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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
A GREAT MAY MEETING
IN MISSION CAUSE

The International Missionary Union
will convene for Its twenty-ninth an
nual gathering at Clifton Springs, N.
Y. May 29-June s. 1912. Over fifteen
hundred missionaries have attended
these meetings In the past. All who
have ever served ~ evangelical mis-
sionaries or are now under appoint
ment as such. are cordially invited to
Join In this conferences and union Of
prayer. e - z :
The hospitality OF the Sanitarium ii
extended to all missionaries, TO whom
1t offers free entertainment during the
conference. All persons interested in
missions are most welcome at all Sec
sions. and will fnd ample and pleas
ant accommodation In the village.
The founder Of the Union. DR.. ]. q.
Gracey. has recently been called to the
immediate presence Uf~rhe Lord cf the
Harvest. but the blessed influence or
his efforts continues In the Union.
All who expect to attend the con.
ference. or are interested In II, sre ~
Quested to write to the corresponding
secretary. Mrs. H. J. Bostwick. Clinton
Springs. NJ Y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

With the retirement last December
Of DIR. b. Cabell Hening from the sec
retaryship Of the Baptist Education
Commission Of Virginia came q period
OF comparative inaction In pressing
the campaign for the Richmond Col
lege fund. The managers felt that the
hard winter made 1t almost impossible
to get to the churches. They further
felt that a change OF plan and method
needed to be made and 1t was neces-
sary to take time to consider and per-
feet 1t. Or. Hening was agent for this
campaign fund, as well as secretary OF
the commission Under the new plan
the two positions have been separated.
In the place OF the single agent to
press the collection OF this fund. sew
eral agents will be employed. Two
have already been secured, Rev. w. 8.
LeAke, we'll known through Virginia.
pastor In various sections Of the State
at various times, more recently evan
geiist for the State Mission Board. has
accepted appointment as one Of the
agents and has entered upon his work.
Rev. r. r. Marsh. son OF Virginia
and of Richmond College. who has in
recent years been pastor In North Car
olina and yet more recently In Nash
Vile. Tenn, has also accepted appoint
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Ned and Chester visited their uncle.
who lived on farm near Cape Town,
In South Africa, where he raised
sheep and cattle for wool and hides.
There were Jolly black servants at
Uncie's farm who taught the boys to
hunt and FISH and milk the cows and
harness the horses or yoke the oxen
INTO the great. clumsy Cape wagon.
One day the boys were huddled with
SIX others into the Cape wagon.
Three men and lot Of baggage were
on the back end. 1t took twelve
horses to pull the wagon and two
servants to drive the horses.
The coach went rockfng and plung-
ing and tipping and bumDing over
40 nds and rocks and prickly cacti.
BY and by over 1t went on It's side.
Such = shouting AZ there WAS. such
d rnorting and stamping Of horses.
'sscl1'A pulling OF people through the
back OF the wagon.
Ned and Chester were pulled out
feet Foremost, mons the worse for their
tumble: and soon the wagon was
righted. and joitinx nlerrily of to-
ward the MISUNDERSTANDING
World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Only the tomb wes empty Easter
Gay: ." 70 F]'.~e's'N 50 r ~ -
Filled with transcendent life. the gar.
den lay:
Amid It's bloom OF rose and gold.
dew bright,
Glowing and radiant. grew the flow
err OF God.
The mystic rose and lily cleaning
white.
Only the tomb was empty Easter
Day:
Filled. was the world along the bare
w highway e7ssasar's@s ~ 's''s9'sas -a5rs
Where men pursued the common
working round
A Presence waited. wondrous and
divine.
With love supreme. to find and to DO
found
Somewhere within thy world this
Easter Day
Art thou. O risen Christ. We. seek
inRs pray ~
Thee. light revealing over us to shed,
That we may see thy Presence At
our side.
Ready to tarry with MS and break
bread.
IS. Alice Ranlett. in wellsprinx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

I have just read about sportsman
who one day. In the woods sat VERY
STILL, and began TO whistle an air 10 y
red squirrel on tree. In q twink
ling. eAys he, the little fellow sat
up, leaned his head to one side. and
listenAd. a moment after he had
scrambled down the trunk: and.
when wthtn few yards. he sat UP
and listSned again. Pretty soon he
5phbeds upon the pile OF rails on
which ! was. came within -four feet
~ me- and sat up, made an UNI
6Tesia Jf .sais 6ushy tail. and locked
s&r1tght At me. his little eyes BEAM
ing with pleasure. Then changed
the tune; and. chut: away he skipped
HUT before long he came back to
hls Beat on the rails. and. ~ watched
him. n actually seemed a. II he were
trying to pucker up his mouth to
whistle. changed the tutae again.
But this time he looked so funny. as
ne scampered on. that burst out
LAUGHING; and he came back no
more. ] had much more enjoyment
out Of this squirrel than Il I had
shot him. -.3t. Nicholas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

with vigor and enthusiasm. Already
5000, 900 has been paid into the treas
ury Of the college. The subscriptions
from Virginia and miscellaneous
sources have already yielded $780,
900 In cash The committee has in
subscriptions $f40.ooe. 1t will be
borne in mind that to every $500 Sc
cured from these subscriptions, the
General Education Board of New York
adds $500. When the $14o,000 there
fore has been collected. the New York
Board viii add 100000 to 1t. making
5000. 900, and this added to the $780,
900 already paid into the treasury will
complete the half million.
Contracts have been given out for
the completion of the Woman's Col
lege building 1t is to cost about $685.
0oe, and 1t will be one Of the hand
soonest and most commodious build
ings In the South. Some idea OF its
size may be gained from the fact that
it Is S25 feet long on the center line.
The landscape artists are busily at
work at Westhampto4 planting and
cutting and road building. 1t now
seems probable that the total expen-
diture on the new grounds for the two
colleges will not fall far short of a
round million OF dollars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
chs.rsui cenvsrsatisn.

Keep clear Of personalities In con-
'vcrsation. Talk. OF things, objects,
thoughts. The smallest minds occu-
py themselves with persons. DO nor
sieedIessly report III at Others A. far
~ possible dwell on the good side NJ
human bslnxs. There AZ FAMILY
boards where . constant pr0ce6S Of
depreciation. assigned naotfvNa. and
They are not pleasant places. One
who n healthy does not wish to dine
ut dtUsectfnE tAbie. Th1f0 q evil
enough Ia man, God knows. hut II
II not thA miaaiou ~or 0veTy young
man and woman % detail ana report
y ~. xssp the atnCaphere ~ pure
- peGatblo ana frAgrAat Sl13k 9entlo-
$50 - eAartty 1oAn A11
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
FOR YOUNG FOLK

why. Roy. how much yon have
done." she said. - am glad to SEQ
you take hold OF your task 20 well"
l,"Oh, repiiei Roy. Il didn't relish the
undertaking when i began: but had
an oh1ect-lesson which did me good"
What was that" asked hts moth
er, looking Interested.
TT was the contrast between Jim's
and Luke's wood replied Roy,
pointing as he spoke.
And Mrs. Miller. who knew both
boys 30 well looked and laughed: and
then she said:
Il like the choice you made of pat
terms"
And the pattern proved to be one
which lasted Roy all his life. II he
was tempted to shirk any task after
that, he was sure to hear Luke's lazy
tones as he asked. How many sticks
do you need today?"--Julia Darrow
Cowes. in Young Peoples Weekly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

go and sit down in the lowest
ROOM Speaking generally, this Is
not what men are inclined to do.
But first let us discriminate. Here
and there are shy souls that shrink
from notice, asking for nothing bet
ter than to be left in the background.
Possessing one or two friends, with
work enough to occupy them, and with
money enough to let the world go by.
The worlds prizes do not tempt them.
II they have prayer concerning out
ward things, 1t is this: Give me
neither poverty nor riches
II, when they enter room, the
chief seats are all taken, they sit
down in those that are left: and IL
there are no seats left they willingly
stand. And this they do with per-
feet good humor; taking things as
they come; never dreaming either of
Intentional or unintentional Sights:
caring nothing for preference; self
respecting and self-contained; minding
their own affairs: from strife and envy
living worlds away; regarding these
things, when forced upon their notice,
with mild wonder and disdain.
They can claim no credit for this
detachment; they are built like that,
"tis their nature to-
Their peril Is not pride, and not
ill-mannered aggressiveness, but heed
lessness, inaction. and the shelving Of
responsibility.
1t is possible M doing no i'll to do
no good 1t is possible in obeying the
negative Thou shalt not" Not to
these natures would the Master ever
have to say, GO and sit down in the
lowest room" but He might very we'll
have to say, Go, work to-day In my
vineyard"
What We all need carefully to watch
are the defects OF our qualities, lest
with the best will in the world we
come to grief at last.
There are other natures which, In
the exuberanee of their vitality, and In
their very wish to excel, are sometimes
misunderstood, and are also in real
danger of disaster.
These are they who, in the nature
of things, come to the front. They find
themselves there by the sheer force oil
personality.
II is impossible, for example. to
think OF man like Simon Peter
remaining in the rear. The man who
stepped boldly from the boat to walk
on the water. the man who smote of
the ear Of the high priests servant
the man who had the temerity to take
his Master to task, would inevitably
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
TALK OF DIVIDING DOVER

Among among goodly
considerable interest mand
present in
South Richmond in the Middle District
embraced
occupies The Rappahannok Association which
membership
churches Rchmopd
would Be
including Henrico King william
naturally Of large nersst considered
before matter
Baptist city Council the whole ma discussed and the prevailing
similar few
O., which crgahtzed separate Ansocation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
How % You hesi

Say. how do you hoe your row. young
chap?
Say. how do you hoe your ruwf
Do you hoe Il fair.
Do you hos It square,
Do you hos II the best you know9 81
Do you cut the, weeds, A. You ought
to do.
And leave what's worth while theret1
Tha harvest you'i garner depends o.
you: s
Arc you working On the squ6fs2 E
Ars you killing he noxious wl1
young elap? IL 9es IN
Are you making Il ot1aieht - q
Are yOu GoiuA l2F0i1x BE- ss 4 "
At hufllfhx 81 M
Are you ScAttsffn9 "a u 4 M
Do ron laugh -
ahriIl u Sss |ss2
Ah4 dance = IN Il 4 y u Sg3&
4: - n sss.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Monument to Black HAWK.

A colossal concrete statue OF Black
Hawk. forty-eight feet high, was re-
Gently unveiled at Eagles Nest. a
rocky promontorY overlooking the
valley of Rock river, Illinois. Black
Hawk was one of the most famous
Indians in the history of the West
and was chief OF the Sac and Fox
in August. 1892, when he was de-
feated by the regular troops under
Zahary Taylor and Winfield Scott,
Abraham Lincoln was one OF those
who took part in that campaign. The
figure Is composite OF the Indian
race, suggesting spirit unconquered,
though the race Is subdued
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
oueer Little Republic.

The smallest republic in the world
in that of Tavolara. little island
off the coast of Sardinia. 1t Is q lit
tie more than mile in length. and
has n population Of hfty-fve. The
sovereignty Of the island was grant
ed to the Bartoleoni family. Up to
1882 Paul I. reigned peaceable over
the kingdom. but at his death the
islanders proclaimed republic. The
president Is elected for ten years, and
the women vote.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Two Wood Piles.


"Ho. hunt" sighed Roy Miller. az
he sauntered out to the back yard
and stood looking Ut the wood which
had Just been drawn into the yard
THAT all has to be sawed and split
ana piled. For once wish had an
older brother" And he schrugged
his shoulders AZ he started toward tho
shed for the saw.
Roy was not the only boy In the
nciehborhood who had to face a pile
OF wood that afternoon. AZ he came
out from the shed, he noticed that
Luke Stafford and James Bent We're
These two boys lived just across the
street from each other, and before
Roy went to work he stood and
watched them few minutes.
James was busy piling wood that
he had already sawed and split. and
Ii made an even regular pile that
any boy might have been proud OF.
That's the way lin always works"
Roy thought. with IN admiFing
GIance ut the result Of his friend's
lahors.
Just then the minister passed by
the Bents' front gate. IAN done but
with smile.
James bipshed at the implied
compliment. and answered "Pretty
near. sir
Just then Roy's attention was at
tracted by the voice Of Luke Stafford
across the why Lakes load Of wood
NASE bsxn in the yAfA foF shout 4
week, but mono OF It was piled: and
only few sticks lying In = heap be-
side him. had been sawed. Now he
called out In drawing tones. NAV!
how many sticks do you need today 2"
The sharp coptrast between the two
boys that he WAS watching struck
Roy ~ decidedly colnlcAi. and he sat
down upon his own load Of wood
and laughed. Then he picked up the
sAw. ard went to work with WIZ
Il may not be able to rftal Jtm. !"
he said TO himself. as he sawed; .hut
am bound I won't be like Luke. not
II have to stAy UP and saw nights!v
When Mrs. Miller came oNt to call
Roy to supper. she looked IN sstrpries
At the wood which ne had put In or
der. III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Ktfty's Arithmetic.
Seven sheep were standing
BY the pasture wall.
Tell me-" said the teacher
To her scholars small.
One poor sheep was frightened.
Jumped and ran away:
One from seven--how many
Woolfy sheep would stay?
Up went Kitty's fingers.
A farmers daughter she,
Not SO bright at figures
As she ought to be-
Please ma ann" well then. Kitty
Tell VI. II you know"
Please. n ono Jumped over.
All the rest would 70.
The Christian Guardian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Is I1Ais the oldest "Casc"?

A law suit that was Instituted
more than four hundred years ago
has just been finally settled in the
courts Of Germany. II was between
fishermen OF Frankfort and Lebuser-
Kietzer. as to which had the right to
fish in the Oder river.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
~ a457l1- a. n l7st 49, ~ ~
r ESURCAM
Alics Carland Steele

Graves are deep. Gods love II deeper,
And the dawn shall wake each sleeper-- .
Christ, the Day star from on high.
Shines from out an Easter sky.
through the dark His lIght now shinets
md = newborn nowsr twinsth.
In the wreath upon zach tomb :
Resurrection liiiss bloom!
nh hAlnxAA. DO not &sltsF1 e !,
lay each grief upon Gods altar,
There thu vision thou shalt sse--
Christ. our tmmorality!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Wheels Within yyhcels.

Customs officers, In examining the
cart Of a man who hao crossed the
Italian Swiss frontier three times a
week for eighteen months, recently
discovered that the .axles OF the
wheels contained watches Altogether
four hundred watches were found and
Confiscated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
THINGS YOU OUGHT TO. KNOW

alton IL kite-hyfng. He has made .
study of almost every known form OF
kite. but his greatest enjoyment Of
the exercise is In connection with
the boys Of his parish. Each year he
arranges for a kite-fiying contest, in
which the conditions are that each
boy shall make for himself the kite
which he flies in the contest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
The Thick -skinned WhaIe.

The whale has the thickest skin OF
any living creature. In some parts
Of the body the skin is two feet
thick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

In Lapland, when the door OF a
wssrfss yeenr issofseffed during the WIN
ter. 1t 10 Immediately followed by a
miniature snowstorm in the room. The
excessive cold from the outside con-
denses the moisture so swiftly that
1t falls In flakes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Black Corn.

A feature of the exhibit carried by
the Western governors In their re-
cent demonstration trip through the
country was some black corn grown
from seed found In the ancient cliff
dweller ruins In the southwestern
part OF Colorado.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
4 CIri,s school RECORD.

Florence Lewis. of Westerly. r. j..
was sixteen years old last fall. and
up to that time had a perfect record
for school attendance. having never
been absent or tardv during the
twelve years she had attended school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Tunnels in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is often spoken OF as "the
land of tunnels There are more
than seventy miles of tunnels bur-
rowed through the rock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
The Stripes, and Stxrfish.

On the hillsides Of Ulster county.
N. Y, nine hundred feet above tide
water. are strata, or layers OF lime
stone formation which look at a dis
lance like fields OF immense American
flags. This effect is, eaused by the
stone being flied with. millions of
small. petrified starfish.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
NausI,roorns Everywnerc.

Mushrooms grow wild all over the
world. and are as plentiful in Siberia
as In the tropics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

ment and will begin his work on the
18th Of April The committee in
charge Of this campaign expect to add
others to the force and the work OF
completing the fund will be pressed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
4 Kite-FIying Preacher.

There Is minister in ATarblehead.
Mass. whose favorite outdoor recre-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

The newly Federated church In
Somerset. composed OF the Baptist
and Congregational churches. is re-
establishing the various lines of work
TO suit the requirements OF the new
body. Contrary to expectation, the
Methodist church has declined TO fed
crate. and the resolutions governing
tho body are being revised to suit two
churches instead Of three.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

During the past two years seven
hundred new members have been re-
ceived into the Temple Court Baptist
church. Los Angeles Cal, the present
membership being sixteen hundred.
DR. ]. w Brougher has been the
pastor during that period OF remark
able growth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Protestant churches In France have
grown more liberal since tho discs
order went into effect. In
1905 they raised for church pur-.
poses s0s.a34 francs. and received
from the government 100000 francs.
while last year their contributions
reached total of 2.s7s.000 francs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

81 The First. United Presyteriaa
sohuroh Of 4 East Liverpool. Ahi'
With AS members. last year con-
eributed $3.50 for misaipna A. TN
result OF the Avery-member can
yase aS7 embsrs have pledged ~
$50 for the present Church year. ant
the canvass OF tho membership Il no
yet completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

The social and religious survey of
Chicago shows, among other facts
gathered. that OF the total church
membership S23.441) the Roma n
Catholics have 6s.2 per cent: Protest
ant bodies. 3S,5 per cent: and other
religious bodies. 80 per cent. The
Protestants have ga churches. Cath
olics. ISL: Jewish synagogues. 56---a
total of LIST. The saloons number
T,1h2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

The Christian Endeavor Society re-
ports during the past two and one
half years the Organization OF 10.s45
new societies and 1,eo2,s00 members
added. The worldwide organization
has 1871 societies and 3,sHS, $50
members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-13
CLARENCE OARROW
TO STAND TRIAL
GRAND JURY TO PROBE NEW
EVIDENCE FOUND BY DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY.

Los ANGELES. CAL. Dec. r.
All doubts that Clarence Darrow
would be tried again on charges of
bribing Jurors in the McNamara dy-
Mantle trial were set at rest today,
when 1t was learned that the district
attorneys office will shortly empanel
a grand jury to probe new evidence
In the bribery case.
Darrow will be placed on trial jan
uary 9Th, on the Balm indictment.
Assistant District Attorney r. j. Ford
has sabpoenaed Cleveland Dam, a
Ean Francisco attorney, to testify be-
fore the grand jury regarding the
$4,000 check alleged 10 have been
given by Darrow to Olaf Tvietmoe.
In San Francisco. Attorney Dam has
been legal adviser for Tvietmoe and
other officers connected with the State
Building Trades council 1t Is adj
mitted at the district attorneys Office,
that new evidence, having a direct
bearing on the check and Its alleged
subsequent disposition has been re-
Gently uncovered
District Attorney John ID. Fred
ericks is now at Indianapolis, exam
lining evidence to be used In the seq
ond prosecution of Darrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-13
.SUTHtRL|N HOUSE
IS NOW ACQUIRED
pANviLLE ORGANIZES MEMO
RIAL AssocIATicN TO TAKE
OVER PROPERTY.

Especial to The Richmond Virginsan.l
DANVILLE, VA. Dec. 12.-The
Dsnyille Confederate Memorial asso-
citation was organized tonight, and
VIII apply. for charter az soon as
possible, its purpose being to acquire,
hold and direct the Sutheriin property,
recently purchased by community
effort at cost of $4,000. Nearly
1000 of the purchase price has been
raised by popular subscription. and
the first payment will b. made on
January I'd. The deferred payments
viii be cared for as they fall due.
The officers named are: President.
Frank Talbot: first viee-presid snI
r. A. James: second vfce-president,
A. B. Darlington: third vice-presi-
dent, J. E. Parkinson; secretary-treas-
urer, c. G. Holland. Twenty-Five
trustees were named. and also
beard of lady managers.
The building will be used as a Ii
brary. museum and meeting place for
patriotic, civic and benevolent socie-
ties. and the grounds with be made
public park. The building was the
last executive mansion occupied by
Jefferson Davis, Confederate president.