l^WtSSENTI AIS.
LpOKING UNTO JESU8 THE AUTHOR ANI) FlNISHER OF OUR FAITH.”
VOLUME XLV1
RALEIGH, N. 0., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1893
NUMBER 16
Ike ©totetian jfrm.
The Organ of the General Convention of
the i hristian Church.
CARDINAL PRINCIPLES.
1. The Lord Jesus Is the only Head of
the chdrchr
2. The name Christian, to the exclusion
of all party or sectarian names.
8. The Holy Bible, or the Scriptures
of the old-and New Testaments, sufflc
ent rUie of faith snd practice.
4. Cbr stfan character, or vital ] iety
be only test of fellowship or membership
5. The right of private judgment, and
the liberty of conscience, the privilege
md duty .of all.
Table of Coqteqts.
The Pulpit
IPhy Christ Failed.............. 208-9
Contributions.
TFashington Letter. .. ..+ 209
A Sketch of Mrs. Ann Judaon’s
Life.. 212
Notes from Harvard. 212
Children’s Day Programs.. 212
Shall the Sunday School Conven
tion of the N. C. a Va, Christian
Conference be continued?.-..... 218
A Side 1 rack...
Bethel....'.
Elon College Notes.
Selections
A Sailor’s Burial..—
Prayer for'Rain. .
Christ’^Spirit a Fire.
Philosopher andTlr urn bier
The Beauty of Quiet Lives
Rich in Her Poverty.
A Fatal Mistake.
Living and Teaching
The Backward ( hild.
Christian vs Tobacco......
One Stitch at a Time.... .
The Way to Heaven.
Post Mortem Love.
To the Point.
Editorial.
Editorial Notes .
Forgiveness ..
Faithfulness. .
Jacob’s Dream.
Suffolk Letter ..
The Childrens Corner . ..
209
209- 10
210- 11
213
213
217
217
217
218
218
219
219
220
220
214
214
214-15
215
216
216
211
2-7
ftaval Ships ip Hampton Roads..
II ■ t .11 ■■
At 8 o’clock Monday morning
five of England’s big war ships,
headed by the flag ship Blake flying
the pennant of one of her vice ad
mirals, came majestically in the
roads from Lynn Haven Bay, where
they had anchored over night, let go
as many bow anchors and fired the
customary salute. They are as fol
lows: The Blake, armored cruiser,
9,000 tons; Australia, armored
cruiser, 6,600 tons; Magicienne, pro
tected cruiser, 2,950 tons; Tartar,
partially protected cruiser, 1,770
tons, and Partridge, partially pro
tected cruiser, 7,550 tons. The Blake
is 20,000 horse power and the largest
in this respect of any that will take
part in the maneuvres, domestic or
foreign. Before 8 o’clock this morn
ing, Col. JFrank, commander of the
army post, was informed by Admiral
Gherardi that the British vessels
were coming^tap from the capes and
that they would be along in an hour.
This was notification to stand by and
salute the visitors after they had fired
21 guns in honor of the American
colors, and the fort was prompt in
doing this. The fashionable set were
ruthlessly awakened by this bom
bardment and the reverberation of
the mighty guns of the Blake and
the answers that came quickly back
from the post and flag-ship Philadel
phia. Hardly had the dense curls
of White smoke disappeared from the
muzzle of the guns, when the Blake
started in to assure the French, Rus
sian and Italian flags of her dis
tinguished esteem and consideration
by saluting the commanding officers
of the tour vessels with the number
of guns due their rank. Daring these
ceremonies the flags on all ships were
constantly changing from one coun
try to another, and to an on looker
iF was apparent that if there ever
existed any ill-feeling between Russia,
England and France, there were
little remnants of it left
The appearance of these five crui
ser ships of the Queen’s Davy present
ed, a* they moved majestically over
the water and past the outer en£ of
our fleet to the anchorage grounds
designated them by Admiral Gherar
di, was one of the prettiest sights ev
er seen here. At the head of the
fleet was the big armored crniserv
Blake, the conn ter-part of our own
ship, the New Tork, heavily armor
ed and the most formidable ship that
will be in the review. In her wake
was the protected cruiser Magicienne
and behind her came the monster
armored cruiser Australia with her
sides toothed with fierce looking
high power guns. Gliding gracefully
next was the cruiser Tarteara and in
the rear was the little bark-rigged
cruiser Partridge. In perfect line
they sailed in with signals flying from
their tops and yardams and the en
sign of the country floating from the
tafirails of each ship. At the mast
head of the Blake was the pennant of
Vice-Admiral J. O. Hopkins, K. O.
B. commander-in-chief of the fleet,
and upon the signal halyards were
combinations of the yellow and white
signals to the ships behind her.
Sweeping by the fleet, the Slake
slowed down just as she passed
the Newark, and when abreast
of the Philadelphia ihe signal was
displayed to the other ships to an
chor. As quickly as the signal was
seen, just as quick were the five bow
anchors seen to splash the water into
foatu, and the deep rumbling of the
chain could be heard as forty fath
oms ran through the hawse pipes.
With the flood tide all five ships
promptly swung around with their
noses pointed out to the roads, and
forming a line extending a mile.out.
The firing commenced and was kept
up incessantly for half an hour. At
11 o’clock Admiral Hopkins put on
his cocked hat, buckled his sword
on and embarking in his gig was pull
ed over to the Philadelphia, where
he saw' Admiral Gherardi, heard 15
guns fired of in his honor; and then
departed to his own vessel to get
ready to receive our Commander-in
chief, who went through the same
preparations and had the same num
ber of guns discharged for* his bene
fit. These courtesies having exphang
ed, the noise was suspended for an
hour. Later in the day Admiral
Hopkins called on Col. Frank and
was received ' as became his rank.
Col. Frank returned the call, and
the Blake was again called upon to
honor an official of our country.
The weather continues perfect.
The sky is as clear as* a May day, _
and the water smooth for the Roads.
The barges, steam launches and gigs
were plying constantly to the ships
carrying those anxious to see the new
arrivals " As every every new ship
arrive the attention of the ladies
changes temporarily to her officers,
and today it would seem that the -
Britishers are to the- front.
The Dutch frigate Vanspeyk, late
this afternoon, anchored in the Roads.
—Sel.
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The Revised Version.
Is it a failure? It certainly has
not come into general and authorized
use in the Churches. It certainly
has not displaced the King James*
Bible from the affections of the peo
ple, It does not ^otnmand approval
as to its style and use of English
words. A great number of the
changes made were small and unim
portant. Before the revision, EJlicott
proposed 75 changes in the Sermon
on the Mount. The Revision made
127. Bishop How, writing in the
Epositor, proposes to reduce these to
24.^ Xet it remains an invaluable
contribution to the study of the Scrip
tures. . It is a splendid gift of modern
scholarship to the church. Beyond
doubt it has brought the mind of the
church nearer to the mind of the
Spirit of Hod in his Word. It is, no
doubt, well removed from a final
revision. After it has been thorough
ly tested, both by scholarship and by
the piety of the church, the really
valuable results will be gathered.
Some day the Spirit of Christ may
move the church to another revision*
More than ever it will be seen that.a
fixed principle, in English revision
must be that the wonderful transla
tion of King James will be the basis,
and from it there must be no Varia
tion, except where truth imperatively
compels, and then in the accepted
language of that "“well of English un
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