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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
A Great Christian Judge.

The nation lost one OF It's foremost
Jurtsts and one of its most patriotic
citizens when Justice David Josiah
Brewer. of the United States Supreme
Court. died a few days ago in Wash
ington. Overwork through devotion to
duty is said to have caused the stroke
Of apoplexy which killed him. Justice
Brewer was an exponent of true Chris
tiantty. He regarded true religion as a
solution of race problems. He opposed
the Capitalization OF Federal power,
and was for rule by the people as indi-
vidual units. States and cities He was
against soc called Imperialism, and was
outspoken against the effort to "assimi-
tate" the Filipino. He strongly favored
tho experiment of woman suffrage. He
opposed Chinese exclusion. He was
forever endeavoring to raise the stan
dard of the administration of law and
of the ethics of the bar He believed
In the future OF the negro race, and
was the outspoken foe OF the dema-
gogue He believed in the Constitu-
ton inyiolate, and criticized judges
who stretched its meaning to cover
specific cases. He held for the Golden
Rule, and opposed a big navy. He OPP
posed secrecy In divorces. asserting that
riches should not buy silence. He op-
posed the burdening of poster!ty by
piling up the bonded debt. Justice
Brewer was born on June 20, 1887, at
Smyrna. Asia Minor where his father.
the Rev Josiah Brewer, was a pioneer
missionary 10 Turkey. Justice Brewer
filled many important Federal positions
before President Harrison elevated him
10 the Supreme Bench on December
IS, 1889, The death of Justice Brewer
makes impossible any equal division
or deadlock of the Supreme Court on
the important Standard OH and To-
bacco cases. With Justice Moody not
sitting. on account OF Illness, the court
numbered eight, giving chance of
an equal division. Justice Brewers
death reduces the active court to
seven, We have spoken more fully
elsewhere OF the effect OF his sudden
death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07

Jesus claims everything in heaven
Ind earth. the small realm of the
known as web as the boundlessness Of
HINT which is out OF sight. He would
8he an appalling person To contem-
plate II We thought OF him as pos
& aessor and monarch instead OF as
Ffrustee and sharer. He Is the head
ESJ8 the body in which We are mem
s31exA charies II. Brent.
E5ye us a blessing from Thyself.
~ our hearts be prepared for thy
a@Ntd. and give thy word to be our
swngth and our guide. May we all
1alizs that thou, indeed. -dest come
meet us when we address our
&kAe 10 meet thee; and may we not
MI have this az matter of faith.
IN have IL verified in to-days ex-
ef14n< e. Alexander Maclaren
4AAn there will be the harvesf
theFrd tn the other world. when
- thAll reward even the giving OF
vater in his name He who
iDees. whtis he WHO scatters
6tepenses holds. An old epitaph
sAl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
I II viii do him good. It's clear waste
to put 1t on his temper"
A poLEFuL BALLAD or A HERMIT
BY I. +. B.

by L. II. ID.
There was a Hermit mild and good,
Who owned modest little cot
Close to the borders of a wood,
And happy was his lot.
So kind he was to bird and beast,
They loved him as their dearest
friend;
They often shade his .fruagl feast.
And he the sick would tend.
One night upon his cottage door
There came a most emphatic knock.
And still another one, before
His hand could reach the lock.
He opened, and to his amaze
There stood little brownish bird
With head aslant and jsunty gaze.
Who said, AT last you've heard"
"Tn take a shelter for the night
Said he, excruciating bold,
There is no other hut in sight.
Besides, it's rather cold"
The gentle Hermit stared aghast
So saucy was his little guest,
But spread an adequate rcpast,
And bade him take his rest
The hiTd JuSt WlnHeu us oeaas eye,
Said IN friend, -Ixe-c coma 10
stay;
I'll build Il nest or two near by.
And never move away
And SO IL was. Before you'd think
Some hundreds Of his cousins mus
tered;
The Hermit could not sleep a wink.
So loud Eiley screamed and blus-
tered.
TntiI at last they drove him out.
Which gricved his neighbors to the
marrow,
Ard 'nne ere this you've guessed. no
doubt
This Person was an English Spur
low.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
4 No. All. Round Quick,

They were talking about certain
boy who had just done on of those
typtcaliy rude and .at the same time
typicalIy boyish things that are sure
to happen wherever boys exist. HE
has quick temper" was the excuse
some one put forward for him. says
tbs. San Francisco Bulletin.
els he quick at his lessons 7. waf
the question.
No." WAS the reply. ..,Aas...s. ..s.ss.s,5-.
.Is he quick at sports7" the uues-
toner went on. Again the answer
was mo"
"Ig he quick In obedience?"
mo"
Well" said the duestiorer. with q
twinkle In his eye. II he has 30 little
qnickness. he'd bsttas Nc II where
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
PETERSBURG AND IT'S PASTOR

1t IS not known when the Baptists
first preached Ia Petersburg. At the
Portsmouth Association In 1910 IL
appears that the iirst move was made
towards building a baptist meeting
house at this point, and that the
house was completed some time In
1877, when a Baptist church was or
ganixed with thirteen members. This
work was accomplished under the
/ efficient Leadership of Elder Richard
Dabbs, missionary OF the Portsmo nth
Association. He was the first preach
err and was succeeded by Elder john
Brice, OF Richmond. who supplied the
pulpit for a short time oniy. The
first regular pastor was Elder Field
ing Bell, of Baltimore. 1t was of
short duration. After ten years the
membership had Increased to only
seventeen members. The growth was
slow. The pastors that then sue
ceeded were Elders Gilbert Mason,
William Southwood, j. F. Tustin, j.
r. Scott, William ii. Jordan, G. II.
Jennett. j. s. Reynoldson, who was
lost at sea in 1851, and Samuel q.
Mason and r. c. keene.
From 1853 to 1865 the church had
no pastor. Elders THOMAS Hume. Sr.,
and Jr., and Rev. william NJ. Young.
chaplain of the army, supplied the
pulpit.
on July 81. 1865. the tall ana
beautiful spire of the church was
struck by lightning, which resulted
In the destruction OF the building ex-
! ccpt the walls. During the time the
+ building was being reconstructed Rev.
T. III, Pritchard was secured as pas
tor. He was succeeded In 1858 by
Rev. william f. Hatcher, ID. ID, who
remained for nearly seven years. Then
came DIR. I. II. Eaton for six years,
followed by Rev. f.. c. Dargan. ID
D., for six years, who was succeeded
by Rev. II. r. AGREE for four years,
and who was followed by Rev. III. W.
Battle, ID. D.. who remained for eleven
years, making the longest Passionate
In the history Of the church, The
present pastor, w G. Taylor, came to
the work October /. 1908, and liz well
on his seventh year.
OF those who have served since
the war all are still living and doing
valiant service in other helds except
DIR, Eaton, who died suddenly two
years ago.
With the coming OF better times
and the growth of the city the church
has kept well to the front. Within
the last few years the property has
been greatly improved and beautiiied,
Hhe new iiSitiNtt@l CHApSi AS 10 pe
dedicated on May of the present
year. new members are received fire.
quently and the benevolences nave In
creased fourfoid. Seven years ago the
church was giving to foreign missions
lees than four hundred dollars. A
few days since the treasurer forward
ed to the fund in Richmond over 81,
$1,000 with more to follow. Like In
crease has been made in all other de-
partments. Dr. Hatcher, the first pas
tor after the war. recently held
precious and helpful meeting with the
church. and said he believed 1t was
In better condition than he had ever
known It, The church holds an i'm
portant place, Is held In affectionate
esteem by all its neighboring churches
and finds itg opportunity for service
and fellowship all around the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
reads: What ] gave l have; what
kept / lost y. r. Miller


kept / lost. X. Miller.
We must fight fire with fire, the
power of pride and passion with the
mtght OF the divine Spirit. Had King
David gone out at the head of his
army to battle. instead of lettering
on the housetop, he would never have
succumbed to sin An idle brain /.
certainly the devils workshop. Jesus
said, Satan cometh and findeth moth
ing in me- His life was SO crow ded
full of thoughts and deeds OF loving
service 10 humanity that there was
no place left In which poisonous seeds
could take root and grow.--Milford
Fl. Lyon.
Daniel purposed in his heart"
that's the trouble with great many
people: they purpose to do right, but
I they only purpose In their heads,
and that doesn't amount to much. II
you are going TO be Christians. you
must purpose to serve God away down
in your hearts. With the heart man
believeth unto righteousness" ID. J..
Moody
How soon do men think they have
exhausted the one inexhaustibie, the
love and resources OF God, How
ready are they to conclude that for
them existence Is IA failure and can
yield no perfect JOY. while as yet
they know as little of the things God
has prepared lor them that love him
AS the new born babe knows OF the
life and experiences that lie before
ul--- Marcus Dods,
ThuE coverest my face, o Christ,
that may not see thy glory: dost
veil thy eoronet that i may come to
thy inner beauty. o biest Disguise,
u gies4ear Veil = o revealing sT1e.iceF
My heart finds itself In thee. If has
I've a King, bless his mighty name
that he won my love unknown
George Matheaon,
A peasant hay was asked what the
kingdom was that was spoken of.
After a moments pause he said. plac-
ing his hand upon hts bosom. 1T is
something here: then raising his
eyes. he added. land something up
yonder." The kingdom OF heaven Is
little bit ~ heaven come down into
human heart. X. Miller.
Too long have We been willing to
put that Kingdom which he came to
found AVA beyond the stars; to Ia
terpret all his glowing words about
IL ar the description OF soure visionary
state which has no relation TO this
world That, vas got the purpose Of
his mission. that Is not the meaning
OF his gospel In hiE prayer there
IL no intimation of wish that we
may 60 TO heaven: IL is a prayer
whose sole burden is that heaven may
be brought TO earth. Washington
GLADDEN..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07

Too often we pray to, n God whom
~e we do not set In the heavens. 10
wsaszs, We do not. In fact. asersbe a.
much wisdom and power as we do
TO men. whom We scarcely trust In
much more than In ourselves. else we
would not be found departing when
we see no remedy for our Ills and
when our own strength y exhausted
Marcus Dods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07

To the traveller on that way comes
too, q sense OF fellowship with all who
have lived for truth, a consciousness
OF the onward pressing OF this great
company into larger living. into a
richer world. q nobler heaven and
earth. so that the way has more light
before than behind, and the best II
yet to be.
Here is a faith worth while. to be-
iieve that there Is moving US ali. work.
ing through us all. sthes great spirit of
life. that which leads us all on into
clearer views Of truth. better knowl-
edge OF the ways OF life, clearer sight
OF the faces OF one another, deeper
love and nobler living, until we shall
attain TO that.for which In ourselves
I'VE know we w6rc born and meant to
be.
This il to believe that this ID q
world of orderly progress that here
all things work together for this
great and far-on good. not for pretty,
prizes of the present alone, TO be con-
fdent that this living OF ours II Z
highway and not fools maze, to
take life In such divine terms and to
yield ourselves to IL high and heav.
emily purposes. Henry y. Cope. in ST.
L0ula Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
I. D Conducted by
Rv.R D.
TEMPERANCE LESSON
BY Edward Leigh Peli:- D. d.

q 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
A SERMON FOR TO-DAY


| nave CHOSEN lne WAY VI ttutu'
Ps cxiS.. so
No man ought to be robbed of the
pleasures OF religion for his own lifs
simply because he finds himself unable
to accept the limitations of certain
other minds. No man needs to believe
that the truth for ali men must w
necessity find it's way through tue
smallest mental spigot amongst them.
Truth cannot be thus confined.
There is a religion for the open
mind. IT III found In fuil faith in
truth. in confidence that truth Ia iarg-
er than any OF our means OF meas
urement. greater than all our defini-
tions; IL gives assurance and hope that
life has an ever increasing richness OF
meaning which becomes ours a. we
face forward into truth 1t believes
in the right and best that Is coming
TO he
This means to take our lives i'm
terms of rational development. to ac-
cept the universe as a part of the
process of growth. to believe that the
highest hopes that have thrilled the
breasts OF men. hopes for freedom,
justice. love and right. hopes for a
nobier world and Il larger. freer be-
ing have been but our faint discern
ings OF glorious and divine purpose
that runs through all.
The faith for the open mind holds
that Ii ~ better to spend our days
seeking out tho charging clearing
vision before even though now IL
seems far of, faint and dim, than TO
wear them away In making plaster
casts OF the footprints of our yester-
days. ii believes that If we will find
the Lord of all life anywhere 1t will
be In the living present and the vital
future. rather than in the dead past.
That faith plants its feet on aseer-
tanned facts; IL can conceive of no
conflict between truth in one form and
truth in another, but II discerns be-
tween our descriptions of the truth we
see In childhood and that open to the
clearer eyes of manhood That faith
would rather be lost revereneing the
fact than saved by some contract of
credence in a pious fiction.
Surprising man steps out on this
faith, that this Is an orderly world,
just universe. where in the end right
and truth, Justice and honor will not
fail does ii matter 60 him then who
wrote the book OF Job or that OF Dam
lei? The thing that matters is that
he has found a simple program OF ac-
ton. and sees new and glowing ideal
before him. Q can get aid out Of Job
while IN doubt as to its author.
There Is no shorter road to high
faith than the love of truth and hatred
Of a lie. No man can walk life's ways
with confidence who has based his
highest hopes on foundations that he
dare not examine. A religions that Ii
afraid Of facts results In a character
without stability. because based on .
philosophy of conjecture or deceit
Somehow, to those who set Them
selves in absolute obedience to truth,
who walk with the open mind waiting
her word, who follow each day that
enlarging light. there comes a wonder
fully refreshing sense OF the reality OF
things divine, a sense OF a universe
great enough to take into itself all the
best that mon have dreamed concern
ing that Most High.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
BOY had NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
FELL FROM HORSE WITH FOOT
IN sTIRRUP-NOT MUCH IN
JuREO-HoRsE WOUNDED by
IMPACT WITH WIRE FENCE.

Quinn Branch, youngest son of
tona Beach, had a narrow escape
from deatl or serious injury Friday
afternoon when he fell from a horse
at the F. E. c. Ry. depot with his
foot entangled in the stirrup.
Young Branch, a boy about twelve
years CT age, had been sent to the
depot with some baggage checks and
was riding a sorrel mare, the proper
ty of Mr.. Nicholson, his father
partner in the livery business. The
mare IS a nervous, quick actioned
animal. though not in any way
vicious. - Young Branch found the
saddle blanket slipping and aHght-
cd at the entrance TO the railroad
depot yard and frightened the
girth. The mare did not stand well
when he attempted to remount and
with one foot In the stirrup the sad
die turned under the horses belly
and Quinn fell to the ground.
The horse, frightened by the turn
iIg Of the saddle and the boys fall,
bolted east on Volusia avenue. Very
fortunately, the boys foot slipped
from the st'rrup before he had been
dragged far.
Quinn, though badly shaken up ara
bruised, seemed to have escaped any
serious injury He was placed in a
carriage and driven 70 the ferry at
the foot of voiusia avenue, crossed
the river and walked to his home on
Seabreeze avenue, Daytona Beach.
The horse was recovered later on
South Ridgewcod avenue, but was
badly wounded OH the breast and a
fere leg by contact with an iron =
wire fence, which she had attempted
&c cross.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
AGAINST ISSUE OF BONDS
VOTE IN ORANGE COUNTY.
VOTERS THINK SUM ASKED FOR
BUILDING BRICK ROADS TOO
HEAVY BURDEN FOR THE
COUNTY.

ORLANDO. Dec. 10.-At the cleo
ton held here the voters OF Orange
county spoke IN no uncertain terms
and said they were decidedly against
issuing bonds to the amount OF ST.
OO0, 900 for brick roads Returns are
all in except two small precincts Out
OF a total vote of about $500 there
were about 1850 votes against the
issue and $50 in favor Of the bonds.
The above are not exact figures, but
approximate estimates.
The result is a surprise to even
those who were working against the
bonds. 1t has been evident for sew
eral days, that the bonds would be de-
feated. but the majorities are larger
than expected.
The precinct of Sanford was the
only one that gave a majority in IA
vor of tee bonds and that majority
was very small
Orlando voters returned 512 against
the proposition and only $50 in favor
of It,
There are, perhaps, two reasons
that have caused the result. A great
many peop'e are opposed to going in
debt for any purpose and voted
against the bonds because they would
mean debt Doubtless a great many
others could see only the small adj
ditiona, tax that they would need 10
pay and failed to appreciate the fact
that material prosperity of the whole
county would bring increased value
to every acre Of land and every
home.
On the principle that the majority
is always right, doubtless the county
win prosper more with sand and clay
roads than they might have done wit
vurified brick.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Best Service TO the East
almetto Limited.

DAILY. Carrying through Coaches,
Electric-Lighted Pullman Drawing Room
Sleepers, Dining Cars. Jacksonville to
New York
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
SHlPMEN OF CITRUS
EAVIER THIS YEAR.

The railroads report total ship
ments out of the state up 70
this week of citrus fruits as 1885,
SAT boxes. AS compared with total
shipments of 1903 to the same date,
796,035 boxes Increase over last
year of 240,912 boxes. There will be
shipped this year fewer boxes than
were shippe last year. At the pres
ent rate of shipments there viii re-
main in tn state on January 1 not
exceedin0 100000 boxes, probably
not oytr three-quarters of a milho
boxes OF citrus fruits, as compared
with 100000 boxes shipped last year
after the first OF January.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
I EW SMYRNA is situated 6f-

GW on NINA IS situated nj
teen miles south of Daytona
and is an ideal spot reached
from Daytona by hard surface road
winding through one of the most pic
turesque parts of Florida.
With its ancient ruins dating back
TO time when the history of man
runneth not, interlaced with wires
OF the modern telegraph and tele-
phone, its miles. of shell streets as
hard and smooth as floor and over
arched by hoary forest giants that
grew In stately grandeur during the
lapse of bygone centuries, New
Smyrna is truly a place of romance
and rest.
All nature here is very inviting TO
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too IS to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the state of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising. and all unite
IN extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to strangers. There are
i've church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population; the town has an excel
lent high school a splendid public
library, aad up-to-date Business
houses.
There are any number of pretty
homes for the permanent population.
which numbers close to 1000. and
some very fine winter reside noes.
There are good hotels and boardins
houses where You can find accommo-
cations to meet your requirements.
adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section of vegetable land as be
found anywhere. This land has been
divided into small farms which can
DC bought at reasonable prices. Some
OF the finest celery grown in the state
is raised on this Land. All other veee-
tables grow in abundance, and here,
too. is the home of the famous Indian
River ORANGES.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
Coast Line Florida Mail.

DAILY. Carrying Through Coaches
and Electric-Lighted Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars. jacksonville to New York.
Stops at Meal stations
Local Sleeper Jacksonville to Savannah
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
Florida and West Indian Limited

DAILY. Carrying Through Coaches,
Electric Lighted Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars. Dining Cars. Jacksonville
to New York
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
THE pAYToNA DAILY NEWS

THE DAYToNA DAILY NEWS
Published every evening except Sun
day. from December to April i. by
THE GAZETTE-NEWS CO.
r. e. FITZGERALD, Editor.
C. S. HARRIS, City Editor
HARRY L. ROOD, Adv. Manager
GEO. F. CROUCH, Superintendent.
Application pending for entry as
second ciass mail matter.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10

The vaudeville troupe which
played TO large and appreciative
audience a. the Daytona Theater
last night made The Hamilton, on
South Palmetto avenues, headqua--
tiers while in the city
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-10
THE HENRY LUDLOW HERE
ENROUTE TO MIAMI

The Henry Ludlow, a ferry boat
haiIing from Babalon, Long Island,
New York, touched here today for
necessary supplies. She is enroute
to Mia1al tc charter for the winter
and has aboard her owner, Captain
NJ. Smith. and a party Of friends.
The Henry Ludlow is 70 feet in
length and 16 feet beam and has a
draft cf three feet For horsepower
she has Two 40 horsepower Lamb
engines She tied up at the Halifax
River Yacht Club dock on her arrival
shortly before noon today and re-
NAMED only a short time.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-12-09
Minstrel companies

minstrel companies may
come and go, the white man may
black his face and hands, but
After all there is but on e "real
one" and that is the Ma shville
Students, an organ ization tina t
will live forever. The n ashville
8tndents have kept ia 18th with
the public for twenty years, and
each succeeding year makes
HEM more popular. Ask your
grandfather or grandmother
about the Nashville Students
and they will tel you that they
never visited any other class of
ente rtainment for they knew
that whatever the Old Nashville
Students promised that pro mise
would be kept. Today the
Nashville Students stand alone
as the greatest opponents OF
mirth in the world. The "White
man" can burlesque the negro,
but the negro is the real fun
maker after all. TIL Nashville
Students are coming in all their
glory at the opera house, Dec.
17.S A splendid concert band
will give a free concert at noon
on above date.