The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-31
AS TO THEIR RELIGION.
now yaE rAeIoos DrsoHis1-
z5oSs ARe REPBFsENfED
Senators snd Deiegaecs Nay ID fes in Their
Religious View, bn' sian Asp'reto
the Same Lofty object.

erai Assembly VIII cudcavor 70 improve
Che code OF the Commonwealth ana 20
enact such laws 40. III their estimation
WIN best serve the interests Of their
people some have found fault Win GER
tain members for obvious reasons while
others have proudly announced the fact
mai he present Legislature S., II not
Superior. certainly the peer Of any OF
It's predecessors.
Whatever toe expression OF opinion may
be II cannot be denied mat the heart
Of every legislator grows warm when
the interests OF his constituents arg
nj stale. ard he never fails 10 assure an
who are willing 10 listen TO him that
hts principal duty is 70 abide by me wishes
81 me peonlc whom ho has the honor 10
represent This raxim appears TO De
his guidance and II IS the easiest INNS
IA the world for a legislator 20 grant
a request provided that st is I'm sympathy
with the wishes Of his voters
outside OF this circuit the aspect OF
things often changes materially, as those
no doubt wifi tell you who have been
fortunate enough 70 be thrown in close
contact with The solons OF this great
Com nonwoaith. a LEGISLATOR may II Sp-
preached u the proper manner promise
YOU 10 use his influence IN 5our pc"a.i'
he may even condescend % let the out
SIDE world know how ne thinks or how
he votes on questions ventilated before
a Democratic caucus, but he certainly
has a perfcct right to object 70 the
obnoxicus actions of idle gossipers VINO
attempt 10 pry into his private affairs
for no other reason than 70 satisfy their
curiosity.
well-kn0wn divine in this state
recently expressed a desire to ascertain
the complexion OF the two Houses OF the
General Assembly as 90 the religious
proppnsitfeg OF the various members.
Hearing Of the wish Of the famous
preacher I AZ once started in to obtain
that Information. II possible. The effort
has been generally successful and the
following Is. as far as could be ascer-
tanned. the representation OF the various
religious denominations in the Two Houses
EpiscopaIians.
In the Senate: Messrs. Taylor Berry. Of
Amherst; Henry Fairfax. Of Loudoun;
joel c. Green, Of Wythe, Thomas W.
Harrison, Frederick; James Hay. Of Madi-
son; Arthur T.. Herbert, OF Princess Anne;
George w LeCato OF Accomac Richard
T.. Miller. OF Lynchburg; Joseph ". South
all. Of Amelia, and Henry T. Wickham,
OF Hanover.
In the House: Messrs. Samuel NJ.
Boiling. OF Bedford; r. l.. Boykin, OF
Isle OF Wight, W h. W. Brooking OF
Goochland, Il. e. Buford. OF Brunswick:
William T.. Burks. Of Bedford -. r.
Crump, Of Richmond; n n. Downing,
Of Warren; John b. Evans. OF Petersburg;
J. Catett Gibson, OF Culpeper: Carter
n. Harrison, Of Manchester: Randolph
Harrison, Of Manchester; Eppa Hunton,
JT., Of Fauquier; l.. j.. Kellam, of Norfolk
city; r. X. Logan Of Roanoke: j. r.
Mason, OF King George; Nathaniel Mat
thews, OF LunenburE; William +. McRae.
OF Petersburg; II. w. Sanders. OF wythe:
s. W. Saunders, Of Franklin; Charles
smith OF Northampton: j. n. Tabb, of
Gloucester. Knox Thompson OF Dinwiddle;
r. +. Weaver, OF Greenesville.
PFe.bYterians,
In the Senate: Messrs. B. 7. Buchanan.
Of Leigh; Edward Echols. of stanton.
William A. Little, Jr., of Fredericksburg:
William r.. MeIlwah Of Petersburg:
James l.. Tredway. Of Pittsylvania.
In the House: Messrs. Julian Bryant. Of
Richmond: Thomas Byrne. OF Richmond;
J. X. EdmGndson. OF RocBbridge: r. T.
Irvine, Of Wise r. @. Paxton, of Rock
bridge; A. l.. Priddy of Charlotte. An
drew j. Richardson. of Louisa; j. Howe
layers. of Tazewell; John r. Shelly, Of
sfnyth; Thomas II. n. Speck. Of Augusta:
Colin Stokes. Of Prince Edward: John L.
Sumpter Of Montgomery, NJ. c. Thomas
Of Roanoke; A. +. Withrow, Of Bath.
Methodists.
In the Senate: Messrs, James i. Ar
thur. OF Bedford; Thomas X. Harnsbergcr,
OF Rockingham; II. j.. Maynard. OF Ports
mouth; Alexander ST. Clair Of Tazewell;
James n. Stubbs, OF Gloucester; NJ. L.
Walton, Of Shenandoah.
In the House. Meesrs. r. /. Anderson
OF Pittsylyania; $. 3. Barham of Surry:
William II. Blakemore. OF Rockingham;
James b. Caddall OF Pulaski; c. j. Camp
bell Of Amherst; Melville b. Cox, OF
Grayson; Miles Craft. of Scott: w. X.
Eanes, Of Henry: Nathan A. HAN, OF
Pittsyivania u. $. Kendrick, OF Wash
ingtons George w. Leggett, OF Princess
Anne; William Nj. Murrell. OF Campbell;
.Camm Patteson. OF buckingham; Robert
w Perkins. or Warwick y. w. Petty,
OF PAGE; Theo. G. Pitcher, of Fauquier:
II. G. Siemp Of Lee; Joseph h. Willard,
OF Fairfax: S. r.. Williamson, Of Carroll;
L. III. Wilson. Of Russell.
Baptiats.
In the Senate. Messrs. Manly H. Barnes.
OF New Kent' Thomas II. Barnes Of
Nansemond; George W. jackson, OF Sus-
sex; w. 1. Jordan. OF Halifax; Conway r.
Sands. OF Henrico.
In the House: Messrs. r. Y. Allen, of
Mecklenberg; William }. Binford, of Hen
rico: J. Il. Booker, OF Nansemond; e. j..
Bough. of BOsetourt; j. Aston Cabell, Of
Richmond; SCION r. Coleman. of Spottsyl-
Vania; Il. :. Dejarnctte. OF Halifax. Isaac
Diggs. OF King William; c. E. Fahrney.
OF Rockingham: W. A. Fentrcss. OF Ports
mouth; Il. Y. Graves. of Orange; ]. Nj.
Gregory. OF Chesterfield; John 3. Harris.
of Albemarle; John s. HarwooG. Of Rich
mond, Howard Hathaway, OF Lancaster.
John 3. Miller, Of Rappahannock; Nj S.
Newberne. OF Norfolk county; j. r. Segar.
OF Middlescx; II. y. Spilman. OF West
moreland; Sterling O. Stratton, of Appo-
mattox; ;. a. Thompson. OF Patrick; $.
J. Turner. OF Floyd; X. T. Vaughan, of
Amelia.
Israeiites.
In the Senate: Mr. William Lovenstein,
OF Richmond.
in the house. Mr. Charles Bendheim.
Chriatian Church.
In the Senate; Mr. i. NJ. Parrish. OF
Doochiand.
In the House; Mr.. Merritt r. Cooke. OF
Norfolk city.
Luiheranr.
In the House: Messrs. George yelling
ton Hcrner. OF Augusta: Jacob G. Nen.
II Shenandoah John G. Utz, of Madison.
FrIends.
In the House: Messrs. j. ID. Pretlow, OF
southampton; II. A. Kicks. Of Caroline.
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