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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
SOME RELIGIOUS NOTES
Regarding the General News in tho
Churches.

Churches.
The Clergymen's Retiring Fund Society
Of the T. T.. Church has now G53 members.
thirty-live OF whom are bishops and thirty
nine lay cO-operatives. It's capital fund
invested on bond and mortgage on pro-
ductive real estate amounts 20 81, $50. The
outlook for this excellent society was
never so bright
The question Of the union of the north
ern and southern Presbyterian, Churches
has been brought forward by the recent
action Of the synOds Of two States. The
Synod Of Texas (SOuth) at meeting held
last month appointed a committee Of five
to confer with the synod of Texas (NOrth)
I'm regard to union In the State in con-
nection with their General Assembly. The
other synod responded that 1t might be
impossible 10 form such "A union as was
proposed, but suggested a union Of the
two assemblies and appointed a committee
of five 10 confer on the whole subject
These committees are uninstructed In
Tennessee, also the Southern Synod at
Nashville sent the Northern Synod at
Chattanooga an influential committee in
the same interest. The presbyteries Of
the Northern Synod will overture their
next General Assembly and express the
hope that the southern presbyteries will
DO likewise.
The Brotherhood OF Christian Unity
has issued a circular containing n sug-
gestion for Thanksgiving. After speaking
Of the interest taken I'm the Parliament
of Religions, it enumerates four dis
tnct causes for gratitude In connection
with the event and suggests that they
form the theme for discOurses OH Thanks
giving Day:
Il. The earnest and broad-minded men
were inspired with faith and courage TO
undertake such an immense and difficult
task
80 That it was carried out so harmo-
niOusly and successfully.
'3 That it resulted I'm the adoption Of
formula upon which all the followers
Of Christ may unite. still retaining their
individual beliefs and Church relation
ships.
a. That the secular press Of America
took such a remarkable interest in the
movement, and did so much 10 aid in it's
accomplishment"
The Baptists Of England will add 100 10
their army of missionaries now at work
among the heather. This is made possi-
bic JOY the 10000 fund gathered during the
centennial year" A deputation Of lead
ing men is now visiting the Baptist
churches Of England 10 sound a call
through them for the men and women
for missionaries.
The Church Congress Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
Will hold its sessions this year in New
York The opening services will be held
in ST. Bartholomew church, Madison
avenue, November 18th, at IL A. NJ. The
business meetings will be held on the
afternoon Of the day and of the three
following days at Chickering Hall, Fifth
avenue and Eighteenth street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
What IN Dcnth?

The Bible seldom speaks OF death by It's
own hard name. II rather chooses TO use
expressions which veil its pain and its
terror: and so does common speech. But
the reason In the two cases is exactly
opposite. The Bible will not call death
death" because &c IS not a bit afraid
Of if: the world will not because It IS
so much afraid Of H. The Christian view
has robbed death Of all its pain and terror.
10 has limited its power TO the mere out
side Of the man, and the conviction that
death can no more touch me than sword
can hack a sunbeam, reduces IL TO Insight
fcance Death is a IAberator In the pro-
foundest sense. IL is the angel which
comes IN the night TO Gods prisoned SER
want. striking the letters from his limbs,
and leading him through the iron gate TO
the city. Death is a departure which is
an apation.-Exchange
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

aive sight, even though there come no
solemn echoes 20 the minister's petitlons'
There may be many hearts beneath the
bowed heads still engrossed In worluiy
matters. even uttering mechanical re-
sponses. vel the husbed and reverentiai
attitude would seem helpful TO All VINO
do not shut themselves UP from us IN
fiuence The people often knelt to CHRIST,
bat It Is characteristic Of Him that re
seemed wholly Indifferent TO outward
posture. Reared Himself In a religion
of,an almost infinite number OF forms ana
ceremonies. lie bequeathed to the "oilu
the one purest OF all from ceremonial obi
cations Episcopal Recorder.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

wb.reIn Humanity Dners from Divin'

Wherein Humanity offers from pi'in-
10y.
V-hafa miserable traFcsil OF tle D.liiie
forgIterl.- Fl. human lainoh 700 oileh'
,t.e ... I'D troUu what 10 Is. a Tor
.,,,.re,s .1 words. but not in spirit. a
,,rr...rls. chat is cold and fun of re-
..,..l1.. forever bringing up the past.
..l In.I.- Dr.. the sins that 10 says III
Il- f1r.le1. There lis but little human
f.t. ul..l can forgive royalty. generously
and finally. even cas- GOD for CArists
..E- bass forelven u.s. Such a forgiveness
would 900 au our sins away forever, and
.0u.I never drag them out from their
t..h re.gsses to torture us with renewed
-...r-t. and cripple our onward progress.
f.. u 0ua has sInued deeply. grievously,
and u.In.gh houclessly. and then meets
f.. friendship which can bind mp the broken
t.It with "a forgiveness which is GOdlike
r fs tenderness. JUS generosity, its help
fitness. which lifts up the fallen one and
r.Is llm upon firm ground where he can
l.zu anew LIES battle. with no shadow
az DIS former mistakes blotting out the
a.sl.ue oi hopcUluess. and no reprOach
-umc the lerfectuess of the pardon,
ru indeed one can realize through this
t.mru nobility what am infinitely merci-
gratitude. love and renewed determine
lion 90 atone 300 the future for the sins
of Che past. such forgiveness would
awaken u amy heart. what am inspiration
Sc would prove. The human nature
which could forgive thus would
le luminous with the glory of the
Divine nature, and from the heights
~ this human love one could more read
ty omprehend the heights and depths
Ot the love which passeth all under
sallns Aet how often is such forgive
ness meteI out from one of earths fraH.
elr- ones 10 one another? 10 is one of
te many .uc0mprehensibnities of human
nature that we who are washed white
81 the Blood of the Lamb from iunumera-
le utussre5 Ions. which are infinitely
Uaakar iu tine eyes of the pure Saviour
nal amy wrong which we can innict upon
each other. ind &c hard TO forgive even as
ue have been forgiven.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
been found on the tail and on the abdo-

been found on the tail and on the abdo-
men.
The migratory locusts made a noise like
whirlwind. In Revelations was read /:
The sound OF their wings is like the
round Of obariots." one species from
Panama was three and three quarters
inches lcrg. and the stretch of its wings
nine inches. A plgmy, truly. to the Iocusts
described by Pliny. which were three
feet long, and whose legs were used as
saws. They had had. said Professor Lint
ner. ample time 10 grow by this time
Il hope" continued he, that the grass
hopper has not proved burden to you"
Homer, Anacreon. Hesiod and Theo-
critus had described the cicada most poet
ically.
IL was supposed that the Brazilian
cicada could be heard at a distance OF a
mile and some sages had attempted to
prove mat this was. relatively to IL size
as Tar as II man could be heard All over
the world at once. Although a man was
equal In size to 1852 cicadae. he would
not In realty be heard over thu United
states. The Cicada Septendecim was the
champion IN the way Of age; il took sew
enteen years I'm its development.
butterflies and moths were considered
mute, but In some cases they hum like
humming birds. 4 remarkable species was
the deaths head moth" the object OF
much alarm and superstition. There was
true story OF young man with typhoid
feVer. whose nurse was changed. The
ne" conner saw one OF these moths I'm
case In the sick room. Take IL away"
SAID she, and burn t. He will never
recover II 1t remains in the room" when
caught In the hand it utters a cry like a
mouse, only more piteous.
After discussing the bees, flies. etc.
the professor pointed out the uses Of all
this music. The insect tribe. which was
zen times as numerous as all the rest OF
the animal creation combined. had sug-
eested the telephone. and may We not"
concluded he. hope that through these
creatures, with their cadcnces which
charm the ear, many more wonders I'm
nme Will be invented. while musical in
struments may be improved. and the
deaf ear shall be MISUNDERSTANDING
Express.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

Bishop Of the Episcocal Church writes
es follows of tine sermon of the Bishop of
Delaware on Loyalty and Love-" re-
'.aty prrted IN the New York Church
NAM
'lt is. indeed. truth that needs strong
ana perpetual emphasis: Loyalty 10 Christ
manifested I'm the assertion of His
eFile nature. and uncOmpromising hos
nifty % every ism that impeaches IT,
think that a. deal OF the liberation, or
s'-called liberation, OF our times, springs
neither from reason nor from charity, but
from mere indifference to truth. IL IS a
reign VI Adiaphorism. Men do not care
mat others uincr from them. because
uey hold that 90 Doe of little worth where
n they differ. and an this manifests it,
Ht. upon the surface and current Of
Z thought IN the scott assertion, we
must DO away entirely with these anti
Vated creeds ana formularies and re-
.huuct Christianity bringing II into
..lrmity with the advanced knowledge
l, times We live in Like the fox
eo.e they would have all cut off their
because they have lost their own
,.- Just gone over the whole Reforma-
lod, from Cromwell 10 the Arma-
and every time 1 study IL / won
-fe that out of the chaos Of politics
~. eruption and ayarice and treachery
p, ''ltle-dealing, IN high places and
"" places, God should at last have
sat forth such a birth. We may won
ID. ol me fierce tenacity displayed for
49, To us 50 trivial But there were
r,-- ,'eA willing 10 die for what we con
l.,.' o1l the fringe OF His robe. Now we
l,t SORT Of bastard charity that. in
t..I, t''l humor. would tear the robe
." pieces and divide Il among them"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

Extremely rare is It that you can find
man who can with any great degree of
success personate a woman. The most
striking exception was the celebrated
Chevalier d'Eon, whose real sex was
never determined. SO like a woman was
ne In build, voice, manner and manner
isms that the French government made
use OF him as a secret emissary to va
rious European courts, and many are the
books that have been written purport-
ing 10 give the true history of his life.
But in the other direction-that is, in
the assumption OF mans character and
attire by women-the chronicles Of the
stage and annals of everyday life fairly
swarm with instances.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.
oIrHERED FROM THE RELIGIOUS
AND GENERAL PRESS.
words Of wisdom on Religious and Moral
subjects which Are Worthy Of Attcn-
ton from the Ihoughtfai.
1he Nagdalene.

woman. why wcepest houf non
easkest thou2 and She saith unto iiln',-
.s.r they have taken away my Lord ah'
= kaaw not where they nave lald rim
.r1 HE saith unto her-"MMary'' ana sh'
e.tb unto Him-"Rabboni,'
% Perfcctuess OF loving! Thou
Dlvinest constancy'
seek thee iu the shadow now
Where can my Master be?
The shadow moved. the day awokc;
The figure moved apacc;
A voice unto the watcher spoke;
10 was the Lord of Grace.
Diviacst ccuuencss and might
Wonder with thorn-pricNed DIo"'
In sha.i0w OF obstructrs nl5HI
We Satch with Mary now.
Break up thc shadow and the gloom
Wherein we Vaiuiy seek
Tho, Conqucror of the sealed ioinO
And Co.. the scarchers speak. $500,
A. LODGE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
Are Your Children subject to cronn ?

n so you should never be without a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
II is certain cure for Group, and has
never been known TO fail If given
freely as soon as the croupy cough
appears II Will prevent the attack. IL
is the sole reliance with thousands Of
mothers who have croupv children. and
never disappoints them. There is no dan
ger In giving this Remedy I'm large and
frequent doses. as II contains nothing
Injurious 80 cent bottles for sale by
Owens Minor Drug Company, r. M.
slaughter. Il. p. Reeves & Co.. ana H.
q. Farstmann.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
rEnsoy1L G1srONSIBI1Irr.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

A shark in Florida waters recently I'M
dertook TO swallow a 400-pound turtle.
tail first, but after getting his prey down
as far as the forward fiippers was obliged
TO disgorge.
Municipal restaurants have been estab-
lished in many German cities as means
for minimizing begging and TO relieve the
worthy poor Of the necessity Of accepting
food given I'm CT arity
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
Attitude in PRAYER.

H. stanley assures us. after what
t''lefed an exhaustive study OF the
IN 49, 'Aat me attitude IN public prayer
~ s,' carry Christian Church was that
'u5i-'-.''s end certainly ne had no pre-
cein. =, influence hirn TO such a de-
fere,-. must conclude, also from re-
sss ~ Pa the New Testament, that II
Cbr,,s' posture Of prayer in the Jewish
tr, ..s.set lhe period or our Lords minis
Az a.. "' Aypocrites loved 10 stand prav-
ana ,.,,, synagogues" both the Pharjsee
Ton -, an stood praying on the house
brssste' .Aeeung seems the natural ex-
H. 80 OK humility and suppncation 70
Cbr,s,.fase' 70 the barbarian as 20 the
presc. .'A, ana Il Is. / believe. the posture
ius I ,,,D.el by all Christian churches hay-
aggregation kneeling is an impress
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

Unexcelled French Mixture, 1Oc, per pound.
Superior French Mixture. 15c. per pound,
or three pounds for 25c.
Assorted Bon Bons and Chocolates, Zoe per
pound, or six pounds for Fl.
Hand made Creams, with Nut Chocolates,
25c. per pound, or five pounds for 81.
Assorted Caramels. $50. per pound. Some
thing nice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
LOOK AT THESE PRICES:

Crystaized French Fruit. SOC. per pound
in one-pound boxes.
Old-ieshioned Plain Candies assorted fns
iiayors, ut l2ls per pound.
handsome Christmas Offering. Huyler's,
Tenny's, Miilard's and Whitman's
Candies, beautifully packed, all size
boxes.
no2l-tu. frsu
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7 70 1T s.

About 300 pairs Ladies' Gray
and Tan Suede Slippers, formerly
sold at S1.99, now reduced to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
70 cts.
pan pasu

Have you seen our S1.00 School
Shoes for Children
Our $500 Kid Patent Tip
Bluchers for Ladies are unrl-
vailed.
New line Gents Calf Shoes
Ten StyIes-at $500.
Ladies Patent Tip Button
Shoes from Sl.25 up.
Fancy Slippers, all colors. We
are special headquarters on Col
ored Slippers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

we note that from the Diocese OF New
York regarding the opening Of the FIJI
teenth Annual Church Congress in New
York city on Wednesday morning. No
yember lith
The general diocesan news. much fuller
than usual, combines with admirable mis-
cellany on religious themes. matter OF
interest to women and children, book
notices and editorials. to make an exceed
ingly attractive issue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
Birds Learnin- to Sing.

y wren built her nest in 4 box on a New
Jersey farm. The OCCUPANTS of the farm
house saw the mother teaching her young
to sing She sat in front Of them and sung
her whole song very distinctly. One of her
young attempted to initiate her After pro-
ceeding througha fewnotcs its voice broke,
and it lost the tune The mother recon-
menced where the young one had failed and
went very distinctly through with the re-
maindcr. The young bird made u second
attempt, commencing where it had ceased
before and continuing the song as long as
1t was able, and when the notes were again
lost the mother began again where it had
stopped and completed it. Then the young
one resumed the tune and finished it. This
done, the mother sang over the whole series
OF notes the second time with great prcci-
sion, aud again young one attempted to
follow her. The wren pursued the same
course with this one as with the first, and
so with the third and fourth, until each of
the birds became perfect songster. saws
The Musical Messenger
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

Tailor gowns for spring are made in mixed
tweeds or hop sackinC in all the new colors.
The strictly made tailor gown has habit
bodice, an all round basque, either single
or double breasted, with flap seams in the
back, the fronts cut away to show a vest of
one OF the new wool plaids, or the dotted
wools in which the COlors of the tweed or
sacking are repeated. The revers collar
may have facing Of corded silk or satin,
or merely Of the material. All the edges
are stitched once or twice The sleeves are
very large topped, but still Of coat shape.
Horn buttons with eyes match the prevail
ing color of the fabric.
The skirt clears tho ground all around. is
gathered at the top and flares out to meas
ure four yards at the foot. The shape of the
cores depends on the width of the material.
Harper's Bazaar, authority for the foregoing,
says: "A favorite pattern for double width
stutls has broad front breadth sloncd to-
ward the top, narrow gore each side and
broad back breadth slOped on each side
instead Of down the middle. This, called
the English bell skirt, fares outward all
around instead Of being close in front, with
merely the slOping back seam of the Frcn, h
bell skirt. 1t is lined throughout with Sill.
and when made with the habit bodice is
trimmed with rows of braid or of corded
ribbon of graduated widths.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

Mutual suicides have had their vogue, IL
the word may be used in that connection.
There was a suicide club in Bridgeport,
Conn.,, which created sensation, and an
other in lone, Mich, which excited almost
as much attention. The members agreed to
die by their own hands, and in most cases
they kept their words
A man in Brooklyn recently committed
suicide by hanging himself to a hook in the
wall just above the window sill, He used
his suspender and was obliged to rest on
his knees and hold his head down forcibly
That certainly showed determination, for
death must have been attended with horri-
BILE pain.
Thousands of deaths have occurred from
causes which are so unusual that they
wou . not be believed if they were not well
authenticated A case is recorded of a man
who could not bear the sight of blood, and
who died from the effects of a nervous
shock induced by witnessing the dying
struggles of u murdered man whose throat
had been cut from ear to ear. Another un
fortunate felled a tree which pinned him
to the ground, large limb lying across his
thighs. He remained in that position for
four days, suffering intense pain and the
pangs of starvation until death came.
There are plentiful instances of deatbs
resulting from the lodgment in the stom-
ach OF orange and grape seeds, physicians
railing TO effect cure in any instance.
Among other fantastic deaths was that of
a Chicago man whose abdomen was pierced
by balky skyrocket, the rocket passing
completely through his body.
Then, again, during 1912 three sword
swallowers died One met his fate while
trying TO swallow a violin bow, another
while forcing cane into his stomach, and
the third was strGngled to death by a bail
OF yarn, and all three accidents happened
at public performances and in the presence
of Mortified audiences.
a remarkable series of coincidental CASH.
alties terminating fatally was reported
from Braddock, Pa, in July, 1891. First of
all, the body Of David Bell, aged 20. was
found in the river. He had committed sui
eide. He had boarded in life at the resi-
dence OF man named Charles McGrattin.
Two hours after the discovery of his body |
a lamp exploded in the McGrattin dwell !
ing, and two of McGrattm's children were |
burned with the house Next morning
Harry Rowe and Peter Knee, who also |
boarded with the McGrattins, visited the |
ruins brick chimney fell on them and |
killed them both, DIR. Cope was called to |
attend Knee, and while driving home his
horse became frightened. He was thrown
rom his buggy and killed.
In fit OF melancholia, induced by a
hopeless case of consumption, Emil Ro-
laut, l9-year-old New York boy, tied
'lothesline to the roof of an apartment
louse, put the other end around his neck
md then jumped over into space. The
ope parted, and the boy was dashed 10
'ieees ON the fiagstones 20 feet below.
- A. L
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
Odd EXITS iRON LIFE
Deaths Which Have Been Que
Of the Ordinary.
SUICIDE CONTRIBUTES LARGELY.

P1uckiug Out IIis Own Henrt-The Mutual
Suicide Craze--A Noryy Brookiynite.
Deaths From Natural but Unusual
Causes-RemarIabloC Casualties.
A shrill scream, n rushing figure, Jump,
q splash, commotion among the passengers,
the changing of the bells in the engine room
as the ferryboat is backed, the unsuccess-
full search for the unfortunate, and para
graph in the newspapers a few days later
announcing that the body of an unknown
woman has been washed ashore and awaits
Identification at the morgue.
How often these few incidents figure in
the throbbng life of this workaday
world without exciting more than a few
thoughtless words of COMMENT The other
side Of the picture may show a wrecked
life, ruined home, an outcast daughter
and heartbroken parents, but these things
are considered too commonplace NOWADAYS
and seldom find their way into print.
The theory that all suicides are necessa-
rily crazy seems TO derive confirmation
from the fact that people who take their
own lives seldom adopt the least painful
methods, and in many cases literally tor
ture themselves to death.
Those suicides who employ poison and
the pistol as aids to shufiling off this mortal
coil seem to be the most intelligent among
self destroyers, for they generally attempt to
Kill themselves in as painless n manner as
possible. But even among these there are
exceptions, as in the case of a man in the
City of Mexico who swallowed a quantity
Of ground glass mixed into a piece of dough
and then washed it down with q copious
draft Of sweet oil
In large cities the ferryboat route is per-
haps the most popular, and those who have
made study of such matters declare TINT
suicides of this nature are usually the re-
suit OF sudden inspiration, and that pre-
meditation is wanting in nine cases out of
ten.
A New York saloon keeper is probably
entitled to the distinction of having killed
himself in the most horrible manner on
record. He coolly drew sheathknife.
barred his breast, dug the blade into his side
and piece by piece tore out bits of flesh until
the throbbing heart was actually visible,
and then-one lunge, and he fell dead. Il q
knife sticking fast and one hand convul-
sively clutching the CORY handle This was
done in the presence Of n score of partly
paralySed and wholly Mortified saloon
loungers.
Scarcely less frightful was the death Sc
lected by san Franciscan, who squeezed
his body through the narrow door of blaz-
ing steamer furnace on the water front un-
til death struck at his heart. Half his body
lay outside the furnace; the other half was
burned to crisp. And this without one
cry one murmur, from the victim.