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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

testimony to his wisdom and the de-
votion Of his followers.
From the first, under DIR. Semple's
ministry, the church began to grow
in influence. In 179s-1S00 there was
"A notable revival, which lasted for
months, and 1870 were added to the
church. among them quite a number
OF persons of prominence and intu-
ence. This remarkable work of grace
was due. not so much to preaching,
as to singing and praying, and the
exhortations of private members.
Among the converts ut this tine was
DIR. William Todd, q physician. who
afterwards and for many years was a
prominent minister and pastor of
lower King and Queen and Mattapont
churchs. 49,
In 1904, Josiah Ryland, William Fleet,
William Holt and Thomas Courtney
were ordained deacons. In 1909 the
membership was 300, AID between this
date and 1916 we find as deacons Moses
Num-, Justin Beadles, William HILL
Lewis Hewerten and Robert s Jones,
and q little later Joel Willis, Thomas
Garnett and Hugh Campbell
on the fourth Sunday In June, 1890
n new house was first occupied. II
was Il brtrk structure. 33xIH feet. and
stood upon the site of the present
building. ON May %. 1925, Robert
Courtney. John Bagby and John G.
Richards were ordained dearons.
+ Dr. Semple died December rs. 1881.
The Dover Association met with the
church In 1892, 1905 ami 1870.
DR. Richard Claybrook served sue
cessfully from 1882 TO 1894.
In 1892 the membership was 465 and
In 1884 az
Rev. Eli Ball was the next pastor
serving until July. 1870, during which
time the church prospered, the mems
hership reaching $50. 1t was during
this period that the henevolence OF the
church assumed permanent practical
shape a Sunday school was begun.
weekly prayer meeting held fnostly ut
private houses), and regular collections
taken for missions, In 1896 Thomas
Haynes and Samuel =. Ryland We're
elected superintendents of the sunday
school. the latter continuing in this
position to his death in 1886. In 1897
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
The Mission of the Twelve
April 10.
Matt. 8: 35-10, is. 1912.

God, together with the power to share
them with others.
What then? Seeing that there are
so many who are In need Of help. and
that you and l have received power
to help. and that all we have come
to us as a free gift from our Lord,
can we refuse to respond to his call
for laborers in the harvest? Can We
hug the precious truths Of Christ to
our hearts and refuse to share them
with those who ere starving for lack
of them? II ne has given us. power
to scatter his sunshine Wherever we
&c. shall We not scatter It? IL he has
helped us, shall we not help those
whom he loves? II we have received
freely. shall we not give freely?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

Thomas Haynes. S. p. Ryiand and
Alexander Fleet were elected deacons.
Rev. William Southwood supplied the
pulpit for a year and was followed by
Rev, T. V. Sydnor for year,
On J.r-~ II. 1912 Rev. Richard Hugh
Bagby was elected pastor. who, like
DR. Semple, had been educated with
"A view to the law. but who was or
dained at the call OF this church. This
relation continued until 1870, during
which period the church continued to
grow In usefulness and prominence
In December. 1852. tho church en-
gagged with it's pastor for preaching
every Sunday, which custom has con-.
tinued TO the present.
The following named ministers have
filed the pastorate OF the church, all OF
whom have been worthy successors of
the notable men who preceded them:
Rev. :. {. Boston, from 1872 To 1876;
Rev. w. r. d. Moncure. from 1877 to
1870; DIR, r. g. Hening, Rev, James
Long and Rev. T. A. Hall
The present pastor Is Rev. A. w. II.
Jones, who is measuring up to the
high standard fixed by his predeees-
sors.
quite large number of ministers
have gone out from the church. among
them Robert Ryland d. d, William
ItSldtlu, AiIFtu IpdEbA ~. ~, trtpFkN
+. Bagby. D. D., Charles II. Ryland,
-. D.. John W. Ryland, y. d, r. r.
Acree. ID. Alexander Fleet. Jr. and
j. Ryland Murdoch,
notable fact IL the history Of this
church is that In 1876 the church re-
solved not to retain member engaged
in the retailing of ardent spirits,
The church has always stood for
high moral tone among its member
ship. has advocated an enlightened, ed
ucated pulpit and pew, and urged y
regular and systematic support ofNthe
enterprises az the denomination.
Some twenty years ago some of the
Sons OF Burlington conceived the Idea
OF arranging and enddwing the GENE
terry connected with the church. and
the lot was plotted and laid off In sec
lions, and now has the constant care
and attention of a keeper and is under
the supervision of standing commit
tee of the church
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
BRUINGToN BAPTIST CHURCH King and Queen County

Burlington church has more than
one hundred years occupied a promt-
nent place In the counsels of the
Baptists in Virginia. Situated as 1t
it's house of worship, on the road
side. without even II village about II,
In IL community sparsely settled, 1t
may not be without profit that we
turn our attention to its history. IL
was organized In 1890. and Robert
Baylor Semple "a young man from It's
membership, and educated FOR law
yer, was chosen pastor,
In 1871 house of worship was
built. Ii was situated on the oppo-
site side of the road from tho present
building, and Is described az "a wood
EN- structure. plain. upholstered and
uncomfortable, with no heating APP
pliance, and no glass lights save one
narrow window at the pulpit At It's
organization II was composed OF l6V
members, with Lewis Smith, Thomas
Mum and William Whayne as dea-
cons.
DIR. Semple continued as pastor UNI
I'll his death, IA period OF nearly forty
two years and AS this was the forma-
tive period of the church, and as the
III bsequent histarg Is largely due 10
the foundation which he laid glance
al his personality would seem appro-
pirate 1t is said of him AS minis
ter OF the gospel he was eminently
successful. The secret of his useful
ness lay in his great prudence and
decision OF character, In the unwear-
led diligence with which he discharg-
ed his ministerial duties, and in the
marked practical character of hS
preaching. is congregations we're ar-
WAYS large because he never failed
to MI his appointments: while his dis
courses were remarkable for appro-
priateness, and were always delivered
in simplicity and sincerity. He was
deeply interested In the cause OF mis-
sions and was one Of the hrst IN
Virginia to advocate their claims. He
enlisted the prayers and lahors both
OF individuals ana churches in them.
Under the leadership of such "A man
the foundations were laid deep ana
broad. and upon this foundation we
tfnd "a SiiparStruCtuFp which still hears
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

~Orpah kissed her mother-in-law,
hut Ruth clave unto ner."--Ruth J.;
g1S.
invite your attention to a great
tlissinction. or the difference In wo-
men. I will not give you an abridged
edition of the Book or Ruth. To do
10 would be like working out upon a
woodland, laden and beaded with ice.
npon which the sunlight flashed and
;gitathned, and bringing In a broken.
hxlfscoated twig as Il specimen of the
8pfendor witnessed.
More than 1900 years ago Eline-
5ech became an exile in Moab. leav-
pMnte from his beloved city. Ten
wears later one OF the fonr who cross
ting Bethlehem wanderer like
ed over the border into Moab's hills
was left Many. and great changes
had taken place. Marriage and fes-
tivity had given place to- three great
Measurements. and three sad widows
stood on the soil of Moab, hound to-
gefher by the memory of a community
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

of "A myriad of little ones. l would
rather he tiny ray Of the great sun,
concealed from view by his splendid
blaze OF tight, than the full orhed
moon. paling the lustre of the stars
would choose to he n wooden p'n'
uniting the beams of n great snip
which plows paths through high seas,
rather than some giant oaT useless
and decaying on the mountain slope.
would prefer to be the note OF a
song which sings some soul to God, to
being n fun-toned orchestra playing
the march to only an earthly destiny
In the metropolis of the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

Some "xncn OF splendid ability and
training INSTRUMENTATION are constant
~ hampercd because they insist on
living on the mental floor All their
decisions are made there. not subject
to change from above. And the Holy
Spirit, who In the commander in chief
OF all the forces In this campaign. Is
unable to use them as he would. 1t is
not by keenness of thinking, nor full
ness of learning. nor shrewd. we'll
balanced Judgment, but by the Spirit
OF God working through these. and
sometimes working higher up than they
have reached.-S, -. Gordon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

The International Sunday School
Lesson Committee has issued the
schedule OF lessons for the year 1912.
The general topic OF the Uniform Sc
ries Course for that year In The Life
Of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels"
This As the first course that has been
prepared by the new Lesson Commit
tee appointed by the International Con-
veution held In Louisville In 1908,
careful examinataion Of this new
course shows that progress Is being
made in the Uniform Series. A study
OF the life OF Christ as viewed by the
Synoptic Gospels will prove tos~Se an
atra ctive and inspiring course for the
Sunday schools of the land. The COM
mittee has issued also the first of the
intermediate Course In the Graded Sc
ries, and the second year OF the be
ginners' Course. the Primary Course
and the Junior Course. Sunday schools
may therefore have their choice OF the
Uniform SerteE-- where the entire
school studies the same lesson or the
Graded Series, where the different
grades study lessons peculiarly adapted
To each grade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

cred in front OF the memorial. There
are literally all kinds of people In the
groups. Nobody passes along the street
in this busy section who does not look
ut the statue little while at least.
There may be iunumerabe criticisms
of It's conception, of the workmanship
even, but, as DIR. Gordon well said In
his sermon at New Old South last sun
day, 1T is IA fine thing for Boston to
erect this monument. not for his sake,
but for the city's own sake "--Otis IL.
Moore, In the Congregationalist
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
In the Forgotten Lands.

by Lundy Howard Harris.
In the ,aT. forgotten lands,
BY the worlds last gulf of night.
Clasps 81 I.akea human soul, --.
Writing UP and falling back,
Screaming for God who cares.
In the far. forgotten lands.
By the worlds last gulf of night.
Batlike creatures vex the gloom
And whimper as they shudder by:
lis there any God who cares ?''
In the far forgotten lands.
BY the worlds last gulf OF night.
Walks the cross stained Nazarene,
seaehing ever for his own
On the crumhling edge of hell,
In the far forgotten lands,
BY the worlds last gulf OF night,
Their ha MandeFs. all alone.
Dragging bleeding hearts from he'll
With The whisper: God does care!
Tho Independent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
F1eartsease

For life. with all 1t yields OF joys or
woe.
And hope and fear,
Is just our chance o tue prize of learn
ing love
How love might be. hath been, indeed.
and is
Robert Browning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
The Flight.


Upon a cloud among the stars we
stood.
The angel raised his hand and look
ed and said.
Which world, of all yon starry my
Rad,
Shall we make wing tot" The still
solitude
Became a harp whereon his voice
aid mood
Made spherai music round his haioed
head.
/ spake--for then had not long been
dead
Let me look round upon the waists,
and brood
A moment on these orbs ere de-
What is yon star that beauteous
shines
And with soft splendor now incarna-
Our wings? There would / 20 and
there abide"
He smiled as one who some child's
thought divines;
That Ii the world where yesternight
you died. ]" s
- lloyd 1xt01in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
Items of Interest

On the exact geographical center OF
the United States Is located church.
the First Methodist OF Ellsworth, Kan.
an interesting symbol OF religion at
the heart of a nation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

The General Education Board of New
York has offered TO give Georgetown
College. Kentucky. $4,000 on condi-
ton that the Baptists OF the State raise
$4,000. The time limit IS three years,
and the money is to be raised by DIR.
wager, president of the college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

St. Francis Street church. of Mobile,
has granted Pastor W. J, E. Cox a
leave OF absence for three months. and
he will attend the Worlds Missionary
Conference and tour Europe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

What the world wants and waits for
to- day is "a strong, true, vital preach
ing of doctrine. The church must real
lie anew the previous value of the
truths which Christ has given her. She
must not conceal them or cast them
away; she must bring them out into
the Hight. press them home upon the
minds and hearts of men. She must
simplify her statement of them, 80 that
men can understand what they nean.-
Henry van Dyke,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

He is the freeman whom the truth
makes free,
And all are slaves beside. There's not
IA chain
That hellish foes. confederate for his
harm,
Can wind around him, but he casts 1t
off "
With as much ease as Samson his
green Withes.
His freedom Is the same In every state;
And no condition OF this changeful life.
So manifold in cares. whose every day
Brings it's own evil with IL, makes 1t
less. --Cowper,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

We have reason to fear that minis
tiers do not always understand how
keen are the ethical conceptions or
laymen. II is not uncommon for lay
men. when discussing some act OF a
minister. 10 shake theirs heads ana
smile at each other. as though
preachers belonged to an irresponsI-
Bile and incomprehensibie class. Now.
this Is not only an affront to a self
respecting minister: 1t liz the symp-
tom OF grave danger. There WIS
once q special set Of laws for eccIes-
fasiics. They were not to be Judged
as other men. That Ia. they were
other than men, which means, in its
last analysis. not men--less than men,.
Nothing. we dare say. could be more
cafamttous for the church In the
twentieth century than the re-estab-
fishing of this old and hateful dis
rrimsnation. Let ministers beware OF
leading color to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

II Is not possible fer man to conceive
OF IA more perfect character than thai
of Jesus Christ. The verdict Of his
tory Is clear aB to this. But that must
mean that Gods life Ia manifest to
men In this Christ-life. He lived the
human life at Its fullest and richest
measure or expression. His daily liv-
ing is the unerasable evidence that
man may be- filled with the very life OF
God unto stct0fioas manhood. -~h. A.
Johnston $500 M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

You may not attain some grace OF
Christian character which you long to
possess; but you can obtain 1t. 1t Is
there In the character OF Jesus. wait
ing for you; and all that In requisite
on your part is 10 adopt an attitude
of utter and constant dependence.
God hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in Jesus. and he hath given
us all things that pertain to life and
goodness. through the blessed knowl-
edge OF the Son OF his love.--F. Il.
Meyer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

O blessed Christ. this Easter day
Victorious to our life return;
Walk with us through its every way
TIL our hearts. too. within us burn.
John MacNauRhton, ID. D.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

May is to be a month of conyen-
tons The National Congress OF the
Laymen's Missionary Movement will
be held in Chicago. May 3-s. The
Northern Baptist Convention will meet
In Chicago, May s-l3. Tae Brother
hood meetings will he held In connec-
ton with the convention. The South
ern Baptist Convention will meet in
Baltimore, Md. May 1919. The GEN
erai Baptist Convention meets in Bal
timore. May II The Worlds Sunday
School Convention VIII meet In WASH
ington. n. c.. May 1874.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

Last year was a great year for the
Methodist missionaries In northwest
India. More than ten thousand con-
verts were received into their churches,
bringing the membership up to 10000.
They have 10000 children in their Sun.
day schools.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

The National Congress of the Lay
mems Missionary Movement, to be held
at Chicago May as. Is expected TO en-
roll 5000 men from all parts OF the
United States. II viii be the greatest
meeting fer men ever held on this corr
tinent From a missionary viewpoint,
it viii be epoch making. as IA national
program OF advance will be adopted.
The Congress L. only a month away.
The delegations have been assigned by
denominations and the reservations
which have been made for the various
denominations will be held until April
l. After that date the registrations
will be thrown open
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

New emphasis has been given to the
effectiveness OF the power OF public
officials. The superintendent of an In
dian agency In Oklahoma has warned
the authorities that unless the prohi-
bition law is better enforced he will
remove his headquarters for Indian
payment TO some other locality. The
local officers have gotten busy. We
hear cor,dderaoIe OF late about the
failure OF prohibition In Tennessee.
The president OF the City National
Bank of Knoxville. however, gives what
he claims Ia a conservative estimate to
be 100000 a year directed through
general trade channels for good that
formerly went to the saloon. Some OF
our Tennessee people might put that
in their pipe and smoke 1t to profit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09


Easter Sunday, March 81, was q
great day at the First church. Roches-
ter, N Y. The large auditorium was
crowded in the morning and we'll filed
In the evening. At the noon hour there
were s65 In the Sunday school. includ-
ing all departments. The pastor, Rev.
DR. James T. Dickinson. preached at
both services and baptized eleven re-
cent converts, among whom were two
Italians. Among those. baptized sew
eral weeks ago was beautiful boy. the
son OF Professor John HI. Strong, OF the
Theological Seminary. the grandson OF
President Augustus II. Strong, and the
great grandson Of Deacon Alvah
Seminary. The boy represents the
fourth generation OF one family con-
Heeted with the First church. This
Swedish work. which has been held in
the Sunday school rooms OF the First
church for several years, has greatly
and now the Greeks Of Ro-
chester are holding religious services in
the prayer meeting rooms Of the same
church.
DIR. Jacob Sallade becc Aes CO. pastor
with Or. Conwell at the Grace church.
Philadelphia, and DR.. j. A. Maxwell
leaves his Reading passionate and sue
ceeds DR.. Sailade as district secretary
of the Home Mission Society. It il
known to a few Of DR.. Salade's friends
that strong efforts were made to get
him to accept another position OF large
prominence and usefulness. but. Yield
ing. to the call OF the great church.
which was urgingiy seconded by Or.
Copwell, he has entered into rela-
ton for which he Ii well fittad ana
into work second TO none in i'm
portance and possibility. For two
years DR.. Sallade was associated with
DR.. Conwell and the Grace church and
won a large place In their affection;
that they shnuld again turn to him NJ
such . time ~ this In the history a
the church n no snall compliment
Baptist Commonwealth
II ur. 6al1Ade Naas formerly fof oevees1
yeare pastor of IN Ukcl6nq Y y oS1o7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-07

concealed from the garden and conse-,
uuentiy from the road beyond the arch
way. l saw that he took note OF this
before he pointed to that corner OF the
veranda most closely screened by the
vines and said:
"May the table be placed yonder?"
Certainly"
sHa. that is good" he exclaimed.
Suddenly we heard the rapid hoof
beats of a melted horse. He crossed
our vision and the open archway-a
high stepping hackney going well.
driven by lady in light trap which
was half full OF wild flowers. ! had
not the least difficulty In recognizing
her. At the same instant the startled
pigeons fiuttered up from the garden
path. betaking themselves to flight. and
sthat other monsieur" came ieaping
across the courtyard and into the road.
Look quickly" he called. who Is
that ladyy
Amadee awoke with a frantic start
and launched himself at the archway.
THAT lady, monsieur" he gasped.
gazing after the trap. That Is Nine
d'Armand."
"Mme. d'Armand." Saffren repeated
the name slowly. "Her name Is Nine.
d'Armand?'
eyes. monsieur" said Amadee COM
placently. lit Is an American lady
who has married n French nobleman."
Ito be continued).
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-07

"a " q doubt the most absurd thing
KAE | could have done after the
" departure of Professor Kere-
dec and his singular friend
would have been to settle myself be-
fore my canvas again with the inten-
ton of painting. and that is what 1
did. At least. | resumed my camp
stool and went through some of the
motions habitlally connected with the
act of painting.
In fine, l sat there brush padding
my failure like an antomaton and say
ing over and over aloud: What is
wrong with him? What is wrong with
him?'
l came out of my varicolored study
with start. caused by the discovery
that | had absentmindedly squeezed
upon my palette the entire contents of
an expensive tube Of covalt violet.
The turpentine rag at least proved
effective. 1 secured away the last
tokens of my failure with it. wishing
that life were like the canvas and that
men had knowledge of the right &C.
lestial turpentine. After that l clean
ed my brushes packed and shouldered
my kit and. with final imprecation
upon all sausage sandwiches. took up
my way once more to Les Trois Pr
geons.
Striding along at a good gait and
chanting generously. "On Linden when
the sun was low L left the rougher
boscages of the forest behind me and
emerged just at sunset upon an or
derby fringe of woodland where the
ground was neat and unincumbered
and the trimmed trees stood at polite
distances. bowling slightly to one an
other with small. well bred rustlings.
l stood upon Quesnay ground.
Before me stretched a short, broad
avenue of turf. leading to the chateau
gates. A slope was terraced with
strips of flower gardens and intervals
of Sward, and against the green OF a
rising lawn | marked the figure OF a
woman pausing to bend over some
Towering bush. The lady upon the
slope was Nine. d'Armand. the inspira-
ton of Amedee's monster has much
to live forr'
Once more this day indorsed that
worthy mans opinion. for. though
was too far distant to see clearly.
huCW kHdt FUSES lTlultu0d NJ LIE. u al
mand's white hat and that she had
passed me no long time since in the
forest
I had come far out OF my way, SO /
retraced my steps to the intersection
OF the paths and thence made for the
inn by my accustomed route. Not far
along be road from where 1. came into
it stood an old. brown. deep matched
cottage. branch of brushwood over
the door prettiIy reckoning travellers
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CHAPTER ".

"a v o doubt the most absurd thing
KAH | could have done after the
W departure of Professor Kere-