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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
A Little Nonsense

Alfonso MIL" saws tho bsi,.
~ and Instructive Woman's Home
Syo,,hpanian. was tho son of Alfonso
Nil. who died 1--WE months before he
was born. at the age Of twenty-etCht.@
Kansas City star
Nloiette: Il wish you would tell mo
how to set this pitch or my dres.
nave Tried everything / can think of
reginald. You might try NJ song
.u always get on the pitch when you
sing. -Judge
For a spring chicken. madam sato
lawson Il must confess that / con-
siaer this a pretty tough bird" Yes.
ar. Dawson. replied the landlady, am
.abiy: but you must raTnemh@r thar
we have had pretty tough sprins.1~
Harper's Weekly.
Mts. Seighbors They tell me your
son 10 In the college, football eleven
Mrs Malaprop Yes, indeed
Mrs Neighbora. DO Won know
what position he plays"
mrs. Malaprop; Il amt sure, but
Chicago News.
a oora once said to Harper, the pub
3lsher' brother Harper / am curious To-
know how you four men dtstributc the
duties of the establishment between
you John, said Mr., Harper, good
numorediy, attends 10 the finances.
esiey t. the correspondence. Fletcher
To the general bargaining with authors
ana others and--,lon't you tell any
body, he said, lowering his yotce-Y
enter tain the bores.
real joke WAS sprung by a student
at the Western reserve University last
week. This student suffers from the
sigma OF OBESITY; II appears tina, even
professors do not love "a fat man. Az
ter q particularly unsuccessful recita-
uon IN English ILL.,, the professor said.
Alas. Mr. Hank. you arc better fed
than taught" That's right, profess
sor, sighed tho youth, subsidinE hsay-
lily, you teach me- feed myself"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Northern general, famous rs
tighter, was at regimental reunion
some time ago, says The New York Re
corder, and was expected to propose
toast to the regiment He made a
ran, bling but highly eulogistic speech.
gallant Qna Hundred and Txsesity~slssf,
New York. the last to reach tho field,
and the first to leave it He sat down
amid shouts OF laughter. and then. see
he undertook to rectify II. Gentle
men" he said. you mus, forgive my
slip OF the tongue. Tho toast wished
to propose was, Here's to the gallant
one Hundred and Twenty-Sixth New
York. equal to none"
An fmpecunious nobleman saw
portrait OF an ancestor In a West End
shop window. He went In and inquired
the price IL was twelve pounds, ten
shfllings I'm give you ten pounds"
he said TO the shopkeeper. But tina
price was refused, and there was no
sale made. Some time later the nobie-
man WAS dining In the magnificent new
London house OF business man OF a
type called self-made. He noticed a ia
miliar portrait on the wall. "Ah,'' said
10 INF
est in the painting. that Is a portrait
of an ancestor Of mine.' Indeed
said the peer. Then we must be re-
lated he continued. with perfect
gravity. "He was within Atty shili-
ings OF being An ancestor of mine!"--
London Daily News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

stand patiently for hours in the aisles
Of his meeting places. block up door
ways and FIJI ante-rooms
We have been 80 long hungry"
they say, you cannot wonder that
We enjoy the feast now that it is
spread for us"
When the people kneel to pray,
after the Russian manner, the effect
is indescribabIe. Wave after wave
OF emotion thrills the assembly. The
rich bass Of the mems voices is Very
powerful as they join in the Glory
Song or in a favorte hymn by the
Grand Duke Constantine. Il am stand
ing at the door and knocking" Mr..
Fetler holds Bible classes in the
palace of the Princess Lieven. 10
which some 400 persons come. The
great hall of the city council or
Duma, seating 1000 people. has been
granted to him for Sunday school
demonstrations. The hall of the No
bel building ferected by the petro-
leum and dynamite king. Alfred No
bel, founder of the Nobel prizes has
also been used by Fetler for evan
Nelfsttc services, Sometimes there
are interruptions on the part of
"hoodlums," instigated by Russian
priests
Where are the ikons?'' they shout
out. I'VE have come to pray and
want ikons We cannot pray with
out them, You are hlasphemers who
do not reverence the holy pictures"
The authorities at times ~and de-
tachments of military. with loaded
rifles. To the meetings TO suppress
any revolutionary speaking, but they
never have. cause to intervene. The
church leaders have issued a pamph-
let in regard to Fetler's work based
on the text: "Ye have heard that
antichrist shall come. Even now
there are many antichrists" Fetier
has indeed gathered about him many
co-workers. In recent photograph
he appears with forty deacons al
most all OF whom are lay preachers
Little prayer halls are starting up
all over the Russian empire In the
diocese of Vyatka, sixty-five such have
been opened in the last I'VE years
in that OF Mini Novgorod there are
$50. In the diocese OF kieff there
is hardly village free from Stundist
"heresy," and although the bishops
are doing their best to destroy ii, it
Is increasing. in some places hun
dreds of families being infected"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
A Fine Scene.

TWO boys We're in a schoolroom
alone together and exploded some
fireworks. The one boy denied II, The
other Ben Christie. would neither ad-
init nor deny 1t, and was severely
flogged for his obstinacy. When the
boys got alone again
why didn't you deny it?'' asked
the real offender.
Because there were only we two.
ana one of US must have He'd" said
Ben.
Then why not say did it,"
Because you said You didn't"
The boys heart melted. Ben's mo-
raj gallantry subdued him. When
school reassembled. the young cul
pfft marched up 10 the masters desk
and said
PLEASE. sir. II can't bear to he 4
liar, l let off the squibs." And he
burst into tears, .-...,....,.,......,..,,.
The masters eye glistened on the
seif-accuser, and the undeserved pun
ishment he had inflicted on the other
boy smote his conscience. Before the
whole school. hand in hand with the
culprit. as II he and the other boy
We're joined in the confession. the
master walked down to where young
Christie sat, and said aloud:
Ben, Ben, lad. he and I beg your
pardon. We are both to blame''
The school was hushed and still,
as other schools are apt to be when
something true and noble IL being
done--eo still they might almost have
heard Ben's big boy-tears dropping
on his book as he sat enjoying the
moral triumph which subdued him
self as we'll as all the rest. And when,
from want of something else to say.
he gently cried, Master forever" the
loud shout Of tia schnlaxs MAD the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
old mans eyes with something behind
his spectacles which made him wipe
them before he sat down again.
Sunday School Advocate.


"Ruo and Rosemary"
Scattered throughout this land Of
the summer sun are many men and
women, no longer young, to whom
these days of the opening leaf. Of the
mating birds, and OF the odorous
warmth. EMBEDDING forests and mea-
dows, are speaking in fearful tones
OF certain spring days Of the Long
Ago. These men and women are able
to interpret the following beautifts
lines which We picked up many year.
ago and laid away in our memory
The apples are ripe in the orchard,
The work of the reaper is done,
ana the golden woodlands redden
In the blood of the dying, sun.
AT the cottage door the grand,fre
Sits pale in his easy chair.
While a gentle wind of twilight
Plays with his silver hair.
A. woman is kneeling beside him.
a ialr young head Is pressed
In the first wild passion OF sorrow
Against his aged breast.
And far from DER the distance
Inc faltering echoes come
Or flying blast Of trumpet
And rafting roll OF drum.
The violets star the meadow.
The rosebuds fringe the door.
Ana Ger the grassy orchard
The pink-white blossoms pour,
But the grandsire's chair is empty,
me cottage Is dark and still:
Inere's q nameless grave on the nat.
tiefieId,
ana new one under the hill.
ana pallid. fearless woman
ny the cold hearth sits aIon..
WI" ms, the Old clock In the corner
Ticks on with steady drons
Nashville Christian Aayar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
A QaIo w. Cnduue dby
Rv.R D.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION

The Southern Baptist convention
Will meet in annual session at Jack
sonViile AT y. NJ Wednesday May
/ L. quite Il. number of auxiliary bod
les, such as the Womans Missionary
Union and trustees of the Southern
Baptist Seminary, viii meet at 9
o'clock on Wednesday. The South
ern Baptist convention covers all the
Southern territory and includes a
constituency mum bering 2.2IS,911.
These are gathered in 20. 43S churches
which In turn form s24 district as
sociatious. Their contributions to
missions during 1909 WEI. to the
handsome sum of Si.336.5f9, while
they gave to all purposes S9.4T4.77T.
Their church property is estimated
at $50 203522
There are three great boards un-
der the direct control OF the conyen-
tion-the Foreign Mission Board To-
catod at Richmond, with Ecv. X. J.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
A BAPTIST FROM THE
HOME OF OF THE CAR

Mr.. Fetier is the son of Il Baptist
pastor in Courlend. Baltic provinces,
Russia. \ Lett By birth. and there
fore ciassed as d "nun- orthodox" ne
has certain liberties and advantages
denied 10 the born Russian sub
jcct Brought up in godlS home.
he early felt a dcsire to serve the
Master and had longings To go to
China as missionary. Ia order to
equip himself for the mission field.
he entered the Pastors College in
London. where he won the affection
and esteem Of his fellow students.
Completing his course Of studies. he
heard the call OF his own land. and.
under the auspices of the Pioneer
BAPTIST Mission he undertook evan
gcljstic work In ST. Petersburg.
His gifts are manifold. He is "at
home" with seven languages. he has
n magnetic personality, and is a born
loader of men. Commencing his la
hors In 1907. practically unknown in
the great city. he is to-day one OF
the best known public men in the
capital he course Of events have
been remarkable The Lettish Baptist
church in which he first began to
preach became too small for the
crowds anxious to hear him. Larger
nails were taken, and even the itne
hall OF the City Duna was pressed
into his service. Conversions fol-
lowed his wooing, persuasive appeals.
a church was formed, and strong men
gathered about the young pastor.
Twelve halls have now been opened
for the preaching Of the word. sun
day schools have been established
and young mems preachers class
has been called into being. During
Mr.. Fetler's residence In st. Peters
burg he has become the recognized
champion of the cause Of freedom.
Nothing seems To daunt him. In his
interviews at the ministry Of the in
terror and with the gendarmerie he
! has been able to place the Baptist
position before the ofhciaA in such
a manner that frequently liberties
have been granted To tho baptist peo-
| pie to carry ON their work in peace,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

Willingham as secretary: the Home
Mission Board. with headquarters at
Atlanta. with DR.. Il. d. Gray as see.
Rotary; the Sunday school Board To-
Gated at Nashville, with DR.. j. III.
Frost as secretary. In addition to
these. the convention exercises con-
troll over the theological seminary at
Louisville, the most largely attended
Protestant seminary in the world.
For some months past these mis-
sion boards and their friends have
been very anxious concerning the
financial situation. Both the Home
and Foreign Boards brought over
from the last convention year con-
siderable debts, and both of them en-
larged their work It is known now
that the Foreign MissNa Board will
report q debt OF something like S75.-
600. This. however. is not due to
reduction In it's income as compared
with the previous year. AS already
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

explained, 1t is due in part to a debt
inherited from the previous year and
III part to the great enlargement of
the work. The Home Board win re-
port free of debt. Virginia Baptists
gave to Foreign Missions this year
over $4,000 and to Home Missions
over S3l, 200, a total of over $4,000
to the two objects. These offerings
were gathered in the ordinary way
without unusual pressure of any kind
They possibly would have been larg-
er but for the great campaign that
was made in Virginia for the semi
nary and for the special effort In the
interest of State educational work
The attendance at the convention
from Virginia will apparently be not
so large as usual. Many who would
ordinarily go will this year choose
rather to go to the Worlds Alliance
IN Philadelphia, which is to meet
there June Q TO pa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
The World As It Is.

It's gay old world when you're gay,
And glad old world when you're
glad,
But whether you play
Or go toiing away
It's sad old world when you're
sad.
Its grand old world if you're great,
And mean old world il you're
small;
It's world fun OF hate
For the foolish who prats
OF the uselessness Of 1t all.
It's beautiful world to see
Or it's dismal in every zone;
The thing It must be
In its gloom or it's glee
Depends on You alone.
S. Il. kiser.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
FOR THE LITTLE ONES
THE HOME.

At the Door OF Spring.
"Oh, please come outn'
The children shout.
''Oh, please come out and play"
And Spring replied,
Il stay inside
Till the snow has gone away"
l.. J. Bridgman, in Youths Com
panion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

been turned down. however, in con-
gr"asional cpmnsittea The chair
man Of the joint committee sought
information Of senator Reed Snoot
'ts 10 whether rolygamy still obtain
I'd in Utah This truthful Norman
emphaticaLiy denied the fact in tho
face OF all that, ts being published
on the matter In McCiure's, Every
hodyss and other magazines. on the
ground OF Shoots evidence the
amendment was rejected.
In the four years since tho Lay
mems Movement opened UP there
has been a total gain of niissAAnary
gifts 'for home and foreign work.
in Canada and the United States or
almost $4,000. b00. In eighteen months
up To January. I9llD there were sent
out from the headquarters of the
movement IS. S69 books on missions
7,577 charts l,127.o0 pamphlets and
zoe, 600 leaflets, one OF the great
est meetings this year has been that
In Allentown in the conservative Penn
syiNania German region. The num-
Der registering was 1,65i. which has
been exceeded by only six other
American cities.
The gift of 80 900, 600 from the es-
tate of Mr.. John s. Kennedy 10 ths
Presbyterian Foreign Missions Board
of the United States represents the
largest single gift to missions Vet
made In This country. one-thirti of
this Is 10 be -2enr' Immediately in
equipment and Improvement of ox-
tstlug educational. medical and other
Institutions one hundred and fifty
hospitals and dfspensarfes and 1900
mission schools viii be beuenciaries
Of hfs' appropriation ''
4 .'sss J0hn's Slovenian lutheran
church. dedicated recently in South
hsthleheFa. Pa, has already 456 con-
trlbuNng mem berg and is stili grow
lhg These Slovenes are Austrian
SlaFs working In the present In
stance in the bethlehem Steel Works
MT. Lambert. the pastor. learned
their language ia order to conduct
grown that an 5000 stone edifce
mission among them. This has 50
mas been built az a church home,
The social service committee Of the
Episcopal church in Chicago In to
TAKE up the fight against the social
efal The recent diocesan convention
has authorized it's committee on this
subject TO publish the names OF all
property owncrs and lease holders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
better than preadnoughts in keeping
the peace OF the East.

better tnan IreaunDuGhtS IN Keeping
the peace OF the East.
John Bull prints the testimony
from Conan Doyle after his investiga-
lions Of the Congo atrocities:
Il used to be against missionaries.
considering them as doing more harm
than good. l win never say word
against them again. At the risk Of
great personal danger and in spite
OF ineessant persecution they have
acted splendidly. like men. on the
Congo the missionary Is for the ma
tive the only representative OF equity
and justice. Hence the astounding
influence he Possesses in some regions
The Governor of Odessa, Tolwats-
chew. has forbidden the use Of Pro-
fessor Ehrlich's new remedy in the
Odessa hospital because Enrich hap
pens to be a Jew. He is the same
person who when an official in Che
roll established per cent norm Of
the Jewish cows allowed to Craze in
common pastures. similar to the per
cent. limit fixed for Jewish students
ia Russian universities. ..,.- .-..
The positive Christian organiza-
tons in Germany have now federated
themselves into "a national league for
defense of evangelical truth and for
the extension of evangelical Influence.
Four committee have already been
formed--for the press for the schools.
for lectures, and for matters concern
ing theological chairs in the univer-
sites. II is at these four points that
the attacks Of liberals upon the evan
gelical faith have been most agrees
siye.
The total OF voluntary offerings
made in the Church of England last
being included-came to the rnagnitl-
cent sum of f7.s12.753.
The great Central y. NJ G. A. of
London, which is to be placed on
Great Russell street near Tottenham
road win cost 100000. 1t is to be
memorial to Sir George Williams,
the originator of the Y. NJ. c. A. There
Will be 200 bedrooms in the build
ing for temporary use. The new
building will be an imperial institu-
ton, a center for advice and help
fulness for men all over the British
world.
Mr.. Chard. a Spitalfelds rector,
uses the crypt of his church to store
furniture. free OF charge, for people
whose homes are temporarily broken
up. 1t is at present full of poor pee
pies furniture.
The new Protestant church in Bel
GUM is laymen's church. Over a
hundred men, from the director of
the Botanic Gardens in Brussels Pro-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

An unofficial plebiscitc az TO clos
1ng the Cincinnati postofflce on sun
day has resulted in Is votes against
and 5000 for.
The ~Gideons" or Christian COM
merciai Travellers of the United States
and Canada now number 1000. But
there are nearly "A half million com
Tnercial travellers on the continent.
The king of Denmark has request
ed Booker r Washington to start
III the Danish West Indies a system
Of education similar to that at Tus-
kesea.
As fitting close 10 a series of ded-
icatory services at the First BAPTIST
church IN Montclair, y. j.. gathering
WAS held in recognition of the men
who built the church and the Gem
panions in the ranks Of labor" BE
sides Mr. Fosdick, the pastor. Mir
buchanan a labor leader. spoke, and
a message of personal gratitude In
recognition Of work done was brought
from the officers Of the church.
The Y. NJ. L. A OF Buffalo has
erected hotel with e6s bedrooms
and accom- modatons for $50 men.
The rates vary from IS 10 rs cents a
night. :. 10 81 a week. 1t has a
sunday evening service and will have
Il Sunday Bible class. Ninety per
cent. OF the rooms are filed each
night.
The Southern Baptista have TWEEN
ty-hte Mexican Baptist churches In
Texas and have now entered upon
mission work among the 135, 600 Nix
fcars IA New Mexico. they also car.
~ on twcnty-six mountain schools
v fss 'Sssss" 'ssSsastfferTa Appalachian noun
tain system. with 5000 scholars and
Loo teachers. The PROPERTY xaitle
OF these schools IL about $4,000
and the yearly cost 100000 great
work at a minimum expense, Sew
ents-nve young ministers come from
these schools yearly. and the fact
that the increase In the number of
men In the ministry 35e in six
Teen years-was greater among
Southern Baptists than among any
other denomination, liz due chiefly
TO the recruitment among the mis-.
sion educated mountain whites.
Saxfeen States have rnamor{s4ize6
Congress In, favor of an amendmen,
70 the national Constitution forbid
Ling po!ygainy. This amendment. has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
Uzziah, King of Judah, Humbled
By Edward Leigh Pell D. D.
hooI Lesson for la ..


pvrity? Shall we pray the Lord to
Keep up poor in order that We may
be Kept humble IL want the only
cure Tor pride a poor world this
would be surely. III all men remained
in want. And slow indeed would be
the progress OF civilization and all the
good things thar follow In the wake
Of the gospe. Of JESUS. And slow tn
deed would he the progress of that
gospel What would God have us dc
about it, Shah We pray, as the wise
man OF Proverbs. that We may have
neither poverty nor rlches9 II there
not q better prayer Rather should
Wc not put ourselves wholly IN his
hands to be used 10y him in whatever
way he may sea best, only asking that
whatever may betide nothing may
come in between us and him
think So. II IT. test Shat some Of u
should be poor. Ii is REST that some
Of us should have enough. Ii may he
best that some II us should he rich.
We do nos know our own needs in
these matters, But sc do know, that
our one great need il 10 do God
viii, and our one desire and aim
should be to do His Will Whcther lie
may choose tor Ia th' path Of poN-
erty or sickness or wealth or health.
And what should we usk for that
nothing may come In between us and
Him Surely what We need most Of
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

BY his knowledge OF and intercourse
with the members Of the Duma. he
Ii able to bring influence to bear upon
the officials to make the lot of the
Baptist workers easier His fine tai
ents. his genuine piety, his deep devo-
ton to God, his intense earnestness--
these things, added 10 a humble and
chtldiike nature, have endeared him
TO the hearts of his co-workers and
have surrounded him with a host Of
loyal and true friends
He is having n great ingathering
among the working classes. Men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

Sixteen States have memorialized
Congress in, favor of an amendmen.
70 the national Constitution forbid
ding rolygafuy. This amendment has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

center oe active eyangelistic work
Contributions shoud be sent to the
American board. Beacon street, Bos-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

The king of Denmark has request
ed Booker T Washington to start
i'll the Danish West Indies a system
OF education similar To that at Tus-
ksgca.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

The example eli American ~duca-
tional missions IN Turkey is work
ing. An Armenian lady has left
$3.50, 600 to the Armenian Patriarch
10 found an Armenian University
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

The "Gideons" or Christian Com
mercial Travellers OF the United States
and canada now number 1000. But
there are nearly half million com
rnerctal travellers on the continent,