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7 WASHINGTON LETTER. i Tf it is -impossible to organize a new scheol this fall, preserve this notice and make the attempt early in the spring. We can, from this fund, help fifty new schools every year. B. Griffith, Secy.

Ia General. day. I know dat ebery ting in his home is on the same scale gallon ob misery to every half pound ob comfort. The next is this: The Washington correspondent of the "Evening Star, in a recent letter told of a visit paid to the President by Deacon Smith, one of the oldest colored men of Washington. The Deacon had a veiy pleasant interview with Mr.

Cleveland, and said he had visited every President since Madison. As he was leaving the Executive Mansion, some one asked the deacon: Are you a Democrat or a Republican? "No, air, I am a Baptist. was the reply, which occasioned ignite a 1 uigh, cept for offensive partisanship. To remove an offensive republican and appoint an offensive democrat his place, is, to my mind, inconsistent, and I shall take that question into consideration when appointments come up for confirmation. I will agree with the Administration when 1 can, and differ, from it when I must.

The president is working hard uay aud night oq his tnasa congress, and semo- -ual reports are -jg in from the various branches of the government. General Sheridans report wiil be read with special interest, especially his treatment of the Indian question. He puts himself in accord with thQSt). wuo have contended for humane policy. He advocates giving the Indians laud iu severally as soon as possible, and takes the ground that the army is not the proper body to entrust perminently with of the redmen.

and return with revival influences for each church in our Chairman of Programme Com. Programme oC the "Workers Conference of the Smith Cenhal Nebraska Association, held at JCdgar, De-. 1-! and 2nd, 1885. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Bible Beading, Rn, E.

A. Bussell Ord, "How to get vuuiig Christians to fed re-pnosibilit in Sunday school and cbnrcb work, Supt. IM. Lelantl, Hastings. Siipt.

E. 1. Cassel, Edg.u -Thoroughness ofiu-structiou in Snuda school II ow secured, Mrs. S. M.

fix rt, Juniata Rot. L. ME Tun-. Kdjpr; PublLai ion Society work (lReiiSsCil. isi, "The need ol ftuinoiv school literature, Ilev.

J. W. Pnrfec, GMivilic, 2nd, Add reason the societies' work, Nebraska Hume Missionary, Rev. Russell. TUESDAY EVENING.

Womans "History of Basanin Missi vj, Mrs. ft. P. Fitch, Hastings; "The spirit of Missions, Mrs. Wm.

Saxton. Elgar; "China, Mis Annie Buzzell, Juuiala; Recitation, Miss Id i Henry, Nebraska City; Short apneal Inmt yccretaiics Womans Foreign and Home 'work WED USD AY MORNING Promi-n nifctiug. Rev. J. V.

Os-burn. Fremont; Busim-sa; "How shall Church and Sunday school celebrate Christina, Rev. J. Schutz May; Home Mission work discussed, 1st, "IIotv get Churches to Increase their Offerings? J. Superior, 2nd, Address on on the "Societies, Work and Wants, Nebraska State Missionary, Rev.J.

W. Os burn; WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IIov to Arouse it Peeper Interest iu Foreign Missions in our Association, Rev. O. A.

Buzzell. Salem; Preparation tor Revival Work, Dr. II. P. Fitch, Hastings; "Best Methods of Dealing ilh Inquirers, Rev.

F. E. Towusiey, Fa'rlield; General Praise and Experience meeting, ld by Rev. I. D.

Fleming, Alexandria. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Soug Service; Address, Rev. II. IJ Fitch; Address, Rev.

E. A. Russell. i r. i (from our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, Nov.

20, 1885. The mem bare of the Forty -ninth Congress are arriving in the city daily. They are talking about tbo epsakership contest, about revising the rules of tho lower house, about the senate3 opposition to presidential appointments, and about the questions to be presented this winter to the new congress. While it is understood that th? democratic majority Kill tlw ans will giro the complimentary nomination to one of their brethren. As the member thus selected becomes the virtual leader of the minority, a certain interest centres in the coming action of the house republican caucus.

Several names are mentioned for this honor. They are Messrs. Heed, of Mama, Hiscock of New York, Long of Massachusetts, and McKinley of Ohio. The two former are really the only candidates, and it i3 thought that Mr. Red will get tlie nomination.

Being more aggressive and more courageous in the expression of his op-pinions than Mr. Hiscock, ho i3 the natural leader of the republican minority. Mr, Reed is a ready, irrepressible talker, and spends a large part of his tune congress on his feet, either in speakiug or in buttonholing his confreres. He knows how to utilize his own information, and he has a sarcastio style that is heightened by an exasperating coolness. Both he and Mr.

Hiscock are men of experience, each having served several years in the house. Mr. Hiscock is slow his moyements and methods. He does not speak often, and bas no gift for shining in the running fire of an acrimimous debate. He is a rich man, and during the winter gives fine dinners.

The republican leaders are all ligh-tariiT advocates. All tlie eaders on the democratic side, with the exception of Mr. Randall, are pronounced revenue reformers. Therefore the battle in the house letween protection and reform of he tariff, promises to bo fought on strict party lines. There is so much complaint against the rules of tlie house of representatives, that efforts will be made early in the session to improve them.

Congressman Springer says he has spent months in devising a set of rules that will facilitate legislation. Through the present rules the most positive will of the majority can be defeated by the minority, and the interests of the many subordinated to the schemes of a few. The average day in the house is devoted to the question, what shall we do to-day? The gentleman from Illi-noise says his plan of revision opens the way for prompt transaction of business which meets the the approval of a majority. He is willing to trust a majority of the representatives of the people. The extent to which the rep -b-lican senators will oppose the Administration the matter of appointments will be determined by the caucus to he held iu about a week.

A republican senator remarked. I de not believe in opposing the president because he is a democrat. There are two things to bo considered in an appoiutee whose name comes before the senate for confirmation: Is he an able man, and will honestly and efficiently administer the affairs of his office. He did not think tho question of politics should ba considered. Still continued tho senator, president Cleveland has introduced a new element in stating that he would remove no one ex William J.

Baldwin wa3 convicted last week in Atchison, of the murder of his sister iu Julv last. His counsel has moved for a new trial. Senator Mandersou, of Neb'aska, is strongly favor of the division of Dakota. Solomon Opponhcitaer; of Brookin', sold his 2-rear old daughter (Julia for $1 last week. Governor Mama-duke, of Missotr'i, was hung iu R' uisiana.

lint slate, 1 7(j mst. Professor Ain Gray, of Haryard, a veteran botanist, passed lii 75th year W1 'dnesthy. Miss Mollte Meeker, a ouug girl 17 year; of age, living at E'ldyvilD, Iowa while playing trull a revolver believing that it was not io-ided, held it up to her head and snapped it, when it was discharged, killing her almost instantly. A suit for $10,000 damages has been commenced iu the circuit court of Kansas City by the fit her of James Sheriff, the boy who hal his thumb blown off by a dynamite car-tndgeb'eeently, agaiut William Taylor, the fat her of the boy who exploded the cartridge. Tho discovery lias made that many soldiers have been swindled out of their bounties.

Forged assignments purporting to be duly signed and witnessed, have been filed at Lansing, batches aggregating $10,000 to $20,000 having been sent in from Detroit and other banks. While repairing a furnace at Johnstown, Pa, Monday night, J. B. Smith, being overcome by gas, fell into (bored hot receptacle. Hi attempting a rescue seventeen men were rendered unconscious by the gas and had to be dragged away to places of safety.

Smith's body was finally recovered, but was horribly charred and burned. Four young ladies of Harper county, Kansas, have gone to Greely to take a homestead each, r.lso a timber claim. Great lasses by prairie fires are reported from the Indian territory, New Yorkets have succeeded iu getting the Grant monument, fund up to $93,000. Colonel Theodore S. Case postmaster of Kansas City, retires from that office after a service of twelve years.

The mysterious death of Benjamin Burton, a noted and wealthy colored citizen of Newport, RhMe Island, has been followed bv (he arrest of his daughter and son-in-law for murder. Bonds taken from the pockets of the deceased have been discovered by tho police of Philadelphia. It is i moor ed that a religious war will he precipitated on coconut, of the longing of Riel. Five hundred ami thirty- nine ancsts were made by post office inspector during the year. Canon Farrars final lecture in Philadelphia will be entitled Farewell thoughts iu America.

A mob endeavored to rescue Thomas Lowe, a Mormon arrested by deputy marshals, Friday, A series of disasters are reported faorn a severe storm which has been raging on Lake Michigan. Only five notices of contests forscats iu Hie new house have thus far been handed to the clerk of tlie house. Phila delphia will erect a monument to McClellan. Kansas City has sent over $3,000 to the Galveston suffercis, There are two feet of snow iu the mountains near Gunnison, Colorado. It has been developed that fraud was used to get tho Bell telephoue patented.

Anthracite coal mined in Pennsylvania sells for $25 a ton in the city of Mexico. The telegraph line trorn Mery to leujdeh on tho frontier of Afghanistan has been finished. Governor Ross of New Mexico iu his annual report places the population of the territory at 120, 000, an increase of 15,000 iu five years, Tho Hon. James A. Broadhcad of St.

Louis, lias accepted an invitation to deliver an address at tho American constitutional congress to ho held iu New Orleans, February 26. Tlie American Ornithologists union officially recommend that all public fostering of tho English sparrow bo stopped; that its introduction into new localities bo prohibited by law, and that all existing laws for its protection be repealed, and bounties offered fur its destruction. Hog cholera is creat ing fearlul liavoc among Hie stvino in many parts of the state. Hundreds of hogs are dying every day and the farmers seem helpless to prevent it. Vp A Missionary's Report.

Fron Hie Missionary ni the N'nnesc) Assoeiatic n. We are now IB tho midst of a glorious revival at Eden, church Sumner. Kansas. Elder T. A.

Davies is their pastor here; he is much beloved and highly esteemed by the churcl and community, and is a good earnest preacher of the pu-e gospel of the kingdom, up to this writing there has been several professions and five additions to tlm church and the public mind fully awakened in the good work of Salvation. We recently held a meeting in Harper county, Bear creek church, and there were five additions and five conversions when we had to leave to go to another appointment, and Elds A. D. Ax-ton and J. B.

Neely coming in, we got them to go on with the meeting, the good work was moving on gloriously when we left, and we trust it has had a grand ending as those two brethren are good seryants in the Masters work. Eli. J. Edwards of Anthony was with us one night of the meeting, and preached an able and interesting sermon that made a lasting impression on the large crowd that listened to him with good interest. We were with Eld.

J. Via in Cowley county, at a point called Pleasant Vail. The meeting lasted twelve days, six professions, five additions. Eld. Via is a workman well worthy the love and esteem of all who know him, The field is indeed white unto the gospel harvest and the laborers are few.

We shall perhaps, organize a Baptist church soon, at Midlothian, a new town on the Fort Scott It. R. We picached thine on the evening of Nov. 1st, and secured two lots on which to build and got a subscription started for tlie purpose. The citizens want us to hold a meeting with them soon.

We are presenting the claims of the Western Baptist, as wo go am will likely send you some names soon. May God bless you in your good work, Bro. Holt for the pro mo ion of the Redeemers Kingdom Wo hope to have something good soon to report for your paper. Yours in Christ W.W. Durham WT lOV.

10 A Chance. To new Baptist Sunday-schools, brother has placed with the American Baptist Publication Society, 1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, a sum of money with which to supply new, needy schools with libraries. The gentleman has bound the Society by three easy conditions: 1. That donations from this fund shall be made only to new needy schools. 2.

That the grant to any one school shall not exceed 10. 00 worth of books. 3. That the school shall indicate its earnestness and hope of permanent success by raising among themselves, or in the neighborhood, ten dollars, with which to buy more books. Any school can do this tlmt has energy enough to live.

The schools can make their own selection of any of the Societys publications. This holds true, both of tho grant, and of tho purcliaso. The grant is reckonel at catalogue prices; on tho purchase a discount of twenty-five per cent, is given by tho Society. formation of a i Reviews. We have received the uew volume entitled Kansas by Professor L.

W. Spring of the State University, edited by Horace E. Scuddcr. It in one of a series of volumes entitled American Commonwealths It willfiud a welcome in the library of many a Kansan. 1 lie writers stylo is charming and his theme thrilling.

All who lived in those troubles, early days will have the scenes vividly recalled, while thoRe who aro later comers should read of the toils and trials of those who made Kansas a free state. Of the mechanical make up it is enough to sav that it has the imprint of tlie well known Boston publishers Houghton Mifflin and Company. EIGHT STUDIES OF THE LORDS DAY. Houghton, Mifflin Boston, pp. 292, This volume was first printed for private circulation, the name of the author being withheld.

Its reception was so hearty and tho recognition of its worth so emphatic that the author was pursuaded. to give it to the public through the usual channels oftj-ule, The fa1 lowing titles are given i the studies: The phon otnenaof tho day. Origination of the Mds day, 'flic week The primeval sacrnl day. The Mosaic Sabbath. The Sablntic sy5-tom of Uriel.

The perm ment and transient in the Sabbatic system. The fourth Iav. Thomas Miller, At Eureka Spring, ArkansH, Tliur-ahy, October's, of malignant cuncm-. Rev. Thomas Miller, aged 7 1 years 8 months and 9 days.

Brother Miller an ordained Baptist minister i.l and father of L. Ella Miller, the well known tuis-doiiary to Burma, was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, January 29, 1814. Whiie young he was eon-verted anu united with the M. E. Church of which he became a minister iu 1SI8 in Indiana.

lie married Miss Mary Conaway who with four children survive Bro. Miller became a Baptist soon after removing to Decatur Citv, Iowa in 1852 and being at once ordained gave the remainder of his life to earnest and laborious preaching. lie filled several pastorates in Iowa, baptized many, and was well known In the State as a self-denying, consecrated man of an unusually lovable and gentle spirit, and of deep and fervent piety. When in 1879 hie daughter gave herselt as a missionary to Burma though realizing his loss it was a joy to Wm to lay his dear child upon the altar. In this however God was only trying his faith for it was she who was given him for his constant and taithful attendant during tho last slow and painful weeks of approach to the Dark River.

They came to Harper, Kansas In November 1881. Ilis last sermon was preached here, June 11th, last, and on the 15th, with the family lie left hs for Bruit Centre, lralt county, As a hist lesort, his daughter F.ll-i took wit ti him the long and painful journey to Eureka Springs, Ark, Be-foro the end, his wife an two other chil dreu were permitted to meet him, His last days were full of joy and peace; and tho prayer of his heart for thc-e about him. Rev. J. C.

Grosh, pastor of tlie Church at Eureka Springs, conducted tlie funeral services, Memorial services were held by the church ta Harper, on Sunday the 18th, ot October which were made especially impressive by the presence and solemn address of sister L. Ella Miller. A. C. Aimir.n.

IIAMMITT JACOBS. At tlie residence of tho brides lather, near xeter on Nov. 1, by Rev. II, R. Williams, Mr.

John Ilammltt and Miss. Elvina E. Jaeeb The Pastors Thanksgiving. One of the Thanksgiving customs of old fashioned New England prescribed that the pastor should he liberally remembered on that day. There was no do.

ution-party, wherein crowds si turned the parsonage upsidi down that its inmates were at sixes and sevens for days after. But c.icli housewife, as she arranged her Thanksgiving larder, set apart a portion of the best for the minister. The good man knew what he might expect from his people on that -day. Dressei in his best suit of black, such as he woie in the pulpit and at weddings and funerals, he waited their early calls. Along they caine, men, women, boys, girls, with hands and arms filled.

Cheese and butter, the best of the dairy, boxes of honey, ham3, turkeys, chickens, were laid down in the kitchen. Hush els of apples and potatoes, loads of fire-wood, straight, well-seasoned hickory and oak, were deposited at the side door. The country store and the carpenter's shop also contributed their share, and the blacksmith and painter had days before repaired the parsons one-horse shay. What the well-to-do villagers did for their parson, they did also, in a lesser degree, Ar the poor. For Thanksgiving, they thought, was the harvest home festival, in which all should share.

It was from such kindly feelings and generous remembrances that that the solidarity of New England villages arose. They knitted the community together, and on hundreds of such communities stood, firm-based, the State. Ex. The Baltimore Baptist has the following two good stories, which carry their own lesson. An old negro at Weldon, North Carolina, at a recent lecture said, When I sees one going home with a gallon of whiskey and a half pound of meat data temperance lecture enough for me, and I sees it every L' 'i.