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NEW HAVEN CONN., MONDAY, FEBRUAKY 26,1900.
TENDENCY OF "SOCIETY,5
ASTJtOXCt SEHMOX YESTERDAY IIY
HEY. MR. FERRIS
At the Calvui-y Baptist Church The
Contrast With Christ's lasnlflcatloii
of Men, Shown-Two Things That
Will Kill Christianity A Deed of
Kindness the Truest Kltnnl.
At Calvary Baptist church yesterday
morning the pastor, Rev. George H.
Ferris, preached a strong sermon from
the text, Matthew V, 47. The church
was filled with one of the .largest con
gregations of the season. The sermon
was as follows:
The tendency of that which we call
"society" Is to unite the like and divide
the dissimilar. Instead of bringing men
together on a basis of mutual helpful
ness and reciprocal needs, it parts them
into separate classes on the ground of
some surface similarity or external
distinction. By teaching a man that
he ought to associate only with those
whom he can call his equals, it con
demns him to live in a place where he
can see himself whichever way he
chances to turn. He mixes continually
with those who echo his judgments,
confirm his ideals, strengthen his likes,
live for the thing for which he lives,
give him no vision of higher things, and
lock him up, as the years go bye, within
the narrow, selfish walls of some little
social set. He maintains his position in
his set, and is popular with its mem
bers, just in proportion to the degree
in which his soul conforms to the size
which the goddess of fashion fixes as
the type -and form of her faithful dis
ciple. If he should chance some day to
try to. bring some nobler worship into
that old temple, whose divinity .wields
such a fateful scepter of fear over her
dutiful devotees, he would find that
k even long years of service and devo-
tion could not keep him from becoming
a victim of the very cult which he him
self had helped .. to create. Society
stands no foreign god, no opposing love,
no superior truth, within that sacred
court where she rules over all her Vo
taries with such absolute and sovereign
' sway. It is she who divides men into
groups, into circles, into sets, into class
es, into ranks, where each man may
hear his own ideas fall from the lips
of other men, where opinions may hard
en into certainties by constant repeti
tion, where nobler and sublimer
thoughts may be laughed out of mind,
where all truth that disturbs and is
inconvenient may be drowned in hisses
and cries, and where each member may
confirm and bolster up his own life by
the aid of those who are just like him
self. : Now no man can read the teachings
of Christ with any degree of apprecia
tion without observing that He
made it one of the chief ob
jects of his life to classify
men on a different basis; to bring to
gether opposite lives, the weak and the
strong, the high and the low, the wise
and the ignorant, the pure and the vile,
the true and the false, in order, under
the fusion of the fires of love, to make
the vile more pure, and the pure more
like Himself. To me this chief mission
of my Master is so plain and self-evident
that it has become impossible for
me to feel that anyone is a follower of
Christ who tries to live and love only
on the level of his own life. There are
two attitudes characteristic of Christ,
neither of which can "be reconciled with
that spirit of exclusive selfishness,'
which tries to form its friendships into
its own social and educational zone,
excluding from companionship and
sympathy those who are inferior in cul
ture, poorer in property, or different in
creed. ' One of those attitudes keeps
the heart open toward heaven, that the
Infinite light and truth of God may
come 'streaming down into a trusting
Boul, and that the pathway may be
come plainer that leads us away from
the mists and damps of difficulty into'
the peace and serenity of a loftier un
ion with the Father. The other atti
tude keeps the heart open toward men,
that it may never cease to look with
eyes of faith into those depths where
immortal souls have surrendered to sin
and that it may always feel a thrill of
love and hope mingled with its sad
ness at the thought that these men are
the sons of God. So you see a church
is a place where an effort is being made
to restore that tie, which the world
has so sadly broken, by joining togeth
er dissimilar lives, that the strong may
bear the infirmities of the weak, and
the Lord may bear the Infirmities of
the strong.
Two things will kill Christianity and
sear the soul with an iron of selfishness
until it is no longer tender and sensi
tive to the touch of these two influ
ences. One is that Pharisaical and big
oted spirit, which -draws its lines too
sharply between the sheep and the
goats, making the membership of some
church the chosen people of God arfd
the particular favorites of heaven, and
looking upon all outside the organiza
tion as belonging to a Gog and Magog,
who are subjects for pity or proselyt
ism, but who of. course are not God's
children. The other is that selfish and
worldly spirit which yields absolutely
to the sway of fashion or pleasure,
which makes wealth the infallible
measure of a man, which drifts with
the ideals and tendencies of its class,
and which draws narrow and un-Chris-tinn
lines, separating the privileged
people within the circle from the great
rabble without. Both the bigot tyid
the aristocrat try to construct a caste,
one on the basis of his doctrines or
his forms and the other on the basis
of his blood, which separates them who
walk in outer darkness, and developes
their self-sufiiclency and pride. Both
the bigot and the aristocrat are lack
ing in that essential mark of a true
Christian, which is a heart always open
to new visions from on high, and al
ways ready for new services below. The
closet and the street are the two places
that test our Christianity, and inasmuch
as it is Impossible for us to pry into
each other's hearts, we have only one
1 test of relicion left, and that is the way
a man treats his fellow men. When
arise in the morning, if I am planning
to go on an excursion, and am anxlou
to see whether the day is bright or
cloudy, I do not throw up my blind,
and peer eagerly into the east, looking
for the sun, but if I see the objects on
the ground all bathed in light, I know
that the great Lord of day is out in all
his splendor. We seldom look at the
sun Itself, because we cannot gaze on
its dazzling light, but we look at the
earthly things that shine beneath the
smile of its tender rays. So in testing
a man's Christianity, I do not believe
in prying' about in his soul to find ou
his opinions on certain dazzling and
transcendent questions that are sure to
blind us with their mystery; but in
making a few observations to discover
his attitude toward his fellow men, for
if his heart is full of love for the Fa
ther in heaven the light will shine on
the brother on earth. People are al
ways saying that'this life test is an illu
sive thing, that we ought to have some
creed, and that the lines of separation
between the church and the world
break down if we adopt such a fotm of
judgment as that. What a sad test!-
mony to the condition of the church!
The Master gave only one test "By
their fruits ye shall know them," and
then as if to know his Pharisaical op
ppnents that this test was an infallible
one, he almost grows sarcastic with
them and says, "Do men gather grapes
of thorns?" You cannot tell a Christian
by observing his life. That is strange,
Do the farmers down south have to put
a sign on the melon .patch that reads
"Colored men, take notice! These are
melons!" Does the owner of a pear
orchard have to nail a board on a tree
by the roadside that says, "Stop, small
boys. This way to the pears!" Fruit
needs no tag to mark it; nor does
Christianity. I would as soon think of
going around the world trying to nail
sign boards on the peach trees, as of
trying to make all men Christians by
getting them to recite the same creed.
The small boy knows the peach tree,
and the world knows the Christian. If
the hungry and the dust-stained car
avan of humanity passes a man, and
finds him covered with the fruits of
the Spirit, "love, joy, peace, long-suffer
ing, gentleness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, self-control," there is no hesita
tion in order to consult the musty vol
ume of some mediaeval writer to see if
ever in the history of the world a bunch
of grapes was known to grow on a
thistle, but in sublime simplicity men
say "That is a Christian.",
The truest ritual is a deed of kind
ness, and the cup of cold water is
greater than an anthem. We love to
build marble temples, with lofty domes,
and fair facades, and dim transcepts,
and rare chapels, where masters of art
exhaust their skill in trying to make
the earthly home of the infinite a fit
ting place for him to enter; and in our
zeal we forget that each poor human
soul, longing for a look of pity and a
hand of help, is a temple wherein God
loves more to dwell than in any marble
miracle, and that the gift which love
extends to the weak and the lost is an
offering on an altar whose incense is
more acceptible to heaven than the
smoking sacrifices of a continent. It
is the religion which we transmit to
others that belongs to us.
Christ called Himself the Son of Man.
It was the name He seemed to love
most. It bound him to the race whose
souls were so dear to Him. And in all
ages loyalty to Him has given birth to
two enthusiasms; one for Him, because
He loved us so, and one for the poor
souls for whom He made such sacri
fices. The two are blurred and blended,
and in every deed of true Christian self-
sacrifice it is hard to tell which is tne
predominant motive. It is the old mys
terious confusion of which He spake
Himself, when he said that doing it for
them was doing it for Him. So the
enthusiasm which the scientist gives to
the truth, which the merchant gives to
gold, which the traveler gives to adven
ture, which the inventor gives to fame,
the Christian gives to men. Ask Lin
naeus how he felt, when, while climbing
the barren mountains just outside the
arctic zone, he suddenly stumbled on
a plant which he had never seen be
fore. Ask Sutter how he felt, when,
after founding the settlement of "New
Heh'etia"-in California, he discovered,
that the earth beneath his feet was rich
in nuggets of gold. Ask Fulton how he
felt when the "Clermont" that had
been called his "folly" steamed away
from the dock in New York, where the
crowd was standing that had ridiculed
the idea of running a vessel by steam.
Ask Whimper how he felt, when, with
his five companions,he found that every
peril was passed, and rounding a cor
ner they stood forth on the highest
point of the Matterhorn. Ther. will you.
know how a true Christian feels when a
new soul harkens to the invitation of
God, and enters the kingdom of Light.
Somewhat over a year ago we were
startled, on picking up our morning
paper, to hear that the great ocean
liner, the Bourgogne. had gone down at
sea with all on board. We waited
anxiously for tidings, but none came.
The ocean never told her awful secret.
But supposing a few days later there
had come into the harbor of New York
a vessel bearing a cargo such as she
never bore before. On board all is ex
citement, and the sailors can scarcely
contain themselves for joy. With
streamers flying, plowing through the
waters, she drives in past the narrows.
Standing on the bridge, as they come
within hailing distance of another ves
sel, the captain shouts across the wa
ters that they have five passengers from
the Bourgogne. The words are caught
up by the crews of the many vessels
that are anchored in the harbor, and
the sailors hurry about their tasks with
happier hearts. The news reaches the
wharves, and the dock laborers and
teamsters cry It out to people passing
along the street. It gets into the stores,
and the busy merchants look up from
their desks, and the clerks drop their
work, that they may speak of the good
news. Extra editions of the papers are
soon out, and the newsboys are shouting
the tidings up and down the street. It
runs on wires across the continent. It
travels quickly under the sea. It has
the right of way everywhere. Soon It
has journeyed around the world. The
king in the palace, the banker at his
desk, the laborer in the mill, the ser
vant in the home, the salesman, the
miner, the farmer, millions of men of
all classes and lands and tongues, feel
the heart throb with joy that five peo
ple have been rescued from the great
devour er who never gives up his dead.
"There Is Joy in heaven," said Christ,
"over one sinner that repents." Yes,
and there is joy on earth too.
This is the tie that binds Christ's
church with a bond that nothing can
break. There is many a man who
would go about marked as a wretch,
with the whole world pointing the fin
ger of scorn at him, there is many a
man whom people would shun, and de
nounce as unfit to mix with men on the
street, if the things that are known in
side his own home were opened up to
the public gaze; and yet there is one
who believes in him, and that little wo
man who saves his Eelf-respect, at last
saves him too. Christ Intended that HI3
church should be a place where the
wandering and forsaken could find
hearts that believed in them; where the
broken in spirit could come, as to a
fortress of love, knowing that not one
word would be said about the past;
where the lonely and lost could enter a
shelter from the storms of wrath, and
hear no malignant hint or mean pro
phecy about another fail. Either wo do
not Understand our Master, or we have
deliberately in many cases organized
our churches on a different basis. Many
of us could pass through life with hap
piness following us wherever we go, as
the roses carried through a room leave
their influence on the air; and yet we
feel that it is not for us to mix with
all classes of men, or to find friends in
the common crowd. And so, instead of
seeking the spot where most we are
needed, we hunt out some place where
we can find most pleasure. In so doing
we abandon our Christianity, for all the
mltered bishops, all the ecclesiastical
councils, and all the orthodox ceremo
nies in the world, cannot make a Chris
tian of a deliberately selfish man. The
follower of Christ is one who is drawn
to the region that lacks the thing in
which his soul most abounds. Has he
wisdom? Then the darkest place ia just
the one that needs his light. Has he
culture? Then the rudest life Is the
one that calls to his refinement. Has
he riches? Then the poorest lives are
the ones to make his friends. Has he
strength? Then the hardest tasks be
long to him. His gifts are not a diviB
ive thing, by which to build a little
paradise of chosen friends, and guard
himself from the sight and importuni
ties of, those who are not on his level;
but a holy trust from God, given him
to spend in the place of greatest need,
in buying souls for the kingdom of
light. There is an aristocracy in
Christ's kingdom; but it is the aristoc
racy of Christ-likeness.
YALE DEBATING, .
Arrangements for the Sophomore-
' Freshman Debate.
It was announced in the Yale News
Saturday that the trials for the 1902
team in the sophomore-freshman de
bate will be held Friday' afternoon.
March 9. The subject for the debate,
which will be held on May 7, will be
Resolved, That national party lines
should be disregarded in municipal
elections." A committee consisting of
one member from the Wigwam, one
from the Wranglers and a third to be
appointed by them in consultation with
the president of the- Yale Union, will
have charge of the Arrangements as to
place and judges.
Six men will be selected at the first
trials from whom the final team of
three will be chosen. These six have
the choice of sides. Any one granted a
second trial for the university team is
to be given a place on the class team
of six men.
The trials for the freshman team in
the same debate will be held at the
regular meeting of the Freshman Union
on March 6.
The next meeting of the Leonard
Bacon club will be held on Wednesday.
The subject for debate will be "Re
solved, That Puerto Rico be included
within the customs boundaries of the
United States." The speakers on the
affirmative will be C. M. LIppincott and
J. T. Stocking and on the negative, O.
Anderson and T. O. Blanchard.
The trial debate for members of the
Divinity school will be held in Mar
quand chapel on March 5. Entries for
this debate must be in the hands of
W. D. Blgelow, 97 West Divinity, by
March 2.
The regular meeting of the Sheffield
Debating' society was held in North
Sheffield hall Friday evening. The sub
ject for debate was "Resolved. That
Puerto Rico be included within the
custom boundaries of the United
States." The negative, which was sup
ported by P. Troup 1901S. and W. J.
Canada 1902S., won the debate. W. P.
Bassick, 1900S., and R. M, Chamberlain
1901S., spoke on the affirmative.
TREATMENT OF AN X-RAY IN
t JURY.
Interesting Report By Dr. Cassldy of
Norwich.
Dr. Patrick Cassidy of. Norwich has
had reminted in pamphlet form "Re
port of a Severe X-Ray Injury," which
appecred in the Medical Record of Feb
ruary 3. The case was that of Dr. John
Weldon of Willimantic, who. for pur
poses of experiment, exposed his thigh
for forty-five minutes to the X-ray, re
sulting in a utcunipoUiuii of Hie fitahy
tissue which in a short time became as
hard as sole leather. Dr. Weldon-. went
to Norwich in September last aiidj plac
ing himself in Dr. Cassldy's care was
taken to the Backus hospital, where an
operation was performed, removing the
diseased tissue and afterwards trying
skin grafting with pronounced success.
Dr. Weldon has recovered the use of
his leg sufficiently to permit him to
resume his practice and while the
wound is not entirely closed its healing
ia now assured. The case is one with
few parallels in medical history and its
successful cure is a matter of much in
terest to the profession.
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
XEW8 OF THE DEATH OF EDMVXU
BAZSES AX LEROY, X. Y.
A Former Resident of Fair Haven Ma
jor Albce's (lew Boat Cantata ofRutli
at Grand Avenue 'Congregational
Church Jjast Night-Leroy Alunwar
lng's lllrthday Party;
News has been, received of the death
at Leroy, N. Y.,v of Edmund Barnes,
an aged and highly respected resident
formerly of Fair Haven. He was near
ly eighty-seven years of age. Mr.
Barnes was a native of Southington,
but removed to Fair Haven when a
young man, remaining several years.
He afterwards went to Chautauqua
county, N. Y., about sixty years ago,
and was engaged in farming. His wife
died in 1390 and soon afterward ho re
moved hero and for nearly five years
made his home with hiB nephew, Henry
Barnes of 50 Houston street. He re
turned to Chautauqua county last June.
His only relatives are a .number of
nephews and nieces residing in this
city and towns in this state. Mr.
Barnes waB a man of sterling integrity
and a faithful and earnest Christian.
He was for many years a deacon of
the Congregational church in James
town, N. Y., and still retained his mem
bership there. He will be kincfly re
membered by his relatives and many
friends here. The funeral took place
last Friday and the burial was in the
family plot in the cemetery at Stock
ton, N. Y.
The little schooner Yosemite, which
sank in Quinniplac river a few weeks
ago, is now moored at Long wharf,
where she will be fitted out in a few
weeks. Major Albee now owns the en
tire vessel, having bought out the other
owner. He will use the craft the com
ing season for cruiBing.
The Fisk jubilee singers will 'give an
entertainment at the Grand avenue
Congregational church this evening at
8 o'clock. The admission is free, but
there will be a, sliver -collection in aid
of Fisk university at Nashville, Tenn.
The company is giving concerts in New
England and later will go to Canada
and Chicago, and hope to raise funds
sufficient' to erect a new university
building. In 1S71 the original singers
gave a concert in the old North church
and a collection of . $1,800 was taken.
On that trip the'stim of $150,000 was
raised. This company is composed of
five women and four men, and their
voices, it is said, are fully equal to the
original Jubilee singers. A fine con
cert is promised for this evening.
Captain John Beckwlth of Pine
street, mate on one of the towing
steamers of Long island sound, was
home yesterday, his boat having put
into this harbor for a refuge in the
storm.
This evening, Fair Haven Degree of
Honor, at its gathering in A. O.-U. W.
hall, will have a fish pond as one of the
attractions. Each member is request
ed to bring two packages, the price not
to exceed ten cents for both. The sum
of five cents will be charged those
wishing to fish. All who are interested
are invited to attend.
There was a great variety of weather
yesterday, and there has been no more
disagreeable day this winter. Much of
the day the temperature was only 12
degrees above zero and the wind blew
thirty-five to forty miles an hour. When
the thunder and lightning prevailed
Saturday evening some said it was a
breaking up of winter; others that it
was a forerunner of more cold weather,
and the latter proved true. The rough,
cold weather had a perceptible effect
upon church attendance in the morn
ing. The sacred cantata of "Ruth" by A.
R. Gaul was given before a large au
dience at the Grand avenue Congrega
tional church last evening by the choir,
ftrfss M. H. Skinner, Miss D. Gertrude
Duell, W. E. Schneeloch and W. W.
Williams, assisted by Miss Mary S.
Griswold, Miss Josephine Bradley, Dr.
G. A. Lawton, Arthur Blrks and George
T. Blrks, organist and director. It
was an excellent presentation of this
fine -composition, and was listened to
with attentive interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 Mitchell, who
have visited their son, Rev. Dr. Mitch
ell, several weeks, have returned to
their home at Amelia Court House, Va.
A few of the friends of Leroy, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Manwaring
of 121 East J?earl street, were invited
to his home on the evening of Wash
ington's birthday. It was1 Leroy's birth
birthday anniversary. The evening was
enjoyably spent with games and music.
The rooms were prettily decorated, Mr.
Manwaring, who has considerable skill
in this line, having made a very effec
tive display. The dining room was ra
diant in bands of red, white and blue
festooned from the ceiling and candles
of the same colors, were used on the
dining tabic, from which the refresh
ments were served. Decorations of silk
flags and flowers were used in beauti
fying the parlor. The host received
many handsome gifts from his friends.
Those present were Luvia Francis,
Mabel Hurd, Helen Stone, Jean Mac
donald, Mary Sturgess, Beatrice Piatt,
Jetty Buroughs, Villa Buroughs, Ethel
Manwaring, Warren Crawford, Fred
erick Btitterfield. Malcolm Macdonald,
George Willis, Willie French, Austin
Buroughs, Oliver Hatfield, Percy Fau
lin and Leroy Manwaring.
Iill-'ni-. -It Simula to reason Hint Dr.
Asiicw's Utile Liver I'ills will crowd out
of tlii- market ninny of the nauseous old
timers. A better medicine at lcss,tliun
half the price Is all Hie argument needed
to keep the demand what it lias been phe
nomenal 4U doses. Id cents. They cure
Kirk Headache, Wliousness, and allay all
stomach Irritations. At all druggists.
Sold by E. A. Gessoi. 84.
O HIT VA It Y pOTES.
IMrr. Harriet Eariletf,
Mrs. Harriet Barnett, widow of James
Barnett, a former well known resident
of New Haven, died early yesterday
morning. Mrs. Barnett was nearly
eighty years of age and during her long
life in New Haven she had been active
ly connected with St. Thomas' church
Death was due chiefly to old age, but
for a few years past she had not been
in the best of health. Her death yea
terday will cause much sorrow among
her many friends and relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Barnett during recent years
made her home at 98 Dixwell avenue,
where she lived with her daughter, Miss
Harriet Barnett.
Jacob S. Morrill, who was the repre
sentative from Meriden in the general
assembly of '96, died at his home on
West Main street in Meriden Saturday
evening from a shock received early in
the day. He was fifty-nine years of
age and bad ben employed by the Meri
den Silver Plate company. He was
prominently connected with many fra
ternal organizations and was well
known throughout the state.
PETER W. PRIESTER.
Peter W. Priester of this city died at
the Hartford bospita.1 Saturday. He
was employed as a brakeman by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company. On the morning of
February 17 he was knocked from the
top of his car by the roof of the plat
form of the Thompeonville freight depot
that extends over the track. The wheels
of the last car passed over his right leg
and left foot, crushing both members.
He was taken to the Hartford hospital
for treatment, and both of his legs were
amputated. He was thirty-four years
old. He leaves a widow and one child.
Mrs. Priester went to Hartford Satur
day afternoon- and took charge of the
body.
CROMWELL O. CASE.
Cromwell O; Case of New Britain,
who represented that city hi the general
assembly in 18884, died of internal can
cer at his home in New Britain Satur
day morning. He was a native of Gran
by and was fifty-five years of age. He
was a prominent Mason. being a mem
ber of the Mystic Shrine and of Wash
ing commandery of Hartford. He leaves
a widow and three children, two daugh
ters and a soni
JAMES O'BRIEN.
James O'Brien, aged twenty-three
years, died at the General hospital Sat
urday night of consumption after an
Illness of some time. He had been at
the hospital a year and was well liked
by the attendants. He leaves an aunt
living at 24 Leonard street.
GEORGE W. A. JENKINS.
George W. A. Jenkins, one of the old
est citizens of Stamford, died at his
home there Friday, aged eighty-five
years. He was for many years engaged
in business in New York, where he ac
cumulated a competency. He retired
from active business several years ago
and went to Stamford to reside, invest
ing in real estate. His estate, it is said,
will Inventory more than $100,000.
THOMAS F. COLEMAN.
Thomas F. Coleman, who was well
known as a prompter for dances, died
Saturday at his residence, No. 599 East
street, after a short illness, from pneu
monla. He was twenty-six years of
age. The funeral will be held from his
late home this morning and from St
Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. The in
terment will be in St. Bernard's ceme
tery. The deceased leaves a- widow,
also two brothers, James Coleman, su
perintendent at the wharf of the New
Haven Steamboat company, and Charles
Coleman. He also leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Joseph Bowery and Nellie and Ma
mie Coleman.
ALBERT H.' BOND.
Albert H. Bond, one of the most wide
ly known insurance agents and mana
gers in the state and ex-president of the
Connecticut Life Underwriters' associ
ation, died at his home, No. 24 Townley
street, Hartford, Friday morning. Mr.
Bond was the general agent of the Mas
sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance com
pany in this state, and had been engag
ed in the .business since 1865. He was
one of the founders and was the first
secretary of the Connecticut Life Un
derwriters' association, which was or
ganized ten years ago. Subsequently
Mr. Bond was maiie president of tne
association, and held the position for
two terms. He was one of its staunch
est supporters and was held in the high
est honor by the members.
Mr. Bond leaves a wife, who was
Miss Mary A. Walker of Wakefield,
Mass., prior to her marriage, and one
daughter, Miss Marion Walker Bond.
WENT INTO THE WRONG HOUSE.
Eugene Smith Was Not Hospitably Re
cefved. Eugene Smith, a man who rooms on.
Factory street, while intoxicated Sat
urday night wandered into No. 4 Fac
tory street, mistaking the house for his
boarding place. At No. 4 Factory street
Ferris Baldwin boards, and when he
saw Smith he proceeded to forcibly con
vince him that he was in the wrong
house. Yesterday morning Smith, very
much battered and bruised as the result
of Baldwin's mauling, appeared at po
lice headquarters and complained to
Captain Woodruff of the harsh treat
ment which he hnd received. The enp
tain detailed Sergeant Gibson and Pa
trolman Curran to find Baldwin. The
two officers went to No. 4 Factory street
and found Baldwin about to decamp.
They placed him under arrest and he
was locked up at police headquarters on
the charge of breach of the peace. Smith
was so badly injured that he was oblig
ed to go to a physician.
If flic Hnny t I uttlajf Teclh
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,
for children's tectums. It soothes the child,
softens tin- gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy for diar
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YALE LENTEN SERVICES.
Sermons Every Wednesday Evening by
Visiting Clergymen.
The services which will be held at
Yale during Lent have been announced
as follows:
The week day services until holy week
will be as follows: Daily, except Wed
nesday, at 5 p. m., evening prayer;
Wednesday at. 10:30 a. m., morning
prayer and litany; Fridays at 12 m.,
litany.
At all the 5 o'clock services there, will
be ten minute talks Mondays by Rev,
C. W. BIspham; Tuesdays, by the rec
tor; Thursdays, by Rev. C. O. Scoville;
Fridays, by the rector, and Saturdays,
by Rev. Ernest Mariett.
Holy communion will be administered
on Sundays, and also on March 4 and
April 1 at 12 m. There will bernorning
prayer and lintany on all Sundays ..ex
cept April 1; morning prayer at- 9:30 a.
m and confirmation at 10:30, April 1;
evening prayer and sermon at 7:30 p.
m., except March 18 and April 8.
On March 11 at 7:30 p. m. President
Smith of Trinity college will speak on
"The Church and the Bible."
Sermons will be preached every
Wednesday evening at 7:30 aa follows:
Ash Wednesday, February 28, Rev,
William H. Lewis of Bridgeport; Wed
nesday, March 7, Rev. Harry P. Nich
ols of New York city; Wednosday,
March 14, Rev. Edward Abbott of Cam
bridge, Mass.:' Wednesday, March 21,
Rev. Edward S. Osborne of Newark, N.
J.; Wednesday. April 4, Rev; St. Clair
Hestor, April 11, Rev. D. Morgan, D, D.,
of New York city.
A BIG EXHIBITION
WUI be Given by Bicycle and Automo
bile Dealers of New Haven.
The second annual dealers' co-opera
tive bicycle and automobile exhibit un
der the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian association will be held In
Music hall Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, March 1, 2 and 3. . Those having
the management of the exhibit have
nearly completed arrangements for
making the event the occasion of a dis
play of wheels and bicycle equipments
and automobiles hitherto unsurpassed
in thiB city. The show will be open to
all, and each night a fine programme of
musical and literary selections will be
given to add to the evening's enterrain
ment. Aside from this there will be a series
of races, wrestling matches and other
athletic events well worth witnessing.
The Y. M. C. A. orchestra will be In
creased to twelve pieces for the occasion
and will render the music during the
exhibit.
On Thursday night there will be bi
cycle races by home trainers, in which
George Collett and J. P. Jacobson will
participate, and these riders may possi
bly be joined by other contestants. ,
The programme for Friday evening
Includes an exhibition of wrestling, .by
W. F. Alcorn, the'Yale athletic instruc
tor, who will give at leaBt two five-minute
bouts. The members of the Ger
man Tur,n Verein1 will also participate
in gymnastic exercises on this evening,
which will further be made interesting
by a tumbling match in which several
members of the Young Men's Christian
association will take part.
Saturday's programme has not yet
been definitely settled, but some excel
lent talent will no doubt be engaged.
Moat of the local dealers will have ex
hibits of all the latest bicycle fixings,
and automobiles Of different styles will
be shown for the first time In New Ha
ven, THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
Rev. W. Ev Dickerman epoke at the
Church of the Messiah yesterday morn
ing on the subject "Is the Sermon on
the Mount to be Taken- in Earnest?"
He spoke of the circumstances and con
ditions of the present century as com
pared with those in the time of Christ,
the trouble often being-, as one man has
said, that in the present age men mis
understand Christ and try to make an
Englishman out of an Oriental The
practicability of the Sermon on the
Mount is yet untried. The Quakers
adopted its principles, but though their
principles have not been without a good
effect, they have not been of the strong
effect to be desired. Christ did not
preach to any particular denomination;
He spoke the doctrine of the individual.
His thoughts were not of the material;
they had specifically to do with things
of God. The spirit of Christ must be
copied in to-day's life the spirit of
imeekness, of humility and of open-
mlndedness.
Reference was made to The Hague
conference, pnd its effects, and the pres
ent war trouble, as grim irony. The
various manufactories in thla country
were spoken of as educational institu
tions, requiring of their workmen a
standard of education and morality
that compared with the colleges of a
few years ago, if not of to-day. Need
of higher morals was pointed out, of
greater fraternity among mankind, of
self-governing principles and of the true
gospel of Jesus Christ in the hearts of
mankind.
Referring to war, he said: "I think
the time is coming when warfare will
bo considered as cruel and uncivilized
as the duel is to-day, because men will
have opportunity for reflection and for
thought. The doctrine of mercy will
have promulgated itself so strongly that
men will hesitate to engage in so deadly
and barbarous a strife." '
BAPTIST UNION'S BANQUET.
Will Be Held at Calvary Baptist To
morrow Night.
The next banquet of the Baptist union
will be held at Calvary Baptist church
February 27. The unionwlll meet at 7
o'clock for a social half hour; dinner
will be served promptly at 7:30. Speech
es will be made by President Douglass,
Rev. George H. Ferrris and Rev. Dr.
Watson L. Phillips. The address will
be delivered by Rev. Kerr Bovce Tup
per, D. D., L.L. D., of Philadelphia on
"Pessimism Versus Optimism; or the
World Growing Better." Music will be
furnished by a quartette from the Yale
Glee club.
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
AX OPERA BY THE LADIES' LITER.
ARY ASSOCIATION,
TbeOuera "Patience" Will be Given
To-night anil To-morrow Mglit The
Oast of Characters Special Town
meeting Called for Kext Saturday
Funeral of James J. Redmond,
The body of Charles D. Mclndce, '
well known carpenter, was found cut in
two by the track walker on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road about a half a mile west of tha
station here yesterday morning. Tha
man had undoubtedly committed sui
cide by lying1 across the track ia front
cf an approaching train. Though littlei
is known of the man, despite the fact
that he had lived here for a number oil
years, it is supposed that he came from
St. Johns, N. B. He was about sixty-
eeven years of age and unmarried. Ha
had been boarding at South Colohvt
street and Saturday ho bade his landJ
lady "good-bye," remarking that it was
doubtful if she would ever see him
again. In examining his effects after!
he was found dead a card was found in
his trunk Inscribed "Gone home, Febru
ary 24, 1900." He was lust seen by ac
quaintances about S o'clock on Saturday
night. He had not been working for a
week and appeared despondent. About:
a year ago Mclndoe attempted to drown
himself in Community lake, but was
rescued before ilife was extinct. Coro
ner Mix was notified and as apparently)
no foul play was committed he instruct
ed Dr. Goodyear, medical examiner ofi
North Haven, to act in place of the lo
cal medical examiner.who is ill, and al
permit was granted to bury the bodyj'
Without further investigation.
At a meeting of the members pf tha
Congregational church, held at the cloee
of the services yesterday morning, reso
lutions were unanimously adopted ask
ing that the pastor, Rev. J. , J. Blair-,
withdraw his resignation presented Feb
ruary 4, which marked the ending ofj
his six years' pastorate. A meeting was)
to be held last Sunday by the church
members, but owing to the stormy!
weather it was postponed. It is under
stood that since the announced resigna
tion of the pastor the financial burdens
under which the church has been labor
ing have been lifted in an effort to have!'
him. reconsider his wlthdraway. The!
committee appointed to wait upon thai
pastor with the resolutions adopted by
the members of the church consists of
Charles B. Yale, A. D. Judd, Judge L.
M. Hubbard, Mrs. B. F. Harrison and
Mrs. Noah Lineley.
The opera "Patience" will be present
ent-
ed by local talent under the auspices'
the Ladies Library association! in
opera house this and to-morrow even
ing. The cast of characters is as fol
lows: Colonel Caverley.. .....v.. Thomas Peera
Major Murgatroyd...... Harry Willlama
Lieutenant the Duke of Dunstable.;
i. James Pierce!
Reginald Bunthorne ;W. H. Edsall
Archibald Grosvenor C. C. Carroll
Mr. Bunthorne's solicitor............
J. W. Alderiga
The Lady Angela.
Miss Emma Elizabeth Badger
The Lady Sophia Mrs. A. S. Jones
The-Lady Ella. A.. .Miss Bessie E. Ivesj
The Lady Jane
...Mies Rose Augusta O'Brien
Patience Mra James S. Syndam
There will be a large chorus. C. H.
Tibbitts will be the conductor. Tickets)
50 cents, 35 cents and 25 cents.
There was a large attendance at the
basketball game in the armory Satur
day afternoon between the teams from!
the Meriden and Wallingford high)
schools. The game was closely contest
ed and resulted In a victory for Meridea
by a score of 6 to 5. -The-notlcea
for the special town meet
ing to be held March 2 were posted or!
Saturday.
W. M.. Casey, assisted by his class
will give a masquerade In Leighton'd
hall to-morrow evening.
Mrs. Chauncey Lineley of Torringtons
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Harryj
Heywood of South Main street.
Mies Elsie Newton will resume hert
studies at Pelham .Manor to-day.
The Simpson nickel factory will fori
the present run ten hours a day and five
days a week, closing Saturday.
The funeral services of Mrs. James J,
Redmond will be held at 10:30- o'cloekl
this morning hi St. Patrick's1 churchy
Thompsonvllle. J. J. Redmond nndi
family moved from here to Springfield!
in 1897.
EIGHTY-FOURTH MEETING.
Of the New Haven Ministerial Associa
tion. The eighty-fourth meeting of thd
New Haven District Ministerial asso
ciation .will be held in the First Meth-'
odist church, New Britain, to-day and
to-morrow. The programme for tho
two days' session is as follows:
Monday at 2 o'clock there will be ai
devotional service and at 2:15 business
session. At 2:30 the Rev. F. W. Hannan
of Waterbury will speak upon "Tho
Forethought Apostle," and at 3:30 the
Rev. F. H. L. Hammond of Walling
ford will speak upon "Young Men and
the Church." In the evening at 7:30
will be addresses on the "Twentieth
Century Movement." by the Rev. H. A.
Starks of Middletown and the Rev. W.
R. Newhall, principal of Wilbrahara
academy.
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock a devo
tional service; 9:15, "Ministerial Char- '
acter," the Rev, J. E. Adams; 10:15,
"Hamlet," the Rev. Hertiert Welch;
11, "Entertainments in the House of
God," the Rev. B. F. Kidder; 2 o'clock,
"The Problem of Sin From a Biologist's
Standpoint," Professor Herbert W.
Conn; 3, "Initial Action by the Annual
Conference on Two Questions," the Rev.
E. S. Ferry; 4, "Special Temptations of
the Methodist Minister," the Rev. B. M.
Adams. ,