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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
ARMENIA IS NIGHTMARE
AssIHOUsANDs SUFFER
REFUGEES Doomed Unless Food
Comes Within the Next
Few Weeks.

John W. Mace. n national official
of the Near East Relief, who Is in
the city for "A conference with Claude
W. Hopper regional director Of the
Near East, yesterday morning made
the following talk at Seventh Street
Christian Church:
armenia is the land Of the living
nightmare. | thought had become
pretty well hardened to suffering ar
ter seeing the refugee camps in Con-
stantinoplc and BatOum. but Armenia
brought nothing but an uninterrupted
series OF sights at the memory ot
which ole sickens.
because OF war conditions and
political instability during the past
year there is little food in any of
the agricultural districts. Consequent
~, the inhabitants OF these regions
are locking to tho larger towns and
cities. They travel for miles. In
AlcXandropoi | met refugees from
Erzrooin 200 miles away. The cities
cannot take care of them for they
have not enough food for their own
people. Every railroad station is
crowded with these refugees and they
almost hang from the sides of the in
frequent trains that run over the
tilapidated railroad lines. They APP
peal piteously to American relief
workers who are able 10 do but little
for them because there are not enough
supplies to adequately carry on child :
saving activities. and until the latter
are cared for the adults mus, save
themselves as best can. Unless mil
lions OF bushels Of food can be shipped
to them during the next few weeks
they are doomed.
II visited the Near East Relief or
phanage AT Erivan. Well fed. well
cared for. sturdy youngsters. plainly
dressed. were rompinc on the play
ground or were busy in the classroom
and the shops. They looked as IL they
wanted nothing. II was only when
we inspected the crowded living
cent was being made TO do it's utmost
within the gates. passed again.
almost falling over the tiny wretches
who tried 10 drag themselves through
as the gate was opened to let us out.
Never have ! seen such expressions OF
despair and hopeless agony Most OF
the children We're naked and I oc-
casionally saw men ana women in the
same condition. But with clothes or
without them, they all presented The
same picture Of misery and suffering
and hopelcSsncss that was written
over the face 81 nearly every one
met in Armenia. Their plight is
ih' result OF almost seven years of
wsrfarc. which the armisticc inter
ruptcd for n brief period, hut did not
stop"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
UNITARIAN LAUDS BAPTISTS
FOR FAITH FREEDOM FIGHT
Rev. Frank Pratt Cites That Church as Example of
Pure Dcmocracv-Never Wavered or Stopped i'm
Stride Toward Ideals He Says.

Declaring that The memorable
fight waged for relis ious freedom by.
the Baptist Church had ELECTED the
admiration Of all. Rev. Frank Pratt.
pastor. gave The first lecture-ser-
mon i'm series In Unitarian Churci,
last might His subject was Things
We Admire In the Baptist Church"
He said that in the Baptist Church
we have an example Of pure dem
ocracy and that no creed can be
forced upon IL and il is responsible
la no outside human authority.
That church was born i'll pcrse-
cution." he said "For many years
of its life 1t knew what il meant to
suffer for its beliefs. But. through
all this persecution and suffering it
never wavcrcd. and was true al
ways TO it's high ideals.
Enptists Loyalty to Ideals.
II is well TO remember with adj
miration the high spirit OF loyalty
and unfalterins courage with which
IL passed through the days when, the
church was attacked by mobs. abused
by those IN high places. and discrim-
iuated against by the laws OF the
land. Undoubtedly one OF the rea-
sons tho church has made such great
strides in growth is because its
church government is in harmony
with the democratic spirit OF the
people Of our country. The com
pletc independence of the individual
Baptist Church also gives an oppor-
tunity for the free development OF
church towards its own particular in
clina tions''
In the State of Virginia the Rap
lists began their great struggle for
religious freedom In tho early years
Of the eighteenth century. IT was
n struggle OF long duration and hard
fought, but the church never faltered
In its stride until tho religious lib
erty we now enjoy, was obtained.
Stresscs Followship.
Continuing, he said: eve have In
this country many illustrations of
the elasticity of tho Baptist fellow
ship. sone OF Its churches accept
without "a question. evolution an2
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
LEISURE LOAFERS 1.
THREATEN nation
Pastor Denounces Sparc-Time
Abuse in Parading, Cards
and Dance.
SHOULD IMPROVE SELF
Declares Great Men and Won.
eli Product of Hard Work,
Not Chance.
SHOULD IMPROVE SELF

Rev. c. o. Tuttlc. pastor, In Il SER
mon in Grace Methodist Church last
night. declared abuse of our leisure
time. the gift Of developing mate
rial civilization. is the most serious
tendency threatening our great de-
mocracy.
lie said thousands spend their
spare moments lounging and gossip-
ing at home or dressing and parad-
ing the streets. Many loaf in pub
lie places Or XIII time in the movies
and piayhouses that are reunning
for their benefit" lie said. Cards,
parties and dances furnish the
amusement for some. while the joy
ride Is thrown in to break the mo-
notony."
Are We Really Busy.
Continuing, he said:
TO speak OF spare time to busy
people may seem quite out OF place.
Many OF us think we have no leisure.
We arc active, 1t is true. but arc we
really busy. TO what enI is all our
labor? y modern poet, AR describ-
Ing the fcverish excitement and
ceaseless movements OF our day,
raises pertinent question-'Are we
getting anywherc|
spare moments, conserved uand
properly employed. will bring untold
blessings. Our leisure from the
struggle to exist Is our opportunity
TO really live. We should welcome
our industrial emancipation. II we
are the masters of ourselves we may
become the sons and daughters OF
real freedom. There are at least
three things that we should seek to
do In our spare time-to improve
| ourselves. society and the world.
Great People Hard Workers.
Great men and women are uot"the
product of chance. but of hard work
There were many men who fire.
Quented the village store at New Sa-
lem, ILL.,, little less than 100 years
ago. Some sat on boxes, Whitfield
| sticks. read papers and talked over
the neighborhood news. There was
one. however. who found time to read
carefully the fife of Washington.
and few other good books. He
stored his mind with facts and truths.
and grew in wisdom and in moral
charctcr. till he was called to the
leadership of his nation, ut one OF
the most trying periods OF It's his
tory The world still marvels at the
character and service OF Abraham
| Lincoln. ""sN
Hobbies Should Help.
There is something in the SAYING
| that every man should have n hobby.
1t is well 80 be Interested In some
| one thing and take 1t up whenever
possible. 1t Is all the more profitable
If this hobby helps the home or i'm
proves the neighborhood ..yN4s
What a challenge is found in the
needs OF men. in the sufficiency OF
Christ TO meet those needs and the
activities of the modern church, He
psa N to NI,,t
his spare moments count for good and
| count for God. Life is made up Of mo-
mcnts and all life is a trust We
must make the most OF it," --.-1.
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ant on thousand fields. We have
seen the walls OF heather nations
like China fall by the power OF God.
at the blast of the Christian trum Z.
pet. We have seen tho stronghoids
OF error and superstition give way
before the hosts of light, The fal,
OF Jericho was less wonderful than
the conqucsts OF these latter times.
The night is far spent. The day Is
at hand. Let IL he remembered if
the darkness grows deeper before
the dawn the morning Will be all the
brighter on that account.
God ls EVcrinstInE
What is the value OF the story
to US? II is long way from
Jericho to us. So men say, But
there are some things that time
and change do not alter. There Is
God. From everlasting TO everlast-
ing thou art Cod His memorial
name to all generations is the God
OF Abraham Isaac and Jacob: and
they arc on the other side of Jericho.
That every effect must have an ado
quatc cause is a truism In science.
The only explanation Of creation. of
Christ. of the church. OF the Bible,
OF answered prayer, liz God. In the
beginning Cod and you have the
adequate cause for all that follows.
even the falling down Of the walls
of Jericho. We have God. and Him
time cannot change"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
AGE-LONG SIN CANCER EATING
OUTTHE NATIONS VITALS
Rev Hunley Urges Truth Lovers Accept Challenge
Flung Out by Satan-The Horrible Backwash of
the Great Late World War.

Declaring the vitais OF the nation
are being eaten cut by the cancer
OF age-!ong sin. Rev. J. B. HunIey.
pastor Of Hanover Avenue Christian
Church. last night urged that every
lover OF truth and righteousness ne
ccpt the challenge of the horrible
hackwaSh OF the world war flung
out by Satin.
There has been some progress in
Knowledge. in the arts and sciences
and material things" he said. but
sin still is here. Siem still die. Ma
lions rise and fall. Fanines pes
tilenccs and earthquakes cover the
world Organized evil stands like
the walls Of Jericho. lmpurity Is here
the same impurity that caused
Jcrico to perish. Cngodiiness is
here. Materiaiism and ratioraIism
are here. and lawlessness faunts it
self In your face as you look on.
Snmr Need Of Faith.
There is the same need OF faith
as I'm the olden days. We need the
faith that takes God at Ills word.
Jericho TO perish. Cngodlincss is
debate tho command to encompass
Jericho. They strnightaway obeyed.
They had learned to trust God from
past experiences. There is less eX-
cuse today than ever I'm the history
OF the world. We have the record
of ali the achievements of the past.
We have seen Christianity triumph
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
State SUNDAY SCHOOL
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Big Attendance Expected at
Charlottesville Meeting To-
day and Tomorrow.

Indications are that attendance Mt
the state sunday School Convention
today and tomorrow vii! be larger
than for several years. as all de :
there is no limit To the number Of
delegates any school may appoint.
railroads viii sell return tickets at
hali-farc " attendance warrants II
anu delegates are requested to secure
certificates when buying tickets 20
charlottesville.
Some of he speakers arc an
nounced as follows:
Robert NJ. Hopkins. OF st. Louis.
general Bible school secretary OF the
church OF the Disciples and acting
general secretary OF the International
Sunday School .Associa ton. will sneak
three times, opening the convention
Tuesday afternoon and speaking that
night and the next morning.
Rev Russell Cecil. ID. D.. pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church.
Richmond. will speak on the Sunday
School outlook" Wednesday, night.
Rev. Sparks W. Melton. u. d.. pas
tor OF Frecmasons Baptist Church.
Norfolk. will also speak Wednesday,
night, his subject being. Young
Folks Problems"
Walter G.. Mapp Will speak on
civic righteousness" Tuesday
night
parke p. Deans, member Of the
f.ouse of Delegates. will speak on
County Sunday School Work" We'd
ncsday afternoon.
Rev. Minor e. Miller. director OF
;he School OF Religious Education,
viii speak on -Four Epochs Of sun
day School History" Wednesdays
NOR ms.
Rev. l.. r. Smith. assistant Sunday
school superintendent OF the Baptist
State Mission Board. will speak on
"Enlisting the Young Life" We'd
nesday afternoon.
Walter u. lIoEe. superintendent Of
the BAPTIST Sunday school in S,aun-
ton. will speak on Object Teaching"
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Annie w. Moody. Of Roa
nokc. elementary worker OF Balti
more conference NJ, r.. Church. South
will speak twice OH primary work.
Miss Lou Belle Catcsby Jones OF
Richmond, well-knowtl kindergart-
neg. will have two periods o: story
telling.
Miss Lucille Simcoc. junior xuperin-
tendent OF Epworth League vi. T..
Church. South. will speak Oh junior
work Wednesday morning.
4 special hour Will be given over
to the young people Wednesday at
ternoon.
The Virginia sunday School AS
ISOLATION has the convention in
charge. Tn. president is j. w.
Lantz. OF Wythc County, ana The
treasurer. l.. II. Spencer, Of Rich
mond. Thomas q. Digs is general
secretary.
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TAKES HIS SUBJECT FROM
PARABLE OF THE ThRES
Church Is Hospital for Treat
mcnl Of Imperfect BeIicv-
ers. Declares Mr.. Sauer.

Taking as his subject. The Tarcs
Among the Wheat" Rev. o. \. Saucr.
in Bethlehem Evangelical Church.
preached yesterday. in part as fol-
lows:
From the parable Of the tare=
among the wheat we learn that we
shall never get evil entirely out Of
the church. Perfection is not To Ia:
found This side Of heaven. To eX-
pect the church TO he community
of perfect saints * 10 expect more
than its divine founder ever expected.
according to His own parallels. There
was AN Ananias ana Sapphire con-
nccted with that first congregation
at Jerusalem. In the Corinihian and
Ephesian churches. planted and super
intended by 81. Paul, there arose dis :
reputable Christians. No wondccf,
Then. that in our churches there
should be found rcprehcnsible and
undcsirab!cl material. and no preach :
ing. however powerful and faithful.
no discipline, however strict and pru-
dent, can even make il otherwise.
This condition always will remain.
Now. this truth is calculated 10
correct the error OF those who de-
because II is not absolutely pure.
There are multitudes who make The
fau!tS OF some vino are in the church
an excuse for their remaining un-
connected with any church They
say. there are too many hypocri:cs
in the church. and we don't care 10
associate with such people. But. have
these people ever thought about il.
that even il they could get. this side
Of heaven. perfectly pure church.
connection with it? In addition. those
lack OF good sense. otherwise they
faulty character Of some OF it's mem
b6rs. Have you remained unmarried
because some people have proven
failures in marriage" Or do you
keen your children from being edu-
Gated, because some educated people
are great rescals? Is this the fault
OF marriage or. education? Would
You mean to contend that the word
of God produces hypocrites and spirit
ual counterfeits? What hollowness
OF reasoning. Bear in mind that Il
cause must be judged by its prin-
ciples, its teachings and not by the
faults and failures OF It's adherents.
Let no man, therefore. plead the i'm
purity OF the church members as an
excuse for his not Joining it; for the
pure. church is in heaven Tho
church is not a great exhibition hall
for the display of perfect sinners,
but hospital for, the treatment OF
imncrfeet belieyerS. ". Z, y.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
LEADERS PUZZLED
OVER OUTCOME OF
SOLDIERS BONUS
,-,n,inu.I rron, FirsI Pngc.D

CONTINUED from; First HaSe.D
he financed is no, expected. Pro-
uonents OF sales tax. however, are
understood TO be prepared I" force
their fight in the committee at the
earliest opportunity.
some opponents OF the sales levy
conccdc that there are sufficient
votes among the majority members of
Tho committee 10 report out such n
fax. but declare the question OF eN-
pedicncy must enter into the maj
decision. The first consideration,
they said. is the probable effect o.
such n tax on the minds OF the peo-
pie generally. and the second the
known effect that will be produced
among Republican members OF the
House
Will Itcnrw Fight.
II such n tax is proposed 10 Il pdTt!
conference. the opponents assert 'ha'
they will renew the fight. which was
waged successfully in similar con-
terence in 1920. when the first bonus
bill, was presented with sales tax
attached. Failing to win In the caucus
they declare would mean that their
Geh, would he carried TO the floor
of the House. with the expectation
of almost solid support from the
Democrats.
1t is understood TO he the hope Of
leaders Of the agricultural bloc that
the committee will report out bill
without any specific provision for
raising tho funds as the Senate FL
nance Committee did last year. Presi-
dent Harding has said that he could
not look with favor on measure
that did not carry ways OF financing
IL. but Vt was understood to be the
thought OF some OF the supporters
OF such a bill that with large sum
made available through reductions in
tho estimated cost OF conducting the
regular government establishment n
situation would be created which
would remove executive objection.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
SUNDAY SCHOOLS o. X.
NEAR EAST RELIEF
Resolutions VIII lie Presented T.
StRtc Convention
rodnv

Resolutions indurslng the Near
East Relief ana its drive for $500.
600 in this state and pledging the
support OF the organization to the
relief in It's work this year. Will be
presented 10 the state Sunday School
Convention, IN Charlottesville today,
when that body convenes i'm annual
session More than 800 delegates.
representing almost that number Of
Sunday schools in this State, will
be present.
Members of the Richmond dele
CATION. which will. be headed by
Thomas c. Digs and Miss Lou Belle
Catesby Jones, Will present the reso-
lutions, according to statements from
headquarters OF the Near East Re-
lief here. The resolutions which
have been prepared for presentation
10 the convention call for tndorse-
ment OF the Near East Relief as
the greatest charitable attempt evor
made since the creation OF the uni.
verse.
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the higher criticism. while others
Caivimism. This freedom within the
church is Il thing which canno, fail
20 awaken the admiration Of an out
slider "ho is interested, not so much
that particular form of faith shall
be taught as. that each sou! shall
find for itself form of religion
which shall be truly helpful and in
spring.
We are more indebted TO the Eap-
lists than To any others for the
religious freedom which we now en-
JOY and prize as one OF our greatest
possessions. This is "a debt which
every liberty loving American feels
that he never can fully repay except
by spirit of gratitude and apprc-
ciation." he concluded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
| MANS BEST BUSINESS
CONTROL OF THOUGHT
Determines His Character by
Touching Roots of Life,
Pastor Says.
UNIVERSE is GODS VISION
DIR. Machinchinn Declares Everything
Amiss In Life Has Its Startling
Point In Some Untrue or Unworthy
idea or Thought.

Rev. H. -. q. MachIachlan, pastor
o: Seventh Street Christian Church,
speaking on the subject In Tune
With the lnfuite," his sermon last
night. declared man is but incarra, 10
thought. that his every conscious act
is the expression OF an idea. n
thought
Every institution. every work of
art every invention, every historical
movement, goes back to a vision. an
idea. thought" he said The very
universe Itself is Il thought OF God.
On the other hand. since there are
bad thoughts az we'll az good. every
wrong. every Injustice. everything
that il amiss in life. has Its starting
point In some untrue or unworthy
thought. The control OF thought.
therefore. is tho most important
business in which man can engage.
since II goes TO the very roots of
his being and determines. not only
what he does. but what he Is and
shall be.
Getting In Tune.
Get in tune with the Infinite. But
how? 1nhinity is n big word One
there is who is in perfect tune with
the Infinite and. attuninE ourselves
TO Him. we Will find ourselves vi
hratinE to all that Is good and beau
tiful and true in the whole universe
OF God. lie has told us how-'Ex-
cept yc become as little Children
Let us, then. In the simplicity and
dependence of the little child. throw
our souls open in prayer. in medita-
ton. In faith. in the study OF Gods
word. in association with the good
people about us. to the blessed in
flucnceS OF that unseen world which.
like a great soundless sea, laps our
little moving barkS of sense and
time
1T is not Smpossible that hate,
jealousy. malice and all The destruc-
tive brood Of wicked thoughts d.
rcctcd against our ncighbor may do
them real injury in ways we little
dream. may soil their souls and per-
haps even, affect adversely their ply
steal being; and that, on the
other hand. thoughts OF Kindness.
Gentlcness., courtesy. charity. may do
our neighbors as much good as the
others do them harm. Perhaps that
Is the way prayer for others fulfils
itself. by initiating hcalthful 'vibra-
tions'-i use the word for want OF
better-that find entrance into the
souls Of those for whom we pray.
Thoughts Are Rent.
Thoughts are things-just as real
as lhc houS"s we i've in or the peo-
pie we live amongst. They are even
more real. for there Is no thing that
IS not ninc-tenths thought, and what
is person but a soul--an incarnate
organism Of thought? The real uni
verse is the unseen universe--the
universe OF thought, of God and the
soul
The old proverb. N wishes were
horses. beESars would ride is con-
trary to the real facts in .he case
Wishes may be horses. Bcggars have
ridden on the wings of their wishes.
Thought is the one creative power IN
the universe: all else is but the raw
matcrial with which thought works"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
SUNDAY WITH THE MINISTER'S IN THE PULPITS O
Clemenccau to Write
for the Cinema Screen
| Special Gable Dispatch. |

PARIS. Feb. 1t.-Today's Jour
nal prints the following In its
column OF Echoes:
Georges Clemencesu now en-
joys spare time. lie has no gov
ernmental responsibility. lie does
not dream Of upset,inS minis
try. lilo has nothing TO do. lie
does not write for one or many
newspapers.
Thus NJ. Clcmenceau n"w
dreams o; realizing dramatic
work for the cinema screen. If
true. it is OF considerable import
ance. aEi i'm sach case the French
cinema will gain new ,ustrc.
Clrmenccau Is enc Of the great
est personalities or our epoch aud
Will bo able to give the cinema
nrt the high position IL now lacSs
For subjects for his cinema
writings oar venerable statesman
need only taHc pages from his
own life"
Copyright. 1872. by the Public
Ledger Company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
PASTORS PREACH ON
TRUTH IN BUSINESS
Several MInIster. Stress Importance
Of TruthfuIness In Their
SerPnnnu

Better Business Week" which is
being observed I'm this city. was the
subject OF sermons from the pulpits
OF the leading churches OF Richmond
yesterday. Importance OF truthful
ness In business wah brought out by
inc ministers. Rev. S. b. Cousins.
KEY. +. Il. Throckmorion. Rev ". T..
COX and Rev. q. Y. Bradley we're
among those who spoke I'm the in
terest Of Better business Week"
The closing event of the observ-
ance OF Better Business Week" will
he on February -. the evening OF
Washingion's birthday. Herbert s..
Houston. author and publisher of New
York city. will address this meeting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-20
xnrromix I:.rnp,s Death.

WINCHESTER. VA, Feb. l!.-.A
small son OF George Finchman. of
Berkeley County. W. Va. missed get
ting tbs head chopped of by a very
close margin yesterday. Ills father
was choppinS wood with n broad
blade axe, and as lie swung IL down
the lad stepped i'm front of the blade
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Tribute 10 Hn,,r..

y tribute To the memory of the
late =. III. Halves was paid at the
morning service OF the Second Pres
byterian Church yesterday \ pa
per, which was adopted by the con-
Gregation. was read