The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-26
THE CHURCHMAN
ON GAMBL ING
siyes Full Page to a Discussion
of the Subject.
BLAME RESTS ON CHuRCHMEN
Anti-SaIoon League Prepares to Take
Ac,ion-Bishop Huntington Replies
10 Editorial in Local Church
Paper-Reiigious Items.

The entire editorial page OF the cur
Sont issue of the Southern Churchman.
tho conservative organ Of the Episcopal
Diocese OF Virginia, is devoted to
discussion OF the alleged corruption In
Che city government. In laying the blame
for the condition of affair. which pofved
80 startling TO the city, the ChUrchman
says:
THE sntire municipal government, in
all its branches and departments. in all
Ats qualifications and in every Of" of its
members. is representative OF Some nigh +
er power. and tina; higher power is the
electorate of tho city of Richmond, and
II figures stand Tor anything or convey
my truth the majority OF that cleo
iorate are members OF Christian churches
and SO, IN the last analysis-if figures
as published by :a.> churches, stand for
anythins-the Christian mon OF the city
OF richmond, the members Of her
churches. are responsible for the present
conditions. and they are to blame.
WHERE BLAND NESTS
..And in view OF these tlings-this OBJ
nEauon ana THIS power and TINS respon-
sibiity--there rests upon every Chr1s-
Iian man in any community who has
Jailed to do his God-gtven best for the
welfare OF that community part OF the
blame for all that is wrong or corrupt
or degrading or immoral in that COM
munlty. lie is. IN municipal affairs as
well as In his church, a steward OF God
and IL is required of stewards that a
man be found Taitnrul. The care OF the
BODY poltic is n part OF the God created
dilfy of every Christian man: Tor where
ever there is power there is responsible
1ty: and the possession OF a vote carries
the responsibility Tor the righteous use
OF that vote.
here, then, In the last analysis, hes
the blame In this and in all cases OF
municipal corrupron-namely, with every
christian man VINO. having power TO pre-
s,ent or remedy that condition to the eH-
tent OF one vote, or one person S lnnu-
ence TalIs 10 cast mat vote or exert 1fal
Influence AND In the end, we repeat. III
church figures mean anything. the blame
Tor any wrong-doing in the city govern
mcnt OF hlcnmond, II allowed TO exist
after knowledge OF the fac-s. rests upon
the christian men and church members
or the city or Richmond.
..lhis is a nard saying, but like many
mother hard saying, il As etefnally true.
The Anti-Saloon League Of Virginia will
test the next State Legislature on the
temperance question, will preserve the
record in a Book Of Remembrance. and
when the time for the general election
draws near will publish the contents OF
the Book for the guidance OF temper
ance voters.
The test will be made through the IN
etrumentality of the Mann Bill" for
the adoption of which there Will be made
great fight led by Judge w II. Mann.
of Nottoway Courthouse, a prominent
member of the League. The bill has
been before the public before. but the
full and real object of the League in re-
curing the Introduction of it. has not
become generally known Behind the
bill itself there is this test scheme. The
League is if course anxious to secure
the adoption of the bill. 1t would mean
considerable victory for the temper
ance forces, but there is a second object
which does not depend upon its enact
ment by the Legislature. The members
of the General Assembly will be forced
to vote upon the question and then the
League will step IN and in its Book Of
Remembrance" will record how each
wan voted.
When comes the time for the next
general election this Book will come
to the front again. Through the col
umns Of the Christian Federation and by
means of circulars and literature dis
tributed broadcast throughout the State
the record of candidates will be I'M
yelled to the temperance voters These
voters will be asked to see that the
man VINO voted against the Mann Bill
Is not reelected
recent editorial in the Southern
Churchman TO the effect that the church
press does net receive due support from
the clergy, has worked a spirited reply
from the Right Rev. T. D. Hunting
ton. the venerable bishop of Central New
York. Bishop Huntington declares that
one cause of the weakness of the church
press is that 1T is not religious. that 1t
gives the bulk of its attention TO secular
matters. zone OF these days says the
Bishop. ''the religious paper will need
to issue Sunday edition Of its own
In reply 10 the letter from Bishop
Huntington the Churchman says in
part:
I'm view OF much that is being per-
petrated in this country just now under
the name of religious Journalism we
hardly feel inclined to take issue with