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Coppedge-Lobsdell; At the home of
the bride's father, in Rosedal, Mibs., on
Tuesday evening, March 26, 1912, by
Rev. Dr. W. McP. Alexander, of New
Orleans, Dr. Llewellyn Jackson Coppedge,
of the Congo Mission, and Miss
Coralie Guibert Lobsdell.
Sokclle-lless: At Plain Dealing, La.,
March 16, 1912, by Rev. Fitzhugh Lee
Rnnlrs \Tr P Q Qolrollo rvf Mnnv T .a
and Miss Marion Hess.
Beatljg
Spratley: James Walter Spratley was
born in Smitlifleld, Va., August 1, 1840,
died in Mobile, Ala., March 27, 1912. In
1868 he married Mrs. Marianne Gaillard
Wllli88on Besides his wife, he leaves
a sister, Mrs. Mattie Adams, of Roanoke,
Va., and other relatives.
He was a man of exalted character,
and an honored member and elder in
the Central Presbyterian church.
MRS. SIDNEY A. WRITTEN.
The angel of death entered the Whitten
home at Bessemer, Va., February
1st, 1912, and bore away the aged
mother, so long the recipient of loving
care and tender affection. Although
Mrs. Whitten had passed many milestones
beyond the allotted time of human
life, her mind was vigorous to the
end, and her children with whom she
lived often sought her advice in the
management of ^heir household. She
was a member .of the Presbyterian
church at Gala, and also of the Ladles'
Aid Society at that place, to both of
which she was a liberal contributor.
To the five children who mourn her
loss many friends extend their sympathy
and love.
Gala, Va. Mrs. J. S. H.
"SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS."
This is the title of a book just from
the press. Its author is Rev. Henry
Alexander White, D. D., LL. D., Professor
of New Testament Literature in
Columbia Seminary.
The books is divided into four parts,
each treating of a different preiod in the
history of the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
tin Part II. he sketches rapidly, clearly,
and succinctly the early history of
this church from the days of Makemie
on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and
* Maryland, and the coming of the Scots
and Hugenots to Virginia and the Carolinas.
This may almost be called the
period of the romance of the church.
There were strong and sturdy men who
lean the church in the davs of its found
lng.
In Part II is shown how Presbyterians
and Presbyterian influence
brought religious liberty to Virginia and
other colonies, and did much toward
bringing on the Revolution, as they did
mucto to support It and make it a
success.
It was a body composed almost entirely
of Presbyterians that adopted the
Mecklenburg Declaration of dndepenence.
As one reads of the way in which
Presbyterian men, under Qen. Wm.
Campbell and other Presbyterian leaders,
gained the glorious victory of
King's Mountain, which turned the tide
of the Revolutionary War; and that of
tne vowpens unaer Morgan ana ricKens,
one realizes that good soldiers of the
Cross make good soldiers for the defense
of their country.
In Part III the author deals with the
period following the "Revolutionary "War
and treats especially of Presbvterian
leaders In educational work. Liberty
Hall Academy founded by Hanover
Presbytery grows into Washington College
under the leadership of such men
THE PRESBYTERlj
as Wni. Graham and George Addison
Bxater, Hampden Sidney College, founded
by the same Presbytery, grows
strong under such men as Archibald
Alexander and MoBes Hoge. Union
Theological Seminary is founded under
the leadership of John Holt Rice, and
Columbia Seminary under Thos. Gouldlng,
Geo. Howe and others, Robert Hall
Morson founds Davidson College. This
period produces great preachers and
theologians like John "McElhenny, Wm.
S. Plummer, John B. Adger, John L.
Givardean, James H. Thornwell. There
were giants in the earth in those days.
Part IV deals with the period since
1861, and the author marshallB a host of
leaders, whose life and work and character
he presents to us in a most helpful
and attractive way. It Is only necessary
to mention the names of some of
the leaders selected by the author to
show how inspiring is his theme.
Among those of whome he writes are
Benjamin M. Palmer, Robert L. Dabney,
John Lelghton Wilson, Jacob Henry
Smith, Stuart Robinson, John N. Waddell,
Moses D. Hodge, General Stonewall
Jackson, General D. H. Hill and Gen.
Thos. R. R. Cobb.
Tha nnthnr'o aA\rln la "I"" -
.?v wuvuvk W A? D1U1|/1C, V/ICai,
concise and vivid. Characters and
scenes are brought before the reader
in the natural colorings of life. We do
not feel so much that we are reading
of people long dead and of events long
past, as that we are living with those
who laid the foundation, built up tfhe
superstructure and have directed the
aflfTalrs of our beloved church.
This is a great book, well worth a
place in any library and should be in
the home of every family in the Southern
Presbyterian church. Any Presbyterian
who reads it "will find himself
rejoicing that he belongs to a church
that has been blessed in having such
leaders, and which has a historian who
can so forcibly present to his readers
the glorious and inspiring records of
these men.
The books is beautifully made, and is
llliicf rof Ai4 nrl*K w* I ? * ? ? ? *
mutiuaicu mm iiic }Ji\;iurcD ul maiiy OI
these leaders. Tt is published by The
Neale Publishing Co., New York, and is
for sale by The Presbyterian Committee
of Publication. Richmond, Va. Pages
476. Price, $3.00.
T1IE REVOTTLTTON TN CHINA.
Tt is of course quite unnecessary to
write any news, since the news is flashed
to all parts of the world and to the
West before it takes place here?by the
clock. T will content myself and and
I hope your readers, by stating some
general facts.
Tn the first place, the country was
fully ripe for a revolution. Mr. Sun
Yat-sen is related to have said that it
broke six months earlier than bad been
planned.
No sooner was the revolutionary
match struck at Unchang than the greater
part of the country took fire. Province
after nrnvlnrn rteolnro/l Ifo Inrto
pendence of Peking until about 14 out
of the 18 provinces had rebelled. City
after city went over till "the little rebellion."
as it was called In ridicule,
became a national uprising.
As a matter of fact, the revolution
had been planned for many years, but
in secret and outside of China for the
most part. It had been the constant
practice in China for many years when
s mam dared to come out as reformer
his head was lopped off. and those who
could eet away left the country and
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prepared their plans under the protection
of friendly powers. The Peking
government was all the while consoling
itself with the dream that it was crushing
out the spirit of rebellion, when,
?8 a matter of fact, it was only sitting
on the safety valve till the explosion
came.
The Peking government has all along
steadily opposed all progress and reform
and any concession had to he
forced out of her?had to be done at
the mouth of the cannon, and when she
signed a treaty she had to be forced
to observe the treaty riahtB. 1 have
often thought and said?and it goes
with the saying?that the Manchu government
is the greatest enemy to all
progress in China.
Again, as the younger generation of
ChineBe became more and more enlightened
the Manchu yoke became
more galling until finally it became unendurable.
The Chinese had learned by
long and sad experience that all the
reforms promised at Peking were only
on paper, and, even if well meant, were
rendered ineffective by an exceedingly
corrupt and effete officialdom.
In the second place, the Revolution
aims at a true civilization versus barbarism.
The Chinese have a civilization,
purely native, of no mean order.
But there was little or no advance, and
could not be under the existing misrule
The Revolution aims at Improvement
versus stagnation. One of the most
(Striklnc foohiroo aF
lias been its stagnation.
Someone has called the Chinese lan.
.guage an Instance of arrested development
in language, stopping somewhere
between hieroglyphics and an alphabet.
But this "death in the middle of the
Journey" to translate a very familiar
Chinese proberb, is far more apparent
in many other things than the language,
.which is in fact, quite living and plastic.
iSuch ffamiliar every-day sights as
broken down roads bridges and houses,
stilted up canals, reeking, vile streets,
.ponds and cesspools, are only a few examples
of stagnation and death. When
au omcial leaves his ya-nnu to attend
to business outside, he always goes in a
sedan, closed, except In front and does
not notice the sordid conditions around
.him. All his care Is, that the people
remain quiet and allow them themselves
to be pleased as much as the officials
wish. Just as long as things hold together
he takes no thought for the
etaolnluu of the people.
I have often seen and traveled In old
boats that were so rickety that they
would scarcely hold together. The
owner of the boat makes no outlay for
.repairs so long as it "can do." Just
so it has been with the government.
.There has not only been no advance?
.except when forced to it, hut there has
been np attempt to "repair the breach
ee." trverywhere one sees proofs of
of former glory and prosperity, which
ihave generally passed away, and replaced
by decay and disintegration.
Now all thiB has made China an object
of ridicule among Western people,
and to young, educated Chinese it is
very humiliating and galling, and Justly,
too.
In the next place, it is very instructive
to study the character of the Revolution
and the personel of its leaders.
To state it 'briefly: This is a rebellion
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