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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
A New LubrfcatOr.

A long. yellow ice-cart. heavily lad
en-. slid, the other day. n a gutter
in New York. The rear wheel stuck
firmly against the curb. The driver
dashed his horses and swung them
round, but to no purpose. Ingenious
philanthropists offered all kinds OF
suggestions. patted the trembling.
sweating horses. n some put their
shoulders to tho side Of the truck,
but without avail. The off real wheel
wou}d not turn.
A bare-footed little colored boy had
watched the proceedings with a child
like look of sympathy for the over
strained animals. He suddenly ran
down Chambers street, and returned
painting. carrying in his arms a lot
of panama peels.
Say. boss" he called to the driver.
'f'fl make yer wheel turn WITH these
II yer'll let me put 'em down"
"All right, sonny" said the driver.
The z Attie&esaa spraSiy@ Yt1idsr "tne
wheels. and carefully laid down the.
skins. He pressed some close to the
curb where the wheel was damned,
Then he sprang back and shouted,
Now. boss, pull away" The crowd
laughed.
The driver pulled taut his lines and
gave his horses a lash. The animals
Bprang forward. the wheel gaided
along the layer OF banana peels. and
the heavy wagon rolled out Of the
gutter. The on-lookers cheered as Il
rolled away.-Selected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
vIRGINIANs WEEKLY SERMON
"Art Thou He That Should Come
or Look We for Another"
II Y REV. II. IL BoWDEN
Pastor Barton Heights Baptist Church
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III Ills inactivity keaction caus-
ed lay enforced rest from Ions ms Wig
orouS eHertions was depressing, Notice
that John was not to blame Tor ms
inactivity, ticrod was To blame. DOUBT
OFTEN comes from inactivity, john, the
baptist Struggling IN the desert needs
no PROOF that Jesus Is the CHRIST, bur
John shut up in the prison becomes
morbid and doubtful.
FOL adness snferinE and DOUBTS
there Il no remedy like that of stirring
and doing. a tired mother arises in
the morning. She does not feel that
she can go. but she goes anyhow. The
going proves the cure Tor her own
III feelings and a blessing to the mem
hers Of her household. SO In the
Christian race, inactivity Is a sure
source of doubts and perhaps IA dozen
h Ills IN the Christian race. To
stir n To- do VIII prove Il cure for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Text; Luke Z: 10.
Who Is his doubter? Ii is John the
Baptist. He is the last man in the
world one might have expected to
entertain doubts regarding Jesus. lie
was his ousin according to the flesh,
born only six months before our Lord.
He was brought UP as a Nazarite like
Samson ms Samuel, and his pure
and simple life gave him fine insight
into spiritual matters. He became a
great preacher. and vast crowds went
into the wilderness to hear him
preach. He rebuked mems sins fear
lessly. urged practical righteousness
and confidently predicted the imme-
diste coming of the long expected
Messiah. He at once recognized Jesus
as this Messiah. baptized him at his
request. and his belief in eJsus' Mes
sishship was confirmed by the Won
derful descent upon Jesus OF the Holy
Spirit. Now We find him full of
6oBht. And his is real doubt. Let
rs note I'm causes for It,.
!. Physical@Hc had been cast into
prison as a punishment for his bold
condemnation Of the sin of Herod
Antipas The Eastern prison life was
not TO he desired. John had been in
prison all winter. Souls are not in
dependent Of physical conditions. The
devil always k advantage Of liz
in our lower circumstances, He gets
a man into a wilderness and tries to
stab him. he drags him into a prison
and tries 10 deprive him Of his faith
There is 9 good deal in places. there
lis a subtle mystery about atmospheric
influences. When John was taken
from the open air OF the desert where
he had enjoyed freedom and put into
prison he lost the rush of the water
over the fords of the Jordan, tho
songs of the birds, the rising and set
ting sun. His muscles were relaxed
and his lungs lost their power and
the trouble of the body reached the
soul
A good wouaan went to her pastor
once and asked him to have her name
dropped from the church roll. He told
her to go to see her physician first,
IL after he treated her she still in
sisted IN. having her name dropped
then he guessed he would have to
do 1t. He did not see her for several
days. When he met her he said 10
her, We'll. | am reay to drop your
narne from the church roll" She re-
piled. III you do ] will Join again at
once"
III. Disappointment-John had ae-
had said. Behold the Lamb Of God
that taketh away the sin Of the world"
The axe was to he laid at the very
root Of the tree of evil. But what
did John see? Where were the axe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
The Dreams That Cooled.
"a Chinese TaIe.l

~ titiit=t iiiFtl
The mother of little Sin poured
some warm n fragrant tea into a
sky-btue lug and bade her little
daughter carry 1t to old Woo Ma. who
was sick m unable to tea
for herself.
1t was a lovely evening, and the
moon hung in the SKY like a great
yellow pearl: Little Sin walked along
until she came to a NOISY bank. There
she met her cousin, Mai Gwi Far.
lei are you going. little Puri-
ty2' asked Mai Gwi Far.
I take some tea to old Woo
Ma, replied little Purity, or Sin The
meaning Of Sin is Purity
Wal awhile babe Mai Owl Far.
and | will tell you my dream"
Little Sin looked up and down the
road. Her mother had not told her
in words to hurry to old Woo Ma,
and Mai Gwi Far was q dreamer OF
the most beautiful dreams.
Il dreamt." said Nal Gwi Far, that
an elegant and accomplished turtle
"as.playlng to me on a golden harp
Little Sin sank down on the messy
bank beside Mai Gwi Far.
An hour vent by. The yellow pearl
rejected in the depths Of Mai Gwf
fars eyes was lovely indeed. Little
Sin looked and listened.
Il dreamt,' went on Ma Gwi Far,s
soft voice-'I dreamt that under he
shade OF some weeping willow trees
where the ltlied water was SO trans
parent that their graceful forms were
seen IN doubles. swan seven White
swans. While | was gazing upon
them the writest and most graceful
OF all began to sing a song about a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
why Men Raise Their Hats.

When d gentleman raises his hat he
does, i. simply. as a, mark .of respect.
but the custom originated long & in
the time when men wore heavy ar
NOR. When knights went to war. and
hat seemed their chief business, they
wore heavy steel rmo from head to
toe. to protect them from the spear
thrust of the enemy. The head and
face also We're covered. with a place
to breathe through and two little
holes to see through. The only way
one knight could be distinguished
from another was by the plume or hts
hat or the crest he wore, each'family
having its W particular mark. Nat
urally. when a knight came into a
castle he took Off. for comfort, the
armor covering his head. and so origj-
mated the idea OF tipping the hat.
which, in this day. has become a com
monplace mark Of respect to ladies
Exchange.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
A D D--4-1 - . 1..- NI-44... Cmdudedy
II | age DeVOCcQ 10 T\engOuS lVldlJeIS Rev R. H. Pitt DID,.
SONG OF THE VINEYARD
By Edward Leigh Pell, D. D..
The Sunday School Lesson for May 81 Isaiah 6:1-12.
Doctor PeIis Notes on b Lessons arc copyrighted and JUS OF be reprinted

not do less for the community than
we are doing, but let US do more for
the individual. What our modern tenn
perance movement needs more than
anything else is to be reinforced by
more of the old-tine preaching OF he
gospel Of personal temperance.
What is the use In trying. to keep
whiskey away from men II we don't
do anything to keep men away from
whiskey?
What is the use In trying to hold the
bottle away from your neighbor with
the hand of the law. If we are not go
ing to lead him away from the bottle
with the hand of love?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

yearly Increase during that period was
231 ,76G in 1897. and the smallest H.
575 in 1910, These figures are from
the Baptist Yearbook for 1911, which
gives the total membership as 5.2s3,944,
or about five hundred thousand less
than the figures given ont by Or. IL Is.
Carroll In January.
According to the Baptist Yearbook
for 1911. there were 29S,S95 bapt!srns
IN Baptist Churches in the United
States during 1910. a decrease from
the baptisrns of the previous year of
Z2,50S. There are .,603,3S1 Sunday
school scholars. an increase Of l0a.033.
Total contributions for all purposes
were SIS S7,9Il.2l, an Increase OF 81
A53, 1886.
The National Congress of Mothers
VIII c0nduct its annual Child Welfare
Convention at Washington, ID. G.. April
rs May 2. The Congress has asked the
Religious. Education Association to
take charge Of two sessions on May l.,
the general theme for discussion at
these sessions To- b THE Church and
the Welfare OF the Child"
Tho Great Valley church, at New
GenterVillc. Pa, VIII celebrate it's hi
centennial june l.. one feature OF the
hts 1ry ct. this church is an organiza~
tion called the Alumni of the parsoE-
tege.' luaae tQ4 et.-tAl these abs. fs44qe
ever lived IA The parsonage connected
with the church II IS intended that
there shall be a "cupion of this body IN
connection WITH the coming anuiVer-
Sary.
Etv. Dr. Augustus II Strong. 10.
thlrty-uiBe years president Of RoChes-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Az Santa Monica, Cal. the Japan
csc have established a wonderful
fishing station, where hundreds of
tons of small fish are caught and
dried or wire nets In the sun. and
then packed in boxes and shipped
to the mining camps in the interior
of California and other Western
States, whore they are eagerly
bought by the Japanese and Chinese
miners, who use them as food. They
are thought to be fine.
One OF the rare SORTS is known as
'candied bark" 1t is the flesh OF
sharks dried In the sun. after being
laid in layers with sugar between the
strips OF shark flesh. This is sought
by the miners, and is considered a
great delleaey.
fu land and!.- Nwtdawew shrdwIyu
Similar fishing stations we're fish are
dried and sent abroad are being cs-
tablished at other points On the Paci-
fc coast, ana ii bids fair to be a
paying industry The. sun provides a
cheap h%ate -tAsss1s the work continues
FOR months without cloudy weather
to Interfere s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

year its missionary contributions went
to over $3.50 per member.
AT this time they are planning for
a new $4,000. 1t has not yet been
fully determined whether the build
ing viii be on the present site OF on
some other to be selected.
III church is very prosperous and
greatly appreeiative of their vigorous
pastor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

A German inventor has patented
an auto gun, the purpose OF which
Is TO destroy airships tina may be
used I'm battle. The gun, which can
shoot straight upward to the distance
of several thousand feet, is mounted
upon a high-speed auto Of open con
struction. The CUR carriage Is so
constructed that when the gun is
swung about in action the wheels in
.terlockr thus giving more room 3. for
the gun crew, The muzzie Of the gun
can be elevated to an agile of sixty
to sixty-five degrees. Ii Ia a rapid
fire gun. and the auto on which II Is
mounted can. II Is claimed. race across
the country az fast as an airship can
travel. 1t all depends. however. on
the condition OF the roads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Satnrday-The Lord added TO them
day by day those that were saved
Acts 2: AZ.
Jesus had the power to draw out
OF men the best there vas in them.
And he IL just the same to-day. He
is as available now in all his drawing
power wherever men meet, IN city
slum and savage Wild. in college hail
and business street, among the philo-
sophical and cultured, and among the
ignorant and unframed. II We will
take him to them, and let him out
through our lips and lives, he will
draw men IL pthe nights He can
draw against any power of down.
ward suction, M he will. He
promised to draw men. IL lifted up.
And he has never failed to do It's.
d. Gordon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

Don't you like the .Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table Mr. T~fnkham?" asked
a lady at "a rural dinner party. Well.
really he replied. Il can't keep track
wife, have we ever tried the water
cracker of the breakfast table,
She had written on the blackboard
silence" and turned to her class for
them to discover the mistake. Little
Bennie Sheridan waved hts hand fran
tically, and, going to the board
eaten in silence. metropolitan Maya
zine.
When the giving of the degree OF d.
D. had degenerated in oxford into a
senseless form discredited to the
university, 1t was proposed that TWO
theological dissertations should be
made the preliminary requirement.
During the discussion. Mansel wrote
his epigram:-
The degree of u. d.
It's proposed to convey
To an a double :,
BY a double S. \.
Two teachers of language were dis
c~ussing their profession. DO your pu-
pills pay up regularly? ?" asked one.
NO, was the reply. Il often wait
"ttNsf " IN doN / y pA az dS J ~
How "It is very simple. For III
stance. ] am teaching a boy French.
ON the first day or the month If hts
folks dom send the money / give HIM
the following sentences to translate
and write out at home I have no
money. The mont Is up. Hast thou
got any money? Have not they par
ents got money! | need money very
much. Why hast thou not brought the
money this morning Did thy father
not give thee any money" Next morn
ing. that boy brings the money.'-EA-
change.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

~Sunday-Pray ye therefore the Lord
of the harvest, that he send forth
laborers into his harvest.-Matt. 3.
SO.
My Saviour, wilt thou each me the
ministry of salvation? Show me how
to work with thee in saving the world
from sin. Control my lips. Direct
my steps. Make my life O. minister
of redemption.-J. II, Jowett.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

which field he was called to the Bar
ton Heights field which he now oe-
cupies in August. 1909. Since his
coming there nave been about sixty
tive additions TO the men bership,
which now numbers 40 The church
has been noted for its liberality. 1t
gave to the Woman's College an en-
dowment fund OF $1,000. and to the
Southern Baptist Seminary. $500. Last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

1t is written. not blessed Is he
that feedeth. :" but "he that consid.
ereth the poor A little thought and
a little kindness are often worth .
great deal more than monay.-
RuSktns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Monday-The harvest indeed IN
p1enteous. but the laborers are few
Matt. 3: 81.
Omission. not mission, is written
against too many of our names. We
are guilty of as grievouS a sin In
Gods eyes when We fail to do those
things which We ought to have done
as when We do those things which
We ought not to have done. Omis-
sion is as bad as commission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

ceived a special invitation from Chair
man Hartshorn to attend this con-
vention. Rev. A r. Schautaer. y. D.,
Of New York, viii conduct the CON
ference hour" during this Congress.
The tnter-Church Federation OF
Trenton. n. j., includes thirty-seven
Protestant churches which have IA
combined membership Of $4,000. The
federation has been the means of a
canvass of the entire city in behalf
of church attendance. and under It's
auspices meetings have been held in
the interest OF child labor. religious
education in public schools. the for
eign population, temperance, Sabbath
observance, and social purity. These
meetings. together with organized ef-
fort through the churches, have re-
suited in many reforms and much
general Improvement.
The Pittsburg (PaD F~resbytery Of
the Presbyterian church is said to be
the largest presbytery in the country.
To-day 1t is aiding in the support Of
about thirty churches and mission
stations in It's own territory, and
maintains twenty-five mission stations
for notwithstanding races in the
Plttsburg district and adjacent terri
tory. Two converted Italians. won
in their mission. returned to Italy,
and as "A result of their work in the
homeland. two Presbyterian churches
have been organized in Italy. one with
a membership of two hundred and
the other eight hundred.
a church for children has been
organized - Worcester. Mass, at
Park College church. by the Rev. G.
F.. II. Crathern, A familiar hymn
opens the service. Then comes pray
cr, during which all the children bow
their heads. The Scripture lesson
is read by Mr.. Crathcrn from one
Of the versions of the Holy Writ.
which is In story form. The collec-
ton is taken up by four boys. Mr.,
Crathcrn then breaches a sermon OF
a nature that any child could un-
derstand, a choir of boys has been
organized. and Mt least one hymn is
sung by hem at every service. The
girls Of the church have organized a
society called the Lambs OF the Flock.
whose object is to look after charl-
table work.
The Laymen's Association Of the
New York East Conference, Method
list Episcopal church. 10y q vote of
N6 to 50, adopted a resolution ask
ing that the time limit be restored.
A resolution requesting equal lag re-
presentation in the annual conference
was also adopted.
The Laymen's Association Of the
HvcRS~ England Conference M+tfodist
Episcopal church, memorializes the
GENERAL conference to district the
bishops, assigning each to a terri
tory for four years, requiring him
10 preside during that time over all
annual conferences in his territory.
A Methodist church IN the Tioga
tfa,) district organized six teams OF
men with the object of bringing two
hundred new men to the church dur
ing tho four Sundays Of March. They
succeeded in securing three hundred
and eighteen.
The Methodist Sunday school OF
Brazil Ind, continues to grow. haV-
ing now about one-half of the popu-
iation Of the town enrolled, Brazil be-
ing n town Of nearly ten thousand
population, There is an adul Bible
class OF twelve hundred members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Rev. r. II. Bowden, our preacher
for this week was born in Nansemond
county. Va, and was educated at
Windsor Academy, Richmond College
and Grocer Seminary. His first pas
torate al in Southwest Virginia,
where he abored for five years. He
next went to AlbemarIe county from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

friday-Blessed are those SER
eth shall find 1atching-Luke L.:
81.
II the Lord should come in the morn
ing
As | go about my work.
The little things and the quiet things
That a servant cannot shirk.
Though nobody ever sees them,
And only the dear Lord cares
Tha they always are one In the
light of the sun.
Would he take me unawaresr
II the Lord came hithe at evening,
In the fragrant dew and dusk,
When the world drops of It's fnantis
OF daylight like a husk,
And flowers In wonderful beauty.
Would his touch of my hand. hts low
command.
Bring me unhoped-for Zest?
Why do / ask and question:
He Is ever coming to me.
Morning II moor and evening.
II | have but eyes to see,
And the daily load grosSss lighter,
The daily cares grow sweet,
For the Master is near. the Master ID
here,
] have only to sit at his feet.
y. K. Miller.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

According 10 the Baptist Yearbook
for 1911, there were 2es, Ss5 haptisms in
Baptist churches in the United tSates
during 1910. u decrease from the bap-
tisms OF the previous year of 22.bU8.
There arc zoos, 3S7 Sunday. school
scholars, an increase OF l05.033. Total
contributions for all purposes were
S25. 97S.9ll.2l. an increase Of 1855
1913 S..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Tuesday-Ye shall be my witnesses
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea
and Samaria, and unto the uttermost
part Of the earth.-Acts /: s..
We may not be able to do any great
thing: but II each OF us will do
something, however small ii may be,
a good deal will be accom- plished for
God. For many years / have made
1t a rule not TO let n day pass with
out speaking TO some one about eter-
nal things. l commenced 1t away
back years ago., and Ii ! live the life
allotted to man. there will be more
than eighteen thousand persons who
Will have been spoken to personally
by me. How often we as Christians
meet with people. when we might
turn the conversation into q channel
that Will cad them up to Christ
ID. l.. Moody.
Observation-Disclosures, what OF
the night?-Isa. n: IL.
A Christian Is always on duty
Mark Guy Pearse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

81 The Baptint churches in the United
&tAAeA during the past fourteen years
show an average yearly gain In mem
oerahip Of ie4.z1s. the total net gain
Sennce 1856 being 145s.so2. The largest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Canon Hay Altken and Archbishop
Wilberforce, OF the Church OF Eng
land, favor an interchange Of pulplts
between churchmen and noncontortn-
!sts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The secretary Of the Methodist Lay
snen's Missionary Movement reports
that through The influence OF that or
sa"t2atton there has been during the
past yea an increase Of s243. 900 IN
b. gifts 10 the missionary funds OF
the Methodist Church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The First Church Of Christ (Congre-
&ationai1 az Wethersheld. Conn,
celebrated Oh Saturday and Sunday
1he Z1Oth anniversary OF the ~organtza-
ton OF the church aud the l50th ami
versary Of the LAYING OF the corner
stone Of the present church edtnce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Thursday-We must work the
works of him that sent me. while 1t
liz day; the night cometh, when no
man can work.-John 8: 4.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The China famine relief fund OF
the EpWorth Herald has reached "a
total Of 1,631.70.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The Presbyterian church (nnrthl
for the fiscal year ending March 81
expended S21.647.6b5 for Christian
work in our N land. and $1.311.413
Tor foreign lands.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

yearly increase during that period was
23l, 766 in 1897. and the smallest H.
57J in 1910, These figures are from
the Baptist Yearbook for 1911, which
gives the total membership as 5.2s3,944,
or about five hundred thousand less
than the figures given out by Or. IL, Is.
Carroll In January.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The board Of foreign missions of
the Methodist Episcopal church has
forwarded 10 China Tor. the relief Of
the famine sufferers ~$2S.706.4s-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The national. conference of chart
Tres am" CORRECTION WI meet in 1fos-
ton on June :.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

The Methodist Sunday school OF
Brazil. Ind, continues to grow. haV-
ing now about one-half of the popu-
iation Of The town enrolled, Brazil be-
ing n town Of nearly ten thousand
population. There is an adult BIBLE
class OF twelve hundred members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19

Rev. ur. Philip NJ. Rhinelander Of
the Episcopal Divinity School IN Cam
bridge, Mass, was on Wednesday
elected bis~hop-coadjutor of the do
cese Of Pennsylvania On the same
day Eey. Thomas T. Davies, rector of
All Saints church Of Worcester, Mass.
was elected t,iss2op of the diocese or
Western Massachusetts.