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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
GOD OF THE OPEN AIR

These are the things prfgA
And hold of dearest worth:
Light of the sapphire skies,
Peace of the silent hills,
Shelter of forests. comfort of the grass,
Music of birds, murmur of little rills.
Shadows OF the cloud that swiftly
pass,
And after showers,
The smell of flow RS
And of the good, brown earth
And best of all. along the way, friend.
ship and mirth.
So let me keep
These treasures of the humble
heart
In true possession. owning them by
love:
And when at last can no longer move
Among them freely. but must part
From the green fields and waters
clear.
Let me not creep
Into some darkened room and hide
From all that makes the world 50
bright and dear:
But throw the windows wide
To welcome in the light.
And while / clasp well-heloved
hand,
Let me once more have sight
OF the deep sky and the far smll-
ing land
Then gently fall OF sleep.
And breathe my body back to natures
care,
My spirit out to thee. God of the open
air.
Henry Van Dyke
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
LESSON FOR THE CHILDREN
ny PRITCHARD GEORGE
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
ny ANNA PRITCHARD GEORGE

mandment: Tho shalt not take the
name of the Lord thy God in vain"
If we pray to idols rather than God,
or use Gods name carelessly. we may
be sure we are on the wrong road
again.
Farther along the Tempe road a
smooth hard one branches to the right:
the other goes down steep grade into
the river. To get to Tempe we must
go into the waters and ford the river.
So on Gods road we come to fourth
branching one. People on 1t seem to
have a free and easy life. Some work
on sabbath and earn more money II
they wish. Some go swimming on
Sabbath. Others have picnics and
parties. 1t is road of Sabbath break
ers The other road is a narrow one
with lot of rules. We must not work.
Our servants must not work. Our
children must not work. No one must
play. All must keep the Sabbath holy.
God puts this sign post at the turning
Remember the Sabbath day. to keep
It holy"
But can you see Gods love in this,
too? If YOU work six days and Sabbath
too, when will you rest? If you are
thinking of the world six days and
Sabbath too, when will you prepare for
heaven and become acquainted with
God? When you go on a journey you
always make some preparation, and II
you are going to visit new people you
like to know something about them
SO God Is only helping us out again
because he loves us. He made the
world in six days. then rested the sew
enth, so he understands all about 1t,
and how much better 1t is for us to
keep the Sabbath day holy unto the
lord. THE lord blessed the Sabbath
day. and hallowed it,"
Montclair. N J.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
The Virginian's Weekly Sermon
by the Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, d. d.

And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love
God. to them who are the called &C
cordinR to his purpose"
How do we known We have Gods
word Cor IT, His love for the world,
as told In John9:I6. proves 1t true. If
this love Of God was displayed toward
us when we were weak and sinful and
II rebellion against him, how much
greater the boon coming to us as 1t
most surely does through our recon
Citation TO God by the death Of his
Son. Please note. In the Scriptures
we cite how the character Of Ged is
displayed and how the object OF his
leve is defined and emphasized. but
God commendeth his love toward us
IN that while we were yet sinners
Christ died fer us We were not In
q state of passivity. but IN open avow-
ed rebellion, The language is unnis-
1akably plain. HIS citizens hated
him, and sent message after him
saying, we VIII. not have this man TO
reign over US" In the face Of all this.
Gods love rose with mans hatred and
the greater the proofs given by man
OF his hate and his opposition to God.
the more his superb bounding love was
displayed in his gracious dealings with
man.
Our text, however. Is rot addressed
TO alien sinners living in violent OPP
position 10 him and his sway. but TO
these who are "rcconciled to God by
The death of his Son" Hence, II ia the
application Of divine truth to those
who have been made partakers of the
divine nature. II is the language Of
heaven to the heaven born. II IS the
unfolding of edifying and comforting
truths by the spirit to those who are
spirit born Ii rs not addressed 10
aliens once born unreConciled sinners,
bat TO twice born reconciled saints,
who are willing to take rank with the
blind beRRar Of John Nine, and. Dor
rowing his assuring words, boldly tes-
tffy, "one thing ] know that whereas
was blind now / can see" And We
know that all things work together
for good " This, the spirits testi-
mony, was addressed through Paul
to the Roman saints In Christ Jesus.
and we take our place with the mem
bers Of the Lords body I'm Rome and
with them we, by faith. accept It on
the darkest days AS well as on the
brightest and most assuring. Abra-
ham was perhaps the most sublime
example OF faith. "Abrham believed
God" Let us take our place with
this friend Of God" this father
of all that believe" and drink In the
edifying words OF the spirit and say
with all our hearts for our own com
fort and the comfort Of others: And
we know"
There Is no arrogance o presump
ton in accepting this emphatic utter
ance of the spirit. Faith in God pre-
supposes knowledge OF God. To know
God is TO love God. Those who lnYi
God do not murmur and complain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
A MILE WITH ME.

Oh. who will walk a mile with mo
Along life's merry way?
comrade biithe and full of glee,
Who dares to laugh out loud and free.
And let his frelc eancy play,
Like a happy child. through the fiow-
ers gay
That fill the field and fringe the way
Where he walks a mile with me.
And who will walk mile with me
Along lifes weary way?
A friend whose heart has eyes to see
The stars shine out Ger the darkening
lea.
And the quiet rest at the end o. the
day
A friend who knows and dares TO say.
The brave. sweet words that cheer the
way
Where he walks a mile with me-
With such n comrade, such a friend.
fain would walk till journeys end.
Through summer sunshine, winter
rain.
And then Farewell we shall meet
again.
Henry Van Dyke.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
Practiclng the Presence Of God
that tustife1h.
Springfield, Ill

drum and monotohy and drudgery of
life to the most rhythmic poetry and
the most holy romance. Emmanuel
God with us" is not past nor future
but most practically present. 1t leaves
us not mournfully sad over departed
past blessing, nor sick through hope
deferred over possible future one;
but II cheers us with present partici-
patton of the highest, hottest and the
best.
In the kitchen, in the store. Mt the
bench, at the desk. in the market
place or in the forum. in the city or
in tho country. on land or on sea, at
home or abroad, anywhere, every
where. God Is with us. Let the
thought comfort, cheer, inspire and
ennoble. Count on his presence. APP
prehend II moment by moment. las
they went. they were cleansed. Do as
occasion serve thee, for the Lord is
with thee" Let the common bush
Keep burning with Gods glorious pres
ence. It shall in no wise be consumed"
Rev, w j. Mosier, In pittsburg
Christian Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

They do not find fault with his ways.
with what he allows. They may be
borne down by heavy burdens. find his
face almost obscured as they. through
their tear stained vision behold the
sky as brass. and recoil from the ir-
responsive earth as iron beneath. as
they cry out in agony with Job,
though he slay me yet / will trust
him"
Jesus said. every man therefore
that hath heard and hath learned Of
the Father Cometh unto me" Dlvest
ostensihle faith of ecclesiastical bias
and election stands out In bold Relief.
Abraham In heather idolatry did not
take the initiative. but he responded
through Gods enabling call to the
Lord who said: II called him alone"
Saul of Tarsus, the bitterest foe. the
most intense in his rnurderous and
blasphcmous opposition to the follow
ers Of Jesus Of Nazarath at the very
ciimacteric Of his onslaught. breathing
out threatening and slaughter against
the disciples OF the Lord, was arrested
at the very gate Of the city which
WAS 70 witness his cruel and relentless
warfare against the early church was
stricken To tho earth and blinded in
the fall by the one who not only be
gins the good work in the midst Of
alien opposition, but who carries ii on
til the day Of Jesus Christi You new
cr hear Paul telling of how he sought
and found the Lord II was the Lord
who traced Saul to the gates Of Da-
maEcus and disabled him and left
him for three days without sight and
without food before he was instructed
by the God~authorizcd hut obscure
Ananias II was Lydia whose heart
The Lord opened who worsh!ped God.
Men fail at this point; silly men
sought to crown the king Of glory
with human crown and earthly hon
ors who stopped TO earth to bless and
save. one day, and on another rejected
him, crucifed him, and slew him on
a tree They forgot that God is not
only the nnisher of faith. but the au-
thor Of faith. Men imagine that they
have made overtures To God In search
of salvation. and hence at their pleas
ure can throw off such allegiance MS
they had thus formed with him and
this false conception of the initiative
fuds them poorly equipped for the
conflict and these have mo root. which
I for awhile believe. and in time Of
temptation fall away"
According to his purpose" God
has purpose, an infinite, a far reach
! ing purpose, without limitations.
Who is silly enough to suppose the
! finite can thwart the purposes Of tho
infinite God? He 1t is who propounds
the weightiest questions and answers
them himself to the praise of his
/ grace. He Is the author of the book
that reveals the sinner to himself and
then links BY faith the sinner to his
Son who shall lay anything to the
| charge of Gods elect?" 1T is God
that tustiG eGh." -----------
Springfield, Ill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

at seems to me-" protested Elsie,
that | have done all that can be ex-
pected of me l have tried in every
way | know to reach Charlie Nree-
land but ! can't do it. Every Sunday
| feel as if | were standing over
volcano that might explode at any
moment / can't do my best for the
other boys. either. when he Is in tho
class
You have done all that could be
expected" agreed the perintendent.
You have gone the fun mile with
him. Perhaps the second mile will
be easier travelling"
What do you mean?" asked Elsie.
by AN old law or custom In the
East, q stranger travelling through an
unknown country could oblige anyone
he met, who knew the road, to go
with him mile on his journey and
show him the way. That is what
Jesus had in mind when ne said to
his disciples. 'Whosoever shall compel
thee TO 20 mile, SO with him twain.
Il know that Charlie has been a
trial to you. but he has not had the
opportunities the other boys have had.
! do not want TO take him cut of the
class even though he disturbs its or
der. As Christian and a teacher, 1t
was your duty to take him into the
class and make something of him.
That's the first mile. That you had to
do Now try the second mile"
'I'H try" answered Elsie, but she
still felt hopeless about Charlie yree-
land.
An hour later she sat on her front
porch alone The rest of the family
had gone to the country, and she was
looking forward to a quiet evening
with a pleasant book. Then across
the street she saw her discouraging
pupil He was ragged AID dirty and
suddenly Elsie realized that there was
something pathetic about him. What
would her own small brother be IL he
had such a homo as Charlie was going
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
She Died for Others

Greater love than this no man hath
that he giveth his life for his
friend"
BY that final test Nellie Conner, the
heroin of the great Binghamton
factory fire, where scores of girls
persisted in the flames. proved beyond
all doubt her long, long affection for
her girls
For thirty years Nellie Conner acted
as forewoman in the Bingmamton
Clothing company, balancing the
rights" of one hundred needle work
ers with the best interests of the firm.
AS time is measured, she lived fifty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Many Christians lament the fact
that God is not real to them. He
seems afar OFF. Their worship of him
is too cold. formal and unprofitahIe
They long for the good old revival
DAYS, the days of their first love. the
days of Bible times--of divine mani
festatious and miraculous deltverances.
the pillar of cloud and OF FIRE. of
chariots and horsemen. Of the answer
ing fire upon the altar. Of the stu,
small voice. They sympathize with
the children when they sing:
Il wish that his hand had been laid
on my head.
That his arm had been thrown
around me,
That I might have seen his kind look
when he said.
Let the little ones come unto me.
But Jesus said to his disciples, TT
lis expedient for you that / Eo away"
This means that his spiritual presence
is a greater blessing than his bodily
presence. 10. ! an. with you always.
denotes that he is really with his peo-
pie now Jesus Christ, the same yes
terday. today and forever" is IA mes
sage of comfort to all on the pilgrim
journey. He il the same to love and
lie be loved the same TO help and
10 heal 10 guide and to bless, to feed
and to strengthen, TO warn and TO
rehuke, TO call and TO send, tn endow
and 10 empower.
'But warm. sweet. tender. evdn yet
A present help Is he,
And faith has yet it's Oiivet,
And love it's Galilee
The healing Of his seamless dress
Is by our beds OF pain;
We touch him in life's throng and
press,
And we are whole again"
Companionship with God is the
souls need Man was made for Cod
as Augustine says, and he cannot he
happy apart from God. one who has
seen himself lost sinner and who
has heard from the Father the word
Of pardon, who has seen the face Of
the Father reConciled. who has walked
and talked with God can never he
satisfied with created things. His SON
ship cries out for constant fellowship,
If fellowship is interrupted. sonship is
not destroyed. but peace and Joy and
faith and power are disturbed and
weakened Not a new birth is neces~
sary. hut simply restoration Of fell
lovship Unbroken fellowship should
be. the ideal. Practising the presence
OF God should he hahitual Then tho
soul In lifted above the cares and trials
and disappointments OF life. Then
happiness and CONFINEMENT abide
with or without earthly enjoyments
there is peace and rest and satlsfac~
ton.
This puts the very best within the
reach Of all II talent, or education,
or social standing. or riches, were the
condition of happiness. many would
find the goal beyond their reach They
would only he tantaiized In their
quest But the presence 81 God is
within the reach q all. the highest
and the lowest. the richest and The
poorest. the best educated and the
most ilIiterate the most holy and the
most sinful ain his presence II tuil-
mess of iov." There and there alone.
one can say, my mind to me a king
dom is."
Madame Guxon in Der prison cell
could calmly and sweetly sing
sTo me remains nor place nor time,
nv country In In every cllme,
can be raim and free from care
on ANY shore since God Ia thfFe.'
This truth experienced ana prac-
5000 transforms tbs prose ~ nl I'm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
THE SECOND MILE

tor Charlie" she called, 'wu0't you
please come here a minute?"
He obeyed, but there was a sullen,
half-deflant look on his face.
II want some company" she said,
MY family are all away. and it's
lonesome. VII your mother care If
You stay To supper with me? I'm
going to have strawberry thortcake.
mo, she won't care." he cried, with
Frightening face. But I amt At"
you can wash your face and hands
here. Come in and III give you some
books TO look at while / make the
shortcake."
She went out into the kitchen with
quite new plans for the evening, She
set the table carefully and took the
greatest pains with the shortcake.
After supper she played and sang for
him. When he finally went away, she
put her arm about his shoulder.
what makes YOU give me so much
trouble in Sunday SCHOOL," she asked.
Wont you try to sit quiet next sun
day."
You bet I will" he answered. II
didn't know you really cared about
me.'-Youth's Companion.
On August Sd the Roman Catholic
Church Of Los Angeles, Cal, cele-
brated the one hundred and forty
fifth anniversary of the founding of
that city
The Hawaiian board OF missions at
it's last annual meeting celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of its founding
and OF the organization Of the Ha-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Three tracts relating to the public
schools of the country III connection
with the use of the Bible have re.
Gently been issued by the National
Reform association. They are offered
to all pastors who will discuss in their
pulpits on the second Sunday in Sep
TENDER the subject of Christian mo-
rality. The association Offices are IN
PIttsburg, Pa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

odd years, but Nellie Conner never
grew old. A tiny little woman. hardly
larger than well-grown child of
twelve, she unconsciously set fine
standards for ten generations of opera
tors.
Tier girls" honored her power to
control, rejoiced in her merry kind
ness, flowed" the unvarying daintiness
of her working gown and the way in
which she dressed her beautiful blonde
hair.
As the years grew more lonely Mel
lie Conner gave more and more of her
leisure to church work and to reading
books of the big. bright world she
should never see. But always her
deepest interest lay with her girls"
their lives. their problems, their hopes.
81 cannot think what / should do
without them--how l shall leave
them" she would say. smiling.
without warning the summons
came on changing gongs. From their
posts of vantage by the open doors
the forewoman and her deputy saw
that this alrm meant fire!
Girls, go out quietly" called Nellie
Conner, standing lert and immovable
at the second-story stair-head to
guard the file.
Miss Common, come Nellie,
dear, GOMEZ" cried her deputy as the
last of the terrified workers in the
lower room fed TO safety.
The CHEEKY answer pierced a wind
like roar.
Nonsense" called the little fore
woman.
II am going upstairs l must
see that everybody's safe"
A momentary sight of the brave,
small figure climbing the stair,
glimpse through the smoke-fog of the
bright head passing a wind-swept
doorway and Nellie Conner disappear
ed into the upper workroom where
hundred women still fought with
death.
For her there was never a chance.
When the workers In her charge were
doomed. she, too, ciamly refused life!
II cannot think what l should do
without my girls-how / should ever
leave them" Nellie Conner had said.
and, actually facing death. Nellie Con-
nor still said IT.
Ten of the rescued, dying in Bing-
hamton City hospital. wep not for
themselves, but for their "forelady,"
Nothing you can say of her will be
praise enough" whispered to me the
lips that must soon be silent,--Mary
Boyle O'Reilly, in Louisville Herald.
Let us cheerfully take the common
human risks Of error and the best,
clearest truth we can get, and, by
acting on the light we have. prepare
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Always remember that God comes
to thee In thy sorrows as really as in
thy joys. He lays low, and he builds
up. Thou wilt find thyseif far from
perfection If thou dost not find God
in anything.--M. Molnos.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

According to figures presented Mt
the Southern Presbyterian conference
on education at Montreal. N. C, one
out of every seven students in the
State schools of the South belongs TO
the Presbyterian Church or has Pres
byterian leanings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The oldest Baptist newspaper in
America is the Waterman. of Boston.
established In 1919. The Examiner,
Of New York. another OF the leading
Baptist papers, has been consolidated
with the Waterman. The new paper
will be called the Waterman Exami-
ner. and DIR. Curtis Lee Laws will be
cditor-in chief.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The largest church In the Northern
Presbyterian general assembly is First
church Seattle, Wash, with a mem
bership Of 6,025, Bethany church.
Philadelphia, IS second. with 3.514.
and Fifth Avenue church. New York.
is third. with a mem bership Of 2.436.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Let us cheerfully take the common
human risks of error and the best,
clearest truth we can get, and, by
acting on the light we have, prepare
ourselves forever more and more
William Salter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

the American society surrenders Its
territory in Persia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The Church of England congress OF
this year will meet at Southampton.
England. September S0th The pro-
gram of the congress shows that Il
will deal largely with social problems
The three main divisions of the pro-
gram will be The Kingdom of God
and the Social Order" The Kingdom
of God and the Races" and THE King
dom Of God and the Sexes"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Rev. Elmer r. Count. superinten-
dent of Methodist missions In Bulga-
ria. sent cahlegram from that coun-
try asking for help for the suffering
refugees in Bulgaria. He says
There is great and appalling need
among thousands of refugees who
have ed to Bulgaria Scores of villages
and hundreds of homes have been de-
stroyed, and misery, want. and dire
distress are to be found on all sides.
Bulgaria appeals to benevolent Amer
leans for sympathy and material aid y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
Religious World

At the last convention of the cid
cons, at old Orchard Me, $25, 900
was raised for the further distribu-
ton of Bibles in New England hotels.
Rev. George A. Simons, superinten-
dent of Methodist Episcopal Church
work In Russia, estimates that of the
1863, 600. 600 people In Russia 1853. 600.
600 never heard IA gospel sermon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Bethany Presbyterian church. San
Francisco. has combined the Sunday
school and Sunday morning preaching
service, and finds that the new scheme
holds the young people for the
preaching service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

Rolieiously Russla's 169 900 600 are
grouped approximately as fsilows;
Creek. Orthodox CPravoslavnel. AIS
600, 900; Mohammedans, 5000, 000.
Roman Catholics. $1,000, 600. Jews.
G, 500, 600: Protestants. 5000, 0o0 other
Christians 100000 other non-Chris-
tians, $4,000,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

An understanding has been reached
between the American Bible society
and the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety whereby the overlapping of the
work in certain countries will be elm
mated. The British society gives up
the .Centgsl American countries and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The nineteen daily vacation Bible
schools conducted by the Presbyterian
home mission board in New York
city enrolled four thousand pupils this
summer. Thirty-siX nationalities were
represented by these pupils.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The national council Of the Y. NJ
G. A In Great Britain il planning for
a national movement next year. IT
viii be styled the Christian Manhood
Campaign. and in its general plan will
be similar TO the American Men and
Religion Forward Movement OF last
year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

The gavei used in the Worlds Sun
day school convention at Zurich,
Switzerland was the gift OF $4,000
Sunday school children Of Burma. The
gayel WAS made from wood taken
from the house In which Adoniram
hudson lived and from the prison
where he was confined for some time.