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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

The messages Of Christ to the churches
of Asia as delivered in the Apocalyp se
have still their pointed admonitiOn, or
rrhuke. or consolation for every
Church of Christ throughout the
world. and well might every Christian
Church inthis season Of devotion ask
itself which oi an the seven is most ap-
rropIaio o. itself
The church in Ephesus had faith.
patience. s0uudness of doctrine and
good works: bu, she had fallen away
from her first l9vei
The Church In Smyrna had good
works. and ia spite of tribulauon and
poverty she was rich but her cody
discipline had fallen into decay.
The Church in PergamOs had good
works. and her martyrs and confessors
had been faithful unto death but IN
the stress Of bitter persecution she had
fcmporized by suffering her members
ID rartake OF food offered in heather
sacrifice.
The Church Boz Thyatira had charity.
service. faith. patience. and a more than
double abundance of good works but
she. TOO. had tempOrized with idOlatry.
Tne Church Do Sardis was perish
ing Church. with little more than "a
name t0 live. Nevertheless there were
still "a faw names even in Sardis that
were worthy. II she would not perish,
she must strengthen the thin2s that
remained. and that were ready to die. "
Ine great contrast IS between the
feeble Church in Philadelphia and the
prosperous Church IN Llodicea.
Philadelphia has only "a little
sreulth.' nothing is said Of her
.'warks. but she has kept her Master
word. aud has not denied His name.
therefore DE- promises that her enemies
shall come and worship before thy
feet. aui know that ! have loved thee.
1 also will keep thee from the hour of
temptation. Hold fast the crown
which thou has..
The prosperous Church of Laodicea
was infected with the two deadly temp
tati0us OF ur0-perity-c0ld heartedness
aud self complacency. The message
sent t0 her would not be loving If IL
were not lovingly severe. Thou art
neither hot nor cold would thou
vert bot or cola. So then because
tn0u art iukewarm. l wal. spue thee ont
of my mouth. Thou saYest, am rich
and increased with goods and have
need Of nothing and knowcst not that
thou art wrciched. and miserable. and
Door. and blind aud naked 7 counsel
thee t0 buy of BE gold tried in the fire,
THAT thou mayesl be rich, ami white
ranent. tha. thou mayest be clothed
and eyc-saive o. anOlut thine eyes, that
thou mave.t see. a, many as love.
reblke and chasten BE Jealous, there
fore. and repent,
There is no Church of Christ under
tie heavens whether patriarchal, ma
tional. diocesan OF parochial, in which
one or more of these m 'ssages OF
Christ might not this year be received
as q special lenten pastoral from the
Great Bishop and Shepherd of eouls.-
The Cnurchmau.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
CHARLES LAMBS LOVE EPISODES.

1t was while living in Peutonvills
that Lamb went through his second.
and his last. love sickness. His first
attack had been caused by exposure
while a boy. To the charms # The
Alice Winlerton . Of his later writings
Il is beloved that she was one Ann SIN.
mons. aud that he met her during biz
HOLIDAYS with his grandmother, at
Blakesware. in Heriiordshire; for.
with all his delightful egoiistic flank.
ness IN prattliDg about himself, he
seems to have told no one ever any
thing Of this boyish affair. II,
certainly refers to her IN two Of the
four sOnuets in the Coleiidge poe ms.
wherein he speaks of his "ftncito
wandedugs with a falr-haired maid -
He places the scene of "Rossmuuo
Gray in the cottage they still show
you, near the village of WidfOrd. NOT
far from Blakesware. where lived Aur
Simmons; and they claim he drew her
portrait IN that of bis heroine. lie GER
tainly hints nc this affair IN his letter e.
COleridge. telling Of his six weeks ~
the Hoxton asylum: 1t may convince
YOU ON UIN ltEiAN ANi NNM Wfi|A \ A'i'
you my head ran on you in my madness.
as much. almost. as on another persOf.
who [ am Inclined TO thlnk was iht
moro immediate cause Of my temporary
frenzy.n And later he writes: II an
pleased ard satisfied with myself thti
tus weakness troubles me no longer.
am welded. Coleridge. TO the FORTUNES
of my sister and my poor old father.
This wedding 10 bis sister
was his lifelong union, AND
saved him from any other.
which would have sacrificed all his per
sonality on The altar of the god Hum
drum. would have harmed, rather
than helped, him. His sanity asserted
itself in his retaining 30 trace of this
passing passion, and IA his sober state
ment of the lacl-true i'm so many eases
IF it drew me out Of some vices. j.
also prevented the growth of many viz
tues As usual. however, he had q
slight and superficial RELAPSE OF the
malady later IN life. when ia his daily
walks in Ellington, he used TO meet, bu'
never spoke with, the beautiful Qlak
eress. Hester, whose memory h. after
ward embalmed IN his exquisite verses
when mlideus such as Hester die. ~
From In the Footprints of CharlCs
Lamb. by Benjamin Ellis Martin, H.
March Scribrer.
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ed for him. by subscription. the trans
/ ton Of Hon er's "Iliad. = by which
Pope realized the sum Of e5 800 Toe
translation Of the Odyssey" was not
50 successful. yet it realized CO ss5, the
largest sums earned at that time for
this description OF literary work, and
perhaps not since exceeded. Il find
subscribing." sand. Pope. much supe-
rior to writing and there Is sort Of
literary epigram ! more especially de-
light IN. after the manner OF r0ndeaux.
which begin and end in the same
words. VIZ. Received: A. Pope These
epigrams end smarIly. and are each OF
them tagged with two guineas.
DR.. Conyers Niddleton's Life of
Cicero was equally successful. lt
was originally published in two vol
umes. quarto. and vas subscribed for
By 5000 persons. Middleton realized
sufii lent prof. from his work 10 eua-
BILE him to purchase the estate Of Hi.
dersham, about SIX miles from Cam
bridge. where ne chiefly resided
during the remainder Of mis- life. a
thoroughly beneficial result of the
fruits of literature MIrfay's Maya
zine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
IENTEN DAYS.

Whom skies are misty with tho touch OF
And M IS grow weary OF their frost and
blight
.,.. .lr. r, oil our wIthcrod life and gloom,
.t f1rn io Lcuicn DAYS for strength and
N.hD
rf.r noar does Christ seem 20 us on these
Maj. rlar than when 40 Eastcr-tide we
hrIcI
.....-. fIaf shining figure. lifted up
... .N earthly sorIoWs and we feel
.f.nrl hN ihc Easter majesty.
....r fInn whom before His cradle we
... ...I.I In. Hs-tidC and see by faith
.r.. tfaIcf lloc ihcd at sweet Mary's
ku.'
r... In OBJ. Lcnicn days. there dwells with us
suffering. surroWlng, worn and lonely
r.....I. human. loi His great heart throbs
u.rn .I. a, likc ours, although Gods only
-.N.
3D. blessed Tcnion davs. how fraucht yc are
Main peace aud strength and comfort for
oar ncclt
.r..r nfnr precious Masters side we knccl.
Arlm fnc holy bread OF Heaven feed.
.Irlcu Chase. ln The Churchmau.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

Il is an unmistakable fact that South
ern literary women are becoming more
aud more "A factor a New York circles.
and it must be confessed that they con
stitute q most pleasing addition. There
is q warmth OF natural cordially IN
their manners too often lacking in our
Northern women. THIS tie New York
er is beginning to find out. aud it Is not
an uncommon sight to see a group Of
two or three Southern women the CEN
ire Of attraction at some literary or So
cial gathering. Only a few evenings
ago a corner of room al a weli-knON n
New York literary wOman's house
acted a. a magnet to the guests, espcci-
ally the male portion. Toe group
consisted Of Miss frances Way
Williams, Of Georgia, a pretty
girl OF charming naiyeto Mrs.
Mary T.. Bryan. keen. ever aud dis
corning: Mrs. Lee G.. Hardy. - HON the
South mas recently sent Us as a speci.
men Of her beautiful and talented wo-
men. pnd the mysterious Bah. - who
is able % interest and hold nearly hall
million OF newspaper readers each
week by her pen. There was no world
wide fame represented IN tins group a:
IN a circle 10 the opposite part Of the
room, all the same the Southern grOuI
had the bulk OF the evening attention
and this is but single instance Of
many that could be cited, indicative o
the place which Southern women arr
gradually winning for themselves il
New York literary circles.-Pniladel
phia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

What is the secret Of that fascination
universal and apparently irresistible,
which turks IN the thought Of writing
a book Men of genius. clever men.
dull men, stupid men and fools are all
caught ia the web of that invisible
spider whose parlof is the reception
room OF she publisher. One who ha-
the products of all the presses OF the
country tumbleC upon his table every
week. soon comes tOrealIze the 0uOrm.'
" of the sin induced by the itch for
literary fame. IL would seem that the
strain of competition in authorship
is 80 great that men and women
cannot take breath between finishing
one book and beginning another, ard
the worry and huuy are accentuated
% such "a degree. that the very style Of
the writing now most IN vogue is sug
gpstive Of high pulse ana difficult rec
piiation. Most OF the books now issu.
ing from the great centres of publica
ton bear the uumislakable stomp O.
furious haste: one reads them. IL ont
must. with a'sense of their facility Of
movement and of their tenuiiy. their
snall0wnc-s. their want If deliberate
exhaustive thought. When / shut my
eyes and try to imagine the literary nc
uatiOn. my inner ylsiNn discovers a
broad stairway leading up INTO a huge
bulldog ma New York over which one
reads: Smith. Jones & Co., puoli-hers-
The right hand side OF the stairway Dr.
burdened with stream OF men ami 40
men, bearing NSS. under their arms and
rushing pell-mtli up the steps. jlsiling
one another. their faces red. their eyes
glafing greedily, their lips set. their
hair tousled. all painting and slrug-
Cling toward the doorway above; while
on the left hand side comes down de
jected, haggard, disappointed suicidal
looking deluge Of these wh0 have met
their fate. T. ia sifarge. depressing
and yet comical scene. Ole scarcely
knows whether the paih0s IS more ap
Dealing than the comedy effect of n.
but there S "A world OF food for thought
in the quiet concentration Of such a
struggle.
Why is it that people will shut their
eyes 10 the fact that literature is just a.
much a profession as the law or medi
ciney Men do not expect success aud
fortune from these professions ia day
or a year, nor DO they rush into them
without even The slightest preparation.
Upon what ground can sensible man
or woman hope To step from utter igno-
rance OF what Is required TO make one
an author. right into leading position
as poet. novelist, es5ayist or critic : Ia
the first place, the mere matter OK &c
curing an extensive and available y0-
cabulary is the work OF ears, save 10
the exceptional case Of the specially en-
dowed genius, aud such a genius rarely
gives more than rosebud # fragrant
promise 40 the outset Of his career
Maurice Thompson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
AnAcn .LoE nIsmoP.

There is am interesting story going
the rounds of the English press with
regard io the late Bishop Of Durham.
Do IS said that bee remained a bachelor
from disappointment caused by lady
who. while he was professor at Cam
bridge declined his addresses. She
feared that % bookworm might prove
O. husband such as George EnOt's Doro-
thea found in The cold and shallow Mr..
Cas4uOon When Dr. LightfOot went
t. Durham Dee found this lady in a
county v.calage. the wife Of hard
working man with a large family and
apoor living. After convincing himself
that tnis clergyman was an earnest and
Aborlous parish priest the bishop took
pains O. prefer him. by appointing him
to the first lucrative parish which fell
under the Episcopal patronage. Whete-
or this story be true or not the incident
is quite in accordance with the we'll
known character Of the late lamented
prelate. which made him beloved by ali
VINO knew him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

1t was in January. 1856. that the or
der of the Kings Daughters, now so
we'll and 50 widely known almost
throughout the world, was first esiab-
lished. and it seems almost impossible
to believe that during that time 1l9 $40
badges Of membership-the tiny silver
cross with l. II. n. engraved upon The
face-shOuld have been given to mem
bers. The work accomplished by this
order is beyond an estimate. The grow
ing. widening strength which comes
with work for others. lthepromise ITO DO
something for somebody" the JOY Of
working In His Name. all have COM
bined to give a dignity and solemn
sense Of responsibility TO each one bear
ing the tiny silver symbol.
Our field is the world said one Of
their prominent officers in speaking Of
the growth of the order. "and the sym
Dol which we wear in memory of His
life. His love, His death and resurrec.
ton, and our pledge of loyal service,
has girdled the world. The badges iu-
dictate. but do not represent member
ship. for many daughters wear only the
purple ribbon without the cross.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

The Rev. Dr.. Richard Frederick Lit
tledale. who died in London on Janua-
rs II. was not only a learned conIrover-
sialist, bat an extremely witty aud clev-
er and versatile contributor 10 English
newspapers and reviews. He had hard
ly passed beyond the bounds Of middle
life. having been born in Dublin in 1888.
and having graduated at Trinity College
in 1854 with great distinction. lie be-
gan ID write early. and bis work with
the pen has been continuous for nearly
five and thirty years. His chief
works Of an ecclesiastical sort are his
Commentary on the Palms. contin-
uation OF the work OK his friend. DR..
John Mason Neale; Commentary on
the Song OF SoDgs:' The Petrine
Claims,' and Plain Reasons Assius'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

The Christian denominations Of this
country, says the Christian lntelligen-
Ger Dutch Reformedl. are practically
creedless-that is, they are withou.
creeds that are a living, active, CONTROL.
ING force in the minds of majority OF
their communicate members. The eX-
listing formularies of belief nave passed
out of use, are NOR, and more neglected
wear by year. are mot even reao by
adults. and are not learned by the chill
dren, Ii is vain to endeavOr TO bring
them again into use; that cannot be
done. Ii il is desirable to have creed.
then the evangelical churches are in an
undesirable position. The time asks
tor a brief. terse and comprehensive
statement of essential truths. Why
not. then. adopt the Apostles Creed, as
a learned and eloquent professor sug
gested a few days ago in conversation :
Because il does not touch important
truths. It says nothing, for example,
about the divine purposes. the work OF
the Holy Spirit. nothing about the new
birth or of justification. and other vital
truths and facts. The Reformed
Churches can express their belief M a
short and clear statement which would
be an active and beneticeut. strength
ening and comforting power In the
hearts Of the members and an impress
i've summary of essential truths TO men
at large.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

emily gift and bringing large returns to
the Lord; but alas. they have convert
ed their sphere Of social life into a mere
earth-pit. and there they have ibid
their LORD 3 money! Look AT them.
Is it not an earth pitt is there any eign
that TO them their social position aud
privileges are anything more than an
opportunity for the ''lust OF tn. nesh.
the lust Of the eye, and the piide Of
iief' DO they ever say to themselves:
This Is my opportunity for traffic IN
spiritual things; let me make the bes,
of my talent, while may''y Have they
ever. Of purpose sought to win over 10
the Lord Is side any one OF the hundreds
Of people over whom they have special
influence by reason OF their social
siandiugY How are they using this
precious talent given Of God?-Words
and Weapons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

Yondor is a man in public life. He Is
a LAWYER or politician. He has his tai
emit: AT least we presume 80, since be rs
professed Christian but he has
turned his profession into a. mere op-
nortunity 10 gain wealth or advance
lis own ambitious plans for life. He
has MOI traded with bis Lord s money.
He shows il to nobody. IL is not even
aus ected BY those who know most Of
him. that he has 'talent' frcm the
Lord. What has become OF itg Ii Is
the same story. lie has "digged IN the
EARTH and hid the Lords money
there. II is buried beneath his worldly
life aud affairs.
There are many profes ors whose
social position gives them ABUNDANT op'
por.unIly for trading with their tesy-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

golden evening sky, and sho rose
blooms beneath the suns warm kiss,
why must Gods children suffer- The
inquirer is sent to Calvary that he NAV
learn the secret of this " must . and he
is told that """ ~
The must n writ I'm beovo,
In Gods aii-wlse decree.
mat w may learn obedience
ihooNh dark our path may ho
IS VIII The Father willeth
Ills purpose fixed. then f,uef
Vsoni, aud keep thee silence
ms meaneth the first must D."
The second must" is the worlds
hatred and opposition.
The more Ike Christ the life Is.
me deeper their distrusf--
IL is an ancient conflict:
ms Is the second 'must'n
The next must" is the inward con.
hict. and the discipline Of trial to prove
our faith and love: and the feurth
must' is our being crucifed with
Christ. cruciiied unto the world and
the world unto us.
The path DER which the Master
Himself on earth has passed,
May make disciples lremblc.
This must this Is the last
III itilll. lufNs ne lnnu NifNNiaSf.
Whatever troubles rise.
Let nought 81 comfort rob thee.
lis chid doth god chasUsc:
Twill not endure forever.
soon in the light we'll shine.
And then shall we See clearly.
10 was must divine
Won Gerok was born al Stuttgart.
January 30, 1915. so that he nearly
reached his seventy fifth year. His
hymns and poems have enjoyed wide
in Germany. and we hope
we shall have more Of them rendered
into English.
This is another instance Of the singer
dying-or rather passing to join a high
Pr and more perfect choir. while the
song goes on like the primeval rivers
and the ceaseless sun.-Rev. Il. Shind-
Ter, in The Observer.
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Joloire the Church 81 Rome Under

joining the Church Of Rome Under
The same head may be pat hIs Offices
the Eastern Church aud a multitude
II l,turgical and ritual pamphlets and
essays DR.. Littledale belonged 10 the
.c-cliled advanced" or RruaIist
school Of Aneicans. and vas "a merci-
less and peri aps not always TOO scrupu-
r0s ,nfisvfr i1iist or : side. 10
never clul1 be mDIe thsn an aisccate
10 wiitiDS upon any religious ques-
tiCp, aud ms Wit aud great learn
ing and ready memory msde him a.
very uncomfortable antagonist 20 meet.
Many even Of those who most nearly
ayr. I'd with him must regret. tha' he
lad not employ bis great abilities and
requirements more steadily in con.
s.ructive and permanent work. DR..
Liulfdale was a regular contributor 70
the Academy aimCst from is begin
uing. reviewing IN il for the moss part
oovels aud light literature. His ability
TO work was astonishing. Besides
Nha; he lid with tine pen. he was all tne
time actively engaged in clerical work
and IN leciunug. tsou2h for toe last
twenty five years Of hls life be was the
victim OF an obscure spina disease ttat
kept him IN constant pain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

which he was az fond as Samuel John
son or Charles Dickens. He loved ell
through life. enchanting London.
whose dirtiest. drab-frequented alley
aud her lowes.-bowing tradesman. |
would not exchange for Skiddaw. Hell
veliyn o. her lamps Of o
niehtl her rich golfsmiihs, print-shops
toy shops. MERGERS. hard ware-men. pas
try-cook-. st Paul's Churchyard. o..
Strand. Exeter Change. Charing Cos
with the man upon black hors p
From In the Footprints of Charlie
Lamb. by Beujlmin Ellis Martin. IL
March Scribner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

We heard it said the other day Of "a
certain minister: His public pray ers
are sufficient TO draw people to church,
even though he should not preach. lie
pra,s as though he were IA the very
presence Of God. and fairly taking hold
of Nj n.n Public prayer needs special
care. 1t deserves aud demands careful
preparation. IL is not enough 10 have
au intellectual preparation and 90 Or
degly arTangement; there mast DO the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

DRYDEN published his works by sub
scription. At first he has difficulty 10
Obtaining money for his manuscripts.
He offered his "lroilus and Cressida
60 TOnson for $50. but the bookseller
could not raise the money. Dryden
then apphed 20 Lavaile. another book
seller. for q portion of the copy money.
and the two booksellers published the
work copi0intly. Dryden, like his fell
lows. prepared plays for the stage,
which were more remunerative than
his poems and TRANSACTIONS published IS
books.
Dryden's Translation Of Virgil was
one Of his most successful enterprises.
Il was Published by subscription. ana
Dryden received ab.u. 81 200 for the
translation He was less successful
with his "FaDles,n which contained
about twelve thousand iines. the work
included Alexander Feast, one Of
the noblest odes 20 our language. Ton.
son gave him 2J0 guiueas for is. and
offered TO make up the amount 10 E3OO
when a second edition was called Tor.
DRYDEN dedicated the book 10 the beau
tIful Duchess OF Orm0ude. and received
for his incense a present of tjOU-a do
nation worthy of that noble house.
The book. however. went oil slowly
fifteen years elupsed before second
edition was called for. and the poet
was bg that time IN his grave. TJDsOn
paid the agreed surplus to LAZY Syl-
vester. daughter OF one Of Lady Eliza
beth Dryden's daughters, for the bene'
ft Of his widow, then in a state OF la
n6cy.
Pope was much more successful than
Dryden. As the success # Tonson had
been founded on the reputation OF Dry
den. that Of Lintott was established by
bis connection with Pope. Three thou
sand CORES Of the Rae Of the Lock
were soli 10 four days, while u new
edition wss 10 tbs press. Pope wa
even more fortunate with his ITansla
lions iscm The Greek. LiDtolt publish