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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
For he spake as one having

1t was the greatest sermon ever
spoken In this world. You cannot even
conceive how Jesus himself could have
surpassed 1t. As the sky roofs In the
world. SO this mighty discourse covers
the needs of the spiritual life. The
saying: the man who has heard these
words knows enough to be saved. He
makes the Eermon the tombstone or
immortal loss or gain.
People say, give use the Sermon on
the Mount and spare us your doc
trinal discussions. There never was q
discourse fuller of doctrine than this.
All its beautiful, practical duties rest
on foundations of the sovereignty OF
God, the sinfulness OF men. and re-
demption through faith in the Son.
Our Lords doctrine astonished the
congregation. The familiar substance
of the scribes' and rabbis' speech was
mechanical Journalism; the substance
of his was the profound realities OF
the inner life. But the authoritative
tone and manner impressed them more.
The scribes spoke nothing from them
selves: Jesus spoke wholly out of his
own personality. They quoted others;
he quoted no one, his constant formula
being, l say unto you. They appealed
to tradition and venerable opinions OF
tho past; he appealed to no tradition.
- hut spaIsa- cat of a. conscious kxso1led&a
of God and man and all human duty.
In field of religion he.was master
supreme, and the accent of authority
fell from his lips. He claimed capact-
ty, power and right to say and DO
whatsoever he willed. 1t was the
strangest fact that had ever. occurred
IN the history of Israel.
Look at some of the expressions OF
hat augusa authority:
/. He claimed men for himself and
his work. Remuneration of all other
interests was requiredsthat they might
be his disciples. Fishermen and tax
gatherers ieit his moral supremacy and
bowed Internationally to his viii. He
makes the same demand ON men To-
day You have heard his voice COM
handing obedience and service. what
will you do YOU can do az you please,
but know that you are dealing with the
eternal Issues OF your own soul. He
employs no force or compuision. Tor
his authority Ii not legal, after the
manner of men, but spiritual. after the
manner OF God. The rich young ruler
declined. but by his sorrow aeknowi-
edged the business of the claim
He asserts dominion over the souls
II men. III Is an amazing attitude
which the Nazarene carpenter ana lay :
man takes. He that loveth fatner OF
mother more than me IL not wortny OF
me. Whose renounceth not all that ne
hath cannot be my disciple
2 He goes farther. Not only the
submission of obedience. but ne com
manda the beliefs OF men. lam tne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

goes to church bccauge fe k{<1
more about the Hihle than the pE41
ers, and nobody ever sees him 44
lecture. John never asks aI1xNN~
advice. never cares to know your m
ion, and saSa nobody can toach
tanything. Which saying La true.
has a glib tongue, and you might ttG|
he knew II all. but his igncrana4Ei
absymal. There Ia i quiet man Nx
next door who never pretenneQ2
know everything. who is as hnnTrx@
knowledge as q healthy boy -
dinner. and he has learned in thM
years more than Jeiln kfowa-tt51
/ has learned in a lifetime. The Fhl4l
secs had the spirit of John K.i0t
lall. They thought themselves "a
and prudent; why should they LII
(, to the babbie of a Galilean peat1&
/ They did ont listen, and the I'LL
/ they needed to know were hidden H.
them. The common people, rsAtx
/ that they were mere babes in kttQ
edges followed the Master like ~
/ gry children, and tho things OF a.
wore revealed to them. ss
! .. Jesus does not propose to ~
/ mems loads off their shoulders III
! by burden bearing that we beco1
men, and the man who throws oil
burdens becomes q baby again. WA
/ jesus proposes to do is to tighten
/ burden on our shoulders BY Iight1
Ing he burden il -ol,rhaartz.--
the eight we carry on cur shoul4!
; ttUyJsnC-g -v9'rT MUCH upon the well
rc carry in our hearts. You have ~
a strong man grooming under hIs1
burden and q weak man singing UNI
a large one. A pound never weiEh1
pound to, man with a light hen
You carry hundred pounds on N
shoulders and thousand pounds
your heart, You think that your 81
need Is TO have your physical hiirq
/ lightened. But If You should svdde1
get rid of the thousand poundes.
your heart you would dance with
hundred pounds on your s:nouidS
Let Jesus take the thousand pous
off your heart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

: In the original arrangement. OF the
parish there were two churches IN
addition to the parish church. These
were situated III the upper and lower
ends of the county, respectively. The
three were known as the Upper, Lower
and Middle churches. All wer OF brick,
and are now standing. but the Upper
church 10 occupied by the Raptists.
who have named it Hermitage" and
tire lower by the Methodists. ana is still
known as the Lower church.
The Rev. Mr.. Carraway, rector abouf
1875. writing 10 Bishop Meade. thus
speaks of them
"l'he Upper and Lower churches; or
clsapeis are sim standing. une OF
them is about to be repaired by the
Eaptists. The Lower chapel 'etaias
some appearance of antiquity. IN suite
of the effort to destroy every segtisc OF
Episcopal taste and usage. The nigh
pulpit and sounding board have been
renewed, and tire reading desk placed
within the CHANGED. before which is
the roughly carved chest which forrli-
erly held the plate and other articles
FOR the decent celebration of the holy
communion.
There were always three lay readers
In eacn OF the churches. The names
of Chewing. Baldwin and Stevens APP
near among these. They were required
not ONLY TO read homilies. but cate
ehise the children, and see that every
thing about the church was orderly.
Rv express act of the yestry 1t was re-
auired that these lay readers De sober
AMI reputable men.
| In the old churchyard rest the re-
/ mains of many of the people who nave
| figured prominently in the analrs OF
Church and State. Three OF THESE
t fnscrtpttoys or the tornbs are of par
! +3t-,,;sxr- s744yes4 One the -epitafsh
OF Mr.. John Grynes, and reads as fol-
| lows:
| Here lies inferred the body of the
q! Honorable John Grymes, Esq. VINO Tor
many years acted in the public aualrs
/ of this Dominion, with honor, fortitude,
fidelity to their majesties, King George
/ I. and III. OF the Council of state OF
the Royal Prerogative. OF the liberty
and property Of the subject, Jealous
asserter. On the Seat OF Judgment
clear, sound, unbiased. In the once,
nunctual. approved. OF the College of
William and Mary, an ornament. visi-
1 tor. patron Beneficent to all. pat
| tern of true piety. Respected, loved,
/ reyered. Lamented by his family, ac-
! auaintance, country. He departed TINS
| life the I'd day of November, l14S, In
the atty seventh year of his age
| Another epitaph reads:
This monument Is erected to the
memory OF. Ralph Wormley. Esq, of
| Rosegill. who died on the 18th OF Janu-
1 AIRY. 1906, in the sixty-second year OF
his age. The rules OF honor guided the
actions OF this great man. He was the
perfect gentleman and finished scholar,
with many virtues founded on Chris
tianity.'
There are also tomhs of Lucy Berke-
ley. who died In l716, and Sir Henry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

+ Chicheley, knight and deputy governor
of Virginia; the Rev John Sheppard
and the Hon. Lady Madame Catherine
Wormley, wife of the Honorable Ralph
| Wormley (the first Ralph Wormley). in
the year 1865.
Rosegill, the grand Old house OF the
Worrnleys stili stands. It was bought
about fifty years ago by Captain John
Bailey, a man of great heart. who did
! much good for the church in modern
/ years. The old mansion was restored
! to much OF its former grandeur under
/ his ownership.
/ After his death his widow lived there
many years, and it was the privilege
| of the writer to visit and enjoy her hos
| pitality. and view the house. one OF
! the most interesting relics of a bygone
/ age. Its situation IL Ideal, In full and
! beautiful view of the broad river. about
+ two miles from the town of Urbanna
Since Mrs. Bailay's death it-has been
bought and beaatified by gentleman
from Pennsylvania.
The modern history of Christ ehuFch
! is similar to that of most Virginia COLO
NAL churches. After being a long time
asleep, it has awakened to new life,
with hopes and aspirations which are
well founded. Though sometimes in
/ feeble condition, il has weathered
J
The ministers who have served 1t since
| 1859 are the Rev. Joseph r. Jones. the
Rev. John McGilI. the Rev. Claudius r..
Haines, the Rev. J. Hervey Hundley,
the Rev. John Moncure Gor brief
tinne), the Rev. Frank Stringfeliow, the
Rev. E. B. Meredith, the Rev. HI. j.
Beagen. and the Rev. r. G. Cowling,
the present incumbent. Special men
/ ton should be made of the Hev. y
! fIervey Hundiey, through whose emerge
and interest, largely, the church in
Middlesex was kept alive for many
years. DIR. Hundley was originally a
Baptist minister In Lower Essex he
came over to the church, bringing his
congregation with him. He served
Christ church as rector for several
/ times. being recalled time and again
as the church became vacant He
went to his reward about four years
age, and, like all of the blessed dead
his works live after him
Among the faithful laymen Of mod
ern days was Mr., oliver J. Marston,
of Saluda. He. too. has gone to his
rest, but his active. whole souled In
terest in the old church and its affairs
will long remain in the hearts OF the
people.
The parish Is now in good condition
The old church building has been inn
proved by extensive repairs and adorn-
j inents 1t has been enriched by some
fine memorial windows. and Is now
place OF beauty az we'll as Of saeredness
The present yestry is as follows: Mr.
! +. Nj. Eastman, senior warden: Mr.. J.
iC. Gray, Junior warden: Mr.. Gordon
Taylo-, register, and Messrs. William
Seagar, Marion Walters, William T.
Perkins, w, c. Walker and Benjamin
Upton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

The southern Baptist Convention 10
to hold its next annual session in Bal
timore, Nd, beginning May and
extending to the 18th. This conven-
ton gathers up into itself the COM
mon enterprises Of the Southern Bap-
lists. These are organized N three
great boards one for foreign mis-
sious. one for home missions. ard
one for the furtherance Of Sunday
school and publication work, Re-
sides these the seminary at LOUIS
vile Is organically related TO the con-
venfion. The Foreign Mission Eoara
is located In this city lt has-alx-
sions in seven different countries.
China, Africa. Italy, Mexico. Brazil
and Argentina In China there are
fifty-four churches. with 12S out sta
Africa. I5 churches and 1,062 mem
bers: In Italy, as churches. with $50
members; in Mexico, 4S churches an.
653 members: in Brasil. 81 churches
and 5,6s1 memberss In Argc f..ina,
where the work has been more re-
Gently begun. there are churches
and 175 members. Besides tn so
churches there are many spreachine
stations where churches have M. We:
been organized.
The receipts OF the board for the
last convention year were s4G0.T97,
gain OF $4,000 oyer the previous
year If there r. 4 corresponding in
crease in the receipts this year they
mark. The board has new on the
field about $50 workers, tnsiading
native preachers and other helpers
N reportad last convention year 20Ls
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23


1t has been said by many of the
most prominent writer's that the Sc
cret OF the great dramatists power
lay in his simplicity OF language, and
we can easily believe this power due
TO a careful study OF the Bible. Whe-
Their consciously or not, Shakespeare
almost quotes from II In a number OF
passages.
Bible-But though l be rude In
speech.---s Cor. II: s.
Othel!o-Rude am l In speech.
Bible-Show his eyes and griexe
his hear,.--1 Sam. 1882.
Macbeth--Show his eyes and gr'eve
his heart
Bible-Thou hast brought me into
the dust of doath.--Psalms.
Macbeth-Lighted fools the way to
dusty DEATH.
Bible--I.ook not upon me because
! am black, because the sun has look
ed upon me.--Splomon's Song /: 8.
Merchant sVenice--MiEtake me
not for my complexion. the shad-
owy livery of the burning sun.
Bible---I smote him; caught him
by his beard. and smote him and
slewthinl.---l Sam. 22, So.
Othello--I took him by the throat.
the circumcised dog. and smote him.
Bible-Opened Job his mouth and
cursed his day. Let It not be Joined
to the days of the year, let II not
come into the number or months
Job 3: 1S.
Macbeth--May this accursed hour
stand aye accursed In the calendar.
Bible---what Is man, that thou art
mindful of him? Thou hast made
him a little lower than the angels.
Thou crownedst him with, glory and
honor, and didst set him over the
work of thy hand.--Ps.f 8: 40.
| Hamlet--What q piece of work is
man. How noble In reason. how in
finite in faculties. In form ana NOV
ing how express and admirable. In
action hew like AN nngaise In appra@
hension how like god! The beauty
OF the world. the paragon Of ami
mails.
Ribie--Nicanor lay dead In his har-
nesE.
Macbeth--We will die with harness
aon our backs, The Editrr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

dy. The children were delighted with
this charming new toy. ana ne founu
ready sale for all he could make. BY
and by they made up IA big lot ana
SAINT them on u ship to America 10
thu United States Here the Little
children were as much pleased with
them as were the little Germans,
There were some little white Teddies
in this lot.
/ think after hearing this story You
viii understand why SO many children
you meet are carrying little READY
hears.---For the ChfId's Hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
I.ifsIe Birds in Flats.

wonder IL you would believe me
IL | told you that in the heart Of
South Africa there are a number ~
cunning little apartment houses. reg
ular up-to-date fats. occupied By
thirty or forty families? And such
ideal fats they are. tool There ism.
any fussy old janitor. nobody objects
to chiidren--for in every family there
are four or five--and, what is stran-
ger yet, every living soul In those
fats Is a musician and not q very good
favorite songs at the same time with
out becoming the least vexed with
one another.
All, but the Inhabitants of these
apartment houses In South Africa are
much more civilized than the fial
jewellers of New York and Chicago
and who knows but they may have
developed beyond selfishness and
reached a height OF patience and bro.
theriy love not attained by human be.
ings? For they really aren't people
you know, but little brown birds nc
larger than English sparrows. and
closely resembling these tiny busy.
bodies. save that their beaks ar,
thicker and larger. and the little ia.
Their bird is deplorably fond of new
clothes. All winter and autumn he
In contenfed with his russell work
clothes: but at Easter he reyerses the
usual order of things, and 1t Ia he
and not his little wife. who wear,
bright coiors to greet the spring.
Mr.. Weaver Bird. for that liz hi.
name, Is so termed because he weave,
the native grasses into such beautiful
nests. These sociable weavers go IL
large colonies: and when house build
ing time comes, forty or more OF then
construct the straw umbrella which
Is to unite the little houses under 1
common roof. This large affair Is like
spread -parasol. having great lint
or trunk OF q tree for Its center rod
Beneath 1t the forty little nests ar,
swung; and there, secure from SUI
and shower, they sing ana hatch ant
rear their young. Bird-catching ami
mails have time OF difiiculty in get
ting at the little weaver hirdies OF
account Of the slippery sides OF thes'
parasol roofs. But the wise paren
weavers are not content to trust alto
getheA to the protection OF their hous'
tops. They frequently build these lit
tie mid-air fats on q tree overhnng
smooth tall trunk, preferably palm
This makes II impossible for tn,
snakes and other bird-devouring rep
tiles to invade their nurseries, Some
times these knowing little creature
win even strip the twigs that hole
their nests until they are bare .
leaves, to render them useless as foot
holds for enemies
Wouldn't II be nice to be weave
birds baby. and live in q fat tina
swung like q hammock over the rive
where there were hundreds Of littl
bird children to romp with. and no
even o snake to say, "Shs" and NJ
old maid birds to grumble. 81
quiet" Mrs. g. ". Wiley. In Tn
Visitor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
A New Religion.

After tho French Revolution Z
went forth that there muak ~ n
religion AZ well az = new g0vNg1
for the people. q
Some of the mob Waited
rand, the great French scho11E =
after listening to their expEM6
o new religion. somethtn3
would claim and hold the N11
people, the statesman satd 4
establishing Q new religion
easy. II must posSess q few eo
to claim and hold the xa4tt
people. Let ono Of your hNto (
has lived an absolutely Aply1
be crueified. and let him r6tn
from the dead. Do thru ~ ID.
religion VIII be Ast2 hltah1A
In France. but 70 ~ m
world for Al tinea.' z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

Speaking Of the great sale Of Bibles.
the CONFERENCE.-The, Of Boston, says:
with the great majority OF English-
speaking people the only real Bible
vernicn). They may read occasionally
the American standard Revision bat
1t II only ~ way Of commentary 81
'ActuaI tsxt u the Sacred 6cr.- turessr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
The Southern Baptist Convention

already the canyassers are in sight
! OF the total sum.
| The delegation from Virginia vii,
| be very large Already Ito have been
| appointed and many others Will go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
Is n i Is + M dudedy
Il rage DeVOI6Q 10 N6lglOuS lv1dllGIo H. Pitt D. u
WARNING AND INVITATION
By Edward Leigh Pell, D. D.

.rrfi II. TO-
epn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

1. No doubt you have met John
Kuows-it-all, John left Sunday-school
when he was a kid. because his teach
e. couldn't teach him ..nuthin.." He
quit college before he MAS half
through because hA knew more thxn
|haN ~ nrcfe6noSn anxMaS. ~ nove<
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-30
GIRL DIES AS RESULT OF
COMPANIONS PRANK

After suffering for more than a year
from the effects of a girlish prank
played upon her by a companion in the
place where she was employed, Miss
Mary V. Sullivan died last night at the
residence of her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Sullivan, at 321 South Eleventh street.
Miss Sullivan a been playing with
her companions one of them pulled
q chair from under her as she went to
sit down, causing a fall to the floor,
in which she sustained injuries to her
spine. Throughout her painful illness
Miss Sullivan bore her afHiction brave-
iy and refused to attach blame to any
one.
ct was an accident, mother" she
would say to the parent watching at
her bedside, and she refused to give
the name of the one who pulled the
chair away.
MY daughter is at rest" said Mrs,
Sullivan today. and there is no one
to blame. She died at peace with the
world, there was nothing on her dean
mind. inc if the statement that a chair
was pulled from under her is true she
never said SO and mover gave the name
of anybody as being responsible for her
injury"
The funeral will be held at $3.50 a. m
Monday, to st. A~ntoninus's Church,
where a high mass Of requiem will be
offered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-30
COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES.

FIRST PRIZES. 800 modern home at Hi
tonia, J. L. Feibleman & Co., 1856 Broad
street.
SECOND PRIZE - $3.50 Lauter-Humana
( 'layer). The Lauter Company. 657 Broad
THIRD PRIzE-,sbo Four-pas senger Elan
ders Automobile. A. G. s~palding Company,
200 Halsey street.
FOURTH PRIzE-S75O Famous Bradbury
Interior Player, The Bradbury Piano Com
pany. 81 Market street.
FIFTH PRIzE-s35O Massive Bedroom
Suite, Baumann-Froehlich Company. 1851
SIXTH PRIzE-ta5o Massive Dining-roon
Suite, z; a. Kirch & Co, II Market street.
cycle, H. j. koehler g. Co" 2s1-2a3 Halsey
street.
EIGHTH PRIzE-s225 Diamond Ring. ]
Wiss a Sons. $50 Broad street. diamond ex-
perts and jewellers.
Parlor Suite. J. J. H. Muller. Inc. 1911,
Springfield avenue.
Tenth PRIzE-sl5o Massive Three-piec,
Library Suite, in Mission, Christian Schmid
Furniture Company. 157-l5o Springfield ave
nue.
ELEVENTH PRIzE-sl40 Massive Quar-
tered Oak Dining Table and Five Chair
Leather Box Seat, Crown Company, 74-7'
TWELFTH PRIzE-sl25 Beautiful Brass
Bed. Crown Company, 14-I6 Market street.
THIRTEENTH PRIZE-s100 Massive Quar-
tered Oak Sideboard. Dwyer & Co.. 329 Plan'
street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-30
REV. DR.. THEO. F. WHITE
DIES AT SUMMIT HOME

SUMMIT, April 30.-The Rev. DR..
Theodore F. White, pastor emeritus OF
the Central Presbyterian Church, who
died last night at his home, 4 Parmly
place, will be buried tomorrow from
the church which he so long served.
DR.. White was born in New York city
July IL, 1880, the son of the Rev. DIR.
Henry White, in whose study Union
Theological Seminary was founded. He
studied in Union College n Union
Theological Seminary. His first parish
was at Greenville, N. Y, and from
there he went to Mendham, where he
married Evalina B. Losey. DR.. White
was a strong abolitionist. He preacttd
in New York in riotous times. He could
not live in New York and made his
home in Jersey City, being escorted to
and from his church by a bodyguard.
He was an officer of the Under
ground Railway" and on one occasion
tool a runaway slave woman with a
babe in her arms into his pulpit. He
raised $1,100 to buy her freedom from
her owner.
ON October 2, 1888, DR.. White was in
stalled as pastor in Summit, and served
until 1905. when he became pastor
emeritus. He caves n sister, Mrs.
Maria White Dunning, Of Wilkesbarre,
Pa; seven sons and two daughters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-30
BALL|NGER TELLS
OWN STORY OF
ORIGIN OF FIGHT
tContinucd from First PaGe.l

interior, who vas not retained in the
Cabinet, and the revenge of a man VINO
was removed for misconduct He re-
ferred to Messrs. Garfield and Pinchot.
'"They represent the miserable spirit
hat will tear down and destroy any
man of respectability. Their endeavor
now is to lay their hands on the attor-
n~ey-general, and all because he stands
as one of the advisers to a President
who is distasteful to certain persons, "
3 charged the secretary's attorney.
Mr.. Graham (Dem.) sought to ques-
ton Mr.. Vertrces after he had ceased
speaking, but Senator Root objected,
declaring with evident Impotence h a
the committee already had spent too
much time on this "absurd question.
After an executive session of nearly
an hour. Chairman Nelson announced
that the committee, by a vote of to .
in each instance, had rejected the re-
quests of Mr.. Brandeis for information
asked for from the encouragement.
but had unanimously granted the re-
quest for any information bearing upon
the summary in the hands of Messrs.
Carr, Schwartz, Pierce and Clements,
of Mr.. Ballinger's office. Mr.. Madison,
the llSuIS6HI HttIiibtIt was thC oiiJ
Republican voting with the Democrats
in favor of granting Mr.. Brandeis's re-
quest.
MI. Vertrees announced that Mr.. Bal
linger desired him to say there was no
information at the interior department
bearing on the summary.
There vas no communication what
ever between my office and the attor-
n~ey-general or his office bearing on this
summary" interrupted Mr.. Ballinger,
irritably. Il merely wan to explain
this in order to save the committee
IRON wasting more time on his mat
ter"
wen nave to waste time, then re-
torted Mr.. Mccall (Rep.), and Mr.. YER
trees then proceeded with the examina-
ton of Mr.. Ballinger.