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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1909
Page
14
A Seventh Day Adventist preacher denounces blue laws as a religious measure, citing George Washington. The article traces colonial opposition, emphasizes religious liberty core to American founding, and notes ongoing legislative attention as Congress weighs the issue amid debates over Sunday observance and government morality.
A report from the Mont area describes a sermon delivered yesterday urging Lenten fervor and gratitude for support shown to Washington and to the community. The service emphasized faith as the core of involvement and called for continued resilience among parishioners and families.
Illman opened the Epworth League meeting with a talk on Abraham Lincoln. The program included music by the Sunshine League choir and remarks by members on Lincoln related incidents and achievements. Non Catholic missions were discussed as Father Doran and Dr Vaughn announced forthcoming sermons for non Catholics at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
Zion Baptist Church on F Street marked Lincoln's birth centennial with YP CBL services. Rev M Clair gave the invocation and Rev W J Howard welcomed. Gen J Warren Keifer, Charles W Greene, and Gen J Burdette spoke on Lincoln and the Proclamation. A reading of the emancipation Proclamation and musical numbers followed.
A revival at Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church will end with a midnight street parade during inaugural week. Prominent preachers including Dr A Mark Harris, Rev Dr G W Galley, Dr Moore, Dr Vallaferre, 2.0 Lewis, and Dr Evans Hasne are slated to participate. William Drew, Cosmpolitan pastor, spoke at Lincoln services featuring Lincoln poems and the Gettysburg Address with music.
The Rt Rev B Corrigan arrives in Washington to honor the Church of the Immaculate Conception with a dinner at 6 and a blessing at 7 20 PM at the new school building. A procession, reception, and a week of parish events follow including bowling, dances, a vaudeville show, and an alumni dance organized by the parish social club.
The Rev Dr Shannon spoke at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church on Lincoln’s religion and humility. He cited Lincoln’s shift from skepticism to Christian evidences, noting his Old and New Testament-based beliefs and commitment to justice, mercy, and humility.
In a Hardline Methodist sermon Rev. Charles E. Guthrie praised President Roosevelt, likening him to Washington and Lincoln. He argued government is divine, noted uprisings by the people as drivers of progress, and predicted Roosevelt will be viewed as equal to Lincoln in a decade for his service to labor and the common man.
The Rev Archibald Forder of Jerusalem spoke at Fourth Presbyterian Church last evening on Arabs and Bedouins. He wore native costume and used objects to illustrate his points. He noted Arabs follow the Bible yet know little of its teachings, and spoke of clothing and slate writing using a wood piece.
A memorial service for Maine victims was held at Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church in Maine Street. Cant. Gustave E. Rausch presided with Dr. Butler delivering a eulogy linking the Maine sinking to Fort Sumter and the Boston Tea Party. The church honored Union and Confederate leaders Grant and Lee in adjacent pews.
Judge Norris in Gymnasium Hall at the Y M C A lauded Abraham Lincoln as the nation’s moral center in the twentieth century. He contrasted Lincoln’s inner spiritual power with Napoleon’s valour, urging young men to revere Lincoln’s humanity and conscience above the French conqueror. Darwin and Liscomb were noted as emancipators of thought alongside Lincoln.
The Rev Dr Woodrow preached at First Congregational Church urging readers to be something and do something while stressing the value of honest manhood and virtuous womanhood. He spoke on progress, human effort, and loving home country and humanity as core gifts guiding life.
Richmond February reports credit E H Harriman with plans to acquire Seaboard Air Line and the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio, via Cumberland Corporation and Ryan Blair syndicate. Harriman declined to comment while Harahan noted South’s rail future. Seaboard in receivership since Jan 1.
Huntington February 14. Charles Brumfield age 12 and Henderson Brumfield age 10 were walking a Norfolk and Western bridge near Hemph's in McDowell county when a fast train rounded a curve. Henderson leaped into the Elkhorn River to escape. Charles was killed instantly.
Weather Bureau report tracing a Sunday to Monday storm moving from Texas to the Ohio valley bringing rain and snow east of the Rockies. Heaviest snow in the southern upper lake region with high winds, colder in the lower Mississippi and Arkansas valleys, and warmer in parts of the South. Forecast calls for steadier rain north of the Mississippi, generally fair statewide soon, with colder temperatures in the Great Lakes and plains. Storm warnings issued for Ohio, middle and lower Mississippi, and the east gulf coast. brief regional temperature data and sunshine hours included.
Sunday school program at McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church marked Lincoln’s centennial with Col W H Crook delivering the principal address and participants including Mrs J H Wesler Mildred Cole R V Bel Horace Naylor L L Schnare Rev BR L Wright and Frank F Israel. Souvenirs, Lincoln birthplace and White House cards, Apollo Orchestra and Capt John Lamb among speakers. Large attendance and special music added to program.
Special from Huntington W V Feb 4 15 year old Toney Blair was shot and killed by his sister Emma near Nolan. He had returned home around 9 pm and went to a chicken coop to deceive his sister about thieves. Emma seized a shotgun and fired instantly killing him.
Special to The Washington Post from Welch West Virginia reports that W C James Thomas Freeland white and John Black James Beard colored were instantly killed when a half ton of powder exploded in a miner's shanty as workers filled flasks. Two bodies were badly mangled.
John Simpson of Curtis Bay Baltimore was arrested at 3 am while attempting to blow open the safe of Charles H. Burnett in Jacksonville. Police found nitroglycerine, saws, chisels, fuses, and revolvers on him. Simpson confessed to operating in Jacksonville and linked to Charley Silas, the Veggman killed by a Laurens policeman.
Bishop E. E. Hoss of Nashville enters Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment. The Methodist Episcopal Church South prelate, who came from Nashville last week, is expected to be operated on for an internal ailment tomorrow. He is weaker but remains in condition as good as could be expected.
A Washington Post report from Alexandria describes an attack on Mrs. H. H. Allen and 14 year old Cora Kennedy by a negro in the southwestern city section on Saturday night. A suspect named Edward Wields was arrested then released after identification issues. another man, Matthesy Banks, is held for attacking an elderly farmer near Four-Mile. The piece also notes planned Washington Birthday observances and a new postal substation at Hallenger Brothers' grocery.
A report from Spencer North Carolina says Southern Railway plans Spencer as a terminal for all passenger traffic between Washington and Atlanta with crew changes there. The plan is supported by railway workers as Spencer sits midway, offering equal mileage for crews on both ends of the route. Meanwhile in Roanoke Newt Hickman and Jesse Reese two 15 year olds fought with pricks injuring Hickman who was struck on the head and may not recover.
Reports from Richmond Petersburg South Boston Winston-Salem outline weekly leaf sales in the tobacco trade. Prices vary by grade with common lugs selling low and fine wrappers reaching higher, while producers anticipate a sizable but potentially reduced season.
Mrs Susannah Guzman Cobun, aged 100, celebrated her birthday in Morgantown West Virginia with many relatives and locals paying respects. She is a daughter of Abram Guzman a Revolutionary War soldier and an enthusiastic member of the local Daughters of the Revolution chapter which also counts another centenarian, Mrs Lucinda Finnell, among its members.
Special from Winchester Virginia February 14 John M Cook a former London detective aged 58 or 59 died at his Stephens city home weighing over 400 pounds and bedridden by elephantiasis He was pensioned from London and long associated with Scotland Yard He will be buried locally and was one of the best known London sleuths during his service at Bow Street and Scotland Yard.
A compilation of obituaries from Charlottesville Fredericksburg Winchester Charlestown Luray Woodstock Buena Vista Roanoke and surrounding areas noting deaths of Walle lam H Ricketts James S McKenny Annals M Taylor Davin Weila Mrs Allen J fobler Ida J ate Andrew W Range and the St Gillisome family. Ages range from 46 to 78. Several veterans and long-time residents noted with survivors listed.
Special star 9 ing waesingien uss reports a Salisbury policeman Maurice fatally shot late last night while trying to arrest Joe Jackson, a colored man, for wire. The officer suffers serious wounds. Jackson remains at large. rewards offered for capture. officer treated at a sanitarium.
Zion Reformed Church, the oldest religious Edifice in Hagerstown, was rededicated amid a remodel costing 15000 dollars. Pastor Rev Dr J Spangler Kleffer, president of the General Reformed Synod, led the service with sermon by Rev Dr William C Shafer of Lancaster and Rev Henry Kieffer of Mercersburg assisting.
In Cumberland Maryland on February 4 Henry Sipe five accidentally shot and killed his four year old brother Richard at their Garrett area home. The gun fired while Henry briefly placed it on a chair and caused fatal chest injuries.
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