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SCK ANTON, PA., "SATURDAY. MORNING APRIL 13, 1895.
TWELVE PAGES 84 COLUMNS.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
State Treasury Cannot Stand the Ex
pense This Year.
TREASURER JACKSON'S RETORT
It Is Thought Thut the Decision to Abob
Us. the Outing Will Cause DUxat If
faction in the Guard-As to
Finul Adjournment.
pedal to the Soranton Tribune.
Hurrlsburg. April IS. There will be
Bo National Guard encampments this
year. The depleted condition of the
state treasury demands thin. It will be
a saving to the commonwealth of at
least $150,000. The common school ap
propriation is to be cut I1.000.000. The
amount given charitable and penal In
stitution are to be bulled down. No
new building will be allowed. With
this chopping Jl.400.0o0 can be saved (or
charities for the next two years. This
was agreed upon at a conference held
last night.
Governor Hastings, Lieutenant Cov
entor I.yon. Secretary Keeder. Attorney
General McCurmlck. State Treasurer
Jackson, President Pro. Tern. Thomas,
of the senate; Speaker Walton, and
Chairman Marshall, of the house ap
propriations committee met together
last night at the eecutlve mansion.
They discussed the appropriation asked
A for and State Treasurer Jackson was
y railed upon for a statement. He showed
the revenue had steadily decreased
since The average reduction In
tat taxes is from 40 to 50 per cent.,
while in some cases It has been as
heavy as 75 per cenf. The estimated
revenues for the next two years show
it will be Impossible to apprprlate more
than $20,000,000. .Last session $-'.000.000
were doled out. At that time the na
tional government Increased the reve
nues by refunding to the state $1,700,000
lu direct taxes. This money will not be
poured Into the coffers of the common
wealth this year.
It was gathered from the statement
Of Colonel Jacksou that a cut of 10 per
cent, in all appropriations would be
necessary. Charitable and penal insti
tutions relying entirely upon the state
for support require $3,2S'J.Oih) for the
next two years. Schools have been re
ceiving $11,000,000. legislative. Judici
ary and executive expenses amount to
$4,500,000. Soldiers' orphan schools need
JtiO.OOO. This makes a total of over $i0.
WO.OOO.' If this money was allowed It
would leave but SJoo.OOO for charity.
Thes institutions ask for J2.100.000.
Last session they were given $2,200,000.
Two years ago Jl.000,000 was added to
the school appropriation. It was argued
at the conference that this sum was
intended for the purchase of free text
books. This law has now been com
plied with and It is thought the $l,uoo.
000 could be chopped off the appropria
tion for the next two years. This rec
ommendation will at least be made to
the legislature. . Much opposition la ex
pected to this cut. but Chairman War
shall hopes, when the situation is ex
plained that the objection will be with
drawn. '
Will Save the Stato $15,000.
It was Intended this year to have
three brigade encampments. The con
ference has decided that this will be an
Impossibility. This will save the state
$150,000. but it will cause a great deal
of dissatisfaction among the 9.000 mem
bers of the National Guard. It will
tickle the farmers, but It Is argued that
It will be very harmful to the guard.
Many of the boys join the military for
the ten days' vacation It gives them.
If they are deprived of this outing they
will naturally lose Interest in the organ
ization. The gentlemen at the confer
ence think the experience the troops
received from the actual service at
Homestead In 1892, and the state en
campment at Gettysburg last year, will
be sufficient to keep the boys In field
training.
Governor Hastings said sa far as he
was concerned he would approve of
nothing that would put the state in
debt to meet the legitimate expenses
and the demands of charity. This
means the stopping of new buildings
and extensions. The expenses of all
state and charitable Institutions must
be cut- This will allow the gathering
together of $1,400,000 for charity. About
all the Institutions will secelve this year
Is something for maintenance.
Treasurer Jackson gave figures to
how how hard times have affected all
business. For example, he spoke of
several large concern's, the names of
which are withheld. They Include a
brewing company, an Insurance con
cern, a railroad, manufacturing cor
poration and an oil company. In 1892
the oil company paid $205,000, last year
its taxes amounted to $131,457. In the
same years the brewing company fell
off from $34,000 to $15,000. The railroad
paid In taxes In 1892 $23,000 and In 1894
$9,000, a dropping off in Its receipts
made this difference. A similar de
crease was shown In the Insurance
company. A Pittsburg manufacturing
corporation which Is known througho'
the world paid Into the state treas"
In 1892 $47,000. Last year the re .-hue
received from It was $3,500. From all
parts of the state come similar report.
- This decision of the governor will
knock all the new asylums for chronic
Insane which the different parts of the
state have been asking for. The Indus
trial school for soldiers' orphans at
Scottland, for which an appropriation
of $350,000 to enlarge the Institution
was to have been asked, will also be
affected.
v The iinal Adjournment.
A resolution fixing the final adjourn
ment for iMay 23 will probably be Intro
duced In the house next Monday even
ing. This Is a scheme to hurry the
work. The leaders have talked over
the situation and believe the date of the
final adjournment will be fixed to re
mind the lawmakers that summer In
approaching. The senate will Insist
that the house devote at least a month
to the discussion of senate bills, or
time enough to dispose of them.
In, 'the past the house has managed
to. dump about 200 senate bills without
consideration. The senator's are tlr- .
,V this trontmpflt . flntna 4h.m
they will stay here all summer?, in
sist on the house giving them a square
teal. They reel that It would be a good
n to remain after June 1, If neces-
-y, to clear up the calends' This
nsht tiAAn Anna tiv i'mn a -i 1 a
, - i ma
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a result, bills that have not been
reached are re-Introduced In tho next
Bcsslon. .Everybody Is opposed to the
rush of the closing days and It Is set
tled that no all-night session will 'be
held at the wind-up.
QUIGLEY CAPTURED.
One of Pern's Asvoelutes Found In an
Empty Coal t'ar.
Newburgh. N. Y., April l!.-John
Qulgley, the Astoria criminal, who,
with Oliver Curtis Perry and three
others, escuped from Mutewun asy
lum Wednesday night, was recuptured
shcrtly after noon toduy at New Ham
burg, eight miles north of Klshklll laud
ing. He was In un empty coal car.
Uulgtey complulns of nausea and
weakness, evidently not having eaten
anything since the escape. He was
chid only In a pair of blue trousers,
an old shirt of the asylum regulation
uniform, and was without shoes or
stockings. He could not, or would not,
give any account of the other fugitives.
AVE RE AXX101S TO DIE.
St. Louis Lovers le Hat Poison; knives
and a Revolver la Comuilttlug Sui
cide. '
St. Louis. Mo.. April 12. Louis Frank
and Miss Kate Kolb, lovers, who lived
in this city, died for love In u horri
ble manner before daylight this morn
ing, the mun being the murderer and
the suicide by agreement. Their bo
dies were found lying side by side on
Jacob Duffy's farm, a few miles west
of the city on the Walton road. In the
right hand of the man was a revolver
and each was shot through the heart.
Miss Kolb, a beautiful young woman,
lay stretched upon the ground with her
throat cut from ear to ear. Blood
wad still flowing from the ghastly
wound. By her side was the corpse
of Frank, whose face was horribly dis
torted by the agonies of death. He was
lying almost face downward with his
right arm thrown across the body of
the woman. His throat was also cut
from ear to ear. The knife, covered
with blood, lay on the ground. At the
feet of the bodies was an empty box
labelled "Rat Poison." The woman's
hat lay crushed on the ground.
Pinned to a ribbon was this note:
"April 9. We have both decided to die
together and If one or the other should
happen to recover the other shall not be
held responsible for the deed. We both are
gotng to take poison, and I will do the
shooting. We ure not doing thra on ac
count of any Jove affair, but simply be
cause we do not want to live any longer.
This is all we have to say and hope there
will be no trouble. We remain as ever,
yours truly. Mr. Louis Frank, 1934 Chero
kee street; Miss Kate Kolb."
There were traces of poison on the
'lips of both. After swallowing the pol
sou they had gashed their throats with
the blade of a large clasp knife and the
man had made doubly sure by firing a
bullet into the girl's breast. He ended
his own life In the same manner.
A farmer who lives across the road
from the scene says he heard two pistol
shots about 2 o'clock In the morning,
but did not investigate.
Kate Kolb lived at U37 Cherokee
street with her parents. She and Frank,
who had been engaged for a year, left
home together last Wednesday. The
girl left a note saying they were going
to kill themselves and ascribed love as
the cause. The letter was found yester
day. MORRISON ATTACKED.
Formation of Eastern Association of the
G. A. p.
Philadelphia, April 12. The forma
tion of an Eastern association pledged
to work for a change of management
In the Pennsylvania department of the
Grand Army of the Republic has excit
ed much indignation among the officers
who now direct the affairs of the or
ganization. Assistant Adjutant General Morrison,
who was attacked for holding two po
sitions; one In the Grand Army of the
Republic, the other In the tax office,
said that out of his salary as assistant
adjutant he has to pay a man to be
at his headquarters all the time, and
also that his salary was reduced from
$1,800 to $1,200 at the Wllllamsport en
campment. To all the charges of pad
ding lists and the existence of a ring
which selects candidates prior to the
encampments Mr. Morrison and the
officials entered a most strenuous de
nial, expressing themselves In very
strong and forcible language.
Women to Furnish Bruins.
Klmlra, N. Y., April 12. The Issue of the
Klmlra Dally Advertiser for tomorrow Is
being made up tonight by representatives
of the women of Klmlra for the benefit
of the Young Men's Chrlstlun auxoclttlon.
The subjects treated cover a wide range
of matters of Interest at home and abroad.
The Issue will be one of the best sent out
by women and will consist of 50,000 copies.
Senator Ooebel Free.
Covington, Ky April 12. A coroner's
Jury has cleared Senator Goebel of tho
shooting of Cashier Sanford yesterday.
At an Inquest held this morning the Jury
found that Banford came to his death from
a wound caused by a pistol bull filed from
the hands of William Uoebel in self-de-'feme.
Maceo Defeated.
Madrid, April 12. Captain General Cal-
leja telegraphs from Havana that the
Insurgent leader Maceo has been defeated
again and has been surrounded by govern
ment troops. Jose Marti, he says, Is sup
posed to have lied to the United States.
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.
John T. Griffith was caught between
oars and killed at Wllkes-bsrre.
The striking miners In the Pittsburg
district continue to hold out for 09 cents a
ton.
Ten-year-old James Cameron, of New
Castle, Is suffering with hydrophobia, and
will die.
While breaking a log Jam In Loyalsork
creek at Fortvllle John Powers was
drowned.
Mcs. Delmar Hamilton, of Ralston,
swallowed a piece of glass with her food
and died.
James Davis was shot In the arm by a
stray bullet while asleep at his home in
liraddock.
Wllkes-Barre will have an Inspection of
Its milk supply by an official to be known
as the city chemist.
the attorney general has refused the
application of Joseph Kalbauh for a writ
of quo warranto against the United Mu
tual Aid society, of Lebanon. .
The Baltimore and Ohio freight depot at
Unlontown was burned yesterday morn
ing. The passenger depot was also slight
ly damaged. Loss will probably - reach
about $12,000.
MURDER AJJICKSON CITY
Motorman George Shea's Ghastly
l'lnd Ncur Lloyd's Hotel.
DEAD BODY 01 JOSEPH TIKK
The Lifeless Form of the Murderod Man
1'ound Lying Near the Street Car
Mulls Moody Stone' and
Sprag Keurby.
About 11.15 last night Motorman
George Shea, of the Peckvllle line of the
Scran ton Traction company, on his lust
out ward-bound trip, discovered the
b'iuy of a mun lying along the street
cur tracks at a point between the
Lloyd hotel In Dickson City and the
Hcrtihton city line, and upon exam
ining the body it was seen that the
mat' was to ull appearances dead.
The motormau notltled Ottlcer Jesse
Morris, of Dickson, who went to the
scene where the body laid and found
the iik'ii in the lust stage of life. The
unfortunate Itidlvlduul breathed his
lust a lew minutes ufter Motormau
Slit-a first miw him. . .
It was found that the mun was a
Iiu:iar:un numed Joseph Turk, em
ployed by tho Muoslc Mountain Coal
company, and he lived at Marshwood.
He wus apparently 35 years of age, low
sized, but of rather heavy build, had a
dark, heavy mustache und brown hair,
was a married mun and the father of
four chtdren.
Was In Uulla'gher's Hotel.
Turk wus lust seen before his death
In the Lloyd Hi use, In Prlceburg, kept
by a man named Gallagher. Two com
panions were with him and they were
drinking. Turk was put out of the ho
til and his companions left a few min
utes after wind. Twenty-five minutes
later the htipleS3 Hungurlun was found
ou the lend not more than 250 years
south from the hotel from which he
had been ejected.
Blood-Stained Stone und Sprng.
The body reclined full on Its back
not over two feet from the street car
rail on the lefthand side of the track.
The left arm vas mangled and bloody
and thrown across the chest. ' A hat
was found five feet from the body and
had the appearance of having been In
a struggle. Ten feet away was found a
mine sprag. one end covered with
blood, and not far from the sprag was
a large stone, also blood-stained. Offi
cer Morris traced blood-stains and foot
marks In the soft earth from where the
body laid to the Delaware and Hudson
tracks. No evidences of a struggle
were apparent' m the vicinity, and an
examination of the street car tracks
for a considerable distance up or down
the line failed to disclose any marks
that would warrant the. assumption
that the man had been killed by the
trolley oar.
llcnd and Noso Broken.
But the nose seemed to be smashed
and the right side of the head was fear
fully contused. The theory is that he
was hit with the sprag on the head and
that the blow caused his death.
It Is probable the man was attacked
on the Delaware and Hudson railroad
and pounded Into insensibility and from
there his body carried to the place
where It was found. This is an Im
probable theory, but It Is the only one
now In evidence.
Justice of the Peace Logan, of Dick
son, was summoned to the scene of the
tragedy and he empaneled the follow
ing Jury: John McOulre, Lewis James,
Thomas McOulre, P. O. Malley, John
J. Griffiths, and Jesse Morris.
The Jury viewed the body and then
Justice Logan ordered Undertaker
John Swallow, of Olyphant, to take
charge of the remans. The coroner
will hold an inquest today.
The deceased wore a rough suit of
clothes and rubber boots, He was no
ticeably under the influence of liquor
when he was put out of the Lloyd
House.
At the hour of going to press It was
not known whether any person or per
sons had been arrested for the crime.
KURGLARS AT WORK.
Lot of Goods Stolen from Doltrlck's Store
ut Annloinlnk.
Special to the Rcrnnton Tribune.
Htroudsburg, April 12. Two burglars
forced nu entrance Into the general
store of Charles W. Dletrlck, at An
alomlnk, on Thursday morning and
stole a large amount of booty, con
sisting of postage stumps, due stamps,
shoes, cigars and trout flys, a check
for $38, drawn by G. H. Merteus, pay
able to J. H. Taphorn, on the Host
Stn.i.dsburg National bunk, was also
taken, together with $28 In cush.
No clue has been obtained, although
Night Operator Peter Arnold, of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, saw two men leave' the
store about 3.15 a. m. Two
men, supposed to be the burglars,
pnssed through Pocono on Friday eve
ning. Constable M. L. Smith Is on the
trail.
KILLED KATIE INSTANTLY..
another Ulrl Did Not know It Was
Loaded.
Norrlstown, Pa., April 12. A shock
ing aculdent occurred at Hhannonvllle
this morning. Katie Frets, the 11-year-old
daughter of John Frets, proprietor
of the Wetherlll Mansion, a well-known
summer resort, was accidentally shot
and Instantly killed by her sister, Mary,
aired la. years. ,
The latter was removing a gun from
a shelf when It was discharged. The
entire load of shot struck Katie In the
head, killing her Instantly.
OIL HUNTERS ACTIVE.
The Pennsylvania Holds Are Alive with
7 . Prospectors.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 12. As an Indi
cation of the activity In the hunt for
oil, It may be stated that there were
1,400 new wells, drilling and rigs In
course of construction on April 1, as
against a monthly average of 232 last
year. It Is estimated that about $0,000,-
000 Is being extended in new work In
all the fields. Men are in the field day
and night looking for possible develop
ments. Derricks are being built where there
Is the slightest possibility of discover
ing oil, and the Standard Oil company
people are ready to buy any wells and
leases at good figures.
PRESIDENT .WILL PAY.
Mr, Cleveland llus filled Out Ills Income
Tax lllank. -
Washington, April 12. President
Clevelund has (Died out his Income tax
blank und will probably make his re
turn tomorrow. In It he hua Included
his salary of $50,000 as chief executive,
on which the tax will be $920.
1 It Ih said that Mr. Cleveland Is uncer
tain as to whether he should claim Buz
turd's Bay or New York city as his
place of residence, and that, for this
reason, It Is hot unlikely that he will
send In his return to the deputy collec
tor In Washington.
1XC0METAX MIDDLE.
Attorneys Frsoly Offer Ad viae Calculated
tu Pluce Thorns In' the Pathway of
' Kovenue Collectors.
Washington, April 12.The regula
tions Issued yesterday by the Internal
revenue division, attorneys say, can
not be enforced In full. It is pointed
out that the decision of the supremo
court last Monday wipes out of the law
ail reference to Incomes from rent, and
that the statute stands as If Incomes
from that source had never been men
tioned. The requirement that returns
shall Include the amount received from
that source, lawyers say, cannot be
enforced, as there Is no provision upon
which process can be based.
Another discrimination made by the
law has also been discovered. Attor
neys say that where a wife has an In
oomp independent from that of her hus
band, which Is less than $4,000, It can
not be taxed and that it need not be in
cluded within his return. But If It be
more than $4,000 It must be added to
the total of her husband's taxuble in
come and but one deduction of $4,000
mude from the gross sum.
It is claimed that no return at all
need be made by persons whose in
comes are wholly derived from rents,
regard Iws of the amount.
DEVOUT AND ROMANTIC.
A California Girl's Mind Affected by
Cheap Novels.
San Francisco, April 12. Nina Ladd,
a falr-halred girl of 17, has been sent to
her parents at Cloverdule, this state,
after a romantic career of six months
in this city. Miss Ladd has been an
ardent reader of novels. She was de
vout and romantic by turns. Her last
religious erase led her to Join the Sal
vation army, and after her conversion
she fell in love wHht;Vei4l officers. .
On Sunday night Nina decided that
the time had arrived for her to commit
suicide. She wrote a long letter giving
In detail her reasons for her decision.
She then took a dose of something. The
poison was weak and It merely stupe
fled Miss Ladd and caused her to be
come somewhat rigid. She was found,
pumped out and expressed penitence,
and resolving never to attempt her life
again, she was permitted to go home, '
Dam Breaks at Angels Camp.
Angels Camp, Cal., April 12. Fifty feet
of the l.'tlea Mining compuny's dam, three
miles from here, broke yesterday ami Otto
Lundt, an old man who lived with his
slHter on Antonio creek perished In the
flood. He re-entered his house to securq
money and jewelry when the mass of
water swpt away the structure. The com
pany claims a loss of $70,000.
Wright Arrested for .Murder.
Auburn, N. Y April 12.-Robert E.
Wright, aged 23, was arrested today In
Fair Haven, Cayuga county, for the mur
der of a woodsman named Christian
Drum, The crime was committed In Kin
porlum, Cameron county, Pa., six yeurs
ago. Soon after the munler Albert U.
Miller, of Harrlsburg, was tried fur the
crime and acquitted.
Jefferson Davis, Jr., Durlcd.
Richmond, Vo April 12. The remains
of Jefferson Dnvls, Jr., were relntcrred In
the Davis section In Hollywood cemetery
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs, DovIb
and Miss Winnie Davis, the oftlcers and
directors of the Jefferson Davis Monu
ment association and many friends of the
family were present. '
Was Mot Disappointed.
Lancaster, Pa., April 12. Samuel F.
Kane, a fnrmer of Maytown, climbed a
tree last evening to cut a switch when he
fell to the ground, a distance of fifteen
fuet, breaking his neck. When he storied
to climb the tree he had remarked to his
brother-in-law, "1 expect I will fall and
break my neck."
I'x. Minister Cnmphll Dond.
Philadelphia, April 12. Hon. James H.
Campbell, who was minister to Norway
and Sweden under President Lincoln, died
at his home toduy. He was 75 years of
age. President Lincoln, In May, 1NG4, ap
pointed Mr. Campbell minister resident to
Sweden and Norway, a post Which he tilled
until November, W.
Gentry to Do Tried.
Philadelphia. April 12.James Tl. Gentry,
the actor, who shot and killed Maine
Yorke, the actress, In this city on Feb. 17,
whs arraigned before a coroner's Jury this
afternoon and formally committed to
prison to await the action of the grand
Jury. Gentry's defense will probably be
Insanity.
MISCELLANEOUS SPARKS.
A Scottish estate of $876,000 tins fallen to
Putrlck Benson, an Oukland (Cnl.) attor
ney. ,
With poison, Wallace Graham, a Nor
folk (Va.) publisher, who had been 111,
ended his life.
While hunting nenr Virginia Beach, Vu
A. Coke Smith, aged IV, or Norfolk, ac
cidentally shot hllnself.dead.
To prevent a lynching for attempted as
sault ou a little girl at Clifton Forge, Va.,
Armstead Carter, a negro, had to be hur
ried to Covington, ,
By tho explosion of a gasoline stove J.
T. Wilson, a one-legged tailor of Newr jrt
News, Va., lost all his property and , vas
nearly burned to death,
Governor Morton sent a. special messago
to the New York legislature, urging the
election of a commission to secure good
representation ut the Atlanta exposition.
' The attempt of twenty vigilantes to rid
Vlsalla, Cnl., of Frank Potter, a desperado,
ended In ex-Supervisor John U. Kills and
Martin Smith being badly wounded, while
Potter escuped.
When the 2,500 operatives of the Atlantic
mills, at Olneyvllle, It, I., went to work
yesterday, Intending to trlke after fifteen
minutes, they found notices posted that
the mills were closed. . .
WORK OF THE CONFERENCE
Bishop's Chnrfle to the Ten Candi
dates for the Ministry
DUTIES THAT THUT UNDERTAKE
Able Address Delivered by Hcv. Dr. Pcarce
of lira 1'urk Church-Anniversary of
the Church Extension Society Colo-bruted-Prohibltion
Suction.
flpeclul to tho Scrunton Tribune.
Curbondule, April 12. This morning
the session of the Wyoming conference
was "at tended by a large concourse to
hear Ulsho Andrews' chargo to the
candidates. A mild seiiHatlon wus
caused by reading applications from
Hev. Oram 11. McAnulty, of WcMt Pitts
ton, und Kev. P. It. llawxhurst, of Park
Place, Scrunton, both of .whom desired
a change of locution, plcudlng sickness
KEV. W. II.
Who Spoke on "The Church
as their reasons for so doing. The ap
plications were granted In each case.
Mrs. Wr. H. Pearce, of Elm Park, in
troduced Mrs. Potter, of Bloomlngton,
Ill.t the afternoon session, and that
lady delivered an address. The audi
ence listened to the gifted and eloquent
lady with admiration and deep Interest.
Two meetings were held in the even
ing. The Prohibitionist section of the
conference, a growing force, as each
year shows, held a mass meeting at the
Buptlst church, and the regular session
of the conference was held when the
anniversary of the Church Extension
society was celebrated, and addresses
delivered by Rev. W. A. Spencer, Rev.
Manley S. Hard, Hev. W. H. Pearce.
REPORTS OF THE ELDERS.
Presented at the Morning Session of the
Conference.
At the 10 o'clock session this morning
the presiding elders' reports from
Owego and Oneonta districts were read
and quickly disposed, after which Pre
siding Elder Eckman, of the Wyoming
district, presented his annual report,
and said that two prominent and useful
aged local ministers, John White, of
Ashley, and Richard Metcalf, of Askan,
had died during the year. The First
church of Wllkes-Barre stood as the
banner church of the conference In mis
sionary contributions, having given
$3,120 this year. Elm Park church fol
lowing with $2,200. The parsonages at
the following places had been repaired:
Dallas, Wyoming. Carverton, Taylor,
Askam, Park Place, Cedar avenue,
Hampton street, Anbury and Provi
dence In the city of Hcranton, and other
places..
The total amount expended on church
Improvement during the year was
$6,500 and the whole amount expended
for the Improvement of church and
parsonages, together with two new
parsonages, was $28,1)00. A debt on the
Tunkhannock church of $2,250 had been
provided for. An union chnpel In the
suburbs of Scranton hud been deeded to
Elm Park church and was being well
looked after. A nourishing Sunday
school Is conducted in It and a re
vival of religion was held there dur
ing the past winter. In conclusion Mr.
Eckman said: "There Is much room
for needed reforms In society; there Is
much disorder In our boasted civilisa
tion; crimes are constantly mnklng In
roads upon our peace and the quiet of
our homes. Sabbath desecratlonabonnds
In public places, while the legalized
liquor trafllo fosters all kinds of Iniqui
ty and destroys our people by the hun
dred thousand annually. Let us cry
aloud and spare not."
Chargo to tho Candidntcs.
Bishop Andrews then churged the fol
lowing class of ton candidates for full
admission to the ministry: Clark Calen
der, A. D. David, K. W. Lowry, W. 10.
Wheeler, F. N. Smith, S. G. Snowden,
C. E. Sweet, 8. A. Terry, a. N. Under
Wood and L. T. Van Campden.
The rapt' attention with which the
eloquent and polished words of the
bishop were listened to showed the
wonderful Influence he held over his
audience whose regular vocation Is to
exhort men. His theme was "The
Apostle Paul," who he described as the
perfect slave of Christ, and he pictured
him as an example to them. He told
them to suy nB the apostle had said,
"I am no more my own." Every Chris
tian man had a vocation, God; but they
must bear .In mind that preaching
would not be productive of much
wealth, but a faithful and honest man
could go through life safely anil com
fortably on the stipend given. . If they
were faithful they would be blessed
with Intellectual growth, and a great
many things desired on this earth, but
they must be prepared for poverty and
contempt, possibly from the members of
their own church, which would lacerate
their hearts, but they had In the audi-
' ence soma faithful, grey-headed men
who were now rejoicing in their past
career, and it should encourage them to
follow In their footsteps.
They would be separated from all
ordinary worldly pursuits; they were
not to lubor to please men and get
honors, but tu please God. The bishop
then advised Ilium as to their line of
action upon the greut social questions,
the politlcul corruption, the relations
between labor and capital, organized
vice like the suloon traffic. Ministers
must place deep In the hearts of men the
yeurnlng for the social trannformatlon,
He did not, however, suy that they
must never dlHcuss these problems In
the pulpit, but It was such wide policy
that they must do so la a tempered
tnuiinerund not attempt to exercise au
thority over the opinions and Judgments
of other men.
Study to know the Truth.
It was easier for some men to gather
money for building churches and sign
ing contracts thun to sit down In earn
est study, or to be reully devout. They
should be careful not to waste their
PEARCE.
Building a Social Need."
precious time with secular church time,
but study to know the whole truth of
God.
They should always take one central
topic at each service whprnhv thtv
could get hold of It with Intelligence,
rrom whence would come clearness of
understanding and lucidity of utter
ance. The bishop then emphasized
upon the following points in the work
and character of Paul, viz: as a preach
er, writer, visitor, in cnnsrvinn- tho
household, training young men. his tact
ana willingness to bear poverty. From
each one he made trenchant deductions
for the benefit of the ministerial asi.ir-
ants.
IN THE AFTERNOON'.
Anniversary Meeting of Women's Mis
sionary Society Held.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the anni
versary meeting of the Women's Mis
sionary society was held under the
presidency of Mrs. W. H. Pearce, who
made a brief address, explaining the ob
ject of the meeting, and introduced Mrs,
Hastings, of liinghamton, secretary to
the society. The report showed that
the amounts received from the districts
were as follows:
. , Contributions. Supplies.
Blnghnmlon f 8t $1,029
Chenango y 2119
Honesdale ir, 213
Onetinta '. M ' 70
Owego , " ins am
Wyoming 1.157 1,4X3
The total given by Elm church was
SS0; Providence Methodist Episco
pal church, tv0, and Simpson church
$135. The total for the whole of the
conference district was $5,722.
Mrs. Potter gave a retrospect of the
work of the Women's Missionary soci
ety and rvferred to the statement in a
Presbyterian report that there were
6,000,000 illiterate white people in the
mountainous region of the southern
states who were refugees from Britain,
and had lived In an, exclusive manner
generation after generation in those re
gions. The efforts of tho missionaries
were such that when the girls returned
to tlwlr homes, they were so Improved
that their parents did not recognize
them. This was due solely to tho Chris
tian, Influence and uplifting grace of
Christ in their heart. The society was
also accomplishing a wonderful work
among the Spanish and Indians In New
Mexico.
Work Among the Indians.
The work among the Indians was one
of Intense Interest. Within the bor
ders of the states there were 320,000
Indians, of whom 200,000 were pagans.
The government of this country had
made 807 treaties with these Indians,
all of which they had broken. She
would not be surprised that the Indians
instead of scalping white men occa
sionally, that they did not scalp every
0110 they met. She claimed that the
Indians respected rights of property,
and where a good Influence had been
exercised were tractable and easy of
approach.
Mrs. Potter then spoke of the work
among the Mormons and the dtlllculty
to be contended with In the superstition
and Ignorance of the people. She also
describe. Aluslta, whose extent
represented one-sixth of the area of the
United States, and had 1,000 islands,
many of them larger than Massachu
setts, and yet the Met hod tot church
had done nothing for this. Immense
country except what had been accom
plished by the society.
At Chinatown, San Franclscp, where
they witnessed the blackest and dark
est sins ami enormous trlmes, the so
ciety were engaged In converting the
Chinese and other foreigners. The
Continued on Page 81
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