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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
\ National Anthem.

! Mrs Fisher, wife OF the rector OF
Poulshot, In North Willis, and cous-
in OF William WORDSWORTH had q
little daughter who distinctly pos
sessed that elusive but unmistakable
quality that We call genius. When
the, ctsild WAS hut twelve years old
her mother sent some of her poems
to Wordsworth. and the great. good
man wrote back in amazed admira
ton.
at is impossible 10 foretell what
may come in future time out OF these
promises, but / have met in the lam
guaga OF no age or country with
things so extraordinary from so young
@ person: all that can be de-
sired, an observant eye. feeling.
thought, fancy. and, above all. i'm
agination r.. in part of these last
three s the very spirit OF Milton
himself"
In subsequent letter the future
Poet Laureate handed on an order
TO little Emmeline.
The verses upon the Queen
are exquisite, and tempt me to ask.
though not without hesitation, that,
as Emmie has. i am told. such n fine
feeling for music, she would make
an attempt to tit the noble music OF
God Save the King with better
and more appropriate words than are
ordinarily joined with 1t. A request
to this effect was made to myself
from a person high in office. ] tried.
but could not succeed. Your inspired
little creature may be more happy
in her effort. and SO ! told my COR
respondent"
Emmeline tackled. the anthem The
mother sent ii. and Wordsworth ac~
knowledged II.
Il now thank yon must sincerely
-. especially for the anthem un-
dertaken upon my suggestion. When
made the vain attempt myself, my
wish was to steal into tho subject by
using as much Of the first stanza OF
the old song as possible. but / found
the name Victoria as substitute for
Great George utterly unmanageable.
And this discouraged me so that.
though / did compose two stanzas
In place of the vulgar stuff about
'knavish tricks, etc, I did not think
II worth while to write them, and
they are now forgotten. My young
cousin, for ] love to call her so,
found. / suppose. the same difficulty
unsurmountable, and has given me an
entirely new thing. with which we are
not a little pleased; and perhaps ]
may forward it. with your permission,
to my friend, Mary Spring Rice twho,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
4 i4ife-Sasing Bathing suit.

Bathing resorts and swimming pools
ere common ali over the globe, and
there are always quite a number who
dent or mishap. and 1t has long been
a question among inventors as TO how
TO invent some kind of II device that
would act az life-preserver to those
seeking pleasure In the surf.
A German scientist has at last soiv-
cloth that, when used as lining 10
the ordinary bathing suit, viii act as
buoy. and the wearer cannot sink
II overcome by some accident, or IL
seized with the cramps, which are 50
common to bathers.
The material Is Very light, and does
not make any difference In the weight
or appearance. of the bathing suit
IT will not prevent The wearer from
swimming. or doing anything in the
water he may desire; but II the wearer
should happen to cease to exert him
self. the new device will carry the
person To the surface, where IL will
cause him 10 float until assistance
arrives.
In swimming pools. and In schools
where the art OF swimming IS taught,
the suit Will he Of great value. to new
e,.sl4inssfs ans hose 'essfo csfYYrs,i swrl'
1T all. The horrible accidents which
have SO frequently cast a gloom over
II gay crowd. ana caused the parents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
A Little Nonsense

i "You know Jones who was reputed
SO rich? Well, he died the other day,
and the only fine thing he lett was
an old Dutch clock" Well, there's
one good thing about it: it won't be
much trouble to wind up his estate"
Rev. Mr. HIollers: "Mistah Johnsing,
what foh you call dat son of yohs
IZaak Walton, when he was baptized
I Geowge Washington ?" Mr.. johnson:
{"Because, sab. dat rascals reputash-
Jun fob verac'ty made daf change i'm
per tive"
! How would you like to toll long
hours each day for meagre wage"
III think it would be great fun" an
swered the young lady who was
studying sociology. But / fear that
my chaperon would become some
what bored. Louisville Courier
Joarnai.
Sunday School Teacher. Il told you
last Sunday that | wished each one
or you would try 10 make at least
one person happy during the week.
Did you?" Boy: Yes, miss; | made
grandma happy That's noble. How
did you do it," II went to visit her,
and she says she is always happy
Wnen she sees I've Sood appetite.
An English Clergyman was telling
OF joke on board the steamship.
There were three of as standing on
the deck together. I turned to one
of my compaions. a Seotchman, and
asked him. What would YOU be, We're
you not Scot?' He said, Why. an
Englishman, Of course' Then | turns
me to my other companion. gentle
imam from Ireland--and | asked him,
And what would you be. were you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

when mas away. always think
That | shall have lot q fun.
And when She starts / dps-sent wink
For fear she never will get done.
Asayn' JOHNNY now be good"
An. Don't forget 10 feed the hens
An. See that Jane has lots O. wood"
An Half the pie. my dear, is
Bens."
When mas away, / always make
Decline for the pantry door
An eat my piece Of pie an cake
An don't / wish | had some more.
Then Ben an begin to play
Al 1njun$, COW boys. bandits, scouts.
TIL Ben gets mad his usual way
An then. Of course. he whines an
poutS.
When ma 3 away, then lame IL sure
10 find heap o chores undone,
A dozen errands at the store,
To keep lis on a jump and run.
When ma ) away. I stub nay toes,
An cut nay fingers, ore or two,
An rip an tear my Sunday clothes.
An lose my knife-~l always do
When mas away ~e 'prceiate
How good il seems TO have her
here.
An so. at dusk. we sit an wait
An think now Kind she Is, how
dear
There aint much fun .vnen mas
away
r any rate. for Ben an me-,
IT makes no odds what others say,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
a D. Dr. Ccnduded by

A similar service was held in st,
Simeon's Episcopal church, Philadel-
pfia, on the day of the coronation.
During the eighty-six years of its
history the American Tract Society
has issued in foreign languages A.
043.523 volumes ard 1881. 400 tracts.
making q total of 62.394,9S3 foreign
publications In English 1t has pub
iished 30.te3.39 volumes and 33T,-
s02,so7 tracts making a total OF
427, 9G6.13S English publications. The
total number of volumes issued in
both English and foreign languages
is 34,2o6,914, and OF tracts 456. ia
2s7. making "a total of 400. 361.1 ISL.
The grand total OF all publications in
all languages issued from the home
office, including 2S5. e34,ees periodi-
Gals, is IT'S, 395,Sa9 copies.
At a meeting of ministers and lay
men representing twelve. denomina-
tons held recently at Altoona. Pa.
an organization Of the Inter Church
Federation of Pennsylvania was effect
ed. This organization, which is in
line with the national federation
movement has for It's principal OBJ
jects: ITO foster eYangeliStic move
rnaHtS; to promote the spirit OF COM
3ty and corporation among all our
churches; to advance the charities of
the community; To safeguard the well
fare of children. to encourage the
feeling OF manual helpfalness among
an parts of society, especially between
employer and employee; to protect the
interest of the Sabbath, temperance
good citizenship. social purity. and
Law and order, and other objects for
local betterment Nashville Chris
tan Advocate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

Al s9'icvr Of a iner once retua *
Ell Is the writer that most men see tn
ed s.tl tr 81. -+u0rant bout the "a
81 'Ee SEA 49,. trey are OF the dist tuee
s1eWest tbs .,eaS~Hiv planets. iic.e
are Il few facts The Pacific covers
6S.oUa.0o miles. the Atlantic. 80 00o,-
Gee, ard the Indian Ocean. Arctic,
and Antarctic ~ 600 600 To stow
away the contents of the Pacific IL
would te necessary 10 I'LL a tank one
ulilo tong one mile wide. aud one
mile deep every day for 4io years.
Pat Ia figures, tile paeifie holds in
weight 94S,8e0 600. 00o, GOO .oee. 00d
tons. The Atlantic averages a depth
- l-4A1- s---..----l
weight SIS, 806 coo zoe Gee 000 GOO
tons, and q tank tn contain it would
have each nj liz sides 43U miles long
The figures of the other oceans are
IN the same startling proportions. IT
wonld take all the sea water in the
world 2.0hA.o06 wears 10 flow over
Niagara. Tit Bits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

The per capita contribution has in
creased during this period from 81
cents to Sl.5s.
The Conference of the Young Peo-
piles Missionary Movement OF the
United States and Canada will be held
sat AsheNiIle. ~ G.. from june 90 to
July 8.
ReY William p. Merrill. u. y. or
Chicago, has accepted the cali OF the
Brick Presbyterian church, New York,
which pays its pastor a salary of
81 1000. Among the former pastors
of this church are Or. Van Dyke and
DR.. Babeock
Among the chaplains of the United
States army the churches are repre-
scented az follows; Roman Catholics.
sixteen: Protestant Episcopal. four
teen; Presbyterian. seven: Methodist
Episcopal, seven; Baptist, six, Con-
gregational. three: Methodist Epis-
copal. South, three; Unitarian. two:
Lutheran. two; Christian, one: United
Brethren. one; African Methodist.
two. colored Baptist one
Yale Divinity Seminary is to be
transformed into q school OF practi-
cal methods OF religious work. things
purely theorettc 10 be discarded
There are To be departments for
training in pastoral missionary,
teaching and social service work. Men
Will BIS trained for missionary service
in any part OF the world. and for d.
reetors Of Bible study. Christian as
ISOLATION and Sunday school work
The appropriations by the General
Assembly OF the United Presbyterian
church for foreign missions for the
coming year are ON the basis OF
sl.9s IL "a member, and for home
missions $l.35 LIZ member.
After twenty-five Years or service
as editor OF the Congregationalist
Boston. Mass. Dr. Albert T.. nunning
retires from that work. and is sue
ceeded by Dr.. Howard A. Bridgrnan
who has been managing editor OF
the paper since 1889.
The Northern New York Confer
epce OF the Methodist Episcopal
church proposes to increase its en-
dowment fund OF superannuates.
which is now 100000. to s250.000.
and field agent has been appointed
to raise the additional sum needed.
The Supreme Courts OF the follow
1ng States have sustained the union
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

Miss Italia Garibaldi is the lay del
egate from Italy to the General Con
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Board of Ministerial Relief or
tho Presbyterian Church tNorth) has
seeently received legacies amounting
10 s2a T5o.
In the Brooklyn Sunday school pa e
rade, reviewed by President Taft,
piis were in line
The superannuate preachers fund
Of the Methodist Church of Canada
receives this year $4,000 from the
profits u thu bookreom OF the
church,
In the Wesleyan Conference fGreat
Britain Of 1871 fourteen women win
he admitted 10 lay mem bership. Mrs.
Hugh Price Hughes leads the delega-
ton Of women.
Candidates for the ministry in the
Southern Presbyterian Church for the
Year just closed were A36. the largest
number for any year in the history
Of the church.
Congressma sulxer has introduced
y hsll in Congress providing for two
additional chanlains in the army. who
may. In the discretion OF the Secre-
tary OF War, be jewish rabbits.
Before leaving Russia Rev. William
Fetler, who was delegate TO tile
Baptist World Alliance, had to give
Russian government officials bond
Of $1,000 FOR his return TO that coun-
Try in order that he may face the ac-
crsation of ..seduping many mernbe
- the Greek Orthodox Church TO be-
soans Bap,ists.
Six conferences Of the Methodist
Church OF Canada have endorsed
church union by votes varying from
about four to one to unanimous
vote.
A conference on The Men and Re-
igion Forward Movement" viii be
held at Silver Bay. Lake George. New
York. July 1890. This In to be a
most important gathering Of the
leaders and workers In this move
uent.
Contributions for foreign missions
BY thes Southern Presbyterian Church
have Increased from $l4l, 507 In 1900
~ 1AS2Si3 for fhs year lust closed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Makes Long Trip Quickly.

The Texan. on January Ia, ended
the fastest trip OF a steamship under
the American flag. This boat is one
of the acct of the American Hawaiian
line. ana came in from Montevideo
aad Eueaos Ayres. There was no
cargo for the return trip, so Captain
Parse made the voyage in ballast,
and did II in nineteen days. The
cable from Buenos AvreS told how
the onward voyage In twenty days
hal broken all previous records of
steamships from New York.
This trip was the first one of
steamship turning -oil to- Argentine
and return. and the Texan carried
enough facl 10 enable hcr to make
the round trap without realilng her
sarks ~- 'suHs, Wurld
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
How Boys Proclaim 4 King.

When King George Y of England ~
crowned at Westminster Abbey tho
honor of being the first to acclaim
the new monarch win be the preroga-
tive not of the highest OF his subjects
but OF tho captain OF Westminster
School. who will thus exercise a priv.
ilege the origin OF which Is lost In re-
mote antiquity.
The school existed even before thu
foundation OF the venerable abbey, and
for centuries its captain has enjoy
ed the unique distinction of being the
first TO cry God save the king!" after
the coronation ceremony.
AS the king and queen proceed IN
the nave of the abbey to the altar
the 800 Westminster boys. led by their
captain. will shout "Vivat 0corgius
Rex Vivat Maria Regina!"
After the Archbishop OF Canterbury
has placed the crown on the mon-;
archs head the captain again risea
and exclaims. God save the kfng!s
The cry is repeated by the peers and
peeresses present and then w - -
tire congregation.
The boy who will this year enjoy
The honor IS X. d. Murray who won
the Kings scholarship In 1906. He 10
Il son of Robert Cunningham Murray.
of Norbury.-New York Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
The Largest and the Smallest Bible.

The largest Bible in the world Is the
kah-gy or Tibetan Bible. which has
5ne hundred and eight volumes OF one
thousand pages each, containing one
thousand and eighty three separate
books, Each one Of these volumes
weighs ten pounds and forms pack
age fwenty-six inches long eight
inch broad, and eight inches deep.
This Bible requires dozen yaks for
lts transport. and The carved wooden
blocks from which il is printed need
several large houses for their storage.
once a tribe ~ Nongois gave seven
thousand oxen for n copy Of this
Bible, In addition to this very cum
bersone Bible. there ara two hun
1red aud twenty FIVE volumes Of COM
Inentaries which one must have ia
order 70 read this Bible intelligently
one may see la the beautiful new
Congressional Library In Washington
THE Bible IN It's smaller form. SO small,
In fact. that even person with the
best eyesight must have a strong mag
ntfying glass Ia order TO read the
pages, This Bible In less than an ineh
square, and the type looks like mere
spechs Of black.-The Boys World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

I as YOU know. is one of her majesty s
t maids OF honor
] But, though the young Queen Vic
! toria evidently Gid receive the an
] them IA gracious proof of this re-
nains-~a little silver inkstand with
the royal arms and "Emmehne" en-
graved on III, $50 copy of the verses
+ themselves WAC dlscoverable when
/ wrote an article for the Fortnghtly
Review. and this to me was matter
Of surprise and also of deep regret.
for | could present only the setting
without the jewel.
one thing that stood out very clear
ly in the whole story Of the IN
spired Little Creature'~-and that per-
haps explained why there We're no
carefully kept copies OF the anthem
and of all the poems that were sent
10 Wordsworth and that he read and
eulogized--+was that Wordsworth,
though he was so charmed by the
poetic gift Of his little cousin" and
wrote SO generously and highly of
when possessed by a woman, only
the necessity for repression.
md now il reappears, this anttren1.
seYenty-tlve Years since the little.
slender. anxious fingers penned it, and
W ordsworth has been dead for over
half a century. aud the poetess lies
beneath the grass Of an English grave
yard, and we are on the eve Of an
other coronation. ana again all our
minds are busy with loyal thoughts
and wishes, aud so | venture to
think that this discovered anthem.
/ which pieased Wordsworth mot
/ little viii BIZ read now. in this coro-
nation year, with peculiar interest.
Is 1t not wonderful. when one re-
! members il was written by a little
maid Of twelye~-twelve summers
spent IN a happy English rectory?
Is 1t not Descriptive of Queen Vic
torias reign?
Accession OF Queen Victoria.
o God of might and love
Look from Thy throne above,
God save our Queen
BE Thou a pillar bright.
The paths of life to light,
And guide her steps Alright
God save the Queen
May she a planet rise
Serene amid the skies
ocoah's fair Queen
Guide Thou her ships affair."
Shield her in rightful war.
our bright and Western star.
God save the Queen,
>e,-ss ,->,,s, ~ .@~ sae@<s -fs.As
-iS% hers a glorious name.
Hers he Il death lass fame.
God save the Queen
Save her from foreign guile,
. Open taasY secret wi,a,
Pride Of the Ocean Isle
God save the Queen
May her Reign peaceful be:
Lands far across the sea
Bless t,ngland's Queen.
Increase our inland stores,
While commerce freely 'pours
Wealth on our prosperous shores
God save the Queen,
II was never sung in honor Of the
queen 10 whom 1t was written-the
''Tufgar stfsF about 'knaVish tricks
mas continued go he vocIfcrated by
loyal voices through the years; but
rs not the anthem OF the inspired
Little Creature" not only beautiful
and dignlded and thoughtful, but even
prophetic? Ships afar.' "rightful
war. "deathless fame'-~au these we
associate with the name of Victoria
the Good and the fourth verse
wen, might it not almost he said to
foreshadow Thinking imperially." If
aiot, indeed, Preference within the
efnptre2-E oaA1ine Masann, in the
Fortnightly Review
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

Harold has twin aunties who look
and dress SO exactly alike that 1t rs
difficult to tell which Is Miss Mary
and Miss Martha. One day a lady
said to Harold, Il don't sea. hos you
oan tell Your two auntIes apart"
"Oh, that's easy enough replied
Harold. For Auntie Mary looks a
good deal more alike than Auntie
Martha. -~Harper3s BaSar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

between the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian and Presbyterian tU. s, A.
churches; Alabama, Arkansas. Califor-
MIA. Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky. Mississippi and Texas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
A Blind Sparrow.

Last spring. one of the old birds
I'm DR. Primes collection gray
sparrow-became blind. Straightway
a little dark brown and white bird,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

looked about the room. and replied.
" ell, mamma. Just see how much
Of II is not scribbied ,'i-EXaminer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

The German Reformed church,
which will probably unite with the
Presbyterian church tNorth). has
100000 members. fully 200. 900 of
whom are in Pennsylvania. II union
liz effected, the result will be a Pres
byterian church of 500, 000TThem bers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

known as Japanese nun, and nam
ed Dick, became the sparrow's friend.
The sparroW's home had a round
hole as doorway. Little Dick would
SIT down on perch opposite the
hole and chirp. The blind bird
would come out, and. guided by Dicks
chirps. would leap to the perch, and
so on to the seed cup and water bot
tile. But the most curious part of
the performance was when the blind
sparrow would try to get back into
the house. Dick would place the
sparrow exactly opposite the hole by
showing him along the perch, When
opposite, Dick would chirp. and the
blind bird would leap in. never fall
ing.-Golden Days.
The other day. as I entered my
parlor, / found my little girl Dorothy
Very buSily engaged with her lead
pencil defacing the wallpaper. As
! chided her for so scribbling the
pretty paper. she very complacently
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

II was the households Sunday out,
and old Kitty the cook. was that
day responsible for her duties. Hear
ing unWonted connection and excited
outcrtes upstairs. she came painting
and hobbling up from her basement
kitchen, crying anxioussy at each
stair oh. what is't2 Wha, is'tF :" 20
Kitty. look here" cried one OF the
girls from a window. "Greyfriars
church is burning up Kitty dropped
Imply on settee. Is that a. miss
she grumhled between gasps. What
a fright We geed me. / thicht We said
the parlor fire was out. Dean RAM
says "reminiscences"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
NERVE RRACER.

Think OF and ask for BIB" when
you stand before soda fountain. e.
peciaily II you sare tagged out and
tired 1t is pure. wholesome and full
OF life and vigor. Makes you feel like
two year old" A RichMond phy-
sician's formula. At all fountains Sc
VIRGINIA BAPTIST ENCAMPAlENT,
VIRGINIA BEACH. JULY lO-1s.
Use e. 4 O. Fast Trains leaving
Richmond 800 A. Nj. and 400 r. nj.
Rate $4.25 round trip. Week end
tickets sold Friday and Saturday, good
until Monday following. $3.2l,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

At the Northern BAPTIST convention,
held in Philadelphia, a committee of
i've was appointed to consult with
representatives of other religious and
temperance organizations in an en-
deaNor to frame working and posi-
tive program OF action and to mo-
billie all forces opposed to the liquor
rattle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

90 OF fneseIIF7
Mr. Robert w. Chambers has been
telling about the poet who used 10
compose in bed at night. Nudging his
wife. he would say. Maria, get up.
I've thought of good word" Then
the wife would light candle and
write at her husbands dictation for
FIVE or ten minutes Perhaps this
fore morning. One night the wife
ptU an end To dictation. Her hus-
band, awaking her With the usual
Get I'D. I've thought or a good word"
was startled 10 hear her reply; ooh.
get np yourself. I've thought OF
bad word, st. Louis Glohe-Dcmo-
crat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

not an srisllman The chap thought
a moment. looked out over the heav-
ing pillows, and said. ~tI'd be asham-
"a of rneselfs' =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

In Trinity Episcopal church. New
ork city, on June -. service was
held 10 celebrate the coronation at
London of King George V. and Queen
Mary. The musical portion IF the
cremation service IN England was re-
peated in the Trinity church service,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

The centennial Of the birth of
Bishop Matthew Simpson was gen
orally observed last week throughout
the Methodist Episcopal church. lie
was born in cadiz, o. on June IL
ISL. began his work as IL preacher
in 1894 was elected a bishop in 1852.
and died In 1884.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

The Supreme Courts OF the follow
lng States have sustained the union
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Eantist District Associations.

Here = list Of the twentyst.na
BAPTIST I1lstriet Associations whah
art To meet in Virginia this summst
DoVer-July 1899. Colosse church
Rdppatannoek - July 25&7, Beth.
y44,zx -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

In the Brooklyn Sunday school pa
rade, reviewed by President Taft,
more than TOO 900, Sunday school pu-
pits were in line
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

The superaunuate preachers fund
Of the Methodist Church Of Canada
receives this year Ssl 900 from the
profits u the bookreom OF the
church,