The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-10-28


Rev. DR.. Richardson and the Amend
menO-Strong Sermon Against 1t.-Rev
=: herbert Richardson, D. D., presiding elder
OF the Baltimore district, M. z. Church, in
bis sermon at Straw bridge al. K. Church last
Sunday morning, preached a strong sermon
against the Poe amendment. Speaking OF the
complex conditions of the age and times, and
Of the remedy therefor, he said:
~ nc family is the source OF OlesslnR 10 the
church.a and state cody families insure pure
ana holy church and Just and righteous civil
government Hence, the kingdom o. SATAN mas
Jesus was born of the holy family ana IS called
the Son of David and the Son of Abraham. God
sald OF Abraham In thee shall all tne Iamliles
OF the earth be blessed
I'VE find in civil affairs today much of evil.
The great increase of wealth has brought about
more of speculation, greed. graft and questiona-
BILE business methods against which the voice
and the influence of the home ana iamlly ana
cnuTcn must be raised Id pontlcaI aH M v Sn-
| city today one would, indeed, be at loss as 10
| how to vote save for jerome, and what COM
meRtary on all the political hn fo oca
His bold stand for righteousness, MS malieu nano
| against vice and immortality, eliminated MIN as
| candidate from all the party 0rganizatlons
| Let US hope that New York will stand for civic
| righteousness by his re election.
I'm Philadelphia bold night is oeing mace
| against ring rule and party organization under
the lead of Mayor Weaver. with good prospects
for the redemption of the city.
Maryland we have vo1erS
i eral heads crooked stick which may be worked
| to suit the evil purposes OF those IN power;
! Now where the State grants right 1t should
| protect the party to whom given in the exercise
of that right, secure its exercise on the simplest
and most indefeasible grounds but here we
/ have proposition intended to embarrass voters,
/ and even to the loss of their franchise, save at
| the pleasure of the dominant party organization
| .But If is of the moral, or rather immoral,
nature of the proposed amendment that Ispeak.
I'VE have been assured by those who favor it
| that it is intended not for the white, but the
| colored man, and that under it's operation, If
adopted no white man should lose his vote.
Mote: The Constitution of Maryland. article
| !. section 6, Says Every person elected or ap-
pointed to any Office of profit or trust under this
| Constitution shall, before he enters upon the
duties of such Office, take and subscribe the fol-
Blowing oath or affirmation: 1, .........,...., do
| swear Tor affirm, as the case may bel that will
| support the Constitution of the United States,
| ance t0the State of Maryland and support the
| Constitution and laws thereof; and that / will,
to the beat of my skill and Judgment, diligently
and faithfully, without Partially or prejudice,
execute the Office of .......... according to the
Constitution and laws of this State, etc.
Now the Constitution of the United States
says This Constitution and the laws of the
| United Stateswhich shall be made in pursuance
thereof shall be the supreme laws of
| the land, and the judges in every State Shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution or
| laws of any STATE to the contrary notwithstand-
ing Constitution of the United States, article 8.
"And the governor and judges and congress-
men and Legislators and registrars and judges of
| election and all other officers. of the State of
| Maryland take this oath-viz., to support the
Constitution of the United States as the supreme
| law-(the paramount rule) of the land.
| And the Fifteenth Amendment of that Consti-
tuition says: The right of citizens of the United
| States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
| by the United States or by any State. on ac-
count Of race, color Or previous condition of
"And the oath of the Maryland Constitution
| not only requires support of the Constitution of
| the United States as the supreme law of the
| land, but also contains an oath that the office
held shall be discharged without partiality or
prejudice.
even under the amendment by registers and
| judges. acting under the sOlemnity and sanction
of their oath of office as given in the Constitu-
| ton of the State of Maryland, and how clearly
its adoption is an incentive to perjury by every
election officer of the State. Shall party organi-
cation bring this foul blot on the escutcheon of
our State?''
The Centennial Anniversary of Church
| Appropriately Celebrated.- The ceebra-
ton of the centennial anniversary of Rock
| Spring Protestant Episcopal Church, near For
| est Hill. Hartford county, took place on the
18th inst, the program being in charge of the
rector Rev. L. J. Sothoron. The ceremonies
continued throughout the day, number Of
,clsrgymen taking part
The vestry is composed Of Mr.. John Moores,
| who has served IN LlaL CaDaC1LY IOr QICY-LWO
wears; Messrs. Thomas M Allibone, J. Ruff
Street, Samuel K Fendall, John R. Baldwin,
| Charles e. Bull. John B. Wysong and William
E. Hanway The church is in prosperous
condition an6 has faithful membership of70.
Rev. Mr.. Sothoron has been the rector for
nearly thirteen years, and has, by devotion to
his work, won the love of his congregation and
the respect ofthe entire community. During
his ministry the church has undergone many
needed repairs, newly carpeted, new chan
deliers installed and an iron fence erected to
surround the lot. The members are contem-
T nIatine the construction Of a 5O.foot tower
over the vestibule at cost of about $1,000,
which will greatly add to its appearance.
The church building. which is properly
known as Christ Church. is one of the Oldest
in that county. II Is stone structure with
a slate roof and although having heen bnilt
on v minded Years ago # is still in an excellent
| state of preservation and the piOus descendants
offhe builders TODAY take pride in gathering
| fofsrelgieus services in the venerable edifice.
| T1S6 church was originally branch of st.
which embraced large territory. In 1875 the
church was remodeled at q considera Die outlay.
The ministers serving the cnurcn IN success
sion since its erection were Kew. J0hn Cole
man, Rev. Mr.. Johnson, Kew. John 4. keech,
who was. rector Tor forty years Kew: Mr..
Dashiell, Rev Mr.: Il eelng, hev. ). n. u wing
field, Rev. VIM MORRISON, Kevs. WIN. SNOW
den, Samuel d. Galla1det, Joseph heynoios'
James b. CralgnilI Rev. Mr. Iarrant, rev:
Edward Helfenstein, Rev Mason Stryker and
Rev. L. J. Sothoron, the present rector.
The pretty and quaint eoince is sltua!eo IN a
Deautliul grove anu mas ssating capacity VI az
least 25O Inc INSIDE is attfactlVe IN appear,
| ance and a soft mellow hgnt Is admitteo
through richly tinted memorial ana stained
glass WINDOWS. Inc .er D memprlaI "1 W%
contain the names OF hev: JONI n =. heecn,
Mrs. John Il; heecn, DIS Wlie, ana MISS maria
Josephine wise. WITHIN me cnancel ra !a1 i
is peauuIul DRESS cross witch was AS ELL gllt W
the cnurcn some lour years ago ny ~; Ires.o1
| Wysong IN memory OF DIS parents new anu
Mrs: u. i; Wysong:
ABOUT Two years ago she cnuI s Te aao "a
handsome GIT, IN tne SHAPE M:I u ieSacy -, VI
Sl0,OOO from Lne lace = MISS EVaDs Stanley sy
Rogers, daugnter OF y. otanIey h1geLLS' LOT
merry oi .ne nocAs Vi Deen tteat I'LL
ing been devo1eo :memDeLs Oh tnecnu Gnu en-
Rev. Jonn heeder Aeecn, VINO was ior iorty
years rector OF tnIs cnuIcn, was Iie la.neE VI
the late Wlliiam o. Aeecn' On tue Ao"son Oar'