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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

q p NJ. Organization,
9$0 = M-Report OF committee
on program. :. w. Melton.
Friday Morning.
SIS A. VI --Deyotional exercises. j,
= Ryiand
$50 A NJ .Report of treasurer
and committee on cooperation. Il. A.
Jacobs
10 A. M.-Repott of Education
Board Report. j. T. Ellyson; address,
Harris Hart
1916 A NJ ~-t,enominetionai lit
erature; Report. Il. H Pitt: address,
J w Camuack
Il.lb A M~American Baptst
Publication Society address. s. q.
Neil
1l3o A M.-Report Of SUNDAY
school Board s. b. &. Report, ". w.
battle address. =. Peyton Little.
IL noon-Appointmen of commit
12.is Y. M-Miscelaneou bust
l230 +. Adjournment
Friday Afternoon.
20 T. NJ II Devotional exercises, =.
l. crufkahanks
245 T. M.-Orphanage Report w.
f. Hatcher address G.. T Herndon
8 30 p M-State missions Report
William t.lly address. j NJ. Luck
p M-Sunday school and colpor-
tage.
Friday Evening.
80 + NJ. devotional exercises
John A Marstella.
T.4b J.. NIB Y. +. l.: Report,
J r. Watts. address George Green.
s.t6 J. NJ Baptist summer en-
Watts
sl5 =. M.-Conmencement Nor
NAL class
Saturday Noraing
9:15 A M-Devotional exercises,
K. F Staples
30 A NJ --Rep0rt OF committee
on time. place and preacher.
945 A. Nj Southern Baptist Thee
logical Seminary, Prot essor A. T. Rob
ertson.
1016 A Education Commits
sion, X. n pm.
l045 A. Ministers relief fund
r. ii. Elicit; address. T. w. crunp.
Il.l5 A NJ Woman's work; Re-
port. X u Garinnti. address. e. Pen
dleton Jones,
1l45 A. M.--Lises OF Virginia Bap-
fist ministers Report. w. +. Duna-
way.
12;15 p. M--M!sceIlaneous.
IL 80 J. M--Adtourn.
Saturday Afternoon,
Recreation
Saturday Evening.
30 p Nj .--Deyotional exercises
l.. r. Warren
745 p VI Foreign m ssfons Re
port, r h. Garrett; addresses, w
Mostly Seay. n w Provence and ----
SoweN.
sunday Afternoon.
3 p M-Mass meeting in interest
OF Layman's Missionary Movement,
Monday Morning.
ale a M.-DeYotional exercises
w. r. Powell.
9 30 A M.-System tic henefcence,
o r. Gregory.
10 A. n -Ministers' F'raternal As
ISOLATION. J. +. Tucker.
10 80 A M.--Memorial service, J.
F.. Hicks
IL A M-Tenperance Report X.
J, DoEan. address, +. ]. Richardson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
A Little kittsn's Puzzle.

Grandma was sorry she ever Thought
OF giving the black kitten to Janey and
Carolyn, when she learned that they
qua rrelled about its name Janey
wished to name the kitten Midnight,
because II was so black. Carolyn In
sisted upon calling it "Jetty." The
only fact about that kitten upon which
the little sisters agreed was its color.
1t was unquestionabiy black.
Janey wished the kitten to be fed
nothing but milk and begged to keep
its bed in the kitchen. Carolyn tried
to teach the kitten to eat everything.
even oranges; she was glad mother
said II must sleep in the woOdshed.
1t did seem as II the little black kit
ten made more trouble In the family
than anything that had ever happened
even measles. Mother threatened to
send the pretty creature back to the
farm to live with sts mother eat ana
grandma and grandpa.
While mother. father. grandma.
and grandpa were feeling so bad be-
cause Janey and Carolyn .quarrelled
about their pet. no one stopped to
think that the kitten was much trou-
bed himself. You see. ne didn't know
whether he was Midnight or lefty.
Sometimes he thought he was Mid
night. and liked nothing but milk to
drink: again. he was sure he was
lefty, who preferred bits of beefsteak
for dinner. 1t was extremely puZ-
zling.
One day something happened that
never had happened before.
Said Janey. Its name is Midnight. I
tell you"
Said Carolyn. And 1 tell you its
name is Jetty."
The kitten had listened to this many
times before: but. when Janey made
face at Carolyn, and Carolyn that
very minute made a face at Janey.
the kitten fled.
One day passed. two days passed,
and the kitten failed to return. Jane,
waited with fresh saucers OF milk.
Carolyn waited with a feast spread on
the woodshed steps.
At last Janey cried. II am afraid
something has happened to our dear
kitten" she said. "Oh. ii it will only
come back, we will cal II Jetty'."
Don't speak OF IT," answered Caro-
lyn. III the sweet thing ever comes
back l shall be too glad to call 1t
Midnight am afraid 1t has been
killed by dogs"
"Or run over by an automobile"
walled Janey.
And It Is all our own fault" Per.
sisted Carolyn. III We had even said.
Come back, kitty, kitty. kitty that
day. believe II would have stayed
at home
Instead Of doing that moaned
JAnss r callAd. CeanA 4idaGht ktA%
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION
EIGHTY-EtGHT SESSION

The Virginia Isaptist General As
soctation viii meet with the Free
Z mason Street church in Norfolk. Va,
!. in It's eighty eighth annual session.
|. beginning Thursday, November is, at
$50 +. Nj The officers OF This body
are, President, John NJ Pitcher, u.
/ D.; Vice Presidents, Rev. Samuel
Saunders and Messrs. X, 5. Barbour.
Waiter Sydnor and w. J. Keudrick
Secretary, Rev. Hugh {. Smith; AS
Eistant Secretary, II. Theodore ELY
son, Statistical Secretary, w f. Dun
away. y. d. Treasurer, y. 4. Jacob,
and Auditor. J. Il. Montgomery The
annual sermon will be preached BY
Rev. J. 4. Hicks, ID D.. OF Danville
The General Association comprises
sll Of Virginia and small portions OF
West Virginia. The statistical tables
for last year shay 6 total OF 1863
churches. sl3 ministers and church
membershtp Of 1e4.s42 These
. churches report contributions for
home purposes amounting 10 nearly
three quarters II million Of dol
lars. The treasarer's report shows
for last year, receipts OF sI7T.4S0.0F
The fiscal Year erd- October 81. and
It il not practicable therefore to tell
what the year iust closing wifi show
II Is safe to say. however, that the
receipts VIII 81 beyond $50. 600
These figures Do not include sums
raised fer educational Institutions IT
auch sums were included the annual
report would show offerings approx
4mating quarter OF million Of
dollars
The church in whcih the sssocia-
tion Will hold its meeting Ia one ~
the strongest and most prosperous
II Virginia. Rey. Sparks " Melton.
d. u. IS the popular and beloved pas
tor We give heiow the program for
the meetin~ which Will be recon-
mended by the committee, and Will
In all probability be carried out with
very few changes
II is expected tha, large com
rany Of delegates Will go down from
Richmond To attend the meeting.
Those IN position II know say that
they look for a thoroughly haTmoni-
ous and vigorous and progressive SEES
sion. There are no dteisiee issues
far mr. can be foreseen, To come before
the body. This does not argue that
the meeting Will he dull or winter
<sting Az IL matter OF fact. a Bap-
fist association IL so free q body that
the most interesting and exciting epf-
Aodes often arise at most unexpected
times and In most UNEXPECTED ways.
Fer an indefinite period. however the
epsrit 81 this body has been unbrok-
emily fraternsi and no serious divisions
have rnarred it's almost perfect har-
mcny Or Pitcher. who has made
an admirable president. will doubt
less be unanimously chosen 10 slIc-
coed himself, There ls no law limit
ing the presidential term. but II has
grown almost into custom to keep
the president In office for a 1east two
f~rrnr. The clerk who is now COM
pleting his twant"tirst year OF con
Hnuous service. IL II fixture.
Norfolk IL a very attractive com
munity and there viii doubtless he
. great attendance.
Proposed Program.
Thursday Evening. NOV 10.
40 r NJ Devotional exercises,
c. W Bradley.
1850 p M.-Annual sermon, ]. 4,
Hicks
$40 r. N.-~Address OF welcome. S.
W Melton,
$50 r. NJ Response II. NJ. Flu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

animal passions when they are out Of
hand All these are TO be kept under,
and brought into subsection.
Well may We ask Who is suffi-
cient for these things" Assuredly the
mastery is not given without the rein
forcement OF some beloved and pre-
vailng purpose. nor without sleepless
vigilance and nnceasing prayer.
without Me We can do nothing
Il can do all things through Christ
who strengtheneth me"
II in impossible to exaggerate the
solemuity OF the closing words: Lost
that by any means, when ] have
preached 10 others. | myself should he
"a castaway." In the Revised Version:
Lest | should be rejected"
Lest" What a. depth Of dread
possibilities that little word un
folds An ambassadors OF Christ
dlscredited. dishouored, discarded!
Lest that hy any means"
through any cause whatever small
or great, hidden or revealed. | should
forfeit my ministry. He cannot bear
the thought or jeopardisin9 his friend
ship with his Lord or the force Of hts
appeal II his FELLOW -men by SO much
as the least cover of weakness or in
sincerity Lest | should be rejected.
is the most SCATTERING phrase that
could be written IT describes one
who, having disqualified himself is
not allowed TO contend, 1t Is not that
he IL now beyond the reach of divine
grace, but he is untitled for the holy
ministry, He may continue to preach
If his conscience VIII permit him. He
may simulate II vehement earnestness
and maintain fiery utterance. but 1t
sil be 'false IRE" and Il Will ..ha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

nations, and of course are apt to no
tico the different kinds of fowls and
animals found in different countries.
There are more ducks in China than
In all the rest OF thu world. Their
voices are familiar sound in every
town and country spot OF the sea coast
and In the interior Of the vast en-
pire Even In the large cities ducks
abound. They dodge between tho
coolies legs. They fit. sQuawking.
out OF the way OF the horses. Their
! indignant qgack will not unseidom
drown the roar of urban commerce.
Children herd ducks on very road.
on every pond. on every farm. on
every lake. on every river. There IL
no back yard without is duck quar-
ters All over the land there are
great duck Matching establishments,
many of them Of q capacity huge
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

enough to produce fifty thousand
young ducks every year Duck among
the Chinese is staple delicacy. II is
sailed and smoked like ham or beef
1t is served as delicacy prepared in
many ways, and a number OF travellers
declare that only the Chinese know
how to cook and serve u nice fat
duck. In royal househo Odds and among
the very wealthy the duck is served in
particular style in honor of any
distinguished guest, and those furtu-
nate enough to have eaten 1t say that
ii is far beyond anything they get
elsewhere in the way OF prepared fowl.
Many ducks are exported from China.
and II promises TO be a growing in
dustry. The climate, as well as the
care of the fowls, is said to produce
the most excellent fiesh.-The Watch
man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
A Little Peer

A pretty little incident, described by
one who witnessed II AS "touchingly
human, occurred in Westminster Alb
hey while the company was assem-
bling for the coronation. Among the
peeresses who passed through the
choir was one who led BY the hand
a little fellow. scarcely out Of the
nursery, superbly attired. and carry
ing his coronet When the two had
TO separate in order to take their
respective places. the little peer
shrank from the prospect of letting
go the hand Of his escort The lady
apparently widowed mother and
ii peerless iii her own right-stooped
down. whispered word of comfort
In the little fellows eat, and tender
~ kissed him, Then they separated,
the lady moving to her place among
the decreases. while the tiny peer, re-
assured. sturdily stepped out to his
seat among those of his own rank
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

Ephraim Knox's hens frequently
annoyed his neighDors. When the
town was building a library next door
he and his hens superintendent opera
tons One day his brother Seth was
passing. and looked at the hens In
disgust. What in the world are
those hens making such Z noise for,
grain In there" said tho friend.
well" remarked Seth, dryly,
they've had the . oversight OF most
everything In town. You know the
cornerstone Of the building was laid
yesterday, and ! calc'iato that
spenklsd hon over there thinks sho
Laid N!s-xoath.s CaMpanioo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

The Indians have Il queer way OF
naming thelr braves. An Indian who
was not fearless rider would he
called The Old Man-Afraid- of HIS
Horses. one who had very keen
eyes might be known as Eagle Eye. -
Another. whose blanket hung too low,
would be very likely to catch the name
OF Trailing Blanket" wonder
how this plan would do for naming
children, ] wonder If little Sue would
NOT he more tidy in her person II she
knew she had TO be called 'The-Giri-
Wilh-Dirty. Nails And what do you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
FOR YOUNG FOLKS

night. Midnight and i, mewed and
ran fast"
Yes" added Carolyn. and. when
I called. Come, Jetty, lefty, Jetty,' II
mewed and ran faster than ever.
believe that kitten knew moren We
supposed"
''Oh. often saw the little thing wash
its fact and think at the same time.
admitted Janoy.
One moonlight evening. when janey
and Carolyn were sitting on the front
steps with their arms around each
other, who should come walking up the
garden path but one black kitten fol-
lowed by a second black kitten, Mid
night and lefty had come back
home, but which il which neither
fancy nor Carolyn knows to this day.
All thew do know Ia that gTandma's
kitten from the country came home
with twin so exactly like himself
that even grandma can't tell which
one is the farm kitten. 'A7 eq.as
The kitten himself knows which one
he Ii. because once In a great white,
when Janey and carolyn talk over the
past and agree never TO quarrel ovse
anything again, one kitten winks at the
little girls. Before Janey and Caro-
lyn get over their surprise. the kit
ten quickly has a game OF tag with
his twin. and three seconds after that
no one can tell which kitten winked.
because they both look 50 exactly alike
and so pleasant.
Perhaps all kittens would do noth-
ing but purr cheerfully and never NEW
If they lived with such loving little
sisters as Janey and Carolyn have been
ever since their black kitten leE~>hons
long enough to think OF a way out
OF his puzzle.--Boys and Girls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

! parents of the pupils must be either
members of the Scotch church or pew
holders there.
The First ConEr tional church of
/ Bangor is 100 years old, and on Mo-
iVemher 20 and II the centennial will
/ be observed by both the members of
! that church and the members OF the
Third church, who broke away sew
eral years ago, but who are going to
reunite with their former parish now
that both church edifices have been
burned. Rev. Charles II. Cutler. who
! is to leave the First church after
"A passionate of twenty-five years, and
Or. Albert Parker Fitch. president or
, the Andover Theological Seminary,
| viii take part in the program.
| The General Assembly of the Pen
tecostal church of the NaZarene met
| in Nashville, Tenn, on October 5 and
was in session until October IA. Dele
gates We're present from every section
Of our country.
The work of consolidating the two
book concerns of the Methodist Epis-
copal church has been about COM
pleted, and in the future there will
be only one concern, which will main
York and Cincinnati.
OF the Alb cadets at West Point,
22o are enrolled in voluntary Bible
classes.
Methodists in Rome announce that
they will as soon AS possible. estab-
lish college for Young men From
all over Italy. and from foremost
families, applications reach Metho-
dists TO found such college of high
grade. AS soon as a college build
ing can be provided ii will be filled,
say Methodists, with sons of Italy
who are to be leaders in the social
religious. and business affairs OF the
kingdom
DR.. James G. Hepburn. the veteran
Presbyterian medical missionary, who
died on September 20, in his ninety
seventh year. went to Japan In 1859
and there 1abored for more than thirty
years. In 1867 he published from the
press of the Presbyterian mission In
Shanghai the first English Japanese
dictionary, d work that yet remains
standard i'll Japan, and is the basis
OF all TRANSACTIONS of modern literature
into the japanese language.
Under action taken by the executive
committee OF the Federal Council OF
the Churches of Christ in America. a
commission OH peace and arbitration
has been appointed. The chairman
of this commission is the Rev. DIR. j.
Il. Remeusyder, of St. James Luther
an church. of New York, and at the
present time president Of the General
Synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, This important committee in
cludes the names of Bishop Greer. Dr.
Jowett OF the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian church. DR. James NJ Far
rar. of the First Reformed church.
Brooklyn, and DIR. H. NJ. Sanders, for
ner pastor OF the Madison Avenue
Baptist church. The Methodist-E pis-
copai church is represented by Bishop
William A. Quayle, Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes, and Dean Henry Wade Rog-
ers. of the law department of Yale
University.
BuddhistS Of Japan are redoubling
their efforts to spread their religion in
Korea. They propose to establish
thirty-five temples and a Buddhist
middle school. and TO double the money
expended in Korea.
A Saginaw. Mich. pastor announces
the following suhjscta fpe-A ssE7es of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

The revival of 1857 began with the
organization of the Fulton Street
Noon Prayer Meeting. New York.
Since then a daily meeting for pray
CT has been held hy business men.
Or George H. Dowknott. pastor OF
the Sixteenth Baptist church. Is gu
perintendent of this work, and an
nounces that Or. Francis f. Smiley,
known as the Rocky Mountain evan
eelist, has been Invited to conduct
Il series of meetings. His particular
theme is, The Coming Revival"
The Methodist church in the Phil
tippines has grown in ten years TO
thirty thousand me mhers and ten
thousand adherents. A deaconess
training school, hospital, theological
seminary and orphanage have been
built and five hundred Filipinos are
under appointment Ia preach.
Eight priests in Portugal have
withdrawn from tbs Roman Catholic
hcurch. and have Set up national
/ Portuguese church.
81. George Episcopal church, New
y ork city, has 500 mem bers, this
being the largest number of members
reported by any Protestant church in
this country
ITO worship the Great Spirit with
prayer and song $500 Indians and
White reformers attended the prayer
session sunday, October 10, OF the
first annual conference of the Amer
lican Indian Association at Columbus,
o. Hymns We're sung by the Carlisle
Quartet and addresses were made by
prominent Indians, Indian instruc
tors and others. RoS. Belgoria. an
indian, said the Indian religion con
tanned the same ethics claimed for
the Christian religion He held, how
ever, that the inter}ections Of Christ
into the Indians faith supplied want
mat mas Been felt for centuries.
In the city Of Philadelphia there
are 1876 separate agencies engaged
in benevolent or phianthropic work.
The International American Purity
Congress viii hold its sixth annual
meeting at Columbus. O.. on October
2327.
BY the viii of Frank II. Holyoke.
formerly Of Bangor. who died recent
iy in Pasadena, Cal, Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary receives a bequest OF
SIS, 900.
Professor HarnaCk the famous
church historian of Berlin University
has announced the discovery of an
old manuscript of much interest to
students OF the early history of Chris
tianity. A Greek professor OF the
University of Athens, DR.. Diobouni-
otis. tonud an old document of the
tenth century in the Meteron monas-
terry a short time ago He sent II to
Professor Harnack, who decides that
1t WAS written by Drigen, one OF the
earliest church fathers The manu-
script itself dates from the third cen
fury and consists Of commentary
on the Book OF Revelation up TO
chapter IA.
DIR. John w. Hanoher, for seven
years president of Iowa Wesleyan
University. has become associated
with the American University, Wash
ington. d. g. He will be engaged
more particularly IN the work of
raising the opening fund for the en-
dowment OF the institution.
TIE only Presbyterian parochial
school In this country Ia the Robert
son School Of the Scotch church,
New York city. 1t was founded in
1922. and Its endowment makes II
possible 70 offer free tuition. Tbs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
Conducted by
Rev. r. II. Pitt D. D.

dates named: Dallas. Tex. and Kan.
sas City. Mo-, November 6-12: Fort
worth, Tex, and New Orleans. La,
November 1920; Louisville, KY, and
oklahoma City, Okla, November -
~ Little Rock, Ark. November rs
10 december 8; Houston. Tex. and
st. Louis. Mo, December 4-1O: Nash
vile, Tenn. and Charleston, w. Va,
december 11-17. These dates arc
hxed; and az all later dates are ten
tative. We do not give now those
coming after Christmas.
A reorganization of the Catholic
church in England has been decided
upon. and a Papal bull will shortly be-
issued dividing England into three &C.
ciesiastical provinces, with archbishop
sees at Liverpool, Birmingham and
westminster. Two new dioceses will
also be formed. one out of a portion
of Liverpool and the other out OF the
actual diocese of Northampton, with
its see in Cambridge. Thus the great
see of Westminster will be considera-
bly, reduced in dignity, as instead OF
having IA suffragan sees, as now. it
Will have only four
The new Greek constitution nro-
hibits the circulation of the Scrip
lures In any other than the ancient
Greek form without first securing tho
permission of the Patriarchate of tho
Greek church and the Holy Synod.
during the ten years from 1881 to
1891 the Methodist churches of the
Western continent showed an in
crease in membership of 1261.7oa:
from 1891 to 1901 the increase was
1,411.602; from 1901 to 1911 the in.
crease was only $4,000.
Plans for the erection of a great
Presbyterian temple in honor of the
memory of the tate Justice Harlan.
or the Supreme Court of the United
States. already are being considered at
washington. 1t is suggested that ST.
100000 be raised by subscription
throughout the country to build the
temple. Justice Harlan during the
latter years of his life hoped to inter-
est Presbyterians in the erection OF
temple to be the meeting place of the
governing body of the church, and the
plan now proposed by friends is 10
carry out his idea and at the same
time provide an appropriate memorial
to the distinguished jurist.
The Federation Of Christian
Churches in India 10 an ,rrari,o,,a,
seeking closer federation rafhar ,har
organic union. and Is made up of
representatives of ,ha fo,o~.s,y
churches: The Presbyterian church
Of India tina south rnai. Irr;,ad
church the Methods, E,iseonaI
church tho Rant,st Missorar,s So.
cietv the rrn;tsd praxhyt.rian eh,r,h
OF North Amar,ca the Chri.t;an MI
sionary Society the Frianas' Foreign
Mission Association tho Wesleyan
Missionary Society and ,ba An.r,-
can Msrath, Mtss,on I.s n,,rnns..
are stated az follows. .sTa r,ro,,,ots
efforts 10 combine the ,o,al ami
spiritual force, OF chr,stianitv, "a
seek for and make onnortun,t,s. ,ar
Chr,st,ap }ot1ousbtn in naattnv. ~
- t''et"' iN',' y 9'''P Us hsSestaes AVA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28

Robin had been painting industri-
ously for some time. His mother ask.
ed him about the subject OF his pic-
ture. He replied. Il thought l would
paint the picture OF a frog sitting on
log; but 1t looked so much like Z
yacht. painted in another and CALI
ed II u yacht race"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-28
Many Ducks In China.

Those travelling in foreign lands are
apt to note with interest many pc
cultarities Of the people Of different