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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-06-06
JUNE MAGAZINES.

The Centwy.-Is attractive travel number and
affords some interesting informing reading for
those who are going to other lands, and for those
who will summer travel by proxy. London has a
well-lllustrated paper by Thornton Oakley Then the
historic palaces of Paris, especially the Eysee Pal
ace which is followed by GA French River" the
Maine from its to Paris The traveller goes to
Switzerland and the Jungfrau. The Negro and the
South" by Harry Stilwell Edwards, is a somewhat
optimistic outlook upon the future of the colored
race in the South DR.. Henry van Dyke writes n
short piece of verse on " The National Monuments"
The HOmiletic ReDie,o, the Ministers MonthIv
has the following principal papers: The Machinery
OF religion, DIR. Edward Everett Hale; Christian
Ethlcs and the Modern Life, DR.. Francis R. Beattie
Is Preaching Worth WhiIe?-Rev. A c. Diefenbacb:
Gt1e the Deacon His Due, DR.. w. F. Barbon; Jesus
Christ as a Teacher, Dr. w. F. Adeney; The Seperity
Of Christ, Dr. John Clifford.
The Missionary ReUieto of the World Dr. Pierson
edltorn-chef, writes &" The Dark Continent and
Its People" Dr. w. B. Forbush contributes supges
tive paper on The Missionary Education of a
Church, as eXemplifed in the preaching of Dr. Will
ton Merle Smith in the Central Presbyterian Church
OF New York city. A number of papers are on mis-
sions IN Africa, their various phases and methods
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WRITE IT ON THE SKY.

The story is told of a man who sent word n Mr.
Spurgeon, saying that if he did not hear from him
i'll a tangible way within few days he would {. OK
pose him, lntimating that there was something in
the life OF the great preacher which had better be
kept under But the true man sent back this short
word Write it on the sky"
The fact was that he had nothing to fear. his life
had been open before men from the bepinnino and
there was nothing to be concealed 1t is needless 70
say he never again heard of the blacbmailer. who
expected TO catch the preacher unawares and not
only get some money out of him, but also make him
confess that there things in his life which
were not what they should have been But no ,ot
after the wrong man.
The truest protection against backmail is inno
cency. A noted writer says: If thou wouldst not
be known to do anything wrong, never do it'll" The
man who ever walks in the light will not fear the
works OF darkness. They cannot harm him r. is
the man who walks in the night who is liable to be
attacked by the jewellers in the night. Keep in the
daylight; have nothing to do with shady things
The night is not only dark but it contains foes
that one cannot see; yet they creep up behind one
and strickland the daydawn shows not only the
work OF a demon, but the life of a man who was
near enough to the demon to be stricken One need
not always live in the blaze of the public eve in
real sense, his life is the public eve if his
private life is lived in the daylight Here is the
strong sense of the philosopher repeated: If thou
wouldst not be known to do anything wrong never
do it, "-Baptist Union
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STAND TO YOUR HELM

No ship drifts into harbor. The ocean of life has
many hidden current, many a sudden storm; and
nc VINO would win port at last must stand to his
hem' while his ship drives through opposing cur
rents and against contrary winds The perils or
the voyage are very real; the sailor sails on sea
that Is strewn with wrecks. Here drifts battered
hulk which was once a gallant ship; but now. helm
and compass lost, she is driven on by wind and
waves to the terrible shores from whose cruel rocks
and savage breakers she shall not escape There
hoat the spars and cordage of a richly laden bark
100 richly laden-whch has sunk into the dentbs
III the very midst of her In this sea- NOTHING
drifts except to the shores of distinctions and few
shlPs come into port which have not battled long
with angry head-winds
Pleasant weather there may be in the VOYAGE of
Ile but never weather pleasant that the hand
may leave the helm, or the eye the compass Where
tnee Is least peril of storm, there may be most peril
Of being carried away from the right course by an
unotlced current. Keep then, the eye upon the
compass, the hand upon the rudder That is the
only sure way of arriving at the desired haven To
let go the helm and to allow the ship to drift before
the winds and the waves, may to be the easiest
the most natural, even the most enjoyable. thing
TO do, but voyage which is conducted ON that mis-,
taken principle is sure, or later to end ON the
cruel rocks, on the treacherous sands or in the de-
Vourlng sea.-UHbHOCn
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Ministers Corner.
DYNAMICS OF PREACHING.

From the Christian Register we take this account
OF the effect of sermon to English Unitarian
preacher:
The conference Sermon by Rev. Joseph Wood of
birmingham, searched the souls of preachers 1t
searched some of them, L think, rather painfully
1aKlng as the ideal preacher, him of whom it is
written, His word was with power" the sermon
dwelt upon The Dynamcs of Preaching" The
assumption was throughout that he whose word is
without power lacks some perhaps ALL those spirit
ual characteristics which gave the utterances of the
prophet of Nazareth such age-enduring potency
Weakness in the modern pulpt-"of all things the
most wretched comes because the man in the pull
PIT has not personality" as Jesus had it; or his
intense unwaverng consciousness of God fails to feel
and maintain constant sense of unity with the
Father, or fails to be the ideal he breaches while
Jesus discourse and conduct in perfect accord
His beatitudes his own portrait" Lacking
dynamic forces, which made the word of Jesus so
powerful, weakness in the pulpit follows inevitably
Only greatness of character is the secret of power for
the spiritual teacher.
They saw in the mirror this sermon held up before
them, not only the sorry facts of their own ministerial
experience, but why, in the speakers words under
their puplts no one is' ever deeply moved no one
Is ever inspired no one is angered, except it
may be, at the impotence of the speaker"
LII was interesting to hear some of the comments
upon this searching Indictment. I never was more
uncomfortable in my life" was one confession If
was too bad to be thus convinced that is disqua
fled for the work he has undertaken to do" was
another " He doesn't realize that none of us were
born OF the Virgin Mary. Perhaps if we had BEEN
we, too, like Jesus, should have been endowed with
personality" said minister to his friends "Oute
So" rejoined one of them &" He forgot that Jesus
didn't have to prepare and preach two sermons a
week, or in truth, that in our sense of preaching
he didn't preach at all; but, when some one oues
toned him or occasion arose, now here now there
he met it with some apt profound memorable word
lie was not the regular preacher to some congrega-
ton OF all questioning, all doubling critics or as
Milton SAID of a soft and delicious temper who will
not so much as look at truth unless they see her
elegantly dressed"
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Story Corner.

lady praised her minister She said that nobody
preached like him, but twice during Lent she APP
peared at another church Whereupon the minister
expressed his surprise that she should leave the man
she admired so much. Her reply somewhat dis
concerting. She said. want to give IN sometbino
IN Lent so deny myself the pleasure of listening to
his preaching"
Pastor (revisiting his nock) 81 cannot help no.
ucing many absent faces with which used to shake
hands"-LoHdon Punch.
gentleman from the Blue Grass country, toast
ing his own State, proposed-
Here's to the State of Kentucky.
The State where I was born:
Where the corn is full of kernels.
And the colonies full of corn"
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Educational.
COMMANDMENTS

The commencement speakers at Washington and
Lee University have all been secured Dr. s. c.
Mitchell, of Richmond College, will preach the bac-
calaureate sermon Sunday morning June 18th. Sun
day night the address before the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of the university will be delivered
by Rev F. T. Prettyman, of Baltimore Tuesday
morning Colonel r. e. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax Va will
speak before the Alumni Association Wednesday
morning Senator e. W. Carmack of Tennessee will
deliver the commencement address
AT the Lewisburg Female Institute West VIRGINIA
the Rev. DR.. Ernest Thompson of Charleston
preached the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday morn
ing, May 9th, from Psalm cxliv ~ That orr
daughters may be cornerstones polished after the
sImllltude of a palace" Captain Richmond Pearson
iobson' OF Alabama, made the address Tuesday even
ing on Problems of the Day" There were fifteen
graduates.
At the Greenbrier Presbyterial School. Iewisburg.
on saturday evening, May Goth the Rev Asa D.
Watkins. of Bristol Tenn. delivered the address ON
Inc Advantages of a College Education and
Training"
The editors of the CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN wish 10
acknowledge, with many thanks the invitation Of
friends at Rollins Institute, Virginia. sixtv-..Ir
commencement, June 1st to 9Th baccalaureate bv Dr.
T. T. McFaden, and address by Dr. E. Y Mullins.
co"gerse College, SPartanburg, S. c., June I'd to
4th. Baccalaureate by Dr. f. G. Darpan and adj
dress by DIR. Newell Dwight Hills
Dd1idson college, North Carolina. Nav 9th 10
3Oth Baccalaureate by Dr. James l. Vance: Young
Mems Christian Association sermon by DIR. A. r.
shaw and address by Hon. John Sharp Williams
washington Normal Kindergarten Justit,tioy
Miss Pollock, principal May 25th Is p. N.Y. ST.
Andrews Parish Hall, Washington, D. c.
Southern Female College, Petersburg Va Nav
18th to 29th Baccalaureate by Rev. John B. VIM.
Zimmerman Medical College and Hospifat CHICAGO
May 18th (2:3O p. ny, Steinway Hall. Address Inv
DR. Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Tn the graduating class Is
Dr. Wexford b. Lorraine of Richmond
NARY Bald,oin Seminary, Stanton Va. Nav 25tb
to 20th Baccalaureate by DR.. Russell Cecil and
address by Hon. Don p Halsey
the Biockstone Female Institute, Virginia June
lst to Sd. Baccalaureate by Dr. Samuel K. Cox. and
annual address by DR.. s. c. Mitchell
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In the Library.
BOOKS.

The Forgotten Secyet-By Rev W. J. Dawson.
author of Maker of English Fiction" The Evange.
Ilstic Note" etc. GA pages. 80 cents net L. II.
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This is timely and most useful little book
Prayer is the forgotten secret of strong safe and
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TACT IN history he defines it mans actual means of
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rather" the expression of an inner concealed life
~ IS the loneliness of the heart approaching the in
Unite sympathy of Gods heart IT is submission 10
"od giving up our secret things and then our re-
ceplyty from God. 1t Sir Oliver Lodge the
English scientist who called prayer The Forgotten
secret The book is inscribed to Professor Edward
EVerett Hale Jr, a Unitarian who was converted TO
Evangelical Christianity, in connection with Mr..
Dawson's evangelistic meetings in Rochester
The Good Ne'os in Story and Song-SmaTl; 800
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The Presbyterian College of South Carolina Gin
ton, 5. C., June Sd to 9Th. Baccalaureate sermon
by Dr. j. H. Thornwe; Young Mems Christian AS
soclaton sermon by the Rev. j. Nj. Holiday, and
alumni address by DIR. Thornwell.
The ThorntoeH Orphanage Schools, Clinton S. c.
(thlrty-first annual commencement, June 18th to
goth, 1906. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev r. "
Finn, d. d.; address by DR.. Samuel NJ. Smith.
foungS Female College, Townsville, Ga Thirty
first annual commencement, June Sd to 9th with
the card of Mr.. L. Cochrane Hunt
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This is quite unique little volume 1t has the
whole OF the New Testament with selection of
familiar hymns and tunes including a number of
home and patriotic songs To these are added seec-
uons from the Bible, responsive readings funeral
service, etc. 1t is the aim to provide an inexpensive
book for mission churches and fields and for use in
the home That it meets the needs of many is shown
by the fact that after two editions of OOOO each
there were made in April of this year 100000 copies
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clergyman owing allegiance to the Church of
England in Canada cannot hereafter solemnize the
marriage of divorced person as long as the other
party to the divorce is living. This is the decision
reached by the General Synod of the Dominion of
Canada, representing every diocese of the country
The bishops unanimous
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
FIRST PROSECUTION
FOR THIS VIOLATION.
c. Garabaldi Paid Fine in City Court
for Refusing to Give Names Of
Persons in His House When
Asked by the Assessors.

The first prosecution for violation oi
the law which requires householders to
give information concerning persons in
their houses liable to taxation, came up
in city court last evening. when c.
Garabaldi of Center street was brought
in by Officer Carle. Tire assessors are
having considerable trouble of this sort.
Mr. Garibaldi gave the desired informs-
tion about himself, but advised the as.
SCISSORS to "G'longp when they sought
for information as 70 others they hal
reason 70 believe were residents at the
house.
When brought into court Mr.. Carl
baldi pleaded guilty after explanation
by the court officers that his action con-
stituted an offense under the law. His
fine was $40 and the costs S7.29. which
he paid.
The general statute which covers this
violation is as follows: Keepers of
hotels, boarding and dwelling houses
shall, upon application of lister in
the performance OF bis duties, give the
names Of all persons residing in their re.
spectiys houses. A keeper who refuses
20 give such information, or knowingly
gives false information, shall be fined
ten dollars
City Attorney Carver prosecuted the
case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
FAST FIGHTING IN FIFTH.
Jimmy Walsh of Boston Seemed to Have
Advantage,

Philadelphia, Pa, April 1o.--,Jimmy
Walsh of Boston last night nursed along
Willie Moody of this city in clever style
at the Washington Sporting club.
Before the first round was over it was
seen that Walsh was the Quaker boys
superior at every angle of the boxing
game. Jimmy, though, was willing to
let his opponent make good, fair show.
ing, and it was not until the fifth round
that be cut loose, and he had Moody
very weak at the finish.
Previous to that Moody did lot OF
rushing, but Walsh cleyerly blocked the
blows, and got in number of hard lefts
to Willie's face.
Walsh began to let out few links
in the fourth round, when he kept his
left working against Moody's face with
an occasional swing or hook to the
face.
/. In the fifth round Moody caught
Walsh with right swing on his mouth
and Jimmy rctaliated with q left swing
to Whites face, followed by two hard
right swings against the Quaker's ribs
After that Walsh made Moody's body
his objective point, and he got in some
damaging blows under Willie's heart
Walsh continued his body punching il
the last round and soon had Willie weak
Jimmy started to rush matters, but
Moody came back with left and right
swings at Jimmy's face.
A hard mixup was followed by Walsh
again reaching Moody's body with both
hands. Near the finish Moody got in
a right swing to Walsh's neck, and fol.
lowed it up with a right uppcrcut in
Jimmy's mouth. Walsh came back hard
and rushed Moody, when the final bell
rang.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
Greeted Prophet Elijah"
Dowie To-day
AT CHICAGO STATION
Three Thousand People Were Present to
Give Him Tumultuous Reception
He Apparently Is in Greatly
Weakened Condition.

Chicago, April 1o.--John Alexander
Dowie, the dcposed prophet Of Zion, ar
rived this morning over the Wabash rail.
way. A crowd Of three thousand well
coined him with cheers, yells and cat
calls. His weakened condition was APP
parent.
Plans for Reception.
Gladstone Dowie, his son, last night
repeated the statement that ii "the old
man" insisted on fight the son had
a trump card reserved for the last
trick.
ing said that Dowie had o secret, iron
barred room in his home. .We entered
| it today" be said, but to do SO we
had TO batter through two iron doors.
| The room wasl ike a vault. Light
came into the room through a bulls
eye window, the outside of which was
protected by heavy iron shutters. Air
was admitted through funnel. There
was a bed so curious that | cannot de-
scribe it. And this cell was built by and
for man who used to stand before
you and ask you to tell what fear was
| like
0verseers Speicher and. Excell spoke
OF the alleged immortality Of Dowie's
teachings. Some Of the ideas accredited
to the first apostle are too shocking
for print. touching on the parentage
of Jesus Christ in a way that silenced
the audience of 1000 persons. In the
midst of this silence, man in the
audience jumped TO his feet and ex-
claimed: You're liar; you're ly.
ing"
The overseer answered that he spoke
only Of facts. ovcrsecr Excel confirm
ed his predecessor and added incidents
which he said showed that Dowie was
insidiously preparing his people for an
announcement in favor of poiygamy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
Special Session Of Grand Jury
Has Been Called.
WILL MEET THURSDAY
70 Hear Evidence Against Ray Mullen.
Who Was Arrested, Charged With
Causing Death Of Fred
Batchelder.

A special Washington county grand
jury has been summoned to hear tie
evidence In the case Of Kay Mullen,
the nurse who il charged with admins
tering the poison alleged I'd have been
the cause OF the death of Fred Bstcheld-
err in this city on March 10. The spec
ial session will be held ut Montpelier
ON Thursday afternoon OF this week, and
the jurors summoned are II. II. Halves,
G. w. Austin, W. v. Herrick and A.,
II. Stewart OF Berlin, A. G. Bliss and
w. G. Bugbee Of Calais, Il. ;. Long of
Fayston, L. q. Wedge, John Lee and
L. b. Brooks of Montpelier, O. n. Winch.
Frank 0. Allen and George M Abbott
Of Northfeld. @. P. Dudley Of Roxblrs,
@. @. Eaton of Waitsfeid, John IL
Spaulding Of Warren, G. G. Robinson
Of Waterbury Center and Melvin L.
Kent of Worcester.
In preliminary hearing held in tho
Barre city court last Friday Judge Fav
found probable cause and bound Mullen
over without bail. the evidence intro
duced by the state being to the effect;
that arsenic was found in Batcheldcr's
stomach and that arsenic was purchased
w uuaiVu SNORT time DciOTe Iue ucatD.
Since the hearing other parts of the
body of the deceased have been sent TO
the state laboratory at Burlington for
examination, besides the stomach and in
testines which were first sent.
The calling OF a special grand jury is
not usual except in cases of a grave ma
ture. The coHlplsint under which Null
len was arrested was for murder. Null
len in still in the county Jail at Mont
peiier, where he was taken soon after
his arrest on March 26.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
DISCUSSING ROADS
AT COUNTY MEETING
Eighteen Road Commissioners Assem-
bled at Montpelier Today--Barre
Men Among the Speakers.

Montpelier, April Eighteen road
commissioners representing nearly every
town in Washington county gathered
here today for the annual county meet.
ing arranged by State Commissioner
G. w. Gates. Mr.. Gates outlined the
purposes Of The meeting this forenoon,
and was followed by X. s. Currier OF
Barre, president Of the State Good Roads
association, who talked on road constrrc-
tion. He stated that previous to 1908
there had been built in the state a23
miles of permanent roads at cost of
s17S,00o. Mr. Currier estimated that
If $4,000 miles Of PERMANENT roads
should be inacadamized the cost would
be s14,0oo,O00. Prof. j. w. yotey Of
the university of Vermont was also ono
Of the speakers. Mayor Barclay was
present and ON request asked to be ex.
cused from speaking. This afternoon
however, he consented to talk on per-
manent road building in Scotland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
SAVED BY rCEMAN.
Burlington Domestic Rushed Into Street
Wrapped in Fanes.

Burlington, April 1o.--Miss Nellie
Cavanaugh, young woman employed
in the home of Mrs. G. S. Blodgett, So
South Winooski avenue was badly burn.
Ell about the face, head and arms yester.
day afternon by the catching fire of her
clothes while she was cleaning d lighted
oil stove. Her light dress was quickly
mass of flames. She tried to put
them out by winding rug around her
but she was not able to check them and
she ran into the street. Z. Laramie, a
teamster for the Standard coal and lee
company was delivering ice Mt q near
by house and seeing the girls plight he
ran to her and wound his heavy over
coat tightly around her. The flames
were quickly extinguished. Her burns
will not prove very serious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
APPEAL FOR JAPANESE.
Rev. Lowe Starts Local Contribution to
Aid the Fasteners,


Aid the Fasteners.
President Roosevelt has recently made
a public appeal for the relief Of the
starving Japanese. Governor GnilI Of
Massachusetts has done the same. AIS
] understand it, the facts are as fol-
lows
In three great province of the north
crn part Of the main island Of the Jap
anese empire, the people are facing the
worst famine In sixty years. The chief
productions of those parts are rice and
silk. Great storms destroyed nearly all
of the rice and the silk crop was very
light Added TO this is the strain Of
the great war just passed. Two millions
of the japanese are now In d starving
condition. Cannot rich America helpg
If q person in our city were known Ia
be starving, relief would pour in from
every quarter. Why should a distance
of ten thousand miles lessen our SYM
pathyf ! must confess than when
consider our abounding comforts, when
a view the good things piled upon our
tables both in private homes and in
hall where our numerous social gather
ings are held, cannot participate with
comfort.
Shall not poor Lazarus in Japan have
few OF our crumbsf / have handed
mine to Mr.. Woodruff, treasurer of the
Granite bank, who will receive and for.
ward any contributions 10 our heathcn
friends in the island empire, who, before
long, We shall be glad TO hail as Chris
tan brethren.
Ralph f. Lowe.