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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Eight hundred cnjluren are en-
rolled in the Bohemian Presbyterian
Sunday-school of New York city
OF the ninety students enrolled In
Chicago Theological seminary (Con-
gregational), forty -four are foreign
born.
DIR. George Heber Jones' of Korea,
states that eighty-five per cent of the
work carried on In Korea is seif-sup-
porting.
The Salvation army expects to place
a staff of fifty officers in China to
organize the work of the army III
that country.
The Midway. Ga, Presbyterian
church, says the Christian Observer,
has sent from It's membership eighty
one men into the ministry.
Mr.. Y. Inonye. a japanese Chris
! tan, has been appointed Y. NJ. c. A.
! secretary for the Japanese employees OF
| the Union Pacific railroad.
! During the naval review in New
York harbor colporteurs of the
1 American bible society distributed
| "a, 800 Bibles among the men of the
| feet
| Nlnety-six Chinese boys are en-
| rolled as students of Adelphia col
| lege. a Baptist school In Seattle,
! Wash These boys come wholly from
! non-Christlan families in China
| The Roman Catholic church has IN
India twelve colleges. twenty semi
naries, 3,142 high and common
schools, and the total number of pupils
| enrolled is 10000.
| Congregationalists of this country
| propose to raise $4,000 TO aid the
church at Tarsus. the birthplace of
st. Paul, in building new house OF
| worship.
Commissioners representing the
United Brethren and Methodist Prot
| estant Churches will meet In Colusn-
bus. o.. on November 21st to con-
slider the question of church union.
For every missionary we send to
the foreign field American distilleries
! send 1896 gallons of intoxicating
, liquors, or enough liquor to pay the
| salaries Of At least three missionaries.
The Boston Baptist association cele-
| hrated It's centennial last month
! Since 1912 the association has Iii
Xided into SEVEN and 1t now has ISL
churches. 1873 pastors, and 1892
members
President Taft states that in all
| future treaties negotiated by the
United States with foreign govern
| ments especial care will be taken TO
| protect the interests Of Jews who are
| American citizens
The latest statistics of the Reformed
| Church in America show that there
are COL churches. 73s ministers, 49,
| be4 members. and 120,Sl5 enrolled in
| Sunday schools. The membership con-
trihatej for all purposes the past year
s2.155,369.
| AT the recent annual meeting Of the
! New York Bible society the report of
| the years work showed thar there
had been distributed 76a,17S Bibles in
| NIFTY one languages. Over $4,000 copies
were distributed among immigrants
| landing at Ellis Island.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
1.-TWO PAIRS OF PINK PAJAMAS AND A BLACK
NECKTIE FOR CHRISTMAS"
A.
BY Bishop w. A. Gambler.

number of his parishioner to the palm
lists tent. Eventually - he may be
found there himself. A preacher con
sulting a palmist would not be a more
strange or a more ridiculous thing
than q professor accepting a message
as genuine communication from the
spirit world which mentioned nothing
more Important than Christmas
present of pink pajamas and a black
necktie.
The revelation of the spirit world
which Is found in the Holy Scriptures,
Is enough to show men the way OF
life. and that is sufficient for all our
needs 1t was never designed to
fratify a peeping curiosity or to re-
solve all mysteries. To one OF old
who was disposed to claim that light
vas wanting to his five brethren, al
though they had the writings Of
Moses and the prophets. the answer
was given: IF they hear not Moses
and the prophets, they would not be-
lieve, though one rose from the dead
This liz quite true. for one has risen
from the dead. even Jesus Christ the
Son Of the living God, and yet learned
professors doubt the resurrection IF
Jesus md accept messages about pink
pajatfks and black nectkies purport-
ing to be from the spirit world.
IL Professor James or any one else
who has died sho uld speak to his for
mer friend In the earth. he could not
tell more that Is true about the spir-
itual world than jesus has already re-
vealed; and If he contradicted what
Jesus has revealed, we would know
that he was lying spirit. St Paul
wrote to the Gaiatian Christians
Though we. or an angel from heaven,
preach any other gospel unto you
than that which we have preached
unto you, let him be accursed." He
spoke thus strongly because he claim
ed to be an inspired apostle mot from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

MINISTER'S SONS

| Is the author of the plan. and II n
sit with her by the big stone e.,
place, where she will Hospitality M
come any interested inquirer. she md
tell you how It has grown out of
deep conviction that people shou|
more generally read the Scriptured
believe In the power Of the n3h
and am trying to get people 70 -
IT. Theories and interpretations ha1
changed. will change. But the Bt6
itself will endure because Il IL Il
truth. founded upon the realities
human experience"
The form adopted for this use
the Bible is series Of thirty-ol
little books in attractive covers, cle]
type, with an original map attached
each. Descend to the cellar and VI
may discover at least $4,000 ccpj,
and you might see as many more I
barn near by; still others at Y
house where some young people mc|
to put in the maps.
TX you, as guest, are allowed u
privilege OF shuifling an interUstiI
Pack of cards kept for statistics, yd
will see that the number Of vulunal
sent forth in one week haa grow
from $500 to 5000 In short tim
and that iatterly the high water mai
of 10000 volumes has once or twiS
been reached.
From January (. li2. to Eeptemb1
4. 1912. Isl, 400 little books wei
given or sold. all over the work
Ss3i.es were received from purchal
ers; 5.0ss people reported that this
had read a Gospel. and Acts was gel
to each, free Of charge. The p3ar
for free distribution and also for I'll
charge OF three cents a volume. 4
well as the latest development {
church reading circles. arc fully q
rlaired In printed statement while
Miss Merriam Is glad TO scatter fret
~. This is go tar from being q none,
making device that II falls far shot
Of reinbursing its generous promote
for the large outlay required.
Such outlay of funds Is the chois
and pleasure of Miss Merriam, on
of her gifts to the extension OF Christ
Kingdom. She believes a knowledS
of Gods Word to be fundamenti
in both Individual and national cha,
aeter. Therefore while many plar
more or less enduring are devised Il
the uplifting OF society. this '.see
which is the Word" Ii being droppf
.rto thu. soil by one woman intrus.s,
with means to do 1t and constraine
by deep conviction.--Mary l.. paf
ieis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
FOR FAMILY WORSHIP.
ny John Timothy stone. D. Il

by John Timothy Stone. D. ID.
After ali; no matter how much Is
said against the materialistic tendency
Of today, 1t is the spirit, not the mat
ter that really counts.
Is 1t not the spirit Of the home
that breathes out in the life Of the
children as they start for school. col
lege. or business? What is the value
OF any educational institution totally
lacking school or class spirit Or
the business man without spirit Of
pride In his firm. Throughout life.
even IN this most practical age. slow
death is constantly the result in or
ganizations depending solely upon
mere machinery, for the emphasis
placed upon the letter killeth. The
spirit OF the church. the school. the
individual, inspires.
Christ. the Word made flesh to
dwell among men. left q wonderful
legacy! His own words are spirit, ana
they arc life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Ierhaps you have noticed that
whenever "A prominent person dies
especially If he IS connected with the
government, the flags on public buifd
ings are hoisted only part OF the way
up. This is called half mast" Did
you ever stop to think what con-
nection there could be between a
flag that was not properly hoisted and
the death OF a great men?
Ever since flags were used In war
It has heen the custom to have the
flag Of the superior or conquering ma.
ton above that of the inferior or van
quished. When an army found itself
hopeIessiy beaten, IL hauled its flag
down far enough FOR the flag of the
victors 10 be placed above 1t on the
same pole. This was token not only
of submission, hut OF respect.
In those days. when famous SOL
dier died, flags were lowered out Of
respect TO his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely military
usage 10 public life Of all kinds, the
flag flying at half mast being a sign
that the dead man was worthy of
universal respect. The space left
above II il for the flag OF the great
conquerar uf aii--the angel Of death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
The Virginian's Weekly Sermon
SELECTED FOR THE vIRsrSrAN.

we adorn the doctrine OF God our
Saviour. and commend his religion
ito others.
Passively. --'"They also serve that
wait; and they also confess that
endure. When his followers are will
ling to sustain the loss of all things
rather than forsake him. and instead
of complaining, rejoice that they are
Ieounted worthy TO suffer for his
name, they evtnee the strength and
force of their attachment to him, and
he Is gloEified In them Persons may
be exercised with many Affections
who are cot called 20 endure perse-
icution. II Ia peculiarly as sufferers
that many are the Lords witnesses;
and how do they glorify him Ia the
nres. when in patience they possess
their souls, and can even rejoice IN
itribulation also. What a testimony
do they bear To the power of his
grace and the comforts of the Holy
Ghost. while they show that ha sus-
tains them when every earthly sup
port gives way, and refreshes and
delights them when all creature con-
ISOLATION Is dried up or imbittered.
The passive graces are with more
'diffculty exercised than the active.
The active fall IN with several prin-
ciples OF our nature. especially our
love of activity and notice: but to
sit alone and keep silence: to suffer
on week after week and month after
month unobseryed. unless by partial
friendship: mourning, indeed, but
not murmuring: every word, every
feeling softly confessing. 81 know.
10 Lord, that thy judgments are right,
and that thou in faithfuIness hast
afflicted me: let thy loving kindness
be for my comfort, according 10 thy
word unto thy servant: when I have
turned away from such a scene as
this, / have said within myself 7
have often heard Of religion. hut I
have now seen it: and / have been
ready to invite others TO return with
me, exclaiming,
Behold the awful portrait, and ad
| mire:
| Nor stop at wonder. fmita.a or5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Give to the winds thy fears;
Hope and he undismayed:
God hears thy signs and counts thy
tears.
God snail lift up tiny head.
4 a wuy7
Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully he the work hath wrough,
That caused thy needless fear.
Thou seest our weakness Lord
Our hearts are known to thee:
Oh, lift thou UP the sinking hand,
Confirm the feeble knee.
Let US, In life. in death,
Thy steadfast truth declare:
And publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.
Paul Gerharjt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Never such cry for workers
In the vineyard Of the Lord;
Never such demand for faithful
Teachers Of Gods Hoiy Word:
Never whittier fields OF harvest,
Glistening In the morning sum-
Never such a day for MisSlonA.
Since our Nations life begun.
God is calling us to service.
TITS our King who gives command
Shall we. dare We, when He catlA i
Idly sit with folded hands ,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
Our "Forrcts.r

He. kneit beside his little bed,
: At GFfies close Of day. -s4's'a ''sy-,t's<s
A biithe and bonny little lad.
Intent his prayer to say
"Ali by himself" diadaining aid
Along devotion's way.
Tie stumbled once--ah. little Fred
:. + H. EAR diets. he said,
His mind upon his play.
Unconscious monitor. May we
Repeat thy childish prayer:
For, oh. the need. ss day by day
We sin, all unaware,
In deeds undone and words nn&aid,
For simple lack of care,
Forgive ue, Lord. our sad ''forgets.
And make us learn, through vain r
grets.
The heedfui heart 10 bear.
Julia II. Johnston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
Set Hici, Mark.

The American Christian Missionary
society. the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary society and the Christian wo-
mans board OF mission OF the Chris
tian church have set as their purpose
tho raising OF $4,000, geo in special
Offering for their work ny 19l5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
Pra yer.

trust in the living God. Father
Almighty, Maker OF heaven and earth
and of all things and creatures visible
and invisible. ! trust In the kind
ness OF His law and the goodness Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
RELIGIOUS WORLD

His work I will strive to love Him
and keep His law and see lis work
while live. ] trust in the nobleness
OF human nature. In the majesty of
its faculties, the fullness OF its mercy,
and the Joy OF its love AMI l. W. II
strive to love my neighbor rs riyself,
and even when | cannot will act as II
j did. | will not kill or hurt any
living creature neediessiy, nor de-
stroy any beautiful taing, but will
strive to save and comfort all gentle
life and guard and perfect all natura
beauty on earth. I will strive TO raise
my own body and soul daily into all
the higher powers OF duty and hap
piness, not In rivalship or contention
with others, but for the helix delight
and honor of others and for the Joy
and peace of my own lfe.-Joh
Ruskin.
Not Out OF Reach.
You think them out of reach, your
dead?
Nay. by my own dead. ] deny
Your .out OF reach. Be comforted:
TITS not go far to die.
O by their dear remembered smiles
And outheld hands and welcoming
speech.
They wait for US. thousands OF miles
This side of out~of-reach.'
james Whitcomb Riley,
The infant class teacher was trying
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Behold the awful portrait, and ad-
mire:
Nor stop at wonder: initiate and
live"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

There is but one way in which man
can ever help God-~tnat Ia by letting
900 heip him; and there IL no way
III when ms name Ia more guilty.
taken In vain than by calling the
abandonment of our own work tho
performance of His. John Rusktn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

The infant class teacher was trying
to bring out the fact that Dav d was a
man of red occupations. The ques-
ton was asked: What do you call a
man who plays on harp" young
ster answered: AN Italian."--Ex-
eha0A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

For men soon change and Quickly
fail; but Christ renhaineth forever am,
ttandeth by us firmly 10 the end. -
Thomas A Kempis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

Gods Guardian Care.

Fear thou not. for I am with thee.
look not around thee. for am fhv
GOD; i will strengthen thee; yea, I
VIII help thee; yea, viii uphold thee
with the right hand Of My righteous
ness. lisa. Al: 10, mar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

A picturesque cottage in South
birmingham. Mass, has become
headquarters for an extensive distri-
button OF the Bible by unique yet
strurle plan Miss Eliza beth Merrta N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
The Matirn

Not always by the spoken word.
But Judge by the heart within:
For the motive makes The good we d
The motive makes the SIN.
---Rev. John l.. Robinson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

hadth
aaS'nG them th educational
a is price - rS4.-N s'As
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

The tortuons path Of Israel was
prescribed out of tender regard for
ita safety; and the same wise loving
Kindness determines the inyolutions.
tAngents and decentralization Of
our pilgrimage, We are conducted
round about" in order to escape
Mills that are too steep. currents
that are too strong, ordeals that are
too bitter. He knoweth our frame,
he remembereth that we are lust I"
and leads us In II safe way because
OF our enemies. ---W. L. WAtkinson.
Thou hast susta incd us hitherto
uphold ns still, & Lord. IN ali the
troubles OF our ffveE and In Joys that
tempt us to forget Thy presence. When
troubles come and he tides run out
and TO our faintipg hearts the ocean
or thy merciful kindn "a seems out
Of reach. teach us the prophetic
patience which looks In quiet faith
for the return Of JOY and strength
For thou art our Father in dis
couraged days as we'll as when our
desires are satisfied. III our labor as
In our rest and we lift our hearts
In Thanksgiving for tiny manifold gifts
and blessings and thy continual guar
dian care and love. Help us not 10
fail thee in thy purpose for our life
on earth, nor to miss our oppor-
tunlty of helping others, in the name
and for the sake of Christ, Amen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Spain

IT is announced by the United States
4 bureau of education that to &C
quaint the hurried traveller with the
glories, culture and progress of Spain,
the Spanish government has establish
ed holiday lecture and travel course
for the especial benefit of foreigners.
The course is separated into two di-
visions. The first part, which is under
the management of Prof. Ramon Me-
nendez Fidal, will afford the foreigner
an opportunity to acquaint himself
with the fundamental ideas of the
Spanish culture. The second part of
the course consists of excursions to
public, historical, architectural and art
monuments, under the conduct OF
scholars whose demonstrations, &C
cording to Senior Don Juan Riano y
Gayangos, the Spanish minister, can
not but be incomparably superior to
those offered by professional guides"
The course will be held in Madrid as
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Bear With 4 Thirst.

There are probably number OF
men in Maine who remember the tame
bear that used to live in Redington
in days when numbering was booming
in that section. This bear was zoo
FOUNDER, kind and docile, but the pos.
SCISSOR of one bad habit. That was his
penchant for intoxicating liquor.
Now and then lumbermen would get
the bear drunk, which was an exceed
ingly easy thing to do. Bruin preferred
rum, but would drink whiskey II
nothing better was at hand. In the
morning after a nights debauch he
frequently had typical morning
after thirst" which he learned to
quench by turning a faucet outside
the main camp, when he would lap up
the water very eagerly that ran from
the tap.
No efforts were made at reforma'
ton, although it is not stated that the
animal filed drunkard's grave. AS
a matter of fact he lived at the camps
for a number of years without harm
ing a person, although some of the
men seemed to antagonize him al
times.-From the Maine Woods.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Chinese Sending Many Fake Antiques

DITCH Americans are being fooled on
~ Chinese antiques, according to
tips sent to Washington by United
States consuls at Hongkong and other
Far East ports. Since the revolution
began there has been craze in Amer
lea and Europe for souvenirs, and the
fad has been fed on the stories that
royal and other Chinese palaces were
being looted.
The chief limitations are in porce-
Iains and brass, ancient Chinese and
Japanese armor and weapons, old
Corean carved chests and old carved
furniture. Seven large new shops
dealing exclusively in fakes have been
opened in the last year in the prin-
cipal shopping thoroughfare of Hong
kong. There are now regular auction
sales Of bogus porcelains. Similar i'm
itations of ancient brasses and
bronzes, worries, lacquers and other
art objects are sold. The tourists
are cheated even when they go to buy
modern oriental art goods. The
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31

A WAKENED by cold hand on her
"A bare ankle, Mildred Bromwell,
eleven years old, turned over in bed
the other morning shortly after three
o'clock and whispered to her sister
Louise, fifteen years old:
There's some one in the room,
Louise, for I can feel their hand on
my ankle"
BE quiet" cautioned Louise, in a
low tone. Il can smell whisky"
Louise raised herself to sitting
posture, and by dim light which
came through the window from a
lamp in the alley in the rear of the
house saw the face Of negro look
ing directly into her eyes. So close
was the dark face that the girl could
smell the oder OF alcohol in his breath.
Louise saw the man was sitting in
q chair beside the bed, and
while she gazed at him, fascinated
with fright, he left the chair, got
down on the floor on his hands and
knees and started crawling from the
room. Before he reached the door
Louise aroused the household with
screams, aided by Mildred.
Their father, James e. Brownwell,
was awakened. AS he left his bed he
grabbed two revolvers and started to
the aid of his daughters, who were in
the rear room on the second floor OF
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
FIGHT LITTLE MELON APHIS
Best Way to Fight Pest Is to Burn
Infested Vines Where They Are
Same for cucumbers.

Melon growers around Rocky Ford,
Colo, where canteloupes are grown
extensively, find that the best way to
fight melon aphis is to burn the In
tested vines just where they are. At
least every other day they get over
their patch Of vines and look for the
very dark green color and swollen,
watery appearance of the leaves Of
the plants. A little later the leaves
and vines take on a black, powdery
cast that no one can mistake. The
leaves curl under, but do not begin
to wilt sometimes for days.
BY keeping careful watch and de-
stroying the plants as they show the
presence Of aphis, one can usually
control the pest. Scatter straw over
the infested hill and burn at once.
To attempt to carry the vines to the
edge of the field will simply spread
the insect.
After burning a hill keep careful
watch over adjoining hills, to see that
the insects have not spread. OF
course, the same treatment is recon-
mended for cucumbers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31

VYTASHINGTON.- states
w are represented in crusade
which the lawmakers and school au-
thorities Of the country are waging
against the high school fraternities,
according to the United States bureau
OF education. Of these, Is states have
passed legislative enactments hostile
to the secret orders, while the school
boards of important cities in the other
IL states have adopted like measures
within their own jurisdiction.
All states having laws on the sub
ject provide a penalty Of suspension
or expulsion from school for all those
who join these orders. The most
drastic laws were passed by Iowa,
Minnesota and Nebraska, whose legis-
latures made it misdemeanor for
any one even to solicit members to
these organizations. Michigan and
Ohio made it a misdemeanor for a
school officer to fail or refuse to carry
out the anti-high school fraternity law.
Other states which prohibit these or
ders are California, Indiana, Kansas,
Mississippi, Oregon and Vermont
Massachusetts, empowers the Boston
school committee to deal with the Sc
cret society problem in its own way,
while Washington gives the same lat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Need of Relaxation.

How shall our colleges assist Amer.
can youth to secure the art OF relaxa-
ton and to obtain the ability to relieve
the tension Of the workaday world by
beneficial and delightful relief from
business strain? Such gifts will often
be the chief assets of college mans
training. Business men and PROBES
sional men, too, frequently reach mid
die life with no interest outside their
specialties. When business is over,
life is a blank. There are no eager
voices of pleasant pursuits calling
them away from the common round
and routine tasks. 1t is too late to
form habits. The rich rewards that
education may give in leisure hours
are lost, swallowed up by thousand
things that are merely on the way to
the prizes that count. This is ter
rife loss, and for this loss our col
leges are in part at least at fault
The Century