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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

was moved by this letter and time,
aided by the consciousness OF careless
ness. has not weakened the impression
made by its tremendous moral purpose.
The world is becoming familiar now
with the tragedy of Father Damien S
sublime life almost too familiar. We
are beginning to accept 1t as we do all
heroisms-so much material for our phi
vate entertainment when times are dull.
We have made up our minds that the
noblest deed since the. Crucifixion has
been done in our. day and that he
whom we mightLe none the worse for
calling. reverenlly be it said, the Haw-
allan Christ, has lin his own wordsl
climbed on top of his Golgotha, to
the most piteously earned rest that hui
man sacrifice can approach. We have
added Father Damien, the self'elected
leper for lepers wretched sakes, TO the
short list of the uncomfortable saints.
We conceie his spiritual supremacy as
we do that of superhuman being
His self-elTacement seems to be as much
outside of the possibilities Of ordinary
Christian surrender as that of one OF
the sons of Tod.
But here is one of ourselves; person,
such as one may see any day, solitary,
thoughtful woman like hundreds OF
others whom the isolation Of life leads
into soul.sweetness rather than souls
bitterness. With modesty and sim
plicity which go far to testify to the
reality of her purposes she elects the
Via Doleroso of modern missions as
quietly as another woman may decide
to go to Paris or to study the violin.
Being. as | say. much moved By the
letter of this noble woman. | mentioned
it 10 friend. who added emotion to
emotion by the following prompt re
ply:
Are you, then. so much surprised
Why know another just such case.
have heard of still another. But OF one
can testify, for it is the case of a per
sonal friend. She is an artist. we'll
known and we'll gifted. she has 4
brilliant career before her. She came
to me last winter and said she wished
to follow the mission of Father Damien
told her not to go. | thought it ;
misdirection Of gifts"
Direction or instruction. who shal
say for the soul Of another is darl
road. Every story has its own solemn
plot, wrought by the hand of the grea
author. We are but miserable proof
, readers, after all, when we try to guild
) the heart OF our nearest and dearest
, What bunglers the life Of stranger
, DR.. Arnold. a great teacher, and thu
father of Mr. Matthew arnold. says
IAN who have medi'ated upon tn
e ant of governing mankind. Rave fel
l.. that the fate Of empires depended o.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
EXTRACT FROM ANOPENLETTER
BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS


The reading and answering of letters
from unknown correspondents occupies
a large part Of the time of every busy
author; and every appreciative one
must wish that he had more to give to
it. The impulse to pour ones heart out
to stranger may seem more or less
perplexing according to our tempera-
ments or tempers: but it is too power
full an impulse to be crushed, and often
too pathetic not to be respected. An
instance of this kind has recently dis
turbed me very much. trust the
friendipess of the Independent to help
me out with difficulty which will be
readily understood when | say that !
received, some time ago, from stran-
ger letter, which by every canon of
Christian courtesy should have ben
answered, and that have lost the let
ter. With it, Of course. having gone
the strangers address, have no choice
bu. to communicate with her, IF hap
" may find her." through the public
press. or leave her to form her own
opinion of the religion and manners OF
her selected confdante.
choose the former course without
apology, for the reason that the case
is one of far more than usual interest,
and reache, quite beyond the personal
relations. | cannot be mistaken in as
suming that the readers of the The In
dependent will follow it with inlellec-
tual respect and quickened consclences.
The letter was dated. | think, from
the city Of Washington, and ran some
what to this effect
"Ny dear Mdddmc:-I beg your par
don for troubling you with the private
affairs of a stranger. but | am in rare
need of advice from some one whom
can trust to understand my motives.
feel sure that you will be patient with
nv intrusion and | will tell you as
briefly as possible why | make it.
Il wish to go to the Sandwich ISLANDS
and take upon myself the mission from
which death recently relieved Father
Damien.
II am not a Roman Catholic. but
am Christian, and my heart turns tC
this work. think have counted the
cost. and know what | am about to do
if undertake it, am ready for 1t u
it is best TO take the step.
Il may add that am entirely alone
in the world, without near claim upoi
me Of any kind. My aged parent
have died. took care of them TO TIN
end, and am now without home or kin
Il can refer you to-So-aDd's so, o
such place-if you wish to know any
thing about my antecedents or charac
ter. and have friends in - aud -
who can tell you what they think o
nv fitness for such a mission.
Il greatly desire your opinion, If yo'
are willing to give it to me, of the WIS
dom and rightness Of such a step. VIII
you, can you counsel me?
Il shall be grateful for your reply
and am Yours very truly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
THE CONSTANT HEART is THE
CONSTANT PRAYER.
BY ADDISON BALLARD, d. d.

continuing instant in prayer" en-
Joins an apostle. But how can that be'
la this way. Prayer rs uppermost
desire. The heart, then constant III
sincere desire to please God by serving
men. is the constant prayer.
But the desire to please God, and to
.erve and to save men, shows Itself
always. if it really exists in consistent
and earnest endeavor. So that we may
saw as the full and final explanation OF
definition, that the heart revealing
;,ss,f in constant Christ-like service OF
God and man is the constant PRAYER
Aud so, again, We see that Luther
was right when he wrote "Laborart
eat orare" r"To work is to pray J -
Lafayette college, Edstom, Pa
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
THE FACE.
rbe face is page that Is printed

The face Is page that II printed
All over. and leg bly,. too.
with inward feelings and inward thoughts
That We fain would hide from view.
The face Is n bold portrsyer.
A chart OF the spirits great deep:
A teIl-tale. n babbler. a prating child
That rever n secret can keep.
The face Is tablet. engraven
And chIsseied with symbol and sign;
But never stroke or shade too deep,
Nor false or meaningless line.
The face In a mirror, rejecting
with more than precision OF art.
And the beautiful face Is that hich reveali
The beauty of soul and OF heart.
As In painting the artist we find,
In the statue the sculptor we trace.
so the Master-splrit that works and rules
We may see in each human face.
For there is Power behind and beneath.
A Power Of strength and of grace
The mind as sculptor. sits w.tniD.
And chissels ami molds the face.
-!Siecfed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
IN THE MISSION FIELD.
~ 4 LEPER REFUGE.


So much has been said Of the heroism
of the late Father Damien. who devoted
his life ministering to the lepcrs Of the
Sandwich Islands, that an impress
sion has been produced that his
work is unique. That Is mistake.
In several countries Protestant ms
siona.ies have bIavely gone among
them. knowing the danger OF Infection,
vet willing to incur the REX II they
could tell the sufferers Cf the way OF
salvation. The heroism OF these men Is
of the same character as that Of Father
Damien. while results of then work are
more blessed. inasmuch Is they preach
the Gospel instead of the R)mish error.
One Of these missionaries is Rev. }. }.
Lucas. Of Allahebad. India. who
has charge of the Leper Asylum
on the Jumna river. lie writes:
There is no cure aud very little can be
done 10 relieve suffering. Oae of the
saddest sights is to see the little chill
dren Of the lepess. playing about all
unconscious Of the dreadful years
coming on them. The parents come to
the asylum with children, as rule,
and it is a hard question 90 decide
what to do with these children. The
father of a very bright little boy is very
anxious that | should take his son
away from the asy lam to one Of our
orphanages. The mother is not leper
and the father developed it only few
wears ago. The difficulties Of the
problem. whichever way we look 1t it.
| need not name.
Five Of the lepers are Christians
They have worship every day. | never
visit them without coming away cheer
ed BIZ the evidence Of TIE presence d
the Lord Jesus. giving them cOmf0r
aud resignation in the midst Of theil
great suffering5. One Of them, th'
father OF the little boy named above
, named Ialloo. a BRAKEMAN convert, wa
baptized many years ago by Dir. WSn
koop. He is one OF the happiest Chris
tians have ever met. lie vas not
leper at the time Of his baptism. or a
least it was not known that he was
His toes and fingers are slowly wastiDl
away, and as the struggle between lif
and death goes on in hand and foot, b
suffers so intensely that one cannot loo
on unmoved. And yet | have neye
heard murmur from him, but owe
and over have heard him in the mid:
of his great suffering tell OF the grea
love OF God III Christ 10 him a poor sill
uer and leper. His life is one of the be-
evidences of living Savior that know
: HIS bright face tells of the light within
= | have gone from the asylum again an
l. again with a very full heart, feelin
= that the same Jesus who drew the lei
ers to Him when on earth and laid II
: hands on them. still walks the cart
and delights to dwell in the midst
this little company of His disciples"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
TO DO NOTHING FOREVER.

The epitaph upon the stone Oh n roor
woman las was eternally tired would
not be inappropriate to some Christians
of to-day whose delight Is. to do moth
ing
Here lies poor woman as always was tired'
For she lived In n house whose help WASH
hired.
Her last words were, Friends. fare We wei
I'm a-goln'
To where there's no bakIn. nor washin. nor
SEWN.
Then grleve not. my friends. since rom YOU
must sever.
For I'll have a nice time doing nothing for
ever,
8. on. everything there IS exact To my
wishes.
For where they don't cat there's no wasl.in
o. dishes
And the courts with sweet anthems eternalls
iingn'.
But havin no voice. IN get rid o tae sinfin :
she folded her hands with her latest endco'
vOr,
Crying. 'Nothin'. dear nothin'. sweet noihin'
forever
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
TRAGECOMEDY.
ny RICHARD r. BURTON, PH.D.

] sit n mute spectator In the pit.
And watch the Tragi Comedy OF ! lie /;
The buGoon's laughter, and the Hash OF Wit
The love that lcavens. and the assassin
knife.
And lust because an act is yet to come.
(rhe NTH. that eycns all, and dries oui
tears
My foolish thoughts are dark and trouble
some.
And over-sad the tangled plot appears.
But " stu remain, as others do.
Trusting the play wright, sitting with my
friends,
Methinks the story Will prove sweet ant
true,
And shall read Its meaning as II ends.
BrookiDn. ". J.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
INFLUENCE.

We do not know when or how often
our presence is overshadowing another g
soul. We can be present. for good or
evil, in other peoples souls, and yet
not know it. Our presence is often
present to others when our person is alb
sent. Thus our personality reduplicates
itself wonderfully in the souls of asso-
ciates, and tempts, or shapes, or stimu-
lates. or inspires. when we ourselves
are unconscious of the fact. In the
strife and stress OF living, amongst the
faces of the crowd aud the hurrying
lhrongs on the streets. under fears and
failures ard bitter questionings, at the
crisis of endeavor, or the instant of per-
ilous temptation. some presence OF an
absent one within our inner soul may
be its guardian and preserving angel.
Could We fully see how our presences.
our invisible selves. hover in the souls
of those who have intercourse with us.
we would understand Gods purposes
with our lives, and the value of our
lives. more fully than we do. Could
we. ON the other hand, perceive clearly
all those presences of others, too dim
frequently for recognition by our con
sciousness, which are enshriued within
our own soul, constantly lifting it W
or ready to press their gentle influence,
at critical moment, We would see the
real cause Of many of our successes
and give credit, not to our own po wers
but to those personalities without ans
above and yet within us. who hav'
done 30 much to make us what we are
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
RELIGIOUS
OPINIONS

,4.,ts,lrei fsiass ARE frwe. uk0fso,rer M,n0s
..' honest. o. sofsoerfr n'n0s arc Just, "hofso-
oiags arc pare whofsoercr hip0s arr
.,.. ,.a1'.osr.r ftin0s Grc of FOOD report: u
,,,., p. am rirfvs and II there BE- any praise
,...f.s f.esr nia0s Phil tth. sih.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

Ir is said that there is a larger pro-
portion OF the boys aud girls OF New
Jersey than of any other State in the
Union who 20 to Sunday-school. 1t
appears by statistics recently taken that
there are just about $4,000 children in
the 1897 Sunday schools of New Jer-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

The American branch Of the Evangel-
zeal Alliance will hold national meet
ing in Boston. December 4th-6Ih. Emil
nent ministers and laymen are to de-
liver addresses.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

THE National Unitarian Conference
will be held in Philadelphia, October
2sth-3lst
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

METROPOLITAN Church, Washington,
d. c.. has adopted the vesper service
for Sunday evenings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

THERE were seventy conversions re-
Gently in Cobleigh Seminary, Nagasaki
Japan.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

4 NUMBER OF Unitariln ministers
have i1lued in the issue of call for
general convention of Oni,ariars III
the West. to consider the needs and OPP
p1rlurities of the Unitarian body, es-
pccially in regard to it, Western work.
Il is expected that the meeting viii DO
held Ia Chicago, October pa 2ilh.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

The library Of Sirdanapuus-Assur-
banipa the remains of which I'LL up
wards Of one chest in the British Mu-
scum. consits OF tablets OF baked clay,
finely Inscribed, or rather stamped,
with cuneifOrm characters on both
sides Each tablet is numbered and IT,
tltd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

IRA ID. SANKEY. the revival singer.
has decided TO settle down after his
travels He has bought about thirty
acres Of beautifully situated land at q
point between Seatuck river and Little
) .atuck creek. Long Island, where he
Will build handsome residence.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

TnE Guy Mission of New York in
tends to establish large and attractive
swimmin.-bi baths in the dcnsely popu-
lated portions of the city. The purpose
OF the bath is to give the people in tho
tenement houses a chance To keep clean.
THE Baptisis in Chicago have gone
earnestly to work to raise the S3jo.000
requisite to secure the gift Of 81 800 900
from Mr Rockefeller for the founding
Of dcnominational university in that
city.
ARCHBISHOP SATOLu has been named
to represent Pope Leo Kill at the cels-
braLion Of the centenary OF the Cathc-
lie Church in America, IN Baltimore in
November.
THE vote on the overture Of the Press
byteriln General Assembly concerning
revision e the Confession Of Faith will
be taken in most Of the Presby teries in
the spring.
SAMUEL l.. CALDWELL, ID. ID LII d.,
ex president of Vassar College. died
suddenly at Proyidence. X. last
, Thursday, after a brief illness. aged
Q sixty niEe years.
( IL the course OF a prayer, Scotch
r Presbyterian preacher recently said:
r And bless the poor; AMI bless the
I rich. who after their funerals will be
I poor.
{ The idea Of Pan-Congregationsl
:. Council has been revived. The Nation
}. al Courcil at Worcester next week W i'll
d be asked 10 consider the matter.
!. The Mormon Commission recon-.
i mends the punishment Of women fol
I, voluntary polygimy.
=
THE Missouri Legislature has passed
law forbidding in saloons all super
,s fuous attractions such as billiard aud
er pool tables. card tables. bowling alleys
imusic, etc.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

REV. RICHARD BROwY died mt his re-
sidence. at Silver Soring. Nd. Septem-
Der 2,th, from complication OF
diseases. Rev Mr.. Brown was one OF
the oldest aud most widely known
ministers OF the Episcopal ChuEch in
the South. He was born at CHARLES
town, ". Va. February ?, 1917.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

EDITOR PHELAN, IF the Western
Waterman lCtthoIicl, writing from
Italy says Venice is the " most religi.
Gus city in Italy. The churches are
full of people on Sunday. and at any
hour Of the day you may behold oil
and young. men and women. soldiers
and sailors. knoeling at the affairs and
Praying with all their hearts.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

THE National Conference of Charities
and Corrections met in San Francisco,
Cal. September llth, and continued in
session more than week. About one
hundred ami fifty delegates. repre- sent
ing various States aud territories. were
present. On the stand at the opening
session were the Governor Of California
and other State officials. the Mayos and
the leading Catholic. Protestant aud
Hebrew c!ergymen of san Francisco
ani the officers of the conference.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

4 SUNDAY Observance Congress. held
in Paris last week, passed resolution
to the effect that in cases where the OBJ
seryance Of Sunday is impossible.
a weekly holiday should be given to
employees. II also adopted a resolution
advising employers not TO pay their
men on Saturday or Sunday.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

THE Tri Synodc Board % Missions Of
the Reformed Church. at Lancaster.
Pa. last week continued Rev. ID. Is.
Shuey as superintendent OF missions
within the bounds of the Synod OF tho
Interior, covering Kansas Nebraska and
Iowa. I'm apportIoument of Sei GOO for
missions and - 900 for church building
was divided among The synods.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

NisCoUNT MisHlNu. a young Japan,ss
ncblemrn who attended college IN
America. is now devoiing himself to
the spiritual elevation OF students III
his nativ. land lie recently called to-
gether twenty Of the strongest Chris
tan students in the Government schools
Of Toxic aud arranged a programme "
meetings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

The New York Observer would seem
to be be getting tired OF Chautauqua.
1t SAYS: The origin of the name Chau-
tauqua - siii 10 b. the exclamation OF
the ludiin chief. who, driven to desper-
atom by the energetic tongue OF HE
squaw, plugged headlong INTO the lake,
exclaimins as he went. she talk away,
she talk away. There is terrible sus-
picion that the ghost of the old squaw
still haunts the shades of Chautauqua
and bewitches the tongues Of not over
wise speakers
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27

IL the course OF prayer, Scotch
Presbyterian preacher recently said:
And bless the poor, and bless the
rich. who after their funerals will be
poor
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-31
FORGIVE AND FORGET.
The Peculiar Way tn which Certain
Things are Done in Russia.

Things are Done Ian Russia.
In Russia n man who has irrs.parably
wronged you, blasted your cherished
hopes, blighted your life, ruined those
nearest and dearest to you will after the
lapse of "a few months seek You out and
address you i'm II most mi way, ssirs,
that yuu are glad to let bygones he forgot
ten. and renew the friendship of the past.
And he is only judging You by the highest
standard le knows-to which his own life.
more or less conforns-uttcrly uncon-
scious that il implies anything i~ncoinpati-
bles with your conception of IA Bayard. I
could illustrate this bv numerous in
stances. some of which came under my
own observation. says n writer i'm the
Fn~,f"ightiy Rsrie'c. but ! prefer to restrict
vantage of being notorious.
A few months agoa wcll-known capital
ist of Moscow. ON his return lone from
the became aware that "a daring
burglary had been committed during his
absence. his desk having been broken
Suspicion at first took no definite shape,
but at last the butler suggested the name
OF thT family pny Iin nh,;,a man who Who WAS
italist. having been rescued when a boy
from abject poverty. sent tai school and To
obta ned his medica degree. and being
ever since i'm receipt OF a large yearly
sslarH from him fur the Hi-flnrTs
physician The suggestion was naturally
ir.atcd as a foul mouthed calumny at
nrSts Dnt tile GON'tDF was sopI1 I'll Tor t1u
questioned. He began 10y denying the
charge. hut. like most Russian criminals.
ended 10y contrasting it, He pleaded
necessity i'm p~alliatiou of the deed. and
tried tn prov" il by saying that the money
was Indispensable. as he was morally
bound to make a present of IA costly nccN
lace to- ~ gypsy woman whose favors he
had been employing for some time past.
He then asked for forgiveness, and with
out more ado received il. And his friend
ly relations with his benefactor continus.
as il nothing had occurred to ruffie them.
He is respectable and as respected as
ever.
nothe instance il afforded 10y the ca, Q
of the notorious reyolutioni-t Leo TikhonI-
iroff, whom the present ear lately par
doned on his expressing deep contritioT
and writing - recantation of all his error
This individual returned To Russia this
year and called on the late, Count Tol~toi,
minister of the Interior. who was SO de
lighted with the u~ncomprising thorough
ness OF his new conviction. and was 80
taken with the earnestness OF TN. man
that the actually asked him for his photo
graph and autograph as souvenirs. Lee
TikhomiroH is now one of the pillars al
the reactionary party i'm Russia. one of the
lights of the Moscow G~osette. i'm the col
umns of which he publishes endless dia
tribes against Russian liberalism as hol
low and as lifcless as "a two hours sermon
i'm "a parish church i'm France.