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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1904

Page

9

Choir Outing at Shady Side Highlights West River Trips

Pro-Cathedral Church of the Ascension choir boys, under Rev. J. R. Bicknell, enjoy a two week stay at Rural Home near Shady Side Maryland. They row and swim daily on West River, visit Galesville and Rhode River, build a campfire feast, and endure sun to keep spirits high amid a busy summer excursion.

Church of the Ascension Shady Side Ada West River J. R. Bicknell M. Newell Washington St. John's Church Lafayette Square Christ Church Choir League of Honor Edward Leatherbury Church of the Good Shepherd R. Hale Dailey Grief Peters Bicknell Leatherbury Galesville Taylor Carl Drennan Keeling Tanner Mr. Bicknell J. Wood Hobson H. B. Miller S. Hate Lawrence Rhode River Rural Home Hospital V. Miller

Funeral of David W. Brown Nestor of House reporters

Brief services were held in the family apartments in the Ontario for David Wolfe Brown, veteran official reporter for the House of Representatives, who died Friday night. The family and many friends attended. Rev M Ross Fishburn led the service. Burial will be in Lewes Delaware after departure at 6 am. William Henry Burr, longtime crops reporter from 1865 to 1869, attended.

Ontario David Wolfe Brown House of Representatives M. Ross Fishburn Mount Pleasant Congregational Church E. Lawrence Hunt Washington Heights Presbyterian Church Congress Lewes Del William Henry Burr Paw

Bishop Satterlee Recovers Sufficiently For Family Dinner

The Bishop Satterlee has improved enough to share a family meal and may go outside next week. A note on consumer value adds that what you pay for extracts matters, but quality matters more. Bur nett’s Vanilla commands higher prices due to superior worth.

Bishop Satterlee Burnett

Broad Sabbath View Rejects Puritan Saturday Notion

Rev Dr Parson of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation preached against strict Puritanic Sabbath rules. He urged a liberal interpretation, endorsing Sunday walks, drives, letters, and meals while deploring Sunday excursions. He cited Christ as authority for leniency and praised Roosevelt’s Sabbath observance.

Dr. Parson Lutheran Church of the Reformation Parsons Washington Parson Roosevelt

Holiness Possible for All by Rev Curtis Lea Laws

Rev Curtis Lea Laws preached at Calvary Baptist Church on holiness defining it as health of soul free from sin and the duty of Christians to seek holiness. He argued salvation includes freedom from sin and that belief in its impossibility blocks growth, urging confession and renunciation of sins to progress toward holiness. Next Sunday he will preach again at Calvary Baptist Church.

Curtis Lea Laws D. L First Baptist Church of Baltimore Dr. Greene Calvary Baptist Church Dr. Laws Laws Jesus Boston

God Seeks Men for World Evangelization Sermon

Rev Silas D Daugherty preached at St Pauls Lutheran Church, supplying for Rev John Huddle during his vacation. The sermon titled God Seeking for Men urged business and church members to offer truth and energy to evangelize the world, stressing individual responsibility and the need for more men to fill pulpits and spread the faith.

Silas D. Daugherty Philadelphia St. Paul's Lutheran Church John Huddle

Love Subject of Sermons at Two Christian Science Churches

Services in the two Christian Science churches yesterday were well attended. The sermons emphasized Scriptural references and correlative passages from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. The topic was Love, drawn from the text If ye love Me, keep My com.

Straw Hat Sale Divides Hats Into Two Big Lots

Shoe store ad announces division of straw hats into two groups with prices two and a half dollars or less. All hats priced at 89c for the lower tier and 1.39 for higher tier.

Washington

Love as Divine Principle in Christian Science

The article extols love as the highest divine principle and energy filling all space, capable of conquering sin, disease, and woe. It asserts love is the greatest force, found by loving and becoming love God, urging belief in pure, unselfish, patient love as central to Christian Science teachings.

Statolowers

Strenuous Christianity Theme of Trinity Church Sermon

Rev Richard P Williams preached at Trinity Episcopal Church on Third and C streets NW urging all to do God’s work. He said work is the normal duty of life and that neglect of opportunities harms the soul, calling for earnest, active Christianity built on right ideals. He urged readers to study St Francis Xavier and Wilberforce to learn to live for the future.

Trinity Church Richard PB Williams Trinity Episcopal Church Third C Streets Matthew Lfe Dr. Williams St. Francis Xavier Wilberforce

Fire Aboard Miantonomah Halts Washington Cruise Plan

A fire aboard the Miantonomah at League Island navy yard damaged the monitor and likely ended its use in the District Naval Battalion annual cruise in Washington. Fire crews fought the blaze within fifteen minutes while nearby ships were moved to safety and an official investigation began.

Washington District Naval Battalion League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia Inquirer League Island Miantonomah Broad Street Astir Jackies Navy Yard

Capital Enjoys Cool Weather After Weekend Rainstorm

Washington had cooler weather yesterday with an average of 68 and a low of 60, following a local rainstorm from Saturday night. The Weather Bureau forecasts a slight rise today and warm conditions expected Tuesday, with 2.18 inches of rain measured between 7 30 p m Saturday and 10 a m yesterday.

Washington Weather Bureau Mississippi River

Assault arrest tied to roof fight at Third and V streets

Charles Wells, 31, implicated as an alleged party to an assault stemming from a Saturday fight between Albert Perkins and James J. Thompson on a roof at Third and V streets northwest. Wells was arrested in Virginia. Petersburg, Va., yielded notice of Dorsey Branbury, wanted in Washington for grand larceny. Detective Muller departed for Petersburg to bring Branbury back.

Charles Wells Albert Perkins James J. Thompson Third V Streets Wells Thomps Perkins Virginia Petersburg Dorsey Branbury Washington Muller Peteraburs

Puritan Sunday Laws and Penalties in Boston

The article recounts seventeenth century Sabbath strictness in Boston with bans on leaving town and public gatherings. Parents faced fines for children seven to fourteen, and adults faced public whippings for unpaid fines. Ministers read the laws twice yearly to ensure obedience, while inspectors policed daily life and church behavior amid restless, often sleeping congregants.

Boston Corraiu

Concert at Franklin Park and the old church customs

A concert at Franklin Park features the Fifteenth Cavalry Band with a 7 2 to 9 pm program including Uncle Sammy Heisman Overture and The Star Spangled Banner. Separate notes recount historic church controls to keep worshippers indoors and a Lady League protest over clerical work contracts and seed shipments. A separate report covers a bathing suit theft from John Mahoney near Judiciary Square by two youths. the suit remains missing at press time.

Franklin Park Sammy Heisman Auber Tobant Schwartz Bendix Conterno Patrol Meacham

Woman in Hillsdale Attempts Suicide in Well Rescue

Annie Prue, a colored woman, became insane and jumped from a second story bedroom in Anacostia’s Hillsdale. She landed unharmed but then plunged into an open well. Mandy Fleming and Thomas Ford hauled her back. police took her to Washington Asylum Hospital with acute mania.

Annie Prue Hillsdale Anacosia Schoal Street Mandy Fleming Thomas Ford Anacostia Washington Asylum

Row Among the Jacksons in A Nocostia Fight

In Anacostia early yesterday Albert Jackson was stabbed three times at his home on Hamilton Road by William Jackson alias George Johnson. Herbert Jackson witnessed but did not participate. Albert received treatment at Washington Hospital. William remains at large. None of the Jacksons are related.

Jackson Anacostia Garreth School Hamillton Road Albert Jackson William Jackson George Johnson Herbert Jackson Albert Washington Asylum Hospital

Summer Resort Information Litters The Post Bureau

City bulletin advertises resort information and vacation planning services from The Post Resort Information Bureau. It promotes booklets on summer hotels and rail travel, lists local business sponsors, and mentions low prices on groceries and laundry services as part of a bustling promotional page.

Post

Run Over by an Automobile at Scott Circle

Ensworth Hibbs a Post Office Department clerk was run down by an automobile at Scott Circle about 11 yesterday morning. The vehicle, driven by a colored man, sped away after the incident. Hibbs walked home to 1222 Corcoran Street northwest.

Ensworth Hibbs Post Office Department Scott Circle Hibbs Corcoran Street

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