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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Christmas in Song and Story
MILIAMETTA PRESTON.

The Friendly Ciass will provide our
christmas entertainment announced
the superintendent, at the close Of
the school Then the Beavers may
take the Easter service
It was quite an experiment. put
ting these special days IN charge Of
q class of boys. who would ask the
girls corresponding in age to assist
as needed The Builders had Chill
tirsnss lay. the Baracas had taken
Rally Lay. the Cadets had given u
successful Harvest Home. Now it
was 'up 10 the Friendly Glass to
See what they could make Of Christ
mas.
They had already planned what
they would like 10 do. They had an
orchestra and "a trained quartet If
their own. The girls also had n man
dolin club and a quartet. With these
they would tell the Christmas story
in song. The year before Florence
Jameson had visited among tins. Penn
syRania Dutch. While there she had
seen a Christmas putt. with it's rea-
listic picturing of scenery and peo-
pi.. Why might nor that idea be
utilized FOR the Christmas story
Accordingly the boys made q light
framework that. covered by the girls
with moss and tiny trees. made n
mountainous background with valleys
aud plains in the foreground. Small
thing. broken in half made a safe
river he'd, with a small basin for the
Sea OF C;alilee. Into this basin water
could safely he turned for that one
evening. provision being made for it
to run out into "A drain below. Tiny
houses here and there on the noun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
The Gospel In sweden.

The Continent Chicago, gives these
facts regarding the spread of Chris
tianity In Sweden: The free churches
Of Sweden have recently met III an
nuai conference enjoying a fraternal
session The earliest Baptist church
IN Sweden WAS organized in 1915. the
first Methodist in 1866 and the first
Congregational a little later. These
churches nov number i.2s$. with a
membership Of about 100000. They
have $50 ordained ministers ami twice
that number Of lay preachers. They
carry ON 2.66o Sunday aeifnnis in
which are 10000 pupils, ANA there
are IN their congre cations 6b1 young
peoples societies. The Baptists are
the most numerous, reporting a mem
bership Of -. Gee in f6u churches. The
Metliodists have $1,000 members.
The Swedish congreg ationalists car
ry on mission work among the Lapps,
Ioneolians and other Caucasian
races The Scandinavian Motho-
tiists do mission work in Africa and
Palestine. Formerly these independ-
ent churches met with much opposi-
tion. bat Of late years peace and good
will have marked the relations af all
with the established church, coridi
ton promoted by the catholic senti-
ments of the royal family"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

The debt of each generation to the
past is a familiar idea. Not SO famil-
ar IN it's debt to the future. Yet such
"A debt exists. It springs from the
tact that the task of every age Ia in
completes until ii b. transformed into
no further task. at once old and new,
VI the npxt age, in which other toll
re- building upon the old foundation,
AIRY on tn. work a stage nearer COM
.,ietien This + the law or history
which the writer of this epistle would
make clear.
The great truth that underlies it Is
he fact of progress. This world of
5nrs never arrives. Man never is but
always to be b1est." The Lampace-
ohofia or torch race Of the Greeks
vas II beautiful symbol of this never
,nding quest and conquest OF hui
mainly.
/. mis- great law of progress in
olives some important consequences.
he first is very SOLDERING one, name
v that no single age nor institution
sufficient unto itself. All human
.ehieEe ments are like the slowly rfs-
ug ridges of mountain range No
problem is ever wholly solved: no
ruth has ever yet swung fuli circle:
n reutuFy--not even the twentieth
? the complete aud perfect one. II
on would Justify elf-sufiieiency, then
Il some Gree transform mankind
nto swine. Walowing in the vail
lreHgh and arriving-at the butcher 8
lock. Swine arrive. but men never.
II, In the second place, We can
earn from our text that Gods csti-
uate of human work turns not on
achievement. but on aim and en-
faax+1r spIF wi1I read this cham
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
4 lE.r FROM \ MISSION >Ris, LIFi

Rev. Jn0 - Cloual
.NlI@r tailoring for = year al Nefiof@
NJ. Clou.n removed III pngolc. wher
IAN l. ISL he orga azed a church ~it
ss4Eht nIt Tiers. Wonderful success AZ
ended tft, work from the beginning
md in 70 years she church in Angot
al "a NON bership Of &.7ti Then en-
5ue,1' several wears of combined Heo,t
,hoIeTa and famine. the latter 50 g
.crt that II = estimated that tie hos
# life ia india reached G,ao9 900 Foo
,s;s furnished 10 thC largest extent pos
.ble by the government, and eStenslf'
public works are undertaken 10 SUI
ply labor Here came in Mr. tiouGb +.
seripcr experience in engineering. an
q vas pat IN charge of an impertan
oclion Of the work In thc&e times =
t1strass the minds Of the people beSa
a turn from their idols To he chris
Sans God. and tuultituees profosse'
.a5th In christ. So fearful we're tn,
missionaries, however. that The prefes
sinu wAs utluated by other than w
most real and sincere motives. that dur
nj all the faIuino time they refused :
receive any into the church. tint n
SIS tbe demand for baptism becamt
so widespread and 80 .inSistent tina
fhey dared not hesitate longer, AM
throw upen tire doors To those who were
.,repar4d 20 meet the severe examina
tion gwen lhen9 Ia farce successive
3aNs go were baptized at on2oI@, =,
- of them an onc t}AS, and betw ee4
June Is aAi fully II. ISIS the " tlote
mum ber II haptiSraS Nes S.9e1- Ja.'
great insatsterine has often been cal
ed and httinely, tho T"iuEa Gente
cast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
M ancient Document,

An ancient manuscript copy "a tht
Peutateaeh. the first FIVE books of tht
Old Testament. more than 2,nha year
old. is on sale. y Samaritan priest
from Sheshcm. Palestine. Is IN Eng
land To sec what price he can get iol
il. tnless he receives an exceptional
~ good offer in England. the priest
has stated his intention az bringing
the manuscript 10 America. where he
viii visit antlquarians in thu large
cities. This copy of the ancient Bible
IS heleHed by the Samaritans u have
been transcribed lay Ahishuma. the
great grandson Of Aaron, aud 10 be
about $500 years old Experts say II
cannot be less than 2,ooo Years old.
for its characters are of "A style ahan-
doned by Jewish copy lists some twenty
centuries ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

tain side made it seem Ike
country. while groups OF etiM
houses gave the correct NRcu&
Jerusalem and OF Bethiehe1
this was behind the curtaltaE
The Christmas story waa
songs by the quartet. singf
unison. with recitations BY N0
the younger children to Ill r.
details. The meeting Of tlll
men by the wayside, each tel13
he had been led to visit tna
king. was given by Frank BS
story being adapted from Tho
account given in Zen Hur.
curtain was drawn aside, chew
camels each with its rider. 1
for the night by the river
With the telling Of the y1Gt&
appeared to the shepherd
tain was drawn again. sh04@
shepherds Watching their
night. while a chorus Of G3f
sang the Glory to God III
est. -
Other pictures showed
herds on the way to Bethl9
by the star: the wise u111
Herod where to ind this
child. and, last Of all. tlaA
the manager with the WISE
ing down their offerings Ok
frankincense and nlyrrh.
1t seems almost az X
there exclaimed Deacon s.
wiping away tear ~
leaving the room. mGX
seem to see it 80 plain
guess these youngsters are
studying than We give IN
for" W.T. sSsxA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
DECEMBER

tending the time Of celebration from
the a5tb day of December to the 9th
of January. the latter being called
candicmas. or Twelfth Day.
Many quaint customs hover around
tn" season The Danish farmer al
ways sets lighted candle i'm his win
dow ON Christmas Eye 10 guide the
lonesome traveller to friendly hearth.
also. "a sheaf oi wheat ar rye is set
out in the snow for the birds 10 rest
upon and ind food in plenty.
Jacob Eiis tells of household fairy,
or elf known to Danish children as
julie Nisse,, He is looked upon as
friend Of peace aud Kindness. who
either has naught to de with the
home where auarreling holds sway or
else plays tricks upon such tenants
until the home ~ uncomfortable for
them. At Christmas Eve. a bowl of
rice and milk Is carried up II the
attic Of each home. where the elf
lives.
Among the birthdays for the month
we note that of the queen mother
Alexandra at England. on the nrst
day. Sharing the throne with the
late King Edward. her life ar queen
Wife and mother was "A worthy pat
, tern Tor the subjects Ut their realm
On the 10th dag AN English writer
of prominence, Jane Austen. Was born
Her works ara noted for delicate touch
in description Of home life. Her best
books, Pride and Prejudice" Sense
and Sensibility," rank among the
classics.
one who has been called the great
est of natural philosophers. Sir Isaac
/! Newton, Svas born on the 25th day OF
December. one of his great t,iscov-
cries was the law OF gravity, or the
power of the earth IL attract objects
to itself. This problem was solved.
II is said. by watching the fall Of an
apple from the parent tree.
DEFENDERS children are said To be
/ full of love for everybody. and apt to
grow up merry and kind in DISPOSE
ton. They are sensitive and easily
hurt by thoughtless words or acts.
As a rule they are active In mind
and body. and always in hurry. Du-
ties are frequently carelessly attend
ed to through the spirit OF haste.
The birthstone fer December is the
turquoise. 1t IS thought to bring hap
piness t. the wearer OF to agree with
the rhyme.
VI cold December gave you birth.
The month Of snow and Ice and mirth.
Place on your hand Il turquoise blue
Success will bless whate'er you do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

An airship journey from near Paris
across the English Channel 10 Lon
don was made for the FIRST time on
October Is ~ the French dirigihle
balloon acknowledgement. The trip of
one hundred and ninetyhve miles
WAS maize II SIX hours, and there
were seven passengers ON board.
railroad strike In France that
threatened much distress was sup
pressed and considerable danger
aVerted by the courage and prompt
action Of Premier BRAND who in
voked the aid OF military troops To
reduce the strikers TO submission. At
the same time he secured for them
a concession of minimum wage 81
dollar Il day, which was their rri-
mary contention.
one more electrical conquest Is
making Of tho Pyrenees something
else than the impossible barrier the
great mountain chain has hitherto
been. No railways have ever been
able to scale this mountain wall
Electric traction. however, Is posi-
BILE on grades too steep for steam en-
giues to overcome, and two railways
are being simultaneously and success
fully laid across the chain. both to he
operated by electric power obtained
from waterfalls. which are very alum
daHt in the Pyrenees.
Thirty-two firms in and about Chi
cago have opened at Watrous, n. NJ,
the Nalmora Industrial Sanatorium
for the treatment Of their employees
who have tuberculosis. This is the
frs, institution OF the kind in the
United States to be erected by a group
of industrial concerns fer their own
workers. Chicago also has the dis
tinction of being the only large city
in the United States that has voted a
special direct tax for establishing a
sanatorium for consumptives.
A. new era in the history OF the
Young Mems Christian Association is
marked by the conference held re-
Gently in the White House. The OBJ
ject OF the conferences was to dis
cuss the associations foreign work,
and it Was decided to eject and equip
fifty new buildings In foreign lands.
Instead of appealing for funds, the
entire cost, about "A million~five hum
dred Thousand dollars. is to he raised
wholesale, pledges covering two-thirds
of the amount having been received
at the conference. The gathering was
a sign OF Observation-Disclosures as well
as International friendship.
The most illustrious OF N-ray vic
Tins Is Harry w. Cox, OF Lontiea, To-
Gently n martyr to the study of X-ray
apparatus. An expert In electricity,
he devoted himself, ever since the
a - oi1 "a
surgery. to perfecting its methods. In
less than seven years he took out
sixty patients. Demonstrating his
methods with himself always as the
subject of experiment. he exposed
himself constantly TO the rays, and
thus contracted the mysterious dis
ease that has only in latter days been
discovered and IL still baffiinx physi-
clans. Mr.. Cox remains the one man
who has contributed most to the de-
veiopment Of the x-ray. In the mean
time everything possible Ii being done
to ind some methods Of protecting
K-ray workers from this fatal dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

Tho Volunteers of America, at the
head II which are General Darlington
Booth and Mrs. Booth. followed at
Thanksgiving this year shc plan 81
.euding dinners TO homes cf poor
peop'a instead of bringing the people
to one great dining hail. Tho change
saved much ia cost and vastly III
creased the number of persons who
Actually raftaak of the eatahles. The
same plan VIII be followed al CnslsL-
mas by volunteer branches III all cit
les. In TN. volunteer prison depart
,nent clothing and toys Will this year
be sent to children OF prisoners TO the
number of about twenty-five hundred.
AIRS. Booth has just returned from
lecture trip OF seventeen engagements,
during which she has spoken TO enor-
NOUS crowds. Plans are under con-
siderxtion by the volunteer To erect
In New York "A new downtown hos
pital Work has grown TO such an
extent that enlargement Is essential.
The chicken shower" is the latest
Connecticut novelty In ministerial do
nation parties. Seventy members OF
the Torringford Congregational church
called on their new pastor Rev. w.
Il. Page, recently, each person car
rying a live chicken. The flock will
stock tho pastors hencoop to over
owing.
The Fall River Young Mems Chris
tian Associations campaign to secure
a fund OF S5o0o0 for the construction
of new quarters has not only reached
the mark sought, but $5,S91.50 more
than anticipated. The announcement
of the successful elimination was cell
ebrated with a supper. after which
the members marched through the
center of the city, cheering and sing
ing, concluding their demonstration
outside the Borden block, where the
doxology was sung.
Largely through the work Of the
I.aymen's Missionary Movement the
contributions for missions by the
churches OF Toronto. Canada, have in
creased from $4,000 to $41U.s73. Or
this total the Methodists contributed
$124.3l7: Presbyterians. $107.674:
AnGlicans. $76.s0S; Baptists. $60,S77.
The Baptists, however, show the larg-
est per capita contribution, $7.7l.
A very significant event Is the or
ganization Of a student volunteer
movement In China, which took place
last June. During the last two years
over three hundred Chinese students
In ChristlAn colleges have pledged
their lives 70 thu ministSy. These have
s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
THE vIRGISIAN's WEEKLY SERMON S
OUR DEBT TO THE FUTURE
ny Wt.v H. y. O. M&CHLACHLAN. ID. -,
pastor 81 seventh street Christian Church. Richmond Va

the important thing. The de-
or the life work may be faua
imperfect. but the dream that r.
ed 1.-THE prayer that accOm
1.-THE hope that winged
are built into the very stru<e
the spiritual universe. Tha4
way God Judges. Man judge
nally. by deeds: God judges ~
~. by the motive of the heart. X
is beautiful symbols Of tha4
in Longfellow's poem, "Excetg4
III. Again. our text teaches I'll
we must mix our work with
II it be true that spiritual ~
are seldom reaped by those w1lyI
them. then it In certain tha4s
only thing that makes true works
sible is faith. "a
The very first condition Of or
complaining anything worth Win
that we have faith enough In 0G
believe. that however dtscOur41
the present outlook may be, how
we may seem to be wasting cur
Dor, Yet one day--long perh4p1
our eyes are sealed and the
Of our ringing strokes on likes4M
have been swallowed up In Sit~
one day, somehow, somewhetN
our labor will be indicated t1M
righting of wrong and tho trfumt1
righteousness and truth.
Truth ~ truth and right II EloM
And right the day shall win
To doubt would be dishOnc1ty
To fater would be sim"
IN. In the last place, our tort
horts ns to build for the futuye
need this reminder supremeIx
day. This Is an age of oppoFtf
of work done merely to meet the r
ent requirements.
There is a. noble lesson to be t444
from Cologne Cathedral ss IN
Can you not read that Bern3e
stone? 1t is this: Build TOR 4
ture. As the years to Con-
round out your work, whstaf
| good or i'll. make Sit worth
fecting nov. s|s3s
Life is a leaf of paper whtte@
Wherean each one of lis rn4ySS
/ His word or two and thNM
night.
j Greatly begin Though thou
! time
! Bat for a line. be that SIhlt1
| Not failure, but low aim n G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

octor. Let me see YOUR tongue,
please What's the use. doctor" re-
piled the patient; mo tongue can tell
how bad | feel. News
y couple of New England sp,usters
were seen returning from drive. III .
light shower with an umbrella Reid
carefully out over the dashboard. be-
cause the livery man had told them 10
be careful not 10 let the rein get under
the horses tail
Here are a few OF the best sunday
school "howiers" which the Manchester
Guardian has selected from a sunday
school examiners note book. Eve
sinned out of curiosity more than t1A-
Ing for that particular fruit. ~
Semitic races were tie half breeds.
from semi. half The sanhefrin MAS
composed of seventy men OF reclining
years and great learning
4 friend met cheerful Jrisa citizen
who had plainly suffered some mar
knoek s,on Vel Pat h how S, arr y9a S,
oi'm hard up yet. bur nj have fine
job in Honeiuler, and fare paid ri sail
to morrx. sure mani yoall never be
able 70 work there. The ten'F,..ra u re :,
too much eheerfullr 10 be DISCOURAGED
Well" r. replied Hopefully. oil no.
be wurrkin' IN III shade all III tonne.
TIE editor had bean unusually pa
tien5, hut II was the third visit lie hal
received within week from the long
hatred Young man. You might IT
least give me some suggestions about
the two principal poems. Dying lsay"
and autumn Fires Il Sou can not Re-
cept them In their present form, per
sisted the visitor. The only suEe as-
tion that occurs 10 int. said the other
YEARLY, lis that you might throw ire
first one into the SECOND. and let ne
know what happens
They were tramping ia switzerla nd
After n tong. dusty afternoons walk,
they spoke to "a farmer. "interlaken
How far Is it@" Tive miles" lie re-
piled. The tourists marched hopefully
on. but after half an hour they de-
manded ot another peasant: How lar
are we from Interlaken,' Just two
miles he shouted Keep right on.
Again the weary trainpefs totisi on
Another half hour. and stili Interla ken
was hidden. Are We anywhere nesi
Interla ken they impiored. when they
met the third farmer. but two short
i miles he replied. n had the Others
! spair. then. Well" said enc. ..thanR
heaven were holdins cur own. any
how -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
A Loo Ra;lsas

The State or Cochin %
India, Is rich in valuable
Until recently the expense RI
ing the logs to shipping
been SO great that a greae
profit was consumed In tI
Gently there has been
carefully graded railroad
five branches and tho x
that each part Of the troI
Of woodland is accessible
read. The track Ii 70 as31
loaded cars run prackac
power. and !, small engine
the empty cars back ~
places. Elephants are No.
logs from the place wiao
the ears. Thus. by = III
cient and modern power,
dustry becomes highly -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

now been organized into band for
the eNangelizatton of China. Only
Students over eighteen years OF age
are accepted as members. They sign
a declaration card and accept the
watchword The CHARACTERIZATION of
oar Mother Country, and OF the
World in this Generation. \ Chi
nese travelling secretary Pastor Ding.
has been appointed to extend the
movement. from which great results
are expected.
Within the last ten years the Meth
odist church III the Philippines has
grown tn a membership OF 10000
and 500 Filipinos are preaching.
Seventy-nve years ago DR. Elias
Van Ennschooten left $4,000 to the
Dutch Reformed church on condition
that his viii should be read at every
session of the general assembly OF the
church. At first this condition was
gladly carried out. but now the church
has become weary of it, and move
ment Is on foot to ask the Supreme
Court of the United States ii the read
ing Of the will may not be omitted.
The church boat" Is a popular in
stitution in Sweden. It brings fami-
Ties TO service from the farms around
Lake Siljah To Leksanda The water
route is the nearest and most con-
venient, and SO the big boat goes
from farm Ia farm along the shore
picking mp the churchgoers, who
later return by the same route.
An open Bible league has been
formed In the United states Men,
bers comply with the following rules:
/. Keep your Bible always open. 2.
Turn over page every day. 8. Never
allow the book to be covered up,
There are no dues and no meetings
For the last six years the Unitarians
show net loss of twenty-four minis
tiers. the present number being five
hundred and thirty eight. During that
period they have received fifty-threc
ministers from their schools OF the
ology and seventy-seven from other
churches: ninety have left the active
ministry and sixty-two have died.
The Canadian Methodist Mission
Board has named the following
amounts as the minimum salaries OF
their preachers in the home mission
field. Eastern conferences-married
ordained ministers, 800: single, or
dained, $500; married. unordained.
ls625; single. unordained. $i50. West
ern confercncea-married. ordained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
HedrtSedSe

Sunday.---The true worshipper>
shal worship the Father in spiri.
and truth: for such doth the Father
eek to be MS worshipers.1-John 4
49,
O God, make us thy people. Help
US to appreciate the full JOY or Il
state in which We are brought into
ioset contact with thee. May w
feel that no higher. trucr joy coulu
ae offered, and may we he strength
ennd 70 choose this as that which We
ourselves most earnestly desire
Marcus Dods.
Monday Ii q man would give All
the substance OF his house for love
ne would utterly he contemned.- -
song of Sol. s..
Jesus knows. every scar % sacri
FIVE YOU bear. aud loves il For Il
tells him your love. tIe knows the
meaning of scar because u his o~n.
rhe marks OF sacritiec cement oue
fellowship with MIN. The nearer W
emc to fellowship with him ~ the
daily touch and spirit the more trce-
II can ho reach out his awn grea!
winsomeness through us. Gilt tp his
dear worlds. H.. Gordon.
Tnesdas. Low beareth all tntngs.
beiieveth all things. hopeth all things
endureth all t1ines.~1 Cor. 1871.
May | reach
That purest heaven be fo other souls
rhe cup Of strength in some great
agony.
Enl:udlo generous arGor. feed pure
&c the sweet presence Of good DIFF
fused,
And ia diffusion eVer r4ore intense,
50 shall ! join tho choir invisible
Whose music i the giadness ~ the
World.--tfeorse EsIiot.
Wednesday, yc love Me. Ne will
'f"ep my Commandments la
10.
II thou neglected thy love TO ths
neiRhbor. in vain ;hoa professest thy
love to God; for Nv thy love 10 God
/ the love 10 thy neighhor is hegotten,
and by tho love 10 tny neigh Dor. thy
/ love to God il nourished. tluarles
! Thursday them also that loXe
thy name lac joyful in thee .-Ps. !:
/ Il.
( We are hanging up pictures every
! dan about the chamber walls or our
hearts that we shall have IL look al
! when we sit in the shadows. Only
Christ can make amy life.
Would you have a heautiful and
happy old age Would yoa look back
with glorious hope You must be-
gin your walk with Christ III the gol-
den days of youth,
frlday.-Perfeet love easteth out
( fear-l John i.lS.
/ 1t seems to me- would almost rath
er have my hoy disoheS me thar