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| Memorial Baptist Church. |
DEDICATORY SERVICES OF THE NEW
BAPTIST CHAPEL IN CORTLAND.
Excellent
Addresses were made—The Society Nearly out of Debt—Fine Outlook.
It would be hard to find a more cosy,
homelike church or one having more promise of doing Christian work than the new
Baptist chapel recently erected on the corner of Tompkins and Duane-sts. It is
just what has been needed for a long time in this section of the town and the
people in its vicinity, as well as others through whose agency it has been built,
may well feel proud of it.
The idea of a mission chapel, originated
with the late James Duane Squires and Rev. John B. Calvert of New York. It was
taken up by the First Baptist church and for the past eighteen months the
meetings have been held in a private house. Last spring, so successful had been
the work that it was decided to purchase a lot and erect a new chapel. Money
was raised and the site was bought. Messrs. E. A. Fish, chairman; J. D. Keeler,
George C. Hubbard and J. S. Squires and Dr. F. D. Reese were elected a building
committee, the plans were matured and in May the building was begun.
Carpenters, masons and other workmen and dealers donated the whole or part of their
services and material, and on the site to-day stands a church which is dear to
nearly every resident in that section of the village.
The edifice is devoid of all unnecessary show
and is a plain substantial building. The interior is separated into two rooms. The
large auditorium is thirty by forty feet and the other room, which is to be used
for the primary department of the Sunday-school, is twelve by twenty-four feet.
The two rooms are separated by sliding doors hung with weights so they can be
easily raised or lowered. There are three entrances, front, side and rear, and
there is a basement under all. It is heated by a Kelsey furnace and lighted throughout
with large Rochester lamps.
The memorial windows are a special feature.
The large one in front has been dedicated by the church to James Duane Squires
and bears the inscription "In memory of James Duane Squires. Born,
February 8, 1855; baptized November 14, 1868; died, September 12, 1893."
The window in the hall bears the inscription "In the memory of my mother,
F. D. Reese, M. D." The window opposite the front entrance reads, "Martin
Sanders. Baptized February 20, 1820. Died
March 29, 1890, aged 89 years. Steadfast in the Faith." The west window in
the smaller room was donated by the Y. P. S. C. E. of the First Baptist church.
Other windows were donated by Rev. G. A. and Clarinda Smith, Rev. and Mrs. G.
H. Brigham, and Mrs. J. D. Keeler and the other two are memorial windows in the
memory of Mrs. Fannie E. Frost and Rev. J. F. Stark. All the windows in the
church except those in the tower and upper part of the church are memorial
windows.
Fifteen young people have raised sixty
dollars for the 300 chairs, which is the sealing capacity of the house. The
property cost $3,500, but with contributions of labor, material and money the
church was in debt $1,900.
The dedicatory exercises yesterday afternoon
attracted a congregation of over two hundred. The pulpit was surrounded with
banks of beautiful potted plants in bloom kindly loaned by Mr. Adolph Frost. On
the plain white wall at the rear of the pulpit was the inscription in green,
"Welcome" and cut flowers were tastily arranged on the tables.
The services opened at 2 o'clock with the
ringing of the Doxology. This was followed by a fervent prayer by Rev. N. S.
Burd of McGrawville and the reading of the 122 Psalm by Rev. C. E. Hamilton.
Rev. G. H. Brigham then offered another prayer, which was followed by a
selection by the choir.
After a hymn by the congregation Rev. H. A.
Cordo, D. D., preached the dedicatory sermon. He chose as his text Psalm cxxii: "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord."
Dr. Cordo opened with an eulogy on David's moral heroism. How he was glad to
attend the house of the Lord for worship's sake. He then explained the narrow
and petty reasons for not attending worship and showed how all the excuses
amounted to the same thing—that the people making them did not want to go. He
urged the congregation to help themselves and others by going to the house of
the Lord to worship. The chief characteristic of the house of worship is its aim
to bring souls into the fellowship of Christ. The distinguishing renown Greece,
Rome, England and America is the galaxy of men which have been born there. The
doctor then entreated that this be the glory of this church, that in these newly
erected walls, and underneath this roof we may hear the cry of the penitent and
ask for God's pardon.
When he had closed Rev. D. D. Forward of
Homer offered prayer, after which the congregation arose and sang an appropriate
hymn. They remained standing while Dr. Cordo went through the dedication
service and Rev. John B. Calvert of New York offered prayer. Chairman E. A. Fish
of the building committee then gave a detailed report of the cost of the
building, which was $3,500 and with the labor and materials which had been
already generously donated there was a deficiency of $1,898.61.
Rev. John B. Calvert of New York was then
called upon and he said. "It is a great pleasure for me to be here on
account of my own interest in assisting to organize and build up the work in this
part of my native town. I am thankful that it was decided to have the chapel on
this lot. There are many associations gathered about it." He then gave a
touching tribute to the late J. Duane Squires and spoke of his exalted character
and true friendship. He said that it was a beautiful chapel and it was
according in many respects, to Mr. Squires' idea and he was glad that they were
holding the dedication so near the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mr. Squires'
reception into the Baptist church of Cortland, which occurred Nov. 14, 1868.
Mr. Calvert then read a letter to himself
from the deceased which was written Nov. 19, 1868, when he was thirteen years
of age and five days after his reception into the church. He eulogized his
deserving friend and said that had it not been for his hard work he would have
been with them to-day. Mr. Calvert then said that Mr. Squires had left him a
legacy of $1,000.
They had often talked together in the late
years of the prospect of this chapel and Mr. Squires had said that he intended to
aid when it should be time to build. Mr. Calvert felt sure that this $1,000 was
intended to be devoted to that purpose, though Mr. Squires did not say so in
his will, but had left it to himself absolutely. He felt that he should be
carrying out his friend's wishes in devoting the whole of it to help clear away
the chapel debt. He could not conceive why Mr. Squires had left it to him,
unless he wanted their two names to be linked together in the gift, as it had
been so often connected in other things during their lives. But at the same
time be desired that all should feel that this $1,000 was wholly Mr. Squires'
gift to the chapel and not his at all. Mr. Calvert closed by thanking
them heartily and asking God's blessing on the church and its people. He was
deeply touched during his whole talk and there was hardly a dry eye in the
house when he finished.
Dr. Cordo then said that they had a first
thought of having some noted speaker from abroad to dedicate the church, but
had afterwards decided to make it a "family" affair, and it would not
be complete without hearing from Brother
Brigham, who stated that in all his experience he had never seen such interest
manifested and such enterprising work as was done in erecting the chapel. It was
a spontaneous movement, seemed to go on easily and pleasantly, the people
appeared to want to do it and those who had not had an opportunity to
contribute would now be given an opportunity to donate. The subscriptions came
in faster than they could be recorded and over $500 was subscribed.
Rev. J. E. Dodsley then pronounced the benediction
and the afternoon session closed.
BREVITIES.
A FORETOLD RESULT.
He started as a quarter back
In football struggle mad,
And
at the season's end, that was
'Bout all the back he had.
—Broome county wants a new jail.
—The half-term examinations are now in
progress at the Normal.
—A long distance telephone with metallic circuit
was this afternoon put into The STANDARD office.
—The trustees of the Cortland Rural cemetery
will meet to-night at the parlors of the Savings bank at 7 o'clock for organization.
—There will be preaching at Wells hall
to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Edward Irwin of Ithaca. All are cordially
invited to attend.
—Two boys were playing in a sand-bank in
Ithaca on Thursday. The bank caved in and one of the boys was buried four feet
deep. He was dead when dug out.
—The Alpha Chautauqua circle will hold their
next meeting Monday evening, Nov. 13, with Mrs. Augusta Graves, 35 Madison-st.
Visitors are always welcome.
—Judge McLennan this forenoon at Syracuse
sentenced Lucius R. Wilson, convicted of the murder of Detective Harvey, to be
electrocuted in the week beginning Dec. 17.
—Part of the furniture for the new Gamma
Sigma club rooms at the Normal building arrived yesterday and was put in place.
It is very handsome and the boys are justly proud of their purchase.
—By reason of the prevalence of diphtheria
in Auburn there is talk of closing the public schools. Action has been deferred
for a few days though to see whether the disease develops or is checked.
—Dr. H. A. Cordo will preach in the new
Baptist chapel on Tompkins-st. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A cordial invitation
is extended to all and especially to residents in the vicinity of the chapel.
—A large number of ladies from the Mission
society of the Congregational church went to Homer by invitation to attend the
annual meeting and tea of the ladies of the Congregational church in that place
yesterday.
—Last evening several friends of Miss Nina
Weld gave her a very pleasant surprise at her home, 115 Homer-ave. Music and
games were indulged in, until the hour of 11, when elaborate refreshments were
served. The company, after enjoying a very pleasant evening, broke up shortly
after midnight.
—A good many people in Broome county are
suffering from the work of butter thieves. They have gained entrance to cellars
and taken away several large tubs in a number of cases. Once or twice the
butter has been recovered, but so far the thieves have not been apprehended. The
officers, however, are on their track.
—The cab of a locomotive took fire in the
Lehigh Valley yards at Auburn yesterday. The cause of the fire was unknown. An
engineer jumped onboard, ran the engine to the water tank and put out the fire
by the stream of water from the great spout used in filling engine tanks. The
cab was badly damaged, and the engineer was quite seriously burned about the
face, neck and hands while extinguishing the flames.
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| Walter Q. Gresham. |
GRESHAM'S LETTER.
THE
SECRETARY'S VIEWS ON HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
A New Light on the State of
Affairs on the Islands—Provisional Government
Was Not
Established by a Revolution of the Natives—The Royalists Feared United States
Forces—Fraud and Force Hinted.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—A letter of Secretary
Gresham to the president, dated the 18th, concerning Hawaiian affairs, has been
given out for publication. In it he takes the ground that the marines landed
from the United States steamer Boston at the time of the revolution, were not
landed to protect American life and property but to aid in overthrowing the
existing government. Their very presence, he said, implies coercive measures
against it. The provisional government was established by the action of the American
minister and the presence of the troops landed from the Boston and its
continued existence is due to the belief of the Hawaiians that if they made an effort
to overthrow it, they would encounter the armed forces of the United States.
The letter concludes as follows:
The earnest appeals to the American minister
for military protection by the officers of the provisional government, for it
has been recognized, show the utter absurdity of the claim that it was
established by a successful revolution of the people of the islands. These
appeals were a confession by the men who made them of their weakness and
timidity. Courageous men, conscious of their strength and the justice of their
cause, do not thus act.
It is now claimed that a majority of the
people have not the right to vote under the constitution of 1887, or ever
favored the existing authority, or annexation to this or any other country.
They earnestly desire that the government of their choice shall be restored and
its independence respected.
Mr. Blount states that while at Honolulu he
did not meet a single annexationist who expressed willingness to submit the
question to a vote of the people, nor did he talk with one on that subject who
did not insist that if the islands were annexed, suffrage should be so
restricted as to give complete control to foreigners or whites, and
representative annexationists have repeatedly made similar statements to the
undersigned.
The government of Hawaii surrendered its
authority under a threat of war, until such time only as the government of the
United States, upon the fact being presented to it, should reinstate the
constitutional sovereign and the provisional
government was allowed to exist until the terms of union with the United
States of America had been negotiated and agreed upon.
A careful consideration of the facts will, I
think, convince you that the treaty which was withdrawn from the senate for further
consideration should not be resubmitted for action thereon.
Should not the great wrong done to a feeble
but independent state by an abuse of the authority of the United States be
undone by restoring the legitimate government? Anything short of that will not,
I respectfully submit, satisfy the demands of justice.
Can the United States consistently insist
that other nations shall respect the independence of Hawaii while not
respecting it themselves? Our government was the first to recognize the
independence of the islands and should be the last to acquire sovereignty over them
by force and fraud.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary of State.
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AT AUBURN PRISON.
MORE
CONVICTS TESTIFY AGAINST BROCKWAY.
One
Inmate Tells a Story of Terrible Treatment—Paddled into a State of
Insensibility—In
the Bathroom Four Times in One Day—Claims to Be Innocent, but Admitted the
Charge to Escape Punishment.
AUBURN, N. Y., Nov. 11.—The Elmira
reformatory investigating committee met at the state prison and held two
sessions, Judge
Gilbert acted as counsel for the state.
About 12 witnesses were examined, all of
whom testified to being paddled at various times in a terrible manner.
The testimony of one witness, William Tacey,
was of a damaging character. He was sent to Elmira at the age of 30 from New
York, charged with burglary. He was transferred here in January last.
In his testimony he said that for an alleged
offense, which he had not committed, he was paddled by Brockway the whole of
one afternoon.
He was brought to the bathroom twice and
asked to admit the offense with which he was charged. While in the bathroom he
was hit on the head with the paddle by Superintendent Brockway.
Whenever he fell to the ground during such
punishment Colonel Halpen would catch him by the throat and compel him to
remain on his feet.
When he could stand no longer he fell to the
floor, when both Superintendent Brockway and Colonel Halpen kicked him several
times.
The superintendent said he would make him
sorry he ever was born if he did not tell the truth about the charges brought against
him.
He was taken to the bathroom a short time
after the first punishment and another course of punishment was administered.
He was taken to the bathroom a third time
that day and punished, and then fell to the floor unconscious, while Brockway was
paddling him.
Handcuffs were placed on his wrists and a
rope was attached and he was hoisted from the floor to a standing position.
His nose was bleeding and his back was a mass
of bruises. He was given an officers' supper that night. The prison physician did
not examine him after the punishment.
He admitted the charges were true to save
himself from any further visits to the bathroom, after he had been punished the
third time.
Witness
further testified that Clerk Hope had kicked an inmate, name Carle, from one
end of the prison to the other for screaming.
Witness had also seen two or three other inmates
with bruised faces and backs after treatment in the bathroom.
There was an underground cell under the
domestic building at the reformatory.
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