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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

What a man is, rather than what a
man says OF what a man does. is the
true measure of a man S power in the
world. IL Us a mans personality.
rather than bis performance or MS pre-
cept, that gives him his place as a moral
force among men. and that extends or
limits his influence over his fellows.
The words and the works Of a man, for
good or for III. are not TO be compared.
IN the sum Of their potency, with the
mans own seli-as intensifying or as
hinderiDg the efficiency Of his direct
life labOTs.
From the highest TO the lowest plane
of human character, and in the earlier
ages as in the later. this truth stands
out with like dislinctness. Ii is the
personality of Jesus that gives attrac-
tiveness to his teachings, and that Justi-
des bis call to men to come te him for
lie. and TO make his example their
pattern of living. If Jesus had not
been what he was. his words could
never have proved the power they are.
.The Christ himself had been no Lawgivor,
Unless ne had given the tVetoo with the law.
1T is the grandeur Of his character
which cOnstit utes the chief power OF
his ministry, says Bushnell mot his
miracles or teachings apart from his
character. Here is the power Of Christ
1t is what of God 5 beauty. love,
truth. and justice shines through him.
II is the influence which flows unc0n-
scion ely and spontaneously out OF
Christ as the friend of man. the light
of the world, the glory of the Father.
made yls1blo. So Dc was, IN different
measure with Abraham, and David.
and Paul. SO it was also. in degree,
wish Socrates. and Plato, and Marcus
Aurelius. so 10 must always be. with
AM. lis the personality that measures
the permanent power Of the words and
deeds Of the md vidual
1t was the rs0uaiity of man, rather
than the Inherent force Of his sayings
and doines. that. in its time AMI place, |
gave such marvellous potency TO the Ia /
nors of Mohammed. of Peter the Hermit, /
of Martin Luther. of Oliver Cromwell. /
NJ John Calvin. of George Whitfield. OF
John Wesley. and many another leader
,f d0pular opinion mOlder of public SEN
.iment.- for his own day and for days /
mat followed after. IL was what the /
man was himself that made him the eff I
.eut instrument for the work he did' /
whether that work was wholly /
Dr. only partially good. The traditional /
SUGGESTION that Whltefeld could move /
am audience to tears by simply utterlng F.
me word 'Mesopotamia, is but a con-
,rete statement of the truth that a /
man S personality is the practical meas
nre of his power over his fellows; and /
now. as always. it is the man back OF /
the message that helps OF binders the
of the message toward those /
for whom that message was sent on JUS .
vvav. ''-Sunday-Sc Times
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

The auction sale of the library Of the
late Samuel l.. NJ. Barlow, which has
been iu progress during the past week
Al the American Art Galleries. IN Madi-
.on SQUARE. came Co an end yesterday
afternoon. The 2Ts4 lots. which COM
orissd thec0.icctiOn, brought csJ.Oi5 20,
making it one Of the most notable auc-
t,on sales of books that ever took place.
The proceeds Of yesterday S sales were
24 j05.2O.
Forty-throe manuscripts were sold
yesterday. which alone brought oyer
$4,000. The briskest competition Of
The sale was excited over the Massachu
sets colony records. known as "A true
cooie of the Court bO0ke vi the Cover
uor and Society of the Massachusetts,
BAY ia New England. There are 3lf
pages OF the manuscript, with the ex-
ceDtionol five, whichare missing. They
are bound in old calf. The Boston
Public Library wanted these records,
aud it wanted them so badly that Judge
Mellen Chambcrilin paid 1900
90 get them. The John Carter
Brown Library, of Providence,
wanted them also, aud BID through
lis representative. Fred Morris, as
high as 80 49, but succumbed when
Boston offered $50 more. Boston s sue.
Gees was greeted with applause. and the
buzzing that followed showed the ex-
cuement which had been wrought up
during this remarkable bidding. There
Is no standard By which to gauge the
value OF this manuscript, bat the price
reached was q surprise 70 everybody.
La March 1868, the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts tried % buy this manu-
script from ,lr. Barlow. but be declined
% sell. and the Con m0nweallh had 10
be salts fed with the loan of 10, b. which
1t was enabled 70 perfect the original
records. Mr. Barlow 3 copy was the
Only one Known g. be in existence.
The Chalmers papers. consisting OF
original letters and extracts from the
records Of several States. including
New York. Pennsylvania and Connects
cut. in twenty-one volumes. went to
Superintendent George Il. Moore, OF
the Lenox Library. for 81 80. The
Lenox Library also paid $3.50 for tbs
Livingston correspondence. comprising
over 1000 letters, petitions and Other
documents addressed 20 William Liy
ingslon while be held the post OF
Governor Of New Jersey century
ago. General j. S. Barnes received FOL
81. 200 the log book OF the Scraps. KEEP
while the ship was under the command
OF the Honorable Paul Jones. % :
manuscript petition, addressed by Col
umbus 10 Ferdinand and Isabella. wen
10 the John Carter Brown library TO
.a1. Benedict Arnold "J0urnal .
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BROWNING.

As if the Muse of Poetry wished %
adOrn the image of his death, he passad
away amid world OF beauty and ia
the midst of a world endeared 20 him
by love. Italy was his second country.
Ia Florence lies tine wife OF hi5 heart;
In every city he has friends, friends not
only among men and women, but
friends M every fold of Apenuine and
Alp. in every breaking. wave of the
blue Mediterranean. in every forest of
pines, in every church and palace and
town hall. in every painting that
great art had wrought. in every
stOried market place. In every great
life which had adorned, hOnored and
made romantic Italy. the great mother
OF beauty, at whose breasts have hung
aud whose milk have sucked all the
arts and all the liieiaiurts of modern
Europe. In Italy be- died. and in We
nice sea and sky aud city and mountain
glory encompassed him with loyeliness.
and their soft graciousness. their tenn
perate power Of joy and life. made bis
death easy. There IS nothing which is
not fair about bis departure. nothing
unworthy OF him, nothing which leaves
behind one trace Of pain. Why should
we mourn him : Strong IN life, his
death was gracious. Mankind is for
tunate 10 have SO noble a memory.
Nor has he left undOne that which
gives 20 Us further right 90 think hap
ply Of his death lie has LEFT behind
him religious lore Of life. based on
faith in life 90 come. II is well that
both our greatest poets in E0gland
that is, the two greatest men ia
all our modern England, men whose
power will be ever young when
every other name in the last hun
died years will be with difficulty
remembered-iOr the poet is The
eternal pOwer-it is we'll that both. in
an age whose intellect and Imagination
have been 50 weakened by outside
knowledge that it has become unable
or unwilling % see God. and has no
shame in claiming utter death a. the
true repose Of men. should both main
tain for US the mighty truths OF God =
fatherhood and man 5 perfection be-
yOnd death.-The Contemporary Re-
view.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

The Expedition to Quebec was bought
by Joseph Sabin for Si05. Most Of the
other manuscripts went 10 Dodd, Mead
x Co. Joseph Sabin and the Lenox and
John Carter Brown Libraries.
There wa- a good deal Of scrambliug
for the works Of Vespucus, and every
body interested came away with a tr0-
ply. If he didn't get the one he
wanted most, there we're plenty more
from which he could choose. The
highest price was 1920. paid by Bray
ton Ives for the "Mundus Novus,n an
octave volume. handsomely bound in
red morocco by Hardy-Menuil. D0dd.
Mead < Co. got another copy tor Ss25,
and copy Of the "Mundus Novus. BY
Matthews, for $3.50. Brayton Ives paid
$3.50 for the "Cosmograph 9 Introduc-
ito. &c. Of Vespucius ylacomyius,
aud bought several lesser works.
Mr.. Ives purchases yesterday
amounted to about 300. He has been
by far the largest individual buyer az
the sale his purchases amounting in all
to fully $40. 900. The largest purchaser
has been the Boston Public Library.
whose representatives cahe here pre-
pared to expend $4,000. They have
done IL. The Lenox Library has also
bees a very heavy buyer, and so have
Dodd, Meade & Co., the John Carter
Brown Library, Of Providence, Joseph
Sabin. Charles r. Hildeburne. John
Pierce, Librarian William f. Poole, Of
the Newberry Library, Chicago, and
James o. Wright.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

Rev. j. W. Morris. 10 private letter
written TO DR.. Lane from Cruzeir0.
gives 80 pleasant a picture OF the first
experiences of the new missionaries
that we venture to publish the follow
ing extracts:
Il hasten to ASSURE you Of our com
fort and health here among the brethren
of Cruzeiro Indeed 1 must not deal
in superlauves, for fear that 10 may
sound too extravagant, but. truly. If
ever two missionaries may be said TO
have fallen exactly upon their feet, DO
may be said of us. We are treated
by the brethren Of the Church
here with tho greatest kindness, add
everything that is within their power
they are anxious 80 DO for us. We
have two rooms, pleasantly and COM
fOrlably located in a house that has
both a floor aid "a ceiling. and is IN
every way above reprOaCh. 'kins9lv-
ing has q wall-maChine for exercise, and
never have been more amused than lam
no Observation-Disclosures thereby. Elk
ercise is bad enough when forced upon
a man, but TO 20 at 10 in cold blood Is
something which a Brazilian cannot
appreciate.
I'VE have met most of the believers.
and have enjoyed the services very
much. ST.. Benedicto has preached for
rs four times already. and we are proud
TO say that we really followed him quite
well. His sermons ON Noah and the
Last Judgment were very good: truly
helpful sermons. Sr. Benedict boards
with ST. da Malta, and SO we do not see
as much of him as we should like. How
ever. Kinsolving has undertaken 20
read some Hebrew with him az night
for an hour. and ! have little English
with the rest. 1t is a recreation 10 us;
indeed, the hour is greatlhelp on Por-
tuguese. As TO health, we are strong
and we'll, thanks TO plenty of exercise.
and plenty of appetite. aud plenty of
food. The coffee is excellent. and. Of
course. the beans and rice are good.
1--WE are TO have the Lord 5 Supper
next Sunday, and Sr. Benedict told as
to dav that he expected to receive two
people into the Church at that time.
We like Sr. Benedicto very much-very
bashful but the people ike him, and
are quite proud Of his requirements
and talents. / wish Sir. McLaren
could know the warm place me
has in the hearts of these people.
how eagerly they inquired after
him. S.. Benedicto asked the pray
ers of the congregation for him.
and am sure that his request will not
be made in vain. They have the fouu-
dation of the church laid. and are evil
IDENTIFY purposing to build substantially
and solidly. think they say that there
is not enough money yet. but they hope
TO flush It before the end of next year
al least. Indeed, M dear Doctor. the
brotherly feeling and Christian spirit
that is evident among these people does
our hearts good. Brazilian Mission.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

made a poet Of C0Iueilie at one blow.
Newton WAS transformed into a maihe-
mstician and natural philosopher by a
thnmp on the head from that wonder
fu apple-and so forth.
10 is impossible that genius should
ever BIO created by accident. though ac-
cident often assists in its revelation to
itself. o. an earthquake might set fOun-
tain gushing. or lay open the rich heart
of a gold mine. Fiammarion did not
become an astronomer because. az a
child. he was shown the suns eclipse
reflected ia a pail Of water, nor was
Miilet suddenly gifted with the ability
20 paint such pictures as " The Sewer,
simply because he heard s0meone speak
Of him as "Millet who always paints
naked women. - The power OF these
men was birihright, although
the stroke OF chance may have
aroused them TO q consciousness Of
*. Genius. as it happens. is not IN
frequently born blind. and. therefore,
loses time ia wandering through alien
pathways, and thenreiraciug its crop
lug footsteps. We see it struggling. as
IT ID the tolls Of some d0lorous encbant-
ment, that viii not Jet it come within
reach of It's true vocation. The period
Of probation must necessarily be pain
iul. for suppressed genius Is as danger
Gus as any other supposed disease. No
mau could be az peace with that inter-
nal fire raging In his breast.
But is genius always recognized. even
when it has reached its full slaturef
Decidedly not. A man may live and
work. and die unknown 90 fame. UNI
less. hand 10 hard with his genius, he
has that inIepid energy. that indoml-
table resolution 90 be himself, which
eonQuers in the end.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

What can his lShelley'sD conduct,
within the bonds of marriage or with
out them, matter TO a world which be
blessed and enriched Z What can MS
personal s0rrOws or failings be 10 peo.
pie who should only rejoice to heaIken
toh is melodious voice Who would not
give the lives of ahundred thousand or
dinary women 10 make happy for an
honr such a singer as hey
The greatest duty Of man Of genius
is TO his own genius. and be Is not
bound 10 dwell for a moment ia any
circumstances or any atmosphere which
Injuries. restraints or depresses IL. The
world has very little comprehension Of
genius. In England there is. more
than any where else. the most fatal ten
deucy 10 drag genius down into tue
heavy shackles Of commonplace exist
euce. and TO make Pegasus plough the
common fields OF earth. English
genius has suffered greatly from the
pressure Of middle-ciass English
opinion. Ii made George Eliot a hypo-
critic it has made Tennyson a chanter
of Jubilee Odes; it has put in chains
even the bold spirit of Browning and
II has kept mute within the sosl much
noble verse which would have had rap
tule aud passion in its cadeuces. The
tone Of hypocrisy, Of Puritlnsm, OF
conventionality. has deeply entered into
the English character, and how much
snd how great has been the loss Il has
caused TO literature none will ever be-
able TO measure. Shelley atfEauehlSed
himself IN its despite, and for SC
doing he suffered in his life aud
suffers in his memory. bul
sull there il y greater llberahty
~ider tolerance, an easier indulgence
ani It may certainly be said that Shell
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

at Chaulauqua last summer, so / sup.
posed II still represents her sentiments.
The truth IL, when women present
themselves for admission where law
and usage do otallow them TO 20. they
must expect rebuff. Let a young man
obtrudc himself into a young ladies'
school or club, how would he be treatedY
Or. suppose young man of twenty
should present himself at an election
and demand the privilege Of voting.
He might say. 80 am a college gradu-
ate. aud know twice as much a. ihas
drunkard beside me forty years Old -
or. make Fourth Of July speeches.
and love my country with a devotion
unknown to that foIeign-born voter
beside me- The election officer could
only answer " You can not vote until
YOU are twenty-one. " Aud if in COM
pliance with the demand Of the youth,
the question was at once submitted To
the people 10 see if young men If
twenty could be allowed to vote. he
certainly would have no right to COM
plain or say hard things of the election
board.-Mrs. n. G. Hickman, in Pitts
burg Christian Advocate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

The man best known % the literary
student in New York is Mr.. T.. G.. Sted-
man. who has been called the banker
poet. - because he has continued his
banking affairs while busy with verse,
criticism. biography and general lite
rary work.
Mr.. Stednan is not much past his
prime. He il lightfooted and active
as a boy, and his eyes are as bright as
when he surprised the money dealers
by issuing Pan in Wall Street lie
still continues his banking and his lite
rary work. He is engaged at present.
with Miss Ellen Mackay Hutchinson as
his associate editor. on "A Library Of
American Literature. His son Arthur.
who is rapidly making his way IN lite.
rary work. is likewise engaged on the
Library.
The usual reception time Of the
Sledmans is Sunday evening. and at
the house i'm Tweuty-sixth street / have
seen assembled the most distinguished
authors of the country. Mrs. Stedman
is a charming hostess. Everyone en-
tering her doors is made 20 feel at
home. You see no wall flowers there.
But few will go away withOuta visit
10 Dir. Stedman's library. It is not
large. but It Is the contents of 1t that
make ic SO attractive 10 literary peo-
pie. lt is filled with rare books. auto
graph letters from illustrious men,
first drafts of noted poems and hun
bred and one other literary treasures.
And be sure that the poets cigars are
the best aud his wines old and rare.
There is a manuscript of a novel there
by Edgar Poe. 10 is written on small
note sheets. one sheet being pasted to
another 90 the end. This Ia then rolled
up like piece of ribbon. The manu-
script has curious story. Just rs IL
stands 10 was sold by Poe 60 q certain
magazine After Poe 5 death It was
handed TO Mr.. Steiman for examina
ton. He had no sooner begun to read
IL than he exclaimed
What is thisy have read this be-
fore"
The truth is. it had been published
years before in an obscure quarter, and
the author of The Raven was simply
selling his story twice.
Mr. S.eimau is kind-too kind Ito
young authors, and the result is they
poster him TO death sending their man
uscripts and asking for his opinion.
They even force their way into his
house, and read chapters of novels and
whole poems" to him. His health has
suffered through all the strain. and now
he has decided not 70 be annoyed fur
Their in this way. When the Library
is finished Mr.. Stedman wants to get
away from the drudgery Of editorial
work and the reading of manuscripts
and devote himself to verse. lie is still
in the height Of his powers. aud hopes
to do much poetic work before he lays
aside his pen.
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ANrM cnLEcn rNOrOsED.

Miss Frances l.. Willard says and
does so many wise and good things. and
has such large and devoted following,
that IL is unfortunate she sometimes
makes mistakes and dangerous sugges-
lions. one of these is found In her an
pual address at New York city, deliv-
cred a little over a year ago. After CEN
surfing the churches generally Tor re-.
fusing women greater privileges and
resoonsibiliiies. she devOies special at
tention to the General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for re-
fusing TO receive the women who were
-duly elected She fOrgets To state
All the facts in the case in her address.
which is circulated where these inay
not be known. The women were re-
fused seats because there was no au-
thoritv or precedent for admitting
Them. Not because they were thought
,ncompetent. but because II was be-
lieved 10 be illegal TO receive them con-
trarv TO the law aud usage OF the
cbu1ch. An appeal was made 10 the
cbnrch: men and women VIII be al
lowed 10 vote and then, If they desire
N women will be eligible 10 General
Conference. al
dress: when everything else pertain
inc 10 the General Conference shall De
forgotten. the fact that IL rejected duly
chosen women delegates. just because
thev were women. will still be remen-
bered and recounted as an injustice mt
ted 10 make an angel weep. Inat u Z"
nrettv hard charge 10 bring before the
world against many Of the wises' anu
hast men of the church we love. FER
mans she is mistaken IN the estimate
nosteritg will put upon the case NAY NAY, DC
shev will innOcently inquire why
Jtd those women Try TO crowd theh-
selvea into so responsible place con
trarv 10 law and usager 10 may posi-
~ look as bad for the women ocio-
- in the future. as for the repreoeni- >
$50 ministers aud laymen VINO ieit
ss @,, 10 keep the door shut In their
saeni In her annual address, why
n,;cht not Miss Willard have sa'o :
ssTea. General Conference will Away
he remembered and honCred, Deoause ~
made provision. for the possible ao 'ii, ,,
s1on nj women to its highest counoil''
So fara have seen. the members =.
a., General Conference refuse 10 niaAe
s .sO 10 Miss WIZARDS public charge 81 >,
- so 'n',ssice fitted 70 make angels weep.
Weld women have been as tolerant
ID, "ys the circumstances This address :
was delivered over a year az, Srs
WAS AS circulated officially by the humorous
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

A little girl who suffered greatly dur
ing thunder-storms was told by her
iuother to pray when she felt alarmed.
One day at the close OF fearful
little storm. she came 10 her mother
with the information that praying dur
ing the danger brought her no relief.
Then" said the mother, TRY pray
ing while the sun shines, and see II
that will take away the fear
The child did SO, and when another
storm was raging she said sweeliy :
PRAYING while the sun shines Is the
best way. fer ] am not the least bit
afraid now.
What lesson we who are older might
learn from this incident How often DO
we stay away from our Master until the
storms of life drive as to Him for shell
ter and protection
If we would only give our BEST our
brightest days to His service, we would
nave no cause % tremble when the dark
hours come on. How very much we
miss by not having Jesus TO 20 with US
through all our earthly pilgrimage r.
Lutheran Observer.
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A special article in o paper of Cleve-
land. o.. gives the following statistics
of tie Roman Catholic diocese Of Rich
mOnd:
DR.. Keane's acceptance Of tie rec
l0rshop of the Washington University
necessitated the selection of another adj
ministratOr for Richmond. and this
time Rome's choice fell UPON the pres
ent prelate. Right Rev. A. Van de w
yer. who had for years been the vicar
general Of the See. and who was charged
with tne care of It's churches. after Dr..
Kean's Withdrawal 20 Washington.
Bishop Van de Yyver, whose consecra-
ton took place last year. is native Of
East Flanders. Belgium. and he was
educated for the priesthood at Lou
vain. where he was ordained July
"a. 1870. Having volunteered for the
American missions. the young priest
came TO Richmond where he was made
assistant at the Cathedral, and he re-
NAMED there until Bishop Gibbons
named him pastor Of Wheeling, w. Va.
Here father Van de Nyyer labored for
SIX years. and displayed such abilities
that Bishop Keane. who had succeeded
DR.. Gibbons at Richmond, called him
TO the Cathedral aud made him its rec
tor. His administration of the affairs
of that church was singularly success
fol. and when Or. Keane's acceptance
of the University rectOrate created a
vacancy in the Richmond diocese, IL
was generally anticipated that he woald
be made the next bishop, anticlpations
which were realized by his appoint
ment TO the See last year.
The diocese over which Bishop Van
de Vyyer presides 10 credited IN the
latest reports with thirty-twO priests,
four Of whom belong 10 the regular
clergy. It's churches are forty IN num-
Der. with about half as many chapels
and stations; it has five academies,
thlrty-twO parOchial schools. with. an
attendance of about 1900 pupils. and a
Catholic population Of some $4,000. The
regular clergy in the diocese are
Jesuits. who have charge Of ST. Mary 8
Church at Alexandria. and the Bene-
dictines, who govern st. Mary's Ger
man parish. /.
The Xayerian Brothers have an acad-
envy for boys in Richmond, and there
are female academies conducted by the
Sisters of Charity at Richmond, by the
Visitation Nuns. IN the same city; by
the Benedictinesses. also in Richmond
and by the Sisters OF the Holy Cross at
Alexandria. The Brothers OF the Chris
tian Schools have an excellent acad-
envy for boys at Norfolk, and the Sisters
of Charity manage a select school
for girls at the same place. These
are the principal orders Of the
diocese, though mention should also BE-