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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
T>>O I.I,",.,.,. names

tF"om the Canadian Churchman.)
TWO little babies were born one day.
One In our country and one in Cathay:
To each ones mother her babe was
And. though one was so far and one
so near.
The same kind Father In Heaven had
The In he in our country and the one I'm
cathay.
These babies grew quickly, as babies
should
Sweet and pretty and pure and good:
! They grew into childhood day BY day:N
They grow into knowledge at work
and ut play. .
And no one could tell except in ono
way.
Which grew in our country and which
in Cathay.
The babies were taught very carly to
pray
,fou know how tits done; tits a
mothers sweet waD:
The dear name Of Jesus was spoken by
The other head bowed TO an image Of
stone.
And that was the difference by which
YOU could say
Which prayed in our country and which
in Cathuy.
Oar Savior has love for the babes in
cathay.
y heart fun of pity for their darkened
way;
lie wants them to know that the God
who is true
Is living and listening TO them and to
Is needing the prayers of those who
obey.
Whether here in our country or afar
in Cathay.
Now. how shall we carry the tidings .
to-day
The story Of Jesus to far-on Cathay?
There is only one way: can YOU tell
what il is
So that all through the world the babes
shall he His"
We mus; send it ourselves, and this is
From the babes in our country to those
In Cathay
our pennies will go where our love
leads the way
From the babes in our country to those
in Cathay;
For pennies are needed Your pennies
and mine:
So this is the way, and this is the sign
That Jesus is sent in the very best
way
From ihe babes in our country 10 thoss
in cathay.
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LOCAL CHURCH NOTICES

f'rsf PRESBYTERIAN - Services ,h;s
morning VIII he conducted by Rev -
-. stephenson. y. -.
second PresbyterInnLEcv Isaac Ntc
Elroy. -. D.. of Columbus a., ~,
preach this morning. III
trace Covenant Observation-Disclosures
mn"ard Mack. ID. D.. Of the I-nton
.hrnioSicai Seminary. will occupy tho
pulpit this morning ana to.ni.h, 49,,
S:lI o'clock.
FIRST Bantist = The pastor rs,.
George w. Mcdaniel. ID. ID, vii, cont
duct services this mu,ning ana TO-.
night AT S:l5 O'Clock
Second Hnptisf Having rcturn.,
ron his vacation. Rev. T.. CI.ratt
skinner ID. d., III" pastor. win nreach
ms morning on The Something That
h!'St fias IN say" on his trip Dr.
skinner supplied pulpits i'm Haltimorc
and Lowell. Mass. where he nreorhnI
:" large CONSCIENTIOUS
Grace street nrutiSt-Eev g -
COZ, .! Newport News. will ,,ccury tba
pulpit this morning.
Grove Avenue Bnp;iSt-Thcre viii I've
preaching THIS morning bv Rev ed :
ward II. Pollard. y d.
Emmanuel Bartist - Rev. William
ihonas Han. the pastor. will preach
this morning and Tonight mt 81,
O'Clock.
Pine street Isnptist-Dr. Douglas :
FREEMAN Will preach this morning. al
IL o'clock
Hanover Avenue Christinn-Tn. min.
lister. rev. GEORGE w. Kcmper. Will
occupy IN" pulpit this morniny
Union services will he held Tonight
AT S:lJ o'clock in the First English
Lutheran Church. when Rev w. +:
Hutchinson will preach
Colonial Place Observation-Disclosures
sunday school at o'clock. preaching
services will be held
townrdin Avenue Chri>Unu--Scry!ce g
VIII be conducted this morning by
Rev. Robert Atkins
Park Place NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. col.
Inns Denny. ID. D.. will preach this
morning ~ II o'clock.
tentr"nry Mrthodist-Dr Frank L.
Day viii preach this morning on
Christian OPTIMISM and tonight ON
THE Home Guard"
nlOn station Observation-Disclosures viii
be preaching at both services by the
pastor, Rev. w Asbury Christian. ID. d.
His morning theme win lie Paying
our Vows Unto the Lord" and his.
evening subject. The Prosperity OF
Fools"
Central Methodist - Both morning
aand evening services will be con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
Mond,,. Room n Mrccn

In the recent Christina Endeavor
Conventionin ChicaSo--the room Of
Dwight l.. Moody at the Moody Bible
lnstitute Is said TO have been veri-
table Mecca" in the interest Of young
christians. While the location is .util-
liIed by Dean James NJ. Gray. the place
~ Kept as near intact-as n show
roohl-as may be. The table, chairs,
sofa, and the pictures of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moody are precisely as when the great
evangelist lived. The Moody institute
furnished students to the number Of
2o0 for the great choir OF the Christian
EndeaNor Convention. 1t kept Its, two
automobiles and Its one gospel wagon
in service for the accommodation of
E0deavorers.. 10. :, ~. ). :!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
Prncticnl Chrl.tinn MlnI.tr..

:, gentle touch from loving hand
turned John e. Cough from down
ward course to a way of blessedness
and n career Of positive blessing to
others. says lions Herald. :. word
In season 10 him that is weary has
saved many a discouraged toiler from
the despair OF unrequited toll or has
pointed the unemployed to opportuni-
ties for work. The gift OF a dollar. or
perhaps only dime. has provided
many bankrupt man with capital
enough to get on his feet ihlustrially.
Thus. TO add 10 the mental and moral
resources Of men is TO do just lie
work the Master did. though in lesser
degree. and To win at last the bene-
diction implied in the words of Eli
phaz to job: Behold. thou hast iu-
structed many, and thou hast strength
ened the weak hands. Thy words have
upholden him that was falling. and
thou hast strengthened the feeble
knees" Such contirmatory and con-
structive work for which the call on
earth Is so constant and pathetic. will
have its full fruition and reward in
the hereafter,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
UNPRECEDENTED GAINS MADE
BY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Ar Records for Increas~ In MembershiF
md Financial Heceipts Broken
During Inst Year.

Northern PRESBYTERIAN Church growth
last year broke nil records in all direc-
lions. REPORTS Just tabulated sho~ a
membership Of l.5I3.ots. An increase
OF 54,o6I last year. This is the greatest
increase over made by this church in
a single year by other means than con-
s0iidation. and il follows a year when
10000 persons were examined by elders
with a view TO membership. This last
figure is larger By $1,000 than ever
applied for Presbyterian membership
since there was a Presbyterian Church
in America.
Some years ago there was AN unusua |
rise in Presbyterian figures through
union Of the Cumberland branch. but
last Years. figures for the year and for
all years broke even the record of the
Cumberland year. The number OF min
listers is largest. and SO is the number
OF Sunday school pupils. Within the
last ten years the Presbyterian Church
mas added 100000 10 it's membership.
and $4,000 TO it's Sunday school rolls.
More now ministers were ordained last
year than in any year in it's history,
and the number of It's ministers. $50.
is the. largest since the church was
formed.
Finances keep pace with numbers in
the same church. The total gifts OF the
l.5l3 1000 prcsbyterians now reach so7,
1s4, 000 a gain OF $4,000. 5000 in the last
ten years In lines OF specific effort
last years receipts break all records in
several directions. Home missions fell
just little under s..6oO. 900. and for
eiEn went to sl.sl2.00o. both OF them
high-water figures save the foreign in
1911. when single be0uest sent re-
ceipts amounting TO almost $500. 900.
The educational. church erection and
Freedman funds also broke all records.
Eight OF the months covered by these
reports we're those covered also ~ the
European war period.
The reports show the largest Pres
byterian Church in the world TO be the
Firth Avenue. New York It's miscel-
laneous charities for the year amount
ed to 100000 The cost Of maintena nee
was almost 100000. II gave 10 for
cign missions $4,000. and to home
$4,000. In lis famous days. under the
late Rev. Or. John Hall, such figures
were never attained.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
The Upper Room

ao' Uur prayer output often may lie
u aiu without increasing the time
gwen 10 prayer, says the SUNDAY
Hcnooi Times; "A missionary whose
practice OF PRAYER is "A contilual in
spiration and incentive to his friends
recently PRAYED for greater efficiency m
prayer. Not efficiency that is meas.
ured by the hours spent in prayer he
Sald. nor by the number OF Officers
or prayer. but real prayer efficiency
that gets into the very presence OF
COO and lays hold on Him for the
tNinEs that lie would have us pray for
Iherc are few Christians, probably
VINO could not well add many min
utes TO their regular daily PRAYER
periods. Hut in this day when elimin.
ton is made such Il factor in business
ell cheney, IL is well to remember that
elimination may help in prayer, and
that whatever the prayer time, its ont
put may bc increased. For God can
tell us--and He wiii-what things 10
leave out of our prayers, and what
things to claim from Him in PRAYER
with the assurance OF answer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
THE CHURCHES AND
TO-DAYS SERVICES
!, therefor.. AM love. Am glory. be

therefore. all love. all glory, be TO
! Thee.
believe. Lord. this church to lie
Catholic or universal, made up OF the
collection Of All particular churches
~ believe 1t 10 he Catholic in respcc,
: OF time, comprchenhing all ages to the
, worlds end, to which II is 10 endure.
Cathode in respect or all places. ont
Of which rs believes are to be gath
cred: CItaUI,c III respect OF all SaVin :
f3ith. Of which thia creed contains the
substance. which shall in il always he
taught: Catholic in respect OF all
Sracc.. which shall in il he practiscd.
and Catholic in respect OF thateca iho-
lfc war ii Is TO wage against all its
militant. On. preserve. me always !,
true mcHber OF Thy Catholic cnurch.
that I may nseparably adhere To Thee.
that ! may always devoutly praise aud
love Thee.
Glory be TO Thee. . Lord my Cod.
who hast made me a member Of the
/ particular Church Of England whose
/ faith. and government. and worship
are holy. and Catholic. and apostolic.
and free from the extremes OF irrey-
ertnce or superstition: and which I
firmly believe TO he "A sound part Of
THY church universal. and whicn
teaches me charity to those who dis
sent from me. and. therefore, all love,
all glory be 10 Thee.
. my God. give me grace 20 con-
tnuc steadfast in her bosom. to i'm
prove all those helps TO true piety,
all those means OF grace. AL those
Incentives OF Thy love. Thou hast
mercifully INDUCED mic IN her COM
munion. that MAJ with primitive az
fections and fervor praise and love
Thee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH.
BY BISHOr KEN

believe. . blessed aud adora bl e
Mediator. that the church is society
OF peryons founded by Thy love 20
sinners. united into one body. OF which
Thou are the head, initiated by hap
tism, nourished by the eucharist, gov
erned by pastors commissioned by Thee.
and endowed with the power of the
keys. protesting tho doctrine taught
by Thee. and delivered to the saints
and devoted to- praise and TO love
Thee.
believe, holy Jesus, that Thy
church is holy. like Thee. Its author;
holy by bapti.mal dedication: holy in
all it's administrations. which tend to
produce holiness. and though there
will he always mixture OF good and
bad In 1t in this world. yet it has
always many real saints in it,, aud.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
THE BIBLE TRANSLATED
INTO PORTUGUESE NOW
American and Foreign Societies in
Brazil Have Completed Great
Work Undertaken i'm 1909.
BISHOP BROW Ms LABOR
Though Assisted by Native Brazilian
Scholars, ri. Rev. William Cabell
Brown, ID. d., Took Upon His
shoulders Greater Part OF Burden.

The American Bible Society an
nonnccs the completion OF the .r,,s
'at'on Of Tie entire fsirle i'm tic Tor
'uE"ese language. This work. VAS
'ahcn NJ In lsc3 ny the .Ame-ic,ttn ana
, the Pritish Foreign Bible Societies
The New Testament was completed cnd
issued IN 1910 The pc-:u~ueee Ian.
ennse especially in Brazil, is under,
soihg many changes Grar,n,arianS
themselves 90 no; agree and u is the
belief that this new Bible translation
may help in fixing standards that now
ere iHcHint' The great Portuguese
puhlio liz not in Portrayal Itself M,
IN Brazil. and another large continent
rs IN Portuguese West Africa.
EPISCOPAL CLERGYMA>
DID MOST OI: WORK
or this siupendous task. the noS,on
Transcript says:
This translation is said 20 hay. been
maj" in. ar unusual way Unable. 10
pear me expense OF engaging trans
ia."rs tor the Years of labor required.
missionary societies loaned some of
iheir workers for part of their ri ne
.\a'iNe brazilian scholars assisted but
thc work fen largely upon The shcul
ders of5Rev William Cabell Brown mn.
Oh the pioneer missionaries Of the Er.s
:, ~ i'ui Gil OF this country Or
iiro"n. before completing his trans,.
tion work was elected Bishop of portc
l:lro' but declined il, Late hi; ,.as
e.c1sed Bis!op Coadjutor of Virginia
ara accepted only because he had co,n
pleted. with native assistance, the Mic.
m4rh OF translation. The task OF
printing the Hibie in Portuguese -
now %oing forward by tho two PHIL
soSietles Sales o. the New Testament
since 1870 have exceeded expectations.
me american Bible Society states:
hraziilans are desiring closer con
,act WIN the life. thought and litera-
ture oc the English -spcakinc. no,in,,.
commercial and Industrial cxpansion
ana the extension of the lincral pro.
LESSONS are bringing to Brazil an in
creaSing number of English and Am.ri-
cShs; new influences are at WORK. and
are striking characteristics of ne ,i,,
IN the republic.
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THE BRAVE LITTLE Grn,.
tHy Tudor y. .Jcnk

~.
brave little girl tperhaps twas
Once thought size met a bugaboo--
AS large as any ever seen,
Quite as cross. and twice as green.
II seemed to lie just-standine there.
With something between a grin and
"a glare.
But this little girl said TO the bugab0o.
oh. pooh! don't believe in you!
There is no need for you TO stay,
So--scat. You'd better run away
And just as sure as sure can be,
That buEaboo changed to the stump
OF a tree!
Then the brave little girl just nodded
her head::'. Sd, n. tty
81 see: It's true, as mamma said--
That the bugaboo Isn't even an elf:
It's only a 'when-you- scare-yourself.'
II you Sjust. keep cool and say, -Oh,
pooh, it1i;f ~
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INTERIOR TRIALS ACCOMPANY
MISSIONARY EIFE.

The deaconeS:eS have - definite hora-
rium which provides for devotions IN
common every morning and PRAYERS
tomethcr at noon. "'rifiin' is at 1910
o'clock tea at and dinner at I. Very
wisely. in view OF the drain OF the
clin'atc unon ;hc ph steal strength OF
DccidentnIs. the tlcaconcsses ordnaril,
do no work after o'clock. thus lcav
iA;: time foI exercise. reading. rest ana
recreation. Certain MORNINGS in the
week are spent in stadv Of tn" l,u-
"uaGe Two three times II week
the deaconcsscs 20 out for a round OF
calls Within u radius O: two miles or
80 The ar" usually followed through
the city streets by crowd OF c!,!i
drem. innuisitivc and curious bu, no;
is very rarely heard t$unn, il il
lady" OF even foreign great ladv"---
or. to bring out the .conp!im"ntery
reference to age. il might he para
phrased foreign grandmothcr."
The writer continues tina. what nav
not he readily visualiZcd are The
interior trials that accompany the mus
Sionary iiie--thc sense o; exile fror,
ones own land. the Observation-Disclosures OF
an alien race.lthc pressure on tho shirt
OF tho leadweigit OF Ignorance :n,,
superstition and the dark ni;rht Of
hcathrnism. TO us IL might seem that
all This would stimulate to heroic en-.
deavoT and missionary enthusiasm. hut
moro often il tends TO dun and TO de-
press That. is why the. missionary.
calls upon uS with such pathetic
carnestness for our sympath, and the
assistance Of our prayers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
SAYS AMERICA MUST Be
SAVED TO SAVE THE WORLD
DIR. j. Layton Mauze Delivers Stir
ring Message To Conference
ut Montreal.
PLEA FOR HOME MISSIONS
Noted Preacher Says Relation Exist
ing Between Home and Foreign
Missions Is Close and Nital-There
Cannot BE AntaSonism.

The speedicst way to save the world
is to save America" declared Rev. J.
Layton Mauze. -. -, of ST Louis, as
the climax OF an address delivered he
fore the home mission conference. Of
the Southern .PIesbyterian' Church, "A,
Montreal. \. c.. Few days ago.
w mic he was speaking especially
in the interest OF home missions. DR..
Mauze said the relation existing be-
tween home missions and foreign mis-
sions is so close and so vital tina,
united they stand. divided they fall
between these two great causes he
said, there ought not to lie and there
cannot he. antagonists, because the
WORK or the church is a world enter
pr!se and Christianity stands for
Mo' !" -c'ti@ensh'p. for the making of
thiS world the kingdom Of our Lord
and His Christ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
HOMl: MISSIONS Make
FOREiGN MISSIONS POSSIBLE.

is home missions. lie said. that
makes foreign missions possible.
therefore. home missions deserve To
DE called Il worldwide cnterprise
nome missions furnish the supplies ia
foreign missions and are. therefore. as
important to foreign missions as is :,
oaSe OF supplies TO an army: and the
neglect OF home missions by any conn
Try means defeat at home or the trans
Ter OF work 10 other lands. He showed
IN this connection that any country
mat has neglected home missions in
me interest Of foreign missions has
written "lchabod" over it's banner. ne
was tire case with Arabia
DIR. Mauzc declared that DIR. T. Il
Meyer. of England. was right when
he said the United States is the great
est foreign mission field of the world
because every nation OF the world
is TO be found here. He cited the fact
that In some OF the large cities OF
the United States are to he found n
larger number Of Jews than can he
found i'm any other city OF the world
ana larger number Of Italians and
Germans than can be found in any city.
save Rome and Berlin; and. furthes.
there are in the United States n suni-
Client number of foreign born people
to displace the population of nineteen
OF the states OF the Union. a sufficien,
number to send thirty-eicht Sena
tors TO WASHINGTON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
EMPHASIZES Rt:SPONSiBIII'ry
Nr' IMMIiiRA NJ, I,IlnnI 4,

EIrpiihsiHinG the reSncnSibility of tho
immigrant problem which faces the
United States. DR. Mauzc called a,ten
ton 10 the fact that more than Onn 00o
foreigners land upon the shores Of this
country every ycar--two for each min
ute Of the twenty-fo hours of the
daN-and that between zoe oGO and ,n0 .
0rI return to their native count-ie :
every year. the condition of the cmi.
grant being very different from what II
was when he was an immigrant and
he urged the Importance OF tile evan
"cl%ation OF aliens. as theS will evan
seiiZc the nations from which they
come.
That America is not Il Christian na :
ti"n: socially. commercially and poli,i-
cally. Dr. MauZe said. should mn tho
Christian people OF this nation TO
shame. and so long as the church
breaches one thing and the nation nrac-
tees something different the heather
world can point with scorn To the 'aud
from which the missionaries come Rum
and missionaries sailing on the same
boat to Africa has long been a re-
proach to America
AMERICAS MISSION IL
10 SAVE THE WORLD
In his final appeal DR.. Mauze said
home missions help humanity to meet
it's world mission, and the Jew. he said,
was not more definitely commissioned
TO mission than is America to the
other nations OF the world. II Is i'm
portant to save America. not only for
Americas sake, but In order that Amer
'ica may save the world.
: It is a fact that may not be 80 well
known" cast of tn" mississippi. but it
was DE- NIauZe who recently accepted
the challenge OF the 81 Louis Republic
that too many ministers walt for peo-
pie to come to them 10 hear the gospel
instead Of carrying the gospel TO tho
.penpte, y..s -aaks ~!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22

rev y. Terbay pastor OF St An
church. I'm Wilkes Barre ia !. h. ~
city soliciting funds to enable hin, 10
enlarge his church. The priest has =
a'er from the Rt. Rev. Bishop Den
ms D. pConnell. y. D.. recommendinc
MIN TO the public 's
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22

according to adviccs received here
ny ker G. II. Gootee. superintendent
OF Inc West End Holiness Mission,
hrN. John I. Hatfield or Charlottes.
.i'e' ma. will arrive on October /,
10 conduct n three weeks evangelistir
T"npaish- Mr.. Hatfield is widely
h"oMh as ap evangelist. having been
IN me work for thirty-three wears
ne is a relative OF Governor natf.,1
OF West Virginia ''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22

IN important meeting will he hHld
ny INC salvation Nrmr this afternoon
AZ AZ" o clock in Svrd Park. with Nd
ju;ant Elmer ana Mamie Johnson i'm
cnitf"et ROY. George w Mcdaniel
~ D.. pastor Of the First Bapiis,
Church. VIII make tho address Ensign
florcnce Coleman. OF Macon. Ga. will
sing. ana Ensign Louis Coleman will
assist in the meeting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
PICTURESauE FEATURES
OF nIBI.E NARRtrINE

Our Heavenly Father asks only that
VIC come with love in our hearts. min
gled with sorrow for our sins. He de-
sires no gift save that of our loyalty.
He is waiting for us TO come. and lie
hides our need and our poverty in the
riches which are His.
Q There lis one little passage which has
always touched me very deeply in this
story: "Shc communed with Him of all
that was in her heart" In other words.
she simply revealed herself and her
needs TO Solomon. This Was certainly
unusual. particularly in the East. where
,hore was, and still is. a good deal OF
reserve
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-06-21

record made by any boy outside of the
South was by Pennsylvania boy
who made 148 bushels at cost of
26.7 cents per bushel. This record
was exceeded by ten of the first and
second prize-winning boys in the
South. The average yield per acre
made by the winners of the first ana
second prizes in the States of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee
was 1926 bushels, as compared with
an average of 1O4.22 by the prize win
ners in the Northern, Central and
Western States. Taken into consid-
Grafton with the records Of previous
years, these figures show that, with
the adoption of proper cultural meth
DDS, the South can be made the great
est producing sectieN of the
United States.