| Show li wa ail a wife BOTH FOUND teachers in session work enmen st pauls opera bonse morristown N jdee 20 special there ia considerable discussion in church circles over the action of the presbytery in declaring professor de wood of stevens institute and frances guilty of unchristian aud slanderous conduct in circulating stories reflecting on tho rev thomas carter of blonton boonton Bo onton the trial which professor wood and his wife declined to attend was held in the presbyterian church of this city A committee ap pointed when the verdict of guilty was rendered made known the judgment formally today to day at a meeting of the presbytery this action against professor wood and his wife ia the outcome of the scandal which has existed in the first presbyterian by terian church since last skiing rev thomas carter ha s been pastor of the church fur eighteen years but for sometime there has been dissensions and the congregation has become divided when mr carter went south for his health his pulpit was supplied by rev H T beaty who became popular with the faction 0 the congregation which was opposed to mr carter mr and mrs wood were at the head of the movement to induce mr carter to teni der his resignation they pay that nine tenths of the congregation wanted him 10 resign considerable correspondence passed between the woods and carter which resulted in the latter making charges to the presbytery against mr and mrs wood of colorado DENVER col dec 29 special A meeting of the state association of county superintendents is in session at the high school building buil dinc when the meeting was called to order at 10 this morning hon fred dick superintendent of public instruction who is ent of the association delivered his annual addres 3 A paper on the law was read by dr B darbogast A general discussion of the subject followed the subjects for this afternoons session are free text books and thy salary of superintendents the meeting is regarded as the most important ever held by the association Tr avelin men in session CHICAGO dec 29 r special the annual meeting and reunion of the northwestern traveling mens association began today to day at the palmer house alie members were welcomed to the city by mayor cregier in an appropriate ad dress st pauls gacse ST PAUL dec 29 special the metropolitan opera house which haa just been completed and which is re carded by many here as second only in magnificence to tho auditorium of chicago will be formally opened tonight to night by the bostonians manager L N scott of the metropolitan is well known all oyer the united states and the completion of his fireproof fire proof palace has furnished the occasion for congratulations from his friends everywhere teaches Tea chrs of illinois dec 29 special the thirty seventh annual meeting 0 the state teachers association began to day with a good attendance and wil continue in session three days an interesting te feature of tomorrows to morrows session will be an address delivered by rt rev john L spalding catholic bishop of the diocese of peoria on religious instruction in anc state schools the address of the brilliant prelate will attach wide attention as it is expected while ex plaiting ying and defending the attitude of the catholic church towards the public schools he will reply to some of the criticisms made on an adress delivered ot ireland and paul recently on a somewhat similar subject bucce in between employers and employees in a few others the assistance of th e unions attorney had to oe railed upon and those cases will be plead in the circuit coart in the near future in moat cases the ampre knowledge of the existence of the protective union and of its strength and resources was enough to bring employers to their senses i ano till BALla tiit HAW iisak the fire fieni deconn the old homestead at peek shill beff NEW YORK dac 29 a the Beeche rhome was burned this morning firemen were on the scene to late to pave th structure but some of the furniture was saved no lives lost |
