Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01

| Robert Bonner for his successful ambition
| in the interests of healthful literature.
Quaritch, the picturesque and interesting
London dealer in rare books, known TO
book lovers and book collectors the worIG
over, whose encyclopedia catalogues are
| books of reference in large libraries and
who was the SPECIAL guardian and benefac
| tor of American interests in his line. Mrs
Southworth. most prolific lovel writer of
America, if not Of the world. sending Out
over eighty novels, not educative but senti-
mental. Alger, story teller for boys Mar
ryat novelist; Echman. French novelist;
Grant Allan. scientist, novelist and philos-
opher, of wondrouS versatility and capacity,
but whose genius given so much to I'M
worthy and destructive themes has doomed
his influence to perish with his fascinating
J personality. and Rembaud. poet. vagabond.
man OF affairs, the Walt Whitman OF
France. never a boy. always an lshmaelite,
precocious, picturesque, turbulent and de-
fiant.
Two Prominent Names.
In war but two significant names appear
Henry and Lawton, bravest of the brave
In law. Williams of the Pennsylvania su-
IRENE court and Field of the United States
Supreme Court, the latter, wise. learned.
whose long term upon the bench was the
smallest of his distinctions. a dramatic,
forceful and commanding figure and life in
law and political history. In politics, Vice
President Hobart, typical American, ar
1 AiittSt VI Ills OWN WHOSE honesty.
ability. tact and perseverance lifted him to
his high place, which he enlarged in honor
and influence, who became the friend and
counsellor of his chief, surrounded himself
with hosts of friends. and on the last day
profesSed faith in Him in whose strength
he waited intelligently and calmly for the
fatal end; Dingley, quiet and useful life,
long and faithful service as governor,
journalist legislator. in which he illustrated
the genius for labor and the power of the
gospel of hard work: Eaton. the leader of
a civil service reform which will yet rule
in benignity and give luster to his name;
Herschel. British member of the United
States and Canadian commission; Caprivi,
eX-chanceller of the German empire; Faure,
president of the French republic. and Cas-
tellane. statesman, orator. poet, essayist.
critic. biographer, philosopher, the imperial
orator, dedicating extraordinary gifts to
generous ideals, friend of literature, of lib
erty, of man.
Examples in Religion.
In religion. sweet, tender. evangelical.
fascinating Moses Hoge of Richmond, the
gentle, spiritual Booth Of Auburn Seminary
Dr. Robinson, WI ose hymn books direct the
praise of thousands; Ormiston. rugged i'm
petuous. convincing; Newman, preacher,
ecclesiastic. diplomat: Mast. the founder of
German Methodism in America; o'Harra,
Roman Catholic bishop and administrator:
Blaikie, sweet-spirited and irenic; Bruce,
eheoioSioii' SSHoidi anu ledcier, bOyu, the
country parson.' and Father Chiniquy, a
Catholic priest till fifty, and then till
ninety Protestant minister, whose agrees
sive character made his life a turmoil, but
out of which came effective testimony, re-
generated lives and perpetual protest for an
open Bible and religious liberty.
Such records compel the recognition of
the apostle of agnosticsm, Ingersoll bril-
liant. handsome, persuasive student of lit
erature. law and politics, generous friend
open-handed benefactor. brave soldier I'M
and overpowering. But his name is writ
ten in the sand. Not because of his unbe-
lief, but because he paraded that unbeIief
and used his weapons to tear down mans
dearest possession and leave vacancy and
deSoiation. He accomplished nothing The
church he attacked offers today the most
impressive voluntary tribute of the mortal
to the immortal Never IN any place was
such untrammeled worship of the one God
as in the land of 1ngersolls birth in the
year of lngersolrs death.
over against such a record place that
of him whose body rests waiting for the
resurrection on yonder Connecticut hilton
Without kindred gifts training Moody's
life became q worldwide honor and power
An architect without the training a gem
eral without his sword, a preacher without
his ordination. he became. the evangelist of
the century, whose power gathered about
him the millions of men and money whose
monument Is in awakened lives and COM
municated faith of countless lives and in
yonder schools and semnaries for the gem
erations of the poor; his Inheritance to us
In the charm of simplicity, the success of
sincerity. the heroism of faith which can
and in al life hear the voice of God call
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