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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1908

Page

8

Fire Victims Suffer Governor Appeals for Aid

Detroit reports from Northern Michigan forest fires show improvement for life safety but survivors endure extreme suffering. Governor Warner urges charity. Detroit officials mobilize shipments of provisions and bedding. reports confirm multiple deaths and widespread destruction across Alpena and Presque Isle counties.

Detroit Forest Fire District Michigan Thompson Common Council Charles D Williams Michiagan Detroit Board of Commerce Detroit Club Wermer McGuerrin Grand Rapids Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Company Bay City J. D. Hawks Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Ossineke Alpena Thunder Bay Lfe Detroit & Mackad Detroit & Mackinac Michigan Central Gd Pere Marquette Railroads

Adirondack Fires Threaten Lives

Reports from Loon Lake Tupper Lake and Piercefield say forest fires burn fiercely endangering lives and dwellings. A crew of forty with a fire train at Piercefield cannot help the Loon Lake area. Seventy men organized in Utica were sent by special train to battle fires as winds eased at night.

Utica N. Y Loon Lake Tupper Lake Piercefield Loon Lake District CC. 5 Lindsay New York Central Albany

Drouth and Fires Plague Pennsylvania Towns

The drouth worsens across Pennsylvania with only a month of water left in Scranton and a water famine feared in Bethlehem as the Borough Spring dwindles. Altoona reports smoke from mountain fires aggravated by drought, threatening water supplies and fire spread.

Scranton Penn Altoona

Dr Hughes Denounces Christian Science at Anniversary Service

Rev. Dr. D. C. Hughes at the old Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in New York criticized Christian Science and Mrs Eddy as absurd and the most ridiculous since Cagliostro. He spoke extemporaneously to illustrate the dignity of true Christian service and said he did not intend offense.

Old Sixteenth Street Baptist Church West 16Th Street D. C. Hughes Mrs. Eddy Cagliostro Hughes

Plea to Idle Women at Suffrage Convention

At Star Theatre Buffalo delegates to the National American Woman Suffrage Association Forty annual convention heard from Anna H Shaw and Jean M Gordon on reforming public service and elevating women's roles. Florence Kelley cited eight hour days for workers and noted state practice and court rulings shaping women’s labor rights.

Buffalo Star Theatre National American Woman Suffrage Association Anna H. Shaw Miss Shaw Jean M. Gordon Parish of Orleans New Orleans Shaw Miss Gordon Colorado Idaho Utah Wyoming New York Court of Appeals Williams

Trains mostly on time in July, PSC reports

The Public Service Commission district report for July shows 82 percent of 57.54 trains were on time at divisional terminals, indicating strong punctuality in the rail system during the month.

Albany Public Service Commission

Cathedral Cornerstone Laying Marks St Louis Milestone

In St Louis on Oct 18 a new Catholic cathedral cornerstone was laid signaling a project costing over 2.9 million dollars while the Second Baptist Church near completion tops 250 thousand. Seven archbishops and thirteen bishops plus five hundred clergy attended a three hour procession reviewed by ten thousand worshipers led by papal delegate Archbishop Falconio.

St. Louis Diomede Falconio United States Glennon Roosevelt James E. Quigley Chicago John M. Farley New York John Ireland St. Paul Michael Kelley Sydney Australia James H. Blenk New Orleans

Strangers Chaplain Preaches at Hotel Martha Washington

The Rev Dr Wasson appointed by Bishop Potter as chaplain to strangers held the first hotel Sunday service at the Martha Washington. He spoke on spiritual sustenance and explained the duty to minister to strangers of all creeds, with funding from a memorial fund. Next service planned at the Hotel Imperial.

James B. Wasson Potter Martha Washington Wasson St. Thomas's Church Fifth Avenue 33D Street Dr. Wassen Bishop Potter Zelah van Loan Standard Trust Company No. 3 Broad Street Hotel Imperial

Bi centennial celebration for St Andrew's Church Richmond

Final arrangements were made for the 200th anniversary of St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Richmond to be observed Tuesday and Wednesday with an historical sermon by Rev. Dr. Charles S. Burch and Bishop Greer address. Memorials including an organ funded partly by Andrew Carnegie will be dedicated. The history traces from 1702 mission origins to the 1778 parish formation.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Richmond Charles S. Burch Greer Andrew Carnegie St. Andrew's Church Staten Island New Jersey John Talbot St. Andrew's Queen Anne Society For the Propagation of the Gospel Dr. McKenzie

Tablets to Queen Anne Remembered in Church Dedication

The article notes preserved treasures in the church including cloth Bibles and books. A tablet will be dedicated in memory of Queen Anne among the memorials and relics on display.

Anne

Sixteenth Baptist Celebrates Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

The Sixteenth Baptist Church at 16th Street and Eighth Avenue marks 75 years since its 1823 founding in the White Fort area now known as Gansevoort Market. A.W. Hodder preached a historical sermon and D. C. Hughes led the evening service. an old home gathering is planned Tuesday. Founded by members from North Beriah, the church has long held a single location and raised over $1,106.09 for various purposes.

Sixteenth Baptist Church 16Th Street Eighth Avenue A. W. H. Hodder D. C. Hughes Hughes White Fort Gansevoort Market Old North Beriah Church MacDougal Street Baptist Church North Baptist Church 11Th Street

St. Matthew's Church Consecrated in Brooklyn

Bishop Burgess of Long Island formally consecrated St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church at McDonough street and Tompkins avenue Brooklyn yesterday morning. The church was founded forty nine years ago as

Burgess Diocese of Long Island St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church McDonough Street Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn

St Matthew Church's Evolution and Merger History

The Free Church of St Matthew at Threep Avenue and Pulaski Street became St Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church. A later movement for a new building raised 325000, plus old property value, but protests from neighbors halted progress. In 196 it merged with the Church of the Epiphany, paid retiring rector Rev Richmond Babbitt 5500, cleared Epiphany debt 1300, remodelled at 20000, and bought a rectory for Rev Norris, now starting free of debts.

Free Church of St Matthew Threep Avenue Pulaski Street St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church Dean Richmond Babbitt F. W. Norris

Religion and Health Sermon Promotes Church Body Cure

The Rev. Dr. L. W. Batten of St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church argued last night that religion and science together can heal. He said the Church has neglected the body, while physicians advance medicine and surgery, and urged integrated care for the sick.

L. W. Batten St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church 1Th Street Second Avenue Boston Thas Church

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Miy Henry Hines Cathre Metz Rogers City Presque Isle Cassie Howland Millersburg Dust Herman Erke John Lamp Leo Busch Prentice Landing E. M. Lewis John Grosinsky Erke Lake Huron Grosinsky Matthew Donakosky Posen Stella Woitaszk Wojtaszek Pennsylvania Bethlehem DR. Hughes Christian Science America Wind Prison Reform Association Harriet Stanton Blatch Committee Florence Kelley Dr. Wasson Richmond Church W&j. Sloane Axminster Broadway Nineteenth St Sixteenth Baptist ST. Matthew’s Church Bishop Burgess Dr. Batten THE NEW York Tribune
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