Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

from some OF the members OF the Con-
gress. At this reception Professor George
Brown Goode welcomed the hundreds OF
guests. He IL a member OF the Richmond
Chapter. s. a. X.
This Congress was In favor OF uniting
In one the now uselessly severed Or
CARNATIONS, the u. A. X. and the ID. r.,
and Il was stated that the ID. n. were
willing to make the overture for union.
This is to their credit.
The number OF Delegates In this Con-
gress was near 400 The Treasurer-Gen-
eral Mrs Amos q. Draper. OF
the District OF Columbia, stated
remarkable fact, that OF the
u.772 active members on the rolls
February 10, 1896. all but 70 had paid their
| dues. There had been In the Treasury
during the year t23,0Sl.t5; the expenditures
had been si2.05S3s. leaving a balance OF
! t11.023s
No wonder that these d. \, r.. are med
! itating the erection of grand temple at
! the cost OF s25eCo0.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST PULPIT.
Edited by Rev. ]. F. Love. With an In
PRODUCTION by Jonathan HARRISON,
LII. ID. Philadelphia: American Baptist
Publication Society. 1895. PIP. 3e5.
This commendable work was the con-
ception OF its editor, who Ls the pastor
Of the Baptist church IN Suffolk, Va His
work now before US is an outcome OF the
semi-centennlal or jubilee gathering Of
"the Southern Baptist Convention" in the
city OF Washington last Nay That large
and influential body Of near ao0 enrolled
delegates had there a very grand time.
reIgiousiy and socially. including a spe-
cial reception by President and Mrs.
Cleveland.
This work. besides the Introduction by
Judge HARRISON, the beloved and efficient
president OF the convention, and a sketch
and portrait Of him, embraces thirty-threa
good and forcihie sermons by as many
Southern Baptists, some VI whom are
widely known for their eloquence and abl-
ity. -Four Of them hail from Richmond
Nillingham. Lantrum, H!den, and Null
Inns, and Hawthorne was once a pastor
here. The two Whartons OF Norfolk and
Baltimore are aso In the list The Rev
DR. Landrum is the author OF sermon vi,
entitled, AN" and from 1.-The Sayiour's
Great Commission" IN Matthew xviii
1870. breaches on the orthodox sort OF
universalism. All the Glscourses are OF
commendable length. If any one was pre-
vented from attending the services Of his
fayorite sanctuary this handy volume
would furnish him or her with a good
sermon at home
Each sermon IL accompanied by a brief
| biography, and a portrait. In most cases
well-executed, OF its author How did the
writer OF the sketch OF the Rev. T. T.
Eaton. ID. d., Ii. D., of Louisville, Ky,
come to make such n mistake as the fol-
lowing? He says that "the father OF his
subject was Joseph II. Eaton, Ill. D.,
president OF the University Of Virginia"
When did that University ever have n
president? He ADDS that he studied in
Murfrees boro', Tenn, his native place, ,un-
I'll after his fathers death. After the war
he resumed his education at Washington
| and Lee University. where he graduated
in 1867. We do not know Of any one by
the name Of Eaton who was ever promi.
nentiy connected with the University Of
Virginia, as chairman Of its faculty. or
otherwise; but the name is well known in
the West In educational circles and out
side Of General Jacksons Cabinet.
THE LAST TOUCHES, and Other
Stories. BY Mrs. w. X. Clifford,
Author OF "Love-Letters OF Worldly
Woman" etc, etc. Macmillan's No
ve.ists' Library: Volume l., No. 10
Macmillan & Co.; New York and Lon
don. 1896. Pp. 29. In paper. Price,
% cents.
quite entertaining, and those who have
read Mrs. Clinord's "Love-Letters of a
Worldly Woman" will look with some
interest to see IL she has done anything
better.
The first Is story OF an English
countess who has had a youthful fancy
for young French artist. Later In life,
after she has become a countess, she
hn her
artist, now, like herself, past middle
age. Her way OF proceeding to induce
him TO paint her still in her glowing,
youthful beauty, rather than as an old,
WORKOUT woman, which he does by his
last touches under her blandishments Is
quite feminine. but cruel.
Another story, "A Ridiculous Tragedy"
tells Of woman who. unknowingly.
marries q widower; and the fun COMES
In when his seven children are, one after
another. brought TO her notice at stated
intervals, week or two apart; and, as
they go from city to city on their bridal
tour.
BOSS. BY Odette Tyler 1896. The
Transatlantic Publishing Company,
New York and London, PIP 2l5. In
cloth, with gilt top.
Is not this author the lady who once
had IAN affair OF the heart" with Mr..
Howard Gould and broke it off?
She says that her story is founded on
facts. She calls Honor the Divinity OF
the i. f. VS., and vindicates their pune
tillous devotion to her, although that
led to the terrible double tragedy with
which her work winds up.
It's scenes are laid In and not very far
from Charlottesville. A party were on
the piazza of Colonel Cameron's man
sion, which overlooked the James and
the broadly ridiculed county OF Bucking-
ham, engaged in the Virginia pastime
Of drinking mint-sling. Our author says
that zone huge glass OF julep had found
an eloquent obituary, and another close
at hand was awaiting a similar honor"
This Is smart. Is it original? The Boss
is woman. The author IS q Welt
known actress on the northern stage,
but IL native OF Georgia, and the daugh-
ter OF Confederate general now
residing in New York city.
A TALE OF A LONELY PARISH. By
f.. Marion Crawford. Macmillan e
Co. New York and London. 1896
Macmillan's Novelists Library: VOL
l., No II. PIP. 3s5. Paper-back. Price
90 cents
Whenever a book appears by this au-
thor II is sure TO be called for and read
no matter how duh and unprepossesslng
its title may be, and his readers are sell
dom, IL ever. disappointed. Those who
have read "Mr. Isaacs." "Dr. Claudlus."
ITO Leeward." and other and later OF
Mr. Crawford's works. will find this
book somewhat different from his usual
style. The plot is not deep enough to
weary the brain. but sufficient to keep
up the interest and give the reader a