Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-26

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was from Romans Kill. 10: Love Is the
iulnlling OF the law" The church was
packed, and the audience included many
military and other prominent men. The
recent scenes I'm Roanoke the speaker
said, have brought unspeakable sadness
TO every Nirginian. Civilization" he
continued, hangs her head; patriotism
dlstrusts her own existence: immigration
Is pardlys.d Industry an1 proEruny sic
struck stunning blows, Christianity weeps.
Her tears How not merely or actcCnt
OF the unhappy victims OF lawlessntss TO
whom she offers the only consolation
known to this sorrowng world but
for the Importance OF Christian sentiment
after 1880 years OF Gospel preaching in
the most Christian State OF the most
Christian country on the globe" The
first division OF the discourse was de-
voted to considering the evils OF love
without law After saying that love with
out law IL always selfish. partial, fsnat-
cal. and destructive he made the follow
ing remarks;
Critics Of the Mayor and military Of
Roanoke are TO be condemned. They
put up the specious plea that II was no
thing less than massacre 70 shoot down
so many worthy citizens In order TO pre-
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tcct the life OF one negro? Can any
thoughtful citizen take such a view OF the
case? Think moment. We're the civil
authorities, in defending the jail OF Roa-
noke. merely protecting the lie OF one
beusty black man? Nay my country
men. YOU know better; they were oe-
Tending you and your wife; me ana my
wife and children; they were defending
that Mayor and military Of Roanoke, l
the state white and black. native ana
naturalized; they were defending the
good name OF Virginia; they were dc-
Tending the majesty Of the law they
were defending modern CIVILIZATION, thty
were defending the institutions Of the
Lord God Almighty. for the powers that
be are ordained Of Cod That Mayor ana
those military are martyrs nothing IesS'
10 a public sentiment temporarily de-
moralized. but which, when the SOBER
second thought returns TO the people
must do those officers and men the JUS
tice to honor their devotion 70 dire Dut
inexorable duty"
Under the head of claw without love-
Or. Landrum pointed out that riots ana
mobs are but symptoms showing the us
ease OF the body polite. The causes OF
tbis sad state of affairs are evident
.Dr. Landrum further discussed the evils
of our Jury system: the great prominence
given by the courts to technicalities ana
disregard Of common sense; the evils Oh
the laws delay many Of when are pre-
yentablc. and ought to be prevented ana
favoritism shown 10 criminals VINO nave
wealth or social or political influence"
DIR. RAYS VIVID PICTURE
Rev. George II. Ray, -. D., OF unioh-
Station Methodist church, preached 10
large congregations morning and evening
in his morning sermon. among o'Hei
thiucs he said: "The muTderOus assault
OF nend on Mrs. Bishop the elsht OF
ten dead. and twenty-five of thirty wound
ad pcopIe. the lynching of the william VINO
assaulted Virginia womanhood. the hlsht
of tb, city officials and the soldiers before
a wild and frenZied people, make the
blood run cold. and throw a chill over
. the thoughtful. patriotic ana CHRISTIAN
ueoplc Of the body polite Ana IN 'he
silent soul Of our meditatonS we ask
in confusion and with profound sense
of insecurity What is the matter
am silent before the question. ! kno"
but few of ~ people of Roanoke Dut
I do know the people Of Amelia county,
whore lynching occurred recently on ac-
co,i,t Of one OF these namcless crimes
and know them heretofore to have been
i,v-ab.ling and conservative people.
What brings this change over the spirit
OF their dreams?
"Thr corruption Of politics by the en-,
franchisemcnt of incapable people Inc bld
for their votes: the election at the hallot-
hox Of iucapable law officers; the want OF
promptuess I'm the courts OF justice 10
Ipetc out punishment 20 vicious cohV''eu
offeuders-all these may enter mo the
conditions Of our society. which are bring
ina about this fearful state Of outlawry:
I'm taking the law I'm their own hands'
"In my place as n clergyman ana clu-
zon said Or. Ray I'm conclusion. u depre-
cate the growing tendency 10 lynch-iaW IN
this great conservative state. | want 70
SEQ our laws hOnored. ! pray for the
sunremacv of law. and I also pray that
God will give MS sufficient laws WIN
sufficient penalties and courts sufficient
- the task Of prompt execution without
fear or favor
OTHER TTTERANCES.
Rev. w \. Christian In his sermon NJ
Waehington-Strcct Methodist church N
the morning alluded To the Roanoke as
order. and showed that if the counsels OF
ne9cc-mallors had prevailed blood-shcd
would have been averted. Even our Iegls-
Iators ne said would never mention tic
word battle If il were not for the position
they occupy IT Is we who have had To
settle their quarrels. International ms
uutes are now being settled by arbitra-
tion. instead Of rosorting 10 the sword
thus making boards Of arbitration peace
makers. lie urged his congregation to
assert their manhood and womanhood hy
being pcace- e-makers instead Of being ready
TO resent imaginative wrongs.
Rev. Or. James Il. Taylor in his ser
mon AT Fourth-Street church Sunday nlsht
used the Roanoke trouble TO show what
serious results sometimes follow tIlllhs
circumstances Nobody had any idea
when that old lady was seen to come TO
market with Der produce for sale that
she would be assaulted or robbed. or that
before night the whole city Of Roanoke
would be thrown into such intense eN-