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DAILY BROOKLYN, MONDAY, AUGUST 1890. SIX PAGES. THREE CENTS. NO. 814.

GBEAT CROWDS. A GERMAN FETE. UNDER A TENT. ON LONG ISLAND IN THE PULPIT. of order to have the oamp meeting in the city; limits.

They thought the meeting should have taken placo in the woods, where the boys and girls wonld have an opportunity to go out and bnshwaok against the devil on their own aooount. OUTDOOR WORSHIP. liberally patronizd. The grounds in the evening wore illuminated by incandescent electric lights and Chinese lanterns. Several chairs and fancy articles wore raffled off during tho evening.

Among tho lucky winners were Mrs. Cooper, Miss Sutton, Miss Caill, Mra. Soarle and Miss Reid. About $350 aro believed to be the not profits. BROOKLYN TURHVEREIS.

of the Father shall know of tho dootrine. This knowledge brings peace peace that passeth understanding and yot satinfieth it. Experiment that is the real teBt of Christianity. A man who has never accepted Christ can pass no Judgment upon him, nor upon his system. He has no more right to an opinion regarding Christianity as a spiritual force a religion than the illiterate crossing sweeper has to challenge the maxims of Jurisprudence.

Christ must be put to the test and fail before Ho oau be controverted. "Coma unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will givo you rest," said Jeans. When a man is found in this or any future generation for none such has boen found in the past to truthfully declare that he haa complied with this invitation without findiug the rest he seeks, then wo may havo some grounds for doubt. Moanwhilo, on the testimony of millions who have accepted the invitation and thns found rest to thoir souls we point the world with triumphant confidence to the Lamb of God, whose spirit, shed abroad in the soul, inspires the peaco of God that paaBeth all understanding. So muoh for the origin of this peace.

Now as to its permanence. Thatis to be found in the believer's compliance with conditions sot forth iu our text. First of all the apoBtle would have tho soul flooded with Joy which is the sun shino of heaven. Ho had no sympathy with dismal religiosity. "Bejoioo," he exclaims, and tho exclamation, liko a blast of an archangel's trump, still resonndB from the cavornous depths of tho Mamertiue dungeon.

"Rejoice in the Lord al way." he exhorts, andasirthat were not enough he adds, and again I say, rejoice." He did. Why not we In the dungeon, with feet in tho stocks, amid ihe feCculent ooze that slimed the walls ana floor, Bhivoring for lack of the old coat he left at Troas, with tho wrath of Nero hanging like ty thunder cloud above him, the headsman's block iu Bight and the glittering ax ready to descend, the dear old man sanctifies his prison house with pasaus of gladness and songs of pratBe. Groat hero of the ages I Men shall revere thee still. Thy feet in stooks at Philiopi. Or standing on Mars Hill: Or in Mephitic Mamertiuo, Or Nero's judgment E'on by thy woes constraining foes Before the cross to fall.

So it is always. No burden can oppress the man whoso heart is light. Joy within makes midnight as the morning. Life is to us what the heart makes it. A Nero is wretched on a throne.

A Paul makes a palace of his prison. When will wo learn this, and Instead of rejoicing in tho multitude of our goods or our achievements, learn to rejoice in the Lord Again, as a safoguard of peace it is required that our moderation, that is, onr forbearance, bo known unto all men. Tho dove of peace cannot dwell amid the conflagrations of wrath. Gentleness should be the unmistakable governing trait uf overy Christian, gentleness in speech, gentleness iu judgment, gen tlenoss iu deed. The Christian who is not a gentlemanif such a self contradictory being can exist would surely find heaven uncongenial.

Strident tonos, violent gestures, hasty speech, harsh criticism, do not indicate fitness for an creliu comuauionships. They result, moreovor, in journalism to day for the sake of acting as derricks, they go into it as they would into any other business, to make money. Journalism of a goody goody type is at a disoount outside of the church, and what little there is is at a premium even with many ohuroh memhera. Tho reading publio to day demand a certain kind of newspaper literature and the multitude of readers will not buy anything else. We cannot deny that the inclination of the press is toward the publication of the darker details of hfe.

and who bears the brunt of blame for this manifest inclination Is it tho fact that our newsmen are soavengers and collectors of riff raff They number some of our keenest intellects' and most honored minds. We are not disposed to pronounce newspaper editors sinners above all the Galileans, nor engage In any religions eenaus regarding their relative rank in the morals of humanity, but we are prepared to declare that the trouble attaohes directly to the normal appetite of humanity for a certain type of news. Editors must first live before they can be philanthropists; they cannot afford to publish what they cannot sell. ThiB being the undeniable situation the demand of news must grado the quality of crime. If an issue full of gossipy, spicy, crimy news soils faster than one composod of material bearing on reforms and ameliorating agenoieshe knows moat quickly whoro his fortune lies.

It isn tthe editor's fault that the average sheet oareB more for an acoidont ora crime than for the cleverest leader that might be written on any moral topic, or even political theme. To be successful tho journalist must publish what the people are hungry for. If he ignores this general appetite the chanoea are that he must eke out astruggling existence or close up shop. We must have charity for the pres when we remember the attitude of the reading public to day. There is no shutting out from our sight the millions of pages of unsavory news that flood our land to day.

Printers' ink gives us tho blackest kind of reoital of the blackest crime possible. Morality and Christianity nnite in the cry. Stop thiB corruptive overflow. The sola tion to this diftionlty is an open secret. It is in the personal power of any reader of newspapers in this reading republic.

No editor is above the criticism of common sense, his aim is to cater to public demand. His policy is as olaatlo as tho bouudlosa other. When public patronage demands a puro, lofty tonod, educative press there will be no trouble about tho supply. If the people expeot a pure press thoy must demand it. The publio oonsoience neodB education, its moral vertebra needB stiffening.

Wholsome life needs to day overy beuefioial agoncy imaginable not only because of present emorgancios, hut also beoause of the tromon douB responsibilities that posterity heap upon uur present parentage. The ideal newspaper should be the lively co operator with Christianity for public advancement. The American reading publio must answer the conundrum by helping the church demonstrate the practicability of a puro toned presa. Christians themselves need to wnken to the responsibility concerning the issue rendering" less private sighing and sporadic platform pleading, and more practical aid to struggling press reform. The printing press killed th9 otvuroh of LouiB Eleventh's timo in Franco.but it may grandly help tho church of Christ to day, if wo demand its assistance in onr overy day use of newspapers.

We possess intelligence, devotion and wealth. Suoh qualities like tho three guardsmen of Dumas ought to successfully resiBt any incursion of immorality and infidelity and form the nucleus for grandest achievement. The church oau have 'no better earthly adjunct than a preBa staunchly adherent to tie principles of truth. Lot ub labor for suoh a co operative combination. MB.

HAWKIXS DOES NOT WAST IT. Tho Rivorhead JVeioa, commenting on the Eaoi.e'b statement that the name of ox Sonator Hawkins was suggested aB a Republican candidate for congress. Hays: We think wo know "what we are talking about when we say that ox Senator Hawkins is not a candidate for this or any other offloe, nor oould he be induced to accent it, and these liberties with hisjiame aro entirely without roason. The ex senator haa beon freely complimented by tho preaB of both parties in his district A3 being a man of good senso and judgment, as well as a most oapablc aud faithful legislator. A Suffolk county Republican is not apt to desire this nomination, for this congressional distriot does not hold out very alluring promises to him, with its Democratic majority of 2,500.

NOTES FHOH TWO TOWMS. Benjamin Conklin, an insane resident of Janies port, has been committed to tho Middletown asylum. The Rev. Mr. Hodges, of Bridgehampton, is away on a two weeks' vacation.

Mrs. Emily Hedges and Mrs. Samuel O. HedgeB have gone to Chautauqua. ITS FIRST EXCURSION.

The Couey Island Resorts Thronged on Sunday. Scpiiob and Iwcidesis Aii Alonsr ihe Shsre. A Fat Slan's AdrftBfii With a Wiij Hnckman Music aiiti Uatliing Coming Events of Note. The man who thinks Coney Island's day of glory his departed should have to that seaside resort yesterday at any time up till midnight and would ive taken it all baok without a murmur. Pleasure seekers swarmed all over tho beaches liko flies around a molasses birrol and it was a conundrum of magnitude to answer how they would all get off when tho tide of travel turned.

But tho railroad companies answered that riddle without tho least hit of troublf, for after tho last train it was ovident that those who remained behind included only those wlni had made their money off the visitors or those who were temporarily lodged at police headquarters. There wero about a dozen of the latter sort, who wore better off in custody, for otherwise they would have been the prey of wiser if not better men than they. The travel began early in tho day, though tho weather looked threatening, and tbo wash train from tho Flat bush avenuo depot to Manhattan Beaeh carried a full quota of bathers, who consider cloanlinees superior tu godliness in tho summer timo at least. After their hath ther were at liberty to listen to a sermon in the amphitheater, a privilege availod of by quite a number of people, though it must bo confessed thero wore more in the water. Over fivo thousand people tried tho bathing through the dav and found it excellent.

The newly formed beach is all that is to be desired. Gilmoro furnished several novelties in the musio he conducted, both afternoon and evening. At Brighton tho wisdom of closing the bar was apparent if it was meant to bring down women and childron, for tho beach was crowded with them until long after dark "and tiie shelter tents wore tilled at all timos with family parties. Those who expected Wagner from Seitll'a orchestra were disappointed, for tho programme wae given over to light but good music, to which crowdB listened with evident satisfaction both afternoon and evening. It was announced yesterday that tho week would usher in a billiard tournament in the hotel parlors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings between such well known experts" as Sexton, Slosson, Daly, Cavanagh and tho old time champion, Flyuu.

Jeremiah Daly is to havo chargo of tho contest, West Brighton had the crowd, howover, and it made Itself felt everywhere. All tho placos of amusement wero crowded, and those who had been frightened out of busiucss by tho bad weather at tho first of tho season wished they had held on till now. Tho venders could havo sold their stocks twico over. One son of Israel had au original way of lookiug at it. Ho was be wailing his hard luck after dark and explainod to a friend that he had lost over $100.

His friend failed to understand how that could be, for his Btook was all cleaned out. "Yos, 'ho said, "but think of it. If I had had tho stock I oould havo sold $100 worth more." And ho wept ovor his run of hard luck. Probably tho host railroad business of yesterday was dono by the Soa Boaoh company. They ran trains of eight cars each, from early morning until midnight.

Moat of their passongors were out of town peoplo who had probably never seen Coney Island before. Beside their rogular Newark excursions thoy had excursions from New Brunswick, Nowburgh, Bridgeport, and for the first timo in tho history of Couey Island, from Troy. Auditor Nelson said this was a red lotter day with this company. Profossor Darling was on hand at the Soa Beach palaoo all of yesterday, oxplaiuing why he had to bring his balloon down without making the drop. His balloon was returned to him unhurt last night, and he promisos to try it again next Saturday.

Next Friday night Mr. Marshall, in chargo of tho Edison phonographs at tho Soa Beach palace, will givo an exhibition to tho guests of the hotel in the parlors, and thoy will hear Gladstone, Tamed nud all the other big guns speak by oloctriuity. The air was uot scented with cheap cologno yesterday for tho stock of the fakirs was safely housed in police headquarters, for tho admiration of the visitors. The Chinese ball game did not exhibit its childlike simplicity to tho unwary, for that too had been closed up by order of Chief McKauo. There was plenty left, howovor, to in.

tereat tho visitors, and they wore theroforo happy. Robert Burokhardt is as slow to move as a mountain, becauso he is about as heavy as one. When he does move, howover, all West Brighton knows enough to stand from under the possible fall of his half a thousand pounds of avoirdupois. Last night Thomas McGrath, a Coney Island hack driver, undertook to interfere with him, and tho way he walked that hack driver to police headquarters was very oxhilarating to the spectators. A hack driver usually knows all that is going aud a Conoy Island hackniau has a university education.

Thomas McGrath was a little overcome by tho heat and stimulauts night, but it did not confuse him so much aB to prevonii him from charging a party double rates for riding across the parkway. Thoy protested and ho abused them roundly. Tho fact that there were women in tho party did not prevent him from using the most lurid oatha that an educated Coney Island vocabulary could suggest. Burokhardt protested, but the haokmon simply included him iu his polite rot'oronces and laughed at tho idea of suoh, an overweight presuming to tell him what to do. Tho reference to his weight put Burokhardt on his mettle and he caught MoGrath by the collar, and in a minute had him whirling along toward polico headquarters in a way that made the dust fly.

Whon ho had him safely lodged ho returned to his old stand and took six schooners to braoo up on. "If I wasn't too liable to got fat doing nothing I'd join the polico said he, in confidence. Feltman will have a picnic at his pavilions evory night next week. Oil Monday he will have Court Mayflower of Foresters; Tuesday, the Elinors olub of this city; Wednesday, Holy Name council, C. B.

Thursday, branch No. 244, Catholic knights of Amorica: Saturday, the united Scandinavian singing societies of this city aud tho Gentlemen's sons of Brooklyn. YESTERDAY'S UOINUS AT ROCKAWAY. Incidents WUich Helped to Pass Timo at the tho Mr. Samuel Meyer, a guest at Silverman's hotel, Roekaway Boach, with a party of frionds, visited one of tho fako photograph galleries on tho beach yesterday for tho purposo of having the pictures of the party taken in a group.

The cost was to bo $1, but when tho pictures wero takon Mr. Meyer was dissatisfied with them, and requested that tho money bo rofunded. Tho photographer refused to comply with his request, and an ofticor was summoned. Tho photographer was instructed to return the money by tho police aud ho did so. The United States mails for Roekaway Boach, which have been carried by the way of Jamaica and thon by wagon to the boaoh, will in the fut uro go and como by way of the Long Island and Roekaway Beach railroad.

This was accomplished through the labors of Postmaster George II. Lott, of Roekaway Boaoh. There will bo four mails daily to and from the beach. The new method was put into operation to day for tho first timo. While the passengers, soveral hundred in number, wre stepping from ono of the Long Island railroad trains at Roekaway Beach yosterday aomo one of tho number pullod he bell ropa which gave the signal for the engineer to move the train.

The engineer, however, failed to stwt hu engine. Had he done so several poraons might have been killed by being thrown from tho steps of the cars uudor the wheels of the train. The conductor in charge of tho train caused tho arrest of Melvillo Wright whom he charged with pulling the ropo. The latter denied that ho had touched the bell cord and was substantiated by soveral of the other passengers. Ho was discharged.

James Thompson, while a passonger on ono of tho Long Island aud Roekaway Boach railroad trains yesterday, attempted to jump from tho train at tho Soaside itatiou while tho cars were in motion aud had a narrow escape from being ground to pieces beneath tho wheels of the cars. When Thompson made tho Jump Officer M. J. Bolton was standing at the crossing. There wero also a number of passengers.

Aa ho struck the ground hu dashed head forward'and was about to fall under tho cars when Officer Bolton caught him. A shivor wont through the orowd as thoy saw Thompson's perilouB position and expected to see him cut to pieces. It was some time before he oould control his nervous system from the effects of the shook ho had receivod. FDNEKAIj OF UILBKilT II. COOPKR.

Tho funeral of Gilbert H. Cooper, of Sag Harbor, took placo from hia lato residonco at 10 o'clock this morning. The Rev. B. F.

Reeve, of the Methodist church, officiated. Mr. Cooper was found dead in bed Saturday morning from heart disease. He was 71 yoars of age. Wheu Sag Harbor Was a whaling port ho fitted out vessels and was an owner or stock in several of them.

Ho was vory fond of water sports and au active member of the Volunteer boat club. Ha was an elder of the Presbyterian church and a prominent member of the odd fellows' lodge. His funeral was largely attended. HAJOS. LEONARD S.

BACON DEAD. Special to the Eagle Cottaqe Crrv, August 4. Major Leonard N. Baoon, of Hartford, foot guard, died suddenly at his summor cottage. He was associated with Colonel L.

Richardson, of Brooklyn, Oharles Piatt's brother in law, iu the direction of tho union chapel hero. DKOWKED IM CtES COTE HARBOR. The Glen Cove Gazeue states that Miss Metz ger, of Lacltawaxon, was drownod in Glon Cove harbor while attempting to rescue her sister's child, whioh had fallou overboard. Miss Motzgor was 32 years of age and occupied tho Imyater cottage. Aotress Pauline Hall's missing diamond horse hoopinhas MeniccoToxod.

Fatherland Scenes in Dieckel man's Ridgewood Park. Beginning: the Annnal Festival ef the FlaJJedutsehe Tolksfest Vercin Outdoor Performancoj The Week's Programme. Yesterday Captain Diookelman's Ridgowood park waa taken up and transported far over the Atlantic ocean and Bet down bodily in the middle of Germany. This singular thing happens once every year about this timo and tho visit generally lasts about a week. If anyone sees fit to doubt the truth of tho abovo statements, let ho or she take ono of the many horsecar lines running to tho park and, haying once passed under the wide arch that now spanB the road leading to tho entrance, the Doubting Thomas will no longor doubt, but proceed to enjoy himsolf among tho sons and daughters of Allomania, Suabia, FranJ conia, Vandalia and Hossia whom he will find tliero, celebrating the seventh annual festival of tho Plattduetsoho volksfest vereiu of Biooklyu and viciuity.

Tho festival opened yesterday and will close noxt Sunday and every German iu this city who originally came from one of the low provinces in tho mother country feels it incumbent upon him to npond at loast one afternoon and evening at the park and visit again tho soonos of the Fatherland. Soon after noon tho oars bogan to discharge their human freight at tho park ontranoe, and kept it up as if bont on depopulating Kings county. At least fifteen thousand persons passed through the gateB before 8 o'clock last night, and tho large park at that timo waB almost.if not quite, full. The first thing one sees upon ontoring.or rather before entering, the park is the largo arch abovo referred to, that spans tho road at tho sido of the hotel. This is formed with a background of evergreens, on which are omblomatio shields and mottos, and in tho middlo, surroundod by flags, the portrait of the president of the assooiation, Charles Heinbockel.

The Plattdutacho veroin is composed of forty four differont societies of Brooklyn and vicinity, and each ono of thorn was present or sent a large delegation yosterday. As their arrival was announced at the gate, the reception committee would moot thorn with a band and march to tho headquarters, where thoy were officially received. The festivities wore opened yeBterday afternoon byanovortare and concort by Profossor Peter Frank's full band, assisted by those of Louis Baahr and Peter Strock, Then followod the inauguration of the games in difforont parts of the park aud tho dancing at the platforms, aud it was not long before tho festival was in full swing. The programme provided by the managors of the affair is so full and varied as to make it almost impossible to onnmerato tho differont features of it. Some of ie most nnusual might bear description.

To begin with, those nearest the entranco: Thero is tho ring whore tho horso raoiug is going on, whero tho amateur jockey can dovolop what latent talent there may be in him, and bloBSom out into another Snapper Garrison. A ring, slightly largor than the regulation circus affair, forms tho inolosuro wherein a dozen saddle horses are kept to be ridden around the sawdust by tho embryo equestrian. This was well patronized, and the ring master could crack his whip around half a dozen centaurs at once. Near this was erootod tho apparatus for the most interesting exhibition of the day, whioh is to bo repeated each day during tho festival. It is the trapozo performance of tho Austin sisters, the areial walking of Mine.

Aimoe Austin aud tho tight ropo performance of MoiiBieur Alexander Zanfretti. Tho first of these was most thrilling iu its charaoter and was provocative of loud npplauBo, as was tho act of Mme. Aimeo, the human lly, who walkod head downward on a smooth surface twenty five foot from tho gronnd. Zaufrotti'e performance was quite as interesting and much more thrilling from the fact that between the wire on which ho was performing and tint ground, thirty or forty feet bolow, no friendly not intervouod to catch him in case of a false step or motion. The thousands who were watching him breathed easier whon thoy saw him reach his platform after one of his daring acts, suoh as walking blindfolded backward and forward, carrying a boy across and standing on his head on tho wire.

He took a largo basket with him on the wire, and delighted tho children beneath by throwiug them packages of candy. Just beforo this performanco tho egg race attractod tho attention of many. In this, each contestant, and the entries were confined to women and girls, had to carry an ogg in a large spoon for a distance of fifty yards, and the one who arrived first and deposited her egg wholo in the judgo's hat won a handsome prize. Thero were several of these races run. Tho usual attractmna of the park were all patronized and many special games wore 'instituted.

There was one that Beomod to find groat favor among the fomalo portion of the assemblage. Largo wooden eaglos wero suspended from a cross boam about ton feet high. Tho contestant for tho prizes offered for the highest score pullod the omblematic bird back and letting it swing forward, endeavored to make its iron beak strike tho contor of the targot placed on tho other side. The beak remained whoro it struck, and tho eagle swung back for another ohatice. The woman making the highest score will receive a valuable prizo.

Thero is also prize shooting contests going on in which only tho femalo relatives of tho members can reoeivo prizes, although any woman may compete. Thero is a separate contest of this kind for tho mon in which prizes are offorod, also a bowling contest, which kopt the alleys well patronizod during the day. These contests will be opon on oaoh day and tho prizes will bo awarded next Snnday. There was a Punch and Judy show by Profossor Herr nian in tho afternoon to amuse tho children, although many an older person stopped and saw how wickedness succeodod in tho porson of Master Punch. Wheols of fortuuo and other methods of speculation presented themselves on every hand and tho regulation base ball pelted darky could be heard encouraging tho knights of tho sphere to "Come in and throw om hard." In the evening soveral different exhibitions were given on tho platform wherover Pmioh and Judy had made public thoir marital woes in the afternoon.

Profossor Bertram gave a vory interesting sleight of hand performance, and his tricks completely mystified ovon the knowing ones. Professor Drawer did somo very good juggling tricks, and Perry, tho human snako, wistod himsolf up in ovory conceivable and inconceivable shape. Professor Hawkridge, with a photo ooticon, displayed some vory fine views. Tho portraits of the officers of tho reviow wero also shown. Tho pantomime troupo waB composod of the Zanfretti family, and their performance evoked as great applauso as did that of the head of the family in the afternoon.

The Aler brothers, aorobats, also gave a good performance, which was applauded. Tho fireworks in tho evening wero under the snporintendonoy of tho manufacturer, T. J. Scliarfonberg. They comprised rookets, illuminations, batteries, bomb shells, torbillions, sancis sons and threo set pieces a Mosaic filigree, Amorican ooat of arms and a double revolving wheel.

Tho display was boaiitifui r.nd evoked showers of "Ohs" and "Aha" from the assembled crowd. The large pavilion sot apart for dancing was orowded from the time tho band arrived, early in tbo afternoon, until they left, late at night. The pavilion was'Bpocially decorated for this occasion by accomplished professors in that art, a3 the rosults attained testify. Tho flags of tho United States and Germany sorved as the foundation and combination of tho two, and tho national colors of each served to make as pretty a show as could be desired. Groups of small flags, alternating with the eoats of arms of tho difforent provinces of the mother country, wero plaoed around the walls, and large flags ornamontod each end of tho pavilion.

Tho danoing was in charge of Floor Manager Henry Goosen and a largo corps of assistants, who filled their positions with credit. To day tho festival continues unabated. This afternoon the stand erected on the athletio grounds will bo occupied by President Heiu bookel, who will deliver an ovation. Thore will also bo speeches from the other officers and prominont Gorman citizens. Tho programme of entertainment will bo changed oaoh day, but the Austin sisters and Zanfrotti will give their por.

formahoo, varied somewhat from that of yesterday. Tho difforont delegations from the societies belonging to tho veroin will procood to tho park in twenty four ohartered oars, and be ro ceivod in ceremony by theoffitora. The latter are a representative sot of men of their nation, and havo worked hard for tho success of their organization. They and the committees in charge of tho different branches of the different branches of the festival are as follows Charles Heinbockel, president: John Mesloh, H. Logomann, F.

G. Foldhus, vice presidents; John Lilonthal, recording Beorotary; 0. H. Wagnor, corresponding seorotary; L. Schulonburg, financial secretary; O.

Hnnken, treasurer; J. O. 0. Gatje, John H. Dosohor, honorary presidents.

Trustees J. 0. 0, Gatle, L. Sohuionborg, Charles Heinbookel, John Mosloh, F. 8 Foldhus, John Lilonthal, H.

0. TJ. Wagnor, 0. Hunken, J. H.

Doscher, J. 0. Kobbo, H. Logemann, i H. H.

Goosen, F. W. Schultz, H. Wul pern, E. H.

Otten, H. 0. F. Gatje, John Koster, H. D.

F. Brunjes, L. F. Knobel, H. Meyer.

Execntivo oommittee John 0. Kobbo, Henry Gusen. John Koster, O. H. Otten, W.

Tom ford, H. D. F. Brungiv, Oharles Mnller, 0. Lake mann, C.

B. Meyorhein, M. L. Antonius, M. Bull wlnkol, H.

Hoops. Press John Gatje, John H. Charles Heinbookel, L. Schulenbug, John Lilonthal. Gatos 0.

Hunken, ohairman; entertainment, John Koster, ohairman; women's prizes, John Lilonthal, ohairman; howling, 0. Lakeman, chairman; finance, Herman Hoops, ohairman; shooting, William Tomford, oliair manj musio, H. Wnlporn, ohairman; floor committee Henry Goosen, ohairman. A FAIB 02) TAB LAWN. The Woman's exohango, of Babylon, held a fair on the lawn of Dr.

T. B. Arnokfjlay afternoon and evening. The grounds wei onsly doo orated. The gates were thro 30.

and from that time until mldn were crowded. The difforent all kinds of fonoy. articles and Camp Meeting Opeaed at Windsor Terrace. A Bonsingr Sermon, Inspiring1 Hymns and Fervid Prayers Tostlmsnj From Saved Sinners Another Methodist Chnreh Enterprise. There ia a Methodist ohnrch in Windsor terrace.

It ia the only churoh of any kind in a population of 2,500 people, and has 100 members. The following committee of arrangements is in charge of the services: Rev. G. 0. Spencer, or the Windsor terrace M.

E. Churoh, aud Messrs, Beck, Matthews, Southwiok, Owens and Bjdgo. Yesterday the services commenced with a love feast at 10:30 A. At 2:30 P. M.

cameunday school and prayer and praise services, and at 3:30 a great crowd assembled, including many young men who looked like sinners. There was to bo a sermon by the Rov. Dr. George Lansing Taylor and hymn singing and inspiring prayora and testimony of persona who hare served tho devil aud escaped from bis bondage and know what a thorough paced humbug ho is. A big three polod tent, 70 by 40 feot in dimensions, was pitohed on the greon a block away from tho Conoy Island bonlevard.

In the front of the tent was a white pine platform, 10 by 15 feet, and on the platform a plain reading desk, bearing tho Biblo, flanked by two big bouquets of bright flowers. At the right hand side of the reading deBk was a cabinet organ, over which a demure, pretty brunette, Miss Maria Borland, modestly clad in a gray dress, with pink flowers and a big black lace hat, presided. Behind the reading desk and the cabinet organ ou the platform were several rows of benches for the notables of the oocasion and in front of the platform were a great many other rowB of benohes all filled with pretty girlB, in their bright summer dresses, and blooming matrons and well dressed children and earnest looking old men. Big carriage lamps for burning kerosene stood on oaoh side of the platform and innumerable smaller kerosene lamps were clustered over the heads of the congregation. After the singing of tho hymn, "Precious Name," young man, who was addrossod as Brother Washburne, led in a prayor, of which this is a brief reproduction: Oh that the refining firos would fall from heaven and cousumo our sins "Amen! We believe that this hut was erected for the salvation of souls, and the gathering together of sinners under the walls of Zlon Amen, broth orV'l.

Oh touch our hearts, Lord I Come down among us as we gather hero on this thy holy Christian Sabbath for Thy worship. Oh consecrate Thy people I Build them upon consecration do Lord Bless the brethren here undor this tent and by their moans may groat numbers, who know Theo not be brought into Thv fold "Amen 1 Glory, glory! Como down! Hallolujahrj. Bless Brother Spenser, and all who aro helping him! May this day see a real overflow on the hearts of those who know Theo not "Hallelujah Save them oh Lord f'Oh, yes and when onr timo on earth whetll cease bring us all home to heaven for Christ Jesus' sake, amen. A gospol reading from St. John, by the pastor, and the hymn "My Jobus, I lovo Thee and know Thou art mine" followed, the singing being led by Mr.

Apel'a cornet as well as accompanied by the organ. Tho tuno was one of those slow, sway inB airs that Methodists love and everybody Bang with a will. Then it was announced that tho Bov. Dr. Taylor had met with an accident and could not be present and that the Rev.

Mr. Sherwood would take his place. Tho Rev. Mr. Sherwood appeared on the platform aud provod to be a solidly built middle aged man of loss than medium height, thick gray hair, small eyes, low forohead, short but aggressively straight and pointed nose, Yankee out beard, short, rounded and only oovering tho chin, and light firm mouth.

Ho was bronzod liko a circuit rider and out of clerical garb might have passed for the skipper of some New England sohooner. Ho took for his text, "For this purposo tho Sou of God was made man, first that Ho might destroy tho works of the devil." Ho began low aud slow, but did not continue iu that strain long, gradually raising his voice as ho and his hearers got warmed up till ho shouted as if he we i giving orders on board ship in a gale of winl. He said in substance: If wo look about us in our journey through this world wo must be convinced that thore is a personal devil, and not only that, but that ho is very active and haB great infiuonce over men, and that he leads them onward and downward to their destruction. But, thank God, opposed to this spirit of anti Christ, this spirit of darkness, there is a powor to whom mon may appeal, strong enough to overcomo him. This devil made his first appearance in the gardon of Eden, where the parents of man wero dwelling alone amid overy delight and comfort and luxury, and gladdened by the frequout personal preseneo of God.

He made his way to tho Garden of Eden and brought death and destruction. By his infinenco darknoss came upon the world; by his influonco man was drawn away from God; by his influence hope was banished. How did tho devil over persuade man to follow him away from hapjiiuoss into darkness and misery? By promises, brethren! Promises ho never fulfilled, never will fulfill, never intends to fulfill. Take this step," he says, and I will make you happy." Now take the step, and does he make you happy No, no I'M No, brethren, he makes you another promiso and asks you to go another stop with him. Always another promise and back of that another promise and beyond that anothor promise still.

But I bless God the Sou of God was mado mauifost to destroy his works and save men if they will but turn to Him. Ho is moving tho hoarts of mon. "Amen." They may walk in tho path He has marked out for them if they only will. "Glory." If they are determined to go down with tho devii to death aud darkness, they may, but thank God, tho hand of Jesus Christ is stretched out. Grasp it, sinners, and you are safe.

"Yes. yes," "Amen." Tha woman of Cana of Gallilee came to Christ and said her daughter was sick, wanted Him to save her. He turned away and nssumed indifference, hut she only implored the harder for her daughter's life, and Ho said, "According to thy faith it shall bo done unto tbee," and she wont away satisfied. Oh, cling to Christ, and the devil can't got you. "No, no," "That's so." A man was brought to Christ who had a devil, who mado him dumb, and Christ cast out that devil.

Lord! Bavo us from dumb devils at this meeting. "Lord, savo us "Make thorn speak, God God grant the power to turn those devils out so that sinners may not sit still iu thoir pews. God grant that nono of the brethren may bo afflicted with dumbness. May hey bear testimony "Yes, yesl" "Hallojujah?" to profess thoir faith is not all that is required of tlioin. i groat harvest of souls is to be reaped; we want their manful hearty work.

I believe that religion covers us iu all points and at all auartors. The Lord grant that if thero are any umb spiritB hero to day thoy may be drivon out and wo may all speak for Christ. No matter how deep in sin a man may bo, God can roach him. "Hallejujahl" "Amen!" How many aro there here to day who at one time of their lives seemed to bo out of reach, gone beyond all hope, but who are now saved and clean and happy, washed in tho blood of the Lamb and going on their way to Zion rejoicing. "That's so!" Amen, brother!" Thoy will tell you who is the beat master to serve, tho old or the new.

The world will try to make you believo that Christ iB the hard master, but it is not true. His yoke is light and hiB burden easy. "Yes, yes. On, it's a mistake, brother!" May God this afternoon work on all tho hearts of the sinners horo to bring them to His service I "Amen I Amen The preacher then went on to describe Christ's birth ou earth aud said that the devil seemed to think that all he had to do to get rid of tho Savior of mankind was to kill and bury him. Ho thon further desoribed Christ's trial, death, burial and the sealing of the tomb aud setting of the guard.

Then tho preaoher continued: Jesus is risen so that all may havo peace and joy in this world and also in tho world to como. God has promised Balvatiou and Balvation wo must havo. God has promised eternal joy and eternal joy wo must have. The sermon ended with a brief prayer and then como another hymn, after whioh testimony was callod for. Brother Haggerty, a tall, thin, middle aged Irishman, with a very powerful brogue, waB the first man to rise, He said Oi was onct a sarvint av do divvlo, on ha lift me in rags, so he did.

But oi've got a botther misther to day. 'Amenl' Oim glad oim saved on dat oi kin folly mee Lard Jasus who was punished for moi offincea, ('Amenl' Oi wiz radin to day do thurd chapter av Ezekial 'bout de ai'gyramt botune Beelzebub au the Lard 'bout a man what had bin a inner, but was saved loike a brand from do burning. Oi taught oi wiz loike dat brand mesllf, saved Dy de mercy of God." A stout old gentleman, with mutton chop whiskors, rose noxt and said he had got salvation twenty eight years ago and was glad of A bronzed, etunley built, comfortably dressed Englishman said: "Hinstead of boiu' siut to Sunny aohool Hi was taught an' shown 'ow to serve tho devil by my parents an1 for over forty five yeara Hi served tho devil earnestly year in han1 year hout. Hi nivvor know wot hit was to to Sabbath Bchool hand never was taught tho ord's prayer. Bnt a year ago this drunken Bill Norris fell into tho First place Methodist church.

The devil took away my 'ome, separated mo from my wife hand mod me ohildron run from mo, Wnen I went to the ohuroh I 'ad two hodd shoes on me foet. But drunk as I war, loafer as I war, thief as I war, liar as I war, Christ was waiting and took mo just as I war. 'Hallelujah I Amen. He always does He brought baok mo wife and family. He's given me a happy little home.

'Amenl Amen And now, brethren, pray for old Bill Norris that he may be kept steadfast. If there's no heaven I shall bo satisfied with what my Master has done for mo on earth." A tall, lanky; sunburnod Irishman, with a red beard, and white felt hat in his hand, got on his feet and Immediately reaobed a white heat of excitement, walking about in the aisle and talking in a brogue so thiok that it was hard to make out what he was saying, which was in part aB follows: "Oive como a long way, an' oi may as well say mo say now. Oi was a dhrunkard an' Oi wiz a loofor an' a thafe, ah' a loir an' a lazy tobacco sohmoMn' an' chewin' baste, packed an, Jammed as full av all kolnda av wickedness an' badness as the diwle homself could get me. Shnre, de dlvvle had thwistod ms all up loike a Spanish foxi an' me wid a sack fer a coat Shure Oi put de saok over moi hid an' down on me body an' ripped it down in front an' den out holes fer me arms to work alsy. An' dat was me ooat when 01 wiz sarvln de divvlo.

Oi wiz workin along shore din as Ol am now, an twenty eight years ago Jeans Ohrist oame to ma an' oured ma. An' de byes called me a turn coat. Ha, shure Oi wiz dat. It was do thruost thing dey iwer aid. OI had turnod mo ooat, an' it wlisznt de owld saok 01 was wearin'.

Bhure ivvry way de ohange av masters did me good. The wife and do ohildher are botther off. Oi hev comfort me home an' me work is alsor. Shure Oi kin landle de cotton hook, rowl de barrels botther. 'God bless you, Shure God akes no thin' from ye but de wickedness.

But de divvlo takes all reWe got." "Amen." "Amen." "It's true." Thero were five other interesting speakers before tho meeting adjourned. The services will be continued for threo weeks, with prayer and praise every afternoon at 8 o'clook and a layman's meeting every evening at by Bhort sermons by ministers rom neighboring churches. 1 This evening the Fourth avsnns AI. E. ohnrch will assume charge of the servloes.

Bey. Dr. Hooplo will tomorrow night, I'M tor Spencer will preach on Wednesday night and the Bov. Mr. Matthews Friday night.

A nnmhnynf lhA vnflnor mn of Windsor tr Sermons Preached in Brooklyn ehurches Yesterday. Br. Wnyland Hoyt, of Minneapolis, Talks to the Washington Avenue Baptists. Her. S.

G. Kelson on "Summer in the Sen!" Dr. Griffls' Discourse. The Rev. Dr.

Waylaud Hoyt, of Minneapolis, preached in the Washington avenuo Baptist church an freed his mind about the hymn tinkers at the morning service. He was reading "Jcbub, Lover of My Soul," and in the lino usually given "liaise the fallen, cheer the faint," he paused and said: "I wish the hymn tinkers would leave that alone. Allow we to read it as Wesley wrote it and please sing it bo. I'ou will seethe creator beau jT and force of poraonal application. We need change but ono word." Dr.

Hoyt then read: "Raise ino fallen, cheer me faint, Heal rue sick and lead me blind." In the case of this hymn tho Baptist tinker is a worn, sinner than his brother of other denominations, for he has divided it into two hymns and has made a Hue just after those above quoted read: "False and full of sin I am." Dr. Hovt's text was: "For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and in Him ye are made full, who in tho head of all pnnci cipality and power." ColosRianR, revised version. It is the peculiar (dory of the redemption, he Raid, that it is not only justification but Hanctifieaiion. Tho Christian's journey life is hko that in "Pilgrim's Progress," und ue passes through the slough of despond before ho reaches tho rites of pearl. But he is furnished for the pilgrimage.

He is made full in Christ, the Greek word here being the same which Demosthenes uses for a fully manned ship. The Christian may not boast, but ho need not fear. Tho text teaches two vital truths: tho vital union of the believer and his Lord, and the fullness or completeness of the be liever through that union. This vital union is beyond complete definition, but scripture is full of illustrations deBizuod to show Uh completeness, such as Christ's "I am tho vino, ye are the branches," the figures of the cornerstone and the building, of marriage and of tho head and members of the body. Life itself iB elusive and escapes definition, and so is this mystical union, but the believer knows that it exists iuBt as he knows that ho lives.

The boliover is iu Christ just as tho tree is in the earth and the air, from which it draws the element of its growth and, absorbing them, shoots up into the blue. The believer by this union is made full as to the knowledge of God. The Colosslaiis had a philosophy called gnosticism, of which the idea was that God reveiid HimBelf throagh superhuman but created bungs called angels. Paul in this epistle antaoni2 is this philosophy and teaches Christians that iu Christ they have all fullness of knowledge and may uot bolievc in the revelation of any created being. All that wo can comprehend is taught in Christ Would wa know how God loves 7 Wo cannot learn it from nature.

We look at the flowers and say, "Their creator must be a God of lovo." Hut when we look at the black and terrible cyclone and count the dead along its path it is hard to uay, "That, too, was a God of lovo." When wo look at Jesus Christ wo know tho love of God beyond any doubting. The life of JesuB is the standard which God would have us reach. Lifo is like a place on the prairie where forking trails meet and ChriBt is the guide to point the tmo road. Ho staked tho truth of His teaching upon tho resurrection. He wont down to death liko other men and oamo forth from the That is the proof of the truth of His gospel.

Life today is full of temptations to forgot His teaching. We have the darkened seance with its jingling bolls and strumming banjos offered as a revelation from another world and many are caught by tho fraud. Wo havo the revival of tho old philosophies against which Paul warned the Colosuians: "Take heed leBt there shall bo anyone that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after tho rudiments of the world, and not after Christ: for in Him dwelleth all the fullness af the Godhead bodily, and in Him yu are made full." Ye are made full as to knowledge and us to Justification. We are all conscious of sin, of tho chasm between what we know and what wo are. If we cannot escape conviction iu the policoeourt of our own hearts, how shall we hope for acquittal in tho great assize of Him who kuoweth all things? lint there wo have as an advocate in Jusns, who puts into onr plea what Ho has himself done, lie has met the demands of the law and in Him our nature is justified.

Sin is a moral chasm like that which prevents a willfully disobu diont littlo child from taking pleasure in the presence of the parent until he has expressed contrition. All tho doctrine of retribution is wrapped up in that. We sin and the chasm comes. Until wo repent the chasm stays. The Christian is made full as to acceptance, as to justification, and ho shail be an to sanctific.ition.

This point tho speaker illustrated by the story of Tom Brown and little Arthur iu "Tom Brown at Rugby," as showing the growth of the human heart toward nobility and holiness. Tho Christian is niado full, he said, aR to the certainty of heaven. Ho is in Christ and can't be lost. Where the hea is thorn shall the members be lifted up. The more I preach the more I believe iu tho old Gospol.

I want no new theology, and the sum of the wholo matter is, cling to Jesus. SUMMER IS TUK SOUL. Discourse by the Itv. s. If lard IVcHsn iu Trinity Baptist Church.

The Rev. S. Gifi'ard Nelson proached last evening his closing sermon beforo vacation to a large audience. He leaves this week for Sea Cliff, L. and will be gone until the middle of September.

The church will bo open every Sunday in the meanwhile, and tho pulpit will be supplied by Revs. H. A. Cornell, of Athens, Baptiste of Huntington, and A. W.

Wishart, of Troy. Mr. Nelson took his text from Philippians iv. 4 7. He said: The beloved old apostle wrote tho epistle to the Philippians during the imprisonment at Homo that terminated in his martyrdom.

Ready to be offered up, the headman's ai gleamed with the reflected glonei of tho awaiting crown; the vision of the block inspired joy and not dread. He writes to his friends at Philippi in strains that almost, and, now and then, altogether Jubi ant. Those friends seem to have been worthy of ub labors anu his lovo. Ho calls them his "dearly beloved and longed for, liie joy and his crown." The language appropriately and bo.mtilully indicates the true pastoral spirit, its wealth of appreciation and satisfaction. There were some among them, however, that had been troublesome.

Two women, in particular, Erodias and fjyiitychc, had allowed their differences to grow into dissensions, and Instead of the church admonishing them and then disregarding their silly contention, they allowed Christ's work to stand still while they took sides in tho feminine controversy. A regiment of soldiers on their way to battle stopping to charge with fixed bayonets a flock of geeso would not present a more ridiculous spectacle than did this I'hilippiau church and others of a later timo who havo imitatod their factious folly. Paul affectionately reproves them and beseeches the bickering women to be "of the same mind in the Lord." From this he passes to a general exhortation, which is of lasting applicability and ought to bo of universal profit. In tho verses we have selected us our text God, through His apostle, promises a universally desired blessing, conditional on certain observances of those who would obtain it. The blessing is peaco the nrdeiitly sought and constantly elusive condition of soul to which all aspire.

Tho chnrch at Phil lipi needed it no more than wo all do individually. Thank God, as a church we aro at peace. I bear glad witness to your concord and fraternal relations, and to tho zeal that characterizes most of you in your work for Christ. But I am sure that in every individual soul the canker worm of dread, tho consuming moth of anxiety, the serpent of envy or the hoot owl of apprehension has been marring tho pleasures of those summor days evon tho pleasures of this Lord's day. Could all tho fears and dreads, tho discontents, rfis, affections and distempers in tho hearts of thono before me take wing and fly in the atmosphcro about us, thoy would darken the light and make us fain to lly from them.

Many of us have been living in these summer days with the windows of our souls closed to the light that God so graciously and bonntifully sheds abroad; and the chambers of onr hearts swarm with pestiferous broods that sting and agitato and poison tho life. Throw open the windows I Ho for tho breezo from the everglades of heaven, tho gale that sweeps the jasper sea, the melodies of tho celestial choirs, the music of the overflowing water of life Throw open the windows that these may enter, that tho sunlight of Deace may flood the nature and a more glorious than nature's summer shine upon the soul i Let us be assured that peaco is possiblo; a deep, abiding and consoling peaco: a peaco that Kiiall outlive all temporary interruption and shock; that amid tho wreck of matter anil the crash of worlds shall enable tho pilgrim to stand Eerencly with his foot upon the foundation of the universe and his hand on tho eternal throne. Such peace we say is possible, for it is not of man. Somo times we aro greatly comforted bv our fellows and their promises or aid afford us a sense of satisfaction that wo mistake for peaco. But in reality man cannot givo poaco at all.

His instability occasions uncertainty and that destroys poaco. It is only He who exists at tho center of eternal calm, who kuoweth no variability nor shadow caused by turning, who by His craco and benediction can give peaco. It had been a worthless promise to these PhilippiauB Paul assured them of consolations other titan such as i pring from the peace of God. Tliero is a notable peculiarity of this peace: "It passeth understanding." From this wo may ioarn that it is an outflow of the religion of Jesus Christ, for thnt, too, patsoth understanding. These I'hilippiau friends of Paul woro Christians, They had taken tho initial steps to qualify thorn for the onjoymont of peace by submitting body, mind and spirit to the Lord Jesus Christ.

They had thus drawn noar to, yen, had entered into relations of spiritual sonshfp with God. And how else than by coming nigh to God shall any enjoy the peace of God? I grieve for men who in ignorance or disregard of the great secret that lies at tho center toy with the fringes of things and roam around the oircumferencos of life, hoping to extract peace from money, position, power, fame. And sadder, still, is that energetic wickedness that seeks its satisfactions in malovolonce piuI revenue an anaconda that crushoB its own life ont 7 Yet many of thoao wo moijt aro such sorry simpletons they want nothing to do with religion they can And happiness without it. Silly apes that strive hard for their nuts and when they get them cat tho shell and throw away tho kernel. Thero is something at tho center, be assured, with which wo must reckon.

Tho reckoning may be griovous, or it may be in peaco a poace that stifles doubt and allays droad a peace that passeth understanding. But how can stifled doubt admit of intellcctualpeace, pray? How can a religion that paaaoth Understanding be reconciled to reason7 I answer frankly that it can not, wholly. If I wero obliged to understand the religion of Christ before I accepted it, I may safely say, I never would accept it at all. If I should insist on full, intellectual knowledge of God before, bowing down to worship HinY, it Is porfoctly plain I never could worship him. Ohrist, like evory other teacher, ins its that thOBO who would learn of Him shall follow his course of study.

It would bo in vain for the youth to stand outside tho Adolphi academy and gay I shall not go in until I understand everything they teach in this institution. But thatis what men do in rosnoot of religion. They Btand on tho curbstone of skoptiolam and rofuae to en tor the school" of Ohrist till ther understand Christianity. Moreover, Christianity addresses higher laonltios than the intellectual. It addresses the soul first, and through the soul it ministers to the intellect.

If man wero a mere thinking machine he would need no religion. Logic and msthomatics would be religion enough for him. But man feols aB well as thinks. Ho lias a court as well as a head. Christianity lays iioia oi mm on vno auecuonat siae oi ms nature.

if mv A Sermon on the Newspaper and News Readers. Reward Tor Enterprise and Ex sedition Jonrnallsm of the Goody Goody Kind i at a Discount Onluide of the Chnrch Seneral Kerrs and Notes. The Rov. J. Howard Hobba entertained a large congregation in tho Presbyterian ohnrch at Jamaica last evening with a discourse on newspapers and news readers.

Ho fonnd an apropos text in Ezekiel "And behold the man clothed with linott which had the ink horn by his side reported the matter." Mr. Hobbs said: Forty years ago De Tocqneville satirically oom pared a newspaper to a man standing at an opon window and bawling to passers by in tho Btreot. The Frenchman's fig tiro was original but it was half true and half fake. Lookine baokward we find the newspaper of our grandfathers little more than a public critic, an explosive apparatus firing its little and large shells at governmental Eeoplo and plans. Time has spiked many a gnn, all conturies mark changes all where.

Modern Journalism is not so busy with its fiery criticism, but it rises early and uita up lute at its work of uowsgathoring. Personal opinions have givon plaoo and space to epigravnmatio faots. Where onoo the editor exclaimed individual sentiment, now the telograph treks off tho latest born news of tho world's day. litiniauity and history want a mouthpiece. America supplied tho oriole in the modorn journalist, who is busy to tho point of madness in perfecting the art of news gathering.

Journalism may well be styled the minute hand of the clock of daily history, for it labors in and for tho moment. Man foodB ou expectancy and fattens on revelation, and tho newspaper is the revolator of tho time. With Buoh a marvelous development of this modern newBgathorer and vendor, its prolific presence its a manifest necessity at our elbows and in our hands, and its increasing influence upon our social, industrial, moral and religious life, a consideration of the topic of the newspaper and news readers may be neither ill timed nor unprofitable. The American newspaper needs no apology, it speakB for itself. Tho natural sequence of the spirit of free utterance that has always characterized this American, commonwealth, it has come to represent all that savors of liberty of speech in a land of liberty.

Under no ban of governmental censorship, it has tho right to put before the eyes of the reading publio anything that does not refleot treason to our national prinoiples. Existing amid a populace whose greed for the news has been steadily cultivated, 1 1 finds rich reward for enterprise and expedition. Enekiol's vision of the man armed with an ink horn, going about to report the matter, may or may not furnish a prototype of the modern genius whose business it is to got news, but it helps us to think of tho paper bullets of the brain. Shakspearo writes of a certain one: "Ho has not eat paper, as it woro: he hath not drnuk ink, his intellect is not replenished." The mighty poet was not talking of the typical American, most assuredly, for paper and ink diet is a daily characteristic of our nationality. For fifty years Americans have been feeding on the product of tho daily prOBS.

Tho appctito haa grown with the population. We are to day the greatest newspaper supporting pooplo of all the globe's readers. Half the newspaper literature of the world is American in production and uso. We have a sufficient annual publishment of the flying roll, as the modern news sheet has been styled, to furnish two copies a week to every family iu our broad land. Last your almost three billion copies left American pros6es, enough to supply every soul on this earth with one to read and another to lend to his friend.

Tho newspaper is in the handB of the vast majority of tho people and furnishes nine tenths of thoir reading matter. To many it is their law and gospol. The bulk of this reading multitude have no formulated opinions of their own, hut read thoir opinions into their minds from tho morning paper. For many life is too rushingly busy to take time to formulate solid sentiments and opinions concerning matters of public Import and social consideration. Confess it or not, there is a uood many people who like to have their thinking ou certain snb locts done for thorn, and buy it ready made, fresh every morning, for a half cent a page.

Hero is tho realm of the professional thinker. His expression may be a hasty hypothesis or the result of oalmeat deliberation, it may come in the whito heat of a political campaign, or when the common pulse is far from feverish, but come when it will the utterance of the press is an ac coptod verdict by large seoiions of our pooplo. For the culling of incidents and events it must be as active as lighting, harnessing electricity to do the rapid bidding. The news editor must keop his fine senses moat actively alert for tho senso audnonseuaoof life. Fact must boar a striking label.

Nothing of interest in tho average mind must bo omitted or tamely treated. The globe must be bolted for the latest doings of royalty and peasantry, and tho darkest corners of the worst back alleys must tell their astonishing secrets. Truth and treachery, virtue and vice, saint and sinner must alike bo treated iu such a spicy and oyo riveting manner as to insuro circulation. And this mixture of good and evil, this diverse condiment, must be gotten before the reader's gaze at the earliest possiblo moment. Theso very olomouts that combine to crown active journalism with success niako the newspaper one of the most potential factors of modern life.

Its power rests largoly upon the fact that it spoaks to tho niasseB. Books are for tho few, newspapers for the multitude. Books aro for loisuro hours, tho news sheot for tho snatch moments of a bustling, throbbing, commercial ago. News in sheqt form was nover as choap as now. What in time past could only be hoard of by going to tho inn and listening to the reading of news from tho Binglo copy is today the Bhare and possession of every poor man who will spend a penny.

And tho press speaks that the mass can understand. If the opinion is not comprehended at the first reading repetition hammers the sentiment home so that absoluto belief most frequently results. So marvelous is thiB reiterative power that instances are' not phonmueual wheu the public swallows an absolute untruth from tho press. The remark of tho foreign critic waB not altogether without foundation, when he said, "Few statements are found in an American paper to be relied upon beyond tho date." Yet there is littlo need for Bnch caustic criticism when we romombor how tireless, eeaseloss is the activity of Journalism to day to obtain the inmost facts of lifo's interesting episodes. With such a comprehensive grasp upon the matters of the globe, its ability to mold and stiffon the thought of millions, to sway legislation, ferret crime, discuss topics of social import and almost dictate tha very morals of tho masses, roasou must grant tho newspaper a place of power second to nono of the secular agencies of tho day.

It must be rated as one of our educational institutions, its pupils are numberless, its teaching should be discriminative and elovative in influence. Tho power of the press is graduated by its liberty. A free pross holds an incalculable sway over the public conscience, mind and heart. Such a limitless scope of powerful influence couples with it a marvelous degree of resnonsi bility. Tho incisure of duty is Ihe ability one possesses.

As ouo increases in power over other minds, opens up new avenues of influence and speaks to larger multitudes jiiHt that moment does obligation begin to wax in volume and intensity. Chief among the claims of tho modern press is tho fact that it is rather a refleotor than an educator. The claim is but a half truth. Wo all know that In voicing one's own Bcntimcnt that person influences other minds as well as buttresses his own. You cannot pen up uttered opinion or dictate its area of influence.

Once open the mouth to spoooh and you know not whoro your words cease to sway thought. What is true of the vocal must be increasingly true of tho written or printed word. Newspaper oditors havo tho largest audiences of the world's proaohers. Opinion in print has incalculable weight. Expression has tho advantage of force, of impact on minds and thought.

Let an opinion bo sproad out bo foro ono huudred thousand readers, lot not a single word of persuasion be utlored in the hoaring of any ear, yet a mighty per cent, of thought will be arousod and intluoncod. Journalism is man in print; his spooch should therefore be guarded, linco it may be either for tho betterment or debasement of brother mon. It owes the race a duty as an educative factor and must be personally responsible for its position, either of antagonism or negative listlessuess on tho one hand, or sympathetic encouragement to truth nd right. Tidal waves of sin aro chasing eaoh other over our land. Fashionable and alleyway sins aro beckoning to guilo loss youth not alone in our crowded oity thoroughfares, but they signal to young eyes iu our rural districts and luro foot away from correot paths in very early life.

The fortified centers of the giant evils of the day are sending out skirmishiug parties and waging thoir guorilla warfare daily. Moral consorvatism is getting blows from tho shoulder not a littlo. In tollcotual cockpits open their gates for unhallowed discussion. Rationalism, ohampioned by all grades of intellect from an illogical but elo. auont Ingersoll to a scholarly Kuonens, parades ltd rankest sort of error unblushingly.

The gospel of truth finds a match in tho gospelof incarnated selnshnosB. Tho almighty dollar would rival tho Almighty Deity. Sin that loudly confessos its sinfulness is raakly provalent to day, and tho student of our social organism well may wonder at the brazen boldness. Affairs as they oxist necossitato evory particle of influence to bo exerted for tho uplift and moral preservation of tho populace. They domand the marshalling of evory beneficial agency and tho Bhoulder to shoulder movoinentjof overy ameliorating power, that so humanity may be over climbing, not sinking.

Just hero is the opportunity of tho press. Its moral responsibility cannot bo divorced from the prevalence and powor of modern iniquity. Wo may well inquire whethor tho tendency of Journalism is as strong as it might bo in tho direotion of moralcultuie and human elovation. Crabbo, in his poem "Tho Newspapor," published a century ago, scourges tho news sheets for their collection of gossip and scandal and sovoroly satirizos that manner of comment and criticism. He wrote: "Blind guides thomsolves these erring guides hold out alluring lights to lead us far about." His excoriation well suits tho most of our newspapor literature to day, but it would bo a libol upon tho better part.

Iu an examination of a dozen of our representative city dailieB for a certain Bpacp of time tho result was significant. In tho grand ratio of subjocts treatod orime heads tho list. The markets, editorial writing and sports rank well together, labor gets a mean 0 por while theaters outtop religion by nearly 1 per whose ratio is but of of tho entire sum. Crime's highest ratio in any single Bhoet was 21 por oent. of the entire reading matter.

Out of six representative points Now York and Cincinnati lead in space devoted to consideration of enmo. The examination establishes the rather disagreeable truth that tho largor proportion of news comes from the dark and unwholesome quarters of life. Is it nothing that tho mighty dailies disgorgo such a volume of the lnrid and vicious before the eyeB of tho reading publio 1 Is it nothing that many of tho wldqBt oiroulated of our newspapers ewiug opon tho glided sates of vice hanntB and deliberately procood to olaborate darksome details and evil episodes enough to oontamlnate plastic nature, horrify the Just and glorify iniquity? Is it nothing that the tone of quavering uncertainty is noted in many utterances upon such vital subjects as the marriage bond, sooial contracts, labor priuoiplos and high morality? Is it nothing that partisanship and chioanory oontrol tho majority of our dallies and often the principles of truth must ignominiously surrender to those of polioy It must be oonf eased that right getB some of the worst stabs from our newspaper literature. The literary neceaBity of to day is a preps or a pieco of one that sympathizes sufficiently with rlghtnesaand purity to feel a koon boobo of responsibility for their furtherance, We want more dailioB that are not afraid of exposing corruption in high places; that flinoh not beforo the intimidation of politioal bosses; that stand unbiased by eithor flattery or gold, and exhibit the truth as to tho gigantic injustiooa of modorn self indulgence and appotito. Wo want more of obligation on tho part of the press for tho maintenance of high moral standards and the advooaoy of euoh roforma as build up a balanoed nationality.

It often sooms as though the disposition of the Sress was to magnify evil and soarify the right, any tacitly have acknowledged fur some time the necessity of fearless and morally sympa thotlo proas. Journalists have themselves seen the need, hut moral phllanthrophits outside religious olroles making a profession end an active business of elevating humanity Me Terjr mm So awr. Men 09 nn so into hpbUi A Largo Attendance on Jerome Street, in the New Ward. The threatening aBpect of tho weather yesterday did not prevent the missionaries from tho several churohes of the Twenty sixth word, under the leadership of Charles E. Davis, from holding their customary meeting in the open air on Jorome streot, near the New Lots road, and whioh was attended by a very large audionoo.

The speakers' platform was erected nnder a large tree, its thiok spreading foliage affording ample shade to the benches aud chairs for the accommodation of tho attendants, Tho services were opened by prayer by David Hopkins, of tho Reformed church, and by tho singing of the hymn "He Will Help You," under the cuidanoo of Mrs. Davis, of the Berriman street Methodist churoh. Alfred Taylor then spoke at length on the duty that man owed to hia God in placing faith on His promisos of eternal life by acknowledging that the redemption of man was through the oruol fixion of Christ. Ho exhorted his hearors to go in tho highways and byways and become workers in gathering in the harvest that was so plentiful and the reapers so few. He was followed by Mr.

Wells, who spoko of the cowardice of a man who would deny tho friendship of ft man who had placed his lifo in Jeopardy to save him from death. Bat how much! more dospicable is the man.the speaker said, who denies his Saviour, who not only jeopardized His lite, but died on the cross to save the whole world from thoir sins. Mr. Meeker, tho next speaker, Baid that seventeen year ago he had been saved from intemperate habits that wore degrading him to the lowest depths: that ho was afflicted with sin as destroying to hia aoul aa disease was to the body. He related tho Btory of the leper, who cried out to Jesus in his anguish, "0 Lord, if thou wilt, thou oanst make me oloan." So.

in his extremity, the speaker said, he had prayed to Christ for help and Jesus heard his prayer aud cleansed mm from his sins. Mr. Taylor then brought the aorvicos to a close by pronouncing the boneaio tiou and the singing by the audienoo of Pratse God, from whom all blessings flow." ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. Court Bedford Members Eojy a Sail TJp the Sound. Two barges loft the bridge dook at 10 o'clock this morning well filled with members and frionds of court Bedford No.

0,071, ancient order of foresters. It proved a delightful day on tbo wator, and fully eight hundred people, enjoyed the sail up tho sound to Idlewild grovo. Dancing mado tho time pass quickly during the trip, and picnic dinners, games and other amusements caused all the excusionista to paas a pleasant afternoon. This was the second annual outing of court Bedford, and was in every way a gratifying success. Tho floor managers were John Loekwood and Thomas Wood, assisted by Charles Shaw, William B.

Crawford, Charles A. Wilson, D. Maurice Phillipson. William Will, William H. Huestis and Charles Kiosclbach.

The reception committee consisted of M. O'Noill, chairman: J. J. Gartland, J. B.

Perez, John Roeaor. James Lonnon, William J. Lewry, Goorgo Watts and B. J. Martin.

The excursion was in charge of A. Feoder, W. Erskine, D. Cook, W. C.

Will, J. M. Russell, M. Phillipson, J. Lonnon, 0.

A. Wilson, P. Gannon, M. O'Noil aud B. J.

Martin. B. 0. Davis was police captain. SHOT BY P0LICEJ1EN.

Iron IHoldor Hnd Recklessly Courted His Fate. The Sak Fbancisco, AugiiBt 4. James Corcoran, a deputy sheriff and member of the Iron Moldors' union, waB shot and dangerously wounded yesterday afternoon by policemen. Corcoran is an iron inolder by trado, but stopped working at it when appointed a deputy shoriff. Ho remained an active member of the union, however.

He wont to First and Howard Btreots, whero the Bisdon iron works are located, and commenced firing at the windows, Soveral policemen attempted to arrost him and ho took to flight. Officer Can and a special officer followed him whilo Officer Riley ran around the block to intercept him. Findiug himself nearly overtaken, Corcoran turnod and fired two shot at Carr who returned the fire, wounding him in the sido. A momont after Riley mot him face to faco at tho corner and Corcoran fired at him, barely missing. Riley returned tho fire inflicting a dangerous wound iu tho loft shoulder.

Riley thon grappled with him and threw him down. Ho was talcou to a receiving hospital and his wounds drossod. In tho rneleo a by stander, John Horn, received a slight wound. DID HE DUOWS THE CHILD A IritItcu Father Arrested on Suspicion off iHurder. BiuuEfoiiD, August 4.

Mary, the 7 yoar old daughter of William Man nahau, was drowned in the river yesterday afternoon. The body was recoyored within an hour. Suspicion of murdor is entertained by City Marshal Tarbox, who caused Mannahan's arrest last night to await tho coronor's inquest. The child was drowned within sight of tho wharves, and witnesses have boon found who testify that Mannahan threw tho child into tho river. He was in a boat with four children, threo of whom were his own.

He was drunk. Littlo Mary Crowley, one of tho party in tho boat, says the child's father held Mary over the sido of tho boat and said: "Mary, now is a good time to drown you." at the samo timo lotting her fall. Tho other children screamed, and several boating partios oame to tho rescue. After tho child had gono down for tho third timo, tho father jumped over hoard, seemingly to save tho chdd, but it iB now believed that ho intended suicide. Mannahan denies that he drowned the child, and his other two childron say she wasloaning.ovor and fell in.

A GERMAN'S DELIBERATE SUICIDE. Me Hart Plenty of IWouey, Tlioufrb Everyone Tlioiiffhl EUiin Poor. Kansas City, August 4. IBie body of Petor Lefler was found sitting upright in the rear room of his store last evening with a bullet through his head and tho face almost entirely eaten by maggots. In a letter to Herman Schmidt he notified him of his intention to commit suicide and appoints him his executor.

Lefler had lived twenty five years in this part of the country, and when $7,000 United States 4 per cent, bonds, together with $057 in gold in a Jar, was found in his cellar it caused no littlo surprise, as ho was never BuppoBsd to be making any money and was considered very poor. Ho had no rolativoa in this country and his money ia all willed to persons of hiB name in Germany. COLORED REPUBLICANS OPrOSE IT. Tho M. S.

Qnay Club, off Philadelphia, Object to the Force Bill. Philadelphia, AuguBt 4. The Matthew Stanley Quay club, of this city, composed entirely of colorod mon, Gilbert Ball, a prominent local nolitioiau, boing its president, had a largoly attendod meeting yosterday afternoon and passod unanimously resolutions to tho effect that tho Fedoral olection bill, which was recently passed by tho house of representatives and is now awaiting aotion bythoaonato, is not practical and will not holo tho political condition of tho colored men in tho South, but will rather have a tendency to keop alivo race prejudices. Tho club, therefore, exprossos tho hope that tho bill will not become a law. SHOT A nor IV u.sgovebxable uagb.

noAOo, August 4. In a momont of uagovc. jaDle rao lost evening Henry Heying, a hardware clerk, 10 years old, shot and almost instantly killed Fred Hock, the 10 year old son of a widow. Hoying with a number of friends was target shooting and was being guyed by a orowd of youngsters. While in the act of raising hia riflo Hoying wos struck by a stiok thrown by tho boys.

He instantly turned the weapon at tho ground and fired, striking Heok near tho heart. Heying went home, and after an agitated conference with hiB parents acted on their advice and gave himself up to the police A L1E0E FIBE IX LEXINOTOX. Lexinoton, August 4. A fire broke out in what la known aa Cheapaido blook last evening at 8 o'clock and soon spread to a half dozen houses. J.

0. Berryman's stock of grooories was badly aiaged by water. The'Dav Press office was completely gutted, J. B. Simeall's drug store and building was badly damaged, also the Seoond national bank building, B.

L. Rowe, architect: W. Spencer, insurance agent: H. H. Gratz, Gcaette offloo, and the Bluo Grass restaurant were completely destroyed.

Lobs on buildings and stook $30,000, fully insured. Tho fire originated in a house that had boen condemned. STRANGTjED himself to death. Kansas City, August 4. Paul Gayer, aged 73, committed suicide yesterday.

Gayer is a Hungarian by birth. After losing most of his proporty by fire he came to the United States to live with hiB daughter. Ho had taken to drinking heavily lately and yesterday morning asked his daughter for money, whioh sho refused to givo him. He etraok hor and left the hqnso. Last evening ho was found by soma boys dead at tho foot of a tree.

He had hanged himself and as he had no place to drop from ho had deliberately raised his feet from the ground till death by strangulation had ensued. A WOUXDED MAN'S IMPOHTUNATE FB.IENDS. Louisville, August 4. The friends of Peter Duffy, who was fatally cut in an affray Saturday night, tried last night to take him by oroe from tho hospital. Ho had not been heard from by them for thirteen years till his name appeared in tho papers this morning.

They demanded Duffy's release and becamo bo demonstrative that the hospital authorities had to send for two polieeme ji, who aro now stationed there. Both Dcffy and Kranse, the other man out last night, are sinking. FOUGHT WITH TWO OUSCE GLffiTES. Pom Tovtmskkd, Atkufit4. Tom Cleary of this oity kno ed out Worn Bob insonof Montana in ten tot dsyesti iapwith two ounoe gloves.

Both were DriPUn. mm Itlovqnitors, Aluuic and Contents at Woedlawn. The annual society and gymnastic festival of tho Brooklyn turnverein furnished rare sport for tho moaquitoos at any rate. It was held at Woodlawn yesterday, and during the day was vory enjoyable, but after nightfall was torturo to all who remained. Attracted by the glaro of tho naphtha which served to light the grove, the bloodthirsty iiiBoets swarmed all over the place, aud evon tho musicians wore compelled to interrupt themselves and pay at least intermittent attention to thoir insoot tormontors.

Aside t'rinn this, if thero could be said to bo any aside, tho leathering was a success. There were about fifteen hundred people ou the grounds, and thoy hail a great time. There were exhibitions in gymnastics in which the youngsters' took part with credit to themselves and pleasnro to their parents and friends, and among the older ones, both men aud women, thore wero interesting contests for prizes. The contests wero participated in by representatives from various German societies from all over the city. The contests for men included tho long Jump aud rope climbing.

The first threo in the jumping were E. Kubel, R. Krauchor and F. J. Wustl, and in the latter B.

R. Kubel, F. O'Noil and R. Krancher. In the stone throwing contest, the first live wero John Bruin, Otto Kistermacher, A.

F. Siemann, 0. Sommerlad and Joseph Wustl. Tho games in which tho women excelled were the bird shooting, and tho outsiders who met with success enough to win prizes of varying valuo included tho Mosdamos G. Mendorf, Frank Werner, Ber ger, Junghorn, Doscher and Kohlhaas, and tho Misses Hamilton, A.

Schmidt, and Tillie Gunthor. Tho prteo winnors in tho society included tho Mesdamos Wohlcenaut, Meyer, Haveoker, A. F. Siemann, 0. ICistcninaclior and J.

Harter, and the Missos L. Huotwohl. T. Schmidt, Katie Metzlor and K. Nios.

In the Jumping contest for girls, tho prize winners included Anna Kinder, Louisa Mullor, Emelie Blinii, Clarissa Do Brodt, Ella Falok, Mario Riemann, Tossie Guso, Anna Dosoher, Guasie Guse, Minuio Vielinan aud Mario Kindor. In the gymnastio exhibition the piizas woro awarded to the following boys: First boys' section Robort Kamra and P. W. Hengst, Fritz Hammer, William Kindor, Albert Hammor, Tony Hongst and Albert Rohiner. Second section Frank Fischer, Honry Merster, Carl Schmidt, William Dietz, John Doscher and Frank Wohlgenant.

Third section Richard Guse, Philip Huotwohl, Joseph Mondorf, Fritz Paul, Otto Weber and Herman Poborg. Fourth section Julius Kinder, Joseph Rohman and Clareuco Ahlsted, Oharles Wagnor, Otto Waltz, Iionry Muller and Michaol Haggorty. The oflkors of the society, who had charge of the festival, includod the president, A. F. Siemann: vice president, F.

Brendeoke; treasnror, L. Bommer; recording secretary, Frederick Huotwohl; corresponding secretary, Max Bethgo: financial socretary, Honry J. Muller; librarian, E. Kubal; proporty man, Richard Wedokind: first instructor, Henry C. Roth; Becond instruct, or, Frederick J.

Wustl: teacher of gymnastics, JuIiub Gnse. WHAT THE CRICKETERS ARE DOING. Cominff radios to bo Played at Prospect Park. Tho return orlckot match betwoen tho old time rival olubs, the Manhattan, of Brooklyn, and tho Staten island, has boen arranged to be playod at ProBpect park on Thursday next. It is to bo hoped that tho Staten island club will be able to got a good team together to play at the park, as tho matchos betwoon these two clubs are always interesting to tha largo num'oor of cricketers both in New York and other cricket centers.

On Saturday next three matches will bo played in tho Metropolitan district cricket league sories. Tho Manhattan and Bedford cricket clubs will play thoir match at Prospoct park. The Kings County and Now York cricket cluba will play at Central park, and tho Cosmopolitan and Now Jorsoy athletic clubs will play at tho latter's ground at Borgen Point, Now Jorsoy. The Amateur cricket league eleven and tho Brooklyn cricket club elevon will play their return match at Prospect park on Saturday. The Kings county and Now York cricket clubs' second elovens will play a match at ProBpect park on Saturday.

Tho Manhattan criokos club juniors and the Cosmopolitan cricket olub juniors will play a match at Prospect park to morrow. W. J. Wood, of tho Kings county cricket club, has been bowling in great form during the past week and is almost certain to obtain the prize from the Metropolitan district crtekot league for clean bowling tho greatest number of wickets. On Thursday last he clean bowled eight, a performance which is not likely to bo repeated thia season, although E.

A. Skyno bowlod Boven of tho Bedford crickot club's wickots at Prospoct park ou Saturday in a match against the Now York" cricket club. Tho following gives the standing of the several olubs in the Metropolitan distriot cricket league championship series up to date: Guinea Olubs. Manhattan Now York Kinirs Ooittiopolitun Now Jerdoy A. 0 IJodford piayoo.

Won, J.ost. 0 4 1 0 4 a ..7 4 3 0 3 a .7 1 0 Dr'n. 1 0 0 In a cricket match playod at Fort Hamilton on Saturday between the New York C. C. second eleven and tho Hamilton club the former won by one run.

Tho scoro waa: New York C. 87; Hamilton, So. A. E. Smith, of tho Now Yorks, mado a score of 33, not out, going iu fiist and carrying his bat out.

J. E. Roberts, 12, was tho best score for the losers. It seems to be a vory doubtful project to get tho Australian crickot team, now in Eugland, to visit tho United States on thoir return from their cricketing tour, thoir manager having made arrangements to return via South Africa and play previously arranged matchos in that country. Mr.

J. Boyle has so notified the Philadelphia committee who proposed tho visit of tho team. Mr. E. II.

Orowhurst, of Philadelphia, has gone to England in the interost of an American crickot team for their proposed trip and may bo able to offer inducements to tho Australian manager to ehangohis plans. Mr. Rutty, of the Berkeley athletio club, says that tho statement of a contemporary that a match has boon arrangod with the Manhattan second eleven is not correct. Ho says if a gamo takes place it will be between the first teams of both clubs. The Herald this morning says in regard to next Thursday's gamo at Prospeot park that "both sides will he out in full strength, aa thero is considerable rivalry between the clubs, representing as they do the best oriokot talent around New York.

Staten Island has roinforood its ranks with S. F. Fitzroy, a well known Birkenhead park (England) player, and G. O. Thayer, who was ono of tho best bats in Philadelphia in tho Merion olub at one timo.

L. 9. Pool, after a rest of nearly a yoar, has again como out as a bowler and will naturally strengthen tho sido. Tho Manhattan team will also be a good one, being made up by M. R.

Cobb, II. B. Coyne, A. Wallis, F. Pren dergast, J.

Rose, Tyors, S. A. Noon, B. 0. Blox som, Dillon, H.

Beresford and H. Martin. Tho game will bo called at 11 A. M. AMOiVO THE GUN CLUBS.

Much That in Interesting About tho Marksmen. Tho monthly meeting of tho Fountain gun club will bo held at the club rooms, at 449 Flat bush avenue, this evening, at 8 o'clock. Arrangements will thon be mado for the regular monthly shoot of tho club which will be hold at Woodlawn park shooting grounds, Gravesond, Long Island, on Wednesday It ia expected that a largo attendance of the members aud their friend3 will be presont at the shoot, bo that all who are in tho competition for the handsomo and valuablo prize oan make up tho necessary number of shoots, and also iucroaso thoir averages for the Bpecial class prizes. Tho principal competition will bo for tho Sod dons gold badge and the Wella gun (a Parkor harmless), which will belong to the inembor I without regard to claaa winning them the greatest number of times at tho rogular monthly contests of the yoar. Each clasa will havo iu addition to tho abovo at loast ono prize, which will bo awarded to the momber in such class making tho best average in at loast five regular monthly contests.

Tho winner of the gun and badgo will bo inoligiblo to receive any other prize, so that at least tw mombera of his class will receive a trophy of skill. The following ia the classification of the members: Class compoto at 25 yards, ties shot off at 30 yards; clasa 23 yards, ties 25 yards; class 21 yards, ties 23 yards, thus giving the members in the lower classes an equal ohanco for the Seddons and Wells prizos or tho separate prize for tho olass in whioh he compotes. 8weepstake shooting contests will also toke place, to whioh all aro invitod to participate. Tho Aomo gun olub will hold its regular monthly Bhoot at Doxtor's park, Jamaica plankroad, L. to morrow.

On Thursday the Unknown gun olub will hold its regular monthly shoot at Doxtor's park, L. The competition will be for the club's gold badgo and extra prizos; also, sweepstake contest will be held after the regular shoot. In tbo last shooting match between Dr. Sohartz and H. W.

Blattmaoher tho former did not feel good aud lost the match by fivo birds; he is now better and anxious to obtain satisfaction, so has ohallengod Blattmacher to anothor trial, whioh will probably take placo on Wednesday, as both are members of the Fountain olub. It is proposed to hold a shooting meeting at Dexter's park early in Ootober for a team oham plonihlp among the clubs who hold their monthly shoots at that resort. Tho competition will bo at live birds for a valuable trophy and a prizo of noarly equal valuo will bo awarded to the best marksman at the mooting. A shooting match has been arranged between George Pfohlmann and James Bennett, both members of tho'Glonmoro rod and gun club, for a big stake, the conditions boing eaoh to shoot at twenty live birds, 38 yards riao, gnn below the elbow, only one barrel allowed, tha loser to pay ponies, ino mat ou to do snot ou at tae no Lur monthly shoot of the clop, at Doxtor's ftlgaplanfcjroid, moral anarchy and are a wasteful expoudituro of vital force. Forbearance toward enemies is demanded of us by prudence no leas than religion.

Anger never helped a general to win a battle. The Christian who yields to anger or retaliation by that act surrenders to Satan. Once more we are to repress undue anxiety. Bo full of care for nothing, says tho apostle. Let the goodness of God assure you that you are in good hands If God is good and youaro God's, evil cannot touch you without touching Him; and the evil thatilo touches is transmuted into blessing.

Daily carry your crosses to Him. Lay them down beside Christ's own cross and compare them With it. How small they are and how insignificant I You will surely thiuk so: and, as you meditate, bohold the radiance of His cross shall shine upon yours and iu tho splendor, faith shall soe that overy cross is a disguised harp whose concealed strings shall one day give forth notes of heavenly music. Be not over anxious to be rid of your cross. Tho seasoned violin, they tell mo, gives forth tho swootest tonos.

So a orosa must be seasoned, too, before it will yield material for the harp. Let your anxiety be for fellowship with God. Realize that you are a sou. having a claim on His fatherhood the claim established by His own love. Iu everything, small and great, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto Him.

So Bhall the peaco of God, which passeth understanding, Icoop your mind and heart. A SOKE SPOT TOUCHED. Her. Or. tiritffis, of Koxton, Sketches tlio Story of the Womaa of Samaria.

Rev. Dr. William Elliot Grifns, of Boston, who has been supplying the pulpit of tho Central Congregational church for the paBt four Sundays, and also that of Rev. Charles Herald, at Bethesda chapel, in the evenings, preached his closing sermon in tho latter last evening. Ho took for his subject tho story of Josus' conversation with tho woman of Samaria at Jacob's well.

Of tho throe parts into which Palestine waB divided, Judea.Samariaand uf Samaria was about tuc middle. The Samaritans were a people who had grown up iu comparative ignorance and in neglect of the Israolitfsh ordinances during the captivity of tho Jews in Babylon. Tho remnant which had been loft behind, whon tho Jews were carried away, having no teachers, or prophets, or priests, drifted into irre ligion, indifforenco and ignorance. When the Jews returned they found theso Samaritans in tho state described and thoy despised them. They would have no dealing with thorn.

Thoy would cat nothing from thoir hands. They would not oven accept a drink of water from them. The woman iu tho story was not only a Samaritan, but she was. unquestionably, a bad woman. When Jesus asked her for a drink of water she answered Him rather impolitely: "How is it that Thou, belug a Jew, askesi ctrink oi me, which am a woman of Samaria But she was dealing with a gentleman.

Yes, Josus was a thorough gentleman. He did not reBent her rudeness. But He at once appealed to her senso of curiosity. As a general thing that is the proper method to adopt with a woman. He said to her: "If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is that saith to thee 'Give me to thou wouldst havo asked of Him and Ho would have givou theo living water." Now tho people in that country regard water that has been drawn for some time as stalo, or dead, and that which is fresh from the well or spring as living.

So the poor woman was curious to know where Jesus could get this living water. Then she changed her mode of address. She didn't answer him by calling him Jew, again. No, ahe said "Sir" (master or rabbi); "Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with and tho well is deep; from whence, thon, hast thou that living water?" Then after Jesus had explained to her that "Whosoever drinketh of the water that I Bhall give him, shall never thirst; but tho water that I shall give him shall bo iu linn a well of water springing up into everlasting lifo," she again addressod him respectfully: "Sir, give ino this water, that I thirst not. neither come hither to draw." Thon Jesus had got her fully arousod.

Her curiosity was worked up to tho highest point. Sho was so bad, to vila In her life, that she shrank from coming to the well for water at an hour when decent, well living women might be there, and Bhe went there about noon (tho sixth hour), when the sun was hot and oppressive, a timo at which people generally in that country enluyed their nap. She wanted to be savod from that terrible lnconvenionco. Now, Jesus determined to carry her along a little further, and lie said to her: "Go call thy husband and come hither." That's where He touched a sore spot, a very s.ire spot, iu that woman's case, and so she replied timidly: "I have no husband." Tho truth was wrung from her lips, and, following up Hib advantage, tho Lord said: "Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and ho whom thou now bust is not thy husbaudi in that saidst thou She did not retort in anger under that convincing thrust. No, sho was polite again: "Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet." Ashamed of herself, and writhing under the disclosure which had boon made to her, she, as a great many persons have done since, and still do in our time, attempted to load the Lord's mind to another subject.

But Ho followed her patiently, and when sho gravitated to the truth, "I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ; when he is oomo ho will tell us all things." Now, came tho great announcement; "I that speak unto thee am he." The preacher, after completing fits masterly and wonderfully simple sketch, closed by asking thoso who wero Christians to bo patient in thoir contact with those who were not; to be kind and forbearing, not upbraiding them ou account of their sins, but pleading with them gontly and amiably, witli the determination to win them over to Christ's side. Abovo all things they should never use hard names or epithets, but as Josus did with tho woman of Samaria, bring sinners to confession and repentance by a free exercise of the graeo of God, and a full Honso of the all encompassing love with whioh He would have us all in His protecting embrace. Mr. William G. Hoople, at the conclusion of the sermon, on behalf of the pooplo of Bethesda, expressed their most cordial and hearty thanks to Bov.

Dr. Grifns, for his eloquent and Instructive sermons on the four Sunday ovenings which it had been their pleasure to hear him. The congregations, largely made up of children, had listenod very attentively to tho preached gospol and he was sure overy one had beon greatly profited and encouraged by what thoy had heard. Dr. Griflis annouueed that Mr.

Herald, tho pastor, would preach next Sunday evening, and that as Mr. nerald was expected to arrivo from Scotland by Tuesday, ho would be touderod a welcome reception after tho family prayor mooting ou Wediiosday evening in the chapel. SUSPICION SURROUiMDLNG HIS DEATH. Was James Trainor ftlren Poison Instead off Itochelle Salts Coroner norton, of Valloy Stream, will hold the inquest to morrow in the case of James Trainor, who died from tho effoets of a doso of oxalio acid at Murray Datz's hotel, Roekaway Beach, on Wednesday. Before Trainor's death he said the poison had boen givon him by Martin Olorau for rochello salts.

also employed about the hotel, donied having givon him tho poison and declared that Trainor had made tho mistako himself. The two men, it is alleged, wero not on the best of terms beforo Trainor's death. Cloran will probably be taken into custody at the close of the inquest. A Btrict watch is being kept upon his movements by the police at tho order of the coroner. HOTEL ARRIVALS.

HoTEt St. George C. F. Kendall, Scrantou, J. T.

Hugh, 0. A. Tnnastrom, P. L. Jones and wifo, Mrs.

J. L. Wontworth, Mrs. 0. W.

Ruschonborgor, Philadelphia; E. H. Garrison and family, LongBrauoh; C. Joanson, Plainflold, N. J.

B. Thomas, W. A. Robinson and wife, C. Maewalty, Boston; Mrs.

E. L. Van Vliot, New York; H. A Dotering, San Franoisco, Captain Wahlberg, Stoannhip H. A.

Hartman; J. H. Beall, Armour Park, N. J. K.

B. Fnllerton and wife, E. M. AokorBon, Brooklyn. DIED WITHOUT HEDICAI, ATTE.NDA.1CE.

William Tracy, of 114 Franklin Btroot, Informed the polioo of the Seventh precinct yostor day that John Morgan, aged 40 years, who had a furnished room in the house, had diod during tho day without medical attendance. Traoy stated that Morgau was without relatives or friends and requested that the oity undertaker take chargo of the body. Coroner Lindsay was notified and had tho body sent to tho morguo. A FLOOD OF I.OTTKBY BU8INKS8. Indian atoliSi August 4.

The "original paokage" decision of the supreme court has let looao a flood of lottery business in this city. Packages of tickets from Louisiana are received hero aimoat daily by several agents, and tho police find that tboy have no authority to interfere except when they dotcot agents in offering them for sale, and this they think they oar, not do when the tickets wa sold In original paofc TCUc Young' People's Associatiou of Dr. Church Enjoys tin Outiug The first excursion of the Young people's association of Synogoguo Beth Eiohim, western district, occurred yesterday. It was a highly successful affair, aud was enjoyed by at loast 1,200 people. The proceeds, which amounted to SSOO, net profit, will be dovoted to the variouB charitable purposes for which tho association was organized some months ago.

A steamer and two barges left the bridgo dock at 10 o'clock. There was music on both barges for dancing, and tho four hours' sail up the Hudson to Washington park was a delightful featuro of the day's enjoyment. When the grove was reached, the excursionists scattered over tho grounds with baskets and packages filled with picnic odibles, spreading them here aud there in choice nooks beneath the trees, After dinner there wero games, boating and bathing. Julius Wcchslor was floor manager, and Isaac Goldsehmidt whb his assistant. The committee in charge of the excursion consisted of Caspar Citron, chairman; Charles R.

Strauss, Augustus Blumonal, David Harris, Isaao Harris, N. Wechslor, Samuel Hess, Joseph Cohen and E. Glunbor. Tho young women coniieoted with tho association deserve especial praise for tho manner in which they have worked for its success from its inception. Two prizes wero offered to tho members who sold the most tickets for yesterday's excursion.

Miss Emma Cohen won first prize, having sold 150 tickets, and Miss Lena Goldsmith came next with 145. Fifty three new members were added to the roll yesterday. The association is meeting right through tho summer, and is in a flourishing condition. Thoobject'of tho Young people's association is to bring the American born youug men and women connected with tho Jewish congregations to the front, and to eventually put upon their shoulders tho workings of the church. Heretofore thoy have always taken a secondary place to tho foreign born members, and have consequently beou rather indifferent to the manner in which things connected with the synagogues were run.

Now Dr. Sparger proposes that the young people shall tako hold of one department of congregational work after another until finally the church shall become a congregation of American born members of tho Jewish faith. If successful the plan will be the first of its kind in the Hebrew community of the country Thore will be services every Friday evening during the coming winter undor the auspices of the Young people's association, tho principal features of which will bo English lectures and excellent mu3ic. There will also bo seven monthly entertainments, of a musical, literary and sooial oharactor, given by the association. Tho young people aro now furnishing the music for the regular services and otherwise taking active part in the congregational work.

Among thoso who enjoyed tho sail up the Hudson yesterday wero Rev. and Mrs. Sparger, Julius Wochsler, Abraham WocliBlor and family, B. Sehellenberg aud family, H. Bloch and family, Joseph Klotz, Jacob Klotz, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Flato, Mr. and Mrs. L. Firuski, Mr.

and Mrs. F. Goldsmith and family, Isaao Moog, Isaao Goid Bchmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Caspar Citron, N.

He3B and family, S. Stern and family, Max Klein, Isaao Harris, David Harris, Harry Goldsmith, Miss Ray Goldsmith, S. Fragner, the Misses Steinhardt, Maurico Strauss, Miss Sarah Strauss, Miss Alice Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stoin, Miss Rosa Levy, Samuel Krueger, Miss Julia Emmanuel, Augustus Lippman, F.

Dryfuss, Miss Stolla Solinger, Isaao Joseph, Miss Joseph, Samuel Clarke, Emil Elsemann, Honry Berliner, L. J. Lippman, Jacob Levinsky, Raphael Strauss and family, Mr. Lorch and family. BEATEN BY A STEPBROTHER.

A Case oi Assault That is to be Heard in a Newtown Court. Philip and Henry Closius, of Middle Village are stepbrothers. Philip is in bad odor with his stepmother and is said to bo jealous of Honry, who conducts his mother's pionio park and was remembered in his father's will, while Philip was left out in tho cold. Tho late Mr. Closius was for many years an assessor of tho town of Newtown, and when ho died threo years ago loft considerable property.

Philip sued his stepmother for $5,000 damages on tho chargo of slander. Tho caso was to have boon called up at tho last session of tho county court, but Mrs. Closius says Philip knows she could substantiate hor statements and therefore did not press his suit. Henry is 21 yoars of ago and unmarried, while Philip is 35 and tho fathor of a large family. Both woro on a North Seoond streot horso car last week.

Henry was standing on tho front platform and says tho first ho know of his hostile brother'B prosenco was whon ho receivod a heavy blow on the neok. This turned him around, and Philip renewed the attack with Buch vehemence that as a consequonco his stepbrother was confined to his bed for two days. Whon ho recovered he sent for hiB lawyer, Diatriot Attorney Ridgway, of this county, and he will bo present this afternoon at 4 o'olock in Justice Schumacher's court in Middle Village to condnot tho proseoution. STRUCK ON A ROCK. Tns Steamer snnsulne Sunk at Orient Point.

Baturday night the steamer Sunshine, plying between Hartford and New London, on the Connecticut shore, and Greonport, Shelter Island and Bag Harbor, on the Long Island shore, struck a rock off Orient point at 10 minutes to 7 o'olock. She had 200 passengers on board and the wildest kind of panic prevailed, but serious results were averted by the ooolness of the officers. After striking the rook the steamer was run ahead at full speed and beaohed on the north shore of Long Island at its extreme eastern end, where she lies half submerged. The passengers and crow were safely carried nshoro in the life boats and were oarod for at the Orient Point hotel. G.

H. LonnBbury, of Brooklyn, was among tho passengers and there were a number of Greonport, and Sag Harbor people, but tho majority wero from New England oitics and bound for the east end summer resorts. EBOBHOUS DKSTHB0TI9H OF WHEAT BI BAIL. 8t. Paul, August 4.

Fuller accounts of the damage done In Manitoba by the storm Friday night hare been received and show the loss to the wheat orop to bo greater than at first reported. At Dolorair.e, 300 miles south of Winnipeg, the hail belt is said to have been Jtonr townships wide, narrowing down to a mile and a half at it proceeded eastward, leaving destruction in its wako, 100,000 acres of mim hT nUaed. SbeUeves Christ and obey Him, for this iu tho will i.