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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15

Usnesenim mirove konferen-
ce, sidlem hlavnich uradoven
svaz narodu stane sc svycarska
Geneva, kteraz pc prve objevu
je Sc historii V prvnim stoleti
pred Kristen jako Geneva,
mesto Allobrogu, jichz uzeml
byIo rimskou provincii. S Ri
many prichazi sem i jich ma
bozenstvi; chram Apollona by
val pry Ma miste nynejsi ka-
thedraly skala zvana dnes
pierre de Niton' byla pry "a
svecena Neptunovi, ba naslo
pry Sc zde n6jake obetni ma
radi.
PAX az teprve We ctvrtem sto
lett pc Kr. objevuje Sc Geneva
V historic. Tou dobou piinese-
no sem krestanstvi, a mesto sta
va sc brzo strediskem velikeho
biskupstvi, ktere sc rozkladalo
od brehu jezera Lemanskeho
az Ike brehum jezera Annecy.
V patem stoletl po dlouhych a
krvavych bojich dobyto m6sto
Burgundy a tvori dill kralovstvi
burgundskeho az do padu to-
hoto r. 534, kdy prechazi do
rukou Franku. Kdyz r. 888
burgundske kralovstvi znOvu
povstalo Ma troskach karolin-
skeho clsafStvi, stava Sc Zene-
va jednim z nejvetsich a nej-
vyznamneisich jeho NEST, az
posledni kral Rudolf Ill. odka-
zal svou korunu Konradu Sale
row. Tim stava Sc Geneva vol
nym rimskym mestem a dosta-
va Sc DO +. 1882 risi rimsko-ne-
mecke.
Tato spise nominalni vlada
cisarova dovoluje domaci VIA
de, neivice biskupy vykonava-
ne, aby Sc neustale vic vice
uvOlnovala a tim stava Sc moe
j. .biskupska V meste siln6jSi nez
moe sameho cisare. TAX zda-
rilo Sc jednomu u nich, hrab6ti
Savojsk6mu, zmocniti sc BIZ
skupskeho 1radu a moci, hlav-
ne pax vykonavani "vidomna-
tu'', t. j nizsiho soudnictvi.
Dd tohoto okamziku naroky.
l-tcr6 81 @inil Savojsky dunn ma
ZeNeYn. nabyvajl urciteho ra-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15
CTVRTEK, Is. KVETNA 1919

..sSberaci sme 81 stezu dnes mez odpadky nacha
staeho papru aky div kazdy zahazuje snad stare
mapy Evropy..
Rakouska mrova delegace Paiizi bude tom mnohem
lepe nezi nemecka, bude z ponekud "otrkana" se
tolk jiz prekvapena.
Ze dosud vAmerice nepomnulo idozroustvi tom sved
ci oznamky nov1ach kerym kazde chve hleda "dvka
k vafeni" pod.
Postovni istek dany pred AZ ety postu byl dodan
ny adressatu. Podobnemu iknavemu dodavani
poSty pOmalu zvykneme u mas Ceveandu
OsmnactIea divcce, zavrazdila svoji sokyn edem
proo zamovaa do manzea posednejsi byla porotou
prost6na Nyn nescazi ineho osvobozene
zedkyn neaky susny svatebn dar ably predmet
sve hrisne lasky mohla witt.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15

mimo mnohe jine, jichz jmena
jsou zapsana zlatymi literami
v historii mesta zenevy.
Jests nekolik slov podnebi.
Geneva lezi as 400 stop mad
hladinou morskou a velike III
my i horka jsou zde ridke.
Vsak severak - la bise - du-
kladne vetra profukuje ten
nejteplejsi zimnik. Umrtnost
de nejmensi snad mezi vsemi
mesty Europe, obnasi die nej
novejsich zprav jen II pro-
cent, az nekteri udavaji dokon
ce 14.7 procent. Zakladem ta-
no je uzkostliva cistota a pax
nejlepsi pitna voda v Europe.
Geneva je nejzdravejsim me-
stem Evropy.
! Vypravuje Sc 0 fontane .di
Trevi v Rfme, ze kdo napije
Sc z jejlch vod, zatouzi opet
po "vecnem meste', re neodo-
1atelnou moci Jest pritahova II
a vaben zpet i zatouzi take
zpet do Zenevy kazdy, kdo
zde I'll, kdo poznal ten rusny a
svezi zivot, mel smysl pro kra-
isy pfirodni - Zatouzil sem
kazdy, treba by nebyl pill vody
,ieZera Lemanskeho.
Je opravdu Geneva - pro
!testantsky Rim!
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15

no Qne, ktere SkOncllO ale vi
tszstvim Zenevanl, kteri toto
vitezstvi slavi dodnes ,slavnostl
"Escalade". Po teto prihode
nastava kid pokoj, az 18.
stoletl dostavaji sc do sporu a.
ristokracie Sc stranou lidovou,
ktera pax dobe velike revolu-
ce francouzske' vitezi, zavadi
hrhzovladu a privadi mesto do
obcanskych valek. Techto ne
poradku v dobe, kdy z narize-
leny knihy zenevskeho rodaka
nj magistratu byly verejne spa
il j. Rousseau-a, vyuziva fran
couzska vlada a anektuje Ze-
nevu r. 1898 Napoleon cini il
pax hlav. mestem department
tn de Leman. Patnact let po-
zdeji nekolik vlastencu obno-
.vuje republiku, kterou WIDEN.
kongres uznava jako neodvi-
slou a prideluje Zenevu Svy-
carsku jako 22. kanton jeho,
jak HASA pam6tni deska, uni.
stena ma radnici. Ustava ro-
ku 1914 udrzela Sc pres svoji
tezkopadnost dosti dlouho; a.
vsak brzy ozyvaji Sc hlasy o
reformu, nastava zapas mezi
radikaly a zivly konservativnl-
mi. K tOmu v letech sedmdesa
tlch propukl BOZ mezi radika-
ny jejich dosavadnimi spojen-
ci katollky, ale vzdy jenom V
mezich zakona, k bourlivym
Ivystupum nedochazl. Prisplva
k tomu prisna obcanska disci-
pima: jedna strana vzdy sc po-
drobl treba by nebyla spokoje-
ma, a ceka klidne do pristlch
voleb, jichz Sc obcane velmi
hCrlive ucastnuji, ably napjala
vsechny silly a pomohla 81 k
vitezstvf.
Ackoliv je kanton zenevsky
"uzavrene uzemi" francouzske
prece je zde absolutni rovnost
vsech .jazyku svycarskych =
francouzskeho, n6meckeho a j.
talskeho. Hlavni protiva mezi
francouzskym Svycarskem a
Francii zalezi V nabozenstvi, a
! to bylo take pricinou toho, re
sc department Gle Leman po pa
du Napoleonove cd Francie od-
;rhl. Souscdni Savojsko al po
Lyon ie snad neikatolict6jSi ze-
me Francie.
| Dnesni Geneva jest mesto Sc
100000 obyvateli, rozlozene
Ma breZich Rhony a jezera Lee
lmanskeho. Vsecka iezera svy-
carska isou bud zelena nebo
zclenav6-modra, pouZe zenev-
Iske jezero - take Lemanske
zvane - je azurove modre,
pfekrasne, zvlaste kdyz ostry
vitr - la bise - Cefi hladinu
istribrnymi vlnkami. Priiizdi-
, nell od Lausanne, neposkytu-
jc plavba ma teto casti jezera
mnoho kras, zvlaste proti W.
chodni casti iezera. Avsak ma
!. jednou naskytne Sc zvlastni di-
ivadlo! Mezi dvema pohofimi
obievi Sc dlouhy billy pas, "a.
snezeny hreben - Mont-Blanc
PrevySuje vsechny okolni hory
ac je cd mas vzdalen as 10(
kilometru cili 62 anglickycf
mil Mont-Blanc, nejvyssi ho
Ia evropska. Blizime Sc k Ze
ncve, a vyhlldku nam zakryva
2 ii bllZke kopce. Parnik objiz
, di maly mys ma savoiskem bfe
| hu a obievuje Sc Geneva, deko
I; rovana pozadi skalnatym po
Y horim, malebnym Salevem, be,
: nehoz 81 nyni Zenevy nelz'
: pfedstaviti.
i V pristav zenevskem kotv
S vzdy nekolik osobnich parni
I XII. velmi pohodlne zarizenycl
a pax nakladni parniky a lehks
i cluny rybarske. Stihle labutt
! prohaneji Sc vesele po iezefe
: V jednom kuse nevelke vys
e mad jezerem, veCer pax Sc Sc
: jdou u ostruvku Rousseauova
Y kde lie ZfiZenci mesta krmi.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15

me p0mnlk, zfizeny ma pamat-
ku pfipojeni kantonu zenev-
skeho k ostatnfmu Svycarsku a
ma ostrove Rosseauove pomnik
nejslavnejsfho rodaka zenev-
skeho, j. j. Rousseaua ktery
take nebyl "prorokem We Via
sti". Tam, kde nyni stoji jeho
pomnik, zhotoveny Pradierem
lr. 1884, spaleny byly katem je-
| no spsiy Emil Contract
social jakozto statu nabo-
zenstvi nebezpecne. Nadher-
lnym parkem a boulevardy pri-
chazime ke kathedrale sv. Pc
ira, jez byla dejistem a sved-,
KEN reformace. Zde odbyvaly
Sc disputace, zde kazaval
predsedaval shromazdenim
Kalvin a podnes kazuji tam je-
no kreslo. Kalvinismus nepri-
pousti obrazI svatych t svetic,
a proto je ''muenster" zenev-
sky zbaven vsech techto "pri-
kras" a vsechny detaily impo-
santni stavby prichazeji zde k
platnosti. Ke chramu pripoje-
ma je tax zvana LA Chapelle
des Maccabees', postayena kar
dinalem De Brogny, elegantni
goticka stavba, prava perla
architektury. Dalsimi pamat-
nymi budovami je universita,
vefejna knihovna a velika mu-
Esea ma levem .brehu Rhony
konservator a divadlo.
( Tezisko veskereho zivota ze-
nevskeho je ma levem brehu
Rhony, starem meste, kde ta-
Ike ma svoje sidlo vlada a IRA
dy mestske. Karel II. vevoda
brunsvicky, I'll posledni leta
Sveho zivota We vyhnanstvi v
|Zeneve odkazal mestu cele
sve meni, asi 20 milionu fran
XII, vyzadav 81 pouze pomnlk
| die vzoru veronske arche degli
|Scaligieri. Vhodne misto bylo
nalezeno ma nabrezi proti sa-
vojskym Alpam (Mont-Blanc)
a pomnik postaven nakladem
lpul milionu franku. Dnes vSi-
chni cizinci chodi Sc obdivovat
Epomniku vevody brunsvickeho
a ten i vevoda isou znami cele-
mu svetu.
J Ia dvacet milionu franku
| koupena nesmrtelnost!
Ia sve bphatstvi dekuje Ze-
neva vzkvetajicimu obchodu a
lprumyslu, zvlaste hodinarske-
mu a zlatnickemu. Ze Zenevy
pfisly prvni hodinky remonter-
ky a mnoho jinych vynalezu z
cboru hodinarstvi. Zajimavou
| pax cini il tez francouzsky III
vot, spise jizni. Zabavnich mist
most jest tn nemnoho: zine
| je to divadlo, v lete pax veliky
park des Faux vies letnim
divadlem a hermann, mimo to
nadherne kasino, jehoz teras
je nadherny pohled ma jezero
a mesto. kolem celeho jezera
jsou velmi cetna navesti, re
chytani ryb Sc prisne zakazu-
je, ale vsude uvidite plno ryba
rG, velkych malych, jak sedl
7 ma balvanech s pruty ruce a
Etrpelive cekaji, az neco ga
Ebere'.
Krasna je Geneva, krasny
jejl zivot Maly jen kantonek
: zije jen sobe a dostacuje 81.
Znak Zenevy je kolmo rozde-
= leny slit, V jehoz pravem poll
: jest pul orla ma zlate pude, V
: levem poll pax zlaty klic ma pl'
Z de cervene. ,Obyvatele Zene-
e Wy jsou lide velmi uhlazcnl,
jich! chovani uz cd mladosti
i neustaly styk cizinci brousi
: Jsou to lide. ktefi obycejne Vi
I deli kus sveta, inteligentni a
{ yelmi privetivi. Jsou vzdy pa
trioti a hrdi ma svou vedeckou
a literarni reputaci, coz ma "a
i nasledek ely zivot vedecky a
: literarni.
Rika Sc Zeneve, zc jc me-
StO anarchiSt1. Sidlem mcZina-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-05-15

(Scvera's Medicated Skin Soapp. Jest
to prijemne toiletni mJdlo pro kazde-
ho elena rodiny. Muzi 81 je chvdlf pri
holcni. Ccna 25 ccntu 1c dan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
JOINT MEETING OF
PATRIOTIC BODIES

On Saturday evening. February q.
at the Westmoreland club, will be
held the annual meetings of the VIZ
ginia Society, Sons of the Amerie an
Revolution. Arthur B. Clarke. presi.
dent. and the Society of the Sons OF
the Revolution in the State of Nir-
ginia- Herbert w. Jackson. president
On adjournment OF the business
.'~stjnsa Gf each saclStx- The, two So
ct42ssSs4> a',lF Rcsa, p IssidI r.crnf~~ Ta~sts-
ing in the main dininc-room or the
club. Among those expected to be
present will be Rev. Russell Bowie,
u. D., recently returned from France !:
Rev. Mr.. Coure. of France; Arthur r.
Wilmer. British consul: Frederick 5.
Noting. Belgian consul, and dele
cation from Camp Lee, including Ma
jor-Gcneral Omar Bunday, Brigadier-
General Charles J. Hedeker, Colonei
Clary. Captain Kerr and others.
General Bundy was In command q
the second division OF the American
army, which did such effective and
heroic work at Chateau Thierry.
Scissors. St Mabel and on other sec
tors.
Members Of each society who have
beep in service arc expected to appear
in their uniforms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
DOCTORS TO ATTEND
BILLY SUNDAY MEET

Richmond doctors were the guestw
OF the Tri-State Medical Association
banquet last night at the Common
wealth club. The association ended
the first busy day Of the conference
last night, and several hundred visi :.
tors attended the informal affair. The
avtatorS jazz band was there to l,ven
things up.
Today the session will resume at
10 A. NJ. at the Jefferson hotel audi
forum, and by noon the doctors will
DO ready to elect officers for the com
Ing year. One hundred and sixty
physicians have registered so far 1t
the conference. and the papers read
before the association have been va
ried In their scope ard very interest
ing to the members Of the profession
present
Governor wes.moreiand Davis wei
coined the delegates to Richmond at
the opening meeting yesterday. The
association il composed Of doctors
from North Carolina. South Carolina
and Virginia.
Dr.. John T. Monroe. of Charlotte,
responded to the address OF the gov.
ernor in behalf OF the Carolina ply
sicians
Tonight the visitors will attend the
Billy Sunday services, a special invi.
tation having been issued them by Mr.
Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
SUPER|NItNlENTS Of
COUNTIES At RADFORD

Rydford, Va, Feb. fs.--Professor
J. e. Avent is conducting n survey In
Smyth county this week under tne
auspices of the state board OF enuca I,
ton and the Virginia. Educat'ona'
commission. Professor w. b. Cogsn'
will conduct q similar survey In @n-
other county.
definite, plans have. been MADE TOT
~ ep-nrhg or me sun.1 - =
Juno l6 and the state eN7sn nat,oils .
for first and second grade certlnch,e >
on July Is and %, This VIII De Ine
uniform date for the state exam, i u.
lions in all of the institutions Oh eho
state. ,,,
The state superintendent OF pou.iss
instruction. Harris Hart, has caiIeu
n rneetin-~ OF the county superin'en.
dents of Southwest Virginia TO mes'
ut the Normal school. March ana -
The errerintendentS, viii be TIE guea'e
of the Normal school
Or J.. p. Mcconnell will this ween
attend the meeting of ne na'.on. :
council OF Normal school presloen.N
NJ rh,cawo. He will deliver an ao-
6reas before the national councl' ON
ssThe problems Growing Out o, enc
DEVELOPMENT Of the Normal ocn
IN Different Sections Of the Cou"srS.
THE meeting OF the Nationai WI s'
school presidents proceeds tne 49,.
snys Of the National suPeris,ss a.
~.erysTence which win be held IN
Chicago.
The Pocahontas Literary society -
h.en working this quarter on some
snterestinr plans for the Improvement
o. their society l,sil which when
6n,shed will add greatly to the ap.
ocarance Of It The president ano
vr~r,herr along this and any other line
currestions from all former society
members along iths and any other Hne
thew desire to make suggestions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
HOW|TzERS' AUXILIARY
A0N0kS BISHOP GIBSON
Pians Party for Wounded AT West
hamptop--To Repeat Benefit
Card Party

floral design on the casket Of
BISHOP Robert A. Gibson yesterday
afternoon was sent by the woman g
auxiliary of the Howitzers a&,a token
OF esteem for the veteran of the Rock
nslass estfeK NH, The wfmaas- assi'-
battery as well as for the Howi,zers
and the headquarters and supply com
anies' Of the 111th field artillery.
Al me auxiliary meeting Tuesday
evening 1t was yo'ed to repeat the
successful card party OF last Friday
some afternoon next week tho
FUNDS 10 go toward the home coming
enterfainT emit of the four companies.
Twenty-eight prizes for the tables
nave already been given The auxiliary
by prominent business houses
An entertainment FOR the wounded
men at Northampton hospital will
also be given as soon as the next con-
ttngent arrives. Mics Lula Milhiser
is to be chairman OF this assisted bv
Mrs. L. o. Moore. M~s Kate Myers
IL president of the auxiliary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
MAN TRIES
SUICIDE AS LOVE CURE

New Orleans. Feb. 1s.--"l wanted
to comfort his last moments. hut !
don't hove him.. moanei. beautiful
Miss Corinne Phelps, Of Philadelphia
That was her problem Sunday night
For Sunday morning John f. Harris,
of Richmond, Va, and Detroit. Mtcn.,
young business man, swallowed nine
mercury bichtoride tablets on her
doorstep when refused admittance to
Miss Phelps sistcr's resi- silence. where
she is visiting here.
Saturday night he had proposed.
and she had refused him. He left.
thretening suicide.
Miss Phelps held the dying ma g
head while her sister telcphoned for
an ambulance. When Charity hospf-
tai physicians said Harris was GER
tain TO die, Miss Phelps sped to his
bedside, and, MS he gripped her hand
and looked at her with dinlmed eyes.
promised. I'M stand by you" Har-
ris rallied.
Physicians said last night that he
will probably recover.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
NEGRO CONVICT SAWS
THROUGH PRISON BARS
Wife and Ssxie Cumpanson Arrested
by Detective Smith, Charged
With Aiding In Attempted
Dclfvcry.

Caught in the act Of attempting to
saw himself out OF jail. with the ac-
companyins prospect OF . wholeeal %
delivery. Lucius jackson was foilsd
yesterday by jail attendanta Inc
convict had sawed through one OF the
bars to his cell when he was detected.
A fret saw was taken from him ana
the source OF his supply was sought
at once.
jackson Is awaiting transportation
to the penitentiary to begin six-year
term for attem pied criminal assault
on a girl in South Richmond. he
will be taken to the state prison this
week. Several other con7icts await
ing the transfer were In the plot. ana
Sergeant Satterfield will loec no tins
IN getting them all into the Dig white
house
Detective Sergeant Gordon Smith
was assigned ~ the csse YESTERDAY
and soon had Ida jackson. wiie OF
the convict, and Abraham Maraoie,
a roomer al her house, locked up al
the First police station. Charged WIN
aiding and abetting Jackson In his at
tempt to escape from jail
I, appears that the woman ana man
went to the ta.l TO see the prisoner
According to both Of them. he gave
them a sum OF money and requested
thai they buy him q fret saw. They
bought the saw. and later. upon a sec
ond visit, slipped 1t into the cell.
when confronted with this charge
the woman admitted that they oough'
he saw. but that they did not know
what jackson wanted with It
They will be heard In police court
this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
HOUSEWIVES WANT
etEAO { RAPED

A pe.i-ion to the -batere IN the
city tn resume the wrapping OF bread
il to he issued this week by '"rl-
mittee from the housewives 'eaEu"
amounted at the meeting yes 'rnay
bv the President. Mrs. Thomas NUT
reil The wrapping of bread ~ae dis-
continued during he war because ot
the high cost Of paper Repor's Oh
Ire Investigating committee Wer"
~ - .Ss--y ~ssss,sssses were
made ,fx Mrs j sfr,es wood. ~ho' 9..1..e ny
in China for fifteen years. on mouse
keeping in China" and by Miss Maude
Wallace, local home demonsratlof
agent, on Intelligent marketing
Mrs. George Il. McAdams reported
that Director l.. c. Levy mad receive"
the housewives leagues conlrnunra
ton asking for cleaner streets ana the
placing of recepticles on the streets
for paper and fruit skins favoraolg
and he had said he would cooperate
with the league. ,e'
Mrs. John y. Blair reported that
her corr n, unication to the Officials OF
the G.. al G. railway regarding the
condition Of the DEPOT was received
with thanks and relief promised.
WIN Mr.. Brazeei. u. g. deputy for
the dairy and food commission, Mrs-
Stuart Michaux. inspected twelve
stalls in the old market and round
the sanitary conditions improved
Housekeeping in China wac DE-
scribed as being a very simple affar
by Mrs. Wood. who " the wife OF
medical missionary but who 10 now
visiting her father, Rev. DR.. James
POWELL Smith, on Stuart avenue. The
primitive brick stoves. the lack OF
table linens. and the simple way In
which foods are prepared BY the
native servants offer none OF sne
j American housekeeperS problems.
/ Miss Maude Wallace gave the
thousekeepers valuable pointers on
how to tell fresh eggs from old: fresh
fish from old; how to select the mos
nutritfve cuts OF meats- She urged
that only creamery butter be used oy
the housewives and government IN
spccted meat. Country butter, she
says, Ia not always made from good
milk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
TO MAKE UP BUDGET

The board OF aldermen has been
called in special session Friday night
at s o'clock by President w. Il
Adams, 10 receive the city budget BY
agreement with both branches OF the
city council the budget this year will
be made elastic enough to take care
OF the 1919 needs Of the city and at
the same time adhere to the pro-
visions OF the city charter. Means
for doing this will be discussed al the
meeting OF the aldermen
Saturday right the mayor will dis
cuss the budget with the Travellers
Protective association. and Monday
night he will consult the chamber OF
commerce, pr"ccnting to these repre-.
sentative citizen bodies, the financial
business OF the city tor the coming
year.
The following reassi gnments to
corr mittees we're made by President
Adams after the election OF Jack l..
Epps to the board of aldermen:
Joseph e. Powers to the COMMITTEES
on fnancc: Joseph E. Nunnaliy to
committee On dock. river and narbor
Jack l. Epps to the committee on
streets, claims and public buildings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20

xvd answers to prayer. Daniefs
hy Gods answer sometime Tor many
DAYS. but all the powers OF hell can :
not prevail against a prayersul man
Prayer Ii assurance, he continued"
There are Immediate as well as defer
answer to a prayer was deferred
twenty three days. When you start
praying the devil sends some one to
delay tho answer I'D your prayer. The
devil Is working Jus, As hard TO dam
old Richmond as Jesus Christ IL
working to save her. The devil never
takes \ vacation"
Lack OF prayer Is wrecking the
church." Billy Sunday went on.
Glow can the church get along II
there are many Old hypocrites who
never darken the doors o: prayer
meeting and who never hold up the
hands OF a preacher who Is praying
for them: Don't YOU fool with God.
he'll wiring your necks."
Referring to the first sesfton ct the
continental congress of the Unned
States. Sunday cited the fast that The
foundation of the nation WAS Laid by
tho request OK Benjamin Franklin that
the conference open with a prayer.
sswashington. Franklin. Lincoln, Lee,
jackson al believed and depended
upon prayers to God to aid them. yet
there are sumo tNu ny ipuE Utults
here today who do not believe In
prayer"
Prayer FROM Necessity.
The psychological fact that every
body prays in time of trouble and for
gets God in time of prosperity also
got a strafing from the evangelist
"You people prayed more during the
war than you ever prayed before, but
now II you don't catch yourselves
you will revert to sin again. Get on
your face for one night and you viii
see what prayer can do" And the
preacher told how God relieved the
state Of Minnesota from plague OF
xraBshoppers after the governor had
Cecreed a day of fasting and prayer
In Billy's prayer after the sermon
he prayed for the church, that their
faith might be strengthened and that
they might not have no many stewart!
TO spoil the stew"
SO far the baseball game which
Rodeheaver is trying to get UP be
tween the ministers and the usher!
and doorkccpers has not ma.erialized
Tho wea ther is to blame. because tn,
challenge issued at the Indictment o
the choir leader was strons one ant
much temporary interest arose a
the time. IT Billy Sunday plays b,
viii probably be on the side OF tb
church. and much OF the famous e,
BAN players ability Is expected K
crop IN. Billy Sunday holds thu
vcfAd's record for cncirclins the dia
nond from n standing start. and has
AeId IL for thirty years against =,
cobb end. othsr famed ball players
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
Southside Items

A large audience 10 urged for the
meeting Of citizens tomorrow night
for the purpose OF organizing an assoc
citation for prom litigation OF civic mat
terra At the meeting tomorrow night:
in musings court room. officers VIII
be elected for the period. and II 10
suggested that all citizens OF tire
Southside who are interested IN their
section OF the city. be present to take
,art in the election. so that no one
may say he had nothing to DO with
the organization
The funeral OF Efrore Firth. son
Of c. b. and Mrs. Firth. OF 500 Huii
street, who died In Lynchburg. VIII De
from the residence tomorrow. Besides
hts parents, Mr.. Firth leaves two
brothers and six sisters.
Louis NJ. French. son OF John French,
1903 Decatur street who fought
through the war with the famous
Rainbow division" Ia back home
bearing a wound stripe and gold bars
denoting years service In France
He Ia glad to get back home, and has
some mighty hne tales TO tell OF his
light against the Hun.
The wonen's Missionary society. OF
weatherford church. will meet Ia
monthly sersion at the church. sun
dsy afternoon at 3 o'clock The
Girls auxiliary with entertain the mis-
sionary society after tho meeting al
the latter.