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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
THE FUNERAL StRMON.

A story is going the rounds OF the
papers in effect that MISSISSIPPI con-
rreratien listened to a funeral sermon
with conventional respect until one 10
the assembly came to the conclusion
that the preacher was praising the de-
ceased far beyond his deserts. 10
reach this conclusion was to reach for
a revolver. He opened fire on the pull
Dit. and tbs said that he would nave
put full stop to the ministers eulosY
had not the weapon been selZed II
time and the offended gentleman manu-
ed over to the police.
This paper is opposed to pistol-totins'
and. most of all. to the pistol habit III
church. We would not seem to de-
fend or apologize for the senueIaan
WHO ON this interesting occasion drew
and fired But we note the incident as
a warming against funeral sermons.
While they do not in civilized COM
m,1nities often provoke men to draw
their guns they are none the less Oh
many occasions most provoking, more
or less riotous and rarely soothing.
We would not appear to treat Sc
,iors subject With levity, but II there
is no other way 10 abolish the flneral
sermon. then Cervanrcs must come 10
tho rescue. In some cases it is right
and proper and altogether becoming.
as in The case Of the death OF q We'll
known public man, for eulogies 10 De
naesad on the occasion Of Il funeral
Bur the custom of preaching funeral
sermons with personal references 10
s.the deceased upon every funeral oc-
cosjon is a custom that were more
bonored in the breach than in the eo-
seryance.
1t is strange to us that preachers.
for their own protection, do not ser
their faces against it. 1t is a simple
matter to pass 4 eulogy upon subject
when he has led an upright life and
died in the faith, but upon other DC
casions the preacher finds himself face
TO face with a knotted embarrassment
aud he does not know what TO Go. II
he SAYS nothing, his silence is consTue1
and comparisons are drawn; il he says
something he may he accused OF damn
ing with faint praise, and there are
always those who think about What
he might have said if he had told the
whole truth. But. if it be the custom
never to preach funeral sermons nor
TO pass eulogies upon such occasions,
then there is no reason for embarrass-
ment upon the one hand, nor for crstl-
cism upon the other.
A funeral sermon under any circum-
stances where personal references are
made is !, most delicate task for the
most discreet preacher, and when ~
oid-timc funeral eXhorter undertakes
it he is sure TO tear our passions L
tatters. The funeral sermon. like rils
funeral wake. is 4 relic of other days
and il should be buried.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
PERSONAL AND CRITICAL.

r;ttle remark is made on the fact that
miss Emma Coleman, counsellor at law,
has lust successfully defended man
charged with murder before the Supreme
Court of New York. The American Por-
tia is no longer a curlosity.-New York
World.
Miss Budd-''Do you approve of early
marriages."
Mrs. Malaurop-.Not too early.
should say not before high noon."-Phil-
adelphia Evening Bulletin.
It is becoming the fashion to turn over
the flowers used at weddings, grand din
rers and dances to the National Plant,
Flower and Fruit Guild, of Which Mrs.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt, Mrs John r.
Drexel, Miss Anita Lawrence, Mrs. WIN
throp Sargent. Mrs William t. Blodsett
and a number of other women are Off
GERS and in which they are actively in
. terested The guild is doing much good
work in a quiet way, providing fruit, del
icacies and flowers Tor the sick in the
hospitals ana to the poor in the tene-
ment districts, as we'll as WINDOW plants
and window boxes, and also material for
nature study in the public and free art
schools.-New York Tribune.
Kermit Roosevelt has q, new pony, the
gift of Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock.
The pony, a beautiful dapple gray shet-
land, is from Virginia, where 1t was
raised upon the estate of Mrs Shepley.
whose son married Miss Hitchcock. 1t
received first prize at the Horse Show in
Wheeling, W. Va.
Considerate-''Why is that picture turned
toward the WALTZ"
ooh, that is a haying scene, and we
have to hide it whenever Uncle Thomas
visits us, because he is hay-feVer suf-
ferer"-Detroit free Press.
Miss Alice de Rothschild is one of the
richest women in England She owns
villa as Grasse and a London house in
Piccadily. At Grasse seventy gardeners
are required to keep this southern para
disc in a state Of perfection. On the es-
tate she has a collection of zebras, la
mas and Hindoo bulls.
Tom-"Have a smoke, old MANI"
Jack-"Thanks Don't care If I do"
Tom-''You'll find that is something
like a cigar"
Jack (after a few puffs)-"By George.
there is a. slight resemblance. What is
it?"-Tit-Bits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
OUR RELIGIOUS CONTEMPORARIES.

1t is said that the deceased President
Mckinley when speaking Of some news
paper ridicule Of his doctrine OF Provt-
dence, remarked, as he
RULING AND tapped the table before
OVER-RULING. him: They may sheer
at the idea OF Provt-
dence. /. they will; but no man who doubts
there is Providence controlling the
events Of history will ever sit here" So
confident was he, not only that there is a
divinity that Shapes our ends. but that
the people themselves are not willing to
trust ruler who does not beileve in an
over-ruler.
Joseph had come up from a horrible pit,
from slavery and imprisonment. to be
ruler over all Egypt and t..father to
Pharaoh And, thus exalted, these are
his words to his starving brethren: Cod
ca send me before you to preserve NE
Gen. xiv. 81. We sometimes say, ana
doubtless truly, that no effect can pc
greater than it's cause. But Link o. the
change made in the face of history py
the rash act of band OF obscure ahes
unnatural brothers, who, out of jealousy,
sold one Of their own number, lad, TO
a, caravan of merchantmen. was tins
cause adequate to explain Israeis NE IN
Egypt, the preservation and growth OF
strong people In Goshen, the rise or
Moses, learned in al 1.-The wisdom OF tue
Egyptians and made thereby capable OF
a craftsmanship which. with a divine AS.
led the people out and moulded COM
monwealth? No. that single human act
in the pasture lands Of Dothan is not SUI
ficient history, as that people went
through Egypt to the promised land. Not
adequate Jeserh disclosed the hitherto
undiscovered factor W hen he SAID. COD
Gid send me before. Religious Herald.
Who can mark and measure the Silent.
unconscious influence OF one man upon
another? One passes another on the
street, and the sight
) NO MAN LIVETH OF one sets the oth-
TO HIMSELF. er's thoughts going.
What wa know of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
CIVIC ARAH.TE IuRE.

I Somebody has said 4hat long after
the practical convenience of bu!.l-
ing has been ontgrown on account OF
changed conditions its beauty will re.
main to delight. or It's nsiiness to ;lf-
front, the gaze OF every passer-by.
Like old Wine, q beautiful building
grows more precious with the years.
for time deals tenderly and lovingly
with its lines and colors.'
A beautiful building. especially !,
public building, in any community IS
q public blessing and a public inspira.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27


David from that day forward Sam,
xvi: IS.
From whatever side we view the life
Of David it is remarkable. It may be
that Abraham excelled him in faith, or
Moses in his power with God, or Elijah
in the fire and force of his enthusiasm.
But none of them We're so many-sided
as the richly-gifted son Of Jesse. Few
have had so varied a career as he. Shep-
herd and monarch, poet and soldier,
champion of his people and outlaw in
the cave of Judea, beloved Of iona than,
prosecuted by Saul vanquishing the Phil
istines one day, going into battle with
them the next. And in it all he seemed
possessed of special power with God and
man, which cannot Be accounted for by
the mere fascination of his manner, the
beauty of his person, the rare gifts with
spiritual force. which was quite a power
in his heart. We touch these many
chords, but the secret still eludes US,
until we read the thrilling words which
sum up a day that lay as a jewel in the
obscure years of his youth-'.The spirit
Of the Lord came on David from that
day forward
It began like any ordinary day. With
the first glimmer of light the lad was
on his way to lead his flock to pasture
lands, heavy with dew. AS the morning
hours sped along many duties would en-
gross his watchful care; he must
strengthen the weak, heal the sick, bind
up the broken and seek the lost. Not
until this work was done could he have
time to take up his harp and give out
its music to the listening air.
Suddenly a breathless messenger
breaks in upon the solitude with the It'd
ings that Samuel the prophet has ar
rived and refuses to eat until the shep-
herd boy is sent for. His father there
fore bids him cons with all speed. How
marvellous is all this! Never before had
he been wanted or sent for thus and
until now he had been only the lad
that kept the sheep The family life
had been complete without him. Father
suits, in disregard to the young son. who
was destined to make their name i'm
mortal.
He had borne it all in ~atience. His
heart was not -.aughty nor his eyes
lofty, neither did he exercise himself in
matters too high for him. Still. it was
a pleasure to feel that in the great Sam
uers eyes the family circle was not com
plete unit! he came He therefore left
his sheep with the messenger and started
at full speed for home.
Let us SO live as to be prepared for
whatever the next hour may bring forth
the spirit in fellowship with God, the
robe spotless and pure. the loins grit,
the lamp trimmed. The faithful sultil-
mcnt of the commonplace duties OF daily
life is the Very best preparation Tor any
high demand that may suddenly burst in
upon our lives.
1t was the consun,mation of previous
training and character This was not
TIN, first time that the spirit of God
wrought in David's heart. From early
childhood David had probably been the
subject of His renewing work. But on
this day in that special JUNCTION OF the
Holy One. symbolized in the amounting
OIL he experienced new vitalizins
power.
Our Lord was born of the spirit, but
His amounting for service did not take
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

place until at the age Of thirty ne
emerged from the waters Of JORDAN
ready to accomplish His pliohc VIZ =
And so with the apostles. uiitii 80
were endued with power from on iiisn
In other words. the spirit of COD nau
been in. not on them.
This blessed amounting for service cah-
not be ours except there mas peen 2
previous gracious work on the heai =
There must be the new life-llie III e'ou
There must be docility, humiaeS' lioeit.s
to duty cleansing from all known gu.
and a close watch with Cod BE carelui
to obey the spirits least promptins'
whether to do, or suffer, that you may DC
prepared for that golden moment "hen
He shall descend upon YOU
The old prophet had conferred many
benefits on his land and people, oul heiie
more than in his eager care for its
youth. The school Of the prophets Was
due to him Saul in his early nahnood
had felt the charm of Salnuels char
acter. The stalwart sons OF Jesse were
probably well known TO him when ne re-
ceiyed the Divine command to appoint
from them a successor to the khSuoin'
Driving a heifer before him, he entered
the one Long street of Bethlehen' ana
summoned the elders to a least that AAS
object might be kept secret from the
moody king. When David eheeieu
village a strange scene met ms eye. LIS
father and his seven brothers were "al'-
ing for him to go with them to the pup
iirz bauoi,et The very air seemed heavy
with a sacred spell that lay on It. NO
sooner had he entered, flushed with eHer-
ton. health glowing on ms race aiio
genius flashing in his eye, than the Lo'u
said TO Samuel: Arise, anoint him.
for this is he Then Samuel took the
horn of oil and, poured 1t on the hes'u
of the astonished lad.
Several of Jesse's sons were passed ov.
Not many Wise Men after the feasL sio1
MANY mighty, not many nchle are calleo'
Cod then. as ever, chose the weak ana
the things which were desrlsed seven
is the perfect number; the seven sons o.
Jesse stand for the PERFECTION Oh ehe
flesh. This must be cut Gown 10 'he
ground, lest it should glory
The lesson is hard to learn, nut one
that is imperative. You cannot bear II
Well, be it so; YOU may, Ike Elleo' pe-
come one of the princes OF JUDAH pu1
YOU shall never be Gods beloved:
After the amounting (the first OF three'
David returned to his sheep and the
month went slowly by. He must oIten
have wondered when the hour of achieve
ment would arrive
David had the dignity of patience. ne
carried the Lords secret IN qulet
heart. In little things, more often IMAM
great, men show their temper and thelr
quality. One sign OF impotence at inns
point would have shown his pride ana
his weakness. He would then nave
worked from his own desires rather than
from the point of the Divine Will.
Who would rule must first learn 10
obey, Are we conscious OF superior
powers? Show those powers by the CAIN
ness Of patience and by self-contene' IN
marred by any element OF seiflshness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
CIIRRENI TOPICS.

Take, again, the silver question, re-
garding which the present writer may
be pardoned for relating a personal eX-
perience. In 1890 I was editing an ency-
clopaedia, and had caused biographical
sketch of MIR. Mckinley to be prepared
for it. The sketch, when finished, was
sent to him for any correction or reVis-
ion that he might desire to make. Now
a short time before he had been making
many speeches in favor Of doing some
thing for silver" AS a member of the
House of Representatives. he had voted
for the so-called Sherman Silver Act
which, three years later, nearly wrecked
the business of the country, and the re-
peal of which President Cleveland had to
wiring from Congress by force maJeure.
In the biography, therefore, these mat
tiers of public record We're noted in the
briefest possible way; but when Mr.. Nc
Kinley returned the proof 1t appeared
that he had struck out all mention Of the
silver question. Why? Evidently be-
cause he felt that he might soon have
occasion to alter his attitude very. radl-
cally.-Frorl President Mckinley, an
Estimate" BY Harry Thurston Peck, in
the November Bookman.
For several months the supply of
houses in Richmond. Va, has not been
equal to the demand. Similar conditions
are noted at San Antonio, Texas, and at
Jackson. Miss, although during the last
year there have been erected in the latter
city many small houses, in some instances
the houses being rented even 6efore the
foundations have been laid. Activity in
building operations at Memphis. Birming-
ham, Atlanta, Jacksonville and other
cities is maintained. There is nothing OF
4 boom in this respect. but the steady,
substantial progress, both in the con-
struction of entirely new buildings and
2 in the Improvement and enlargement OF
older ones, is sign of a healthy sltua-
ton CT Southern trade and industry
Manufacturers Record.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 1.-THE
Secretary of the Treasury has received
from Danville, Va, a conscience contri-
button of s1d0-Press Telegram
IS Nobody at the Treasury Department
knows what those one hundred dallars
represent. Their material equiv alent has
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

In an interesting article in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly for November the
great explorer closes with this appeal:
In our age of avarice and greed. when
the nations stand armed to the teeth to
fight for power and pelf, and one begins
to have doubts as to the moral progress
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

The virginan-Pilot learns with no
small amusement that in ring circles
it is no longer regarded as good Dem
ocratic newspaper because it has gag
sed at ring methCds.-Norfolk Virgin
ian-Pilot.
The true friend Of the party is chat
paper which points out the party's
faults and tries TO make it purge itself
Of al impurities.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
AFTERMATH.

He-.You'll have TO go a long way be-
fore you will meet any one who loves you
more than L. '.Well, I'm willing 10.
life
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
MUNYON'S
c 0 D
CURE

Nearly everybody seems to &c taking Pros. Aua-
yon'a 1 old ure whenevef . cold appear. y
relieves the head nose threat and lungs 20 qaiesr
that cold need no longer be .orsrunner et 3r1p1e.
Is like lii. Insurance policy. Every one Of Bis
remedies is as ,uro> Mostly asc. vial: Guide q
Health free. Manyon. New YORK and Philadelphia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
I axe a Peep

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Looking has a great many advan-
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is reliability, then lowness in price.
Catalogues mailed free.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

Willie" said his father, as he pro-
ceeded With the laying on Of hands, 1T
am sorry to have to do this; it hurts me
more than it does you"
Well" returned the precocious young
ster resgnedly, ~ never did believe in
these here sympathetic strikes, anyhow.
Thny ai!.avs do more harm than good
-Chics so Post
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

The annual report of the French rail-
ways shows decrease Of 5ouoo. 600 francs
IN the receipts, as compared with the
previous year, While the expenses re-
manned the same. The companies have
applied to the State to make god the
deficiency according to the terms of the
guarantee
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
"PR0M THAT DAY FORWARD"
Selected for The Times.l

And the spirit of the Lord came upon
David from that day forward Sam.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

An effort is to be made to remove a
large red oak tree from the widest sec
ton of Arkansas to Forest Park, st.
Louis. without injuring it. The tree is
$50 feet high and IL feet In diameter at
the base. A double tramWay will be
built from the tree to the river. where
it will be hoated and towed to ST. Louis.
It is estimated that this will occupy six
months
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
BROWNIE.

Louisa. Va. October -. 1901.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

It is said that the deceased President
Mckinley, when speaking Of some news
paper ridicule Of his doctrine OF Provi-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

of humanity, it seems like ray OF light
to sec men setting sail for higher goals
Let US. then, wish them godspeed on their
several quests in Browning's words:
Greet the unseen with a cheer!
Bid him forward, breast and back as
either should be.
Strive and thriver cry, speed. fight on,
fare ever
There as here
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

The star bet Of the campaign. says a
New York correspondent, was made at
the Morris Park race-track Thursday
It was s25,00 against 900 that Shepard
would be elected mayor. Frank Farrell,
a. member of the Tammany combine, put
up the $500, and George Wheelock,
bookmaker, the $4,000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

at a meeting of women in New York on
Friday Justice Jerome said that there
are 1o0,oO0 women in New York living on
the wages Of sin. They cannot be saved,
No said. and it is useless 20 try to kill
the evil. He is not III favor o. segresi-
ton by law, but he believes it can be
regulated. A committee Of fifteen was
appointed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

Who can mark and measure the silent.
another? One passes another on the
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
HUMOROUS.

A girl should be taught the neces-
sity of always being right; she can
never be president.-Atchison Globe.
"Why can't mans nose be longer
than II inches?" "Oh, if it were over
IL it would be t."-Yale Record.
Flirts change their opinions every
day-with the exception of the opin-
ions they have of themselves.--Chi
cago Daily News.
More -Up-toDate.-"Mazie has a
graceful carriage, hasn't she?" Eyes;
but better still, her beau has SPLEEN
did automobile. "-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
There's one thing about your cor
net playing that / can't understand"
"What's that?" "Why the neigh
bors haven't lynched you long ago.
indianapolis News.
II remember perfectly" repeated
the witness, "and that was all she
said" "Stand down." Numbered the
judge. 1.-THE idea of man coming
here and saying he can remember all
any woman says" - Philadelphia
Times.
Sandy-"Yes, I'm going to stay
away from dat wayside cottage de
days dat de kid plays baseball" Gin
lers-"I don't see de connection"
Sandy-"Well, l do. De days dat de
kid plays baseball he. wears de bull
dogs muzzle for mask."-Philadel-
phia Record.
City and Suburban.-Miss FOOTING
Reck (subnrban)-"Oh, Mr.. Dash,
what horse is that they are all look
ing at?" Mr.. Dash (city)-
"rhat's the favorite, Miss Beck"
Miss footing Beck-'Really! What a
wonderful creature! 1t seems to
have run in every race I've heard of"
Punch.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
IN THE GARDENS AT OSBORNE.
Reminders of Her Younger Life
Among Which Queen Victoria
Spent Her Last Days.

1t seems appropriate that the last
days of Queen Victoria should have
been passed at Osborne House, the
home that knew the happyyears of her
young wifehood and motherhood.
Everything there reminded her of the
past. The house itself was planned by
Prince Albert. She could not step out
into the garden, presided over by a
head gardener formerly in the service
of Lord lieaconsfield at Hughenden,
without being carried back to the time
when her children were young, says
Youths Companion.
The children's tool house, built by
the prince of Wales and the duke of
Edinburgh in 1857, still stands. II is
kept exactly as it was when the prince
and princesses We're young, the bar
rows and garden tools being in an ex-
cellent state of preservation. Each
child had perfect set of tools, with
a barrow and wagon, and the queen
had a special wagon for herself in
about.
The initials of the royal children
are painted on the backs of the imple-
ments, with the exception of those of
Princess Beatrice and the duke of Al
bany, who were then very young and
had to put up with toy horse and
cart and very small barrow.
A miniature fortress, where the
little princes and princesses used to
fight miniature battles, is kept in eX-
actly the same condition as it was
when it was ere ted. Close to this
teresting history. 1t is myrtle
some five feet high, and of luxuriant
growth. 1t was grown from sprig of
myrtle taken by the queen from the
bouquet of the princess royal on her
marriage with the late emperor of
Germany.
The inscription under the tree reads:
Myrtle grown from sprig of the
Princess Royals Marriage Nosegay,
January 25th, 1853. Planted by Queen
Victoria February 18th, 1873, in honor
of the marriage of her granddaughter,
Princess Charlotte of Prussia"
Sprigs from the myrtle have done
duty in the bouquets of other royal
brides, and, to judge by it's condition,
the tree will provide bouquets for
many years to come.
The Swiss cottage, which has often
been mentioned in connection with the
queens visit to Osborne, is situated at
the back of the myrtle tree. None but
the immediate friends of the queen
were ever allowed to enter the cottage.
There morning. and retiring-room,
beautifully fitted up with the little or
naments with which she loved to sur
round herself, often served her for the
transacting Of business which reached
her at noon from Downing street. She
was accustomed to attend to much OF
her family correspondence here, for
she was frequent lefter-writer to her
children and grandchildren.