Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 September 1901 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,- 1901.

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Indiana- Greatest Dry Goods Emporium THREEPRIZES Will elvcn away by thl "tore to show our special interest in the encampment, A mafilflcont Silk American Flag Of larjje Mze und handwmHy mniinl!, will be presented to the Urize of over flfty members having the largest percentage or it m-mbersbtp in the parade of Tuesday, ept. 17. The Two Other Prize To be decided br a vote at our tore this w-kare. firt,a beautiful Jewelei regulation sword and hlt to th- most popular Canton Commander In the t-t.. rec-oivi. a beautiful diamond et oble "rand s bae or Jewel to the moat popular nnle (irHiidor I'ast NonieUrand of any Rebekah lod?e In the State. Each purchase made at .,. .... rci- unto Kridavat 6 o clock. Will P C Hill ni.' r , . I entitle the peron making it to one ballot for either contest. The balloting will begin f the store In the mornIn. Sve your sales cheeks and present .1. ..v. - kollrvla of lha l(lir9 1l nf In. 1 11 III nuu ..r. . -v . . . ..... loimation, Main Floor, Lat Aisle. Vote Early and Often Pettis Dry Goods Co. A Hard Week's Work This will be think of providing Good Things to Eat ?t0X anC Odd Fellow visitors in addition to our maliy customers. Things are scarce, too. But this store is always equal to the occasion. We'll have enough and deliver order in time for meals ask your neighbor. The N.A.Moore Co Noi. 162 and 164 North Illinois Street. ' 89a. THE DRAMA. At the Theaters To-Day. ENGLISH'S "Are You a Mason?" farce, S p. m. GRAND Vaudeville, 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. PARK "Superba." spectacular, 8 p. m. UMPIRE Jolly Grass Widows, variety, 3 p. n. and 8 p. m. .Votes of the Stage. Miss Maude Adams and her company are rei-earsing "Quality Street," J. M. Barrle's nejv play, at the Knickerbocker' Theater, inj New York. They also will prepare to play "As -You-Like It." Charles Frohman has decided to travel with the company frvm the time it begins its season, at Toledo. O., Oct. 11, until It enters New York. Ms. Barrle may not arrive In this country until the middle of the winter. The Jolly Grass Widows, who will be tht attraction at the Empire Theater all . this wek, formerly were managed by the late Thomas Miaco, though he was not the husband of each, as the company title might in-Jicate. The title is one of the relics of this'- old , variety - business, which is' now changing its skin. The "widows"-are headed, by Mlle.-Dlka, whose husband, M. Paula, also is a member of the company. XXX "The Tale of the Kangaroo," solo and chorus, will be. sung again at English's Opera House next Monday and Tuesday nlihts, when "The Burgomaster" will be pl-iyed there. This piece was produced a year ago last spring at Chicago as a "sum msr show." Its reception warranted its bein sent on tour in the fall. Since then It his pleased theatergoers In all the large cIMes. The coming visit will be "The Bur gomaster's second to Indianapolis. Julia. Arthur, who has decided not to act again, has presented her scenery, costumes ad properties for "As You Like It" to Henrietta Crosman. The two women met only two weeks ago. Miss Arthur's gift Is valued at $30,000, and Miss Crosman will use it this season. She is an anti-syndicate actress, and found favor last season in New York by her performance of "Mistress Nell," a stage story of Nell Gwyn. Miss Arthur's husband is B. F. Cheney, a Boston millionaire. xxx Unless Smith and Fuller have slackened. their musical act, which Is a part of the vaudeville bill at the Grand Opera House this week, it is well worth hearing. They played at the Empire Theater on their last visit to Indianapolis, four or five years ago SJnce then they have spent a great deal of time in Lurope. They use the xylophone and the bamboo bells not so much as trick li struments as means to produce real music. Alexandra Dagmar and other clever musers are on the bill. xxx Elsie Leslie is now the wife of William Jefferson Winter, who Is a son of William Winter, the poet and dramatic critic for the I ew York Tribune. Miss Leslie is now paying Glory Quayle in "The Christian." eith E. J. Morgan as John 3torm. As a child prodigy she played the name part In "Little Lord Fauntleroy." She met Mr. Winter when she joined Joseph Jefferson's company, of which her present husband V as a member. Mr. Winter was named for Mr. Jefferson, who is a close friend of the elder Mr. Wir.tr. Miss Leslie's father is Benjamin Lyde, of New York. xxx "Superba's" company and scenery arrived in this city last night from London. Canada, for the week's work at the Park Theater. There will not be a matinee this afternoon because of the heaviness of the task of arranging the scenery, but after the performance to-night two shows will be given 'very day through the week. William and Ldward Hanlon. who own "Superba," and have been the proprietors of similar spectacular productions for many years, are vlth their present company. The new "Superba." it is expected, will delight Its audiences this week by the gorgeousness of its stage pictures and its comedy and music. XXX "The Messenger Boy." the latest of the three English musical comedies imported to this country recently, was produced at New Haven. Conn., last week, and will begin Its A'ew York run at Daly's Theater to-night. It was written by the men that gave "The Runaway Girl" and "San Toy" to the pub?ic. James T. Powers, who was the principal comedian in both the preceding pieces lso leads the "Messenger Boy" company He is assisted by Georgia Calne. May Robron and Jobyna Howland. among many others. Miss Itobson played Barbara In the Weber - Field burlesque on "Barbara Z'rietchle-' in this city. MJs Howlands home formerly was in Indianapolis. One of the songs of the new entertainment. "Has Any One Seen My Cat?'" sung by Mr. Powrs. is a companion piece of "The Boy Guessed Right the Very First Time." xxx Leo D.trichMeln, who heads the company that will begin a week at English's Opera House to-night, in "Are You a Mason?" has "uad an interesting career. When he was an opera singer in Germany and Austria he met an accident that cost him his singing voice and he went on the dramatic stage, beginning at the Hofburg Theater, in Vienna, where he had Sonnenthal as a tutor. After four reasons In Vienna, two in Berlin inil one In JUmburg he was engaged by Heinrich Conreld for the Irving-pUce Theater, of New York, where the best plays of Europe are reproduced for the benertt of the Germans of the city. Mr. Dltrlch.tiLa became so popular that Charles Froh-

man engaged him arfl then "loaned" him to A. M.. Palmer for the role, of Zou-Zou in Trilby." Almost immediately 'after coming to this country. Mr.' Dltrichstelri formed a play-wrltlng partnership with Clyde Fitch. Their "Gossip was played by. Mrs. Langtry, with Maurice . Barrymore as ,her leading man. in New York, and the Holland Brothers used "A Superfluous Husband."

by Ditrichsteln and Fitch. Mr. Dltrlchstein's original plays and adaptations are as ionows: a ftoumern hühwi. "Mam'selle FIfl." "The Son of the Sword.' "All on Account of Eliza" and "Are You a Mason?" Still another of his plays. "The Last Appeal." was produced in Philadelphia the other day. Next season Mr. Ditrichsteln will be a "star" In his "A Dangerous Mission," on which he is now at work. He is thirty-seven years old. "nen-Hnr" Here and In ChlcaRO. A dispatch to the Journal from Crawfordsville says a special train will be run from that city to Chicago for many persons who wish to see a performance of 'BcnHur" at the Illinois Theater. Tickets are .being, sold at Crawfordsvllle for S3 'that cover railroad fare and a seat on me.iower flonr nf th theater, which has been re served for this . purpose. The train will Vave Crawfordsvllle at :.. a. m. ucc. 1, and returning wili leave Chicago at 3 p. m. the fnllnwtn sr dav. The dramatic production of General Wallach' tnrv is owned by Klaw & Erlanger, of New York. Mr. -To wie. who Is in charge of the Chicago show, nas Deen very; active in calllne attention to It in Indiana, and the Crawfordsvllle excursion is one of the results of his advertising ingenuity, ir is understood that "Ben-Hur" will be played for two consecutive weeks at English a Opera House. In this city, later in the season, but Mr. Towlehas been careful not to mention. this fact In addressing Indiana people, thus going on the theatrical proverb. "Get tne money at me nrst cnance, ior ir may not be there if you wait." PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH AX.MVGRSARY SERVICE OF THE HOME CONGREGATION. Just One Year Ago Yesterday ' the North Indianapolis Chnrch "Was Dedicated. Juet one year ago yesterday the Home Presbyterian congregation of North Indian apolis, corner Rader and Thirty-first streets, dedicated its new church. Yesterday was a day of rejoicing. The church was beautifully decorated with plants. Mr. Robert Fesler led the choir, and there was a special musical programme. The pastor. Rev. J. Edward Brown, preached the ser mon on "The Purpose of the Church," his text being from Epheslans iv, 12; 1 Timo thy, I. 15. He said: "This is the first anniversary In the new church. Is it not an appropriate time to consider the purpose - of the church of Christ on earth? The visioie cnurcn confists of a great company of believers In all the world believers in God, believers in Christ as the divine, savior and the divine humanexamplar of the world. . .'The purpose, of .the church is twofold. One . Is that, of confirming and building, up believers In their most -holy, faith. To. this end. the ministry exists;, to .this end- the gospel of .the, Son of. 'God. Is preached r to v. . . . . this end the. aacrea ordinances are admin istered. - Organ - and . choir and vestment and eloquence. and soft, cathedral Ughfand gilded altar or sacred desk are nothing, un less they subserve .this. high and holy purpose of bringing" men into living and-loving and saving, touch -with God and with'. Ills Christ. . .'"- . "The second hign purpose or. the cnurcn of Christ -on earth. isthe . salvation or the souls of. men. bringing. them into .the light of'the glorious.'gospel of Jesus. Christ. For .this high .werk sheis. made emcient tnrougn the, indwelling; and-energizing. of tne woiy Spirit, of -God... It. is ..her, work to convert or . turn . men; : to bring: them to an arrest of thought..- It is. God's work to regenerate .ik - . . - -' . . the ceart; . toimpram-tne seea-oi a new and. holy life. '"One purfoserof the church, then, is. to build t up and confirm believers in their faith; to.' bring them -to. a-state of mature development: for the .perfecting of 'the saints. There ls.no suggestion here of the perfectionism talked 4 about so much and professed by tome, we must let jfaui in terpret himself. Our trouble is that we come to Scripture with preconceived, ideas and read our notions Into the Scriptures, Instead of getting at the mind of the spirit. Jesus' words in his Sermon on the Mount do not lend themselves to the modern holiness view: 'Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father Is "perfect The" perfection inculcated by Jesus is a perfection of love a divine love love not only for friends, but for enemies as well. The love demanded is of a certain kind rather than of a certain degree. ve must observe a certain princi ple In the Interpretation of the perfection desirable. I, must be in keeping with the results which It Is capable of producing. Paul enumerates these: they are three first, a oneness of faith and knolwedge of Christ: Till we all come in the unity-of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God.' Faith In Christ as the fundamental condition of salvation is being preached by every true branch of the church of Christ more than ever before, and so we are comlnar to understand better the per fection of maturity at which the church of Christ must arrive. The Young Men's Christian Association, is the child of the church; the great Endeavor movement, for the young people, Illustrates the true moral and spiritual unity of the church of Christ. KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST. "The knowledge of Christ Is becoming more perfect, and Christian people of dif ferent denominations are viewing the great essential truths of our holy religion in the same light. The creed given by Paul in this same letter Is all but fulfilled: 'One Lord, one faith, one baptism. "The motto of the great church father Augustine was never verified more fully than to-day, 'in essentials unity: in non essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.' A Christian, or campbelllte minister, at Winona said he could indorse ninety-nine onehundredths of the teachings given, and was not sure but he could Indorse one hundred one-hundredths of the teaching, and yet we Presbyterians are supposed to hold some doctrines hard to be beileved. The unity of which Paul speaks is not one which will lead denominations to dissolve and lese their identity, not one that is outward and organic and formal and lifeless. Not such a unity is an element in JPaurs perfection ism for the church, but one that Is moral and spiritual, one whose bond is a common faith in a common Lord and love for that Lord. "Paul prays for a unity founded on faith and love, 'That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and rounded in love may be able to compre hend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. mere is no sugges tion In this sincere and devout prayer of Paul's of the sentimental, organic unity we hear so much about, vv nat is needed be tween the denominations is comity and con sideration and co-operation In the spirit of the Master, and this we are having more and more. A second result which throws some light on the purpose of the church. In the world, and on the maturity which it ought to attain, is a fixedness or stability of faith, one that Is proof against every new fad or doctrine. 'That we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro. and carried about with every wind of doctrine. "The doctrines which Paul has in mind, and which were as airy and uncertain as the wind, we must guess at. They were probably the beginning of the gnostic herefies, which allegorized in a way the great facts of Christ's person and work. There are modern gnostic heresies, such as Faith Healing and Christian Science and Spiritualism; against these we ought to be on our guard. So long as the church or large numbers of It are moved by these vagaries of doctrine she has not reached the perfec tion of maturity which ought to mark ner. "The third result of the church's office. and marking her maturity, is a develop ment of Its members into the high standard of living set up by Jesus Christ; 'May grow un Into Him who Is the head, even Christ.' "A fourth result of the church's office. and marking her maturity, is one suggested by a few simple words which designate the method of attaining the character of the head, the Christ: 'Speaking the truth in love.' This is not a good rendering: the margin reads 'being sincere In love; the margin of the revised reads Mealing truly In love, which Is still better. The best reading Is 'being true' in love. We have sug gested here a method or temper of Christian action that would avoid all differences and clashings in any Individual church or In any denomination or in the church universal. The truth we must hold; we must be true to our convictions though the heavens fall, especially in moral and religious matters. It was trueness to conviction that

made the early martyrs of the church. The poet. haa well eulogized this trait in human

character: . . " To thine own self be true. And It will follow as the night the day Thou canst, not. then be false to any man. SECRET OF PERSECUTION. "We have here suggested also the secret of the persecution and Inquisition of which the church was guilty (God save the mark) during the middle ages, when men were put upon the rack and imprisoned and put to death because they could not accept all the teachings of the church. Crotlus declares that during the reign of Charles of France there were one hundred thousand victims of the Inquisition. Even church fathers and Christian emperors of Rome thought the man or woman worthy of punishment and death who dared exercise his own mind -s to the teachings of the Bible. v e have learned of a better way, or are fast learning it. The bitter polemical spirit that has characterized 1 theological discus sion In the past is giving way to an lrenic spirit. We are, in other-words, "holding truth in love." Truth or intellectual convic tion In Itself Is something hard and inflexible; truth, softened by charity or love, Is beautiful and divine. "One says well: 'In the contemplation and love of truth each of us Is alone; in love, on the contrary, we deny and sacrifice self, merging our Individual being in humanity or in God.' A second purpose of the church of Christ on earth is the sal vation of men: This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Jesus Christ came to the world to save sinners.' "A principle corroborating the proposition that one purpose, of the church is to save the souls of men 13 this one: The purpose of the church must be the same as that of its head. "By three distinct parables Jesus declares his desire to save men. He Is the shepherd seeking for the lost sheep; He is like the woman seeking for her lost coin; He Is the. father waiting the return of the lost son with anxiety and forgiveness. There is no question about the great purpose of Christ In the world. It was nothing else and nothing less than to save men from the penalty and power of sin, and the purpose of Christ must be the purpose of His church. But my appeal this morning is especially to the Home Iresbyterian Church. We celebrate to-day the first an niversary of our new church home, it nas been built at the expense or mucn energy and in answer to earnest and long-continued prayer. It is the expression and culmination of much thought and labor and sacrifice. What is the purpose of this church? We repudiate with all our heart the suggestion that entertainment Is an .in.. .... l V. i . -V Whntov-ir entertainment she offers must be incidental and subsidiary to her higher purpose. Nor is the church a social club. She does and ought to cultivate the social side of her membershlD and oueht to attract others through the social nature. Nor is the church An Institution to advance men In intellectual culture and refinement she does this incidentally and effectively. BUILDING OF CHARACTER. "The overshadowing, all-inclusive divine purpose of this church of Christ must be none other and none less than the building of character, the building of Christian character, the confirmation of men In the faith of the gospel of the Son of God. Any other and any lesser object will be unworthy of her; and please God this shall be the purpose of this church so long as l shall minister here. With this purpose must go hand in hand that of bringing men to a realization of their need of a savior from sin, its penalty and power. If there be no need of a savior then the God-man Jesus Christ became incarnate all in vain, then Gethsemane and Golgotha were in vain:then Paul was. a false witness; a perjured man when he said, 'Faithful is the. saying that Jesus. Christ came into.ths world to save sinners.' - "What institution in the world can com pare with the church of. God. In the sublim ity.of Its purpose?. The supreme. end of the educational-institutions of ouriand and the world is to develop intellectual ability.. This may leave the heatt'cold and Infidel. The object of charitable' institutions (and -we bless God for- them "all) is principally .benevolent.' They relieve want and pain and' sickness. The end sought - by a thou sand benevolent . orders Is not unworthy; it is the protection of the faml v. The motto of! the order 'which has Its great meeting in our. city, this week. Is a beauti ful motto friendship, charity, love. It sounds like a Christian motto; it indeed in culcates three of the Christian . virtues or graces, but only . three. The high and sublime end which the church sets for her self , or .which her -Lord set. for her Is moral and - spiritual, it Is .the reclamation and renovation of. the soul of man -till-It shall stand-out in somewhat of the dignity and beauty of theChrist soul, till it measures up :somewhat to the standard set by. the great -exemplar. Drummond said: The Christian is the only man who has any programme at all, any programme either for the world, or for .himself. .Goethe, Byron, Carlisle taught humanity much, but they had no programme for It. Byron's thinking was suffering, Carlisle's despair. In the light of this high purpose of the church do we not understand the attitude of such a man as Beecher, who called , his pulpit his throne, which he would not exchange for that of any monarch. "In the light. of this sublime purpose of the church we can understand the feeling which has always existed that a call to the ministry must be a special call differentiated from a call to any other vocation. No one can doubt Paul's call. He appreciated the dignity and glory of his high office. Mr. Beecher has left us an original definition of the man called of God: 'Any one who has a bell In him that, ringing, will ring with holiness to the Lord is a preacher. Would to God that your minister and all of Christ's ministers might appreciate the transcendent function of their high calling to preach 'the unsearchable riches of Christ. . "Together let us see to it. beloved, that in. the coming year and in years that may come we are true to the double purpose of Christ for His church, the edification of believers, the salvation of sinners." s THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY. It Is Celebrated by the Seventh Christian Chnrch. The members of the Seventh Christian Church congregation celebrated the third anniversary of the dedication of their church yesterday with appropriate services. At the morning service Prof. C. B. Cole man, or irvington, occupied the pulpit. The Rev. Allan B. Phllputt, pastor of Central Christian Church, delivered a sermon in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. A large number of the Christian ministers of the city were present at the afternoon service. President Scot Butler, of Butler College, presided at the evening service. CHARLOTTE M'FARLAND DEAD. Her Death Soon Followed that of Her Sister Was Well Known. Miss Charlotte McFarland died at her residence. No. 26 East St. Clair street, at 12:04 o'clock this morning, after an illness of four days. She was In her eighty-fifth year, and the sister of Miss Laura McFarland, aged seventy-eight, who died fortyfive days ago. She was known as a teacher of more than ordinary ability, having .taught the children of the leading families of Indianapolis for many years. She enjoyed the love and esteem of her former pupils, of whom there have been as many as three generations in some families, and many of them have been callers at her home up to the time of her illness. She was educated and refined. She had lived In Marion county since 1S21. She was born on the McFarland farm, near Washington, Pa., and came with her father, Demas Llndley McFarland, and her mother, Nancy Wathen McFarland. to Connersville in 1819, residing there until her father purchased land Just below Maywood, which is now owned by his descendants. Forty-six years ago the sisters built the house where they have resided continuously, and in which each has died. It was in this residence that their school, which was famous here, was conducted for more than twenty years. Miss McFarland was educated at the college at Franklin, Ind., and taught in a number of schools in Marlon county until she and her sister opened their school in Indianapolis. Students with their certificates were admitted without examination to the Northwestern University, as the faculty invariably found they were In advance of those coming from other schools. The sisters had been side by side for more than three-fourths of a century, and the death of Laura McFarland weighed upon Miss Charlotte with such effect that it could not be overcome, and it was the Indirect cause of her illness, which began Thursday last. Gastritis developed rapidly, and at her age there was no stopping the progress of the disease. She had been until stricken with disease a remarkably active woman. She remained conscious until her death. She leaves a brother, Abel McFarland. of Napa. Cal. ; two nephews. Robert McFarland. of Dewees. Neb., and Elbert Duzan: s.nd nieces. Mrs. J. C. TarkIngton. Mrs. Henry Harding. Misses May and Bertha Duzan. She was a member of the Christian Church In Decatur township in youth, and a member of the Central Christian Church of this city for forty-six years. The arrangements for the funeral had not been made last night.

THE BIG CONVENTION

MOST OF THE OFFICERS OF SOVERE1G.N GRAND LODGE HERE. Busy Scenes About the Hotel Corri dor Where the Delegate Are Congregated. THE FIRST RUSH IS NOW ON LOCAL RECEPTION COMMITTEES MEET' INCOMING DELEGATIONS. Indications' Point to a Urge Attendance Camp Cable in ReadinessScenes and Incidents. The rotunda of English's Hotel, where a majority' of the grand officers and grand representatives of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd' Feliows are making their headquarters, presented a 'brilliant scene last evening. Men from all parts of the United States and Canada who are the highest officials in the order In their respective localities, were In the throng. The grand officers and grand representatives mingled with members of the I. O. O. F. who came here from a distance to either take part or witness the grand demonstrations arranged for this week. The ties of fellowship which bind the members of the order together as brothers were strongly demonstrated when the grand officers and the grand representatives, some of whom are worth millions, shook hands on a common plane with the more unimportant members of the fraternity. In the lobby of .the hotel were many ladies, members of the Daughters of Rebekah and the wives and daughters of the visiting grand officers and representatives. Grand Sire Cable was in the midst of the crowd nearly all evening and greeted the other grand officers and members of the Grand Lodge In the lobby of the hotel. There were a number of Patriarchs Militant In the crowd, and their rich uniforms of black broadcloth and gold braid furnished a pleasing military effect to the scene. CAME ON ALL TRAINS. Every train coming Into Indianapolis yesterday brought crowds of Odd Fellows. But few of the uniformed rank came in yesterday, as the different cantons will reach the city to-day and to-morrow morning. There were a number of the uniformed rank in the city yesterday, however. The men in. the Information bureaus were busy directing the "early arrivals to their quarters. ..... : . Interest In, the day centered. in the informal reception of the grand offlcers'and grand representatives.' Grand Secretary Leedy said yesterday afternoon that there would be but one member of "the. grabd representative body absent when. the meeting of'the Sovereign Grand Lodge convened to-day. There are 191 grand . representatives exclusive . of the . grand officers and the past grand officers who will be present. . The committee on -.drawing of seats -for the grand representatives met ; yesterday afternoon and' arranged the seats ' for: the representatives . at. the meeting to-day. There were 199 seats drawn. James Young, of Baltimore, is chairman of the, committee. The committee on credentials, of .which Mr. . Dllcher, of . Buffalo, . N. Y., is chairman, also met yesterday afternoon. The committee on appeals, which has been in session since the middle of last week, held another meeting yesterday. Judge HulTaker. of Nevada, Is chairman. When the meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge is called to order to-day there will be . a resolution offered on the death of President McKinley and the meeting will probably adjourn after the appointment of committees by Grand Sire Cable. The Grand Lodge will take up Its regular routine of business . to-morrow and there will be no unnecessary delays in transacting all the business that will come before the lodge.- The grand representatives of the lodge will consume most of the time by resolutions which they will offer for certain legislation they believe will improve the order. These resolutions will be sent to the regular committee and will be reported at the proper time. WORE BADGES. Nearly all of the visiting Odd Fellows In the city yesterday wore various badges on their coats. It is the custom of the visiting delegations to carry with them a small badge on which Is printed the name of their State, and distribute them to the other members of the order. There were In the city last night delegates from Kentucky, Texas, Manitoba, Ontario, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and West Virginia, and they all carried little souvenir badges which they presented to the delegates from other parts of the country. One of the largest delegations from a distance arrived late last night on a special train by way of Cincinnati. It was the New England delegation, consisting of twenty-four grand representatives, four from Maine, four from Vermont, four from New Hampshire, four from Rhode Island, four from Connecticut and four from Massachusetts. These were accompanied by 200 Patriarchs Militant from the New England States under command of General Emmerson. The special train came by way of Washington, Deer Park and Cincinnati. There are also delegations from various cities that are after the next meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. There will be n.o election of grand officers at this meeting. The officers are elected biennially, and were elected at the meeting last year. The question of the next meeting will receive attention. The cities that are after the next meeting and which have representatives here are Des Moines, Eureka Springs, Ark., and Baltimore. There Is some talk among the delegates regarding the election of officers to be held at the meeting next year. It Is the custom of the order to promote the deputy grand sire to the office of grand sire and in all probability John B. Goodwin, of Atlanta. Ga., now deputy grand sire, will be elected to the office of grand sire. TALK WITH GRAND SIRE CABLE. He G row Enthusiastic When Dis cussing Odd Fellowship. "There must be a terrible mine beneath us when men can premedlate such a crime as that of Czolgocz In a free country like this," declared A. C. Cable, of Covington, O., grand sire of the Odd Fellows, last night. "I think the time has arrived when Individuals as citizens and men associated together In organizations must stand up and be counted on the side of law, of Justice, of Christianity and of good government, or upon the opposite side. Hence the proclamation that has gone forth to the Odd Fellows Is not by way of warning them, because the very first lesson an Odd Fellow learns is to be an Odd Fellow in truth and spirit. He must be grateful to his Creator, faithful to his country, and fraternal to his fellow-men hence anarchy has no lodging place with us. A man, to be an Odd Fellow, must be a believer in the Supreme Being, Creator and Preserver of the Universe, twenty-one years of age, and of some visible means of support. The beneficial part of Odd Fellowship is merely incidental. The cornerstone of the order is fraternity. I believe that Isolation is death and that association la life, so that when men associate themselves together that association In time ripens into friendship that becomes as true and pure and tender as that of Jonathan for David, Ruth for Naomi and Mary for her Lord. The maxim of Odd Fellowship Is frlendshln. love and truth, based upon a belief In the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. We are not here to take the place of the church, for I believe the church to be the highest and best organization God has ever given to men. Heput it into the mind of men to oragnlze. We recognize man as being possessed of a threefold nature spiritual, moral and physical. The spiritual

condition of man, Is a matter-that Is v personal .to himself. -.and. must be settled-between himself and -God. Wet believe, that man can be strengthened morally. and-assisted in his physical weakness as. we find him from time to time. - So, Instead of interfering with Christlanty. we. are . one .of the church's most useful auxllarles and generous handmaidens. Odd Fellowship is the only organization that stood the test of war." HE IS A MASON. Here the grand sire was interrupted with the question. "Are you a Mason?" and the interrogatory had no reference to the funny farce to be presented at English's Opera House this week. "It is with very great pleasure," Mr. Ca

ble replied, "that I say yes to your ques tion. I believe Masonry to be the greatest philanthropic fraternal institution and Odd Fellowship to be the greatest fraternal and benevolent institution, working . under different forms of government, but accomplishing practically the same end." "Did not the Masons pass through , the clvilwar?" Mr. Cable was asked. They did, but they divided into a-North-ern and Southern Jurisdiction, which are maintained to this day," he answered. '"AH organizations divided .except the -Odd Fellows. Many of the Southern members. It Is true, failed to attend the sessions of. the Sovereign Grand Lodge during the war, but the roll of Jurisdictions was called and their places continued on the roll, although they were not represented." Mr. Cable gave some very interesting information concerning the Sovereign Grand Lodge. "It is something like a legislature," he said, "and for that reason I cannot give you any idea of the nature of the business that .will probably come before it. Suppose that your Legislature were scheduled to begin its sessions on Monday. Who would know what the, members have 'up their sleeves' 'to introduce during the session? The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows "is the senate of the' oraer. And yet that Is scarcely comprehensive enough, for Its jurisdiction Is limited only by the circumference of the earth. "This year's showing will be the most flattering in the history of the order, continued the grand sire, "both as to the gains in numbers and in the gains of .assets by way of receipts and saving in . expenses, and that item counts both ways you know. SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE. "The Sovereign Grand Lodge is made up of a representation from each jurisdiction on a basis of one representative for a thousand members, two representatives for a majority of the second thousand members, also from the Grand Lodge of each jurisdiction and from the Grand Encampment of each Jurisdiction, so that no Jurisdiction can have from the Grand Lodge or from the Grand Encampment to exceed two members each. Every State in the United States is a jurisdiction, over which presides a grand master of the lodges and a grand patriarch of the encampment. "We have Jurisdictions in New Mexico, Alaska, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, all the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, in British Columbia to Prince Edward Island, then we have lodges in Honolulu, Australasia, where we are very strong, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Japan and Italy. "ine sovereign Grand Lodge is peculiar In tihs, that It not only legislates, but it adjudicates as well. It is the court of last resort in the order. . In Congress and .the Senate legislation is enacted, but we have to have a Supreme Court to decide whether these laws are constitutional. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, however, passes laws and also decides as to their validity. During the interim between the annual meetings, which are-held the third week in September, the. grand, sire t is clothed with authority similar to that possessed by 'the sovereign body,", but his decisions are.all subject-to review.by.it. "Officers of , the .Sovereign Grand Lodge are 'elected' biennially,- in the even years." Mr. Cable . declared. that-in point of numbers the Odd Fellows .are. the .largest order in theworld'and have' the' largest assets, also ,make. the largest 'contributions for relief. He called particular attention to 'the 'great' good, that lodges 'accomplish by maintaining, homes for the orphans änd indigent persons of their membership. All are taxpayers, yet they contribute-for this extra' charity, which In a -large: measure seems to , lessen the amount, paid. out. in public 'charities. "' . - ,Mr., Cable said .that from information that has come to -his. office he is. confident the attendance this week will be.up.to'the expectations of the- most sanguine. . Her said one, railroad official told him. that his road already had assurances - of ' more passengers to -Indianapolis this week that-it has rolling stock .to transport.. THE . PATRIARCHS MILITANT. A Number of Cantons Already Under Tents at Camp Cable. The Patriarchs' Militant of Indiana, Ohio, Canada and Washington, D. C, were the first to arrive at Camp Cable, at the fair grounds, yesterday. They pitched their tents under the trees in the northwest cor ner of the grounds, and the canvases, were in sufficient number to attract people , to wander about on the opposite side of the race track. The Military Odd Fellows spent the day arranging their tent furniture and renewing acquaintances. All wore their uniforms. To-day many more of the members of the order will arrive and pitch tents in the camp. At noon to-day the formal ceremony of raising me ratnarens Militant nag will occur at Camp Cable. Addresses will be delivered by James. E. McDonald and James Henry Morris. To-morrow the down-town parade will be held and on the rest of the days of the week dress reviews and nrtre drills will occur at the camp. It will be a busy and colorful place. "With the Sovereign Grand Lodge," said one officer yes terday, as he a.U astride a chair and blew cigar smoke toward the tent roof, "the degree work, the drills at camp, the races, the fair exhibits and Sousa's band, I guess there'll be a-plenty doing this week." THE IOWA DELEGATION. Des Moines Anxious to Capture the Next Convention. A large delegation from Iowa, containing 150 chevaliers or uniformed Odd Fellows in addition to a host of others, is here for the purpose of capturing the next annual meet ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge for Des Moines, the capital city of their State The delegation is headed by M. A. Raney, of Marengo, la., department commander, and J. S. Bellamy, of Knoxville, la., grand representative. Mr. Bellamy will present to the Sovereign Grand Lodge cordial in vltatlons from the Iowa Grand Encamo ment, from the department council. Governor Leslie M. Shaw, all the State officials. Commerclel Exchange of Des Moines and city officers of that elty. and from promi nent citizens of the State at larre. The grand body has never met in the Iowa jurisdiction, which is said to be in a strong and prosperous condition. Mr. Bellamy Is well acquainted with the membership of the Sovereign Grand Lodge and was busily engaged last night mingling with these men and "button holing" them in the lobby of English s Hotel. Pioneer Canton. No. 3. of Des Moines, will enter Class A In the prize drilling contest at the fair grounds this week. ODD FELLOWS POLITICS. Several Candidates In the Field fo Deputy Grand Sire. Politics, not of the familiar type, but of the kind known to Odd Fellows, has shown Itself very plainly even at this early stage of the proceedings of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. There are a host of candidates for the position of deputy grand sire in the field and the partisans of each loudly de clare their man is certain to win.- There will be no contest for the place of grand sire, it being conceded that John B. Good win, of Atlanta. Ga.. will be chosen for that position by a practically unanimous vote. For deputy grand sire there are the following candidates In the field thus far: E S. Conway, of Chicago; W. G. Nye, of Minneapolis; Robert E. Wright, of Allentown, ra.; John L. Nolen, Nashville, Tenn WORK TO BE DONE. What Delegates to Sovereign Grand Lrode Meeting Say. Robert E. Wright, of Allentown. Pa., one of the grand representatives of his State, ald last night that the subject of the rela tlon of the Sovereign Grand Lodge to its foreign Jurisdictions, which has been discussed at meetings of the body for several years past, will come up again at the pres ent session, and in all probability be decided. Mr. Wright bellsves that the foreign Jurisdictions will accept the form of constitution offered to them last year. "Most of the jurisdictions have accepted

it;" said Mr. "Wright, "and all of them 'will probably come in after this session of-the Sovereign Grand Lodge." . XXX "Our work Is largely routlns business. said Alfred A. Guthrie, of Albany, N.",Y "and consists in passing upon decisions of the grand sire and 'deciding appeals, that come up from the various parts of the United States or from different parts of the world, and considering legislation. I do not think anything of special Importance will come up." Mr. Outhrle was asked If he had formed any impression of Indianapolis. "My first impression of your city," he said, "has been most pleasing. This monument is not only the finest soldiers'

monument I have ever seen, but one of the finest monuments of any kind upon which my eyes have ever rested. It is exception ally artistic, and its great size makes it very Imposing." xxx "We are most too far away from Indianapo'.Is to bring visitors with us to the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting," said A." O. Ansell, of Spokane, Wash. "We have nothing special to advocate from our State" at this time. We have come here witn no in structions, but are free lances." xxx Charles M. Busbee, of Raleigh, N. C. Is one of Grand Sire Cable's intimate friends. He Is a prominent attorney and president of the State Bar Association. Mr. Busbee was -grand sire, at which time present Grand Sire Cable was his grand marshal. Speaking of the death of Mr. McKinley, Mr. Busbee said: , "The death of Mr. McKinley has created a wave of absolute sadness over the entire South fully as great as that aroused In the North. We believed In McKinley I say that' as a Democrat and no measures can be taken that are too stern to punish the assassin. and all accessories to the Infamous deed, and further to stamp out anarchy In this country. Congress ought to pass a law makin it a capital felony, not oniy to enter Into a combination or conspiracy to assault a President, but even to indorse the crime after It has been committed, it is not so much a question of punishment as of the preservation of our form of government and or civilization in tnis lanu. If Czolgocz had shot Mr. McKlnlev in North Carolina he would not have lived thirty minutes no. not If there had been a thousand police to guard him." 9 JAMES r. SAUNDERS HERE. He Is Probably the Oldest Member of Sovereign Grand Lodge. Probably the oldest member of the Sov ereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows is now in the city attending the convention. He is James P. Saunders, of Yonkers, N. Y. He was born In New York, April 15, 1S19, and while now In his eighty-third year, he is still a very active member of the lodge and an active attorney at Yonkers. "The second position I ever held in my life," said Mr. Saunders last night, "was clerk In a newspaper office in New York called the Old Countryman. It was while working there that I had an opportunity of .taking a place äs-bookkeeper In the office while still very yo'ung.i and earned 5 a week. I left that place and ifook up the trade of hat-making, studying law while I was serving as an apprentice. When I became a Journeyman hatter I practiced a little law and helped to sup port my wife and family, as 1 had married very young. . ' "Iwent into the order of Odd Fellows. In 1843 in Connecticut and Joined the New York lo5ge in 1S17. That year I was' sent as a-delegate to the Grand Lodge faceting of. the State, and In 1&0 was a grand representative to the New lork Encamp ment; the highest branch In the State. In 1852 I was elected grand master, having nassed from one office to another until 1 was-eliglble to that office. In 1S&4 I. was deputy grand sire and was elected grand sire 'in. 1S68. I became a member of-the Soverelgfi Grand Lodge In 1850. I have. attended every meeting of that. body, and I think I am the oldest past grand sire living-and the oldest member of the Sovereign Grand .Lodge. : 'Mr. Saunders is still practicing law. in -Yonkers,. having maintained an office -In the same place in that city for fortytwo years. 'lie Is blessed with ail his faculties arid is "young for his age." WHO THEY ARE. . Something About the Grand Representatives Now In the City. . Although the grand representatives who will make up the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which Is to begin its sessions In this city to-day, have not all arrived, enough of them were here yesterday to make it plain that the order numbers among , its membership men prominent, in air walks of life In all parts of the country. John'B. Goodwin, of Atlanta. Ga., is the present .deputy grand sire, and, as stated elsewhere in this issue, will undoubtedly be the grand sire for next year. Mr. Goodwin Is a practicing attorney In his city and shares with Hoke Smith the distinction of having the largest -practice In the city. Mr. Goodwin is a typical Southern gentleman. XXX F. C. Gowdy. of Denver, Col., was the Republican candidate for Governor. In that State last year. He Is a well-known attorney and an Influential politician. xxx Judge O. J. Semmes, of Mobile, Ala., has been on the bench for twenty-five years. He has been a member of the Sovereign Grand Lodge twenty years. Judge Semmes Is a strong man in the public life of his1 Stat. He is a son of Gtneral 8emmes, of Farragut fame In the naval engagements of the war of the rebellion. W. W. Watson, of San Francisco, Is an active lawyer. xxx James W. Harris, also of San Francisco, is superintendent of a street-railroad company. xxx Charles E. Waldo, of Canyon City, Col., is said to be one of the best-posted men on the Jurisprudence of the order within Its ranks. W. P. Allen, of Washington, D. C. Is at the head of one of the departments in the navy. xxx F. A. Stier is cashier of the Lincoln National Bank of Washington. D. C. xxx C. D. Rinehart Is a prominent attorney of Jacksonville, Fla. xxx Robert T. Daniel, of Griffin, Ga., Is a lawyer and bears the reputation of being one of the brightest men In the order. xxx E. 8. Conway, one of the prominent candidates for deputy grand sire, is secretary' and treasurer of tne Kimball Piano Company, of Chicago: also president of .the Piano Makers' Association of the .Unlteti States. He Is a prominent politician and Is opposing William E. Mason for the United States Senate. Mr. Conway came within one vote of getting the nomination for that position that was captured by General Palmer. j XXX J. S. Bellamy Is Identified with the elec-trlc-llght and telephone company of Knoxville, la. XXX W. H. Cox, of Maysvllle. Ky.. is a Bepubllcan member of the State Senate and an attorney of high standing. XXX Thomas James resldesln Newport, Ky., and Is one of the owners and managers of a large shoe manufacturing company In Cincinnati. O., Just across the river from his home city. XXX Charles H. Brownlee practices law In New Orleans, La. xxx R. Hill Myers is a barrister at law and a member of the Legislature of Manitoba. Canada. xxx James Young is editor and publisher of the Telegram of Baltimore, Md. xxx Rev. Dusault Is an eminent Universalist minister of Boston, Mass. xxx E. H. Sellers Is an attorney In Detroit. Mich. XXX Frank E. Andrews, of Adrian, Mich., Is a physician and surgeon. xxx The reason past grand sires are referred to as delegates to the present sesilon of the Sovereign Grand Lodge Is that by virtue of their having held that exalted posl-

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Oar Dressmaking Departments are Open for the Fill tad Winter Seasons Miss Orcrholser and Miss Hansen having- returned from New York .'prepared to show; the latest models from. the fashion -I centers of that city and Europe. Mr. Walter McFarland is in charge of our department ' for Ladies Tailoring- and iv show ing', the proper models :!an4 cloths. e 7 H. P. WASS0N cVCO. tlon .in the order they are entitled to 'sit with the body at Its-annual meetings. x x x - ' - W. G. Nye is ex-city controller of Minneapolis, Minn. He Is a broker. His name is mentioned for the position 'of deputy grand sire for next year. xxx ' W. O. L. Jewett is an attorney and editor in Shelblna, Mo. xxx. , R. M. Abercromble resides in St. Joseph. Mo., where he Is a contractor and builder. He Is also a Republican member of the Missouri Legislature. XXX Massena Bullard Is an active attorney of Helena, Mont. xxx George W. Norris resides at McCook, Neb., and Is district Judge at that place. xxx J. S. Hoagland Is an attorney of North Platte, Neb. ' XXX C. E. Mack, of Virginia City. Nev.. has been district judge for a number of years past. xxx F. M. Huffaker Is an attorney of Virginia City. Nev. XXX Franklin P. Trautman Is a prominent New York attorney. xxx Alfred A.' Guthrie is an attorney of Albany, N. Y. xxx Jacob Dllcher is a bank president i in Buffalo, N. Y. XXX John C. Whlttaker Is superintendent of police In Dayton, O. x x x i '.' .John M. Broderick is a-district-Judge at Marysville. O. . . . . .-. ; . . j' .... x , x . x W. NV Mundy Is a well-known phyfician at F'orest, O. " Robert. E. Wright - Is .an attorney,' and president v of a. bank, also president of a nümbe'r of corporations at : A entown .PaHe is a candidate for deputy grand sire. ' ' - X. x x -' .' . '-, - .'J. K.' ;Weatherford is an attorney. of'.'AIbany;.Ore. ? x x ' , Charles L.' Palmer' Is ' a merchant of r . ev " .fc xjaRcr wny, urc. .'' . , -xxx.- ... .tj A. J. Cushing Is .'an. attorney; at i Providence, R. I. , X X x J.E. C.' Farnham Is proprietor of a laVgs printing establishment at Providence, 'TL I. - X X X ' . . . i" . IL M. Kreps is a physician in Langley, S. C. ' . xxx W. E. Benedict Is an attorney at Custer, S. D. . 1 XXX. I John L. Nolan . Is an attorney of .Nashville, Tenn., and mentioned In connectioa with the position of deputy grand sire. xxx' -.' Judge G. W. Glasscock Is an attorney of Georgetown, Tex. , ; x x x ' J. J. Thomas Is an attorney of Salt LaIla City, Utah. . .. xxx Edwin H. Bartlett Is a merchant of Island Pond, Vt. - x x x Charles D. Fox Is a druggist of Roanoka, Va. X X X Hill Montague Is a leading attorney. of Richmond, Va. xxx A. G. Ansell Is a printer of Spokana, Wash., and strongly resembles the lat President McKinley in facial features. xxx W. R. Cummins is a physician of East Bank, W. Va. XXX A. B. Whitman is an attorney of Applston. Wis. xxx Jackson Silbaugh Is an attorney of Vir, qua. Wis. k x x W. L. Kuykendall is owner of a lr ranch near Saratoga, Wyo. XXX , Only two past grand sires had aniv4 last night. These are James P. Saunders, an attorney of Yonkers, N. Y.. who waa grand sire In 12. and who Is the oldest living past grand sire of the order, and U. J. Durham, of Lexington. Ky.. who was controller of the currency under President Cleveland. XXX North Carolina Is represented at ths Sovereign Grand Lodge by two young mea and by one of more mature age. M. W. Jacobl Is a young but prosperous business man of Wilmington, N. C. B. C. Gorhara. of Fayetteville, N. C. is also 4 young man. B. H. Woodell, the other grand representative, has been grand secretary of the Od4 Fellows of North Carolina for the pas; sixteen years and was grand guardian f the Sovereign Grand Lodge in I7S and IWol and grand representative In 1&3-4. He has been appointed grand representative fgr one year to fill the unexpired term of Dr. John A. Stevens, resigned. Deratur County Odd Fellows. FpUI to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENSBURO. Ind., Sept. 15.-The Od4 Fellows of Decatur county have charteret a train of fifteen coaches to go to Indianapolis on next Tuesday, and eipect to carry at least 1.30 people. Committees hava virtlted each lodge in the county, and foun4 the members much interested In the meet. Ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodg. D. catur county Odd Ftilows will not wear their regwlla. but will wear Mdges with a picture of the Indiana Odd Fellows' Horn. AUGUST HESS INJURED. He Fell Over a Fence at a Family Picnic. August Hess, eighty years of age and residing at Center street, was taken to the City Hospital yesterday suffering from Internal injuries which may prove fatal. He was attending a family picnic at Armstrong Park and fell over a fence. He la almost an Invalid, and It Is thought ho cannot survive the strain. He complalnei of sharp pains In the chest. Dr. Wagner took charge of the case. Special trains on Monon Railroad will run from Union Station to state fair, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as follows: Leave Union Station at 10:20. 11. 11:30 a. m.; 12 m.. 1. 1:30 and 2 p. m. Lesvo fair grounds about & p. m. for Union Station, connecting with trains to points in th State. Special arrangements have bsesi made to accommodate visitors to the 8a cencerts In the evening on Sept. 1J.