Resolution Honors Principal and Staff at School Meeting
A school meeting adopted a motion expressing pleasure at the principal’s restoration to health and gratitude for his service. It praised the assistant masters and matron, and supported the idea of aiding ministers’ families to access education. Applause followed as votes of thanks were given to the principal and to Mr. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Eastmead
J. W. Masstry
J. Youne
Lee
J. Taynor
C. I Luineworth
Temperance League Holds Large Alexandra Palace Rally
The National Temperance League held its annual gathering at Alexandra Palace with sunshine and a full day of events. About 1,750 voices sang in the Band of Hope, and lectures by Handel Cossham and Basil Wilberforce urged England toward sobriety while praising reform and public opinion shifting against drink.
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National Temperance League
Alexandra Palace
Palace
Band of Hope
Crystal Palace
F. Smith
Handel Cossham
Downing
Monroe
Basil Wilberforce
R. Rae
Crairman
England
Mr. Downman
Alexandra Place
Palace hosts concerts and festive finale with Patti
The day featured lively concerts and the American Jubilee Singers followed by a grand illumination and fireworks. The past week at the Palace was busy. Tomorrow a season concert will feature Madame Adelina Patti as the principal singer.
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Madame Adelina Patti
Beecher Tilton trial ends in hung jury after eight days
After eight days of deliberation the jury in the Beecher Tilton trial reported no chance of agreement and were discharged. Nine jurors favored Beecher and three favored Tilton. The court noted the weight of testimony and credibility of witnesses as the key points. Mrs Beecher greeted supporters. Beecher was absent. A new move to indict Moulton for conspiracy was announced.
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Beecher
Price
Moulton
God
Mr. Beecher
Father
Hell
Dr Parker bids sympathy Beecher in ordeal at City Temple
On Sunday evening Dr Parker preached to a crowded City Temple gathering from Acts and urged sympathy for Henry Ward Beecher. He asserted Beecher was cruelly wronged and persecuted after the trial and praised Plymouth Church for its steadfast support during the half year of hardship.
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Ing
Plymouth Church
Dr. Parker
Beecher
America
Parker
Atlantic Cable
City Temple
London
Henry Ward Beecher
Church of Christ
the Times
Allen
Raleigh
Paul
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church and Beecher Trial Itself a Cautionary Tale
The trial reveals Plymouth Church's mix of sentimentality and risky reform aims. Beecher and Tilton inspired radical social experiments that failed when applied to ordinary life. Even with wartime good will, hysteria cannot safely drive civil and family reform. The piece questions whether the trial carries a broader moral warning.
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Daily News
America
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Tilton
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