Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
IMMIGRATION VIEWS.
THE CLASS OF PEOPLE DESIRABLE IN
THIS COUNTRY
Debates in the Baptist Congress" Rela-
tions OF ROmauism 70 Scientific
Thought" and Politics.

opened with the hymn. "Jcsus. Love Thy
>lharming Name" After the reading OF the
2 Tycnpsures Rev. Dr. J. y. Murdock, OF Bos-
= ton, led 80 prayer.
Dr. Curry IN calling The meeting to order
expressed bis high appreciation oi The honor
conferred upon him IN selecting him to pre-
side.
DIVORCE.
lie announced that the first topic Tor dis
cussiou was Divorce. Hon. Alexander :.
Tl,cou. oi BrooklVu. read paper on "a
Naiionsl Divorce law" Tic SAID:
Tho subject a. divorce enters the domain
81 sw and morals. li has 10 do with
n,tioual ss well as with state laws. Il Is =
condition That c0nirOns us, not theory. 10
theory $50 are great prosperous people; IN
condition We are, as 10 the matter OF divorce
thifty-e. e.Qht Bcdouiu tribes and eight roaming
indian bands The divorce laws ~ one state
aro urcd, or misused. by tae citizens 0i an
other. The morals Of The plain people must
De- kcpi pure OF the democracy must die.
Slavery afflicted one part 0i our country and
vgc aIpied home remedies. We have put
The lance of our civilization into the sore OF
NormOnism and now new disease threatens
us n IS ood-poisOn scrOiula. Ana vet
strangely enough we have no radical remedy
{orlt We aBplv afnica 10 Connecticut ana
I'iah. luf we have no ge0erll remedy, and we
rrr told that We cannot haYo one.
The STATE laws on tbis subject arc 20 diverse
that one slate constantly preys on tbe morals
~ another A hcartlcss wife may leave her
gentle husband and crossing an imaginary
liue. secure divorce, marry ber husbaud's
neNi-d0Or nciChDOr, come back, and make
faces at him over the back fence. The
causes for which divorce may be granted are
as varied as the colors Of The rainbow. In
one instance ildse sat on biz own case, his
wife being charged with baying the silent
"mql dumps" for several days.
TuE REMEDY.
We call ourselves a nation with big y.
Uniformity can only Doe secured by national
Jaws. The fact Inst what j. moral in one
eiate IS Immoral IN another is confusing
and dcmoraiI.ng.
We must hsye a blood purifier, make
The following suggestions:
I. Let Congress appoint a commission 70
investigate the state Of things and reco n-
mend general cole.
.. lcf Congress pass divorce law At once
for the District Of Columbia and the Terri
torio-.
g. Have uniform law even II it is deiec-
tive.
Tlc history ~ divorce legislation is the
history of failure. We must not be worring
tribe. iu so grave a matter as the sauctity OF
the Christian home. The battle j. on. IL
must Poe American Christianity or German
inGdehi!.
EITyATE MORAL SENTIMENT.
Professor Fox was the next speaker. He
said: Thi. isa vital topic. | DO not see that
any remedy is offered In q national divorce
iaw. Iw0uld rather codes should be incon-
pistcut ana some u them true than consist
ent and all of them ia.sc. The probabilities
are that national legislation would be as bad
n. the worst now operative M the states.
Batter good lay in ono or two states thsn
q had law for all the STATES. The majority
of thc STATES have very Objectionable lesisla-
fou on this subject Public sentiment IN
our churches Is lsmcutsbly low. Ministers
too often marry The most disreputablc cou-
pies. The speaker referred 20 the Duke oi
Ylauhoruugh's marriage m New York aud
eaid thaf hc remedy for an this sort OF thing
VAS I'm the elevation Of moral sentiment.
ruE LIMITS or IvwcR0loN
was ennomcedas the nest topic.
Hon. John g. sawyer read paper on this
subject. SAYING; The situation has greatly
CHANGED iu recent years. when population
was sparse aud the West not occupied we
needed Immigration ani gladly welcomed
H. Now much of our agricultural territory
la taken up. The effect Of Immigration ls
ft'i particularly by skilled labor
Formerly immigrants were ol much bel
te- clsss. Weareu now receiving an increasing
number of paupers am criminals. IL is "a
wcil-estahlished fact that this class Is Ie.
cti,lug sid aud ENCOURAGEMENT IN thus maiter
from The authorities Of the lands they ieaVe-
Their views are subycrsiye Of good govern
mcut aud they are restivc under restraint.
Then. too. We have the Chinese, who have
no intention ~ becoming citizens. Tue
Government has power to limit. Il sug-
re.t.H said the SpoakeI, ga law excluding
palucrs. insane persons, criminals mot ID
Guiding those charged with political ohencesh
anarchists, and an immigrants from country
of a lover civilization tbas ours.'
lively discussion ensued, IN which
number took part
OPPOSED TO RESTRICTION.
Rev. pr. n. A. Delano: / am opposed TO
restriction because / believe 70 would De
fundamentally unconstitutional. We cannot
now take backward step. We have thou
sands az people whose kindred Tc on the
other side of the ocean. and thcv are Writing
far Them TO come over. We cannot keep
them out. The hrst step which We take To-
wards restriction Is "a confession Of The iall.
urrol republican institutions. lam otpoSed
to restriction because IT throws Ane across
missionary work. Chiuese are IMMORAL
hs.urs. sud their cOmiag 10 thiS county
..1lose your saloons" said The speaker
".ul YOU can open Castle Garden
Nr r. a. JOiusOn, The next speaker, be-
r.u bv humorous allusion 70 the part the
chinese question had played IA the last elec-
ton. Continuing, he SAID; ] agree hearu'
Iv with thc Caliiornians IN their thOr 10
kccp oui du alien race. Look at what you
have in tho south, Here YOU have doclle
and t,4chabc race among YOU. And YET /
stand achast 20 the problem that presses for
solution 4t your hsnds. DO we want this or
any similar problem IN the North! l have
stood and looked upon ilungarisns, Nal-
fan.. and Poles trOOpiug through the gates
ol CASTLE Garden, and have remb'ed Tor
INV country. "Arc we able said the Doc
t.r. "to a,.imilate this vast mass Of incon-
gruous maleriai:
GOOD WORD FOR fnE CHINESE.
Rev.l.A. Crsudsn: must say word
Yor The Chinese Ou She streets ot New
Yolk / am constantly accosted by begsSrs
in variety and abundance, but never saw
Chincsc brcgar. They pay their way. our
politicians dare not do them justice because
of the foreign vote.
ON Mott street, M New York, there Is a
Chiuaman. who, coming 10 this country, ieit
Dis rnAf(- 40 home. The other day she
,sr1it Mm that u nc was not on hand ID
tsrte months she would marry another. But
Hle gces our law VIII not allow him to re-
uru. And this is free America. "Four
ffih. " The saloons" said Mr. Crandall, " IN
Sew York city are kept by foreigners ana
not one by Chiuaman
Dr. ". &. Wilkinson: Are We thinking OF
thi, question as citizens. as Christians, or as
ciiileu-' hri,tians / believe ia taking the
nrincir.cs OF the Gospel and following
wbtbef.oever they lead. 1 do not believe
Goa Ia. 70 decided this land to US as to jus.
fify us An excluding others. We did not
a.i the former pOssessOrs whether We
should come or not As 10 the Chinese, l
have visited the Pacific slope and personally
irspectcd the chinese quarter IN san Fran
cisco, and was agreeably surprised. did
rot ind the dresdlulness l had been led 10
expect
THE ANARCHISTS.
Yf.u a. Natqop Elaka Of Chicago, followed