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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
PULPIT AND PEW.
NEWS AND COMMENT OF INTER
EST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.

Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr.. % the Individ-
ualltv of the Preacher An Jsraciitc fn-
deed The Rest Time TO start-MInor
Mention
Tho Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr., preach
cd in the Twenty-tnird Street Baptist
church Association Hall Sunday
morning, says the New York Herald.
, His discourse was on the ministry and
the right kind OF men 10 ill 1T.
He began by saying that the civiliza'
ton Of the nineteenth century was an
interrogation point. In the conflict OF
the world the truth must survive. This
was an hge. however. of stern morality,
although il was called a superficial
age.
The only ministry that could survive
was that which followed the rule of
Christ. He gave the keynote in his
dying words TO the Apostles. "Ie have
not chosen me, but | have chosen you.
That is, he sent them out into the
world 10 bear fruit. What, then, were
the characteristics of the men OF to-day
The day had gone by when a man could
be a successful minister who had cbo-
sen that profession because II seemed 70
be an easy one.
All the instances of failure among
ministers was due TO the fact that they
thought they had chosen Christ. God
never called a man 10 teach who could
not teach. He never called man upon
whom ne had not bestowed gifts.
In the fret place, the minister must
be "A mana manly man in every sense
OF the word. He did not want man
with a particular cut of vest or who
ministered in churches with magnifi-
cent spires or was clothed in impressive
garb.
The preacher contrasted two men
from the same college. with apparently
the same gifts and opportunities, The
one succeeded in his ministry, the other
failed The one who succeeded had IN
dividGality. the minister who failed
had none.
A man who was a man had opinions,
a live man had individuality. Let him
speak what he believes, but above all
things let him not speak what he does
not believe. 1t Is coming To be under
stood TO day more and more, even in the
Church of Rome, that it Is no. the cut
of the garment or the impressive sur
roundings of the minister, but the man
illness, the individuality of the man
which make the minister the successful
teacher.
Mr.. Dixon here referred IN compil-
mentary terms to the ex priest, DR.. Nc
Glyna. When DIR. McGlynn left his
Church he said he did it 50 as to make
known 10 the world that the priest was
made by the machine. The other day
when he came back from California
thousands OF men and women enthusl-
astically greeted him. WhyY Because
he was God S chosen instrument. II
they wanted to know the secret of the
power Of Dr. McGlynn, 1t was because he
is a man from the crown of his shaggy
head TO the sole of his foot.
The gospel of Christ was practical
gospel. and Mr.. Dixon argued that 1t
was. therefore. easy TO follow.
When they brought religion, how
ever, into mans practical life, 1t was
astonishing the deathly silence that fell
upon them, and this remark Of the
preacher was apropCs of a story he told
of congregation saying Amen 10
everything until a call was made upon
it's pocket-bOOk.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

Benjamin l.. FarjeJu, author Of Bread
ard Cheese and Kisses. AT the Sign Of
the silver tllg]n. and other popular
novels, says a writer IN Once = Wees,
''Ii dark-flcel. p.eIcingeyed. intense
ly intelligent. looking ma1. of genial
manner alQ Jewish extraction. lie be-
gau lite as "a j)uruaiisi in New Zealand,
where be became proprietor Of news
paper. but having received a friendly
letter " encouragement. from Charles
Dickens. cast the cares Of eiitOrship to
the winds and returned 90 England,
since when be bas turned out some
twenty novel; lie has been a book
collector from has youth, yet he
ablures the 3eclusiOn OF "A study.
and writes IN the bay-windOw
OF MS dining room. on the end
Of the dining. table, which allows him
more elOOw-TOOm than the most cum
ningly cOntrivod OF decks. lie is an
iuveterate smoker. and regards good
cigars as an all-pOworful aid to the
Imagination. lie often rises suddenly
during the night TO j1t down new
idea. and. having once settled the
germs Of his stories, hs allows them to
develop. seeming almost 90 live in them
during the process. He does not dis
dam certain amount OF exercise, vet
he Is profoundly domeslicated. being
married 10 daughter of joe
Jefferson, and he has four rOsv-cheeked
children. one of whom has caught the
gait aud mannerisms of the memorial
Rip ana reminds you strongly Of the
original. lie says the two great pleas.
ures OF this lie are work and home,
and after them come flowers; yet while
ne writes a neat hand he swears by the
typewriter, ana he is much addicted
TO ice water. lie is profoundly well.
read. can talk admirably on any given
subject. and has good many amusing
stories to tell about the manner in
which he lights on his clever plots aud
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

the shadows. No ripple stirred mo,
The sombre waters. no wave curled its
bright lin. but bubbles rose ceaselesslv
u the surface and broke there. one by
one. Aud from below. amid the slime
and ooze, assembled, forever faint. stiged
sounds Of lamentatioD-the voices NJ
those who had been dark and sad
within them during their DAYS on
earth. unthankful for the warmth nj
the sunshine aud the blessed blue Of the
sky. Dante's awful vision has lOsl much
of its power 20 terrify; otherwise Tho
writers OF the present day migbt
tremble for their ultimate fate. They
seem. like GeOrgiana POdsnap. 10 hate
everybody aud wish every BODY Uas
dead. " They wade neck deep 10 tho
Slough Of DespOnd, aui becken MS IN
follow. This IS an age Of depressin,
books. To be jovial is considered .iyn
of intellectual mediocrity, OF bovine
u1sonsitiveness. The proper thing ia M
clan on the exringuishcr suddenly. ana
leave your readers darxling. withou,
CLEAN of hope To light the pathway
farther. Tried by the modern standard
Dickens. who was the friend ol ninth
would bo considered a buhoon. AMI
Thackeray. once called cynic. would he
rated as the veriest sentimentalist. Va
are always in the lecturo-room. ana
must not laugh. under any consid.
Grafton. Sometimes the subject ~
discourse is rcligi0u' doubt, or social
ethics. or perhaps the bette humane h
cases the same gravity OF dcmearor Il
essential There Is an increasing ton.
dency TO regard the earth a. 2 prison.
house. and existence. iu the word. -
Edgar Saltus. rs IAN immense. an nm.
necessary alllictiOn until tho orlv
wise course seems To- Boz o. find tfo
edge Of the world and umn oa ma
space. The hOpelessness NJ be and tbe
dark uncertainty Of death are tbap,,
upon which our Ergi-h-spoaklrg
writers perform number.tss variations
And the smaller scribe. iolowin,
dutifully i'm the master- i0ot-,eps. sub.
side their snug countenance- into the
appropriate expression of gloom and
don the "inky cloak with %, authenu.
cally tragic an air rs they can muster.
Is there any note of cheer in die
voices that come 20 as from The
vast steppes Of Russia-from the
ancient cities. aud the great, -0ughng
forests where many nightingale sing.
The country which has been called
gay, witty, laugh.er-loying France
gives us the atrocities Of Caiuiie
Mendes. the brutality OF lola. the cold
cynicism of Maupassant, the in,iIi0us
melancholy Of Bourget, the stern hope
illness Of Eiaubert. Ia their books we
see the trinmphs OF baseness exemplihel
in the lives OF those who have been
classified By French writer ~ the
'strugglef0rlifeur and the "leuue
h0mme qui ne fai, rien. lbsen. force
bic ana audacious, yet inconsistent
battle-axe in hand. slashes right and
left at established codes. The tragedies
of hcredity. the inevitable ghosts n
past sins. the suppression Of the ndi-
vidual by hampgrng tOnyentionaliues.
the tyranny of traditional religion
these are the subjects that engage bis
oen.-N. O. Tlmes-D Democrat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

f....
''o 'A'''.''' 90 . 'i'''.' '''''''
ihi7 l7 I"e i'ielS' ,i'-'l'l'''f % BE-
ciety oil me biptlsl7 Oh -ne N'itaef'
states. anu KS iie'H'ldi ,e.7 "l' 40 l'e-
mont lemple' BOSTON l.-F. d. NJ u ii-
aock' IT, - mas pen inc "D'iF. anu -.'
icieut secretary lor nearly '' years.
Rev. Adonfam JnI7on commenced J.-
first mission at Elnso'n' BURMA lH
July. lol0' out lne society was n'l or
stuized WIl May, Ioif' When -.r.
Judson wa' accepted as ile mis-i9li-'t
~ the society ln accordance wan 81
pledge which had been sent TO -if. D.
by some leading Baptist ministers ln
Mas achu5etts. ln.Ic are now I'D
Burma l33 Bipl MISSIONARIES, '-l
native preachers and llG other raCte
assistants. making au a--r0 r 4te Ci t'J.
There are 12j churches. wItn a1 g--f--
gate membership of % $50. and a12 'l
the chuches arr sc!i-suuporticg. l1e
other missions g, he society in Asia
are ln Assam. India among lne ie.u.
gus CHINA, Chiaete m. sion iu S'nm,
and japan. There ALSO mission in
Africa on ile Congo river Taking
ASIA and Africa together. there aie a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
The Trne Gentleman.

Cardinal Newman's description of a
true gentleman Ii is almost defni-
ton Of q gentleman TO say that he is
one who never inflicts pain. This de-
scription is both refined and. so far as
A Il goes. accurate. He is mainly occu-
o. god in merely removing the obstacles
Of reao;h hinder the free and unembar-
efcre the action Of those about him, and he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

[ shall not pass away; or again. u tell
thee. Peter. the cook shall not crow
this day until thou shalt deny that lhou
knowest me- Could we rightly say
Of any one OF these passages that they
are intuitively recognized as divineY
But, OF course. we could 20 on 10 al
most every second verss Of our Lord 5
teaching. There are more verses. we
| think. which involve the assertion OF
what was toAhe Disciples supernatural
knowledge. which they must have
taken on his authority or not atall. than
there are which their own conscieucas
and understanding would have peremp-
| tOrily and clearly confirmed. Would
the Christian Church have existed at
all. if the Apostles had 80 limited their
trust in their Master as 20 exclude what
DR.. Martineau calls secondhand be-
lief. assented TO at the dictatiOn of an
initiated expertY' II Cardinal New
man was disposed. rs we think he was,
to deprecate unduly the intuitional ele-
ment I'm revelation. Or. Martneau is far
more extravaganl ia the other direc-
ton. stripping revelation as he does of
all the superhumau and Informing ele-
mont which we accept on the strength
Of our trust in the divine character of
Christ. without being able t0 verify 1t
in any way for ourselves. though we
should not and could not have 20 ac.
cepted il, had we not been attracted 10
it by the spiritual ana neral echoes
which that revelation awakeus IN our
hearts, and which necessarily lead Us
To expect that that which has been
confirmed by the deepest munitions
within us. ia not embedded On an out
living mass OF dream or fable which toe
sceptical intellect Of man is called upon
10 dissipatc and dissolve. no Wow OF
revelation seems 10 w more profoundly
incredible than that which accepts i-s
oriQi~ i-'nod as divine but which as-
sumes tua. Do 400 sooner clothed itself ln
human form tIan AZ accre.cd 60 itself
whole MAS Of incredible fables, from
which all the strength oi wisely scepti-
cal believers has not even yet been rD
TO set it free.
Whom GOD reveals himself, we may
surely assume that b" does not limit
his teaching To- what be gives us the
means of 40 once verifying. Such
teaching. mo- doubt. be- does give us.
for he surprises thc conscience aHd
fosters all that i5 spiritual within ue
bus if De were % give Us nothing more.
nOthin- for tbc truth OF which wcmn.t
depend ON it- Close connection W.in
what we DO rec gnl1e ass awakening %
sleeping faculty within us. we should
fare like those unhappy children whom
dOctriuairca dc-tine % lolTu every inlrg
Inv flair ot.,i cT.rarfngr, s. lsur r..H
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

A volume OF some interest TO Words
worthians. dealing with the poets and
poetry of a district OF Scotland rendered
classic for all time by the pen of their
master. and peculiarly associated with
the genius and works of Walter Scott
and the Ettrick Shepherd, will be issued
in the course Of few weeks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

Profit on literature in England is SAID
to be about as follows: A shilling
snocker' pays its expenses when it has
sold 1000 copies; three-shilling book
upon which grade and all higher grades
the price Of the cover has to be account
ed for, becomes profitable after it has
sold 800; "A six-shilling book when it
has sold LOCO; two volume library
book when it has sold 400, and three
volume book when it has sold 800.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

The authorized Life Of Ibsep y
written by Mr.. Henrik Jaeger, will an.
pear early III the autumn in an English
version by Mrs. Bell, the numerous
poetlcal quotations being translated
from the Norwegian by Mr. Edmund
Gosse.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
Load, kindly Light

DR.. Newman S hymn. Lead. Kindly
Light. Amid the Encirchng Gloom
was composed in June. 1893. This
hymn will hold its place among toe
permanent hymns of the Church. of all
creeds. along with Toplady's Rock Of
Ages. ~ Wesley's Jesus. Lover of Ny
Soul Luther : Elm Feste Burg. land
Palmer 5 My Faith Looks JPto Thee.
As the London Times justly remarks,
Whether Rome canonizss him or not.
he will be cauonized by thoughtful
people Of many creeds in England the
saint and poet in him will survive. -
The Advance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

Among the De Quincy man uscripts
ecently unearthed. letters from
Wordsworth. Coleridge. and Charlotte
Brote are found. One letter. sigued
"Cprrer Bell, ~ in which she sends De
Quincy copy of the poems of the three
sisters and tells him that the publishers
say only two copies have been sold, has
a melancholy interest. Along with
these letters have been discovered five
lost papers, The Dark Interpreter
and the Spectre of the Broken with
the rest OF course, they are all 10 oe
given 70 the public in the orthodox
shape. two volumes of Life aud Let
tiers, " which DR.. Japp is now editing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
Literature of discomfort.

Dante. in his history Of that wonder
ful pilgrimage through the abode of de-
parted spirits. tells US that he passed a
black, silent pool lying sullenly among
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

A large assortment OF crutches, cheap, az
Owens X Minor Drug Company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

The adaptability of American his
t0Tic material To the purpose Of historic
fiction has had many admirable illua-
tralions, but seldom a better one THAI
that given in Martha Corey; Tale of
the Salem Wtchcraft, written by
Miss Constance Goddard Du Bots, and
soon 10 be published by Mes-rs. \. G
McClurg & Co., Chicago. The story
opens ia England. but soon shifts across
the ocean 10 the then rude and austero
New England, where 1t has for its
background the dark and gloomy PIC
lures OF the wltchcraft persecution. OF
which 1t furnishes thrilling view.
Signor L Nencioni, the reviewer Of
Tennyson and Of Browning in Nu0va
AntOlogia- notes the curious parallel
between Tennyson "CrossiI z the Bar
and BrOwnng's "Prospice. the sug-
gestiOn being almost Identical. the treat
ment very different. 10 Tennyson,
contemplation, solemn calm. the har-
monte note; in Browning. aetion, the
heroic accent, iudomitable hope, the
transcendant triumph of the soul. So
the poetry. so also the pOetsl'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
cHRIsT's TEAcHryM

Again. Come unto me. an we that
labor and are heavy-laden, aDdA viii
give you rest; or again, "HeavenNnd
earth shall pass away, but my WORKS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14

Ife wa.a cynic. but he was kindly
cynIc and. Ike some Of the spasmOdic
fountains ia the desert, his milk Of hu-
man Kindness wouid come In its, the
more refreshing from their rarity A.
for example, when. apropOs To good
Dr. GJ0deuOugh, and ma grateful re-
memtiauce Of friendly services, be
breaks out in heartfelt praise of the
doctors. whom he mas freely satlrized
elsewhere. That he eXcelled in ,he
loving deluoati1n Of noble character he
showed ln Colonel NeWcOme. whose
very weaknesses are the offspring OF
virtues. making us like him all the bet
ter. So with D)bbin. where growing
afft elton for bis sub iect evidently forced
the sstirist's hand: for the uncouth
ami painfully embarrassed scnoolhoy
aui sub1teru goes forward gaining
steadily ia dignity.
Tnackrray $ scamps and his rcgues
have generally attractive qualities, are
often treated win extreme tenderness.
and ai. encouraged O. ava themselves
of opportunities for repentance. Raw
Don Cawley. the dlssipated heavy
DRAGON. is hardened rcprObate: it
may bee doubled If he plays on The
square with CARDS. or dice. and he shoots
Captain Marker WIKI as little remOrse
as cock pheasant. His marriage with
tine w1lst of wives does much 20 change
nm for the better, aud uuscliish aitac
ton for Ais boy does a great zeal more.
We symplth'Ze when me Is arranging
Co. be- reyeuged on Lord Sseyne; we are
s9ucaed by the teaT- i'm his eyes when
ne is talking TO his kindly -i;ter-in law;
and vo feel something approaching 20
respect for the old TOue when he sails
away To honorable exile ma Coventry
Island. "iIJuostN Costigan-Thacke-
ray. VINO was much addicted 10 man
narism=. WAS fond of calling his most
questionable characters honest-is an
unmitigat,d and disrcputable old
scamp.
So lar as debts. duns, and pecuniary
baseleas ~. he is vulgarized Rawdon
Crawley. PeThaps COsugan could not
nave helped getting drunk. but ne need
not have dlshOnored his gray hairs by
singing scandalOu5 songs at the "kitch-
en- toward the small hours. His con-
duet is about Gs contemplate as con-
due, need be. yet the touch Of genius
somehow insinuates relief. and we have
ain kindness for tn drunken captain.
Tna'hery hoi more sympathy with q
e aud gifted Bohemian like Jack than
w4ln selfish seusdalist like JOS Sell
ley There is no better comedy in the
novels than the earlier career Of the
Collector or Boggley Wallah the blush
ing youth IN his gay garments making
love 10 Becky: Dir. Sedley in the bower
at VauNhall inviting the public to
pledge him IN rack punch. Mr. Sedley.
staggering one day IN the streets Of
Brussels, and hurrying the next from
stable 10 hotel, Offering any money for
pair Of posters, Waterloo Sedlay reiat-
Ing his European campaigns in Hin
du,tan, and limiting that he and the
Iron Duke shared the honor of sending
Napoleon to s.. Helena.-Black wood :
Magazine.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-26

to say that they are worth almost any
price you ask for them. A good ter.
rapin will make a dinner for from three
to three and a.half adults, or It will
make soup for from six to eight per
sons.
WILBUR l.. CoBB-Tho late VIM.
d. Kelly died far from wealthy. Ever
since he attained the age of his major.
ity he has made good deal of money,
but he seemed to be unfortunate In his
investments and several times lost
money in large chunks. 1t has been
but few years since he and some
other gentlemen conceived the idea of
running cheap herdics to any part of
the city for twenty-five cents a single
fare. A great deal Of money was In.
vested and the venture given fair
trial, but the system did not meet with
public patronage sufficient to make IL
successful financially, and Mr. Kelly,
with others, lost his money. He also
made an unlucky investment in ven
ture to control the clay for certain
kinds of pottery, the failue of which
scheme, it is said, cost MIR. Kelly the
price of two good Pennsylvania farms.
i. +. REPPETTI-I believe the pres
ent depression in the retail trade of
Washington is caused by the unusual
desire for investment in real estate.
There has never been time within
my knowledge when so many persons
in moderate circumstances were saving
every dollar they could spare from
nect sites and investing 1t in realty.
In this way vast amount of money is
withdrawn from circulation. 1t is paid
to owners of city and outside property,
who, receiving ii in large Jumps, place
1t in banks or invest it in foreign SC.
curities which take 1t out of the city.
CAPTAIN LoEFFLER-More attention
should be paid to sweeping the side
walks. If | invest in flvc-cent shine
on my way to the Office and cross sew
eral streets my shoes look as If l had
been on pedestrian tour in the country.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-26
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Schedule in effect Dec. go, 1Se9
Leave Washington from Station corner Of
New Jersey avenue and street.
For CHICAGO and Northwest Vestibuled
Limited express daily 11:2O m, express $50
IN.
lis, express daily, $40 and 1870 pm.
For PITTsBuRG and Cleveland Vestibuled
Limited express daily 1l:s0 a m and express
For LEXINGTON and Local Stations, +1o:so
am.
For WINCHESTER and Way Stations, 1880
p. m.
For LuRAY, $40 m.
For BALTIMORE, week days, 400, 500, $40,
7.20, $50, 0 20, 9.45 u1.00, 1900 45 minutes)
am, H.; 10, 2oo, 2So 45 @inutesl, s15 45-min-
900, 1890 and II 80 p m. Sundays, d 90, 7.a0,
s.90, 92o, 9.45 m, 1900 (45 minutes). lis,
eco, $50 t45-minutes) s.25 4e5, 35, SO, 7.io'
7.45, 900, 1890 and 11.S0 pm.
For WAY STATIONS between Washington
and Baltimore, 90, $40, $50, a m, 1910, .25,
d,S5, $50, lilo m. Sundays, $50 m, .15,
8 25, 35, 620, II 80 m.
TRAINS leave Baltimore for Washington,
week days, 5.10, G.2o, g. 80, 72o, 745 500, $50,
e.i5 and lob m: 12.C0, 1915, 1.50, 2.10, 800,
91o, 4;i5 500 800, $50, 7;10, 7,90, $50, s.s5,
9.15, 1918 a m; 1900, 1880, 150, 2.10 4.15,
5;oO 20, 7.1O, 7.so. $50. s.s5, 1920. 1925 and
For ANNAPOLIS, $40 m, 10 10. 4.a5 m.
On Sundays, $50 m. 4.35 p m. Leave An
napolis $40, m. 1905, $50 m. Sundays,
S.37 m, 90 pm.
For STATIONS on the Metropolitan Branch,
t6.45, 5000 m, 81 10 m for principal sta.
tions only; t103o IN, t4.30 and 1880 p m.
FOR ROCKVILLE and way stations, ti.85 p m.
For GAITHERsBURG and intermediate points,
f90O m, II 90, *5.35, t11.s5 I'M.
For BoYDs and intermediate stations. n 100
pm, s10.OOpm.
CHURon TRAIN leaves Washington on Sun.
day at l 10 p IN, stopping at all stations on
Metropolitan Branch.
For FREDERICK. t6.45. t1120 m, "a. 10, "A 80
m. Sundays, 1.l0 , m.
FOR HAGERSTowN, t11.20 a. m. and 1880
y. m.
TRAINS arrive from Chicago daily Las m
and 4,05 p m; from Cincinnati and st. Louis
daily 345 m and 1.50 p m; from Pittsburg
NEW YORK - AND PHILADELPHIA D1.
VISION.
For New YORK, Trenton, Newark and
Elizabeth, N. j., 400, $500, 1920, 90 m,
Cars ca rs on all day trains: Sleeping Car on the
FoR PHIIADELrnrA, Newark, Wilmington
and Chester. 400, $500, 70 20, 1890 m,
*2So, *4.e0, *710 and *lO.3O pm.
For INTERMEDIATE POINTS between Balu-
more and Philadelphia, 1900 and s7.aO m,
TRAINS LEAVE New York for Washington,
*12,16 night.
TRAINS LEAVE Philadelphia for Washington,
f4do, +S.15, al 10 m, t1.35, u 40, *605. *7.40
pm.
For ATLANTIC CITY, 400 m and 1890 m.
Sundays, 400 m and IL. 90 noon
tExcept Sunday. tDaily. Sunday only.
Baggage called for and checked from ho-
orders left at ticket offices, $40 and 1851 Pa,
ave. and at Depot.
j. II. ODELL, CHAS. o. SCULL.
Gen. Manager Gen. Pass. Ag't.