Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-15
no RIGHT 70 CENSURE
Vo,rd Stands BY The City Attorneys
OuiniOn as to Mr. HaNn'S Case.
r, BUDGET NOT REACHED.
vigorous Protest fro" the ""
,,tnistcrS' Conference AE'""S'
risttons to DENOMINATIONS
charities Cut on

Dol the chair, anu "a" -,
,n,rs we're present. Messrs' Aiie"'
.r Burton. Blake, Hardwicke' hins'
80. Mitchell. Mountcasue' Moore
.3 Tanner. and Vaughan.
she reading OF the minutes
,,. agreed 10 hear from deiega-
'D ministers representing the Bap-
49,. pastors Conference. who were on
~ submit a protest from that BODY
...s, the adoption Of the part OF the
~ budset which makes appropria-
90 several Of the denominationai
'-...n,a institutions OF the city.
.. II. A. Bagby, chairman OF the
-r,,,,ee. was first to address the Al
He presented a lengthy pro-
.,.ioining the object Of the Bap-
'''' c.,fsrsnce in this matter 10 be to
., an churches upon the same footing
e., carry out the old principle tnat
cD,r,b and the State dhe latter OF
~, che city forms paro should Do
- Kept separate. Here is the paper
.,.,+tsl hy the ministers:
on. re Honorable Board Of Aldermen
ns city Council OF Richmond:
,,.t.r.,s our attention is attracted ny
...,,,ar announcement TO the TACT
.t., our city Council has been IN 'he
,.,,. NJ appropriating public money 10
.,o support Of several distinctlVely ue
..-,ir,tional institutions Of the city; anu
,c,eroas In the budget Of appropria-
...r. FOR the ensuing year which has JUST
IN nsssed 10y the Common Council the
.., - 80 go is thus appropriated->l'oO'
~ Roman Catholic. and N'"o 10 iio-
,.s,srt charitable institutions; and
whereas the Ministerial Union VI
,,t.hmond and Manchester. comprising all
~, ,pe Protestant ministers Of these |
Coz, cities. has passed upon the prih-
,,ls involved, in recently unanimously
declaring itself opposed to the appropria-
zion by Congress OF pubic iuhds loI @ ."'
.,,-.rort ~ sectarian schools among the /
Indians ana ,--, co,oross has
...orized the Justice Of the plea, IN with /
toiling such appropriations for the iu-
ture: be It r,.-..-.. ,,o,-
R.solved by the Baptist Pastors Con
ssrepce Of Richmond and Manchester |
rbat we hereby kindly but firmly pro-
tsst aggainst this action OF our Cohlinoh
Council. and urgently petition your non.
o-.tle body not to concur in this unjust |
or1 unvise use OF the city's revenues |
And this for the following reasons;
We recognize IN such approprla-
tions the continuation through our cty
government Of the unholy alliance pc
tween Church and State. against Which
Raptists have everywhere ana always
contended. and which has become re-
cocnized violation Of the principe oi
senarq.ion Of Church and State-a prln-
,.,fc fu7lv recognized in American inst-
tutions.
We believe II 10 involve the prin-
cirle OF taxation without representation,
,rosmuch as these denominational insu-
tutions are in no way open 10 the dlrec-
tirn ar INSPECTION OF the public, and that
.roh action hv our Council is therefore IL
legal and unconstitutional.
8 We recognize in such action many
unjust determinations; II discriminates
against the colored taxpayers OF our
civ who are not represented In these
benefits: Il discriminates against the
lows a most worthy tax-paying part
of our population; II is an unjust dis
elimination. in that the Roman Catholics.
who. though not so numerous, ana
ur.,umahly. not such large contributors
10 the income ~ the city. receive the
larger part Of the appropriation Gl5DO'
while two Of the Protestant denomina-
tors combined receive only $50. Ana
further. The discrimination is in favor Of
epgh denominations as are abundantly
allie 90 provide for their own unfortunate
,rl against such as. for principles
gsfnh aid /
have ro such Institutions 70 be aided.
We believe II to be a sentimental
ana wholly unnecessary expenditure of
'ta f.-1e NJ the city. already quite suf-
fc.ertlv taxed TO meet such demands as
are ...IfIrr1ta ana Of absolute necessity.
MAINTAIN THEIR CHARITY WORK.
Psv Or " L. Wright said it was not
charity that they were opposed 10, but
the way .r which It was given. IL was
tto general principle governing religion
thar every denomination should support
itself a1l an IT'S charitable work Dr.
Wright said that II the city gave 10
charity 70 should superintend II. Wheh
q religious denomination failed TO sustain
teef q should be buried. He referred
% an Instance i'm which the state OF
North Carolina. IN making several APP
proprauors 10 colleges. had given sum
90 Wake Forest College. a struggling
Baptist Institution. This appropriation
was respectfully declined upon the ground
that "a State donation TO an institution
ur'er ienomiuatlonal control was clearly
taxation without representation.
Eer Dr. Pollard. OF Richmond College
c1'r.li.d in the views expressed In the
paper presented He said ne did not be-
Atye that the institutions referred TO In
the budget would be one particle incon-
Ncrercej or affected by cutting of the
sums appropriated.
a brief but powerful speech touching
thf matter was made by Rev. DR.. VIII
lnglsm who spoke Of the inequity of the
present plan Of The city I'm giving aid 30
these Institutions He said the State
should stand for the State. and the
church should stand for the Church, ana
i9' turn 10 the State 10 do what God had
COMM sioned Il TO do. DR.. Willingham
fr3iestoa the Board 10 give the paper its
careful consideration.
Joe petition was laid upon the table
ln,l the budget was reached.
THE GAs-woRKs MATTER.
The body adopted the ordinance regard
lus the rules and regulations Tor the
go,ernment Of the City Almshouse.
Mayor Taylor returned without his ap-
IfoYal he ordinance reducing compensa-
Ton Of the Superintendent Of Pump
houses N the city-water works from $3.50
o. N,29 per annum. as the record did not
snow that the same had been adopted by
zoe necessary two-thirds vote by the
hoafi OF Aldermen The paper was then
'etsel in accordance with law.
The rcDOrt OF the special Committee
3n The Investigation OF the Affairs OF
.oe city Gas-Works was handed In by
mr. Allen. The substance Of this docu-
iaent was printed In the Dispatch yester-
cay. A FQaoiufiou ncronnnonyfre, Tho