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CAPITAL: Bichmond
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By EDWARD EMERINE
WNC Features
The rote* nowhere
Bloom to white.
At in Virginia;
The tunthine nowhere
Seems so bright.
At in Virginia.
W ITH traditional leisure, charm
and graciousness, Virginia
proudly upholds its titles of “Old
Dominion,” “Cradle of a Nation,"
and “Birthplace of Presidents.”
Rich in historical associations, the
romance of Virginia is interwoven in
warp and woof of a nation, its tra
ditions and lore deep in the fibre of
its people.
A part of old England was trans
planted across the wide Atlantic, its
laws and standards set up in a rich,
new land. Through hardships, wars
and trials, those principles took on
new growth, the virgin soil added
new strength and new meaning.
They blossomed in George Wash
ington’s wisdom and talent, in the
magic of Thomas Jefferson’s pen,
in the rousing voice of Patrick Hen
ry, and in the genius and under
standing of Robert E. Lee.
At Jamestown, the first perma
nent English settlement in America
was made in 1607. At Yorktown in
1781 the American Revolution end
ed with the surrender of Cornwallis
and the British army. Williams
burg, settled in 1632, is said to be
the oldest incorporated town in
America, and was the capital of
Virginia from 1699 to 1760. The
Commonwealth was the scene of
many campaigns in the Civil war
which closed with the surrender of
Lee’s army, April, 1865, at Appomat
tox court house near Lynchburg.
The Commonwealth of Virginia
was named for Elizabeth, England’s
virgin queen. “Heaven and earth
never agreed better to frame a place
for a man’s habitation," Capt. John
Smith declared. It was he who
claimed this new land for his queen.
Virginia’s territory once included
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and West Vir
ginia. When Charles II was
crowned he wore a robe of Virginia
silk, and had engraved on coins that
the English kingdom should consist
of "England, Scotland, Ireland and
Virginia.”
Virginia has been the birthplace
of eight Presidents, including Har
rison, Taylor and' Wilson, who were
elected from other states. George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, James Monroe and
John Tyler were residents of Vir
ginia when they took office. The
names of other Virginians, howev
er, sprinkle the pages of history,
literature, art and science. Includ
ed among them are Princess Poca
hontas, George Rogers Clark, Meri
wether Lewis, John Randolph, John
Marshall, Stonewall Jackson, Hen
ry Clay. But the list of Virginia’s
great is too long to name here!
The topography of Virgiriia is a
varied one. The coastal plain, known
AJOa-TM CAttOI.
WILLIAM M. TUCK
Governor of Virginia
Former marine, school teach
er, lawyer, legislator and lieu
tenant - governor, Gov. William
Munform Tuck is Virginia’s 61st
chief executive.
as the Tidewater, was the first set
tled. The colonists planted tobac
co there and watched its green
leaves turn to gold. Cornfields were
resplendent in the sun, and gar
dens gave generously of food for the
table. The Tidewater consists of
low-lying lands intersected by nu
merous tidal estuaries and rivers.
The central part of the state is
known as the Piedmont, which rises
to the Blue Ridge mountains. The
Piedmont is noted for thoroughbred
horses, and is the fox-hunting and
Tidewater, the Piedmont or the val
ley. Theirs was a government
founded upon a constitution that
guaranteed individual liberty. They
defended their beliefs; they fought
for their rights. The Tobacco rebel
lion of 1676 antedated the Boston
Tea party by a century! “Give me
liberty or give me death,” spoken by
Patrick Henry, was the clarion call
to independence, and Thomas Jef
ferson set down on paper our Amer
ican bill of rights.
After the close of the Revolution
ary war, the great westward move
ment came as men sought even new
er lands. There were hundreds of
Virginians among them, in wide-
tented wagons, dragged by horses
and oxen. Three great gateways
opened from Virginia to the fron
tier. To the northeast was the chan
nel of the Potomac river, the gate
way known to Washington. In the
center was the gateway of Buffalo
Gap and Goshen Pass. The third
was Cumberland Gap, known to
Daniel Boone, and opening the tow
ering Cumberland mountains to
Kentucky.
While there were Virginians on
every frontier, ready to pioneer and
build America, most of the old stock
remained close to their native soil.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has
never stopped building. Its soil has
always been productive. Its mines
and factories yield their wealth.
Agriculture is constantly expand
ing. Corn and tobacco and garden
truck are still grown in eastern Vir
ginia. Cotton is raised along the
southern border, and peanuts are a
valuable crop. Smithfield hams,
from hogs fattened on peanuts, are
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BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS . . . Overlooking the Shenandoah
valley. This scene Is from a bridle path in thn Shenandoah National
park. A section of the 107-mile-long Skyline drive is at the right.
NATURAL BRIDGE ... One
of Virginia’s scenic wonders,
it is 215 feet high and 90 feet
across the top.
horse-racing country which perpet
uates the sporting tradition of Old
Virginia. It w&s Lord Fairfax who
introduced fox-hunting to Virginia.
Between the Blue Ridge and the
Alleghenies lies the Shenandoah val
ley, once known as the “granary
of the Confederacy.” Its climate
is varied, and so are its crops. It
presents a picture of wooded moun
tain slopes, well-kept farms and cat
tle, fields of corn and wheat, and
fruit-laden trees.
Shenandoah valley, unlike the
Tidewater and Piedmont, was not
settled by English colonists, but by
sturdy Germans from Pennsylvania
and pioneering Scotch-Irish. They
knew the long rifle, the coonskin
cap, the log cabin and all the ad
ventures of the frontier.
It was the northern part of Shen
andoah valley that felt the ravages
of war, not only in colonial days
but later when there was war be
tween the states. Few scars remain,
for the luxuriant grass and hon
eysuckle vines have erased the
physical wounds. Hundreds of
rrfarkers along the highways alone
remain to remind the traveler of the
terrors and hardships of another
day.
Virginia molded its men into a
pattern, whether they lived in the
famous the world over. The live
stock industry exists on a large
scale in the Southwest.
Virginia produces bituminous coal
and limestone as well as cement,
clay, feldspar, gypsum, lead, man
ganese, mica, pyrite, salt, sand,
slate, soapstone, zinc — and even
gold!
Richmond is the largest cigarette
making center in the world. At
Hopewell and elsewhere are chem
ical plants. Furniture-making, lum
bering and cotton textile manufac
turing are also extensive. At New
port News is one of the largest ship
building plants in the United States.
But leisure and good living, more
than creating great fortunes, are the
traditions of Virginia. Its people
know the ocean front, Chesapeake
bay and the rivers. There are hun
dreds of mUes of beaches for bath
ing. Fishing in the bay and rivers
is good. Channel bass fishing is
fine! Virginians know the trout,
spot, croaker, bass, rock, blue fish
and many others.
The days are never
Quite so long.
As in Virginia;
Nor near so full
Of happy song.
At in Virginia.
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By HAR01.D L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of TTie Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for March 17
Lesson subjects and Scripture texbi se-
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permission.
THE EVERYDAY LIFE
OF A PEOPLE
LESSON TEXT: Ruth 1:8-17.
MEMORY SELECTION: In treat me not
to leave thee, or to return from following
after thee; for whither thou goeat. I will
go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodie;
thy people shall be my people, and thy
God my God.—Ruth 1:16.
CHARMING WILLIAMSBURG
Many of the most important pages
in the social and political history
of Virginia were written in Wil
liamsburg, the colonial capital,
much of which Is now restored to
its original charm. In its appear
ance, Williamsburg reflected Eng
land in miniature.
From its inception, Williamsburg
took its place as one of the most
important centers of culture and
commerce in the colonies. It kept
that pre-eminence for 80 years until
the seat of Virginia’s government
was moved to Richmond from war-
scarred Williamsburg in 1799. With
the capital gone, Williamsburg grad
ually sank into the somnolence of
a quiet county seat and college
town.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. saw in the
restoration of the old city an oppor
tunity for a great educational un
dertaking and provided financial aid
to rebuild it. After an exhaustive
research to make the work accu
rate and authentic, the restoration or
reconstruction of 311 colonial build
ings has been completed.
A good life in the midst of a cor
rupt and confused age—such is the
life of Ruth in the awful chaos of
the time of the judges. One is re
minded of the poet’s words:
“How far that little candle
throws its beams!
So shines a good deed in a
naughty world.”
It is refreshing to have a glimpse
into the home life of God-fearing
people who live right in spite of the
low standards around them.
Ruth knew life’s sorrows and its
bitter disappointments. She was a
widow, destitute of all she held most
dear. Yet she, because of the
sweet purity of her life and her de
votion to God and those she loved,
became an example for others.
As we read our lesson we first
hear how logic speaks, then love re
plies, and finally a life says the
final word.
I. Logic (w. 8-13).
Tragic misfortune had visited
Naomi, who with her husband and
two sons had gone from Bethlehem
to Moab in a time of famine. Not
only had her husband died but also
her two sons, who had married
Gentile women, leaving three wid
ows in one family to mourn togeth
er. Naomi craved the fellowship of
her own people in her hour of trial,
and she arose to return to her own
land.
Her departure brought out in the
two daughters-injaw the expression
of kindness and loyalty which should
exist in every family, but which is
all too often lacking. Her own testi
mony concerning these girls of Moab
is that they dealt kindly with her and
with the dead. That word speaks
volumes. There is so little genuine
kindness in the world.
Both Orpah and Ruth went with
her on the way, protesting their
loyal purpose to go with her all the
way.
Naomi met their kind offer with
the only sensible answer. There was
no point in leaving their homes
and loved ones and going with her
to another country.
Logic is so conclusive and so final.
Yes, and sometimes it reaches the
wrong conclusion. Love has some
thing to say about the matter.
Let us listen to its voice.
II. Love (v. 14).
Orpah loved her mother-in-law.
That is evident. She wept at the
thought of parting, and was affec
tionate in her final farewell. We
must not be too quick to censure
her. She did what Naomi told her
to do. She responded to her love
for home and kinfolk. She gave
up reluctantly, but she did give up
and turn back.
How glad we are that Ruth
showed a deeper love. "Orpah
kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth
clave unto her.” There is a differ
ence. Such love cannot be denied.
It is the most precious possession
thak a man can have, apart from
his fellowship with God. The love
of a devoted father or mother, of a
noble helpmate, or of a little boy
or girl, these are the things that
really make life worth while.
Life has put into the hands of
many of us the opportunity of show
ing just that kind of love in these
postwar days. A boy comes home
crippled and disabled and a loyal
sweetheart shows her undiminished
love for him, even though he can
never again be what he had expect
ed to be. That is love. A mother
and a father take to their hearts a
promising young son who returns
from overseas with a shattered
nervous system, and give their lives
anew to him. One could go on
and on with such illustrations, but
what we are saying is that it takes
more than a kiss and some tears to
express real love. “Ruth clave unto
her.” Such love expresses itself in a
III. Life (w. 15-17).
Literature knows no more beauti
ful declaration of faith and devotion
than these words, and nothing could
improve on it. Lord Tennyson said
of the book of Ruth that “no art
can improve on it.” And of these
verses another said, “We cannot
hope to contribute to literature a
sentence so exquisite and thrilling as
that into which Ruth poured the
full measure of a noble heart, but
we can imitate her devotion” (Wil
liam Jennings Bryan).
The conclusion of the story finds
Ruth married to Boaz, her kinsman-
redeemer, and “living happily ever
after,” as a true romance should
end. God gives happy endings.
Here we find the right attitude
toward marriage, something which
needs emphasis in our day. Above
all, as we remember that Ruth was
an ancestress of Jesus, we see anew
the importance of clean, noble, god
ly living. What will the generations
to come be able to say about our
lives?
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