The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
SECURE PASSAGE
OF mann BILL
Judge Mann and the Anti-Saloon
League Confident.
WILL STIR THINGS UP
Sspanese Minister on Visit to Rich
mond-Catholic Schools Open To-
day-eaptsm in Rngsland
Creek.

3n5ce w IL Mann, OF NottoWay Court
house. is confident that at the next ses-
sion OF the General Assembly ne WIN Sc
eyre the massage of the temperance legis-
i.,ton better known as the Mann BILL
In n recent conversation he e%presSed a
determination to push the matter ana
bring the legislators TO vote " the
result he has no doubt. He believes the
III, will 70 through and will become a
State law.
meanwhile the Ant-Saloon League, OF
which Judge Mann is an active ncmbcr.
q. making assurances that 1t will not let
thc Legislature overlook its existence
Just before the last session it sent OUT
letters to every section of the State ana
started q stream of communications nov"
inc into the State Capitol. ana II VIII
DOUBTLESS do the same again The super
intendent Of the league. the KEY. y. "a.
crawford. feels as confident as Judge
Mann that the bill will be passed he
saws 1t will he the first step from which
The league will press on TO other victories
until abolition laws are secured
Tho chief provision of the Mann Dill, IN
addition TO the requirements OF the pres
ert law. are that before incense can ne
Issued in towns and counties IL must De
proved:
!. THAT the place IS lone at which police
protection is afforded.
Q That the majority of the qualified
voters Of the district or town are IN favor
OF the application"
g. THAT the sale of ardent spirits at
that place will not be. contrary to Z. sound
public policy. or injurious to the morals.
or the material interest Of the COM
nunity.'
The Rev T. Kuginiya. n native Jap
anese minister. is in the city and was in
conference yesterday with the Meth
odist ministers at their meeting at Cen
tenary.
Mr.. Kueiniya is a member Of the Jap
anese Missionary Conference and Is me
pastor of a Methodist church IN Hiro-
sima, japan, He is now in this country
studying American methods IN chufSh
work. and while travelling around in the
interests of the Japan mission is at the
same time taking a special course AT
Trinity College in North Carolina. 10
morrow morning the visitor will meet the
woman,s missionary Society of Cen
tenary and at night he will speak at St.
James. On Wednesday night he wlll
address the prayer-mceting at Centenary
and on Sunday next he will bold TWO
services-one at & p. NJ, at Epwoorth
and another at p. M, at Paramount
Avenue
All the Catholic schools of the city will
omen to-day for a new season oil
work. In every instance the attendance
promises to be larger than usual
The opening this year will be parucu-
larly interesting in ,view of the fact that
special efforts have been taken during Inc
summer to improve the courses in several
of the institutions. number OF offer
ent studies have been added and other
important changes have been made. Bro
will
Cathedral Boys School again and Sister
Dora will return to St. Joseph's to take
charge
Probably 300 persons lined Kingsland
Creek, in Chesterfield county. Sunday
afternoon. when three members of the
Kingsland Baptist Church We're baptized
by the Rev T. j Nettles.
The service was most interesting and
attractive one. The administration of
the ordinance was effected without n
hitch 1t was expected that about eight
persons would be baptized. but some OF
them were sick and had to keep away.
Several Richmond people We're among
those present.
At the morning service Sunday at the
Marshall Street Christian Church, the
Rev. r w Troy announced that he would
accept the call recently extended to him
BY the Lumvcr>Avenue Baptist Church.
Of Brooklyn. He will take up his new
work in short while.
There is practically no difference in New
York between the theological beliefs Of
the Christians and the Bapusts. Mr.. Troy
therefore does not change his views in
becoming the pastor of a Baptist Church.
Ehe liveliest regret is felt by his congre-
cation at his departure. His short period
Of service at Marshall-Street has been
full OF fruit and during the time Mr.. Troy
has greatly endeared himself TO his peo-
BILE 1t Is understood that no steps have
been taken by the Marshall-Street people
toward securing a successor 10 MIR. Troy
Mass will be said for the repose of the
soul OF Mrs. Kenneth Cobb Thursday
morning at ST. Peters, also Sunday morn
ing at Q o'clock.
DR. and Mrs. Witherspoon, who have
been absent for some five or six weeks,
baSr tfn., in, Jyrnn .1N-y,