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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-23

By l.. G. Tdbb.


The Parsons pay was over due,
The church Board of Finance
Was fighting hard to struggle through
The mortgage the manse;
And while each member sought in vain
Some plan that might avail her
Old Deacon potter rose and said:
Lets have runentage sale, or
Suthin like that.
To feel quite sure that all was right,
The dear good Lord approving,
We held a meeting Wednesday night;
Talked sundry ways of giving.
Some favored tithes-some sacrifice
Some advocated dinners,
With premium bread or cakes or pies
And prizes to the winners
Or suthin like that
Old Deacon Brown, who owned the town,
Or halfway owned it, surely
Would cut the pastors salary down
To save his pocket, purely;
Would quote the saw of cutting cloth"
Tell how to save and thrive
While Parsons wife could wear one cloak
Ten years instead of five.
Or suthin like that.
Twas Brother sayer, a man of prayer,
Who rose and said Lets pray!"
Oh God of wisdom meet us here,
BE Thou our guide and stay;
Teach us the way. o Lord to live
BE Thou our wealth in living
Bestow on us the JOY to give
And bless us in our giving
Amen!"
This the prayer! Twas answered there;
The Lord gave us the means
OF throwing off each penny care
And "0otn0 through oar jeans"
The gratitude for blessings each
Had known but never cherished.
BY grace of heaven to us was given
When selishpess had perished.
Newport Nel0S, Va
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1t will buy pencil to send to little school boy
in Africa.
These are just few of the things which penny
will buy. You can find out good many more your
selves. Ask some missionary
Sidney did put his penny in, after ALL Grand
ma asked him, and he said YES
If he should happen to read this story don't
you think he would be glad?-MisSiOn Ddyspring
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ANSWER no THE PuzzL1NG PussIEs

ANSWER TO THE PUZZLING PUSHES.
Guess the name of the cat that is fuzzy and
crawls, Caterpillar.
The cat that most cats love to eat.
-Catnip.
The cat that's kind of a grape and a wine
-Catawba.
The cat that's for our meat
-Catsup.
The cat that's boat with two bulls side by side
-Catamaran.
The cat that's cold in the head
-Catarrh.
The cat that's deluge or aqueous flood
-Catacysm.
The cat that's for the dead
-Catacomb
The cat that's kind of panther or LYNX
-Catamount
The cat that is able to sing
-Catbird.
Inc cat by which missiles were thrown a long
ways -Catapult
Inc cat that is set in a ring, -Catseye.
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GEOGRAPHY AND BED.
By C. G. Alberger.

"This world is rolling round in space
That's what my teacher said;
So now I know why, Monday night,
l tumbled out of bed.
In st. Nicholas
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Sunday Morning Talk
Sing a Song of Seasons.
Sing a song of seasons
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
INi.ac In Tho 4allf

Not all the poets have sung as blithely OF
autumn as did Robert Louis Stevenson in
his jocund verse The great gift was his OF
seeing the best in every human being who
crossed his path and of making the best of
every experience that befell him, even OF
prolonged invalidism. But the majority of
the bards who have taken autumn as their
theme have struck serious and some
times melancholy note. There Is some
thing Inherently saddening in the thought
O: the vanishing spring and summer In the
sight Of brown fields. Of bare trees and of
the f1ocks of birds flying to warmer at
mosphere. The sere and yellow lear, the
shortening days, the chilling breezes COM
Del other thoughts than those prompted by
the violets of April and the rich lush foliage
of July. Today the voices OF nature are
chanting to us the requiem or the dying
year. and we think regretfully OF those
bright and beautiful aspects of the world
which made the spring and summer SO JOY
Gus.
Yet bit of seriousness and even melan-
choly may not be a bad thing for US VINO
live too much on the surface OF Ines now
ing stream 1t Is well that we should re-
member that a certain cycle Is ordained FOR
man, that it includes old age as Wen as
youth and maturity, that all things inev-
itably hasten ON to their consummation, ana
that as nature prepares in various ways 10
meet the stress and strain or the winter, so
wa should make ourselves ready for the
great mysterious future which Will Iouow
the Interesting and often too-suinclng pres
ent as surely as autumn succeeds summer
Ard vet such solemn thoughts as these
should not exclusively possess our minds
these autumn days There is much to beget
hope and gratitude in the tonic OF crisp
mornings in the threads of scarlet ana gold
tina. embroidcr the hillsides In the deiicioo
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by. wealth. family. friends--but this, this
Dll never forsake you. 1t is yours--yours
brewer and forever; your greatest, your
blly wealth and treasure. oh, inestmable
Dgnity and worth of the soul, Have We
not great cause to honor every man and
woman we meet, because behind the phys
teal presence that we see the immortal soul
is present. soul which. If faithful, shall
day see God? Shall we not, feel
great respect for each other when we re-
member what we are? How could we
ever speak an impure word before another
If we thought of the dignity of human
soul? What young man would ever go
to scenes where he would blush that his
mother his sister should be present If
he remembered that he took his own soul
with him? Who would lie, blaspheme,
A great and overpowering thought How
1t belittes and ridicules all the pride and
show of the world! Come my friends, let
US go into the streets of the city and look
grand carriages gay and brilliant shops
but what are all these to the concourse
of human beings, the crowd of immortal
souls who are day by day waving an i'm
mortal destiny? There is the old man, tot
tering along on his stick; there is the in
nocent little child on the way to school;
there is the rich lady in her Jewels and
fursi there is the of hardy toll set
ting out for his daily task-each ono
carrying about that precious treasure-an
immortal soul. The tide of human beings
flows on from morning to evening: the
sea of humanity is ever moving -men
coming and going on times ever-restless
wings. New faces come and 60 We do
not know their history-whence they come,
whittier they go-but for them all and in
them all. shines the appalling truth-each
is an immortal soul. Shall me meet them
again? All yes! There shall come q day
when every one of that throng shall meet
one another. New populations shall fill the
places of the present generation, new faces
will shine where old ones were familiar.
The stones of these present buildings shall
Inolder away-but amid the wrecks of
time each human soul will preserve it's in
dividuality and Immortality.
1t is not in the power of human speech
to fully announce the worth of our soul.
Created to the image and likeness of God,
It partakes in an eminent degree of the
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Ualue Of The Soul.
Catholic Apostolic Mission
D.
ONE THING is NECEssARY-Luke 1:41.

Suppose, my friends, that as you go
home today you should find in your room
an angel with his face as the appearance
of lightning his eyes as n burning lamp,
his body as bright as>crystal, what would
you do? Would you not. as st. John, fall
down b.fore him to adore? Would you not
grow faint before him, or if you had
strength remaining that you might look
on that vision splendid, would you not
stand in deep and solemn awe? Well, such
a being you will find in your house as
you go home this morning. 1t will go
hence with you; it will remain there as
long as you remain there. 1t will go
away when you go away. And this
bright and beauteous being of whom
speak is no visitor in your home; it is an
inmate; it rises with you in the morning
goes with you through the day, is present
with you in your joys and sorrows, liz
sickness and health. in life and in death.
This glorious creature is yours-it is
more truly yours than anything else you
possess-in fact. it is the only thing in
the world you own; it is yours. Poverty
cannot strip you of it; death cannot tear
1t from you; eternity cannot rob you Of
1t. And this being is your soul-your
precious. spiritual, immortal soul.
All things else will leave you-prop-
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Copyright, 1905. by Chas. ]. Columbus,

copyright, 1905. by Chas. J. Columhus.l
Artisans are putting the finishing touches
upon new home for Mgr. Diomede Fail
COMO, papal delegate to the United States
and his official household, and after No
vember 10 the monsignor will reside at a
residence eminently suited to the uses of
his mission. The new delegation is located
at 1911 Biltmore street, Washington
Heights, in fashionable section of Greater
Washington, where abound some of the
most representative homes and apartments
In the capital city. 1t is in section that
has been built up within late years, and on
all hands are evidences of newness and
modernization of residence construction.
When the papal delegation was establish
ed in the capital by Cardinal Satolli. in
1898, he made his home at the Catholic
University Of America. The delegate re-
manned there only a few months, until a
residence at POI street northwest was Sc
cured. This Is one of the famous old man
sions Of Washington. 1t is on the corner Of
a row which, during more prosperous times
in that section of Washington, the
center of large part of the social life of
the capital. Men high in public life made
their homes Whereabouts. At the time of its
construction the house represented the most
modern type of residential architecture. 1t
Is large and roomy, with high-vaulted cell
iies winnie oiie VI IT'S CHARMS is Ill ltdliau
garden that was maintained under the SUI
pervision of Mgr. Falconio with good effect
The house is, however, unsuited both IN
location and appointments. for the resi-
dence of the personal representatives of
! the Holy See, and therefore a change was
| decided upon.
| At a meeting of the archbishops ana
| bishops of the United States, held in Wash
| ington last year. 1t decided to put up
| a building at the ma tional capital for the
/ residence and executive quarters of the
papal delegation in this country. Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore, Archbishop Farley
| of the New York diocese, and Archbishop
| Ryan of Philadelphia We're asked to serve
as building committee. These ecclesastics
| Immediately set to work to procure site
and after due elaboration, during which
| time the most approved experts in Wash
ington realty We're employed, this site was
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which has been received from Italy and set
up in the chapel. Behind 1t are three
stained-glass windows of rose pattern, and
these. facing the east, shed a beautiful
light about the sanctuary of mornings. The
chapel is also provided with electric lights
In profusion, which are operated by q
switchboard from the sacristy adjoining
This room is of necessity small, but at tho
same time commensurate with the needs
Of the household.
On the third floor are the apartments OF
the secretary and auditor, consisting of two
rooms and private bath, and number of
guest rooms. A stairway leads from this
floor to the roof, from which fine view
of the city and surrounding country may
be had. Its surface has been graveled and
tarred, to which neither water nor heat can
adhere. 1t is anticipated that the delegate
and his household will spend a great deal
of time here whenever the weather permits,
especially Of summer evenings. On clear
days there is splendid view from this roof
for many miles.
A modern heating plant and laundry
have been installed IN the basement, and
the house is equipped with telephones that
place all the rooms in commune tion. 1t
is declared that only the best of construc-
ton material has been used throughout and
the most skilled labor employed. Though
its construction was retarded by strikes
and other delays incident to new build
ing, it is the proud boast of the architect
and contractors that not all Of the appro-
priation of 100000 was used.
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Mgr Facono Apostolic Delegate and the New Papa Delegation

bought and one that at the same time best
met the desires of Mgr Falconio Plans of
a Washington architect We're accepted and
the work begun Immediately. Newman &:
Smith were the builders. A. o. Won Her
bulls was the successful architect.
While not designed on ecclesiastical lines,
1t embodies every essential to the comfort
and well-being, officially and personally. Of
the representatives of Pope Plus X in the
United States 1t Is built Of light brick,
with trimmings of Indiana limestone, and
is three stories in height The house is de-
signed on the lines of the italian renais-
sance, the dominating note of the exterior
being Corinthian- capped pillars at the main
doorway of Indiana limestone, surmounted
by a cartouch of the same stone. in which
the papal coat-of-arms is represented. -Four
other pillars rise to the top of the house,
and these are also capped after the Co
rinthian period. Window trimmings are OF
stone and the whole makes TO an exceed
ingly happy effect The building is sur
mounted by a cornice Of good design.
The entrance is of an imposing character.
Artistically laid-out walks and a driveway
lead to great doors of wrought iron OF
striking character while the decorations
about the vestibule may we'll be described
as of an elaborate style. 1t suggests both
an artistic taste and desire to provide
fireproof construction, and both have been
happily maintained throughout the entire
house All the rooms in the house are light
and roomy. One is Immediately impressed
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papal Delegates Home.
New Structure Being Completed Washington ights-
Imposing in Appearance-Modern Interior Equipment
Architecture is Italian Renaissance Style.

with this fact on entering the reception
hall, which is fSx43 feet In dimensions. IL
has a high ceiling, which is embellished
with plastic decorations of good taste. Ra-
dating from this chamber are reception
rooms, an office, the dining room. recrca
ton room, porter's room, while 10 the rear
are the kitchen and pantries. Provision has
been made for the servants in a wing to the
rear entirely distinct from the house.
**
To the left of the entrance are commo-
dlous reception rooms. and adjoining Is the
dining room. The decorations of these
apartments are of the most up to-date char
acter. The mantels, which are OF marble.
and an Importation from the, yards of L
well-known Italian sculptor. lend an un-
wonted charm not found in more high
priced mansions, II Is thought. The decora-
tons In plaster are of a novel character.
and the soft glow shed from the wall brack-
cts and ceiling electric lights add much in
attractiveness to the rooms night On
the right side of the entrance is al office
The recreation room adjons the dining
room. All partitions are of fireproof ma
terial.
A broad stairway of reinforced concrete
leads to the upper stories. Another large
reception hall is on the second floor. and
from this entrance is made to the suite OF
rooms to be occupied by Mgr. talconio.
These are located in the front of the house.
and consist of office, bed room and pri-
Vate bath, together with specially ar
ranged fireproof strong room, where the
archives of the delegation are to be held
against stress of fiery elements or designing
hands. Mr.. Won Herbulis. the architect. is
especially proud of this vault. and claims
for its construction that no matter how
long papers may be allowed to remain
therein they will not suffer through climatic
conditions. There are also guest suites on
this floor, with private baths, and the
chapel.
When finally completed 1t is expected
that this chapel will be a revelation among
semi-private shrnes. 1t extends the breadth
of the building, and its roof rises to the
third floor, distance of 25 feet. Here the
sculptor's art has been freely employed
and with good effect. The high ceiling
lends scope for the working out of large
designs. Mr.. Won Herbulis made the de-
! sign for q beautiful altar of Italian marble,
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The Wrong Language.
From Harper's.

Praying in public in foreign language is
always difficult. and the Rev. Thomas
Joyner and his friend, DR.. Samuel Sneed,
two missionaries in China. found 1t espe-
cially hard On one Thursday afternoon the
two were attending a service conducted
by the Chinese when the leader requested
Pastor Joyner to lead in prayer The
missionary in a sudden burst of inspira-
ton, leaped to his feet aand began praying
with a facility that quite astonished even
himself but that, the sequel shows, no
less surprised the Chinese. At last he be-
gan to suspect that something was wrong.
faltered a moment. then burst out In dis
gust:
"Gracious. Sneed! Am saying this in
English?"
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ON THE TRAIL OF THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY

his shadow fall upon a chief or to stand
when the kings bathing water was carried
by, or his name mentioned in song. 1t
was taboo for a woman to eat with her
husband 1t was taboo and death for man
| to enter his canoe on any day named as
sacred by the priest. So ran the endless
system of expressions, despite which the
race continued hardy and numerous, and
against which the nation arose while the
| missionary ship Thaddeus was en- route to
the islands.
But before this the white mans coming
had brought vices which decmated the peo-
| pie Drunkenness had become common
AS an unmiXed race the Kanakas had not
the power to resist the imported diseases,
some of them unnamably loathsome.
This was the situation, as one of the
| new leaders on the islands, Rev. DR.. Dolye-
mus Scudder, finely puts it: In the good
days to come. when religion, which gave
to mankind the drama, shall have reas-
serted it's claim to this the noblest of all
teaching agencies, some Shakespeare of the
church will be moved by the Great Spirit
to write for the world The conquest of
Hawaii The most thrilling scene will deal
with the age-long woe of priest and human
sacrifice, with the horror of broken taboo
and the curse of superstition, crueler than
death. 1t will close with the uprising of
an outraged people, frenzied with long OPP
preston. madly trampling temples and al
tars into dust and casting their gods to
the flames, at the very moment when the
messengers of a new faith and the bearers
of eternal hope are crossing the sea and
quite like this in all the other chapters Of
the story of mankind"
Ripe for new religion, having spurned
the Old the natives gave eager welcome to
the missionaries. The king and the chiefs
were the first pupils, reversing the common
experience, which is that Christianity works
frara the bottom upward. Within three
months the king is said to have been able
to read English. The New England devo-
ton to educa ton spurred the missionaries
on, so that within two years the native
speech had been reduced to writing and
a spelling book printed in it. Within four
years the chiefs formally agreed to recog-
nze the Christian Sabbath and to adopt
the Ten Commandments as the basis of
government They also prohibited the prac-
tice of native women swimming out to
visit incoming ships for immoral purposes.
There had been white men on the islands
before the missionaries came, some of them
decent useful men. But most of the rep
resentatives Of the Caucasian race were a
bad lot. Like K1plfngs soldier, they sought
a land,
Where the best is like the worst;
Where there amt Ten Commandments,
And raise thirst
Hawaii was to them the tenderloin of the
Pacific When the new regime of morality
began, they opposed it in every way. Free
uuently they resorted to violence Crews
from the whalers would mob the mission
aries and pillage the Christian communt-
ties. Even representatives Of the American
navy took part in the most high-handed eff
forts to maintain a wide open" Honolulu.
But the government at home, when ap-
pealed to, stood by the missionaries and
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NJ Shelton to Lead.

Mrs. Chas w. Shelton of the Christian
Church will lead the interdenomlnationa
prayer meeting Monday. 1890 am, at the
headquarters OF the Woman's Interdenomi-
national Missionary Union in the parlors
OF the First Congregational Church, 10th
and G streets. The subject will be 1.-The
Lords Day"
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Phonograph Used at Funeral.

From the Musical Age.
A Photographic record Of his favor.te
benediction has been made by the Rev.
Daniel Bassett Leach. Methodist minister
of Bone<Gap. H., and will be used at his
funeral. Mr. Leach is eighty-nine years
old. and has been superannuated for years.
although he still breaches occasionally. The
benediction he composed himself, and IT is
his wish that the photograph should render
IL at the conclusion of his funeral service.
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At Peoples Mission.

Rev. Dr. Merrill Z. Gates is announced as
the principal speaker at the meeting to be
held this evening at the Peoples Mission, $40
PENNSYLVANIA avenue Other features will
be singing by Mr.. Howse who sang for the
printers meeting recently; solos, quartets
and music by the orchestra. The service
will be In charge Of Mr.. George w. Haveii.
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forts of the missionaries. That generation
of Hawaiians was practically conquered by
them. Great REVEALS arose all over the
group; hundreds and even thousands were
baptized in a day: on one occasion Titus
Coan baptised 1900 natives, sprinkling them
with a brush. Not all held out, however.
Churches and schools were established.
The first Of the former was q grass build
ing, like the native huts. It was shortly
replaced by another OF similar material,
winch seated 1900 persons. When 1t burned,
the present structure, on plain New Eng
land lines, was built by devoted converts,
who quarried and carried the volcanic stone
and dived into the sea for the coral with
which to mex make Is now % one Of she sights
of the city, many Hawaiian kings and
queens worshiped.
The benefits to Hawaii from the mission
ary invasion may be summarized as fol-
lows: The naked savage was clothed. A
reign of law and justice was established.
People ceased to be mere vassals of a king,
and the lands, instead of belonging entirely
to the rulers were apportioned among the
inhabitants Self-government was Insti-
tuted. The Hawaiian tongue was reduced
to writing, and system of education was
introduced which today compares favorably
with that Of the mainland. The very land
itself, bare of vegetation, was made to
bloom with the verdant beauty which
evokes EXPLANATIONS of delight from every
traveller. A people without music, of whom
it was said so late as 1871 that their eff
forts to sing illustrated piety rather than
melody" have become famed musicians.
with band touring the large cities of the
continent The decline of the race has been
arrested. Homes have been evolved where
there was little worthy of that name. The
spirit of chastity has been created within
a race to whom it was not instructive. Sew
enty thousand natives have been enrolled
in the membership OF Christian churches.
A people who less than a century ago We're
benghted objects OF Christian benevolence
have themselves freely sent and carried the
gospel to other islands. In a word. future
state of the American Union has been made
out of the Sandwich Islands.