The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
OUR RELIGIOUS CONTEMPORARIES.

The apostle Peter is writing to the
soldiers of the Lord Jesus Christ, who
are wrestling.
YOUR ADVERSARY. not against flesh
II. PETER. v, s. and blood Tut
against princi-
palities against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness OF the Woria,
against spiritual wickedness IN hish
places, and, as he closes his first eplstle,
he gives them some words of counsel.
There was no one better fitted to ad--
wise those who were to meet Satan than
was Peter Confident, in his attachment
to his Master, that he would be faith-
full to him. he had declared he "oulu
lay down his life for his sake; but IN
that hour he had ceased to be sober ana
vigiant He had rot taken into con-
sderation the tierceness and frequency
of the attacks of his adversary. lie
was confident Of victory, not considering
the resources Of his enemy; and he VINO
walked about seeking whom he may
deyour surprised him in that moment,
and sifted him as wheat, and caused him
to weep bitterly and to receive pain1ui
reproofs from his Master
Sturgeon we'll said that the devil is
never more to be feared than when he
succeeds in convincing men that there is
no devil; and when men, in taking ac-
count of their spiritual conflicts leave
out Satan, his enmity and opposition,
his guile and his strength, they have
prepared defeat for themselves,
triumph for llim.-Religious Herald
We clip this item from the Richmond
Times:
..Eather Taylor
A RICH AND the G C c t II
RARE CHARACTER. Methodist preacher
of Boston. who
labored with great success among sea-
men, had a great reputation Tor power
in Drayer. Once in the heat of a gu
bernatorial contest Father Taylor prayed
thus: Lord, let those i'll authority over
us he clean men: but, G Lord, what is
the use OF beating about the bush
Give us George n. Briggs for Governor.
1t is a question whether Boston had
the peer OF Father Taylor. He was more
than a match for its biggest BRAIN ana
kcenest wit. The air runS with the clap
of his electric explosions. He hao d
horror of the beaver-hat. condesceholnS,
rold-headed-canc Beacon Hill saints.
When one got through eXhortinS the
audience of seamen, Taylor, a rugged
man in mold and mind, rose and re-
| marked to the knot Of fine folks who mad
come down to encourage" the chapel
| cro~l:. IF there is another one OF the
hvnocrites from Beacon Hill wishes TO
| cav ANYTHING let him so ahead now, and
! then VIC will begin religious services.
1t is little known tina Father Taylor
was 6; native of Richmond. The late Dr.
| LEROY NJ Lee told us that as boys they
| used to slide down the big canyon lor-
merlv in the Capitol Square, on boards.
Christian Advocate.
Speaking of the religious character OF
| Justice Marshall. the Southern Church
| man says:
| But. while thus a
| MARSHAIL'S OCULAR attendant,
RELIGION. contributor and de-
vout participant in
| ordinary services, he was not a comm IN
| icant. Il remember said DR.. Norwood,
| Ris.,oD NIoore's assistant, Il remember
| to have heard Bishop Moore repeatedly
! eSpress his surprise when speaking OF
| Judge Marshall, that though he was so
| punctual in his attendance at church, ana
! reproved two or three of his friends when
| they were absent. and himself knelt dur
| ing prayers, and responded fervently, yet
| he never communed." What could be the
| explanation?
That explanation eventually came. This
| was given by himself during the last
few months of his life to a member of
| his family-one OF his children. That ex-
| PLANTATION constitutes an additional aud
| striking illustration OF his Integrity and
conscientiousness carried into the reliS-
| ious life. Mrs. Harvic. one of his daugh-
| tiers, was with him during these last
months of his life. and he confided to her
! the reason of his non-communion, his
| difficulties as to the doctrine of the Trim
| ty: that. in his opinion, he was an Uni
tartan, although never joining himself
| with them. lie told her that he believed
| in the truth of the Christian revelation.
but in view of this his difficulty, could
I not commune in the Episcopal Church.
But this difficulty found it's removal.
| and in most remarkable manner. Dur
| ing these last months of his life he read
Keith on the Prophecies where our
| Saviour's divinity is incidentally treated.
BY this work, or rather by the further
+! Investigation which it suggested, he be-
| came convinced of the supreme divinity
! of the Saviour. He determined to apply
for admission to the communion of our
church. objected to communion in private,
| because he thought it his duty to make
while waiting for improved health, to en-
I able him to go to church for that pur-
| pose, he grew worse, and died without
communion. These particulars were com
| municated by Mrs. Har.ie to DR.. Nor
! wood. her pastor, and there can be no
| doubt as to their perfect reliability.
The James River Harrisons.
I Editor of The Times: