The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07


Father is Just. Tho Son Is faithful and
true; therefore the 1Nnther is faithful and
true. The Son is almighty to save;
therefore the Father Is almighty to save.
Let that be enough for you and mo, as
1t was for st. John.
And the Holy SPIRIT The Holy Spirit
is proceeding forever, from tho Father
and the Son, going forth for ever, to
bring light and life, righteousness and
love to Ill worlds, and in all hearts that
will receive Him.
He is the er-blessed Holy Spirit. Tho
Spirit OF tho Holy Father and Of the Holy
Son. Like them, eternal. Incompetent
sible almighty; like them. all-wise. all
Just, ALLOWING merciful, faithful and
true forever.
God grant to us all that, having passed
safely across tho sea Of time up to that
pure and blessed land, we shall worship
Him face to face; know Him-even as we
are known we will find Him. through
all eternity, even more wonderful, moro
glorious, more transcendant
And then, with the angelic host and
the souls Of Just men, made perfect,
answering those mystic creatures. with
the voices of that multitude which no
man may number. may we join IN that
eternal hymn Of pralse-"Holy, Holy.
Holy. Lord God Almighty, which was.
and is, and Is to come
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Whether President Roosevelt's genius
Is for poker or some other game Of cards.
we do not know. He, however, seems to
DO very pat in using the ex-
preston "a good square deal This
I he says OF a company of negro troops
who were employed to guard the tomb
of Lincoln at Springfield. The Presi-
dent thinks that the presence there OF
negro troops was particularly appropri-
alto and praises them for their behavior
in the Santiago campaign.
That's. all right for 1t is said Roose-
welt was saved from slaughter in that
campaign by the negro troops.
He might have added to his Springfield
speech that Lincoln said that he was
bent upon saving the Union, and that
to do it he would either keep the negroes
In slavery or FREQ them-whichever cir.
cumstances required
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Colonel Ned Crump. whose death we
have recorded. was a fine specimen OF
the old ante-bellum Richmond printer,
but he was not the Oldest That dis
tinction. we suppose. belongs to Mr.. John
w. Ferguson, who could not be Judged
by his walk to be an exceedingly old man,
yet must be we'll advanced in years since
he was an apprentice boy In tho Office OF
the Southern Literary Messenger. hero
when Edgar A Poo was its editor.
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Tho Springfield Republican has been
keeping tab on the greatest speech-mak-
ing President the country has ever had,
and vouches for the accuracy OF Its
count OF Mr.. Roosevelt's speeches, which
down to and inclusive OF June 4th. is
this Whole number Of speeches on this
tour, 1862; whole number since Mr.. Roose-
Welt became President, $50.
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There will probably be no strike In the
anthracite coal regions. but all the Same
wo know what occurred last year. and
we know that everything Is not altogether
lovely at the mines, and we know that
coal is cheap enough in June and July
and there Is room in the cellar.
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"For Gods sake. keep on letting well
enough alone" Is the new campaign slo-
gan invented by Mark Hanna. Somehow
1t sounds as II the well enoughers" feel
that they arc being run to the wall.
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The. women folks are not disposed to put
up with any annoying delays when we
como to- talk about the jeff. Davis Mon
ument.
The Chesterfield weather prophet de-
clines to give an expert opinion OF
Prophet Jefferson, OF East Franklin
Street.
II the money won't hold out to build
an arch according to specifications. let's
build something else. So say tho women,
and the women rule.
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Z Il Some of the platform builders Will
doubtless view with alarm too much irri-
CATION in the West without tho consent
of the irrigated.
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The weather man promised church.
goers good day to-day. but the clouds
are mighty uncertain these Sundays, and
often fool the prophets.
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The beef combine Is fixing to utilize the
foods in the West to raise tho price OF
steaks
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We may make bold to prophecy that
Prophet Jefferson will prove to be no
prophet at all,
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Tho Russian explanation of the riot at
Kishineff is ono of the kind that falls to
explain.
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1t was a mighty bold and daring SMALL
pox mcrobe that took chances of a
scrap with George Francis Train.
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Yesterday the President took peep
at the dirty linen hanging in the back
ward of the Postofice Department.