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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

"verdant Green gone too! Like
many another, Edward Bradley ('Cuth-
bert Bede') had one book to write, and
he wrote it. How well he wrote it, and
how much we all loved it, there is no
need here TO say. At one time it was
the book for every billiard-room and
smoking-room; it crept upon the decor
GUS school shelf, and hid itself among
the work-b bags Of the lady's boudoir.
Here is one memory Of it. Avery grave,
stern, not to cay sour, old gentleman,
known only to be avoided by joyial,
mirth-loying youth, was seated one fine
day beneath the shade with volume in
bis hand. 1t was, of course, some pom
derous treatise. some deadly, diaboli-
cal, impenetrable, theological dis
coursey Nothing Of the kind. A Ely
inspection proved it to be "Ver-
dant Green" and from that day
forward the terrible old sphinx became
in tho eyes Of the aforementioned
youth a fellow creature. That zone
touch Of nature had made him and his
sconers kin. / had forgotten, until
reminded Of it the other day, that the
delightfully."- quaint illustrations in
'Verdant Green were also by the au-
thor. lie must have been an accom-
plished artist. Had he been in he
zenith at the present time, the literary
world would surely have been enriched
by some more of his work, but it IL
only recently that we hayo come te
adorn our magazine literature with Of
forts OF the pencil as well as Of the pen
There arc some who do not yet think
the innovation an improvement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

II Chloe laughs and carols catches
ora merry roundelay
Ifshe trips across the patches
Where the sunbeams fash and play,
lfhor face is flushed and hot.
And she stops my lips with flowers,
While she dances through the hours;
lfher eyes are clear and bright,
Like white stars upon the night.
Then know she loves me not.
But II Chloe starts not singing,
Ifher voice she may uot ind,
lfheg words will not be winging
Cruel dsrilets FOR her mind,
Ifher cheeks IN paleness dwell,
While she tears I'm bis her roses,
Breathing short In starts and closes;
1fher eyes are moist and clouded
Like blue seas IN rain enshrouied,
Tnen know she loves me we'll.
". =. HENDERSON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

It seems iudisputable that we have
scarcely one dramatic work bearing the
name Of Shakespeare, which We can
feel sure was Of his unaided compost
ton. Greene, his fellow drsmatist.
taunts him with being a journeyman
scribbler, tinkering al the works OF
others, and points him out to his com
panion authors as IAN upstart crow
beautilied with our feathers" This
childish squall, ho8eyer absurd it may
be. reveals the fact that Shakespeare up
70 that time was knOwna as one who pc
pared the works Of others for the stage.
In reviewing the plays that have been
ascribed 70 him-fOr he publiehed none.
nor. so far as we know. authorized his
name to be placed to any dramatic
workout Of the bulk Of plays
attributed to him, certain works have
been repudiated by his EDITORS such 40
I.ocrine. The PuEitaine. Thomas Lord
Cromwell, The Two Noble KInsmen-
The Yorkshire Tragedy, Sir John Old
castle; although these works appeared
in print during his lifetime. and with
his name as author on their title pages
Nevertheless, while rejecting these has
editors admit such works as The Three
Parts Of Henry the Sixth, Troilus and
Cressida, Titus Andronicus, and PERI
cles, Prince Of Tyre, but meanwhile ex
press the doubt that the poets hand II
anywhere visible in them- Ia some o.
his greatest plays We nay detect an
other and very inferior hand at worl
beside his own, and that be admiTte'
such companionship betrays tn
mcdesty Of his mind, which saw net tt
mack horse that was harnessed besld
his Pegasus.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

.....,ebed for it-met it- and conquered
WithJoy ON his face,
,,. .-,,,si The Fear. But the darkness
that shiouded the place
..,.,,r,. failed 20 alright him;
For FIRMLY and fast
.t,,, 20 BITS iaith-that somowhither'
wfl triumph stlast.
..ds in This earthly creation
that Infinite Love.
....,rr fh. iruc soul that can trust Him,
Alovls abovoi
..... ,.,rthcn3 msttrust was his anchor
himself hath SO said.
...rt.,n al De only beginning.
When Death shall be dead
......ii nos ihc smile on his features
Beioscu that no
....,l ofhls soul" through a radiance
Sone other might see7
......f hands with her-named her In rap
rochel forth ~ n drawn
p, arreu .nvs.ble-fsltered
ono vold-and was gonoi
Margaret j. Preston.
Ffri1g Oh. Ig.
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whose house he and his sister, Miss
Browning, have always been cherished
intimates.
Il ID grateful to learn that the old
poet retained In his seventy eighth year
the same brilliant vivacity for which
he was always noted. lie was attacked
by bronchitis at Asolo aud taken hack
to Venice to the palazzo on the Crane
Canal, where he and lis sister lived
with the married son. He died without
pain, aud was cheered in his last hours
by the assurance from London that the
gay. fanciful aud reflective poems col
lec,ed under the name 'Asolaudo were
successful. They picture him passing
ia his gondola through the little canals
with their green and gold walls drip
ping with moisture or shooting out into
the wide eKpanses Of the Grand Canal
and the Giudecca. Now he orders
toe godoher TO stop while
be relates a story Of tho ancient time !.
then bids them ON, and listens to their
warning cries Of 'Premi Stall uttered
in the queer dialect OF the wateFy
streets Of Venice. His death is cruel
blow to thousands Of staunch friends.
It is blow to lovers Of literature that
is written without regard TO large edi-
tons and popular applause. Il will
leave a gap in London society Of the
highest rank as web as Of the lower
tiers, and Will be felt very severely IN
that Italy which he loved 80 well and IN
America. where Browning has always
had wider if not more appTeciative
hearing than in his own country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

There died in Charleston 10 1880. at
the age of eighty-three, Jewish poet
ess whose life most admirably illus
trates the literary idea OF the OLD South
in the person Of intellectual. talented,
and alas sadly limited. womanhood
This was Miss Penina Noise who for
many years was the literary pivot OF
Hebrew Charleston, and whose inhu-
ence extended far beyond the circle OF
her co-religionisls. Blind. poor, get
ting her living in her old age by keep
ing little school, she yet created a
literary salon. TO which the best minds
OF Charleston locked. f1er Friday
afternoons were centre of intellectual
intercourse. To the romantic magma
tions of the young girls whom she
taught, sitting in her large rocking
chair, in her plain calico gown, with
her sightless eyes looking out from
under the black Golf which com
pletely bid her hair, she presented her
self as an incarnation of intellectual
and social splendor-a queen Of literary
Florida to her teacher The sight re.
calls the figure of the blind, prophetic
souled Mother ia Israel leading her
impersonal life in the young, budding,
filower-like, lives about her. Istood by
Penina's grave not long ago in com
pany with one of her most sympathetic
girl-lovers. had my hands full Of the
sweet tired flowers Of the Charleston
midsummer-ht adornments for lives
wearied unto death. But 1 left 10
flowers on 'Penina's' tomb, for her
last words had been: Lay no flowers
on my grave. They are for those who
live in the sun, and have always lived
in the shadow"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

He will let futurity, the Judgement,
heaven and hell, take care Of them
selves, enjoy what OF life he can and
get through it as best he may.
And that ia virtual infdelty d.
Or, il he still continue to fear that God s
favor and help must in some way be
made secure, then naturally he comes
At last to that cunuingly devised sys-
tenn which embraces in itself all the
props a1d dependencies which priestly
ingenuity had been able to devise for
the comfort and "repose' Of soul that
either knows not to take OF that refuse
to take Christ and Christ only for its
Saviour.
This simple trust supplies new and
sure ground Of motive and effort. 1t is
no longer the old struggle Of merely
against this and that sin. 1t il more
than an effort to renounce an evil dis
position or an evil habit. It is more
than AN endeavor Of pride to become
humble Of parsimony to become liberal,
Of revenge to become forgiving What
is now required Of a man for his
salvation is, not that by force Of his
uuaided will he should henceforth love
God supremacy and his neighbours him
self. but that he seek and accept for
giyeness for his confessed violation OF
these just requirements; not, in short
that by resolute exertion to break the
chain Of his depravity he should seek to
become his own master and then be
true to his still unholy self but
that. in self-distrust and self renuncia-
ton he make Christ his master and be
true to CHRIsT.-Rev. DR.. Addison
Ballard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

AnI RUSSIAN Ana iNNh'
No one belonging TO the American
Church has ever given more time or
labor to the study of the oriental
churches, or to the promotion Of inter
communion with them, than the late
Bishop Young. OF Florida. His at
tention was mainly directed to the
Russian Church. He visited Russia.
had delightful interviews with eminent
prelates, was received with every
mark OF consideration by members
Of the Holy Synod, and returned to
America persuaded that inteIcommu-
Mon with the Orientals was not far off.
After a good many years, in the coursn
Of which he had a large correspondence
with Russian ecclesisstics, his opinion
was radically changed. For men like
the sanity Philarst, of Moscow. he was
never weary of expressing his profound
reverence, but he learned that the
Russian Church is simply department
of the State; that its affairs and
relations are regarded by the govern
ment simply as matters Of state.craft,
and that its priests and prelates. bow
ever personally holy, and however
charitably disposed, are powerless tc
take any step whatever without the
sanction OF the government authorities
Moreover, he came in sight of the fact
that while the Russian authorities are
lavish in their use Of compliments and
courtesies that mean nothing, they are
wholly indisposed to part with the sec
tartan distinction Of being par excel
leroe the Orthodox. In the use OF that
designation they claim for themselve.
much the same superiority over Other
Christians that Romanists assert by ap
propriating to themselves exclusively The
title Of Catholic, aud in that sureri
ority lies some Of the glamor Of thepop
ular faith in holy Russia. To part
with such a distinction by recognizing
that any other Christians are as "OrthO.
dox" Is Russians and the orientals
whom Russia protects, would be to
lower the national prestige in the mat
ter Of religion. For these reasons
Bishop Young intimately came to
the conclusion that wherever elle
intercommunion with the orientals may
be possible, it is not now, and is not
likely soon to be, possible with the
Orthodox Church of Russia. The sound
ness OF this conclusion has been amply
INDICATED. Instead Of promoting Chris
tiau unity by means of Cancellation, the
Russian government has insisted on COM
polling the non-c0nformist Christians
within her territories to submit to the
established Church. The sham efu
tricks and Qualifications by which the
Lutherans Of the Baltic Provinces have
been iuggled, sometimes without their
own knowledge aud even sgainst their
urgent remonstrance, into the bosom Of
the Orthodox communion, have wrung
a cry of horror from Russian official;
but the bad work still goes Oh; submis-
sion or Siberia are the only alternatives
presented % the recalcitIantL utherans.
This is only one sign among many that
Russia is determined to make her
Caurch national sect as well as ma
tiopal institution The Churchman.
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great staircase. Defoe is supposed TO
have obtained his idea Of Robinson
Crusoen by reading Captain Rogers
Account Of Alexander Selkirk in Juan
Fernandez. DR.. Beddoes' "Ale1an-
der's Expedition Down the Hydsspes
and the Indus to the Ocean u originated
in conversation in which it was con-
tended that Darwin could not be imi-
tated. DR.. Beddoes some time after
ward produced the Ms. of the above
poem as Darwin's and completely sue
ceeded in the deception.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26
TIE LITERARY BOSTON JANIron.


Postmasters and their subordinates
have some curious experiences attimes'
Not long ago General Corse received a
complaint from well-known woman
Of letters, who passes The winter
months in Boston. to the effect that her
COPY Of The Atlantic Monthly - was
invariably delayed much after the time
when it should naturally be received.
When finally it did come to hand the
leaves were always cut, and it bore the
appearance Of having been read in
transit. She was Inclined TO the belief
that some one connected with the post
office. a carrier. perhaps, was in the
habit of taking it home to read be-
fore delivering it. The complaint
seemed reasonable. and an IN
spector was detailed to look the
matter up. He soon discovered that
the postoffice and its employees were
euiltless in the matter, but that the
ianitor Of the hotel in which the lady
had her apartments was in the habit OF
retaining her Atlantic for time for his
own private perusal. Boston Is pro0a-
DIV the only city where the janitors OF
the buildings are sufficiently interested
in the class Of literature which 1.-The
Atlantic Monthly" furnishes 70 delay
the delivery Of the mails for their iatel'
leclual enjoyment.-Boston Adver'
ffaar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26
HOW BOOKS ORIGINATE.

Millions "Comusn was suggested by
the circumstance Of Lady Egerton los
ing herself in a wood. The origin Of
Paradise Lost" has been ascrbed by
one to the poet having read Andreini'S
drama of 'L'Adamo Sscra Representa-
tone. - Milan, 1888; by another, to his
nerusal CT Theramo's "Das Buch
Belial.n &C., 1872. Duns.er says that
the prima stamina Of Paradise Los"
il 10 be found 10 Sylvester : translation
of Do Bartas' Divine Weekes and
Workes.n II is said that Milton him.
self owned that be owed much Of bis
work 10 Pniueas Flelcher's "Locusts OF
Anpolyonlsts. Paradise Regained
ia attributable to he Toet having
been asked by Elvood, the Quaker
what he could say on the subject
Gower's ''Confessio Amantis' was writ
ten at the command Of Richard H. who
meeting Cover rowing on the Thames
invited him into the royal barge, and
O. fter much conversation, requested hin
to book some new thing" Chaucer'
is generally agreed, intended IN HI
/. Canterbury Tales to initiate the DE
cameron of Boccaccio. When Cow
Der was forty-n,e he was induced b.
Mrs. Unwin 10 write poem, that lad
giving him for a subject The PfC
gress of Error The author oil III
Castle of otranio" says in letter. no'
in the British Museum, that II was u
eestsd TO him by dream, In who
h, thought himself in an ancient CASH
ard that be saw a gigantic hand
armor on the uppermost banister OF u
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26
suSDAY-scHooLs IN KENTUCKY.

srSDAY-sCHOOLs IN KENTUCKY.
A correspondent Of the New York
Observer writes:
There are about thirty mountain
counties ia the State comprising nearly
one. fourth Of our entire area; every
one OF these are pauper counties, l
mean by this, they draw more money
from the State treasury than their taxes
amount to; some more than double.
Till later years little attention has been
given to the education Of their children.
Parents would not send them, though
the school was near them and free OF
charges. Many teachers would SIT IN
the school house all day without a SIN
ole scholar. There has been declued
Improvement, but still there IS room
for much greater. For lack OF educa-
ton they have been cut of from the
onter world. | have travelled for weeks
without seeing a newspaper OF any
kind. Hence. the constant crimes OF
murder that are not only disgrace
to our State, but shame TO our en-
tire nation. Only a few months since
Young Combs, not yet III MS
teens. was sent to prison for life ior
killing the slayer Of his father. 10 DC
tober | went from one county town 70
another, twenty-elght miles with lns
mail rider, a boy Of sixteen. HIS
father had been killed several year.
AGO. and he told me he intended to XIII
hls fathers slayer il ever an opporeun'
ity presented itself; he thought II
would be right, There had never Deen
a Bible IN his mothers family ana ne
bad seen but two. and had hearo
preaching few times only.
about three years ago organ'ze0
some union Bible schools IN Les'''
county, tho first ever in the county
Three have grown into churoheS' oo'
has built very good church mouse
: The first and only one IN the county
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

Till then the county was kept in confu-
sion by Internal feuds. one or more
murders had been committed annually
since the county was organized. Since
the Sunday work has been inau-
gurated only one murder has occurred
in the county. and the Sabbath IS now
kept as a sacred day in all the neigh
borhood Of the Sundsy-school.
IL have organized nineteen new
union Bible schools in the last four
months, containing nine hundred and
forty-one scholars aud teachers, and
visited four hundred and fifty families
for prayer and Scripture reading. b.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

LEAVES.

ne han nercr Jed Of ne dafHnes that are
bred IN book: he han not Gie paper ~ Il icere;
he han n0fdrpnk fnk; MS inieilscf - not rcpien-
i'led; h, i,oniy ,enfible ia ne dulier pGrfs. -
LOres ab on Lost.
What l. fuice read e better remembered than
uhaf 81 frnnserlbed
-Srmuei Johns0n.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

THE professors in the Divinity school
Of the great Roman Catholic University
at Washington have all been appointed
and are all foreign born.
The chair Of dogmatic theology has
bean given - the Rev. DR.. Schroeder
wbo ctms from the University oil
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

Mrs. John A. Logan has become dis
tinctly a literary woman, and each
day fiuds her in the editorial chair pre-
siding over her Home Magazine. AL
though one hears comparatively little
IF Mrs. Logans periodical she asserei
me that it has turned the corner and
Is an established success DO Ike
editorial work. in repetition OF an in
curry. Eyes, very much. like to
keep busy and you know a magazine
does chat if nothing else. Then. since
the Generals death, find myself bet
Ter 10 being constantly employed, with
As little time left me as possible for
personal thoughts. lam now writing
my remiscences. which will embody
those Of General Logan. aud shall publish
them through my magazine. Literary
work is very congenial labor when ones
interest is in it. Mine is, and 80 l am
happy. It busy life, but as said
before. it Is best Tor me to have every
moment of my time eugrossed. - The
cares of editorial work have certainly
not left their traces on Mrs. Logan :
face. She retains her perfect health,
and seems conlented IN new work.
Her hair is snow white.
which she wears combed very
high. Her eyes are as expressive
as ever. while her manners retain the
sam charm aa OF Old. She is a through
business woman with an appreciation
Of the practical side OF Literature, and
this aids her wonderfully in her edito-
rial duties.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

Some Of the newly discovered Greek
terra-cottas will be illustrated, in an ar
ticle on that subjec. by Charles de Kay
in the forthcoming MidN inter FEB
ruary) Century.
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rRosrENTr.

..,, hate that Death bandaged my eyes.
and ioroofe'
And babe me creep past
-Brownings "Prospice."
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The Rev. Frederick I. Reese writes 20
The Churchman as follows about the
work Of the Rev. J. S. Russell at ST.
Paul's Normal and Industrial School.
Tawrenceville 1t has fifty five
scholars, twenty-one of whom are
boarders, two only boys. Two male
and one female teacher are employed,
beside the rector. The boarding pupils
nav a nominal fee Of So month, and,
together with the day pupils, do most
OF the work on the place. To meet
the current expenses, amounting
to about $4,000, it is necessary
TO rely upon the contributions OF
persons interested in the work. The
property owned by the institution rep
resents a cost value of $1,000, upon
which a debt remains of 81, 700. OF this
amount 500 is an Immediately press
ing obligation. Everything is in excel
lent condition, exhibiting careful ad-
mipisiration. AS a result Of personal
observation feel that can say that
4 regard this enterprise as emit
tied to the cordial support Of
the Church, It seems to be con-
Quoted by the principal with an intel
ligent appreciation Of the aims and
methods best calculated TO promote per-
manenty good results. lie realizes the
necessity Of educating his people to
work. and the danger of over education
for them in their station OF life. lhe
industrial features are limited for want
Of funds, but work is insisted upon
The courage Of the principal. his single
aimed persistency in sticking 10 hi'
work. his faith in undertaking an en-
terprise so full Of difficulties and ham
pered by financial burdeds, are worthy
Of all good peoples respect and assis
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-26

Asis well known the English Palee-
tine Exploration Society has issued is
accurate surveys Of the West Jordan
countries. Now the committee has de
termined to publish also the surveys OF
the trans.JordaDic lands in so far as
these were taken before the Turkish
Government iuterfered and put a stop
10 il. The first publication will be
Captain Conder's Typographical reports
ACCOMPANIED by a map covering ter
ritory Of five hundred square miles,
The second volume will contain the
archaeological reports Of Clermont'
Ganneau; the third an account OF the
sauna and fora Of the Wadi Arabah, by
chichester Hart, who took part IN the
geological expedition of Professor HUI
There are some quarters in New YorI
CITY TO which evangelical activities
have not yet reached. These may Il
outlying districts of great parishes; bu
GREAT parishes have great cares an'
great expenses.
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LITERARY NOTES.

Vital questions Of the Cay are he
subjects Of the leading articles in The
January number Of the Cosmopolitan.
The recent revolution ia Brazil and tho
overthrow Of Dom Pedros monarchy
make timely carefully considered
article by Mayo W. Hazeltiue. on The
Thrones that will Totics N-xt.' Tho
probabilities for the immediate future
OF European governments are most IN
tefesunglysforscast. Great industries,
involving almost unlimited capital, and
contributing to the physical comfort Of
entire peoples. find topic under the
title OF Sugar Cane and Sugar Ma
king, by w. II. Ballou, illustrated 30
as to give a clear idea Of this manufsc-
ture 10 any reader. Fashion, un-
consciously matter Of moment
TO every person wishing to appear well
in the eyes Of others, has an historical
treatment in clever illustrated article
entitled "The Development Of the Coat
and Waislcoat. by William Hamilton
Bell. Art, as a stimulus to civilization
and underlying an progress by means
II the examples found in notable works
of both old and modern masters, in
cladsa en- article upon the eyer-popuiar
Rougneraau. artist and man, fully Illus
rated aud written by Carroll Beckwith,
A American artist, intimately familiar
with the subject and the artist. The
great question Of education IS treated
by Professor Boyesen ia an article re-
producing photographs Of classes and
class.rooms, buildings and professors
OF Columbia College.