Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1891 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 27, 1891-TWELVE PAGES.

ME SUCCEEDS RAM

In the Interest of Benny's Hoosier Pences. Robertson's Crowd Has Had Its Allowance. The National Treasury in a Bankrupt Condition. No Money to Pay Pensions or the Appropriations. A Serious Menace to the Country's Prosperity. BrfcBATT OF THE SeMTWBL. 1 JTo. 141 S New Yobk- a ye., N. W V Washixotox. D. C May 20. ) A minor prevails today that President Harrison has decided to demand the resignation of Eanm, and that either the Hon. James B. "White or Maj. George "VV. Steele of Indiana will be appointed to succeed him. Harrison is playing every card to make himself solid with his party in Indiana, and it would be a great etroke of policy could he pet Capt White to accept the position. Since the beginning of this administration Harrison haa catered to the Jtobertson crowd in the northern portion of the etate, and the man-afraid-of-the-lieutenant-governorship Las had everything to eay as to appointments, while Capt. "White, who pent his mony freely and took a defeat for congress in aid of the party, has been snubbed. White can do more for the party than forty Robertsons. He has a good war record, and was a captain in the gallant Thirtieth, one of the best regiments Indiana eent to the field. DfKEATT op The Sfxtwel,') No. 1418 New York-ave.. N. V., Washington, P. C, May 21.) Thifl afternoon the following special was Bent to the "cw York Hail and Express; Tension Cornmieeioner Raum has tendered to the president, in the interest of harmony, his resignation." Gen. Raum had a conference with President Harrison yesterday afternoon at the executive mansion. When asked the reeult of his conference with the president, at which it is supposed the question of tendering his resignation was discussed, he simply showed a slip of paper which he had prepared for the members of the Tre.-s, in answer to this inquiry, and on which was written: "I had a half hour with the president and had a very agreeable interview." The man who could call that interview "agreeable" would enjoy the climate in hades. A thousand fragments of gossip are in circulation as to what may or may not be dune to sever the connection of Gen. Raum with the otlico of commissioner of pensions, but statements of substantiated facts are leas numerous than political parties in this country. The only thing that seems to be definitely known is that Commissioner Raum called upon the president yesterday afternoon and for nearly forty-five minutes answered the many questions asked by the chief executive. It was 3:43 when the commissioner entered the president's office and it was nearly 4:25 when Gen. Raum walked downstairs. The general was not on the best of terms with himself. His mind was evidently busy on other matters when he told the reporter that the interview with the president had been a pleasant one. There was a preoccupied air about tim that was not apparent when he entered the presidential presence. The civil service commission is making an elfbrt to propecuto young Raum for criminal violation of the civil ecrvice law. THE BANKRUPT TREASURY. A Bad Outlook for the Coining Tear Jag. g'lng the Figures. Bcukau of The St.ntinel, "l "So. 141 f New York-ave., N. W., V Washington, I). C, May 20. ) Tho treasury officials are thoroughly alarmed at the condition of the government finances. It is a question whether they can tide the administration over until nextlwinter.when a democratic congress will be called upon to increase the revenue to make good the deficits caused by the famous billion dollar congress. Yesterday Chief haw, of the finance division of the pension bureau, was summoned to the treasury department, where he had a long conference with Secretary Foster and several other officials, as a result of which it was decided that the brakes would have to be set on the pension business. IV niions are being i.-sued at the rate of 1000 a day and about 00,(K)0 cases are pending at this time. When the treasury officials are hoarding the pennies to meet the government's obligations, it is essential, therefore, that the granting of pensions should be reduced to a minimum, and this will be done. Other expedients are being resorted to to relieve the cramped condition of the treasury. Appropriations made by congress are even being held up. Yesterday, Director of the Mint Leech went to the warrant division of the treasury with a demand for $1,500 w hich has been appropriated by the last congress. He was told that he would have to do without the money. Nothing could better illustrate the critical nature of the situation. When the treasury is forced to postpone the payment Oi an insignificant sum like $1,500 the finances must indeed be in a very critical condition. At the closo of business yesterday an available balance of $58,853,82 was reported. Of this amount, however, $20,217,312 is in fractional silver coin which is not a legal tender for amounts over $5, and which.therefore is not available. Secretory Foster tried to float this subsidiary coin. He issued circular after circular offering to "pay the freight in" order to exchange it for money which could be nsed in payment of tho government's liabilities, but in spite of all his manipulation the effort has been a dead failure. During this entire month the treasury department has only succeeded in floating $57U,o72, or about one-fortieth of the entire sum. Beeide this fractional silver, the treasury department has $3,J8.012 in the national banks counting the silver as available, which it is not. This left at the end ot busineFs yeeterdaj only fjfiW, 13a actually In the treasury. How will pensions be paid? The pension bureau has already notified the treasury that something over $20,000,000 will be required to meet the quarterly payments due June 4. These can only be met ty drawing on the national banks, and after they are paid, the treasury will contain from So.OOO.Ot) to $10,0u0,000. When that is gone the treasury will he absolutely at the end of its rope, and jut at this juncture the billion dollar congress will step in to claim its

pound of flesh. This is the most serious aspect of the situation. On July 1, the beginning of the new fical year, many of the extraordinary appropriations of the last congress, like those made for rivers and harbors, become available. There will be little or no money in the treasury to meet them. All appropriations are made out of "any money in tho treasury not otherwise appropriated." If there is no money the treasury will simply refuse payment, and if nono becomes available during the fiscal year the appropriations will die. It bwdis Tery probable, therefore, that many of the government works for which appropriations were provided in the river and harbor bill will have to languish for want of money to meet them, at least until the democratic congress meets. Altogether the outlook is very gloomy. A gentleman who has made the government finances a study for twenty years, said this afternoon that the eituation was an exceedingly grave one, not only on account of the condition ot the U. S. treasury, but rather because of the disaster it might involve to the business interests of the country. "It looks as though we would have a panic next fall," sai 1 he. "Nothing seems more certain now than that one will occur and that it will be one of the worst calamities the country has experienced in year. Stocks are falling. Next October when the crops come to be moved they will require a third more money than they did last year. Last year the crops were a failure. This year they promise to be unusually heavy. Yet when the pinch came last year money on call went up in New York to 185 per cent, per year; this, notwithstanding the fact that Secretary V indom. to relieve the stringency, purchased $63,000,000 worth of government bonds. When the pinch comes this year the treasury won't have a dollar to check a panic, and if money gets unusually tight a crash is inevitable. Husk's Hralc. T'ncle Jerry Rusk, the secretary of agriculture, has got his foot into it. Over sixty thousand copies of his report have been sent out and it is now discovered that in his article on mushrooms, he has made a fatal error. The article is illustrated by two handsome plates, one showing the edible and the other the poisonous variety of mushrooms. In some mandt the title to the plates got chanped and places Uncle Jerry in an effort to ring in the poisonous variety on the American people as the proper kind for food. It U not known whether the entire edition of 60,000 were given out to democratic congressmen for distribution or not. A Department Marring. Miss May Brooks, a bright young clerk of the pension office, and Mr. Herbert R. Hess of the law office, in the department of justice, were married on Tuesday at the residence of the bride, 1613 S etreet northwest, and are now enjoying their honeymoon in New York, where they will remain until next week. The bride is a lady of considerable literary attainments and popular in society, arid the groom, who hails from Indianapolis, is one of the most efficient of the legal force f.f the attorneygeneral's office. The wedding was a qniet home one, and manj of tho friends of both the parties were surprised yeBierday to hear of the marriage. A Diamond for Hu ton. The employes of tho V. S. treasurer's office have purchaed a handsome diamond ring for presentation to Mr. J. X. Huston, the late treasurer. It will be forwarded to him at his home in Indiana. A BIBLE OF PINS.

llowan A)fd Ijidj Mnrktil Iht Old Fntul. llnr Texts. (Pet nut Fre Press. It was a bil-le, a family bible, a wellworn family bible the bible of an old lady who read it, and walked by it, and fed on it, and prayed over it for a long lifetime. As she grew older and older her sijrht began to fail, and she found it hard to find her favorite verses. Rut she could not live without them, so what did she do? he stuck a pin in them, one by one, and after her death they counted ItiS. When jeople went to see her she would open her bioie, and feeling over the page after her pin, would fay: "Head there," or "Head here," and he knew pretty well what verse was struck by that pin. Mie could indeed say of her precious bible: I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold ; they are sweeter to ine than the honey and the honeycomb." A FATAL WRECK. Two Men Killed In a Collision at Melville, Tenn. CnATTAHOOGA, Tenn.. May 2.T. A wreck occurred on the Cincinnati Southern road tonight at Melville, fifteen milea from Chattanooga, byarcarenl collision of two passenger trains. Engineer Charles Chapin of Chattanooga and Fireman Robert Clark, also of Cbattauooga, were kuled by jumping from the engine, 'Ihe empty cars on one train in the rear averted serious loss of life. The wreck vu the result of the carelessness of, an operator in ae;leoting to keep trains ten minutes apart. A Ghastly Discovery. Wi!f wipeq, May 23. The hand of a child wna found in the stomach of a catfish oaught In the lied river yesterday, sod today another catfish was caught with another hand in ita stoiuaob, apparently belonging to the sane child. No one doubts that Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy really cures Catarrh, whether the disease be recent or of long standing, because the makers of it clinch their faith in it with a $500 guarantee, which isn't a mere newspaper guarantee, but "on call" m a moment. That moment is when you prove that its makers can't cure you. The reason for their faith is this: Dr. Sage's remedy has proved itself the right cure for ninety-nine out of one hundred cases of Catarrh in the Head, and the World's Dispensary Medical Association can afford to take the risk of your being the one hundredth. The only question is -are you willing to make the test, if the makers are willing to take the risk? If so, the rest is easy. You pay your druggist 50 cents and the trial begins. If you're wanting the $500 you'll get something better a cure

A CONSERVATIVE REVISION

OF THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION. IS la Not Evpeeted to Salt Either Class of Radleals-To be Referred Back to the Presbyteries Tfe IlrlffCS Case AgalB-Otbsr Kellgloue New. Detroit, Mich., May 20. Tha fall report of the committee of revision appointed by the last presbyterian assembly was made public this morning. Tho report will probably be submitted to the assembly which meets in this city tomorrow. It is possible that the work of the committee will be sent to the presbyteries for their consideration without discussion, but it is hardiy probable. The committee does not flatter itself with the hope that all of tho presbyteries will be satisfied with its work, but hopes that it has met the views of tho majority of ihe presbytery. The committee has aimed to make no alterations that would in any way impair the integrity of the reformed or Calvinistic system of doctrine taught in the confession. Two chapters have been inserted in the book, one relating to the work of the Holy Spirit, the other to the universal ofTer of the gospel. The greatest change in the book, as wns expected, has taken place in the third chapter, which treats of the eternal decrees. This has been recast, rather than rewritten, and the expressions considered objectionable by so many have disappea red. One of Ihe changes that will meet with general approval is the confessional statement regarding Roman catholics. They are no longer called "papists" and "idolators," but they are included among "the adherents of false religion." The Kev. William C. Roberts, D. P., chairman of the revision of the presbyterian assembly, arrived late laet night. Tho committee has twenty-five members, and adopted the points of the revisions trouble at a meeting in Washington, T. C, last February. It is believed that it may not cause a heated ftrugle, especially at the present assembly. It will be referred to the presbyteries, and if adopted by a majority of them will be p.it-ed upou by the next general assembly. Dr. KoberU Baid today : "I consider it, oq the whole, rater a conservative report. The first tart will give our reason for the changes. We propose to add two new sections to the confession of faith; to drop out part entirely and to change words and phrases here and there. I presume that the extreme conservatives and radicals will not be suited." The central figure at the opening of the f)resbyterian general assembly tomorrow, y virtue of his official position, will be the retiring moderator, William Kves Moore, P. 1)., of Columbus, O., who is alo perma.ient clerk of the assembly, an oflice he has held hince 1SS4. Leading candidates for the Biicceesion to Dr. Moore's place, presumably placed in tho field by their friends, are Pr. Charles A. Dickey, pastor of Calvary church, Philadelphia; lr. (Jeorge D. Taker, a'soof Philadelphia; Dr. William II. lireen of Princeton, Dr. II. C. Ilayden of Cleveland and Dr. John Hall of New York. The Kev. William O. E. Moore of Columbus, ()., who for the past year ha been tho highest dignitary of the presbyterian church, was this afternoon fchown ti.e dispatch from New York giving the question submitted to Prof. BriggR for his consideration und reply by a committee of three appointed by tho directors of the Union theological seminary. After reading the dispatch Dr. Moore said: "I think that is genuine. The whole trouble about Dr. lingua has arisen from his paradoxical Ftyle of stating points. There was nothing in his inaugural address, rightly understood, which is in conflict with the presbyterian creed. These questions were firepared from all the objections against lis address which haveben made and all the inferences as to what he meant. His answers place him in line with the church. Hftgjys that he does not consider the bible, church and reason as co-ordinate sources of authority. There is nothing in his address to the contrary, notwithstanding the popular belief. "Now he says too, that he believes the bible is nn infallible record of God's revelation in respect to both fact and doctrine. Of course he means in essential thing.. Dr. l'riggs says also that he does not bold what is commonly known as the doctrine of future probatio'n in purgatory. His address doos not warrant such an inference at all. He believes there will be progression from the time of death to the time of resurrection." Detkoit, Mich., May 21.The 103rd annual meeting of the presbyterian general assembly convened this morning in the First presbyterian church in this city. After an invocation by the Kev. Dr. Kadclilfe, pastor of the church, and singing "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" by the conzregation, the Kev. Dr. F. L. Patton, president of Princeton, read the sixteenth chapter of Isaiah, and prayer was offered by the Kev. Dr. James Smith of Baltimore. The Kev. Dr. William E. Moore of Cincinnati, moderator of the last assembly, delivered the opening assembly sermon from John iii, 17: "For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved." After prayer by Dr. Moore tho organization of the assembly was perfected, and after singing the committee on arrangements reported and the assembly adjourned ti'l 3 p. m. The afternoon session came to order promptly at o o'clock. After prayer by the moderator the state' clerk called the roll and, nominations fer moderator being in order, the Kev. Dr. Dickey of Philadelphia addressed the assembly. He said that his own convictions and those of many friends moved him to nominate a beloved brother whope name is favorably known throughout the world, one who will do what man can do to preserve that spirit of good will which so hnppily characterized the last assembly. "I mean the Kev. Prof. William li. Green of the Princeton theological seminary." The Kev. Gen. Baker, now of Philadelphia, formerly pastor of the First pretbyUrian church in Detroit, seconded the nomination, urging that Dr. Green may be elected by acclamation. On motion it was voted to suspend nominations und decide the matter by a rising vote, which resulted in the unanimous choice of Dr. Green. Dr. Dickey and Dr. Kaker were appointed by the chair a committee to conduct the new moderator to the chair for installation. The newly elected moderator was then escorted to the platform, where he was welcomed by the retiring moderator in the following words: My dear brother. It girt me inexpressible pleasure to welcome you to this office with this manifestation of the spirit of k'ndneas, lor and honor 111 this asaemLly. ily prayer ia that you will Cud it as rftsponsire to your touch as it was to mice. It ia, perhaps, a significant fact that do gavel has been furnished me to put ia your Land. Tbe troth ia that but little influence of that kind ia needed, but here tho confession of faith, the form of govermtnt and the book of disoipliu lor your guide in this matter, f Applause.J The moderator replied: I am profoundly grateful, fathers and brethren, for this distinguished and most unusual token of your confidence. I feel constrained to surrender for tbe moment my

protectant right of private judgment in the submission to yaur. will." I accept the hich position to which you have invited me to by aufTrage, though it ia with much inward reluctance, and though it is with a deep sense of unfitness, lint 1 aru it assured by the confident belief that I shall be aided in all the duties which are imposed upon me by this position by your general co-ope ration and at your kind forebearance will condone aud supplement my deficiencies'. It shall be my e&rnpit endeavor to the utmost of my ability to fulfill the office which yoa bare placed in my hands and hope that my errors and ray failures wiJ. be attributed to an advertai.ci and ineiperience, and will le either overlooked kindly or be promptly corrected by your superior wisdom. From the very nature of the case the taik of presiding oyer such an assembly aa this must be comparatively light where, all the members animated by one spirit, are seeking one great end and have as their supreme desire tha promotion of the glory of God and the advancement of the kingdom of our blessed Savior. In all the diiferencei of judgement that may arise with regard to tbe questions that shall co ne before yoa for consideration, it may be expected that brotherly love will prevail and that each will recognize and regard the feelings and the motives by vhioh others are actuated. Ia regard to any question that shall be exciting aruing, it shall . be well for us if the admonition given by tbe apostle is borne in mind to be "swift to hear, alow to speak and alow to wrath." We are aure that tha most kindly spirit will prevail. We are sure that where there is an earnest adherence to principles, and there is an earnest seeking of that which ia conscientiously felt to be right and to be true nevertheless, there will be nothing said and nothing done that shall wound feelincs or that shall create any needless irritation, or that sha'l do ar.y injury thet cannot be easily correeted. Brethren and fathers the eyes of many are directed toward this af03mlly, and many prayers havd been offered to . (lod for this aasombly. May the God of all wisdom and of aU grace eo replenish every member of this body with Ilia holy spirit, and so guide in all our deliberations, and so direct all our conclusions, that all 11: a 7 issue for the furtherance of His word of truth, for the purity and the peace and the prosperity of our beloved church, anJ for the glory of Ilis own great name. Applause. J Following is a synopsis of what the annual reports to the general assembly will show: The report of the home mission board will show that tbe fiscal year closed with a debt of about flOO.OiO hanging over tho work. The causes of the debt have been the unexpected fading off of legacies, which were $100,100 les last year than for the previous year. During the yetr the board of education has had under ita care 8i9 candidates, an increase of 330 lover last year. The total receipts were oM.GOii (51, an iuereuse of o,670.27 over the previous year; still there ia a ueficiehcy, and, with $8,700 debt hanging over from previous years, the hoard at the close of the fiscal year, April 15, waa $16, OlO in debt. The report of treasurer of the board of missions for freedmen shows just enough money ou hand to pay all liabilities. The total receipts for the year were $155,073.13, whioh ehowa a falling off, aa compared with the previous year, which is accounted for by the lart that durinsr tbe year 1-&0 the board received f.14,000 in the shape of two legacies. During the year 300 ministers and teachers have been aupported in the field, and J40.000 has been added to the real estate values owned by tho board. The churcb.es aud pupila during the year contributed JjO.OIjO toward acifsupport from the t-abbath school. Missionaries during the yetr have established 1.200 schools with 4,813 teachers and 40.52S scholars. They have given away 3,62 bit.les, 61,291 books, 14,001,472 tract?, and 7,09b bibles for reciting the shorter catechism. The board of aid reports 2,173 contributing churches acainst 2,( 30 lest year. Of these 417 are encouraged by the board under promise to contribute to their neighboring schools. This has the eflect of decreasing the amount aotually coming into the treasury so that this year it only amounts to $30,502.1)3, hut the entire volume of collections ia $39,778.30 aa against $To,737,75 last vesr. Total r-ceipts. property included, $itf,3l'3.C(L Grand total from all sources $H'j,,'W7.15; last year, fcM.tvlUl. The boHr l of foreign missions is still in debt. The Occidental board (Pacific coat) received J10.S51.31; southwestern board, J7,74i.70; New York women's board of foreigu missions, $7,039.72; women's board of Northwest, $W.iU.15; women's foreign missionary society of Philadelphia, $121,000. The women of the cburih have sent to thotnfoaltfti hoTtse during the year if.'llO.0J0. The toird of church erection received 18,726.73 whioh, with unexpenJe 1 bulances, save it a total working cap t l o 12(,142. The total membership of the pretUyteriau church, inoluding the Dutch and G-mian reformed churches, in the world in is; 0 w:t 20,2h,500i of which l..'O were in the I'uiled JStatcs. Detroit, May 22. Tho preshytcrian general assembly met at 1 n. in. this morning. After a tension of pr iver ind conference led by the lev. Dr. . ('. Lo'an of Scrnnton, l'a., the minutes were read and standing committees were announce L The stated clerk read tho list of the presbyteries that have assented to the prposed change in the methods of amendment to standard. Xinty-one oted aye; seven, nay ; fix refused to report and fourteen have li 't reported. A committee of three iniiiieters and two ciders were appointed to canvass these returns. The stated el rk read a statement as to the overture o i deaenrsses. A committee was also' appointed to canvnss these returns. The report of the committeo on the revision of ti.e confession of faith waa read by the chairman, the llev. William G. lloberts, D. !., pre?dnt of the Iake Forest university. He raid, in introduction, that the copy fr.m which ho was reading was the only correct one and that ho regretted that sotr.e of the daily papers had by some means got hold of and published one of the partially incorrect copies which were distributed to tho assembly. The following abstract contains everything of importance in this important and eatrerly expected report, which, it is believed, will be the most engrossing subject that will come before this bession of the assembly. The following is an abstract of the changes recommended by the committee on revision: In chapter 1 of tbe holy scriptures, sec. 5, are inserted tbe words "and the truthfulness of the history, the faithful witnesa of prophecy and miracle," as among the arguments for the inspiration of the scriptures. Chapter 3 "of God's eternal decree" has sees. 1 and 2 unchanged and sees. 3 and 4 stricken out. Beo. 5, which ia the portion of the present confession relating to foreordination, becomes aec. 3, and is amended to read as follows: "(iod, before the foundation of tbe world was laid, according to His eternal and immutable pnrpose and the secret counsel and good pleasure ot His will, hath predestined.f onie of mankind to life, and hath particularly and unohsogaebly obosen them in Christ unto everlastiug glory, out of Ilia mere free grace and love without any foresight of faith, or good works or perseverance in either of them or any other thiug in the ereatnr aa oonditinn or causes moving Him thereunto, and to the praise of His glorious grace." ' Fee. 6 remains unchanged and becomes aeo. 4. iSeo. 7 waa amended and becomes sec 5, and is aa follows: "The rest of mankind (iod was pleased according to the unsearchable counsel of Ilia own will whereby Heextendeth or withholdeth merey as He pleaseth," not to elect unto everlasting life, Vbul to ordain them to dishonor and wtath for their ain to the praise of His glorious justice," yet so as thereby neither is auy limitation put npon tbe otler of salvation to all, upon condition of faith in Christ; nor is restraint laid upon the oiler of salvation to all. conditions of faith in Christ; nor is restraint laid npou the freedom of any one to hinder his acceptance of this otler." tac. 8, onrhanged, save in numeration. Chapter 4, creation, receives some amendments that are me rely verbal. The aama may be said or the changes in chapter 6, of the fall of man; chapter 7, of God's covenant with man, and chapter 8. of Christ, the mediator. A chapter "on the Holy Spirit" is made chapter 9. '.The chapter on free will, cow chapter 10, it amended by the addition of those words to the declaration on the insufficiency of the will of man for spiritual goodness, "jti ia his responsibility aa a free moral agent not thereby impaired." Tbe chapter on the universal offer of the gospel is made more complete in terms. The doctrines of justification, eaving faith, good works and religious worship receive only verbal changes. In the t.pronoupcjaraenti upon tba lawful oatha "popish monastio vows" are described aim ply as "monastic Vows." "a.milar changes with regard to the term papist ara made ia the chapter on marriage

and divorca, and the pope of Rome ceases in the revision to be described aa anti-Christ. The sacrifice ct the mass is also referred to as a "Iloraan catholic doctrine'' rather than "popish," but it continues to be designated as abominably injurions. Clause 3 of chapter 12 is changed to read aa follows: All infants dying in infancy and all other persons who from birth to death are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the word, are redeemed by Chriat and regenerated by the Spirit, who worketh when and where and how lie pleaseth. This ia a radical alteration didering from the ill confession in the insertion of the wordi "all," "from birth to de.th." "are redeemed." and "re regenerated by the spirit." An entirely new clause is the following: "Chapter 25, sec. 6. There is no other bead of the church but the Lord Jesus Christ, and the claim of the pope of Uome to bo the vicar of Christ and the head of the church universal ia without warrant in scripture or in fact; and is a usuipation dishonoring to the Lord Jesus ChmL After the reading of the report it was moved that it be sent down to the presbyteries as recommended bv the committee. It was moved by Dr. Hayes that tho report presented by the committee of revision be now accepted as a report of progress, and the stated clerk is hereby directed to print the same undsr the supervision of the committee and send it down to the presbyteries in accordance with its recommendations; and the committee is continued to make final report to the next assembly. Dr. Joeepti T. tfmith seconded the motion. One conservative elder who said that fifty years ago he went through the old debates between the old and new schools, that the confepsion of faith was an anvil that had worn out every hammer that had pounded it. The mischief had always been started by the ministers, not "by the elders. The Kev. Dr. l'atton of the revision committee supported the resolution. He would have preferred on strictly technical grounds that the report be recommitted and they be directed to send it down to the presbyteries rather than for the assembly to itself 6end it down, because some might misunderstand that action as implying some degree of indorsement of the recommendation. He did not wish to speak on the merits of the

question now for any one but himself. The j sessions of the committee were harmoni- i otis, a' though very free in urging views that were more or less antsgonistic. "1 think in the changes proposed in the report tne eesente of t'alvanism id wholly preserved. W'e did not mean to de-Cal-vinize, and we did not. livery ne who expected anything of that sort wiil be disappointed to his satisfaction or dissatisfaction as the case ruay be. We want the asscaibly t-j continue the committee that it may get the benefit of the criticisms of the preobyteries ; albo think more at length about pome mooted points before making a final report. Some who might, if it had been a final report, have felt constrained to make a minority report, have not done so upon sojuo points. Were not unanimous although so harmonious. We want to eee how the church views tbe proposed changes and the proposed methods of making changes before deciding to stand out for anything that does not appear in the report. We want the report to be criticised without any restraint from a misapprehension of unanimity in the sessions of the committee." The motion was unanimously adopted and the great debate was over for this year as far a:i the general assembly is concerned. Detroit, Mey 23. After prayer meeting and some uiiscellaueous business at the presbyterian general conference this morning ten minutes were assigned between the fir-t and ercond order of the day to the represeutativea of the evangelical church of Italy. There was no session of the atambly this afternoon as tbe body attended the cpenini? of McMillan hall at Ann Arbor university this afternoon, leaving on a epecial train about 1 o'clock. BRIGGS AIL RIGHT. lie Satisfactorily Passes Examination aa to Ilia rulth. New Youk, May 20. At a recent meeting of the directors of the Union theological seminary, a committee of three, Drs. Frazcr, Parkhurst and White, was appointed to formu!ate a series of questions to bo presented to Frof. Hriggs for his consideration and reply. The questions were prepared and sent; Prof. rripgs allixed answers and returned them to the committee. At a special meeting of the directors of the seminary the committee presented the list to the members. It ia aa follows: 1. "Do you consider the bible, the church and the reason as co-ordinate source: of authority r "No." 2. "Do you believe tho old and new testaments as the only infallible rule of faith and practice?" "Yes." 3. "When yoa exercise reason do you include conscience and religious feelings?" "Yes." 4. "Would you accept the following as a satisfactory definition of inspiration: That it is such a divine declaration as to seem an infallible record of God's revelation in respect to both act and doctrine?" Yea." 5. "Do yon believe the bible in respect to all matters of faith and practice, as a revelation from the God, or a vehicle of divine truth, and thatnoeriors disturb ils infallibility in those matters which it records of historic events and institutions with which it ia inseparably connected?" "Yes." 6. "Do yoa believe the miracles related in the scriptures are due to an extraordinary exeroise of divine eneigy, either directly or inmediately through holy men?" "Yes." 7. "Do you hold to what ia commonly known as the doctrine ot future probation; do yoa believe in purgatory?" "No." S. "Do yoa believe that the Issues of this life are final; that men who die impenitent have no further opportunity of salvation?" "Yes." 0 "Is yonr theory of progressive aancti&catlon such as will permit you to say that yoa believe that when a man dies in the faith he enters the middle state regenerated, justified, sinless?" "Yes." The list was signed by Trof. Criggs, and, after considering it, the board adopted tho following resolution : Resolved, That this board baa listened with satisfaction to tbe categorical replies rendered by Dr. Prices to the questions submitted to him, and that it trusts tha manner in which he has dealt with points in dispute will operate to correot the misapprenheos.on widely current and quiet the disturbed condition of mind in which, aa a communion, we are so unhappily involved. , A FATAL MISTAKE. Two Pitrtles of VlKllant.-a Fire on Each Other In the Iark. Dcnning, Neb., May 2.1 While a party of vigilantes who had jost captured a cattle thief named McAlvery near here were bringing the prisoner to town last night they met another posse of vigilantes. The night was very dark and each party mistook the otber for thieves. Fire waa ope Led on both aides, and before the mistake was discovered Judce Aikena, treasurer of the county, and McAlvery, the cattle thief who waa in bis care, were killed. No arret la hava been made. Train Kobbr Csptnrsd. Oklahoma City, Okla,, Hay 23. Tba Dalton brothers and gang, who robbed tba Santa i'e passenger train at Wharton station, after being chased for two weeks were captured last Friday evening in Sao and Fox reservation sixty miles from here, after a nine hoars' fight, by U. H. deputy marshals, aided by a detachment of ih Fifth oavalry. The marsha'-a located tbe robbers Thursday in a cave and attempted their capture, but after the Daltona bad killed their bloodhounds and exchanged a few shots, they sent for the snldieia and effected their capture. One Daltoo waa killed and one soldier waa wounded. The rest of the gang waa oaptared.

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11. a .r Full Text of the Great Document Given Out. Careful Resume of the Letter's Contents. The Doctrines of Socialism Denounced. Capital and Labor Should Work in Harmony. The Duties and Privileges of Government Pointed Ont. Rome, May 2X In Lis exordium tbe pope dilates upon tbe task whioh be has set himself in defining for the euidance of the church, ita position toward the existing sooial qnestions. Ilia boline&a refers to tbe pruritic importance I of tbe matter and the difficulty in dealing with j it arising from its complex character, owing to the numerous concurrent factors requiring consideration, yet, be says a solutioa can be obtained by applying the eternal principles on which the teachings of the church are a'waya based. Now, as ever, men'a reiationa toward each other aa individuals or parte of aociety must have the sauctioa of the old authority. The law ia stated ia Deuteronomy vi, 21: .Vu eoncttpicf orrm proximo tui, no i domumvoii agrum, uon ancillum non. boeV! non an'num ft vnivrta qnal :llius tnnt." The divin law therefore reject tbe socialist solution of the social problem, which would abolish private property, aubatituting collective and commou ownership. froceeding to the consideration of the atate to the Individual the pope says; "To think tbat the authority of the state ou?ht arbitrarily to iuvade families in their intimacy is a great and pernicious error. Undoubtedly it enn intervene when the condition of the fami'y is disastrous, but only to alleviate it and safeguard the rghte and interests of publio power without violating the rights cf individuals. To g beyond these limits would violate the nature of things. The etate should not destroy nor absorb paternal power to conciliate the rights of the state, of tbe capitalist and of the proletariat. We affirm unheidtatincly that human efforts are important without the concurrence of the church. A long demonstration follows, recalling all that the church has done to tbe lot of the proletairat. The pope but s: "A capital error ia to believe that the rion and the poletariat are condemned by nature to battle and duel without eud. Tbe one has need of the other. Capi tal is powerless without work and workmen 1 srs iowcncBi wiiuouicapimi, i lie pr'iicmriab cannot and ought not to injure either capital or master. But iu order to obtain respect for their rights they must abstain from violei.ee. They ought not to have recourse to sedition nor to listen to tbe .chimerical promises of agitators. Ou the other hand, masters ought to respect the individuality and dignity of the man and Christian workmen and not abuse them inhumanely in their work nor exploit them beyond their foroes. Let masters remember that the divine and the human law forbids them to draw profits from the misery of the poor. Hut besides the religious means, it is necessary tbat there should be a co-operation of human means. The state ought to favor the prosperity of society as much as of individuals. It ought to watch over the purity.mora's and interiororder of families, the safe-keeping of religion, justice and moderation, and the equitable division of tbe publio charges, all of which contribute largely to the amelioration of the cond.tirns of the proletariat. The larger this general prosperity, the less will workers seek recourse to exceptional meana to ameliorate their conditions. Proletarians have the tame right as citizens as tho rich, consequently they have a right to tbe tame interest on the part of tbe atate. Governments should carefully observe their obligations in the distribution of justice. Absolute equality, however, is a chimera; social hierarchies are based on natural pru:cirie. The atate ought to see that all covenants related to work are conscientiously opposed ard should oppose anything that might cause popular p.issions. Yielding to unhealthy excitations will provoke trouble and violence. Small wages often give rise to strikes disastrous not only to the workmen and their masters, but to the general interests of commerce and publio industry. Governments ought to prevent explosion at these crises. .The moral dignity, which is equal among the poor and rich, exacta respite from work ou certain days. The etate ought to care for the workmen aud not let them become the prey of speculators and neurers who are aeeking to abase their weakness in order to obtain excessive and dishonest profits. A man's work should not go to such an extent that be is forced to succumb under an excesa ot oorporal fatigue. Everybody's physical forces are limited and humanity forbids that they should be exceeded. Consequently, expediency is shown in a certain limitation of working hours, which ahould be interrupted by a period of repose, varying according to conditions of tme, plaoe, publio Ledth and the nature of tbe work. The question of wages ia particularly delicate. Justice exacts and an agreed salary should be faid. At the same time agreements entered nto by workmen ought to be respected. The state should see that these reciprocal obligations are executed. An element of this question is that a workman ought to be able with his salary to provide the necessaries of life. In all these questions it is e.-ireutial that state representatives should not intervene inconsiderately. It will suffice to reserve examination of these points to the judgment of associations in order to safeguard the interests of both emoloyer and employed. The tutelage and authority of the atate ought to intervene only as much aa general interests demand. A great aocial advantage lies in laws which favor a multiplicity of propertiea. These are the best means to prevent opposition between extreme riches aud extreme poverty but it ia also necessary that properties ahall not be overtaxed. The state commits an injustice In undue exactions from individuals. Institutions for aiding the poor aud facilitating a conciliation between vhe various social closes are especially useful in obtaining desirable results. Following this idea tbe pope then particularly mentions associations for mutual succor and institutions for insurance in case of accidents, sickness and death, and the protection of children and girls. The pope attaches particular importance to working people's associitiotia, and says that ancient corporations 0 useful ia the past ought to be adapted t present needs. The associations, he adda, would better answer tbe ends for which they were formed if they were composed of both workmen and their masters and their action ought to develop more and more. GtTho pope then expiates on the advantage of the liberty and riibt of combination, as lonj aa these associations do not present any inconveniences to publio interests, lint in soppreosin associations tbe state ought to take precautions not to violate the rights . of individuals and ought not to advance the excuse of pub'uo utility as a pretext to abandon sound political principles. I'nbappily it often occurs that these associations are made tha puppets of wirepullers exploiting their poverty. It is important to create counter associations to withdraw workmen from these unjust oppressions. The pope greatly praises those endeavoring to batter tha condition of tbe proletariat, to

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O es a'olibh bonds of mutual equity between wcrkmen and their masters, to maintain the aeittiment of reciprocal duties and to combat itiicmt erauce among workmen. His holiness sevs: " We see with ereat satisfaction eminent men uniting in commcn t advance their ideas, the efl'orts of others seeking favor by co-operation With penuine workmen's associations aud bishops encouraging then, and finally rich catholics toting as voluntary friends of proletarians contributing with money to develop these associations. In the presence of the eTorts of so many generous minds we have not the right to defpp.ir of our tiaiee. Let the slate protect the right of lee:itimsle associations umoo 2 citizens, but let it tat e care not to interfere with the internal crderof life of anyone. The real condition of life is that it proceeds from internal movement. Exterior conditions ought enly to facilitate pulsations bavins; aa internal origin. These association ought to be administered by upright men. who may fill the role of equitable arbitrators. The conclusion from ail there complex sstious is that unusual cooperation is nece-ss-ry and that everybody ouifht to help w.llinply under the auspices of faith and Christian tuor&hty. WHITE HOUSE ECHOES. A Floosler Oplntno on Hsrrlios-Oetttwsj Heady for Cape Iny. BrREAr of The Sentixel,) NO. 141S New Yokk-Avc, N. W.. V Washington, D. C, May 21 ) ' The lion. W. D. Owen of I.ogansport is at the Ebbitt. lie is here to urge tue president to appoint him commissioner of immigration, a position he ws thoughtful mouth to provide for in his immigration bill in the last congress. Tiie Krrniiij !tar bas the following: "Representative Owen of Indiana is at the Lbbitt bouse, lie ia a friend of President Harrison and is much pleased with the success of the presidential tour of tbe South and West. 'I tbiuk,' be said to a Star reporter, 'that no public man ever met with a more fktterit'g reception than he did through the liue of his travel, nor made more friends than be did. There was not a mistake made by bin ar.d he ertiw in the estimation of the publio wherever be went aud through hia speeches became better known to the country at larce. I do not think be cau longer be callej small by any one. lie has proven tiiat be is great enough for hia position and that he ia possessed of those social qualities which are looked for in a man in his position. Men who bad some doubt about hia tuture no longer hold them lie ia certa n to be renominated, lila.ne will not oppose him, and when the convention meeta it wul be found practically unanimous for bim. I think the democrats will nominate Cleveland. It will be the old ticket Harrison against Cleveland. Tbe third party movement puts an element of uncertainty into the whole campaign for both parties, but Harrison has grown in Strength wonderfully.' " The presidential family has as many of tbe usual difficulties to surmount before arranging ils summer' program as many others in less exalted position. There ia no question but each and every member is rather wearied over readinc the many and varied accounts of what they propose to do this summer. Mr. Harrison, in t articular, is tired of the official glare, so to speak, an 1 the is arranging her plans for a quiet aud undisturbed vacation, .'he is not yet rested after the long travel, and at all event feels that she needs a month or two at the seaside, when she oan resume without interruptions tbe tasks most sui:ed to Iter teste. She st.irts for Cap? May the first day of June, and ber grand-children will relieve what mi'ht ottierwise soon grow monotonous. The president expects to spend a great deal of time at the Cape May cottaze, alo, during the next three months, and very likely afier that, if publio duty permits, some weeks at the mountains. ANOTHER WHISKY! PARTY. John P. St. .lolin Thinks the New Third Party i Failure. St. Loris, May 23. Ex-Governor John P. St. John of Kansas, the well-known apostle of prohibition, is iu this city. In reference to the Cincinnati third party convention the governor bas this to say: I was there a lookci-on, and I watched tbe proceedings closely, I must say that aa a reform convention it is tbe biggest failure I ever taw. All meritorious reforms were neglected, and tbe only thiug that distinguished it from the old party conventions was i'.a visionary sabtreasury scheme, which has no foundation either in justice or Common sense. It would be the worst epeoies of class hgislatioo. It would afford no relief whatever to the very poor, tbe class tbat needs relief most. The idea of making the government a public pawn-broker is idiocy. Such a scheme would bankrupt any government. "As far as the rejection of prohibition is concerned, I have this to cay: No party convention was ever more subservient to the liquor interests than the one which jut met at Cincinnati under guie of reform. The failure to express sympathy for the cause of temperacca will drive thousands into the rrohibiuon ranks. It ia simply the birth of a third whisky party." Mr. EC John goes from here to Chicago. THE FIRST CONVENTION. East St. Loots Nominates a Third Party Ticket, St. Louis, Mo.. Msr 23. East St Louis enjoys the distinction of being the first town in which a people's, or third party, eon vention baa been held for tie nomination of a regular ticket in opposition to the two old parties. Tbe convention was railed to nominate judges for thethird judicial district. Tbe democrats Lave already nominated Judges Borroughs, Wall and Wilderman. Thia afternoon tbe meeting convened at the Launtz hall, with S. 1). Wamni of Mariou county in the chair. After tbe appointment of tbe usoal committees the convention took a reccess till 3 p. m. On reassembling the convention nominated Hon. James M. Dill of Belleville, bat the gentleman declined to make the race. Resolutions were adopted as the aense ot the convention that as soon as acceptable oaodidatea conld be found they would be placed in the Celd, and pledging fealty to tbe pcople'a party. MORE INDIAN TROUBLES. Prospects Good for a Serious Outbreak of the Kavojoa. Fort Wingate, N. M, Mar 2i Detachments which have just returned from recruiting service on the Navajo reservation bring reports indicating prospective and perhaps aerious trouble on that reservation. Tse Navajos claim that their rights are being invaded by prospectors from Colorado. The difl'erenoes arise from the question of the right to prospect for gold in the Carizo mountains, near the border of Colorado. The miners claim they have a right to drive stakes wherever they pletae, whether it be on property of a. white man or an Indian so longas that property gives anv indication ot yieluing the preciona metal. The Indians say they have no right to come upon their grant, and furthermore, that they wid kill all the miners they find there. What makes the matter serious is that the prospectors mean to go ahead and tbe Navajoa also mean what they say. Thousands of Children. St. Loris, Mo., May 23. Twelve thousand young people, ranging in size and age from little toddlers scarcely able to march, to young men and women, parlloipatei ia the usual May festival Sunday-school parade today. The march was a little more than a mile to the fair rrounos, where all sorts of outdoor sports were enjoyed by tbe school chd drea and tbe 30,000 odd people who Lad (one oat to witnesa tha cxercisea.

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