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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

horizon, and away goes the load from
the mouth OF a little bunderbuss.
Numerous critics appear 10 be dom
mated by the conviction that TO be prom
inent as a recipient OF popular regard
necessarily brings exposure TO tempta-
ton. and that temptation 10 SURF to pre-
ciptate treachery TO every sacred trust.
This is neither just nor generous.
After we elevate man 10 public
Office we ought to remember that gen.
orally the people are no better than the
men 10 whom they gave their votes.
Majorities are usually represented as
they prefer 10 be. The fair way 10 deal
with every man TO whom we delegate
power is to put him on his record. and
never prejudice one who is entitled TO
exact Justice at our hands. Mutual con-
fidence IT what the world needs now to
.-epress the growing restlessness OF the
age: and there is no land under the sun
" here the people have had a better chance
to develop character than our own. But
w bat Is good character worth unless we
re- ,ognize II and honor It? To patronize it
is no produce fresh copies every year.
80 shadow a statesman with suspicion
and distrucd when he is doing his best
to srrve the country is 10 teach the men
of our times that a genuine reputation Is
no better than its counterfeit. Reformers
do great good. but professional obstruc-
tionists and relentless destructonists are
of no value TO the race.
Put every man on his record and lot
him feel that he receives the confidence
OF the people as king receives his
crown"
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DEATHS.

December !th, AZ ~
o'clock A. NJ. al the residence OF hie
son-in-Iaw. p w. Winghcld. No. Al
Randolph street Mr. GEORGE n.
EUBANK I'm the seventy-siNth year 81
his age.
Funeral notice later.
Lvnchburg. Roanoke and clifton Force
naners pleasc copy
FENDLEY Died. December :. 1897. az
7:l5 p. NJ. at the residence of her hus.
band H. W. Fendlcy In Chesterfield
county. BETTE r. FENDLEf. IN the
forty-ninth year of her age.
The funeral will take place from tho
residence. at . p NJ. TO-DAY.
Interment at Centralia, Va
JACKSON. The funeral OF ANDREW
JACKSON. who died At his residence.
lll7 Beverly street. sunday morning.
December 5th. at 1920. viii take place a.
Third street A. NJ f.. church. THIS
EVENING, at 9 O'Clock.
JENKINS.-Died. December g 1897. al
his home NJ. 1925 Brook avenue
ROGER HENRY JENKINS He was
born in Thompson. Ca, and was forty
nVe years Of age.
Alexandria and Washington papers
please copy.
RUDD Died. a. rho residence OF his IA
Their. 22l north Twentieth street, Mon
day. December 9Th 20 3.2J o'clock. VII
LIAM CURTIS twin child OF Ruth cur
lis and Oliver T. Rudd aged twelve
months and one daV
Funeral from residence THIS AFTER
NOON at $3.50 Ocioc6. Friends Invited
20 attend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
THREE NEW PREACHERS
REV. DRS. SMITH AND WITHER-
sPoON, AND REV. Mr.. GAYLE.
Rscognition Services at the Second pap
tIst--Re,. DIR. starr breaches to Leg
isiafcrs--0ther Services.

Large congregations greeted DIR. Jere
lWitherspoon at the Grace-Strcet Presby-
earian church both morning and at nighi
Sunday. The Doctor Is bold ana I'M
pressive speaker. and at times eloquent
And made splendid appearance. q large
number OF people after the services shoox
hands with the new pastor. and welcomed
him TO his charge. DIR. Witherspoon an
nounced from the pulpit thai there wouio
be services this week In the lecture
room at O'Clock Wednesday ana rn-
day, preparatory to communion next sun
day morning. DIR. Wiihorspoon VIII De W
HIS study. In the basement OF me ehu,Cn'
Thursday evening from 10 9;S0 ana rII-
day from TO $50 10 meet any wEo "'sn
60 talk TO him with view OF o"i'"e
with the church. ,,,,.u
At the morning service Or. Wl'n.i ,
spoon took for his text Mark iy'. 20 ana
n subject: Secret Growth OF tne hine
DOM lie said. .,,,,i
Christs teaching WAS simple oils'na' =
and with authority. The common people
heard Him gladly because they couiu ""-
derstand Him. The use OF ilus'rauoes
made His teaching clear. In s'ns'o
tsy He spake by the sea SIDE as i'iany
A. eight parallels and Mark has press'Veu
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which forces the city TO give the flre
Department not less than a certain SUN
each year.
In the next section the Board OF ffe
Commissioners and Chief OF the fife De
partment are authorized to issue frame
building permits. 800,
The next section provides FOR the apo'-
ition of the Board of Public Interest
All OF the above recommendations were
adopted with very little comment aho
only one amendment. which proViued
that members of the Board OF lo'Ve
commissioners shall be elected by
majority vote of all members elected 70
the Council. .
ON motion OF Mr.. Caskie the CITY Al
,ornev was instructed TO preface each OF
,ba above sections with "A preamble, IN
order to separate them, the intention be
inc that if the Board Of Aldermen should
object 10 any one section and refuse 10
mass IL such action would not defeat the
whole and that those sections appf~cd
Inv the Board might at once go To the
legislature TO be acted upon.
ON motion OF Mr.. Jones the CITY Al
,ornev was instructed 10 present 90 inc
LEGISLATURE all amendments 90 the char
ter adopted at the present meeting
The Council then. at l2:i5 o'clock aa-
I iourncd.
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n III VIC NVI N
TAX TO LEGISLA TORS.
DIR. Starr Protests Against Harsh Criu-
cisms of Good Public Men.

Sunday night Rev. Dr. Starr. pastor OF
Rroad-Street church. delivered discourse
upon the following subject: "A God-fear-
ing legislator who belwSp something
and then dares to follow his faith as
true friend of the Commonwealth The
text was. Nehemiah 2;2O-"The God OF
heaven. lie will prosper us: therefore we
His servants. will arise and build Dur
inr the discourse he said:
'''rhe State Assembly OF Virginia mas
n history in the past and destiny IN
the future. Its members convene to carry
out the will Of constituents by whose bal
lots they hold office as the trusted SER
wants of the public. They know how 10
do the work that has been committed 10
them. and they ought to receive the
moral support as well as the good VIII
OF those who elected them TO office. They
are entitled TO the respect and confidence
OF every citizen of the Commonwealth
and the sympathies of our thinking men
should be manifest. when necessary, In
andorsatlon OF their official representa-
tives. - a..
'lt is TO be regretieu' ho"SNci' '"ae
,he,a are some persons in every COM
,,nun,tv who seem 10 think that thrust
a. a nubiic man is a sign OF loyalty to
~. state or the nation. Only let him
show the whites OF his eyes above the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

| thu aud,ence-room in procession ana LOOK
their places on the platform.
new II a. Hutson presided. rhe invoea
49, 90 ,,sda nv rev. -. Il. X. Ihorn-
Rev Dr NJ ID. Hoge. OF the Seconu
PRESBYTERIAN church, mace '"e ..s
M welcome on behalf OF tne N"i,ss saa
~ Ali denominations. 1t was an "a
insIv graceful and elegant we'ov 10
n was evidently highly Appreciate ~
the audience. =, Oh. pereious
,,".,a fo,,owed in behalf OF the bap-
.'.. -, Virginia. and his speech was
wei, fitted to the occasion. ma. vno
s., came Rev Dr. j. c. Hinen' WIZ
,.s.nted the Baptists Ministers Con-
ference Of Richmond and hahcnei,ee,
~ h,,,oorouslv introduced che new pas,
o., as zone OF the boys" whom ne nau
taught In the Southern Baptis.
cal seminary; and he warneo '"o
Tor that his predecessors IN tne P,''
were men whose place was not e"s' ~
fiji. ~, N, r 7
yvulinrbayp. member Of tho S~coh
church He gave the churchs we'cohne Wv
tho incoming pastor and IL was ear"e$
and tender. <,r,,,,,,c,-
The occasion was an interesting o"e.
M. only 20 the members OF the Secono
church hut 10 the large number OF Visi-
tors THE music was fine; the speeches
were all brief. and they all seemeu "
belong 10 the occasion. Rev. MT Mercer :
ursver was strikingiy appropriate anu
brofberly in tone and spirit: ana the
vhol. service passed off without the ieast
hitch at any point. It,, 40
II might have been supposed 'hat 'no
nov pastor would not find II easy 10
mako brief vet comprehensive reply
n all these speeches OF welcome' pu' ne
was fully equal 10 the occasion. IN ms
own quiet and unpretcntious style ne ex-
dressed his gratitude TO the brethren
u,bo had so cordially greeted him at his
entrance upon his new field OF labor TOT
Tho Master. and pledged himself 70 en-
nIov all his powers TO build up the ne
dcemer's Kingdom. He was evidently
moved by the cordial reception given
him bv his brethren. and he moved others
u,ben he spoke in tender tones OF his
dependence upon their aid, sympathy and
cooperation.
AT the close Of the service great many
old friends and new acaualntances came
forward and greeted the new pastor win
a kindly handshake. He certainly enters
unon his new field under most auspicious
circumstances. and there is good reason
TO predict a happy and useiuI career
for him in Richmond.
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rnEcrRrc coupaNr oFFIcERs.
Promoters of the Concerns That Received
Charters Last Night

The following are the officers OF the
electric companies chartered last night:
Home Electric Company-John ;. iiar-
tarv. Directors-W. II. Palmer, ". l.
Slater and G. Wippermdnn.
Virginia Electric CompanN.Johh T.
Williams. president. r.. J. Wills secre-
tary. &. H. N0ltng. secretary. Direc-
tors-John l.. Williams. ". W. Henry
/ Wilcox Brown, Nelson Perrin aud r. J
willis. nj,
nresident. A. ID. Babson. secretary ane
treasurer Directors ]. Cross. j.. q
Todd. Robert Mahnard, and Josiah Pierce
Jr. ..,,,,. ara
lanes Sloan. Jr.. president Of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank; James bond'
PRESIDENT ~ the Security Trust company .
E. j. u. Cross. counsel for the - ana ~
and o., and Robert Malinard, all OF Bal
timOre.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

Rev. DR.. j. c. Hiden. pastor OF the
Grove-Avenue Baptist church, will con
duct the regular Bible class In the asso-
citation parlor tonight at o'clock. This
class is open to both ladies and gentle
ment and is exceedingly interesting and
helpful TO all interested in the study OF the
Word Dr. Hiden is at present dealing
with the "Origin and History OF the New
Testament" a subject of great Importance
"a ALL Christian vnrkerA A cordial well
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

clear. sweet voice, and one mas no 'iouo ie
in understanding what he says WneIeN. -
ha onens his mouth he has something TO
say which Is beneficial to the nearer lie
g. a STRAIGHTFORWARD man. He believes III
practical Christianity. He lives IL ana
breaches 1t. .,,
I.aurel-Street Methodist church IS very
fortunate in having Mr.. Gayle as their
pastor. Besides being an able man III 'he
pulpit, he is popular in the MONIES
wherever he visits The outlook AT tnis UNI,
church is very promising for successiul
wear. The members OF the church are
pleased to have him as their pastor. anu
they have assured him of their co-opera-
ton in the work.
->,cx .rnpC
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Petersburg Notes.

PETERSBURG. VA. Dec. G.-Snocial 49,
Sol Cooper. doing business at 30. -l,,
north Sycamore street. made Decd ot
l..io wont today fo IS g. fnnu rms.
tee. The deed conveys 20 the trustee an
the stock in said store. consisting ruirny
of notions. clothing hats. caps and dis
goods Liabilities. $500. assets, not
given.
At "a meeting Of The congregation ~ ihS
Second BAPTIST church. held YESTERDAY
after the morning sermon. Mr. j. \. fut
Nv WIS reelected treasurer ana MT
George Rawney was elected clerk aho
MIR h. q. smith financial secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
LAUREL STREETS YEW PASTOR.
Rev. Mr.. Gayle Given "A Cordial Welcome
on sunday.


The services at Laurel-Street Memo
dist church Sunday both morning ana
evening, were attended by large congre-
cations the attendance at night being
especially large. Rev. r. Finley Gayle
the newly-appointed pastor, occupied the
pulpit at both services.
In the morning service Mr.. Gayle TOOK
as his text, What wilt thou have me
to do?" Among many things. he said that
there was tendency among some peo'
pie 10 shift the burden OF work on other
shoulders They could talk more ana oo
less lie said too. that some people VII
work II they can lead. and IL they canno,
hold the position of leader they VIII nc
work at all. No man, he said, mas tnt
right to shirk his work. God has placed
him on the earth for a purpose. ana ne
must work out his own salvation. Aftei
a forcible sermon he administered the
sacrament OF the Lords Supper.
At night Mr.. Gayle preached an elo-
uuent sermon from the words. "Whoso
trusteth in the Lord. happy Is he.
Mr. Gayle is a preacher Of great force
and his sermons yesterday were listened
to with the closest attention. lie mas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
Going to The
K1Ondike?

Send your address for particulars
maps Itinerary OF the Dawson tl'S
Relief Expedition" and other trains.
weekly service Jan. 18th from Seattir
by steameS 10 Fort Wrangel. thence
by the klondike Rapid Transit-uIoNer
Locomotives recommended by the tioIl
Seey of Narrower River Lake ana
Land. arriving five months earlier tha Una,
Address
KLONDIkE SNOW & ICE TRANSIT
70; l2o-l2l0 Chamber OF Commervo
bbuiloing' Chicago. Joseph Lsoue'
frss., h !. Resented. Gen. Mgr.
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OBITUARY.,
" =
George II. EulIank.

Mr.. George n. Eubank. a native Of
Botetourt county. but an occasional resi-
dent in this city. where he was well
known and esteemed. died al the residence
OF his son-in-law. Mr.. L. w. Wingheld.
No. Al Randolph street. at 1920 o'clock
this morning, aged seventy-six years. He
leaves four sons and three daughter
Mr.. Frank Eubank. of Gladstone. Va.
George. Nathaniel and Harry Eubank. OF
this city: Samuel Eubank OF Lynchburg
Mrs: II. w. Wingfeld. of this city: Mrs
Sallie Wade and Mrs. Holt OF Roanoke.
The funeral notice will appear later
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DR.. w. II. T.. Smith breaches TO Large
Congregations

An immense audience gathered at the
Second Baptist church sunday afternoon
10 attend the recognition and welcome
service In honor OF the new pastor. Rev.
Or. w. X. l.. Smith. who came from ST.
Louis Mo. to take charge OF the Second
baptist church. DR.. Smith preached his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
Mrs. o. Phillips.

Mrs. o. Phillips. OF Accomac. aged fifty
five years, died yesterday evening about
O'Clock at the Virginia Hospital. Sne
had been i'll little over week nus
band survives her.
The remains were removed TO Accomac
county yesterday for interment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
FOR SUNDAY READING.
GODS PLoW OF SORROW.

Gods plow OF sorrow! Sterile is
The field that is not turned thereby,
And but a scanty harvest his
Whom the Great Plowman passeth by.
Glod's plow of sorrow! All in vain
His richest seed bestrews the sod;
And spent for naught the sun and rain
On globes that are not plowed of God.
lie ploweth well. He ploweth deep,
And where He ploweth angels reap.
Gods pillow of sorrow! Gentle child,
do not ask that He may spare
Thy tender soul, though undefiled.
Nor turn 1t with His iron share.
BE thine His after-rain Of love;
And where His heavy pillow hath passed
May mellow burrows bear above
A holier harvest at the last!
He ploweth well, He ploweth deep,
And where He ploweth angels reap.
Gods pillow of sorrow! Furrowed brow,
know that God hath passed thy way;
And in thy soul His heavy plow
Hath left it's token day by day.
Yet from the torn and broken soil,
Yea, from thy loss, and from thy pain,
He hath due recompense of toll,
Be sure He hath not plowed in vain. g
He ploweth well, He ploweth deep, ~.
And where He ploweth angels reap.
Gods pillow of sorrow! DO, not. think,
Oh, careless soul, that thou shalt lack
God is afield, He will not shrink
God is afield, He turns not back.
Deep driven shall the iron be sent
Through all thy fallow fields until
The stubborn elements relent
And 10, the Plowman hath His Wilt!
He plowcth well, He ploweth deep,
!. And where He ploweth angels reap
Robert Clarkson Tongue, in N. Y. indie
pendent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

another section is not half so heavy
Such a state of affairs makes it very
hard for a policeman 10 know whethes
he is doing his duty properly or not.
While all Georgetown policemen ars
required to know something of law
and intricate law at that, the policemen
in Washington study only the polio.
regulations, and very few of them seen
to have brains enough to master even
that much literature. At any rate
they are careless lot of peace guar
dams, and knowingly wink at vice.
Just across the river from George
town. on the Virginia shore of the Poto'
mac, there are numerous gambling
houses and vile liquor saloons. the very
lowest of the low. The governor of Vir-
ginia claims that he has no legal power
to control the lawless or to arrest the
vicious. The sheriff of the county does
not call on the governor for aid, and the
governor says that he cannot invade the
county without the authority of the
sheriff. While the lawless can cap
ture the sheriff they can continue to
defy the law. SMITH D. FRY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
THE PAINTED STONE.
A work Of an Old Florentine Monk
and Its Lesson.

ana It's Lesson.
No building in the beautiful old city
of Florence is of greater interest than
the ancient monastery of San Marco,
which is now the property of the Italian
government. In its gray plaza Savon-
arola preached the sermons which
moved all Christendom. He was dragged
cut of its cloisters to prison and to the
stake. The great Medicean princes
came to its quiet cells to hide, while
they prayed, or, it may be, plotted new
tyrannies. The bell in it's old tower
has measured the hours through CEN
turtles of Florentine history.
1t is not these things, however, which
draw the stranger to the old monastery,
so much as a series of paintings on the
walls of the cloisters and the cells.
There are no pictures like them in the
world. They are the work of poor
monk who had a pious soul and the hand
of great artist.
To help his brethren to holier life,
he painted on the walls of their cells,
facing their beds, scenes from the life
|~of Christ, from His birth in the stable
to His death upon the cross. On one
occasion he was hidden by the superior
to paint notified marble slab, and so
faithfully is it portrayed that the paint
ing is often mistaken for real marble.
A well-known modern artist, having
visited Italy last winter, was asked
which of the great masterpieces of art
he had seen there impressed him most.
He answered.: Era Angelico's painted
slab. Improved the sincerity of his de-
,otion to art. The man who could paint
angels was as faithful and jealous when
it became his duty to paint stone, as
though his subject had been one Of
transcendent merit" e4e
The power of a great artist is proved
not by the size or loftiness of his SUBJ
ject, but by the way he treats it, how
ever small it may be. Giotto showed
more skill in drawing a single letter
than many painters have displayed
upon huge, crowded canvasses.
God puts materials into the hands
Of every human being for one great
work, and that is the highest develop
ment of his own life. Each of us woulS
like to do this, and make li1c illustrious
in deeds that declare their Importance
to men, but the materials with which we
have to do seem meager and mean. A
dull brain, inherited disease, vulgar sur
roundings, what, we think, can the
longing soul do with these? 1t may be
that the dull stone is given to us to paint,
not the face of an archangel.
God will not blame us for the mate
rails which He Himself has given. He
will take account only of the way they
are used. 1t was the Great Teacher
who declared that it was he who had
been faithful over few things who
was made ruler over many things
Youths Communion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
HEROES WANTED.
The Hour Demands Men of Principle,
Not Time-Servers.

The Hour Demands Men of Principle,
= Not Time-Servers.
"a gentleman inquired of another as
to the value of a certain piece of prop
erty. The answer given was: II know
not it's present worth; but know what
it cost it's owner" Indeed; well,
what?" His SOUL" was the startling
reply. Very likely the man who Sc
cured the estate had lied and cheated
and had counted himself smart in get
ting ahead of some one else. He had
thrown principle to the wind, preferring
the crooked ways of policy, and had sac
rificed his better self in the barter.
Need I point out the criminality and
foolishness of such course? Surely
everyone must perceive that this bust
ness cunning is a. curse and snare.
Wiser far not to accumulate so rapidly
and retain some degree of manhood to
enjoy what has been honestly acquired
A capitalist wrote from the continent
of Europe to a young merchant in Eng
land proposing a very questionable
transaction and received the following
reply: II do not attend to business in
that way" Some years elapsed when
the Englishman received from mis-
former correspondent the request that
he take his son in his office as clerk,
adding significantly: 81 desire my son
tolearn how to do business in your way"
In this instance adherence to principle
paid for what comparison could there
be between the possible profits that
might have accrued to deceitful trading
and the homage paid by the fathers
trust to the incorruptible of the British
merchant?
Heroes of principle are the demand of
the hour-men who believe something
and who will not swerve from what they
believe, and who are not time-servers,
weather-cocks, tickle, and variable;
these are the characters most necessary
to-day to the stability and progress of
society.-Dr. George C. Lorimer. in
Messages of To-day to the Men of To-
morrow" ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
CRYSTALS OF TRUTH.

1t is not great deeds but faithful
lives that God rewards Chicago Stand
ard. ... .,.tE ...
negligence is the rust of the soul
that corrodes through all her best reso-
lutions.-Feltham.
-"Thy will be done" is the keynote
to which every prayer must be tuned
n. j. Gordon, d. d.
"A man should allow none but good
impulses to stir his heart, and he should
keep it free from any evil that may beat
it down and harden it.-Rev. j. d. Ham
mond. a.. .... we =;
Words, money, all things else, are
comparatively easy to give away; but
when a man makes a gift of his daily
life and practice, it is plain that the
truth, whatever it may be, has taken
possession of him.. r. Lowell.
DO not trust to luck. Luck is a,
tickle goddess. To catch her and to
compel her to pay tribute TO our desires
is about as rare an experience as it is
to fish for minnows and to catch trout.
Rev. DR.. Gumbart.
Every being, every society, every
institution, has work to do. 1t is in the
finding of that work and in the doing of
it that the welfare of the man or of the
institution lies. This is the universal
principle of the whole creation, alike on
its material, its moral, and it's spiritual
sides.-Principal Millar.
1t seems wonderful that God should
make His work to be dependent upon
human cooperation, but it is true.
Jesus could do no mighty work in His
own country because of the unbelief of
the people. How often have we made
His power to help us Intellectual by our
failure to cooperate with Him?-United
Presbyterian.