The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
RICHMOND. MAYOR
IN PETERSBURG
"a Stirring Speed, Before Mctllo-
dist Womcn's Home Mis-
i sion Society.
APPOINT JUDGES AND CLERKS ! S
Governor Higgins and Party, OF
New York, Visiting Virginia
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1,ETERsBURG. VA, May 17.-God Is
z, pouring foreign people into this country
i In such numbers that tho question con-
" fronts ,ls, Shall we conquer them or be
CONQUERED by them? said Mayor McCar-
thy tonight, In his address on "1'hc Im-
y migrant and tho Church" ~ before the
Woinan's Home Mission Society cOnven-
ton, at Market Street Methodist Church
While earnestly advocating home and
foreign missions, the Mayor expressed
strong opposition TO the introduction
into America OF such vast numbers of
people, whom he believed to be incap-.
able or becoming desirable citizens or
4 Of being converted to Christianity. -
am skeptic about the conversion OF
people OF mature years." said the Mayor
land do not believe That the mature I'M
migrant can be fitted for citizenship.
The hope Of our country lies In the power
OF Christian influence over our children.
Touching tho great expenditures for
commercial purposes, the speaker cx-
pressed the opinion that missionary work
/. might establish q great claim on capital
II attention was called to great influence
of foreign missions IN opening new COM
ncrcial fields.
"rhe conflict is between me sPlr.t, ~, ~
y Christianity and the commercial spirit.
which brings In these great numbers OF
immigrants to work as animals SAD
tho speaker.
In thnnk,ng Mr.. Mccarthy fol-. his
spcech. Rev. w. II. Edwards, pastor OF
the church, and a lady representing me
mlsslon society. expressed more optinls-
3 tic views OF the Immigrant question, 70
which the Mayor replied by summarizing
the Intended meaning Of his speech IN the
words: God has answered prayers for
conversion OF foreign peoples to such an
a extent that the burden is on US TO con-
vert the world.
In the pulpit with the Richmond Mayor
were Rev. w. II. Edwards. Rev. $. z.
Hatcher, Of Farmvile, and Mayor ". N.
Jones, OF Petersburg, who introduced MIR.
= Mccarthy.
Reports OF district secretaries and
auxllinries constituted the main business
u OF to-day's sessions. An excellent ad-
dress on Factory Problems was de-
lyered at the modnirSl session by Rev.
II. w, Dunkley pastor OF tho Wesley
II Church. Religious services were conduct
cd bs, Rev. a. "a. Jones. t
'rhe new electoral board, composed OF
II Boiling Wilcox, chairman: X W.
Krusc and r. NJ. Barksdale, has appoint
cd the following Judges and clerks Tor al
j elections In their respective districts LOT q
Z term OF one year. beginning June Isl:
First Ward Judges-J. NJ. Saunders, j..
J. Gardner, Winfield IInnier; clerks---!A. !.
Mems. Camp Campbell.
Second Ward JudgesW.H. Scott, George
3. Townsend, Harrison Waite; Clerks
n, r. Beasley.: jJa Ice Minetcee n Il. ~: y,
Third Ward Judges2H. T. Donnan, S.
a. Gentry. ]. S. Worsham; Clcrks-J. S.
Jones, J. Colin Neal.
Fourth Ward .Judges-C. L.. Barksdale,
John D. Ragland, John i. @fParhaH
K Clerks-D. NJ. Gee Charles L.. Wilkinson.
Fifth Ward Ju,ges-E. a. Price, c. Il !.
whrary, r. W. Eanes: Clerks-W. D.
Traylor w. c. Rainey.
sixth Ward Judgcs-G. NJ. Bozel. A, J.
Kidd, f. a. Ennis; Clerks-B. w.
Matthews, c. E. Masee.
THE commissioners of election are W. Fl.
Scott, "A. Gentry. C.iL. Barksdale, %.
A. Price and George II. Bozel.
Thomas Davis has resigned as ch1et
& clerk in the Office Of the collector OF
3 customs. to become general manager O.
the James River Navigation Company.
who recently purchased the steamer
I,okanoket, will shortly make its first
trjn b1twen Norfolk and Petersburg. j.
Srooner I,pps has Leen appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Davis.
A letter received to-day by c. A.
Clarke, the battlefield guide, from A. j.
Zabriskie, who will be In charge OF the
party OF New York visitors. including
Governor Higgins and General Daniel
sckles. states that the party will reach
Petersburg Thursday evening, May 4th
at o'clock. coming from Appomattox
Courthouse via the Norfolk and Western.
After visiting the battlefeds they will
return to the city Friday afternoon. and
leave for Fredericksburg at o'clock.
Mr.. Zabrsk!e Is engineer and secretary
of the New York Monuments Commits
sion for the Battlefields Of Gettysburg
and Chattanooga OF which General
Sckles is chairman
The Petersburg and Ettrlck representa-
tivcs at the ninth annual session of the
State Council OF Virginia, Daughters of
Il l.ibertyiito be held in Portsmouth next
Tuesday will be: Virginia Dare Council,
No. & Mrs Maggie A. Elder Mrs. Rose
4 H. Parkinson; George A.. Thompson Coun-
Gil No. 10, Mrs Maude Gallon, and Allan
Perkins; Mount Vernon Council, No, 90
Miss Eta Marks and Miss Susie Nun
nally; Finance Committee. W. II. Will
cox, Miss Al Z, Stallings and Miss Lillian
Ar Tucker. Miss Bernlce Slaughter; State
tVice-C Councillor, Mrs. Alice 6, Bland. who