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modern apostle of the church In the
great cauBe of Christian education. For
mote than a quarter of a century consistently.
persistently and continuously
he was the unfaltering and unwearying
champion of this great cause.
But though he was in advance of his
time and the church at large has been
slow to grasp the full significance, or
properly apprec'ate the vast importance
of this work in its direct relations to
the work and needs of the church. Yet
he lived long enough to see some o
the fruitage of his labors in this cause.
To him. morp thnn tn nnv nthor nno
man, is the church Indebted for its two
Cne institutions of Christian learning
at Lewisburg.
His work will go on and his influence
be extended through the
students trained under him there,
whose lives were inspired and blessed
by his teachings.
"And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, write: Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord from henceforth;
yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors and their
words do follow them." R. L. T.
MRS. ELIZABETH W. NOWLAJf
Died Sunday morn'ng. January 14, 1912,
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert E. Macomber, 1650 West Grace
Street, Richmond, Va., in the eightyfifth
year of her age.
She was the widow of the late Mr.
Thomas Nowlan and third daughter of
VlO lot. r.nt.ln J 1. T7.W
?.?v tuit vnpioill UOM1CO U.IIU .VI 19. Eilizabeth
W. Young, of Petersburg, Va.
Such is the brief statement that announced
the departure of this noble
servant of the Lord. But such a life
deserves more than a passing not'ce.
' Mrs. Nowland was for over seventy
years a devoted Christian woman, and
for the most of that time was a member
of the First Presbyterian church of this
city, and gave to It, a!l these years, time,
money and prayers. She was foremost
, in all good works connected with the
church and gave direction to, and left
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the imprint of her Influence upon much
of the work ae It U now maintained.
A regular attendant upon the services
of the sanctuary until increasing years
prevented. Bhe took a deep interest In
everything that pertained to Its welfare.
Having been acquainted with,
and having been under the pastorate of
five of the seven pastors of the First
church, she knew its history well. Her
reminiscences were most entertaining,
and she was a veritable fund of information
as to all that happened in those
early and Interesting days. The success
and growth of her church were a
ftmirflo nf oroo? Intr
prayers in the home were constantly
for its continued enlargement.
Mrs. Nowiand was a devout Christian
woman. Her faith was of the simple
but strong kind that is worth having.
She had a clear undemanding of the
plan of salvation. Her relation to God
as his child, made so by her acceptance
of Christ, she fully understood. It was
this knowledge, confirmed by years of
experience, that enabled her to accomplish
so much and to go quietly, calmly,
joyfully, trustingly through life, notwithstanding
all its vicissitudes, and
enabled her to look withj.it fear or
trenibl'ng to the call th it she ki.ew
must of necessity come at any time.
It is not to be wondered at that having
this conception of life as a trust
from God, she should manifest that belief
in a life of activity for the church,
for the community, for any worthy
tauoc iu wuica gooa couia De aone.
This she did to an unusual degree.
When the Richmond Home for Ladles
was organized, she was one of its
charter members of the Board of
Managers and afterwardB became the
President of the Board. These positions
she filled with signal ability, and much
valuable assistance she rendered the
institution at that time. *
She was also a member of the Board
of Managers of the Spring Street Home,
becoxlng likewise President of the
Board in both of which positions she
was active and influential.
In the early history of St. Luke's
Hospital it was thought wise by Dr.
Hunter McGuire to have a Board of
Visitors, composed of the active and
influential women of the city. Mrs.
Nowlan was one of the flrst members
chosen for that Board and continued
thereon until the Board was discontinued
some years ago, there being
under the changed conditions of its
management no further need for such
an auxiliary. Here she contributed
with that same zeal and success so
greatly to the comfort of the sick and
distressed. It was in this position that
she did so much viBltlng that endeared
her to many and did much of the work
that is being done by the Visiting
Nurses of the city.
Mrs. Nowlan was likewise an active
member of the City Mission and to it
gave largely of her means and sympathy
and time to all whom she found
in need or suffering. Her inspiration
was; - masrcucn as ye have done 11
unto one of the least of these, ye have
done It unto me." In all charitable
work Mrs. Nowlan was pre-eminent.
Notwithstanding all these demands
upon her time and sympathy, Mrs.
Nowlan well understood that God hath
set the solitary In families, and her
home was looked after most carefully
and made a place of comfort and happiness,
a center of Influence and sweetness.
"She looketh well to the ways
of her household" could well and truly
be applied to her. *
In all the relations In which the
Master had placed her, as wife, moth,
sr. sister, friend, she rang true and
filled them with honor to herself and
her God.
AN OF THE SOUTH
Tbo end cam* suddenly but peacefully
and quietly on a Sabbath morning
and 8ne became a member of that congregation
and famhy in the Eternal
hoxe, tuere to engage In tne celestial
service.
Mrs. Nowland leaves to mourn her
loss one daugnter, Mrs. Robert Edwin
Matomber and her husband, Robert E.
Macomber, upon whom Mrs. Nowlan
leaned and whom she loved as a son; a
grand-son, Robert Nowlan Macomber;
also three sisters: Mrs. James Meacham
and Mrs. Eugenia Young Sydnor,
of Petersburg, Va., and Mrs. F. H.
Rahm, of Richmond, Va.; besides several
nieces and nephews and a host of
friends and acquaintances. The funeral
services were conducted by her pastor,
Dr. F. T. McFaden, from the home, 1650
West Grace Street, in the presence of
a large gathering of friends and relatives,
notwithstanding the very inclement
weather.
The active pall-bearers were mostly
of her nephewB: Messrs. Blair Boiling,
A. Ruggles Nelson, E. G. Thomas, William
Moses, Thomas Young, Maury
Young, William Young, F. H. Rahin, Jr.,
and Thomas Young Sydnor. The
honorary pall-bearers were Messrs. D.
D. Talley, William Camp, W. S. Donnan,
Theodore Ellyson, Capt. Andrew
Fizzlni, Dr. Stuart McGuire, Edgar D.
Taylor, Dr. Edward McGuire and
Robert L. Winston.
Of her it can be said: "And I heard
a voice from heaven saying unto me,
write: Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord from henceforth; yea, sa'th
the Spirit, that the may rest from their
labors and their works do follow the"m."
"Thou sbalt come to thy grave in a
full age, like a shock of corn cometh in
in his season."
"I would not have you to be Ignorant,
brethren, concerning them which are
asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as
others which have no hope. For if we
bel'eve that JeBus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with him."
"ISRAEL'S PROPHETS."
This is the name of a new book by
Rev. George L. Petrie, D. D., pastor
of the PreBbyterian church at Charlottesville,
Va. Every time I see a
new book from the pen of a Southern
Presbyterian I rejoice. It means that
we are creating a literature of our
own.
Those who have had the good fortune
to read Dr. Petrle's first book,
which is entitled "Jacob's Sons," will
take this one up with pleasant anticipations,
fully expecting to find something
that is fresh and unique and
helpful. Those anticipations will not
meet with disappointment.
The name of this new book gives
us an intimation of its contents. It
is an introduction, I might say a personal
introduction, to th? sixteen
prophets of Israel who have left books
bearing their names. The author de
votes one short, crisp chapter to each
prophet. Nahum receives Just as much
space and attention as Isaiah. This
is as it should be and I l'ke It. Of
course the Author is discussing only
the prophet himself and not the book
that bears his name, except as that
book leplaces the life and character
of the prophet. Yet in nearly every
case he really does show us the very
heart of the prophet's message.
"Israel's prophets" is in no sens*
a technical book, intended only for
Bcnoiarn. on iue oiner nana, ti is very
popular and pleas'ng in style. A child
can understand It. In fact, it is composed
of a series of popular addresses
or sermons delivered by Dr. Petrle at
his evening services.
The minister may not find many facts
here that are not In hla library already.
(335) 21
Indeed, be will not find much that la
not in bla Bible. Yet the book will be
very valuable to him. It will show him
with what paioBtaking care one minister
is studying his bible. 1 am sure
that the most of us need to study our
Bibles moie diligently. It will show
him too what rich treasures many neglected
portions of the Bible yield to
the careful student who goes beneath
the surface. These sermons are also
models for the minister in their tin shed
style. Every sermon was ready for
the printer when the preacher went
info the pulpit. Perhaps it would be
a revelation to the average minister if
he weie to take stock and see how
few of his sermons are printable. Ur.
Petrie'B book will probably make you
feel that you never did really finish
a sermon. His literary style is something
to excite enw. I can not thlnlr
of five men in our Church who have a
literary style that will compare with
the style of this book. Ihe minister
can also see here what a touch of imagnation
can do. Or. Fetrle has made
there ancient prophets live again. He
has lived with them and communed
with them until he has caught their
thought and spirit and then he has
vitalized them by a touch of a chaste
and consecrated imagination. I cordially
commend this book to my fellow
ministers. It has many valuable
thoughts and lessons for us.
I commend it with equal earnestness
to the officers and private members of
our churches. The Old Testament
prophets have a message for our times.
Dr. Fetrie well says: "The prophets of
Israel were the preachers, teachers,
statesmen, and reformers of their day.
. . . They were great and good men
whose lives were potent factors in the
problems of their times. Of all men
none are worthier to be known, none
more difficult to know." Yet we ought
to know them and we ought to try to
catch their messages. If you would
like to know more of the prophets this
book will Introduce you to them in a
very unique and helpful way. When
you have finished what it has to say
about a prophet your first impulse will
be to lay down the book, turn to your
Bible, and read the prophet from beginning
to end in the light of what the
author has told you. And that is the
very thing you ought to do. If you
will do it you will see things that you
never Baw before. If a layman were
to ask me for the best book I know to
introduce him to the prophets of Israel
I would point him without hesitation
to Dr. Petrie's new book.
Walter L. Lingle.
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