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jprfL&es and the oarsmen, and our boat
landed right at the site of Capernaum
while nearly all the others landed about
a mile away because it was so rough
and, of course, the people had to walk.
We landed easily, too, while they had
to be carried to shore by the oarsmen
who shed most of their clothes before
- the undertaking. I shall net-er forget
that sail on the sea'of - Galilee and it
was jnst stormy enough before we re-
. , tarneTl to be exciting. We were a little
wet from the wave bat one of our
; guides was drenched and took cold rid-
' ing so Ion in his wet clothes. There is
nothing left -at Capernaum but a few
pieces of the temple, and at Bethsaida
' we did not even land. Both places are
marked by a monastery. We were a boat
fire hoars on the water, sailing i very
, fast, so you can imagine the great dis
tance although it seems so near. It-was
nearly dark when we reached Tiberias
. and we needed every wrap we took
along. ' The boatmen raced with one
-. another nearly all the way and when
-we beat several boats our oarsmen
would say to us ' Good! Madam t" and
'we would answer ''Good." We had to
give "Back-sheesh" . when we landed
and one boat would not land passengers
. till they had taken up what they con-
i sidered a sufficient collection.' The fur
ther inland we got, the worse the table
.fare and I was so turned against the
food that I ate something that did not
' agree with me. 1 did it out of pity for
the waiters, too, for I saw that the peo
ple were not taking any of the dish.
The result was. that 1 got up the next
morning sick Well, I held my head up
.' for about two miles out of Tiberias,:
then 1 sat down on some blankets inj
toe bottom of the back and laid my
head on a pillow which Mr. Ilornstein
'very kindly got for me at Nazareth on
our way the first day. My friend, Mr.
Johnson, offered me some medicine that
he had cured a man with the day be
' fore in our party, but I refused, think
'tint; the pain would leave me; ; but it
grew so bad that I begged for a good
' strppg dose and then later on a second
one, so by the time I reached Nazareth
at noon I could sit up Fortunately we
staved there till the neat morning so I
lay down on the bed awl stayed there
and at 4 o clock the next morning when
we were called, I had entirely recovered
except that I was a little weak. I can
never fonret the kindness of my three
friends and the driver also, for the lat
ter refrained from smoking cigarettes
K on my account and gave me some native
medicine which I pretended to take but
threw away; it looked and smelted like
aage. We reached the boat about 10:30
that morning which, was the day be
- fore yesterday, Saturdays and when I
went up to luncheon there stood Mrs.
.Park with two letters and a postal for
me. If they bad dropped from heaven
I could not have been more surprised
for no one was getting mail there. The
Jet ter seat to Constantinople I did, not
. receive, these were two sent to Beyrout.
It dul seem such a comfort to hear
from home, the first for anionth.
Sunday morning we were saddened
by the news of the death of one of our
passengers, a Mrs. Brown of Marshall
town. Iowa. She had heart trouble and
v.wa very sick on the No. 5 Galilee trip
MnJ was fcally dying when she reached
the boat Saturday morning. Her bus-
' band was with her, and one adopted
"grown son is at home. Her body is in
a metallic casket on board and will
probably be shipped to America. She
was mich a pleasant lady and often
paused as Our table to say "Good morn
ing."" One lady on board called her
the "Good-morning lady" because she
was always m pleasant. I think , Mr.
' Brown will go to Jerusalem with the
cruise. v
Well, T am, actually caught np with
lousy, .Monday, it Hasn't been a
pleasant day at "all in one sene for
there has been a rough sea on, ever
ainee we left Haifa early, this morning
and it is all Mrs. Park and I can do to
keep our heads level and feet steadv
and our stomachs under control, and
there are many in the same condition.
.We have our Wgyage packed ready for
Jerusalem and- we have been anchored
here at Jorpa for about six hoAurs- This
is the' most difficult landing of 'all and
tho condition of things-yon will under
stand, from the following conversation
'.which took place between Mr. Warren
and the captain: "Captain, are we go
ing to land pretty soon I V "I don't care
.to go ashore do youf "."But captain do
you. think it advisable to land!" "Do
yon see any boats coming; Mr. War
rent" We may stay here for days for
all we know. It is pleasant weather
but there is a high wind and the snray
is dashing very high at the landing.
.Parties No. 7 and 8 went ashore yester
day at Haifa to start on the Galilee
trip today. It is dangerous to drink
any water on that trip unless it is boil
ed and several of our party were sick
from doing it.- We ate oranges instead,
and a little lemonade. A number of the
o-f rlaud horseback trip, like the one we
-r.ero first booked for, gave ont and had
to return in carriages. We are so thank
ful to think that we did not try it, and
how we pitied the poor things when we
.met them on the way, some of them
miles apart. Our party was the best
organized of all; we were the only ones
that kept ; together. Mr. Ilornstein to
whom the credit is due goes to Jerusa
lem with us and on side-trips from
mere. ... ,
I forgot to say that we had a splendid
sermon yesterday by a missionary from
Beyrout. We had a very good Sunday
school, too, considering the number on
Doartt and how tired thev were. '
- There are no signs of landing yet, so
l will close this and write to London.
Am so thankful for a little time that I
don't mind the delay. -
LETTES 2TO. 10.
Jerusalem, Palestine, Thursday, April
a 4. 1904. It is already late so X can
only start a letter tomgnt. xnere is
mo much to tell and so little time in
which to tell it for it is almost impos
sible to find time to write.
We are here at the JCotre Dame and
consider ourselves fortunate to have a
room on the ground floor. Tourists are
everywhere, especially outside the walls
and going on trips. This place (a mon
astery) and the Hotel du Pare where
most of us are stowed away are outside
the old walls. I was counting the peo
plo ia our-, dining -room, ton ight there
were, about 330 seated and then there is
a smaller dining room seating, I imag-
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ine, about 200. Tonight at the close of
dinner the electrie lights wero suddenly
turned off and a large cross, of 275 elec
trie lizbts burned at one -end or tne
room. We sang ''la the Cross of Christ
I Glorv." led bv Mr. Jacobs, then
"Nearer My God to Thee1" and the
barge halls fairly rang with the sweet
music- The cross was r made for the
K panish pilcrrims who were' here last
week there were thousands' of Bnssiaa
pilgrims here, to ; we passed train-
loads of then eoinz to Joppa. Poor is
no name for them; they were in rags
but their devotion puts us to shame.
Friday noon, April 15th. I have just
returned from my donkey ride around
the walls of Jerusalem, but I have not
told yon about binding at Joppa yet, so
I will begin there. As yon) know, ; we
could not land Monday if was too
rough so in obedience to a signal from
shore, we were called the next morning
before daybreak. Had breakfast at
4:30 and then went up on deck to wait
for the -boats. It was nearly an hour
before they came and as w saw them
coming our hearts sank within us for
they fairly stood up on end; and poor
Mrs. Park she didnt look at all happy.
I saw that the sea was gettlrg rougher
every moment so made up my mind if
possible to be in the first boat. They
loaded about 50 pieces of baggage into
it (saw mine safely thrown in bu. some
body 's suit "case floated iit the briny
deep several moments before it was
rescued) then they called for passen
gers. I made my way to the front pull
ing Mrs. Park after me; had hold of her
arm and wouldn't let go. Well it was
too funny getting into that boat! Two
men lifted each person and it was a
queer sensation, being borne through
the air feeling with your feet ior some
thing to stand on and finding nothing. I
was landed safelv, however, in the mid
dle of the boat and while I was busy
gathering myself together a shout rent
the air and looking up I saw! Mrs. Park
going through space; she was more than
they calculated on but lit safely just in
front of me. I was sorry I missed part
of the show for it seemed to stir the
crowd to the depths. Getting out it
was even worse and she was a sight
when she landed, with her hat on one
ear and her veil down around her neck,
her arms hanging limp at her side al
most pulled out of their sockets. I
have just had another laugh: at the rec
ollection till the tears fairly rolled
down my cheeks; it wa so funny, She
is thinking of starting from here Tues
day to avoid the Crowd and to get land
ed safely on the boat, as it jis so much
harder when they hurry you so. That
landing was an experience that I shall
never forpet. "We were in the largest
row-boat I fever saw but even then. we
pitched and rolled dreadfully. We met
hundreds of Russian Pilgrims in small
boats praying for their lives On the way
out and we heard that one boat load
was swamped in the breakers and one
or two persons drowned. Our ship's
doctor said the sea was very; rough that
morning and I think they would not
have landed us if the boat had not had
to go back to Haifa for the other crowd.
We walked a few blocks through
Joppa then took carriages Jo the sta
tions We were fortunate enough to get
seats' in the first train to Jerusalem, the
special starting about an licur later.
Joppa is celebrated for its oratges, and
the sweet scent from-the groves was
very noticeable on the Kurfurst, an
choret! about two miles from shore. We
assed a few points of interest on the
way and all got out and ran down to
the brook KMbon for stones when we
passed the mountain where David killed
Goliath. We also passed Samson 'seave
in the very top of a 'mountain. The
scenery all through the mountains is
much iike the Denver & Rio Grande. As
we drew near Jerusalem all. the availa
ble flat land is cultivated,: each tiny
pieee bounded on all sides by a stone
wall and tbey are just like terraces
clear back' to the mountains .Suddenly
the walls of Jerusalem burst into view
and the first building-. we I reeognized
was the mosque of Omar; the site of
Solomon's temple. . Jerusalem. certainly
is not at all as I imagined it so much
larger in every way. and the mountains
around the city .are .higher and the view
from almost anv point is a grand one;
but inside the walls, so far as we have
seen it. it is a compact mass of filthy
Humanity, impossible for 'a lady to walk
the streets alone. In the Jewish; quar
ter there is no vacant space" Whatever in
the street, we did not go there but just
looked. We arrived at our (hotel at 1
o'clock and heard that a party would
start for Jericho and Jordan at 2:30,
and tired as we were, we ; decided to
take it that dav if we could cet hold of
our baggage, so after luncheon we bur
ned down to Clark s Bice for mail ana
I was so happy to hear from; home. Mrs.
Park alvo received letters, but we. could
not read them then as we had to look
up our baggage. As we left the office
they were unloading it right there, so
we "picked ours out, paid a man to carry
it to our room and before we knew it
almost we were in a carriage on Our
way to Jericho. We saw nothing as we
left Jerusalem for we were i buried in
onr letters but when we did lift our
eyes we were in the wilderness and a
wilderness of high , mountains it was;
it's no wonder that that poor man fell
among thieves on his way to Jericho.
The roads are very fine, but the drivers
are reckless. We were, fortunate in!
having a careful one, however; he had
three horses and would only; take three
passengers a Mr. Pomcroy f Vermont
and ourselves. The gentleman proved a
very good traveling companion,- lie had
a brother who worked in the asylum at
home and died there a number of years
ago. Our trip into v Jericho was very
pleasant but yon can imagine we were
very tired getting up so ! early that
morning. We stopped at a queer little
hotel called the GilgaL The room was
very good, such as we woud find in a
mountain hotel at home, but the food
well the further inland ws go the worse
it gets and it's dangerous to drink the
water. When we were coming down
into Jericho frpm the last high ban-en
mountain, after a four hours' ride, the
green of the valley looked so refresh
ing; but I never experienced anything
so deceiving for, -green as it was, the
trees were thorn bushes and only those
through the wholo valley except a; few
banana and other trees right In the lit
tlo town. Xl tho supper l! table' that
night they announced that for our good
and for the good of the crowd to come
i f rom'Jerusalen the next day, wc would
be called at 4 o'clock tne nexi morbus.
We are atill looking for the "good" it
did, for we got back to that hotel from
onr Dead Sea and Jordan trip the next
morning befoto 9 o'clock and did not
start forf Jerusalem till v I o'clock
and the i Jerusalem, crowd did $ot
arrive till 12 o'clock. Well, if was not
vet light when wo started for tho Dead
Sea that morning and those of us with
eameras were worrying for fear that
there would not be enough light for a
picture, for the sea. looked only hlf a
mile away; but we drove on and on and
the sua rose over the beautiful moun
tains the other side of the Jordan be
fore we were within a mile or two of
tb sea. It is rightly named; it is dead,
dead, dead, and everything near it looks
dead, a few had the ambition to take a
bath at that early hour and as bathing
suit were not furnished wa had to turn
our baeks and look unconcerned. In my
search for something to take with the
sea to make a picture of it interesting,
a. little way np the beach I spied a
kind of screen of dried palm trees and
made for it with my camera as I drew
quite near I saw signs whieh made me
hesitate and I suddenly called ont:
"Oh, is that a bath house, I was going
over to the other side to take a picture
of it," then at I saw more "bare"
. . , 1 1 a.1
signs a voice irom Deninu me wieeu
called out: "Oh no, don't take it just
now, please." ""'
Our driver hurried us on to the Jor
dan and it is a beautiful spot there,
such fine foliagcd trees all along its
banks and .the water is so clear, 1 had
Mr. Ponierov take our pictures there.
Curios, are for sale at every place the
tourists visit and I bought a little
string of beads there made from a kind
of seed that grows on the trees or tne
Jordan. On our wav back to Jerusalem
we passed the spot where it is supposed
fhat children of Israel set up the twelve
stones; it is the site of Gilgal and we
also visited old Jericho, the latter very
near the new site. We got back to the
hotel about 9 o 'clock and had no plaee
to go, for they said, the rooms were
made up for the next crowd. Well, we
were just about worn out getting up so
early, so I found a key in another door
that would fit .our room and the room
had not been cleaned yet, so I got Mrs.
Park and wo just rested there till noon
and no one was any the wiser or worse
off. We started at 1 o'cloek m the ter
rible heat for at 12 it began to get
very warm the first and last hot day we
- - - -w . s l a"
nave nao. just aoeut a mite out os
Jericho we came, to a long, high, rocky
hill, and the drirers all stopped for the
men to walk up this hill. Before we
reacheu it Mrs. Park said that the was
coin it to walk up because she was so
heavv to pull, but I knew that it would
almost kill her if she did in that awful
beat and I made up my mind that she
shouldn't.-. Ho when our driver told her
to get out at the foot of tho hill my
"dander'' was up for I had not seen a
single lady walking. I knew that it
would kill me and just because there
was a little more of her I didn't see
whv she shoud jtaerifice nerself for
horse, and we had three of them while
the majority of carriages . with four
passengers only had twd. While we
stood there at the foot of the hill ce
almost came to blows. I had to. figh
Mrs. Park, the driver, and tho guide,
wliom the latter had called to his aid.
I held the door, shut with all my might
while Mrs. Park tried 'whh all her
strength to ojen it and there we were,
finally tho driver picked up the lines,
mumbled something and went ahead
Mrs. Park said, ,im.e, that I just talk
ed awfully cross to her, but she need
someone to watch out for her and I tell
her that she hasn't enough "cheek"- to
travel on and that I just have to ac
quire enough for both. Whenever she
wants to do things beyond her strength
I just nay "Remember Gibraltar": we
climbed a hill there and did not get
over it for a week and the one at Jen
cho was three times as bad and 10
tiih.es as hot. Wc reached Jerusalem
that evening, Wednesday,' in time for
a late supper, but oh what a long hot
drive it was; however, we were very
glad that ;we took it first, before the
rush. (This is Sunday evening, the 17th
and a lady sat by me tonight at supper
who just returned from the Jericho trip
today noon and ehe said that one car
riage went over a bank with four peo
ple but no one . seriously Hurt, on an
other carriage one wheel broke all to
pieces, and on their carriage there were
three breaks about the harness, one al
most resulting seriously. You see those
carriages havo been going steadily now
for over two weeks and tbey fire almost
worn out and the poor horses too). The
next morning Thursday we started
out for the mosque of Omar, walking;
we stopped to buy something from a
man he could not make change and he
wouldn't take the articles back so we
were delayed only one minute but our
guide bad disappeared. ' We did not
want to go back and they said that it
was a two minutes' walk, so we kept
on aione ior a block or two enquiring
by signs ir we were going in the right
direction, but the streets were getting
narrow and dirtier and 1 began to have
misgivings when we met a man who
looked like an Englishman; be was a
native who spoke a little Eazlish and
the first Question he asked was: "How
did you ladies come to be alone on these
streets?" and then we explained. He
said that he would take us to the
mosque but that no power could get us
into it unless our guide happened to be
at the entrance we wanted to go on, so
ne reluctantly took us but, as we were
"so sure our partr would be there, we
trudged along after him through the
dirty narrow streets getting worse at
every turn for full 15 minutes hen
suddenly came to tho i gate of the
mosque. The guard stopped us of course
and he told our escort that there was
not a single tonrist or guide inside. I
told him that we would just wait there
for we knew that they would eome, but
onr escort looked horrified and exclaim
ed: "You cannot, yon cannot; this is
not London or .Paris; it is not safe."
While we were debating what to do a
crowd began to ; gather and we were
getting alarmed when our young man
sent a boy down tho street on the run (I
presume to hunt our guide or a police
man, or' soldier rather) when we saw
our party suddenly turn a corner - and
we were safe. - It was careless of our
guide to lose us because we really could
not help the delay and we, were wait-
las for him when we started; to make
our purchase and he passed us and saw
us, and I had already war ned him not
to walk so fast on Mrs. Park's account.
. That afternoon we just had s to rest
and sleep and then the next nwrning
we started for onr donkey ride; it was
fine, when they, went slowly, but -when
they went fast well I just yelled; and
my little donkey boy (about 12 years
old) would look np at me with a wicked
grin and say: "Good! Madam" and I
would answer emphatically: ' No good,
very bad" for I had one camera in my
lap, another in my bag across the saddle
and my umbrella, so could not hold on
very welL Tho first plaee we stopped
at was Gordan'a Calvary (very near our
hotel, by the way); it really seems as if
it must be the right one for it is in the
side of the hill called the Skull, but of
course most of the people believe that
the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is
over the tomb, for at that time lit was
outside the walla, But the cemeteries
are a sight, they cover hillside 'after
hillside, ages old, stones all broken and
all over tho ground and .not a tree in
sight. At our second stop that morning
at the Tombs of the Kiagsy Mrs. Park
begged to be taken back. to the hotel so
she paid her man a quarter and he took
her back, but not before Ihad ,takei
some snap shots of her. On woman I
saw tonight had. her head, all tied up;
her donkey had fallen with. her. An
other lady fell off twiee but was unhurt.
Oh, this is a wild life we are lea4ling.
When we arrived at the Tombs ofthe
King I first ran up the road to takw a
picture of some eamels, then caught
up with tho party in time to light jay
candle and descend into the tomAs
f sort of catacombs). I left them in.
there and came out, took a snap of the
entrance' then went up above and sat
down; soon a man came along and paid
a woman to grind meal so that he could
see the Operation. I took a picture of
her and the hand mill, and a little later
snapped her a cooking at tho fire out
side. If thej' see you taking a picture
of them -you can't get away without
paying " Back-sheesh " and 1 can fool
them nearly every time for I cast my
eyes high or to one side till they think
I am taking it over their heads or jto
one side of .them and they : never know
it. When ono gentleman from our par
ty came up from the Tombs he sawl:
"Why - you-didn't- see the tombs did
youf" I answered that I did and be
said: "Why tho last I aw of you, you
were chasine up tho street after cam
els;" then he said: "See that woman,
Bhe's going to grind that wheat; wpy
don't tou pay her and get her pio
turet" I answered that I already had
it and then he said: "Well you get moire
out of this trip than anybody I ; know
of." It's hard work though for if ' I
want to get any pictures at all I have
to keep ahead of the crowd all the time,
and I have a favorite guide wno lets
me do it an Old man named Solomon ;
he is as wise as his namesake too, for
when he sees me snap right and left
without, attracting,, unnecessary atten
tion he plods along as if nothing had
happened, withonly a sly wink at me.
Another guide would perhaps tell the
person in Arabic- that he had been pho
tographed or turn and stop or attract
attention in many other ways. . Joseph
and David are good guides too, but Solo
mon is better-and wiser than them all;
he is not past asking favors though
none of'theni ale and the other day
when he met me on. the street be said
that he thought I ought to; give him
something, so I said: "All fright. Solo
mon, IH give yo something" and gave
him the coveted" Back-sheesh."
The afternoon' of the donkey ride: I
went on foot with the party to the
Church of the Holy Sepuleher. and to
the Jews wailing place. .Friday is the
special day for the latter ceremony and
the narrow street was so rrwded with
tourists that I hardly think that I have
one good picture Tho men and women
both go thereand with their beads
bent against the wall read from the Old
Testament the former glory of their na
tion and weep and wail over their pres
ent condition.
There is so much to tell about the
Mosque of Omar that j-ou will have to
wait for it till we get home; but in een
ucctou with it one of the most inter
esting things to me is the Gate Beauti
fulthe East gate. This gate is in the
main city wall and opens directly into
the Temple Area but? the opening 'is
walled up with stones as tight as the
wall itself; this was done by the Mos
lems, who have a tradition that a great
king is coming to conquer them and
that he will enter in through that gate,
so they walled it up to make it all the
harder for him. Directly in front of
this gate, east of it, is the Mount of
Olives. Bead in this connection Zaeha!
riah 14: 4. 5 and Ezekiol 44: 1. 2. anf
1 aim l 4!tl. ni. 1 CV
, mmv mr yif t u. nut oi cries. OL
the same chapter-1 believe refer te the
Moslems who now hold the place, for !
their mosque is in the plaee where the I
temple stood centuries ago.
Monday cveninjr. April lh. I have
been four days trying to write this let
ter and I mnst finish it now and go
rignt to bed ior we will be called at
5:iW in the morning as Mrs. Park leaves
for Joppa on the first train. I do not
leave till Wednesday morn inc. then
wall go, also on the first train and have
a few hours in Joppa. Saturday! morn
in went shopping but did net buy
mucn omy a few little souvenirs, but 1
bought $9 worth of films! for papa 's
camera could not get one, to fit mine,
they were all taken; had to pay 90
cents each for all I bought, the v sell
regularly at $1 here. lathe afternoon
we went to Bethlehem bv carriage the
first disappointing Jtrip, for we scarcely
aw anyining except ine unnrcn or tne
nativity; they did not take us to the
Pools of Solomon cither which should
have been included in our .ticket. The
horses had been there twice that . day
ana everything is just crowded out at
the last. It was a beautiful sight look
ing ont over the valley from: -the edge of
the little town. The field where "tjie
shepherds watched their flocks '? was
pointed out, also the field of Boaz and
on our way we passed, the Field of
Blood or Potter's Field and Rachel's
Tomb. Sunday morning we attended
the opening session of the convention
and heard tho Bishop of London preach,
men at 4 o'clock in the afternoon a
special communion service was held; it
was conducted bv Dr. Potts, and Dr.
Monroe Gibson of London preached. -It
was a beautiful; service throughout and
blessed to alL We were, so tired that
we could not attend the evening session
so I wrote the greater part of this let
ter and Mrs. Park spent the time writ
ing. tOeirf.!?-,. T !-;' , j "
Tuesday -afternoon. And; still this
letter- is.,: unfinished. - Mrs. ilark rose
early this-morning but did not get off
on account of not being able to get-a
carriage in the rush of tho side trip"
people. . She went however at noon. I
attended the convention t&i morning
and took some pictures. The best ses
sion f. the convention yet was yester
day i morning. We learned ; so much
about Jerusalem from native pastors
and missionaries; they are doing such a
wonderful work; it was very interest
ing this . morning too concerning the
Jews. M believe great good will result
from this convention both in America
and Encland. The tent im about a mile
or moreirom hero (the hotel) and it is
a hot dostv walk. I shall not attend
tonight as I must rest for the trip to
morrow.. As I came from the conven
tion! at noon today I bought a dagger
and aheath mounted in brass that had
seen raueV usage. Things are selling
cheaper now as this is the last day, but
thb stores are almost cleaned out as it
is. - We had a nice meeting on the top
of the Mount of Olives yesterday afternoon-
The drive is a beautiful one! We
saw the site of Mizpah and Jericho also
had a fine view of the Dead Sea. ;
1 I No Longer Than Your Hand if
is the spot in your back directly j af
fected.; by Jumbago. But it is -i big
enough to prostrate you until a; kind
friend rubs Perry Davis' Painkiller into
your aching flesh. Then the throbbing
pain, which has been as bad as tooth
ache; dies away. Painkiller is equally
good in relieving' sciatica and the vari
ous forms of rheumatism. 25 and 50
cent bottles. is :
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
Ministers of the Evangelical Associa
tion Meet in Annnal Session-
if
Bishop Bowman Presiding, j
JEFFEKSOX, Or.. May 10 The pin
listers of the Oregon Conference of the
J2vahgelicael Association "met in . the
'Evangelical church at this place Thurs
,lay morning to hold their 21st annual
session, under the chairmanship of Sen
ior'1 Bishop Thomas Bowman, D. D-, of
Chicago. Bishop Bowman arrived from
Portland Wednesday evening "and dc
livered an able address at the opiening
of th4 Conference, dwelling upon the
essential elements to strength in
Christian minister. Bishop Bowman is
the senior bishop of tho church, having
been; elected by the General Conference
of 1873, held in Philadelphia, life has
theref&re served more than twenty
eight years in the Episcocpal office and
4 i s . a. . m
has been re-elected for another tjerm of
four i years.
The business of lhursday s , session
was cnieny or. a preliminary nature,.
RevJ P. J. Green of Portland, ; was ap
poinlcd secretary and he chose as assis
tants Bevs. 8. A. Siewert of Monmouth,
and K. D. Homsehuch of Salem, i : The
standing committees consisting of the
different ministers of the Conference,
were; appointed. On Thursday evening
a Young People 's - Alliance rally was
heldj at which the Bishop was the prin
cipal speaker. Mrs. B. F. Jameson gave
the address of welcome, to which Bev,
F. W. Launer, of Silverton, responded.
A leading feature of Friday's session
was the election of a presiding elder,
which office fell to Bev. E. Manner dt
Salem.- Bev. IL E. Hornsehueh of Se
attle, and Bev. A. Weinert of Tigard
ville were also prominently mentioned
for the office. Bev. X. Shupp is pre
sidiiur- elder of Portland district, : and
RevJ E- Maurery of Salem district.
Six ministers have been newly receiv
ed into the Oregon Conference, four of
them from the East, viz: Theo. Schauer
of Dakota, J. H. Spaar of Illinois, J. J.
Hoffman of Wisconsin, II. O. Hender
son of Ohio and J. B. Crooks and G. Mc-
Elrov of the IT. B. Cuhrch. :
A number of new missions will be
located this year. Eastern Oregon is
a mission field and either The Dalles
or Pendleton will be made a, center for
the i work ' there. The appointments
were; announced at the close of Satur
day evening's session and are given be
low. The church on the coast is now in
a better financial condition than at any
time in. its history.
F. B. CULVEK, Reporter.
: Ministerial Appointments.
Portland District. X. Shupp. P. E
Portland
First German, Theodore
Shatter; Portland. First English, G-. W.
'Miner; Portland, Memorial, I . J.
Green; Portland, Xorth and Milwankic,
J. K. Smith; Lents, II. O. Henderson;
Canby, WH. Wettlaufer; Oregon City,
J. K Elmer; Tigardville and Chehalem,
Ai Weinert and J. H. Sparr; Little
Falls, J. O. Coleman; Vernonla, Morris
Heverling; Tacoma, F. B, Benr; Seattle
andiSeattle Grace. H. E. Hornsehueh
Everett and Whatcom, E. D. Horns
ehueh; Eastern Oregon, E. L. Janes.
SLfCopley, member of Portland First
English Quarterly Conference,
Salem District E. Maurer. P. E.
Salem, Liberty Street, J.)Jj Hoffman;
Salem, Chemeketa, T. R.; Hornsehueh;
Jefferson, B. F. Jameson; Albany, F.
W. i Launer; Sweet nome,;JVJ. Lang-
enstein; Fruitland, J. B. Crooks; King's
Valley and Buclah, W. E. Simpson;
Monmouth, S. A. Seiwert.
FjB. Culver, member of -rFmitland
Quarterly Conference.
i No Bnbstitnt Wanted. -
AiO: i uni not ask ror a bottle any
cheaper, or twice as large, or one made
by yonrselves. I did ask for and will
not have any substitute for Perry i la-
vis'i painkiller: l have used it, rav fa
ther used it and I would not be surpris
ed if , my grandparents did so too; there
...
is no imiiaiion tnai can equal it. inat
I am sure of for stomachache.
'
How piany business men and property
owners want to go in with the states
man for a' motor line campaign? -Don't
all speak at once. This paper will fur
nisli the hot air, if the rest of the fel
lows will furnish the money; and not a
great deal of the latter will be requir
ed. As was recently aptly remarked by
the man who made New Orelans a great
commercial city, hot air is the greatest
thing ia lli world.
FRUIT GROWERS
EMPLOY JAMES M. KYLE AS SEC
EETABY ON 8ALAB.Y FOE .
j TWO MONTHS. ,
Members Taxed $1 Each to Pay Ex
penses Secretary Will Travel In
Portland and the Sound Cities and
Endeavor to Secure Better Prices Tor
' Fruits. :
The most important' meeting of the
season, thus far, of the Marion County
Fruit Growers' Union was held yester
day afternoon in the warerooms of the
Capital' Commission Comjany and was
presided over by E. Hofcr, who was re
elected president, since the members de
cided to continue the organization ac
tively this year. ; All members. were last
year elated over the results of the wa
son's business, and will operate this
season on a more elaborate scale. They
have employed a secretary to. work
through . the season On regular salary,
and expect to sell fruit in Portland and
also in all the Sound cities.
The board of directors consisting of
H. M. Savage, i A. Aufrane, , Grover
Hemsley, J. R.j Shepard and .Win. Lan
sing, took the action employing a repre
sentative. Jas. ;M. Kvlo was elected
secretary of the Fnion, and the direc
tors employed him for two months , on
salary with all expenses to " be paid
while traveling. Secretary Kylo will
leave this morning for Portland and
will travel among the various cities on
the Sound, endeavoring to make satis--factory
Vtrangements for handling the
fruit from Marion couut Mr. . Kyle
will visit commission men and also man
ners, and while he does not at this time
intend to make rontracts for frnit, will
endeavor to' make arrangements fori
better prices for the fruit aud letter
treatment; for the growers., To meet
lias excuse, an assessment ox f l . er
moutii was .voted, and most of them
liquidated before leaving the meeting.
President Hofer appointed a commit
tee consisting of W. C Price, Grover
Ifoinsley and II.-Bartholomew on state
of the order" to )lieit memlers and
otherwise look after the interests of .the
Union.
The Union has every protpeot of
meeting with success this weasou. Al
ready over three-fourths of all of the
acreage of small! fruits in the; county,
or 17o acres of ' cherr ies, loganlerries,
strawberries and raspberries, are " con
trolled by the Union, and many r more
growers are expected to enter.
Ine outlook for a cood crop of straw
berries is excellent, in fact, the best for
years, so the crowers declare, and reas
onably cheap prices are expected. With
cherries the case is different. . There
were many ', complaints yesterday! of
damage to the cherry -crop "caused by
early frosts and cold rains. Many new
lots of strawberries and other small
fruits. Aufrane- & Son already" have
eight acres of strawberries, and are
now setting out four acres more, and
many others are doing the same, j
Preparing For Big Bun. '
Geo. Wij" Holcmb, president of the
Saleni tannine i Company, was in the
city yesterday looking atter the busi
ness of the company. There is nothing
doing yet around the plant, but prejar-
aiions ior tne season s pack, but as corn
was never put up before at this plant,
considerable extra labor is involved.
The company: has secured contracts
for sixty acres of sweet corn, but de
sires forty more acres if possible,
ilf. Holcomb expects the crop; of
strawberries to be the largest for eev-
eral years, and contrary to general ex-
petianons, says ine encrry crop will b
al
very iarce. lie nas ieeii over a
considerable portion of t. he. frnit' di
trict, 3nl finds the trees loaded .-with
bloom. "The trees will Ik heavilv load
dl if one-fourth of the bloom Ik-cohio
cherries,' said Jfr. Itoleomb, "and all
we have to fear now-is cold or prohn-
etl rains a montli tram now;, which
would crack the cherries and : rot the
strawberries. -
ilr. Ilolcoiub keetis busv in I'ortland
managing bi campaign for State Sena
ior, oui expects no aimeuitv in. iK-inir
electctl, as he says the Kcpublican party
was never; before so well organized ami
united iu i'ortland. and they have a bijf
majority to work on. Shortlv after the
cloction he will move to Salem to
superintend in person the operations at
the cannery during packing seamo.
MARRIED.
G It E EN WOO I-11 A ST 1 X G H At the
Christian church parsonage,! Salem,
Oregon,'! Sunday. May 13, 1004, at 3
o'clock p. m Miss Ruby M. Hastings
to Harvey G.:Greenwol, Elder D. Er
rett ofliciating.
LUCAS-FOREMAN At the Christian
church parsonage, Salem, . Oregon,
Sunday,' May 15, 1904, at high noon,
Mr. Jesse Lucas to Mrs; Emma Fore
man, of Polk county, Elder D. jJrrett
officiating. :
DIED.
BIRDS ALL At the family borne at
Rosedale, six miles south of , Haiem,
"Friday .morning, May 13r 1904, at
12:40 o'clock, Mrs. 8. H. Birdsall
aged 73 years, of obi ago and a com
plication of troubles. J' : '
Deceased was born at M ill view, Peon-
sylvania, Febrnary 11, 1831, and came
to Portland. Oregon, in December, 1S91,
and to Salem the; next March. ." She was
married in 1S32, to S. B. DirdsalL llc-
sides her huLand . she leaver one son.
If. M. Uirdsall, wh lives with the fam
ily at Rosedale. ;
Thouneral service will be held
from the residence at l b 'clock Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. C.
antner, and burial will Ikj in City
View cemetery, i
WALDO At the residence on Couimer-
cial street, Kaleui, Oregon, Friday,
May 13, 1904, Rubo Waldo, ajgctl-2
years and 1 month, of brain fe'cr.
Deceased - waa:fc'av colored
Lov' The
funeral services will be held from the
i......Vuvi: viiii-mj , i u'iuovii -ana burial
will be iu' tliM T n n 1' ,.,. ...i.....
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Do Vou
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Shingles, Lath, Brick,
Moulding, Paints, Oils, ,
Glass, Sashes, Doors,
Evcrjthlngyou neel InthebuiMii,.
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Tarda block East
Office 112 Caurt St. i Phone Mala 247
Chas. Oaisgsv, Pre. 1
' E,-North it, Vlee-Pres.
M. 1 L, Knoots, Pec'jr.
E. C. ArritRfiON, TrtM.
Oregon j
fire Relief
Association
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
SALEM OFFICE, ML'RPHY RLK.
Amount of Insurance In force.
IO,233.H74.00
Net tiain in One Vcar.
------ $2,646,637,00
Bavins It's Members one Year,
lie,fl.TO.7
Kumber Separate Klska 30,03
H. A. JOHNSON, Agent, Salem
WejMalie
Mop Stove
s
Anil they are made from
"KURTZ" Pattern and are
thoroughly satisfactory in
every reaped; We would
also toe'glnl to we visit :rs
examine the
New Motion feed
For Baw Mills, etc. Does
away with steam feed.! It's
just as good and a whole lot
. cheaper.-. .-j .
Pay us a visit.
Salem Iron Works
Marcus, Daley & Shand,
Proprietors. . ;
Front and State. Phone '2313 Black
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