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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-22

Perhaps, 1t Is left to me- to animal
vert against the neglect which the
average citizen renders to our dog
day efforts Of legislation.
Only the other day found several
Of the "bone ana sinew" WHO'D are igno-
rant Of our present Extra" Assembi-
age.
(, This ought not SO to be
1t appears to me that proper respect
for the iaw-making body. convened
for the general good or assembled BY
the Long Roll, for extra and parti-
ocular good (even bringing 1t down
40 Individual good ought to suggest
q general suspension of business, like
when q big meeting" Is on hand or
Congressional District Teacher In
stitute 10 In our midst.
The people cannot appreciate and
properly estimate the physical" ef-
forts OF eloquence going on at the
State Capitol. In their interest, unless
they cease from work and take no.
'tice
The doy-days are a good time for
law making. It brings the sweat
from the minds Of the great men--of
the Lobby
While the laws originate In the
Lobby they have to go through a con-
stitutfonal process I'M what Is called.
the House and Senate.
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rights and is purposed to deprive men
of those rights.
1t Is high time for every good and
thoughtful citizen to FURNISH up the
truism ETERNAL vigilance Is the price
Of liberty" and meet and overthrow
all efforts OF undesirable citizens" to
wreck q single remaining right.
Some OF the Cody "undesir bles"
have a mighty poor opinion of tobacco
and the filthy fellows who use II, and
we who come under that description
wifi have ourselves to blame. IL when
these better than thou" class take full
charge of the State. we wont be al
lowed to spit red"
The best way to secure and maintain
our rights is to see that no other man
loses a right.
feel sure that all my Baptist
brethren are going to stand against
prohibition in the constitution"
OF course II IL true that in our Bap-
list State Convention q resolution was
adopted contrary to the ancient land
marks"
UNIFORMED people may not under
stand how that could be.
I will attempt to explain.
Our State and larger conventions are
representative of two great religious
forces-men and money. and are like
a-certain station" Of Q sister denomi-
nation.
The minister In charge" told 1t to
me.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-22
BY BELLE SQUIRE

grave omission; they have made no
provision for the modesty that IL most
likely to underiie chastity and person
al purity. Although ideas of modesty
are sometimes widely divergent. there
is the common deoency that DEGREES
that our bathing and dressing be as
private as possible
Especially IL II necessary in the case
OF girls. The modesty and purity of
girl is like the bloom on the peach.
Whether 1t Is the result of convention.
OF customs. Inherited ideas. or wheth-
err it really is a sex attribute do not
know. but a girl seems like q delicate
flower, that must not be handled
roughly with careless hands or it9
glory is gone forever.
In the face of what life frequently
offers to these simple, unprotected
little girls, It Is necessary that modes
ty be insisted upon stern1y ana en-
phatlcally. Modesty, native and ac-
CURED, the idea that the body be pre-
served in purity and beauty for its
highest function. yelled from the vui-
gar gaze, 10 to the girl a very citadel
of strength. Break down her self
respect, undermine the foundation OF
her modesty, and all too soon her for
tress capitulates.
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unlike anything they have ever known
Their staples or diet. in many cases.
are luxuries to us and our staples are
unknown and distasteful to them. II
II were not for their poverty they
could adjust themselves more readily.
but 1t Is no easy matter even for peo-
pie OF any station to change at once
their methods of cooking and living
and to adopt a new bill of fare. So It
is that these children in a small way
become teachers to their parents and
sometimes this change about of chill
dren and parents spells tragedy for
all concerned.
1t Is not alone in household arts
that these children are being brought
to our standards but in personal clean
illness and the care of the health as
we'll It Is the duty of the school
nurse now to initiate the children in
to the mysteries of the tooth and neail
brushes. nail file. and orange stick.
into the care OF the hair and some of
the simple precautions in illness The
lessons are intensely practical. as
when a child Is put to bed, where the
school has a bed, to play the part of
patient. while the other girls are
shown how to battle her without un-
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On leaving college he continued to
work with great application. He mas
tered the many subjects that he at
tucked, and before he was Is years old
he could write and speak fiuently ten
different languages.
About this time he Quarreled with
his father on political and religious
subjects. and left his country for good.
Thirsting to distinguish himself in
various ways, he went to Paris, then
the center Of European learning.
A contemporary describes him as
being at this period powerful and well
formed. remarkably handsome and
possessed of a nne voice. He was a
skilled performer on several musical
instruments and a very expert swords
man, rider and dancer. His memory
was SO prodigious that, we aree told
on good authority, after hearing q
speech or semon an hour long he could
repeat II word for word
So no wonder that young Crichton
was eager, with the confidence Of
youth. to pit himself against worthy
antagonists in the arena OF the French
capital.
AS soon as he arrived in Paris he
proceeded. according TO the custom Of
the time. to afdx to the doors OF
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that he did or said might become an
offense. and the ministry be thereby
blamed.
I think that blaming the ministry
for q thousand and odd petty things,
for which the ministry is. indeed, not
responsible, concerns thoughtful min
listers but little; but the man of sober
thought 10 profoundly Impressed when
he hears blame pronounced against the
ministry. and has reason to believe
that the language Of reproach actually
springs out Of the factsi In other
words, II IL a sad thing to hear the
ministry blamed and to feel that IT de-
serves blame.
Yet this Is the case right here in our
own. Virginia and elsewhere. A disin.
terested press, public speakers and
private individuals have from time to
time sounded forth against the NINA
try words which. though most respect
full, were in their last analysis words
that blamed the ministry for certain
departures from the functions of the
ministerial Office; and this, not by men
who lamented that the ministry had
brought blame upon itself. When such
men speak. It is time that the ministry
pause, and that 1t be not too exalted
or elevated to hear.
Quotes Judge woods.
On the eleventh day of this month,
the Virginia Bar Association held its
annual session. and notable address
was delivered by the retiring presi-
dent. That gentleman Is a distin-
guished son of Virginia. man of high
social dignity, of fine culture. man
of inspected character. and warm.
true friend of the ministry. In his
address the speaker said. 'Unfortu-
nately there has arisen fashion in
many places and churches for the min
listers no longer to teach the pure and
elevating gospel, but to arrogate to
themselves the right, and to- assume
It as their prerogative. to proclaim
from their pulpits dogmas on econo-
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twenty-four hours OF discomfitlng
their most learned men the brilliant
Scotch1Aan appeared in fitting
match and carried of tho prize from
all the best lances In the Kingdom.
AS a reward OF the double feat he
was then and there dubbed "the Ad-
mirable Crichton."
By way of change from city life and
surroundings Crichton entered the
French army and served in 1t with dis
tinction for two years. Little, unfor-
tunately, Els known Of this period Of
his career.
He then moved on to Italy. where.
despite his brilliant gifts, he felt the
pinch of poverty. as his father had
cut on ali supplies, and disputations
did not bring in means OF subsistence.
His natural gifts gained him plenty
of friends, however. He was publicly
introduced to the Doge and Senate of
Venice. before whom he made SO tlo-
Quent a speech that they hailed him
as a prodigy of nature"
Here. as In Paris. he challenged the
wise men to trials of literary and logi-
cal strength, and attained such a repu-
tation that people fiocked from all
quarters to hear him.
Scholars regarded his friendship as
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the churches, mark you-were ap-
plauded to the echoi In a paper re-
| ceived only day before yesterday. I
saw that crowds Of ministers were
gathered at the State capital. and were
lobbying in the interest OF their politi-
cal party. What Is the Impression
made upon sober. thoughtful mindsf
Just that which st. Paul deprecated,
the ministry Is blamed" and forsalx-
ing its legitimate sphere ana obtruding
into politicsi
priests Were Rebuked.
Yet. 1 recall that several years ago
when Roman Catholic priests appeared
as lobbyists In the halls of Congress
the Protestant press from one end Of
the country to the other. was unan-
inimous in protest. and I presume It
expressed the feeling OF the Profess
tant clergy and laity. These priests
were working for appropriations for
their Indian schools. yet against them
the newspapers sounded trumpet
blast of indignation. In Alabama 1t
ia O State capital that IL besieged by
crowds OF ministers using the power
Of their ofiiee TO promote q political
movement
Now, while I DO not question the
piety of such ministers. I can see their
mistake and can account for IL. They
are intolerant of anything that they
think is evil: and would crush Il at
once by violent legislation or other.
wise. forgetting the method pursued
by the Master, the Divine preacher.
OF patience toward wrong conditions
and fully knowing that evil will at
last disappear before the teaching OF
His truth-"And I. IL be lifted up
will draw all men unto Me-
My own opinion Ia that II ministers
will confine themselves to the lofty
work of preaching Christ much of the
blame against the ministry will melt
away. The gospel 10 the power of GOD
unto the salvation of the soul and of
the State--not today. II may be, not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-22
The Versatile Admirable CrichtOn e

Admirable had not neglected what we
call his sterner accomplishments. Italy
was at this time the great school OF
fencing and workmanship.
While at Mantua Crichton fell in
with a certain italian gentleman "of
a mighty. able. strong. nimble and Wig
orous body"-to quote the words OF
Urquhart-'but by nature fierce, cruel.
warlike ana audacious, and superla-
lively expert and dexterous in the use
of his weapon tthe rapter). Being
poor. this fencer had made a regular
business OF touring Italy and challeng-
ing anyone who chose to q duel, GER
stain sum of money being staked by
both parties, and the winner lifting
the stakes.
Three MantuRn gentlemen. all first
class fencers had taken up his chal-
lenge in succession. and had all lost
their money and their lives with It.
The italian was so elated by his sue
cess that he forgot his manners. bragg
ged and ruffied 1t in the streets till
he had become the best hated-as we'll
as feared-man in the town.
Crichton. however, was only too glad
of so fine q chance for showing him
self as proficient with his sword as he
was with his tongue. He accordiaGlU
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Richmond News-Leader.
In st. Paurs Church last Sunday
the Rev. w. Il. Evans, d. d., preached
a sermon to q Richmond summer con-
gregation which aroused the most ear
nest attention and was the subject or
interested comment throughout the
city. The general sub ect was the po-
Nlicial parsoN"
DR.. Evans is rector of the Church OF
the Advent. Birmingham. Ala. He oc-
cupies the pulpit of st. Paufs, which
ts Richmond's strongest Episcopalian
church and historic because President
Jefferson Davis and General II. o. Lee
were members of its congregation In
the absence Of the rector. the Rev. Ro-
bert Forsyth. AS Is usual when DR..
Evans breaches there. strong repre-
sentatton from the Monumental (Epis-
copaiian) church OF which he was rec
tor before he accepted the call to Bir-
mfnghan, was present, ana many per-
sons crowded to the ohancei. after SER
vice. to offer him greetings and con-
gratulations.
as follows. the text being taken from
the second epjstle OF st. Paul to the
Corinthians, seventh chapter. third
verse: r.Giving no offsnse in anything,
that the ministry be not blamed"
The ministry of Jesus Christ. in my
Judgment, is the highest of all vQca-
lions. AS an English poet said
"Tis not a cause of small import
But what might I'LL an angels heart,
And I'LL an angels hands"
And yet this exalted once may be-
as the text assumes. o subject OF
blame. The ministry Cor, to be more
direct. the minister) ts often un5ustiy
blamed: and on the other hand, Is he
sometimes righteousiy blamed. reason
abIv blamed by the sheer logic OF facts.
OF the first. blame without cause, the
APOSTLE st. Paul seemed to have cared
but little: but he exercised the utmost
care and faithfuiness. lest anything
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high honor. Copies of his Latin
verses were eagerly bought, and, al
may be imagined he BECAME the idol
of the younger memberS of the COM
munity, especially of those of the
gentler sex.
Whether the pace was bit too hot
for him or not. Crichton's health began
to fall and at his friends advice he
removed to Padua. There. though
weakened by illness. he disputed with
his usual success; in fact. no was so
completely the master OF all who OPP
posed him that ISLANDERS. inspired by
Jealousy, began to circulate with re-
gard to his real ability.
To these Crichton replied in the
most practical fashion. He returned
to Venice. and issued a challenge, of
such a kind that his future reputation
should depend on his success in max
ing 1t good
His opponents made every effort to
pose him with dificult questions. but
after q contest which lasted for three
whole days he remained victor on the
field, and was greeted with a chorus of
praise which forever silenced his de-
tractors.
we now come to an episode which
proves that, amid all his studies. me
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mic and political subjects. which tend
to poison the minds of their innocent
auditors, and at the same time dis
gust all Independent and right-think-
ing men,"
This is the language Of no captious
critic, II is the conviction OF sober
mind; and his deliberate judgment Is,
that, when the ministry attempts the
role of politician. 1t does SO at the cost
OF the disgust of right thinking
men"
I believe this Indictment to. be per-
fectiy right.
A minister, as a citizen, has a per-
feet right to hold such political econ
omic, or sociological views as commend
themselves to him; as citizen he has
a right to discuss his views. but for
right to air his opinions on such SUBJ
Jects In his pulpit.
Three Adverse Reasons.
The frst reason Is that he has been
appointed to preach the gospel.
The second is that he is taking adj
vantage of those who differ from him
and have q right so to do. He knows
that many persons before him would
Join issue with him, II they only dared
to speak their views in the church as
freely as he has spoken his He
breaches with scanty knowledge or
none and with no authority or COM
mandment behind him. Propriety re-
quires that the nearer remain silent.
no matter how illogical. how destruc-
tive of statistical facts and how gross
iy misinformed the minister may be;
and that such grave defects as these
have characterized deliverances on
these subjects by certain ministers
is a p. notorious fact, because
OF their pulpit statements they
have been summoned before grand
juries and commissioners. and with
shame and blame have confessed that
they did not know the things assert
ed. but caught them as current rum
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tomorrow, but gradually. year by
year. the world II better thus eversl
thus only can o Commonwealth be-
come good. for human legislation can-l
not regenerate human nature. Lett
the minister tell his story of Gods
love in simple language. Say after
day. year after year. very faithfully.
very kindly and patiently. earnestly
and rsverently. and let him learn 20
wait for results or hasten them by
his personal energy In the sphere to
which God has called him. like His
Master. win finally 'see the travail of
his soul and be satisfied"
You may ask why preach thus to
you. who are not ministers and not
responsible for conduct in the pulpit
But you are responsible. The pso-
pie of all Glasses and denominations
can Danish from Sunday and from
the pulpit the methods Of the political
both from political influences. the
preaching OF the pure word OF God
which the minister In trained 10
preach, to which all his thought and
labor should be devoted. In doing
this the minister finds 30 much, so
much to do. He will fms that ali the
power of his mind and body will be
osertaxed gives himself to the
work to which no Is called--to preaeh-
ing and teaching the truth as 1t was
taught him, and for which he has
Divine authority: to being the loving
and faithful pastor, shepherd OF his
flock. tenderiy encouraging and helps
ing to stand upright those who ara
weak or have fallen. consoling those
to whom trouble has come with tha
one consolation and hope, urging on
the strong. pointing the path along
which weak and strong. the unfortu-
nate and the happy alike. may go 20
serve the Gentle Master. to giorify
God and to win the supreme reward
and the eternal assurance OF tAe Ale
mightys well DONE"
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Baltimore Sun.
Who was the Admirable Crichtonf
His name 10 used almost daily as
synonym for versatility and eftioiency,
and yet the story of the man himself
is little known. And yet he was
very real man. who showed all ana
sundry of the qualities with which MS
'Iatter-day namesakes are credited
f! He was a Scotchman named James
,Crichton. and he was born August ~.
1850. Els father. Robert Crtchton. OF
tElock and Cluny. held the post OF Lord
Advocate to Mary Queen of Scots. ana
subsequently to James vi. Through
both parents could claim good descent
and from both he inherited the quail
ties SO remarkably developed in him.
self.
At the age OF 10 he entered the Uni
versity of st. Andrews. then the hrst
seat of learning in Scotland. His tu-
tors were the best scholars of the
time, and 30 wen did he make use OF
his opportunities that, when IS years
old, he took his degree of bachelor OF
arts, and less than two years later
his master Of arts; the fnal examina-
ton placing him third in a list which
included the names of many afterwardl
famous professors and literary men.
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The problem which our schools have
to face Is this-to carry these children
from the stage of civilization IN
which they are born and live, up TO
our own stage IL 1t is possible. and
to combat as we'll the evils which our
civilization has produced for them, for
we have by no means attained, as yet
an unrnixed good.
We are in the midst of jgreaa
change In educational methods and
ideas. It has been forced upon US that
mere mental examining or the acduisi-
ton of knowledge will not necessarily
produce good citizens Of Itself. We
have also begun to realize that the
very conditions of life itself have
changed radically and that to meet
the changed conditions we must
change our methods.
To a great extent the regular school
10 still In bondage to the past. but
the summer school. new institution.
designed to meet one phase OF the
new conditions. Is free to experiment
and to expand. and in such schools
are being performed the miracles OF
getting the children Of the most back
with the children of the more favor
ward ready to march in the vanguard
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The Political Preacher

ors. though they spoke of them at the
FIRST as facts.
The third reason Is that the minister
unless he be an expert Is not cap
able of discussing these subjects. The
average minister. IL he be faithful to
his flock, lacks the time to inform HIM
self. and his immature, dashed-off de-
liverances cannot compare in value
with the editorials of a frst,class
newspaper, nor with the thought-out
communications found In the popular
magazines of the day.
Thoughtful men detect fallacy in the
reasoning. q lack of information on
the general subject. and. according to
my friend at the Bar Association, are
"disgusted"!
The minister who persists in substt-
tuting these topics for the gospel in o
little while will be asking the ques-
ton. why men don't attend church,"
Why, indeed? Why should they? They
can stay at home and read the optn-
ions of able experts and the views
of men whose speciality In colleges and
universities is the teaching of these
subjects.
1Churches Deserted the People"
Ministers sometimes complain that
the people have deserted the churches.
When the truth Ia. THEY have desert
ed the people, they have deserted them
at points in their souls and characters
where their need Is the sorest: and or
some ministers. q soul longing for the
gospel. Its peace. Its inspiration and
comfort, might truly say. as Mary did,
They have taken away my Lord. and
I know not where they have laid Him."
There Is talk to the world of the
church losing its hold on the people:
much of this Charge is false. but IL 1t
be at all true. Ia not the ministry to
- 3d. g. h. HWaNH
into a forum where everything is ex-
pounded except the VERY thing for
which they were called? 1t is not that
the people have deserted the
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church, but that the church has de-
serted the people.
All such questions as have alluded
to the world hears six days out of the
seven, and the ministry r. to be blam-
ed IL 1t shall lose It's opportunity on
the seventh day to try to help men
bear their burdens. to comfort them in
their sorrows. to point them to Sa-
vior who can pluck the sting from an
accusing conscience. Then as to the
minister's announcing his theories In
the pulpit and coming down into the
practical operation OF politics: of this.
what shall say7 ! cannot say that
such a condition does not exist. 1t
does. It was once confined to one sec
ton of our country. We In the south.
were happily free of 1t. The political
parson" We knew of. but did not know
him. He was an unknown quantity so
far as I know in Virginia. certainly
in Richmond. =,
! How this city in the old days was
blessed! Prominent among the Pres
byterians were Plummers. Moore. Pres
ton. Read and Hoge. Among the Bap-
lists. letter and Burrows; among the
Methodists. Leroy NJ. Lee. Duncan and
Edwards: in our communion. Minnege-
rode. Peterkin. Norwood. Newton and
Woodbridge! These were the men who
moulded the religious thought in this
community In the days OF oldi Not a
political parson among them. He may
not be In Richmond now. I do not
know. hope he Is not: but that sie
still exists I do know.
Seine Incidents I'm Alabama.
A fierce political contest has been
going on In Alabama for quite a time.
1t was not the question of temperance.
but OF prohibition. To preach temper
ance is to preach religion. but PROFIT
bition Ia politics. Failing 10 make this
distinction. certain ministers turned
their places OF worship into lecture
halls, where this phase Of politics was
discussed, and political harangues-sn