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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

"A vision appeared TO Paul in tn,
night. There stood man of Mace.
donna, aud prayed him, saying, Com,
over into Macedonia and help us. Il
was one Of those momentous visions
sometimes given to men of reyerent
and generous spirit, In obedience e
which they find the crown Of life ir
an immortal ministry. II was al
froas, on the shore of the Mediter-
x2nean. Paul had essayed to &c
elsew here. hut II was not 10 be. The
Spirit suffered him not" He came 10
Troas and from rroas he looked
across the blue waters TO g new
world. And that night came the vls-
ion and the call IT VAS as ii a
living representative Of the vast un-
known continent stood before him,
and PRAYED for sait alton. Come over
and help las" And that sufflced for
that WAS Fsul--the man who lived
for men, ana loved them with y love
that many waters could not qUenCh.
How like the man to make such "A
venture The thing that drew Paul
&c hts fellows and held him. was
their need. not so much their bear
ing towards him for that Was fire.
auentlV Disappointing but their
downright need
The need might he overiaid by
worldlucss, or Indifference. or pre-
gndice. or sbepIcism. or desperate
wickedncss, but ne saw past all that
and Was not 10 he denied They might
Tnisunderstana him. they might re 30
sent his teaching. they might try to
ignore him. they might even seek to
do away With him They did all
these things III turn
Very @eil, there lay the need. not
slHaYs res ga led to them hut very
clearly revealed 10 MIN. and that was
enough He waited FOR nothing else
Their manner WAS a trifle. but their
need was no trifle Like a great.
strong, self forgetting doctor in The
midst Of an epidemic. and in the
midst Of stricken people who re-
scented treatment through ignorance
~ their real wants. SO this man went
among men, ready. If need be. to
Gle for their life, lie offered for
ti}cn all" He said once II win very
gladly spend and be spent for you.
though tho more abundsntly / love
you, the less | he loved
When Paul came to Macedonia
what did he find II ne expected a
deputaiion 20 receive HIM. To provide
hospitality for him, 10 conduct him
70 a mass meeting or TO arrange a
NJ iNs o. fikdRtE1RDlS, ne was RrtEE
ousiy disappointed There was not a
man 10 greet him an ne stepped
ashore. The men If Macedonia went
their way as If such man as Pau
the apostle. had never been born. Not
single outward sign was given ia
confirmation Of his vision
The man ia the vision said,
Come, hnt when he came there was
no voice to say, Welcome" 1t could
not he called cold reception. since
there was n" reception at all. He
was as unexpected "a Columbus, when
that explorer landed On the Ameri-
can continent.
Several days We're spent In PhiHppi
the chief city. and nothing happen
cd When the Sabbath came he
vent with the one or TWO friends who
accompanied him out of the CITY bv
n river side, where prayer was wont
20 ~ made, and they sal down. and
sEake IN the women who reso.1i I'd
Il iher
And that was the ntst service
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Forest Eina

me United States government found
necessary 10 take strict measures
to prevent the dreadful waste Of tim
Der through forest fires. Men are en-
proved who patrol the national forests,
ana large signs are posted in conspi-
cious places instructing campers not
10 leave any fires nnextinguished not
TO build larger fires than are neces-
sary' not TO build fires in dry leaves,
Iotteh WOOD. or where they are likely
TO spread. Any persons violating these
laws are liable to fine or imprisonment
ihese rules are printed in three Ian
suaees. There is also fine system
OF telephones established throughout
the national forests, which have been
great help In the prevention and
eNtlnguishinG OF forest fires.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
OUR YOUNG FOLKS

very carefully at her tiny handkerchief
and they heard her say, "Oh, dear.
there Is little hole in my birthday
handkerchief"
Who cares" said Jack. Keep
your thumb over it,
Now, Jacky." said Sallie, you
know l can't keep my thumb on it.
and, besides, it isn't nice to have holes
in things"
couldn't send it to the soldiers, but
that was what we did and enjoyed
when / was little boy"
Sallie and Jack got as close to their
father as they could, hoping. as usual,
for a story.
Why, you see, said their father,
IL was during the dreadful war, and
every one wanted to help the SOL
diers in some way: but there wasn't
much~-the children could do except
make lint for the hospitals. We used
old, soft, worn-out linen and cotton.
and the very best Of all We're old
handkerchiefs
First we cut the hem off all around
and then pinned one corner to the
arm OF chair or something firm,
ana then, taking hold OF the opposite
corner with one hama, with a stout
pin We scratched the little threads
apart. and soon we had fluffy little
bundle
These were put together into
larger bundles and packed into a big
nox, or barrel and sent to head
quarters In the city of Washington.
When all the children in town
worked, 1t didn't take long to fill a
barrel"
j don't see what good it was" said
Jack.
Don't YOU said his father do
you remember last summer at the
neach. when you cut your foot on
'hat clam shell. how Your mother
dressed IT and put on some OF that
sort cotton that she always has in
the medicine closet"
was that lint" asked JACK,
NO. said his father. 1T was an-
soroent cotton. We didn't have that
"hen was bov. bur lint was used
in the same way"
oh, said Sallie. now we knows
ihomas Hooper, in Youths Com-
panion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

Upon the mountain where the rain
bow ends
A pot of gold lies buried deep,
And any boy who climbs the steep
May find and share 1t with his friends.
Only. they say, you surely must be
there ~
Before the rainbows coIors fade,
Or you may dig and you may spade,
But find no magis anywhere.
So many. many times we've started
fast
when first We saw the bow begin,
But while We yet our fields were in
The brightest colors would be passed.
And when We reached the very littlest
hill,
Green, pink and blue would van
ished be.
And we were likely late to tea,
though no one seemed to take il i'll.
l used to ask my mother how to keep
A rainbow bright upon the sky.
she told me once she used to try,
But that the secret lies too deep,
Alice Corey N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
po~xo T)ox1O+o1 * p a1,1~,0,,o Conduct

he left he was graduated from Yale
University. Upon his return to China
he became secretary and adviser to the
viceroy. Chang Chithtung; this posi-
ton he occupied for fifteen years. ad-
vancing from one position to another.
Liam won for himself the esteem of
an men with whom he had dealings
Last summer, however. he left china
to live in Maryland. but has recently
returned to his native land. where he
was made minister OF foreign affairs.
With his modern ideas and American
education, the progressive party in
emma hope for many improvements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
\ Sail in a Box.

Jimmie and Oracle lived in George
,o"h' NE Jimmie was nine wears
old, with light hair and great round
olue eyes. He took very good care
or his little three year-old sister
'racie. and she, In return, ALWAYS
, save MIN haff OF every stick Of candy.
or any other nice thing that sne han.
| pened to have.
This little brother and sister With
Alice, one of the neighbours children
usea TO roam together over the hills
ana pastures, and through the woods
! "here the great juicy blaekberrtes
grew, until they were tanned ana
scratched so that their m.mmas
would hardly know them Gracf.
""uia get tired sometimes. in spite
OF the careful Jimmie and Alice
me tavorite play place of the chill
oren was a quiet little. brook {ust
oo"n back of their home dam
was built across it. so the brook ~
TINS place was quite wide. this was
Wnere the cattle used to come 10
drink
me children spent many hapuv
hours mere. watching the little min
ho"s ana frogs; ana the frogs and
minnoWs seemed to enjoy their com,
pany, for they never had ia dosr.
hand
ohe Day Jimmie thought he would
IKE 10 have sail. 20 ne got a pack
ing box and dragged 1t into the brook.
then jumped into ii and tried to steer
II with long pole. But box is NOT
made just like II boat. ana Captain
James was soon dumped into tho
brook ~"
lie scrambled our, ana ran In tba
mousse, crying, oh. OH boo-hon,
drowned drowned"
who's drowned?' asked his older
sister, thinking that Oracle was in
the brook. ="
M drowned! shivered Jimmie
IN now We all laughed to think
a' drowned boy was able to bring
the news himself. His mo,bar 80
MIN some dry clothes, ana he wa.
soon laughing with the rest OF us. Bur
nc oio not go to sea In a packing
oox again.--The Nursery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Basket Willows.

In Laurel, Md. a Baltimore firm has
established building where basket
willows are forced so that they can be
peeled while the sap runs through
them. BY this new process the willows
are ready for use in March, whereas
II the sap ~ the trees We're left to
develop naturally the sap would just
begin to fow in the early spring
Another great advantage is that the
hrn can secure help at less cost during
the winter months than If the same
neople We're employed after the spring
teamwork made its usual demands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Politics and the cIsray.

fhe question liz often asked as to
whether politics should enter into the
church. The best way to answer il
10 SHOW what clergymen have done in
the way OF improving conditions of
a run down city. Four years ago the
city OF Grand Rapids, Mich, was so
busy Keeping up its reputation as a
prosperous city. that It forgot to look
into certain corners. Alfred W. Wish
art ID. d., Baptist minister. saw
these corners and the outcome OF al
lowing them to stand AZ they WERE
FOR a month his church brought to-
kether men for discussion OF municipal
topics the talks led to active work
and the adoption Of q new creed: do
1t for better citizenship"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Printing Postcards.

The United States government has
decided 10 print its own post cards.
nth this year post cards have been
printed under contract by private con-
Germs, but 1t became matter Of econ
omN for the government to be it's own
printer, hence there are now two large
rotary presses in use, each of which
in eight hours prints over two million
eards. An iron stack has been cnnat
strueted, from which the material for
the cards is supplied 10 the press. BY
this new arrangement there is a great
saving OF time and work, for one man
can readily manage the production OF
the cards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
A Stranre Elowe.

one or the greatest botanical curt.
ssil',ies o1 the world in the .Rafisos MI,
mower. which is found on the island
or aumatra- 1t is composed OF Ave
round petals of brickish color. each
measuring foot across. and covered
with numerous white swellinss. Tha
petals surround sort Of cup nearly
a loot VIDE, the margin OF which
bears the stamens The Gun in f,llsa
with disk which has many pr,ie.-
tons like little cows horns. When
this disk Is removed the cup will MA
about twelve pints. and the whole
flower weighs fifteen pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
A Tame Seal.

All visitors TO Santa Catalina Island
make the acquaintance OF Ben, the big
seal. who is constantly seen In the
waters Of the harbor, swimming on the
surface or under the water in the
shadows This huge animal is as
playful AS a kitten and just about as
tame. Ben is always on the lookout
for fish dinner and when visitor
attracts his attention by throwing a
big stone into the water, ne will come
barking with delight and dive for it,
Az he takes his disappointments good
naturedly. he Is usually rewarded with
a real fish.--The Comrade
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

br Chapman viii hold evangelistic
services in Belfast, Ire. beginning
I early ia October, and later in Lyme,
Eng. Ia both places he viii have
the support OF the various deuonina
tons as he conducts his campaigns
Charles N. Alexander and Mrs. Alex
amber, "ho have been at their English
homo during the past summer kept
there by the death OF their littte son.
viii meet the other members of the
ef ahgelistic party ON their arrival ia
England and Will assist in the cam
palsns Robert Hardness f. ".
Naitzger, aud MIR and Mrs Ralph c.
Norton viii complete the party.
Dr 7. b, Thames began work as
pastor Of the First Baptist church.
Newman Ga, on September 10. H..
MAS gwen a cordial reception
ne rec baptists are forming Il
union II Is said, with the reguI,r
Eaptists, North There are about
10000 Free Baptists resident chiefiA
IA New Tngland The Free Baptists
are Arminian and practice open
communion II is said that by he
provisions OF the union each con-
eregaton VIII he allowed to settle
10 ritselt the question of communion.
with procession of Catholic
priests ana prelates from almost
every CITY IN the country the firth an
nual National Eucharistic Congress
began III Cincinnati Thursday. Thu,
81 PAU was the principal feature
of sermon or Archbishop Ireland of
the opening day.
The tongregationalist denomination
closed it's fiscal year on September l.
Tne income Tnt foreign missions was
Al'V@s, sss. The sum of S1,100, GOO
was received for the endowment of
educational work in foreign fields.
The board has twenty-five foreign
mission fields with 3,ooo members.
Because uf the unparalleled num-
Der OF cases OF pellagra in Atlanta
and other cities and towns in Geor-
gia. Or. Len q. Broughton opened
on September 10. in connection with
his. great Institutional church, a
paltagra hospital, the first in the
world given over entirely to pellagra
sufferers.
Trinity Corporation, New York city.
the richest church in The country fiji
ed plans Last week for another branch
church, parish house and rectory 10
be located IN oid TRINITY cemetery,
on Washington Heights The struC-
ture VIII be called the TriAity parish
Chapel OF lntercessi6n, and viii cost
more than $400. 900.
Sir Robert Hart died on Septem-
Der a. He was a most influential
man in bringing China into its pres
ent stage of civilization.
General Frederick u Grant at.ri-
butes the wonderful falling off in
the number of court -martials in the
United states army to the higher
standard Of temperance which now
prevails among the enlisted men of
the army
The pastor Of the Old Ship church
at bingham. Mass. Rev. Louis Cor
hish, t.as received assurance from
British Ambassador Bryce that he viii
present to Hiagham, in New Eng
land. the old mounting stone or horse
book which stood in the village square
of Old bingham. in Old England, Eor
At least 700 years. This stone will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

II IS announced that Dr. Len q.
Brpughton Of the Atlanta. Georgia,
TabernaCie - tn leave in d few days
for al extended stay IN Europe. for
she benefit of his health. which nag
become impaired through a nervous
breakdown. While in Russia he will
Join Trs MacArtmtr. t,onwetl and
Meyer III their interview with the ear
In the Interests Of the baptist unh er-
sity in that country.
Pekus. china has a uniYerslt! club
composed OF graduates from American
colleges. Al the first club dinner 100
men sat down, about a third Of whom
were Chinese Some 240 names were
occurred Of these Ia North china eligi-
for membership The president Of
the ciUb 10 3 Cninese while the Amer
lcau minister j. All honorary presi-
Gent
The Army and Navy Young Mems
Christian Association at Old Point
comfort 4 10 receive i gift OF $50 ,0Qo
from Miss Heien Gould, the founder
u the association there, to he used
in eularglue the present building and
I1ttins In swimming pool roof gar
0en, hoWllng alleys and "a larg. gy1apar
s31m,
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tson nov mas JweiN secretaries in parts
81 emharkaticn in Europe, nine in
ports of landing 81 North America.
and more than 500 associations inland
which give Information ana assistance
10 young men coming to the new
world
The Catholic Press Ia tie United
tfstg,4es RS rwp"r4.Yftca 4ey newspaper
ard periodicals ia English. German.
french. Polish, Bohemian Italian.
slaNonic, Magyar. Dutch. Croatian.
Spanish and indian, of these IS are
dsil1es and ll1 are ~eekiies.
The federal government has pur-
chased the property of the Baptls,
church At Piy moQ.h, Mass, for $40 600.
10 be used fpr tie purpose OF a post
Office building IT is proposed now to
take this, add - This now and build
at the landing place Of the Mayfiower
a National Pilgrim Memorial Baptist
Church Roger Williams was pastor
Of the Pilgrim church IN Plymouth
from 1880 10 1883.
Jore than half d million Aoung mon
are now members OF the Young Mems
Christian Association---536. OBJ to be
exact. a gain Of s3s,44s during the year
according to the associations year
book at North America, Just issued.
OF these 1880 are industrial work
ers and more than haf take physical
training in GAS gyunasiums. The nef
property gain fer the year was 81
$4,000, bringing the grand total up 10
sei.o5s.eoo- ThorSIghout the CONT
nent the association employs 1851 Off
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

OF the labyrinth is more than a mile
broad, but as it approaches Ayuthia
II becomes So narrow that the ele-
phants cannot turn around. Tame
elephants are employed to lure wild
ones into the trap. Having reached
the inner end OF the labyrinth, the
tame elephants are allowed to pass
through gate, while men lying in
wait slip shackles over the feet OF the
.captiyes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

When the Japanese adopt Western
ideas. they usually give a new de-
veiopment to them. 1t is so with
advertising A Toxic draper an
nounces: Our goods are sent to GUS
toners houses with the speed of a
shot from rifle" A poster Is in
scribed: why not visit our shons .
You will be as welcome as a day OF
sunshine coming after a day Of cease
less rain"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
LIES Common Things.

A pink and crimson sunset cloud.
A fair young face amid the crowd.
moments glimpse of mountain
blue,
Ere houses tall shut out the view.
flower, behind a window-pane
When all without 10 dark with rain.
A bluebird. poised on airy wings
How beautiful LIES common things.
Florence r. Wftght.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
At the Spring

Two little sisters went into ~.
woods to pick berries; but. as fha
aas vas hot. they had not gone yerv
far when they felt thirsty.
hho" whore there Ia clear
spring of cool water" said An, ~
us 60 there. and will din INV n,,cha.
~ m ana We can quench our thirst ;.
% tney went to the spring and drank
OF the clear cool water.
Inen they stopped to pick some
niaek berries, and on their way hons
.ney met a cunning little lamb ,hat
mad lost Its mother. rne lamb was
so lame that II came up to them. Ruth
nAu a scarf, and she put ii around
ule lambs neck, and so they led IL
nome Their mother told them they
!, -, keep the lamb. and play with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

Jack and his father were on the
side porch one afternoon. His father
was reading and Jack was playing
nearby. when out from the house
danced his little sister Sallie, dressed
al In her very best.
she stood gtillsA minute and looked
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
An EIsoh.nt'. L.bxr;n.b.

Near Ayuthla, formerly the capital of
Siam, 10 a curious labyrinth in which
elephants are captured alive. The
labyrinth Is formed by double row
Of immense tree trunks set firmly in
the ground, the space between them
gradually narrowing Where II begins
at the edge Of the forest the opening
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

The foreign minister OF China liz a
man OF far seeing mind, who received
his education In New England, and
there many OF his modern ideas were
implanted. Lang Tun-yen was a mere
boy whom he cana to America: beforo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Heartsease

trusteth in Jehovah, for he shall be
as tree planted by the waters, that
spreadeth out its roots by the river
ana shall not fear when heat cometh
+, but its leaf shall be green: and shall
not be careful in the year of drought
neither shall cease from yielding fruit
-Jer. II: 8.
| . Thou that hassrevealed the order
OF tnlne acceptable year, reveal In
my experience the stages of that year
When l feel the sense of night let me
accept 1t as the token that [ am com
ing TO thee. When | feel the sense of
warmth let me accept 1t as evidence
that rest on thee. When ! feel the
sense or power, and am inspired to
gather in the fruits, let me take 1t az
piedge that l am hidden to work for
with them.-George Matheson.
Monday-Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit. he taketh 1t away.
ana every branch that beareth fruit.
ne cfeanseth it that IL may bear more
frutt.--John Is: 2.
II you would have sunlight in your
nome. see that you have work in IL
Nothing makes moroseness and heavy
heartedness I'm house so fast as idle
ness. Every day there is the light OF
something conquered in the eyes of
those who work. For what ga ia
Christ, MY Father worketh hitherto
and | work" Sunlight comes with
W. ok
Iuesday-Look down from heaven.
and behold, and visit this vine, and
the stock which thy right hand plant
ed. ami the branch that thou madest
strong for thyself,-Ps. so: II, rs.
God grant that. as our horizon of
duty IS widened. our minds may widen
win II that. as our burden Is in
creased. our shoulders may be
strengthened to bear it. God grant
to us That spirit OF wisdom and nm
outstanding, uprightness and rod,v
Tear. without which, even in greatest
things. there is nothing: with which
even in the smallest things, there Is
everything,
Wednesday-The righteous shall
flourish as the green leaf. The fruit
Of the righteous is a tree of life
Prov. IL: rs. 80.
Who are the blest:
Ihey who have kept their sylnpat h GA
awake,
And scattered joy for more than GUS
toms sake
Steadfsst and tender in the hour of
need.
Gentle in thought. benevolent in deed
whose looks have power to make dis
sension cease
whose smiles are pleasant. and whose
words are peace.
Thursday-If the first fruit is holy
SO is the lump; and IL the root 10
molly. so are the branches.-Rom. II.
16.
Be what thou prayest 10 be made:
Hold up to earth the torch divine.
Be what thou prayest to be made:
Let the great Masters steps he
thine.
Sow love. and taste it's fruitage pure
SOW peace. and reap It's harvest
bright:
Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor
And find a harvest home of light
friday will be as the dew unto
, Israel he shall blossom as the lily.
ana cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
f1is branches shall spread. and his
beauty snail be as the olive tree They
mat dwell under his shadow shall re
turn; they shall revive as the grain
and blossom as the vine.--Hosea Is:
! S. s. Z.
what though we fall. and bruised and
wounded lie
Our lips in dust
Gods arm shall lift us nm to victorv.
In him We trust.
FOR neither life, nor death, nor things
- below .,
Nor things above.
snail ever sever us that we shouIa
go
From his great love.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Clover Song.

The clover fields are all aglow
With ardent June's embraces.
And, trembling still. they coyly show
A host Of blushing faces.
Their pouting lips smile up so sweet.
With fragrance trimming over.
That wilful bees grow indfscreet
And kiss and kiss the clover.
The clover Yields its honeyed gold
And lisps a low confession;
Perchance that selfish hearts are cold
And giving ID possession.
For love springs ever from the sod
Deathless. the wide world over.
And, echoing the voice Of God,
1t whispers in the clover.