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TOO AMERICAN.
Senator Hoar the other day made q sug-
gestion to the Sons Of the American Rsvo-
luton that they do not restrict their MEM
bership to linesl descendants oft the psrtici-
pants in the revolution, because their claim
public consideration in affairs by reason to
of descent is not an American idea. This
suggestion will probably not be very fa-
vorably recsived by the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the Daughters of the same.
the Colonial DANES and other bands of
people who have lifted themselves above
the vast body of ''muckers" by means of
books of ancestors and membership
ia some society of descendants. They will
be willing to admit that Washington was
the father of the whole country, but they
will not take kindly to the notion that
their revolutionary ancestors were the an
L. I'll
not see any reason why they should give
to mankind that which Is peculiarly and
proudly theirs. They have much enjoyed
the sensation of being something that
others are not, and having become distin
guiehed they will not want to again be.
come common. Senator Hoar didn't
directly tackle in his suggestion
anybody but the Sons of the
American Revolution, but If his sug.
gesticn is sound 1t is just as applicable to
the Daughters of the American Revolution
and the Colonial DANES. Just imagine the
few women who have suddenly discovered
themselves to be Colonial DANES admitting
that every patriotic woman has an equal
right to be a Colonial Dame. Why, there
are Colonisl Danes who aren't anything
else and never could be. They enjoy
themselves hugely in stately stalking
through the halls of fancy, panoplied in
pride and in such imaginary costumes as
they are able to see themselves
in. They do not see themselves
washing dishes. darning stockings, sewing
on patckes making msickquatash and doing
other homely work that most of the Colonial
Dsmes did, but they are much pleased with
the way they do zee themselves. Will they
freely admit other women to their halls Of
fancy and their stately stalkingsa We tro~
not.
Senator Hoar's idea seems to be Ameri
can, but 1t is little too American for these
times, when 30 many are trying to prove
by books of ancestors and fertile fancy
that they are not real Americans.
A PREACHEK's POOR EXAMPLE.
The next General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will have sew
ersl interesting questions to deal with.
Among them will be one raised by the &C.
tion of Bishop Fitzgerald, who presided
over the conference at Walthsm, Masss-
chusetts. Rev. Dillon Bronson of Newton,
Massach chusetts, was candidate for ordins-
tion. He wss asked the question, Will
| you wholly abstain from the use of to-
baccoa He answered no, and the bishop
unhssitatingly put him con probation" for
a year, during which time, however, he
may continue his pastoral duties at New
ton. He ruled that If a candidate for ad-
mission did not give an affirmative answer
to the question there was no alternative;
he could not be ordained to the minis.
try. Had the matter been submitted
to q vote of the conference 1t is
possible that Mr.. Bronson might have
Jared differently, but the bishop held that
his ruling was conclusive, and offered no
concession other than that Mr.. Bronson
might be admitted at any time before the
close of the conference, provided he would
abandon his position. This Mr.. Bronson
refused to do, and the result is that he has
been continued con probation" during the
coming twelve months. It Is asserted by
Mr.. Bronson and those who think as he
does that the action of Bishop Fitzgerald
was arbitrary, and that the conference
should have been given an opportunity tc
decide whether Mr.. Bronson's answer Ia
the question was satisfactory, and, furth'
OF, that the Discipline does not require thai
the answers must necessarily be in the
affirmative, but only ''to the satisfaction
| of the conference" 1t Is in this form, that
of the sufacienoy of answers generally
rather than the tobacco question itself, In
which It is proposed to bring the matter
to the next General Conference of the
church.
Of course 1t is Of great consequences
whether the bishop or the conference Il
the boss, but q candidate for ordination
would show to more advantage If b,
raised that question concerning som.
other matter than the use of tobacco. Il
doesn't look we'll for minister of thu
gospel to be so welded to the world, tn,
flesh or the devil that he feels obliged h
make low about maintaining his connec
tion with either of those foes Il
q Christian life and example. No min
lister of the gospel should be
elsve to tobacco, to rum, to morphine, Il
: horse racing or any other delight which I
: sinful or may cause others to sin. Welik
, the tobacco question in the Methodist dis
cipline, and the next General Confereno
would do very proper thing If 1t shoul'
; decide that the answer to that question
must In all cases be yes. Then candidate
who, like Mr.. Bronson, want "psrsona
liberty" to indulge in vile and unhol
habits would know Just what to expect.
ri RDITORIAL NOTES.
The punishment for drunkenness In q
S Petersburg IL TO make the offender, y
Y matter what his social position, sweep Ii
streets. well-sttired gentlemen, some {
y them in dress suits, are occasionally see