating in this liberal offer you have nothing to risk, nothing to lose, BUT ALL TO GAIN.
READ : IN : NEXT : TUESDAY'S : PAPERS : THE : NAMES ; OF : THE : 108 : PEOPLE : WHO : WILL : GET : THEIR : PURCHASES : FREE : TO-MORROW.
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