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has said that good woman's name ap- pears but three times in print-once in the birth records, once in the marriage and once in the death announcements.
 That we all know is not true of the good women of today. We many times read the records of good deeds and good lives of good women. But it is true that evil-doing and the records of folly, ex- travagance and vanity occupy more space in our newspapers than do the reports or noble actions and beautiful lives.
 This is not because there are more evil than good people in the world. It is be- cause virtue, like the sunlight, is silent in its work, while evil thunders along it's way.
 A selfish. vain and constituencies wo- man goes into the courts of Europe, and by her intrigues with some titled per sonage. and the heartache and sorrow she causes others, ,esets all the cables and telegraph wires of the world wagglng. And the accounts of her misdeeds are given in all the daily papers under large headlines.
 Frances Fearn bloomed like a lily in court soil; she was admired and loved for her splendid womanhood and her personal charms and respected for her domestic virtues.
 figure in European circles but the cables rarely recorded her name on this side of the sea.
 Now, as Frances Fearn, she is here in America to carry joy and light into dark ened lives.
 She has come as a Messenger of Light to humanity. She has come with mes sage of love from a queen
 Walker Fearn died five years ago, and
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A MESSAGE or LOVE FROM A QUEEN

talks to womens clubs or other societies wherever l go, and I shall hope to awaken universal interest in the subject. The proceeds of my lectures will be used to further the practical work done for the blind"
 Queen Carmen sylva believes that the blind should not be delegated to institu- tions but should be kept in close asso- citation with those who have sight.
 She thinks congregations of blind peo- pie grow Respondent and feel their sep arateness from the normal world.
 By daily contact with the seeing world they grow more acute in perception, and their capabilities for enjoyment and use- fulness are increased In the same ra- tio the people with sight are benefited by their association with the blind. The more unselfish and nobler qualities of the heart are kept alive.
 This philosophy will form an important plank in Mrs. Fearn's plan of construct ing a new platform of work for the blind.
 As a messenger from the Queen" Mrs. Fearn comes with wonderful robe pre- sented by Carmen Sylva for her adorn- ment on the lecture platform. Thus clothed she looks not unlike Empress Eugenia In her prime
 It is a great age for women who have passed their youth according to the old ideas of time. Time was when the world thought womans career over at forty. After that age the cap and the corner alone remained for her. Once a grand mother she must relinquish all personal ambitions and sink into identity in her descendants
 But 1t Is different in this century. We have extended the age limit for woman.
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Work Betore Pyeshyteylaw AssembU

the last assembly, there is no doubt of the fact that this question would have carried, a majority being favorable put here the conservatism of the church ap- peared again, leading both sides to com promise by waiting another year, and sending the question down to each Pres bytery that the mind of the church might be more fully gained, and that no hasty action might be taken.
 It is thought by some that in the as semply which meets here next month there may be perhaps a reaction towards conservatism. But even should this be true, what is called the radical move ment in the church is steadily growing and IS bound to assert itself more and more as time goes on
 The issue which has kept the Northern and Southern assemblies and churches in a measure apart. has not been one of doctrine or of government but the ques- ton of the races The Southern church haj always felt its responsibility for the spiritual welfare of the negro. It has established permanent executive com mttee with salared officers for the con- duct of this work It has under it's care colored schools and theological semna- ries for the training of negro ministers and workers.
 There are in the Southern general as- sembly colored Presbyteries composed en- tirely of negro ministers and churches These Presbyteres will have representa- lives to the coming assembly, and will be entertained at colored homes in the city ..aey will commune with their brethren of the assembly in the annual celebra- ton of the Holy Communion.
 There has always been this difference from the attitude of the Northern church. The colored Presbyteries must be sepa- rate. This has always been insisted upon. In the last few years to the delight of a great many in the Southern church, the Northern Presbyterian church has also put itself on record as favoring sepa- rate colored Presbyteries.
 This seems to remove the last issue which in anyway separates the two churches. and seems to clear the way for absolute organic union It might be said further that beyond reasonable doubt a majority in the Southern church favor union. Why then the question may be asked. does union not take place? Be- cause, as said before, the Southern church is conservative, it hesitates to take any action until quite sure the time Is ripe. The majority does not desire at this tim, to force those who are opposed to union. They do not wish to make the
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TNHE meetings of the general as-
 sembly of the Presbyterian
 \ church in this city on May IS brings to mind the fact that this is the forty-seventh general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church, mad that the southern church is just that number of years old
 The first assembly met in the historic old First Presbyterian church of Augusta, Ga, in the year 1861. Dr. B. NJ. Palmer, LL b. was elected as It's first moderator. Dr, Palmer was afterwards pastor of the Fi.st Presbyterian church of New Or- leans for forty years, and met death a few years ago by street car accl- dent Such men as pr. J. H. Thornwell. pr Woodrow Wilson, Dr.. yairedean, Dr. R. l. Dabney Dr. Palmer and others shaped the policy and attitude of the Southern Presbyterian church. These were the men who formed its first views on the spirituality of the church, on the question of secession, and on that Of slavery. The Southern church has al ways been conservative ecclesiastical body. This conservatism has changed in form but not in substance. The churcs with it's characteristic conservatism has largely adhered to the policy of these early leaders until recent years. For some time back there have not been lacking evidence of reaction among it's ministers and membership, from it's early policy: this feeling has continued until in the assembly al Greenville, s. c. last May there hecame manifest for the first time in the church's history a marked line between the conservatives and radi- calls. In the case of Dr. William cald- well. who had ben tried by the Pres bvtery of Fort Worth, Tex, because of his attitude toward certain questions of Biblical criticism, and who was acquitted by his Presbytery, and whose case was brought before the assembly on appeal, this difference in the body was plainly shown, and the acquittal of Dr. Caldwell was sustained by the assembly by narrow margin.
 Tn fact one of the clear things shown in the meeting of the last assembly at Greenville S. C., was the unwillingness of a majority to any longer follow the old leaders Their attitude toward them was one of respect and reverence, but not of subordination.
 When the question of close relations with other Presbyterian churches in the United States holding the Reformed or Presbyterian system was brought before
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goes an an ant and down the hole. An other short interval and up come ants by the hundred, aye by the thousand They surround the beetle, get under, over him, lay hold of him and pull, lay hold of each other and pull. In less time than it takes to tell that beetle has been torn limb from limb, the small pieces are carried down the hole, the large pieces are further pulled apart until they too can pc carried down.
 All that has been described happens before your eyes, but what happened down below when the ant which dis covered the beetle arrived? He said to those that had already arrived tmany of whom had most likely gone to bed) that a great big carcass lay across the track about five feet away from the front door Do you know anything about that. Jonson?" says the president. You came in only a few seconds before Jackson and you hear what he says" We'll I'll swear it wasn't there when l came along, says Jonson. Tt strikes me Brother Jakson was too much in the sun today, or else he has brain storm ''Go up, Tomson,' says the president, and see about this matter Hurry back, for it's getting pretty late.'
 That was Tomson we saw first come up, and we know already how he ex- amined the subject and went back to report Well, Tomson, what did you find?n enquiries the president. All the
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BY REV. U. D. MOONEY.

blunder that was made by the Northern Cumberland union, which has resulted In so much heart-burning, and civil litiga- ton It is deemed better for the interest of both churches to wait until the apple Is entirely ripe, then it can be plucked without injury. Those of far-seelng vision. who love American Presbyterian ism, believe that this hour is steadily and it Is hoped speedily coming There is but one logical outcome, that is. great American Presbyterian church.
 The Presbyterian church in the south has always identified Itself with it's land and country, and in this respect has sus- tained an influence out of all proportion to it's size. It has trained in moral and religious life multtudes, whom 1t has given the state as governors, statesmen. educators and as citizens of sterling char acter in all walks of life
 In the realm of education it has al- ways stood incompromsngly for higher learning, and has uniformly insisted upon high educa tional standard for it's ministry. Many of the early educational institutions of the south were established by the Presbyterian church. It controls such prominent institutions as Hamden- Sidney in Virginia, Davidson college in North Carolina, Central university in Kentucky, King college and Southwestern university in Tennessee, and Washington and Lee, which though not a church school, is largely under Presbyterian in- fuence. Besides this there are under it's control numbers of preparatory schools and academies, such Chamberln- Hunt in Mississippi, Pantops in Virginia. Bingham in North Carolina. etc. It has also for the training of it's ministry, Union Theological seminary, Richmond. Va; Columbia seminary, Columbia, s. C.; Louisville seminary, Louisville, Ky; Aus tin seminary, Sherman, Tex.
 In benevoence and missionary activity this has always been a generous church. last year contributing to all causes the magnificent sum of s3,0O0,000. In foreign and home missions, in the taking of the gospel to other races in our own land. in the publication of high grade religious literature. in the care of its orphans, widows and infirm ministers. in the pro- visions it makes for aiding Its prospec- tive minsteSs in educational institutions. in aggressive effort for the improvement of its Sabbath schools. in the character of it's membership. and ministry. the Southern Presbyterian church Is seeking in this generation to do it's share of the work tha. Christ appointed His church to do.
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apostle of the most liberal and lad vaneed'' thought.
 The main substance of these lectures, however was not new to me. After careful study of Weilhausen. Robertson Smith, C. H. Toy. Driver and w. R. Harper, l found it easy to track their views in Dr. Peters first lecture. That Dr. Peters is able and learned no cen- petent and unprejudiced critic will deny. but to one who had been over the ground covered by his lectures. he gave little ev- idence of original thinking power.
 It is not my habit to take on trust the dogmatic statements of even the greatest experts on any subject to which l can apply personal investigation; and so. upon hearing the author of Ecciesi- astes charged with "agnosticism," l proceeded to a careful re-examination of the book, with especial reference to this point
 Elihn was perfectly right in saying that Great men are not always wise" As an all around scholar, thinker, philoso- pher iurst, statesman and scientist Leibnitz has probably had no equal since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
BY J. C. HIDEN, D. D.

Urine of the fall of man is clearly set forth-a doctrine which the agnostics hold in utter abomination. The words are God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions"
 In s; 2 we are told of "the oath Of God. and in the next verse his sovereignty is clearly stated. In tho 12th verse; Sure ly I know that it shall be well with them that fear God" An agnostic could know nothing of the kind.
 Chapter II: 9: Rejoice, O young man, In thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment"
 There is whole system of philosophical religion summed up in one sentence. No agnostic could have written such a sem tence. For lack of space l have left out quite number of passages which might have quoted from Ecclesiastes; but | have given enough to prove my conten- tion.
 If any one shall say that I have writ
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much of the Chicago platform-except perhaps, the money planS-as l wrote of the St. Louis platform, but still am ccredited with all the proposed re- forms of that Chicago convention. am accredited with proposing many of the movements against the corporations.
 He paused for moment, and l ln- terpolated:
 And some say that President Roose- welt has stolen your thunder
 Yes, they have said that" he said wirh laugh
 Do you admit the alleged parallel between you and the Presldent?' l queried
 Well" he rejoined seriously. There are some things which the President does which I wouldn't do. But under stand me-" he added quickly, this is not criticism. The President has done a good many things that democrats are glad to see even republican do B.t we should be better pleased to see these things done by democratic Pres ident Many of these things that the President has done have been simply the carrying out of democratic principles But or the other hand, the President has done things that l would not do, because these things have been undemo- cratic.
 ''FO or lnSldnces dShtu
 Well, for instance, there is the ship subsidy bill. That is undemocratic. And for instance, there is the centralization of power-the effort to have government control centered at Washington
 He shrugged his shoulders and drowned.
 That" said he, lis decidely undemo- cratic"
 Bryan has been all along opposed to the centralization idea as conflicting with
 l.. ....fl l,e.er str. he combated the declaration of Secretary Root in favor of the doctrine of a cen tralized government. On that occasion Mir Bryan said:
 He seems to rest his argument upon the old idea of destiny, the refuge of a man who wants to do thing which he canont defend. The destiny argu- ment carried us to our expensive ex- pertinent in imperialism, and now des- tiny is relied upon to obliterate the states and centralize all government at Wash ington The constitution, while made more than a century ago, is adequate for today The changes that are needed are changes of method, not 10 prin- ciple. The division of the powers Of government was founded upon the doe Urine or self government and the preserva- tion of the nation depends upon the care .ful observation of the limitations between the things that are local and the things that are national Those who do not rec ognze the doctrine of local sefgov ernment can make an argument in fla yor of the transfer of all powers to the federal government but those who believe in the doctrine of self-goyernment recognize that the people can be trusted best with that with which they are best acquainted and that the people are best acquainted with the things which are near them and immediately concern them.
 Secretary Root may have had in mind the Japanese question as it presents itself in California. If so. he will find that the American people, while anx- ious to protect foreigners in all their rights. will not be willing to turn the
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Copyright. 1907, by American-Journal-
 Examiner)

Copyright, 1907, by American-Journal-
 Examiner)
 RANGES FEARN is a beautiful
 name It suggests cool, green val 4 leys and fragrant woodland ways The woman who bears it has been well known to the exclusive and brilliant clr- cles of the world under the name of Mrs. Walker Fearn. Walker Fearn was ann bassador to Greece, and for score Of years occupied diplomatic positions in foreign lands As minister to Roumania he remained during the last four years of his life associated with the court of the king of Roumania and the queen, "Carmon Sylva," who is known to the artistic world as poet and musician as well as queen.
 Frances Fearn, the wife of the Ameri- can ambassador and minister, was an ornament to diplomatic and court cir- cles. As Mrs. Walker Fearn she shone resplendently for three reasons-she was beautiful, she was brilliant, and she was good.
 The American newspapers have not ex- ploited her. because of the latter reason perhaps. Mrs Fearn was faithful wife and devoted mother. For newspaper sensation it usually requires woman who is neither.
 Mrs Fearn has been for years a good friend of many kings and queens among them King Edward VII of England.
 But no suspicion ever attached itself to any of her royal friendships.
 Therefore the newspapers were not in terested. Some one Ca man. of course)
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Aristotle. And yet no sane psychologist of our day would regard his favorite doe Urine of "Monads' as worthy of serious consideration.
 Now as to the "agnosticism' of the book of Eccesiastes: Let Us look at the facts. and in this glance let us take Dr. Peters on his own ground and leave out his imaginary "Redactorsa addition l. e., the twelfth chapter.
 An "agnostic" knows nothing of God When he has occasion to mention the mysterious apwer that presiues over the universe he uses the phrase "The Un- movable" Prof Noah K. Davis of the University of Virginia says, wi ! 1har- acterstie acuteness, that the agnostic tries oto rub little unction" into his word 'Unknowable' by spelling it with a capital U.
 Now the author of our book of Eccle- siastes proceeds in a very different fash ion. In sthe first eleven chapters l find the word God thirty-three times and it is used in such ways as to show that it was household word with our author Time and again 1 find manifest references
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BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

visiting the poor and knitting as she went. and always was her coming greet ed with Joyous acclaim and always was her trail aglow with good deeds when she passed on.
 1t shines today resplendent and hal lowed. and people in Holland guard her memory as that of a divine being.
 There have been many queens who were not bad not selfish not wicked or cruel. But there have been few. indeed, who were positively, actively, intensely brief hour of prowess for the best inter ests of the majority instead of for per sonal vanity and aggrandizement.
 Looking back over the long lists of queens who have ruled and are ruling the courts of earth it would be difficult to find q halc-dozen who occupy the same high plane of humantarianism which is held by Carmen Sylva today.
 There are no really bad queens today. There are no Catherines of Russia, no Isabelas of Spain, no Catherine de Med icis of France, no Bloody Marys of Eng land. Those whose brows wear crowns are universally good-hearted and we'll intentioned women.
 But l doubt If the great majority do any more good in the world, according to their positions, than is done by the average woman of benevolence in all classes of society.
 Therefore. to Queen Carmen Sylva of Roumania, should the world lift it's hat today
 And to Frances Fearn, who comes with a Message of Love from a Queen from this queen should it offer royal greeting and give zealous championship and gen erous cooperation
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only logical Presidential candidate in the democratic party. You may differ with him on some matters, but do you dlHer with him on that?"
 ne smile became audible.
 In view of the fact that my name has been mentioned in that connection,' he said, "I think l would better not ex- press any choice as to available presl- dental timber. There is time enough for that later on. It is the democratic principles for which we are lighting The democrat who can best carry out those principles should be selected.'
 And one of these principles is the curbing of corporations?'
 "The corporations in the past gained great power. The will of the people seemed to grow weaker and weaker in comparison with the power of money. But in the last few years there has been a change. Everywhere there has been a marked determination on the part of the people to assert themselves In the conduct of the government. This feel- ing has been felt at the head of the gov ernment. It has been q demand that could not be resisted. We have seen but the beginning in this turn of the tide. And the turn has been eaused-not so much by any one mans will as by the will of the peopie-the common people the masses. The corporations will be curbed-curbed and controlled, because the people demand that 1t shall be SO"
 Are your views on governmental own ership unchanged?"
 'I believe that governmental owner ship Is one of the movements that is coming in the future. The time s not yet ripe for 1t. It is an evolution-a nat ural evolution. It is an economic change in the right direction that will come with other economic changes In our pres ent system. 1t will be one of those changes demanded by the people, but in making it there will be no friction, but a natural readjustment of the present very badly adjusted system"
 Mir. Bryan's views on this subject have not changed in the least since he first expressed them in his speech in New York upon his return from abroad. At that time he expressed his belief in the remedy of government ownership. He now says:
 'I am in favor of both national and state regulations, but I also believe that public ownership is the ultimate solution of the railroad question"
 "Of late" I said. several of the lead Ing financiers of New York have been predicting that our prosperity fin this country will be followed soon by period of hard times. How do you look upon the stuation?''
 The Bryan smile widened.
 "AIl I know about the business sit- uation Is centered in the crops on my farm" said he. This year my crops are good. and l assume that we shall have good times"
 But these financlers-August Belmont and John D. Rockefeler-insist that the hard times are coming. It is stated that the money powers are being frightened by the action of the government-state and nationsl-against the corporations, against the money powers"
 The smile quickly disappeared. The man was talking seriously now
 Don't you think" he suggested, that the railroads have raised this fear them- selves?'