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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
The Great Adventure of Peggy and
Sue.
BY Frances ]. DeIano.

BY Frances ]. DeIano.
Peggy and Sue We're invited to spend
a week with their Great aunt Eliza.
who lived In fine old house in a
small old town. They had never been
away from hime without their moth
ers and this visit was very impor-
tant event
Il do hope we'll have an adventure.
Cousin Sue: said Peggy,
so do H. said Sue.
Sister Grace had one on the train
when she went to visit Aunt Eliza"
Did she though"
yes, the lady who sat in the seat
with her tainted away, right in the
cars. and Grace rendered sistance"
she did, Sue didn't know whether
she ought to be astonished or pleased
at this bit of Information. so she just
coughed a little and waited for Peggy
10 40 on.
And the lady was very grateful"
continued Peggy, land they've been
friends ever after; wasn't that beauti-
ful?"
Sue thought II was very beautiful.
and both little girls began to discuss
the possibility OF their having an adj
ventude on the train. One thought ii
would be exciting to lose their tickets
and the other TO have their pockets
picked, Then they talked OF collisions
and fires, until Sue, who was the timid
one of the two, was almost afraid to
start.
But, dear me. Sue need not have
worried, for not a single thing hap
pened on the way, The ladies slept
and the men read papers and the chill
dren just sat and looked out Of the
windows. OF course. the children We're
disappointed. especially Peggy But
when they came to Great aunt ELIAS
she made 1t all up TO them by treat
ing them exactly Ike young ladies'.
She seemed To remember how she felt
when she made FER first visit without
her rnother.4-----.--------- -----------
When 1t came time to go to bed
Aunt Eliza lighted candle for them,
and she didn't say word about set
ting the house on fire. She just said
she hoped they'd have a pleasant night
ard feel quite refreshed ia the morn
ing. Peggy declared she loved Great
aunt Eliza, and Sue said she did, too.
room and were brushing their hair like
grown up girls. What is the use of
being treated like young ladies II you
don't do as young ladies do? They
intended to lie awake long, long time
and talk secrets. but they stopped a
minute to think and then-well. then
they were sound asleep.
In the middle OF the night. what
should Sue do but wake up. She had
never done such a thing in her life
before and she felt dreadfuily queer.
And she kept feeling Queerer and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

, big With meaning for heaest S.ptlls,
will be understood, not compreaen~
siYely and at once, but gradually; fer
we shall have all eternity In which TO
study them. There VIII be rejotaHg
that work lies before us. that we shall
praise God in communion with his
saints. that sinners will see the liglll
that men VIII labor for the COM
mon good
These are the things that abide.
on earth 1t is Faith. Hope, Charity;
beyond 1t is all that mar win make
OF It, What We shalt do we shall
know. IL we toll hard enough TO de-
serve il If we long for the good. OLD
things will pass away all things Val
become new. The transient Will De-
come the permanent, the unreal Viii
Issue In the real. Blu. now abldein."
What abides? our aspirations. oar
dreams. our souls These become
welded ia q source Of joy and pro-
gress and knowledge. even as he is
the Way, the Truth and the Life"
and they shall see his face, and they
shall reign forever and ever.
West Upton, Mass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
y = M Conduct by
n Rev Pitt D.

Will. a bound, they we're back IL the
middle of the bed
on" gasped sue, light the match
quick. quick.
Alasi Peggy was in such hurry
she scratched the birthstone clean on
the match
"Oh. OH" cried Sue in dismay.
There was just one more match left
and this time Peggy scratched II very
gently.
Don't let it go out." cautioned sue
with a shudder.
Peggy shielded It with her hands
until 1t burned brightly. then, O Joy,
the candle was lighted.
Sue held II up and she and Peggy
gazed fearfully about the room. Bless
my heart. What do you think they
saw Aunt Elias old black cat, He
had hidden away in the house and
had pushed open the childrens door,
which they had not quite latehed, and
the wind had closed ii after him,
shutting him in, He was walking
about on a tour Of investigation when
Sue woke up.
How delighted Peggy and Sue were
1t the sight of that old black cat
lney took him on 10 the bed and hug
ged him until ne vowed. II was SO
good To know he was nothing but a
dear old cat,
In he morning they told Aunt Eliza
~ about 1t. and when they got home
they told father and mother and every
body, and when they got to school they
told the girls and boys all about their
great adventure.
If il hadn't been for Aunt Eliza
cat" said Peggy to sue. there wouldn't
have been an adventure at alt would
there"
No" said Sue, there wouldn'tN
Il just love black cats declared
Peggy. fervently.
So do /, agreed Sue-The Chris
tan Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
THE BIBLE IN INDIA.
Striking Instances of the Religious
Ferment That II bringing Chris
tianity to the Hindus.
tFrom Clayton Sedgwick Cooper
Bible Study in India in the

bible Study in India" in the
Century.)
An old, white-haired Brahman came
to me in Calcutta, after a public meet
ing of students, and said. is stir the
conscience an Ineligible use of Eng
lish?" / assured him that Ii was. He
replied "Indias conscience has been
dead for centuries. at least along GER
tain lines. The Bible will stir the
conscience of India"
The men in the Institutions of high
er learning in India are no longer idol
worshipers. They do not countenance
the superstitious rites Of Benares. In
short, il is doubtful whether many of
the Gauges devotees themselves are
consistent believers in their cult. To
seem thus religious, l aid a man two
rupees to lie on a spikebed Many
of the so-called devotees pose as re-
ligious for the photographer or for
revenue only. There is critical con-
Germ on all sides for the awakening
of Keen ethical sense in distinctions
of right and wrong. DIR. John p
Jones aftirms that the root of India s
ment is not intellectual. but social and
moral" Indeed. no government
worthy of the name can possibly re-
suit until the character of India be-
| comes firm and steady enough for a
| foundation. There is feeling among
many that the greatest use of the
/ Bible in the East is along the line oil
an awakening of personal, moral re-
sponsihility, for Herbert Spencer
words are applicable here, "Institu-
tons are dependent on character; and
however changed in their Superficial
aspects, cannot be changed in then
essential natures faster than charac.
| ter changes"
The awakening of midas conscien-
ttous nature is revealed in a new at
titude toward social and domestic re-
form, especially toward marriage. Tn.
! til comparatively recently it has been
impossible to obtain serious hear
ing before a student body upon ques-
tons concerning the home, so skepti-
/ cal have been these men as to the
/ binding character OF moral laws re-
lating to social conduct. Even now
/ to be sure, virtually all the students
one addresses in the colleges are mar.
ried but the marriage relation Ia be-
! ing set further on each year, ant
while students are betrothed at ar
early age. the educated Indians are
! becoming more and more averse Il
I The early marriages of their sons anC
/ daughters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

Speaking recently at a Sunday school
anniversary Rev. J. u. Jones, of
Bournemouth, England. gave a
straight talk to parents as to their
growing personal neglect to instil a
love of religion into the minds of their
children.
rs ii possible" he asked "for a
man to bequeath his religion to his
child? Speaking broadly | believe he
can. There are, Of course, exceptions:
the element OF free will must come in,
but there is such a thing as ancestral
religion. ] wish Free Church folk
were half as concerned about the at
mosphere' of home as they have shown
themselves Of recent years about the
atmosphere of the day schools. One
Sunday afternoon last year I walked
into the Roman Catholic Cathedral OF
| Continental town. and whilst there
saw poor woman bring in two
young children. Clearly they did not
understand what they were there for,
because they talked and prattled. but
the mother made them kneel down
before the Madonna and pray. When
they talked she put their hands to-
gether and closed their eyes and
taught them few words OF prayer.
Now, you may criticise as much as
you like the praying to the Madonna.
and probably should agree with you:
but ! say that the woman was. ac-
cording to her lights, doing her best
for her children. and / could not help
wishing as | watched that here In
Protestant England. in our Free
Church homes, there was half as much
trouble taken to train our children In
the fear of God. Many parents will
talk politics or sport to their children,
but will not talk to them about God.
II parents pray with and for their chill
dren. and let them see what genuine.
truthful. Christian life is, then will
the faith of the father reappear in
the child"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
the vIRGINiAN's WEEKLY SERMON
THINGS THAT REMAIN
By Rev. William A. Wood. D. D.

> checked, stunted. spontaneous. ag-
eresstve, hereafter given its fun scope
The mind Of man lives. In that world
We shall travel Their. viii he no
Jordan to cross, no Cansanites to con-
quer. no laws on tables Of stones
There will be brotherhood ct men.
That is the kingdom where The Will
of God is done, where angels .eholf
the face of the Father, Not the land
fleying with milk and honey. but the
land where every tear shall he wiped
from our eyes,
Y is the land Of dreams. the true
fathUriand. II is not Sheol II " He
ven. II is the end 81 the 3ourncv Tor
tho human race. but the &C ,mmcncc-
ment time Of life The real questions
which we ought 70 answer vii. !,e
sought there. The heart pr ,bIe,ns,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
FOR THE LITTLE ONES
Their Holiday.

FHtTF FTOITuAys
The kit cats had "a picnic In the lovely
summer weather,
they took their luncheon to the woods
and spent the day together.
They started very eariy--with the ris-
ing OF the sun
The little kit cats shouted loud. THE
picnic has begun"
And, oh. but they were happy and the
luncheon tasted good
And what a place for hide-and seek
they found the shady wood,
They stumbled homeward sieepily at
setting of the sun,
Each signing. What a pity that the
merry picnic's done"
Selected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
Are You Making Sacrifice Hits .

When watching a baseball game
you will sometimes see what is called
sacrifice hit" The man at the bat
is willing to put himself out so that
the man on the third base may score
a run for his side. baseball game
Is not the only place where these sac
rifice hits are made. There Is no
sphere of action in life that Chris
tianity has entered where there are
not more or less such hits made Ev-
cry loyal supporter OF the cause of
Christ Is making them every day.
Some are made before the multitude.
others where no eye but Gods sees.
Play on. O Christian. make your sac
rifice hits tell. score a run every OPP
portunity you have for Christ and
against his enemies. He's watching,
not 10 cry out Good play" at each
hit, not to strew your path with ftow-
ers, nor Yet to bear you across the
fields in his arms, but to say at last,
well done"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
Thursday.
The Agelcss Christ.

Christ Is the only permanent per-
son Of history. the only being who
was OF no age because he was OF all.
the only complete and unaltarable
epttCme OF what man ts and what man
would be, creature of two worlds
the world that changes and the world
that changes not. the world where
spirit but struggles for recognition
and the world IN which spirit is re-.
leased to know its own freedom and
perfection. How the task Of renew al
and Transformation is simplified for
us by his person and example. so clear
to our vision, SO easy to be under
stood. SO dear to every right instinct
in us--our divine Kinsman. to whom
our spirits yearn whenever stirred by
pain or hope! And II Christ is adj
justed TO all ages, he is conformed to
none--he Ii the only true citizen Of
the world. There Is In him constant
renewal the fresh. urdying quality
that draws direct from the sources
of knowledge and of conduct."--P Pres.
ident woodrow Wilson. in the Free
Life. !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

asleep And then-weu, 1t Just seemed
as If there were something in the room.
She couldn't hear thing, but she
could feel II, and it's ever so much
worse to feel things than it is to hear
them, Sue cuddled up close to Peggy
and shut her eyes tight. but 1t didn't
do bit of good-she kept feeling that
thing all the time,
Peggy" she whispered presently.
No answer.
rrireYr sue shook Peggy. Peggy,
there's something In the room"
What yawned sleepy Peggy.
Wake up, Peggy, oh, it's over by
the bureau; it's black. Q Peggy"
Peggy was bolt upright in an instant
and she and Sue listened and listened,
but not sound could they hear until
Just as Peggy opened her mouth to
scold they heard the closet door creak.
Sue hid her eyes. "Oh, what is it >"
she gasped. Peggy's arms were around
Sue and she was staring out in the
dark,
Il almost saw it," she whispered
presently; its big and black"
oh H." walled Sue
Peggy really was a brave little girl
but when there's a big black thing
moving about in your room it's enough
to make your heart quake, and Peggy's
quaked awfully.
"Oh. dear" she whispered. what
can it be-"
Poor little Sue just shuddered and
didn't say word
Let's throw something at it," sug-
gested brave Peggy, Maybe it'll go
out the way 1t came in"
Sue uncovered her eyes.
IN throw my handkerchief" said
Peggy.
son l." ventured Sue.
Away went one handkerchief after
another flying across the room Neither
OF them Went anywhere near the black
thing. and the children tried their fans
next then the black thing moved
silently over 10 the closet door
We'll, Peggy and Sue threw every
thing there was on the bed, pillows and
sheets and everything, but it Just NOV
ed here and there. and not a sound did
ii make.
Poor Peggy and Sue sat in the mid
die of the bed hugging each other I'M
til they felt they couldn't stand the,
suspense another minute.
III only we had a light" moaned
Sue.
The matches are right side the can
die, If only we could reach them ven
tured Peggy
the world" declared Sue.
Neither would IT, agreed Peggy.
It hiess-~wily couldn't We do II. to-
gether2- S Say one two, three and then
Just dive for the candle"
"Oh-h- h. shuddered Sue.
Lets get on the edge of the bed
and then, when we've counted three
let's both jump. I'll get the matches
and you the candle. VIII you?"
If only had my shoes one" whim-
pered poor Sue.
II don't see what else We can do"
declared Peggy. I'VE can't scream.
Aunt Eliza d think don't know what
she would think And we can't stay
here all night long"
Here SUE took Peggy's hand, and,
without another, they crept To the edge
Of the bed.
"One, two, three" said Peggy, and
away went four little bare feet seurry-
ing over the floor. Two shaking figt
ures huddled together by the bureau
one little trembling hand grasped the
matches and another the candle: then,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

A WEEKS THOUGHT CALENDAR.
Give Me One Good Thought Day"
FRIDAY


They only can bear others. hurdens
who quietly and firmly bear their own.
The principle of service involves the
possession OF strength. To stoop in
pity one must first stand erect Each
one who bears his own burden has add
ed to him the further blessing that ha
may bear others burdens. too.---F. G.
Peabody
Saturday.
o God. who art and vast and art
TO come. before whose face the gem
erations rise and pass away. age after
age the living seek thee. and find that
Of thy fsithfulness there Is no end.
Our fathers In their pilgrimage walked
by thy guidance and rested on thy COM
passion: still to their children be thou
the cloud by day, the fire by night
Zsehokke.
Sunday.
The chronic mood of looking long,
ingiy at what we have not. or thank
fully at what we have. realizes two
very different types of character. And
we certainly can encourage the one or
the other.--Lucy G. Smith.
Monday.
man that has simplicity. honesty,
trlthfulness, purity and fidelity,
whether he Is rich or poor. fs PROS
perous.--H. w Beecher.
Tuesday.
II we are to get salvation. we have
to get 1t upon Gods terms and not upon
our own.-D. l.. Moody.
Wednesday.
When we are faithfully and ear
nestly trying to do our best with life,
keeping heart amid discouragements,
looking ever for the bright sky behind
the cloud. we are making souls fit for
advancement in the Fathers realm Of
service.-George A. Thayer.
Thursday.
Our life is like the life of a tree.
again and again stripped Of
every sign of life that 1t has put forth.
and yet which still has gathered all
those apparent failures into the success
of one long. continuous growth-Phil-
Ups Brooks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26


In the course of his life and work in
Manchester, MIR. Alexander Mac1aren,
says -his- bfographer, MIR. David WITT
hanson became so Ill that 1t seemed
as though his ministerial career must
come To an end. His congregation
rallied round him in a splendid spirit
of love- and urged him to take as long
rest as ne needed, promising to sup
ply his lack of service and to support
the work of the church as thoroughly
as though he were amongst them"
The issue was restoration TO health
and many years of active and Oil
gent service on the part of DR.. Mac
iaren, Sometimes other churches come
to themselves and see the necessity
OF giving their pastors respite from
their laoors for season. to the good
of all concerned. In some cases it is
not sickness that is disturbing the
work of the pastor, but certain
WEAKNESS in the pastorate that would
be greatly relieved even by q brief
holiday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
THE HOME


Exercised.
Spied bit OF Care to-day,
Looked as black as anything:
But as he came up the way,
began to sing
Songs and trills that thrilled with
glee,
Songs Of JOY, and peace, and
dawn.
Then | peeped out warily--
MIR. Care had gone,
John kendrick Bangs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

Springs are little things, but they
are sources of large streams; helm
Is a little thing, but 1t governs the
course OF the ship: bride bit is
a little thing. but We know it's Use
and power; nails and pegs are little
things. but they hold the parts of
large buildings together; word, a
look, smile, frown are little
things, but powerful for good or
evil.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

It's good to have money. and the
things that money can buy: but It's
good. too. to check up once in 81 while,
and make sure you haven't lost the
things that money can't buy.--Lori
nsr. f3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26
JESUS ENTERING JERUSALEM
By Edward Leigh Pell. d. D.

The Lesson for August 2sMatthew
reprinted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-26

something else abides. The sniri,s
~ heh- the souls of Just men rnade
r. writes the seer OF Patmos.
lhe earth wherein we live win rartst,
. nc iee~cap at the north win a.
.srase ana spread downward. south-
safa, ana with its southern compan-
.on ahisins VIII once more cover the
sarsh. Death will be supreme whera
ne ~ now dominant. Tha cols
afeary globe will be tenantiess IT,
spuaIs Oh men must seek another ha h.
ttation. Where Is it? That IL ~ no
moment Living human beings eor ~
.lnne TO live: they dwell here. bu,
hereafter they live. they abide.
what aDides The good that men
90 lives after them. says a ret
Where In the Land Of dreams. IN ~
unknown IN the unseen. TO live ~
hearts we leave behind is not 10 die =
Soon We shall leave no hearts behlna
What thena Shall we die? Our bodies
zee. cur spirits. not at all Salvation
continuous process. begun here.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-09
Ambassador from Mexico.

the most authoritative histories of the
reign Of Dom Pedro II.
But logical. well balanced man sooner
or later becomes reconciled to the inevi-
table. and as the years went by the most
ardent Brazilian loyalists were compelled
to admit that the republic would never
be dislodged, and the supporters Of Dom
Pedro gradually came into the camp Of
the republic. laid down their arms. swOre
fealty, and some OF them. Mr. Nabuco
among the number, entered her service.
Begins Literary Work.
His first billet under the new regime
was as a special advocate for Brazil in
her controversy with Great Britain over
the British Guiana boundaries. when the
King Of Italy acted as arbitrator Mr..
Nabuco's literary work in this connec-
ton was a magnum opus and consists
OF seventeen folio volumes. written in
French. with large atlas. under the
generaT title OF ''Frontieres du Bresil ct
de lie Cuyane Anglaise; Question sOumise
a TArbirage de s. NJ le Roi dItalie-T
ms iulSolOH nillHlCu, MI. NdbuLo hdo
appointed as Minister 10 England, whence
he was transferred four years later TO
Washington and promoted 10 ambassa-
dor, the first agent Of that rank ever
accorded by Brazil TO any country.
There are no questions Of tremendous
import between this country and Brazil
yet Mr. Nabucos usefulness at the
American capital can hardly be overes-
timated. for he has made Brazil and
Brazilians known TO Americans, he has
established sympathy and understanding
between his own country and the country
10 which he is accredited, and he has
shown the people Of the United States
that while North America IS striding
forward in seven-league boots. South
America has entered the race and has
already begun on a period Of develop
ment that win make the present century
notable for the progress the Latin-Amer-
lean republics have made.
His Work Rewarded.
It is pleasant to record that Mr.. Ma
bucO's work, both In diplomacy and liter
ature. has been recognized and rewarded.
Not only his own, but other countries as
well, have evidenced their approval Of
his accomplishment. and societies and
Institutions the world over have hon
oTed him with degrees and decorations.
The universal appreciation Of his en-