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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1890

Page

2

Indian Messiah fears spark stand at Standing Rock frontier

Pear Rosebud reports a band of Indians looted his store during his absence and seeks safety in Pierre. Neighbor Scoville describes Messiah followers claiming the white man’s belief, with threats to kill whites who interfere. Standing Rock dispatch says agency trader O Stewart saw the Messiah dance, Indians nearly naked and painted, shouting that the Messiah is coming. Stewart fled, major McLaughlin optimistic, Sitting Bull absent, but fear persists of a split between loyal and Messiah factions.

Pear Rosebud Mmn Pierre Scoville Custer Tribune Standing Rockency O. Stewart Saddler Stewart Sitting Bull Major McLaughlin

Preparing for War at Pine Ridge in 1890s

Telegrams from posts across the West push General Miles to move a large force toward Pine Ridge by Wednesday. General Brooke’s grave concerns drive actions while Schofield questions causes of Indian unrest over rations and the Indian Bureau. War Department and President authorize reinforcements from Arizona New Mexico Texas Fort Riley to Pine Ridge as ghost dance suppression is left to officers’ judgment.

Crrcaco Army Miles West Pine Ridge Brooke Missouri Nebraska Dakota Minnesota Montana Wyoming Schofield War Department Indian Bureau Heyl WasnineTon Arizona New Mexico Texas Fort Riley

Education in the South according to Atlanta University president

President Horace Bumstead of Atlanta University addressed the New England Women's Club on education in the South. He discussed Blair's plan to elevate the Negro as the path to Southern prosperity, and outlined Atlanta University's work in training teachers and leaders, with two thirds of graduates teaching and about 15,000 students taught annually. The institution operates without endowment but with steady income from tuition, scholarships, and a small number of grants. An exhibit showcased industrial department work and campus imagery.

Horace Bumstead Atlanta University New England Women’s Club South Lewis H. Blair Richmond Atata University

Vassar Students' Aid Society Grants Scholarships Network

The Vassar Students Aid Society shows a brave expansion with branches in St Paul Boston New York Brooklyn Poughkeepsie Orange J L and Louisville. Branches offer scholarships from 100 to 400 dollars for 1891 1892 and general awards of 200 dollars with applications to Mrs Frank H Monks and Miss Jessie F Smith due May 10.

Vassar Students’ Aid Society St. Paul Boston New York Brooklyn Poughkeepsie Orange J.L Louisville Kentucky Frank H. Monks Monmouth Street Brookline General Society Jessie F. Smith South Weymouth Mass

Mr Blaine and the Fair A Little Political Flurry

At the Worlds Fair national committee meeting in Curcaco politics flared over a plan to create a South American bureau in Washington. Opponents call it a political move aimed at Blaine's 1892 nomination, while Waller claimed no politics affected the committee report. The panel adjourned after the discussion.

Curcaco Washington Blaine Waller

Ignatius Monk Controversy Triggers Rhode Island Revocation

In a Nov 24 1890 letter from Providence Bishop Thomas M Clark the license of Father Ignatius J Levester Lyne to officiate in Rhode Island churches is revoked. The action follows questions about his position in the Church of England and his monastic practices amid wider Episcopal Church disputes over doctrine ritual and authority. The dispute echoes broader tensions between traditional ritual adherence and contemporary evangelical concerns within the church.

Paddock Llanthony Abbey Ignatius Father Hart General Booth Heber Newton Uiaus The Christian Union Episcopal Church Jesus Christ Booth England Providence R. 1 Clark Father Ignatius J. Levester Lyne Rhode Island Thomas M. Clark Providence, R. I

Harvard Professor Opens Eight Lectures On English Style

Professor Barrett Wendell of Harvard opened an eight lecture course at the Lowell Institute on English composition. He defined style as expression of thought and feeling and outlined three impressions on readers clarity doubt and emotion with emphasis on good use and unity mass and coherence of paragraphs and sentences.

Barrett Wendell Harvard College Lowell Institute Wendell

Park Street Church Calls Dr Samuel H Virgin to Lead

Unanimous vote at Park Street Church in Boston calls Rev Samuel H Virgin of New York to become pastor of Park Street Church. Dr David Gregg resigns and will depart for Clifton Springs then install as Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Brooklyn on Dec 14. Meeting notes commend Gregg and welcome Virgin with broad church support.

Park Street Samuel H. Virgin New York David Gregg Boston Church Council Clifton Springs N. Y Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Brooklyn A. C. Thompson Eliot Church Roxbury D.D Christ Church of God A. H. Plump W. KR. Campell

Brief Sketch of Dr Virgin from Early Life to Pastor

The Rev Dr Samuel H Virgin born in Plymouth in 1847 moved to Boston where he first attended Park Street Church Sunday school. He excelled at Boston Latin School and Harvard, studied at Andover, served Somerville as pastor from 1870, then led Pilgrim Church in New York. He is described as a graceful pulpit creator with literary tastes and served as book critic for the Independent and Christian Union. He is married with two children, eldest a seventeen-year-old boy.

Virgin Samuel H. Virgin Plymouth Boston Park Street Church Boston Latin School Harvard Andover Somerville Pilgrim Church New York Dr. Virgin Independent and Christian Union

Hotel guest list from Tremont and peershea venues

A roster of visitors and guests at Tremont Parker's Youna's Thorn dike Brunswick Vencomer and Abdams hotels lists individuals from New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Worcester Hamline New Haven and other cities, including families and couples such as J A King and daughter, Mrs W S Streeter and others, with several U. S. and Canadian towns represented.

Joan W. Corcoran Clinton William B. Baker New York Youna’s J. Howard Cochran Chester Penn C. R. Nelson Portland H. Elder New Bedford George H. Merrill H. L. Clark Providence Brunswick Mme. Grangeir New Orleans Charles L. Pine Troy N. Y W. H. Bent Taunton Agnes Hastings Wellesley Mass E. B. Bender Quebec Henry N. Staats Cleveland W. 8. Streeter Minneapolis Mann M. Fisman Oephia T. R. Cartland Porsi Beardmore Toronto Can Buffalo Utenti McLeod Charlottetown

Dexter Memorial Service Honors Rev H M Dexter

A Boston Pilgrim Hall service remembered the late Rev H M Dexter editor of the Congregationalist. Eulogies by clergy from Cambridge Dorchester Newton and Danvers and messages from others highlighted his religious liberty support and Congregational leadership. Resolutions praised his learning journalism and public service and mourned his sudden death at forty or sixty? years.

H. M. Dexter D.D Congregationalist Pilgrim Hall Edward Abbott St. John’s Episcopal Church Cambridge Dexter Arthur Little Dorchester H. J. Patrick Newton Charles B. Rice Danvers Simeon Gilnert Chicago The K. W. Blatchford Teofilo Gay Church of the Waildenses J. P. Gulliver Andover John A. MacColl New Bedford A. E. Dunning Boston Vicinity Henry Martyn Dexter Christ London A. H. Quint A. BE. Dunning A. H. Plumb

Obituary August Belmont Dies After Pneumonia Fight

August Belmont, noted banker and horseman, died at his Fifth Avenue home after pneumonia followed a cold. Born December 6, 1816 in Alzei Germany, he served in diplomacy, politics and banking, led the American Jockey Club, and owned the Nursery Stables. Funeral at Church of the Ascension with burial in Newport. survived by wife and four sons and a daughter.

August Belmont August Belmont & Co New York Fifth Avenue Burdett-Coutts Belmont Mr. Belmont Alzei Germany Frankfort Rothschilds Naples Hungary Austria United States the Hague Washington America Douglass Democratic Party Baltimore National Democratic Committee New York City Lord Dumberline Lord Rokeby London Lord Palmerston France Lincoln Democratic Committee National Committee Seymour Blair Horace Greeley Samuel J. Tilden St. Louis Tammany Hall Tilden Knaus Meissonier Troyon Brion Galoit American Jockey Club Commodore Matthew C. Perry Newport R. J Perry Oliver August S. S. Howland Raymond Church of the Ascension Chamber of Commerce Union Knickerbocker Manhattan Clubs

Kneisel Quartette Concert at Union Hall Review

The Kneisel Quartet performed Beethoven op.131 in C sharp minor and Schubert piano quartet in G minor op.25 amid Brahms late Beethoven-style quartets, urging intimate listening for the demanding pieces. The program included a Schubert fantasia and remarks praised the violinist and pianist though criticized Brahms for rough touches and overelaboration.

Kneisel Quartette Union Hall Schubert Brahms Beethoven Schumann Oulibicheff Lenz Baron von Stutterheim Faelie Couperin PaHille Hale

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