The news & observer., 1901-03-10
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There. will be a million and half
first class funerals before the Southern
and Northern{ Methodfsts come together
under existing conditions, said Senator
Stringfeld himself a leading Methodist.
in his speech in opposition TO the exemp-
tons from examination to teach of grad
yates OF. the Normal College at AshevilIe.
Mrs Stringfield while speaking in the
highest terms of President Lawrence per
sonally, had criticized some Northern
Fresbyterians missionaries and teachers
who had written to northern papers un-
fair if not slanderous articles regarding
the ignorance of the mountain people,
MIR. Stringfield thought that no special
privileges should be granted to that school
especially over a Methodist college for
young ladies in Asheville OF fifty years
standing and high grade Presbyterian
schools at Charlotte, and Baptist schools
in Raleigh and elsewhere. Senator
Stringfeld lis a descendant of Rev. Thos
Stringheld, the first editor of the first
Methodist paper in the South, published
a Nashville, Tenn. His Oldest sister
Mrs. f. A. Butler, is editor of the Wo-
mans Missionary Advocate, published at
Nashville. Senator Stringfield has been
a delegate to twenty annual and four
General Conferences of the Southern
Methidst church, and is in a position to
knew whereof he speaks. His father was
, member of the General Conference that
divided the old and established the South
Crn Methodist church in 1S45 Senator
Stringheld has no love for so-called sena-
torial courtesy. On the floor one day
he said: Il cannot allow senatorial
courtesy to come in conflict with my
Christian manhood"
1t was a mistake to put Mecklenburg
and Cabarrus in one senatorial district.
The effect of it is to give Cabarrus,
small county, Senator all the time.
Mecklenburg is entitled to a Senator.
Its fraction over goes to give Cabarrus
a Senator. Wake and Franklin would
he equally entitled to two as would
Buncombe and Henderson. But, as
whole. the plan seems to give satisfac-
tion and will insure 40 Democratic
Senators under ordinary conditions, and
the committee has done better than
any previous committee.
"A Layman's view OF the Gospel needed
for the Times"
AT the Central Methodist church tonight
at 7:45 the Hon. w. H. p. jenkins, a
member of the General Assembly, will
give his views of the Gospel Needed for
rt.s-. lii fa 1srffr
guished Methodist layman and is an elo-
quent speaker. The members of the Leg
islature are specially invited to be pres
Cnt.
Mr.. w. T. Lee, former member of the
House from Haywood county, who is in
the city says the people of his section are
we'll pleased at the senatorial and con-
gressicnal redictricting. He thinks thar,
with Madison in the ninth district the
tenth district will be safely Democratic.
As soon as the illiterate white voter learn
that they can vote Nnder the suffrage
amendment, they will see that the Repub-
licans lied to them in the last campaign.
lone of the best speeches I have ever
heard" said an old veteran a day or two
ago, was made by Senator Wood, of
Randolph, last Sunday a the Soldiers
Home. 1t was q heart heart talk with
his old comrades and brought tears TO
many eyes. His tribute to the late w.
C. Suonach, head of the Home, was par
ticularly beautiful and appropriate" The
veterans of the Home are glad 10 have
visits from friends and comrades who
hold high positions in the State
There is general qualification at the
unanimous Except Blythe) report of the
committee which reports in favor of Mr..
Seawell, of Moore in the contested cleo
tion case. Mr.. SeaweIl is one of the
ablest of the younger men in the House
and has made fine reputation for clear
ness in speaking and wisdom in voting.
The bill to pay the claim of the Della
ware I.ackawanna 6. Western Railroad
for transportation was reported unfa-
yorably to the House yesterday by the
Committee on Claims.
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