Seventies Abolitionist Fight Tied to Wylie Street Church Seizure
A long-forgotten tale recalls the secession and tumult around Brimstone Corner Church on Wylie Street during abolitionist era Pittsburgh. John Miller was excommunicated for backing slaveholding Henry Clay, sparking a church rift and a clash that ended with Miller’s removal and a courthouse dispute.
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Mr. Martin
Wyne Street
Ohio
Isaac Winans
Savery
Cawall
Allerheny
Whyte Street
John Miller
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
Clay
Marshall
Sabin
Miller
Women Dominant in Teachers Examinations Across City and Allegheny
The annual teachers provisional certificates exam drew 165 female applicants, 45 from City Normal School, amid 620 city teachers many of whom are women. Only 40 vacancies exist yearly, raising questions about gender roles and marriage. Examinations continued with essays on grammar, composition and penmanship, and a notable anecdote cited a midshipman’s moral lesson.
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Allegheny
Luckey
City Normal School
Lackey
George P. Hays
Washing and Jefferson College
Ins
Lisle
Egypt
Looting Foiled by Sharpsburg Yard Owner
George L. Walter surprised two thieves in the act of stealing lumber from his Sharpsburg yards. Total theft valued at about $2,000. One thief known as Sailor, accomplice C Alexander Tait. Gottlieb Kraft arranged a deal with Tait for 20 boards and alerted Walter. With an officer, Walter watched the pair. The men dumped the lumber into the river attempting escape. officers recovered most of it.
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George L. Walter
Sharpsburg
Sailor
C. Alexander Tait
Gottlieb Kraft
Mr. Walter
Monongahela Navigation Stockholders Weigh Appeal
A stockholders meeting of the Monongahela Navigation Company is to be held this week to decide on appealing the Board of Viewers condemnation of Lock No 7. Circulars have been issued. some approve while others oppose. Attorney Carnahan urges unanimous agreement, arguing the dam is worth more than the $209,000 awarded.
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Monongahela Navigation Company
Board of Viewers
Carnahan
Jacksons' Home Made Clothing Advertises Value and Craft
Jacksons' advertises 15 years of rising trade with home manufactured suits at 10 dollars. It highlights all wool fabrics, free repairs for a year, tailors offering custom suits from 20 dollars, and a wide range from derbys to furnishings. The note mentions labor payroll, no competition in tailoring, and a broad product line led by Mr. Wm. Sarver and Mr. F. J. Snyder.
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Jacksons
Tas
Wm. Sarver
Milan
Mackinaw
Assons’ Furnishing
F. J. Snyder
G. A. BR
Slater al
Views of Eminent Ministers on the Maine Prohibition Law
Gathered from various sources, Rev. De Leonard BACOX criticizes the Maine prohibition law. He calls its operation mischievous and its title fraudulent, arguing it burdens freedom and privacy with secret information and domiciliary visits.
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Leonard Bacox
Maine
Prohibition Compared to Jesus Method and Wine Use
The text argues Jesus did not follow prohibitionist models but lived amid abstinence debates. It contrasts Him with John the Baptist, noting Jesus ate and drank, condemned drunkenness without condemning drinking, and performed a wedding wine miracle. It asserts Jesus used wine in sacred, joyous, public ministry.
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Jesus
John the Baptist
John
Prohibition Party claims liquor fuels most crimes
The speaker condemns the Prohibition party for unfounded assertions that liquor causes nearly all crimes and that banning alcohol would end crime, reduce jails and alms houses, and bring eternal peace and plenty, calling the claim fantastical.
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Tts
The
Prohibition Party
Ministers and Churches and the Prohibition Question
The Rev. Dr. D. F. Frierson argues in the Christian Observer that ministers lose credibility when preaching prohibition. He says preaching prohibition abandons free moral appeal and forces believers through law rather than persuasion.
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D. F. Frierson
The
Christian Observer
The Communion Wine Question in Theologians View
The Rev Archibald Alexander Hodge argues in his Theology Themes that wine is fermented grape juice and is required by Christ in the Supper. He contends modern opposition rests on prudential grounds and notes some Christians mix water with wine from ancient custom.
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Clecrch
Archibald Alexander Hodge
Christ
Temperance Society Call to Young Men to Lead by Example
A speaker urges forming a temperance society to model restraint and nonaggression toward drinkers. He promotes choosing abstinence without fanaticism, organizing a non boasting group, and challenging barroom drinking while aligning with Christian conscience. He invites participation this afternoon to answer public calls to action.
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Gladstone
Bismarck
Baorroft
Lowell
Temperance Society
Pan Anglican Conference Encyclical on Abstinence and Communion Practice
The Pan Angl ican Conference issues an encyclical stating total abstinence is valuable yet discourages condemning wine as inherently wrong. It condemns substituting another liquid in holy communion and notes disapproval of such reported practices after thorough deliberation.
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Church of England
Protestant Episcopal Church
The Prohibition Question and Saving Men by Love
The speaker argues government laws cannot save people and urges mercy and grace over force. He warns officials cannot satisfy appetites with legislation and emphasizes love as the path to salvation rather than prohibition or political action.
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Moses
Christ
Law versus morals in prohibition debate echoes current politics
The piece argues that expanding law enforcement risks tyranny or anarchy by overloading administration and eroding respect for law. It warns that law cannot shape character, only deter bad conduct, and criticizes Maine for demanding “more law” despite laws already being poorly enforced.
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Maine
Prohibition in Maine Faces Public School Disorder
Prohibition in Maine is failing with public drunkenness reported in schools. Yesterday police were called to remove Johnny McDonough a year old boy from Center Street Primary School after he became so intoxicated the teacher ordered his removal.
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Maine
Johnny McDonough
Center Street
Prohibition Opposed by Countless Lutheran Communicants
A remark asserts that there are a million Lutheran communicants in the United States and that all oppose prohibition, illustrating strong church stance against the policy.
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United States
Spalding on Prohibition and Personal Liberty
Bishop J L Spalding argues against state prohibition, claiming it infringes personal liberty and may lead to greater evils. He warns excessive government involvement in private life and calls for fewer state intrusions as temperance wanes in America.
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J. L. Spalding
Peoria
America
State Mutual Life Assurance Company’s trusted record
The State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Massachusetts is highlighted as a long standing, reliable life insurance provider. Its management is praised for safe, affordable policies with reasonable profits, and John D. Big Fort of Fourth Avenue is noted as a knowledgeable longtime general agent ready to explain the company’s methods to the public.
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State Mutual Life Assurance Company
Massachusetts
John D
Big Fort No
Fourth Avenue
Local Advertisements Highlight Whiskey, Diamonds and Photos
Multiple small ads announce Pure Rye Whisky and cabinet photos at galleries in Pittsburgh. Henry Terheyden sells loose diamonds ready for mounting at 530 Smithfield Street. Stores list wide assortments of fishing gear, suits, awnings, and picnic items with price notes and contact details along Smithfield and Liberty streets.
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Henry Terheyden
Smithfield St
Mwsu
Advertisements Move to Eleventh Page Second Part
Notice informs readers that all ads previously on this page of The Dispatch are relocated to the Eleventh Page, Second Part of this issue.
Grand assortment of cloths and boys' clothing on sale
A local store advertises a wide stock of wool and mixed cloths priced at 6 dollars, with boys and children's clothing from 10 to 12 dollars. It offers free Spalding baseballs and bats with each boys and children's suit, inviting early week visits to save time and money.
Keech's Baby Carriages Offer Wide Selection in City
Keech's advertises the largest variety of baby carriages in the city with the prettiest styles and reliable makes at the lowest prices. The notice urges mothers to visit before buying elsewhere to see the stock for themselves.
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Keech
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Portland, Me
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First Ave
Wood St
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Wood Street
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Penn Avenue
Pearson
Sixth St
Dox
McKee’s
Rocks Grove
P.oc
Schoenece
Liberty Street
Eisner & Phillips
Boys’ and Children's Department
Clothiers, Tailors and Furnishers
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