Dwell in Unity Moody Urges Presbyterians To End Quarrel
Evangelist Moody calls Presbyterians to abandon factional fighting and agree on how to work together for the church. He urges unity and cooperative action to advance church goals and mission.
30 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1899
Page
1
Evangelist Moody calls Presbyterians to abandon factional fighting and agree on how to work together for the church. He urges unity and cooperative action to advance church goals and mission.
Special dispatch reports evangelist Dwight L. Moody predicting reconciliation between warring Presbyterian factions at the August 1 ministers’ conference in New York. He backs peace leaders led by Rev. John B. Shaw and says the century ends with brighter religious outlook. He cites renewed church openness, Sabbath respect, and roof garden hopes for next century.
The Pope orders the Congregation Du Councile to investigate insubordination charges by the Spanish primate against the Archbishop of Seville. The clash stems from political and jurisdictional rivalries, with concern over calendar and expenses. Agenzia Libera notes a half million lire deficit in the Papal Budget for the first half of the year, against yearly revenues of 8 million lire.
In Chattanooga on July 29 pension Commissioner H Clay Evans is defended by supporters who deny a deal with Congressman Walter Brownlow. They claim Brownlow’s faction has conceded defeat in Tennessee and insist the factional war is over.
Ex Princess Chimay seeks permission to return to France from President Loubet. Count Greffule, related by marriage to Prince Chimay, moves to have her confined in a lunatic asylum upon crossing the frontier.
Havana July 29 Mayor Lacoste orders end to gambling in Havana after raids widen from Chinese clubs to aristocratic rings. Fourteen arrests were made and a large sum of money seized. Four sergeants and fifty officers petitioned to reinstate a discharged captain. they were fined and warned against repetition.
Morphead Kentucky July 29 Willie Tolliver son of Bud Tolliver once killed in the Tolliver feud was found by the roadside near his Elliott County home with a bullet wound and signs of head injuries. Officials say he was likely waylaid but no suspects are named as excitement runs high.
An attempt to blow up Mrs. Emma Shook's Willow street residence in Akron was uncovered after a blast woke her sleeping family. The house rear and outbuildings burned, gasoline soaked everywhere, yet no injuries or clues to the assailants were found.
Akron Ohio July 29 The independent ticket won the election in the Eighth Regiment last night Candidates for Lieutenant Colonel and two Majors nominated by the convention held here last Monday were turned down Lieutenant Colonel Charles Dick received every vote but one of 340 Major Edward Ollrath Bucyrus was elected Lieutenant Colonel 215 to 121 for Captain A B Critchfield Shreve and Major C C Weybrecht Alliance and Captain M A Charlton Bucyrus were elected Majors over Captain F S Marquis Mansfield and Captain Critchfield
A Kentucky resident near Lower Blue Lick Springs reported the springs ceased flowing for the first time. While digging a twelve foot well above an old cairn to reach water, workers unearthed a nearly complete mastodon skeleton missing one rib. At the bottom lay a stone pavement and two large carved earthen vessels, one of which the woman displayed.
Francis J Curran a former Second Avenue motorman was arraigned in Police Court and held in 1000 bail on a charge of possessing dynamite with alleged intent to blow up a Second Avenue trolley car detectives say a dynamite stick ready for use would have exploded and wrecked the car.
Admiral Dewey accompanied by Captain B P Lamberton and Flag Lieutenant Brumby visited the Imperial stables at Lapizza in Trieste today and returned aboard the Olympia this afternoon.
Birth statistics for the past year show twenty four infants named for Dewey in this county. The boys are all George Dewey while most girls are Gladys Dewey or Georgiana Dewey.
London dispatch notes House of Commons debate showing Salisbury Chamberlain alignment and opposition support for the government. War Office plans two corps of 20 000 each if needed. Peace Conference at The Hague yields renewed US prestige and arbitration talk. Debates also cover Dewey at Naples Genoa and European anxieties over Servia and Milan.
Erie passenger train No. 7 bound for Buffalo and Cleveland wrecked and burned at Lackawanna amid a storm and landslide. Two engines killed. several cars burned. passengers in sleepers unknown. telegraph lines down. extra train planned from Susquehanna to Buffalo.
Bishop Thomas A. Becker of the Savannah Diocese died in Washington Georgia at 8:30 PM. He had come to head the summer school during Father Riley’s absence in Europe. He fell seriously ill Thursday night and worsened until the peaceful end. Funeral is set for Savannah Monday morning.
A gas explosion at 2 am badly injures J. H. Wilson and William Darbyshire, gasfitters for Muncie Heat Light and Power. They were fixing a night time leak four miles north of Muncie when a lantern ignited escaping gas. Wilson sustained severe head and body burns. Darbyshire, burned but aided Wilson and drove four miles to a physician.
San Diego reports Deputy Col lector Wadham detained two Chinese men last night in Tia Juana on charges of attempting to illegally enter the United States and another man was captured there today.
Paris reporter notes progress on civil engineering and horticultural pavilions for the 1900 Exposition. He outlines affordable travel plans from New York, stressing second class passages, modest lodging, and minimal baggage to visit exhibits without extravagance.
Mrs Cumnard dies after being shot protecting Mormon elders during mob attack in Fiovilla Georgia. Rogers and Porter, mobbed by white caps, arrived there almost naked with accounts of their treatment. Church offers reward for those responsible. fate of Elder Rencher uncertain.
Judge William R. Day writes Chief Clerk Michael that his health is considerably improved in Jackson County North Carolina. He expects to return to Canton in the fall in good condition.
The St Paul from St Michael brings over 500000 in gold with half belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company and the rest shared among miners. John Ericson pockets 70000, with others like R C Alexander, Judy, and F C Day among the luckiest. Passengers report Dawson and Cape Nome prospects vary. one miner predicts poor outlook and criticizes Canadian claims.
A Michigan warning led Sheriff Felts to chase a stranger driving a stolen buggy toward Rochester Indiana. A girl, Nellie Berger, rode away with the man under the pretense of farm work, then vanished along with the horse and buggy. Bloodhounds and 500 searching men surround a 400 acre timber area by the Tippecanoe River as a potential abduction case unfolds.
William Hardee, Toledo Election Board member, sent eight city checks for 100 dollars and eight county checks for 125 dollars to the Board of Public Library. The total sixteen checks equal two years of his salary, none of which he has cashed.
Special Dispatch reports from Columbus that P. N. Archer and others bring two cases to the Ohio Supreme Court. The matters involve appeal over errors to the Hamilton County Circuit Court, accountings as assignee of the Pettibone Manufacturing Company, and a dispute over the will of W. M. Hess and a widow’s annuity.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on July 2 James Wilson was fatally shot by his father in law John Sweeney during a family quarrel. Both men fired. Sweeney’s shot was superior and Wilson likely died from the wounds.
The full correspondence between President and Secretary Otis outlines tension and diplomacy in the handling of international affairs. It presents Dewey as a decisive figure shaping policy through cautious dialogue and firm positions.
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