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Mrs. Kussak, Roten
Ubeosopbist, Coming
to 0@asbingtorr.

NN4 ASHLNGTON Theosophistse are an
x* ticipating the coming to Wash
ington Of Mrs. Marie Russak, one of the
most prominent theosophists in the world
Mrs. Russak comes primarily on mis-
sion connected with the private work OF
the Philosophical Society, and will make
an address in old Masonic Hall Wednes-
day, at p.m., on the subject of Occult
Laws of Life, Death and Re-Birth.''
Mrs. Russaks travels have taken her
all over the world, and she is now on her
way to the American headquarters of the
society at Krotona, in California, her ma
tive state. Her home, however, is in In
dia.
She is close friend Of Mrs Besant
and has been associated with her in a
great deal Of her occult work.
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first Baptist
MusicaI 5frhice

~ HE first Of the series of special
W evenings OF music will be given
in the auditorium OF the First Baptist
Church. Avenue of the Presidents and
o street, this evening.
The following program indicates. 1t is
pointed out, that an unusual musical
treat can be enjoyed by the music-lov-
ing public Of Washington:
String quartets-"Largo." Handel;
"Schlummerlied." Schumann; ARIA, !"
Haydn.
Miss Noack will be accompanied by
the strings In the rendition of "An-
dante Religioso." Linnkold.
The instrumentalists will be as fol-
lows: First violin, Mrs. s. v. Cusack;
second violin, Mr.. Frank Howard; viola,
Miss Lillian MiIovitch; cello, Mr.. Ar
mold Landvoigt. Mrs. Barry will pre-
side at the organ.
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@ The children of Kohath; their

6, The children Of Kohath; their
service, 4:1-20
co. The sons of Gershori; their serv-
ice, 4:21-28.
40 % The as sons Of Mevari; their service.
uD Their numbering for service.
II. The institution of various legal cere-
monies. Chapters, b-10
The publication of the camp. 5:1-S1.
"a Concerning the leper, an issue,
and the dead, l5I-4.
(2) Concerning restitution, $50.
CD Concerning the wife suspected Of
adultery. 5:11-31.
2. The Nazarite, 6:1-27
"a The VOW of Nazarite. els.
{2) The defilement OF the Nazarite,
1912.
q The law Of the Nazarite. 6:1s-2L
az The blessing Of Aaron and his
sons. 6:22-27.
8. The offerings of the princes. 7:1-se.
OThe princes present their offerings.
ca The command concerning. these
offerings and the Levites, Tall.
CD The twelve princes and what they
offered, 7:12-8S
"a Moses hears the Voice from the
mercy seat, 1883.
4. The conservation of the Levites,
% The lighting of the candiestick
Sid.
CO The ordination of the Leyites,
$500.
C3) The charge to the Levites re-
peated, S:23-26.
s. Farther concerning the passover,
eliza.
ID The command to keep the pass
over, Oils.
ca The passover kept, 9:4. B.
t8) Provision in case OF defi1ement
9:6-14
a Jehovah with His people, 9:15-2S.
6. Concerning the moving and resting Of
the camp, 1O:1-1O.
Cd The silver trumpets. lola
CD How they were to be USED. 10:3-10s
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and refresh the memories on important
events that should not be lost. So this
reviewal OF the short tragic and little
advertised Confederate submarine Hun
ley is told, that the extraordinary heroism
Of her various crews may not be en-
tlrely lost sight of IN the flight OF pass
ing, years.
The present-day efficiency in submarine
navigation has not been readily attained,
but quite to the contrary. It's develop
ment has been repIete with shocking dis
asters. each. however, serving certain
purpose by teaching a lesson in the proc
ess OF perfecting the ultimately success
Hul craft. A history Of this development
would be voluminous and at the same
time interesting, but the life story of the
subject of this short sketch is the most
remarkable IN these annals
50
Her mortality record, when percentages
alone are considered, Is undoubtedly
greater than any vessel ever built. While
there are thousands OF instances of all
hands lost. where a 100 per cent loss
exists It Is very difficult to find a case
where such a vessel has been saved and
tragic 'aIl hands lost" This little craft
has four such disasters charged against
her name, In which mono of her crew
escaped. one where there was an IS per
cent loss and another with GO per cent
loss.
The inventive genius that created the
submarine Hunley, and she really was
very ingenius craft, was w. A. Alexander.
Some information seems to indicate that
he was aided by a man named McClin-
took The latter had experimental ex-
tensively on Lake Fontchartrain, La, and
eventually evolved a submarine of ques-
tionable success, but yet possessed of con-
siderable merit. But, unfortunately for
this inventor. Admiral Farragut made his
famous passage of the lower Mississippi
and had taken New Orleans, so In order
to prevent his craft from falling into the
hands of the Federal forces she was
scuttled and lost.
Not being discouraged by this unfortu-
nate turn in his affairs, McClintock, 1t
appears went to Mobile and. associating
himself with H. T.. Hunley and Mr.. Alex
ander. put his previous experience
with their ingenious minds into the plans
o. a larger submarine, which bore Mr..
Hunley's name.
In these days the construction Of this
boat would be looked upon as extremely
crude but in view OF the facilities that
were available in the war-ridden country,
she was monument to the skill OF her
designers. despite the fearful record she
left behind The vessel was fashioned
from a large horizontal steam boiler,
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showed remarkable skill: all kinds of
clever devices were constructed and put
into use. Their torpedo contrivances mad
no chance. however, to prove their EN-
cheney for none Of the Union vessels at
tempted at this time to force passage
of the channel So the defenders TOOK
the offensive, inventing means OF reach
ing the blockading men-ofwar lying out
side the bar.
X K
The most formidable of these offensive
devices was q cigar-shaped craft, quite
small, perhaps fifty feet In length, which
rested In the water much like duck
hunters sneak boat, the appearance in
the night time resembling a floating
plank, and as they were never totally
submerged 1t was practicable to utilize
steam as a motive power. These little
boats. for some unknown reason, were
called ''davids.''
One OF these inconspicuous vessels
sneaked upon New Ironsides. the most
formidable vessel in the northern navy,
the night OF October 5. 1853. exploding
torpedo against her hull, infiicting injury
that caused her temporary withdrawal
from the blockade.
Admiral Dahlgren in his report said:
Among the many inventions with which
I am familiar, I have seen none which
acted so perfectly at first trial The Sc
crecy, rapidity Of movement, control or
direction and precise explosion Indicate,
think. the Introduction of the torpedo
element as a means Of certain warfare"
But the admiral was destined to be
further surprised, for Gen. Beauregard.
commanding the Confederate forces at
Charleston, had already sent for the Hun
ley at Mobile, whence it was trans
ported on two nat cars. She was put In
commission, with Lieut.. Payne. c. $. N.
in command, crew was shipped ana
drills In the manipulation Of the strange
craft commenced
Her brave crew had scarcely become
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twenty-five feet long, and in order 70 give
more headroom 1t was cut In halves iong1-
tudinally, the upper part then being raised
about two feet by the insertion OF strip
Of plating. The ends were taken OUT ana
the sides of the boiler drawn together ana
riveted, necessary arrangements oeins
made for the accommodation OF the pro-
peller shaft In this way the boiler be-
came a sharp double-ended craft
The propeller shaft. arranged with a
series of cranks, extended two-thirds the
length of the boat, giving room for seven
men to stand on alternate sides and OPP
crate the crank shaft by hand. The
steering wheel, compass and mercury
gauge Ito show the amount OF pressure
were located forward. where the omcef
in command was stationed. A small
watertight hatch, or cover. over his neao
and a corresponding one aft were the
only means of entrance or exit. There
was bulkhead forward and one att,
which formed a water-ballast tank at
each end of the vessel; each was ntteo
with sea cocks and pump. by the use OF
which the trim of the craft could be
regulated. Blocks of iron ballast were
attached to the keel by keys, which by
being turned from within would release
the weights and add materially thereby
20 the buoyancy Of the vessel whenever
II was found difficult to bring her to the
surface.
The Hunley was fitted with q rldder
similar to that on any craft, but In ad-
dition she was equipped with two lat
eral planes or fins" by the use Of which
her course could be a rising or diving
one. Both planes were fast to the same
shaft which passed directly through the
boat and by a lever attached to II the
officer could elevate or depress the planes
at will.
While the problems of submarine navf-
CATION were ingeniously met by these re-
sourceful men. they were baked at the
difficulties of supplying air. and no ade-
uuate device for this purpose was pro-
vided This fact very naturally restricted
the length Of their submarine voyages.
This intricate war craft was In due
time launched, manned and experiments
started. 1t is said that for some time
the experiments proved very encouraging.
But an accident occurred and the boat
failed to rise to the surface. Her crew
cape, We're all lost
This. however. proved to be only an
incident in the Hunley's tragic life for
she was raised. cleaned out and tempo
rarily laid UP pending orders for further
operations.
In the meantime the people Of Charles
ton, s. c., ha6 been sorely besieged. the
Union fleet having concentrated its at
tention upon them, partly for the reason
that as long as the blockade runners
could get out of their port with cotton
the Confederacy could still maintain its
foreign credit. most vital matter to the
southern cause This port was very adj
vantageously located for this traffic. be-
ing but short run to Nassau, where
foreign steamers eagerly awaited the
valuable cargoes. For this reason espe-
cially Charleston became an objective
point of attack or. more properly, block
ade.
vessels to speak of. were obliged to carry
on a defensive campaign as best they
could with shore batteries and torpedoes.
In this latter mode of defense they
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The lieutenant and his new crew were
preparing to get the Hunley under way
from the wharf. when, owing to some
accident the boat sank for the third
time. Again Lieut.. Payne was fortu-
nate in not having entered the vessel,
and two almost equally fortunate COM
panions managed to extricate themselves
from the fast-sinking boat The last Of
these men accidentally got his leg
damned in the closing Of the heavy iron
hatch. and was about to join the fate
Of his doomed shipmates, when one, and
perhaps several, Of them performed their
last human service by raising the hatch
sufficiently to allow his release It was
then forced shut forever on the four or
FIVE remaining sailors.
This sublime act had 1t occurred under
other circumstances, would have called
forth the admiration of the world.
Undaunted by this shocking disaster,
a fourth crew of volunteers quickly re-
sponded to call for new recruits and
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as soon as the Hunley was raised and
the remains OF their predecessors re-
moved they took their places.
The scene Of operations was now
changed to the Stone river, near Charles
ton. where. in shallower water, much eau
ton could be exercised In order to fore
stall, If possible. further unnecessary dis
asters. Mr.. Hunley came over from Mo-
previous experience might be of use in
trying to solve the difficulties
The Stono river, in the face of highly
gratifying trials, became the scene of the
most fearful Of all the vessels many
catastrophes. One afternoon, after a
operator gave her too sharp an angle.
running her nose forcibly In the mud of
the bottom. Unable to dislodge the firm
hold and beyond help from those ashore,
her crew persisted miserably by suffo-
cation about the manholes.
4 r.
Lured on by the trials in which the
Hunley seemed to work with comparative
ease and good control, the determined
men of the besieged city quickly raised
the ill.omened craft. and for the fourth
time performed the solemn and grew
some duty Of removing from the dark in
terror the distorted forms of another
useless sacrifice. Amazing as it may
seem, this death trap was almost i'm
mediately put In commission again and
still more recruits marched stoically to
take their places within the narrow walls
that had witnessed the death throes of
nearly thirty men.
AS was her apparent custom, the Hun
ley went through a series of successful
maneuvers, among which was daily
drill OF diving under the receiving ship
Indian Chief and the Charleston. Lieut..
Dixon had come over from Mobile to SUI
perintend the trials, he. like Mr.. Hunley,
hoping against hope that the time would
come when the boat could be put to the
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sometimes called IL
B Q m 1 dbar," its
fifth word, which
m e a n s I'm t h g
VIII derness. The
Septuagint t r a Ms
lators of it into
G r Q e X called 1t
50 A rithmoi." The
Latin ira n slators
called 1t "Numeri. I"
whence our English
title, Numbers" is
d e rived-this after
a C o n s p / C u o us
= u a N 4 ~ ~o fhor
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march to the land provided for and prom
Used to them, where as Gods agents and
instruments they are to do their work.
And this they do.
y r
Scope and Contents Of the Book.
The scope Of the book is to narrate
what took place during their journey
from Sinai to the time Of their finally
entering Canaan, a period Of thirty-eight
years and nine or ten months.
The contents are chiefly historical an
nails, though there are some sections Of
a legislative character, adapted to the
new circumstances into which they con-
tinued to come.
1t has thirty-six chapters, which easily
divide into four parts: the first, OF four
chapters, containing the first census of
the people and the ordering of the tribes:
the second, of six chapters (5-1OD, giving
the institution of certain legal ceremonies;
the third. Of eleven chapters Q1-2D, mar
rating the events during the journeyings
from Sinai till they reach the land of
Moab; the fourth, of fifteen chapters C22-
36), telling Of the second census and what
took place while they tarried In Moab
previous 20 crossing Jordan into Canaan.
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There are a great many who thought
lessly or deliberately are adding words
TO those that God hath spoken.
They magnify the attribute OF mercy
at the expense of the attribute of justice.
They add to the word passages that
read after this manner:
God is ali merciful and will In no
wise suffer transgressors of the law to
be punished"
They are willing to believe In place
Of reward. but not n q place of punish
lnent, so they add promises or. imply
promises that do not appear in the word
Of prophecy.
The result of their sum of addition is
mat God will add unto them plaques
that are written in His book.
ft IS d fearful risk to attempt to add
anything to what God has said. In
reality nothing can be added TO 1t. but
ssaen may deceive themselves and others
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by asserting things that are not written,
they are adding to the Scriptures.
There Is no rule of arithmetic by
which anything can be added to that
which is whole and complete God has
declared that His word Is perfect
One OF the great periis of religion is
that men will fancy things being in the
Bible that are written, but still greater
peril Is in men trying to explain away
or take away that which is clearly writ
ten. The evil that comes from subtrac-
ton Is. think, greater than that of adj
dition in Bible arithmetic.
When we hear some people state what
they believe, we think they are quite
orthodox. but when they state what they
do not believe, we see they are very far
from being orthodox- They Will not be-
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Putting away all wickedness and all guile and
hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking =
CT Pet. 2:I-2).
MULTIPLICATION
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you
through the knowledge of God = = (I Pet. I:2).
DIVISION .
Come we out from among them and be we
separate IS G. Cor. 6:I7, 49,.
RIFLE OF THREE
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And abdeh faith hope and love- these three but the
greatest of these is love. e Cor 1879
quite long for talk but the text even short
very often the best of the The longer the text
and the the discourse liked
orally
quoted the above for the that the thought sug
interested and interest readers and also because
some additional thoughts multiplication
and division present themselves the mind other
passages of the Bible
the striking and problems OF addition and sub
traction stated great the closing words of the
these days OF socaed observation-disclosures
we'll take the arithmetic
n
The propos ton isin thesew 221s19):
In
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HIS yea r-1913--

Fl ! s ea r-lSlS-
seems to be an ap-
propriate time to
bring forth the re-
rnarkable events OF
1855 fifty years
ago. An IA ! v c rsa-
ries Ike this serve
as points of emf
hence from which
ono can look back
with more than or
binary appreciation
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Book of Aurnbers.
@tr 3mtronuctioir AMI
an amalpsis.
By Rev. DR.. William H. Bates.

LIVE Sunday school lessons In the
Book Of Numbers, beginning with
~ October, call for a comprehensive
survey of the book in order to a proper
Of these lessons.
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tWO buCn SVcutbs AdEIdlcQ III VIZ, the
numbering or census Of the people.
y
The Situation.
In Genesis. the book OF origins, we saw
the origin Of the Jewish people and their
enslayement in Egypt: in Exodus, their
redemption from Egypt and at Sinai their
equipment with q divinely given moral
civil and religious ceremonial law for
their national career; In Leviticus, pro-
vision for their approach to God in wor-
ship and communion, to which Is insep-
arably connected code of rules for right
eous ,life-service. Now what?
In the fourteenth month after their
departure from Egypt. still encamped at
Sinai, fitted out with furnishing for
their national mission In and to the world.
plainly their next step must be to enter
upon the next stage of the grand onward
movement In the development of Gods
redemptive plan for the salvation of the
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acquainted with their duties when they
were overwhelmed by the wash Of a pass
the wharf There was apparently no
chance to close the matches, as they were
movingAon the surface, but Lieut.. Payne,
being Immediately under the forward
hatch, was able to make his escape, while
the remaining seven volunteers all met
death.
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It would seem natural to expect that
the lieutenant would find difficulty in Sc
curing more men to man his already ILL
starred vessel for further experiments.
but such was not the case, which fact
shows that there must have been plen-
tiful supply Of men with extraordinary
courage at that port. There was no de-
lay in the unwelcome duty Of raising the
Hunley and removing her grim freight.
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English paper the following example OF Bible arithmetic
~ ADDITION
Add your faith courage and courage knowledge
q Pet. I: SD.
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@unnap Morning Walk.
Bible Aritbnretir.
Up Narhep s.. 5rmin.

Now of the Things
Which We Have Spoken
This is the Sum. Heb.
81.
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Name Of the Book.

Name Of the Book.
The Hebrews, in accordance with their
custom. named this fourth book of the
Pentateuch WAL edabar,'' after its first
word, which means land he spake." They
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
L. S. circuit Court Of A,nc,,.


The United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
reconvened at II o'clock yesterday morning
with Senior Circuit Judge Pritchard and
District Judges Boyd, Keller and Conner
sitting. The following cases were argued:
No ilH-Howard S. Roberts York Foundry
ana Machine Company j. *. Petty & Co.
and Earle Gear and Machine Company. petit
TONERS, vs. Judge Of the District Court OF
the United States for the Eastern District
or North Carolina. respondent on petition
for mandamus to require the entry OF q
decree In accordance with the decree and
mandate OF this court in No 1884, How
ard s. Roberts ct nj. Steam Dredge "a.
Argued By Harry Mcmillan. OF Washington,
\. c.. In support OF tho motion. and by J. F.
Duncan. of Beaufort. y. c.. and w B. r.
Guion. of Nowbern, y. c., in opposition to
motion. and submitted.
No il65-R. l.. Fitch. plaintiff in error va.
Lillian NJ. Hun. defendant In error: In error
to the District Court of the United States
for the southern District of West Virginia,
at Huntington. Argued by George S. WAL
In error. and II. c. Warth and !. w. Perry
Of Huntington. W. Va, for the defendant in
error. and submitted.
George $. Wallace, II. c. Warth, ]. w,
Perry. of Huntington w. Va, and w. B. r.
Guiori. OF Ncwberp y. c.. were admitted az
attorneys OF this court.
Case In call to-day: No. 1l6I-Margaret H
Williamson. plaintiff In error. VS.. Katherine
osonton. defendant In error; in error to the
District Court of the United States for the
Southern District OF West Virginia, at
chiffon, OF Charleston. w. W.. for tho plain
tin In error. and X. e. Linn and c. Beverley
I3ronn. of Charleston. w. w.. for the de-
PENDANT in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
WILLIAMS COMING
BACK TO ASSEMBLY
Floor Leader in House Discusses
Politics in State and
Ninth District.

Judge Martin Williams, of Giles
County. chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections in the House
of Delegates and Democratic floor
leader in that body. spent yesterday In
Richmond. He has been renominated
By the Democrats of Giles and Bland
Counties for the seat he now occupies,
and 1t seems that he is unlikely to hayo
Republican opposition
The party situation in the Ninth Dis
trict. according to Judge Williams, is
little likely to be affected by this years
elections. 1t is probable that the DEM
ocrats will retain the ground gained
in the legislative election OF 1911, ex-
cept that there is room for doubt in
tho district composed of Wise and
Diokenson Counties
The contest for Judge of the Supreme
Court to succeed Judge John A. Buch-
anan is likely to be interesting. A
Southwest man will probably win. but
there are four probable candidates from
the Ninth District and only one out
side therof-JudSe Waller r. Staples.
OF Roanoke-and this makes the out
come uncertain.
Peyton F. st. Clair, of Giles, whose
candidacy for collector of internal
revenue for the Western District OF
Virginia was Endorsed by the Ninth
District Democratic Committee, has.
says Judge Williams, been approved by
the committees In eleven of the thir-
teen counties He Is being strongly
opposed by men who were President
Wilson's lenders In Virginia, some of
them having Endorsed the candidacy of
Senator John NJ. Hart, of Roanoke.