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CONTENTS.
CHICAGO. SATURDAY, ACiLY 10, 18*7.
Page One.
Some Possible Hangers te be Avoided. ;
Oar Register sad Oar Holidays.
Ohio Convention Trustees,
An Onting Letter.
Pace Two.
The Creed Question—An Address te Cke
Unlversalist Church.
Suggestions on Church Work.
The Iowa Cocventions.
Page Three,
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Jesus in the World.
The Iowa Convention.
The Evolution of Man.
Death of Hon. A. H. Mitchell.
Death of Marla Straub.
Universalist Personal.
Pace Five,
Church New* and Correspondence,
Page Slz,
The Family Page, Farm, Gardenand'Dairy.
Page Seven,
Our Boys and Girls.
Pago Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
SOME POSSIBLE DANGERS TO BE
AVOIDED.
BT EEV. E. G. MASON.
In an address given by Rev. Ed
ward G. Wason, of the National
Union (Y. P.C. U.) Executive Board,
at the Pennsylvania Convention,
some of the possible dangers of the
young peopCe’s organization were con
siderately discussed. We give that
portion of the address following. It
will do no harm for our young peo
ple to understand these dangers as
■they are portrayed by this (food
■friend of the T. P. C. CJ., who is an
officer of the National Union.—
■(Editor.)
(1). For one thing, there is dai^er
in large conventions like we have had
inthe past two years and expect to
have in the years to come. Do not
misunderstand me. I would not
have our conventions any smaller,
and I hope sincerely Detroit will out
number Boston two to one. But I
repeat, there is peril in them. Some
one said of Boston ’95, that it was
“filled with dynamie energy.” But,
as the power which drives the engine
may, if improperly managed or mis
directed, burst the same engine into
a thousand pieces, so the “dynamic
energy” of Boston ’95, mismanaged
or misdirected might have worked
untold harm to the cause. Where
there is a large number of people
gathered togetherfor a common pur
pose, there is apt to be more enthu
siasm than reason, under such
circumstances emotion sometimes
usurps the place of calm deliberate
thoughtfulness, and sentiment is
easily swayed, but difficult to guide.
If it is possible for a man, by a single
brilliant speech, to capture a great
political convention, made up largely
of cool, calculating politicians trained
to self-control, what might be ex
pected of a gathering of emotional
young people. It presents a marvel
lous opportunity for a stampede; and
should a stampede once be set in
motion, nothing could check it.
I know I am dealing in supposi
tions, but they are worthy of consid
eration. It is a matter for the
greatest thanksgiving and congratu
lation that the meetings at Boston
and Jersey City were so harmonious
in their workings, and wise in their
results. It is also something to be
wondered at. Even the recognized
fact that we had in the chair one of
the most tactful and skillful of pre
siding officers,does not fully account
for our good-fortune in this respect.
The delegates deserve great credit
for their moderation and good-nature
during the discussions. We may well
believe the conventions of the future
will present no contrast to those al
ready held; but while having faith
we should also be on the alert to pre
vent such a catastrophy. The selec
tion of delegates is not usually
deemed a very important duty, but
the local union decides no more
pregnant question during the year
than this one of “who will represent
us at the National Convention?” It
is not a slight and irresponsible task
to kelp to make laws and formulate
policies for an organization of sixteen
thousand people.
Particularly is there danger in the
selection of officers. I can spea k of
this phase of the subject with per-'
feet freedom, though I am an officer,
inasmuch as my term expires this year
and you are safe from farther infKc
tion, the constitution forbidding an
attempt at a re-election, even if 'there
were the remotest possibility that
someone, in a fit of 'mental aberra
tion, should desire to have 'me re
elected. Indeed, K is particularly
Sitting for me to warn you to avoid
electing the wrong mat, for behold,
is there not before a horrible ex
ample of each an error! Seriously,
this is a very important matter. Tbs
National Union is placed in the
hands of seven young menund wom
en, who -direct its 'missionary opera
tions (though the missionary policy
is formvlated at the -cenventiotts),
handle tbe.fuads,'have charge of the
paper, and as a whole, cnanaga the:
affairs >of the-orgai izatioa. One -whe j
knows (little of the interior workings (
of the Executive Board has fe-irt e«
very vague idea-ef the work demand
ed of a conscientious member of that
body, who desires to do his whdle
duty. Problems areccntinually pre
senting tbomsek/es which cannot be
decided -sffhand, but require study,
work amd worry, and not selflknn in
duce a very acute attack of that .pe
culiar and disagreeable malady com
monly -known as “the blues.”
So you will readily see (feat the
fitness of -a candidate for office
should be beyond question. The
fact that someone'k a “good fellow,”
or that a young w«man is « young
woman, does not give sufficient
ground for voting for him or her.
Hefor sfaei) should possess good busi
ness ability, a rapacity for under
standing and defiling with difficult
problems of executive management,
tact, patienoe, and popularity. Usu
ally the last .named quality out
weighs all others; but while exceed
ingly desirable and necessary, it
alone does not fit a person for hold
ing such a position. An incompe
tent added to the force throws more
work on the other members, and is a
hindrance instead of a help. Of
course, it goes without saying that
an officer in such a society as this
must, like Caesar’s wife, be above
suspicion; a stain upon his character
reflects discredit upon the cause.
(2). Another danger is that, now
that the Union is becoming a large
and powerful body, comparatively
speaking, it may offer an inviting
field to self-seekers after notoriety
and power.
Now I honor the ambitious young
manor young woman. I hope I am
myself ambitious. But the person
who seeks office or leadership in an or
ganization—and especially a religious
organization—simply to gratify his
ambition, or to minister in any way
to his own selfishness, is despicable,
dishonest, and treacherous to his
trust.
If there is one great peril for us to
avoid in the years to come, it is this
of which I am speaking. When the
leaders of a movement become sel
fish, envious, or in any other way un
worthy, the fate of that movement is
sealed unless it speedily rids itself of
the incubus.
Yet such is the fate which has over
taken many an organization after it
has become established and prosper
ous, and it becomes a prey to the
vampires, men who care nothing for
the cause, nothing for the success of
the society, nothing for anything ex
cept themselves.
May the day be long, yea, forever
delayed, when the Young People’s
Christian Union shall become a field
for political wire-pulling, ignoble riv
alries, and selfish aggrandizement,
with all their accompaniments of
jealousy, malice and strife. A Union
er’s first and last thought Bhould al
ways be, what is for the good of the
Union! and to the good of the Union
he should be willing to sacrifice pre
judices, personal ambition, himself.
A Unioner who is unwilling to make
such sacrifices if demanded of him is
unworthy of confidence and honor.
(3.) And lastly, I will mention
the Union as an experiment in itB
effect upon denominational life.
There is danger of dividing the de
nominational forces and dissipating
denominational energy. I am frank
to confess that I am not entirely sat
isfied with the present state of things,
though the danger from this source
seems to me to have been over-rated.
There should be a stronger bond j
between t’ne National Union and the j
General Convention, and a more gen- I
eral recognition of the fact that the
National Union is an auxiliary body.
But this is not a question of disunion,
rebellion, or secession; it is simply a
question of expediency. The young
people of our church will never prove
false to the denomination of their fa
thers. So, as I have said, this is a
problem tv~> be solved from the Stand
point of expediency, and that alone.
But it is none the less vital to "the in
terests^! all concerned that wr should
arrive at a wise decision, and that
speed! y.
A* is well-known to you, the pres- i
ent policy separatee the National! 1
Union almost completely from the
General Convention, making it in a!f
respects an (independent organiea
tio*. I think there is harfily a Union
in the country who feels that this is
jiust as it should be, aed the dele
gates at Jersey 'City expressed their
dissatisfaction and therlr desire for
irf.oser co operation when they ap
pointed the committee to coedder
‘the matter anctreport at Detroit.
But the-only-policy which hoc thus
far beeia offered as a substitute for
the present plan, as it seems to me,
would fee less preferable, at least nowi
than the present condition of^hings.
I refer, of course, to the suggestion
that the National .Ucion shall cease
to carry on missions ry operations of
its owm, and -shall place its mission
work ix the hands of the deneral
Convention, This proposed plan is
less preferable then the present ar
rangement'for two'reasons, one being
that the yemg people are, in general
opposed to it, and any attempt to {
press it upsn thorn is certain to be
followed by more or less disastrous
results to the work. It is best to de
fer to their prejudices until they are
willing to take -such a step, whether
their opinions be right or wrong. And
again, I doubt whether it would not
remove the impetus and inspiration
from the young people’s 'movement,
and dampen their enthusiasm, if the
stimulus of such work as that at Har
riman and Atlanta, carried ‘On direct
ly by them, should be taken from
them, even if they were willing to
make the change.
The need is some plan of co opera
tion by which the two bodies may be
brought closer together and the
Young People’s Christian Union still
retain its autonomy and the manage
ment of its own executive affairs;
then, if later, there is a desire for a
still closer union, it can be brought
about. Thus far, it must be con
fessed, the joint-committee appointed
for the purpose of formulating such
a scheme, have been unable to come
to any agreement, so that if any of
you have one to offer, you will do the
denomination, as a whole, a great fa
vor by putting it forward. I trust
there may be some suggestion of this
kind accepted in time to present it to
the convention at Detroit.
But the fate of the Union or of the
Universalist Church does not depend
upon a question of policy. Let all
Universalist young people but sin
cerely labor for the advancement of
our cause, and move forward a solid,
loyal army, unselfish and willing to
labor and if need be suffer loss for
their beloved faith, and our society
will become a mighty factor for truth
and righteousness, and the time for
which we all pray, when the “glad
tidings of great joy” shall be heard
in all parts of the world and accept
ed thankfully by all people, will be
hastened. Whatever may be our part
in this great work, let us perform it
faithfully, heartily, and well.
Hightstown.N. j.
OUE REGISTER AND OUR HOLIDAYS
Recently in looking for the special
date of one of our Universalist holi
days, we turned confidently to our
annual Register and found only dis
appointment. Instead of the special
days set apart by our church for
particular purposes, we found only a
fragment of Catholicism under the
heading “Festivals and Fasts.”
(Page Four.) The half of these were:
Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and
WhitSunday. What does the Uni
versalist Church care about these
days! Who among us commend
their observance! Who hunts for
their dates, or has the slightest inter
est in their recurrence! Our ecclesi
asticism has nothing to do with them.
It does in no way recognize them.
We are at a loss to account for their
appearance in the pageBof the Regis
ter of a church which thoroughly
ignores them.
And we are equally at loss to ac
count for the omission of the list of
special days, the observance of
which our churcB particularly com
mands.
Our General Convention has rec
ommended the “observance by ap
propriate services,” of Christmas Sun
day, Easter Sunday, Children’s Sun
day, (second Sunday in June), Mem
orial Sunday, (first Sunday in Octo
ber), All Soul’s Sunday, (first Sunday
in November,) and Educational Sun
day,/third Surday in May). To this
list we might add a Patriotic Sun
day, (preceding Decoration Day, May
3®tfa), and then we have a Helve real
ist calendar of Sandays in which our j
whole membership h«s a living in- j
<terest. .
The abfcs and editor of our
Register make?a.c°Rtinued improv
ment in the .putt., cation. It is an in
valuable periodical, A pastor’s li
brary is incomplete without it, and
our whole deity would be-onriched by
its perusal. It belongs inevery house
hold off our faith. And we hope that1
Dr. Eddy will add thisone more ex-j
cellence, viz., a list of our holidays, j
as a source of reference for the ever
increasing numbers of those who have
occasion to refresh the mind with the
their date A. A. s.
©El® -OOWENMEJ- trustees,
The Trustees ot tiflfcohio Univereal
ist CoEvention met p. m., Juue23,
1SK, in the parlor of Ruchtel College, in
accordance with the call of the Secre
tary Members present: Dr. H. L Can
field, W. B. Sibley, Revs. R. N. John, O.
G. Colegrove, Dr. J. W. Henley, and W.
F. Adams. A. F. Williams was prevented
by business from beiDg present.
After prayer by Rev. O. G. Colegrove,
tbe oath of office was administered by
A. ®. Tinker, Notary Public.
At the request of the Secretary, Mr.
Tinker made a statement in regard to
tbe invested funds, showing that in
spite of'the financial conditions prevail
ing, they were in the main satisfactory.
Or. Henley, as secretary, reported that
all persons elected or appointed to var
ious offices or duties by the late State
Convention had accepted.
The request of the National Anti-Sa
loon Teague, that the convention ap
point delegatee to a meeting to be held
in Columbus next January, and which
was referred by the convention to the
Trustees, was duly considered,
definite postponement was ydted. On
motion of Rev. Q. G. Colegrove, sue
onded by W- F. Adame, the salary of the
Treasurer was made fifteen dollars. He
wae also authorized to aecure necessary
books for his omce.
The bonds of the Secretary and Treas
urer were fixed at $3,000 each.
The appointment of a visiting com
mittee to Buchtel College, was left in
the hands of the President, Dr. H. it.
Canfield.
The Secretary stated that there were
about ninety dollars available for Min
isterial Relief, and on motion of W. D.
Sibley, seconded by O. G. Colegrove, it
was voted that the money be equally di
vided between two infirm ministers.
The names of the churches at Sharon
ville, Fairmount and Walbridge were
dropped from the roll. On motion cf W
D. Sibley, seconded by O. G. Colegrove,
the Secretary was authorized to take or
cause to be taken at the Association's
collections for the benefit of the Minis
terial Relief Fund.
On motion of W. D. Sibley, the Secre
tary was authorized to apply for one
hundred dollars from the Gunn Minis
terial Relief Fund, for the benefit of
ministers needing assistance.
The Secretary read the joint petition
of the Y. P. C. U., the Missionary Alli
ance and the Sunday School Convention
for the co-operation of the State Con
vention with those auxiliaries in the ap
pointment of a State Missionary.
The subject was informally discussed.
Dr. Canfield read a letter from Rev. An
drew Willson, presenting the views of
the various members of the nominating
committee in regard to the salary of
the secretary; also his individual opin
ion in regard to the salary of the State
Missionary, and a suggestion to limit
the expense of the secretary, one hun
dred dollars, but no action was taken in
regard to the suggestions. After con
siderable discussion, on motion of Bro.
W. D. Sibley, seconded by Rev. R. N.
John, Dr. Henley was authorized to con
tinue the joint work as secretary and
state superintendent of churches and
Sunday-schools at the former Balary of
S'>00 and ezpenaee.
In regard to the appointment ot a
State Missionary, Rev. R. N. John of
fered the following preamble and reso
lutions which were unanimausly adopt
ed:
“Whekeas: At the recent State Con
vention held at Blanchester, its auxiliary
organizations petitioned the Convention
to co-operate with them in the employ
ment of a State Missionary, and
Whekeas the Convention voted to co
operate with the said organizations as de
sired, and
Whekeas at! a meeting of its Board of
Trustees, at Akron, Ohio, June 23rd, it
was ascertained that three hundred dollars
was the largest amount it |could pledge
for the maintenance of said missionary,
therefore:
Resolved, that until the Board hean
more definitely from each auxiliary, it
feels that it would be unwise to make any
contract with any one, until the means
for bis support are definitely understood.
An Outing Letter.
BY EMILY LEE SHERWOOD.
.A New Arcadia.—A Hoarding School Near
Philadelphia. — John Wanaamaker's
'Jountry Seat, ami Liieirtla Mott's
Rural Home.—The Cradle of Freedom.
—Carpenter’s Hail.—The Cineinnatus
Society's Monument of George Wash
ington. _
After the conclusion of the annual meet
ing of the W. C. A. in Philadelphia, ft
was our fortune to be invited to spend a
few days in whit we have named ‘'Arca
dia, ” because it proved to be such a rest
ful spot among the hills that cluster
around the countryside in the neigh bor
toood ef Oyontc. College, Cheltoo Hills, and
other rural places which shall be tame
less.
Ogmti.
There we went tccompaniod by the
president of the association, wfco was
bound for Ogontz, but who had a few
'hours to spare, andthisis whatwefoimd :
au old stccie house built in Kevsintionary
•days, and having grown, bit by bit, until
it had become a rambling old mansion,
with the graces of old age bl-ended with
the conveniences and modern improve
ments in a way that was both picturesque
and delightful to see. This ancient manor
house is now occupied by five sisters—
Friends—who keep a “worldly” boarding
school. That is, the school is not tinder
the regime of friendly discipline, but as
happy a combination of old and new meth
ods as is the house of architecture.
The domain was originally a farm house
surrounded by some thirty acres of land,
all uphill and down dale, picturesque, but
simply a plain farmer’s home, that of a
family who used “thee” aud “thou” to
each other in familiar conversation, and
still do, for that matter. But strange
changes have come to this home. The
old people have gone to rest, and the
rooms once silent as a tomb, because
music or singing savored of “wordliness”
now resound to the tones of young and
happy voices, and of piano and stringed
instruments. Where newspapers were
once tabooed because they told of wars
and rumors of wars, they arrive daily
from various cities and presses; and where
once the printed story was considered as ‘ ‘a
snare” to be sedulously avoided, the
magazines, and the newest novels arrive
regularly, and libraries hold thousands of
volumes of the classics, which both
teachers and scholars glean torn aroutsd
the many round tables in happy groups-cf
winter evenings, when the story is read
aloud to serve all interested in the same,
is a common incident.
About thirty pupils, young ladies mostly,
find a congenial home in this retreat; and
their life is not confined to a daily routine
'without variety, sinee it is no uncommon
thing for the pupils, accompanied by
teachers, to attend the theatre or opera
tic matinee, or take an excursion trip to
Washington or some other interesting
point during the holidays. Indeed, the
word education, as considered by the well
to-do today, has a much wider scope than
it once did, including amusement, recrea
tion, travel and social life, for the occa
sional concert ending with a “hop” is,
also, added to this friendly stock of possi
bilities, and books are thus made to fit
into their places; study hours are not too
long, and school days become so pleasant
even young ladies, with bright social pros
pects, are sorry when graduation day
comes round, if they have not made up
their minds to go through college, for this
young ladies school fits for college, having
sent many pupils to Wellesly, and other
higher seats of learning.
Gay Young Life,
To me this gay young life in this once
quiet home was most interesting as a
study of evolution, although, with the
exception of one member, the original
family still retain their fellowship with
the religion of their ancestors.
The school house is apart by itself, and
the greenest of lawns, with winding
paths under century-old trees, made it
seem like Arcady, the blest to me; and
for once my sense of locality, in the
house, was at fault. I always lost myself
going to my room, having an inclination
to take the stairway to the right instead
of the left where my room was located;
as sweet, clean and dainty as though it,
too, had been dropped out of Revolution
ary periods; all its appointments being so
simple. A low bedstead stood out in the
room with its white spread sweeping
down to the floor and from under a low
foot-board. Deep recessed window seats
were piled with books and dolls, for this
was mv friend’s private room, and she
occupied it with a little motherless girl
whom she took under her motherly pro
tection.
Looking out one took in a sweep of a
hundred acres, across the way, owned by
John Wanamaker, and its castled walls
which he occupies as his country seat.
Indeed, the whole neighborhood was di
vided up into more or less homey, or
show places, the homes of wealthy men
who do business in the adjacent city of
brotherly love, coming out to these re
treats where, let us hope, they left their
cares behind them, being able to enjoy
their hedges, shade and luxurious sur
roundings.
Our friends took us a little ride one
morning through this facinating region.
And we saw for ourselves how the pride
of man has to sooner or later “fall,” for
Ogontz rears its proud walls over what
was once the stately estate and home of
the great banker. Jay Cooke. But deep
in the dell, almost hid by willow and
weeping larch, is the cold mausolem of
his wife; the first ill stroke of fortune
was in depriving him of her companion
ship. She so loved the place it became
her tomb and shrine. As a college,
Ogontz has a name and reputation that
will ever keep its name synonymous with
all that is best for woman's elevation.
Lucretla Mott's Home.
But more significant to me was the
plain stone house where that rarest, most
beautiful woman, and sweetest of spirits,
Lucretia Mott, spent all her days of a
most busy and useful womanly life. It
presented a fiat facade to the lane on
which it fronted, some fifty feet, perhaps, J
from the hedgerow that divided ft from
the highway. That spot, hidden away
among the trees in a fjuiet neif-'Mwr'jood,
is of more interest to most sojourners
than WaKamaker’s palace, or day 'Cooke’s
once famous home. It is one of the homes
akin to those of Emerson, Alcott or Haw
thorne', any spot where they lived and
wrought for humanity is sacred ground,
however humble or obscure the place in
other respects. Happily, genius is not j
critfbed or confined to any kind, of regula
tion house or home. Where it dwells, in
paface or herd, therf is a glimpse of
heaven on earth.
Pliila4fli>hia cm<l Its 'htmoitrs.
I cannot remember the number of times
1 have mid visit to historic shrines in
Philadelphia. I hope I may never have
done, for it impresses me as the most in- ,
teresting city or.tside of Washington in
the country, ant on each visit something !
old as the history of our Independence, ;
but new to mf, is always an store, and
that J.eeps up the interest, making it de
siraWe to “come again,” even if the pco- I
j>le themselves were not so enticingly •
losipitable ant friendly.
Chestnut s**eet, as everybody knows, is !
the 'principal business thoroughfare, and
J«&d\_pendence Hail, with the Liberty
Bell, and *Cie portraits of the signers of -
tbe Declaration of Independence, always,
f draws the visitors to that shrine and ■
^anadle ofEbertybut there is another,
a -shrine v ithin a shrine, “Carpenters'
[ Hell,” where John Adams and John Han- '
i cacft “did wickedly (!j incite the Colon- ,
( »ee to revolt against the rule of King ,
[ Caorge.” So it is written over the door i
j cfiihisquasnt place. To reach Carpenters’ ;
[ Hell one loaves Chestmct street by what
j seems to ks an alley, really the entrance
; tc a court, and in the little corner squares
i ok either side are plaaats and shrubs,
j while the small building resembles the
! eozrt house of rural towns built fifty
j years ago, but here one stands in front -of
; tfae veritable “cradle of liberty.”
i The company that built this first public
half in Philadelphia was instituted in
| ITS*. It is built of brick of the English
pattern, said to be imported from the mo
ther country. Only master mechanics,
wei£-to-do carpenters, could obtain mem
bership in this company which still sur
vives. That they cherished high ideals
is certain; from the beginning they estab
lished a library to be enjoyed by its mem
bers and there have been 418 of them in
its history of 173 years; and during that
.time the librarianship has been retained
in one family, probably the most unique
faet relating to any library in the country.
The assembly hall on the first floor still
has the old high-backed Windsor chairs,
and the wooden settles.on which the Col
onists sat when they were not on their
feet plotting treason to King George IV.
and repudiation of the mother country.
On the walls and in cases are many im
portant historic mementos. The stairway
leads from the front vestibule up into the
library rooms, where we found a descend
ant of .the original librarian, a little old
lady who looked as though she had stepped
down out of a Colonial picture frame.
On entering into conversation she seemed
well informed in regard to all that per
tained to her business as librarian,but she
gave us quite a surprise when, on some
mention being made of that splendid
structure, the new Congressional Library,
she looked up and innocently questioned,—
“Are you the Librarian of Congress?”
Where had this woman been all these
years ? Had she never heard of Ainsworth
R. Spofford? Verily it seemed not. It
seemed incredible a woman past middle
age could live almost upon that great
thoroughfare, Chestnut street, and not
have heard of our proudest monument to
literature and art.
Fairinount Fark.
Philadelphians have long rejoiced in
one of the most beautiful parks in the
country. A park that has more beautiful
natural scenery than any other I know of.
The Schuylkill and the Wissaliicon
rivers, with their uplands and romantic,
storied shores, afford scenes of rural de
light to the picnicers, and to poets and
artists alike.
Twenty-two years ago it was the busy
scene of the Centennial, and only those
who visited it can realize what that was
to the American mind—a revelation and
an inspiration far greater than the Co
lumbian Exposition as an object lesson,
because it was the tirst lesson in art and
opportunity. The alphabet as it were;
learning that, we in due time shall be
able to spell out all that the world knows
in that direction if not to improve upon
it. Of all that grand show nothing tang
ible remains except “Memorial Hall,”
which we were moved to visit for “days of
auld lange syne.” But little remained of
the conglomerate exhibit of Art that char
acterized it during the Centennial, but
there was more method in the display of
pictures, tapestries, and objects of inter
est. Here and there students were copy
ing picture or design, but in a side room
we found an exhibit of Pompeian antiq
uities that was well worth seeing. Tak
ing little peeps into mirrors set in a
wooden screen round the room, one
seemed to see a literal transcript of that
lurid tire of ashes and storm as it swept
over the city full of revelers, and buried
them under its debris. It made it awfully
vivid, and terribly realistic. One passed
from one scene to another, and saw inner
courts set about with statuary and foun
tains, the lounging place of women and
children, becoming under this dreadful
visitation of volcanic power, a place of
terror and death. Stone buildings as
fine as any of the public buildings at
Washington seemed to be tottering and
melting away under the rain of tire and
ashes, and one could but wonder if all our
great monuments of Art and civilization
are destined in the fulness of times to
meet as terrible a fate as overtook this
city of Pompeii, or the great classic
stiuctures of Egypt and Greece.
The Washington Statue.
Near the entrance of Fairinount Park
the Philadelphians have set a tine eques
trian statue of George Washington. The
event is of so recent date one need not re
capitulate. ItJ wo'u'M never do t® leave
the city without ■seeing and admiring, in
so-far as possibfe.'for it seems to be the
fate of all our monumental art to^fa
short of the i deal somewhere. The Phi >
adelphia mouJumentis no exception to th*
rule, though-as'a whole the conception is
fine and harmonious. The criticism
would ir.tskc is in regard to the horse, the
most difficult ofall t'ninss to model to suit
the va ficus ideas of what a gentleman s
saddlo-'ho rse shoul d be. But of one thing
the artist could he reasonably sure, no
Virginia g entlernan of the Colonial perio
of s'och distinction as General Washing
ton ever strode?, so heavily bcdied an an
imal as he is represented astride on this
monument. The *sier.der Arabian type
was the type used by the Virginia' cava
1 liers, and Dot the Fercheron, en draft
Type, thick of body and short of neck,, one.
sees in This statues I Why there is iust as
much difference in the types of horses
used for tarrying people of the higher
♦.•lasses now as there was. then; and the
artist has Sailed ia selection because he
[ has not followed the traditions of the
i times cleise enov,gb. T.Tne, there is a
kind o;f poetic lierncea Howable in art as
in poetry, ami porsibly the pose bad some
thing to do with tmakii ag this steed seem
to look out of prqportii m from some points
of view, and bother f rom another angle.
Washington hasten ai hapeau and floating
cloak, the lines of the drapery being par
ticularly free and we fl managed. There
is the likeness know n as the “Stuart
portrait recognizable in the countenance,
and he sits dignified and alert in expres
sion, as though he i vere taking a sweep
ing gaze. The gro ap stands on a high*
pedastel on a raise d plaza of ehamte
Out of the lour side s of this apPare®^T
solid rock flows foui falls of water, clear
and broad, flowing forth as from living
springs. On either side of these cascades
are grouped the ai limals native to our
mountains and pra iries: buffaloes, deer,
elk, and bears. T' hey are specially finely
modelled and natur alin poise. Bast, West,
North and South a re typified in this way,
but over one a i aurian lies his slimy
length along, and on his hack a maiden
sits. Groups of Ir ,dians, Hiawatha among
the number, ari , scattered among the
other groups. T his fine monument was
erected by the sc ciety of Cincinnati of
which George Wra shington was a member,
and the sons of > vhose sires still keep it
up, as was the ir itention they should do.
This monument t j cannot fail to impress
youth and age al * j^e, with the dignity and
grandeur of th e character of the man
whom all deligl lt to call the Father of
his Country.
The yi ialter Wedding.
Then one moi -e thing I saw in Phila
delphia which pleased me very much, a
picture, of “A C luaker Wedding, 1820,’' by
Percy Bipland, of i^mdon. England. This
picture is bea ntSful in softness of tone,
and the barmc ,n,; of the Quaker colors
displayed in ,t.' and is- historical in its
minutest detaus. A ‘aft^«fc*accortSi,,^eLTtJ
emnization of n »nd the happy e*
Quaker method . vowT^*?^
standing, exchan ’grouped about them
with their friend: bed ip a si Je “
The bride is clot. ’ lier ,head fs a pJai ®
satin gown, and 01 er ier slender X,,,
white silk hood. Ov d. Beside her stands
ders a shawl is drape right hand and iT
her lover holding her ^hewords-'Friend
is lookinft up repeating. fearpf the L , *
in this assembly in the ’my wife D
take this, my friend, to be tnd faithftdT, '
ing to be to her a loving i t,*< to which she
band until death do us par i«n ue
. • , r' -the groom
responds in the same mam d Is poss'hi ,
is undeniably handsome, an otherV ‘V 3
portrait, as are several of th, tor inst ^
in the group. David Skull antes Stow,’
is represented as the father, J a;tjj
Fry and Hannah Whitehall St f theb^d**
among the guests. The mother c gtin Ude
sits with bowed head, in a gray si pose °Wn)
the embodiment of religious re g and
beside her the little boy in velve t°r,s’
and a blouse waist of some dark rii °e’
the only touch of high color in t. ~?c'
ture. Even that is subdued in key. ®
painting has been purchased by Isa.
Clothier, of Philadelphia, U. S. A., ,,*D“
this opportunity was given to his fei dw
citizens to share with him the deligh,
his possession of such a gem. The picti. f®
was exhibited in the Royal Academy , *■
’96, but no one will doubt it properly be
longs to Philadelphia, the head-centre ol
the Fr iends who came over with William
Penn.
Axacostia, D. C.
GENEBAL CONVENTION.
Report of Geneial Missionary for
June, 1807.
1. Sermons preached, 20; as follows:
Monroe, Wis.1
Port Atkinson, Wis.2
Jefferson, “ .1
Austin, Minn......2
Blenheim, Ont. 3
Kidgetown, “ .1
Cedar Springs, Ont.1
Galveston, Ind.1
Logansport, Ind...3,
Pleasant Vallay, Ind.,.1
Burlington, Ky.I
Barre, Vt.2
South Barie, Vt.1
Addressee given, 12. Members received
into the church, 22. Young People’s
Unions organized,3. Dietance traveled,
2,978 miles.
2. Financial.—Received for services
151.55. Subscriptions secured, $50.
3. Attended Wisconsin Convention
and preached ordinBtion sermon there.
Opened the dormant church at Jeffer
son, Wis. Held services and made ar
rangements for future meetings. Dedi
cated the new church at Austin, Minn.,
and installed pastor over the same. At
tended the Ontario Convention. Reor
ganized the church at Blenheim, Ont.
Attended the Indiana Y. P.C. U. Spent
a few days in Logansport, Ind., holding
eei vices and advising with the trustees
in regard to settlement of pastor and
other interests pertaining to the welfare
of that church. Q. H. Shinn.
HOKNELU>VILL£, N. Y., July !, '97.