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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
J. Il. N'CONKEY TO SPEAK
At CENTRAL Y. NJ. c. A.
Wcll-known Pittsburgh Lay
man TO Hold MONDAY
Meetings.
SoNG SERVICE WILL FEATURE
VIII Take rs Subject for To-day,
spiritual IcndcrshIp" - Sunday
school Workers, Bihle Class Lend
crs mud Ministers Invited.

James II. McConkcy. wcll-known
i"yman OF Pittsburgh, known
throughout the world as the author
OF The Threefoid Secret of the Holy
spirit will hold MONDAY meetings
1T 'he central \. NJ. G. \. today, to-
morrow and Wednesday, his adj
dresses beginning at o'clock. and
closing at l:30. The meetings will
be preceded by few minutes or
song and prayer. The Thrccfold
secret of the Holy Spirit" a dcyo-
tional book. has had a circulation Of
aoo'ooo. ana has been translated into
httccn different languages. In adj
uition to this. Mr.. McConkcy has
written many other devotional books
and pamphlets which have had A
Worldwide circulation
DR.. Theron II. Rice, OF the Union
Theological Seminary OF Richmond.
an intimate personal friend of Mr.
McConkey. says the following con-
corning him:
Mr.. James H. McConkcy is a man
who has been unusually honorcd OF
Goa in long period Of extraordinary
service. He has been instrumcn TAI
in circulating in many parts OF tho
earth. some of the most hclpful rc-
iiGious literature that any American
has produced. His little book on
The Thrc"fold Secret of the Holy
Spirit" and a recent little tract on
the Book OF Revelation have been
remarkable contributions to the
souls enlightenment to thousands Of
Christians. The personal appeal
which Mr.. McConkcy's presence
makes is quickly noticeable. 1t is a
henediction to sit under his minis
try"
Mr.. McConkA's studies for the
three days will be taken from the
Book of Numbers. as follows: Mon
day. chapter I-Spiritual leadership:
Tuesday. chapter two-Spiritual war
fare; Wednesday, chapter three
Spiritual ministry.
The meetings will be open to both
men and women, and n cordial invi-
tation is extended to ministers Sun
day school workers. Bible class led
crs and students. and to any others
who may desire to attend these
splendid Bible studies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
I Special to Tho Times pisp,tcb

y H.
BoSToN. MASS, Feb. 2G.-Thcre's
southern gentleman in Boston who
KNOWS Just what is the matter with
'nc world. More than that he knows
me remedy that must be applied be-
fore II can lie bcttcrcd.
He les the Rev. Lcr = Brourhton
or Richmond. Va. and for n week
past ne has been conducting after
noon ana evening services at the
warren Avenue Baptist Church. Not
an evangelist whose sermons are
punctuated with flights of now.rv
speech: not'a man vino gives a nyrn-
t"chnic display at the end of these
sermons. ~ Or. Brourhton. but a uui.t
diagnos;ician. who has mad. nm
analysis Of the sickness of the world
ana. like a proper diagnos,lcian, he
is writing the prescription that he
hopes VIII cure that sickness
All Hrcords Are broken.
KEY. BrouEhton mas broken all pre-
cedents for the Warren Avenue
church. the largest Of it's dcnomiua-
tion. in attendance. special services
for business men having been nccea
sarily arranged.
TOO close application with tho
microscope Is the diagnosis of this
man. who was Il physician before he
became minister. "Evcrybudy rs
doing II. You see tho scientist work
me win ms microscope and the doc
tor. Everybody with "A microycope
Is studying everything in the world.
Anh the result is that We see every
thing big and that nothing is little
any more. Things that have boon
going on for centuries all Of sud
den look so big 10 us that they OH
Scurc everything else.
That is the trouble with this hoy
and girl question that all the world
is talking about" continued tho
speaker. we are making too much
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
WRECKS AND FAILURES LIVE
IN HELL, SAYS DIR. ,JENKENS
Pastor OF Calvary Baptist Church Tells Congregation
Home OF Torment Awaits Those Who Sin Continu
ally-Death But Change of Places.

Eternity depends upon your choice,
DE in your sins. YOU will live i'm sin.
pcath doesn't end all-it is but a
chahge or placcs-thc grave is not the
last or any man. No person will ever
cease 10 be. Man. made in tho image
OF God. cannot be annihllatcd. All the
forgotten names of the past are liv-
ing ght-somewhcre."
Ihts, excerpts from "Thc Reality
OF HELL sermon preached last,nicht
by Rev. Carter Ashton Jcnkcns. pas
tor. in Calvary BAPTIST Church. and
last of tho series. "Economic Prob
lens From the Viewpoint or Etcr
nifty"
He'll he described as tho place of
torment. The fire and the storm-rc
morse and despair. Demons and
devils. Drnnkards and unworthy
women. The home Of wrecks
ana failures. men and women
who might have done better. but ne,
icrrcd To live unworthy lives. "If yo,,
20 to hell" Rev. Jcnkcns continued.
you go as man who refused to
accomplish your mission-a dead hca
and fraud. Which shall YOU choose ?
Ponder wcll-where will you spend
ctcrnity?"
Heaven BosOm of Abraham.
Heaven is the bosom OF Abraham
The place of honor. God'x own grea
homc--all is beautiful. No devil
there--no Islander. no sin, no sinner
1t Is the home OF heroes and martyrs
Jesus relgns. All is love.
Our religious character is formed
In this world on earth. We can't cor
rect mistakes after death. We mus,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
CROWDS PACK BOSTON CHURCH
TO HEAR DIR. LEN BROUGHTON
All Attendance Records at Warren Avenue EdGce Are
Broken as Pastor of Grove Avenue Baptist
Here Discusses Worlds Illness

of II. What if a girl does wear short
skirts and fiappcrs. whatever that
may mean? | read something about
That in tn" papers this morning. /
think they became hidcous. But
character is not determined by the
height Of your collar nor the length
OF your skirt-no. and not by the
width Of II. either.
Girls and young women are bet
ter able TO take care OF themselves
today than they were in Martha
Washinrton's day. let us say. when
the spreading skirts would MI half
a ballroom.
Prohibition Aid to Negro.
"Prohibi;ion is the greatest thing
that ever happened to the negro since
his emanc!pa from slavery.
"In the days before prohibition tho
negroes Of the South didn't have any
thing. Every cent that they got went
for liquor. They had no clothes
nothing to eat. nothing but liquor.
Since prohibition they have never
been so we'll off. But the enforce
mcnt of tho prohibition law is not
so difficult with ny as it appears to
tc Ia YOU here in Boston.
I'm the first place. We arc not a
scacoast city. and ii is much more
difficult To smugglc IL in than it is
here, and. in the second place. We
have very few foreigners, who think
that they absolutely must have it,
anyway.
"of course. ! am speaking alto
Gcthcr of the laboring classes" OK
planned br. BrouEhton. hut il IL
among the laborinS classes that you
see the direct results of prohibition,
In Richmond the banks notice the
difference, their savings deposits have
increased, and people have little saw
inrs accounts who never had them
be fore"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
W. C.. Il. L. TO MEET
HERE NEXT THURSDAY
Quarterly Convention VIII he Held
In Calvary baptist Church-Dnvid
Hepburn To speak.

The Woman's Christian Temper
ancc Union OF Richmond and Henrico
County will hold it's quarterly CON
Nent'on next Thursday morning in
the Calvary Baptist Church. The
meeting will be called to order at 10
O'Clock in the morning and will last
practically all day. Mrs. Howard NJ.
lioge. state w. c. II. u. president.
will make the principal address ut
the morning session. David Hepburn,
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League OF Virginia, will address the
meeting.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. LII. n, or
Georgia. and national officer OF the
w. c. 7. u, will be unable to attend
Inc meeting. DR.. Armor was on the
program FOR one OF the principal adj
dresses during the convention. but
illness in her family forced her to
cancel her ARRANGEMENTS to visit
Richmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
HOLD MOCK MARRIAGE
AT OLD SOLDIERS HOME

Janice Marks and Aubrey Elicit
Will he the chief participants in the
mock marriage staged by the Young
Peoples Society OF ST. Marks Episco-
pal Church. in Randolph Hall. Old
Soldiers Home. tonight AT s O'Clock
They are to he "weddcd" by Calvin
Luce, pseudo minister.
George Britain owiii he best man.
Phyllis I.cadbctter and Thelma Elicit
will be matron and maid OF honor,
respectively. Lizabclle Wilkinson.
mother" OF the bride, will give her
daughter in marriage. virsie Haw-
kins. Grace Davis, Mary Burk and
Mary Davia will be bridesmaids.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
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g. ! I'll

thaE" used by our Lord. II by doing
'",S we may enter into lifc
we conceive of one as living =,
""thlch lie because he has made a
Shl sacrifice al order 10 become n
W" may find consolation
.m 'he ,hohght that this MANNED con-
"i'ioh is not permanent: that is Ia
say, whatever il may cost ne hera 90
enter INTO life. when finally we arc
i""Sht INTO the presence of chriet
in'o the Fathers house, all Of our
"isahiitieS and imperfections ana
shortcomings viii disappear. and v.n
VII ma ourselves associated with
'nc SPiritS OF Just men made per-
i"ct No one can reach the Fathers
house who has not Teen nerfec,.d
Under the sanctifying power of the
spirit OF christ. 1t is possible thar
as Christian YOU may feel thar II
mas cost YOU TOO much to follow
CHRIST; that YOU have sacrificed
many pleasant things; but YOU may
'eS' assured mat YOU Will be amply
compensated for all Of your eypcndi-
turc. You will remember the prom-
SO OF the prophet. II will restore to
YOU the years that the locust hath
raien. Remember also. when Peter
said To Christ. ''I.o. we have left AL
and followed Thee" Jesus answered
him, Verify ] say unto you. there is
Ho HoI tHat nath Icft house or mar
cnt. or brethren. or wife. or children.
Tor the kingdom Of Gods sake. who
shall not receive manifold more I'm
this present time. and in the world
10 come life everlasting" Pan,
speaking out OF a rich experience.
said: II count all things but loss
itr tho cXccllcncy Of the knowledge
OF Christ Jesus. my Lord"
The third point In the text Is, why
is II better to enter into life manned
'han To fall To enter in? Failure.
evidently is possible. Our Lord
himself says. MANY will seek
to enter in. and shall not be able"
me reason, obviously. is TO lc
found in themselves. not in the dir
hcGlty OF the way. The way is plain
enough. so plain that the wayfarinr
men. though fools. shall not err
therein" 1t is through Christ, and
II is only through Him. He says
L am the door: by Me If any man
enter In. he shall be saved. and shall
go in and out. and find pasture" He
also says. Behold. have set before
jahut IT." l,li q :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
May Take MIX Drive 10 p,,,i,.

E,"rE minister in Richmond. re-
S"r"iess OF denomination. will lac
MI TO preach a MIX for Health
sermon in his church n,xt Snn1n,
IT'S an adjunct Of the campaign of
S"nr twenty welfare and public
heath organizations. the CITY Health
ri," rlhhcht ana the state and Fed
"r"' government, cooperating in a
movement 10 combat maInutrition
among children in the city. Next
H 'E VIII he the opening day of
NIL X for Health" Week. ana the an.
peal To he made will he aided hv
physicians and health organizaiions
throughout the city.
Members OF the MILK for Health
Week board Of directors wiz hoId
meeting in the office of DIR. C. q
hudson. City Health Officer. in CITY
HAIL this morning at II o'clock
reports OF committee chairmcn Will
be heard and final plans perfected for
the campaign. The meeting was
called by Mrs. Stuart Michaux.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
10000 FOREIGNERS IN
j. S. CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
80 Lands Represented, APP
peal for Universal Pray
er Day Shows.

In addition TO the millions of ma
tive American children of school age
at this time. and many OF whom are
enrolled as students In the secular
and Christian schools of this coun-
try. statistics which have been care
fully compiled show that in the United
states there are 10000 foreign stu
dents in these schools and that these
students represent eighty lands
chieilE Latin America, China and
Japan, and 500 are women students.
special attention has been called
10 the above facts by the dcpart-
mcnt Of Christian education OF tn.
southern Presbyterian Church. in con-
neciion with the appeal for the uni
versai observance OF the day Of prayer
Tor schools and colleges on today.
the last Sunday in February. Prayer
Tor foreign students. as well as for
those OF the home land, is urged. and
appeal is made to Christians IN
recognize their duty TO these foreign
students and to exert upon them that
influence which will lead them To he
come such Christians az will enable
'hcm |" return TO their native coun-
tries as Christian leaders
Attention is called also 10 Tho
crowded condition OF the schools of
the Southern Presbyterian Church a nd
the need for more and better build
ihEs. ana better equipment and larger
endowment. In this connection. Rev.
itthfH II. sweets. -. D.. Of Louisville
NY" secretary of the department of
Nhrisiian education Of this church
says: we must continue to work
ana pray that the atmosphere of our
schools and colleges may be kent
thoroughly Christian: that our youth
may he guided to high ideals, helpf,,I
hahi's. ana noble purposes: that out
oi these institutions may come trained
leaders so greatly needed for tho
nome me church. and State, nation
and world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
Hoover Indorses Con,erc,.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The Pan.
american conference Of women 10 no
heiu In baltimore. Md. April On N
~ IN connection with the third anna,
convention of the National r..,. .,
omen Voters was indorsed TODAY
by Secretary Hoover. In le,,.r %
Mrs. Maud Wood Park. prcsidan; of
the league. the Commerce S.cra,
SAL" IL was only through person,I
contact with individuals of the two
"''"ch's 'hat a better understand
ing "' North and South America.
e"'h Tor the other" will ever he
VI -" @bWI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
.C|TY's SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HELP STARVING ARMENIA
Contributions to Near East
Relief Help TO Allcvi-
ate Suffering.

What tho dollars Richmond'y sun
day schools are contributing in tn"
S3"".uoO campaign 81 tho Near la st
relief in Virginia are doing to allie
Niatc the suncrinrs and misery OF
thousands OF little children in
armenia and Syria is ,graphica,ly
told in dispatch received Saturday
by state Chairman oliver j. Sands
from Nancy Benson, OF Gloucester
County, sent from AlcXandropol.
Turkey. The letter was sent after
Miss Henson had returned to her sta
ton after trip into an entirely
unrisitcd town thrty-tvc miles
away. The village was known as
Armanias. and OF the trip she writes
Mr.. Sands:
The village had some 800 inhabi g.
tantS and in the first house we came
to was a mother with six small chit
drcn, huddlcd together over small
hole in "A floor. in which Il few stick s
Of wood were burning. over the FIRE
was an ancient pot containing the
,hinnest cruel, water and an in
fnitesimal piece of cabbage. This
the family was eagerly watching. Is
il represented the only meal OF the
day. aud also the first for several
days
Three of the children were mere
skeletons. y weak cry from one
corner OF the howell disclosed a nine
months old infant. This was the
most distressing human Spcciman OF
the lot. a vcritablc living skeleton.
Not one OF the children had ever
tasted bread.
Other houses visited were much
tho same. many hungry little mouths
to he fed. and the mcrcst fraction of
food on which Ia try TO prOlong life.
The week before two persons had
died in the village Of starvation. Tie
magic word America. was on the
lips of ALL America and American
spirit alone can aid them and give
them life unit! they are sclt-sustain-
,pr AGAIN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
SCHOOL BEING PLANNED
AT LYNCHBURG IN JUNE
Meth"dists of Virginia Conference Ia
Hold Training Institution,
june iO-2S

The Mcthodists OF the Virginia
conference are planning for n great
training school for their leaders, to
be held at Randolph Macon Woman's
college, l.ynchburg. Va. June 1925.
This Is the fourth session OF the
school. and the indications are tina,
II viii be just as great a success as
the preceding ones. The school is
or peculiar interest to pcoplc
throughout the state. as every see
ton Of the State has hccn rcprc-
sohted at it's previous sessions j.
~. montgomery. Richmond. Va. IS
director ot the school. which is he
.hE promoted by an able board of
managers. j. l.. Jones is chairman
OF the hoard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
Textile str,k. SIM s,ronu

BOSTON. Feb. 26.-The beginning
OF the sixth week in Rhode Jsla,a
ana the third week in New Hamp-
shire of the strike. which has closed
many cotton mills. finds mill owners
ana strike leaders In both States an
rarently determined to maintain their
Hosdanns. Some $4,000 operatives are
i&Ie, 80 =. '','e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
REV. II. G.. COMBS DIES
IN PORTSMOUTH, VA,
Nrcr"tnry or Virginia Christian NI,-
Si"nnry Society Sucrumbs
Ia Lingering Illness

"cN: H. I. Combs. OF Portsmouth.
'n III ms nom" in the Underwater
city yesterday afternoon ut 6 o.cInct.
al Ter long illness. according I,
Information received in this city H.,
The Times Dispatch.
Mr.. Combs. while not a resident nj
richmond. was we'll known here IA.
lhE secretary of the Virginia Chris
van missionary Society. lie made
many visits 10 Richmond and had
many friends here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
BELFAST YOUTH
KILLED BY MOB
LEY Associated rress !

BELFAST. Feb. a6.--James Hughes,
:" years old. was the victim OF q ia
tai attack Saturday night by three
men who rushed out on him from a
side street. The killing wa. witt
messed by the young mans mother.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27

Yet there Is meaning In that word
buy There Is sense In which We.
do, and must. pay for the grace OF
God. God does not Insult US by put--
ting us on charity. ws7ars not TIias
(c0ntlnued on Page 10. COL I-.S-g-.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27

think IL ought to he said that
Jesus does not teach that the
manned life is absolutely necessary
for every one to become a Christian.
Apparently there are some people
TO whom II seems to be no special
sacrifice to give their hearts to the
Savior and devote their lives to
Him. There are those who seem 10
be born again from their Infancy,
and they find their chief delight in
following Christ and doing His will
The point Is that the entering snto
life is worth al, that it may cost
and IL 1t calls upon you and ma 10
make costly sacrifice. 1t Is worth
1t all. We ought not to hesitat,, to
sacrifice the hand or the foot on the
eye. to adopt the hgureative Ian.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
TRUNK AS BANK,
ROBBED Of
$500
Pistol Butt Ends MitchelI's
Fight to Save Property;
Wife Is Arrested.

Attacked by five men in his home
last night, John Mitchell. 22S Four
and-a-half street southwest, was
struck on the head with the butt end
of a pistol and robbed OF 5000, which
was in a trunk.
AS the men entered his room he
leaped from his bed to battle with
them, but was quickly felled by one
OF the intruders. As he lay In "A
semi-conscious condition one OF the
men opened the trunk, extracted tn
money and handed IL to another of
the attackers. Mitchelrs wife, a
clairvoyant. was not home when the
assault and robbery occurred.
Three men, who are known as turf
men and who came here from the
Bowie race track yesterday, were ar.
rested In connection with the affair.
They gave their names as William
Wells, alias "L6ng Shot Red" John
Joseph Curley and Louis Adams.
They were taken into custody by De-
tectives Berry and O'Donnell and
Policemen Allen and Carroll, who
are searching for the other two men.
Berry said today that one Of the men
admits being in the house last night
Wells wife went to the Sixth pre-
cinct to inquire about her husband
and she was taken into custody by
Detective Guy Rome, who accused
her of having robbed a man Of $177
Sunday night.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Dancs-ssamsn ounners' Athletic As
sociation. Receiving Ship Barracks.
Meeting-Intsrnatio Federation Of
Catholic Alumni. Wilson Normal School.
THANKSGIVING tsa--washingtoD writer's,
1872 II street northwest.
Meeting-Mizpah Chapter, No. s, Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. evening.
Meeting-Esst Gate Chapter. o. Il. s,
Lscturs-"Law for Women in Busl-
ness and the Home" Mrs. w. H. Mart
son, Y. w. G. A.. evening.
Entertainment-Congr Heights Citi-
zens Association. Congress Heights Bap-
tist Church, 9 p, m.
Mssque party-Hoover Playground,
Second and N street southwest. $3.50
TOMORROW,
Lecture, "a Pocket Full of Gold
Grace Baptist Church. 7:<6 y. m.
Demonstrat ation-Washingt Masoric
fraternity, Temple Heights, $3.50 p. m.
Dsncs-Y. M. H.. A., Raleigh Hotel
Baii-District auxiliary of the Navy
Relief Society, Washington Hotel. p. m.
Thanksgiving celebration-St. Patricks
Catholic Church, 10 p. m:
Concert-Metropolitan Memorial M. E
Church. John Marshall place and c
street northwest. $3.50 p. m.
Odd Fellows meetings-Central Lodge,
No. l and Langdon, No. 20, evening.
"Take Possession Day"-Masons OF the
District. Temple Heights. 3:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
TARGET T0WED
BY A|RPLANE
''H|T'
Anti-Aircraft Guns Prove Et-
fective in Newest Form
of Practice

Firing at a target fastened to a
seaplane flying at sixty to eighty
miles an hour, anti-aircraft artillery
men at Ft. Monroe. Va, placed five
shots within destructive range out
of twenty-five fired. the War De
partment announced today. This
was the first time In the army's
history that firing was conducted
on a target towed by an airplane.
"The results accomplished mark
new era in the development OF the
American system OF anti-aircraft de-
Tense, for II has been demonstrated
that a target can be towed by an
airplane for anti-aircraft target
practiye without danger to the
pilot" the War Department state
ment said.
The target was in the shape OF q
sleeve three feet In diameter and
fourteen feet long. 1t was attached
to cable $500 feet long. Both
three-inch guns and machine guns
were used. Lieut.. w. X. Patterson.
u. s. NJ, piloted the plane.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
To Reduce Dangerous
,varieose Veins

People who have swollen veins Or
bunches should not walt until they
reach the bursting point, which
means much suffering and loss Of
time. but should at once secure
from any reliable druggist a two.
ounce original bottle Of Moone's
Emerald OIL Cull strength).
BY using this powerful yet harm.
less germicide treatment improve.
ment Is noticed In few days and
by its regular use swollen veins will
return to their normal size and suf.
ferers will cease to worry. Moone's
Emerald OH treatment 10 used by
physicians and in hospitals and Is
guaranteed to accomplish results or
money returned.
1t reduces all kinds Of enlarged
glands, goitres and wefs and Is
used exclusively in many large fac.
tories as an unfailing first aid to
the injured antiseptic. Your drug
gist can supply you. At Peoples
and other good drug stores