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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

Knights Templar, Old dominion Command
arg meets every third Friday of each month
| st Masonic Temple.
Royal Arch Chapter: Mount Vernon RoJa
Arch Chapter meets every first Friday of esct
month at Masonic Temple.
Washington Lodge of Ma
sons meets on the second and fourth Thurs
lays Of each month.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons meets or
the first and third Thursdays of esch month
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 80
meets in their hall, on north Columbus street
avery Friday night.
Sarepta Lodge I. O. o. F., No. As, meets il
iheir ball, on King street, every Tue'd1y
eight.
Marley Encampment, No. 6, meets ever
second and fourth Monday at Odd Fellows
Hall, north Columbus street
Mechanics Lodge Knights Of Pythiss, No
8, meets every Thursday night in Pythia1
Hsll north Pitt street.
Oriental Lodge Knights of Pythias meets
every Friday night on north Pitt street.
Alexandria Lodge K. of P, No. 73, meets
Wednesday nights at Sarepts Hall, King
| street.
Potomac Tent Rechabites meets in Sarepts
Hall every Friday night.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templars
meets in their hall, on south Fairfax street
every Tuesday evening.
Talisman Lodge Good Templars meets every
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north Pitt
street.
Junior Order Rechabites meets every Mon.
lay night at Good Templar's hall, south Fair.
FAX street.
Refuge Council, Sons of Jonadab, No. 10
meets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall.
Cot 11,1o
Afternoon at Good Tempiars' Hall south Fair
fax street.
Champion Castle, No. 8, Knights of Golden
Eagle meets every Wednesday night at Good
Templal's hall, south Fairfax street.
Aexandria Council Royal Arcanum meets
in Potomac Hall room, north Columbus street
second and fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge knights of Honor meets
every first and third Tuesday in Potomac
lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers meets first and third
Sunday in Potomac Lodge room.
Osceols Tribe of Red Men, No. 1, meets
every Thursday night in Sarepta Hall.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meets
svery Sunday night in St Mary's Hall, corner
Royal and Wolfe streets.
Young Mer's Sodality Lyceum meets every
Sunday night in their hall on Duke street.
lafayette Lodge, No. II, Independent Or
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night at
Pythian Hall, north Pitt street.
Alexandria Council, No. 33, Jr. o. q. A. NJ
uaoets Thursdays at Odd Fellows' Hall, on
uerth Columbus street.
Rathbone Division, Uniform Rank K. Of P,
meets every other Wednesday at Pythian
Castle, Pitt street.
Alexandria Light Infantry meet every Mon.
day night at their Armory, south Royal street
Confederate Veterans meet first Monday
night in each month at Columbia Engine
House.
Sons of Confederate Veterans meet first
Wednesday, in each month.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7713, A. o. F.
OF A. meet every Tuesday night st Pythian
Hall, north Pitt street.
1. o. B. B. meets first Monday in each
month.
Bethel Congregation meets first Sunday OF
every quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
o,ening and Closing of the Mails.

Opening and Closing of the Mails.
Northerf mails close at 80 and 8 90 a. m.
and u 80, 45 and As p. m. Open at
8 90 g. M, 10 90 N. and 80 p. m.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville,
close at 7 so and IL 90 q. M. and s As p.
M. Open at 90 a. m. and 3 00p. M.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at so
o. IN. and 8 As p. IN. Open at 8 90 q. m. and
3O0p.m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 As a. M and 8 so and s 45 p. m. Open
at S 90 a. m. and 10 80 p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at 80 a. m.
aud 80 p. m. Open at 8 90 8. m.
Alcxandris and Round Hill mails close at
8 40 q. m. and 4 o0p. m. Open at 8 90 am.
and 90 p. M.
Western mails close at 945 a. m. and
II 30pm Open at 8 Goa IN. and 12OOm.
Washington mails close at so and so a.
m. and u 80, 40, $50 and SIS p. m.
Opon at 8 90 and 10 90 a. m 10 90 m. aud
8 80 and so p. m.
Office Hours-open at 90 a. m. Close at
6 00p.m
Sunday Hours-open at 9 90 am. Close
ct 8 80 a. IN.
Carriers STANDARDIZATION made at
s 80 and 10 90 a. m. and 10 90, 8 90 and
Deliveries made at s 90 a. m, u 90 m. and
500 p. m.
sunday-Carriers' window open at 8 90 and
close at 20 a. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
IHEGAZETTE.
FRIDAY E.ENiHH OCT. 10, 1874.
DEATH NOT A GRIM MONSTER

DEATH NOT a GRIM MONSl Ell.
Familiarity with death is apt 10 a'tei
one's earlier conception of it. Two
ideas are very generally accepted
which experience shows to be ialss
One is that the dying usually !
death; and the other that the act I,
diving is accompanied by pain. 1t is
well.known to all physicians that when
death is near, its terrors do not seem To
be felt by the patient. Unless the i'm,
agination is stimulated bv the irightinl
portrayal of the supposed gangs Of
DEATH or Of the suil3rip2s which some
believe the soul must endure after dis
solution, it is rare, indeed, that he
last DAYS. or hours OF life are passed in
dread. Oliver Wendall Holmes hes re-
corded his protest against the custom
of telling person who does not aclu-
ally ask to know that be cannot recov-
er. AS that loving observer of man
kind asserts, so must every one, who
knows whereof he speaks, assert
that people almost always come to
understand that recovery is impC ssible; 1t Is
rarely needful to tell any one that this Is the
ase. When nature gives the warning, death
a pears TO be as littls feared as sleep. Most
rex persons are very, very tired: sleep-iOn,
quiet sleeps what they want. have seen
many people die. have never seen one who
seemed to fear death, except when it was, OF
.eemed to be, very far away. Even tho-,
who are constantly haunted, while strongand
well, with a dread of the end OF life irlg,'
their fear when that end is at hand.
AS for the act Of dying-lhe tnal aasssSe
f:om life to death-it is absolutely w'thou.
evidence that the oft-repeated assert us OF rs
painiuln,s, are made NJ st peop-e &c aa
:, nsci us for some hours before they dc; an
in the lare cases where consciousness = fe
tanned uuimrair, until Il few minutes b.
fore the end. the last sensation must be pa
'ect calm and rest it is worse than clucl u
a;id to The natural dread of death which cp
ress the majority Of Us Willie in good hcast
the dread of dying.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS

1O5 and 107 south Fairfax street.
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints Oils, Dye Stufs, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Goods and Specialties.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia for
J. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co. s
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made largo additions to our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &C. direct from the manufacturers.
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by well-Gp-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices rs low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by first
freight or express sitter receipt of order.
Promptncss is our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
spondence invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
Rucklen's Arnica Salvc.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns. and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction or money re-
fuaded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
z. S. Leadbeater and Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
CHINA AND GIIASSWA ARE.
Reductions In China
AT
E.J. MILLER &SON'S

We have large stock of fine French China
(Haviland's) on which we will allow dis.
count of TEN PER CENT. FOR CASH, con-
sisting of Salad Sets, soup sets, Sugars and
Creams Bone Dishes, Fruit Saucera, Biscuit
Jars, Comb and Brush Trays, etc, etc, besides
lot of Bric-a-Brac and Cut Glass, on which
the reduction is in many instances c0ns!ders-
bly, more thar 10 per cent. These are new
goods, and are well worth the low price at
which they were originally marked, and you
should certainly not let this opportunity pass
without inspecting these bargains Besides
this we have lot of Dinner and Tea Ware on
which we have made 4 big reduction to close
out. Look at these prices
1 French China Dinner Set, yellow BIOS
SONS, was $40, now S33
! German do, grey sprays was $50, now
/ Porcelaine do, wild flowers, was S25,
l Stone China do, blue daisy, was $24,
now S1S.
French Tea Sets, rich Frotte gold line,
assorted decorations, reduced from $50 to
$16.
6 German Tea Sets, gold edge, assorted dec
orations, were 50, now 81.
We have reductions in all departments. and
we respectfully invite your inspection OF our
stock before you make your fall purchases.
New goods are arriving, and we are confident
OF supplying your needs at lower figures then
elsewhere. E. ]. MILLER & son,
317 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
RAILROADS.
VXyASHINGToN, ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON ELECTRIC RAIL-
Time Table in Effect scpst ., 1894.
MOUNTvERN n DIVISION, Week Days,

WAY.
Time Table in Effect scpst ., 1894.
MoUNT.vERN N DIVISION, Week Days,
soUTHBoUND.
Ieare Alexandria 6:31, 800. 1925 and
11:25 q. H., and 1928, 1:2o, 10, o:oo,
BOO, 4:06 and BOG an. M.
Leave Riverside Park 7:03. 9:45, 1000
and l. :50 a. m. and 1850, $50, $50, 3:35,
4:20, 4:35 and 5:3I p. IN.
Arrive Mount Vernon 7:OS. 500, 1o:o5
and 11:55 a. III and 1915, loo, POO, 3:4O,
4:25, 4:40 and 5:42 p. IN.
Returning, ONeel, Days,
Leave Mount Vernon 7:10 9:55. 1853
and 1855 a. m and 12:35, LOO, BOO, 800,
4:12, 4:55. 500, and 5:l5 p m.
Leave Riverside Park ia, 1000. 1893
and 11:59 a. IN. and 1883, 100, 2:59, 3:59.
ZIG, 5:O4 and $50 p. M.
Arrive Alexandria $50. 1925 and %
a. M, and 1925. 1:25. 2:25, 3:25, 4:25,
AT, 500 and 6:21 p. III.
MOUNT VERNON DIVISION.
ION pleasant Sundays only.l
.soUTuBoUND (surdays),
Leave alexandria zoos, 9:10 1910 and
11:l0 Il. M, and 1910, Ito BIO, $40, 4:1o,
and $40 p III.
arrive Riverside Park 1893, 9:43, 1913
and 11:43 a H., and 12:43, 1:43, 2:43,
:5:43. 4:43 and 5:3S y. m.
Arrive at Mount Vernon 1882 q. m. and
2:43, ::43, 4:43 and 5:43@ p. m.
Returning Sundays,
Leave Mount Vernon 7:40@ a. H., and 300,
800, 100 and 5.i5@ p. N.
Arrive Riverside Park 7:44&, 500, 1923
and ;1:55 q. ~. and 1855, 1:55, LOO,
3:55, 4:;55 and $40 p. m.
Arriye Alexandria S:20a. 1927 and 11:27
a. IN, and 1927, 1:21. 2:27, 3:21, Az,
. through trains ii 10 Mount Vernon will be
run every Sunday.
D. w. HOLDEN, Superintendent.
GEO. r. PHILLIPS, Genl. Passgr. Aet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIM1TEDA
FERRY SCHEDULE

On and after JULY 4th. 1893, and un-
iii further notice tho following ferry sched-
ue will be in force.
Leave Alexandria. foot of King street, at
6 90, 7 so. 8 30. 30, 10 80 and IL 30
u. IN, - 30. 30, . 80, 3 30, a 30, 30
so ard 10 .. m.
Leave Washington, foot of 18th street,
at 615. 7 30, 80, 8 80, 10 30 and II 30
a. ~, 10 80. 30 . 80, 8 80, 30, 5 90,
6 80 and % p. m.
NIB. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
. POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGs-sTEAM-
Err WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon,
DAYS at T 90 a. m, and Alexandria at s 90
A. NJ for landings as far rs Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
St. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
C. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
John r. PADGETT. Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19

WARRENToN-Train Nos. 8, is, IS.
connect daily for Warrenton. No. Do daily
except Sunday. Nos. ~. 10 and SO daily,
and 16 daily. except Sunday, from WarrentOn,
FRANKLIN DIvIsIoN-Leave Rocky
Mount daily except Sunday 90 r. M, AZ.
rive Franklin Junction 6 50 a. m.
Leave Franklin Junction daily except Sun
day 5:20 p. m; arrive Rocky Mount 500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisements
appcar in the GAZETTE, will be found reliable
snd are commended to the attention of pur-
chaser5:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Robt. w. French All and 419 King street.
Dyson & Bro, sos King street.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
H. L. Simpsons Sons, agents for w. L..
Douglas shoes.
L. Kaufman, g. W. cor. King and Royal SITS,
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek.
COAL AND WOOD.
]. r. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street.
w 4. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
Krox & Robinson. 216 King street
u. ". Aitcheson, cor Duke and Fairfax SITS
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
D. Harry Appich, SOS King street.
George 4. Hill & Co.. 216-222 north Lee
street.
Henry Brengle, 531 King street.
CHINAWARE.
Ell. Miller & Son, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, S. w. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Citizens National Rank n. w. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets. -
f. S. Leadbeater & Sons, 105-1O7 south
Fairfax street.
Warfcld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
w. F. Creighton & Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
Ernest l. Allen. N. E. corner King and
Washington streets.
l.. Stabler & Co, n. w. corner Of King and
Washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
!. Schwarz & Son, 51S King street
Woodward * LOthrop, 10Th, 11th, and
+ streets. Washington.
J. T. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
d. Bendheim, 316 King street.
A. b. Slaymaker, 429 King street
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
]. & II. Aitcheson 116 King street
w. S. Moore, south Unien street.
GROCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
H. c. Wallace 900 King street
w. A. Johnson & Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Robertson & Bro, corner King and Wash
ington streets.
j. c. Milburn, north Royal street.
w. A. Smoot q CO.. Shoots wharf.
Charles King 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. of King and st. AsaPb
streets.
HARDWARE.
Jas. F. Carlin & Sons SO King street
INSURANCE.
Lawrence Stabler, 7O1 King street.
John D. Hooe, 12S south Fairfax street
LUMBER.
josiah Il. D. Smoct & Son, 81 north Union
street.
Smoot & Co., 25 north Union street.
MERCHANT TAILORe.
VIM. Murray, SIT King etreet.
SURVEYORS.
&c. Graves, 800 and 311 King street.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
&c. Acton & Son, COG King street.
H. Wildt. los north Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19

VIHE GENEVA MINERAL WATER,
L. Strongest Natural Lithia Water. A SOW
ereign remedy for Kidney, Bladder and Liver
trouble, Indigestion, Gout, Rheumatism and
all uric acid troubles, and will positively dis
oily. stone in the bladder. For sale by
WAKEFIELD HALL,
Cor. Prince and Fairfax streets
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
PRIDE AND SCBPTlCISM.
The Former to Great Ex'ent the Cause OF
the Latter.

Pride is one OF the prolific causes OF
skepticism. We are ready to subject
Christianity to decisions Of calm, I'M
biased reason. We have no fear that
any facts and arguments that philosophy
and science can bring gainst the Chris
tian system can capture even her most
advanced outposts. Christianity is unim-
peachable religious science. Her defences
are as high as heaven. Her evidences
are as broad as space. Whence, then,
come the assaults OF skepticsm? Not
from boosted reason, but from self
conceit They Attire the products of
pride. With what a sense OF personal
Importance the young man OF the high
school or college announces himself
skeptic! How grandly it sounds to his
cultured ears! lie walks around with
the object OF popular attention. He
feels exalted with the thought that he
has learned to doubt the faith of his
unframed father.
We have nothing to say against honest
doubt, If there be such Il thing. Doubt
less there are souls that fall into the
traps of satan, and get entangled into
the subtleties of a cunning philosophy.
All such we pity, and We heartily respect
and would help them in all proper ways
to find the path of truth, and all such
will when they know more. Honest
doubt is the result Of ignorance, ana
can only be removed by more ight.
Such light God has given. and II the
honest doubter only preseryeres I'm ms
search in the right spirit he will find
the truth: for 'if any man will do his
will he shall know of the doctrine, .
whether IL be OF God or Of men" For
all such hesitating. sincere natures we
have only words OF cheer; but for that
species OF skepticism that does not want
to know, and basely glories in its own
infatuation, we can only look upon with
sad contempt.
Such doubt Is base born. It is the god
less product of pride. There is no right
reason i'm IT. II never had it's birth in q
bewildered brain, but in the pollutions OF
foul heart. Godlike reason refuses 10
be called it's father. The proud claim OF
a skeptical philosophy to be a birth
right in reason is a shrewd dodge to
hide the shame Of its illegitimate origin
Take SeIf-conceit out Of the heart and
its skepticism would melt away before
the light of the Gospel more quickly
than the fog-bank on the river disap-
pea rs before the face Of the sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04

Mr.. Wendelrs authorities are not new.
nor are most OF his arguments, but ms
work Is a victory Of intelligent conuehssSs-
ton, and old arguments made IN MS
sess all the charm OF novelty. Assured
~ he succeeds In the Accomplishment oi
his purpose SO thoroughly as to give ms
book invaluable educational worth, ana
to make 1t fascinating to the se"era'
A WILD BARBARIAN. A novel. by Ed,
gar Fawcett. Appletons Town ana
Country Series, 80 cents. For SAFE oy
West, Johnston & Co.
Mr.. Fawcett, In presenting to MS his
wild Barbarian" Mr. Carroll Courtaine,
has introduced to US a consumate boar
a hero without brains, vigcr, or TACT
The novel is entirely lacking In force.
Monk, G. p. Putnam's Sens, New
York. London. 81. For sale by west
Johnston & Co.
About as viciously suggestive DOCK
as we have seen for some months,
THE GREEN CARNATION. ID. Appleton
& Co., New York, 81. For SAFE ny
West Johnston az Co. ~
The writer of this really clever doom
might well have turned undoubted apil-
itv to a better use than an emphasis OF
the defects OF the aesthetic school, OF
which Mr. Oscar Wilde Is the exponent;
That is an actual waste OF inteiIectuai
powder We all recognize those deiec,s
and might have greater patience Witt
books about them IL we gould bring our
selves to regard either their most con
spicuous exponent or his disciples aS
sane. For some years the world In gener-
all has regarded them as harmless luna
tics. and consigned them to quiet cor
ner with an amiable laugh, when IS
only heard to repeat itself when MT.
Wilde calls attention to his epistence py
q yacuous paragraph in the newspapers. .
The writer of "a Green Carnauon
should use his or her brains in better
cause,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
n 6OOD SIGN.
The Trusst Christian Should BE the Mos
Joyous Man

IL is a good sign when you hear a
workman whistle. It is better sign
when you hear him hum a roundelay. 1t
IN a still better sign when you hear him
sing the words of Isaac Watts or Charles
Wesley. A violin chorded and strung II
something accidently strike IL, makes
music, and | suppose there is such a
thing as having our hearts so attuned by
divine grace that even the rough COLI
sions OF life will make a heavenly vibra-
ton. | do not believe that the power
tried. | believe that IL you could roll
the "Old Hundred" doxology through the
street, it would put an end to any
panic!
believe that the discords and the
sorrows and the sins OF the world are
TO be swept out by heaven-born hallelu-
jahs. Some one asked Haydn, the cele-
brated musician, why be always compos-
ed such cheerful music. why" he said,
II can't do otherwise. When | think OF
God, NY soul is so full OF Joy that the
notes leap and dance from my pen"
| wish we might all exult melodiously be-
fore the Lord.
With God for our Father, and Christ
for our Savior. and heaven for our home,
and angels for future companions, and
eternity for a life time. we should strike
all the notes of joy. Going through the
wilderness OF this world, let US remember
that we are on the way to the sum-
uery cline OF heaye.., and from the
migratory populations flying through this
autumnal air learn always to keep sing
ing.
The Church or COO neVt" Will be
Triumphant Church until II becomes a
singing church.-Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
A Pathetic PRAYER,

The fishermen OF Brittany, so the story
goes. are wont to utter this simple prayer
when they launch their boats upon the
deep: Keep me, my God; my boat Is
small and the ocean is wide"
How tCuchingly beautiful the words
and the thought! Might not the same
petition be uttered with as much direct
ness every morning and evening Of our
daily life? Keep me, my God; for my
boat is small and the ocean is wideW
Keep me. my God. keep me from the
peris and temptations that throng
around me as | 30 about my daily duties.
My boat is SMALL am so weak, so help
less, so prone to wander, so forgetful OF
thy loving kindness! | am tossed 10 and
fro at the mercy OF the world; | am buf-
feted about by sharp adversely and driven
before the storms OF grief and sorrow.
Except Thou dost keep me | must per-
ish. Keep me, my God, for THY ocean
is so wide"-the journey Is so long, ana
the days and the years are many. I'm
Thee, Lord, do i put my trust. De-
liver me in Thy righteousness" Cana
dian Churchman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
skLF.FOR8 RTFULNHsS.
The Duty Of Cultivatlng Moral Abstrao
tlon.

Was IL not the meat and drink OF
Christ to do his Fathers will?
Is IL not said OF him that he pleased
not himself?' Surely the way to disci-
plne the soul I'm piety is to reach forth
TO the attainment OF self-abnegatiou. IL
Ii be a fact that | am i'm Christ and
am TO be saved by Him alone, then my
business Is to live for Him. | am To
remember the Redeemer. and forget
myself. | cannot think OF him too much,
nor think OF myself too little. III God
and heaven be mine. then | may work
with the utmost self-forgetfulress.
But Is not this very self-fOrgetfulness
difficult state to reach? IL is. There
that is reached with ease. Sin only Is
easy, yet it is not easy. by the touch
of a match n ball Will be sent OFF from a
cannon, but not by mere volition will
a man be driven away from himself.
Self-forgetfulness is an art, as well as
q holy state of mind, and We must keep
trying to practice II till the art is learn
ed. IL mental distraction can be Culti-
waited, so can moral. We do not enter
upon the service OF God with sufficient
purpose. Eternal obligations do not
press down upon us. We allow ourselves
too much freedom, and so we sin without
much pain, and find holiness without
much joy. III we set the mind upon the
business In hand, and hold IL there for
an hour, we shall be all the stronger for
a habit OF holy attention as well as n
habit OF self-attenton? our life is too
haphazard. too much a matter OF course.
We DO not bind ourselves down TO duty,
determined to act as commanded Christ
and His Religion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04

The one hundredth anniversary of the
Orthodox Greek Church on this continent
was celebrated on October 7th, which also
conceded with the feast OF st. Sergius,
one OF the earliest apostles OF Russia
in Greek and, partly In English, the re-
sponses. however. being in SIavonic.
Notwithstanding the opposition to Pro-
testeDt work in Spain. manifested in the
difficulty about the acknowledgment of
the bishop consecrated by Archbishop
Plunkett. Of Ireland, II is said that an
other Protestant church school Is to be
founded In the Madrid district and that
work will be begun at once. Several OF
faction. are pronounced In their attack
upon the Protestants.
Physicians carriages have the right OF
way in Berlin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
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