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CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS.
= onhdence I'm the Loving Care of the
omnipoteEt Is Mt the Root of
the Matter

One becomes rather weary of the
exhortation that affords the staple
of so many articles and sermons to
be cheerful. 1t all seems SO much
like the photographers appeal TO
look pleasant, while he Is squirting
at you through black box. Cheer
tuiness does not come through APP
peals; it comes through the presenta-
ton OF the thoughts or objects that
correspond TO that emotion. But
there are some sensible directions as
TO this matter, which probably I'M
derlie the thoughts of these writer's
and preachers, though they do not
always bring them out with clear
ness One is that we can refuse to
let our minds dwell on the dark and
forbidding side OF things. We must
take that side into account if we
wish TO take a reasonable view of
ourselves and our circumstances
But we can strike a balance, and if
it Is on the side of the good we can
be cheerful, and ought to be. Sup
pose, however. the balance Is totally
and irredeemably on the side Of the
bad; suppose the one we love most
IS dead, or incurably sick; suppose
we are under the shadow of some
great disappointment, can we retain
any fragments OF good cheer in our
hearts? Only in one way, and that
is by rejecting that we are In the
hands of God, and that the fulfill
ment of His purposes will result in
good-not only for men in general,
but for us personally. Christian
faith is the source of real serenity
of spirit in the darkest experiences
of life. And the noblest way of add
ing TO human happiness is TO inspire
in others confidence in the everything
and ever-loving Heavenly Father
Boston Waterman.
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there. however, but despite this Kath-
crime Forbes eyes were almost con-
stantly fixed on the door. It was long
after midnight when she reached
home. She met her maid at the foot of
the front steps. where have you been,
Mary, at this hour?" exclaimed Kath-
crime.
"Oh, miss, IT'S dreadful. I've been
down TO Mrs Johnson's. Jimmie was
run over by carriage that was being
drove terrible fast, and he's hurt bad.
You know the family goes to st. Mar
tins. and Mr.. Knight heard of the ac-
cident and went right down there.
Jimmie supports the whole family, and
they're awful poor. The rector he gets
a doctor and pays him and buys the
medicine and gets n nurse and gives
Mrs. Johnson enough money to last a
month. He's saint, that mauis.
Jimmie knew whose carriage It was
that run over him. The man gets out
Of the carriage and swears at Jimmie
for being in the way, and tells the po-
hceman that it's the boys fault and he
can't use his carriage to be taken
home. Cali the 'pertrop he saws and
drives away. I heard Mr.. Knight ask
Jimmie who the man was, and, miss.
do you believe il, Jimmie says: Mr..
Banks I heard him, but no one else
did. Then the rector leaned over Jim
mie with queer look in his face and
says: Jimmie, you must never tell
and then he gets up and he walks up
and down the room and mutters 20
himself: She must never know /
suppose he was talking about Mrs.
Johnson, though why he didn't want
her to know who run over Jimmie /
can't see for the life Of me-"
A light shot into Katherine Forbes
eyes. HE thought TO save me pain, -
she said to herself, and then her heart
felt warm.
Rev. John Knight was in his little
study the next morning at ST. Martins.
His face was clouded, but it cleared
suddenly when the Swedish sexton an
nounced ~Mees Forbes"
He turned and there was the girl in
the doorway. There was a deep color
in her cheeks. but there was a Hight
of something In her eyes. "Mr
Knight" she said, II told you once that
/ would never go to confession to you.
Three nights ago you asked me II ]
could ever-well, this morning I have
come to confession. Don't think me
unwomanly, but couldn't help It"
The study door was open, but as far
as is known the Swedish sexton kept
his own counsel about the scene that
! acknowledging Record Herald.
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SAVED ALrrrLE GIRL FROM DROWN ING.

rapidly TO Rome, but John Knight
was doing nothing of the kind He
knew his parishioners and he knew
that an appeal to the eye would
make easier the appeal 20 the heart
Now John Knight was sincere. In
Ihe absence of the rector of ST. Jude
the priest OF the little mission filled
The pulpit. The st. Jude people had
licked at his candles. but they didn't
tick at his sermons. Young women
Who never before had thought of
doing a stroke of missionary work
volunteered for work in the slums
about st. Martins. With this aid
John Knight labored to extend his
district and TO carry the Gospel of
the Christ that it might sweeten the
homes of the many.
There was one woman in st. Jude's
parish who held aloof from the work
st the mission of ST. Martins. She
was the one woman whom above all
others John Knight would have liked
to see at work among the lowlv.
He had met Katherine Forbes when
she had visited her brother at Har-
ward. Katherine Forbes was peer
less. Everybody said so, and it must
be true. John Knight believed it.
Katherine Forbes was a bit disdaiD-
ful, but there was something in her
face which showed that the disdain
was largely affected.
It is better told quickly. John
Knight was in love with katherine
To
went into society to the extent that
a clergyman may when his parish
duties do not demand him. He saw
Katherine Forbes fiattered and
eourted. He knew her we'll and
/ knew that he was not without favor
in her eyes, But what woman
brought up in luxury and with alb
solutely burning social ambitions
| would ever marry the rector of q
, missionary church with a pittance
of $1,000 n year IN his own right
| with an added $500 from his parish
toners aided by the missionary
| board?
Then there was George Banks. He
! was of family as old as that OF
John knight. He was big, good
hooking and worth s2.ooo.oOO. knight
had the size and the good looks, but
the balance went down IN Banks
favor with the weight of the mil
lions Banks was in love with Kath.
crime Forbes Everybody IN ST
! Jude's knew it and talked about 4,
and said the marriage would be q
fine thing, and that Rev. John knight
| ought to read the marriage service
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, THE ENEMY TO BE FEARED.
IL Within the Heart-EnemieS with
out Have No Power TO DO
Us Injury.

No enemy on the outside can over
come Christian. He can be abused.
tormeated, brow-beaten. scorned-
even whipped, 10y an enemy on the
outside, but he can never be over
come. 1t is the enemy within the
heart who is an enemy to be feared
and steadily fought against. The
treatment of these enemies, too. is
not the same in each instance. Enc
mics on the outside are to be loved.
enemies on the inside are to be
hated, with genuine, holy hatred.
We are to love the outside enemy in
the hope of making him true
friend; we are to hate the enemy
within to the point OF death, com
plete and final. Neither love in the
former case, nor hatred in the lat
ter, are easy; nothing short of the
boundless grace of God can make
this love and hatred possible. The
reason is that we are naturally ant
60 reverse the order: hate the outer
enemy, and cultivate a friendship and
love for the inner foe. Only he can
truly love his enemy without, who
has learned the secret of holy hatred
Tor the enemy within. driving him
out of his stronghold. giving posses
sion 70 Him who fought the inner
enemy to complete routing. who
looked upon His outer enemies, and
prayed for them IN an hour when
they deserved other treatment. So
1t comes to pass that love and hate
are relative terms; they mean much,
according to the object toward which
they are directed. Happy he who
has learned the art of holy hatred
for the enemies of his soul; he will
be very like his Lord in the hour
when his outer enemies raise war
upon hlm.-Baptist Union
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The Rector Of
St. Martins
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

TT. MARTINS was misaion
> church. 1t was in section of
ihe city where the poor gasped for
breath above the baked pavements
n summer and barely escaped freez-
ng TO death in winter when the coal
>arons pushed up the price of heat
John knight was the rector of ST.
Martins. The little mission had
been established by contributions
rom members of the fashionable
Church of St. Jude. st. Jude's was
:ather low" in point of ritual. and
vas more than extremely exclusive
point of congregation "What
aeed Is there TO rub elbows with peo-
Ole who live in flats and boarding
houses when we can provide for
their needs in q thoroughly Chris
:ian way by the establishment of a
church where they will feel more at
home2" asked the vestry and the
wardens of st. Jude.
Thus 1t was that st. Martins was
founded, but because of its location
the "flatters" and the ''boarders" re-
fused to attend services there, and
80 it happened that the rich and
The poor had the Gospel preached to
them while the ~middlers' went
without the Bread of Life.
Rev. John Knight was 81 years old.
de was a big fellow, an athlete and
graduate of Harvard, where the
unitarian atmosphere failed to affect
1is stalwart churchmanship. st.
Martins was his first charge. Ow-
ing to the dependence Of the little
parish upon the Church of ST. Jude
the rector of the mission was thrown
more or less in contact with the con-
gregation OF the greater parish.
John Knight was rather "churchIv."
Ills altar was a thing of beauty.
There were always flowers on it in
Two great brazen vases, flanked by
two great candlesticks with a cross
midway.
When the Parishioners of st. Jude
heard of the candles they declared
that Rev. John Knight was drifting
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To Check Deceit.

1t seems to me that the shortest way
to check the darker forms of deceit is
to set watch more scrupulous against
those which have mingled, unregarded
and unchastiSed. with the current OF
aour life. Do not let us lie at all. Do
not think of one falsity as harmless
and another as slight and another as
unattended. Cast them all aside; they
may be light and accidental, but they
are an ugly SCOT from the smoke of the
pit, for all that; and it is better that
our. heart should be swept clean of
them. without overcare as TO which is
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bsoaas. even though he i. SO awful,

because even though he In so awful
high ho does read beautifully"
One day Katherine Forbes heard
that John Knight, rector. had jumped
into the river and saved little girl
from drowning. She heard also from
time TO time OF his oonstat visits to
the sick and the poor and OF the
work Of uplifting he was doing. This
made her think. She went to the
rector of the mission and said: "Mr-
Knight want to pitch in with the
rest OF the girls and work"
II am going To attend your serv-
ices, too. though you are SO dread
fully high as the Nyoman's auxiliary
of st. Jude's says. ] can stand the
vestments and the candles and the
altar cloths easily, but" and Kath-
crime Forbes smiled, IN have to
draw the line at confession. / don't
believe 1 could confess to you, Mr..
knight" and the girl laughed again.
I'm afraid you would give heavy
penance for q peccadillo. No, III
never make confession TO you
IL don't think you1l ever find any
confessional boxes in St. Martins,
Miss Forbes" said the rector.
Well, time went on and John
Knight fell more and more in love
with this matchless woman, who
went about among his poor and lost
her haughtiness in her very pity for
their condition. One night he told
her, and then came the struggle of
the girls life. She knew that she
was dangerously near to the point
of loving this man, but then there
was poverty ahead and the trials and
the 'straight-lacedness" of the life
of clergyman's wife. And then she
thought of George Banks, big and
handsome and with his 1900, 600.
But the thought brought no such
warmth to her heart as did the pres
ence of this man who was giving his
life to ''the least of these"
Katherine Forbes evaded an answer.
Don't ask me now" she said, "but /
fear it will never be. ] don't know my
own heart. Believe me, am sorry"
John knight knew OF the attentions
of George Banks TO katherine Forbes,
and now he felt intuitively that this
woman's heart did not yet know its
own choice.
Three nights later Katherine Forbes
went to a reception. She had thought
to meet the rector there, and admitted
to herself her disappointment when he
did not come. George Banks was
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our Dutx 10 know our Du,v

If man does as well as he knows
how, he is likely to think that he does
as well as can be expected of him. But
he makes sad mistake who acts on
that idea. 1t is every mans duty to
know what is right, and then to do it.
Gods commands are Thou shalt" and
Thou shalt not" There Is no allow
ance for ignorance of the right way.
In human society 1t Is mans duty to
know the law, and then to do It. And
that Is Gods standard for mans. 8.
Times.
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Norfolk and Western r. r.
Sept. SSth, 1902.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY, BYRD
STREET STATION.

900 A. NJ. NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives at
Norfolk IL 30 A. NJ. Stops only at Pet
ersburg, Waverly and Suffolk. Stops
at Wakefield only to let of passengers
holding tickets from Richmond and
s:B A. N. TRF CHICAGO EXPRESS, for
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Columbus and
Chicago. Buffet Parlor Car Petersburg
TO Roanoke. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke
TO Columbus; also, for Bristol, Knox
Vile, and Chattanooga. Pullman Sleep
or Roanoke to Knoxville.
lc-SO D. m. Roanoke Express for Farmville,
Lvnchburg, Roanoke and intermediate
q 90 p. M. Ocean Shore Limited Arrives Nor
folk 5; 20 p. NJ. Stops only at Petersburg
waverly and Suffolk. Connects at Nor
folk with Steamers 20 Boston, Proyi-
dence New York, Baltimore and Wash
7 Is p. M for Suffolk, Norfolk and informed
late stations Arrives at Norfolk l0:40
p M.
O Ak p M. for I,ynchbur0, and Roanoke. Con-
meets at Lynchburg with Washin gton
and Chattanooga Limited. Pullman
S.eepers Lynchburg to Memphis and
ton Cars Radford to Attala, Ala Pull
man Sleeper between RICHMOND and
Lynehsgrg serth ,s6 resSX 6ST OS s,SppSnr
Petersburg and Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from IynchburR and
the West daily z 80 An 200 p. m and
1855 P. M; from Norfolk and the East
at IL 10 A. M, IL 40 A. m, and $50 p.
Office Sss Main st.
JOHN E. WAGNER,
City Passenger and Ticket Agt.
@. 81. BOSLEY,
DISTRICT Passenger Agent.
w. B. BEyILL.
General Passenger Agent.
General Office; Roanoke, Va.
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Richmond, Fredericksbur9
and Potomac Railroad.
Schedule In Effect May 90, 1909.
Trains Leave Richmond NOrthUard.


az A: N. Daily from BYRD STREET STA
TON, for Washington and beyond. Stops
at Milford, Fredericksburg and Alexandria.
stops pS,r O Sq Sundays Sleeping Cars 20
q, 80 a m Daily from M AIN s L 4 e EFT
sIATION. Florida and metropolitan Limited.
Fredertcksburg and Alexandria, Sleeping
accommodation for Ashland and ashland and
intermediate points.
81, S2S A. N. SUNDAY only from BYRD STREET
at Elba, Glen Allen, and local stations Ashland
TO Cherry Hin inclusive Neyey, OccoQnan
80 a. m. Except Sunday from BYRD STREET
STATION for Washington and beyond Sion.
at Elbs, Glen Allen and. local stations, xsS-
Alexandria. ~
~ % Noon, Except Sunday, from BYRD ST.
at Elba, Ashland, boswell, Milford, Fred1
ricksburg and Alexandria, Buffet Parlor Car.
Connects with Congressional Limited
sG0p. IN. Except Sunday from the Rrvd ST
and intermediate stations.
509 r. M, Daily, from Main st. Station for
W ashlngton and beyond, Stops at boswell
Frederieksburg and Alexandria. Sleeping
6:12 P. NJ, Daily from ETba Station for Wash
ngton ana beyond. stops at Fredericksburg
and A lie Sleeping Car to Now
$50 p. NJ, Except Sunday, from, ELIZA STA.
TON, accommodation for Ashland and inter
sos p. M, Daily from Byrd Street Station.
for Washington, and beyond. StoDs AT Eliza
Ashland, D9sweIl, Milford, Fredericksburg.
Brooke Whitewater, Quantioo and Alexandria.
stops at other stations Sunday. Sleeping
Car, Richmond to New York and Washing,
II lisp. M, Except Sunday, from ELIZA STA.
ZION ACCOMMODATION for Ashland and inter-
mediate points.
Trains Arrive In Richmond South
ward.
$40 A. NJ, Except Sunday at ELBA STATION
AccomU odation from Ashland and inter
s:25 A. NJ, Except Sunday at BYRD STREET
STATION Accommodation From Fredericlcs-
burg, andintermediate points.
$40 q m. Daily, at Byrd st. Station. Stops "A
Alexandria, Occoquan Whitewater. Brooke Fred
ericksburg, Milford, boswell, Ashland and
Elba. Stops a. other stations Sunday Sieer-
ing car from New York TO Richmond
120l p. M.s.EXcept Sunday at BYRD STREET
STATION, Stops at local stations, from Wash
Elba. '''" anu
2:o2 p NJ, Daily, at ELBA STATION. stops
| at Alexandria, Lortop, Occoquan. FreCericlIa-
burg and Milford Sleeping Car from New
York. Dining Car.
s;o5 P. NJ, Daily. at MAIN STREET
burg. Milford, boswell and Ashland. ,Sieen-
ing Car from New York.
600 p. NJ. Except Sunday at ELIZA STATION
Accommodation from Ashland, and in termed
inte points.
7:l5 P. NJ, Daily, at BYRp-sTREET STA.
TON. Stops az Alexandria, Fredericls-
Cars fromNew York to Wash ington DininS
Car.
STOP. NJ, Daily, ut BYRD-sTREET STA.
TION. Stops at Alexandria and localstations
Quantico to Ashland inclusive, Glen Allen
and Elbs. Buffet Parlor Car.
10 % p. NJ, Daily az MAIN STREET
STATION. Florida and Metropolitan Iimited
Stops at Alexandria. Fredericksburg, boswell
and Ashland Sleeping Cars from New York
II go p. M Except Sunday, at ELBA STA
TION Accommodation from Ashland.
w. p. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager.
w. ID. DUKE, + 7. d. MYERS,
General Manager. President
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A WIna nocfnr

''rhe doctor told her iron would
tone her up"
"Ah!"
Yes. and I guess he was right, too.
Ever since the announcement of her
engagement to old Steel Magnut's son
she's felt SO blamed toney you can
hardly get her TO look at common peo-
Ple.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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Turn About.

Mamma lat seven o'clock IN the
evening)-Come, Ethel, it is bedtime.
All the little birds have gone TO
sleep in their little nests.
Ethel (next morning at Eve
o'clocl)-Come, mamma, it is time to
get up. All the little birds are up
and the mamma birds, too.-N. Y.
News
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H.obson,s Choice.

Aunt May hear you are going TO
marry young Judkins, Ethel. Don't
you know that he isn't very bright?
Ethel with a sigh)-Yes, auntie;
but the bright young men don't seem
to want TO marry-so what is girl to
do2-Chicago Daily News.
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~Of course, the idea is not alto
gether new" said the pastor who
was trying TO build new church,
but we want every member to con-
tribute at least one brick"
"Ohl ma" exclaimed the hostess'
little boy, "you can give him that
one you said pa brought homo under
his hat last observation-disclosures
Presa
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Arranging a Divide

$50 you're one O. desc people dat
favors distribution of wealth" said
Flooding Pete.
Il am" answered Wandering Mike.
Il want TO see every man pervided with
what he kin enjoy an appreciate. I'm
In favor OF lettin' dc rich an refined
have all de soap an towels, while folks
Ike you an me takes possession of de
brewerieS. Washington Star.
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His situation.

$50 you ran across Dingbat IN New
York, did you? Has he a good posi-
tion thereP"
He had when I saw him last. He
was sitting in a hammock with the
daughter of a big Chicago
Tribune.
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An Unfortunate RreaIr.

~Confound that wallpaper mani"
What's he done now?1
Cost me a good cook, that's what
he's done. told him to paper my
kitchen appropriately, and he stuck
up some paper plastered over with
shamrocks and harps."
"Well?"
And my cook was an importation
direct from GesmsnyI"-Baltimore
News.
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ATLANTIC COAST-LINE.
Schedule In Effect June. s, 1909.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHM0ND-pYRD
STREET STATION.

900 a. m, NORFOLK LIMITED, Daily. Ar
rives Petersburg s;si 4. M, Norfolk,
wayerly, and s1rSiE. .
eos a. m. Daily; Arrives Petersburg. e:49 a
M Weldon n;6o A. NJ, EmTporia
p M, charieston ii is p. nv savannah
800 A. NJ, Jacksonville 80 a m,
tonnects At Wilson With Wit Noss, "a arriving ri
2. m. Pullman Sleeper New York to
Halo a m. Daily, Arrives Petersburg
lbs a; m M, Stops I A. Maspesh chester
10 p. NJ. Daily, arriving Petersburg 80
=. NJ. Connects with Norfolk and
Western railroad for Roanoke and inter
ediate points. stop mt Drewry's
Bluff, Centralia and Chester.
s.OOp. m. OCEAN SHORE LIMITED. Daily
Arrives at Petersburg $3.50 P. NJ. Nor
folk $40 p. NJ. Stops only at Petersburg
Waverly, AM Suffolk.
$50 p. m. Daily, except Sunday: Arrives Pet
ersGurg Sis p, Nh Weldon 7:SS P: m.
Rocky Mon 9;oOP. NJ Makes all inter
600 P NJ. Daily. Arrives Petersburg Z p, M,
Makes all stops.
Z: 25 p. NJ. FLORIDA g WEST INDIAN LINZ
TIED. Daily Arrives Petersburg, s. Oe
p NJ, Connects with Norfolk g. Western
for Norfolk and intermediate points;
Elnporia 9; os T. NJ, Connects With At
Emporia and Lawrenceville;l Weldon
Gasp. NJ, Fayetteville l:i5 a, NJ, Char
lesion @ a. M, Savannah $40 A. M,
Jacksonville 1880 p. M, Tampa 1900
p. NJ. Port Tampa l0;3OP NJ.
NEW LINE TO MIDDLE GEORGIA
POINTS.-Arriving Augusta 5; 10 A M.
Macon II 20 A. M, Atlanta l2:45 p. NJ,
Pullman Sleeper New York to Whining
ton, Charleston, Port Tampa, Jackson
Vile, Augusta and Macon.
Gasp. NJ. Daily. Arrives Petersburg 1925 P.
NJ. Connects at Petersburg with Norfolk
s. Western railway, arriving AT Lynch
burg 30 A. M, Roanoke A. NJ. Bristol
49,, A. M. Pullman Sleeper Richmond
60 Lynchburg-
IL 80 p. IS. Daily. Arrives Petersburg I2;l0
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For sincerity is our gospel perfeo-
ton, as good man said. know no re-
ligion but sincerity; this ia upright
neSs.-Matthew Henry.
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Unususl obiectInn-

81 wish our pastor wouldn't preach
sueh abort sermons" complained
Uncle Jerry. Hes always through
before I've finished my nap "-Chica go
Record-Herald.
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Would Like TO ne n Vf,TYo,

Jtmmie-That cake is very nice,
mother.
Mother@Is II, dear?
Jimmie-When a visitor says so, you
always ask him to have more, mother.
Boston Globe
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largest or blacklist John Ruslin.
Current Colin.

Justice, truth, purity. honesty
honor are the current coin in the king.
dom of Heaven.-Rev. DIR. Raymond.