Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 104, 20 February 1909 — Page 5

THE RICII3IOND PAIXADIU3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1909.

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What Is Doing in Social, Club and Miss Elizabeth R. Thomas

23 J. An elaborate social function of last evening was the dinner company and dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gaar, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Gaar and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gaar at the beautiful home of Mr. Oliver Gaar on East Main street. In the parlors, carnations and pink rosea were used in decorating. In the dining room the color scheme red and green was carried out. A French basket filled with scarlet carnations formed a center piece for the table. Places were arranged in this apartment for Mr. and Mrs. Wickham Corwin, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holton, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Craighead, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Craighead and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Study. The other guests were served at small tables, appointed with white sweet peas. The place cards were colonial figures. After dinner, dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. An orchestra furnished the dance music. Those present were members of the Gaar family. A list of the invited guests is: Mrs. J. M. Gaar, Mrs. Jeannette G. Leeds, Mrs. Emaline Land, Mrs. Fielding Gaar, Mr. Oliver Jone3, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Land, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Land, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Land, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. W. W. Gaar of Chicago, Mr. James Gaar of Deming, New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jones and eon, Mr. Raymond Jones of Denver, Colorado, Mr. Gaar Williams of Chicago, Mrs. J. B. Craighead, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bland of Pittsburg, Pa., Miss Mildred Gaar, Mr. Thomas Campbell, Mrs. Maud JoneB, Mr. Howard Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Study, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holton, Mr. and Mrs. Wickham Corwin, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Craighead, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hill, Miss Marie Campbell, Miss Mary Gaar, Miss Fan nie Jonea, Mrs. McMeans, Mr. Edward Matthews, Mr. Robert Land, Mr. Earl Gaar, Mr. Walker Land, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Gaar, Miss Elizabeth Gilbert, Miss Martha Jones, Miss Dorohty Land, Mr. Horatio Land, Mr. Raymond Gaar, Mr. Americus Gaar, Mrs. Rose Jones and Mrs. Lewis Shere. J J J Mr. Ralph Clarkson the celebrated artist of Chicago, will deliver a lecture in this city sometime in the near future. Further announcement will be made later. . , An informal dinner party was given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Jones at their home, 20l North Ninth street. Dinner was served at six o'clock. ' Places were aranged atthe table for Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wetarly, Mr- and Mrs. W. P. O'Neal, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Barber, Rev. and Mrs. R. J. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. John Starr, jl j ' Miss May Stevenson gave a party last evening at her home, The evening was spent in a social manner with music and games. A luncheon was served. The guests were Miss Florence Porter, Miss Ruth Cooper, Miss Elsie Wyratt, Miss Leona Black, Mr. Hobert Stevenson, Mr. Herman Wine, Mr. Fanmore Cooper, Mr. Chester Harter, Mr. Daniel Gordon and Mr. Bj rn Cooper. Miss Ruth Cooper and Mr. Chester Harter furnished the music, ja jc jl Mr. and Mrs. Claude Addleman will entertain this evening with an informal card company. ',-' j j Euchre parties 1 which have been held regularly in St. Andrew's hall wil be discontinued until, after the Lenten 6eason. J J J The folowing composed a bob-sled party Wednesday night and drove to the , home- of Walter McConaha: Mr. O. K. Dunbar and family, L. D. Commons and family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. John Lashley, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Culbertson, and J. A. Commons, Misses Mary Duke, Blanch Bowen, Letha Dunbar, Elizabeth Culbertson and Ruth Baldwin. The usual welcome at this home was extended and a general good time was bad. JS jl jl A Washington social wil be held this evening at Earlham college for the students. The affair promises to be an enjoyable occasion. jl J J Miss Mary Bescher will leave this evening for her home in St. Louis. CLUB NOTES . President and Mrs. Robert Tu. Kelly entertained the members of the Tourist club last evening at their home on the National road, west. The house was appropriately decorated for the occasion. This was "Hoo-doo night and the annual playlet was given. Miss Sarah Hill also read an interesting" paper. After the program the time was spent socially. Luncheon was served to about fifty persons. The guests of the club for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Mr. and Mr. Ingram of Chicago, Miss Florence Gayle, Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall of Earlham College, Miss Abbie Schaefer, Mrs. Guy McCabe. of Evanston, 111., Mrs. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Piatt Robinson. Jl. J J The J. T. club was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Louis Fossenkemper, at her home on North E Btreet. The hours were spent socially and with needlework. Mrs. Walter Snaveley was a guest of the club. A dainty luncheon was a feature of the

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afternoon. Mrs. Louis Fraumann will entertain the club in two weeks at her home on Kinsey street. t t ft The Foresters, an organization of St. Andrew's church will discontinue its card parties until after the Lenten season. J J JS Mrs. Galen Lamb is entertaining a whist club this afternoon at her home on East Main street. J J J The women teachers of the city and county will serve dinner this noon immediately after the .morning session of the institute which is being held today in the high school building. All teachers are invited to attend. Mrs. Frank Ernest was hostess for a meeting of the Star Thimble club Thursday afternoon at her home on North Seventh street. After an hour spent at needlework a dainty luncheon was served. Mrs. John Sells will entertain the club next Thursday afternoon. jl jl jl The Happy Haur club was entertained in a delightful manner this week by Mrs. Otto Weber at her home north of the city. Needlework was the main feature of the afternoon. At the close of the affair luncheon was served. Mrs. Theodore Gist will be hostess for a meeting of the club in three weeks at her home north of the city. jl jl Jl An interesting meeting of the Mother's league was held yesterday afternoon in the Whitewater school building. Miss Hulda Kenley, Miss Ruth White and Mrs. Kamp gave the music program which consisted of vocal and instrumental numbers. A very charming paper was read by Mrs. Frank Unthank in an intelligent manner. A short discussion participated in by members concluded the afternoon's program. jl Jl The East End Whist club was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Harlan Simmons at her home on South Nineteenth street. Whist was played at two tables. Miss Cora Hasecoster and Mrs. Francis of Cincinnati were guests of the club. After the game, luncheon was served. Miss Edna McGuire will entertain the club in two weeks at her home on East Main street. Jl Jl Jl A meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the First Presbyterian church was held yesterday afternoon in the church parlors. Matters of interest

THE THEATER

THEATRICAL CALENDAR. GENNETT. Feb. 20. "Fascinating Widow." NEW PHILUPS. All Week High Class Vaudeville. The New Phillips. This evening closes the engagement of the. Hickman Willis and company comedy playlet at the New Phillips. A new and entrancing act will open on Monday afternoon. The Willis troupe has made a decided success in the city during their engagement here. The little comedy is woven about a mistaken identity and is highly productive of humorous situations. The Holloways in their equilibrist act have given Richmond theater goers some fine exhibitions of skill in this line of entertainment and physical exertion. They will make their last appearance this evening. G. Cacum, the Italian tenor and known as the Caruso of vaudeville easily Bhowed his command of vocal music and won his way to the hearts of the musically inclined. Next week's bill promises to be of an exceedingly high order. The vaudeville business is reaching its prime at this season of the year and the New Philips is in order for some of the best acts produced anywhere in the country. From now on to the close of the season the New Philips patrons may be assured of receiving entertainment not excelled even in the larger cities and on the larger 'circuits. PLEASED LARGE CROWD. "Tcy O Th World," Proved to Be Delightful. The Top o' th" World played to an excellent audience at the Gennett last night. It was an extravaganza which the audience found diverting in the extreme. The show of course had no piot worthy of the name and was no expected to have anything except a suitable frame work for songs and comedy. The comedians Bailey and Austin put more life in the show than any of, the others and resembled by some faint cousinship Montgomery and Stoen as the Tin Woodman and the Straw Man in the Wizard of Oz. The chorus was not by any meens the worst looking one ever seen in Richmond, but at the same time it was not comparable to first company standards. This is not altogether the fault of the show managers for there Is nothing more difficult than to get the best show girls on the road for various reasons. The Collie Ballet was the most novel thing in the show and the dogs were very attractive and well trained. On the whole It was one of the best

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PHONE 1121 to members were discussed at this time. The next meeting will be held Friday, March 5, at which time the election of officers will be held, jl jl Jl The annual reception to be given j Saturday evening, February 27 by the ; faculty of Earlham college for the j students will no doubt prove a delightful event. This is always one of the most elaborate society events of j the college social schedule. The function will be held in the Earlham ! library. t4 The Mary F. Thoma3 W. C. T. U. will hold a business meeting Monday afternoon at the home of the president, Mrs. R. E. Haughton, corner A and South Tenth streets. All members are urged to attend. MUSIC Miss Marguerite Doan assisted by t Miss Laura Gaston gave a recital Thursday evening in the Presbyterian church at Winchester. The audience was. a large and enthusiastic one. The numbers were encored repeated-1 ly. All the selections were given with pipe organ accompaniments. Miss Hawkins whose name appears on the program is a Cincinnati girl, young, attractive and a pupil of Tecla Vigna. She sang for a few people yesterday in Reid Memorial church. They were j thoroughly charmed by her manner and especially her voice which is rich, resonant, and well trained. The program as given Thursday evening follows. Row Us Swiftly Campana Musical Club Chorus Elizabeth's Prayer (Tannhaeuser) Wagner Miss Hazel Hawkins Gavotte and Musette Bach Andante Favori Beethoven Miss Marguerite Doan My Heart is Singing Sans Souci Irish Lullaby Lang Mr. Leroy Lacey Serenade Schubert Spring Song .' O'Weil Miss Hawkins Barcarolle Rubinstein Vecchio Minuetto Sgambati Miss Doan The Bandolero Stuart Mr. Lacey My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice .Saint-Saens Miss Hawkins Concerto Op. 25 Mendelssohn Miss Doan Orchestral parts on second piano, by Miss Gaston. musical shows of the season and fully deserved the patronage of the town which has had so many good shows in a bunch. "The Fascinating Widow." An Akron, O., exchange, speaking of "The Fascinating Widow" att he eGnnett this evening, says: With laughable situations following one another in rapid succession, "The Fascinating Widow" which opened a three-day engagement at the Grand Monday scored a big hit and patrons of the house were never more satisfied. "The Fascinating Widow" is vone of the most interesting comedies ever presented in this city and the quality of the play together with the artistic ability of members of the company presenting It form a combination that is hard to beat. As Benjamin Bascom. a Wall street saint. Otis B. Thayer, one of the country's popular comedians is splendid and he keeps his audience in a fine humor whenever he holds the center of the stage. He has been surounded by a most notable cast, W. J. Wilson, Mabel Aldrich. Lydia Merigan, West LaFay, F. D. Chase and Maude Grafton taking good care of theparts assigned to them. During the progress of the play some musical numbers are introduced that are very clever and win lots of applause. Altogether it is a play which will make any one laugh and you can have a good time if you go to the Grand this week. "Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make a hearty, wholesome breakfast. Fresh supply now at your grocer's. Illft-h Life In Gothsm. The way them New York folks act is dreadful curious," said my aunt Betsy. "They dew say as Mrs. Deroillion is at home on a horse. I'm glad she ain't one on whom I call, for I calculate I shouldn't know exactly how tew act. Harper's Weekly. The Last Course. "Paw, when there's a big banquet, why do they always have spoiled cheese to wind it up with:-" "Because, my son. it makes yon forget the earlier courses. Chicago Trubune. B;ar the best humbly and the worst resignedly .Homer. City bowling alley, 22 N. 9th 22-tf Attend Numbaum's great Embroidery Sale, begins 8 a. m.. Tuesday.

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I. Breath Control The Foundation of Singing. By LUISA TETRAZZINI

CHEKE is only one way to sing correctly, and that Is to sing naturally, easily, comfortably. The height of vocal art is to have no apparent method, but to be able to sing with perfect facility from one end of the voice to the other, emitting all the notes clearly and yet with power and having each note of the scale sound the same in quality and tonal beauty as the ones before and after. There are many methods which lead to the goal of natural singing that is to say, the production of the voice with ease, beauty and with perfect control Some of the greatest teachers In tba worm reach this point apparently by diverging roads. . Around the art of singing there has been formed a cult which includes an entire jargon of words meaning one thing to the singer and another thing to the rest of the world and which very often doesn't mean the same thing to two singers of different schools,. In these talks with you I am going to try to use the simplest words, and the few idioms which I will have to take from my own language I will translate to you as clearly as I can, so that there can be no misunderstanding. Certainly the highest art and a lifetime of work and study are necessary to acquire an easy emission of tone. There are quantities of wonderful natural voices, particularly among young people of Switzerland and Italy, and the American voice is especially noted for Its purity and the beauty of Its tone In the high registers. But these naturally untrained voices soon ; break or fail If they are used much I unless the singer supplements the nat- j urai, uoa given vocai girts wun a conscious understanding of how the vocal apparatus should be used. The singer must have some knowledge of his or her anatomical structure, particularly the structure of the throat, mouth and face, with Its resonant cavities, which are so necessary for the right production of the voice. Besides that, the lungs and diaphragm and the whole breathing apparatus must be understood, because the foundation of singing is breathing and breath control. A singer must be able to rely on bis breath, just as he relies upon the solidity of the ground beneath his feet. A shaky, uncontrolled breath is like a rickety foundation on which nothing can be built, and until that foundation has been developed and strengthened the would be singer need expect no satisfactory results. From the girls to whom I am talking especially I must now ask a sacrificethe singer cannot wear tight corsets and should not wear corsets of any kind which come up higher than the lowest rib. In other words, the corset must be nothing but a belt, but with as much hip length as the wearer finds convenient and necessary. In order to insure proper breathing capacity it is understood that the clothing must be absolutely loose around the chest and also across the lower part of the back, for one should breathe with the back of the lungs as well as with the front. In my years of study and work I have developed my own breathing capacity until I am somewhat the despair of the fashionable modiste, but I have a diaphragm and a breath on which I can rely at all times. In learning to breathe it is well to think of the lungs as empty sacks. Into which the air is dropping like a weight, so that you think first of filling the bottom of your lungs, then the middle part, and so on until no more air can be inhaled. Inhale short breaths through the nose. This, of course, is only an exercise for breath development. Now begin to inhale from the bottoni of the lungs first. Exhale slowly and feel as if you wore pushing the air against your chest. If you can get this sensation later when singing it will help you very greatly to get control of the breath and to avoid sending too much breath tarough the vocal chords. The breath must be sent out in an sven, steady flow. You will notice when you begin to sing. If you watch yourself very carefully, that, first, you will try to inhale too much air; secondly, you will cither force it all out at once, making a breathy note, or in trying to control the flow of air by the diaphragm you will suddenly cease to send it forth at nil and will be making the sound by pressure from the throat. There must never be any pressure from the throat. The soundmust be made from the continued Cow of air. Yon must learn to control this flow of air, so that no muscular action of the throat cau shut it off. Open the tiiront wide and start your note by the pressure breath. The physical sensation should be first an effort on the part of the diaphragm to press the air np against the chest box, then the sensation of a perfectly open throat, and, lastly, the sensation that the air is passing freely Into the cavities of the bead. The quantity of sound is controlled by the breath. In diminishing the tone the opening of tl.e throat remains the same. Only the quantity of breath given forth Is diminished. That is dene by the diaphragm muscles. "Fllare la voce," to spin the Tolce from a tiny little thread Into a breadth of sound and then diminish again. Is one of the roost beautiful effects Is singfng. -. It is accomplished by the control of the breath,, and Its perfect accomplishment means the complete mastery of the greatest difficulty in learning to sing. i th-'nir ece.cC.ths best energises for

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learning to vrriiw" tue voice Dy nrsx getting control of the breath is to stand erect In a well ventilated room or out of doors and slowly snuff in air through the nostrils, inhaling in little puffs, as if you were smelling some thing. Take Just a little Mt of air at a time and feel as If you were filling the very bottom of your lungs and also the back of your lungs. When you have the sensation of being full up to the neck retain the air for a few seconds and then very slowly send it out in little puffs again. This Is a splendid exercise, but 1 want to warn you not to practice any breathing exercise to such an extent that you make your heart beat fast of feel like strangling. Overexercising the lungs is ns bad as not exercising them enough, and the results are often harmful. Like everything else In singing, you w-ant to learn this gradually. Never neglect it. because it is the very foundation of your art. But don't try to develop a diaphragm expansion of five inches in two weeks. Indeed, it is not the expansion that you are working for. I have noticed this one peculiarity about young singers If they have an enormous development of the diaphragm they think they should be able to 6ing, no matter what happens. A girl came to see me once whose figure waa really entirely out of proportion, the lower part of the lungs having been pressed out quite beyond even artistic lines. "You see, madam," she exclaimed, "I have studied breathing. Why, I have such a strong diaphragm I can move the piano with it!" And she did go right up to my piano and, pushing on this strong diaphragm of hers, moved the piano a fraction of an inch from its place. I was quite aghast. I had never met such an athletic singer. When I asked her to let me hear her voice, however, a tiny stream of contralto sound Issued from those powerful lungs. She bad developed her breathing capacity, but when she sang she held her breath back. I have noticed that a great many people do this, and it is one" of the things that must be overcome In the very beginning of the study of singing. Certain young singers take in an enormous breath, stiffening every muscle in order to hold the air, , thus depriving their muscles of all elasticity. They will then shut off the throat and let only the smallest fraction of air escape, just enough to make a sound. Too much Inbreathing and too violent an effort at Inhaling will not help the singer at all. People have said that they cannot see when I breathe. Well, they certainly cannot eay that I am ever short of breath even if I do try to breathe invisibly. When I breathe I scarcely draw my diaphragm in at all, but I feel the air fill my lungs, and I feel my upper ribs expand. In singing I always feel as if I were forctng my breath against my chest, and. just as in the exercises according to Delsarte you will find the chest leads In all physical movements, so in singing you should feel this firm support of the chest of the highest as well as the lowest notes. I have Been pupils trying to master the art of breathing holding themselves as rigidly as drum majors. Now. this rigidity of the spinal column will in no way help you in the emission of tone, nor will it increase the breath controL In fact, I don't even think it wcnld help you to stan& up straight, although It would certainly give one a stiff appearance and on j far removed from grace. A singer should stand freely and I easily and should feel as if the chest i , were leading, but should not feel coni strained or stiff in any part of the riba j or lungs. From the minute the singer starts to emit a tone the supply of breath must be emitted steadily from the chamber i of air in the lungs. It must never be held back once. The immediate pressure of the air should be felt more against the chest I know of a great many singers who when they come to very difficult passages put their hands on their chests, focusing their attention on this one i part of the mechanism of 6lnging. The audience of course thinks the ' prima donna's hand is raised to her heart, when, as a matter of fact, the prima donna, with a difficult bit of singing before her. is thinking of her technique and the foundation of that technique breath control. This feeling of singing against thr chest with the weight of air pressing up against it is known as "breath support," and in Italian we have even a better word, "apoggio." which is breath prop. The diaphragm In English may be called the bellows of the lungs, but the apeggio is the deep breath regulated by the diaphragm. The attack of the sound must come from the apoggio. or breath prop. In attacking the very highest notes it Is essential, and no singer can really get the bigh notes or vocal flexibility cr strength of tone without the attack coming from this seat of respiration. In practicing the trill or staccato tones the pressure of the breath must be felt even before the sound Is heardThe beautiful, clear, belt-like tones that die away Into a soft piano are tones struck on the apoggio and controlled by the steady soft pressure of the breath, emitted through a perfectly open throet. over a low tongue and resounding in the cavities of the mouth or head. Never for a moment ting without this apoggfo this breath prop. Its development srd Its constant cne meat the restoration of tick cr fstlgned voices and the prolonging of an one's vocal powers Into what is wrongly called old age..

The Sunday School Commentary SERMON, FEB. 21. BY REV. D. M. STEARSS.

ICcpyrieht, rS, by Americas Prrss Association. We have in this book of the Acts the history of the beginning of the church, the body of Christ, gathered from Jews and gentiles by the Spirit through the apostles and others who were used as well as the aix'stles. sach ! as Stephen and l'hi'.ip, men who were chosen and ret a'.rt to oversee the j ministration of funds to tlu poor, but Kn filial , ,r I were used mightily in preaching the word. Our Lord Josus s:dd concern- j ing Ilia church. "The gates (wisdom. J power of hell shall not prevail against ! It" (Matt. ivl. ISt. but lie did not say that hell would not tight against it. but just the contrary. So He Instructed the prophets centuries before (Jer. I. 19; Erek. ii. C. There are always enemies without, but sometimes the j irouwe gets wunm me cuurcu. as in i the case of Ananias and Sapphlra. Now it is n cane or many cases of dissatisfaction ou the part of some being ministered to from the common fund. The twelve therefore called the disciples together and appointed seven men full of the Holy t'host and wisdom to se to these matters. Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost being w hat we would call chairman of the committee. The apostles gave themselves to the word and prayer, and tho disciples multiplied greatly, and many of the priests followed. So, whether it was prayer and preaching or serving tables, the Spirit wrought and God glorified In them. We must be Spirit filled for every kind of service, even the lowliest, If we would truly serve the Lord. Happy are tboee who can look up Into Ills face and say, "For any manner of service wholly at Thy commandment' (I Chron. xxviii. 21). To accept meekly and cheerfully whatever He appoints us and hear it or do it "unto the Lord nnd "before the Iord" Is all He asks of us and to continue therein till He calls to something else. Stephen, having accepted the lowly and difficult service, is soon found working miracles and so speaking that those who heard were unnblo to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which be spake. Such manifestation of the power of the risen Christ so stirs the adversary that Stephen Is arrested and brought before the council, and false witnesses lay to his charge things that he was wholly innocent of. While he was being thus treated like His Lord the Lord must have been smiling upon him, for the reflection was seen In his face, which seemed to the council like the face of an angel. Being permitted. tqepfak for himself.

Christian EndeavorHome Missions

BY REV. S. Topic "Pilgrim's" Progress" series. IL The S'oujrh of Despond. Ps. lxlx, 1-4, 13-18; XI, 1-3. In leaving the City of Destruction Christian was directed by Evangelist as to what to do, and he started on his march to tbe wicket gate. On the way he met two men, one Obstinate and the other riiable. He told them his purpose and urged them to accompany him. Obstinate, as his name indicates, refused, but Pliable, as also indicated by his name, was easily persuaded to journey with him toward tbe kingdom where they were to have everlasting life, wear crowns of glory and garments of splendor, all was to be pleasant and free from evil and where they would associate with heavenly creatures. Conversing about these things as they walked, "they drew nigh to a very miry slough that was la the midst of tbe plain, and they, being heedless, did both fall suddenly into the bo?. Tbe name of the slough was Despond." The Slough of Despond represents the discouragement and fears of those just starting upon the Christian life. ) They start with buoyancy, perhaps think!?' that tbey are to be "carried j to the skies on flowery beds of ease." I But they soon learn their mistakes. 1 All temptations come back. Tbe way j Is sometimes rough end bard, and they become despondent. Instead of rejoicing they feci, as tbe psalmist ex- ' presses it, that they are In a mire of clay, that, they ere vile and loath- f oonie, and. like Christian, they seem to sink deeper and deeper into the mire of the slough. And happy are those who if they get into such a con-, ditlon rise above it by the grace and help of God. But He is nb!o to help ' us, and In the deepest hours of de- J spordency we should trust Hlra. for i tie is thereabout to raise us up into the clear light of firm faith, as "the I darkest hour is just before tbe dawn." Tllable In the Slough of Dspond became offended and angry lie railed at Christian, saying: "Is this tbe happiness you have told me of ell the while? If we have such III speed at our first setting out, what may we expect between this and our journey's end? May I get out again with my life you shall porsess the whole country alone for ns." Then be made a desperate struggle nnd got out of the mire next to his own home, toward which he went, and Christian saw him no more. The picture of Pliable U a familiar one. Haw " many start toward the heavenly city and soon becoma discouraged and turn back! But this Is against divine teaching and typifies a weak character. Christ has said. "No man having put bis band to the plow and looking back is St for tbe kingdom of Gcd." Christian after the departure of Pliable was left to struggle alone la the slough. But he did not become discouraged. The burden upon Lis shoulder made the struggle difficult, but be kept on. striving to reach the back nearest tbe wicket gate. At last he reached It. but could not ascend be cause of the berdes upon his back. Thsn appeared one named Help, whe tooi him Lt the band "and drew Li i out and set him upon the sound ground and let hlra go on his way." V a M i.t . i riu. vcaurv jus , urmjruu aeia ex-

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Abraham, through Isaac, Jacob. Joseph. Moses, nnd ou to David and Solomon and the temple, and then to the Immortal Ron of Drirld. the true temple. He enl.-trjrrd upon th lit treat ment of Joseph by his brethren and f Mses bv th? neonl whom he was ent to deliver ami then accused thera rt their face of being the murderer of Jesus, ns their fathers had been of th propfcftS. Tlu- to WlloCl VftfT f prenched were pricked In their hearts ; nr.d asked what they should do. and thous:U,di! repented and received Jesus ns thelr saviour and Lord (it, 30. 37. lm those vvere cut t the heart and -n-.hr.l their teoth stonrwd their ear. rust Stephen out and stoned him t death. Spirit filled Teter got 3.000 souls, but Spirit filled Stephen got i stones enough to kill him. and In each cose Gcd WftS glorified. Although tha yom,g raan at whose feet the wltnesscs who stoned Stephen laid down their clothes continued his murderous career a little lonjrer. perhaps when wa havo clearer light on the connection between Stephen's death a: 1 Saul's conversion we may see that Stephen, through Saul, won more souls than Peter. Tho ways of the Lord are often to us a great deep, but we are sure that "as for God nis way is perfect" (rs. xvill, 30). Spirit filled Stephen looked up steadfastly Into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus and was able to pray for bis murderers. "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. If we look up into heaven aa be did and see Jesus there for us, we will not see our persecutors nor feel much that stones that are thrown at us. We may so see Jesus and hear His voice that we shall be blind and deaf to all else. This seventh chapter may be said to begin and end with "the God of glory (verse 2) and "the glory of God" (verae S5. We shall not be apt to "walk: worthy of God, who hath called us to His kingdom and glory" (I Thess. 11. 12), unless that kingdom and glory areas real to us aa the risen Christ waa ta Stephen. This is one of the seven places In Scripture where vr find the phrase "heaven opened (verse S6. the others iielng in Ezetc I. Matt. til. John 1, Acta x. Her. It and x, and each time it is to show us something of Jesns or His redeemed. A risen. Urine Christ, true man and true God. at the Father's right hand, having all power In heaven and on earth, using us now to gather the cost of the church. His body: receiving! us to Himself at His coming to tbe air for vs. bringing ns ; with Him when He comes In glory to fulfill all things of which the prophets have spoken such Is He whom Stephenuw and for whom He died. H. DOYLE. p&lneC to him Chat tne siougn coma not be filled up because-after conversion sinners still bad fears and doubts and must pasa through these that their faith might become firm and strong. Christian's attitude toward tbe Slough of Despond is tbe proper one and should be an example to all Christians. We should struggle on and pray on. and- Help will come, "God la our refuge. and strength, a present help in all time of trouble." "I waited patiently for the Lord." aaya the psalmist, "and He Inclined unto me end heard my cry. Ha brought me np also out of tbe horriblepit and tbe miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings." BIBLE KEADIjrCS. " Ps. xitII, 14; xxviii. 1-0; ilrL 1. 2; Prov. iv. 25-27; John xir. 1-3; Luke Ix, 62; I Cor. xv, 5P; GaL tL 0; ReT. U. 10; vli. 11-17; xxl. 1-7. Correcting th Records. Two years ago the Christian Endeavor societies In Congregational churches gained several thousand members, according to the year book statistics, and we looked in Tain for any reference to this cheering fact. Last year, according to tba same authority, tbe societies lost several thousand memhers. snd one religions paper referred to It five times, snd others have copied it with evident satisfaction. Our friends mar be Interest ed to know that tbe alleged loss was due to tbe correction of a mistake la tbe previous year's report and to a further mistake In this year's list by which a loss of forty was made Into a loss of 204. Last year the net lacrease in societies of Christian Endeavor was l-20Ti. with nearly 60.000 members. During the summer months, when church work is almost at a standstill, over 200 new societies wers organized. Away Up the Kongo. A thousand miles up tbe Kongo there Is a Christian Endeavor society, tba members of which were cannibals six years ago. Ashed to send a message to British Endeavorers. they said, "Tell them to send more teachers." All Europe Endeavor Convention. The next all Europe Christian Endeavor convention Is to take place la 1010. and the city iu which it will ba held will probably be Parts. FRANK -HOWELL IS H0WAJ0LLY TAR Richmond Young Man Enlists in the Navy. Frank Crowell. a well known young man who has been employed at Gaar. Scott & Company's factory, was recruited for sen-ice in the ntry by Officer Didlein at the poetoffice. He went to Indianapolis last evening with Officer Didlein and was sent to Norfolk, Va.. today. He takes a position as a mechanic In the service and will receive $44 a month salary.