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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
A sPRINGTIME MESSAGE.

Burst forth and bud, oh happy Earth!
Thy Springtime is at hand.
A lovely resurrection
Is wax ming through the land.
And many a carol. freely sung.
From boughs with leafy promise hung,
Proclaims life's warm, mysterious
power
Ger winters frozen band.
Awake and sing, on hurdened heart!
Thy Saviour's Joy is thine!
Each tender Summers dawning
Calls thee, Arise and shine"
And many a promise, freely given,
Is telling thee of letters riven.
The Lord OF Life hath broke thychains
In sympathy divine.
Lift mp, lift up thy hanging hands:
Let feeble knees be strong.
Cause not another's fainting soul
To stumble into wrong.
While heavens arch of perfect blue,
And bounteous sunshine clear and true
Publish abroad Gods victories;
These to thy faith belong
Shall leaf and bud and bird and flower
The Kings own touch obeyP
And thou, his child, so feebly COVER
In doubt and dim dismay?
No, from u trusting heart reJoicel
And utter forth with happy voice.
Unfaltering faith in every hope
OF Resurrectton's day,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
ROCK OF AGES"
ny REV. #. n. CHARLTON

: Of this decision he wrote Rock of
Ages. The title he gave ii was "A
Living and Dying Prayer for the Holt
est Believer in the World"
An examination of the contents Of
the hymn will show that it is admir-
ably adapted to serve its purpose. 1t
expresses absolute dependence on
Christ. the Rock OF Ages, fer saliva
ton; and the Christ therein set forth
is the Crucified Christ--"Ies Christ
and him crucited." to quote Paul. He
is upon the cross. The water and
the blood" flow from his wounded
side; and these are the double cure"
for ain. cleansing from both tits guilt
and power There is no dependence
upon human merit or works--''Thou
must save. and thou alone" The la
Dor of ones hands, unffagging zeal,
unceasing tears, avail nothing. With
no gifts or offerings in his hands, must
the sinner come TO Christ and cling
simply TO his cross Naked. helpless.
dress, grace and washing"
Nor does this apply only when the
sinner comes TO Christ for salvation
1t applies to all of his after life
while | draw this fleeing breath;
and still in death. in worlds unknown,
before the judgment throne, forever
more, his prayer shall be
Rock of Ages. cleft for met
Let me hide myself in thee"
1t is perfectly scriptural to speak Of
the Lord as a Rock: and that Is. Of
course. where the author got the idea.
The following are some OF the pas
sages in which the Lord is called a
Rock: t'He is the Rock, his work is
perfect" Then he forsook God which
made him, and lightly esteemed the
Rock of his salvation" 'Of the Rock
and hast forgotten God that formed
thee" How should one chase a
thousand, and two put ten thousand
to flight, except their Rock had sold
them. and the Lord had shut them up2
For their rock is not as our Rock.
even our enemies themselves being
judges (Deut. az: 4, IS, IS, so, 31).
sgrhe Lord is my Rock" (II Sam. %:
2; Psalm IS: %. II viii say unto God
my Rock, Why hast thou forgotten
me?" psalm AZ: 81. They drank OF
that spiritual Rock that followed
them: and that Rock was Christ" CT
Cor, 10: a.. This last passage seems
to have been In the authors thoughts
when he wrote the words, cleft for
me" Since the Rock that Moses
smote was Christ in type or figure II
Cor. 10: 81, it was perhaps cleft"
when the waters gushed out. as was
the side of Christ, whence flowed
blood and water" (John Ia: $40. But
the very expression, Rock Of Ages"
is found in the Scriptures lisa. 20;
-, according to the marginal read
ings; and the Bible Commentary says
that this is the literal translation of
the Hebrew. So rendered then. this
passage would read, Trust we in the
Lord for ever; for in the Lord Jehovah
is the Rock of Ages"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

permitted any more than a profance
use Of IL In ordinary speech. In our
worship may more OF reverence in
us dwell" as Tennyson says That
public worship may have q proper
respect for Gods name and the soul
may approach his throne with be-
coming reverence, we might we'll be-
gin with the Sanctus. 1T Is found in
various forms in early liturgies." says
TlTett, and "is doubtless an amplifl-
cation OF the cry Of the seraphlm
found in Tsaiah's vision. How state
ly and reverent the words,
Therefore with angels and arch
angels,
And with all the company Of heaven.
We laud and magnify Thy glorious
name,
Evermore praising thee. and saying
Holy. Holy, Lord God OF Hosts.
Heaven and earth are fun of thy
glory:
Glory be to thee, Q Lord. Most High"
The confusion and irreverence at
the beginning OF public worship in
many Protestant churches is a public
shame. If not a public sin. To IN I'D
the form of sound words" is as proper
in worship as in doctrine In fact.
the two cannot well be separated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Our Heavenly Home
by CHARLES o. JONES. ID. ID.
This can be sung 10 amy G. VI. tunnel

How beautiful this earth-tts trees.
Its fruits and flowers sweet.
Mountains and valleys, lakes and
springs,
That lure our willing feet:
And cottage home or palace grand
With love and JOY alright,
And friends SO true and kindred
How gladstone IS the light,
But seasons change, and streams run
dry
And forests drop their leaves.
And loved ones so from out our gaze
Time all men here bereaves.
Soldiers may fight for freedoms flag,
And mighty empires rise,
But captains fall and death shall slay
All things beneath the skies.
We need another home, life
Ensmote by mortal Ills.
Where landscapes bloom and rapture
e'er
The happy spirit fills;
There friends shall come to part no
more,
In recognition rare
Shall look into each others eyes
Free from all pain and care.
There comrades ieal shall meet again
Far from the march and strife.
And veterans find the fount of youth
In endless Joy and life.
Praise God for such a life and home,
Its many mansions bright,
It's sanity hosts and Christ our Lord !;
Walk now by faith; then--sight!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

DIR. Charles s. Robinson says that
| Rock of Ages is now admitted TO
be the first hymn of the first rank in
our language" An investigation made
In recent years revealed the fact that
II was found in greater number Of
the hymn-b books of the country than
any other hymn.
The author, Rev. Augustus Monta-
que Toplady, was minister of the
Church of England La vas born al
Farnham, in Surry. November 4, 1740,
and died In London, August IL. ITS.
He was converted in 1855, in Ireland
and was ordained TO the ministry in
1852. In 1853, when ne was nineteen
years of age, he published volume
OF poems, entitled Poems on Sacred
Subjects" Rock OF Ages" was first
published in 1775. about three years
before the authors death. In 1875 1t
was revised. enlarged and reprinted.
Toplady was a staunch Calvinist. In
I774 he issued, in two volumes. his
work, The Church OF England Vim
dicated from the Charge of Arminian-
ism" His strong devotion TO the doc
trines of Calyinism led him TO write
this hymn. At that time John and
Charles Wesley were preaching in
England. and creating a great deal of
interest and excitement. They were
Arminians, and were stressiag some
Of the Arrninian doctrines, especially
the doctrine OF perfection" teaching
that believers may attain to absolute
perfection in this life" Such teach
ings were particularly distasteful to
Toplady, and he determined to write
a hymn TO counteraet the Wesleyan
doctrine of perfection" AS result
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

".
Pleasure of a certain kind would
be increased II Christ were recognized,
IL his principles were practiced, and
IL his instructions were closely fol
lowed.
Pleasure, falsely so-Called, which is
of another kind. would meet with a
merited and singing rebuke.
When Christ is made the corner
stone, the building is securely and
properly constructed. When he di-
rects a life the issues Of it are all for
profit and none for loss When he is
the master all experiences are we'll
worth while When he is upon the
throne and our whole being is yielded
to him in true subsection there is har-
mony, peace and Joy inexpressibe.
Christ never frowned upon pleasure.
They say he never smiled. Whether
this be true or not, he brushed the
tears from other faces and made their
smiles break through. Little children
loved him. women adored him, strong
men followed him at the cost of their
lives.
True pleasure is ours when the flesh
iy nature is in subsection and the
spiritual nature is exalted. Whatever
increases the authority of the body
over the mind destroys or lowers an
ideal; exhausts physically and units
us for practical everyday living. is
not pleasure, however much we may
call 1t so.
That is real pleasure which
strengthens character, ennobies living
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
What Becomes of the Inauguration
Bible.

McKenney, clerk of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, has seen
sixteen presidents inaugurated. On
thirteen of these occasions he has as
sisted by producing the Bibles that
were used 1t is his duty. when the
president takes the oath OF his office
on inauguration day, on the great
platform built for the ceremony at
the east of the capitol. to stand at the
left of the new executive, while the
chief justice stands at the right, and
they hold the Bible between them.
When the presidents finishes the SOL
emn words of his oath he bows his
head and kisses the volume, as Mr..
Mckinney raises Ii to his lips. Stand
ing close to him, Mr.. MeKenney notes
the verse or verses touched by the
presidents lips, He carefully marks
the place, and on the Following day,
or soon thereafter. he carries the BIZ
BILE TO the White House and presents
it to the presidents wife.
Mr.. McKenney has purchased BIZ
bles for all the presidents inaugurated
since he has held his office, but two
or three OF them did not use the BIZ
bles he purchased. When Grover
Cleveland came to the capitol for his
first Inauguration, he brought with
him a little red Bible his mother had
given him when he was a boy, and
which he had always cherished as a
keepsake. On that Bible he took the
oath of office. A few days before Me
kinley's inauguration a number of
African Methodist bishops came into
Mr.. Mckenney's office one morning
with a tremendous package, which
proved to be large family Bible in
big plush box. and they wished TO
have Mr.. Mckinley use it, Their re-
quest was granted. and the big Bible
was one or the show objects in the
red parlor of the White House for a
long time afterward. When Mr..
Roosevelt was indicted into office as
governor OF New York some one pre-
scented him with the Bible which he
used on that occasion. His name.
which was written on the fly-leaf, was
misspelled, but he used the same Bible
at his second inauguration. and Ii has
been one of Mrs. Roosevelts most
treasured mementues ever sinca
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
THE CHILDREN'S PULPIT
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T LET GO
BY REV. FRANK T. BAYLEY.

mother and father are begging him
10 and the doctor says il will Kill
him II he doesn't The live wire
is the cigarette.
The hoy is only sixteen years
old. bat he is a slave. When he be-
gan smoking lie was holding the
wire. but now it is holding him
He has a weak heart already. pois-
oned by tobacco. He has To give
up. some of the sports he loves be-
cause Of it and he knows Il is kill
ing him. Yet he is clinginE to it
still, smoking every day, and no
body can stop him. II he We're
holding a live wire he might be
dragged away from it. but no one
can compel him 10 drop the Gig
arctic,
You can see what habit is. We
say a boy has a habit But after
while the habit has the boy.
The only way TO be safe with a live
wire is never 10 touch It And the
cigarette is a live wire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
What Koreans Are Taught.

He who oheys God lives; he who
disobeys him dies"
Secret words that men whisper to
one another God hears as clap of
thunder: dark designs plotted within
the inner chamber he sees as a flash
of lightning"
when you SOW cucumbers You reap
cucumbers; when you SOW beans you
reap beans. The meshes of Gods fish
ing net seem very wide, yet none of
us shall ever slip through them"
God never made q man without
supplying his need"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
FEAR AND TRUST.


When last beneath the midnight Stars
/ trod,
An awe fell on me from those depths
afar, ;.
Great seas of silence round each sep
arate star,
Fathomtess distances. filed full OF
God
Heaven beyond heaven without bound
or bar.
And TINS my lips. Thy love I dare
not claim,
Infinite Heart, whose pulses. like a
sea,
Strike shore of sun and star, yet on-
ward fame,
Unspent, unbroken, everlastingly"
So spake /. by iufinitude oppressed
Y et ever, wrapt in peace for thought
too deep.
Like some small sea-bird on the waves
asleep,
Ny steadfast heart all unawares did
rest.
o Father, on the ocean of thy Breast!
Rev. Samuel r. Calthrop.
Yale alumni and students are rais-
ing 100000 for the equipment or
the Yale Medical and Educational
mission in Changsha, China.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

Walking on the street one day
he saw a wire lying or the ground.
Without thinking much about it,
he stopped to pick il up. That was
natural enough; why shouldn't he
il seemed harmless, 10 be sure.
But when he grasped it he couldn't
let go. He tried to, but he couldn't.
1t was a live wire" A strong
current of electricity was running
through it 1t was burning him
cruelty and he cried out with the
pain. HIS whole body was writh-
ing in distress. But his hands still
gripped the wire. and when men
came running 10 help him, they
had to drag him away from it by
force.
That is one OF the dangers OF a
live wire II You once lay hold Of
1t you cannot LET go. no matter
how much It is hurting you. /
know a boy who grasped live
wire a while ago and it is hurting
him cruelty. But ne doesn't let go.
He says he can't even though his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
What Christ Means to Pleasure
ny REV. j. WILBUR CHAPMAN. ID. ID.

liz not pleasure, however much we may
call it SO.
When the reins Of our lives are in
Christ's hand all that IL said above
will he realized.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Religious World

The Lutheran publishing house at St
Louis reports "a net profit the past
year of $T0.0oo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The commission on revision of the
ritual of the Methodist Episcopal
Church il TO meet in New York city
May 7th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The Christian churches in Japan
report an increase OF 1884 In mem
bership during the past Year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

fund by $74,I77ss during the past
year.
Dr. John w. Hoffman. OF Grafton.
Pa. has been Invited to become tho
pastor of Calvary Methodist Episco-
pal church, New York, succeeding pr.
Charles l. Goodel. who goes to the
pastorate Of st. Paurs church. New
York.
The Northern Presbyterian Church
has twelve institutions preparing
young men for the ministry the
total assets OF these schools are ~ l.
62s.ss4, and their annual eXpendi-
lures are s52T,564. or an average OF
s729 per student.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
has work In Massachusetts, among
persons of foreign birth speaking
nine different languages. There are
twenty-three of these churches for
foreigners, with 1910 members, and
1901 Sunday school scholars.
The committee on vacancy and
supply of the Northern Presbyterian
general assembly says that of 2s4
presbytertes from which full reports
have been received only twenty-five
tors. These presbyteries need today
7o6 additional pastors TO care for the
work in the fields '''
A number OF churches in Philadel-
phia together use full page of paid
advertising space in the Saturday
edition of one of the daily papers OF
the city to ask, why not go to
church," One-haif OF the page Is
given to this question and the answer.
and the rest OF the page contains a
directory of the churches.
Rev. william A. ManseH. DID. who
died March 4th. at Bareilly. india had
been for twenty-three years mis-
sionary of the Methodist Episcopal
Cuhrch in India, and since 1904 had
been principal of Bareilly Theological
Seminary He was born In India, of
missionary parents, March 80, 1864.
was educated in this country, and
after three years In the Ohio confer
ence returned to the land OF his birth.
The college board of the Northern
Presbyterian Church celebrates this
year it's thirtieth anniversary At its
organization, in 1883. only seventeen
institutions of college grade were af-
fiiiated with the board. There are
now sixty such institutions. OF the
increase of ferty-three. eight were re-
ceived from the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, three had been
changed from nonsectariap 10 church
schools, and thirty-two have been or
ganized or have grown from acade-
mita TO colleges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The Congregational board Of minis
terial relief increased its endowment
fund by $74,177.se during the past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

Dr. John w. Hoffman, OF Grafton.
Pa. has been invited to become tho
pastor of Calvary Methodist Episco~
pal church, New York, succeeding pr.
Charles l.. Goodell. who goes to the
pastorate Of st. PauPs church. New
York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The Northern Presbyterian Church
has twelve institutions preparing
Young men for the ministry me
total assets of these schools are 81 l.
e2S,ss4, and their annual eNpendi-
lures are s527,564. or an average OK
STaA per student.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The Methodist Episcopal Church
has work In Massachusetts among
persons of foreign birth speaking
nine different languages. There are
twentv-three of these churches for
foreigners. with 1.e4o members, and
1901 Sunday school scholars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

PROOF OF It. In no other trade in the
world can you make so large a profit
with so little truth.-London Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
LOCAL MOOSE TO
INVADE MOLINE
Rock Island Men to Attend the
Opening of Big Moose Fair
in a Body.

Members OF the Rock Island lodge OF
the Loyal Order Of Moose plan to ia
wade Moline territory in a body this
evening The local "Paps' will meet
at the club rooms at 1880 and thence
proceed in a body 10 the sister city,
where the Moline chapter is to con-
duct a mammoth fair at Turner hall.
The fair will open tonight with an
address by Mayor Carlson. Huddle's
orchestra and the men OF the Swedish
Olive chorus Will furnish music Of a
high standard Tomorrow a children's
orchestra, that OF Mrs. Florence Lee
OF this city, will be the special at
traction. The work. in charge of DIR.
Human, chairman Of the Moline com
mittee on arrangements, has been
brought 70 a successful climax and a
grad time IS promised to every one
The hall presents gay appearance.
The room has been artisically decor
ated in scarlet and white. the colors
Of the Moline order. over the front
booth is a large cloth emblem Of the
Moline chapter. In front Of the booth
IS the greeting, "Howdy, Pap" done in
white damask letters. with a scarlet
background Damask steamers of red
and white are cleverly displayed on
the walls and ceiling. giving the hall a
cheerful appearance. The appearance
OF the hall reflects great credit on its
decorators An immense crowd is ex
pected tonight 20 start the ball rolling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

nent color. Johnson's Wood Dye Is
made in Ii standard shades. For sale
by Lerch & Greve, 2OO2-2004 Fourth
avenue.
The Rock Island Lumber and Manu-
featuring company, lumber and build
ing material for all purposes, houses
barns, granaries. We will give you an
opportunity to save big per cent Let
US be Of service 10 you.
Maths bakery ana confectionery
store, the finest in the tri-cities.
Bread, cakes. pies, cookies and hot
rolls They can't be beat. Most peo-
pie say they are superior to any home
baking. Let them serve you.
E. E. Lamp. plumbing, steam and
hot water heating. gas fitting. His
efficient knowledge of the business
Justly entities him to your patronage.
His shop has all modern equipments.
/ Everything in plumbing supplies.
NJ. r. Iglehart, marble and granite
works, save you the middleman's prot.
| its. From Is TO % per cent saved on
every monument and all kinds of mon.
umental work. Call at our shop on
/ Second avenue and see for yourself.
Let a manufacturer make better ar
tiCle than his competitors and sell it
at lower price and he is bound to
win out in the end. That explains the
great success OF the Free sewing ma
chine. Come in and let us show it tc
you. The Mill store.
Sooner or later you will see the Free
machine in the homes of all YOU
friends and then you will wish thai
you had seen il before buying some
other make. Remember the Free il
guaranteed to give you perfect service
for your lifetime. For sale by the Nil
store.
We are the leaders for up-to-dat,
laundry work Each shirt finished
by hand and put UP in a carton. insur
ing work. Delivered to you in gooC
/ condition. We guarantee no cracked
i collars or cuffs. City Steam laundry
Reid & Bollman, AT Seventeenth
street
Have been making chocolates for 2
years now but never had any PACK
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so quickly as my Preferred box o
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j piece is a guarantee of their pul
ity. Get a box today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
She CAVE UP
ALL HOPE
Physicians Failed To Help Mrs.
Green, But She Finally Found
Relief in Cardui.

Meerze. Va.-Mrs. J. c. Green Of this
place. says: Il suffered with womanly
troubles so that l could hardly sit up.
Two Of the best doctors in our town
treated me, and I tried different medi-
cines, until l gave up all hope of ever
getting we'll.
One day. decided to try some Car
dui. II did so much for me that
ordered some more, and it cured me!
Today, l feel as well as / ever did in
my life.
The pains and the trouble are all
gone. / feel like another person in
every wav. | wish every sufferer could
know what Cardui will do for sick
women"
A few doses Of Cardui at the right
time, will save many e big doctor bill
by preventing serious sickness.
II tones up the nervous system, and
helps make pale cheeks fresh and rosy.
Thousands Of weak women have been
restored TO health and happiness by
using Cardui. Suppose you try it
It may be just the medicine you need
EB.-W-ite n. Lz5ieS ADVISOR. Dept. Chstts-
nooZa he-lclHe Co, (-ha-'1rooZa. lem. foE >peri1
EzStrsictiJns. ard 64-rzge book Hone 1rezfrsSn
lar WON'T. seat iu 5Aia I.TzSoeE. CT EeS-eSi.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04

better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands
Perfection marine and the Water
MAJ portable engine, which can be
put on any boat or skiff. just received.
Come in and see them. Fiebig, 1919
Third avenue.
Dunsmore & O'Connell smoke house
and billiard parlors. corner of Twen-
tieth street and Fourth avenue. Every
brand OF good cigars and all kinds Of
smokers supplies
Mueller Lumber company WIN en-.
able you to build a fine house or barn
out Of the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleased
to learn the low prices they are max
ing.
Souders Laundering company at SOL
500 Twelfth street. This laundry If
equipped with the very latest modern
machinery, turning out work that is
not surpassed by any laundry in the
state.
7. S. O'HGra. flour and feed store
is having a big trade on stock and
poultry food. Dr. Hess stock food
for horses, cattle. hogs, sheep anc
all kind sof poultry. 1t makes the
/ hens lay every day.
Johnson's Wood Dye IS not 3 mere
stain-not simply a surface dressing
II is a real. deep-seateo aye, that goe!
to the very heart OF the WOODLAND
stays there-fxing a rich and perma