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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

A GREATNESS pause just before mid
/ night of the thirty first of December,
a solemn sense Of something passing
F.! forever into the dark world of yester-
/ days; an exultant consciousness Of
something else approaching out of the
untTied. adventurous realm of tomor-
/ rows; a shrill clamor Of Whistles a
sweet high chorus Of bells; the illusion
/ OF a rush OF wings-and the New
/ Y ear Is with usi
1 Surely there is not one Of MS who
does not thrill for an instant at the
/ miracle Of re-tlrth no matter how
many times IT may have occurred tor
us. Life itself is new with the new
horn year; the earth comes fresh as a
flower fr6in the hand OF God our
destinies, furnished and old a little
while before, are once more at their
bright beginnings. That is the real
miracle u each New Year-thEt 1t -
a beginning. And because il is thus
new and untested, we dare TO antic!
pate beautiful possibilities for IT. We
see II wen 1erfully unfold ing In the
| glad days yet to be; we are certain
.or momett at least--taat In 1t our
dearest dreams and ideals will at las.
be fulfilled
This is the feeling that the fncom-
ing year wakes in the hearts OF most
OF us. The happy, with the confidence
that happiness begets, look forward to
new Toys YIl.in the new tnd friendly
year; and carp, deep within tie souls
~ even the disappointed ana defeated
there rises the impulse 10 "beSiu all
over again. to give fate another
chance. In fact the New Year lss-
| longs especially 10 the sorrowful and
discouraged among as; for they must
| he faint hearted In very train who
cannot resrond to the clear call If its
! renewed opportunities. The urEer
I years, likr with fred leaves. have lfeen
| swept away on the wind OF the past,
and here, fragile. dimInutive, yet with
infinite potentiallties Of growth and
strength and beauty the new leaf
shows on the tree of life Nothing that
| has been remains TO choke or stunt tt:
| 1t Is "a newborn thing given us like
a newborn child, to tend and cher
ish, to make fair and sweet and brave.
| And those OF us who have been sat
| should be the first 10 rejoice that
yearly, the three Of life buds thus
afresh that every twelveuonth there
| is for each of las n new beginning
There is Country of BEGINNINGS for
every one of us, a country to which
| each of US, howe -er weary and heavy
A' tAA"N tNttAiH H. IL never TOO idte
to go back to 1t: it's never too late
| to tend 1t with the sunshineof hope
and the water of courage. And tbs
special day of that Country of Begin
ntngs, OF course ia New Years day.
And ii you find yourself there remem-
Der this: 1t ia not any place, and yet
1t IS every plsee--it is upon no map
and upon all maps, whether of earth
land or OF fairyland. 1t is God telling
you that you can begin over again;
telling YOU the tired. the broken, the
sick OF heart, that what has been is
no more. and that whenever you will.
wherever you VIII, you can create your
land Of spring-aye, and tend it to the
/ futfilment of q perfect summer ReIna
| Hslhsr .darq9is, in Toders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
"The Country of Beginnings"

children; and II they fail, II Is only
TOO probable that sword will pierce
their hearts. for which no success out.
side Of the home shah have any
healing balm.
And this means that the father and
mother have a right to know and
ought to know, where, and with
whom, their children spend their
time. This is not so easy as I. used
TO be, but he parents should find out
IN some way or other.
And then the young children should
always be at home before dark, unless
accompanied by como responsible
party or under the care Of some one
who is wholly trustworthy. II not
infrequently happens that we sing
::Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night?" just a feB years too late. IL
we know where the boy is during the
first fifteen years, 1t will not usually
be hard to find out for the after
years Every little while our Police
courts see sad-faced fathers and moth
CTS whose boys have been arrested
for criminal offenses, and the broken
hearted parents did not even know
that the boys were bad until then.
Many q ruined boy has been ruined,
not hy the Criminaiity of his young
friends. but by tho awful blindness
a11 well IiEh Incredible carelessupss
Of his own Christian parents, and 10
bitter tears car ever dot out tho sin
and the Shame Of a parents failure
10 ktep faith with his God and with
his chld.~-Chrlstian Guardian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

most heroic kind OF acceptance Of
iifes great rule of conduct. / be-
lieve most thoroughly that there are
more faithful women today in the
relations OF wife and mother than
the world has ever known. There is
more heFoisn among the rank and
lie Of wage tarners of the world There
Is more virtue there is more simple
life, there is more contentment. less
envy. less Jealousy. less petty quarrel
ing with the days duties than ever be-
fore. and l think Ii Is due to the Wis
Ion which countless women have
caught Of the Master in His great
exam pie. ! know women IN my own
church, and In other churches. who
have t, ken into their lives. without
any outward display, the standard
OF What would Jesus do?' and are
trying &c live UP to 1t with a daily
her3ism greater than that exhibited
by uI~n who walk up to the cannon =
mon =. Some Of these women are
talente d, some are rich. others are
20 ". Some work In factories, and
others are pounding typewrite,s
Some are mothers. with large num-
bert of children; others are women by
whom ihe cup Of married life has
2aver been quaTed, but who are
among the crowned queens Of the
world, doing the work which a mar
ried woman could not do in church
and society
do not believe Christianity will
ever conquer the world until the dis
clples Of Christ adopt at least as high
n standard as He commanded but
hat this standard is being adopted
by many is my honest belief, and
that At iii be adopted by more and
more Is my earnest hope. And II
the Ideas outlined In the little story
shall In any large way ever come true
in practical life. l believe II win be
very largely through the consecrated
intelligence and brave service OF the
women OF the world. who. like Mary
are eager to sit at His feet and have
1t said OF them: "She hath chosen
the good part, which shall not be
taken away from her."--The House
keeper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

everyday work of the principles of
Christianity In city life. We shall
never know how great this Is until
the next fifteen years have passed
away.
Religious Advance.
believe the world Is nearer the
standard of living up to the con-
duct of Jesus because OF the upheaval
going on in the religious life Of the
world For this upheayal credit must
DE given in very large measure to the
women of the world. The call recent
ly made for men to be active in
Christian work. Is largely due I. the
fact that men have become ashamed
of the great work women have done
in the church. The spectacle of the
thousands of csnsecFated and excep-
tionally talented women in the
churches of this country doing their
most wonderful work has acted az
stimulus to men, who have finally be-
come so ashamed of their inactivity,
that they are obliged to change their
habits and enter upon a new cam
pa!gn Of religious enthusiasm. be-
cause OF the example set them by the
women Of the churches. The signs
or religious life are more than we
can mention. Obliteration Of all sec-
tartan lines elevation Of conduct above
creed: the making for democracy tn
church life: the enlistment Of young
people in practical enthusiasm; the
cry fer q message. not an Grafton: all
these point toward religious heal
thiness which has been growing WITH.
the years.
Emancipation of Woman.
And then, perhaps. more than any
other sign of advance. / would PIN
the fact Of the emancipation Of wom
en-. 1t Ia a most remarkable fact
that woman. In every activity, has IN
y multitude of ways come to feel
her power and her responsibility in
life as 4se never has before. I think
a revolution IS going on In countless
women today. In some, Il Is a vague
unrest and dissatisfaction with pres
ent-day surroundings. With others.
It in clear understanding Of the re-
spongthiiities Of life and the hravest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
THE LAPSE OF TIME
IA New Year Lyric

TN the ciinging sands of time.
AS the dropping anchors fall,
BY the welcome harbors OF ages OF
day.
Where the meetings and partings
call:
While the neeting pillows pass
On the sea-girt bordering strand.
And watchful. the sentries onward
press
Through eche.Gs portals grand,
The path on the shores of time
Mark the footprints OF many a
tread.
Though the washing foam In a
ceaFeisss dash ,..
May the sparkling waters spread.
The rock with its forcefu, puse
Mid the press of the surgtng tide.
WIN return the waves In their bound
ing course
TO the breast of the sea- bed side.
The hope of the sours deep trust,
BY its onward spirit given.
With the quickening touch OF re-
deerning life
Seeks the path TO the throne of
heaven;
Then the heart swells high with
praise.
With returning Joy and Iowa,
And the boundiess truth of our iiy-
ing day
Wins the price OF our home
above.
by Miss Louise s. Walker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

~ 9SF3 w
BY Louis c. Wager.
In realms above. In earth below.
From sunny chimes to lands of suow
From eastern skies to western main,
In desert waste. on fertile plain,
In earth. In sea. In air in sky,
The soul OF man shall magnify
The Lord of all.
The Lord OF all. our Father. God.
Who hath tho press OF sorrow trod:
Jehovah. Jove. the Master. Son.
The prince Of Peace" the lovely one;
Our Saviour. prophet. priest. and king:
Our only hope; then let US sing
His wondrous name.
HIS wondrous name. more wondrous
grace.
Less boundiess far than time nr space
Forgiving all. forgetting none.
t'ntii the world Ia rnnsoxned. won;
Until the sinner. safe shall be.
Embososned In eternity.
BY love reclaimed.
Fly love reclaimed, oh, matchless love!
on, love divine. from heaven abovei
or life the staff. OF death the stay:
The hand that sfnoofhs the narrow
way,
The crown Of every gift conplets.
Come lay your treasures at his fest.
In gratefulness.
IN gratefulness tina debt repay,
And praise his name while yet It's day
For night will come, when time IL Ger.
And man shall work. and build no
more.
So build you now, upon the rock"
That foods and teyupests may not
shock.
Nor cast you down
Nor cast you down: In Him you'n find
A shelter. safe from every wind.
A refuge sure, firm retreat.
Where souls in sweet communion meet:
Where weary hearts may be at rest,
And lonely lives secure and blest
Forever more.
Forever more, his name proclaim.
In ages past and now the same
Forever rr7r-r-e7 IRIS pierced -t%ae
Hath o'ped the door of mercy wide.
Forever, II shall open swing,
And all the host angelic sing.
+'FThe Lord he praised!'
Erlange, Ky
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Ny Purpose.
I purpose 20 live a clean, temperate,
Industrious and economical
life.
I purpose to take the same religion
into politics that / take into
church.
7 purpose to hate cant aal Sunday
whining and to love frankness
and bravery
I purpose to sing just as sweetiy at
home as I do I'm the prayer
meeting.
I purpose to read the Bible with thu
same common sense that read
other books
I purpose TO pray more for the ap-
prevail Of God than for the com
pliments of men.
purpose not 10 talk about the In
conststencies of Christians
until am very sure that / am
nearer the standard OF Jesus
Christ than they are.
I purpose TO hate with the same In
tensity and 10 treat with the
same contempt all swapping
sua17ins and growing In the
biped as In the quadruped.
purpose to open my mouth when
believe ] can do most good bv
SO doing; to shut 1t on other
occasions.
l purpose to pay nay grocer before
make any great display over
the contribution box.
I purpose to bear the disgrace or my
own mistakes without trying to
throw IL on some one else
I expect to make mistakes and fail
ures enough 10 give people a
chance to say many hateful
things; but whatever they say.
purpose to 40 straight forward In
faith. hope and love.
So help me God.
The Congreg ationaiIst.
N. p. Sargent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Put This in Your Bible

Here Is a handy table, furnished by
the Christian World. which II would
be we'll TO cut our or copy for refer
ence I'm your Bible studies:
A days journey was about twenty
three and one-fifth miles.
Sabbath days Journey was about an
English mile.
A cubit was nearly twenty
inches.
A hands breadth is equal to three
and five-eights inches.
A fingers breadth is equal 10 one
inch.
A shekei OF silver was about hfty
cents
A shekes OF gold was So.
A talent OF silver was $53s3o.
A talent of gold was si3.s0s.
A piece OF silver, or q penny, was
thirteen cents.
Al farthing was three cents.
A mite was less than quarter of
q cent
A geraph was one cent.
An epah. or bath, contained seven
gallons and Ave pints.
A hin was a gallon and two pints.
An omer was six pints
Christian Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

We're Is Nour Ght'd After Dark
Where aye the children of your
hon3R after Ea ras,t yye f1ar Sbst in
only too many nasea the parents g-7axt
answer: We do not know" They
may hs at neighbours, they NAV be
at church. they may be at a moving
picture show. or they may be on the
street, but the parents do not know.
They may be learning something OF
what true manhood and wonannood
is, or they may be taking lessons In
youthful depravitv from precocfous
but all too capah bile teachers, but the
parents do not know Where are the
horses and cattle. or even the
chickens All safe in weI-fenced
pasture or secure building. for we
cannot AFFORD to run any risk OF losing
them. But the children? Well. we
do not know Just where they are. And
vet. If any one on earth is responsi-
BILE for the welfare of those children.
II is the father and mother And
II damage comes to those children
because OF thoughtiessness or care
lessness, these parents viii stand
condemned IN the sight OF God and
man.
And yet there are children, little
children Of six and seven, and older
roaming the streets at night, unat-
tended by any save the ignorant. the
foolish, or the vicious; and their God
ordained guardians, the parents, are
SEATED comfortably at home. quietly
reading the newspaper or 1t may be
the Bible. or pleasantly visiting at a
neighbours. while their little children
are fgroTanflv wooinE destruction. In
regard to this matter. we may lay
down one or two things as absolutely
certain.
The first Is that the father and
mother are absolutely responsible for
proper oversight OF their children.
1t makes no difference whether the
father be distinguished preacher or
an ordinary artisan. nor whether the
mother be a woman Of genius or
simply an. ordinary housewife. they
are absolutely responsible for exer~
cising = proper overnight over their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Year How fortunate for the rising
sun and for you and me, that the year
does not have to be made all at once.
It is not really New Year that we
begin, but New Opportunity. There
ts poetry in the changed date, poetry
that makes pictures out of ideas. In
Our minds on the first day OF the New
Year we erect a milestone and mark
1t with different figure Outside of
our minds there Is In fact no aew
milestone. AT the crossroads. down by
the watering trough. the odd mile
stone stays the same as when our
grandfathers read It while their horses
drank. The road is the ga the. There
were many wayfarers on this ancient
road who have gone by forever. But
the road still travels on. We can re-
member the horses that father drove
last that granite milestone and up to
the watering trough and this remem-
bering sets up new milesaone.
Many miiestones are ours, recording
sweet and precious memories. Mig
pah. Hitherto hath the Lord helped
Is" Leaning our arm upoa this
recfous milestone we repent our
mistakes, confess our wrongs, and per-
haps tear faiis like baptism on the
stone. But our swelling. hearts make
high resolve, with q strength OF pur-
pose that we knew not We possessed.
This new resolve seems to spring up
from the past like the sunrise OF new
day. II inspires us. We will do batter;
we viii EXCEL Wise ts he who vaiaes
the promptings OF his New Years Day
impulse--who heeds it's counsel to
walk In the light" all the days TO
comet
And now the sun iH high. 1t beams
"a Happy New Year" The white car
pet Of snow begins to be marked by
the tracks of winter birds and squir-
rels. Before your windows the foot
prints of your fellow man appear.
'SThe Happy New Year" has begun
and around the globe the greeting Is
heard again Thank God for another
chance to make good" Praise Him
for another New Year Peoples
Home journal. -"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
The New Year Milestone.

The carpet OF snow was laid while
you slept. From your windows you
look out on pure white earth
so appropriate to the first morning
Of the New Tear. Let the old year
go Here comes the untried future
dressed with the spotless mantle OF
New Opportunities. THE sun rises
slowly ~ if its wheels needed oilins.
Tho Nsw Years sun should have cour-
- " start = new day and New
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Gifts Which the New Year May
Bring 20 Us.

Prosperity waits for most men who
give TO the world an earnest and an
honest days work. Charge not to
heaven the lack that finds its cause In
sloth or neglect or unfaithful service.
There is enough for his daily needs
for the man who ievies upon brain
and Drawn to command 1t. A year
of earnest. faithful work will be for
many men a new year; and for all
ssIeh men n WILL .hy4ns "a .hapssy" rev
year. Richer than the prosperity
that will at end a nohler attitude to-
wards his work will be the new
found JOY that Is inseparably .@sso-
ciated with work well wrought and
duty faithfully performed
The Master is at the door. AS ii
swings open 10 admit the New Year.
He stands at the threshold pleading
for entrance within the portals. The
gentieness and graciousness He re-
vtaied when walking with men In the.
long ago, still characterize His heart,
His willingness to forgive is still the
same. His power to save and His
ability TO transform have not been
exhausted by the centuries OF redemp-
ton. There is healing yet in the
hem Of His garment and a peace be
yond understanding in the conscious
ness of Ills favor. Should we heark
en- 10 His tender call and take Him
rs the companion of the New Year.
1t will indeed be for US all a happy
New Year.
lie waits your will. II you admit
Him and walk with Him ali the way,
the rest viii not matter much. You
will have found the secret OF joyous
and triumphant living. Sickness and
old age may come. failure and need
Ian L. Iva. f-.x - = 4.
itself may stalk forth to claim con-
guest OF your body. but II will not
matter much. He will be with us still
and in Ills presence there liz fuliness
OF Joy and eternal victory Rich
mond Christian Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
A New Year Thought.

Come let Viz find If there be not some
reason
For life; and being grander than
we've known,
Hath not God given us FOR s. little
season
Aught of His very own
We surely trespass not as we draw
higher
To larger motives and q boiler way
God wills that every day be broader.
higher. W
Unto His perfect dAy.s'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
"Rejoice, and again I say unto you.
Rejoicel'

God gives 10 no man or class Of
men monopolies of his gifts or graces.
Ard this supreme gift Of gladness.
which like the golden light In rarely
seen save In the black clouds edge.
ls the gift all children Of meL can
possess for themselves. Ought we not
TO seek it, For our own sakes first.
that we may not entirely be broken
by the sorrows which aiighs upon VI
like birds of evil omen. But chiefly
for the sskes of those who are made
glad by our giadness. or whosE lives
are Swallowed by our sorrows--for
the sake of these TN that inner circle
of our friends. believed and best, who
discover In ua among all human kind,
the sources CT their joy.
'Ail who Joy would win
Must share H. Happiness wMM N0~m
= twtsL~ d
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05


In pastures green? Not always Some~
time He
Who knoweth best In kindness leadeth
mo
IN weary ways, where heavy shadows
he,
out Of me sunshine warm, ana soft
and bright.
out Of the sunshine into the darkest
night,
l oft would faint with sorrow and af-
Only this--I know He holds nay hand;
So. whether led in green or desert isle,
trust. although may NOT understand.
And by still waters9 Not. not always
so,
OFT times the heavy tempests round
me blow.
And DER nav soul the waves and bill
lows 20,
But when the storm beats toudest. and
Aloud for help, the dear Lord stand
eth by
And whispers to my soul. 10. ii is II
Beyond This darkness lies tho perfect
day;
in every path Of thine / lead the way"
So whether on the Hill tops high and
fair,
dwell. or In the sunless valleys where
The shadows lie, what matter2 He is
there,
And more than this, where'sr the path
way lead
He gives to ms no helpless broken
But His own hand. sufficient Cor my
need
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

us go out TO be more tolerant, more
kindly and more true in cur dealings
with our fellow men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
The President Elects Message To the
Minister.


The President Elects Message to the
Minister. e.
The president-elect of the United
States, as is well known, is the son
of Presbyterian minister He has
never apologized for that fact but
says: Il have had the unspeakable
joy of being horn and bred in O.
minister's family" He speaks as the
friend of the minister and as one
who holds to high Ideals for those
who have been called of God 20 this
special work when he says
Now ii does not take a great man
to radiate q pure spirit, because thu
most modest gifts can be associated
with very deep and real religious ex-
perience. ard the spirit may speak
when the tongue is tied. | have my
self witnessed the history Of q pastor
whose preaching was impossible. but
whose life was divine: and IN twenty
years there was built Hp a power out
of that church-out of what | might
call that speechless church--which
did not radiate from the most eio.
quent pulpit in the other churches OF
the place: where eIoquenee seemed
e~pty alongside of radiant goodness;
where the spirit seemed to have a
thousand tongues and the mind only
one: where the doctrine was more
expounded by the daily life of the one
pastor than by all the expositions OF
the others. II you can combine the
two. If your life can display the Sc
cret and otherwise not readily I'M
derstood principles Of the gospel. and
your sermons expound the life exern-
plifed, then you have something ir-
resistihle for the regeneration and
1,,N - {AN+k sRtsA
compared with each other. the re-
minder Of the life Is worth a tnous-
and times the suggestion of the pull
pit. .~...-
:. ssFFkerf ] Rear some 81 the saitggs
which young MEN say ta sat4 ~ way
of putting the arguments 10 them
selves for going into the ministry. I
think that they are talking uf an
other profession. Their motive IL 10
do something, when IL should be TO
be something. You DO not have 10 be
anything In particular TO be a lawyer.
have been a lawyer. and know. You
do not have to be anything in Dartscu-
lar. except a kindhearted man. per-
haps, to be n physician, you do ut
have to be anything, not to undergo
any strong spiritual change Ia "-der
to be a merchant, The only pro-
fession which consists in being soir O.
thing is the ministry OF our Lord and
Saviour-and II does not consist OF
anything else. 1t is manifested in
other things. but II does not consist
of anything else. And that concep-
ton OF the minister which rubs all
the marks OF II or and mixes him In
the crowd so that YOU cannot pick
him cut Is a process Of eliminating
the ministry itself. Nashville Chris
tlan Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
A Page Devoted to Religious Matters Of Interest
The Virginian's Weekly Sermon

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