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New York-WAS Easter Cards and Novelti And invite attention to our selections and importations, comprising in p ments for women and children, Paris Lingerie and Corsets, Laces, Ribbo ticoats, Separate Skirts, Hosiery, Shoes, Men's Hats, Men's;and Boys' H Silver Articles, Dainty China, Rich Cut Glass, Easter Cards and Leaflet priate novelties in myriad forms emblematic of Eastertide. Critical discrimination, artistic productions, individual selections ma throughout our great establishment, to whose large hospitality we bid yo Dress Goods Department. 1,000 Yards of Lace iEtamiie, 37 2c. the Yard, Instead of $1.00. We shall place on sale tomorrow, Thursday, morning one thousand yards of Lace Etamine, a very beautiful and stylish fabric, shown in two-. toned gray mixtures only. This was a ready-seller last season at. $1.oo, but owing to a fortunate purchase of a maker's surplus stock we are enabled to offer it at the special price, 37Yc. the Yard. Regular Price, $1.00. D,es Goods Dept., 2d floor, G st. BeauLitiful Mihllinery frBaster. Quite a number of the newest creations appear in the green and oak salon today, and there'll be others tomorrow and following days of the week. There's a snap and dash about W. & L. Millinery that one has a right to expect from a store, that besides having its own staff of de signers has a constant intercourse with a resident Paris buyer. A charming collection of elegant and becoming hats is presented for your inspection. And the dominant feature of Easter millinery is beaut v. A delightful collection of Trimmed Hats for girls and children as well. Untrimmed Hats for women and children in all the latest and most beautiful effects. Flowers, Foliage, Ostrich Plumes and Millinery Novelties in great variety. Second Floor. Tenth st. Apropos of Spring Weddings We Direct Attention to a New Importation of Exqisite Paris Uingerie Now on sale, among which are many exclusive models, in sheer nain sook, batiste, crystalline, linon, etc., combined with the most beautiful hand embroideries, Valenciennes, Bruges, Princess and other Laces. Superb Paris Bridal Trousseaux, Consisting of fine and dainty hand-made Gowns, Chemises and Drawers to match, more or less elaborately trimmed with laces, beading and ribbons. $18.00 to $100.00 the Set of 3 Pieces. Sets made up of any number of pieces desired up to $6oo and more. Tomorrow (Thursday) Special Display of Dainity White Petticoats (For Wear With Easter Gowns). Beautiful creations for evening and for wear with thin white dresses. New effects in fine cambric and lawn, with trimmings of laces, ruffles, flounces, insertions, embroideries, etc. Items of interest for every woman, selected from a complete stock that is so broad as to embrace every desirable style. And the prices, quality considered, are the lowest pos sible to quote. (ambric Petticoats deep umbrella rutlle llnished Fine Cambric Petticoats, deep founce of open with three rows of Ponint de P'aris lace $2.7 artk English emrodryan50cs nud ruttle of lace. Each................. .75 Eth ....... - - - -....... $6.50 ber e hn m d tFine dmbri Petticoats, rihl t mmed with Jame embroidery. Each...........------- ......Fine Lawn Petticoats, very full and fluffy. with ten b.u"dery a" hd..".."......$4.50 witlae Each.....d. rua.n... nc... dan. d Also Displaying New Spring Importations In French Corsets and Hflouse Girdlies. Now offering spring models of our exclusive importation in the Parame, Lily of France and Sapphire Corset, presenting a number of new features corresp)ondling to the Paris fashions, and in materials adapted for spring and summer wear, including Fancy Coutil, Em broidered Blatiste, Fancy Broche, Silk, Satin, etc. Special attention is directed to our latest French model, The Lily off France "Tricot" (Unexpanding Knitted Silk Corset). The one radical improvement that is demanding all attention in Paris and is revolutionizing corset mfaking. Of airy lightness and al most without any stays, this corset clings to the figure, improving each graceful line without any effect of stiffness, in a way that is scarcely imaginable. The rigid inconvenient encasement of former days abandoned, the woman wearing The Lily of France "Tricot" Corset is prepared for the fullest enjoyment of every occasion of dress Or of sports. $19.50 the Pair. Third floor, Eleventh st. Women's The Designer for May 1Baster Neckwear. Is on Sale Women never had so many dif- n otis mn tes h rrent kinds of pretty neck thingsfolwnitesigarce:"C tochoose from as are representedtuesfrGaaioDes,"Ln Jnour collection. From every rec Ogn ized fashion creator of every gn ilnr, Sao m ashion center of the world have bodr, Lc odr o Come ideas in Women's Neckwear,Hadecif orCnrpcs, hvhich will be found in our Neck- "aaeeHueepn, Ru Ivear Department on the main floor,.abDlcce, RnhLf o We enumerate a few neat and ef-Woe,tw shrsoisadte Jective Neck Pieces at 25c andopnnchtesf"MsGitrf At 25c- oy Chemisette. Lace Stock Collars. Tur-oerColar. boidre coor, ndt forntains gron-up andrs the folbowingrinteresting articles:-"Cos *ollr ad ~ eti yumes for Gauaton Gress,"aion-a Lac Cllr ndCuf Sts I wit dbroiesey,"h "Laies Borrs for Fany tok olar d Haecndkercalefols.o etrpee, NeckandSleee Rfflig y thJapane a Hosking," each *3~Ch@hI6ttG Wih OE StO ~tbFarbio hees," franor hLe forn Woen"1woshrtstris ndth EINGTON-Paris. ts.-Main Floor, 0 Street. art Paris and London Millinery, Silks, ns, Gloves, Parasols, Handkerchiefs, N aberdashery, Imported Novelties in Lt s, Bibles, Prayer Books and Hymnals, rk with distinctive interest the ushering u cordially welcome. Men's Neckwc Men who dress carefully and o ties of fashion will be-interested in ti gloves and handkerchiefs are the imj ter wardrobe, and the vast variety i question-of individual taste. Our preparations for this Easter extensive than at any previous seasoi colorings and designs, from the quiel tastes have been provided for in stapl Prices, SOc. a Other Easter Requisites include double-breasted, ranging in price fr< Easter Gloves for walking, callii and tans. $i.oo, $1.50, $2.oo and up. Main foor, F at. Men's Hats The showing of Men's Hats foi the desirable effects. The popular si retained, while several new blocks an( changing tastes. Our assortment is very complete both soft and stiff hats. Many of th< possess an individuality and distinctii though the prices are no higher that Every size is here in a shade an( Soft Hats and Derbys, $2.4 Silk Hats, $5.J Main floor, F at. Women's Lisle Hose at Half Price.. We shall place on sale tomorrow (Thursday) morning 5o dozen pairs of Women's Fine Gauze Lisle Thread Hose, in black, tan and lav ender extracted effects, with double soles and high-spliced heels; all sizes. Special price, 25c. a pair. Regular price, Soc. Main floor, F at. Refrigerators and Ice Chests for 1905. As the Refrigerator season is about at hand, we desire to call spe cial attention to the "Peerless" Re frigerator, which we: are again han dling for the sixth consecutive year. We consider this the most easily cleaned, most sanitary, most perfect ice preserver and the most all-round perfect Refrigerator ever put on the market. The construction of this Refrigerator is of the very best; the outer case being of selected ash, thoroughly dried in hot-air dry kilns; the panels are in one piece, and are grooved into the rails and stiles, which are mortised together in the most substan "al manner, making a perfectly tight cab inet. The joining and cabinet work are the best obtainable in a refrigerator; the inner case or body is of kiln-dried, closely matched, odorless wood, lined with metal and fastened together with hardwood cleats, which support the outside case. making a refrigerator which cannot be equaled for strength, durability and beauty. The space between the inner and outer cases is filled with the best non-conducting material known-mineral-wool filling-and this filling is so put in that it cannot settle or shake down. The floors of the provision chamber are covered with metal and are on a level with the bottom of the door, making it easy to keep clean, if anything should be spilled in it; the walls of the provision chamber are lined with metal of the best quality, the joints being carefully soldered to prevent anything spilled from leaking through, which might cause the case to swell; provision chambers are fur nished with metal shelves~-cleanliest made --and so open as to offer no obstruction to the free circulation of air. The locks and hinges are made of solid bronze. There is not an Inch ~of the entire inner surface of the "Peerless"s but that can be cleaned readily of all imDurities. The new sanitary cleanable flue wall used is by far the best improvement now used in refrigerators. It Is a flue within a flue, and operates upon the same principle as the forced draft. The improved "Peer less" Ice rack is the most perfect of any made and is one of the leading features in the construction and working of the "Peer less"s system of refrigeration. It is made of metal and braced and riveted in such a manner as to give the greatest possible strength. The "Peerless" sanitary drain pipe and drip cup, both of which are easily removable, are circular in shape and im portant features, as they prevent the poe sibility of cold air escaping from the ice chamber, or of warm air entering from the outside. Our very successful experience during the past five years with this Re" frigerator prormpts us to recommend it, without the least hesitation, to those wish ing a strictly first-class Refrigerator-one that will keep the food pure and sweet, and one that will not use a large amounit of ice-at a reasonable figure. We show the "Peerless" in lf sizes, for families, large or staall; boarding houses, grocers, butter merchants and others. No. X, 30 lbs. ice capacity, $10.oo~ No. XX, 40 lbs. ice capacity, $12.co. No. XXX, 65 lbs. ice capacity, $14-50. No. XXXX, 9o lbs. ice capacity, $16.oo. Others up to $2oo.oo. We are also showing a lower priced Refrigerator, made especially for us by the manufacturers of the "Peerless." It is of thoroughly sea soned and selected ash, with inside case of matched wood ; metal lininag and thoroughly insulated with air spaces and heavy paper. The sani tary features are: Removable flue and drain pipe, which can be easily taken out and cleaned; galvanized steel ice rack, and all parts perfectlIy removable. No.I, 30 lbs. ice capacity, $8-95 No. Z, 45 lbs. ice capacity, $Io'95" No. 3, 75 lbs. ice-capacity, Sr-5 Also showing a complete line of Ice Chests from*6.oo to $:50o . Bi < i.- 9t bress Goods, Ready-to-wear Gar rek Fi*3tlgs;'S1WitWalstsrand" Pet ather and.'Fancy.Goods, Sterlitig 9Qys.and hundreds:of,othev appro in of the eigni pf the sprintime Sflot:aster. ncede something to the- little nice e - pringy_x io s *%,.r.oper. -ies, ortant finishing touches to the Eas f choice in both color and style is a Neckwear bussneas is. perhaps inore i.! It.embraces a great-diversity-Of tones ,to the. fvAst.,efajorate., Al e things, new ideas-and novelties. nd upward. White and Fancy Vests, single and >rm11.50 to $5.OQ. ig and church, in'the correct grays for lEaster.' -spring and summer -erbraces' all iapes of .previous, seasons have beene colors have been_preserted tp.meet c representing tht! leading makes 1i m, being made toour special order, reness which are quite their own, you pay for less-exclusive styles. i tint to please every taste. . i C 0, n3.00, $3.50 to t5.00. coi and s7.0i r Easter Gifts. E a s t e r presents ! marvelously s beautiful, rich, rare, unique. Easter, F presents that Wii ;elight the heart i and elevate the-mind. Such are the d myriad collect in'that have been carefully chosenand gathered from every clime bezeatr the sun into the 5 splendid art denrtment of this stOre. a It is nothing es fan a liberal edu cation to studi the=contents of this wonderful-sal u.; Yiewing these su-s perb things, th,ughts are carried t from countrlr hv obe ntry, and often t from age to ag tit le long ago; for they are the handiwork ot any peo ples. ou p f ai a frr a,b ff sal(e o irock, tere clga6ei, at sn!eg;tmae.aneier wrelcome gift. The vast variety np;~pn exhibition will -make the selection of one a genuine pleasure. There is hardjy , known, styethat, ts'aot'represented here. I The celebrated F,Sench clocks'sare in all- the newest [lesigns; the Cupid scroll, the-bow-knot, surmUounted by the Ameriean eagle, the easel-clock with rhine stone frame, dainty clocks on antique marble base; superb onyx inlaid in mrost Intricate pattern forms the housing of - timepipces that have consumed many hours In their fashioning. There are antique Iron cloc+ks, suitable for hall, den or boudoir. The bronse clocks are in -handsome styles, and the bend-carved mahogany and-oak cloeks are superb. More elaborate even are the mantel sets, compris ing clock and candelabra, in Frencht.t There re merry bird clocks-the Cuckoo, and grand, im pressive clocks, to mark the happy events of all the loved ones pass to eternal joys. There is no othera gift like a clock. Every one has pictures, and frames are no small t consideration at Easter, whient ftes s reile i catio toe r superb .mpotenams of tihs woterfler Falorentiewframe wthseand peb mingaus o celrtedt ararier d o taefroy cuth git,anu-ntnyes anet ofothenr frome tolehngao;fo tPeydest wth hrwor otauesae peo-ial w Oith erean ther a faitstralea of ight;,ptnkre anbueene marble marble i~ everysaei and e,an lo~ey glasitefrtwieItla marbe. Ons aney of iesar exuiitewl stakes bagthe scutof ' neagninepesr.Teei Eltid ty now t~ais ino threpse hom e.os bleausthe Cadorolnt-the.brilat, elecrole byhe omorica hale,o these arel-clocedwith rmie dston fe dihy clocs, ond annyu mare brined therouingih e of r-olrs, th e ionsurad mny h ousteirhioning. Therany re antqe ironresenked soitablectoy tal den opra di The brghowe comrin fromdea syle arethe aore ielabframte ver arge, mpostng selcopr tnock ainds cdlag-, In Freneh il. dohere Tey mery iprdlkstCko, and grtoan im-it pressvdenclcs, Batofuma- thehyvntsubtedll tre this hanefu oife,laed the lessehadeu, whe ar gifwn lie rat ockn.n'veymgna Everor.Te dhate icts and fe ates small t Fosanyomb are aster, wn p turd, ad.tey ret conbs Here are srbo ,simpored fraesbe aof rihl lebosted lnelaoate gun-mera, thogech dUtein stering ier. t ore tn rae it ad ante miaues of' ielebrated tocheares bo Iorf igned and thes deretis appeas of maeny3 tapstr witha git an nedesvr iyo d er choe tles. afir Pedts Ith or witou statones are thecial I Bopae atr eate. Tayro e fnetmble, shng alls carmin ors solemn lak, wit, heandtik , thrafitstre and light; pin aenceible venedesmatbfe; marbl Inottersh gade mrle gren any ofhe rsentirelexnew,itearstjtsts bengte supo nusi. lticta n carresi soteTome amot Thenolred M sadlees sodr for thes r d*eit e-. djlosb- ofriholds-lags ansod as aind r aroun witAbed of va-clos,ter whole ralt u a ms gelcb inh any r a re resented soerfectl ta it pplasas thea lioght wroinge feac ry..Te e-n all sie fomde thsyeae vrlag,Ipselvetoliet toate tiis lihtpeifo onesige oe Theartuegt imrd lan theft aionality is auie In eviofct Beatifn and Ek he)'tundobely inj tehe no -ithiae thesi sandwhc ae shA Ingrat hrntit fad ineery, magnabl-e a Fanc ce omboaestln emnd, mandte e a cwnbso a-Il ee-ltl I- ell eal ther ane to AHONTAS, a large freight room, with the engineer's room and toilets. Aft, in the social hall on the main deck, is the purser's office and a large women's cabin. Several state rooms are also on this deck. The saloon is large and bright, with big windows on all sides. Private parlors are a feature of the fitting out of the boat, and they are handsomely furnished. The saloon fittings are handsome, and harmonize with the white, blue and gold decorations. The hurricane deck, to which passengers also have access, is large and is approached by two roomy stairways, one forward and one aft. Capacity of 1,500 Passengers. The steamer can easily carry 1,150 pas sengers to Colonial Beach without crowd ing, and those who have traveled on her say she can make as good speed with a crowd aboard as she can with only a few hundred. The dining room and kitchen are located below the main deck, in the after part of the boat, but they are lighted by large deadlight windows and are cool and comfortable, even in the hottest weather. Taking her altogether the Pocahontas is regarded as a fine steamer and is in keep ing with the growing excursion business between this city and River View and Colo nial Beach. At the close of the last excursion season Captain Randall announced that he would have a new excursion boat on the river for the coming season, and he early made overtures for the Pocahontas as being the speedy and handsomely appointed craft he wished. The deal hung up for several months on a question of price, but this was finally adjusted and, as stated, the papers traneferring the boat to the Randall Ex cursion Company were signed yesterday. Under the terms of the transfer the Vir ginia Navigation Company retains posses sion of the boat until it can secure another steamer for its Richmond-Norfolk route, but she must be delivered here by May 28, During the early part of the excursion sea son she will be used to carry excursions to River View, and will make weekly trips to Colonial Beach. Later in the season after July 4-in conjunction with another steamer, she will be used in the River View and Colonial Beach business. The purchase of the Pocahontas is one of the most important deals that has taken place in steamboat property here for sev eral years and is in keeping with the rapid growth of the excursion business in the river. The new steamer will be an impor tant addition to the local fleet of pleasure craft. EDWIN MARKHAM HERE TALyS ENTERTAININGLY OF SO CIAL CONSCIENCE. Reference to Man With the Hoe-Be lieves in Woman's Rights and Universal Suffrage. "That 'Man With the Hoe' is standing at my shoulder all of the time. I never seem able to get rid of him. He's like another Frankenstein," declared Edward Markham, laughingly, to a reporter for The Star this afternoon. "I have written other things, other poems that people have been kind enough to tell me are better than 'The Man With the Hoe,' and it is rather hard some times to be continually referred to as the author of that one thing. I really believe some people do not know I ever wrote any thing else." Mr. Markham talks as he writes-easily and smoothly. He seems to have an inex haustible vocabulary at his command, and he uses it with the care and nicety of the man who has attained a high position in the world through the efforts of his brain. He is large and strongly bunlt, with a well shaped head, covered with silvery white hair, a heavy fringe of gray beard about his smiling mouth, and eyes which seem soft, and yet glisten. Such is the man Markham. His manner is gracious and kindly at all times, and his ability to ma heuver conversation into clear channels seems away above the average. Mr. Markham is in Washington today in order that -he may delver an address on the "Social Conscience" before the National Council of Women at the Pythian Temple tonight. The "Social Conscience" is one of the things 'to which Mr. Markham has given much thought and attention. ,"The thing I call the social conscience is the power that lies within all whole-souled, .warm-blooded people to be social, and it is the thing that has helped make all noble minds, from thie time of Jesus Christ to the present day, more beautiful and noble. My idea is to secure a working application of the golden rule to practical life. All relig ioa is founded on the social idea, and what is wanted is the higher and broader devel opment of that scheme. The women have an important mission in this work of foe tering and .developing the social purity of the world. Believes in Women's Eight., "As to the position of women, I believe in woman's' rights and equal suffrage and all that sort of thing. I believe the time is coming when women will enjoy equal rights with men. It must necessarily be so. At the time of the organisation of society it: was necessary that the strong arm of mbn .should take the leadership and pull himnself and his kind up from the mud of1 savagery, but that time has gone. The world has reached that stage of civilization that admits of the development of man sad woman side by side. I do not mean that there sall . be- any difference as to the natural sphere of either man or woman,1 but that woman shall come into the en joyment of equal rights in the administra tien of t.he fruits of her labpr. "It is nice to get to W.ahinton again. Ii was here last spring for a short time. I siwnd five months of the year on a little country place I have in New York and the rest of my time is passed in New York1 lity lam a working man. I write for a liigand am at it all the time. Oocca uiulyI deliver a lecture, like the address, E mnade last night, but it is not often, as I So not care much for the business. I1 have inany calls for such work that I am eom pelled to decin. - My only collected work. are two 'voi ies of poetry, which were published gsme Utuac ago, but I have written and &m writ lag a great quantity of poe "aspect to ieq$ve abig tonight. Sove the oo a aa4 aeaxiuto get 1 y ting el up o thatl1een go to. y _____he __pla __e___s___co ____as__p________ " THE POO EW EXCURSION BOAT LANDALL LINE BUYS STEAIM POCAHONTAS. essel Will Be Run to River View and on Colonial Beach Boute. Capt. E. S. Randall, president and gen ral manager of the Randall Steamboat and xcursion Company of this city, closed a eal yesterday at Richmond for the pur hase of the handsome sidewheel steamer 'ocahontas and she will be in service on he river during the coming excursion sea on. This was the information given The Star eporter at the Randall line offices in this ity this morning. The new-steamer is to e used in running excursions to River 'ew and Colonial Beach, and wilu start her ervice when the excursion season on the iver opens in the latter part of next nonth. This information will be received with leasure by the large number, of persons rho each summer visit Colonial Beach and pend their vacations at the resort. The ocahontas was built at the works of Har n & Hollingsworth at Wilmington, DeL, i 1893, but about a year ago was partly estroyed by fire at her dock in Richmond nd has just been rebuilt, from her keel up. he is practically a new steamer. The marine register of United States ves els gives her tonnage at 814 gross and 41 net. She is 195 feet long on the keel. 3 feet wide and 11 feet deep. The vessel ras built for the Virginia Navigation Com any of Richmond for service on the James iver and has been employed in that service ontinuously until she was burned last fall. he can make seventeen miles an hour asily and is expected to materially reduce e time taken for the trip from this city i Colonial Beach. In appearance on the water she looks very such like the steamer Charles Macalister, ow in service on the river, except that she s somewhat larger. On her main deck is 'TRDIC_T FOR DISTRICT [B. SMITH'S CONTENTION IN APPEAL CASE. rot a Municipal but a Private Con gressional Act-No Express Duty Was Imposed. The Court of Appeals, by an opinion writ en by Justice Anderson of the Supreme ourt of the District of Columbia, who sat s a member of the appellate tribunal dur ig the hearing of the cause, has affirmed he order of the trial court in directing a erdict in favor of the District of Columbia i the case of Elizabeth R. Smith, admin tratrix of the estate of her husband, Peter .Smith, to recover damages for the death f the latter the night of July 1, 1901. Mr. ith met his death while a passenger on e 'of the cars of the Georgetown and Ten allytown Railway Company on 32d street. :e was seated on the west side of the car, ith his elbow resting on the west guard til, when the car passed another car going i the opposite direction. Mr. Smith's el ow was struck by the south-bound car. e was dragged over the guard rails, be een the cars, and killed. The cars came ithin two and one-half inches of touching hen they passed each other opposite Pros ct street. In passing upon an appeal taken by the iway company from a judgment in favor fMrs. Smith for 39,000 th.e Court of Ap als last week affirmed the judgment of e trial court. In Favor of District. Mrs. Smith contended in the appeal case which the District of Colurhibia was a t$y, that th8 aCt of Congress incorporat g the railway company provided that the istrict Commissioners should approve the ntruction of the road, and that the Dis let had the power, and it was its duty, th under the general law and the special t incorporating the company, to regulate e manner of the construction and main nance of railway tracks in the streets of e city, and the selection and operation the cars used, and that because of de uit in the performance of that duty the unicipality was liable for damages for Er. Smith's death. By direction of the trial dge a verdict in favor of the District was ndered by the jury. Tureeourt of Appeals points out that the ant to the railway company under which constructed its road was not a munici ii but a private congressional act, in the anting of which the District had no ice and was equally impotent to restrain terminate it. No express duty was im sed upon the municipality and none can implied. t was the duty of the railway company, erding to the Court of Appeals, to take ecautiona2ry measures to safeguard its ssengers, and Mr. Smith's death was used .either by his own negligence or the gligence of the railWay company. CLUSION 07 ST. JOHN BIVER. ~ntroversyfWith an Connected With he la EgLevl flaminisin. Among the questions now pending be en London and Washington regarding mada is one that affects the interpreta on of the river and harbor bill 1908ua, ~oviding,for the appointment of a~ter dional eoamoin to investigate oe >t upon .the prolemns of water level, wan r supiply and na.vigation of the waters ad ent to the-Canadian bondry line, lue uaing all lakes and rivers whose natural ttlet 3s by the St. Lwrenee river. Somt latIon. has arlina to the scope of the )misIan of aim bia ahready beeft ~pointd& the Washington~v.sn se. It is thei at rvet hae h INDOR8EB OVERTUR j" TEM WAfilTON TO! aY VOTii 10* RACE aZPAB T'IO1. Spechs In Oppesitie by Jtstee E i lan, Dr. Goedos, Bas- N. J. Grind. an Othe. In the debate yesterday at the meeting of the Washington prebytery on the over- j ture in favor of forming separate presby teries for the colored churches of the de nomination there were several earnest speeches against the proposition. In frit, although tis measure was carried, the ad dresses were nearly all against it. Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. led the discussion by stating that in his opinien such action would be unjust discrimination. This brought out a speech from Rev. Dr. J. F. Grimke, pastor of the only colored Pres byterian Church in this district.; the Pif teenth Street Church. who spoke long and feelingly. "Who are we?" he asked, "that we should say to any race, 'Be ye separate; stand of by yourselves.' It would be a change in our form of government. The success of the work in our church has been because the colored men have not been segregated. It is not the spirit of Christ to humiliate a race and ignore their manhood. The great progress among the colored people in the south has beei owing to the aid given by f the board for work among the freedmen. while in the north there is no help from any church board. This complexion of pres byterles has nothing whatever to do withaK the growth of Presbyterianism amag either white or black; it depends on the % amount of push and energy put into the fc work. Alleged Inconsistenc. "The Presbyterian general assembly werk-'4 ed itself up into a frenzy against exhibiting the 'Liberty Bell' on Sabbath, but it was' willing to set up 'color line.' Verily, this is tithing mint and anise and cumin and omit-,e ting the weightier matters of the law. Our duty is to face the issue squarely, and we must hold up the standard Christ set up or sever our connection with Him. It would be positively wrong to set up separate pres byteries within the same bounds. It is simply a movement to cater to southern sentiment, which holds that the white man disgraces himself by any sort of afliation with the black man. Up until even the present time, white men and women whojr go south to work among the colored men are ostracised. An eminent Englishman re cently said: 'I have worked hard for thirty ; years among colored people, and there are not today five white men in the city of At lanta who would invite me into their houses.' "It is a base surrender to such sentiment as that for the great Presbyterian Church to adopt such an overture as that pro posed." After speaking for almost an hour he concluded by saying: "I sometimes wonder how God can sit still and see such things going on in the Presbyterian Church; it must be an abomi nation unto God. It would be shameful to approve union with the Cumberland Pres byterians, thus diluting Calvinism and sac rificing twenty or thirty thousand faithful old members of the colored race." dustice Harlan Oppose. Justice Harlan of the United States Su preme Court, a lay member of the presby tery, spoke against the measure. He ob jected to the use of the word "northern," saying he belonged to the Presbyterian Church. "Let us stand in the ways of the fathers, and say to the world that as far as our church is concerned we are race blind and color blind." he said. Rev. Dr. John Gordon. president of How ard University, was opposed "to the or ganisation of any presbytery" of which he "couldn't become a member." Some of those who spoke briefly in favor of the overture was Rev. Dr. John Chester, who believed that it would be fbr the best interests of the colored pedple. It was this argument that prevailed with practically all who voted for the proposition, accord ing to the best information obtainable. The requisite number of presbyteries had indorsed this overture from the general ar sembly before the local body acted. Final action will be taken at the next meeting of the general assembly. SYSTEMATIC CO-OPERATION. Theme Discussed at Meeting of Lenten Training Claa. Methods of systematic co-operation be tween Washington's charities were dis cussed at thb fifth meeting of the Lenten - training class of the Associated Charities on Tuesday evening at 811 G street. Mr. Charles F. Weller read a special lecture, in connection with which he distributed a typewritten list of Washington charitable resources available for the assistance of the aged, sick, children, defectives, delinquents, homeless men, needy women and other special classes of persons needing charita ble attention. In spite of the rain the meeting rooms were filled by an interested audience. After Mr. Weller's lecture on "Co-operation," the work of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society was explained by its superintendent, Miss E. W. Jefferson. In the general discussion which closed' the meeting, graduate students from the Catholic University took an active part. Upon adjournment it was anniounc'ed that next Tuesday, April 18, would mark the close of the "Six Lenten Lecture Confer ences," the final lecture being devoted to: "CIty Conditions and Constructive Move-. mepits - including Housing, Tuberculosis, Summer Outings and Play Grounds." In discussing the importance of co-ope-~ ration among charitable agencies, Mr. WeI-~ 1er said: "Average individuals, active in promoting one charitable agency, are con stantly in danger of Ignoring its proper re lation to other charities. They are slow to regard their particular philanthropy from= the community's point of view," The city's interests, he said, would a.lly demand systematic co-operationb tween all charitable agencies. If new phil. a.nthropies are to be established or old ones udeveloped, it is clearly important that erch new element thus added to the situationi should be wisely adjusted and proportionedi to the resources already existing, and toi the needs for which provision has not yet been made. The lecturer referr'ed to the fact. for ex tmpie, that the appropriations for charities in the District of Columbia are larger than a.ny other item in the local budget, excepti the amounts appropriated for the publioc schools, while a great deal of the city's eharitable work is supported entirely by roluntary contributions. He emphasised the value and importance of personal at tention to charitable problems by the ablest business men of the community. He described the Associated Charities as m, sort of "commercial agency" in charitable wtork, and all citizens were urged to com mit the association concerning the tuno ;lons, methods and needs of local charitable igencies, as well as the necessities of needy nidividual families. It was explained tha n several cities business men ask the & rice of the Ausoclated Charites -nesa.-. nig appeals which they receive for egn ributions to various philanthropies, "Some day." concluded the lecturer, 92the eaders of public opinion and the controfles if charitable purse strings willdeadu ematic, intimate co-operation amsng a he charitable agencies of each e..unem. L'he results will include such econose inanct.l and personal reoures, suck reation of pauperism and such if wholesome self-help among the poor' Ui of us will regret the guilty sla which has so long postpened the advet rue charitableness and Christia No ~mimmas Pram the castmfas ase (-a--. You~hawe no enemies? 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