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THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 85, 1896.
OCT CF POET BURNS
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Toasted at the Banquet of the Cale-
dontaas in Wyoming House.
SONG, SPEECH AND SENTIMENT
CtaUMit Thomas RumII Bad the Tout
of Honor-tar Number of. Keproy t
tentative Scottish Citlzess Pres
entSome of tho Addresses. .
The members of the Caledonian club
of Scranton with their -wives and
friends last night celebrated the one
hundred and thirty-seventh anniver
sary of the birth of Robert Burns, the
Immortal poet of tho Scots, by a ban'
cjuet, toasts and music at the Wyoming;
House.
Unusual good taste had been nls
played In the arrangement of the din'
lng room. Seven tables so placed as
to suggest the figure of a maltese cross,
upported,ln addition to various tempt
ing diahes of the culinary art, potted
Balms and blossoms along the walls
and over the windows were the stars
and stripes and hangers of red, white
and blue. An engraved likeness of
Burns was draped with flags at the
south end of the room. The whole
suggested good cheer and attractive'
ness and was a silent but strong: Invi
tation to enter into the convivlul spirit
of the evening that anyhow was devel
oped from the beginning.
It was 8.15 o'clock when terminated
an Informal reception in the parlors on
the second floor and the company en
tered the dining room where the ban
quet was formally opened by W. Scott
Collins, chief of the Scranton Cale
donians, and Rev. Dr. James. McLeod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Invoked the divine blessing. The ex
cellent menu was as follows:
Blue Points.
Consomme Clear.
Queen Olive. Celery. Mixed Pickles,
broiled Sulmon. Potatoes Purlslenne.
Teung Turkey Stuffed, Cranberry Sauce.
Hashed. Potatoes. Green Peas.
Koman Punch.
' m Broiled Squab on Toast.
Chicken 8alail tu Mayonnaise.
Vanilla, ire Cream. Wine Jelly.
Lady Fingers. Maccaroons. Angel Cake.
Fruit. Mixed Nuts. Layer Mulsliis.
Cheese. Water Crackers.
Coffee.
Names ef the llanquetur.
'About the tables were M. H. Dale,
'Alex Dunn, jr., James Cranston, Thomas
Brown, H. W. Brown. C. Ben Johnson,
John Fitzslnimons, James n. Skeoch,
It. S. Colvln. Alderman W. S. Millar. C.
E. Pryor, Mr. end Mrs. R. W. Pulmer,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCracken, John
Borthwlck, Frank Slmonds, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Meldrum, James 8. Iawkoii,
Louis Alien Osborne, Chief and Mrs. W.
8cott-Colllns, Dr. James Stein, Miss
Ruby Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dunn,
Jr., David Peckens, Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam M. Oray, of Dover, N. J,; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Russell. Rev. Dr. James
McLvod. Robert McKeenan, Dr. I. F.
Everhart. Robert F. McKenna, John
kelson, Daniel Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
McCullech, Wallace Molr, J. C. Grant,
a. O. Kerr, A. A. Patterson, John Mc
Wllllams. John Simpson. Miss M, Lewis,
Clarence Balentlne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. Rankin. M. J. Coyne. Miss Katie T.
Reardon, Mrs. D. B. Thomas, James
Molr, Miss Carrie Sailer, Miss Lydla
Sailer, Moses Morgan. Miss Moir, David
Cranston, Douglas Harvie, Miss Kate
.Davis.
When the last course of the menu had
been served, grace was said by Dr. Mc
Leod.' The toasting was briefly introduced
by Chief W. Scott-Collins. Then was
sung one of the many excellent -vocal
numbers of Scotch song which Inters
persed the programme; It was that rol
licking song, "There Was a Lad Was
Born in Kyle," by Third Chieftain R.
W. Rankin, which served to bring out
a great deal of Scotch enthusiasm that
lasted until "good night", was said.
"The Memory of Burns," the toast of
honor, was responded to by Clansman
Thomas Russell, whose patrloatlc and
fervent utterances were as follows:
The .Memory of Jlurns.
We have met tonight In what I might
call a double capacity. First of all. we have
met as Scotch folks, far away from our
native heath, but yet with hearts burning
for that heath which no distance can dl
mlnlnhor time destroy. We have met proud
of Scottish history, and of the magnifi
cent specimens of manhood Scotland has
enriched the world with. We are proud
of Wallace and Bruce, of John Knox and
Chalmers, of Gladstone and Roseberry,
and to come to our own day, we are proud
of Barrle, and McLaren in what they are
doing in their books to illustrate' the
noble types of Scottish life and character.
But secondly, and chiefly, we are proud
that we meet tonight and prouder we be
come every ' year to celebrate the 37th
anniversary of the birth of Scotland's
greatest poet nay, 1 might say, of the
world's greatest poet Robert Burns.
1 remarked Just now that we become
prouder of Robert Burns as the days ko
by, because more and more we are becom
ing acquainted with the extraordinary ob
stacles that lay in the way of Burns' achiev
ing any greatness at all. We have got to
know more fully how severe was the physi
cal work he had to engage In while work
ing as a ploughman on his father's, and
afterward on his own, farm; we have got
to know how disagreeable and uninviting
was the religious stale of the country in
his time, and which brought from him that
remarkable production "The Holy Fair,"
and other poems of a similar nature. We
have to Investigate these and many other
things, before we can properly realise the
greatness of the work Robert Burns ac
complished in glvng to the world such
marvellous and beautiful poems as he did
poems which exhibit an Intimate knowl
edge of science, nature, and history, and
which expose, wjth deadly scorn, every
thing that flavored of sham and hypocrisy.
. The Failings of Burns.
Now, you will not get me to say one wonl
about the failings of Robert Hums. The
time has long gone by for any one to do so.
As the miner gives little thought to the
dirt he was surrounded with during his
search for treasure, after he had found his
nugget of gold, so the faults of Robert
Burns should be obliterated In the bril
liancy of his work and In the everlasting
pleasure he has bestowed, and Is bestow
ing on mankind. We all regret the life of
our national poet was such a stormy one
(bat severe toil, poverty and misrepre
sentation was so much his lot; and yet I
do not know If we do right in -regretting
any such thing. As the storms of Nature
have their good uses, cleansing and Invig
orating, so these storms- in -the life of
Robert Burns had their good uses,' too.
To many of these storms In his life we are
Indebted for, some of his finest poems. . For
Instance, If Burns had' not followed the
somewhat arduous work of a- ploughman,
would the world ever have enjoyed that
tender sympathetlo poem about the
Mouse?. , , i . . ! ,'.'?'..'.,
"Wee, sleekit, cow'rln, tlm'rous beastle,
O, what a panic's In thy breastie!
Thou needna start awa sae hasty,
Wl bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin and chase thee,
Wl murd'rlng pattle!"
Of again. If Burns had not been a
ploughman' would we have had that other
beautiful, poem about the Daisy T a flower
that Americans, In this part of the coun
try at least, kow nothing about. .
k "Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower,
Thou's met me In an evil hour; . . ...
- For I waun crush amang the stoure . : i
Thy slender stem, -..
To spare thee now is past my powers
Thou bonle gem." f
P ' His Poess to Msrv la Hesvea. " J
And again, if Maty, bad not died at the I
time she did If "fell Death's untimely
frost" had not snatched away from him
his "sweet Highland Mary," as' he calls
her, would we have bad that (most .ex
quisite poem "To .Mary in Heaven?"
"Thou lingering star. with, lessening ray,
That lov'st to greet the early morn.
Again thou usher'st in the day
My Mary from my soul was torn
O Mary Sdear departed shade!
Where Is thy place of blissful rest J
Seest tbou thy lover lowly laid?
llear'st thou the groans that rend his
oreastr'-- -And
once more,- If Burns had not been
born the. son of comparatively poor pa
rents, the son of a Cottar, would there
have been so much chance of us enjoying
the poem which will for ever keep Burns'
name immortal the poem of poems "The
Cottar's Saturday Night?1' I do not think
so. It is worth while thinking of this
the many good things we enjoy through
the lives of great men not altogether be
ing beds of roses.
But having thus dealt with the some
what serious aspect in Burns' life and
poems, how can 1 speak about the humor
ous! Can't I make your eyes sparkle with
pleasure as I remind you of Tarn O'Shanter
and his gray mare Meg? or the Twa Dogs?
or Hallowe'en? or Holy Willie's Prayer?
And when you : hear his songs sung, as
you are hearing some tonight when you
hear his "Banks and Braes o' Bonnie
Doon," his "Nannie's Awa," his "Auld
Lang Syne," his "Scots wha hae wl Wal
lace Bird," his "What can a young lassie
dae wl an Auld Man," his "A Man s a Man
for a' That." his "There was a lad was
born In Kyle." his "Ha! Ha! tho Wooln'
O't," his "Klow Gently. Sweet Afton"
when you hear these sung, what are the
feelings that take possesion of your
hearts? Are they not feelings of great
longings for a sight o' bonnle Scotland
again, us well as fellings of great grati
tude to the man whose songs are capable
of creating such feelings? Why is it that
tonight throughout . the whole civilised
world Scotchmen are thinking and speak
ing of what Robert Burns said and dlu
and wrote? It Is because his songs touch
our hearts as no other songs huve done in
the history of the nutlun. and which,
taking his short life of thirty-seven years
Into account, and the. extreme hardships
of that life, make Robert Burns out to be
the greatest poet that ever lived,
l ament His t'ntlmolv Death.
We all lament his somewhat untimely
death.. We wish he hud been spared to
give us more of his apparently endless
stream of melodious song. We have the
Idea that had he lived longer hud old age,
with Its tempering influences been grunted
him, he would have enriched the world
still more with his soul-stlrring poems,
and exeinplliled in his own life, on his
farm ut Klllslund, the noble virtues and
charac tertctlcs of his Saturday night Cot
tar. But thut was not to be, und we do
not repine.
And now, fellow countrymen, far away
from your native lund the land of tho
mountain and : flood away from your
Clyde, your Toy," your Dee and Nith, and
Doon from your lordly Hen Nevis und
dark Lochingar, from Killlecrinkle and
Bannrockburn away from the scenes of
your childhood come join with me, with
hearts atiume. In commemorating the
137th anniversary of the birth of our na
tional poet Robert Burns the poet for
the people and of the people the Inter
preter of a nation's sentiments the ex
poser of all that was hypocritical and hol
lowthe poet whose songs will be sung,
and whose poems will be read, as long as
the world endures.
"Around the globe his winged words have
passed.
Borne on the summer breeze, or wintry
blast;
And tho' his "harp Is hushed by Death's
cold hand,
Its wondrous tones still echo round the
lund,
As some bright star, upon the brow of
night,
Undtmmed by years, still sheds a lovely
light.
So shall his fame, In every age and clime.
Remain untarnished by the touch of time."
When the Heart Is Young. :
Following Mr. Russell's response.MIss
Lydla Sailer sang "When the Heart is
Young." Dr. McLeod swung into an
energetic protest against political cor
ruption in his response to "The Scot
tish Clergy." He said:
A meeting of .Scotchmen to commemo
rate Robert Burns would be a novelty
without a clergyman. If Burns had good
reason to criticize the church and the
clergy, it is also true that the church and
the clergy had good reason to criticise
him. But with all his faults we love the
memory of Robert Burns, and, as in the
past, the clergy have been, so, in the fu
ture, they, will be among-his warmest
admirers and most discriminating eulo
gists. Scotch theology is for the most part
sound and they cannot only prove but they
do also fairly illustrate the doctrine of
total depravity. We may rest assured
that Scotland. In the future, as In tne
past, will furnish the church with magnifi
cent specimens of the clergy, and that
she will, also, furnish work for the clergy
to do.
It Is true that some Presbyterians and
Puritans of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
century were a little narrow, but they
are to be Judged by their own times and
not by the time In which we live, and
judged by their own age they tower above
their critics as the great oak towers above
the prickly bramble. They did not prac
tice religious tolerance as fully as they
should have done, but they lived in an
age of Intolerance. . But these hateful
bloody days of persecution are gone.
Christians would not now, if they could,
and they could not now If they would, so
persecute each other. This Is especially
so In this land of liberty. The heritage
that we enjoy Is a goodly heritage. All
classes and conditions of men, if only they
are law-abiding, have here a fair field and
may the day never come when this state
of things will be otherwise.
Those who are seeking to subvert right
eous law are not the friends but the ene
mies of our country. Hence the clergy
are not transcending their duty when they
are teaching ethics and when they preach
a sound morality. When the clergy de
clare that politics should be patriotism
and non-pnrtyism; when they declare that
elections ought to be conducted honestly,
from the primary upwurcl;-when they af
firm that stuffing a ballot box or packing a
primary is a crime against the state and
that it Is utterly devoid of patriotism;
when they assert that to steal a nomina
tion or an election Is In Uod's sight a
crime, and that . robbery Is robberry.
whether It be that of a. political ofllce or
of a bank; when they decluro that "the
receiver is. us bad as the thief" if he
knows the goods to be stolen In saying
these things the clergy are only executing
the great commission Intrusted unto them,
for 1 take It that the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Is the Gospel of honesty and fair dealing
between man and man, and as long as this
Gospel is preached and practiced through
out the length and breadth of our nation,
it will prove to be its safety and its securi
ty, for the Gospel of Christ Is the power
of God unto the salvation of the stute no
less than unto the salvation of the individ
ual. ..
In closing. Dr. McLeod Ironically re
marked that his political remarks ap
plied to Paris and not Scranton.
'The Tempest" and "Annie Laurie"
were sung respectively by Moses U.
Morgan and Mrs. Ballantlne.
Scotland the Land of Our Birth.
Alex. Dunn, sr., was called upon to
respond to the toast "Scotland, the
Land of Our Birth," and In introducing
him Chief Collins suggested that the
speaker would probably say something
to stir up any latent enthusiasm that
might be In the room. Mr. Dunn did
what was expected of him by reciting
an address of Sir William Wallace to
his -soldiers on the eve' of battle. It
was a spirited declamation which won
for the speaker a volume- of deserved
applause.
A whistling solo, "The Mocking
Bird," by M. J. Coyne so pleased the'
banquetters that the artist, had to re
spond with a flute solo, a medley.
Captain James Moir's toast was
"America, the Land of Our Adoption."
His hearers appreciated his humorous
reference, tt was suspected, to his re-
cent defeat for the mayoralty nomina
tion, lie said the committee had sug
gested another toast for him and he
had studied It very carefully for six
months, but he proably was not well
enough informed on tne subject which
had been taken from him It was "The
City of Scranton." Captain Moir re
ferred to Paul Jones, Patrick Henry
and Alexander Hamilton as early pa
triots given by Scotland to America,
and urged that their inspiration and
love for liberty, should be perpetuated
by their progeny.
Dr. James Stein, In his response to
"The Medical Profession," referred to
many Scots whose prominence as phy
sicians and surgeons in this and their
native country had helped to establish
the prestige acquired by Scotsmen in
all professions by their profound learn
lng and Invited emulation by the pres
ent generation.
Third Chieftain Rankin sang "Mary
of Argyle," a sweet Scotch melody.
Alderman Millar's Response.
Alderman Millar in his response to
"The City of Scranton" made some
very emphatic statements concern
lng the failure of citizens to
build an armory for the Thir
teenth regiment. After remark
lng upon the rapid and miraculous
growth of the city from a littl.i mining
hai:i!et to its present commerlul and
geographical proportions, he satd:
Twenty-five years ago I occupied a posi
tion which was to the public then and Is
today a source of comfort and joy that of
a train newsboy on the Lackawanna road
from New York to Blnghumton. The boy
who run on alternate duys was a Scran
ton lad. Our trains passed at Strouds
burg where he once said to me: 'Billy,
you ought to stop off at Scranton some
day and invest In real estate; you can
buy good building lots for $20 euch.' 1
concluded to help boom Scranton and be
come a millionaire, so 1 stopped oft one
duy in this city, where I found the lot
Iti question to be a mass of rocks and
Indentations and thought It all a scheme
of sharp real estate agents. I left the
city In disgust and without purchasing.
Today those lots In the Seventeenth ward
are occupied by some of the handsomest
residences In the city.
A few years later I was one of four
young men who helped the postmaster con
duct the city's United States mall busi
ness, which today occupies the uttention
of a postmaster, an assistant postmuster
and fifty or sixty employes.
After art Interesting reference to the
city's new Midges, handsoini business
(dructui'es, Rovernment, county and
city buildings and the enterprise which
made them possible, Aldcrmnn Millar
said:
I wish to seriously call your attention to
one blind mistake, the city's guilty mis
take In Its failure to provide a suitable
armory for Its citizen soldery. I fear we
do not fully realize Its importance. Our
mugnlllcent Thirteenth regiment, whose
ottlciul record is the very best In Pennsyl
vania and which Is the peer of any In
the United States, is entitled to more con
sideration than it has received: it has
been shamefully treated, but the same
cannot be said of even Inferior regiments
in other cities. Probably not more than
10 per cent, of Scranton's citizens realise
that we are on record at Harrlsburg as
having the best regiment In the state. I
am no alarmist, but I say emphatically
and sincerely as one who has had nineteen
years' experience with the regiment, that
unless a new armory Is soon forthcoming
it means the disbandment of the peerless
Thirteenth. A new armory will not wholly
pay for the metal, talent and sacrifice of
time of the splendid young men who com
pose the splendid organization.
Alderman Millar closed his address
with a complimentary reference to the
municipal government
The Other Addresses.
C. Ben Johnson, of the Sunday News,
made a very apt effort in hlsresponse
to the toaBt "The Press." Solos were
then sung by Mr. Morgan and Mrs.
Ballantlne. Louis A. Osborne, late of
New York city, but now of Scranton,
responded to "The Lassies." A flute
solo by Mr. Coyne terminated the pro
gramme and the banquet ended with
the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" in
concert.
The accompanist for all the musical
numbers . was Mrs. Nellie Moses
Thomas. ,
The officers of the Scranton Cale
donians are: Chief, W. Scott Collins;
first chieftain, Dr. James Stein; second
chieftain, Robert Bushnell; third chief
tain, R. W. Rankin; fourth chieftain,
James Jeffrey; trustees. Captain Jas,
Molr; John Plrle and Thomas Jeffrey.
Chief Collins read during the evening
a circular letter from James W. R. Col
lins, of Philadelphia, relative to the
statue of Highland Mary which it is
proposed to erect at Dunoon, Scotland,
In July, as a memorial to Burns' Jher
olns. HORN AND BLEWITE,
Democratic Csndidatcs Select Their City
Committee, But Not Without Soma Dis
cord. The Democrat candidates and the
convention chairman E. F. Blewltt met
In C. O. Boland's ofllce last night and
selected their city committee.
George S. Horn was chosen as chair
man and E. F. Blewltt for secretary.
There was a spirited contest for the
chairmanship. D. J. - Campbell. . R. J.
Beamish and M. A. MeGlnley were
mentioned and each had supporters
among the candidates. The contest
finally simmered down to Horn and
Blewltt and when discord was threat
ened a compromise was effected by
making Horn chairman and Blewltt
secretary.
A full city committee was also named
but their names will not be given out
until tonight when they will be sum
moned to meet with the candidates at
Mr. Boland's ofllce.
The meeting was In session nearly
five hours adjournment being made be
ing made just as the court house bell
tolled the hour of one.
Mr. Boland stated to a Tribune re
porter that the meeting was entirely
harmonious. He refused to divulge
the selections that had been made say
ling that the meeting had agreed not
to disc-lose the names of even the chair
man and secretary until tonight.
TO BEGIN THE BOTHER. -
Estimates' Committee Meeting Called for
Next Wednesday Night.
The joint estimates committee of
councils will hold Its first meeting
next Wednesday night. It will have
the biggest task before It that any es
timates committee In this city ever
wrestled with. The heads of depart
ments demand 1430.00 all told and each
and all solemnly aver that if it is not
forthcoming the city will go to the
dogs.
There Is Just $272,300 to meet this de
mand, so It Is very likely that the city
Is tending dngsward If the prophecy of
the heads of departments Is true. 'The
committee Is getting a large and varied
assortment of axes ready - for the
wrangle with the appropriations.
Spring Guard Inspections.
Harrlsburg, Pa.. Jan. 24, An order was
Issued from National Guard headquarters
this afternoon announcing that- during
the months of February, March and April,
the Inspections of the various commands
of the guard will be held In their armories.
Upon completion of the inspections the
biismte InsDectors are reaulred to make
report to the Inspector'- general within'
ten days. . -
curs Rttiras raio
Something More About Dr. G Iff in,
Elm Park's Prospective Pastor.
CRITICISM Of ENDBAVORCRS
They Are Over-Orgaalied Avers a Well
aaowa Religions Worker Csrresjt
Events and .Their Discassloa
by Charon Societies.
"The Christian Endeavor work Is
over-organised," says one of the best
known and most active church work
ers in Scranton. He alleges that the
outpouring of from 5,000 to 10,000 dele
gates and visitors makes state conven
tions unwieldy. Impractical and liable
to do more harm than good by encour
aging Indiscriminate throngs .of young
men and women.
"The - Idea of deriving any great
amount of good from a convention mass
of many thousands of persons who have
really less than three days In which to
transact business is preposterous," he
said. "If such great crowds of dele
gates are necessary why aren't political
conventions conducted on the same
plan? For the conventions the compe
tition of the railroads offers very low
transportation rates which are taken
advantage of by persons of all sorts
and these help to swell the attendance
figures. The Toung Men's Christian
association, probably the best governed
organisation of Its kind in existence,
found its state and International con
ferences growing so undesirably popu
lar that a change In policy was Impera
tive In order to reduce the number of
delegates and followers: It was neces
sary In order to properly do business,
and I am sanguine that the Christian
Endeavor will be obliged to adopt a
similar policy in the very near future.
"You will notice in the reports of
local delegates to the national Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Boston
that they made mention of the crowds,
the decorations, the hospitality, the en
tertainment, the pleasures and the like,
but very rarely did they report on new
ideas gained, on new methods of work,
on new thought: no, they didn't report
on these because useful Information
was swallowed and smothered by the
stupendous crowds and the excitement.
The result couldn't be otherwise. The
Christian Endeavor movement Is pro
ductive of good, much good, but Its use
fulness mlsht be Increased many fold
If It paid more attention to real work
and curbed the tendency to over-organising."
Example Worthy of Emulation.
Why isn't the example of the Ep
worth league of Elm Park church In
Its discussion of vital current topics
worthy of emulation by other leagues
and kindred organisations? At its
meeting Thursday night the Elm Park
organization heard brief talks on "The
United States Navy," "American His
tory," "Monroe Doctrine," "Cuba and
the "Cubans," "Result of a War with
England" and "Christian Citizenship."
The topics were treated for the most
part by non-professional men. To be
sure, the purpose of church societies
composed chiefly of young persons is
not to debate upon International dis
putes nor to directly concern them
selves with matters belonging to diplo
macy and national, officers, but one cold
hard fact, and an important one, is con
stantly referred to by both writing and
preaching theologians they constantly
refer to "country." They preach ti.at
next to God is country; that country,
being the parent of all persons, Its wel
fare should arouse the most intense,
even the religious, loyalty of Its sub
jects. It is not unreasonable to sup
pose that indirectly International strife
would offer a new and at present an in
comprehensible work for religious
bodies. So why would it not be wise
for such bodies to prepare for possible
emergency by debate and discussion?
The Tribune's columns are at the dis
posal of persons who care to offer sug'
gestions pro and con.
Concerning Rev. Dr. Olffln.
In an article concerning the engaging
by Elm Park church of Rev. Dr. Charles
M. Olffln, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., the
Daily Argus of that place says, after
referring to the reluctance with which
the official board of the Mount Vernon
church released him:
Dr. Olffln came to Mount Vernon In
April, 18W, from Grace Methodist church,
Brooklyn. His pastorate here has been
In every way a success and his congrega
tions large. He is a great preacher. He
possesses those elements which made
Beecher and Brooks a power in the pul
pit. He has the vim, dash and eloquence
which attracts and holds and he Is an In
domitable worker.
Since he came here Tits congregations
have grown steadily until the capacity of
the church has been fully taxed mornlnu
and evening. His reputation as a preacher
Is so general that people come regularly
from New York, New Rochelle, Larch,
mont, Pelham Manor and Woodlawn to
hear him. The members of the Elm Park
church are to be congratulated upon se
curing his services. They will not be dis
appointed in the man. . '
Although official meetings of church
boards are supposed to be secret, the fact
of Dr. Qlffln's going away at the close of
this conference year, leaked out. All day
Sunday the doctor and his charming wife
were besieged by throngs who were pained
to learn of their decision to go away. Re
gret at his departure is general throughout
the olty.
Dr. Qlffln's relations with this church
have been of the pleasantest kind, and his
going to Scranton is largely due to a de
sire to get In higher altitude and away
from rapid changes of climate which take
place here so near the Sound.
Religions Notes.
At the Methodist ministers' meeting
next Monday morning Rev.- Dr. Floyd
will present a paper entitled "Our Su
peranuates." There Is an Increasing
Interest on this subject throughout the
Wyoming conference, and It Is probable
that some Importan measures may -be
adopted at the session in April looking
to a better support for the worthy su
peranuated members of the conference.
"The Reward of Faithfulness" will be
the subject of the Gospel meeting at the
Young. Women's Christian association
at 3.45 tomorrow, to be led by Miss Alice
Werkhelser. All women are welcome.
The Personal Workers' Training class
will meet at the rooms of the Young
Women's Christian asociatlon at J
o'clock this morning.
Miss Kate Wehr will lead the Sunday
afternoon service at the Young Women's
Christian association at 3.45, her sub
ject being "Born Again." Come to the
meeting and bring friends with you.
The pastor. Rev. A. L. Rands, pre
sided at the annual 'congregational
meeting of St. Mark's Lutheran church.
The annual report of the treasurer, D.
W. Moser, shows that the total receipts
for 1895 have been 11,115. Of this
mount M54 were used for current ex
penses, $280 were paid on the church
debt, leaving a balance of 1181 in the
treasury. ' The membership, both in the
church and In the Sunday school, In
creased during the year. Measures
were adapted looking forward to the
cancellation of the present Indebted
ness by. the end of the year.
THE
124 nd 126 Wyoming Ave.
Our T anuary Clearance Sale becomes more popular every
day. We have just received about 30 odd cases of new jihoicq
merchandise, which have been bought at ridiculously low prices,
and we will place same on sale. Below we quote some oX the
very many bargains throughout our establishment. '.V: :;
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR DEPART
MENT. 40 dozen more ladles' muslin Corset
Covers, all xtyles and sixes,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 7c.
35 dozen Ladles' tine Cambric Corset
Covers, high neck, trimmed with em
broidery, CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 120.
20 dosen Ladles' tine Cambric Corset
covers, V and square neck, trimmed
with embroidery,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 21c.
25 dozen Ladles' Muslin (Drawers with
cluster of tucks,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 19c.
15 dosen Ladles' Muslin Chemise, all
sixes.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 19c.
28 dosen Ladies' Muslin Gowns, tucked
yoke, trimmed with cambric ruffle.
, CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 39c.
28 dozen Ladles' Muslin Gowns, round
or square yoke, trimmed with wide
cambric ruffle,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 49c.
18 dozen Ladles' tine Muslin Gowns,
mother hubbard yoke, trimmed with
embroidery. Insertion and tucks-.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 69e.
12 dozen Ladles' tine Muslin Gowns,
Empire style, trimmed with Insertion
and wide embroidery,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 89c.
A complete assortment of Ladles' Mus
lin und Cambric Skirts, trimmed with
lace or embroidery, Clearance Sale
Price from 39c. to $2.89 each.
FINAL CUT IN CLOAKS AND CAPES
43 dozen Ladles' Tan Jackets, with vel
vet collar and 'large sleeves, worth
$4.75.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE $1.98.
53 dozen Ladles' Black Boucle Jackets,
latest style, worth 38.00,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE $3.48.
54 Black and Blue Cloth Capes.trlmmed
and untrimmed, worth $5.00.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE $2.48.
88 Ladies' Double Black Kersey Cloth
Capes, 30 inches long, full sweep,
worth $12.00.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE $6.48.
89 Ladles' All-wool Waists, all colors
and styles, worth $2.50,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE $1.49.
One lot, odds and ends. Ladies'" Misses
and Children's Jackets at less than
half price.
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.
25 pieces of 40-Inch, all-wool dress
goods, in plain and small checks,
worth 60c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 23c.
TOMORROWS SERVICES.
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Preaching morning and evening by the
pastor. Rev. L. C. Floyd. Seats free.
Strangers welcome.
Penn Avenue Baptist Church Rev. W.
J. Guest will preach at 10.30 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Bible school at 2 p. m.; Young
People's meeting at 6.30 p. m. All are wel
come. St. Mark's Dunmore. Rev. A. L. Urban
in charge. Holy communion, 8 a. m.;
morning prayer and sermon, 10.30 a. m.;
Sunday school, 3p.m,; evening prayer and
sermon, 7.30 p. m.
First Presbyterian Church Services,
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Dr. McLeod will
preach morning and evening. Evening
subject, "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Wit
ness Against Thy Neighbor."
Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church
George T. Price, pastor. Preaching at
10.30 a. m., subject, "The Valuable Influ
ence of Embodied Christianity." At 7.S0
p. m., subject, "Soul Elevation."
Green Ridge Baptist Church Rev. W.
J. Ford, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Subject in the morning;,
"The First Who Shall Be Last;" In the
evening, "The Man of Sorrows."
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church
The Pastor, W. H. Pearce, will preach
morning and evening. Evening subject,
"The SouPa Eagle Flights." Sunday
school at 2 p. m.; Ep worth league at 6.30
p. m.
St. Luke's Church Rev. Rogers Israel,
rector. Third Sunday after Epiphany.
Holy communion, 7.30 a. m.; Sunday
school, .30 a. m.; morning prayer and ser
mon, 10.30 a. m.; evening prayer and ser
mon, 7.80 p. m.
Salvation Army Hall Knee-drlll. Sun
day, at 7 a. m.; holiness meeting at 11 a.
m.; free and easy at S p. m.: salvation
rally at 8 p. m. Sewing and painting class
es meet every Saturday at I p. m. All
young people welcome.
S(. Mark's Lutheran Church Four
teenth and Washburn streets. Rev. A.
L. Ramer, pastor. Divine service, 10.30
a. m. and 7 p. m.: Luther league, 6 p. in.
Mornlg subject, "I Am a Man Under Au
thority:" evening subject, "Lord, Increase
Our Faith."
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Holy Trinity Adams avenue, corner Mul
berry street. Morning services. 10.30 a.
m.; vespers, 7.30 p. m. Preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Edwin Lunn Miller. The
pews are free, and visiting worshippers
will receive a cordial welcome.
Grace Reformed Episcopal Church Wy
oming avenue, below Mulberry street. Di
vine worship, 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 j m.
Preaching by he pastor at both services.
a.si..ih u.hnnl 13 m Youns- Peotile's So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, 6.30 p. m.
Seats all Tree, strangers roruiauy invu
ed. ann Trhvtprian Church Rev.
Charles E. Robinson, D. D., pastor. Ser
vices, 10.30 a. m. and i.m p. m. j ne pas
tor will preach In the morning on "The
Vml Innnnlln. In the HlTlotUrM l" In the
evening on "Practical Christianity." AH
seats free at night, ah welcome at an
services.
Providence Methodist Episcopal Church
u.... n-ininm VAvnr Tiaitnr The regu
lar services will be held tomorrow. The
pastor will preach In the morning on
"Searching the Scriptures;" evening sub
tmn a,.rlr.tt.alna. and Reasonableness
of Prohibition." Sunday school at 2 p.
m.; Kp worth league at p. m.
n,.n. T.uliAian Church Rev. FostteistT.
nr,t .n.n. aanM, An Aunilav At thn
Young Men's Christian association at 10.30
a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.: Sunday school at
9.30 a. m.: Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor at 6.30 p. m. Morning ser
mon on "Ye Are the Light of the World;"
evening subject, "Jesus, the Wedding
uuesi. -
llAw.nl Won. African Tthrul!at Wlnl.
AAna.1 rki,MH D.v r A Mf-fle. tUlKtlir.
quarterly meeting. Love feast at 10.30
a. m. At s p. m. ttev. j. . jeirnes, oi
Wllkes-Barre. will preach sermon, to be
followed by the administration of the
Lord's supper. ' Rer. Brown.P. . E., will
LEADER
15 pieces of 46-inch Silk and Wool Dress
Ooods. worth 75c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 37c.
One lot of 46 and 50-inch Dress Goods
In plain any fancy, worth 85o and
$1.00.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 46c.
60 pieces of new Japanese Silks, in
checks and stripes, worth 38c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 25c.
16 pieces of fancy Silks, worth 75c and
85c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 49c.
25 pieces of New Spring Novelty Dress
Goods, 40 Inches wide,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 49c.
65 pieces Wool Dress Goods, new spring
effects, worth 25c, .
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 16c.
18 pieces of entirely new Fancy Black
Dress Goods, worth 85c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 69c.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
16 dozen more Men's Laundrled Neg
ligee Shirts In all sizes and new pat
terns, -
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 43c.
20 dozen more of Men's Unlaundrled
Negligee Shirts,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 25o.
21 dozen Men's very fine Laundrled
Negliges Shirts, with two separate
collars and pair of cuffs, sold every
where at $1.00,
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE 79c.
12 dozen Boys' Laundrled Negligee
Shirts,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 39c.
45 dozen more of Men's Choice Nerk
wear.conslsting of tecks,four-ln-hand
and band bows, always sold at 50c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 25c.
30 dozen Men's Natural Wool Shirts
and Drawers, with satin front and
pearl buttons, good value at 85c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 43c.
50 dozen Men's Seamless Half Hose In
brown and gray mixtures,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE Ec.
GLOVES.
25 dozen more of our choice Ladies'
real 4-button Kid Gloves In tans,
modes and browns, every pair war
ranted, usual price $1.25,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 69c.
One more lot of Ladles' Black Cash-mere.FIeece-llned
Gloves. also Ladles',
Misses and Children's Cashmere Mit
tens, usual price 25c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 14c.
preach at 8 p. m. . All are invited to at
tend these services.
Calvary Reformed Church Corner Mon
roe avenue and Gibson street. Rev. W. H.
8tubbleblne, pastor. Preaching, 10.30 a. m.
end 7.30 p. m.; Young People's Society of
Christian Endeavor, 6.30 p. m. Morning
subject, "Strange Termination of the
Earthly Career of a Man Who Walked
With God;" evening subject, "The Heart
Made Right." Strangers welcome.
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Rev. John P. Moffat, pastor. Services at
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; Sabbath school
at 12 in.; Christian Endeavor services at
6.20 p. m." The pastor will preach In the
morning on "The Wise and Foolish Build
ers," and In the evenlg on the "Two Ob
jections the Men of the World Make to the
Preacher." All are welcome at all ser
vices. First Baptist Church Scranton street.
Rev. S. F. Matthews, pastor. Subject for
Babbath morning, "Communion With the
Divine Shepherd," Psalm, xxlii; service,
10.30 a. m. Subject for Sabbath evening.
"Reliance Upon the Divine Shepherd,"
Psalm xxlll; service, 7 p. m. Sabbath
school. 2 p. m Dr. B. O. Beddoe, superin
tendent; Young People's prayer meeting,
6 p. m.. Dr. B. G. Beddoe, leader. All are
cordially Invited to attend these meetings.
HE WILL RECOVER.
Man Who Was Injured at Jerniyn Yester
day Squeezed by s Mine Carriage.
William II. Marsh, of Jermyn, was
received at the Lackawanna hospital
yesterday afternoon, severely injured,
and until late last night the doctors
could not state anything definite about
his condition, lie grew better at 10
o'clock and they believe that he will
recover. Marsh Is 35 years of age and
unmarried.
His most serious Injury was to Tils
head; hemorrhage from the ears Indi
cated that the base of the brain might
be seriously affected. He was other
wise Injured with a broken ankle, a big
gash on his chin and bruises on the
chest. He was caught by the carriage
which hoists coal from the mine, and
narrowly escaped being crushed to
death.
RICHARD M'HL'GH BURIED.
Funeral Took Plseo from Ills tste Home
on Penn Avenue.
The body of Richard McHugh, the
young man who met death Tuesday
night by being smothered and burned
in the "drug store," on Center street,
was burled yesterday afternoon In Hyde
Park Catholic cemetery. Since Tues
day night the remains hud rested In the
rooms of McHugh's mother over Gol
den's saloon on Penn avenue.
The pall bearers were M. E. Hughes,
William Gallagher, John Hanaway,
Michael Ruddy. Henry Martin and Eu
gene Cosgrove. The flower bearers
were Joseph Ruddy and Frank Calla
han. TO SOLVE A HARD PROBLEM.
Special Committee of Coonoils Tackles
the West Market Street Matter.
The special committee of councils,
consisting of Messrs. Roche, Lansing
and Mauley, of select council, and
Messrs. Seamans, Noone and Keller, ot
the lower branch, appointed to consider
and report upon the West Market street
matter, hed Its first meeting last night
and organized by electing Mr. Roche
chairman.
The committee began Its labors by
mapping out the Information that Is
desired from the city engineer and the
special attorney, S. B. Price. Mr. Roche
was delegated to secure the desired In
formation and to call a meeting of the
committee when all ' Is In readiness.
The representatives of the Turnpike
company will be invited to meet with
IIOSIERV. ? f ''
One lot of Ladies tine Black, full regUn
lar made Hose, also . Ladles' Black;'
Cashmere Hose, never sold at lesst
than 25c.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 17
One lot of Ladles' finest quality Fast
Black Cotton Hose, 50 gauge, usual
price' 50o, ' '
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 250,'
40 dozen Misses and Children's seam-1;
less, fast black. Cotton Regular
Hose, sizes 5 to 8M,.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 10c.
24 dozen Children's Black Regulal
Cashmere Hoae, all sizes,
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE 140,
UMBRELLAS. -
One lot of 26-lnch fast hiack Gloria
Umbrellas, paragon frame, Clearance
Sale Price 75u and 89c.
One lot of 28-luch fast black Gloria
Umbrellas, paragon frame, Clearance
Sale Price 85o and 95c.
LADIES' GILT BELTS, ' "' '
5 dozen Ladies' new Gilt Belts with
buckle and slide.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE E9o.
One lot of Spangled Gilt Belts on rube
ber, with handsome buckles,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 980;
SPECIALS. f
One lot of White Outing Flannel, :
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 3a
50 pieces of best Apron Ginghams,
worth 6c,
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE 4(.
50 pieces of best Dress Ginghams. worth! '
12KC " - '
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE 7c,
50 pieces of fine Zephyr Ginghams, '
worth 15c,
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE ttV
25 pieces of oil rib fiber Cambria, worth '
12KC ...
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE Sow
19 pieces of Towelling, worth 5c, -'
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 3c.
10 pieces of Turkey red. Table, Cloth
worth 39c, '
CLEARANCE BALE PRICE 26c,
15 pieces of 9-4 Unbleached Sheeting, -worth
20c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 15o.
15 pieces of 9-4 Unbleached Sheeting,'
worth 15c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 10c.
59 dosen white Crochet Bedspreads,
wort htl.39,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 89c
60 dozen Ladles' . Spring and SummeC
Ribbed Vests,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 4q.
the committee at some future session,
William Streetor, Norman Leach and
Attorney H. N. Patrick appeared In .
the Interests of the proposed now turn-
pike to connect with Iron street, and
announced that they intend to submit
to the estimates committee a proposl- ,
tion for opening a road to connect the)
new turnpike with Main avenue, which ,
they believe will be nlghly satisfactory,
Many plans of dealing with the ques
tion suggested themselves to the com
mlttee, but none were given any serious
consideration last night. One project
Is to buy West Market street outright
from the Turnpike company and place
tt In first-class shape, grading and pav
ing it at the expense of the property'
holders, . .
DISORDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.
Three Males and Sis Females Captured
and Jslled.
Lll Henry's house of 111 fame at 2SI
Center street was raided by the police;
last evening at 8 o'clock. Nine persons,
three males and six females, were ar
rested. The Information against the place
was sworn out before Mayor Connell on
December 25 last by Patrolman Lona p.
Day. The raid was made by Lieutenant
Davis and Patrolmen Ooerlltz, Hawks,
Matthews, Lowry and Lewis.
Owing to the early hour at which th
raid was made the persons were com
veyed to the station house In cabs. Thk
men were locked up In a cell and thi
women were iarolled In the poller
court room.
ATTORNEYS GET THEIR FEES,
To Obtain It Though They Usd to Sell
Safe.
Deputy Sheriff J. D. Ferber seized A
safe In the Jersey Central freight depot
owned by the Cincinnati Safe and 1-oek
company yesterday and su'd It on nn
execution entered up by Attorneys C. C.
Donovan. J. W. Carpenter and C. H.
Woodruff. The amount brought was
JL'25. - Mr. Donovan purchased It.
The three attorneys we:v engaged by;
the company professionally and the fta
for their services amoiirted to $-6C,
which remained unpaid until this ne
tion was taken to get their money. The
safe was sent here to Jeweler M. M.
DoWItt, who refused to take It, alleg--lng
that It was not as per order. Suit
was brought to compel him to pay for
It and the jury found a verdict for the
defendant. The safe has remained In
the depot since 1S90.
The judgment on which the execution
was Issued was given by Alderman
Wright In a suit brought before him,
THE ARMENIAN FUND.
Additional Contributioss That Have Bea
Received for It.
The following additional contributions
to the fund for the relief of the Ar
menlan sufferers have been received
by the treasurer of the ministers' com
mittee: Union meeting of Methodist Episco
pal church, per William Kdgar I 34 01
Green Kldge Baptint church &
Calvanlstic Methodist Episcopal
church M
Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church ' ' '
E. P.: Kingsbury 10 U0
John Fern 100
M. L. Keao 1 00
Leroy Connell Floyd 1
C. H. Loveland W
Friends M
' t 70 83
Previously acknowledged. 459 33
Total 4S30 It
H. M. Boles, Treasurer,